Personal web page annotation system
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1. A method for annotating a web page comprising the steps of:
- identifying a user in response to a logon request from said user;
intercepting a response from a web server from which a web page has been requested by said user;
determining if annotation data for said user is stored relative to said web page; and
providing said web page with any of said annotation data displayed thereon to said user.
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Abstract
An annotation service that is functionally deployed between a web browser and a web server, and in communication with at least the web browser. The annotation service provides tools, methods, and infrastructure to permit existing unmodified web content published via any URL as static or dynamic web pages to be displayed and annotated in existing browsers, with the annotation data being stored on the network relative to the web page.
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1. A method for annotating a web page comprising the steps of:
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identifying a user in response to a logon request from said user; intercepting a response from a web server from which a web page has been requested by said user; determining if annotation data for said user is stored relative to said web page; and providing said web page with any of said annotation data displayed thereon to said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 15)
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6. A system for annotating a web page, comprising:
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a web page server a web browser adapted to communicate with and request a predetermined web page from said web server; a web page annotation system positioned in communication with at least said web browser and comprising an annotation server adapted to communicate with said web page server and said web browser, a pattern matcher adapted to communicate with said annotation server, and an annotation database adapted to communicate with said annotation server. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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13. Web page annotation software stored on a computer readable medium, comprising:
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means for identifying a user in response to a logon request made by said user; means for receiving a response generated from a web server from which a web page has been requested by said user; means for determining if annotation data is stored relative to said web page; and means for providing said web page with any of said annotation data displayed thereon to said user. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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16. A web page annotation system positioned in communication with a web browser that is adapted for requesting a web page from a web server, comprising:
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an annotation server adapted to communicate with said web page server and said web browser; a pattern matcher adapted to communicate with said annotation server, and an annotation database adapted to communicate with said annotation server. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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