Quick access list for previously accessed network addresses

• US 7,110,790 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2001
• Issued: 09/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Nielsen, Peter Dam, Kraft, Christian
• Primary Examiner(s): Trost, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ewart, James D.
• Application Number:
  US09/968,970
• Publication Number:
  US 20030064756A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,812 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/426.1, 455/550.1, 455/557, 455/556.2, 455/62, 455/63.1, 455/63.2, 455/63.3, 455/63.4, 455/452.1, 455/452.2, 455/450, 455/552.1, 455/556.1, 455/566, 707/1, 707/10, 709217-219, 709/224, 711135-136, 711/139, 711/117, 345/738, 345/810, 345/855, 379/88.17, 379/900
• US Class Current: 455/556.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 379/90 Internet, e.g. Internet phone, webphone, internet-based telephony

Abstract

A method of providing access to network addresses for use in a mobile telecommunications device allowing navigation between different addresses and displaying of information therefrom, comprises compiling a first list of addresses bookmarked by a user and then compiling a second list of bookmarks selected on the basis of previous access by the user to said addresses via said first list. The second list may comprise the bookmarked addresses accessed most recently by the user, which will often be those most frequently used. However, the second list may instead comprise the addresses most frequently accessed by the user. The list may further contain entries corresponding to network addresses accessed by the user typing in the address. The provision of a second, selective list of addresses allows a user to access a favourite network address without scrolling through large numbers of bookmarks.

Claims

1. A mobile telecommunications device comprising:

a browser to permit a user to navigate between different network addresses and display information therefrom; and

a processor to compile a first list of bookmarked addresses and to compile a second list of bookmarks selected from the group consisting of;

(i) bookmarks selected on the basis of previous access by the user to said bookmarked addresses via said first list, (ii) bookmarks of network addresses manually entered by the user, and (iii) bookmarks selected on the basis of access by the user by following a link to a homepage.

2. A mobile telecommunications device as in claim 1, where the second list comprises entries corresponding to the bookmarked addresses, manually entered network addresses, and homepage addresses linked to by the user that have been most recently accessed by the user and which are organized in order of recency of access.

3. A mobile telecommunications device as in claim 1, where the second list comprises entries corresponding to the bookmarked addresses, manually entered network addresses, and homepage addresses linked to by the user that have been most frequently accessed by the user and which are organized in order of frequency of access.

4. A mobile telecommunications device as in claim 1, wherein the processor is adapted to permit the user to selectively limit the compiling of the second list to less than all of (i) bookmarks selected on the basis of previous access by the user to said bookmarked addresses via said first list, (ii) bookmarks of network addresses manually entered by the user, and (iii) bookmarks selected on the basis of access by the user by following a link to a homepage.

5. A mobile telecommunications device as in claim 1, wherein the processor is adapted to permit the user to confirm if a network address manually entered by the user is selected for compiling in the second list.

6. A mobile telecommunications device as in claim 1, wherein the processor is adapted to permit the user to confirm if a homepage linked to by the user is selected for compiling in the second list.

7. A mobile telecommunications device comprising:

a browser to permit a user to navigate between different network addresses and display information therefrom; and

a processor to compile a first list of bookmarked addresses and to compile a second list of bookmark entries selected on the basis of previous access by the user to said bookmarked addresses via said first list,

wherein the processor is adapted to compile the second list of bookmark entries without creating a complete record of all network addresses visited by the user.

8. A mobile telecommunications device comprising:

a browser to permit a user to navigate between different network addresses and display information therefrom; and

a processor to compile a first list of bookmarked addresses and to compile a second list of bookmark entries selected on the basis of previous access by the user to said bookmarked addresses via said first list,

wherein the processor is adapted to compile the second list of bookmark entries without creating a usage trail of navigation by the user.

9. A mobile telecommunications device comprising:

a browser to permit a user to navigate between different network addresses and display information therefrom; and

a processor to compile a first list of bookmarked addresses and to compile a second list of bookmark entries selected on the basis of previous access by the user to said bookmarked addresses via said first list,

wherein the second list of bookmark entries consists of bookmarked addresses selected from the group consisting of (i) bookmarked addresses accessed by the user from the first list, (ii) bookmarked addresses previously accessed by manual entry of an address by the user, and (iii) bookmarked addresses accessed by the user by following a link to a homepage.

10. A mobile telecommunications device as in claim 9, wherein the second list of bookmark entries consists of bookmarked addresses selected from the group consisting of (i) bookmarked addresses accessed by the user from the first list and (ii) bookmarked addresses previously accessed by manual entry of an address by the user.

11. A mobile telecommunications device as in claim 9, wherein the second list of bookmark entries consists of bookmarked addresses selected from the group consisting of (i) bookmarked addresses accessed by the user from the first list and (ii) bookmarked addresses accessed by the user by following a link to a homepage.

12. A mobile telecommunications device as in claim 9, wherein the second list of bookmark entries consists of bookmarked addresses accessed by the user from the first list.

13. A method of providing access to network addresses, allowing navigation between different addresses and displaying of information therefrom, comprising:

compiling a first list of bookmarked addresses which are bookmarked by a user; and

compiling a second list of bookmarks selected from the group consisting of (i) bookmarks selected on the basis of previous access by the user to said bookmarked addresses via the first list, (ii) bookmarks of network addresses manually entered by the user, and (iii) bookmarks selected on the basis of access by the user by following a link to a homepage.

14. A method according to claim 13, wherein compiling the second list comprises adding entries corresponding to the bookmarked addresses, manually entered network addresses, and homepage addresses linked to by the user that have been most recently accessed by the user and which are organized in order of recency of access.

15. A method according to claim 13, wherein compiling the second list comprises adding entries corresponding to the bookmarked addresses, manually entered network addresses, and homepage addresses linked to by the user that have been most frequently accessed by the user and which are organized in order of frequency of access.

16. A method according to claim 13, wherein compiling the second list comprises permitting the user to selectively limit the compiling of the second list to less than all of (i) bookmarks selected on the basis of previous access by the user to said bookmarked addresses via said first list, (ii) bookmarks of network addresses manually entered by the user, and (iii) bookmarks selected on the basis of access by the user by following a link to a homepage.

17. A method according to claim 13, wherein compiling the second list comprises permitting the user to confirm if a network address manually entered by the user is selected for compiling in the second list.

18. A method according to claim 13, wherein compiling the second list comprises permitting the user to confirm if a homepage linked to by the user is selected for compiling in the second list.

19. A computer program product operable to control a browser for a mobile telecommunications device, wherein the computer program product comprises at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, and wherein the computer-readable program code portions comprise:

a first code for causing the browser to compile a first list of bookmarked addresses which are bookmarked by a user; and

a second code for causing the browser to compile a second list of bookmarks selected from the group consisting of (i) bookmarks selected on the basis of previous access by the user to said bookmarked addresses via the first list, (ii) bookmarks of network addresses manually entered by the user, and (iii) bookmarks selected on the basis of access by the user by following a link to a homepage.

20. A method of providing access to network addresses, allowing navigation between different addresses and displaying of information therefrom, comprising:

compiling a first list of bookmarked addresses which are bookmarked by a user; and

compiling a second list of bookmark entries selected on the basis of previous access by the user to the bookmarked addresses via the first list, wherein compiling the second list of bookmark entries is performed without creating a complete record of all network addresses visited by the user wherein the inclusion of network addresses visited and not included in the second list is not based on how recently the network address was visited by the user.