KR102031104B1 - Web browser display apparatus and web browser display method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a web browser display device and a web browser display method using a toolbar for using a function used for web browsing, wherein a web page is displayed on a page area through a display screen, and tool icons for web browsing are displayed. Some of the tools may be displayed in a toolbar area, the user's selection of the toolbar area and the drag operation of the user may be recognized, and another part of the tool icons may be displayed on the toolbar area in response to the drag operation.

Description

Web browser display and web browser display method {WEB BROWSER DISPLAY APPARATUS AND WEB BROWSER DISPLAY METHOD}

The present invention relates to a web browser display device and a web browser display method, and more particularly, to a web browser display device and a web browser display method using a toolbar for using a function used for web browsing.

In recent years, as the computer, electronic, and internet communication technologies have developed rapidly, various multimedia communication services have been provided using a wireless network. Accordingly, a mobile terminal such as a smart phone that enables users to fully utilize a multimedia communication service has been in the spotlight, and various contents such as an application for a mobile terminal are being developed and released.

Among various applications for mobile terminals, in particular, various web browsers to assist the user of the mobile terminal in using the Internet display a web page that the user navigates to in some areas of the display screen of the mobile terminal, and the web pages in some other areas. Toolbars may be used to assist the liver movement.

Functions performed by the toolbar of the web browser and a method of using the same are being developed in various directions for the convenience of the user. However, in the case of a mobile web browser, the display size of the mobile terminal is limited, so that all functions useful for web browsing cannot be displayed and the user can use a fingertip or a touch pen to input a user's command to the mobile terminal. This can be cumbersome and time consuming to use.

In order to solve the above problems, a technique for changing the position of the toolbar and simply using the toolbar has been developed, but a method for simply and effectively using the toolbar of the mobile web browser has not been proposed yet.

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The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and aims to enhance user convenience by diversifying the functions of icons included in a toolbar and used for web browsing.

Another object of the present invention is to make a user's web browsing easier by allowing a user to select a simple gesture of an icon which can be directly located on a toolbar and moves directly to a designated web page.

Another object of the present invention is to make a user's web browsing faster by changing an icon displayed on a toolbar used for web browsing according to the browsing state.

In order to solve the above problems, a web browser display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display; A memory in which at least one program is stored; And a processor operating under the control of the at least one program, wherein the processor displays a web page in a page area through a screen of the display, and displays some of the tool icons for web browsing in a toolbar area. The controller may recognize a user's selection of the toolbar area and a drag operation of the user, and display another part of the tool icons on the toolbar area in response to the drag operation.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, a web browser display device according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a display; A memory in which at least one program is stored; And a processor operating under the control of the at least one program, wherein the processor displays a page according to a user's web browsing in a page area on a screen of the display, and includes some of the tool icons for the web browsing. Is displayed in the toolbar area, and if the page displayed in the page area is a page generated in response to the opening of a new tab, the user's selection of the page area and the user's dragging operation are recognized, and the dragging operation is performed. The tool icon may be displayed in the page area.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, a web browser display device according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a display; A memory in which at least one program is stored; And a processor operating under the control of the at least one program, wherein the processor displays a web page in a page area through a screen of the display, and displays some of the tool icons for web browsing in a toolbar area. Recognize the first and second operations of the user with respect to the tool icon, execute a function of the tool icon in response to the first operation, and display the tool icons in the toolbar area in response to the second operation. You can display some other of them.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, a web browser display device according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a display; A memory in which at least one program is stored; And a processor operating under the control of the at least one program, wherein the processor displays a page according to a user's web browsing in a page area through a screen of the display, and displays a tool icon for the web browsing in a toolbar area. The tool icon may include a link icon for moving to a web page designated by the user.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, the web browser display method according to another embodiment of the present invention displays a page according to the user's web browsing in the page area on the screen of the display, and tool icons for the web browsing Displaying a page and a toolbar area, the part of which is displayed in a toolbar area; Recognizing a selection of a toolbar area of the user; Recognizing a drag operation of the user; Changing a tool icon displayed on the toolbar area such that another part of the tool icons is displayed on the toolbar area; It may include.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, the web browser display method according to another embodiment of the present invention displays a page according to the user's web browsing in the page area on the screen of the display, and tool icons for the web browsing Displaying a page and a toolbar area, the part of which is displayed in a toolbar area; Recognizing a selection of the page area; Recognizing a drag operation of the user; And displaying the tool icon in the page area such that some other of the tool icons are displayed in the page area. It may include.

Web browser display device and web browser display method according to an embodiment of the present invention is used for web browsing and has the effect of improving the convenience of the user by varying the icons included in the toolbar.

In addition, the web browser display device and the web browser display method according to an embodiment of the present invention is located on the toolbar, it is possible to select the icon that can be moved directly to the specified web page with a simple gesture to make the user's web browsing easier Can be.

In addition, the web browser display device and the web browser display method according to an embodiment of the present invention can change the icon displayed on the toolbar flexibly according to the browsing state, thereby making the user's web browsing faster and easier.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, included as part of the detailed description in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, provide examples of the present invention and together with the description, describe the technical idea of the present invention.
1 is a diagram illustrating a web browser display device and a web server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a web browser display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a web browser display method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram for explaining and explaining a toolbar displayed on a display of a web browser display device.
FIG. 5 illustrates an example of recognizing a user's selection of a toolbar area.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of recognizing a drag operation of a user with respect to a toolbar area.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for describing a toolbar displayed on a display after a drag operation of a user is performed.
8 and 9 are views for explaining a process of performing a user drag operation.
10 and 11 are views for explaining the function of the extension icon of the toolbar.
12 and 13 are diagrams for explaining that icons displayed on toolbars vary according to characteristics of pages displayed in a page area.
14 and 15 are views for explaining the display of a tool icon by recognizing a user's selection and dragging of a page area.

As the inventive concept allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The following examples are provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of the methods, devices, and / or systems described herein. However, this is only an example and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In describing the embodiments of the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of a user or an operator. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification. The terminology used in the description is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and should not be limiting. Unless expressly used otherwise, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural forms of meaning. In this description, expressions such as "comprises" or "equipment" are intended to indicate certain features, numbers, steps, actions, elements, portions or combinations thereof, and one or more than those described. It should not be construed to exclude the presence or possibility of other features, numbers, steps, actions, elements, portions or combinations thereof.

In addition, terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms, and the terms are used to distinguish one component from another component. Only used as

Hereinafter, embodiments illustrating a web browser display device and a web browser display method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a web browser display device 10 and a web server 12 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a web browser display device 10 and a web server 12 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 1, the web browser display device 10 and the web server 12 are connected through a network 11. The network 11 may include a wired network and a wireless network. Specifically, the network 11 may include a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), and the like. Network 11. In addition, the network 11 may include a known World Wide Web (WWW). However, the network 11 according to the present invention is not limited to the networks listed above, and may include at least a part of a known wireless data network, a known telephone network, and a known wired and wireless television network.

The web browser display device 10 requests content from the web server 12 and displays the content provided from the web server 12 through the web browser. The web browser display device 10 may display content provided from the web server 12 to a user of the web browser display device 10 through a display mounted on the web browser display device 10. Although FIG. 1 illustrates a smart phone as a web browser display device 10, the web browser display device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention connects to a network 11 as well as a smart phone, and connects to a web server ( 12) may include various devices such as a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a PDA, a web pad, a tablet PC, etc. capable of receiving content from.

The web browser display device 10 executes a web browser application, loads a web page in response to a user input, displays a loaded web page to a user, a memory in which at least one program is stored, and at least one program. It may include a processor operating under the control of. Here, the at least one program may mean a web browser application and other components that are accompanied for the operation of the application.

The web server 12 stores a plurality of contents that may be provided to the web browser display device 10, transmits the content to the web browser display device 10 according to a request of the web browser display device 100, and transmits the web. Can provide services.

Hereinafter, the specific operation of the web browser display device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a web browser display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the web browser display method includes displaying a page and a toolbar area (S100), a toolbar area selection recognition step (S110), a drag motion recognition step (S120), and a tool icon changing step displayed on a toolbar area (S130). It may include.

In the step S100 of displaying a page and a toolbar, the page according to the user's web browsing is displayed on the page area 20 through a screen of the display of the web browser display device 10, and some of the tool icons for web browsing are displayed. It may be a step of displaying on the toolbar area 100.

Here, the web browser display device 10 may display content received from the web server 12 through a web browser application installed in the web browser display device 10. The web browser display apparatus 10 may set at least a portion of the entire region capable of displaying content on the display as the page region 20, and set a portion of the other region as the toolbar region 100.

The page area 20 and the toolbar area 100 may be set separately. That is, the toolbar area 100 may be located adjacent to the side, top or bottom of the page area 20. The page area 20 may be an area in which content received from the web server 12 is displayed according to a web page processing method of a web browser. The content received from the web server 12 is a web page and may include various visual contents such as a video, a document, a picture, and text. In addition, the toolbar area 100 may be an area where a tool icon for executing a tool for assisting a user to navigate between web pages is collected. Various tool icons may be arranged on the toolbar, but each tool icon may have a predetermined size for visibility and ease of selection, and for this reason, all tool icons may not be displayed together in the toolbar area 100. Therefore, in the step S100 of displaying pages and toolbars, the web browser display device 10 may display only some of the tool icons of the tool icons in the toolbar area 100.

In more detail, in the step S100 of displaying a page and a toolbar area, the web browser display device 10 may change a tool icon displayed on the toolbar area 100 according to the feature information of the page.

The web browser display apparatus 10 may display a first toolbar mode in which a basic icon for performing web browsing is displayed in the toolbar area 100 and a link icon for moving to a web page specified by the user in the toolbar area 100. A second toolbar mode may be provided. A more detailed description of the basic icon and the link icon will be described later.

When the page displayed in the page area 20 is a web page according to the content of the web server 12, the web browser display device 10 may provide a first toolbar mode, which is displayed in the page area 20. If the page is a page generated in response to the opening of a new tab, the second toolbar mode may be provided.

The web browser display device 10 may change the tool icon displayed on the toolbar area according to the feature of the page displayed on the page area 20, and thus the user can easily and quickly move to the desired web page.

The toolbar area selection recognition step S110 may be a step in which the web browser display device 10 recognizes a selection of the toolbar area 100 of the user. Herein, selection of an area may mean that the user touches or clicks a specific area of the display of the web browser display device 10. According to the type of the web browser display device 10, the user's area selection may be performed in various ways. The web browser display device 10 may recognize the selection of a specific region through a pressure or an electrical response to the display region selected by the user.

The drag operation recognition step S120 may be a step in which the web browser display device 10 recognizes that the drag operation is performed from the toolbar area selected in the toolbar area selection recognition step S110. In more detail, the web browser display device 10 indicates that the user selects an arbitrary area within the toolbar area 100, moves to another area while maintaining a touch or click, and then releases the touch or click state. I can recognize it.

Here, the first operation may be understood after the user selects the tool icon and releases the touch or click state without moving to another area while maintaining the touch or click. As described above, after the user moves to another area while maintaining a touch or click, it may be understood as a second operation that the touch or click state is released.

The changing of the tool icon displayed on the toolbar area (S130) may be a step in which the web browser display device 10 changes the tool icon displayed on the toolbar area 100 so that another part of the tool icons is displayed on the toolbar area. .

As described above, the web browser display device 10 may not display all the tool icons used in the toolbar due to the limited size of the toolbar area 100 and the size of the tool icon in the step S100 of displaying the page and the toolbar area. . Therefore, when the web browser display device 10 recognizes a user's input through the toolbar area selection recognition step S110 and the drag motion recognition step S120, the web browser display device 10 changes the tool icon displayed on the toolbar area 100. In the step S100 of displaying a page and a toolbar area, a tool icon which is not displayed to the user may be displayed to the user.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a web browser display method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the web browser display method according to another embodiment may include displaying a page and a toolbar area (S200), recognizing a page area selection (S210), recognizing a drag operation (S220), and displaying a tool icon on a page area. It may include (S230). In the description of FIG. 3, a description of a configuration or an effect overlapping with the description of FIG. 2 will be omitted.

In the step S200 of displaying a page and a toolbar, the page according to the user's web browsing is displayed on the page area 20 through a screen of the display of the web browser display device 10, and some of the tool icons for web browsing are displayed. It may be a step of displaying on the toolbar area 100.

Here, the page and toolbar area displaying step S200 may be a step in which the web browser display device 10 displays a page generated in response to the opening of a new tab in the page area.

The page area selection recognition step (S210) may be a step in which the web browser display device 10 recognizes a selection of the page area 20 of the user.

The drag operation recognition step S220 may be a step in which the web browser display device 10 recognizes that a drag operation is performed from the page area selected in the page area selection recognition step S210. In more detail, the web browser display device 10 indicates that after the user selects an arbitrary area within the page area 20 and moves to another area while maintaining a touch or click, the touch or click state is released. I can recognize it.

The displaying of the tool icon in the page area (S230) may be a step in which the web browser display device 10 displays the tool icon in the page area 20 such that some of the tool icons are displayed in the page area 20.

That is, the web browser display apparatus 10 may display the tool icon displayed on the toolbar area 100 in the page area 20 in response to the user selecting and dragging the page area 20. In general, when a user activates a new tab, the page on which the new tab is displayed is often an empty page, so that the user can easily move to a desired web page through the above method.

4 is a diagram for explaining and explaining a toolbar displayed on the display of the web browser display device 10.

Referring to FIG. 4, it can be seen that a part of the screen displayed on the display of the web browser display device 10 is the page area 20, and the other part is the toolbar area 100.

In FIG. 4, the toolbar area 100 is positioned at the bottom of the page area 20, and the horizontal length is a rectangular shape longer than the vertical length, but the relative position of the toolbar area 100 and the page area 20 is illustrated. The size and shape of the toolbar area 100 may vary without being fixed according to a user's setting or a web browser maker's intention. In addition, in FIG. 4, the content displayed in the page area 20 and the tool icon displayed in the toolbar area 100 are not overlapped, but may be overlapped and displayed according to a user's setting or a web browser creator's intention. There is also.

As described above, the web browser display apparatus 10 is configured to move to a web page designated by a user in the first toolbar mode and the toolbar area 100 in which a basic icon for performing web browsing is displayed in the toolbar area 100. The second toolbar mode in which the link icon is displayed may be provided.

Hereinafter, the first toolbar mode area 110 is an area where a tool icon displayed on the toolbar area 100 is displayed according to the first toolbar mode, and the second toolbar mode area 120 is a toolbar according to the second toolbar mode. The tool icon displayed in the area 100 is defined as an area to be displayed.

The tool icon displayed in the first toolbar mode area 110 includes a previous page icon 111 for moving to a previously visited web page, a subsequent page icon 112 for moving to a web page that has been visited later, and additional functions. Alternatively, a setting icon 113 for entering a setting window, a refresh icon 114 for refreshing a web page, and a tab icon 115 for viewing a list of the currently active tabs and a list thereof may be illustrated. The tool icon displayed in the first toolbar mode area 110 may be classified as a basic icon, and the basic icon may mean a tool icon generally provided in a web browser application as described above. In FIG. 4, basic icons have a specific shape according to their function, and may be arranged according to any arrangement order. Such shapes or arrangement order may be variously set according to a user's setting or a web browser manufacturer's intention.

The tool icon displayed in the second toolbar mode area 120 may include a link icon for linking to a web page arbitrarily designated by a user. The web browser display apparatus 10 may load the web page set in the corresponding link icon and display it in the page area 20 in response to the user selecting the link icon.

The link icon may have various forms, such as a representative icon of a designated web page, a first letter of a domain, or another icon designated by a user.

Although FIG. 4 illustrates that the tool icons are arranged in the horizontal direction within the toolbar area 100, when the toolbar area 100 is located at the left or right side of the page area 20, the tool icons may be arranged in the vertical direction. There is also.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of recognizing a user's selection of the toolbar area 100.

Referring to FIG. 5, it can be seen that the user's finger 30 selects the toolbar area 100. Although FIG. 5 illustrates that the user's finger 30 is used to select the toolbar area 100, the touch or the cursor using the pen for the touch, not the finger 30, according to the type of the web browser display device 10. The selection operation may be performed in various ways, such as by clicking.

In the process of recognizing the selection of the toolbar area 100, the web browser display device 10 recognizes that the toolbar area 100 is selected only after the toolbar area 100 is selected, and then the touch is maintained for at least a predetermined time. can do.

In addition, when the touch is maintained for a predetermined time or more due to the user's selection of the toolbar area 100, the web browser display device 10 vibrates the web browser display device 10 to perform the toolbar area selection step S110. Can inform the user. In addition, the touch time to be maintained in order for the web browser display device 10 to recognize the selection for the toolbar area 100 may be variously set.

In addition, the web browser display apparatus 10 may recognize the selection of the toolbar through the tab icon 115 of the toolbar area 100. When the user changes the tool icon displayed through the tab icon 115, the web browser display device 10 may display one or more tab screens activated in response to the user's short touch on the tab icon 115. have. In addition, the web browser display apparatus 10 may display a link icon on the toolbar in response to a drag operation after the user touches the tab icon 115.

In addition, unlike the above description, the web browser display apparatus 10 may recognize the selection of the toolbar through an area corresponding to one end of the toolbar area 100. In more detail, the web browser display device 10 may set an area corresponding to one end of the right or left side of the toolbar area 100 as an area for selecting a toolbar, and is selected only within the set area. It may be set to recognize the selection. The area for selecting the toolbar may be changed according to the user's setting or the intention of the creator of the web browser, and the area for selecting the toolbar may have a different shape, shape, and color to be distinguished from other toolbar areas 100. have. As such, by defining an area for selecting the toolbar in the toolbar area 100, the user can be guided to select the toolbar more accurately.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of recognizing a drag operation of a user with respect to the toolbar area 100. The web browser display device 10 may recognize a drag operation in which the user's finger 30 moves to another point while maintaining a touch state after the user's selection of the toolbar area 100 is made. 6 illustrates that the drag operation is performed in the left direction, the drag operation may be performed in various directions. That is, the starting point at which the drag operation is performed is an arbitrary point in the toolbar area 100, but the point at which the drag operation ends is an arbitrary point other than the starting point.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for describing a toolbar displayed on a display after a drag operation of a user is performed. Referring to FIG. 7, it can be seen that the second toolbar mode region 120 is formed in the toolbar region 100.

The tool icon displayed on the second toolbar mode area 120 may include a switch icon 121, a link icon 122 to 124, and a user add icon 125.

The switching icon 121 may be an icon for the web browser display device 10 to perform a function of switching the display of the toolbar area 100 to the first toolbar mode in response to a user's selection. In the example of FIG. 7, if the user selects the switch icon 121, the display of the toolbar area 100 may be switched to the first toolbar mode as illustrated in FIG. 4. The conversion icon 121 may be displayed in the toolbar area 100 even in the first toolbar mode according to a user's setting or a web browser maker's intention. When the user selects the switch icon 121 displayed in the first toolbar mode, the user may switch to the second toolbar mode.

The link icons 122 to 124 may be icons for moving to a designated web page in response to a user's selection. Although the link icons 122 to 124 are shown in English initials in FIG. 7, the link icons 122 to 124 may have various colors or shapes according to a method of generating the link icon. When the user selects the link icons 122 to 124, a web page corresponding to the selected link icon may be loaded and displayed in the page area 20.

The add user icon 125 may be an icon for performing a function of adding a link icon in response to a user's selection. When the user selects the add user icon 125, the web browser display apparatus 10 may add a link icon or change the order of the listed link icons through a separate window or menu.

The order in which the tool icons displayed in the second toolbar mode area 120 are arranged may vary depending on the user's setting or the intention of the web browser maker, as illustrated in FIG. 7.

8 and 9 are diagrams for describing another process of performing a drag operation of a user.

8 and 9, unlike FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, it can be seen that tool icons displayed in the toolbar area 100 are moved in response to a drag operation of the user. 5 and 6, when recognizing that the drag operation is performed, the web browser display apparatus 10 may directly switch from the first toolbar mode to the second toolbar mode. However, in the embodiments of FIGS. 8 and 9, the tool icon displayed on the toolbar area 100 may be moved in response to the recognition of the drag operation.

In more detail, when the web browser display apparatus 10 recognizes a drag operation of the user, the web browser display apparatus 10 may move the tool icon displayed on the toolbar in a direction corresponding to the drag operation. In addition, the web browser display apparatus 10 displays a tool icon of some of the tool icons listed in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction in the toolbar area 100, and drags the tool icon displayed to the user through the toolbar area 100. Can move in the direction corresponding to the operation. Herein, the tool icon may be a user add icon 125 that enables the user to add another tool icon selected by the user to the toolbar. The add user icon 125 may be disposed in the last order among the listed tool icons, and the web browser display device 10 may display the tool icon when the user add icon 125 is displayed in the toolbar area 100 in response to the dragging operation. Can stop moving.

8 and 9, when the user's finger 30 moves to perform a drag operation, the web browser display device 10 recognizes the movement and displays a tool icon displayed on the toolbar area 100. Notice that it moves in the drag direction. The icons displayed in the toolbar area 100 in the first toolbar mode and the icons displayed in the toolbar area 100 in the second toolbar mode in order to continuously express tool icons that are moved in response to a user's dragging operation are sequentially followed. It can be arranged as.

When the web browser display device 10 recognizes that the drag operation is finished, the web browser display device 10 may stop the movement of the tool icon and display the moved tool icon in a selectable state. For example, after the drag operation is performed as shown in FIG. 9, when the user releases the touch state of the finger 30, the toolbar may be displayed in the same state as the toolbar area 100 of FIG. 9. You can select the tool icon that is displayed. Therefore, the user can select a link icon that has an advanced arrangement order through a short drag operation.

When the web browser display device 10 recognizes that the drag operation is completed, the web browser display device 10 may gradually stop the tool icon by gradually decreasing the moving speed of the tool icon moved in response to the drag operation. As the tool icon gradually slows down and stops, the user can smoothly observe the movement of the tool icon, thereby improving stability of the user's use of the toolbar.

10 and 11 are views for explaining the function of the extension icon of the toolbar.

The web browser display device 10 may display an extended icon 130 that provides an extended area 131 so that another tool icon can be selected in the toolbar area 100. The web browser display device 10 may display the extension icon 130 in an area corresponding to one end or both ends of the toolbar area 100. 10 illustrates that the extension icon 130 is set on the right side of the toolbar area 100.

When the user selects the extended icon 130, the extended area 131 may be additionally generated, and other tool icons that are not displayed on the toolbar may be displayed on the extended area 131. In FIG. 11, the expanded area 131 is located adjacent to the toolbar area 100, but the location of the expanded area 131 may have various locations and sizes according to the user's setting or the intention of the producer of the web browser. .

12 and 13 are diagrams for explaining that icons displayed on toolbars vary according to characteristics of pages displayed in a page area.

12 and 13, when the web browser display device 10 displays a page displayed in the page area 20 as a web page according to the content of the web server 12, the first toolbar mode is provided. If the page displayed in the area 20 is a page generated corresponding to the opening of a new tab, it can be seen that the second toolbar mode is provided.

Referring to FIG. 12, the web browser display device 10 loads a general web page and the content of the web page is displayed in the page area 20. In this case, the web browser display device 10 may display the basic icon through the first toolbar mode area 110 of the toolbar area 100 according to the first toolbar mode.

Referring to FIG. 13, when the web browser display device 10 opens a new tab, the new tab page may be displayed in the page area 20. In this case, the browser display apparatus 10 may display the above-described conversion icon, link icon, or user addition icon through the second toolbar mode area 120 of the toolbar area 100 according to the second toolbar mode. In the new tab page, a window 40 for inputting a search word may be located, and an icon 41 indicating the presence or absence of an additional page or a relative position of the current page may be displayed.

14 and 15 are views for explaining the display of a tool icon by recognizing a user's selection and dragging of a page area.

Referring to FIG. 14, when the new tab page is displayed in the page area 20, it can be seen that the user selects the page area 20 and performs a drag operation. FIG. 15 illustrates displaying the tool icons in the page area 20 when the web browser display device 10 recognizes a user's selection of the page area 20 and recognizes a drag operation.

Referring to FIG. 15, it can be seen that the tool icon collection 140 included in the toolbar is displayed in the tool icon collection area 21 of the display. The tool icon collection 140 may include the link icon and the user add icon among the tool icons included in the toolbar. The tool icon collection area 21 may be the same area as the page area 20 described above or may be an area including both the page area 20 and the toolbar area 100.

When the new tab page is displayed in the page area 20, the screen icon is changed to display the tool icon collection 140 by recognizing the user's selection and drag so that the link icons included in the toolbar can be selected in the expanded area. In addition, the user can quickly move to a desired web page, and the convenience is increased.

The medium may be to continue to store a computer executable program, or to temporarily store for execution or download. In addition, the medium may be a variety of recording means or storage means in the form of a single or several hardware combined, not limited to a medium directly connected to any computer system, it may be distributed on the network. Examples of the medium include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, And ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like, configured to store program instructions. In addition, examples of another medium may include a recording medium or a storage medium managed by an app store that distributes an application, a site that supplies or distributes various software, a server, or the like.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and are not limited to these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas falling within the scope of the present invention should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: web browser display device 11: network
12: Web server 20: page area
100: Toolbar area

Claims (28)

display;
A memory in which at least one program is stored; And
Including a processor operating under the control of the at least one program,
The processor is
Displaying a web page in a page area through a screen of the display, displaying some of the tool icons for web browsing in a toolbar area,
Recognizing a user's selection and dragging of a tab icon located in an area corresponding to one end of the tool icons displayed in the toolbar area,
Display another part of the tool icons in the toolbar area,
And recognizing that the selection of the tab icon is released after the selection of the tab icon, displaying one or more tabs activated in the web browser in the page area. The method of claim 1, wherein the tool icon
And a link icon for moving to a web page designated by the user. delete delete delete The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is
And displaying, on the toolbar area, an extended icon indicating an extended area so as to select another tool icon not displayed on the toolbar area. The method of claim 6, wherein the processor is
And displaying the extension icon in an area corresponding to one end or both ends of the toolbar area. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is
And recognizing a drag operation of the user after recognizing that the user selects the toolbar area for a predetermined time or more. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is
And providing a vibration notification to the user in response to the user selecting the toolbar area for a predetermined time or more. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is
Providing a first toolbar mode in which a basic icon for performing web browsing is displayed in the toolbar area and a second toolbar mode in which a link icon for moving to a web page designated by the user is displayed in the toolbar area,
And the first toolbar mode and the second toolbar mode in response to the dragging operation. The method of claim 10, wherein the processor is
And displaying a switching icon at one end or both ends of the toolbar area to switch between the first toolbar mode and the second toolbar mode in response to the user's selection. The method of claim 10, wherein the processor is
And providing the second toolbar mode if the page displayed in the page area is a page generated corresponding to the opening of a new tab. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is
And recognizing the drag operation, moving the tool icon displayed on the toolbar in a direction corresponding to the drag operation. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor is
A tool icon of some of the tool icons listed in the horizontal or vertical direction is displayed in the toolbar area,
And moving the tool icon displayed to the user through the toolbar area in a direction corresponding to the drag operation. The method of claim 14, wherein the tool icon is
And a user add icon for adding another tool icon selected by the user to the toolbar. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor is
And recognizing the end of the drag operation, stopping the movement of the tool icon and displaying the moved tool icon in a selectable state. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor is
And recognizing that the drag operation is terminated, gradually reducing the moving speed of the tool icon. display;
A memory in which at least one program is stored; And
Including a processor operating under the control of the at least one program,
The processor is
Displays a page according to a user's web browsing in a page area through a screen of the display, displays some of the tool icons for the web browsing in a toolbar area,
If the page displayed in the page area is a page generated in response to the opening of a new tab, the user's selection of the page area and the user's dragging operation are recognized.
Displaying the tool icon in the page area in response to the dragging operation,
Recognizing a user's selection and dragging of a tab icon located in an area corresponding to one end of the tool icons displayed in the toolbar area,
Display another part of the tool icons in the toolbar area,
And recognizing that the selection of the tab icon is released after the selection of the tab icon, displaying one or more tabs activated in the web browser in the page area. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the tool icon displayed in the page area is
And a link icon for moving to a web page designated by the user. delete delete delete delete In the web browser display method by the web browser display device,
Displaying a page according to a user's web browsing in a page area through a screen of a display, and displaying some of the tool icons for web browsing in a toolbar area;
Recognizing a selection of a tab icon located in an area corresponding to one end of a toolbar area of the user;
Recognizing a drag operation of the user; And
Changing a tool icon displayed in the toolbar area so that another part of the tool icons is displayed in the toolbar area; Including,
And after the user selects the tab icon and releases the selection of the tab icon without performing the dragging operation, displaying one or more tabs activated in the web browser on the page area. The method of claim 24, wherein displaying the page and toolbar area
And displaying a link icon for moving to a web page designated by the user in the toolbar area if the page displayed in the page area is a page generated corresponding to the opening of a new tab. delete delete A computer program stored in a medium in combination with hardware for executing the web browser display method of one of claims 24 and 25.