Bookmark frame and method of launching browsers using the bookmark in an internet terminal

• US 7,320,107 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2001
• Issued: 01/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Chwa, Gyung-Yun
• Primary Examiner(s): Luu; Sy D.
• Application Number:
  US09/993,127
• Publication Number:
  US 20020109714A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,253 Days
• Field of Search: 345/776, 345/760, 345/357, 713/202, 715/760, 715/778, 715/811, 715/810, 715/738, 715/854, 715/748, 715/733, 715/864, 715/847, 715/501.1, 715/512, 715/513, 709/203, 709/219
• US Class Current: 715/738
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management

Abstract

A bookmark frame and a method of launching a plurality of browsers using the bookmark in an Internet terminal. The bookmark frame includes a browser ID field and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) field in a 1:1 relationship corresponding to the browser ID field. To access the Internet in an Internet terminal having a plurality of browsers and using bookmarks, the bookmarks are displayed for a user to select one. The browser ID of a selected bookmark is interpreted. In accordance with the browser ID, a browser is automatically launched, the URL of the selected bookmark is interpreted, and the Internet is accessed.

Claims

1. A method of Internet access in an Internet terminal having a plurality of browsers, each browser having a corresponding browser ID (identifier), the method comprising the steps of:

selecting one of a plurality of bookmarks from a bookmark list, wherein each bookmark includes a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) field for saving an address of an Internet resource and a browser ID field for saving a browser ID used to select a corresponding browser from the plurality of browsers capable of browsing the Internet resource having a unique protocol;

interpreting a browser ID of a selected bookmark; and

launching a browser of the plurality of browsers corresponding to the browser ID, the launched browser interpreting a URL of the selected bookmark, and accessing the Internet resource.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the browser ID field is 8 bits.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the URL field is 64 bits.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the URL field is a string with null termination.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

if the browser ID field is equal to a first value, a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) browser is launched;

if the browser ID field is equal to a second value, a UP (Unwired Planet) browser is launched; and

if the browser ID field is equal to a third value, an HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) browser is launched.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the browser is a WEB browser for opening at least one file located at an address indicated by the URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

7. A bookmark frame generating method, the bookmark frame enabling a launch of one of a plurality of browsers specifically designed for a particular Internet resource having a unique protocol, the method comprising the steps of:

activating a bookmark manager, wherein the bookmark manager is a program for reading out, analyzing, and storing bookmark information and mathematical function calls necessary for launching browsers; and

completing a bookmark by said activated bookmark manager by;

(a) selecting one of the plurality of browsers corresponding to the unique protocol;

(b) assigning a bookmark file and allocating an ID (identification) corresponding to the selected browser in the assigned bookmark file; and

(c) inputting a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the Internet resource having the unique protocol in the assigned bookmark file,

wherein the bookmark file includes a first field including the ID corresponding to the selected browser and a second field located after the first field and including the URL.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of inputting a bookmark name in the assigned bookmark file after the URL inputting step.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of saving a bookmark frame including the URL of the Internet resource having the unique protocol in the assigned bookmark file and the allocated ID corresponding to the selected browser in the assigned bookmark file.

10. An apparatus for accessing the Internet using bookmarks in an Internet terminal capable of displaying bookmarks on a screen, comprising:

a memory for storing a bookmark frame including a browser ID (identification) field and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) field on a bookmark list, at least one browser, and a bookmark manager,

a controller operably connected to the memory;

a program residing on the memory and being executable by the controller to;

select a bookmark, the bookmark including a browser ID corresponding to a particular browser, and a URL;

launch the particular browser according to the browser ID; and

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access the Internet according to the URL.