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.
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21 . 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; and
in response to the user operation associated with at least one of the one or more feed-enabled pages, displaying a tearoff object in a persistent window separate from the window of the web browser.
22 . The computer-implemented method of claim 21 , 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.
23 . The computer-implemented method of claim 21 further comprising: embedding the tearoff object in a document distinct from the web page.
24 . The computer-implemented method of claim 21 further comprising: displaying the tearoff object in the form of a ticker-style display.
25 . The computer-implemented method of claim 21 wherein the at least one server isolates the web browser from RSS protocols.
26 . The computer-implemented method of claim 21 wherein the tearoff object has characteristics independent of the web browser.
27 . A system for providing persistent access to a data feed listing in a web page, the system comprising:
a memory device that stores instructions for providing persistent access to a data feed listing in a web page;
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; and
in response to the user operation associated with at least one of the one or more feed-enabled pages, display a tearoff object in a persistent window separate from the window of the web browser.
28 . The system of claim 27 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.
29 . The system of claim 27 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
embed the tearoff object in a document distinct from the web page.
30 . The system of claim 27 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
display the tearoff object in the form of a ticker-style display.
31 . The system of claim 27 wherein the at least one server isolates the web browser from RSS protocols.
32 . The system of claim 27 wherein the tearoff object has characteristics independent of the web browser.
33 . 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; and
in response to the user operation associated with at least one of the one or more feed-enabled pages, display a tearoff object in a persistent window separate from the window of the web browser.
34 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 33 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.
35 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 33 wherein the method further comprises:
embedding the tearoff object in a document distinct from the web page.
36 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 33 wherein the method further comprises:
displaying the tearoff object in the form of a ticker-style display.
37 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 33 wherein the at least one server isolates the web browser from RSS protocols.
38 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 33 wherein the tearoff object has characteristics independent of the web browser.