UNIVERSAL CONTENT REFERENCING, PACKAGING, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND A TOOL FOR CUSTOMIZING WEB CONTENT

• US 20100115430A1
• Filed: 10/23/2009
• Published: 05/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Savnor Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Savnor Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: SKIRPA, Alexander R.
• Granted Patent: US 8,365,082 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/760
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]

Abstract

A computer tool allows a user to manipulate displayed content of a web page by a user device. The computer tool may be used to implement a collapsing, foldable browser that allows users to customize web content. The computer tool receives an indication of a user defined first portion of the content of a web page displayed by a browser, determines a remaining portion of the content of the web other than the first portion; and renders only the first user defined portion on a display screen of a display associated with the user device. An attribute may be associated with the first portion and displayed in proximity to the first portion to provide functions to manipulate the first portion within the display screen of the display associated with the user device. A menu may be associated with the attribute. The menu may include functions to allow toggling between display of only first portion and the first portion combined with a remaining portion, to minimize the browser, to close the browser to a file, and to expand display of only the first portion to display the browser window in addition to the first portion.

Claims

1. A computer tool for manipulating displayed content of a web page by a user device, the software tool comprising instructions configured to cause a processing device of a user device to:

receive an indication of a user defined first portion of the content of a web page displayed by a browser;

determine a remaining portion of the content of the web other than the first portion; and

render only the first user defined portion on a display screen of a display associated with the user device.

2. The computer tool of claim 1, wherein the tool is configured as a plug-in for an Internet browser implemented by the user device.

3. The computer tool of claim 1, wherein the tool is further configured to provide instruction to cause the processing device to implemented an Internet browser.

4. The computer tool of claim 1, wherein the rendered first portion of the displayed content of the web page is maintained as link between the user device and a host device providing the web page.

5. The computer tool of claim 1, wherein the computer tool includes instructions to cause a processor to maintain or periodically access a link between the user device and a host device providing the web page to continuously render an updated the first portion of the displayed content based on the link.

6. The computer tool of claim 1, wherein the computer tool includes instructions to cause a processor associate an attribute with the first portion.

7. The computer tool of claim 6, wherein the attribute is a Favicon or a logo associated with the web page.

8. The computer tool of claim 7, wherein the computer tool includes instructions to cause a processor associate an attribute with the first portion, display the attribute in proximity to the first portion, and provide functions to manipulate the first portion within the display screen of the display associated with the user device.

9. The computer tool of claim 6, wherein the computer tool includes instructions to cause a processor to provide a menu in association with the attribute, the menu including functions to cause the processor to one or more of toggle between display of only first portion and the first portion combined with the remaining portion, to minimize the browser, to close the browser to a file, and to expand display of only the first portion to display the browser window in addition to the first portion.

10. The computer tool of claim 6 wherein the attribute is a handle associated with the first portion and the computer to includes instruction to cause the processor to receive user input associated with the attribute as a handle to manipulate a position where the first portion is rendered on the display screen of the display associated with the user device.

11. A method for manipulating the displayed content of a web page by a computer tool of a user device, the method comprising:

receiving an indication of a user defined first portion of the content of a web page displayed by a browser;

determining a remaining portion of the content of the web other than the first portion; and

rendering only the first user defined portion on a display screen of a display associated with the user device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the computer tool is configured as a plug-in for an Internet browser implemented by the user device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the tool is further configured to provide instruction to cause the processing device to implemented an Internet browser.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising maintaining or periodically accessing a link between the user device and a host device providing the web page to continuously render an updated the first portion of the displayed content based on the link.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying of a portion of a content of a second web page simultaneously with the display of the first portion of the content of the first web page.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises associating an attribute with the first portion.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the attribute is a Favicon or a logo associated with the web page.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising associating an attribute with the first portion, displaying the attribute in proximity to the first portion, and providing functions to manipulate the first portion within the display screen of the display associated with the user device.

19. The method of claim 16 further comprising providing a menu in association with the attribute, wherein the menu including functions to cause the processor to one or more of toggle between display of only first portion and the first portion combined with the remaining portion, to minimize the browser, to close the browser to a file, and to expand display of only the first portion to display the browser window in addition to the first portion.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein the attribute is a handle associated with the first portion and the computer to includes instruction to cause the processor to receive user input associated with the attribute as a handle to manipulate a position where the first portion is rendered on the display screen of the display associated with the user device.