Method and browser for browsing web page, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9788197-B2
Application number	US-201414328756-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2014
Priority date	Mar 7, 2013
Publication date	Oct 10, 2017
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and a browser for browsing a web page, and a storage medium, and the method comprises: prestoring identity information of an owner user; receiving a web page browsing request from a browsing user, and obtaining the identity information of the browsing user; comparing the identity information of the browsing user with the prestored identity information of the owner user to determine whether the browsing user is the owner user; browsing a web page in a private browsing mode when the browsing user is determined as the owner user; and browsing a web page in a non-private browsing mode when the browsing user is determined as a non-owner user. By the invention, the privacy of browsing behaviors of the owner user may be effectively protected, and the owner user is enabled to examine browsing behaviors of other non-owner users.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for browsing a web page, comprising:
configuring a private browsing mode and a non-private browsing mode for browsing a web page on a user terminal;
prestoring identity information of an owner user of the user terminal;
receiving a web page browsing request from a browsing user, and obtaining identity information of the browsing user;
comparing the identity information of the browsing user with the prestored identity information of the owner user to determine whether the browsing user is the owner user;
browsing a web page in the private browsing mode, by preserving none of browsing records, input histories, cookies and buffered files, when the browsing user is determined as the owner user; and
browsing the web page in the non-private browsing mode, including at least one of: preserving browsing records; recording input histories; saving cookies; and generating buffered files, when the browsing user is determined as a non-owner user of the user terminal,
wherein, the identity information is the fingerprint characteristics information of the user, and
obtaining the identity information of the browsing user further comprises:
sending a fingerprint input request to the browsing user;
collecting and processing a fingerprint image of the browsing user, and extracting fingerprint characteristics information from the fingerprint image of the browsing user; and
taking the fingerprint characteristics information as the identity information of the browsing user.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, browsing the web page in the private browsing mode further comprises:
recording a bookmark saved by the browsing user, wherein the bookmark is visible in the private browsing mode only and is unable to be exported.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein, prestoring identity information of the owner user further comprises:
sending a fingerprint input request to the owner user;
collecting a fingerprint image of the owner user, and extracting fingerprint characteristics information from the fingerprint image; and
storing the fingerprint characteristics information as the identity information of the owner user.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein, comparing the identity information of the browsing user with the prestored identity information of the owner user to determine whether the browsing user is the owner user further comprises:
calculating a matching degree between the identity information of the browsing user and the prestored identity information of the owner user; and
when the matching degree reaches a preset threshold, determining that the browsing user is the owner user; otherwise, determining that the browsing user is a non-owner user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user terminal includes a mobile phone, a palmtop computer, and a tablet computer.

6. A user terminal, comprising:
a central processing unit; and a browser executed by the central processing unit, wherein the central processing unit is configured to:
configure a private browsing mode and a non-private browsing mode;
prestore identity information of an owner user of the user terminal;
receive a web page browsing request from a browsing user and obtain identity information of the browsing user;
compare the identity information of the browsing user with the prestored identity information of the owner user and determine whether the browsing user is the owner user;
browse a web page in the private browsing mode, by preserving none of browsing records, input histories, cookies and buffered files, when the browsing user is determined as the owner user, and
browse the web page in the non-private browsing mode, including at least one of: preserving browsing records; recording an input history; saving cookies;
and generating buffered files, when the browsing user is determined as a non-owner user of the user terminal,
wherein, the user identity information is fingerprint characteristics information of the user, and
the central processing unit is further configured to:
send a fingerprint input request to the browsing user;
collect and process a fingerprint image of the browsing user, and extract the fingerprint characteristics information from the fingerprint image of the browsing user; and
take the fingerprint characteristics information as the identity information of the browsing user.

7. The user terminal of claim 6 , wherein, in the private browsing mode, the central processing unit is further configured to:
record a bookmark saved by the owner user, wherein the bookmark is visible in the private browsing mode only and is unable to be exported.

8. The user terminal of claim 6 , wherein the central processing unit is further configured to:
send a fingerprint input request to the owner user;
collect a fingerprint image of the owner user, and extract the fingerprint characteristics information from the fingerprint image; and
store the fingerprint characteristics information as the identity information of the owner user.

9. The user terminal of claim 6 , wherein the central processing unit is further configured to:
compare the identity information of the browsing user with the prestored identity information of the owner user; and when the identity information of the browsing user is consistent with the prestored identity information of the owner user, determine that the browsing user is the owner user; otherwise, determine that the browsing user is a non-owner user.

10. The user terminal of claim 6 , including a mobile phone, a palmtop computer, and a tablet computer.

11. A computer-readable storage device containing computer-executable instructions adapted to perform a method for browsing a web page, wherein the method comprises:
configuring a private browsing mode and a non-private browsing mode for browsing a web page;
prestoring identity information of an owner user;
receiving a web page browsing request from a browsing user, and obtaining identity information of the browsing user;
comparing the identity information of the browsing user with the prestored identity information of the owner user to determine whether the browsing user is the owner user;
browsing a web page in the private browsing mode, by preserving none of browsing records, input histories, cookies and buffered files, when the browsing user is determined as the owner user; and
browsing the web page in the non-private browsing mode, including at least one of: preserving browsing records; recording input histories; saving cookies; and generating buffered files, when the browsing user is determined as a non-owner user,
wherein, the identity information is the fingerprint characteristics information of the user, and
obtaining the identity information of the browsing user further comprises:
sending a fingerprint input request to the browsing user;
collecting and processing a fingerprint image of the browsing user, and extracting fingerprint characteristics information from the fingerprint image of the browsing user; and
taking the fingerprint characteristics information as the identity information of the browsing user.

12. The computer-readable storage device of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:
recording a bookmark saved by the browsing user, wherein the bookmark is visible in the private browsing mode only and is unable to be exported.

13. The computer-readable storage device of claim 11 , wherein prestoring identity information of the owner user further comprises:
sending a fingerprint input request to the owner user;
collecting a fingerprint image of the owner user, and extracting fingerprint characteristics information from

Assignees

• Tencent Tech Shenzhen Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Huijiao
• Tang Tingyong
• Hu Bo
• Liu Renfang
• Wang Zhipei
• Zhou Ruiyi
• Wang Xi
• Xie Zhengkai
• He Bosen
• Huang Ying
• Li Wei
• Feng Cheng
• Zhang Kai
• Liu Yulei

Classifications

• G06F21/6245

  Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes · CPC title

• H04L67/02

  based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] · CPC title

• H04W12/02 Primary

  Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII] · CPC title

• G06F2221/2149

  Restricted operating environment · CPC title

• G06F21/6218

  to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database · CPC title