Bookmark managing system and bookmark managing method

• US 7,324,997 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2002
• Issued: 01/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Yamada, Hiroshi
• Primary Examiner(s): MAHMOUDI, HASSAN
• Application Number:
  US10/224,372
• Publication Number:
  US 20030046290A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,987 Days
• Field of Search: 707/1, 707/3, 707/10, 709/219, 455/414.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching

Abstract

A bookmark managing system is provided which is capable of effectively managing a bookmark function even when a user is using a plurality of terminals. The bookmark managing system includes terminals to be used by the user, information providing server which provides contents to the terminals, an Internet to connect the terminals to the information providing server, and browsers used to browse contents incorporated in the terminals. It is also provided with a bookmark managing server being connected to the Internet and having a bookmark information list providing shared bookmark information which can perform a bookmark function even when the user is using a plurality of types of the terminals. The bookmark information has, at least, name information providing contents to be linked to and one and more URL information corresponding to the name information.

Claims

1. A bookmark managing system, comprising:

a first user terminal having a first processing and displaying capability and a first World Wide Web (WWW) browser;

a second user terminal having a second processing and displaying capability different from that of said first user terminal and a second WWW browser;

a server connected to said first and second user terminals through a WWW network and that provides all of a same desired content to said first user terminal and a part that is less than all of the same desired content to said second user terminal; and

a bookmark managing server connected to said first and second user terminals through the network, said bookmark managing server storing two different Uniform Resource Locator (URL) bookmark addresses for the all and the part of the same desired content under a common bookmark that is available to both said first and second user terminals through the network, a first one of said two URL bookmark addresses providing the all of the same desired content so as to be suitable for displaying at said first user terminal but not suitable for displaying at said second user terminal, and a second one of said two URL bookmark addresses providing the part of the same desired content so as to be suitable for displaying at said second user terminal,

wherein said first one of said two URL bookmark addresses is in hyper text markup language and said second one of said two URL bookmark addresses is in wireless markup language.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said bookmark managing server also stores, under the common bookmark for the same desired content, an editorial comment about the same desired content.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said second user terminal is a portable terminal having a lesser processing and displaying capability than said first user terminal.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said bookmark managing server also stores, under the common bookmark for the same desired content, an indication whether the common bookmark for the same desired content is to be made available to a third user terminal different from said first and second user terminals.

5. A bookmark managing method, comprising the steps of:

providing a first user terminal having a first processing and displaying capability and a first World Wide Web (WWW) browser and a second user terminal having a second processing and displaying capability different from that of the first user terminal and a second WWW browser;

connecting the first and second user terminals to a server through a WWW network, the server providing all of a same desired content to the first user terminal and a part that is less than all of the same desired content to said second user terminal upon request; and

storing in a bookmark managing server two different Uniform Resource Locator (URL) bookmark addresses for the all and the part of the same desired content under a common bookmark that is available to both the first and second user terminals through the network, the bookmark managing server being connected to the first and second user terminals through the network, a first one of the two URL bookmark addresses providing the all of the same desired content so as to be suitable for displaying at the first user terminal but not suitable for displaying at the second user terminal, and a second one of the two URL bookmark addresses providing the part of the same desired content so as to be suitable for displaying at the second user terminal,

wherein the first one of said two URL bookmark addresses is in hyper text markup language and said second one of said two URL bookmark addresses is in wireless markup language.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the bookmark managing server also stores, under the common bookmark for the desired content, an editorial comment about the desired content.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the second user terminal is a portable terminal having a lesser processing and displaying capability than the first user terminal.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the bookmark managing server also stores, under the common bookmark for the same desired content, an indication whether the common bookmark for the same desired content is to be made available to a third user terminal different from the first and second user terminals.

9. A bookmark managing system, comprising:

a first user terminal having a first processing and displaying capability and a first World Wide Web (WWW) browser;

a second user terminal having a second processing and displaying capability different from that of said first user terminal and a second WWW browser;

a server connected to said first and second user terminals through a WWW network and that provides all of a same desired content to said first user terminal and a part that is less than all of the same desired content to said second user terminal; and

a bookmark managing server connected to said first and second user terminals through the network, said bookmark managing server storing two different Uniform Resource Locator (URL) bookmark addresses for the all and the part of the same desired content under a common bookmark that is available to both said first and second user terminals through the network, a first one of said two URL bookmark addresses providing the all of the same desired content so as to be suitable for displaying at said first user terminal but not suitable for displaying at said second user terminal, and a second one of said two URL bookmark addresses providing the part of the same desired content so as to be suitable for displaying at said second user terminal,

wherein said bookmark managing server, when receiving a bookmark acquisition request from one of said first and second user terminals, selects one of said two URL bookmark addresses based on the processing and displaying capability of the requesting one of said first and second user terminals.

10. A bookmark managing method, comprising the steps of:

providing a first user terminal having a first processing and displaying capability and a first World Wide Web (WWW) browser and a second user terminal having a second processing and displaying capability different from that of the first user terminal and a second WWW browser;

connecting the first and second user terminals to a server through a WWW network, the server providing all of a same desired content to the first user terminal and a part that is less than all of the same desired content to said second user terminal upon request; and

storing in a bookmark managing server two different Uniform Resource Locator (URL) bookmark addresses for the all and the part of the same desired content under a common bookmark that is available to both the first and second user terminals through the network, the bookmark managing server being connected to the first and second user terminals through the network, a first one of the two URL bookmark addresses providing the all of the same desired content so as to be suitable for displaying at the first user terminal but not suitable for displaying at the second user terminal, and a second one of the two URL bookmark addresses providing the part of the same desired content so as to be suitable for displaying at the second user terminal,

wherein said bookmark managing server, when receiving a bookmark acquisition request from one of said first and second user terminals, selects one of said two URL bookmark addresses based on the processing and displaying capability of the requesting one of said first and second user terminals.