Automatic bookmark update method and apparatus
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorAnthony Michael Dunbar
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for providing and maintaining a set of bookmarks in a web browser. When a site maintainer moves their web site to a new URL, the maintainer of that places a bookmark update statement in the resource associated with the old URL. The bookmark update statement contains the address of the new web site location. The web browser uses this information to update the bookmarks. With this new capability, web site developers can easily ensure that their users can find the new location of the web site.
Claims18
A method for updating bookmarks in a web browser, comprising:
- encoding a bookmark update code in a web page stored at an old URL;
- and
- transmitting the web page to a client computer.
A method for updating resource locators in a web browser, comprising:
- receiving a resource locator selection;
- requesting a resource associated with the selected resource locator;
- detecting a bookmark update code in the resource;
- and
- in response to the detection, automatically changing the resource locator.
A computer program product, comprising:
- (a) a program configured to perform a method of a method for updating resource locators in a web browser, comprising:
- receiving a resource locator selection;
- requesting a resource associated with the selected resource locator;
- detecting a bookmark update code in the resource;
- in response to the detection, automatically changing the resource locator;
- and
- (b) a signal bearing media bearing the program.
An information providing apparatus for providing an information file identified by an information file specification, the information providing apparatus having a network interface adapted to provide access to a network, the information providing apparatus comprising:
- a first receiver adapted to receive a resource locator selection;
- a first transmitter adapted to requesting a resource associated with the selected resource locator;
- a processor adapted to detect a bookmark update code in the resource and, in response to the detection, automatically changing the resource locator.
A method for bookmarks in a web browser, comprising:
- (a) displaying a list of bookmarks to a user;
- (b) receiving a desired bookmark selection from the user, wherein the desired bookmark is associated with an old URL
- (c) requesting a resource associated with old URL;
- (d) detecting a bookmark update code in the resource associated with the old URL, the bookmark update code comprising a HTML metadata tag for a new URL;
- (e) in response to the detection:
- (1) displaying a bookmark update confirmation dialogue box;
- (2) receiving a bookmark update confirmation selection;
- (3) associating the desired bookmark with the new URL;
- and
- (4) requesting a resource associated with the new URL.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.