Web notebook tools

• US 8,255,819 B2
• Filed: 05/10/2007
• Issued: 08/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Chang, Bay-Wei, Dave, Kushal, Ryskamp, Robert Allen, Dai, Xiangtian, Fontes, Paul, Russell, Daniel M., Ashear, Joseph M.
• Primary Examiner(s): TAN, ALVIN H
• Application Number:
  US11/747,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20070266342A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,937 Days
• Field of Search: 715/769
• US Class Current: 715/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

A computer-implemented method of providing information for a web notebook is disclosed. The method can include displaying a web document in a content area of a browser window, receiving a user selection of content from the document initiated by a first user mouse click, and displaying a selection icon in the content area upon completion of the user selection, wherein the selection icon is displayed without the need for a second user mouse click.

Claims

1. A method of capturing data from a plurality of web documents, comprising:

displaying a web document in a first web browser window;

receiving a selection of content from within the displayed web document that is substantially less than all content in the displayed web document;

displaying an embedded control in the first browser window in response to receiving the selection of content; and

in response to input using the embedded control, automatically;

comparing metadata associated with the selected content to metadata associated with content in a plurality of web notebooks to generate a plurality of scores, each score being associated with the selected content and content in a respective web notebook;

selecting a web notebook from the plurality of web notebooks based on the comparing;

copying the selected content to the selected web notebook; and

displaying a web document portion associated with the selected content in the selected web notebook, the selected web notebook being displayed in an active content area of a second web browser window.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second browser window is a frame or region displayed within the first web browser window.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the selected content in a document with content from a plurality of web pages.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the web document portion comprises one or more snippets of text contained in the selected content.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the web document portion further comprises one or more images contained in the selected content.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising displaying a web document connector comprising a link to the web document comprising the selected content.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a plurality of web document portions, each associated with corresponding content selected from a different web document.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a selection of a web document connector and displaying the selected content in response to the selection of the web document connector.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the selected content comprises displaying the selected content separately from the web document corresponding to the selected content.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the selected content comprises externally referencing up-to-date content from the web document corresponding to the selected content.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein externally referencing up-to-date content comprises analyzing pointers in a web notebook that is displayed in the second web browser window.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting a web notebook from the plurality of web notebooks is performed based on the plurality of scores.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata associated with content in the plurality of web notebooks comprises one or more keywords, at least one keyword being assigned by a user that is associated with the plurality of web notebooks.

14. A system for capturing data from a plurality of web documents, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

displaying a web document in a first web browser window;

receiving a selection of content from within the displayed web document that is substantially less than all content in the displayed web document;

displaying an embedded control in the first browser window in response to receiving the selection of content; and

in response to input using the embedded control, automatically;

comparing metadata associated with the selected content to metadata associated with content in a plurality of web notebooks to generate a plurality of scores, each score being associated with the selected content and content in a respective web notebook;

selecting a web notebook from the plurality of web notebooks based on the comparing;

copying the selected content to the selected web notebook; and

displaying a web document portion associated with the selected content in the selected web notebook, the selected web notebook being displayed in an active content area of a second web browser window.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the second browser window is a frame or region displayed within the first web browser window.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise storing the selected content in a document with content from a plurality of web pages.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the web document portion comprises one or more snippets of text contained in the selected content.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the web document portion further comprises one or more images contained in the selected content.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise displaying a web document connector comprising a link to the web document comprising the selected content.

20. The system of claim 14, further comprising displaying a plurality of web document portions, each associated with corresponding content selected from a different web document.

21. The system of claim 14, further comprising receiving a selection of a web document connector and displaying the selected content in response to the selection of the web document connector.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein displaying the selected content comprises displaying the selected content separately from the web document corresponding to the selected content.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein displaying the selected content comprises externally referencing up-to-date content from the web document corresponding to the selected content.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein externally referencing up-to-date content comprises analyzing pointers in a web notebook that is displayed in the second web browser window.

25. A computer-readable storage medium in communication with one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

displaying a web document in a first web browser window;

receiving a selection of content from within the displayed web document that is substantially less than all content in the displayed web document;

displaying an embedded control in the first browser window in response to receiving the selection of content; and

in response to input using the embedded control, automatically;

comparing metadata associated with the selected content to metadata associated with content in a plurality of web notebooks to generate a plurality of scores, each score being associated with the selected content and content in a respective web notebook;

selecting a web notebook from the plurality of web notebooks based on the comparing;

copying the selected content to the selected web notebook; and

displaying a web document portion associated with the selected content in the selected web notebook, the selected web notebook being displayed in an active content area of a second web browser window.

26. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein the second browser window is a frame or region displayed within the first web browser window.

27. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein the operations further comprise storing the selected content in a document with content from a plurality of web pages.

28. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein the web document portion comprises one or more snippets of text contained in the selected content.

29. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the web document portion further portion comprises one or more images contained in the selected content.

30. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the operations further comprise displaying a web document connector comprising a link to the web document comprising the selected content.

31. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 25, further comprising displaying a plurality of web document portions, each associated with corresponding content selected from a different web document.

32. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 25, further comprising receiving a selection of a web document connector and displaying the selected content in response to the selection of the web document connector.

33. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein displaying the selected content comprises displaying the selected content separately from the web document corresponding to the selected content.

34. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein displaying the selected content comprises externally referencing up-to-date content from the web document corresponding to the selected content.

35. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 34, wherein externally referencing up-to-date content comprises analyzing pointers in a web notebook that is displayed in the second web browser window.