Invoking a private browsing mode by selection of a visual control element within a browser tab

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9418243-B2
Application number	US-201213531635-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 25, 2012
Priority date	Jun 25, 2012
Publication date	Aug 16, 2016
Grant date	Aug 16, 2016

Abstract

Activating a private browsing mode for a browser can include receiving an electronic document within the browser and detecting an indicator associated with the electronic document using a processor, wherein the indicator is correlated with the private browsing mode of the browser. Responsive to detecting the indicator, the electronic document can be rendered within a view of the browser in which private browsing mode is activated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving an electronic document within a browser;
detecting, using a processor, an indicator associated with-the electronic document, the indicator indicating whether or not the electronic document should be rendered in a private browsing mode of the browser; and
when the indicator indicates that the electronic document should be rendered in the private browsing mode of the browser:
determining, using the processor, whether the private browsing mode is activated within a current browser tab of the browser in which the electronic document-is-rendered;
when the private browsing mode is not activated within the current browser tab in which the electronic document is rendered, presenting a visual control element within the current browser tab in which the electronic document is rendered, wherein the visual control element is selectable by user input to activate the private browsing mode for a new browser tab to render the electronic document; and
responsive to detecting a selection of the visual control element by a user input, creating the new browser tab in which the private browsing mode is activated and rendering the electronic document within the new browser tab.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indicator is at least a portion of a universal resource identifier of the electronic document.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indicator is located within the electronic document.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
responsive to the user input selecting the visual control element, closing the current browser tab.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
deleting historical data for the electronic document responsive to activation of private browsing mode.

6. A method, comprising:
determining, using a processor, whether a first link displayed within an electronic document rendered in browser tab of a browser is associated with an indicator indicating that a different electronic document specified by the first link should be rendered in a private browsing mode of the browser;
responsive to determining that the first link is associated with the indicator, visually distinguishing the first link from a second link that is not associated with the indicator within the electronic document as rendered within the browser tab by the browser; and
adding a visual control indicator associated with the first link that, when selected by a user, creates a new browser tab of the browser in which private browsing mode is enabled and within which the different electronic document specified by the first link is rendered.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
adding an attribute to the first link that, when selected, creates a new browser tab of the browser in which private browsing mode is enabled and within which a different electronic document specified by the first link is rendered.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
responsive to a user selection of the first link associated with the indicator, creating a new browser tab of the browser in which the private browsing mode is enabled and rendering a different electronic document specified by the first link within the new browser tab.

9. A system comprising:
a processor configured to invoke executable operations comprising:
receiving an electronic document within a browser;
determining whether the private browsing mode is activated within a current browser tab in which the electronic document is rendered;
detecting, using the processor, an indicator associated with-the electronic document-the indicator indicating whether or not the electronic document should be rendered in a private browsing mode of the browser; and
when the indicator indicates that the electronic document should be rendered in the private browsing mode of the browser:
determining, using the processor, whether the private browsing mode is activated within a current browser tab of the browser in which the electronic document-is-rendered;
when the private browsing mode is not activated within the current browser tab in which the electronic document is rendered, presenting a visual control element within the current browser tab in which the electronic document is rendered, wherein the visual control element is selectable by user input to activate the private browsing mode for a new browser tab to render the electronic document; and
responsive to detecting a selection of the visual control element by a user input, creating a new browser tab in which the private browsing mode is activated and rendering the electronic document within the new browser tab.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the indicator is at least a portion of a universal resource identifier of the electronic document.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the indicator is located within the electronic document.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to initiate an executable operation comprising:
deleting historical data for the electronic document responsive to activation of the private browsing mode.

13. A non-transitory computer program product, comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program code that, when executed, configures a processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving an electronic document within a browser;
detecting, using a processor, an indicator associated with the electronic document, the indicator indicating whether or not the electronic document should be rendered in a private browsing mode of the browser; and
when the indicator indicates that the electronic document should be rendered in the private browsing mode of the browser:
determining, using the processor, whether the private browsing mode is activated within a current browser tab of the browser in which the electronic document is rendered;
when the private browsing mode is not activated within the current browser tab in which the electronic document is rendered, presenting a visual control element within the browser tab in which the electronic document is rendered, wherein the visual control element is selectable by user input to activate the private browsing mode for a new browser tab to render the electronic document; and
responsive to detecting a selection of the visual control element by a user input, creating the new browser tab in which the private browsing mode is activated and rendering the electronic document within the new browser tab.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the indicator is at least a portion of a universal resource identifier of the electronic document.

15. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the indicator is located within the electronic document.

16. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the computer readable storage medium further has stored thereon program code that, when executed, configures the processor to perform operations comprising:
responsive to the user input selecting the visual control element, closing the current browser tab.

17. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the computer readable storage medium further has stored thereon program code that, when executed, configures the processor to perform operations comprising:
deleting historical data for the electronic document responsive to activation of private browsing mode.

Assignees

• Bauer Bernhard
• Beaudoin Philippe J
• Bentzel Chris
• Truong Steven Chi
• Tungare Manas
• Google Inc

Inventors

• Bauer Bernhard
• Beaudoin Philippe J
• Bentzel Chris
• Truong Steven Chi
• Tungare Manas

Classifications

• G06F21/6263 Primary

  during internet communication, e.g. revealing personal data from cookies · CPC title

• H04L63/0421

  Anonymous communication, i.e. the party's identifiers are hidden from the other party or parties, e.g. using an anonymizer · CPC title

• G06F16/957

  Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation · CPC title

• G06F40/134

  Hyperlinking · CPC title

• G06F17/2247

  Physics · mapped topic