Preserving browser window integrity

• US 20060070008A1
• Filed: 09/29/2004
• Published: 03/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Sauve, Aaron J., Franco, Roberto A., Tokumi, Roland, Davis, Jeff, Dirickson, Robert S., Bedworth, John, Seltzer, Ann M.
• Application Number:
  US10/954,702
• Publication Number:
  US 20060070008A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/788
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A method and system for preservation of browser window integrity is disclosed. The position and size of script-created windows is adjusted as necessary to preserve critical data on the computer screen prior to rendering those windows. Popup windows are similarly adjusted so that window integrity is preserved. Popup window size is adjusted to be smaller than the vertical size of the popup'"'"'s parent window. Popup window position is modified so that popups do not extend above the top, or below the bottom, of their parent window. Finally, the popup position in the z dimension is adjusted so that the popup appears immediately above its parent window.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for the preservation of browser window integrity comprising:

receiving a window position;

receiving a window size;

adjusting the window position as necessary to preserve critical data on a screen;

adjusting the window size as necessary to preserve critical data on the screen; and

drawing a window at said adjusted window position with said adjusted window size.

2. A computer-implemented method as defined in claim 1, wherein said adjusting the window size comprises reducing the window size.

3. A computer-implemented method as defined in claim 1, wherein said window is a popup.

4. A computer-implemented method as defined in claim 1, wherein said receiving a window position comprises using a default window position.

5. A computer-implemented method as defined in claim 1, wherein said receiving a window size comprises using a default window size.

6. A computer-implemented method as defined in claim 4, wherein said adjusting the window position step is omitted when said default window position is used.

7. A computer-implemented method as defined in claim 5, wherein said adjusting the window size step is omitted when said default window size is used.

8. A system for the preservation of browser window integrity comprising:

a receiving module for receiving a position and a size of a script-created window;

a position adjustment module for adjusting the position of the script-created window;

a size adjustment module for adjusting the size of the script-created window; and

a display module for displaying the script-created window at said position and said size.

9. A system as defined in claim 8, wherein the size adjustment module reduces the size of the script-created window.

10. A system as defined in claim 8, wherein the script-created window is a popup.

11. A system as defined in claim 8, wherein the script-created window is created by locally hosted content.

12. A system as defined in claim 8, wherein the script-created window is created by remotely hosted content.

13. A method for popup sizing and placement wherein window integrity is preserved comprising:

reducing a popup size to be less than a vertical size of a parent window;

adjusting a popup position so that a popup does not extend above a top of the parent window;

adjusting the popup position so that the popup does not extend below a bottom of the parent window;

adjusting the popup position so that the popup overlaps the parent window by a specified amount; and

adjusting the popup position so that the popup appears immediately above the parent window.

14. A method as defined in claim 13, further comprising receiving position and size data for the popup.

15. A method as defined in claim 13, further comprising using default position and size data for the popup.

16. A method as defined in claim 13, further comprising displaying the popup.

17. A method as defined in claim 13, wherein said reducing a popup size step reduces the popup size to be less than or equal to the vertical size of the parent window.

18. A method as defined in claim 13, further comprising:

forcing the popup to include a status bar.