Granted Patent B1

US 9,377,929 · App. 14/138,939 · Granted Jun 28, 2016

Abstract

Claims (39)

1. A method for presenting information on a graphical user interface comprising:

generating a first display for the graphical user interface, wherein the first display displays content of a web browser;

displaying, on a display unit, the first display;

determining whether an icon of the first display has been selected;

generating a thumbnail based on content of the web browser when the icon has been selected;

generating a new display for the graphical user interface comprising the thumbnail; and

displaying, on the display unit, the new display,

wherein the new display comprises a first predetermined region corresponding to the portion of the new display and a second predetermined region, and

wherein the first predetermined region comprises a portion of a webpage displayed via the web browser, the webpage being displayed in the first predetermined region with limited functionality.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display unit is a touchscreen.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the touchscreen is provided in a mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the web browser is configured to access and display a plurality of webpages.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the web browser comprises a selectable tab for each of the plurality of webpages.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein a thumbnail for each of the plurality of webpages is generated.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the icon indicates a number of the plurality of webpages.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second predetermined region comprises the generated thumbnail.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the web browser is configured to access a plurality of webpages and display one of the plurality of websites at one time, and wherein the second predetermined region comprises a thumbnail for each of the plurality of webpages.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the thumbnails are scrollable.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein when one of the thumbnails is selected, the corresponding website is loaded and displayed in the web browser.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the second predetermined region comprises a selectable icon associated with each of the thumbnails and when the selectable icon is selected, the webpage corresponding to the thumbnail is terminated.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the second predetermined region comprises a second selectable icon indicating the number of webpages loaded in the web browser.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the second predetermined region comprises a third selectable icon configured to create a new web browser tab for viewing another webpage when the third icon is selected.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a number of webpages loaded in the web browser; and

generating a thumbnail for each of the webpages loaded in the web browser, wherein the new display comprises the thumbnail for each of the webpages.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

determining whether one of the thumbnails has been selected; and

displaying the website associated with the selected thumbnail, wherein the website is displayed in a fully functional format.

17. At least one non-transitory processor readable storage medium storing a computer program of instructions configured to be readable by at least one processor for instructing the at least one processor to execute a computer process for performing the method as recited in claim 1 .

18. A system for presenting information on a graphical user interface comprising:

one or more processors communicatively coupled to a network; wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

generate a first display for the graphical user interface, wherein the first display displays content of a web browser;

display, on a display unit, the first display;

determine whether an icon of the first display has been selected;

generate a thumbnail based on the content of the web browser when it is determined that the icon has been selected;

generate a new display for the graphical user interface comprising the thumbnail; and

display, on the display unit, the new display,

wherein the new display comprises a first predetermined region corresponding to the portion of the new display and a second predetermined region, and

wherein the first predetermined region comprises a portion of a webpage displayed via the web browser, the webpage being displayed in the first predetermined region with limited functionality.

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