Web page management method and apparatus and storage medium thereof

• US 9,524,076 B2
• Filed: 05/25/2011
• Issued: 12/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Oh, Chang-seok
• Primary Examiner(s): Choi, David
• Application Number:
  US13/115,695
• Publication Number:
  US 20110296323A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,036 Days
• Field of Search: 715/760, 715/762, 715/763, 715/764
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

A web page management method and apparatus are provided in which a selection signal is received for a plurality of web pages, and identification information is received. The plurality of web pages are grouped and managed based on the identification information.

Claims

1. A method of managing a web page, the method comprising:

automatically adding all opened web pages to a group after a web page grouping start signal is received and until a web page grouping end signal is received;

generating identification information for collectively identifying a plurality of web pages included in the group, the identification information including first identification information based on a correlation of the plurality of web pages included in the group and second identification information used to identify a web page included in the group, wherein the first identification information includes a search word used for identifying the plurality of web pages and the second identification information includes a web address of the web page;

storing the first and second identification information; and

managing the group based on the stored first and second identification information,

wherein managing the group comprises registering the group as one bookmark based on the first identification information and the search word when a bookmark registration request signal is received, and

wherein the search word is used to identify a group and is used to search among a plurality of groups.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing a browser function with respect to the plurality of web pages based on the first identification information in a same manner as a browser function with respect to a single web page, when the first identification information is received after the plurality of web pages are grouped.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

simultaneously activating the plurality of web pages based on the first identification information when the first identification information is received after the plurality of web pages are grouped; and

simultaneously closing the plurality of web pages when a page close signal is received.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising performing a browser function with respect to the plurality of web pages in a same manner as a browser function with respect to a single web page until the page close signal is received.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein managing the group further comprises adding at least one web page to the group when a web page addition request signal is received, and deleting at least one web page included in the group when a web page deletion request signal is received.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein managing the group further comprises deleting a registered bookmark based on the first identification information when a bookmark deletion request signal is received.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein managing the group further comprises simultaneously moving display positions of the plurality of web pages on a screen when a display position movement request signal is received based on the first identification information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein managing the group further comprises simultaneously updating the plurality of web pages when an update request signal is received based on the first identification information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first identification information further includes one of information based on a user'"'"'s preference, a word indicating a purpose of grouping the plurality of web pages, and information based on the correlation of the plurality of web pages.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a user interface unit for inputting a signal and outputting a web page;

a processor for automatically adding all opened web pages to a group after a web page grouping start signal is received and until a web page grouping end signal is received;

generating identification information for collectively identifying a plurality of web pages included in the group, the identification information including first identification information based on a correlation of the plurality of web pages included in the group and second identification information used to identify a web page included in the group, for managing the group based on stored first and second identification information, and for registering the group as one bookmark based on the first identification information and a search word when a bookmark registration request signal is received through the user interface unit; and

a storage unit for storing the first and second identification information,

wherein the first identification information includes the search word which is used for identifying the web pages and the second identification information includes a web address of the web page,

wherein the search word is used to identify a group and is used to search among a plurality of groups.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein, when the first identification information is received after the plurality of web pages are grouped, the processor performs a browser function with respect to the plurality of web pages based on the first identification information in a same manner as a browser function with respect to a single web page.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor simultaneously activates the plurality of web pages based on the first identification information when the first identification information is received after the plurality of web pages are grouped, and simultaneously closes the plurality of web pages when a page close signal is received.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the processor performs a browser function with respect to the plurality of web pages in a same manner as a browser function with respect to a single web page according to an input signal received through the user interface unit until the page close signal is received.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor adds at least one web page to the group when a web page addition request signal based on the first identification information is received through the user interface unit, and deletes at least one web page included in the group when a web page deletion request signal based on the first identification information is received through the user interface unit,

wherein the information on a web page stored in the storage unit is updated when the web page is added or deleted.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor deletes a registered bookmark based on the first identification information when a bookmark deletion request signal is received through the user interface unit.

16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor simultaneously moves display positions of the plurality of web pages on a screen when a display position movement request signal is received, based on the first identification information, through the user interface unit.

17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor simultaneously updates the plurality of web pages included in the group when an update request signal is received based on the first identification information through the user interface unit.

19. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first identification information further includes one of information based on a user'"'"'s preference, a word indicating a purpose of grouping the plurality of web pages, and information based on the correlation of the web pages.

18. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program, which when executed implements the steps of:

automatically adding all opened web pages to a group after a web page grouping start signal is received and until a web page grouping end signal is received, generating identification information for collectively identifying a plurality of web pages included in the group, the identification information including first identification information based on a correlation of the plurality of web pages included in the group and second identification information used to identify a web page included in the group, wherein the first identification information includes a search word used for identifying the plurality of web pages and the second identification information includes a web address of the web page;

storing the first and second identification information; and

managing the group based on the stored first and second identification information,

wherein managing the group comprises registering the group as one bookmark based on the first identification information and the search word when a bookmark registration request signal is received, and

wherein the search word is used to identify a group and is used to search among a plurality of groups.