SHARING NETWORK ADDRESSES

• US 20140067926A1
• Filed: 11/08/2013
• Published: 03/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AOL Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: O'SHAUGHNESSY, Timothy
• Granted Patent: US 9,749,392 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4552 Lookup mechanisms between a plurality of directories; Synchronisation of directories, e.g. metadirectories
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]

Abstract

A network address assigned a shared designation by a first client computer is received, in a first data format, automatically, at a host computer from the first client computer. The network address is categorized and published. Publishing the network address includes converting the network address into a second data format, receiving, at the host computer, a subscription request from a second client computer, and sending the network address to the second client computer in response to receiving the subscription request.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a network address in a first data format, automatically, at a host computer from a first client computer, the network address assigned a shared designation by the first client computer;

categorizing the network address; and

publishing the network address, wherein publishing the network address converting the network address into a second data format,

receiving, at the host computer, a subscription request from a second client computer, and

sending the network address to the second client computer in response to receiving the subscription request.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the second data format comprises a feed format.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a new network address in the first data format, automatically, at a host computer from the first client computer, the new network address assigned a shared designation by the first client computer;

categorizing the new network address;

publishing the new network address, wherein publishing the new network address comprises converting the new network address into the second data format; and

sending the new network address to the second client computer.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a new network address in the first data format, automatically, at the host computer from a third client computer, the new network address assigned a shared designation by the third client computer;

categorizing the new network address;

publishing the new network address, wherein publishing the new network address comprises converting the network address into the second data format; and

sending the new network address to the second client computer.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a new network address in the first data format, automatically, at the host computer from the second client computer, the new network address assigned a shared designation by the second client computer;

categorizing the new network address;

publishing the new network address, wherein publishing the new network address comprises converting the network address into the second data format; and

sending the new network address to the first client computer.

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43. A device comprising:

a receiver, the receiver for

receiving one or more network addresses, automatically, from a first client computer, the network addresses assigned a shared designation by the first client computer, and

receiving a subscription request from a second client computer;

a publisher, the publisher for publishing the network addresses; and

a sender, the sender for sending one or more of the network address to the second client computer in response to the receiver receiving the subscription request.

44. The device of claim 43 further comprising:

a memory including a shared directory, the shared directory for storing the network address.

45. The device of claim 43 further comprising:

a filter, the filter for filtering the network addresses sent to the second client computer.

46. The device of claim 43 further comprising:

a categorizer, the categorizer for categorizing the network addresses.

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50. A computer readable medium including instructions being executable to cause a processor to:

receive a network address, automatically, from a first client computer, the network address assigned a shared designation by the first client computer;

publish the network address;

receive a subscription request from a second client computer; and

send the network address to the second client computer in response to receiving the subscription request.

51. The computer readable medium of claim 50 wherein the instructions further comprise instructions to:

receive a new network address, automatically, from the second client computer, the new network address assigned a shared designation by the second client computer; and

publish the new network address.

52. The computer readable medium of claim 50 wherein the instructions further comprise instructions to:

convert the network address into an alternative data format.

53. The computer readable medium of claim 50 wherein the instructions further comprise instructions to:

receive a new network address, automatically, from a third client computer, the new network address assigned a shared designation by the third client computer;

publish the new network address; and

send the new network address to the second client computer.

54. The computer readable medium of claim 50 wherein the instructions further comprise instructions to:

receive a new network address, automatically, from the first client computer, the new network address assigned a shared designation by the first client computer;

publish the new network address; and

send the new network address to the second client computer.

55. The computer readable medium of claim 50 wherein the instructions further comprise instructions to:

receive a subscription request from a third client computer; and

send the network address to the third client computer in response to receiving the subscription request from the third client computer.

56. The computer readable medium of claim 50 wherein the instructions further comprise instructions executable to:

categorize the network address.

57. The computer readable medium of claim 50 wherein:

the network address comprises

network address data,

and a source indication, the source indication identifying a publishing user associated with the network address; and

the instructions further comprise instructions to

access an alert indicator indicating that the network address has been published; and

display the alert indicator in association with a display of the screen name in a buddy list.