Method and apparatus for creating and maintaining a scrapbook of information pages

A graphical interface comprising

• a field to receive entry of a uniform resource locator of a web page to be retrieved for browsing by a user;
• and
• a plurality of end user interface elements to facilitate the user to electively saving at least the web page retrieved for user browsing into a scrapbook of the user, including
• a first icon having a plurality of manifestations corresponding to a plurality of states associated with saving a copy of the web page retrieved for user browsing;
• and
• a second icon to facilitate automatic saving of a copy of the web page retrieved for user browsing, into said scrapbook of the user, responsive to a user's selection of the second icon, without requiring further interaction with the user.

A graphical interface comprising

• a field to receive entry of a uniform resource locator of a web page to be retrieved for browsing by a user;
• and
• a plurality of end user interface elements to facilitate the user to electively saving at least the web page retrieved for user browsing into a scrapbook of the user, including
• a first icon having a plurality of manifestations corresponding to a plurality of states associated with saving a copy of the web page retrieved for user browsing;
• and
• a mechanism to facilitate automatic retrieval of one or more web pages linked with the web page retrieved for user browsing in accordance with one or more specified conditions, and saving the automatically retrieved linked web pages into said scrapbook of the user, without first downloading the linked web pages to a local host of the graphical interface, said scrapbook of the user being remotely disposed away from the local host.

A graphical interface comprising

• a field to receive entry of a uniform resource locator of a web page to be retrieved for browsing by a user;
• and
• a plurality of end user interface elements to facilitate the user to electively saving at least the web page retrieved for user browsing into a scrapbook of the user, including
• a first icon to facilitate automatic saving of the web page retrieved for user browsing, into said scrapbook of the user, responsive to the user's selection of the first icon, without requiring further interaction with the user;
• and
• a mechanism to facilitate automatic retrieval of one or more web pages linked with the web page retrieved for user browsing, in accordance with one or more specified conditions, and saving the automatically retrieved linked web page(s) into said scrapbook of the user, without first downloading the web page(s) to a local host of the graphical interface, said scrapbook of the user being remotely disposed away from the local host.

In a client apparatus, a method comprising:

• displaying a first icon in a selected one of a plurality of manifestations corresponding to a plurality of states associated with saving a copy of a current web page retrieved for user browsing, to inform a user of the current state with respect to saving the web page retrieved for user browsing in a scrapbook of the user;
• displaying a second icon associated with user elective saving of a copy of the current web page retrieved for user browsing into said scrapbook of the user;
• and
• automatically causing a copy of the current web page retrieved for user browsing to be saved into said scrapbook of the user, responsive to the users selection of the second icon, without requiring further interaction with the user.

In a server computer, a method of operation on said server computer, the method comprising:

• receiving from a remote client, a uniform resource locator identifying a current web page being browsed at the remote client by a user;
• determining a current state associated with saving a copy of the current web page being browsed on said remote client, in a scrapbook of the user remotely disposed away from said remote client;
• and
• informing the remote client the determined current state to facilitate concurrent display of a first icon with the current web page being browsed on the client, denoting for the user of the remote client the current state associated with saving a copy of the current web page being browsed in said remotely disposed scrapbook of the user.

In a server computer, a method of operation on the server computer, the method comprising:

• receiving from a remote client, an instruction including a uniform resource locator for a current web page being browsed on the remote client by a user of the remote client;
• in response, causing a copy of the current web page being browsed on the remote client by the user of the remote client to be retrieved, using said included uniform resource locator, and saved into a scrapbook of the user remotely disposed away from the remote client,
• receiving from the remote client, an instruction including one or more conditions from the remote client;
• and
• in response, causing a copy each for one or more web pages linked with the web page being browsed on the remote client by the user of the remote client, to be retrieved in accordance with the one or more conditions, and saved into the remotely disposed scrapbook, without requiring the linked web page(s) to be first downloaded to the remote client.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions to be executed by the processor, wherein when executed, the programming instructions cause
• a first icon in a selected one of a plurality of manifestations to be displayed, the manifestations corresponding to a plurality of states associated with saving into a scrapbook of a user of the apparatus, a copy of a current web page retrieved for browsing by the user, to inform the user of a current state associated with said saving of the current web page in said scrapbook of the user,
• a second icon to be displayed, the second icon being associated with saving a copy of said current web page retrieved for browsing by the user into said scrapbook of the user, and
• in response to the user's selection of the second icon, a copy of the current web page retrieved for browsing by the user to be saved into said scrapbook of the user, without requiring further interaction with the user.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions to be executed by the processor, wherein when executed, the programming instructions
• in response to a first user instruction, cause a copy of a current web page retrieved for browsing by a user of the apparatus, to be automatically saved into a scrapbook of the user remotely disposed away from the apparatus, without requiring further interaction with the user, and
• in response to a second user instruction, cause one or more web pages linked with the web page retrieved for browsing by the user, to be retrieved in accordance with one or more specified conditions, and saved into the remotely disposed scrapbook of the user, without first downloading the linked web pages to the apparatus.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions to be executed by the processor, wherein when executed, the programming instructions
• receive from a remote client, a uniform resource locator identifying a current web page retrieved for browsing at the remote client by a user of the remote client,
• determine a current state associated with saving a copy of the current web page being browsed by the user of the client in a scrapbook of the user remotely disposed away from the client;
• and
• inform the remote client the determined current state to facilitate concurrent display on the client, a first icon with the current web page retrieved for browsing by the user of the remote client, denoting for the user of the remote client, the current state associated with saving a copy of the current web page in the remotely disposed scrapbook of the user.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions to be executed by the processor, wherein when executed, the programming instructions
• receive from a remote client, an instruction including a uniform resource locator for a current web page being browsed on a remote client by a user of the remote client,
• in response, cause a copy of the current web page retrieved for browsing by the user of the remote client on the remote client, to be retrieved and saved into a scrapbook of the user remotely disposed away from the remote client,
• receive an instruction including one or more conditions from the remote client, and
• in response, cause a copy each for one or more web pages associated with the web page being browsed by the user of the remote client on the remote client, to be retrieved in accordance with the one or more conditions, and saved into the remotely disposed scrapbook, without requiring the linked web page(s) to be first downloaded to the remote client.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions to be executed by the processor, wherein when executed, the programming instructions enable the computer system to
• receive an instruction including one or more conditions from a remote client;
• and
• in response, causing a copy each for one or more web pages associated with a web page retrieved for browsing on the remote client by a user of the remote client, to be retrieved in accordance with the one or more conditions, and saved into a scrapbook of the user remotely disposed away from the remote client, without requiring the linked web page(s) to be first downloaded to the remote client.