Service portal for links separated from Web content

A method for providing access to services when a Web page is accessed by a user comprising the steps of:

• receiving a URL code from a user;
• retrieving a set of links from the Web page identified by the URL code;
• displaying the list of links;
• receiving a user selection of a given one of the links from the list of links;
• retrieving a list of services which may be performed using the given link;
• and
• displaying the list of services, wherein the step of displaying the list of services comprises the steps of:
• displaying a standard list of services independent of the given link;
• and
• displaying one of a number of link dependent services as identified by the given link, wherein the number of link dependent services include services provided by owners of content in documents identified by the links.

A method for providing access to services when a Web page is accessed by a user comprising the steps of:

• receiving a URL code from a user;
• retrieving a set of links from the Web page identified by the URL code;
• displaying the list of links;
• receiving a user selection of a given one of the links from the list of links;
• retrieving a list of services which may be performed using the given link;
• and
• displaying the list of services, wherein the step of displaying the list of services comprises the steps of:
• displaying a standard list of services independent of the given link;
• and
• displaying one of a number of link dependent services as identified by the given link, wherein the number of link dependent services include services which perform functions dependent on the type of formatting of the Web page identified by the link.

A method for providing access to services when a Web page is accessed by a user comprising the steps of:

• receiving a URL code from a user;
• retrieving a set of links from the Web page identified by the URL code;
• displaying the list of links;
• receiving a user selection of a given one of the links from the list of links;
• retrieving a list of services which may be performed using the given link;
• and
• displaying the list of services, wherein the list of services includes email of the given link bundled with the list of services which may be performed using the given link.

A method for providing access to services when a Web page is accessed by a user comprising the steps of:

• receiving a URL code from a user;
• retrieving a set of links from the Web page identified by the URL code;
• displaying the list of links;
• receiving a user selection of a given one of the links from the list of links;
• retrieving a list of services which may be performed using the given link;
• and
• displaying the list of services, wherein the step of displaying the list of services comprises the step of:
• displaying a standard list of services;
• and
• displaying a list of services dependent on a configuration of the display.