INTELLIGENT TASKBAR SHORTCUT MENU FOR WEBPAGE CONTROL

• US 20160274777A1
• Filed: 03/17/2015
• Published: 09/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Wu, Andy Min-Tsung, Chen, Hsiao-Yung
• Granted Patent: US 10,489,013 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

A method for controlling a plurality of application content based on a taskbar shortcut menu is provided. The method may include defining control component tags in a plurality of applications. The method may also include identifying first and second portions of the applications based on the defined control component tags. The method may further include extracting the first and second portions of the applications. Additionally, the method may include generating control menus, and adding the first and second portions of the applications to the control menus. The method may also include displaying a taskbar shortcut menu, including the control menus, whereby the displaying is responsive to detecting a first user action. The method may further include detecting at least one second user action on the second portions of the control menus, whereby the detecting at least one second user action manipulates and controls content associated with the applications.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a plurality of application content based on a taskbar shortcut menu, the method comprising:

defining a plurality of control component tags in a plurality of applications;

identifying a first portion of the plurality of applications based on the plurality of defined control component tags;

identifying a second portion of the plurality of applications based on the plurality of defined control component tags;

extracting the first portion of the plurality of applications and the second portion of the plurality of applications;

generating a plurality of control menus, and adding the first portion of the plurality of applications and the second portion of the plurality of applications to the plurality of control menus;

displaying a taskbar shortcut menu, comprising the plurality of control menus, wherein the displaying is responsive to detecting a first user action; and

detecting at least one second user action on the second portion of the plurality of control menus, wherein the detecting at least one second user action manipulates and controls a plurality of content associated with the plurality of applications.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of applications are webpages.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the control component tags define at least one display component and at least one control component on the webpages.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the plurality of applications are display components, and the second portion of the plurality of applications are control components.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of control menus control at least one of the plurality of applications.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting the first user action comprises detecting a right-click on a taskbar application icon.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting the at least one second user action comprises determining at least one of a control of sound volume on a webpage, a purchase made on a webpage, and a message sent on a webpage.

8. A computer system for controlling a plurality of application content based on a taskbar shortcut menu, comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising;

defining a plurality of control component tags in a plurality of applications;

identifying a first portion of the plurality of applications based on the plurality of defined control component tags;

identifying a second portion of the plurality of applications based on the plurality of defined control component tags;

extracting the first portion of the plurality of applications and the second portion of the plurality of applications;

generating a plurality of control menus, and adding the first portion of the plurality of applications and the second portion of the plurality of applications to the plurality of control menus;

displaying a taskbar shortcut menu, comprising the plurality of control menus, wherein the displaying is responsive to detecting a first user action; and

detecting at least one second user action on the second portion of the plurality of control menus, wherein the detecting at least one second user action manipulates and controls a plurality of content associated with the plurality of applications.

9. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the plurality of applications are webpages.

10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the control component tags define at least one display component and at least one control component on the webpages.

11. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the first portion of the plurality of applications are display components, and the second portion of the plurality of applications are control components.

12. The computer system of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of control menus control at least one of the plurality of applications.

13. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the detecting the first user action comprises detecting a right-click on a taskbar application icon.

14. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the detecting the at least one second user action comprises determining at least one of a control of sound volume on a webpage, a purchase made on a webpage, and a message sent on a webpage.

15. A computer program product for controlling a plurality of application content based on a taskbar shortcut menu, comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage devices, the program instructions executable by a processor, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to define a plurality of control component tags in a plurality of applications;

program instructions to identify a first portion of the plurality of applications based on the plurality of defined control component tags;

program instructions to identify a second portion of the plurality of applications based on the plurality of defined control component tags;

program instructions to extract the first portion of the plurality of applications and the second portion of the plurality of applications;

program instructions to generate a plurality of control menus, and add the first portion of the plurality of applications and the second portion of the plurality of applications to the plurality of control menus;

program instructions to display a taskbar shortcut menu, comprising the plurality of control menus, wherein the displaying is responsive to detecting a first user action; and

program instructions to detect at least one second user action on the second portion of the plurality of control menus, wherein the detecting at least one second user action manipulates and controls a plurality of content associated with the plurality of applications.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the plurality of applications are webpages.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the first portion of the plurality of applications are display components, and the second portion of the plurality of applications are control components.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of control menus control at least one of the plurality of applications.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the program instructions to detect the first user action comprises detecting a right-click on a taskbar application icon.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the program instructions to detect the at least one second user action comprises determining at least one of a control of sound volume on a webpage, a purchase made on a webpage, and a message sent on a webpage.