Spatially-oriented traversal animations for network address transitions

A computer program product for providing a spatially-oriented traversal animation for a network address transition, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory, computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising a computer usable program code configured to:
• receive a destination Internet address for a destination web page into a graphical web browser that is displaying a current web page having a current Internet address on a display;
• determine a relationship between the destination Internet address and the current Internet address, wherein determining the relationship comprises determining differences between the current Internet address and the destination Internet address;
• determine the spatially-oriented traversal animation based, at least in part, on the relationship between the destination Internet address and the current Internet address;
• animate bringing the destination web page onto the display using the spatially-oriented traversal animation;
• and
• display the destination web page after the spatially-oriented traversal animation.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a web browser application executable on the processor, the web browser application configured to:
• receive a destination Internet address for a destination web page into a graphical web browser that is displaying a current web page having a current Internet address on a display;
• determine a relationship between the destination Internet address and the current Internet address, wherein determining the relationship comprises determining differences between the current Internet address and the destination Internet address;
• determine a spatially-oriented traversal animation based, at least in part, on the relationship between the destination Internet address and the current Internet address;
• animate bringing the destination web page onto the display using the spatially-oriented traversal animation;
• and
• display the destination web page after the spatially-oriented traversal animation.