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OwnerJohn Barker, Terry Kohinventors
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Abstract
A process by which a user accesses a web site through the use of a mnemonic associated with the desired site, rather than through the use of the site's actual URL. The mnemonic may be text or an audio or video representation. An on-line service converts the mnemonic to a URL, which then can be used by the user to access the target web site.
Claims29
A method of accessing a website, comprising:
- (a) entering a mnemonic on an electronic device, the mnemonic being representative of the web site, but not being a uniform resource location (“URL”) for the website;
- (b) converting the mnemonic to a URL;
- and
- (c) using the URL to access the website.
The method of claim 16 wherein the video image is a still image.
The method of claim 16 wherein the video image is a moving image.
A method of providing access to a website, comprising:
- (a) providing a mnemonic associated with the website to an on-line mnemonic conversion service;
- and
- (b) providing a URL associated with the website to the conversion service;
- wherein said mnemonic is representative of the website, but is not the URL.
A computer system, comprising:
- a processor;
- an input device coupled to said processor;
- and
- a display device coupled to said processor;
- wherein a mnemonic is entered via said input device, the mnemonic being representative of a website, but not being a URL and said computer provides said mnemonic to an on-line conversion service which converts the mnemonic to a URL.
A computer system, comprising:
- a processor;
- an input device coupled to said processor;
- a display device coupled to said processor;
- and
- an interface to a network;
- wherein a audio mnemonic is received in an audio stream received over said network, the audio mnemonic being representative of a website, but not being a URL and said computer provides said mnemonic to an on-line conversion service which converts the mnemonic to a URL.
A server, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- an interface to a network;
- wherein said processor receives a mnemonic over said network from an entity, the mnemonic being representative of a website, but not being a URL.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.