WEB BROWSER EXTENSION

• US 20170177171A1
• Filed: 12/17/2015
• Published: 06/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Won, Sung Joon
• Granted Patent: US 10,845,950 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04892 Arrangements for controlling cursor position based on codes indicative of cursor displacements from one discrete location to another, e.g. using cursor control keys associated to different directions or using the tab key arrangements for controlling cursor position based on coordinate signals G06F3/038
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/14 Tree-structured documents parsing G06F40/205; validation G06F40/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe processing via an extension of a web browser application. A processing device, for example, may provide a web browser application that comprises an extension enabling an application service to interface with the web browser application. Input may be received in a uniform resource locator (URL) bar of the web browser application. A search of an application service may be launched directly from the URL bar based on the received input. The processing device may retrieve results from the application based on the searching. The retrieved results may be displayed within the URL bar on a display connected with the processing device. Other examples are also described.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

providing, by a processing device, a web browser application that comprises an extension enabling an application service to interface with the web browser application;

receiving an input in a uniform resource locator (URL) bar of the web browser application;

launching a search of the application service directly from the URL bar based on the received input;

retrieving, by the processing device, results from the application service based on the searching; and

displaying within the URL bar, on a display connected with the processing device, the retrieved results from the application service.

2. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1, further comprising detecting entry of a delimiter triggering the web browser application to pass the input to the application service.

3. The computer-implemented method according to claim 2, wherein the delimiter is at least one selected from a group consisting of:

a keystroke, a touch input, a voice input, a handwritten input, and a selection using a device.

4. The computer-implemented method according to claim 3, wherein the keystroke is a tab key.

5. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1, wherein the displaying displays the results from the application service in a drop down menu of the URL bar.

6. The computer-implemented method according to claim 5, further comprising receiving selection of a result from the results, and displaying a document corresponding with the selected result in web browser application.

7. The computer-implemented method according to claim 5, further comprising receiving an update to the input, and retrieving updated results from the application service, and displaying the updated results within the URL bar.

8. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory, operatively connected with the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform;

providing a web browser application that comprises an extension enabling an application service to interface with the web browser application;

receiving an input in a uniform resource locator (URL) bar of the web browser application;

launching a search of the application service directly from the URL bar in response to the input;

retrieving results from the application service based on the searching; and

displaying within the URL bar, on a display connected with the system, the retrieved results from the application service.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the memory stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform:

detecting entry of a delimiter triggering the web browser application to pass the input to the application service.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the delimiter is at least one selected from a group consisting of:

a keystroke, a touch input, a voice input, a handwritten input, and a selection using a device.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the keystroke is a tab key.

12. The system according to claim 8, wherein the displaying displays the results from the application service in a drop down menu of the URL bar.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the memory stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform:

receiving selection of a result from the results, and displaying a document corresponding with the selected result in web browser application.

14. The system according to claim 12, wherein the memory stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform:

receiving an update to the input, and retrieving updated results from the application service, and displaying the updated results within the URL bar.

15. A computer-implemented method comprising:

providing a web browser application that comprises an extension enabling a plurality of application services to interface with the web browser application;

receiving, by a processing device, a request to launch a new tab in a web browser application;

processing, by the processing device, the received request; and

in response to processing the received request, launching, on a display connected with the processing device, the new tab within the web browser application, wherein the new tab comprises a scratchpad that is a notepad feature that integrates the plurality of application services within the web browser application.

16. The computer-implemented method according to claim 15, further comprising receiving input into the scratchpad, and processing the received input using at least one application service of the plurality of application services, and displaying the processed input.

17. The computer-implemented method according to claim 16, further comprising receiving selection of an action in response to displaying the processed input, wherein the action is at least one selected from a group consisting of:

an action to transmit the processed input to at least one of the plurality of application services, an action to generate a link to a scratchpad entry, an action to generate a document from the scratchpad entry, and an action to delete the processed input.

18. The computer-implemented method according to claim 16, wherein the processing of the received input further comprises detecting at least one character of a delimiter in the received input, wherein the delimiter is a trigger for processing by the at least one application service.

19. The computer-implemented method according to claim 18, further comprising displaying a listing of a plurality of delimiters in response to detecting input of at the least one character of the delimiter, receiving a selection of one of the plurality of delimiters, and wherein the processing of the received input processes the received input in a context associated with the selected delimiter.

20. The computer-implemented method according to claim 18, further comprising receiving a selection of a recent document listing in the new tab, and in response to receiving the selection of the recent document listing, displaying a plurality of recent documents, wherein the displaying of the plurality of recent documents further comprises displaying a summary for each of the plurality of recent documents.