FLEXIBLE CONTENT ORGANIZATION AND RETRIEVAL

• US 20110314044A1
• Filed: 06/18/2010
• Published: 12/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Dumais, Susan T., Williams, Shane
• Application Number:
  US12/818,451
• Publication Number:
  US 20110314044A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop

Abstract

Among other things, one or more techniques and systems are disclosed for saving and retrieving browser-based content or portions thereof for browser-based interactions. Metadata is generated for a selection of a portion or an entire browser page, when a user selects content for the page. The selected content, comprising at least a portion of the browser page, is stored in a database in a remote data store, where the database is indexed by the associated metadata. The selection is presented in a multi-level representation in a user interface (UI) by using the associated metadata to organize the selection(s) in the UI.

Claims

1. A method for saving and retrieving browser-based content or portions thereof for browser-based interactions, comprising:

upon a user selecting at least a portion of a browser page, generating metadata associated with the selection;

storing the selection in a remote data store comprising a database for the selection indexed by the associated metadata; and

presenting a multi-level representation of the selection in a user interface (UI) using the associated metadata.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising providing a search operation that allows the user to find one or more selections using metadata associated with the respective selections.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising allowing a plurality of users to access the database for storing and retrieving the selection in a collaboration.

4. The method of claim 1, selecting at least a portion of a browser page comprising dragging the selection of the at least a portion of the browser page to the UI and dropping the selection on the UI.

5. The method of claim 1, generating metadata associated with the selection comprising automatically generating metadata associated with the selection, the automatically generated metadata comprising one or more of:

tasked-based metadata;

time-based metadata;

keyword-based metadata; and

context-based metadata.

6. The method of claim 1, generating metadata associated with the selection comprising providing for the user to create personalized metadata for the selection.

7. The method of claim 1, storing the selection comprising storing one or more of:

an image of the selection;

text associated with one or more document object model (DOM) elements that are comprised in the selection;

text and associated style comprised in the selection;

text of the full page;

metadata associated with the selection; and

URL associated with the selection.

8. The method of claim 1, storing the selection in a remote data store comprising storing the selection in a cloud-based data store providing client-cloud synchronization for the selection and metadata.

9. The method of claim 1, presenting a multi-level representation of the selection in the UI comprising presenting a representation of the selection organized by the associated metadata.

10. The method of claim 1, presenting a multi-level representation of the selection in the UI comprising displaying an icon for the selection that provides a visual reminder of a type of information that is comprised by the selection.

11. The method of claim 1, comprising providing a recording mode, which when activated, automatically stores a plurality of selections visited by the user during browsing of one or more pages.

12. The method of claim 1, comprising:

caching one or more most recent selections locally; and

pushing the cached one or more selections to the remote data store when the remote data store is available to receive the selection.

13. A system for saving and retrieving browser-based content or portions thereof for browser-based interactions, comprising:

a selection receiving component configured to receive a user selection comprising at least a portion of a browser page selected by a user and store the user selection in at least one of memory and one or more files;

a metadata generation component operably coupled with the selection receiving component, and configured to generate metadata associated with the user selection and store the metadata in at least one of memory and one or more files;

a remote data store component operably coupled with the at least one of memory and one or more files, and configured to store the selection in a database indexed by the metadata; and

a user interface (UI) component operably coupled with the remote data store, and configured to present a multi-level representation of the selection on a local machine utilizing the associated metadata to organize the presentation.

14. The system of claim 13, comprising a search component configured to providing a search operation that allows the user to find one or more selections using the metadata indexing the database associated with the respective selections.

15. The system of claim 13, the metadata generation component comprising a user personalization component configured to allow a user to generate personalized metadata for the selection.

16. The system of claim 13, the remote data store comprising a cloud-based data store configured to provide client-cloud synchronization for the selection and metadata.

17. The system of claim 13, comprising a recording component configured to automatically cache a plurality of selections visited by the user during browsing of one or more browser pages.

18. The system of claim 13, the remote data store comprising a collaboration component configured to allow a plurality of users to access the database for storing and retrieving the selection collaboratively.

19. The system of claim 13, the metadata generation component configured to automatically generate metadata associated with the selection, the automatically generated metadata comprising one or more of:

tasked-based metadata;

time-based metadata;

keyword-based metadata; and

context-based metadata.

20. A method for saving and retrieving browser-based content or portions thereof for browser-based interactions, comprising:

upon a user selecting at least a portion of a browser page, automatically generating metadata associated with the selection, the automatically generated metadata comprising one or more of;

tasked-based metadata;

time-based metadata;

keyword-based metadata; and

context-based metadata;

providing for the user to create personalized metadata for the selection;

storing the selection in a cloud-based data store providing client-cloud synchronization for the selection and metadata, the cloud-based data store comprising a database for the selection indexed by the metadata associated with the selection, the storing comprising storing one or more of;

an image of the selection;

text associated with one or more document object model (DOM) elements that are comprised in the selection;

text and associated style comprised in the selection; and

URL associated with the selection;

presenting a multi-level representation of the selection in a user interface (UI) organized by the associated metadata; and

providing a search operation that allows the user to find one or more selections using the associated metadata.