Managing information associated with network resources

• US 9,870,426 B2
• Filed: 05/18/2015
• Issued: 01/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jenkins, Jonathan A., Taylor, Brett R., Hart, Gregory M., Bezos, Jeffrey P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Thieu, Benjamin M
• Application Number:
  US14/715,458
• Publication Number:
  US 20150254361A1
• Time in Patent Office: 974 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• 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: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

Systems, methods, and interfaces for the selective management of information collected by a browser are provided. The browser obtains a network resource, such as a Web page, from a content provider, and collects information associated with the display and interaction with the content by a user. The browser presents, among other controls, a graphical icon that is representative of an integrated command to remove information collected while accessing a first network resource and to cause the browser application to access a second accessed network resource. Upon receipt of an input corresponding to the selection of the graphical icon, the browser deletes information collected while accessing the first network resource and accesses the second network resource.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a computer memory storing executable instructions; and

one or more computer processors in communication with the computer memory, the one or more computer processors programmed by the executable instructions to at least;

store, in the computer memory, browse history information regarding access of a plurality of web pages displayed during a current browse session;

display a currently-displayed web page of the plurality of web pages;

receive a single command, the single command corresponding to a request to;

remove browse history information associated with the currently-displayed web page; and

display a previously-displayed web page of the plurality of web pages; and

in response to the single command;

cause modification of the browse history information to remove reference to the currently-displayed web page while maintaining browse history information associated with a web page, of the plurality of web pages, accessed after the currently-displayed web page;

identify a previously-displayed web page from the browse history information to display; and

cause display of the identified previously-displayed web page.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the identified previously-displayed web page corresponds to a web page including a link to the currently-displayed web page.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the modification of the browse history information includes the removal of at least one of:

one or more network resource identifiers associated with the currently-displayed web page, user identification associated with the currently-accessed web page, or content associated with accessing the currently accessed web page.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more computer processors are further programmed by the executable instructions to at least determine whether an input corresponds to (i) the single command or (ii) a different command for displaying the previously-displayed web page without removing browse history information associated with the currently-displayed web page.

5. Non-transitory computer-readable storage storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed, instruct a computing device to perform a process comprising:

displaying a first network resource on a display of the computing device;

displaying a selectable object on the display, the selectable object corresponding to a command for (i) displaying a second network resource on the display and (ii) modifying information associated with display of the first network resource; and

responsive to input indicating selection of the selectable object;

displaying the second network resource on the display; and

removing information associated with display of the first network resource, wherein information associated with display of a network resource, accessed after the second network resource, is maintained.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 5, wherein the network resource comprises a web page.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 5, wherein the first network resource is a currently-displayed network resource and the second network resource is a network resource that is identified, in a network resource access history, as being displayed immediately before the currently-displayed network resource.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 5, wherein the first network resource is a currently-displayed network resource and the second network resource is a network resource that is identified, in a network resource access history, as being displayed immediately after the currently-displayed network resource.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 5, the process further comprising preserving, responsive to the input indicating selection of the selectable object, information associated with display of network resources other than the first network resource.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 5, wherein the process further comprises displaying, during display of the first network resource on the display of the computing device, a notification regarding users of other computing devices initiating modification of information associated with display of the first network resource.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 5, wherein removing information associated with display of the first network resource includes at least one of:

deleting the information, encrypting the information, or obfuscating the information.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 5, wherein the process further comprises:

displaying an additional selectable object corresponding to a command for displaying the second network resource on the display without modifying information associated with display of the first network resource; and

determining whether the input is indicative of selection of the selectable object or the additional selectable object.

13. A computer-implemented method comprising:

under control of one or more processors configured with specific executable instructions,

causing display of a first network resource;

determining whether a single input corresponds to a command to (i) modify access information associated with access of the first network resource, and (ii) display a second network resource previously received from a network-accessible content server; and

responsive to determining that the single input corresponds to the command to modify the access information and display the second network resource;

causing display of the second network resource; and

modifying the access information associated with access of the first network resource, wherein access information associated with a network resource, accessed after the second network resource, remains unmodified.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the network resource comprises a web page.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 further comprising displaying, during display of the first network resource on a display of a computing device, a notification regarding users of other computing devices initiating modification of information associated with the display of the first network resource.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the first network resource is a currently-displayed network resource and the second network resource is a network resource that is identified, in a network resource access history, as being displayed immediately before the currently-displayed network resource.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the first network resource is a currently-displayed network resource and the second network resource is a network resource that is identified, in a network resource access history, as being displayed immediately after the currently-displayed network resource.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, further comprising preserving, responsive to the input indicating selection of the selectable object, information associated with access of network resources other than the first network.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein modifying information associated with access of the first network resource includes at least one of:

deleting the information, encrypting the information, or obfuscating the information.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 further comprising:

displaying an additional selectable object corresponding to a command for displaying the second network resource on the display without modifying information associated with display of the first network resource; and

determining whether the input is indicative of selection of the selectable object or the additional selectable object.