Quick close button

• US 9,389,747 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2012
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Ferreira, Allan Marshal
• Primary Examiner(s): Chow, Doon
• Assistant Examiner(s): PACK, CONRAD R
• Application Number:
  US13/355,858
• Publication Number:
  US 20130191764A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,632 Days
• Field of Search: 715/760
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and computer system for a quick close button for web browsers. A computing device determines a second web browser window was launched by a first web browser window. The computing device determines a location of a cursor. The computing device generates a close button associated with the second web browser window. The computing device displays the close button at the location of the cursor. Other methods and systems are described.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining, by a computing device, a second web browser window was launched by a first web browser window;

determining, by the computing device, a video content was initiated by the second browser window;

determining, by the computing device, a location of a cursor using image recognition including scanning a display to identify objects within the display;

generating, by the computing device, a close button associated with the second web browser window, the close button further associated with a stop function for the video content;

displaying, by the computing device, the close button at the location of the cursor;

associating, by the computing device, the close button with at least one additional browser window launched by the first web browser window, wherein the close button uses a different color than the first web browser window;

modifying, by the computing device, the second web browser window and the at least one additional browser window to match the color of the close button; and

closing, by the computing device, the second web browser window and the at least one additional browser window in response to receiving a single input from a user via the close button.

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

removing, by the computing device, the close button in response to receiving the single input from the user via the close button.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the second web browser window is one of a pop-up browser window and a pop-under browser window.

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

generating, by the computing device, a second close button associated with a third web browser window;

displaying, by the computing device, the second close button; and

closing, by the computing device, the third web browser window in response to receiving a second input from the user via the second close button.

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

removing, by the computing device, the close button in response to receiving an input from the user clicking outside the close button.

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

removing, by the computing device, the close button in response to the cursor moving outside the close button.

7. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

determining a second web browser window was launched by a first web browser window;

determining, by the computing device, a video content was initiated by the second browser window;

determining a location of a cursor using image recognition including scanning a display to identify objects within the display;

generating a close button associated with the second web browser window, the close button further associated with a stop function for the video content;

displaying the close button at the location of the cursor;

associating the close button with at least one additional browser window launched by the first web browser window, wherein the close button uses a different color than the first web browser window;

modifying, by the computing device, the second web browser window and the at least one additional browser window to match the color of the close button; and

closing the second web browser window and the at least one additional browser window in response to receiving a single input from a user via the close button.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, further comprising:

removing the close button in response to receiving the single input from the user via the close button.

9. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the second web browser window is one of a pop-up browser window and a pop-under browser window.

10. The computer program product of claim 7, further comprising:

generating a second close button associated with a third web browser window;

displaying the second close button; and

closing the third web browser window in response to receiving a second input from the user via the second close button.

11. The computer program product of claim 7, further comprising:

removing the close button in response to receiving an input from the user clicking outside the close button.

12. The computer program product of claim 7, further comprising:

removing the close button in response to the cursor moving outside the close button.

13. A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:

determining a second web browser window was launched by a first web browser window;

determining, by the computing device, a video content was initiated by the second browser window;

determining a location of a cursor using image recognition including scanning a display to identify objects within the display;

generating a close button associated with the second web browser window, the close button further associated with a stop function for the video content;

displaying the close button at the location of the cursor;

associating the close button with at least one additional browser window launched by the first web browser window, wherein the close button uses a different color than the first web browser window;

modifying, by the computing device, the second web browser window and the at least one additional browser window to match the color of the close button; and

closing the second web browser window and the at least one additional browser window in response to receiving a single input from a user via the close button.

14. The computing system of claim 13, further comprising:

removing the close button in response to receiving the single input from the user via the close button.

15. The computing system of claim 13, wherein the second web browser window is one of a pop-up browser window and a pop-under browser window.

16. The computing system of claim 13, further comprising:

generating a second close button associated with a third web browser window;

displaying the second close button; and

closing the third web browser window in response to receiving a second input from the user via the second close button.

17. The computing system of claim 13, further comprising:

removing the close button in response to receiving an input from the user clicking outside the close button.