User-optimized content for web browsing windows

• US 8,386,955 B1
• Filed: 10/21/2011
• Issued: 02/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Weber, Arnaud Claude, Ainslie, Alex Neely, Jitkoff, John Nicholas, Shah, Roma Rajni
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Kieu
• Assistant Examiner(s): Durkin, James T
• Application Number:
  US13/279,140
• Time in Patent Office: 494 Days
• Field of Search: 715/769, 715/781, 715/838, 715/856, 715/864, 715/866
• US Class Current: 715/781
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/00 Specific applications

Abstract

Computer-implemented methods for determining what to display to a user when the user opens a new web page browsing window in a web browser are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request to open a new web page browsing window, and providing the new web page browsing window for display, the new web page browsing window displaying, by default, either a collection of user selected web addresses or previously visited web pages. The method also includes receiving a request to display the collection that was not displayed by default in response to the request to open the new web page browsing window. The collection that was not displayed by default in response to the request to open the new web page browsing window becomes the default collection to display for a subsequent request. Systems, web browsers, and machine-readable media are also provided.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for determining what to display to a user when the user opens a new web page browsing window in a mobile web browser, the method comprising:

receiving a request to open a new web page browsing window in a mobile web browser;

providing the new web page browsing window for display, the new web page browsing window displaying a collection of user selected web addresses, a collection of previously visited web pages open in other web browsers associated with the user, or a collection of previously visited web pages identified as being frequently viewed by the user; and

pre-loading another new web page browsing window to display for a subsequent request to open a new web page browsing window in the mobile web browser,

wherein each of the web pages and web addresses is displayed in a thumbnail format, and

wherein the new web page browsing window is configured to display each of the collection of user selected web addresses, the collection of previously visited web pages open in other web browsers associated with the user and an identification of the other web browsers in which the previously visited web pages are currently open, and the collection of previously visited web pages identified as being frequently viewed by the user.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user selected web addresses comprise Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI) previously saved by the user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the new web page browsing window is configured to display a collection of previously visited web pages identified as being recently closed by the user.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the new web page browsing window includes a display limited to one of the collections.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the collection of previously visited web pages identified as being frequently viewed by the user is limited to a pre-determined number of web pages identified as being the most frequently viewed by the user.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a request to display a collection that was not displayed by default in response to the request to open the new web page browsing window, wherein the collection that was not displayed by default in response to the request to open the new web page browsing window becomes the default collection to display for the subsequent request.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein receiving the request to display the collection that was not displayed by default in response to the request to open the new web page browsing window comprises the user selecting at least one of an actionable element for the displayed collection.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising pre-rendering the pre-loaded another new web page browsing window.

9. A system for determining what to display to a user when the user opens a new web page browsing window in a mobile web browser, the system comprising:

a memory comprising instructions for opening a new web page browsing window in a mobile web browser; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions to;

receive a request to open a new web page browsing window in a mobile web browser;

provide the new web page browsing window for display in response to the request to open the new web page browsing window, the new web page browsing window displaying, by default, a collection of user selected web addresses, a collection of previously visited web pages open in other web browsers associated with the user and an identification of the other web browsers in which the previously visited web pages are currently open, or a collection of previously visited web pages identified as being frequently viewed by the user; and

pre-load another new web page browsing window to display for a subsequent request to open a new web page browsing window in the mobile web browser,

wherein each of the web pages and web addresses is displayed in a thumbnail format, and

wherein the new web page browsing window is configured to display each of the collection of user selected web addresses, the collection of previously visited web pages open in other web browsers associated with the user, and the collection of previously visited web pages identified as being frequently viewed by the user.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the user selected web addresses comprise Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI) previously saved by the user.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the new web page browsing window is configured to display a collection of previously visited web pages identified as being recently closed by the user.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the new web page browsing window includes a display limited to one of the collections.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the collection of previously visited web pages identified as being frequently viewed by the user is limited to a pre-determined number of web pages identified as being the most frequently viewed by the user.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to receive a request to display a collection that was not displayed by default in response to the request to open the new web page browsing window, wherein the collection that was not displayed by default in response to the request to open the new web page browsing window becomes the default collection to display for the subsequent request.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the processor being configured to receive the request to display the collection that was not displayed by default in response to the request to open the new web page browsing window comprises the user selecting at least one of an actionable element for the displayed collection.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to pre-render the pre-loaded another new web page browsing window to display for the subsequent request.

17. A mobile device comprising:

a display device;

a new web page interface configured to receive a request to open a new web page browsing window comprising, by default, either a collection of user selected web addresses, a collection of previously visited web pages open in other web browsers associated with the user, or a collection of previously visited web pages identified as being frequently viewed by the user; and

a content display interface configured to display, on the display device, one of the collections, and pre-load another new web page browsing window to display for a subsequent request to open a new web page browsing window in the mobile web browser,

wherein each of the web pages and web addresses is displayed in a thumbnail format, and

wherein the new web page browsing window is configured to display each of the collection of user selected web addresses, the collection of previously visited web pages open in other web browsers associated with the user and an identification of the other web browsers in which the previously visited web pages are currently open, and the collection of previously visited web pages identified as being frequently viewed by the user.

18. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions for causing a processor to execute a method for determining what to display to a user when the user opens a new web page browsing window in a web browser, the method comprising:

receiving a request to open a new web page browsing window in a mobile web browser;

providing the new web page browsing window for display, the new web page browsing window displaying either a collection of Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI) previously saved by the user, a collection of web pages identified as being open in other web browsers associated with the user and an identification of the other web browsers in which the previously visited web pages are currently open, or a collection of web pages identified as being frequently viewed by the user; and

pre-loading another new web page browsing window to display for a subsequent request to open a new web page browsing window in the mobile web browser,

wherein each of the URIs and web addresses is displayed in a thumbnail format, and

wherein the new web page browsing window is configured to display each of the collection of URIs previously saved by the user, the collection of web pages identified as being open in other web browsers associated with the user, and the collection of previously visited web pages identified as being frequently viewed by the user.