Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Shu-Fong Huang

Hsiang-Fu Liu

Chin-Nan Lee

Yu-Li Huang

Ellen Huang

Chih-Yung Chen

Yun-Huan Lee

Tsui-Ying Fu

Ming Chieh Chang

Ta-Chung Tsai

Automatic application redirection is provided. Upon receiving a request for a first content object, a determination may be made as to whether the request is associated with a mobile device. In response to determining that the request is associated with the mobile device, the request may be redirected to a second content object.

Automatic mobile application redirection

A link selection area may be provided. When rendering a document comprising a plurality of selectable elements, a selection area may be defined around each of the plurality of selectable elements, such as links. Upon receiving a selection of one of these selection areas, an action associated with the respective selectable element associated with the at least one selection area may be performed.

Tap-to-open link selection areas

Automatic application redirection may be provided. Upon receiving a request for a first content object, a determination may be made as to whether the request is associated with a mobile device. In response to determining that the request is associated with the mobile device, the request may be redirected to a second content object.

Architecture that provides a convenient and effective test tool for testing and ensuring that webpages using micro-browsers are sufficiently designed and operational. A task library is developed for manipulating browsers on a handheld device, and includes one or more seamless methods that operate the different browsers in the same way. Seamless virtual functions that manipulate different micro-browsers include, but are not limited to browser launch, exiting a browser, navigating to a home page, clearing a cache, navigating to a webpage, reloading a webpage, getting the current info for a webpage, navigating back to a webpage, checking a page title, and capturing a screen, for example. Device features can also be manipulated to ensure consistency across the testing process.

Automatic test tool for webpage design with micro-browsers on mobile platforms

Architecture that enables a user to connect, search, and review information under a mobile context by interacting through a micro-browser. The current 'Find' experience can now be made part of the document search functionality thereby allowing the user to enter one or more keywords to quickly search and obtain the information desired. The 'Find' feature can be part of the micro-browser viewer and solves the current inability of the user to view and read documents on the small display of the mobile device. Additionally, users can choose to search from the current page or from the beginning of the document. Results are listed with the keyword(s) emphasized (e.g., highlighted) in a portion of the content in which the keyword(s) was found. The page number can also be presented. Each result can be presented is an active link that automatically navigates the user directly to the associated keyword of the page.

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