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Terminal, history management method, and computer usable storage medium for history management

  • US 8,756,523 B2
  • Filed: 05/26/2008
  • Issued: 06/17/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A terminal device for accessing Web contents individually for a plurality of tab windows, comprising:

  • at least one memory that has stored thereon non-transitory computer-readable instructions executed by a processor;

    a history storing unit configured to associate each of histories of Web contents with predetermined image information, wherein the Web contents were displayed in the plurality of tab windows, andthe history storing unit further configured to store the histories of the Web contents and separately manage the histories of the Web contents for each tab window of the plurality of tab windows;

    an input unit configured to receive user input operations;

    an image retrieving unit configured to retrieve the image information for the plurality of tab windows by referring to the histories of the Web contents of the plurality of tab windows, the image information retrieved in response to the input unit receiving a predetermined input operation;

    an image arranging unit configured to arrange the retrieved image information for each tab window of the plurality of tab windows in different rows, with each row corresponding to each tab window, by referring to the separately managed histories of the Web contents of the plurality of tab windows, andwherein arranging the retrieved image information comprises arranging the retrieved image information in a time series by referring to the separately managed histories of the Web contents of the plurality of tab windows, and the image arranging unit further configured to display the arranged image information on a screen;

    a focusing unit configured to focus on one piece of the arranged image information in response to the input operation; and

    wherein each tab window of the plurality of tab windows was opened within a single main window, and wherein the pieces of image information representing the Web content accessed within a currently active tab window are displayed on the single main window by navigating in the horizontal direction and the pieces of image information representing the Web content accessed from selecting different tab windows other than the active tab window are displayed on the single main window by navigating in the vertical direction.

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