Method and device for providing easy access to pre-selected data resources
First Claim
1. A method for providing access to data resources using a web browser, comprising:
- maintaining a list of data resources;
associating each data resource in said list with one of a plurality of predefined locations in a browser window;
maintaining, in computer memory, graphical representations of each data resource in said list;
displaying the browser window including the predefined locations;
for each data resource in said list, displaying a corresponding thumbnail image in the associated predefined location, andassociating each displayed thumbnail image with a user invocable instruction for retrieving and displaying the corresponding data resource.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed toward a computer implemented method and device for providing a user with easy access to a plurality of frequently accessed resources. The invention provides a user agent (e.g., web browser) in which certain data resources (e.g., web pages) are displayed as thumbnail images within particular locations of a window. A user invocable instruction (e.g., mouse click or a particular keystroke combination) may be associated with each of the thumbnail images or locations in the window. Accordingly, the user may access a desired data resource by performing the user invocable instruction associated with the corresponding thumbnail image or location.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing access to data resources using a web browser, comprising:
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maintaining a list of data resources; associating each data resource in said list with one of a plurality of predefined locations in a browser window; maintaining, in computer memory, graphical representations of each data resource in said list; displaying the browser window including the predefined locations; for each data resource in said list, displaying a corresponding thumbnail image in the associated predefined location, and associating each displayed thumbnail image with a user invocable instruction for retrieving and displaying the corresponding data resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium on which is embodied a computer program for providing access to data resources using a web browser, the computer program comprising computer executable instructions for:
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maintaining a list of data resources; associating each data resource in said list with one of a plurality of predefined locations in a browser window; maintaining, in computer memory, graphical representations of each data resource in said list; displaying the browser window including the predefined locations; for each data resource in said list, displaying a corresponding thumbnail image in the associated predefined location, and associating each displayed thumbnail image with a user invocable instruction for retrieving and displaying the corresponding data resource. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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