Apparatus and method of visiting bookmarked web pages without opening a bookmark folder

• US 20040201614A1
• Filed: 10/18/2001
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Shieh, Johnny Meng-Han, Mullen, Shawn Patrick, Tesauro, James Stanley, Genty, Denise Marie
• Application Number:
  US09/981,878
• Publication Number:
  US 20040201614A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/738
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus for accessing bookmarked Web pages without opening a bookmark folder are provided. This is made possible by providing a next and a previous icon in the browser to access the bookmarked Web pages. When a Web page is being bookmarked, it can be chosen to be part of a route (i.e., a string of bookmarks to be successively accessed) or not. If it is part of a route, the bookmarked Web page may be accessed without opening the bookmark folder by using either the next or the previous icon.

Claims

1. A method of accessing and displaying bookmarked web pages upon a browser activation without opening a bookmark folder within which said bookmarked Web pages are contained comprising the steps of:

activating said browser, said browser having at least one icon, said at least one icon being associated with one of said bookmarked web pages; and

asserting said at least one icon for accessing and displaying said one of said bookmarked Web pages.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said bookmarked web pages are accessed and displayed in the order bookmarked.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the bookmarked Web pages are displayed in the bookmark folder as a chain of bookmarked Web pages.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the at least one icon is a next icon.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein a previous icon may be used to access the bookmarked web pages.

6. A computer program product on a computer readable medium for accessing and displaying bookmarked web pages upon a browser activation without opening a bookmark folder within which said bookmarked Web pages are contained comprising:

code means for activating said browser, said browser having at least one icon, said at least one icon being associated with one of said bookmarked web pages; and

code means for asserting said at least one icon for accessing and displaying said one of said bookmarked Web pages.

7. The computer program product of claim 6 wherein said bookmarked web pages are accessed and displayed in the order bookmarked.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the bookmarked Web pages are displayed in the bookmark folder as a chain of bookmarked Web pages.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the at least one icon is a next icon.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein a previous icon may be used to access the bookmarked web pages.

11. An apparatus for accessing and displaying bookmarked web pages upon a browser activation without opening a bookmark folder within which said bookmarked Web pages are contained comprising:

means for activating said browser, said browser having at least one icon, said at least one icon being associated with one of said bookmarked web pages; and

means for asserting said at least one icon for accessing and displaying said one of said bookmarked Web pages.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said bookmarked web pages are accessed and displayed in the order bookmarked.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the bookmarked Web pages are displayed in the bookmark folder as a chain of bookmarked Web pages.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the at least one icon is a next icon.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein a previous icon may be used to access the bookmarked web pages.

16. A computer system for accessing and displaying bookmarked web pages upon a browser activation without opening a bookmark folder within which said bookmarked Web pages are contained comprising:

at least one memory device for storing code data; and

a processor for processing said code data to activate said browser, said browser having at least one icon, said at least one icon being associated with one of said bookmarked web pages, and to assert said at least one icon for accessing and displaying said one of said bookmarked Web pages.

17. The computer system of claim 16 wherein said bookmarked web pages are accessed and displayed in the order bookmarked.

18. The computer system of claim 17 wherein the bookmarked Web pages are displayed in the bookmark folder as a chain of bookmarked Web pages.

19. The computer system of claim 18 wherein the at least one icon is a next icon.

20. The computer system of claim 19 wherein a previous icon may be used to access the bookmarked web pages.