Claims
- 1. A system for accessing a plurality of content items available in two modes, the system comprising:
a bookmark repository which receives, from a first browser, data indicative of a first of the content items and an identifier, which stores said data and said identifier, which receives from a second browser a request to access content associated with said identifier, and which communicates said data to said second browser, wherein said first browser enables the browsing of said content items in a first of the two modes, and wherein said second browser enables the browsing of said content items in a second of said two modes different from said first of said two modes.
- 2. The system of claim 1, wherein said first of the two modes comprises a visual mode, and wherein said second of the two modes comprises a voice mode.
- 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the bookmark repository further stores annotative data descriptive of said first of the content items.
- 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the bookmark repository further stores information indicative of a preferred mode in which to access said first of the content items.
- 5. A method of accessing content comprising:
accessing a first content item in a first mode; saving a bookmark to said first content item; and using the bookmark to access a second content item in a second mode different from the first mode, wherein the second content item contains information in the second mode that corresponds to information in the first mode contained by the first content item.
- 6. The method of claim 5, wherein a one of the first and second modes comprises a voice mode, and wherein the other one of the first and second modes comprises a visual mode.
- 7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:
specifying a preferred mode to access the information represented by the first content item.
- 8. The method of claim 5, further comprising:
providing a textual annotation describing the bookmark.
- 9. A method of providing content comprising:
receiving a request to save a bookmark for a content item; storing an indication of the content item; receiving a request for content pointed to by the bookmark, the request indicating a mode of interaction; identifying a pointer that corresponds to the content item in the indicated mode; and providing the pointer to a browser.
- 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the mode comprises either a visual mode or a voice mode.
- 11. The method of claim 9, wherein the bookmark indicates a preferred mode.
- 12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
overriding the preferred mode in accordance with the request.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/310,610, entitled “System and Method for Providing Multi-Modal Bookmarks,” filed Aug. 7, 2001.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60310610 |
Aug 2001 |
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