System and process for creating bookmark web pages using web browser intermediaries

• US 7,100,114 B1
• Filed: 12/11/2000
• Issued: 08/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Burleson, Winslow S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bayerl, Raymond J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pillai, Namitha
• Application Number:
  US09/732,741
• Time in Patent Office: 2,087 Days
• Field of Search: 707/3, 707/5, 345/739, 345/738, 345/744, 345/745, 345/747, 345/866, 345/808, 715/738, 715/739, 715/733, 715/513
• US Class Current: 715/744
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2216/17 Web printing

Abstract

It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a structure and method for a system for creating bookmarks of pages found within a network, including a graphic user interface adapted to receive a bookmark address within the network, and an automatic page creator that creates a page within the network listing the bookmark addresses. The graphic user interface includes a bookmark address input field and a comment field. The graphic user interface also includes a comment group selection menu which produces a plurality of comment classifications. The page creator creates the page to restrict access to the comment classifications. The page creator can be a web browser intermediary. The menu bar is adapted to launch the graphic user interface and the menu bar appears concurrently with a web browser.

Claims

1. A system for creating bookmarks of pages found within a network, said pages being displayed on a browser, said system comprising:

a graphic user interface comprising at least one button adapted to automatically add a bookmark address of a page being currently displayed on said browser and associated commentary to a public bookmark Web page, wherein said associated commentary includes different comments for different groups that will be reviewing said public bookmark Web page; and

an automatic page creator adapted to create said public bookmark Web page.

2. The system in claim 1, wherein said graphic user interface includes:

a bookmark address input field; and

a comment field.

3. The system in claim 2, wherein said graphic user interface includes a comment group selection menu.

4. The system in claim 3, wherein said page creator is adapted to create said public bookmark Web page to restrict access to said different comments depending upon which password a user uses to access said public bookmark Web page.

5. The system in claim 1, wherein said page creator comprises a Web browser intermediary.

6. The system in claim 1, further comprising a menu bar adapted to launch said graphic user interface.

7. The system in claim 6, wherein said menu bar appears concurrently with a Web browser.

8. A method for creating bookmarks of pages found within a network comprising:

open a network page utilizing a browser;

activating a bookmark application; and

automatically creating a bookmark of a said network page being currently displayed on said browser with associated commentary to a public bookmark Web page on said network, wherein said associated commentary includes different comments for different groups that will be reviewing said public bookmark Web page.

9. The method in claim 8, further comprising:

inputting comments regarding said bookmark; and

associating said comments with said bookmark on said public bookmark Web page to create said associated commentary.

10. The method in claim 9, further comprising:

restricting access to said comments depending upon which password a user uses to access said public bookmark Web page.

11. The method in claim 8, further comprising creating multiple bookmarks on said public bookmark Web page.

12. The method in claim 8, wherein a Web browser intermediary is used to create said public bookmark Web page.

13. The method in claim 8, wherein said step of automatically creating said bookmark comprises identifying an address of said network page as a default address.

14. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for creating bookmarks of pages found within a network, said method comprising:

opening a network page utilizing a browser;

activating a bookmark application; and

automatically creating a bookmark of said network page being currently displayed on said browser with associated commentary to a public bookmark Web page on said network, wherein said associated commentary includes different comments for different groups that will be reviewing said public bookmark Web page.

15. The program storage device as in claim 14, further comprising:

inputting comments regarding said bookmark; and

associating said comments with said bookmark on said public bookmark Web page to create said associated commentary.

16. The program storage device as in claim 15, further comprising:

restricting access to said comments depending upon which password a user uses to access said public bookmark Web page.

17. The program storage device as in claim 14, further comprising creating multiple bookmarks on said bookmark page.

18. The program storage device as in claim 14, wherein a Web browser intermediary is used to create said public bookmark Web page.

19. The program storage device as in claim 14, wherein said step of automatically creating said bookmark comprises identifying an address of said network page as a default address.