Omitting forwarder pages in a history list in a browser
US7013423B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9574
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, method, and program controls a display of pages retrieved over a network by a browser program. A predetermined minimum threshold of time for displaying a page is required before the page can be included in a browser history list that is used to satisfy “Back” and “Forward” requests from a user. For each page, if the length of time that the page is displayed is less than the minimum threshold of time, then the page, or a reference to the page, is not stored in memory in the history list. In this way, pages that merely forward or reference another page, i.e., forwarder pages, are not included in the history list. As such, a forwarder page will not be included in the sequence of pages when a “Back” function is utilized by a user.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.