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Field	Value
Publication number	US-10877720-B2
Application number	US-201916363945-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2019
Priority date	Jun 7, 2015
Publication date	Dec 29, 2020
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020

Abstract

Systems and methods for displaying an icon representation of a webpage are provided. In one exemplary method, while displaying a web browser, an electronic device receives a request to display an icon representation of a webpage. In response to receiving the request, the device determines whether the webpage provides access to an image that meets predefined quality standards. In accordance with a determination that the webpage provides access to an image that meets predefined quality standards, the device displays the high-quality image as an icon associated with the webpage at a respective location in the web browser. In accordance with a determination that the webpage does not provide access to an image that meets the predefined quality standards, the device identifies other content associated with the webpage, generates a generated icon based on the content, and displays the generated icon at a respective location in the web browser.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a display;
a memory;
one or more processors coupled to the display and the memory; and
one or more programs stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors, wherein the one or more programs comprise instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:
while displaying a web browser, receive a request to display an icon representation of a webpage;
in response to receiving the request to display the icon representation of the webpage, determine whether the webpage provides access to an image that meets predefined quality standards for use as an icon, wherein the predefined quality standards include a threshold image resolution:
in accordance with a determination that the webpage provides access to an image that meets the predefined quality standards, display the image as an icon associated with the webpage at a respective location in the web browser; and
in accordance with a determination that the webpage does not provide access to an image that meets the predefined quality standards:
identify other content associated with the webpage;
generate a generated icon based on the content associated with the webpage; and
display the generated icon at a respective location in the web browser.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein generating the generated icon includes:
identifying text associated with the webpage;
identifying a color associated with the webpage; and
generating the generated icon that uses a predefined portion of the text associated with the webpage and incorporates the color associated with the webpage.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the generated icon includes a first letter of the text associated with the webpage overlaid on a background that is the color associated with the webpage.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the text associated with the webpage is selected from a plurality of sources based on one or more rules for selecting text.

5. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the text associated with the webpage is selected from one or more of the following:
a resource identifier of the webpage;
a title of the webpage;
text retrieved from the webpage;
a title of the webpage with one or more types of common words removed; and
text from another metadata field associated with the webpage.

6. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the color associated with the webpage is generated based on one or more of:
a predominant color of an icon associated with the webpage that does not meet the predefined quality standard; and
a predominant color of the webpage.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the webpage is associated with a low-quality icon that does not meet the predefined quality standards, and the generated icon is displayed for the webpage instead of displaying the low-quality icon.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the low-quality icon is a bitmap icon.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the image that meets the predefined quality standards is a vector graphic.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:
while displaying a web browser, receive a request to display an icon representation of a webpage;
in response to receiving the request to display the icon representation of the webpage, determine whether the webpage provides access to an image that meets predefined quality standards for use as an icon, wherein the predefined quality standards include a threshold for image resolution:
in accordance with a determination that the webpage provides access to an image that meets the predefined quality standards, display the image as an icon associated with the webpage at a respective location in the web browser; and
in accordance with a determination that the webpage does not provide access to an image that meets the predefined quality standards:
identify other content associated with the webpage;
generate a generated icon based on the content associated with the webpage; and
display the generated icon at a respective location in the web browser.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein generating the generated icon includes:
identifying text associated with the webpage;
identifying a color associated with the webpage; and
generating the generated icon that uses a predefined portion of the text associated with the webpage and incorporates the color associated with the webpage.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the generated icon includes the first letter of the text associated with the webpage overlaid on a background that is the color associated with the webpage.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the text associated with the webpage is selected from a plurality of sources based on one or more rules for selecting text.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the text associated with the webpage is selected from one or more of the following:
a resource identifier of the webpage;
a title of the webpage;
text retrieved from the webpage;
a title of the webpage with one or more types of common words removed; and
text from another metadata field associated with the webpage.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the color associated with the webpage is generated based on one or more of:
a predominant color of an icon associated with the webpage that does not meet the predefined quality standard; and
a predominant color of the webpage.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the webpage is associated with a low-quality icon that does not meet the predefined quality standards, and the generated icon is displayed for the webpage instead of displaying the low-quality icon.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the low-quality icon is a bitmap icon.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the image that meets the predefined quality standards js a vector graphic.

19. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a display:
while displaying a web browser, receiving a request to display an icon representation of a webpage;
in response to receiving the request to display the icon representation of the webpage, determining whether the webpage provides access to an image that meets predefined quality standards for use as an icon, wherein the predefined quality standards include a threshold for image resolution:
in accordance with a determination that the webpage provides access to an image that meets the predefined quality standards, displaying the image as an icon associated with the webpage at a respective location in the web browser; and
in accordance with a determination that the webpage does not provide access to an image that meets the predefined quality standards:
identifying other content associated with the webpage;
generating a generated icon based on the content associated with the webpage; and
displaying the generated icon at a respective location in the web browser.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein generating the generated icon includes:
identifying text assoc

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Decker Kevin
• Chan Ada
• Falkenburg Steven
• Karunamuni Chanaka G
• MONDELLO Richard
• Coffman Patrick L

Classifications

• G06F16/9577 Primary

  Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents · CPC title

• G06F3/0483

  Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor · CPC title

• G06F3/165 Primary

  Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title