Browser Screencast Abridging for Web Research Sharing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for sharing web-based research among groups are inefficient, as they rely on manual copying and pasting of text, images, and links, which can lead to omission of relevant information and consume significant time.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that automatically records and abridges browsing sessions within a browser, allowing users to create meaningful screencasts that can be easily shared, using user-generated events with timestamped significance levels to extract and prioritize relevant content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If manual copying and pasting of web content is used to share research, then information can be shared among group members, but significant time is consumed and relevant information may be omitted

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveomission of relevant linksVSAvoidtime spent copying and pasting

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary recording of the entire browsing session, capturing all web pages visited, links clicked, and content viewed during research. This preliminary capture ensures no relevant information is omitted, and the recorded data is later processed to extract and share only the essential portions, eliminating the time-consuming manual copying process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of manually copying and pasting content, the system automatically captures and records the complete browsing experience, including all pages, links, and interactions. This automated copying process ensures comprehensive information capture without human error or time consumption associated with manual methods.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

2Loss of information

If complete browsing sessions are recorded to capture all research content, then comprehensive information is available, but the content becomes difficult to share and consume

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompleteness of research contentVSAvoidease of sharing and consuming content

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts key elements from complete browsing sessions, such as important web pages, clicked links, and significant content interactions. By isolating and extracting only the essential research components from the full session recording, the system makes the content more manageable and easier to share while preserving the completeness of important information.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The complete browsing session is segmented into discrete, meaningful units such as individual web pages visited, specific links clicked, and content interaction events. This segmentation transforms the overwhelming continuous recording into manageable, shareable segments that can be easily consumed by other researchers while maintaining the comprehensive nature of the original research.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Productivity

If automated recording of browsing sessions is implemented, then information aggregation is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation aggregation efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity for recording and processing

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The browsing session recording system operates automatically in the background without requiring user intervention to start, stop, or manage recordings. The system self-manages the capture, processing, and organization of browsing data, improving information aggregation efficiency while minimizing the complexity burden on users through automated operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces an intermediary processing layer that automatically manages the complexity of recording and analyzing browsing sessions. This intermediary component handles the sophisticated tasks of capturing browser events, processing session data, and generating shareable content, thereby improving productivity while containing device complexity within the automated system rather than requiring complex user-side implementations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS9558281B2System and method for screencast creation and abridging based on user web browsing

Publication Date: 2017.01.31 ORANGE SA

AI summary

A computer-implemented method and system are provided for sharing web pages. The method includes: executing one or more programs stored in a memory of the computer system for generating a representation of a web page that is displayed in a window of a web browser in a user interface of the client computer system; recording the web page over a period of time, the recording including web page changes resulting from input events; recording each input event along with a time stamp associated with the event and associating the time stamp with the event, wherein the recording of the web page, input events, and time stamps are placed in a screencast file; extracting from the screencast file portions related to selected time stamps of the recorded input events; and assembling the portions to generate a combined web page recording.