Systems and methods for providing features and user interfaces therefor in network browsing applications
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1. A method of initializing the contents of a browsing application running on a client, the method comprising:
- receiving from a user a request to initiate a browsing application;
receiving a set of predefined web sites to be loaded into the browsing application; and
loading at least a subset of the set of predefined web sites into the browsing application.
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Abstract
A method and user interfaces for permitting a user to define and edit a set of web sites to be loaded when a network browsing application is loaded. This allows the user to easily keep track of the latest changes to one or more of the user'"'"'s favorite web sites, to track the status of corporate information, or the like. The set of web sites can be individually controlled, or an administrator or other entity may specify at least a subset of the set of web sites to be loaded.
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1. A method of initializing the contents of a browsing application running on a client, the method comprising:
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receiving from a user a request to initiate a browsing application;
receiving a set of predefined web sites to be loaded into the browsing application; and
loading at least a subset of the set of predefined web sites into the browsing application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of loading a plurality of web sites into a browsing application running on a client, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of predefined web sites to be loaded into the browsing application;
receiving from a user a request to load the plurality of predefined web sites into the browsing application; and
loading at least a subset of the plurality of predefined web sites into the browsing application. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-readable storage medium containing a set of instructions for a general purpose computer for initializing the contents of a browsing application running on a client, comprising:
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code for receiving from a user a request to initiate a browsing application;
code for receiving a set of predefined web sites to be loaded into the browsing application; and
code for loading at least a subset of the set of predefined web sites into the browsing application. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A user interface for facilitating the transfer of content between a plurality of devices, comprising:
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first code for presenting a network browsing application on a first device, wherein the first code permits a user of the network browsing application to identify a web site to be added to a start groups list;
second code for causing the web site to be added to the start groups list associated with the user; and
,third code for causing the network browsing application to load at least a list of the web sites contained in the start groups list associated with the user, whereby the user can edit the contents of the start groups list. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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