Browser Extended Function Area Layout Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for displaying extended function information areas in web browsers reduce visible page areas and separate the information from the browsing scene, making user operations inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that receive an instruction to activate the extended function information area, acquire its display location, adjust the page layout to create a blank area, and display the information within that area, ensuring it appears on the same layer as the page, thereby maintaining larger visible areas for users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a dialog box or full-screen function window is used to display extended function information, then the extended function information can be displayed, but the visible area of the page is reduced and the information is separated from the browsing scene
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the extended function information area with the current browsing scene by displaying both on the same page layer. Instead of using separate dialog boxes or full-screen windows, the system integrates the function information area within the page layout, allowing users to access extended functions while maintaining visibility of the browsing content. This resolves the contradiction by combining previously separated display elements into a unified view.
2Loss of information
If an overlaying area is created for extended function information, then the information can be displayed, but it separates the extended function information area from the current browsing scene
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates the overlaying area approach and instead merges the extended function information area with the browsing scene by displaying both on the same page layer. This integration ensures that extended function information and browsing content coexist in the same visual space, preventing separation and improving user convenience.
3Area of stationary object
If the extended function information area is displayed on a separate layer, then the information can be displayed, but the visible areas available to be browsed by users are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the extended function information area with the browsing scene on the same page layer, eliminating the need for separate overlaying layers. This approach ensures that the full visible area of the page remains available for browsing while still displaying extended function information, as both elements share the same display space rather than competing for separate layers.
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AI summary
The present disclosure is applicable to the field of browser, and it provides a method and apparatus for displaying an extended function information area. The method comprises receiving an instruction for activating the extended function information area, acquiring a location where the extended function information area is to be displayed on a page according to the instruction; adjusting layout of the page according to the location and a predefined size of the extended function information area, so as to obtain a blank area on the page; and displaying the extended function information area in the blank area. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the extended function information area is directly displayed, which enables the extended function information area to be displayed on the same layer as the page, ensures visual areas available to be browsed by users, and facilitates browsing of users.