Thread-based web browsing history
First Claim
1. A method for restoring and resuming a saved historical record of browsing activity, comprising:
- opening a thread archive database containing a plurality of browsing threads, each thread comprising a historical list of web page addresses corresponding to web pages viewed via a web browser and selected for recording in the thread, and metadata associated with the thread or thread entries;
displaying such threads in a user interface that enables user to sort the threads by one or more of date, id number, thread metadata or recorded web page metadata;
searching said plurality of browsing threads to locate a browsing thread of interest by displaying a keyword index of thread metadata and the threads associated with each indexed keyword, and matching an input keyword or phrase with a keyword or phrase in the index;
selecting a browsing thread of interest from the display; and
restoring the selected thread by loading it into the browser enabling review andresumption of previous browsing activity.
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Abstract
A method and system for cataloguing browsing activity into separate browsing threads. Each browsing thread is an archived set of links that were considered during a specific time-period. The user is also provided with the ability to add metadata to a browsing history. The invention permits the user to reload an archived thread and resume any browsing from the point at which the thread was paused or suspended. In addition, the method and system provides cataloguing of the user browsing activity into separate threads with the ability to add metadata to threads or the individual entries within a thread. The threads may also be archived by date and time and indexed by keyword such that saved threads may be located, resumed, reviewed, and amended at a later point in time, including by other users, if desired.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for restoring and resuming a saved historical record of browsing activity, comprising:
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opening a thread archive database containing a plurality of browsing threads, each thread comprising a historical list of web page addresses corresponding to web pages viewed via a web browser and selected for recording in the thread, and metadata associated with the thread or thread entries; displaying such threads in a user interface that enables user to sort the threads by one or more of date, id number, thread metadata or recorded web page metadata; searching said plurality of browsing threads to locate a browsing thread of interest by displaying a keyword index of thread metadata and the threads associated with each indexed keyword, and matching an input keyword or phrase with a keyword or phrase in the index; selecting a browsing thread of interest from the display; and restoring the selected thread by loading it into the browser enabling review and resumption of previous browsing activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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