Web page tab management based on location

• US 9,881,096 B1
• Filed: 09/26/2011
• Issued: 01/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Warr, Andy, Jitkoff, Nicholas
• Primary Examiner(s): Kells, Asher
• Application Number:
  US13/245,765
• Time in Patent Office: 2,318 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor

Abstract

Systems and methods for web page tab management are provided. A method for web page tab management includes determining a web browser tab group to open, in its own window of a web browser executed by a computing device, based on a location of the computing device. The determined tab group includes a plurality of tabs assigned to the browser window and corresponding to a plurality of open web pages associated with the location. The method further includes the computing device automatically opening the determined tab group in the web browser window. A system for web page tab management includes a tab group determiner and a tab group manager.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by a processor-based computing device, web page tab selections to be assigned to a web browser tab group associated with a location;

establishing, by the processor-based computing device, the web browser tab group based on the web page tab selections and the location, wherein each of the web page tab selections in the web browser tab group is related to an activity corresponding to the location;

establishing another web browser tab group with other web page tab selections and another location;

determining, by the processor-based computing device, a current location of the processor-based computing device after establishing the web browser tab group;

automatically opening, by the processor-based computing device and without user input, a window of a web browser that includes the web browser tab group when the processor-based computing device determines that the current location of the processor-based computing device is the location associated with the web browser tab group;

determining a change in the current location of the processor-based computing device to the another location;

automatically closing or replacing, by the processor-based computing device and without user input, at least one displayed tab of the web browser tab group when the processor-based computing device leaves the location associated with the web browser tab group; and

automatically replacing the web browser tab group displayed in the window of the web browser with a display of the another web browser tab group in the window of the web browser responsive to determining the change in the current location of the processor-based computing device to the another location and irrespective of a number of tabs in the web browser tab group.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

pinning tabs of the web browser tab group based on stored pinned tab information associated with the web browser tab group, the stored pinned tab information having been stored prior to opening the window of the web browser that includes the web browser tab group and the stored pinned tab information being based on information associated with the web browser tab group.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the current location of the processor-based computing device based at least in part on information from a web browser geo-location navigator object.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the current location of the processor-based computing device based at least in part on information from a global positioning system (GPS) device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the window of the web browser comprises a new window of the web browser.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing information associated with the web page tab selections and the location associated with the web browser tab group.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the web browser tab group is further associated with a time of day and automatically opening, by the processor-based computing device and without user input, the window of the web browser that includes the web browser tab group responsive to determining that the processor-based computing device is in the location associated with the web browser tab group further comprises automatically opening, by the processor-based computing device and without user input, the window of the web browser that includes the web browser tab group responsive to determining that both the processor-based computing device is in the location associated with the web browser tab group and that a current time of day equals the time of day associated with the web browser tab group.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each tab of the web browser tab group is contemporaneously displayed in the window of the web browser when the window of the web browser that includes the web browser tab group is automatically opened.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically closing or replacing, by the processor-based computing device and without user input, the at least one tab of the web browser tab group when the processor-based computing device leaves the location associated with the web browser tab group further comprises automatically closing, by the processor-based computing device and without user input the window of the web browser.

10. A system comprising:

at least one processor configured to;

receive tab selections to be assigned to a tab group associated with a location;

establish the tab group based on the tab selections and the location, wherein the tab group is related to an activity corresponding to the location;

automatically open and display the tab group in a window when the system enters the location associated with the tab group;

determine a change in the location of the system; and

automatically close the display of the tab group when the system leaves the location associated with the tab group and automatically replace an entirety of the tab group with a new tab group responsive to determining the change in the location of the system irrespective of both a number of tabs in the tab group and a number of tabs in the new tab group.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to pin tabs of the tab group based on stored pinned tab information associated with the tab group, the stored pinned tab information having been stored prior to opening the tab group in the window.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the tab group is further associated with a time of day and the at least one processor is further configured to:

automatically open the tab group in the window when the system is in the location associated with the tab group and a current time of day equals the time of day associated with the tab group.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine a location of the system using information from a web browser geo-location navigator object.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine a location of the system using information from a global positioning system (GPS) device.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the window comprises existing tabs of an existing tab group.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

replace an entirety of the existing tab group with tabs of the tab group, irrespective of a number of the existing tabs in the existing tab group.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

remove excess tabs when a number of the existing tabs in the existing tab group is greater than a number of tabs of the tab group and add tabs when the number of the existing tabs in the existing tab group is less than the number of the tabs of the tab group.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

store information associated with the tab selections and location of the tab group.

19. A computer program product comprising instructions stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the instructions comprising:

instructions to receive tab selections and a time of day associated with a tab group;

instructions to establish the tab group based on the tab selections and the time of day, wherein the tab group is related to an activity corresponding to the time of day; and

instructions to automatically open and display the tab group in a window responsive to determining that a current time of day equals the time of day associated with the tab group, wherein any existing tabs displayed in the window are replaced with the display of the tab group irrespective a number of the existing tabs displayed.