Synchronization of locally and remotely stored browser data

• US 7,873,748 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2007
• Issued: 01/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Cabezas, Rafael Graniello, Nelson, Brandon Dale, Silvia, Elizabeth
• Primary Examiner(s): SALAD, ABDULLAHI ELMI
• Application Number:
  US11/948,539
• Publication Number:
  US 20090144451A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,145 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/248, 709/205, 709/217
• US Class Current: 709/248
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management

Abstract

A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for displaying information within a browser. Server browser information is stored on a web server. The server browser information includes a set of first category categories and a set of second category categories. An indication of whether a user is on a public system or a private system is received by the web server. Responsive to receiving the indication that the user is on a public system, only the set of public categories of the browser information is displayed to the user.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for synchronizing information within a browser, the method comprising:

storing server browser information on a web server comprising a data processor and a memory, wherein the server browser information comprises a first category and a second category;

receiving an indication identifying a designated category from the first category and the second category;

responsive to receiving the indication, displaying to the user only the designated category of the server browser information, wherein the indication indicates a category selection which a client has designated to synchronize with a local profile.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

further responsive to receiving the indication identifying a designated category from the first category and the second category, synchronizing the server browser information with a local browser information, wherein only the designated category is synchronized with the local browser information.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

responsive to receiving the indication identifying each of the first category and the second category as the designated category, displaying to the user both the first category of the browser information and the second category of the browser information.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 3 further comprising:

further responsive to receiving the indication identifying each of the first category and the second category as the designated category, synchronizing the server browser information with a local browser information, wherein the local browser information is synchronized with both the first category, and the second category.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 2 further comprising:

storing the server browser information on the web server, wherein the first category comprises a first category history and first category bookmarks, wherein the second category comprises a second category history and second category bookmarks, wherein the local browser information comprises a local history and local bookmarks.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a login request from the user;

identifying a user profile associated with the user, wherein the user profile is associated with the server browser information; and

further responsive to receiving the indication identifying a designated category from the first category and the second category, synchronizing the server browser information with a local browser information, wherein only the designated category is synchronized with the local browser information.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 3 further comprising:

receiving a login request from the user;

identifying a user profile associated with the user, wherein the user profile is associated with the server browser information; and

further responsive to receiving the indication, identifying each of the first category and the second category as the designated category, synchronizing the server browser information with a local browser information, wherein the local browser information is synchronized with both the first category and the second category.

8. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer usable program code for displaying information within a browser, the computer program product comprising;

computer usable program code for storing server browser information on a web server, wherein the server browser information comprises a first category and a second category;

computer usable program code for receiving an indication identifying a designated category from the first category and the second category; and

computer usable program code, responsive to receiving the indication, for displaying to the user only the designated category of the server browser information, wherein the indication indicates a category selection which a client has designated to synchronize with a local profile.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 further comprising:

computer usable program code, further responsive to receiving the indication identifying a designated category from the first category and the second category, for synchronizing the server browser information with a local browser information, wherein only the designated category is synchronized with the local browser information.

10. The computer program product of claim 8 further comprising:

computer usable program code, responsive to receiving the indication identifying each of the first category and the second category as the designated category, for displaying to the user both the first category of the browser information and the second category of the browser information.

11. The computer program product of claim 10 further comprising:

computer usable program code, further responsive to receiving the indication identifying each of the first category and the second category as the designated category, for synchronizing the server browser information with local browser information, wherein the local browser information is synchronized with both the first category and the second category.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising:

computer usable program code for storing the server browser information on the web server, wherein the first category comprises a first category history and first category bookmarks, wherein the second category categories comprises a second category history and second category bookmarks, wherein the local browser information comprises a local history and local bookmarks.

13. The computer program product of claim 8 further comprising:

computer usable program code for receiving a login request from the user;

computer usable program code for identifying a user profile associated with the user, wherein the user profile is associated with the server browser information; and

computer usable program code, further responsive to receiving the indication identifying a designated category from the first category and the second category, for synchronizing the server browser information with a local browser information, wherein only the designated category is synchronized with the local browser information.

14. The computer program product of claim 10 further comprising:

computer usable program code for receiving a login request from the user;

computer usable program code for identifying a user profile associated with the user, wherein the user profile is associated with the server browser information; and

computer usable program code, further responsive to receiving the identifying indication, each of the first category and the second category as the designated category, for synchronizing the server browser information with a local browser information, wherein the local browser information is synchronized with both the first category, and the second category.

15. A data processing system comprising:

a bus;

a communications unit connected to the bus;

a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage device includes computer usable program code; and

a processor unit connected to the bus, wherein the processor unit executes the computer usable program code to store server browser information on a web server, wherein the server browser information comprises a first category and a second category, to receive an indication identifying a designated category from the first category and the second category, and responsive to receiving the indication that the user is on a public system, display to the user only the designated category of the server browser information, wherein the indication indicates a category selection which a client has designated to synchronize with a local profile.

16. The data processing system of claim 15 wherein the processor unit further executes the computer usable program code, identifying a designated category from the first category and the second category, to synchronize the server browser information with a local browser information, wherein only the designated category is synchronized with the local browser information.

17. The data processing system of claim 15 wherein the processor unit further executes the computer usable program code, responsive to receiving the indication identifying each of the first category and the second category as the designated category, to display to the user both the first category of the browser information and the second category of the browser information.

18. The data processing system of claim 17 wherein the processor unit further executes the computer usable program code, further responsive to receiving the indication identifying each of the first category and the second category as the designated category, synchronize the server browser information with a local browser information, wherein the local browser information is synchronized with both the first category, and the second category.

19. The data processing system of claim 16 wherein the processor unit further executes the computer usable program code to store the server browser information on the web server, wherein the first category comprises a first category history and first category bookmarks, wherein the second category categories comprises a second category history and second category bookmarks, wherein the local browser information comprises a local history and local bookmarks.

20. The data processing system of claim 15 wherein the processor unit further executes the computer usable program code to receive a login request from the user, identify a user profile associated with the user, wherein the user profile is associated with the server browser information, and further responsive to receiving the indication identifying a designated category from the first category and the second category, to synchronize the server browser information with a local browser information, wherein only the designated category is synchronized with the local browser information.