Spatially-oriented traversal animations for network address transitions
First Claim
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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Abstract
A device for providing spatially-oriented traversal animations during web navigation. The device is configured to perform operations that include 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. The operations can further include determining, via electronic analysis of the destination Internet address and the current Internet address, a relationship between the destination Internet address and the current Internet address. The operations can further include determining a spatially-oriented traversal animation based on the relationship. 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. The operations can further include animating bringing the destination web page onto the electronic display using the spatially-oriented traversal animation and, afterwards, displaying the destination web page.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product for providing a spatially-oriented traversal animation for a network address transition, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising a computer usable program code including program code to receive 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, program code to determine, via automatic electronic comparison of the destination Internet address and the current Internet address, a relationship between the destination Internet address and the current Internet address within an Internet domain, wherein the program code to determine the relationship includes program code determine 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, program code to determine the 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 program code to determine includes program code to select 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; program code to animate bringing the destination web page onto the electronic display device using the spatially-oriented traversal animation, and program code to display the destination web page after the spatially-oriented traversal animation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storage device configured to store instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to provide a spatially-oriented traversal animation for a network address transition, the instructions including instructions to receive 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, instructions to determine, via automatic electronic comparison of the destination Internet address and the current Internet address, a relationship between the destination Internet address and the current Internet address within an Internet domain, wherein the instructions to determine the relationship includes program code determine 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 instructions to determine 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 instructions to determine includes program code to select 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; instructions to animate bringing the destination web page onto the electronic display device using the spatially-oriented traversal animation, and instructions to display the destination web page after the spatially-oriented traversal animation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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