System and method for navigating documents

• US 8,583,663 B1
• Filed: 09/30/2011
• Issued: 11/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Chang, Bay-Wei, Fredricksen, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): Casanova, Jorge A
• Application Number:
  US13/249,282
• Time in Patent Office: 774 Days
• Field of Search: 707/758, 707/751
• US Class Current: 707/751
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing

Abstract

Embodiments of this invention allow a user to navigate through previously viewed documents. These documents may be associated with a key, e.g. a search or a document. In response to re-entering the search or detecting subsequent interaction with the document, the navigation may be provided. In certain embodiments, the navigation is provided through a button on a toolbar or through a menu listing.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing a document identifier associated with a first accessed resource for storage in a data collection of document identifiers and navigation information for the document identifiers;

obtaining navigation information identifying one or more other resources accessed after the first accessed resource is accessed;

providing the navigation information for storage in the data collection in association with the document identifier;

after providing the navigation for storage in the data collection, determining that a document identifier for a second accessed resource matches the document identifier for the first accessed resource; and

in response to determining that the document identifier for the second accessed resource matches the document identifier for the first accessed resource, providing a representation of the navigation information for display.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the navigation information further comprises:

obtaining a length of time that each of the one or more other resources is displayed in a user interface window of a client device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein obtaining a length of time that each of the one or more other resources is displayed in the user interface window of the client device excludes periods of time when the user interface window displaying the one or more other resources was minimized or not active.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein displaying comprises:

displaying the one or more other resources accessed by the client device sorted in accordance with the length of time that each of the one or more other resources is displayed in the user interface window of the client device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying comprises:

displaying the navigation information in a user-selectable region of a graphical user interface rendered by a client device, wherein the user-selectable region displays the one or more other resources for selection by a user of the client device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing the first accessed resource with a client device,

wherein providing a document identifier associated with a first accessed resource is in response to accessing the first accessed resource with the client device.

7. A system comprising:

one or more processors of a client device; and

one or more machine-readable media configured to store instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

providing a document identifier associated with a first accessed resource for storage in a data collection of document identifiers and navigation information for the document identifiers;

obtaining navigation information identifying one or more other resources accessed after the first accessed resource is accessed;

providing the navigation information for storage in the data collection in association with the document identifier;

after providing the navigation for storage in the data collection, determining that a document identifier for a second accessed resource matches the document identifier for the first accessed resource; and

in response to determining that the document identifier for the second accessed resource matches the document identifier for the first accessed resource, providing a representation of the navigation information for display.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein obtaining the navigation information further comprises:

obtaining a length of time that each of the one or more other resources is displayed in a user interface window of a client device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein obtaining a length of time that each of the one or more other resources is displayed in the user interface window of the client device excludes periods of time when the user interface window displaying the one or more other resources was minimized or not active.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein displaying comprises:

displaying the one or more other resources accessed by the client device sorted in accordance with the length of time that each of the one or more other resources is displayed in the user interface window of the client device.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein displaying comprises:

displaying the navigation information in a user-selectable region of a graphical user interface rendered by a client device, wherein the user-selectable region displays the one or more other resources for selection by a user of the client device.

12. One or more non-transitory machine-readable media configured to store instructions that are executable by one or more processors of a client device to perform operations comprising:

providing a document identifier associated with a first accessed resource for storage in a data collection of document identifiers and navigation information for the document identifiers;

obtaining navigation information identifying one or more other resources accessed after the first accessed resource is accessed;

providing the navigation information for storage in the data collection in association with the document identifier;

after providing the navigation for storage in the data collection, determining that a document identifier for a second accessed resource matches the document identifier for the first accessed resource; and

in response to determining that the document identifier for the second accessed resource matches the document identifier for the first accessed resource, providing a representation of the navigation information for display.

13. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 12, wherein collecting the navigation information further comprises:

obtaining a length of time that each of the one or more other resources is displayed in a user interface window of a client device.

14. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 13, wherein obtaining a length of time that each of the one or more other resources is displayed in the user interface window of a client device excludes periods of time when the user interface window displaying the one or more other resources was minimized or not active.

15. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 13, wherein displaying comprises:

displaying the one or more other resources accessed by the client device sorted in accordance with the length of time that each of the one or more other resources is displayed in the user interface window of the client device.

16. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 12, wherein displaying comprises:

displaying the navigation information in a user-selectable region of a graphical user interface rendered by the client device, wherein the user-selectable region displays the one or more other resources for selection by a user of the client device.