Method for capturing and recording URLs shared during correspondence
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsKulvir Singh Bhogal, William Arthur Griffith, Mark William Talbot
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Abstract
Systems and methods of managing URLs including capturing and recording URLs are presented. A digital processor detects a URL in a communication communicated between a sending-user and a receiving-user. The detected URL is automatically stored in a cache memory specific to the sending-user or receiving-user. The cache memory allows bookmarking of URLs to be avoided and centrally stores the URLs in browser history of the respective user improving his searching efficiency. The cache memory serves as a pre-bookmark incubator or filter.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method of managing URLs comprising:
- using a digital processor, detecting existence of a URL (uniform resource locator) in contents of a communication communicated between a sending-user and a receiving-user, such that detecting detects when the URL has been explicitly shared between two or more users;
- automatically storing a copy of the detected URL, without associated content referenced by the URL, in a personal cache memory specific to a certain user without selecting the URL, the certain user being one of the sending-user and receiving-user, the storing including storing metadata of the detected URL and wherein the personal cache memory is in a web browser history file;
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- enabling search and retrieval of URLs from the personal cache memory in response to user activity by the certain user through a client device.
A computer system capturing and recording URLs comprising:
- a detection member detecting existence of a URL (uniform resource locator) in contents of a communication communicated between a sending-user and a receiving-user, the detection member detecting that the URL has been explicitly shared between the users;
- a processor coupled in operative communication with the detection member and configured to automatically store a copy of the detected URL, without associated content referenced by the URL, in a cache memory specific to a certain user without selecting the URL, the certain user being one of the sending-user and receiving-user, the storing including storing metadata of the detected URL, the cache memory being specific to the certain user such that the cache memory is personal to the certain user;
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- wherein the cache memory is in a web browser history file and enables search and retrieval of URLs stored therein in response to user activity by the certain user through a client device.
A computer program product for capturing and storing URLs comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code configured to:
- detect a URL (uniform resource locator) in a communication communicated between a sending-user and a receiving-user, such that detecting detects when the URL has been explicitly shared between the users;
- automatically store a copy of the detected URL, without associated content referenced by the URL, in a personal cache memory specific to a certain user without selecting the URL, the certain user being one of the sending-user and receiving-user, the storing including storing metadata of the detected URL;
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- enable search and retrieval of URLs from the personal cache memory in response to user activity by the certain user through a client device wherein the personal cache memory is in a web browser history file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.