METHOD FOR MODIFYING A TOOLBAR
First Claim
1. A method of modifying a toolbar, the method comprising:
- displaying, at a user Internet device, a toolbar comprising one or more buttons, the toolbar defined at least partially by toolbar data stored in one or more toolbar-defining databases, the toolbar data comprising a plurality of attributes, one or more of the plurality of attributes associated with a button of the toolbar, wherein for one or more buttons of the toolbar at least one of the plurality of attributes identifies at least one function to be performed when the button is actuated, and such at least one function to be performed when the button is actuated includes retrieving a web page, and;
initiating at the user Internet device, without user request, an operation to update the toolbar data in accordance with toolbar update data received from the Internet;
updating the toolbar data in accordance with the toolbar update data received from the Internet, wherein the updating comprises;
receiving, at the user Internet device, data comprising a reference to a network location;
accessing, at the user Internet device, the network location;
receiving, at the user Internet device, the toolbar update data in response to the user Internet device accessing the network location, wherein the received toolbar update data comprises a content type identifier of the toolbar update data;
determining, at the user Internet device, that the content type identifier is associated with the toolbar;
providing, at the user Internet device, the toolbar update data in response to the user Internet device determining that the content type identifier is associated with the toolbar;
initiating, at the user Internet device, the update of the toolbar data in accordance with the toolbar update data, the updating comprising at least one of the following steps (a) and (b), each respectively comprising;
(a) writing at least one new attribute to the toolbar data, wherein the writing at least one new attribute to the toolbar data comprises changing the one or more buttons of the toolbar by adding a button; and
(b) updating at least one attribute of the toolbar data; and
displaying, at the user Internet device, the toolbar as defined by the updated toolbar data.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of updating toolbar data on an Internet device with toolbar update data received from the Internet. Data comprising a reference to a network location is received and assessed, then the network location is accessed. The toolbar update data is received in response to access of the network location and includes a content type identifier. The toolbar update data is provided in response to the content type identifier being associated with the toolbar. Update of the toolbar data with the toolbar update data is initiated. The updating includes writing at least one new attribute to the toolbar data, with the writing including at least one of changing the one or more buttons of the toolbar by adding a button, and updating at least one attribute of the toolbar data. The toolbar as defined by the updated toolbar data is then displayed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of modifying a toolbar, the method comprising:
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displaying, at a user Internet device, a toolbar comprising one or more buttons, the toolbar defined at least partially by toolbar data stored in one or more toolbar-defining databases, the toolbar data comprising a plurality of attributes, one or more of the plurality of attributes associated with a button of the toolbar, wherein for one or more buttons of the toolbar at least one of the plurality of attributes identifies at least one function to be performed when the button is actuated, and such at least one function to be performed when the button is actuated includes retrieving a web page, and; initiating at the user Internet device, without user request, an operation to update the toolbar data in accordance with toolbar update data received from the Internet; updating the toolbar data in accordance with the toolbar update data received from the Internet, wherein the updating comprises; receiving, at the user Internet device, data comprising a reference to a network location; accessing, at the user Internet device, the network location; receiving, at the user Internet device, the toolbar update data in response to the user Internet device accessing the network location, wherein the received toolbar update data comprises a content type identifier of the toolbar update data; determining, at the user Internet device, that the content type identifier is associated with the toolbar; providing, at the user Internet device, the toolbar update data in response to the user Internet device determining that the content type identifier is associated with the toolbar; initiating, at the user Internet device, the update of the toolbar data in accordance with the toolbar update data, the updating comprising at least one of the following steps (a) and (b), each respectively comprising; (a) writing at least one new attribute to the toolbar data, wherein the writing at least one new attribute to the toolbar data comprises changing the one or more buttons of the toolbar by adding a button; and (b) updating at least one attribute of the toolbar data; and displaying, at the user Internet device, the toolbar as defined by the updated toolbar data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of modifying a toolbar, the method comprising:
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transmitting a toolbar program to be installed on a user computer, the toolbar program including a predetermined Internet Protocol address and a toolbar database, the toolbar database including data version information and specifications for generating a toolbar with one or more buttons at the user computer, the specifications comprising; a plurality of name-value attributes, the plurality of name-value attributes comprising, for at least a first button of the toolbar; a button caption; an enablement attribute specifying whether the button is enabled or disabled; an execution type; and a location attribute specifying at least one of a location of a file for the button function or a network location for the button function; and
wherein the first button of the toolbar includes;a location attribute comprising a first network location; and an execution type to cause a web browser of the user computer to open a web page from the location attribute;
wherein the toolbar program is configured to generate and display the toolbar in the web browser at the user computer in accordance with the toolbar database;
wherein the toolbar program is further configured to contact a server, without user interaction, using the predetermined Internet Protocol address, to transmit the data version information of the toolbar database to the server and it may be determined, from the data version information, that the user computer should receive an updated toolbar data for the toolbar program, and to receive the updated toolbar data at the user computer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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