Method for the dynamic improvement of internet browser appearance and connectivity
AssigneeHotbar.com, Inc.
InventorsOren Dobronsky, Gabriella Karni
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Abstract
A method and system for providing the on-demand addition of graphic and other information to the browser's toolbar of a web surfer. A plug-in is installed or caused to be installed in the browser of the web surfer, and the information is allowed to be added to and/or modified in the toolbar area of the browser by the action of the plug-in. The information comprises a skin or a plurality of categorized or rated links, added to the links line of the toolbar. The skin may comprise a message, such as a greeting or an advertisement. The plug-in and the information may be provided to the surfer by a service web site.
Claims26
A method for providing graphic and other information to a browser's toolbar area of a web surfer, comprising:
- providing a plug-in;
- transmitting said plug-in to be installed in the browser of said web surfer, said graphic and other information displayed as a skin in the toolbar area of said browser by the operation of a module of said plug-in;
- and
- allowing said graphic and other information to be dynamically updated according to further information obtained from a web site that is being accessed by said web surfer.
A system for providing on-demand addition of graphic and other information to a browser having a toolbar on a graphical user interface of a web surfer, comprising:
- a service web site connected to a network;
- means provided by said service web site to transmit a plug-in to a web surfer via the network, and
- means for uploading a skin to a toolbar area of the browser in which said plug-in has been installed, graphic information corresponding to a second web site being accessed by said browser, by operation of a module of said plug-in.
A service web site for providing on-demand addition of graphic and other information to a browser having a toolbar on a graphical user interface of a web surfer, comprising:
- at least one connection to the Internet;
- means for supplying a plug-in to a web surfer via the Internet upon request;
- and
- means for dynamically uploading, to a toolbar area of a browser of the web surfer in which said plug-in has been installed, graphic information for display as a skin in the toolbar area of said browser by the action of a module of said plug-in, the graphic information corresponding to another web site being accessed by the web surfer.
A system for providing on-demand addition of graphic and other information to a toolbar area in a graphical user interface of a browser of a web surfer, the system comprising a service web site and one or more other web sites each of which authorized to provide to surfers a plug-in and other information installable by said plug-in, the plug-in for providing graphic information as a skin in the toolbar area, the graphic information corresponding a web site being accessed by the web surfer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.