Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Warren G Stevens

Jane T Kim

Sean O Lyndersay

Sarah J Bowers

John Heinrich Lueders

Benjamin N Truelove

Bruce Alan Morgan

Amar S Gandhi

William Gould

Aaron Michael Butcher

Mike Pell

Tariq Sharif

Louis A Martinez

Clint C Jorgenson

Wayne Wy Choi

Sebastien Zimmermann

Eric A Vera

Sharon Cohen

Jonathan A Gass

Amy Adams Placzkiewicz

Michael J Patten

Miladin Pavlicic

Mary-Lynne Williams

Anthony T Chor

Yan Ke

Robert J Mauceri, Jr

Jess Holbrook

Vikas Rajvanshy

Walter VonKoch

John B Bravenec

Habtamu M Feyessa

Jennifer C Trahan

Mark H Schmidt

Ritika Virmani

Laura J Gehring

Yi Lang Mok

Pui Ching Hon

Jaime Martin Sanchez Lopez

David B Flink

Lindsey R Barcheck

Mirko Mandic

David L Johnson

Randall Knight Winjum

Jan Thomas Miksovsky

Jeffrey Richard McKune

David R Parlin

Eric M Lawrence

Ryan Charles Colvin

John Scarrow

Brian Thomas Albrecht

Olga Veselova

William Joseph Devereux

Elliott Jeb Haber

Prashant Singh

Patrick Evan Little

Todd A Sahl

Daniel John Krenn

Kuei-Chih Sun

Darryl James Brown

Dave Risney

Jerin R Schneider

Douglas C Kramer

Michael H Catbagan

R Scott Wigton

Rahul Jaikrishin Lalmalani

Marcus A Lewis

Andrew E Olson

Susan Makarian

Wayne W Y Choi

Avrum S Laurie

Joseph Jacob Zukowski

Todd M Colby

Methods and systems are provided for managing a GUI of a web browser. When a user interaction with a tab presentation control is detected, a horizontal tab strip having first navigation tab controls for a set of webpages is removed, and a vertical tab strip having second navigation tab controls for the same set of webpages is displayed in a vertical column in the browser. In response to detecting a user hover interaction with the vertical tab strip while the vertical tab strip is in a collapsed state, the vertical tab strip is expanded from the collapsed state to an expanded state. In response to termination of the user hover interaction, the vertical tab strip is collapsed from the expanded state to the collapsed state. The vertical tab strip in the collapsed state occupies a smaller portion of the GUI then the vertical tab strip in the expanded state.

Navigation tab control organization and management for web browsers

In one or more embodiments, a Web browser receives user input in the form of text that is entered in a suitably-configured text entry bar, such as an address bar. The web browser processes the text and ascertains whether the text appears to be a search or an attempted navigation. Based on whether the text appears to be a search or an attempted navigation, the web browser communicates the text to a search provider, along with an indication of whether the text appears to be a search or an attempted navigation. The search provider receives the text and the indication and can then take appropriate action as by returning a search results page or causing the web browser to be redirected to a website associated with the received text.

Direct navigation through browser address bar

A content syndication platform, such as a web content syndication platform, manages, organizes and makes available for consumption content that is acquired from the Internet. In at least some embodiments, the platform can acquire and organize web content, and make such content available for consumption by many different types of applications. These applications may or may not necessarily understand the particular syndication format. An application program interface (API) exposes an object model which allows applications and users to easily accomplish many different tasks such as creating, reading, updating, deleting feeds and the like. Further, in at least some embodiments, a user can subscribe to a particular web feed, be provided with a user interface that contains distinct indicia to identify new feeds, and can efficiently consume or read RSS feeds using both an RSS reader and a web browser.

Finding and consuming web subscriptions in a web browser

An application provides a search box that is configured to enable a user to enter searchable text. The application provides a quick pick search provider menu that is configured to include different sections that provide suggestions as text is entered into the search box. At least some of the suggestions are locally maintained, and at least some other of the suggestions are received from one or more remote search providers. In some embodiments, the application can comprise a web browser.

Switching search providers within an application search box

Various embodiments enable a web browser to promote the availability of an installable application that is associated with a website to which the web browser has been navigated. The web browser is configured to discover the availability of these applications and, responsively, provide a user experience through which the user can acquire and install such applications, as well as switch to applications that have previously been installed. Thus, through the various embodiments, a user is relieved of the burden of having to navigate to a particular application store and periodically search for applications associated with sites to which they browse.

Browser-based discovery and application switching

Various embodiments provide a download bar user interface control that is designed to help users maintain focus on their browsing activities, while offering notifications regarding a file download. In at least some embodiments, the download bar user interface control is non-modal and is presented at a location within the browsing field-of-view that is selected to reduce user distraction. Various embodiments also provide a download manager user interface that enables multiple download-related tasks to be performed. In at least some embodiments, the download manager user interface is presented responsive to input to the download bar user interface control. Further to some embodiments, the download bar user interface control can be closed responsive to the download manager user interface being presented and download-related notifications and options transferred from the download bar user interface control to the download manager user interface.

Download bar user interface control

A Web browser of a computing device downloads or otherwise obtains a file. File information identifying the file is obtained and is sent to a remote reputation service. Client information identifying aspects of the computing device can also optionally be sent to the remote reputation service. In response to the file information (and optionally client information), a reputation indication for the file is received from the remote reputation service. A user interface for the Web browser to present at the computing device is determined, based at least in part on the reputation indication, and presented at the computing device.

Reputation checking obtained files

In one or more embodiments, a flip ahead input, such as a gesture, provides touch users with an ability to easily navigate various websites. The flip ahead input can be utilized to advance to the next portion of relevant content. In at least some embodiments, the flip ahead input resides in the form of a forward swipe. In one or more embodiments, the flip ahead input is configured to be utilized in association with an aggregated browsing history from multiple users. The aggregated browsing history is analyzed to generate rules that are then downloaded to a client device and used by a suitably-configured web browser to ascertain the next portion of content when a flip ahead input is received.

Rules for navigating to next content in a browser

Various embodiments utilize certain events that occur within a Web browser to recognize an imminent intent, on the part of the user, to navigate to a website. Given such events, in combination with a user's past browsing patterns and history, an automated and personalized navigation solution can be provided to expedite navigation.

Determination and display of relevant websites

Various embodiments enable information, in addition to textual information, to be presented to a user when the user enters a search query in a search box forming part of a user interface of an application. In one or more embodiments, a Web browser provides a search box in which a user can enter a search query. While the user is entering a search query, the Web browser can communicate with a third-party search provider to receive information, such as non-textual information, which can be presented to the user to assist in formulating their search query. The non-textual information can include images and other visual information of a non-textual nature.

Providing suggestions during formation of a search query

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