Mobile bookmarks

• US 8,275,856 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2012
• Issued: 09/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Schneider, James Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Jean-Gilles, Jude J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Means, Jaren M
• Application Number:
  US13/453,483
• Publication Number:
  US 20120209957A1
• Time in Patent Office: 155 Days
• Field of Search: 709/218, 709/216
• US Class Current: 709/218
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management

Abstract

A method and apparatus for updating bookmarks is described. In one embodiment, a server has a bookmark database and a bookmark synchronizer. The bookmark synchronizer is configured to manage a remote bookmark list including sublists each associated with a corresponding one of multiple browsers. The bookmark synchronizer receives a client request, from one of the browsers, to synchronize a local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list, and collects the local bookmark list from the one web browser. The bookmark synchronizer compares the local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list, the bookmark synchronizer adds or deletes bookmarks from the local bookmark list or the associated sublist.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

managing, by a server, a remote bookmark list comprising a plurality of bookmark sublists, each associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of web browsers;

receiving a client request, sent by one of the web browsers upon launch, to synchronize a local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list,

collecting the local bookmark list from the one of the web browsers in response to the received client request;

comparing the local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list; and

when the local bookmark list and the remote bookmark list are not synchronized, performing at least one of adding a bookmark to or deleting a bookmark from at least one of the local bookmark list or the bookmark sublist associated with the one of the web browsers, wherein the one of the web browsers is a first browser type and another one of the web browsers is a second browser type.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising authenticating a user of the client with the server.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second client request sent by the other one of the web browsers, to synchronize a second local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list;

collecting the second local bookmark list from the other one of the web browsers in response to the received second client request;

comparing the second local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list; and

when the second local bookmark list and the remote bookmark list are not synchronized, performing at least one of adding a bookmark to or deleting a bookmark from at least one of the second local bookmark list or the bookmark sublist associated with the other one of the web browsers.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the client request uses a first network protocol and the second client request uses a second network protocol, wherein the first network protocol and the second network protocols are different network protocols.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user input at the server to edit the remote bookmark list; and

editing the remote bookmark list based on the user input.

6. A method, comprising:

Managing, by a server, a remote bookmark list associated with of a plurality of web browsers;

receiving a first client request, sent by a first web browser of the web browsers upon launch, to synchronize a first local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list;

collecting the first local bookmark list from the first web browser in response to the received first client request;

comparing the first local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list;

when the first local bookmark list and the remote bookmark list are not synchronized, performing at least one of adding a bookmark to or deleting a bookmark from at least one of the first local bookmark list or the remote bookmark list;

receiving a second client request, sent by a second web browser of the web browsers, to synchronize a second local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list, wherein the second web browser is a different browser type than the first web browser, and wherein the second web browser communicates the second client request using a different network protocol than the first web browser;

collecting the second local bookmark list from the second web browser in response to the received second client request;

comparing the second local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list; and

when the second local bookmark list and the remote bookmark list are not synchronized, performing at least one of adding a bookmark to or deleting a bookmark from at least one of the second local bookmark list or the remote bookmark list.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

authenticating a first user of the first client with the server; and

authenticating a second user of the second client with the server.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the first user and the second user are the same user.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the remote bookmark list comprises a plurality of sublists, each associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of web browsers, and wherein the first web browser is associated with a first sublist of the sublists and the second web browser is associated with a second sublist of the sublists.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving user input at the server to edit the remote bookmark list; and

editing the remote bookmark list based on the user input.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having instructions stored therein, which when executed, cause a server computer system to perform a method comprising:

managing, by a server, a remote bookmark list comprising a plurality of bookmark sublists, each associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of web browsers;

receiving a client request, sent by one of the web browsers upon launch, to synchronize a local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list;

collecting the local bookmark list from the one of the web browsers in response to the received client request;

comparing the local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list; and

when the local bookmark list and the remote bookmark list are not synchronized, performing at least one of adding a bookmark to or deleting a bookmark from at least one of the local bookmark list or the bookmark sublist associated with the one of the web browsers, wherein the one of the web browsers is a first browser type and another one of the web browsers is a second browser type.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, further comprising authenticating a user of the client with the server.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a second client request, sent by the other one of the web browsers, to synchronize a second local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list;

collecting the second local bookmark list from the other one of the web browsers in response to the received second client request;

comparing the second local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list; and

when the second local bookmark list and the remote bookmark list are not synchronized, performing at least one of adding a bookmark to or deleting a bookmark from at least one of the second local bookmark list or the bookmark sublist associated with the other one of the web browsers.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the client request uses a first network protocol and the second client request uses a second network protocol, wherein the first network protocol and the second network protocols are different network protocols.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving user input at the server to edit the remote bookmark list; and

editing the remote bookmark list based on the user input.

16. A server computing system, comprising:

a processing device configured to execute a bookmark synchronizer; and

a storage device coupled to the processor, the storage device to store a bookmark database;

wherein the bookmark synchronizer is configured to;

manage a remote bookmark list comprising a plurality of bookmark sublists, each associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of web browsers;

receive a client request, sent by one of the web browsers upon launch, to synchronize a local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list;

collect the local bookmark list from the one of the web browsers in response to the received client request;

compare the local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list; and

when the local bookmark list and the remote bookmark list are not synchronized, perform at least one of adding a bookmark to or deleting a bookmark from at least one of the local bookmark list or the bookmark sublist associated with the one of the web browsers, wherein the one of the web browsers is a first browser type and another one of the web browsers is a second browser type.

17. The server computing system of claim 16, wherein the bookmark synchronizer is further configured to:

receive a second client request, sent by the other the other one of the web browsers, to synchronize a second local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list;

collect the second local bookmark list from the other one of the web browsers in response to the received second client request;

compare the second local bookmark list with the remote bookmark list; and

when the second local bookmark list and the remote bookmark list are not synchronized, perform at least one of adding a bookmark to or deleting a bookmark from at least one of the second local bookmark list or the bookmark sublist associated with the other one of the web browsers.