Discoverability and navigation of hyperlinks
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsJoseph Paul-Emile-Pierre Cote, John P. Cordell, Christopher R. Brown
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Abstract
A user may discover and navigate among hyperlinks through the use of a keyboard. For example, a user may press a tab key to discover and navigate to a first hyperlink that is part of a hypertext document. The first hyperlink is, in response, given focus and a focus shape is drawn around the text or graphics for the hot region of the hyperlink. If the user again presses the tab key, the next hyperlink is given focus and a focus shape (i.e., an outline that surrounds the next hyperlink) is drawn around the next hyperlink. A user may also tab to a placeholder for an image in order to make a decision whether the image should be downloaded or not.
Claims21
-20. (canceled)
A system comprising at least one processor operatively coupled to a device storing instructions that, when executed, are capable of performing a method, the method comprising:
- displaying, by a computer output device, a hypertext document including a first hyperlink and a second hyperlink, wherein the first hyper link includes a text anchor and a first URL, and wherein the second hyperlink includes an image anchor and a second URL;
- after displaying the hypertext document, receiving a first non-alphanumeric input via a computer input device;
- in response to receiving the first non-alphanumeric input, highlighting a first hot region associated with the first hyperlink;
- after highlighting the first hot region, receiving a second non-alphanumeric input;
- and
- in response to receiving the second non-alphanumeric input, removing the highlighting from the first hot region and displaying a focus shape that includes at least a portion of a second hot region associated with the second hyperlink.
A computer implemented method comprising:
- displaying a hypertext document including a first hyperlink and a second hyperlink, wherein the first hyper link includes a text anchor and a first URL, and wherein the second hyperlink includes an image anchor and a second URL;
- after displaying the hypertext document, receiving a first non-alphanumeric input;
- in response to receiving the first non-alphanumeric input, highlighting a first hot region associated with the first hyperlink;
- after highlighting the first hot region, receiving a second non-alphanumeric input;
- and
- in response to receiving the second non-alphanumeric input, removing the highlighting from the first hot region and displaying a focus shape that includes at least a portion of a second hot region associated with the second hyperlink.
A device storing computer instructions that when executed perform the method of:
- displaying a hypertext document including a first hyperlink and a second hyperlink, wherein the first hyper link includes a text anchor and a first URL, and wherein the second hyperlink includes an image anchor and a second URL;
- after displaying the hypertext document, receiving a first non-alphanumeric input;
- in response to receiving the first non-alphanumeric input, highlighting a first hot region associated with the first hyperlink;
- after highlighting the first hot region, receiving a second non-alphanumeric input;
- and
- in response to receiving the second non-alphanumeric input, removing the highlighting from the first hot region and displaying a focus shape that includes at least a portion of a second hot region associated with the second hyperlink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.