Searching and browsing URLs and URL history

• US 7,831,547 B2
• Filed: 07/12/2005
• Issued: 11/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Davis, Jeffrey M., Huang, Li-Hsin, Van Dok, Cornelis K., Epling, Jeremiah Seth
• Primary Examiner(s): Woo; Isaac M
• Application Number:
  US11/179,155
• Publication Number:
  US 20070016543A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,946 Days
• Field of Search: 707600-831
• US Class Current: 707/607
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management
• 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 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

System(s) and/or method(s) (“tools”) are described that present indicia for implicitly and explicitly user-associated web pages of a network browser application. The tools can present these indicia in a single graphic user interface, in response to a user'"'"'s selection of a single unified access point, or in response to a search of the browser'"'"'s user-associated web pages.

Claims

1. One or more computer-readable media embodying computer-readable instructions that, when executed, implement a browser application configured to implement a single graphic user interface presenting indicia of explicitly and implicitly user-associated web pages, wherein the indicia of the implicitly user-associated web pages are presented in an order, determined by the browser application, reflecting a number of times that the implicitly user-associated web pages have been viewed within a period of time.

2. The media of claim 1, wherein the single graphic user interface is a single navigable window.

3. The media of claim 2, wherein the indicia of the explicitly and implicitly user-associated web pages are presented in a single region of the single navigable window.

4. The media of claim 2, wherein the indicia of the implicitly user-associated web pages are presented in a first region of the single navigable window and the indicia of the explicitly user-associated web pages are presented in a second region of the single navigable window.

5. The media of claim 1, wherein the single graphic user interface is a floating entity.

6. The media of claim 1, wherein one or more of the indicia of the explicitly and implicitly user-associated web pages comprise a truncated universal resource locator.

7. The media of claim 1, wherein the indicia of the explicitly user-associated web pages are presented in a single hierarchy.