Incorporation of a web page program to modify a database

• US 20030195968A1
• Filed: 04/16/2003
• Published: 10/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MyMail, Ltd. (MyMail Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: MyMail, Ltd. (MyMail Management, LLC)
• Inventors: Selgas, Thomas Drennan, Massing, Michael Brian, Gmuender, John Everett
• Granted Patent: US 8,275,863 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/228
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/04 for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0464 using hop-by-hop encryption, i.e. wherein an intermediate entity decrypts the information and re-encrypts it before forwarding it
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

The present invention comprises a method of and apparatus for simplifying the process of access to a network for a roaming computer user, divides the responsibility of servicing a given user wanting to access the network between multiple parties and minimizes the possibility of improper dissemination of email header data as well as improper use of network resources (including server systems) by non-clients.

Claims

1. A method of modifying an Internet device database, comprising the steps of:

providing data to a web page; and

inserting at least a portion of the data into a database of an Internet device in response to the Internet device accessing the web page.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

installing software in the Internet device for reading the Internet device database; and

the software generating a custom toolbar in the display of the Internet device in accordance with the data in the database.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of generating a custom toolbar comprises:

launching the software installed on the internet device in response to a “

mime type”

definition embedded within a web page accessed by the Internet device.

4. A method of modifying a software database in a computer connected to the network comprising, the steps of:

incorporating a program as part of a web page; and

the program inserting data into a database of the computer in response to accessing the web page.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

installing software in the computer for reading said database; and

the software generating a custom toolbar in accordance with the data in said database.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the language of the program is defined in the accessed web page under “

mime type”

definitions.

7. A method of displaying representations of advertising material on a computer screen comprising the steps of:

providing database responsive software as part of a network browser;

displaying a toolbar on a computer screen in accordance with data in said database;

incorporating a program as part of a web page whereby accessing the web page causes the program to insert data into said database of the computer accessing said web page;

refreshing the display on the computer screen to present a toolbar based upon inserted data in said database, said toolbar including representations of advertising material; and

maintaining the toolbar display until new data is inserted in said database.