BROWSER INTERFACE FOR INSTALLED APPLICATIONS

• US 20150205489A1
• Filed: 05/18/2011
• Published: 07/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Murphy, Glen, Jitkoff, Nicholas, Kay, Erik, Boodman, Aaron, Hochmuth, Gregor, Thorarinsson, Finnur
• Application Number:
  US13/110,776
• Publication Number:
  US 20150205489A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0766 Error or fault reporting or storing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9566 URL specific, e.g. using aliases, detecting broken or misspelled links
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/53 by executing in a restricted environment, e.g. sandbox or secure virtual machine
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/57 Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44526 Plug-ins; Add-ons
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0609 Buyer or seller confidence or verification
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1483 service impersonation, e.g. phishing, pharming or web spoofing detection of rogue wireless access points H04W12/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 : involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 : Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 : Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching

Abstract

A computer-implemented method includes providing a user interface in a browser application, displaying on the user interface one or more applications installed in the browser application and enabling interaction with the installed applications through the user interface in the browser application.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

providing a user interface in a single tab of an internet browser application;

displaying on the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application one or more web applications installed in the internet browser application, wherein the installed web applications include metadata that integrates the installed web applications with the internet browser application and the installed web applications include executable instructions that, when executed, cause a launch of a selected web application for display using the internet browser application; and

enabling interaction with the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application including both launching the installed web applications and enabling control of multiple features of the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising enabling selection of a launch mode for each of the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising enabling an option to uninstall each of the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising enabling control of declared permissions for each of the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising providing a search mechanism to search for installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising providing a review mechanism to enable submission of a review for each of the installed web applications through the user interface in single tab of the internet browser application.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein enabling control of multiple features of the installed web applications comprises invoking a context menu in the single tab of the internet browser application for one of the installed web applications, wherein the context menu includes a list of options to control the selected installed web application.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 23 wherein the list of options in the context menu comprises options for selecting a display mode for the selected installed web application.

2. (canceled)

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having recorded and stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

providing a user interface in a single tab of an internet browser application;

displaying on the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application one or more web applications installed in the internet browser application, wherein the installed web applications include metadata that integrates the installed web application with the internet browser application and the installed web applications include executable instructions that, when executed, cause a launch of a selected web application for display using the internet browser application; and

enabling interaction with the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application including both launching the installed web applications and enabling control of multiple features of the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 further comprising enabling selection of a launch mode for each of the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 further comprising enabling an option to uninstall each of the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 further comprising enabling control of declared permissions for each of the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 further comprising providing a search mechanism to search for installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 further comprising providing a review mechanism to enable submission of a review for each of the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

25. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 wherein enabling control of multiple features of the installed web applications comprises invoking a context menu in the single tab of the internet browser application for one of the installed web applications, wherein the context menu includes a list of options to control the selected installed web application.

26. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 25 wherein the list of options in the context menu comprises options for selecting a display mode for the selected installed web application.

9. (canceled)

15. An apparatus including at least one processor and instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and executable by the at least one processor to execute an internet browser application and thereby provide a browser interface, the apparatus comprising:

a user interface configured to display one or more web applications installed in the internet browser application in a single tab of the internet browser application, wherein the installed web applications include metadata that integrates the web applications with the internet browser application and the installed web applications include executable instructions that, when executed, cause a launch of a selected web application for display using the internet browser application; and

a management module configured to cause the at least one processor to enable interaction with the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application including both launching the installed web applications and enabling control of multiple features of the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the management module is configured to enable selection of a launch mode for each of the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the management module is configured to enable an option to uninstall each of the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the management module is configured enable control of declared permissions for each of the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 further comprising a search interface module that is configured to providing a search mechanism to search for installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

21. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the management module is configured to provide a review mechanism to enable submission of a review for each of the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

22. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the management module is configured to create one or more shortcuts for each of the installed web applications through the user interface in the single tab of the internet browser application.

27. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein enabling control of multiple features of the installed web applications comprises invoking a context menu in the single tab of the internet browser application for one of the installed web applications, wherein the context menu includes a list of options to control the selected installed web application.

28. The apparatus of claim 27 wherein the list of options in the context menu comprises options for selecting a display mode for the selected installed web application.

16. (canceled)