Network Bookmarking Service for Remote Content Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for saving references to content items are limited, as they are locally stored and not accessible from geographically disparate locations, and lack the ability to save references directly from a content item or browser to a bookmarking and tagging service provider.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows users to save references to content items over a network by navigating to the content item using a web browser, selecting a control to bookmark it, and passing the content item's address to a bookmarking and tagging service provider for storage, while also suggesting and saving tag information associated with the content item.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If references to content items are saved locally on a workstation, then the bookmarking process is simple and quick, but the references are not available to the user when away from the workstation or from geographically disparate locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a bookmarking service provider as an intermediary between the user's workstation and the content items. The service provider hosts a server that stores bookmark references in a database, allowing users to access their bookmarks from any location through a web browser. This mediator resolves the contradiction by maintaining local simplicity while enabling remote accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions bookmarks from a single-location (local workstation) storage model to a multi-location (cloud-based server) storage model. By adding the dimension of network accessibility, users can retrieve bookmarks from any geographically disparate location, resolving the contradiction between local simplicity and remote accessibility.
2Productivity
If references to content items are saved locally on a workstation, then storage is immediate and requires no external dependencies, but there are no mechanisms that allow a user to save a reference to content item that is accessible from a variety of workstations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the bookmarking system universal by implementing a web-based interface that can be accessed from any workstation with a web browser. The bookmarking service provider's server acts as a universal access point, allowing users to save and retrieve bookmarks from any location, thereby achieving cross-workstation accessibility without sacrificing the core bookmarking functionality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a bookmarking and tagging service provider is introduced to store references remotely, then accessibility from multiple locations is enabled, but the system complexity increases with network communication and service provider infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service bookmarking system where users can independently manage their own bookmarks through a web interface. The system automatically handles storage, retrieval, and synchronization without requiring complex user configuration or manual setup. This self-service approach masks the underlying system complexity while maintaining ease of use for the end user.
4Ease of operation
If tag information is collected and stored with bookmarks, then content organization and retrieval are improved, but the amount of data to be stored and managed increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by storing tag information specifically associated with each bookmark entry in the database. Rather than creating a separate centralized tag storage system, the tags are embedded with their corresponding bookmarks, allowing efficient organization and retrieval without requiring additional complex data structures or increasing overall system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for saving and tagging a content item available on a computer network, including saving and bookmarking a reference to a content item. According to one embodiment of a method according to the present invention, a user navigates to a content item and selects a control to save a bookmark to the content item. A bookmarking and tagging server receives one or more items of tag information that are related to the bookmarked content item, which are saved in conjunction with the one or more items of tag information.