Method and apparatus for HTML control
First Claim
1. A method of editing content displayed on a diary page described by a web descriptor language, comprising:
- receiving an indication from the user to enter an edit mode for the diary page, the diary page associated with an executable diary program running within a web browser, generating in response to the indication, by the executable diary program, a second executable as a part of the descriptor language of the diary page, where the second executable informs the executable diary program whenever the users selects content to edit;
displaying a user edit interface, by the executable diary program after being informed by the second executable that the user has selected content to edit; and
regenerating descriptor language, by the executable diary program, running within the web browser, for the diary page in accordance with edits made via the user interface.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus to create a “diary” containing multimedia references to web sites that a user has visited. These references (also called “content objects” or “objects”) can be addresses of, for example, text, bookmarks, images, programs, movies, etc. Many content objects are provided via the Web sites of “content providers,” with the specific intent of making the content objects available to a user to place in his diary. The name “diary” arises because the invention preferably allows the user to save these references in association with dates and/or times. The pages of a user'"'"'s diary may be navigated like a book, moving forward and backward through the pages or jumping to a particular page. In addition to storing references to Web information, the user can also jot down reminders, enter appointments, and birthdays, etc. for dates. A user is allowed to choose a visual “theme” for the pages of his diary. This theme can be changed at any time by the user and reflects how the user wants to present himself and his diary to the world. The user can set various levels of privacy for different portions of his diary. Entries on a diary page can be moved or copied within a diary page or moved or copied to different diary pages.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of editing content displayed on a diary page described by a web descriptor language, comprising:
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receiving an indication from the user to enter an edit mode for the diary page, the diary page associated with an executable diary program running within a web browser, generating in response to the indication, by the executable diary program, a second executable as a part of the descriptor language of the diary page, where the second executable informs the executable diary program whenever the users selects content to edit;
displaying a user edit interface, by the executable diary program after being informed by the second executable that the user has selected content to edit; and
regenerating descriptor language, by the executable diary program, running within the web browser, for the diary page in accordance with edits made via the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus that allows a user to edit content displayed on a diary page described by a web descriptor language comprising:
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a portion configured to receive an indication from a user to enter an edit mode for the diary page, the diary page associated with an executable diary program running within a web browser;
a portion configured to generate in response to the indication, by the executable diary program, a second executable as a part of the descriptor language of the diary page, where the second executable informs the executable diary program whenever the user selects content to edit;
a portion configured to displaying a user edit interface, by the executable diary program after being informed by the second executable that the user has selected content to edit; and
a portion configured to regenerate descriptor language, by the executable diary program, running within the web browser, for the diary page in accordance with edits made via the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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17. The apparatus of clam 12, wherein the user edit interface allows the user to copy content on the diary page.
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19. The apparatus of clam 12, wherein the user edit interface allows the user to delete content on the diary page.
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20. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer-readable medium having program instructions stored thereon, the program instructions causing a computer to effect;
receiving, by an executable diary program that is associated with a descriptor language for a web page, an indication that a user wants to edit the page content that is being displayed by a web browser;
generating a visible indicator associated with the content displayed by the web browser that edit mode has been entered, the indicator having an associated second executable program as part of the descriptor language of the page;
displaying a user edit interface, by the executable program after being informed by the second executable program that the user wishes to edit the page content; and
regenerating descriptor language, by the executable program, running within the browser, for the web page in accordance with edits made via the user edit interface. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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