Selective sending of portions of electronic content

• US 8,352,552 B2
• Filed: 07/17/2007
• Issued: 01/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Adrea LLC (Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Intertrust Technologies Corporation (Fidelio Acquisition Co LLC)
• Inventors: Kaghazian, Leila
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, THU HA T
• Application Number:
  US11/778,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20080016169A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,002 Days
• Field of Search: 709/201, 709/205, 709/206, 709/203, 709/207, 709/218, 709/231, 709/245, 379/93.01, 379/93.24, 715/256
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

A user of a handheld communication device selects in a foreground process portions of an electronic document. In a background process a new document is prepared that comprises the selected portions. The user selects the address for forwarding the new document, and the new document gets sent in a background process.

Claims

1. A method for sending portions of a web page from a handheld device via an electronic network, comprising:

displaying a web page to a user of the handheld device on a display of the handheld;

enabling the user to select a portion of the web page to send via the electronic network by highlighting the portion and executing a single command; and

in response to the execution of the single command;

automatically preparing, in a background process of the handheld device, an electronic document based on a highlighted portion of the web page, and

automatically sending the prepared electronic document via the electronic network.

2. A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein enabling the user to select a portion of the web page includes enabling collection of a web page URL and pointers representative of the selected portion of the web page in response to selection of a portion of the web page, and wherein sending the electronic document includes sending the URL and the pointers.

3. A method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the enabling the user to select includes enabling selection of html text.

4. A method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the enabling the user to select includes enabling selection of an image.

5. A method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the enabling the user to select includes enabling selection of a sound file.

6. A method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the enabling the user to select includes enabling selection of a video file.

7. A method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the electronic document is an email message and the highlighting is performed by positioning a pointer in corners determining a rectangle to select text or graphics or a file.

8. A method as set forth in claim 2, further comprising:

providing a send menu on the handheld device to enable sending of the electronic document to an email address.

9. A method for sending a graphic portion of a web page from a client via an electronic network, comprising:

enabling a user of the client to display on the client a web page having a graphic;

enabling the user of the client to select the graphic to send via the electronic network by using pointers and executing a send option displayed in a menu; and

in response to an exercise of the send option;

automatically preparing, in a background process of the client, an electronic document including data representative of the selected graphic, and

automatically sending the electronic document via the electronic network.

10. A method as set forth in claim 9 further comprising displaying a menu on the client having email addresses and enabling the user to select an email address to send the electronic document.

11. A method for sending portions of a web page via an electronic network;

comprising;

displaying a web page to a user of a client, wherein the client is configured to communicate via the electronic network;

enabling the user to select a portion of the web page to send via the electronic network by highlighting the portion and executing a send option displayed in a menu; and

in response to the exercise of the send option;

automatically collecting pointers in a background process of the client, the pointers being representative of the highlighted portion,

automatically preparing, in a background process of the client, an electronic document including the pointers representative of the highlighted portion, and

automatically sending the electronic document and the pointers via the electronic network.

12. A method as set forth in claim 11, further comprising displaying a menu on the client, the menu having email addresses and enabling selection of an email address.

13. A method as set forth in claim 12, wherein sending the pointers includes sending a URL.