PREDICTING USER NAVIGATION EVENTS

摘要

A method and system for predicting a next navigation event are described. Aspects of the disclosure minimize the delay between a navigation event and a network response by predicting the next navigation event. The system and method may then prerender content associated with the next navigation event. For example, the method and system may predict a likely next uniform resource locator during web browsing to preemptively request content from the network before the user selects the corresponding link on a web page. The methods describe a variety of manners of predicting the next navigation event, including examining individual and aggregate historical data, text entry prediction, and cursor input monitoring.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for predicting a navigation event, the method comprising:
receiving an indicator of navigational intent; predicting, using a processor, a next navigation event based on the indicator, wherein the next navigation event is a uniform resource locator; and prerendering content associated with the next navigation event, the prerendering including preemptively requesting at least a portion of the next navigation event before a user selects the next navigation event.