Web browser window preview
AssigneeOracle International Corporation
InventorRoy A. Selig
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Abstract
Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with web browsers are described. One embodiment a preview logic is provided that generates an image of contents from an open browser window and displays the image within a pop-up window in response to a preview option being selected to provide a preview of the contents of the open browser window.
Claims14
A method for processing windows as part of a graphical user interface of a computing device having a display screen, the method comprising:
- determining windows that are currently open;
- identifying browser windows from the windows that are open;
- associating a selectable object to each of the browser windows;
- displaying, on the display screen, each of the selectable objects associated to the browser windows;
- and
- in response to one of the selectable objects being selected, displaying a preview window showing contents of the browser window associated with the selected object.
A computer-readable medium having processor executable instructions, the instructions comprising:
- a preview option logic for providing a preview option on a display screen, the preview option logic being configured to associate the preview option with an open browser window;
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- a preview display logic for generating an image of contents from the open browser window and displaying the image within a pop-up window in response to the preview option being selected to provide a preview of the contents of the open browser window.
A web browser for providing an interface to a network, the web browser comprising processor executable instruction that when executed by a device cause the device to perform a method, the method comprising:
- identifying browser windows from a plurality of windows that are open;
- retrieving status information from the browser windows by reading metatags from the browser windows;
- associating a selectable object to each of the browser windows;
- displaying, on the display screen, each of the selectable objects associated to the browser windows including a representation of the status information;
- and
- in response to one of the selectable objects being selected, displaying a pop-up window including an image of contents of the browser window associated with the selected object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.