Smart bookmarks for small footprint device applications
US7017159B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/2805
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Users of small footprint devices such as smart cellular phones, personal data assistants, etc. may create and store bookmarks referencing various types of objects and/or data sources. Each bookmark may comprise a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) which may be used to refer to the object/data source. The bookmark system may be open-ended, allowing virtually any type of object or data source to be bookmarked. The bookmarks may later be used by a user or application to reference the respective data source to perform some type of action on the data source, such as displaying or editing it. A lightweight application/service containment framework is described which enables services to run on small footprint devices. A bookmark service may cooperate with an activation framework capable of encapsulating various types of entities. In one embodiment, a bookmark service operates in conjunction together with the JavaBeans™ Activation Framework (JAF) to implement the bookmark functionality.
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