Patent ID: 8881032

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for grouping web page viewing windows in a web browser, the method comprising: receiving a request to open a web page viewing window within a web browser that has multiple previously opened web page viewing windows; and automatically grouping each tab indicator associated with a subset of the web page viewing windows into a group based on an amount of viewable display space within the web browser to display each tab indicator associated with each of the web page viewing windows, wherein the group of tab indicators is represented as a plurality of tab indicators in a stack displayed on at least one of a leftmost side or a right most side of a tab bar comprising each of the tab indicators, wherein at least a portion of at least two tab indicators is visible in the stack, wherein one of the plurality of tab indicators appears on top of another of the plurality of tab indicators in the stack, and wherein an order of the plurality of tab indicators in the stack is changeable by a user providing a long input selection of at least one tab indicator in the plurality of tab indicators in the stack, wherein each tab indicator associated with the subset of the web page viewing windows is automatically grouped into the stack based on a remaining amount of viewable display space within the web browser to display each tab indicator associated with each of the web page viewing windows, and wherein the group of tab indicators excludes a tab indicator associated with the opened web page viewing window.