MOBILE WEB BROWSER FOR PRE-LOADING WEB PAGES

• US 20130019159A1
• Filed: 10/20/2011
• Published: 01/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: CIVELLI, Jay Pierre, WEBER, Arnaud Claude
• Granted Patent: US 8,612,418 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/234
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5681 Pre-fetching or pre-delivering data based on network characteristics

Abstract

Computer-implemented methods for pre-loading a web page in a mobile web browser are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a partial or complete query in a mobile web browser from a mobile device prior to the partial or complete query being submitted by a user and receiving an identification of a predicted web page responsive to the partial or complete query. The method also includes loading but not rendering the predicted web page prior to the partial or complete query being query being submitted by the user, and displaying the loaded and rendered predicted web page in the mobile web browser after the completed query is submitted by the user when the predicted web page is determined to be responsive to the submitted query. Systems, graphical user interfaces, and machine-readable media are also provided.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for pre-loading a web page in a mobile web browser, the method comprising:

receiving a partial or complete query in a mobile web browser from a mobile device prior to the partial or complete query being submitted by a user;

receiving an identification of a predicted web page responsive to the partial or complete query;

downloading but not rendering the predicted web page prior to the partial or complete query being submitted by the user; and

displaying the downloaded and rendered predicted web page in the mobile web browser after the completed query is submitted by the user when the predicted web page is determined to be responsive to the submitted query,

wherein the predicted web page is not downloaded prior to the completing and submitting the query when the predicted web page is designated as a web page excluded from pre-loading.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the predicted web page is rendered after downloading and prior to the completing and submitting the query for downloading and rendering the predicted web page in the mobile web browser.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an identification of additional predicted web pages responsive to the partial or complete query; and

downloading at least a subset of the additional predicted web pages prior to the completing and submitting the query for downloading and rendering the predicted web page in the mobile web browser.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the predicted web page is downloaded over a network connection, and wherein the predicted web page is downloaded prior to the completing and submitting the query if the network connection comprises a wireless local area network or a predetermined type of mobile data telecommunication network pricing plan.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the predicted web page being designated as a web page excluded from pre-loading is based on at least one of the web page comprising information not designated for public display, the web page comprising malicious content, or the web page being designated by the user as being excluded from pre-loading.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the predicted web page is downloaded prior to the completing and submitting the query if a memory requirement for downloading the predicted web page is below a pre-determined limit.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein when the predicted web page comprises active content, activation of the active content is delayed until after the predicted web page is displayed.

8. A system for pre-loading a web page in a mobile web browser, the system comprising:

a memory for storing a predicted web page responsive to a partial or complete query received in a mobile web browser from a mobile device; and

a processor configured to;

receive an identification of the predicted web page as responsive to the partial or complete query;

download but not render the predicted web page from a server based on the prediction prior to the query being completed and submitted; and

display the downloaded and rendered predicted web page in the mobile web browser after the completed query is submitted by a user when the predicted web page is determined to be responsive to the submitted query,

wherein the predicted web page is not downloaded prior to the completing and submitting the query when the predicted web page is designated as a web page excluded from pre-loading.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to render the predicted web page after downloading and prior to the completing and submitting the query for downloading and rendering the predicted web page in the mobile web browser.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive an identification of additional predicted web pages responsive to the partial or complete query; and

download at least a subset of the additional predicted web pages prior to the completing and submitting the query for loading and rendering the predicted web page in the mobile web browser.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to download the predicted web page from the server over a network connection, and wherein the processor being configured to download the predicted web page prior to the completing and submitting the query comprises the processor being configured to download the predicted web page prior to the completing and submitting the query if the network connection comprises a wireless local area network or predetermined type of mobile data telecommunication network pricing plan.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the predicted web page being designated as a web page excluded from pre-loading is based on at least one of the web page comprising information not designated for public display, the web page comprising malicious content, or the web page being designated by the user as being excluded from pre-loading.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor being configured to download the predicted web page prior to the completing and submitting the query comprises the processor being configured to download the predicted web page prior to the completing and submitting the query if a memory requirement for downloading the predicted web page is below a pre-determined limit.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor being configured to display the downloaded and rendered comprises the processor being configured to delayed activation of active content for the predicted web page until after the predicted web page is displayed when the predicted web page comprises active content.

15. A mobile web browser for pre-loading a web page in a mobile web browser, the mobile web browser comprising:

an input field configured to receive, from a mobile device, a submission of a partial or complete query for a web page for downloading and rendering the predicted web page; and

a web page display area configured to display a web page,

wherein the mobile web browser is configured to receive an identification of a predicted web page responsive to the partial or complete query prior to the partial or complete query being submitted by a user, download but not render the predicted web page based on the prediction prior to the query being completed and submitted, and display the downloaded and rendered predicted web page in the predicted web page display area after the completed query is submitted by the user to the input field when the predicted web page is determined to be responsive to the submitted query, and

wherein the mobile web browser is configured to not download the predicted web page prior to the completing and submitting the query when the predicted web page is designated as a web page excluded from pre-loading.

16. The mobile web browser of claim 15, wherein the predicted web page is rendered by the mobile web browser after downloading and prior to the completing and submitting the query for downloading and rendering the predicted web page to the input field.

17. The mobile web browser of claim 15, wherein the mobile web browser is further configured to receive an identification of additional predicted web pages responsive to the partial or complete query, and download at least a subset of the additional predicted web pages prior to the completing and submitting the query for downloading and rendering the predicted web page to the input field.

18. The mobile web browser of claim 15, wherein the mobile web browser is configured to download the predicted web page over a network connection, and wherein the mobile web browser is configured to download the predicted web page prior to the completing and submitting the query if the network connection comprises a wireless local area network or a predetermined type of mobile data telecommunication network pricing plan.

19. The mobile web browser of claim 15, wherein the predicted web page being designated as a web page excluded from pre-loading is based on at least one of the web page comprising information not designated for public display, the web page comprising malicious content, or the web page being designated by the user as being excluded from pre-loading.

20. The mobile web browser of claim 15, wherein the mobile web browser is configured to download the predicted web page prior to the completing and submitting the query if a memory requirement for downloading the predicted web page is below a pre-determined limit.

21. The mobile web browser of claim 15, wherein when the predicted web page comprises active content, the mobile web browser is configured to delay activation of the active content until after the mobile web browser displays the predicted web page.

22. A machine-readable storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions for causing a processor to execute a method for pre-loading a web page in a mobile web browser, the method comprising:

receiving a query in a mobile web browser from a mobile device prior to the query being submitted by a user;

receiving an identification of at least one predicted web page responsive to the query;

downloading and rendering the at least one identified web page based on the prediction prior to the query being completed and submitted; and

displaying the downloaded and rendered at least one predicted web page in the mobile web browser after the completed query is submitted by the user when the predicted web page is determined to be responsive to the submitted query,

wherein the predicted web page is not downloaded prior to the completing and submitting the query when the predicted web page is designated as a web page excluded from pre-loading.