Browser Search Area Indicator for Webpage Content
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Solution Overview
Problem
Content within webpages is not readily selectable or searchable using search engines, requiring manual steps like copying and pasting text, and original content is lost when searching, as separate browsers or tabs are often needed.
Innovation Solution
Selecting an area of a webpage within a browser triggers a search query, displaying search results in a separate area within the browser, allowing simultaneous viewing of original content and search results without manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If content from a webpage is searched using traditional methods (copying and pasting text), then the search query can be executed, but the original content is lost and separate browsers or tabs are needed to view both original content and search results
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the webpage display area and search result display area into a single browser window, allowing both original content and search results to be viewed simultaneously without requiring separate browsers or tabs. This resolves the contradiction by combining previously separate functions into one integrated interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the browser window into distinct display areas: a first display area for showing the webpage and a second display area for showing search results. This segmentation allows both original content and search results to coexist independently within the same browser, preventing content loss while maintaining ease of operation.
2Productivity
If manual copying and pasting is used to search webpage content, then search queries can be executed, but multiple manual steps are required reducing productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs search operations automatically by detecting user selections of webpage content and initiating search queries without requiring manual copying, pasting, or navigation to separate search interfaces. The browser self-services the search function by integrating it directly into the webpage viewing experience, thereby improving productivity while maintaining ease of operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If search results are displayed in a separate browser or tab, then search functionality is available, but the user interface becomes more complex requiring multiple windows or tabs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines search functionality with the original webpage display within a single browser window by creating a second display area that shows search results alongside the first display area showing the webpage. This merging approach maintains adaptability for searching while reducing device complexity by eliminating the need for separate browsers or multiple tabs.
Data Source
AI summary
In one general aspect, a method can include causing display of a webpage within a display area of a browser, and causing display of a search area indicator associated with an area of the webpage. The method can include receiving a selection of the search area indicator. In response to the selection of the search area indicator being received the method can include defining an image corresponding to the area, and triggering a search query based on the image. The method can include receiving a search result in response to the search query, and causing display of the search result in a search result area outside of the display area where the search result area is within the browser.