Patent ID: 8510282
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for restoring and resuming a saved historical record of browsing activity, comprising: opening a thread archive database containing a plurality of browsing threads, each thread comprising a historical list of web page addresses corresponding to web pages viewed via a web browser and selected for recording in the thread, and metadata associated with the thread or thread entries; displaying such threads in a user interface that enables user to sort the threads by one or more of date, id number, thread metadata or recorded web page metadata; searching said plurality of browsing threads to locate a browsing thread of interest by displaying a keyword index of thread metadata and the threads associated with each indexed keyword, and matching an input keyword or phrase with a keyword or phrase in the index; selecting a browsing thread of interest from the display; and restoring the selected thread by loading it into the browser enabling review and resumption of previous browsing activity.