Browser Plug-in for Intelligent Electronic Information Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solutions fail to effectively eliminate previously viewed electronic information from subsequent displays across different computers or login sessions, leading to user confusion and inefficiency in managing search engine results, electronic auction items, and other electronic content.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that selects and records unwanted portions of electronic information for exclusion from further displays, using a browser plug-in or application to mark and store previously reviewed items, ensuring they are not re-displayed in subsequent sets of information, allowing seamless user experience across devices and logins.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If search engines highlight previously reviewed items in different colors, then users can identify reviewed items, but users still have to manually differentiate which highlighted items they were interested in and which they were not
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts previously reviewed items from the search results and removes them entirely, rather than just highlighting them. This eliminates the need for users to manually differentiate between reviewed and unreviewed items, as reviewed items are completely removed from subsequent displays.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically remembers which items the user has reviewed and automatically excludes them from future search results without requiring manual intervention. The browser plug-in autonomously manages the exclusion list, making the system self-serving and eliminating manual differentiation efforts.
2Adaptability or versatility
If search engines do not transfer highlighted results between computers or logins, then each device maintains independent search history, but users cannot maintain consistent search preferences across multiple devices and logins
Solution Approach 1:
The browser plug-in provides universal functionality across multiple devices and login sessions. It maintains a centralized exclusion list that is accessible regardless of which device or account is being used, allowing consistent search preferences to be applied universally across the user's ecosystem.
Solution Approach 2:
The browser plug-in acts as an intermediary between the user's search preferences and the search engine results. It intercepts search results, applies the exclusion list, and delivers modified results to the user, thereby mediating the interaction and enabling cross-device consistency without requiring complex backend systems.
3Productivity
If users manually review and differentiate search results, then users can control which information is displayed, but users waste time reviewing redundant information repeatedly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically excluding previously reviewed items from future search results before the user even has a chance to review them again. This prevents redundant reviewing from occurring in the first place, significantly improving productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts previously reviewed items from the search results and removes them entirely, rather than just highlighting them. This eliminates the need for users to manually differentiate between reviewed and unreviewed items, as reviewed items are completely removed from subsequent displays.
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AI summary
A method and system for intelligent electronic information processing. The method and system include selecting one or more portions of a set of electronic information including any unwanted portions that have been reviewed and are to be eliminated from display. The selected portions are recording thereby eliminating any unwanted previously reviewed portions of the set of electronic information from display with any additional sets of electronic information. The method and system may be used to review search engine results, electronic auction results, syndicated news items and to purchase tickets for transportation and events and for reserving lodging.