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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2012
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Jane T. Kim, Seattle, WA (US);
John B. Bravenec, Seattle, WA (US);
Anthony T. Chor, Bellevue, WA (US);
Yi Lang Mok, Bellevue, WA (US);
Habtamu M Feyessa, Bothel, WA (US);
Sarah J. Bowers, Snohomish, WA (US);
Warren G. Stevens, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert J. Mauceri, Jr., Seattle, WA (US);
Michael J. Patten, Sammamish, WA (US);
Aaron M. Butcher, Redmond, WA (US);
Vikas Rajvanshy, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
Jaime Martin Sanchez Lopez, Redmond, WA (US);
Mark H. Schmidt, Sammamish, WA (US);
David B. Flink, Carnation, WA (US);
Yan Ke, Redmond, WA (US);
Louis A. Martinez, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
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.