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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2013
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Eric Voreis, Bothell, WA (US);
Bo Rohlfsen, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew J. Schoenholz, Seattle, WA (US);
Neil Cueto, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Rodger Benson, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Kim, Redmond, WA (US);
Raman Sarin, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments are disclosed that relate to facilitating navigation through a predefined list of websites, such as a list of favorite websites. One embodiment provides a method of operating a web browser. The method comprises receiving a user input corresponding to a web address list navigation command, and sending to the display device a representation of a navigational overlay that illustrates a change of a current location within a predefined list of web addresses responsive to the user input. The method further comprises, after sending the representation of the navigational overlay, ceasing sending of the representation of the navigational overlay to the display device, and sending to the display device a representation of website content obtained from a web address at the current location within the predefined list of web addresses.