Browser Bookmark Decoration for Web Feed Content Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of web browsers have no way to identify new content on standard web pages without accessing and viewing the page, unlike with web feeds which provide visual indications of new content.
Innovation Solution
A web browser system that automatically determines if a non-feed URL has an associated web feed, subscribes to it, and decorates the bookmark with visual indicators of new content, such as numbers or icons, to notify users of new content without requiring user interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If web browsers display full content on standard web pages, then users can view complete information, but users cannot easily identify new content without accessing each page
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the function of new content indication from the web page content itself and implements it at the bookmark level. The bookmark decoration system separately manages new content indicators independent of the actual web page content, allowing users to identify new content without viewing each page.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (bookmark decoration system) that mediates between the web feed data and the user interface. This intermediary layer processes feed information and applies visual decorations to bookmarks, enabling indirect communication of new content status without requiring direct page access.
2Extent of automation
If web browsers automatically subscribe to web feeds for all bookmarks, then new content can be detected, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by detecting feed links during the bookmark creation process and pre-subscribing to relevant feeds. This preliminary setup enables automatic new content detection without requiring complex real-time analysis of each bookmark's content capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The browser system serves itself by automatically managing feed subscriptions and bookmark decorations without requiring user intervention. The system autonomously detects feed links, subscribes to feeds, and applies appropriate decorations, reducing the need for complex user-configurable settings.
3Ease of operation
If visual indicators are added to all bookmarks, then new content is easily identifiable, but the interface becomes cluttered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing visual decorations only to bookmarks that have associated web feeds with new content, rather than uniformly decorating all bookmarks. This selective approach maintains interface cleanliness while effectively indicating new content where it exists.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes color changes and visual transformations of bookmark icons to indicate new content status. By changing the appearance (color, decoration, or icon state) of affected bookmarks, the system conveys new content information efficiently without adding substantial visual clutter to the interface.
Data Source
AI summary
User input is received to create a bookmark in a web browser for a non-feed Uniform Resource Locator (URL). A web feed associated with the non-feed URL is determined. A subscription to the web feed is automatically created. An indication of new web content is received from the web feed. The bookmark for the non-feed URL is decorated to provide a visual indication of the new web content.