Methods and Systems to Process a Selection of a Browser Back Button

• US 20200134707A1
• Filed: 12/27/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Baird-Smith, Anselm Paul
• Granted Patent: US 11,455,680 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A method and system to process a selection of a browser back button at a client machine. The system receives a browser back button selection, associates the browser back button selection to a first user interface identifier, retrieves the first user interface based on the first user interface identifier, associates the first user interface identifier to a second user interface, and displays the second user interface responsive to selection of the browser back button.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

responsive to selection of a first element that is displayed in a browser as part of a first user interface, receiving, by the browser, a second user interface that includes a client application program;

invoking, by the browser, the client application program to cause display of the second user interface in the browser;

responsive to selection of a second element of the second user interface, generating a third user interface by the client application program and causing display of the third user interface in the browser;

comparing, by the client application program, a user interface identifier that identifies the second user interface and an additional user interface identifier that identifies the third user interface; and

displaying, by the client application program and based on the comparing, the second user interface in the browser by utilizing the user interface identifier.

2. A method as described in claim 1, further comprising determining that the first user interface identifier indicates a backward change from the additional user interface identifier based on the comparing.

3. A method as described in claim 2, further comprising displaying the second user interface in the browser responsive to the determining.

4. A method as described in claim 2, wherein the determining is performed by the client application program.

5. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the comparing is performed based on receiving a selection of a single back navigation element of the browser.

6. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the second user interface includes a set of user interface elements that facilitate narrowing searches for listed items.

7. A method as described in claim 6, wherein the third user interface includes an additional set of user interface elements that further facilitate narrowing the searches for the listed items.

8. A method as described in claim 7, wherein elements of the set of user interface elements and the additional set of user interface elements are individually selectable to specify a characteristic of the listed items to be returned in connection with a search.

9. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the first user interface is received via a network from a remote server machine.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a processor and executable instructions accessible on a computer-readable medium that, when executed, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

responsive to selection of a first element that is displayed in a browser as part of a first user interface, receiving, by the browser, a second user interface that includes a client application program;

invoking, by the browser, the client application program to cause display of the second user interface in the browser;

responsive to selection of a second element of the second user interface, generating a third user interface by the client application program and causing display of the third user interface in the browser;

comparing, by the client application program, a user interface identifier that identifies the second user interface and an additional user interface identifier that identifies the third user interface; and

displaying, by the client application program and based on the comparing, the second user interface in the browser by utilizing the user interface identifier.

11. An apparatus as described in claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise determining that the first user interface identifier indicates a backward change from the additional user interface identifier based on the comparing.

12. An apparatus as described in claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise displaying the second user interface in the browser responsive to the determining.

13. An apparatus as described in claim 11, wherein the determining is performed by the client application program.

14. An apparatus as described in claim 10, wherein the comparing is performed based on receiving a selection of a single back navigation element of the browser.

15. An apparatus as described in claim 10, wherein the second user interface includes a set of user interface elements that facilitate narrowing searches for listed items.

16. An apparatus as described in claim 15, wherein the third user interface includes an additional set of user interface elements that further facilitate narrowing the searches for the listed items.

17. A machine readable medium having no transitory signals and storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform actions comprising:

responsive to selection of a first element that is displayed in a browser as part of a first user interface, receiving, by the browser, a second user interface that includes a client application program;

invoking, by the browser, the client application program to cause display of the second user interface in the browser;

responsive to selection of a second element of the second user interface, generating a third user interface by the client application program and causing display of the third user interface in the browser;

comparing, by the client application program, a user interface identifier that identifies the second user interface and an additional user interface identifier that identifies the third user interface; and

displaying, by the client application program and based on the comparing, the second user interface in the browser by utilizing the user interface identifier.

18. A machine readable medium as described in claim 17, wherein the comparing is performed based on receiving a selection of a single back navigation element of the browser.

19. A machine readable medium as described in claim 17, wherein the second user interface includes a set of user interface elements that facilitate narrowing searches for listed items.

20. A machine readable medium as described in claim 19, wherein the third user interface includes an additional set of user interface elements that further facilitate narrowing the searches for the listed items.