US 8,838,736 C1 (13,128th)
Internet browser zoom function
Alan Earl Swahn, North Andover, MA (US)
Filed by Alan Earl Swahn, North Andover, MA (US)
Assigned to BETTER BROWSING LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/020,154, Jun. 7, 2023.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 8,838,736, issued Sep. 16, 2014, Appl. No. 13/207,333, Aug. 10, 2011.
Application 90/020,154 is a continuation of application No. 10/657,888, filed on Sep. 9, 2003, granted, now 8,015,259.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/409,456, filed on Sep. 10, 2002.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Dec. 30, 2025.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01); G06F 16/957 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 3/04817 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 16/9562 (2019.01); G06F 16/9577 (2019.01); G06F 2203/04806 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 1-14 are cancelled.
1. A method for a zoom function on a web browser, comprising:
presenting to a user an icon shown on a web browser display wherein said icon directly controls a zoom function (hereinafter: the zoom icon) for webpages displayed in at least an active window, wherein appearance of the zoom icon indicates a current zoom factor;
wherein a selection of said zoom icon directly causes the web browser to perform both the following actions:
changing zoom factor for one or more selected webpages displayed in said at least an active window; and
changing appearance of the zoom icon to indicate the current zoom factor for said one or more selected webpages.