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Methods and apparatus for generation and execution of configurable bookmarks

  • US 8,689,111 B1
  • Filed: 07/20/2010
  • Issued: 04/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a process for creating a bookmark that is configurable for use in a browsing environment, the process comprising:

  • responsive to user input indicative of user intent to create the bookmark that is configurable, storing the bookmark in a data store, the bookmark identifying a locator of an information resource associated with a content provider and including a variable portion that corresponds to at least a value such that when the bookmark is selected, the value is substituted for at least a portion of the variable portion;

    responsive to said user input indicative of user intent to create the bookmark, receiving a cookie value from the content provider, the cookie value corresponding to a current locator of the information resource;

    identifying a location within the bookmark at which the cookie value is to substitute for said at least the portion of the variable portion, wherein the location is identified by, at least in part, said at least the portion of the variable portion; and

    substituting the cookie value for said at least the portion of the variable portion included in the bookmark, wherein the cookie value is inserted into the bookmark at the location identified by said at least the portion of the variable portion.

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