Method and system of bookmarking content in a mobile device

Abstract

A method and system for bookmarking content has a controller is programmed to establish bookmark list in a memory of an electronic device, store content metadata in the memory of the electronic device to form stored data, the content metadata comprising content identifiers and other metadata, bookmark a first content entry corresponding to a first content from list on a display associated with the electronic device and, in response to bookmarking the first content entry from the display, delete the plurality of the content metadata corresponding to the first content except for a first content identifier of the content metadata corresponding to the first content comprising only an alphabetic or numeric identifier or both in the bookmark list, said bookmark list comprising the content identifiers and the first content identifier wherein a total number of content identifiers is limited.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 establishing a bookmark list in a memory of an electronic device;   storing content metadata in the memory of the electronic device to form stored data, the content metadata comprising content identifiers and other metadata;   bookmarking a first content entry corresponding to a first content from list on a display associated with the electronic device; and   in response to bookmarking the first content entry from the display, deleting the plurality of the content metadata corresponding to the first content except for a first content identifier of the content metadata corresponding to the first content comprising only an alphabetic or numeric identifier or both in the bookmark list, said bookmark list comprising the content identifiers and the first content identifier wherein a total number of content identifiers is limited.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising after deleting, opening a bookmark screen at the electronic device;
 communicating the first content identifier and the content identifiers from the bookmark list to a content data source in response to opening the bookmark screen on the display, said content data source located remotely from the electronic device; 
 communicating content metadata for the first content and the content identifiers from the bookmark list and not the content corresponding to the first content identifier and the content identifiers from the bookmark list through a network to the electronic device in response to receiving the first content identifier and the content identifiers; 
 displaying the content metadata corresponding to the first content identifier and the content identifiers in the bookmark list at the electronic device; 
 thereafter, selecting the content metadata of the first content identifier or any of the content identifiers in the bookmark list at the electronic device to form selected content metadata; and 
 communicating a content from a content repository corresponding to the selected content metadata in response to selecting. 
 
     
     
         3 . The method as recited in  claim 2  further comprising displaying a list of entries comprising the content metadata on a touch screen display of the electronic device. 
     
     
         4 . The method as recited in  claim 3  further comprising recognizing a predetermined gesture signal on the touch screen display during selecting and wherein storing the first content identifier comprises storing the first content identifier in the memory. 
     
     
         5 . The method as recited in  claim 4  wherein recognizing the predetermined gesture signal comprises recognizing a touch motion originating from the first content entry toward a top of the electronic device relative to an orientation of text on the touch screen. 
     
     
         6 . The method as recited in  claim 4  wherein recognizing the predetermined gesture signal comprises recognizing tapping and holding of the content metadata on the touch screen display and, in response thereto, storing the first content identifier in the bookmark list. 
     
     
         7 . The method as recited in  claim 1  further comprising opening a bookmark screen;
 communicating the first content identifier to a content data source in response to opening the bookmark screen; 
 communicating content data for the first content; and 
 displaying first content data corresponding to the first content identifier in the bookmark list. 
 
     
     
         8 . The method as recited in  claim 1  further comprising recognizing tapping and holding of first content metadata on a screen display and in response thereto, removing the first content identifier from the bookmark list. 
     
     
         9 . The method as recited in  claim 1  further comprising receiving the content metadata from a head end. 
     
     
         10 . The method as recited in  claim 1  further comprising recognizing a voice command and storing the first content identifier in the bookmark list in response to the voice command. 
     
     
         11 . An electronic device comprising:
 a memory storing content metadata to form a first amount of data;   a controller receiving a request for content, said memory storing a bookmark list comprising a plurality of content identifiers data;   a display displaying a list of entries each comprising the plurality of the content metadata comprising a plurality of content identifiers and other metadata, each of the plurality of content identifiers associated with a respective content, whereby a first content entry of the list of entries comprises a first content identifier; and   said controller programmed to receive a selection of the first content entry from the list of entries, store the first content identifier and other metadata corresponding to the first content entry in a bookmark list and that is programmed to delete the other metadata corresponding to the first content entry except for the first content identifier of the content metadata corresponding to the first content comprising only an alphabetic or numeric identifier in the bookmark list, said bookmark list comprising the plurality of content identifiers and the first content identifier wherein a total number of content identifiers is limited.   
     
     
         12 . The electronic device as recited in  claim 11  wherein said controller programmed to display a bookmark screen and communicate and the plurality of content identifiers to a content data source external to the electronic device in response to the bookmark screen, said content data source communicating the content metadata for the first content and the plurality of content identifiers from the bookmark list and not the content corresponding to the first content and the plurality of content identifiers from the bookmark list to the electronic device, said controller displaying the content metadata corresponding to the first content identifier and the plurality of content identifiers in the bookmark list, said controller, after displaying the content metadata and in response to a selection of a first content identifier or any of the plurality of content identifiers in the bookmark list, causing the content corresponding to the selected content to be communicated from a content repository. 
     
     
         13 . The electronic device as recited in  claim 11  wherein the controller displays a bookmark screen and communicates the first content identifier to a content data source external to the electronic device in response to the bookmark screen, said content source communicating first content data to the controller and wherein the controller displays first content data for the first content in the bookmark list. 
     
     
         14 . The electronic device as recited in  claim 11  wherein a gesture identification module is programmed to recognize a tapping and holding of first content metadata on the display and in response thereto said controller removes the first content identifier from the bookmark list. 
     
     
         15 . The electronic device as recited in  claim 11  further comprising a gesture identification module is programmed to identify a gesture signal on the display, said controller is programmed to store the first content identifier in the bookmark list in response to the gesture signal. 
     
     
         16 . The electronic device as recited in  claim 15  wherein the display comprises a touch screen and wherein the gesture signal comprises a touch motion originating from the first content entry toward a top of the electronic device relative to an orientation of text on the touch screen. 
     
     
         17 . The electronic device as recited in  claim 15  wherein the gesture signal comprises tapping and holding first content metadata on the display. 
     
     
         18 . A system comprising
 the electronic device as recited in  claim 11 , comprising a mobile device;   a language processing module processing a voice command; and   said controller is programmed to store the first content identifier and other metadata in the bookmark list in response to the voice command.   
     
     
         19 . The system as recited in  claim 18  further comprising a head end communicating the plurality of the content metadata to the electronic device. 
     
     
         20 . The system as recited in  claim 18  wherein receiving the plurality of the content metadata comprises receiving the plurality of the content metadata from a head end in response to a search request from the electronic device.