Patent ID: 9128751
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of performing processing based on a selected link, the method comprising: determining, using processor running a control application, whether the selected link is of a first type or of a second type; processing, using a processor, the selected link; when the selected link is of the first type, the selected link is configured for providing content using a markup language, and the control application causes processing associated with the selected link to be performed by a browser, wherein the control application is separate from the browser; and when the selected link is of the second type, the selected link is configured for at least one of transmitting content, reproducing content, and reading a content list, and the control application causes processing associated with the selected link to be performed by a module different from the browser, wherein the browser is executed by the control application and the control application is executed by an operating system, wherein, when the selected link is of the second type, the control application causes a functional link region to be displayed, wherein the functional link region comprises a plurality of visual elements that are selectable by a user, wherein the method further comprises receiving information identifying a selected visual element and performing processing associated with the selected link at least partially based on the selected visual element, and wherein the plurality of visual elements include a first visual element identifying a first display apparatus that is selectable by the user for display of content associated with the selected link, and wherein the processing comprises causing the content associated with the selected link to be transmitted to the first display apparatus in response to the user's selection of the first visual element of the functional link region, wherein the first display apparatus is selectable by the user by dragging an icon to the first visual element.