Method and device for providing easy access to pre-selected data resources
First Claim
1. A method for providing access to data resources using a web browser, comprising:
- maintaining a list of data resources;
associating each data resource in said list with one of a plurality of predefined locations in a content part of a browser window which is framed by the browser'"'"'s chrome;
maintaining, in computer memory, graphical representations of each data resource in said list; and
when a user instructs a web browser to open an empty browser window;
opening a new browser window as instructed by the user, and displaying the opened browser window including the predefined locations in the content part, andfor each data resource in said list, displaying a corresponding thumbnail image in the associated predefined location in the content part of the opened browser window such that the thumbnail images that correspond to the data resources in said list are simultaneously displayed, whereinwherein each displayed thumbnail image is generated based on the graphical representation of the corresponding data resource, andeach displayed thumbnail image is associated with a user invocable instruction for retrieving and displaying the corresponding data resource.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed toward a computer implemented method and device for providing a user with easy access to a plurality of frequently accessed resources. The invention provides a user agent (e.g., web browser) in which certain data resources (e.g., web pages) are displayed as thumbnail images within particular locations of a window. A user invocable instruction (e.g., mouse click or a particular keystroke combination) may be associated with each of the thumbnail images or locations in the window. Accordingly, the user may access a desired data resource by performing the user invocable instruction associated with the corresponding thumbnail image or location.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for providing access to data resources using a web browser, comprising:
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maintaining a list of data resources; associating each data resource in said list with one of a plurality of predefined locations in a content part of a browser window which is framed by the browser'"'"'s chrome; maintaining, in computer memory, graphical representations of each data resource in said list; and when a user instructs a web browser to open an empty browser window; opening a new browser window as instructed by the user, and displaying the opened browser window including the predefined locations in the content part, and for each data resource in said list, displaying a corresponding thumbnail image in the associated predefined location in the content part of the opened browser window such that the thumbnail images that correspond to the data resources in said list are simultaneously displayed, wherein wherein each displayed thumbnail image is generated based on the graphical representation of the corresponding data resource, and each displayed thumbnail image is associated with a user invocable instruction for retrieving and displaying the corresponding data resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable medium on which is embodied a computer program for providing access to data resources using a web browser, the computer program comprising computer executable instructions for:
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maintaining a list of data resources; associating each data resource in said list with one of a plurality of predefined locations in a content part of a browser window which is framed by the browser'"'"'s chrome; maintaining, in computer memory, graphical representations of each data resource in said list; and when a user instructs said web browser to open an empty browser window; opening a new browser window as instructed by the user, and displaying the opened browser window including the predefined locations in the content part, and for each data resource in said list, displaying a corresponding thumbnail image in the associated predefined location in the content part of the opened browser window such that the thumbnail images that correspond to the data resources in said list are simultaneously displayed, wherein each displayed thumbnail image is generated based on the graphical representation of the corresponding data resource, and associating each displayed thumbnail image with a user invocable instruction for retrieving and displaying the corresponding data resource. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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