System, method, and computer program product for mediating notes and note sub-notes linked or otherwise associated with stored or networked web pages

Abstract

A system and method of manipulating notes linked to Web pages, and of manipulating the Web pages. These Web pages (or portions of Web pages) can be stored at a Web site or in a local file system. The method of linking notes to Web pages operates by enabling a user to select a portion of a Web page, creating a annotation, linking the annotation to the selected portion, receiving a request from a user viewing the annotation to display the selected portion linked to the annotation, and invoking an application, if the application is not already invoked, and for causing the application to load the Web page and present the selected portion.

1 . A system for linking notes to Web pages, comprising: 
 means for enabling a user to select a portion of a Web page;    means for creating an annotation;    means for linking said annotation to said selected portion;    means for receiving a request from a user viewing said annotation to display said selected portion linked to said annotation; and    means for invoking an application to view said selected portion, if said application is not already invoked, and for causing said application to load said Web page and present said selected portion.    
   
   
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