Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating and using temporary electronic bookmarks, such as those associated with a web browser, uses a digitizer tablet with an inking pen (or stylus). An end-user created symbol on the tablet, in terms of Cartesian coordinates position, is associated contemporaneously with a specific electronically addressable site as a temporary label for the site's address. A set of created symbols is then used as a current index into a data structure that holds the associated value related to the web site, allowing the user to jump between annotated sites using the created symbols. Other data retrieval uses are described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 19, 2001
Date of Patent:
October 13, 2009
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.