Recently viewed items display area
AssigneeTarget Brands, Inc.
InventorsGregory M. Nations, Chad R. Gourley, Michael F. Gonsalves, Troy Neidermire
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Abstract
A most recently viewed item is displayed in a display element, which is positioned next to at least one other element on a web page. The display element is expanded so that the element covers the at least one other element on the web page and so that at least one other recently viewed item appears in the display element. The display element is contracted so that only the most recently viewed item appears in the display element and so that the at least one other element on the web page is visible.
Claims20
A computer storage medium having computer executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform steps comprising:
- displaying a most recently viewed item in a display element, the display element positioned next to at least one other element on a web page;
- expanding the display element so that the element covers the at least one other element on the web page and so that at least one other recently viewed item appears in the display element;
- contracting the display element so that only the most recently viewed item appears in the display element and so that the at least one other element on the web page is visible.
A computing system comprising:
- a memory storing images of at least a last viewed item and a penultimate viewed item;
- a processor:
- generating a graphical viewed-items element, wherein the image of the last viewed item is within the viewed-items element;
- receiving an input to enlarge the viewed-items element;
- and
- in response to the input, generating a graphical enlarged viewed-items element, wherein the image of the last viewed item and the image of the penultimate viewed item are within the enlarged viewed-items element;
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- a display that displays the viewed-items element and that later displays the enlarged viewed-items element generated by the processor.
A method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of recently viewed products in a first-sized displayed container using a processor and a display;
- receiving input indicating that the first-sized displayed container should be collapsed;
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- in response to the input, automatically reducing the size of the container to form a collapsed container so that only a most recently viewed product appears in the collapsed container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.