Generating contextual cues linking related browser tabs
Disclosed are various approaches for providing contextual or cognitive cues that link browser tabs together within a browser application. Browser tabs that are determined to be related to one another can be colored with a similar color. A similar color can be one in which a color property is modified so that the colors appear similar to a user. Relationships between browser tabs can be determined based upon whether a browser tab was created in response to following a link within a parent browser tab.
1. A system for providing contextual cues between browser tabs within a browser comprising:
a computing device comprising a processor and a memory, the computing device executing the browser, wherein the browser is configured to at least:
receive a request to generate a new browser tab;
determine that the new browser tab has a parent browser tab based upon the request by detecting that the request is associated with a user following a hyperlink contained within the parent browser tab;
in response to determining that the new browser tab has a parent browser tab, identify a color assigned to the parent browser tab;
generate a child color based upon the parent browser tab by modifying a lightness of the color assigned to the parent browser tab;
assign the child color to the new browser tab;
generate the new browser tab within the browser;
receive a request to generate a second new browser tab;
determine that the second new browser tab is unrelated to the parent browser tab by detecting that the request is unassociated with the user following a hyperlink contained within the parent browser tab;
in response to determining that the second new browser tab is unrelated to the parent browser tab, select a new color to assign to the second new browser tab, the new color comprising a different primary color from the color assigned to the parent browser tab;
assign the new color to the second new browser tab; and
generate the second new browser tab within the browser.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the browser modifies at least one of a hue or tint associated with the parent color.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the browser modifies the color assigned to the parent browser tab to generate the child color by increasing a lightness property of the color.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the new color is generated by selecting a different secondary color or a different tertiary color relative to the color assigned to the parent browser tab.
5. A method for providing contextual cues between browser tabs within a browser application comprising:
receiving a request to generate a new browser tab within the browser application;
determining whether the new browser tab has a parent browser tab based upon the request by detecting that the request is associated with a user following a hyperlink contained within the parent browser tab;
in response to determining that the new browser tab has a parent browser tab, identifying a color assigned to the parent browser tab;
generating a child color based upon the parent browser tab by modifying a lightness of the color assigned to the parent browser tab;
assigning the child color to the new browser tab;
generating the new browser tab within the browser;
receiving a request to generate a second new browser tab;
determining that the second new browser tab is unrelated to the parent browser tab by detecting that the request is unassociated with the user following a hyperlink contained within the parent browser tab;
in response to determining that the second new browser tab is unrelated to the parent browser tab, selecting a new color to assign to the second new browser tab, the new color comprising a different primary color from the color assigned to the parent browser tab;
assigning the new color to the second new browser tab; and
generating the second new browser tab within the browser.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein generating the child color comprises modifying at least one of a hue or tint associated with the parent color.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein generating the child color comprises increasing a lightness property of the color.
8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the new color is generated by selecting a different secondary color or a different tertiary color relative to the color assigned to the parent browser tab.
9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising machine-readable instructions providing contextual cues between browser tabs within a browser application, wherein when executed by a processor of a computing device, the machine-readable instructions cause the computing device to at least:
receive a request to generate a new browser tab;
determine that the new browser tab has a parent browser tab based upon the request by detecting that the request is associated with a user following a hyperlink contained within the parent browser tab;
in response to determining that the new browser tab has a parent browser tab, identify a color assigned to the parent browser tab;
generate a child color based upon the parent browser tab by modifying a lightness of the color assigned to the parent browser tab;
assign the child color to the new browser tab;
generate the new browser tab within the browser;
receive a request to generate a second new browser tab;
determine that the second new browser tab is unrelated to the parent browser tab by detecting that the request is unassociated with the user following a hyperlink contained within the parent browser tab;
in response to determining that the second new browser tab is unrelated to the parent browser tab, select a new color to assign to the second new browser tab, the new color comprising a different primary color from the color assigned to the parent browser tab;
assign the new color to the second new browser tab; and
generate the second new browser tab within the browser.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the child color is generated by modifying at least one of a hue or tint associated with the parent color.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the child color is generated by increasing a lightness property of the color assigned to the parent browser tab.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the new color is generated by selecting a different secondary color or a different tertiary color relative to the color assigned to the parent browser tab.