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USOO5963964A United States Patent (19) 11 Patent Number: 5,963,964 Nielsen (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 5, 1999 54 METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAM 5,625,781 4/1997 Cline et al. ............................. 395/335 PRODUCT FOR UPDATING WISUAL 5,692,073 11/1997 Cass - - - - - - - - - ... 382/219 BOOKMARKS 5,717,940 2/1998 Peairs ....... ... 395/777 5,781,785 7/1998 Rowe et al. ............................ 707/513 75 Inventor: Jakob Nielsen, Atherton, Calif. OTHER PUBLICATIONS 73 Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, Hyper Card User's Guide, Apple Computer, Inc., Cover Calif. Page, Copyright Page and pp. 26, 27 and 139. Primary Examiner Joseph H. Feild 21 Appl. No.: 08/628,414 Attorney, Agent, or Firm McDermott, Will & Emery 51) Int. Cl. 6 ...................................................... G06F 17/21 Methods, Systems, and computer program products are 52) U.S. C. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 707 1501 disclosed for creating, displaying, Selecting, updating, and 58 Field of Search ............................. 395/762; 707/501, using Visual bookmarks. A Visual bookmark is a reduced 707/513; 709/218; 345/333,335, 348,349 graphical image of a web page that is associated with the URL for that web page. The invention allows the user to 56) References Cited View a bookmarked web page by Selecting a visual book U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS mark of the desired page from a plurality of Visual book marks instead of making a Selection from a list of web page 5,140,678 8/1992 Torres ..................................... 395/350 titles. One way the visual bookmark is created is when the ES sE. E. tal - - - - S user decides to add a displayed web page to the user's 5,442,7952- - -a- 8/1995 Levineerteney et al.et al...... - ...- - 395/800 bookmark list. This causes the displayed image to be 5,500,929 3/1996 Dickinson 395/350 captured, reduced, and associated with the web page's URL 5,517,605 5/1996 Wolf .................. ... 395,350 and title. 5,530.852 6/1996 Meske, Jr. et al. ... ... 395/600 5,572,643 11/1996 Judson .................................... 395/793 15 Claims, 17 Drawing Sheets Create Visual Bookmark Image Take Screendump of - 1401 Current Web Page Reduce Size of Screendump to -1403 Create Bookmark image Store Bookmark image 1405 as the Graphical Representation r of the Current Web Page ASSOciate the Bookmark 1407 Image with the URL for the Current Web Page Associate the Bookmark 1409 Image with the Title for the Current Web Page U.S. Patent Oct. 5, 1999 Sheet 1 of 17 5,963,964 NetScape: NetScape Handbook: Menu items File Edit View Go Bookmarks Options Directory 102 104 Netsite: http://home.netscape.com/engimozilla/1.1/handbooklidocimenus.h N what New Wars Cool Handboo Ne Search Net Directory Negroup Bookmarks The Bookmarks menu provides fast and easy access to your favorite pages. Initially, the menu displays Only the two items that help you add and modify pages in a bookmark list. However, asyOuadda page to a bookmark list, the title of the page (Or any other name you wish to Supply as a bookmark title) is appended as a menu item. Selecting the title brings the page to your Screen. Bookmarks are maintained in lists, each list is presented by a bOokmarks file. You can maintain multiple bookmark lists, each with its Own set of titles linked to favorite pages, though Only One b00kmark list can be active at a time. The menu item View Bookmarks produces a Bookmark List dialog box offering options that allow you to build and maintain One Of more b00kmark files. Any changes you make to the active bookmark list (the One currently available through the Bookmark List dialog box) are saved and available the next time you start Netscape. You can Organize and customize items in the BOOkmarks menu through the Bookmark List dialog box. Bookmark menu items can be arranged hierarchically. The dialog box permits you to create a hierarchy by defining header items in the list, then inserting bookmark items indented (in Outline form) below each header. The Up and Downbuttons (a??OWS On the Macintosh) COntrol the line position and indention of items. An item indented One deep in the bookmark list appears as a Submenu of the header in the menu. An item indented two deep in the list appears as a Submenu of a Submenu, and SO On. Each indentation of an item in the bookmark list corresponds to the item's hierarchical Sublevel in the menu. You can also exchange bookmark lists with other Netscape users by using the Export BOOkmarks and Import Bookmarks buttons. Figure 1 U.S. Patent Oct. 5, 1999 Sheet 2 of 17 5,963,964 200 Netscape: Open Location Figure 2 U.S. Patent Oct. 5, 1999 Sheet 3 of 17 5,963,964 302 100 Netscape: Sun MicroSystems 304 it View Go Bookmarks Options Directory While Washire Netsch Back issues As Envisioned by 300S -: s es. Sunla bs. Take a trip on our Time Machine. e secre:SunExpress on the WWW. (9 24 Hours in Cyberspace. (3 Volunteer for NetDay. Products Technology Corporate & Solutions & Developers Overview Sun Microsystems Text-only home page, or the Jaya version of the time machine (Jay a bela Only). Questions or comments regarding this service webmaster? sun.com Copyright 1996 Sun Micro systems, Inc., 2550 Garcia Ave. Mr. View, Ca 94043-1100 USA. altRights Reserved E32 Figure 3 U.S. Patent Oct. 5, 1999 Sheet 4 of 17 5,963,964 302 400 100 Netscape: Sun Microsystems Add Bookmark - 4061-A View Bookmarks-408 Alt+B http://www.Java Web Search Engine What US Government News Finance LELAND Back issues Search As Envisioned by Sunlabs.Take a trip on our Time Machine. :-( sectors:SunExpress on the WWW. (9 24 Hours in Cyberspace. (3 Volunteer for NetDay. Products Sales & Technology Corporate & Solutions Service & Developers Overview Sun Microsystems Text-only home page, of the Java version of the time machine (Java bela Only). Questions of COMments regarding this service? webmastersun.com Copyright 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 2550 Garcia Ave, Mn. View, Ca 94.043.11.00 USA. all Rights Reserved Figure 4 U.S. Patent Oct. 5, 1999 Sheet S of 17 5,963,964 Netscape: Sun Microsystems File Edit View Go Bookmarks Options Directory Add Bookmark View Bookmarks Netsite: http://www. raise Web Search Engine Malvation US Government News Finance LELAND WIESNER's Bookmarks D Sun Microsystems Back issues As Envisioned by *i. Sun Labs. Take a trip on our Time Machine. * @ SunExpress on the WWW. (9 24 Hours in CyberSpace, (3 Volunteer for NetDay. Products Technology Corporate & Solutions & Developers Overview Sun Microsystems Text-only home page, of the Java Ye?sion of the time Machine (Java bela only) Questions of comments regarding this service webmaster SUN.com Copyright 1996 Sun Micro systems, Inc., 2550 Garcia Ave, Mn, View, Ca 94043-100 USA. all Rights Reserved Figure 5 U.S. Patent Oct. 5, 1999 Sheet 6 of 17 5,963,964 Netscape: CNNfn - the financial network File Edit View Go Bookmarks Options Directory Netsite. http://www.cnnfn.com/ what Newhat collanco newsgroups Dow ends wild session at a record The Dow Jones industrial average a struggled through a trying trading day Friday that saw it up 30 points in the morning, then down as far as 40 points in the afternoon. By the closing bell it had popped back into the plus column to post another record, its 16th this year, rising 22.03 to 5630.49. Full story DOW) Managing Friday, February 23, 1996 BusinessYour Personal portfolio tracker Almanac News in a Hurry Top Stories O N.C. citizen challences business-recruitment perks Chrysler to fight government seat belt rulin Japanese bank bounceback not R guaranteed Source Center Alumax gears to fend off takeover latest stories from Friday's Close Knight-Ridder Financial News DJA 5630.49, +22.03 NASDAQ: 1117.79, +.68 Go to CNNfn News page for more stories Gil Document: Done. U.S. Patent Oct. 5, 1999 Sheet 7 of 17 5,963,964 Netscape: CNNfn - the financial network Edit View Go Bookmarks Options Directory Add Bookmark View Bookmark Java Web Search Engine US Government News Finance ELAND WIESNER's Bookmarks D consun Microsystems welcome Page Help Dow ends wild session at a record The Dow Jones industrial average a struggled through a trying trading day Friday that saw it up 30 points in the morning, then down as far as 40 points in the after noon. By the closing bell it had popped back into the plus NA column to post another record, its 16th this year, rising 22.03 to 5630.49. Full story DOW11 M anaging Friday, February 23, 1996 You | Personal portfolio tracker Almanac News in a Huffy Business -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dow Jones Industrials Top Stories O N.C. citizen challenges usiness-recruitment perks Chrysler to fight dovernment seat belt ruling 9 Japanese bank bounceback not guaranteed R eSOce Center Alumax gears to fend off takeover a Latest stories from Friday's Close Knight-Ridder Financia News DJIA: 5630.49, +22.03 NASDAQ: 1117.79, +.68 Go to CNNfn News page for more stories Gil Document: Done. Figure 7 U.S. Patent Oct. 5, 1999 Sheet 8 of 17 5,963,964 Netscape: Sun Microsystems File Edit Go Bookmarks Options Directory viewell-aroese Neverages Back issues Search As Envisioned by SunLabs. Take a trip on our Time Machine. swore R 'e SunExpress on the WWW, (0 24 Hours in CyberSpace. (3 Volunteer for NetDay. Products Sales & Technology Corporate & Solutions Service & Developers Overview Sun Microsystems Text-only home page, or the Jaya version of the time machine (Java bela Only). Questions Of comments regarding this service webmaster sun.com Copyright 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 2550 Garcia Ave, Mn.