Apparatus and method for a bookmarking system
OwnerAllen E. Milewski, Thomas M. Smithinventors
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Abstract
A bookmarking system is provided that includes a user input device and a network server. A person who is viewing a program, e.g., watching a network news program on television, can bookmark an archived version of that program for future reference. The viewer utilizes the user input device to communicate to the network server the identity of the program of interest. The network server uses the identification information for the program of interest to identify a URL for the archived version of the program. The network server transmits the URL for the archived program to the personal computer of the viewer.
Claims22
A method for searching for an archived item of interest comprising the steps of:
- viewing an item of interest on a first medium by a viewer;
- providing identification information for said item of interest and the viewer to a network server;
- identifying an archival address for an archived version of said item of interest, said archived version of said item of interest being stored on a second medium;
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- transmitting said archival address for said archived version of said item of interest to the viewer.
An apparatus for bookmarking an archived item of interest comprising:
- a network server;
- a database resident in said network server, said database containing information related to availability of an item interest stored on an archiving network;
- a network interface, said network interface contained in said network server and providing interconnection to the archiving network;
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- a user input device, said user input device communicating with said network server to provide identification information for the item of interest and the viewer of the item of interest wherein the viewer of the item of interest is viewing the item of interest on a medium separate from a medium that stores an archived version of the item of interest.
A method for bookmarking archived items of interest comprising the steps of:
- receiving identification information for a broadcast program of interest at a network server, said identification information including data related to the network on which said program was broadcast and data to determine a time of broadcast of said program;
- determining an archival address for an archived version of said broadcast program;
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- bookmarking said archival address.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.