Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mechanism for switching between document viewing windows
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Application No.: US13312972Application Date: 2011-12-06
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Publication No.: US09645733B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Arnaud Claude Weber , Roma Rajni Shah , Alex Neely Ainslie , Glen Murphy
- Applicant: Arnaud Claude Weber , Roma Rajni Shah , Alex Neely Ainslie , Glen Murphy
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google Inc.
- Current Assignee: Google Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F3/0483 ; G06F3/01

Abstract:
Methods for switching between opened web pages in a web browser using a dragging motion across a touchscreen device are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an input of a touch gesture comprising a dragging motion beginning near a first lateral edge of a touchscreen interface towards a second lateral edge of the touchscreen interface, and controlling the switching of a currently displayed open web page in the web browser to another one of a plurality of opened web pages in the web browser based on the touch gesture. The selection of which open web page to switch to is determined based on the distance of the dragging motion of the touch gesture. Systems, graphical user interfaces, and machine-readable media are also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130145290A1 MECHANISM FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN DOCUMENT VIEWING WINDOWS Public/Granted day:2013-06-06
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