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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2013
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Jacob S. Rossi, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael J. Patten, Sammamish, WA (US);
Michael J. Ens, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A Web application displays Web content in a user interface (UI) tab having multiple associated virtual tabs. The multiple associated virtual tabs can include a visible tab hosting Web content that is currently visible, one or more hidden tabs each hosting Web content that is not currently visible, and optionally one or more empty tabs each hosting no Web content or only primitive Web content. For each hidden tab, the Web content hosted in the hidden tab is suspended, which refers to ceasing execution of instructions in and/or other operations performed by the Web content. For example, audio/video playback is paused, execution of script instructions ceases, and so forth.