Method and system for rating bookmarks in a web browser
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMaria Azua Himmel, Herman Rodriguez
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Abstract
A bookmark display method executable in a computer system having a processor, a display and a browser. The display method begins by associating a rating with a given bookmark entry (e.g., a bookmark or bookmark set) and then storing the bookmark entry with the rating. Upon a subsequent request to display the browser's bookmarks, the given bookmark entry is displayed with a user-selectable visual cue. Moreover, access to the given bookmark entry may be selectively inhibited if the bookmark rating has a given property. Bookmark rating values defined at a server also may be selectively displayed, modified and managed.
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A bookmark display method executable in a computer system having a processor, a display and a browser, comprising steps executable in the processor for:
- associating a rating with a given bookmark entry;
- storing the given bookmark entry with the rating;
- subsequently displaying the given bookmark entry with a visual cue, wherein the visual cue provides information about the rating;
- and
- selectively inhibiting access to the given bookmark entry if the rating has a given property.
A computer program product in a computer readable medium for specifying and displaying a bookmark together with a bookmark rating property, comprising:
- means for associating a rating with a given bookmark entry;
- means for storing the given bookmark entry with the rating;
- means for displaying the given bookmark entry with a visual cue, wherein the visual cue provides information about the rating;
- and
- means for selectively inhibiting access to the given bookmark entry if the rating has a given property.
A method operative in a Web browser for inhibiting access to a Web page defined by a bookmark;
- comprising the steps of:
- associating a rating with the bookmark;
- storing the bookmark with the rating;
- outputting the bookmark with a visual cue, wherein the visual cue provides information about the rating;
- upon a subsequent request to access the Web page defined by the bookmark, determining whether the rating has a given property indicating that access to the Web page is to be restricted;
- and
- inhibiting access to the Web page if the rating has the given property.
A bookmark display method executable in a computer system having a processor, a display and a browser, comprising steps executable in the processor for:
- associating a rating with a given bookmark entry;
- storing the given bookmark entry with the rating;
- and
- subsequently displaying the given bookmark entry with a visual cue, wherein the visual cue provides information about the rating.
A method for serving bookmarks to a client browser, comprising the steps of:
- storing a plurality of bookmark sets at a server coupled to a network, each bookmark set containing a set of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) and at least one rating value and being downloadable as a unit;
- responsive to query from a client, serving to the client a bookmark set;
- receiving and storing the bookmark set at the client;
- and
- displaying the bookmark set with the rating value of at least one bookmark illustrated by a visual cue, wherein the visual cue provides information about the rating.
A method for serving a set of URLs to a client browser, comprising the steps of:
- associating a rating value with the set of URLs;
- responsive to a query from a client, serving to the client the set of URLs and the associated rating value;
- receiving and storing the set of URLs and the associated rating value,
- displaying the set of URLs, together with the rating illustrated by a visual cue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.