Method for adding a user-selectable function to a hyperlink

摘要

A multifunction hyperlink and method for providing an multifunction hyperlink are provided. This invention permits the user to interact with a hyperlink in a variety of ways without necessarily having to open and/or follow the hyperlink. This is accomplished by detecting the presence of a cursor near a hyperlink. After detecting the hyperlink, a toolbar is displayed containing one or more link functions that the user may select. In response to the users' selection of a particular link function, that link function would be performed without requiring any further action by the user.

主权项

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions for execution by a computer having a display and memory, the medium storing instructions for:
providing a user-selectable option for a toolbar on the computer, the toolbar being viewable on the display in a first window of an application in response to a user selection of a selected hyperlink contained in the first window, wherein the selected hyperlink is associated with a uniform resource locator (URL) and a page, wherein the user-selectable option is adapted to display on the display a link snapshot based on the hyperlink; receiving an indication on the computer of a second user selection of the user-selectable option; and as a result of the second user selection,
storing in the memory of the computer a displayable element and the URL associated with the selected hyperlink on the computer;displaying a link snapshot on the display, wherein the link snapshot comprises the stored displayable element and is associated with the stored URL.