System and method for providing multimedia bookmarks for hypertext markup language files
First Claim
1. A system for providing multimedia bookmarks for Hypertext Markup Language files, comprising a computer having:
- a. an HTML file associated with a Universal Resource Locator (URL);
b. at least one multimedia bookmark data (MBD) file associated with said HTML file stored on said computer;
c. a KEYWORD embedded in said HTML file;
d. a description of the location of said MBD file, said description disposed in a predetermined position relative to the position of said KEYWORD.
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Abstract
A system and method provide a multimedia bookmark for a hypertext markup language file that has Universal Resource Locator (URL). A user wishing to later revisit a presently loaded and displayed HTML file requests the browser to store a bookmark. The browser scans the HTML file for a keyword. If the keyword is detected, the browser locates a description of the location of a multimedia bookmark data (MBD) file that is disposed at a predetermined position in the HTML file in relation to the keyword. The browser stores the MBD file with the URL as a multimedia bookmark. If the browser does not find a keyword, it scans the HTML document for TITLE information. If detected, the TITLE information is stored with the URL as a traditional, text-only bookmark. The user recalls his list of bookmarks to revisit the HTML file, and is presented with a set of multimedia bookmark representations (MBRs) generated from the stored MBDs, as well as text-only bookmarks. The browser may change the appearance of, animate, or present audio accompaniment to an MBR when the user places his cursor over or selects the MBR. Upon selecting a MBR or text-only bookmark, the browser loads and displays the HTML file at the associated URL.
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37 Claims
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1. A system for providing multimedia bookmarks for Hypertext Markup Language files, comprising a computer having:
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a. an HTML file associated with a Universal Resource Locator (URL); b. at least one multimedia bookmark data (MBD) file associated with said HTML file stored on said computer; c. a KEYWORD embedded in said HTML file; d. a description of the location of said MBD file, said description disposed in a predetermined position relative to the position of said KEYWORD. - 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 for providing multimedia bookmarks for hypertext markup language files, comprising the steps of:
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a. loading and displaying an HTML file with an associated URL, said HTML file comprising a KEYWORD and a description of the location of a MBD file, said description disposed in a predetermined position relative to said KEYWORD; b. scanning said HTML file for said KEYWORD upon the request of a user to store a bookmark and determining the location of said MBD file; c. storing said MBD file with said URL as a multimedia bookmark. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A browser for providing a bookmark for a hypertext markup language (HTML) file with a URL, said browser scanning the HTML file for a KEYWORD upon the request of a user, wherein if said browser detects said KEYWORD, said browser determines the location of at least one MBD file and stores said MBD file with said URL as a bookmark, and wherein if said KEYWORD is not detected, said browser scans said HTML file for TITLE information, and if said TITLE information is found, stores said TITLE information and URL as a bookmark.
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36. A method for providing bookmarks for a hypertext markup language (HTML) file comprising the steps of scanning a HTML file that has a URL for a KEYWORD, wherein if said KEYWORD is found, determining the location of a MBD file and storing said MBD file with said URL as a bookmark, and if said KEYWORD is not found, scanning said HTML file for TITLE information, and if said TITLE information is found, storing said TITLE information and URL as a bookmark.
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37. A multimedia bookmark comprising:
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a. means for loading and displaying a HTML file; b. means for downloading and storing multimedia bookmark data information upon a request from a user; c. means for deriving and displaying a multimedia bookmark representation from multimedia bookmark data information upon a request from the user; d. means for loading and displaying a HTML file when its multimedia bookmark representation is selected by a user.
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