Browser Plug-in Merging Cross-System Controls

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Solution Overview

Problem

In information management scenarios, the need to frequently switch between different systems to access related information leads to low operation efficiency, as information is often fragmented across production, storage, and test systems.

Innovation Solution

An information processing method and apparatus that uses a browser plug-in to obtain and display controls related to secondary information from one system on the page of another system, allowing users to perform operations without constant switching between systems.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If information is stored in different systems (production information system, storage information system, test information system), then information can be organized by system function, but users need to repeatedly jump between systems to view related information, resulting in low operation efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation efficiencyVSAvoidsystem navigation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent embeds controls from the second system directly into the first page of the first system through a browser plug-in. This merging allows users to access and operate on information from both systems within a single unified interface, eliminating the need to switch between separate systems and thereby improving operation efficiency while reducing navigation complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The browser plug-in acts as an intermediary component that bridges the first system and the second system. It obtains information from both systems and integrates them into a unified page display, allowing seamless interaction without requiring users to manually navigate between separate system interfaces

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If related information is distributed across multiple systems, then each system can maintain its specialized functionality, but users experience repeated system jumping which reduces workflow efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem operation convenienceVSAvoidtime spent on system navigation
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

By merging the control interface of the second system into the first system's page, the patent creates a consolidated operation environment. Users can perform operations related to both systems without leaving the first system's interface, significantly reducing the time spent on system navigation while maintaining the specialized functionality of each system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The browser plug-in performs preliminary actions by pre-obtaining and integrating information from the second system into the first system's page. This preparation eliminates the need for users to manually navigate to the second system, saving time and improving operational convenience

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20240330394A1Information processing method and apparatus, terminal and storage medium
Publication Date: 2024.10.03 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides an information processing method and apparatus, a terminal, and a storage medium. The information processing method according to the present disclosure includes the following steps performed by a plug-in of a browser: obtaining first information of a first page of a first system; based on the first information, determining, in a second system, second information associated with the first information; and displaying, on the first page, a control associated with the second information if the first page is displayed in the browser, wherein a function of the control is associated with the second information. According to the present disclosure, a user can conveniently perform an operation associated with the second information by means of the control.