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System, method and apparatus for selecting, displaying, managing, tracking and transferring access to content of web pages and other sources

  • US 7,216,290 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2002
  • Issued: 05/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for creating and displaying a custom selection of content items from web pages, comprising:

  • a first user computing device having a network browser application and a user input pointing device;

    said browser application being operable to display, in a first browser window, a first source web page having a first plurality of displayed content items;

    said browser application being operable for selection of a first selected content item from among said first plurality of displayed content items, said first selected content item being selectable exclusive of non-selected ones of said first plurality of displayed content items, and said first selected content item being identified in response to input from a user through said pointing device;

    said first selected content item being file-based and being defined in said first source web page by a relative network location;

    said browser application being operable to load said first selected content item in a custom browser window, exclusive of said non-selected ones of said first plurality of displayed content items;

    said browser application being operable to obtain a complete network location of said first content item and custom browser window including said complete network location of said first selected content item;

    said browser application being operable to display, in a second browser window, a second source web page having a second plurality of displayed content items;

    said browser application being operable for selection of a second selected content item from among said second plurality of displayed content items, said second selected content item being selectable exclusive of non-selected ones of said second plurality of displayed content items, and said second selected content item being identified in response to input from a user through said pointing device;

    said second selected content item being file-based and being defined in said second source web page by a relative network location;

    said browser application being operable to load said second selected content item in said custom browser window, exclusive of said non-selected ones of said first and second pluralities of displayed content items;

    said browser application being operable to obtain a complete network location of said second content item and said custom browser window including said complete network location of said second selected content item;

    said browser application is operable to save, on a computer storage device, a definition of said custom browser window displaying said first and second selected content items, said definition including said complete network locations of said first and second content items;

    said browser application is operable to retrieve said definition from said computer storage device and to re-create said custom browser window including said first and second content items, said first and second content items being loaded from said complete network locations thereof upon re-creation of said custom browser window;

    said computer storage device is a server connected to said first user computing device over a computer network;

    said definition is assigned a unique identifier;

    said browser application is operable to retrieve said definition from said server over said computer network using said unique identifier;

    said system includes a second user computing device connected to said server over said computer network;

    said server or said first user computing device is operable to send a hypertext link including said unique identifier to said second user computing device;

    said second computing device is operable to receive said hypertext link and is operable to retrieve said definition from said server using said hypertext link;

    said system includes means to detect a presence of predetermined software on said second user computing device operable to permit modification and saving of said custom browser window;

    if said predetermined software is present on said second user computing device, said server is operable to deliver a first definition defining a first version of said custom browser window to said second computing device;

    said first version of said custom browser windows including controls operable to modify said first custom browser window and to save a new definition of said first custom browser window;

    if said predetermined software is absent from said second user computing device, said server is operable to deliver a second definition defining a second version of said custom browser window to said second computing device; and

    said second version of said custom browser window not including controls to modify said second custom browser window or to save a new definition of said second custom browser window.

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