QUICK CLOSE BUTTON

• US 20130191764A1
• Filed: 01/23/2012
• Published: 07/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: FERREIRA, ALLAN MARSHAL
• Granted Patent: US 9,389,747 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/760
• 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

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and computer system for a quick close button for web browsers. A computing device determines a second web browser window was launched by a first web browser window. The computing device determines a location of a cursor. The computing device generates a close button associated with the second web browser window. The computing device displays the close button at the location of the cursor. Other methods and systems are described.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining, by a computing device, a second web browser window was launched by a first web browser window;

determining, by the computing device, a location of a cursor;

generating, by the computing device, a close button associated with the second web browser window; and

displaying, by the computing device, the close button at the location of the cursor.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

closing, by the computing device, the second web browser window in response to receiving an input from a user via the close button; and

removing, by the computing device, the close button in response to receiving the input from the user via the close button.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the second web browser window is one of a pop-up browser window and a pop-under browser window.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

generating, by the computing device, a second close button associated with a third web browser window;

displaying, by the computing device, the second close button; and

closing, by the computing device, the third web browser window in response to receiving a second input from the user via the second close button.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising

associating, by the computing device, the close button with the second web browser and at least one additional browser window launched by the first web browser window;

and

closing, by the computing device, the second web browser window and the at least one additional browser window in response to receiving the input from the user via the close button.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

removing, by the computing device, the close button in response to receiving an input from a user clicking outside the close button.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

removing, by the computing device, the close button in response to the cursor moving outside the close button.

8. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

determining a second web browser window was launched by a first web browser window;

determining a location of a cursor;

generating a close button associated with the second web browser window; and

displaying the close button at the location of the cursor.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

closing the second web browser window in response to receiving an input from a user via the close button; and

removing the close button in response to receiving the input from the user via the close button.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the second web browser window is one of a pop-up browser window and a pop-under browser window.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising:

generating a second close button associated with a third web browser window;

displaying the second close button; and

closing the third web browser window in response to receiving a second input from the user via the second close button.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising

associating the close button with the second web browser and at least one additional browser window launched by the first web browser window;

and

closing the second web browser window and the at least one additional browser window in response to receiving the input from the user via the close button.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

removing the close button in response to receiving an input from a user clicking outside the close button.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

removing the close button in response to the cursor moving outside the close button.

15. A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:

determining a second web browser window was launched by a first web browser window;

determining a location of a cursor;

generating a close button associated with the second web browser window; and

displaying the close button at the location of the cursor.

16. The computing system of claim 15, further comprising:

closing the second web browser window in response to receiving an input from a user via the close button; and

removing the close button in response to receiving the input from the user via the close button.

17. The computing system of claim 16, wherein the second web browser window is one of a pop-up browser window and a pop-under browser window.

18. The computing system of claim 16, further comprising:

generating a second close button associated with a third web browser window;

displaying the second close button; and

closing the third web browser window in response to receiving a second input from the user via the second close button.

19. The computing system of claim 16, further comprising

associating the close button with the second web browser and at least one additional browser window launched by the first web browser window;

and

closing the second web browser window and the at least one additional browser window in response to receiving the input from the user via the close button.

20. The computing system of claim 15, further comprising:

removing the close button in response to receiving an input from a user clicking outside the close button.