Network browser graphical user interface for managing web content

• US 7,117,443 B1
• Filed: 10/22/2003
• Issued: 10/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Aloft Media, LLC (Oso IP, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Aloft Media, LLC (Oso IP, LLC)
• Inventors: Kotab, Dominic M., Zilka, Kevin J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid, Kristine
• Assistant Examiner(s): VU, THANH T
• Application Number:
  US10/691,057
• Time in Patent Office: 1,077 Days
• Field of Search: 715/738, 715/739, 715/740, 715/760, 715/855
• US Class Current: 715/739
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/184 Intellectual property management

Abstract

A network browser graphical user interface is provided for use in association with a network browser. Included is a network browser window associated with a network browser for displaying content associated with uniform resource locators (URLs) during network browsing. Also displayed is a plurality of identifiers adjacent to or separate from the window in which the content is displayed. In use, a user is allowed to pre-select at least one of the identifiers. Moreover, after the pre-selection, content associated with at least one URL displayed during use of the network browser is correlated with the pre-selected identifier.

Claims

1. A graphical user interface for use in association with a network browser, comprising:

a network browser window associated with a network browser for displaying Internet content associated with uniform resource locators (URLs) during network browsing;

a plurality of identifiers adjacent to the window in which the content is displayed;

wherein a user is allowed to pre-select one of the identifiers which is non-inclusive of any portion of the URLs;

wherein, after the pre-selection, selected content associated with at least one of the URLs displayed during use of the network browser is correlated with the pre-selected identifier in a manner that is dependent on a selection of the pre-selected identifier which is non-inclusive of any portion of the URLs, and stored;

wherein the user is allowed to manually enter the pre-selected identifier which is non-inclusive of any portion of the URLs.

2. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein the identifiers are selected for identifying further information associated therewith.

3. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein the URLs are displayed by browsing.

4. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 1, and further comprising allowing the user to subsequently access the content utilizing the identifier.

5. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein the content is correlated upon selection of the content.

6. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 5, wherein the content is automatically correlated upon selection of the content.

7. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein the identifiers have associated displayed buckets.

8. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 7, wherein the identifiers identify the buckets.

9. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 8, wherein the identifiers include intellectual property identifiers.

10. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 9, wherein a search is performed in association with at least one of a plurality of patents using at least one synonym, by:

identifying at least one claim associated with one of the patents,

extracting a plurality of terms from the claim,

identifying at least one synonym associated with at least one of the terms, and

conducting a search utilizing the terms and the at least one synonym.

11. The graphical user interface of claim 10, wherein the terms of the claim are retrieved from a database.

12. The graphical user interface of claim 10, wherein the terms of the claim are automatically retrieved from a database.

13. The graphical user interface of claim 10, wherein noun terms of the claim are identified.

14. The graphical user interface of claim 10, wherein verb terms of the claim are identified.

15. The graphical user interface of claim 10, wherein Boolean searching is incorporated with the searching based on the terms of the claim of the patent and the at least synonym.

16. The graphical user interface of claim 10, wherein AND operators are incorporated with the terms of the claim of the patent and the at least synonym.

17. The graphical user interface of claim 10, wherein a plurality of the synonyms are identified based on the terms of the claim of the patent, utilizing a synonym database.

18. The graphical user interface of claim 17, wherein the synonyms are incorporated with the terms of the claim of the patent to increase the breadth of the search.

19. The graphical user interface of claim 18, wherein the synonyms are incorporated with the terms of the claim of the patent utilizing an OR operator.

20. The graphical user interface of claim 10, wherein the word “

claim”

is removed from the terms of the claim of the patent.

21. The graphical user interface of claim 10, wherein the search is conducted manually upon receiving a user request.

22. The graphical user interface of claim 10, wherein the search is conducted automatically at predetermined intervals.

23. The graphical user interface of claim 10, wherein the terms are modified based on results of the search.

24. The graphical user interface of claim 23, wherein the terms are modified based on results of the search and user input.

25. The graphical user interface of claim 23, wherein the terms are modified based on results of the search automatically.

26. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 7, wherein the buckets are accessed via menus.

27. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 26, wherein the buckets are accessed via sub-menus.

28. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 26, wherein the buckets are selected by being clicked.

29. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein the content includes an entire web page.

30. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein the content includes documentation in a portable document format.

31. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein the date is stored with the content.

32. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 31, wherein the date includes a date at which time the content was discovered.

33. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein the URL is stored with the content.

34. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein any content selected during use of the network browser results in automatic correlation with the pre-selected identifier.

35. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein the content involves competing activity.

36. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium for displaying a network browser graphical user interface for storing content in association with a network browser, comprising:

computer code for working in conjunction with a network browser window associated with a network browser for displaying Internet content associated with uniform resource locators (URLs) during network browsing; and

computer code for displaying a plurality of identifiers in a window separate from the window in which the content is displayed;

wherein a user is allowed to pre-select one of the identifiers which is separate from the URLs;

wherein, after the pre-selection, selected content associated with at least one of the URLs displayed during use of the network browser is correlated with the pre-selected identifier in a manner that is dependent on a selection of the pre-selected identifier which is separate from the URLs, and stored;

wherein the identifiers are capable of being manually entered by the user;

wherein any content selected during use of the network browser results in automatic correlation of the content with the manually entered, pre-selected identifier which is separate from the URLs.

37. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium for displaying a network browser graphical user interface, comprising:

computer code for working in conjunction with a network browser window associated with a network browser for displaying Internet content associated with uniform resource locators (URLs) during network browsing; and

computer code for displaying a plurality of identifiers in a portion of the network browser graphical user interface to the side of the window in which the content is displayed;

wherein a user is allowed to pre-select at least one of the identifiers in the portion of the network browser graphical user interface to the side of the window in which the Internet content associated with the URLs is displayed, in association with the network browser;

wherein, after the pre-selection, selected content associated with at least one of the URLs displayed during use of the network browser is correlated with the pre-selected identifier in a manner that is based on the pre-selected identifier which is distinct with respect to the URLs, and stored;

wherein the pre-selected identifier is distinct with respect to the URLs and is capable of being manually modified by the user utilizing a user-selectable object adapted for modifying.

38. A system including a computer readable medium, comprising:

means for working in conjunction with a network browser window associated with a network browser for displaying Internet content associated with uniform resource locators (URLs) during network browsing; and

means for displaying a plurality of identifiers adjacent to the window in which the content is displayed;

wherein a user is allowed to pre-select at least one of the identifiers which is different from the URLs;

wherein, after the pre-selection, selected content associated with at least one of the URLs displayed during use of the network browser is correlated with the pre-selected identifier in a manner that is based on the pre-selected identifier which is different from the URLs, and stored;

wherein, after the pre-selection, any content selected during use of the network browser results in automatic correlation of the content with the pre-selected identifier which is different from the URLs;

wherein the pre-selected identifier is different from the URLs and is capable of being manually entered by the user.

39. A system, comprising:

a computer;

a network browser installed on the computer;

computer code for working in conjunction with a network browser window associated with the network browser for displaying Internet content associated with uniform resource locators (URLs) during network browsing; and

computer code for displaying a plurality of identifiers adjacent to the window in which the content is displayed;

wherein a user is allowed to pre-select at least one of the identifiers which is non-inclusive of any portion of the URLs;

wherein, after the pre-selection, selected content associated with at least one of the URLs displayed during use of the network browser is correlated with the pre-selected identifier based on the selection of the pre-selected identifier which is non-inclusive of any portion of the URLs, and stored;

wherein, after the pre-selection, any content selected during use of the network browser results in automatic correlation of the content with the pre-selected identifier in a manner that is based on the pre-selected identifier which is non-inclusive of any portion of the URLs;

wherein the pre-selected identifier is capable of being manually entered by the user manually adding to the plurality of identifiers utilizing an icon adapted for adding to the plurality of identifiers which are non-inclusive of any portion of the URLs.

40. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium for displaying a network browser graphical user interface for archiving content in association with a network browser, comprising:

computer code for working in conjunction with a network browser window associated with a network browser for displaying content associated with uniform resource locators (URLs) during network browsing; and

computer code for displaying a plurality of buckets adjacent to and separate from the window in which the content is displayed;

wherein a user is allowed to pre-select an identifier associated with one of a plurality of buckets;

wherein, after the pre-selection and upon selection, selected content associated with multiple URL'"'"'s displayed during use of the network browser is correlated with the pre-selected identifier in a manner that is based on a selection of the pre-selected identifier which is different from the URLs and is capable of being manually added by the user, for being stored in user computer memory;

wherein the user is allowed to subsequently access the content utilizing the identifier;

wherein a date is stored with the content;

wherein any content selected during use of the network browser results in automatic correlation with the pre-selected identifier which is different from the URLs and is capable of being manually added by the user;

wherein the identifiers are different from the URLs and are capable of being manually added by the user.