Systems and Methods for Displaying Albums Having Links to Documents
First Claim
1. A method of displaying information, the method comprising:
- obtaining, responsive to a user query, an album from a remote computer, whereinthe album comprises a plurality of links,each link in the plurality of links is to a static graphic representation in a plurality of static graphic representations,each static graphic representation in the plurality of static graphic representations is stored in a document repository in a remote location;
each static graphic representation in the plurality of static graphic representations is a static graphic representation of a document retrieved from the Internet at a time before the obtaining;
getting, responsive to said user query, a subset or all of the static graphic representations in the plurality of static graphic representations using a corresponding subset or all of links in the plurality of links, wherein the subset or all of the static graphic representations in the album is at least two static graphic representations in the album; and
displaying the subset of static representations on a graphic output device.
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Abstract
Under one aspect, a method of displaying information includes: obtaining, responsive to a user query, an album from a remote computer, wherein the album comprises a plurality of links. Each link is to a static graphic representation, and each static graphic representation is stored in a document repository in a remote location. Each static graphic representation is a static graphic representation of a document retrieved from the Internet at a time before the obtaining. The method also includes getting, responsive to said user query, a subset or all of the static graphic representations using a corresponding subset or all of the links. The subset or all of the static graphic representations in the album is at least two static graphic representations in the album. The method also includes displaying the subset of static representations on a graphic output device.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of displaying information, the method comprising:
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obtaining, responsive to a user query, an album from a remote computer, wherein the album comprises a plurality of links, each link in the plurality of links is to a static graphic representation in a plurality of static graphic representations, each static graphic representation in the plurality of static graphic representations is stored in a document repository in a remote location; each static graphic representation in the plurality of static graphic representations is a static graphic representation of a document retrieved from the Internet at a time before the obtaining; getting, responsive to said user query, a subset or all of the static graphic representations in the plurality of static graphic representations using a corresponding subset or all of links in the plurality of links, wherein the subset or all of the static graphic representations in the album is at least two static graphic representations in the album; and displaying the subset of static representations on a graphic output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising:
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instructions for obtaining, responsive to a user query, an album from a remote computer, wherein the album comprises a plurality of links, each link in the plurality of links is to a static graphic representation in a plurality of static graphic representations, each static graphic representation in the plurality of static graphic representations is stored in a document repository in a remote location; each static graphic representation in the plurality of static graphic representations is a static graphic representation of a document retrieved from the Internet at a time before the obtaining; instructions for getting, responsive to said user query, a subset or all of the static graphic representations in the plurality of static graphic representations using a corresponding subset or all of the links in the plurality of links, wherein the subset or all of the static graphic representations in the album is at least two static graphic representations in the album; and instructions for displaying the subset of static representations on a graphic output device.
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11. A computer, comprising:
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a main memory; one or more processors; and one or more programs, stored in the main memory and executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs collectively including instructions for; obtaining, responsive to a user query, an album from a remote computer, wherein the album comprises a plurality of links, each link in the plurality of links is to a static graphic representation in a plurality of static graphic representations, each static graphic representation in the plurality of static graphic representations is stored in a document repository in a remote location; each static graphic representation in the plurality of static graphic representations is a static graphic representation of a document retrieved from the Internet at a time before the obtaining; getting, responsive to said user query, a subset or all of the static graphic representations in the plurality of static graphic representations using a corresponding subset or all of links in the plurality of links, wherein the subset or all of the static graphic representations in the album is at least two static graphic representations in the album; and displaying the subset of static representations on a graphic output device.
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12. A method of sharing information about a plurality of web pages, the method comprising:
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obtaining an album, the album including links to a plurality of web pages; transmitting the album to a second user in response to input from a first user; and performing the method, responsive to input from the second user, comprising; obtaining a static graphic representation of each web page in the plurality of web pages in the album, thereby retrieving a plurality of static graphic representations, wherein the plurality of static graphic representations were rendered from said corresponding plurality of web pages at a time before the obtaining; and displaying the plurality of static graphic representations on a graphic output device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising:
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instructions for obtaining an album, the album including links to a plurality of web pages; instructions for transmitting the album to a second user in response to input from a first user; and instructions for performing the method, responsive to input from the second user, comprising; obtaining a static graphic representation of each web page in the plurality of web pages in the album, thereby retrieving a plurality of static graphic representations, wherein the plurality of static graphic representations were rendered from said corresponding plurality of web pages at a time before the obtaining; and displaying the plurality of static graphic representations on a graphic output device.
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21. A computer, comprising:
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a main memory; one or more processors; and one or more programs, stored in the main memory and executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs collectively including instructions for; obtaining an album, the album including links to a plurality of web pages; transmitting the album to a second user in response to input from a first user; and performing the method, responsive to input from the second user, comprising; obtaining a static graphic representation of each web page in the plurality of web pages in the album, thereby retrieving a plurality of static graphic representations, wherein the plurality of static graphic representations were rendered from said corresponding plurality of web pages at a time before the obtaining; and displaying the plurality of static graphic representations on a graphic output device.
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