Computing device and browser for same

• US 10,324,615 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2014
• Issued: 06/18/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: Hashimoto, Hideyuki, Kitayama, Shigetoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Viet D
• Application Number:
  US14/548,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20150082147A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,672 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1075 using a touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/301 using an additional display connected to the game console, e.g. on the controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/14 Tree-structured documents parsing G06F40/205; validation G06F40/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]

Abstract

An example computing device includes a touch screen display; wireless communication circuitry; one or more processors; and memory for storing a browser program for displaying web pages on the touch screen display. The one or more processors are configured to execute the browser program to control the computing device to at least: display, on the touch screen display, web pages accessed via the wireless communication circuitry; receive either a first input or a second input to the touch screen, wherein the second input is different from the first input and an initial touch on the touch screen for the first input and for the second input is a link on the displayed web page; in response to the first input, perform a first operation; and in response to the second input, perform a second operation, different from the first operation.

Claims

1. A computer device comprising:

a touch screen;

wireless communication circuitry;

one or more processors; and

memory for storing a browser program for displaying web pages on the touch screen, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the browser program to control the computer device to at least;

display, on the touch screen, a web page accessed via the wireless communication circuitry, the displayed web page including a link;

based on receiving a first touch input on the touch screen for the link on the displayed web page, perform a first operation; and

based on receiving a second touch input, different from the first touch input, on the touch screen for the link on the displayed web page, perform a second operation, different from the first operation,

wherein the first and second operations are performed based on no received inputs other than the respective first and second touch inputs on the touch screen.

2. The computer device according to claim 1, wherein the first operation comprises displaying a web page corresponding to the link.

3. The computer device according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors control the computer device to selectively display a graphical interface element concurrently with the displayed web page, the graphical interface element including at least a first touch image operable for displaying a previous web page, a second touch image operable for displaying a next web page, a third touch image operable for accessing a process to display a bookmarked web page and a fourth touch image operable for accessing a process to bookmark a web page.

4. The computer device according to claim 3, wherein the graphical interface element comprises a pop-up menu.

5. The computer device according to claim 3, wherein the first and second touch images comprise respective direction icons.

6. The computer device according to claim 3, wherein the third touch image is operable to cause display of a list of bookmarked web pages and the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to access and display a bookmarked web page selected from the list in accordance with a selection input.

7. The computer device according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to selectively display a graphical interface element concurrently with the displayed web page, the graphical interface element including a touch image operable for accessing a process to input a uniform resource locator (URL).

8. The computer device according to claim 7, wherein the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to display a keyboard on the touch screen operable for inputting the URL.

9. The computer device according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to selectively display a pop-up graphical interface element concurrently with the displayed web page, the pop-up graphical interface element including a touch image operable for reloading a current web page.

10. The computer device according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to selectively display a pop-up graphical interface element concurrently with the displayed web page, the pop-up graphical interface element including a touch image operable for stopping downloading of a current web page.

11. The computer device according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to zoom in/out on the displayed web page in response to respective zoom in/out gestures input to the touch screen.

12. The computer device according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to scroll the displayed web page up/down in response to respective scroll up/down gestures input to the touch screen.

13. The computer device according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the browser in response to selection of a corresponding icon displayed on the touch screen.

14. The computer device according to claim 1, implemented as a mobile telephone.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs which, when executed by processing circuitry of a computer device comprising a touch screen and wireless communication circuitry, cause the computer device to at least:

display, on the touch screen, a web page accessed via the wireless communication circuitry, the displayed web page including a link;

based on receiving a first touch input on the touch screen for the link on the displayed web page, perform a first operation; and

based on receiving a second touch input, different from the first touch input, on the touch screen for the link on the displayed web page, perform a second operation, different from the first operation,

wherein the first and second operations are performed based on no received inputs other than the respective first and second touch inputs on the touch screen.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the first operation comprises displaying a web page corresponding to the link.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the one or more programs further cause the computer device to:

selectively display a graphical interface element concurrently with the displayed web page, the graphical interface element including at least a first touch image operable for displaying a previous web page, a second touch image operable for displaying a next web page, a third touch image operable for accessing a process to display a bookmarked web page and a fourth touch image operable for accessing a process to bookmark a web page.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the graphical interface element comprises a pop-up menu.

19. A computer device comprising:

a touch screen;

wireless communication circuitry;

one or more processors; and

memory for storing a browser program for displaying web pages on the touch screen, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the browser program to control the computer device to at least;

display, on the touch screen, web pages accessed via the wireless communication circuitry;

based on a first swipe gesture input to the touch screen, display a next web page; and

based on a second swipe gesture, different from the first swipe gesture, input to the touch screen, display a previous web page.

20. The computer device according to claim 19, wherein the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to display a pop-up graphical interface element concurrently with a displayed web page.

21. The computer device according to claim 20, wherein the pop-up graphical interface element includes at least a first touch image operable for displaying the previous web page and a second touch image operable for displaying the next web page.

22. The computer device according to claim 21, wherein the pop-up graphical interface element further includes a third touch image operable for accessing a process to display a bookmarked web page and a fourth touch image operable for accessing a process to bookmark a web page.

23. The computer device according to claim 20, wherein the pop-up graphical interface element includes a touch image operable for accessing a process to input a uniform resource locator (URL).

24. The computer device according to claim 23, wherein the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to display a keyboard on the touch screen operable for inputting the URL.

25. The computer device according to claim 20, wherein the pop-up graphical interface element includes a touch image operable for reloading a current web page.

26. The computer device according to claim 20, wherein the pop-up graphical interface element includes a touch image operable for stopping downloading of a current web page.

27. The computer device according to claim 19, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the browser based on selection of a corresponding icon displayed on the touch screen.

28. The computer device according to claim 19, implemented as a mobile telephone.

29. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs which, when executed by processing circuitry of a computer device comprising a touch screen and wireless communication circuitry, cause the computer device to at least:

display, on the touch screen, web pages accessed via the wireless communication circuitry;

based on a first swipe gesture input to the touch screen, display a next web page; and

based on a second swipe gesture, different from the first swipe gesture, input to the touch screen, display a previous web page.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 29, wherein the one or more programs further cause the computer device to display a pop-up graphical interface element concurrently with a displayed web page.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 30, wherein the pop-up graphical interface element includes at least a first touch image operable for displaying the previous web page and a second touch image operable for displaying the next web page.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 31, wherein the pop-up graphical interface element further includes a third touch image operable for accessing a process to display a bookmarked web page and a fourth touch image operable for accessing a process to bookmark a web page.

33. A method for a computer device including a touch screen, wireless communication circuitry, and memory for storing a browser program for displaying web pages on the touch screen, the method comprising:

displaying, on the touch screen, a web page accessed via the wireless communication circuitry, the displayed web page including a link;

based on receiving a first touch input on the touch screen for the link on the displayed web page, perform a first operation; and

based on receiving a second touch input, different from the first touch input, on the touch screen for the link on the displayed web page, perform a second operation, different from the first operation,

wherein the first and second operations are performed based on no received inputs other than the respective first and second touch screen inputs.

34. A computer device comprising:

a touch screen;

wireless communication circuitry;

one or more processors; and

memory for storing a browser program for displaying web pages on the touch screen, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the browser program to control the computer device to at least;

display, on the touch screen, tabs associated with web pages currently opened on another display different from the touch screen; and

based on a touch input to a first one of the tabs, display the web page associated with the first tab on the touch screen.

35. The computer device according to claim 34, wherein the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to selectively display a graphical interface element concurrently with the displayed web page, the graphical interface element including at least a first touch image operable for displaying a previous web page, a second touch image operable for displaying a next web page, a third touch image operable for accessing a process to display a bookmarked web page and a fourth touch image operable for accessing a process to bookmark a web page.

36. The computer device according to claim 35, wherein the graphical interface element comprises a pop-up menu.

37. The computer device according to claim 35, wherein the first and second touch images comprise respective direction icons.

38. The computer device according to claim 35, wherein the third touch image is operable to cause display of a list of bookmarked web pages and the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to access and display a bookmarked web page selected from the list in accordance with a selection input.

39. The computer device according to claim 34, wherein the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to selectively display a graphical interface element concurrently with a displayed web page, the graphical interface element including a touch image operable for accessing a process to input a uniform resource locator (URL).

40. The computer device according to claim 39, wherein the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to display a keyboard on the touch screen operable for inputting the URL.

41. The computer device according to claim 34, wherein the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to selectively display a pop-up graphical interface element concurrently with a displayed web page, the pop-up graphical interface element including a touch image operable for reloading a current web page.

42. The computer device according to claim 34, wherein the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to selectively display a pop-up graphical interface element concurrently with a displayed web page, the pop-up graphical interface element including a touch image operable for stopping downloading of a current web page.

43. The computer device according to claim 34, wherein the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to zoom in/out on the displayed web page in response to respective zoom in/out gestures input to the touch screen.

44. The computer device according to claim 34, wherein the one or more processors are configured to control the computer device to scroll the displayed web page up/down in response to respective scroll up/down gestures input to the touch screen.

45. The computer device according to claim 34, implemented as a mobile telephone.

46. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs which, when executed by processing circuitry of a computer device comprising a touch screen and wireless communication circuitry, cause the computer device to at least:

display, on the touch screen, tabs associated with web pages currently opened on another display different from the touch screen; and

based on a touch input to a first one of the tabs, display the web page associated with the first tab on the touch screen.