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Spatially-oriented traversal animations for network address transitions

  • US 10,169,482 B2
  • Filed: 08/25/2016
  • Issued: 01/01/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a destination Internet address for a destination web page into a graphical web browser that is displaying a current web page having a current Internet address on an electronic display device;

    determining, via electronic analysis of the destination Internet address and the current Internet address by a computer processor, a relationship between the destination Internet address and the current Internet address within an Internet domain, wherein the determining the relationship includes determining the relationship is one of a drill-down relationship within a hierarchy of the Internet domain, a back-out relationship within the hierarchy of the Internet domain, or a same-level relationship within the hierarchy of the Internet domain;

    determining, by the computer processor, a spatially-oriented traversal animation based on the relationship between the destination Internet address and the current Internet address, wherein the spatially-oriented traversal animation is from a plurality of different types of animations associated with different hierarchical relationships between Internet pages within the Internet domain, wherein the determining includes selecting a corresponding one of the plurality of different types of animations associated with the one of the drill-down relationship, the back-out relationship, or the same-level relationship;

    animating bringing the destination web page onto the electronic display device using the spatially-oriented traversal animation; and

    displaying the destination web page after the spatially-oriented traversal animation.

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