Browser Intermediary
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a user-submitted command to launch a browser application; and
in response to receiving the user-submitted command, launching a browser intermediary instead of launching the browser application, the browser intermediary presenting a user interface that displays selectable representations of multiple web pages.
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Abstract
A browser intermediary provides a user interface that displays representations of various types of available web-based content. Selection of a particular web-based content from the browser intermediary causes a web browser application to be launched and the selected web-based content to be loaded in the browser user interface.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a user-submitted command to launch a browser application; and in response to receiving the user-submitted command, launching a browser intermediary instead of launching the browser application, the browser intermediary presenting a user interface that displays selectable representations of multiple web pages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a processor; a memory communicatively coupled to the processor; a browser application, at least partially stored in the memory and executable on the processor, to provide access to the World Wide Web; and a browser intermediary, at least partially stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the browser intermediary configured to execute when the browser application is selected by a user for execution, thereby delaying execution of the browser application, the browser intermediary including; a user interface module for rendering a user interface that includes any combination of; representations of user-specified favorite web pages; representations of recently viewed web pages; representations of frequently viewed web pages; representations of currently popular web content; representations of recent real-time data; a browser interface for identifying the user-specified favorite web pages, the recently viewed web pages, and the frequently viewed web pages; a top stories interface for identifying the currently popular web content; and a social network interface for identifying at least a portion of the recent real-time data. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. One or more computer readable media encoded with instructions that, when executed, direct a computing device to perform operations comprising:
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displaying a browser intermediary user interface that includes selectable representations of a plurality of web-based content; receiving a user-submitted selection of a representation of a particular web-based content; and in response to receiving the user-submitted selection, launching a browser application and loading a web page associated with the web-based content into a user interface associated with the browser application. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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