Method of and a system for creating a button type bookmark in a web browser

• US 20030135820A1
• Filed: 10/08/2002
• Published: 07/17/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno
• Original Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno
• Inventors: Aasman, Jannes
• Application Number:
  US10/257,121
• Publication Number:
  US 20030135820A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/500
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop

Abstract

To improve access to information stored in data networks such as the World Wide Web (11), a method of and system for creating a button type bookmark (12, 13) of an addressable data file displayed on a screen (3) of a computer device (1) is provided, comprising the steps of: providing a draggable representation (14) of the button type bookmark (12, 13); positioning (15) this representation (14) at part of the data file (4) displayed on the screen (3); capturing from a screen buffer (8) the part of the data file (4) covered by the representation (14); copying the captured part into a data structure representing the button type bookmark (12, 13); and storing the data structure and address information associated with the data file (4) in a bookmarks buffer (7).

Claims

1. A method of creating a button type bookmark of an addressable data file displayed on a screen of a computer device including a screen buffer and a bookmarks buffer, characterized in that said method comprises the steps of:

providing a draggable representation of said button type bookmark;

positioning said representation at part of said data file displayed on said screen;

capturing from said screen buffer said part of said data file covered by said representation;

copying said captured part into a data structure representing said button type bookmark; and

storing said data structure and address information associated with said data file in said bookmarks buffer.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said representation of said button type bookmark is a high level window in a multi level windows computer operating system.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein said representation is a transparent window.

4. A method according to claims 1-3, wherein said computer device is cursor controlled and said representation is coupled to said cursor.

5. A method according to claim 4, wherein said representation is centred around said cursor.

6. A method according to claims 1-5, wherein said representation takes the form of a contour of said button type bookmark.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein said contour is selected from a group of circular, elliptical, and polygonal geometrical shapes.

8. A method according to claim 6, wherein said contour is a region defining a collection of pixels.

9. A method according to claims 1-8, wherein said data file is a data page of a data network of the type from which data can be retrieved as data pages.

10. A method according to claim 9, wherein said data network is the World Wide Web (WWW) and said bookmarks comprise Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) by which said data pages are addressable.

11. A method according to claims 1-10, wherein said representation is taken from a button type bookmark displayed on said screen of said computer device.

12. A method according to claims 1-11, wherein said dragging, positioning, capturing, and storage steps are activated by operating a pointer device including a mouse, trackball, keyboard, and other input device connected to said computer device.

13. A method according to claim 12, wherein a data file is retrieved by activating a particular bookmark.

14. A method according to claims 1-13, wherein said bookmarks are organized in directories.

15. A browser software application for browsing data bases arranged for operating in accordance with the method of any of the claims 1-14.

16. A computer readable medium product comprising a computer program arranged for operating in accordance with any of the claims 1-15. 17. A computer device comprising processor means, screen display means, screen buffer means, bookmarks buffer means, and input/output means arranged for operating in accordance with any of the claims 1-16.