US 6,697,838 B1Granted

Method and system for annotating information resources in connection with browsing, in both connected and disconnected states

AssigneeSoftWare Leader, LLC

InventorGabriel Jakobson

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Abstract

A method and system for creating and using notes while browsing information resources (e.g., Web pages) available on a data network (e.g., the Internet) with a client device (e.g., a personal computer, a personal digital assistant, a cellular telephone, and the like) are disclosed. In accordance with the disclosed method and system, when the client device is used to access an information resource, a user of the client device may enter data comprising a note associated with the information resource being accessed. The note is stored in a file for later retrieval. As the user accesses various information resources, they may create separate notes associated with each information resource accessed. When the user subsequently returns to an information resource associated with a previously created and stored note, such note may be automatically displayed to the user.

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Dependent claims

A method for associating annotations with a plurality of information resources on a client device, used in connection with browsing of information resources accessible to the client device through a data network, said method comprising:

(a) monitoring a browser on the client device to determine the current uniform resource locator address pointed to by said browser;
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(b) determining whether there is a stored note file corresponding with the address determined in said monitoring step;
and
(c) outputting at least some data from the stored note file corresponding with determined uniform resource locator, determined in said monitoring step, wherein execution of said outputting step is based on a determination made in said determining step that there is a stored note file corresponding with the uniform resource locator address determined in said monitoring step,
wherein no modification or alteration is made to the information resource being displayed by the browser, thereby maintaining the physical and visual integrity of the information resource;
and
wherein the efficiency of the transfer of the information resource over the data network is unaffected, and persistent connection to a data network is not required;
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wherein successful execution of said method is not contingent upon the integrity of the information resource being annotated or the outcome or quality of the transfer of the information resource over the data network.

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