System for providing information regarding network resources
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsShell S. Simpson, Ward S. Foster, Kris R. Livingston
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Abstract
A client-server system is described. The system includes a group of Web sites that provide Web resources to clients. The resources can communicate with a common interface in order to access a user's documents when the user is actively making use of the resource. The system further includes a Web site that can deliver a Web page to a client. The Web page provides links and other information regarding the group of Web sites.
Claims25
A system, comprising:
- (a) a Web client computer coupled to a network;
- and
- (b) a Web site coupled to the network and operable to cause the client to display a Web page that includes information regarding a plurality of different Web resources that are available over the network;
- and wherein each of the Web resources can make use of a common interface in order to access a user's job document when the user is actively making use of the resource.
A Web Server computer, comprising:
- (a) means for receiving a request from a client computer over a network;
- and
- (b) means for responding to the request by sending the client computer at least one Web page;
- and
- (c) wherein the at least one Web page includes a plurality of hyperlinks to a plurality of different Web sites, each Web site providing a Web resource configured to communicate with a common interface in order to access a user's job document when the user is actively making use of the resource.
A method, comprising:
- (a) providing at least one server computer in communication with a network;
- (b) the at least one server computer receiving a request from a client computer over the network;
- (c) the at least one server computer responding to the request by transmitting at least one Web page to the client, the Web page including information regarding a plurality of different Web resources that are available over the network;
- and wherein each of the Web resources configured to make use of a common interface in order to access a user's pre-selected document when the user is actively making use of the resource.
A computer readable medium embodying a program of instructions for causing a computer to perform method steps, the method steps comprising:
- displaying information regarding a plurality of different Web resources each configured to communicate with a common interface in order to access a user's job document when the user is actively using the resource.
A method, comprising:
- providing a client computer that includes a Web browser having a Web extension, the Web Extension providing an API for accessing an electronic document;
- and
- displaying a Web page on the client computer that includes a plurality of hyperlinks, each pointing to Web content that is configured to communicate with the API in order to access the document.
A method, comprising:
- providing a client computer;
- displaying a Web page on the client computer that includes a plurality of hyperlinks, each pointing to a Web resource that is configured to communicate with a common interface in order to access a user's job document when the user is actively using the resource.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.