Patent ID: 9098174
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving, at a client device, a first input from a navigation field of a browser; determining, at the client device, an input type of the first input; retrieving, from a plurality of repositories, different browser extensions, wherein the browser extensions are retrieved based on (i) a comparison of the input type with categories assigned to each of the repositories, and (ii) prior usage of the browser extensions; providing, within the navigation field, a list of the retrieved browser extensions based on a confidence score associated with each repository of the plurality of repositories, wherein the confidence score indicates a probability of a user's intent to use the retrieved browser extensions; and based on a selection of one of the retrieved browser extensions within the navigation field, such that an executable of the selected browser extension is launched in response, and the selected browser extension utilizes the first input to update an online resource associated with the selected browser extension, wherein the update occurs prior to a user navigation to the online remote resource.