Method and system for displaying site-specific bookmarks on a computer

• US 7,010,748 B1
• Filed: 09/01/2000
• Issued: 03/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Minenko, Vladimir, Schweitzer, Jean
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid, Kristine
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, LE V
• Application Number:
  US10/070,166
• Time in Patent Office: 2,013 Days
• Field of Search: 715/739, 715/745, 715/747, 715/821, 715810-814, 715/825, 707 3- 7, 4554141-414, 455/414.2, 455/414.3, 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/456.3, 455/556.2, 701201-226, 345/739, 345/745, 345/747, 345810-814, 345/821, 345/825
• US Class Current: 715/739
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A method for displaying location-dependent bookmarks ascertains a location for the computer. For this location, corresponding bookmarks are determined and displayed on the computer.

Claims

1. A method for displaying location-dependent bookmarks on a computer, comprising:

ascertaining a location of the computer;

determining time information;

ascertaining bookmarks corresponding to the location;

filtering the bookmarks using the time information;

displaying the bookmarks; and

storing the bookmarks with location information.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bookmarks are used to access data in a network.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the network is the Internet.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer is a mobile computer.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the location of the computer is ascertained using a GPS sensor.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein bookmarks corresponding to the location are determined by a prescribed distance between the information linked to the bookmark and the location.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein resources of the computer are moved to a static system.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bookmarks are stored.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the bookmarks are stored automatically.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the bookmarks are stored manually.

11. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the computer is a mobile computer.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the location of the computer is ascertained using a GPS sensor.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein bookmarks corresponding to the location are determined by a prescribed distance between the information linked to the bookmark and the location.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein resources of the computer are moved to a static system.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein time information is additionally provided which is used to filter the bookmarks.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the bookmarks are stored.

17. A system for displaying location-dependent bookmarks, comprising:

a) a locator to ascertain a location of the computer; and

b) a unit to ascertain bookmarks corresponding to the location of the computer, to obtain time information, to filter the bookmarks using the time information, to display the bookmarks, and to store the bookmarks with the location information.