Method, apparatus and program product for updating visual bookmarks
First Claim
1. A computer controlled method for updating a visual bookmark representing a web page, said visual bookmark including a location indicator for said web page and a current captured image of said web page;
- said method comprising steps of;
(a) accessing said visual bookmark to retrieve said location indicator;
(b) retrieving said web page using said location indicator;
(c) generating a new captured image of said web page;
in response to said retrieving and(d) replacing said current captured image with said new captured image in said visual bookmark.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for creating, displaying, selecting, updating, and using visual bookmarks. A visual bookmark is a reduced graphical image of a web page that is associated with the URL for that web page. The invention allows the user to view a bookmarked web page by selecting a visual bookmark of the desired page from a plurality of visual bookmarks instead of making a selection from a list of web page titles. One way the visual bookmark is created is when the user decides to add a displayed web page to the user'"'"'s bookmark list. This causes the displayed image to be captured, reduced, and associated with the web page'"'"'s URL and title.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer controlled method for updating a visual bookmark representing a web page, said visual bookmark including a location indicator for said web page and a current captured image of said web page;
- said method comprising steps of;
(a) accessing said visual bookmark to retrieve said location indicator; (b) retrieving said web page using said location indicator; (c) generating a new captured image of said web page;
in response to said retrieving and(d) replacing said current captured image with said new captured image in said visual bookmark. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- said method comprising steps of;
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6. An apparatus having a central processing unit (CPU) and a memory coupled to said CPU for updating a visual bookmark representing a web page, said visual bookmark including a location indicator for said web page and a current captured image of said web page;
- said apparatus comprises;
an access mechanism configured to access said visual bookmark to retrieve said location indicator; a retrieval mechanism configured to retrieve said web page using said location indicator; an image generation mechanism configured to generate a new captured image of said web page;
in response to retrieving said web page; andan image replacement mechanism configured to replace said current captured image with said new captured image in said visual bookmark. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
- said apparatus comprises;
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11. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable storage medium having computer readable code embodied therein for updating a visual bookmark representing a web page, said visual bookmark including a location indicator for said web page and a current captured image of said web page;
said computer readable code comprising;computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect an access mechanism configured to access said visual bookmark to retrieve said location indicator; computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect a retrieval mechanism configured to retrieve said web page using said location indicator; computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect an image generation mechanism configured to generate a new captured image of said web page;
in response to retrieving said web page; andcomputer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect an image replacement mechanism configured to replace said current captured image with said new captured image in said visual bookmark. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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