Google Inc.

Andrew T Wilson

Erik Kay

Aaron Boodman

Rafael Weinstein

Matthew Perry

A computer-implemented method includes running a background element that is an invisible element in a browser application, where the background element includes a declared association with an application and includes instructions related to one or more visible elements of the application in the browser application and executing the instructions on the background element to perform a function related to the one or more visible elements of the application in the browser application.

Background element associated with an application installed in a browser application

A system and method is provided for locating graphic elements. In one aspect, areas in a GUI are defined based on a defining shape. For example, a GUI may be divided into portions, where each portion is associated with a defining line and includes the locations in the GUI that are closer to the defining line than any other defining line. When a user selects a location within a defined area, the system may place a graphic element at a location containing all or part of the defined area or its associated defining line. Other graphic elements may be arranged relative to the placed element.

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Andrew T Wilson