Browser Integrated Forget Command for Privacy and History Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current browser technologies do not efficiently allow users to remove access information associated with a current network resource while returning to a previously accessed resource in a single action, leading to retained electronic artifacts and potential misuse of user data.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of an integrated command within a browser that allows users to select a graphical icon or gesture to delete access information and return to a previous network resource, including notifications to content providers for data modification, effectively removing the access history and reverting the user's session state.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If browsers maintain access information and user data for convenience and performance, then user experience is improved, but privacy protection and user control deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a 'forget' command that performs preliminary deletion of access information before the user navigates away or closes the browser. This proactive approach ensures data is removed at the appropriate moment, balancing convenience (data is maintained during active use) with privacy (data is automatically deleted when no longer needed).
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback mechanisms including visual indicators showing when data has been deleted, confirmation dialogs before deletion, and notifications to content providers about data removal. This feedback loop gives users awareness and control over their data, resolving the contradiction between maintaining data for convenience and protecting privacy.
2Adaptability or versatility
If browsers store multiple types of access information (cookies, cached content, form data), then functionality and customization are improved, but data management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple data deletion operations into a single integrated 'forget' command. Instead of requiring separate actions to delete cookies, cached content, form data, and browsing history, the unified command handles all these data types simultaneously, reducing management complexity while maintaining the ability to handle diverse information types.
Solution Approach 2:
The 'forget' command is designed as a universal function that can delete multiple types of access information across different contexts (current page, previous pages, all browsing data). This multi-functional approach simplifies the user interface while maintaining comprehensive data management capabilities.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If users manually delete access information through multiple steps, then data privacy is protected, but time efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs data deletion as a preliminary action triggered by a single user gesture (such as pressing a key or clicking a button). This eliminates the need for users to spend time navigating through multiple deletion menus and confirming each deletion step separately, achieving both privacy protection and time efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The browser automatically handles the complex process of identifying and deleting various types of access information without requiring user intervention for each data type. The system serves itself by autonomously managing the deletion process across multiple data categories, saving user time while ensuring comprehensive data removal.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, methods, and interfaces for the selective management of information collected by a browser are provided. The browser obtains a network resource, such as a Web page, from a content provider, and collects information associated with the display and interaction with the content by a user. The browser presents, among other controls, a graphical icon that is representative of an integrated command to remove information collected while accessing a first network resource and to cause the browser application to access a second accessed network resource. Upon receipt of an input corresponding to the selection of the graphical icon, the browser deletes information collected while accessing the first network resource and accesses the second network resource.