Dynamic selection of one of many available web browsers
US9256696B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/957
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user selection of an item corresponding to a Web page can be received. The user selection can represents a request to open the Web page within an instantiated one of a set of Web browser applications installed on a computing device. A set of Web page elements unique to the Web page can be identified through an analysis conducted by the computing device. The identified set of Web page elements can be utilized to determine at the computing device one of the installed Web browser applications for the Web page. The determination of the one installed Web browser application can varies from Web page-to-Web page. At the computing device, the determined one of the Web browser applications can be instantiated. The Web page can be opened within the instantiated one of the Web browser applications.
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