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Method and apparatus for blocking unwanted windows

  • US 7,162,739 B2
  • Filed: 11/27/2001
  • Issued: 01/09/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a computer, a method for preventing windows from being displayed comprising:

  • detecting a launching of a new window;

    consulting a changeable set of criteria to determine if the window is of a certain type;

    enabling the window to be displayed if the window is of a first type; and

    preventing the window from being displayed if the window is of a second type and not of the first type;

    wherein the second type includes a window launched when a web site is exited.

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