Method and system for personal portal screen
First Claim
1. A method for a user to set up an aesthetically appealing personal portal screen of bookmarked web sites that are iconic, movable and accessible, for a personal computer forming part of a computer system coupled to a network, the personal computer having an operating system that enables a web browser to locate and access a web site, comprising:
- loading a system software while at a web site maintained by the computer system in order to access a blank personal portal screen, said system software including a system toolbar that is maintained on a computer screen during navigation throughout the World Wide Web, for each visited web site that the user desires to import into the personal portal screen as a favorite web site, when a visual cue on a system tool bar indicates the visited web site is a merchant partner, clicking on an icon generator function on the system toolbar, said clicking opening a window displaying a merchant partner logo and prompting the user to confirm the addition of the visited web site of the merchant partner to the personal portal screen thereby automatically transmitting the merchant partner logo to the personal portal screen so that the merchant partner logo can function as a link to the favorite merchant partner web site, when the visual cue on the system tool bar indicates the visited web site is not a merchant partner, clicking on the icon generator function on the system tool bar, said clicking automatically opening up the three-part selection window for the selection of a topic and a visual image and for designating a name, selecting a topic in one part of the selection window, a visual image in a second part of the selection window and designating a name in a third part of the selection window, and simultaneously confirming the selection of the topic and visual image and the designation of the name after being prompted to do so and in so doing transmitting the selected topic and visual image and name to the personal portal screen, wherein the selected visual image and/or designated name appearing on the personal portal screen on the personal computer functions as a link to the favorite web site and displaying all of the visual images and/or merchant partner logos on a single page to form the personal portal screen of favorite web sites and favorite advertised web sites.
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Abstract
Method and system of attaching URLs to mobile HTML element in graphical Internet browser environment. A personal Internet portal system features icons generated and accessible in an aesthetically appealing way linked to favorite web sites. A toolbar visual cue indicates a visited website is a system partner—that website'"'"'s logo may be imported to the portal page and function as an icon-link to that website. If visited website is not a partner, icon generator generates a selection window for topics, visual images and name—the selected, named visual image, imported into the portal page, is an icon-link to the non-system partner website. System partner icon-links receive periodic marketing information as link mails. Advertisers advertise on the personal portal screen and on websites via advertising banners so users can import additional icons onto the portal page. System partner advertising icon-links are dragable into the portal screen from advertising strip or website.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for a user to set up an aesthetically appealing personal portal screen of bookmarked web sites that are iconic, movable and accessible, for a personal computer forming part of a computer system coupled to a network, the personal computer having an operating system that enables a web browser to locate and access a web site, comprising:
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loading a system software while at a web site maintained by the computer system in order to access a blank personal portal screen, said system software including a system toolbar that is maintained on a computer screen during navigation throughout the World Wide Web, for each visited web site that the user desires to import into the personal portal screen as a favorite web site, when a visual cue on a system tool bar indicates the visited web site is a merchant partner, clicking on an icon generator function on the system toolbar, said clicking opening a window displaying a merchant partner logo and prompting the user to confirm the addition of the visited web site of the merchant partner to the personal portal screen thereby automatically transmitting the merchant partner logo to the personal portal screen so that the merchant partner logo can function as a link to the favorite merchant partner web site, when the visual cue on the system tool bar indicates the visited web site is not a merchant partner, clicking on the icon generator function on the system tool bar, said clicking automatically opening up the three-part selection window for the selection of a topic and a visual image and for designating a name, selecting a topic in one part of the selection window, a visual image in a second part of the selection window and designating a name in a third part of the selection window, and simultaneously confirming the selection of the topic and visual image and the designation of the name after being prompted to do so and in so doing transmitting the selected topic and visual image and name to the personal portal screen, wherein the selected visual image and/or designated name appearing on the personal portal screen on the personal computer functions as a link to the favorite web site and displaying all of the visual images and/or merchant partner logos on a single page to form the personal portal screen of favorite web sites and favorite advertised web sites. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for a user to set up an aesthetically appealing personal portal screen of bookmarked web sites that are iconic, movable and accessible, for a personal computer forming part of a computer system coupled to a network, the personal computer having an operating system that enables a web browser to locate and access a web site, comprising:
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loading a system software while at a web site maintained by the computer system in order to access a blank personal portal screen, said system software including a system toolbar that is maintained on a computer screen during navigation throughout the World Wide Web, for each visited web site that the user desires to import into the personal portal screen as a favorite web site, when a visual cue on a system tool bar indicates the visited web site is a merchant partner, clicking on an icon generator function on the system toolbar, said clicking opening a window displaying a merchant partner logo and prompting the user to confirm the addition of the visited web site of the merchant partner to the personal portal screen thereby automatically transmitting the merchant partner logo to the personal portal screen so that the merchant partner logo can function as a link to the favorite merchant partner web site, when the visual cue on the system tool bar indicates the visited web site is not a merchant partner, clicking on the icon generator function on the system tool bar, said clicking automatically opening up the three-part selection window for the selection of a topic and a visual image and for designating a name, selecting a topic in one part of the selection window, a visual image in a second part of the selection window and designating a name in a third part of the selection window, and simultaneously confirming the selection of the topic and visual image and the designation of the name after being prompted to do so and in so doing transmitting the selected topic and visual image and name to the personal portal screen, wherein the selected visual image and/or designated name appearing on the personal portal screen on the personal computer functions as a link to the favorite web site and for each web site that the user desires to import into the personal portal screen as a favorite advertising web site, clicking on an advertising banner for a favorite advertised web site while the advertising banner is located in an advertising strip of the personal portal screen and transmitting an advertiser'"'"'s logo from the advertising banner to a general area of the personal portal screen wherein the advertiser'"'"'s logo functions as a link to the favorite advertised web site. clicking on an advertising banner for a favorite advertised web site while the advertising banner is located on a different web site and transmitting an advertiser'"'"'s logo from the advertising banner to the personal portal screen wherein the advertiser'"'"'s logo functions as a link to the favorite advertised web site, displaying all of the visual images, merchant partner logos and/or advertising banners on a single page to form the personal portal screen of favorite web sites and favorite advertised web sites. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system using a personal computer coupled to a global communications network, said personal computer having an operating system enabling a web browser to locate and access a web site, wherein the computer system allows the personal computer to aesthetically create and allow access in an aesthetically appealing way to a personal portal screen of icons having links to as many favorite web sites as is desired, comprising:
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a system computer that maintains a system web site accessible by the personal computer, said system computer receiving mail from advertisers, computer software including a. display structure for displaying to a user a personal portal screen of visual images that are movable across a computer screen, said display structure including access structure for a user at a web site of the system computer to access a blank personal portal screen by downloading a system software that includes a system toolbar;
b. icon generator structure for generating icons that function as links to favorite web sites, said icon generating structure including an icon generating button and including a visual cue button that signals to a user whether a visited web site is a merchant partner;
c. visual cue structure that displays a visual cue on the system toolbar to indicate whether a visited web site is a merchant partner or a non-merchant partner;
d. dialog box structure for creating icons associated with visited web sites owned by non-merchant partners, said dialog box structure including topic selection substructure for opening up a first selection window of topics and selecting a topic from the first selection window, visual image selection substructure for opening up a second selection window of visual images and selecting a visual image from the second selection window, and naming substructure for naming the favorite web site after being prompted to do so;
e. confirmation structure for confirming the selection of the topic, visual image and name, after being prompted to do so and transmitting the selected visual image and name to the system computer, forming a basis for the personal portal screen displayed on the personal computer, wherein the selected visual image functions as a link to the favorite web site. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. Computer software using a personal computer coupled to a global communications network, said personal computer having an operating system enabling a web browser to locate and access a web site, wherein the computer software allows the personal computer to aesthetically create and allow access in an aesthetically appealing way to a personal portal screen of icons having links to as many favorite web sites as is desired, said personal computer interacting with a system computer that maintains a system web site accessible by the personal computer, said system computer receiving mail from advertisers, said computer software comprising:
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a. display structure for displaying to a user a personal portal screen of visual images that are movable across a computer screen, said display structure including access structure for a user at a web site of the system computer to access a blank personal portal screen by downloading a system software that includes a system toolbar;
b. icon generator structure for generating icons that function as links to favorite web sites, said icon generating structure including an icon generating button and including a visual cue button that signals to a user whether a visited web site is a merchant partner;
c. visual cue structure that displays a visual cue on the system toolbar to indicate whether a visited web site is a merchant partner or a non-merchant partner;
d. dialog box structure for creating icons associated with visited web sites owned by non-merchant partners, said dialog box structure including topic selection substructure for opening up a first selection window of topics and selecting a topic from the first selection window, visual image selection substructure for opening up a second selection window of visual images and selecting a visual image from the second selection window, and naming substructure for naming the favorite web site after being prompted to do so;
e. confirmation structure for confirming the selection of the topic, visual image and name, after being prompted to do so and transmitting the selected visual image and name to the system computer, forming a basis for the personal portal screen displayed on the personal computer, wherein the selected visual image functions as a link to the favorite web site. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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