Providing a directory of frequently used hyperlinks on a remote server
First Claim
1. A system comprising a remote device coupled to a directory server, wherein said remote device is remotely located with respect to said directory server and comprises first storage, a display and a button, and executes a first program that causes said remote deviceto receive a unit of information from a hypermedia network, said unit of information having an identifier, and to present on said display a representation of said unit of information,to receive an input signal in response to said button being activated and, in response, to send an add request to said directory server that conveys said identifier,and wherein said directory server comprises second storage that stores a directory associated with said remote device and executes a second program that causes said directory server to receive said add request and, in response, to add an entry to said directory representing said identifier.
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Abstract
Access to hypermedia servers connected to networks such as the Internet can be provided through mobile devices such as wireless telephones. Hypermedia links such as Uniform Resource Locators (URL) are used to identify and control access to resources on the network. These links are usually very long, are difficult to remember, and are difficult to enter into many mobile devices. These difficulties could be overcome by storing lists of frequently used links or "bookmarks" in the mobile device but limited memory in the device generally prevents this. This limitation is overcome by storing designated hypermedia links on a bookmark server. In one embodiment, the URL of the bookmark server is sent to the mobile device during initialization of the device. By allowing a user can to save, retrieve and maintain lists of frequently used links on the bookmark server, access to favorite resources on a network is greatly simplified.
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18 Claims
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1. A system comprising a remote device coupled to a directory server, wherein said remote device is remotely located with respect to said directory server and comprises first storage, a display and a button, and executes a first program that causes said remote device
to receive a unit of information from a hypermedia network, said unit of information having an identifier, and to present on said display a representation of said unit of information, to receive an input signal in response to said button being activated and, in response, to send an add request to said directory server that conveys said identifier, and wherein said directory server comprises second storage that stores a directory associated with said remote device and executes a second program that causes said directory server to receive said add request and, in response, to add an entry to said directory representing said identifier.
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10. A method for providing facilities to a remote device coupled to a directory server, wherein said remote device is remotely located with respect to said directory server and comprises first storage, a display and a button, and wherein said directory server comprises second storage that stores a directory associated with said remote device, said method comprises performing in said remote device:
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receiving a unit of information from a hypermedia network, said unit of information having an identifier, and presenting on said display a representation of said unit of information, receiving an input signal in response to said button being activated and, in response, sending an add request to said directory server that conveys said identifier, and said method comprises performing in said directory server; receiving said add request and, in response, adding an entry to said directory representing said identifier. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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