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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2010
Natasa Milic-frayling, Cambridge, GB;
Samuel Gavin Smyth, Huntingdon, GB;
Kerry Rodden, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ralph Sommerer, Cambridge, GB;
Rachel Jones, Cambridge, GB;
Alan Frank Blackwell, Cambridge, GB;
Natasa Milic-Frayling, Cambridge, GB;
Samuel Gavin Smyth, Huntingdon, GB;
Kerry Rodden, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ralph Sommerer, Cambridge, GB;
Rachel Jones, Cambridge, GB;
Alan Frank Blackwell, Cambridge, GB;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system for navigating among resources includes a target detection module detecting whether a first resource has been branched from to two other different resources and a backward navigation module operable to detect selection of a backward navigation button and cause navigation to the first resource. A method includes designating a target resource accessible via a backward navigation button in a first browser session, detecting selection of the backward navigation button in a second browser session, and navigating to the target resource in the second browser session. The method can involve detecting hovering of a pointer icon over the backward navigation button and responsively presenting a thumbnail of a resource associated with the backward navigation button.