Mobile bookmarks

• US 20080301222A1
• Filed: 05/30/2007
• Published: 12/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Schneider, James Paul
• Granted Patent: US 8,171,109 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management

Abstract

A method and apparatus for updating bookmarks is described. In one embodiment, a server has a bookmark database and a bookmark synchronizer. The bookmark synchronizer is configured to receive a communication from a web browser of a client of a user, to collect a list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client, to compare the list of bookmarks with a list of bookmarks stored in the server, and to synchronize the list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client with the list of bookmarks stored in the server.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for updating bookmarks, the method comprising:

receiving a communication from a web browser of a client of a user;

collecting a list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client;

comparing the list of bookmarks with a list of bookmarks stored in a server; and

synchronizing the list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client with the list of bookmarks stored in the server.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the web browser of the client automatically communicates with the server upon a launch of the web browser at the client.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

authenticating the user of the client with the server.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a communication from a web browser of a second client of the user;

collecting a list of bookmarks of the web browser of the second client;

comparing the list of bookmarks of the web browser of the second client with the list of bookmarks stored in the server; and

synchronizing the list of bookmarks of the web browser of the second client with the list of bookmarks stored in the server.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

configuring the list of bookmarks to be editable on the server by the user of the client.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

partitioning the list of bookmarks stored in the server,

wherein the partitioned list of bookmarks comprises a plurality of sublists of bookmarks, each sublist associated with a corresponding client of the user.

7. A computer-implemented method for updating bookmarks, the method comprising:

communicating with a server upon a launch of a web browser of a client of a user;

sending a list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client;

comparing the list of bookmarks with a list of bookmarks stored in a server; and

synchronizing the list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client with the list of bookmarks stored in the server.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

authenticating the user of the client with the server.

9. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

accessing the server to edit the list of bookmarks on the server.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein synchronizing further comprises:

synchronizing the list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client with a corresponding sublist of bookmarks stored in the server.

11. An article of manufacture comprising:

a machine-accessible storage medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method comprising;

receiving a communication from a web browser of a client of a user;

collecting a list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client;

comparing the list of bookmarks with a list of bookmarks stored in a server; and

synchronizing the list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client with the list of bookmarks stored in the server.

12. The article of manufacture of claim 11 wherein the web browser of the client automatically communicates with the server upon a launch of the web browser at the client.

13. The article of manufacture of claim 11 further comprising:

authenticating the user of the client with the server.

14. The article of manufacture of claim 11 wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a communication from a web browser of a second client of the user;

collecting a list of bookmarks of the web browser of the second client;

comparing the list of bookmarks of the web browser of the second client with the list of bookmarks stored in the server; and

synchronizing the list of bookmarks of the web browser of the second client with the list of bookmarks stored in the server.

15. The article of manufacture of claim 11 wherein the method further comprises:

configuring the list of bookmarks to be editable on the server by the user of the client.

16. The article of manufacture of claim 11 wherein the method further comprises:

partitioning the list of bookmarks stored in the server,

wherein the partitioned list of bookmarks comprises a plurality of sublists of bookmarks, each sublist associated with a corresponding client of the user.

17. An article of manufacture comprising:

a machine-accessible storage medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method comprising;

communicating with a server upon a launch of a web browser of a client of a user;

sending a list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client;

comparing the list of bookmarks with a list of bookmarks stored in a server; and

synchronizing the list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client with the list of bookmarks stored in the server.

18. The article of manufacture of claim 17 wherein the method further comprises:

authenticating the user of the client with the server.

19. The article of manufacture of claim 17 wherein the method further comprises:

accessing the server to edit the list of bookmarks on the server.

20. The article of manufacture of claim 17 wherein synchronizing further comprises:

synchronizing the list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client with a corresponding sublist of bookmarks stored in the server.

21. A server comprising:

a bookmark database; and

a bookmark synchronizer coupled to the bookmark database, the bookmark synchronizer configured to receive a communication from a web browser of a client of a user, to collect a list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client, to compare the list of bookmarks with a list of bookmarks stored in a server, and to synchronize the list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client with the list of bookmarks stored in the server.

22. The server of claim 21 wherein the bookmark synchronizer is further configured to partition the list of bookmarks stored in the server, wherein the partitioned list of bookmarks comprises a plurality of sublists of bookmarks, each sublist associated with a corresponding client of the user.

23. A client comprising:

a web browser; and

a bookmark plug-in coupled to the web browser, the bookmark plug-in configured to automatically communicate with a server upon a launch of a web browser of a client of a user, to send a list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client, to compare the list of bookmarks with a list of bookmarks stored in a server, and to synchronize the list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client with the list of bookmarks stored in the server.

24. The client of claim 23 wherein the bookmark plug-in is further configured to synchronize the list of bookmarks of the web browser of the client with a corresponding sublist of bookmarks stored in the server.