Patent ID: 6697838
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for associating annotations with a plurality of information resources on a client device, used in connection with browsing of information resources accessible to the client device through a data network, said method comprising:(a) monitoring a browser on the client device to determine the current uniform resource locator address pointed to by said browser; and (b) determining whether there is a stored note file corresponding with the address determined in said monitoring step; and (c) outputting at least some data from the stored note file corresponding with determined uniform resource locator, determined in said monitoring step, wherein execution of said outputting step is based on a determination made in said determining step that there is a stored note file corresponding with the uniform resource locator address determined in said monitoring step, wherein no modification or alteration is made to the information resource being displayed by the browser, thereby maintaining the physical and visual integrity of the information resource; and wherein the efficiency of the transfer of the information resource over the data network is unaffected, and persistent connection to a data network is not required; and wherein successful execution of said method is not contingent upon the integrity of the information resource being annotated or the outcome or quality of the transfer of the information resource over the data network.