Recording A Trail Of Webpages

• US 20120210237A1
• Filed: 02/16/2011
• Published: 08/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Computer Associates Think Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Computer Associates Think Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Coleman, Troy L., Cetaruk, Michael S., Dickinson, Patrick A., Cripps, Misty A.
• Application Number:
  US13/028,573
• Publication Number:
  US 20120210237A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/738
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing

Abstract

According to certain embodiments, recording a trail of webpages includes repeating the following to yield steps of a trail: saving content of a webpage as historical content of the webpage in a step, and saving one or more parameters of the webpage in the step. The parameters comprise a location parameter of the webpage. Display of a trail overview comprising step selectors is initiated. Each step selector corresponds to a step and is configured to initiate display of the historical content of the webpage of the step corresponding to the step selector.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

repeating the following to yield a plurality of steps of a trail;

saving content of a webpage as historical content of the webpage in a step; and

saving one or more parameters of the webpage in the step, the one or more parameters comprising a location parameter of the webpage; and

initiating display of a trail overview comprising a plurality of step selectors, each step selector corresponding to a step and configured to initiate display of the historical content of the webpage of the step corresponding to the step selector.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting that a step selector corresponding to a step has been selected; and

initiating display of the historical content of the webpage of the step.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

initiating display of historical content of a webpage of a step; and

preventing activation of one or more action selectors of the historical content.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

initiating display of historical content of a webpage of a step;

receiving request for current content of the webpage;

obtaining the current content using the location parameter of the webpage of the step; and

initiating display of the current content.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

initiating display of current content of a webpage of a step; and

adding the current content as historical content in an added step added to the trail.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to edit a step of the trail; and

editing the step in response to the request.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to add a comment to a webpage of a step of the trail; and

adding the comment to the webpage in response to the request.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to mark a trail as public or private; and

marking the trail as requested.

9. An apparatus comprising:

one or more memories configured to save a plurality of steps of a trail; and

one or more processors configured to;

repeat the following to yield a plurality of steps of a trail;

save content of a webpage as historical content of the webpage in a step; and

save one or more parameters of the webpage in the step, the one or more parameters comprising a location parameter of the webpage; and

initiate display of a trail overview comprising a plurality of step selectors, each step selector corresponding to a step and configured to initiate display of the historical content of the webpage of the step corresponding to the step selector.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, the one or more processors configured to:

detect that a step selector corresponding to a step has been selected; and

initiate display of the historical content of the webpage of the step.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, the one or more processors configured to:

initiate display of historical content of a webpage of a step; and

prevent activation of one or more action selectors of the historical content.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, the one or more processors configured to:

initiate display of historical content of a webpage of a step;

receive request for current content of the webpage;

obtain the current content using the location parameter of the webpage of the step; and

initiate display of the current content.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, the one or more processors configured to:

initiate display of current content of a webpage of a step; and

add the current content as historical content in an added step added to the trail.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, the one or more processors configured to:

receive a request to edit a step of the trail; and

edit the step in response to the request.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, the one or more processors configured to:

receive a request to add a comment to a webpage of a step of the trail; and

add the comment to the webpage in response to the request.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, the one or more processors configured to:

receive a request to mark a trail as public or private; and

mark the trail as requested.

17. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions, when executed by a computer operable to:

repeat the following to yield a plurality of steps of a trail;

save content of a webpage as historical content of the webpage in a step; and

save one or more parameters of the webpage in the step, the one or more parameters comprising location parameter of the webpage; and

initiate display of a trail overview comprising a plurality of step selectors, each step selector corresponding to a step and configured to initiate display of the historical content of the webpage of the step corresponding to the step selector.

18. The media of claim 17, configured to:

detect that a step selector corresponding to a step has been selected; and

initiate display of the historical content of the webpage of the step.

19. The media of claim 17, configured to:

initiate display of historical content of a webpage of a step; and

prevent activation of one or more action selectors of the historical content.

20. The media of claim 17, configured to:

initiate display of historical content of a webpage of a step;

receive request for current content of the webpage;

obtain the current content using the location parameter of the webpage of the step; and

initiate display of the current content.

21. The media of claim 17, configured to:

initiate display of current content of a webpage of a step; and

add the current content as historical content in an added step added to the trail.

22. The media of claim 17, configured to:

receive a request to edit a step of the trail; and

edit the step in response to the request.

23. The media of claim 17, configured to:

receive a request to add a comment to a webpage of a step of the trail; and

add the comment to the webpage in response to the request.

24. The media of claim 17, configured to:

receive a request to mark a trail as public or private; and

mark the trail as requested.