Providing a directory of frequently used hyperlinks on a remote server
December 22, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMethod and apparatus for combining truncated hyperlinks to form a hyperlink aggregate Method and apparatus for real time communication over a computer network Method and apparatus for tracking client interaction with a network resource and creating client profiles and resource database Method and apparatus for redirecting a user to a new location on the world wide web using relative universal resource locators Automatic updates of bookmarks in a client computer System for and method of interactive dialog between a user and a telematic server Patent #: 5819039 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 996379 filed on 12/22/1997US Classes:707/104.1, Application of database or data structure (e.g., distributed, multimedia, image)707/1, DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING707/10, Distributed or remote access709/206, Demand based messaging709/217, REMOTE DATA ACCESSING709/218, Using interconnected networks709/219Accessing a remote serverExaminersPrimary: Kulik, Paul V.Assistant: Wallace, Michael J. Jr. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 017/30AbstractAccess to hypermedia servers connected to networks such as the Internet can be provided through mobile devices such as wireless telephones. Hypermedia links such as Uniform Resource Locators (URL) are used to identify and control access to resources on the network. These links are usually very long, are difficult to remember, and are difficult to enter into many mobile devices. These difficulties could be overcome by storing lists of frequently used links or "bookmarks" in the mobile device but limited memory in the device generally prevents this. This limitation is overcome by storing designated hypermedia links on a bookmark server. In one embodiment, the URL of the bookmark server is sent to the mobile device during initialization of the device. By allowing a user can to save, retrieve and maintain lists of frequently used links on the bookmark server, access to favorite resources on a network is greatly simplified.Other References
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