Electronic web sticky
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1. A system to provide an electronic web sticky, comprising:
- a processor;
a web sticky application operable on the processor for a user to place only a web sticky icon proximate to a selected feature on a web page to which the web sticky is to be associated, wherein content of the electronic web sticky is only displayed in response to a predetermined action by the user, the content of the electronic web sticky being displayed using a balloon that identifies which electronic web sticky icon is associated with the displayed content, and the web sticky icon being displayed outside of the balloon;
presenting a web sticky tool bar, wherein the web sticky tool bar is separate from the web sticky; and
a plurality of options presentable to a user by the web sticky application for selecting a web sticky type;
wherein the plurality of options for selecting a web sticky type comprises providing options for selecting one of a personal web sticky, a private web sticky, and a public web sticky.
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Abstract
A method to provide an electronic web sticky may include placing a web sticky icon proximate to a selected feature on a web page to which the web sticky may be associated. The method may also include providing a plurality of options for selecting a web sticky type.
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16 Claims
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1. A system to provide an electronic web sticky, comprising:
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a processor; a web sticky application operable on the processor for a user to place only a web sticky icon proximate to a selected feature on a web page to which the web sticky is to be associated, wherein content of the electronic web sticky is only displayed in response to a predetermined action by the user, the content of the electronic web sticky being displayed using a balloon that identifies which electronic web sticky icon is associated with the displayed content, and the web sticky icon being displayed outside of the balloon; presenting a web sticky tool bar, wherein the web sticky tool bar is separate from the web sticky; and a plurality of options presentable to a user by the web sticky application for selecting a web sticky type;
wherein the plurality of options for selecting a web sticky type comprises providing options for selecting one of a personal web sticky, a private web sticky, and a public web sticky. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer program readable storage medium to provide an electronic web sticky, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
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computer usable program code configured to facilitate placing only a web sticky icon proximate to a selected feature on a web page to which the web sticky is to be associated; computer usable program code configured to only display content of the electronic web sticky in response to a predetermined action by the user, the content of the electronic web sticky being displayed using a balloon that identifies which electronic web sticky icon is associated with the displayed content, and the web sticky icon being displayed outside of the balloon; computer usable program code configured to present a web sticky tool bar, wherein the web sticky tool bar is separate from the web sticky; and computer usable program code configured to provide a plurality of options for selecting a web sticky type;
wherein the plurality of options for selecting a web sticky type comprises providing options for selecting one of a personal web sticky, a private web sticky, and a public web sticky. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system to provide an electronic web sticky, comprising:
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a processor; presenting a web sticky tool bar, wherein the web sticky tool bar is separate from the web sticky; a web sticky application operable on the processor for a user to place only a web sticky icon proximate to a selected feature on a web page to which the web sticky is to be associated by allowing the user to click on the web sticky tool bar using a computer pointing device and to drag the web sticky icon from the web sticky tool bar and to drop the web sticky icon proximate to the selected feature, wherein the web sticky application is adapted to only display content of the electronic web sticky in response to a predetermined action by the user, the content of the electronic web sticky being displayed using a balloon that identifies which electronic web sticky icon is associated with the displayed content, and the web sticky icon being displayed outside of the balloon; a dialogue box presentable to the user by the web sticky application to create the web sticky to be associated with the web sticky icon; and presenting to the user accessing the web page a personal web sticky label that labels the web sticky as a personal web sticky in response to the web sticky being accessible by only a creator of the web sticky; presenting to the user accessing the web page a private web sticky label that labels the web sticky as a private web sticky in response to the web sticky being accessible by only select users authorized by the creator of the web sticky; and presenting to the user accessing the web page a public web sticky label that labels the web sticky as a public web sticky in response to the web sticky being accessible by any user accessing the web page. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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