US 11,657,113 B2
Facilitating navigation of a webpage on a computer device
Li-Ju Chen, Taipei (TW); John J. Y. Hsu, New Taipei (TW); Bor-Ping Pan, Taipei (TW); and Rick M. F. Wu, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Nov. 26, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/695,192.
Application 16/695,192 is a continuation of application No. 16/055,166, filed on Aug. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,534,833.
Application 16/055,166 is a continuation of application No. 15/443,508, filed on Feb. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,042,953, issued on Aug. 7, 2018.
Application 15/443,508 is a continuation of application No. 14/836,931, filed on Aug. 26, 2015, granted, now 9,600,589, issued on Mar. 21, 2017.
Application 14/836,931 is a continuation of application No. 13/430,023, filed on Mar. 26, 2012, granted, now 9,152,322, issued on Oct. 6, 2015.
Application 13/430,023 is a continuation of application No. 13/283,904, filed on Oct. 28, 2011, granted, now 9,146,675, issued on Sep. 29, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 99137352 (TW), filed on Oct. 29, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2020/0097516 A1, Mar. 26, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 16/957 (2019.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2022.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 16/951 (2019.01); G06F 16/954 (2019.01); G06F 16/958 (2019.01); H04L 69/329 (2022.01); G06F 40/117 (2020.01); G06F 40/134 (2020.01); G06F 40/143 (2020.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); H04L 67/04 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 16/9577 (2019.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 16/951 (2019.01); G06F 16/954 (2019.01); G06F 16/957 (2019.01); G06F 16/958 (2019.01); G06F 40/117 (2020.01); G06F 40/134 (2020.01); G06F 40/143 (2020.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.05); H04L 69/329 (2013.01); H04L 67/04 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for facilitating navigation of a Webpage on a display having a display area, comprising:
initially arranging a first portion of the Webpage within the display area and a second portion of the Webpage out of the display area;
presenting, within the display area, a navigation map corresponding to the Webpage; and
rearranging, in response to a control command input associated with the navigation map, the second portion to present the second portion within the display area, wherein
the navigation map includes a pointer to a Webpage object within the second portion,
the first portion does not overlap the second portion, and
the Webpage object is an object within the Webpage.