PANELS ON TOUCH

• US 20120266089A1
• Filed: 04/18/2011
• Published: 10/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: SHAH, Roma
• Granted Patent: US 9,354,899 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/760
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Methods and systems for displaying content on a webpage are disclosed. The method may include receiving an application indication to open a first application on a touch device. The method may further include displaying the first application on the touch device as a panel overlaid on a portion of a viewable area of a webpage that is currently displayed on the touch device, and displaying a first icon on the touch device relative to the panel and the webpage, the icon representative of the first application. The content of the webpage may be viewable and accessible on a single display window for ease of convenience when navigating from the first application to the second application.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving an application indication to open a first application on a touch device;

displaying the first application on the touch device as a panel overlaid on a portion of a viewable area of a webpage that is currently displayed on the touch device; and

displaying a first icon on the touch device relative to the panel and the webpage, the icon representative of the first application.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the webpage on the touch device together with the first application and its respective first icon on a same window.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying an icon indication relative to the first icon indicating the first application that is displayed on the touch device, the icon indication being indicative of the first application'"'"'s function.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the first application further comprises:

displaying a full size version of the first application on the touch device as the panel overlaid on the portion of the viewable area of the webpage that is currently displayed.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying multiple icons on the touch device, wherein each icon is representative of a respective application available on the touch device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication of one icon of the multiple icons; and

displaying a second application associated with the one icon on the touch device overlaid on top of the webpage, the second application being displayed instead of the first application.

7. A system, comprising:

an on-screen input device configured to;

receive an application indication to open a first application on a touch device;

an application manager, implemented with a computing device, configured to;

display the first application on the touch device as a panel overlaid on a portion of a viewable area of a webpage that is currently displayed on the touch device; and

display a first icon on the touch device relative to the panel and the webpage, the icon representative of the first application.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the application manager is further configured to:

display the webpage on the touch device together with the first application and its respective first icon on a same window.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the application manager is further configured to:

display an icon indication relative to the first icon indicating the first application that is displayed on the touch device, the icon indication being indicative of the first application'"'"'s function.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the application manager is further configured to:

display a full size version of the first application on the touch device as the panel overlaid on the portion of the viewable area of the webpage that is currently displayed.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the application manager is further configured to:

display multiple icons on the touch device, wherein each icon is representative of a respective application available on the touch device.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the application manager is further configured to:

receive an indication of one icon of the multiple icons; and

display a second application associated with the one icon on the touch device overlaid on top of the webpage, the second application being displayed instead of the first application.