DYNAMIC BROWSER HOMEPAGE CHANGING

• US 20150046788A1
• Filed: 08/07/2013
• Published: 02/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Estroff, Jeffrey Mark, Gantman, Russell Stuart, VanBlon, Russell Speight
• Application Number:
  US13/961,430
• Publication Number:
  US 20150046788A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/234
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

An aspect provides a method, including: accessing a memory storing information comprising web page information and timing information; identifying, using the one or more processors, a new web page to use as a homepage based on the web page information and the timing information; and changing, using the one or more processors, a home page setting in a web browser to the new web page according to the web page information and the timing information. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

accessing a memory storing information comprising web page information and timing information;

identifying, using the one or more processors, a new web page to use as a homepage based on the web page information and the timing information; and

changing, using the one or more processors, a home page setting in a web browser to the new web page according to the web page information and the timing information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the web page information comprises a stored history of visited web pages.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the timing information comprises local time at the information handling device when a web page is accessed using the information handling device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a local time at the information handling device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the changing comprises changing the homepage setting to the new web page based on the local time at the information handling device.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising creating a time-based ranking of web pages derived from a history of web page visits stored as web page information and timing information, wherein the changing comprises changing the homepage setting to the new web page based on the time-based ranking and the local time at the information handling device.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the local time at the information handling device is associated with a portion of a day, and further wherein the portion of the day is used as representative of the local time.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to an action opening the web browser for display on a display device, loading the new web page indicated in the home page setting;

receiving user input indicative of dissatisfaction of the new homepage; and

performing at least one additional action responsive to thereto.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the user input indicative of dissatisfaction of the new homepage comprises an input selected from the group of inputs consisting of:

closing the web browser; and

navigating away from the new homepage within a predetermined time of loading the new home page.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one additional action comprises an action selected from the group of actions consisting of:

re-instating a previously used homepage as the new homepage, selecting a last known acceptable homepage, and prompting the user to indicate a desired homepage.

11. An information handling device, comprising:

a display device;

one or more processors;

a memory device accessible to the one or more processors and storing code executable by the one or more processors to;

access a memory storing information comprising web page information and timing information;

identify a new web page to use as a homepage based on the web page information and the timing information; and

change a home page setting in a web browser that displays a home page on the display device to the new web page according to the web page information and the timing information.

12. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the web page information comprises a stored history of visited web pages.

13. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the timing information comprises local time at the information handling device when a web page is accessed using the information handling device.

14. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the code is further executable by the one or more processors to:

determine a local time at the information handling device.

15. The information handling device of claim 14, wherein the changing comprises changing the homepage setting to the new web page based on the local time at the information handling device.

16. The information handling device of claim 14, wherein the code is further executable by the one or more processors to create a time based-ranking of web pages derived from a history of web page visits stored as web page information and timing information, wherein the changing comprises changing the homepage setting to the new web page based on the time-based ranking and the local time at the information handling device.

17. The information handling device of claim 14, wherein the local time at the information handling device is associated with a portion of a day, and further wherein the portion of the day is used as representative of the local time.

18. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the code is further executable by the one or more processors to:

responsive to an action opening the web browser for display on the display device, load the new web page indicated in the home page setting;

receive user input indicative of dissatisfaction of the new homepage; and

perform at least one additional action responsive to thereto.

19. The information handling device of claim 18, wherein the user input indicative of dissatisfaction of the new homepage comprises an input selected from the group of inputs consisting of:

closing the web browser; and

navigating away from the new homepage within a predetermined time of loading the new home page.

20. A program product, comprising:

a storage device having computer readable program code stored therewith, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code configured to access a memory storing information comprising web page information and timing information;

computer readable program code configured to identify a new web page to use as a homepage based on the web page information and the timing information; and

computer readable program code configured to change a home page setting in a web browser to the new web page according to the web page information and the timing information.