Process for generating personalized digital directory pages
First Claim
1. A process for generating personalized digital directory pages comprising:
- providing at least one computing device comprising a memory for storing instructions and a processor for executing said instructions, and utilizing said at least one computing device to perform the steps of;
a. requesting and receiving an HTML page related to a user search related link on a server from a client station, the HTML page comprising a plurality of hypertext links for access to other pages associated with the user search related link;
b. receiving and storing a digital file from said server in a temporary memory of the client station, said digital file corresponding to said HTML page and comprising said hypertext links for access to said other pages associated with the user search related link;
c. displaying said digital file on the client station and, based on user selection, recording a personalization file in said temporary memory, said personalization file comprising, for each of one or more hypertext links from said digital file, at least a selected identifier of a hypertext link and a corresponding selected personalization indicator for said hypertext link, wherein each selected identifier and corresponding selected personalization indicator, represents user preference with respect to the associated hypertext link, wherein said user is not required to visit said hypertext link;
d. transmitting said personalization file from the temporary memory to the server and recording therein, for each of one or more hypertext links from said digital file, said selected identifier of a hypertext link and said corresponding selected personalization indicator, linked with a user identifier, for subsequent access.
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Abstract
A process for generating personalized digital directory pages for display with a navigator program including a personalization step including recording in a temporary memory of a client station a digital file corresponding to an HTML page comprising hypertext links for access to other pages and descriptors associated with pictograms and proceeding to a display of the page on the client station, recording in a temporary memory of the client station at least one personalization file comprising a link identifier and at least one personalization descriptor selected by the user, transmitting the content of the temporary memory to the server, and recording in a server memory the personalization file data linked with the user identifier and the link identifier in question.
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1. A process for generating personalized digital directory pages comprising:
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providing at least one computing device comprising a memory for storing instructions and a processor for executing said instructions, and utilizing said at least one computing device to perform the steps of; a. requesting and receiving an HTML page related to a user search related link on a server from a client station, the HTML page comprising a plurality of hypertext links for access to other pages associated with the user search related link; b. receiving and storing a digital file from said server in a temporary memory of the client station, said digital file corresponding to said HTML page and comprising said hypertext links for access to said other pages associated with the user search related link; c. displaying said digital file on the client station and, based on user selection, recording a personalization file in said temporary memory, said personalization file comprising, for each of one or more hypertext links from said digital file, at least a selected identifier of a hypertext link and a corresponding selected personalization indicator for said hypertext link, wherein each selected identifier and corresponding selected personalization indicator, represents user preference with respect to the associated hypertext link, wherein said user is not required to visit said hypertext link; d. transmitting said personalization file from the temporary memory to the server and recording therein, for each of one or more hypertext links from said digital file, said selected identifier of a hypertext link and said corresponding selected personalization indicator, linked with a user identifier, for subsequent access. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A process for generating personalized digital directory pages comprising:
providing at least one server comprising a memory for storing instructions and a processor for executing said instructions, said server configured to perform the steps of; a. receiving a request for an HTML page related to a user search related link, the HTML page comprising a plurality of hypertext links for access to other pages associated with the user search related link; b. generating and transmitting a digital file corresponding to said HTML page and comprising said hypertext links for access to said other pages associated with the user search related link; and c. receiving and recording a personalization file based on user selection, linked with a user identifier, said personalization file comprising, for each of one or more hypertext links from said digital file, at least a selected identifier of a hypertext link and a corresponding selected personalization indicator for said hypertext link, wherein each selected identifier and corresponding selected personalization indicator represents user preference with respect to the associated hypertext link, and wherein there is no requirement to visit said hypertext link. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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21. A system comprising:
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at least one server comprising a memory for storing instructions and a processor for executing said instructions, said server configured to; a. receive a request for an HTML page related to a user search related link, the HTML page comprising a plurality of hypertext links for access to other pages associated with the user search related link; b, generate and transmit a digital file corresponding to said HTML page and comprising said hypertext links for access to said other pages associated with the user search related link; and c. receive and record a personalization file based on user selection, linked with a user identifier, said personalization file comprising, for each of one or more hypertext links from said digital file, at least a selected identifier of a hypertext link and a corresponding selected personalization indicator for said hypertext link, wherein each selected identifier and corresponding selected personalization indicator represents user preference with respect to the associated hypertext link, and wherein there is no requirement to visit said hypertext link. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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28. A process for generating personalized digital directory pages, comprising:
- providing a computer comprising a memory for storing instructions and a processor for executing the instructions, the computer configured to perform operations including;
receiving an HTML page related to a user search related link, the HTML page comprising a plurality of hypertext links for access to other pages associated with the user search related link, the HTML page being used to generate and transmit a corresponding digital file comprising the plurality of hypertext links for access to the other pages associated with the user search related link, a personalization file being received and recorded based on user selection and comprising, for each of at least one of the plurality of hypertext links from the digital file, at least a selected identifier of a hypertext link and a corresponding selected personalization indicator for the hypertext link, wherein each selected identifier and corresponding selected personalization indicator represents user preference with respect to the associated hypertext link, and wherein there is no requirement to visit the hypertext link. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
- providing a computer comprising a memory for storing instructions and a processor for executing the instructions, the computer configured to perform operations including;
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51. A system for creating personalized digital directory pages from web search results for multiple users accessing the system through respective client computing devices over a network, the system comprising:
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at least one server accessible by client computing devices via the network and comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, and being programmed, via executable program instructions; the at least one server configured to;
(i) receive user supplied search requests from each of multiple users;
(ii) in response to each search request, provide for display on a client computing device to the requesting user digital information corresponding to at least one web page associated with the search request and comprising a plurality of links for access to other web pages associated with the search request;
(iii) receive user supplied personalization information from the respective client computing devices of each of multiple users, the personalization information associating at least one personalization descriptor with at least one link previously provided in response to a search request of the user regardless of whether the user has visited the web page associated with the link;wherein the at least one server is in communication with a data storage and configured to cause the recording in the data storage, for each of multiple users, of an association between at least one personalization descriptor and at least one of the links as specified in the personalization information supplied by the user; and wherein the at least one server is configured to provide for display on a client computing device to a user, in response to a subsequent request by the user, digital information corresponding to a personalized digital directory page comprising a plurality of links relating to the subsequent request and the personalization descriptors the requesting user previously associated with any of the provided links as recorded in the data storage. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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