Patent ID: 8560702
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for resuming a previous browsing session, comprising: receiving, by a computing device, a request to initiate a current browsing session; in response to receiving a request to initiate the current browsing session, retrieving data regarding navigation of a user in the previous browsing session; using the retrieved data in the current browsing session such that the current browsing session is presented as a continuation of the previous browsing session, wherein the current browsing session comprises presentation of a plurality of web pages corresponding to web page addresses that were visited in the previous browsing session, wherein the data regarding navigation of the user that is retrieved further comprises a plurality of captured screenshot images of the plurality of web pages from the previous browsing session, wherein a setting as to how often a screenshot image is captured during the current browsing session is configurable by the user; tracking user actions for a web page visited within the current browsing session; and determining whether to capture and store the web page associated with the current browsing session based on the user actions being tracked.