Enhanced browsing with indication of prefetching status
First Claim
1. A method of enhanced browsing in a first web page displayed by a browser in a first browser window, the first web page having a target link to a second web page, the method comprising:
- a computer system automatically prefetching content from the second web page prior to the computer system receiving a selection of the target link;
causing, while the computer system automatically prefetches said content form the second web page, display of a first indicator associated with the target link, the first indicator visually conveying in real time the prefetching of content from the second web page;
in response to completion of the prefetching, causing display in the first browser window of a second indicator, different from and in place of, said first indicator to visually convey in real time the completion of the prefetching;
in response to a determination that the prefetching has failed, causing display in the first browser window of a third indicator, different from and in place of said first indicator, to visually convey failure of the prefetching; and
in response to detection of a security threat in the prefetched content, causing display in the first browser window of a fourth indicator, different from and in place of said first indicator, to visually convey information regarding the security threat.
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Abstract
A method of enhanced browsing involves a first web page displayed by a browser in a first browser window. The first web page has a target link to a second web page. A computer system automatically prefetches content from the second web page. The method causes display in the first browser window of a first indicator proximate to and associated with the target link and prior to the computer system receiving a selection of the target link. The first indicator visually conveys in real-time an initiation of the prefetching of content from the second web page. In response to completion of the prefetching, the method causes display in the first browser window of a second indicator in place of said first indicator to visually convey in real-time the completion of the prefetching.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of enhanced browsing in a first web page displayed by a browser in a first browser window, the first web page having a target link to a second web page, the method comprising:
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a computer system automatically prefetching content from the second web page prior to the computer system receiving a selection of the target link; causing, while the computer system automatically prefetches said content form the second web page, display of a first indicator associated with the target link, the first indicator visually conveying in real time the prefetching of content from the second web page; in response to completion of the prefetching, causing display in the first browser window of a second indicator, different from and in place of, said first indicator to visually convey in real time the completion of the prefetching; in response to a determination that the prefetching has failed, causing display in the first browser window of a third indicator, different from and in place of said first indicator, to visually convey failure of the prefetching; and in response to detection of a security threat in the prefetched content, causing display in the first browser window of a fourth indicator, different from and in place of said first indicator, to visually convey information regarding the security threat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon, instructions that, if executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations of enhanced browsing, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to identify, in a first web page displayed by a browser in a browser window, a target link to a second web page; instructions to prefetch automatically content from the second web page prior to the computer system receiving a selection of the target link; instructions to cause, while the computer system automatically prefetches said content form the second web page, display of a first indicator associated with the target link, the first indicator configured to visually convey in real time an initiation of prefetching of content from the second web page; instructions to, upon completion of the prefetching, cause display of a second indicator in place of said first indicator to visually convey in real time the completion of the prefetching, wherein the second indicator is different from the first indicator; instructions to, in response to a determination that the prefetching has failed, cause display in the first browser window of a third indicator, different from and in place of said first indicator, to visually convey failure of the prefetching; and instructions to, in response to detection of a security threat in the prefetched content, cause display in the first browser window of a fourth indicator, different from and in place of said first indicator, to visually convey information regarding the security threat.
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17. A computer-implemented method of enhanced browsing, the method comprising:
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causing display in a browser window of a first electronic page containing a set of target links, including a first target link; automatically prefetching content linked to by the first target link; causing display of a first status indicator associated with the first target link, to visually convey in real time a status of the automatic prefetching of the content linked to by the first target link, wherein the first status indicator is displayed prior to receiving a selection of the target link; upon completion of the automatic prefetching of the content linked to by the first target link, causing display of a second indicator in place of said first status indicator to visually convey in real time the completion of the automatic prefetching of the content linked to by the first target link, wherein the second indicator is different from the first status indicator; in response to a determination that the prefetching has failed, causing display of a third indicator, different from and in place of said first status indicator, to visually convey failure of the prefetching; and in response to detection of a security threat in the prefetched content, causing display of a fourth indicator, different from and in place of said first status indicator, to visually convey information regarding the security threat. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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