Web Browser Presence Information Enrichment via Intermediary Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing web services struggle to effectively integrate and provide presence information to users, requiring significant modifications to network architecture on the server side, which limits the extension of new functionalities to client-side web services.
Innovation Solution
A method where a web browser sends requests for presence information associated with contact information on a web page to a presence server, parsing and displaying this information alongside the web page, allowing users to leverage enhanced content without modifying existing network architectures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If presence information is integrated into web services, then user experience and information availability are improved, but network architecture complexity and server-side modifications increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a presence server as an intermediary component that mediates between web servers and clients. This presence server handles presence information retrieval and delivery independently, allowing web services to benefit from presence information without requiring complex modifications to existing web server infrastructure or network architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the presence information functionality into a separate, independent presence server rather than integrating it directly into web servers or clients. This segmentation allows each component to remain simple while the system as a whole provides enhanced presence information capabilities.
2Loss of information
If presence information is added to web pages, then content enrichment and user engagement are improved, but processing time and data transmission increase
Solution Approach 1:
The presence server retrieves presence information in advance and makes it available for integration into web pages. By performing the presence information retrieval as a preliminary action rather than during page rendering, the system enriches web page content while minimizing additional processing time during the critical user interaction phase.
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AI summary
Method for enriching content of a web page (2) displayed for a user on a computer (3) connected to a computerized network (5) and provided with a web browser (4), said method comprising the steps of: the web browser (4) sending a request for a web page (2) to a distant web server (6), upon receipt of the web page (2) from the web server (6), the web browser (4) parsing the web page (2) for contact information, upon detection of contact information within the web page (2), the web browser (4) sending a request for presence information (8) associated with said contact information to at least one presence server (7), upon receipt of the presence information (8) from the presence server(s) (7), the web browser (4) displaying the web page (2) on the computer (3) together with the presence information (8).