Deferred loading of a web page

• US 8,893,014 B1
• Filed: 06/28/2012
• Issued: 11/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Tansuwan, Justin J., Watanabe, Ryoji, Au, Carolyn F., Venugopalan, Venkat
• Primary Examiner(s): Tan, Alvin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sibal, Charity
• Application Number:
  US13/536,950
• Time in Patent Office: 873 Days
• Field of Search: 715/813, 715/231, 715/234, 715/738, 715/744, 715/745
• US Class Current: 715/745
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A system and method for deferring the loading of user interface (UI) components of a web page. A processing module receives data describing user activities and generates user behavior data for a user in a social network. A component engine generates the data for loading different UI components of the web page. A user behavior module receives the user behavior data and determines an order in which each UI component of the web page is loaded. A loading engine transmits data to a user'"'"'s browser for loading a static version of the web page and then loads the different UI components according to the order.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for determining loading of web pages, the method comprising:

receiving, using one or more computing devices, a first call from a browser for loading a first user interface component, a second user interface component and a third user interface component of a web page, the third user interface component being a new feature associated with the web page;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, a user in a social network based on the first call from the browser;

receiving, using the one or more computing devices, user behavior data associated with the user interacting with a social network application, the user behavior data including at least one of a frequency of the user interacting with each user interface component and a time length of the user being present for each session of interacting with the social network application;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, a higher priority for loading the first user interface component than the second user interface component based at least in part on the received user behavior data associated with the user;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, a highest priority for loading the third user interface component based on the third user interface component being the new feature; and

displaying the first, second and third user interface components in a same user interface to the user responsive to loading the first, second and third user interface components with corresponding priorities.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting a static version of the web page; and

prepopulating and transmitting data associated with a previous version of the web page before loading the first, second and third user interface components of the web page.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second call initiated by the user for updating the first user interface component;

transmitting updated data associated with the first user interface component; and

instructing the browser to store the updated data as prepopulated data.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the second call is received responsive to at least one of a hover-over and a button clicking of a mouse on the web page.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying user interests for the user in the social network from the user behavior data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second user interface component is visually imperceptible to the user.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying a language that the user prefers from the user behavior data.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the higher priority is based at least in part on the frequency.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first call includes a communication message automatically generated by the browser at a predetermined time interval.

10. A system for determining loading of web pages, the system comprising:

one or more processors, the one or more processors being configured to;

receive a first call from a browser for loading a first user interface component, a second user interface component and a third user interface component of a web page, the third user interface component being a new feature associated with the web page;

determine a user in a social network based on the first call from the browser;

receive user behavior data associated with the user interacting with a social network application, the user behavior data including at least one of a frequency of the user interacting with each user interface component and a time length of the user being present for each session of interacting with the social network application;

determine a higher priority for loading the first user interface component than the second user interface component based at least in part on the received user behavior data associated with the user;

determine a highest priority for loading the third user interface component based on the third user interface component being the new feature; and

display the first, second and third user interface components in a same user interface to the user responsive to loading the first, second and third user interface components with corresponding priorities.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

transmit a static version of the web page; and

prepopulate and transmit a previous version of the web page before loading the first, second and third user interface components of the web page.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive a second call initiated by the user for updating the first user interface component;

transmit updated data associated with the first user interface component; and

instruct the browser to store the updated data as prepopulated data.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the second call is received responsive to at least one of a hover-over and a button clicking of a mouse on the web page.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to identify user interests for the user in the social network from the user behavior data.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to identify a language that the user prefers from the user behavior data.

16. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

receive a first call from a browser for loading a first user interface component, a second user interface component and a third user interface component of a web page, the third user interface component being a new feature associated with the web page;

determine a user in a social network based on the first call from the browser;

receive user behavior data associated with the user interacting with a social network application, the user behavior data including at least one of a frequency of the user interacting with each user interface component and a time length of the user being present for each session of interacting with the social network application;

determine a higher priority for loading the first user interface component than the second user interface component based at least in part on the received user behavior data associated with the user;

determine a highest priority for loading the third user interface component based on the third user interface component being the new feature; and

display the first, second and third user interface components in a same user interface to the user responsive to loading the first, second and third user interface components with corresponding priorities.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the computer readable program when executed on the computer further causes the computer to:

transmit a static version of the web page; and

prepopulate and transmit data associated with a previous version of the web page before loading the first, second and third user interface components of the web page.

18. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the computer readable program when executed on the computer further causes the computer to:

receive a second call initiated by the user for updating the first user interface component;

transmit updated data associated with the first user interface component; and

instruct the browser to store the updated data as prepopulated data.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the second call is received responsive to at least one of a hover-over and a button clicking of a mouse on the web page.

20. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the computer readable program when executed on the computer further causes the computer to identify user interests for the user in the social network from the user behavior data.