Patent ID: 8001077
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for combining bookmarks from a plurality of personal computer devices communicating through or directly with each other through a network interconnecting the personal computer devices, comprising the steps of: a) storing on each personal computer device of said plurality of personal computer devices a bookmark database, wherein each bookmark in each bookmark database includes a URL, a bookmark time stamp, and a deletion indicator; b) altering a bookmark database stored on any of the personal computer devices, wherein altering can be any of adding a bookmark, changing the URL of a bookmark, or changing a deletion indicator of a bookmark; c) providing a new time stamp to any bookmark altered in step (b); d) comparing, according to time stamp, corresponding bookmarks from a plurality of bookmark databases of respective personal computer devices of said plurality of personal computer devices, wherein said comparing step occurs at or between any of said plurality of personal computer devices; and e) combining bookmark databases of respective personal computer devices of said plurality of personal computer devices to create a master bookmark database on any one of said plurality of personal computer devices from bookmarks with the most recent time stamps as found by said comparing step, wherein bookmarks indicated as deleted are not included in the master bookmark database.