Browser Payment API Mediation for One-Click Web Checkout
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current web browsers require users to navigate to multiple websites and use separate input fields for searching and purchasing, leading to a cumbersome and inefficient process that increases interaction steps.
Innovation Solution
A unified search field in a web browser that integrates multiple application programming interfaces (APIs) to analyze user input and provide one-click purchasing or searching options, leveraging user context and intent analysis to streamline interactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users navigate to multiple websites and use separate input fields for searching and purchasing, then each website can be accessed with its own dedicated interface, but the number of interaction steps increases and the process becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple website access points and input fields into a single unified search field in the browser. This unified interface allows users to search across multiple websites (Google, Amazon, eBay, etc.) without navigating to each site separately, merging the functionality of multiple separate interfaces into one cohesive system that reduces interaction steps while maintaining access to diverse services
Solution Approach 2:
The unified search field serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a general search engine, a direct purchase interface, and a navigation tool. The system analyzes user input to determine intent and automatically routes queries to appropriate services (search engines for information, e-commerce sites for purchases), making the single field universally applicable across different task types without requiring separate specialized interfaces
2Ease of operation
If a unified search field integrates multiple APIs to analyze user input and provide one-click purchasing options, then the number of interaction steps is reduced, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The browser acts as an intermediary layer between the user and multiple external services. It integrates multiple APIs from different websites (search engines, e-commerce platforms, payment services) behind a single unified search field interface. This mediator approach allows the system to handle complex multi-service integration internally while presenting a simple, low-complexity interface to users, reducing interaction steps without exposing the underlying system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops where user input is analyzed, intent is determined, and results are presented back to the user for confirmation or modification. The intent analysis module continuously refines its understanding based on user behavior patterns, and the one-click purchase options are dynamically adjusted based on search results and user context, creating adaptive feedback mechanisms that simplify user interaction while managing system complexity through intelligent automation
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices for a new browser including multiple application programming interfaces. A method includes receiving, from a site, at a browser and via a first application programming interface that defines a first protocol for communicating data between the browser and the site, a first payment request associated with a potential purchase by a user, in response to the first payment request and based on an identification of a payment service, communicating, from the browser and via a second application programming interface that defines a second protocol for communicating data between the browser and the payment service, a second payment request to the payment service, receiving, at the browser, from the payment service, via the second application programming interface, authorized payment information and communicating, from the browser, to the site and via the first application programming interface, the authorized payment information.