Batch Webpage Bookmarking with Multi-Feedback Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bookmarking systems lack an efficient method for users to select and add multiple webpages or links from various sources, such as communications and documents, for later reading, often requiring individual selection and lacking visual or auditory feedback for multi-selection modes.
Innovation Solution
The system introduces a selection mode that allows users to select multiple webpages or links at once using long press, check boxes, and visual/audio/force feedback, enabling the addition of links to a reading list or other data structure with progress indicators and grouping options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users select multiple webpages or links individually, then each link can be added to the reading list, but the process is time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual bookmarking operations into a single batch operation. Users can select multiple webpages or links simultaneously using check boxes or selection gestures, and then add them all to the reading list with one action, rather than adding each link individually.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables preliminary selection of multiple items before the actual bookmarking action. Users can pre-select multiple webpages or links using check boxes or selection modes, and then execute the bookmarking operation once for all selected items, reducing the number of actions required.
2Ease of operation
If the system provides detailed visual and auditory feedback for selection mode, then user awareness of selection state is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements multiple feedback mechanisms to inform users about the selection mode state. Visual feedback includes highlighting selected items and displaying selection mode indicators. Auditory feedback includes sounds when entering or exiting selection mode. Force feedback includes haptic vibrations. This multi-channel feedback ensures users are always aware of the current selection state.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses color changes as visual feedback to indicate selection mode. When a user enters selection mode by long-pressing or selecting check boxes, the interface elements change color or display visual indicators to confirm the mode change, making the state transition clear and intuitive.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, methods, and computer program products for collecting webpages/links from communications and documents for later reading is disclosed. User interface elements allow a user to select multiple webpages or links at once for addition to a reading list or other data structure for later reading. The selection mode may be entered using a variety of inputs. Animated user interface elements indicate the progress of adding the webpages or links to the data structure.