Dvd-linked internet bookmarking
First Claim
1. A system (100) including a rendering apparatus (120), a server (110) and a network (130) for communication between the rendering apparatus and the server;
- the server having access to content, hereinafter referred to as “
server content”
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separately accessible items of the server content being identified by respective server content locators, such as a URL;
the rendering apparatus having access to further content, hereinafter referred to as “
local content”
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titles of the local content being associated with respective local content identifiers;
the rendering apparatus being operative to render items of the local content and to render server content items that relate to the local content items;
the system being operative to generate and to store a plurality of bookmarks identifying respective server content items;
each bookmark including a server content locator and a local content identifier; and
the rendering apparatus being operative to render a server content item indicated by the server content locator of a bookmark conditional on having access to a local content title associated with the local content identifier of the bookmark.
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Abstract
A system 100 includes a rendering apparatus 120, a server 110 and a network 130. Content items on the server are identified by respective server content locators, such as a URL. The rendering apparatus also has access to local content. Titles of the local content are associated with respective local content identifiers, such as title IDs. The system can generate and store a plurality of bookmarks, that each include a server content locator and a local content identifier. The rendering apparatus can render items of the local content and server content items that relate to the local content items. The rendering apparatus renders a server content item indicated by the server content locator of a bookmark conditional on having access to a local content title associated with the local content identifier of the bookmark.
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20 Claims
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1. A system (100) including a rendering apparatus (120), a server (110) and a network (130) for communication between the rendering apparatus and the server;
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the server having access to content, hereinafter referred to as “
server content”
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separately accessible items of the server content being identified by respective server content locators, such as a URL;
the rendering apparatus having access to further content, hereinafter referred to as “
local content”
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titles of the local content being associated with respective local content identifiers;
the rendering apparatus being operative to render items of the local content and to render server content items that relate to the local content items;
the system being operative to generate and to store a plurality of bookmarks identifying respective server content items;
each bookmark including a server content locator and a local content identifier; and
the rendering apparatus being operative to render a server content item indicated by the server content locator of a bookmark conditional on having access to a local content title associated with the local content identifier of the bookmark. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of generating a bookmark to content in a server accessible through a network;
- the method including;
retrieving a local content identifier associated with a title of content accessible for rendering by a rendering apparatus local to the content;
retrieving a server content locator, such as a URL, identifying a separately accessible item of the server content that is related to the local content title; and
generating and storing a bookmark that includes the server content locator and the local content identifier. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- the method including;
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19. A method of accessing content in a server accessible through a network;
- the method including;
retrieving a bookmark that includes;
a local content identifier associated with a title of content accessible for rendering by a rendering apparatus local to the content; and
a server content locator, such as a URL, identifying a separately accessible item of the server content that is related to the local content title; and
rendering a server content item indicated by the server content locator of the bookmark conditional on having access to the local content title associated with the local content identifier of the bookmark.
- the method including;
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