Patent ID: 9274913
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for monitoring events related to web browser extensions, comprising: executing, using a processor of a computing device, a web browser application, wherein the web browser application includes a browser extension, wherein the browser extension adds functionality to the browser application beyond that of the web browser application when the extension is not included; storing, in a memory of the computing device, a set of events for which the browser extension that is included in the web browser application registers a listener; upon the occurrence of an event included among the set of events for which the browser extension has a registered listener, loading, using the processor, an invisible event page associated with the browser extension; using the invisible event page, executing a function related to a visible object of the browser extension; and unloading the invisible event page after receiving an acknowledgement from the browser extension that the function has been executed.