Local Mobile Memo For Non-interrupting Link Noting

Abstract

Systems, methods, routines and/or techniques for a local mobile memo for non-interrupting link noting are described. One or more embodiments may include a method that may include displaying to a user a page containing a link, receiving a first user input that indicates the link should be saved for potential later processing and saving the link to a local repository so that the link can be processed later. The saving may occur while the page continues to be displayed. The saving may occur without processing the link to perform the associated action. The method may include displaying a list (e.g., including the link) of one or more links saved in the repository, for example, in response to an event that indicates that the user may be interested in viewing links in the link repository.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 providing for display a page containing a link embedded in the page, wherein the link is configured to be processed by a software program to perform an action associated with the link;   while providing the page for display:
 (i) receiving an input that identifies the link, and 
 (ii) in response to the input, saving, to a repository, the link for later processing, contextual information related to the link, wherein the contextual information comprises text from the page that indicates content associated with the link, and a second link referring to the page provided for display, wherein the second link is different from the link, and wherein processing the second link causes the software program to display the page; and 
   providing for display a list of one or more links saved in the repository, wherein the list includes the link and the second link.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the page is a page of content generated by an application. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the page is a web page and the application is a web browser application. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method is performed by a mobile device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing for display a second page containing second content; and   making a determination that the second content is similar to the contextual information related to the first link,   wherein providing for display the list of one or more links saved in the repository is performed in response to the determination that the second content is similar to the contextual information related to the first link.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 in response to the determination that the second content is similar to the contextual information related to the first link, providing for display the contextual information with the list of one or more links saved in the repository.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the input includes swiping information generated by a touchscreen. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing for display a confirmation that the link has been saved to the repository.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein providing for display the list of one or more links saved in the repository is performed in response to receipt of input requesting to exit the page. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 retrieving third content, from a remote server, that is related to one or more of the links and the contextual information in the link repository; and   providing for display the third content on the web page.   
     
     
         11 . A computing system, comprising:
 one or more memory units that store computer instructions; and   one or more processor units coupled to the one or more memory units, wherein the one or more processor units execute the computer instructions stored in the one or more memory units to cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
 providing for display a page containing a link embedded in the page, wherein the link is configured to be processed by a software program to perform an action associated with the link; 
 while providing the page for display:
 (i) receiving an input that identifies the link, and 
 (ii) in response to the input, saving, to a repository, the link for later processing, contextual information related to the link, wherein the contextual information comprises text from the page that indicates content associated with the link, and a second link referring to the page provided for display, wherein the second link is different from the link, and wherein processing the second link causes the software program to display the page; and 
 
 providing for display a list of one or more links saved in the repository, wherein the list includes the link and the second link. 
   
     
     
         12 . The computing system of  claim 11 , wherein the page is a page of content generated by an application. 
     
     
         13 . The computing system of  claim 12 , wherein the page is a web page and the application is a web browser application. 
     
     
         14 . The computing system of  claim 11 , wherein the computing system is a mobile device. 
     
     
         15 . The computing system of  claim 11 , the operations further comprising:
 providing for display a second page containing second content; and   making a determination that the second content is similar to the contextual information related to the first link,   wherein providing for display the list of one or more links saved in the repository is performed in response to the determination that the second content is similar to the contextual information related to the first link.   
     
     
         16 . The computing system of  claim 15 , the operations further comprising:
 in response to the determination that the second content is similar to the contextual information related to the first link, providing for display the contextual information with the list of one or more links saved in the repository.   
     
     
         17 . The computing system of  claim 11 , wherein the input includes swiping information generated by a touchscreen. 
     
     
         18 . The computing system of  claim 11 , the operations further comprising:
 providing for display a confirmation that the link has been saved to the repository.   
     
     
         19 . A method executed by a mobile device, the method comprising:
 providing for display a page containing a link embedded in the page, wherein the link is configured to be processed by a software program to perform an action associated with the link;   while providing the page for display:
 (i) receiving, via a touchscreen of the mobile device, an input gesture that identifies the link, and 
 (ii) in response to the input gesture, saving, to a repository, the link for later processing, contextual information related to the link, wherein the contextual information comprises text from the page that indicates content associated with the link, and a second link referring to the page provided for display, wherein the second link is different from the link, and wherein processing the second link causes the software program to display the page; and 
   providing for display a list of one or more links saved in the repository, wherein the list includes the link and the second link.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 providing for display a second page containing second content; and   making a determination that the second content is similar to the contextual information related to the first link,   wherein providing for display the list of one or more links saved in the repository is performed in response to the determination that the second content is similar to the contextual information related to the first link.