Enhanced favorites service for web browsers and web applications
The invention provides enhancements for the use of favorites during a Web browsing session. A first enhancement identifies when a user is adding a favorite to his favorites list and auto-suggests a category under which the favorite could be stored. A second enhancement allows a user to review his favorites list and see a summary of feed content (RSS or other standard) on each feed enabled page on his favorites list, without requiring the user to link to the page in question. A third enhancement allows the user to view an manipulate the feed in an independent display window.
1. A computer-implemented method for providing persistent access to a data feed listing in a web page, the method comprising the following operations performed by at least one processor:
displaying, on a user device, a window of a web browser;
displaying, in the window of the web browser, a list linking to one or more feed-enabled pages;
receiving, via the user device, input specifying a user operation associated with at least one of the one or more feed enabled pages;
providing, to at least one server, data associated with the user operation;
caching, by the at least one server, the data associated with the user operation;
analyzing, by the at least one server, the data associated with the user operation for URL information;
matching, by the at least one server, the URL information with taxonomy path data in a database; and
in response to the user operation associated with at least one of the one or more feed-enabled pages, displaying a tearoff object configured to automatically provide updated feed information in a persistent window separate from the window of the web browser.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the user operation associated with at least one of the one or more feed-enabled pages is a dragging of a representation of the at least one of the one or more feed enabled pages.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
embedding the tearoff object in a document distinct from the web page.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
displaying the tearoff object in the form of a ticker-style display.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the at least one server isolates the web browser from RSS protocols.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the tearoff object has characteristics independent of the web browser.
7. An apparatus for providing persistent access to a data feed listing in a web page comprising:
a memory that stores instructions
one or more processors that, when executing the instructions, are configured to:
display, on a user device, a window of a web browser;
display, in the window of the web browser, a list linking to one or more feed-enabled pages;
receive, via the user device, input specifying a user operation associated with at least one of the one or more feed-enabled pages;
provide, to at least one server, data associated with the user operation;
cache, by the at least one server, the data associated with the user operation;
analyze, by the at least one server, the data associated with the user operation for URL information;
match, by the least one server, the URL information with taxonomy path data in a database; and
in response to the user operation associated with at least one of the one or more feed-enabled pages, display a tearoff object configured to automatically provide updated feed information in a persistent window separate from the window of the web browser.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the user operation associated with at least one of the one or more feed-enabled pages is a dragging of a representation of the at least one of the one or more feed enabled pages.
9. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
embed the tearoff object in a document distinct from the web page.
10. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
display the tearoff object in the form of a ticker-style display.
11. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the at least one server isolates the web browser from RSS protocols.
12. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the tearoff object has characteristics independent of the web browser.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to perform a method for providing persistent access to a data feed listing in a web page, the method comprising:
displaying, on a user device, a window of a web browser;
displaying, in the window of the web browser, a list linking to one or more feed-enabled pages;
receiving, via the user device, input specifying a user operation associated with at least one of the one or more feed-enabled pages;
providing, to at least one server, data associated with the user operation;
caching, by the at least one server, the data associated with the user operation;
analyzing, by the at least one server, the data associated with the user operation for URL information;
matching, by the at least one server, the URL information with taxonomy path data in a database; and
in response to the user operation associated with at least one of the one or more feed-enabled pages, displaying a tearoff object configured to automatically provide updated feed information in a persistent window separate from the window of the web browser.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 wherein the user operation associated with at least one of the one or more feed-enabled pages is a dragging of a representation of the at least one of the one or more feed enabled pages.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 wherein the method further comprises:
embedding the tearoff object in a document distinct from the web page.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 wherein the method further comprises:
displaying the tearoff object in the form of a ticker-style display.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 wherein the at least one server isolates the web browser from RSS protocols.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 wherein the tearoff object has characteristics independent of the web browser.