Method of associating independently-provided content with webpages
First Claim
1. A method for providing content data associated with a webpage comprising:
- providing a data store that is searchable by a server program, the data store having content data associated with a uniform resource identifier (URI) for the webpage;
providing at least one client computer having a web browser program and an access program, wherein the access program detects the URI input into the web browser program;
transmitting the URI detected by the access program to the server program;
searching the data store by the server program for content data associated with the URI;
transmitting by the server program the content data associated with the URI from the data store to the access program on the client computer; and
displaying by the access program the content data associated with the URI.
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Abstract
The inventive system includes a content server that communicates with access programs on a plurality of client computers. The access programs monitor the URIs input into the web browser program on each computer. When a URI is detected, or when certain housekeeping tasks must be performed, the access program transmits a request for content referencing that URI, or that housekeeping task, to the server. The server searches a data store such as a database and returns relevant data to the access program, which data is displayed on the client computer. In addition to viewing existing content, the user can submit new content, which content becomes part of the data saved in the database. When the user switches to a new website or webpage the process is repeated and data related to the new website or web page'"'"'s URI is displayed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing content data associated with a webpage comprising:
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providing a data store that is searchable by a server program, the data store having content data associated with a uniform resource identifier (URI) for the webpage; providing at least one client computer having a web browser program and an access program, wherein the access program detects the URI input into the web browser program; transmitting the URI detected by the access program to the server program; searching the data store by the server program for content data associated with the URI; transmitting by the server program the content data associated with the URI from the data store to the access program on the client computer; and displaying by the access program the content data associated with the URI. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing content data associated with a webpage comprising:
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providing a data store having content data associated with a uniform resource identifier (URI) for the webpage; providing at least one client computer having a web browser program and an access program; detecting by the access program the URI input into the web browser program; searching the data store by the access program for content data associated with the URI; and displaying by the access program the content data associated with the URI. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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