Server bookmarks

• US 20080010286A1
• Filed: 01/09/2006
• Published: 01/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Ying, Korn, Jeffrey
• Granted Patent: US 8,949,217 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/010
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management

Abstract

A system receives, at a server, an action request from a client associated with bookmarks, where the bookmarks identify user designated documents. The system accesses bookmark records stored at the server based on the action request and acting on the bookmark records in a manner specified by the action request.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving bookmarks that identify documents from a user at a first client; and

storing the bookmarks in a data structure associated with a server.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

searching the stored bookmarks based on a search request from the user.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

searching a content of documents associated with the stored bookmarks based on the search request.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing the bookmarks from the server to a second client for use by the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the bookmarks identify documents browsed by the user at the first client.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sharing the stored bookmarks with other users based on a request by the user.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

editing one or more of the stored bookmarks based on a request from the user.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

importing one or more of the bookmarks from bookmarks or favorites associated with a browser at the first client and storing the imported bookmarks in the data structure associated with the server.

9. A method, comprising:

importing bookmarks or favorites associated with documents from a browser at a first client; and

storing the imported bookmarks at a remote server.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

providing the imported bookmarks to a second client from the remote server.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

searching the imported bookmarks based on a user request.

12. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a server, an action request associated with bookmarks from a client, wherein the bookmarks identify user designated documents;

accessing bookmark records stored at the server based on the action request; and

acting on the bookmark records in a manner specified by the action request.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the action request comprises a request to add a bookmark to the bookmark records.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein acting on the bookmark records comprises:

adding the bookmark to the bookmark records stored at the server.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the action request comprises a request to edit a bookmark of the bookmark records.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein acting on the bookmark records comprises:

storing edits to the bookmark in the bookmark records.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the action request comprises a request to delete a bookmark from the bookmark records.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein acting on the bookmark records comprises:

deleting the requested bookmark from the bookmark records.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the action request comprises a request to rename a label contained in the bookmark records.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein acting on the bookmark records comprises:

storing the renamed label in the bookmark records.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein the action request comprises a request to remove a label contained in the bookmark records.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein acting on the bookmark records comprises:

removing the label from the stored bookmark records.

23. The method of claim 12, wherein the action request comprises a request to import bookmarks from a browser associated with the client.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein acting on the bookmark records comprises:

storing the imported bookmarks in the bookmark records.

25. The method of claim 12, wherein the action request comprises a request to search bookmarks contained in the bookmark records.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein acting on the bookmark records comprises:

searching the bookmarks contained in the bookmark records to retrieve bookmarks relevant to a search query.

27. The method of claim 12, wherein the action request comprises a request to share bookmarks contained in the bookmark records with other users.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein acting on the bookmark records comprises:

providing the requested bookmarks to the other users from the remote server.

29. The method of claim 12, wherein the action request comprises a request to retrieve bookmarks identified as popular among multiple different users from the bookmark records.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein acting on the bookmark records comprises:

retrieving bookmarks from the bookmark records identified as popular among the multiple different users and providing the retrieved bookmarks to a user at the client.

31. A system, comprising:

means for receiving bookmarks, that identify documents, from a user at a first client;

means for storing the bookmarks in a data structure associated with a server; and

means for sharing the stored bookmarks with other users based on a request by the user.

32. A computer-readable medium that stores computer-executable instructions, comprising:

instructions for receiving bookmarks, that identify documents, from a user at a first client;

instructions for storing the bookmarks in a data structure associated with a server; and

instructions for importing one or more of the bookmarks from bookmarks or favorites associated with a browser at the first client and storing the imported bookmarks in the data structure associated with the server.

33. A method, comprising:

sending multiple bookmarks from a client to a server for storage of the bookmarks at the server; and

providing a toolbar in a browser at the client that permits a user to manage, search and share the multiple bookmarks stored at the server.