Web Browser Segregation via Automatic Tab Grouping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face frustration and inefficiency when managing multiple tabs in web browser applications, as it becomes difficult to resume tasks due to the contextual disorganization of tabs with different purposes and domains, leading to increased time consumption and processing costs.
Innovation Solution
Implementing mechanisms to automatically segregate web browser instances based on browser change events, such as duration of inactivity, domain differences, and content classification, allowing for the automatic categorization and grouping of tabs, and enabling the creation of new browser instances when significant changes occur, thereby reducing manual effort and processing resources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple tabs are kept open in a single web browser application instance for various activities, then the browser can access multiple webpages simultaneously, but it becomes difficult to resume tasks and increases time consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments tabs into different groups based on their characteristics (domain, content type, activity category). Tabs are automatically organized into logical groups such as work, shopping, entertainment, allowing users to quickly identify and resume specific task categories without searching through all open tabs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary classification and grouping of tabs based on their domain and content characteristics before users need to resume tasks. This automatic categorization is done in advance, so when users want to resume a task, the relevant tabs are already organized and easily accessible.
2Loss of time
If tabs are automatically segregated into multiple browser instances based on domain and content characteristics, then task resumption becomes easier and faster, but processing resources and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The browser system automatically monitors tab characteristics, detects when segmentation criteria are met, and creates new browser instances or groups tabs accordingly without requiring user intervention. The system serves itself by autonomously managing the complexity of instance creation and tab distribution based on real-time analysis of tab domains and content.
3Ease of operation
If manual reorganization of tabs is required to categorize them by activity or domain, then users have control over tab arrangement, but user effort and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The browser automatically analyzes tab domain names, content types, and other characteristics to perform self-service categorization. Tabs are automatically grouped into logical categories (work, shopping, entertainment) without requiring users to manually drag and drop or reorganize them, eliminating the time and effort of manual reorganization while maintaining organized tab structures.
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AI summary
In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods and devices for segregating web browser instances are provided. A first web browser application instance may be opened. An application instance may comprise at least an application opening a new application window for displaying content. A plurality of webpages may be browsed in a plurality of tabs in the first web browser application instance. An indication to browse to a new webpage that is not one of the plurality of webpages may be received. A determination may be made that the received indication is a browser-change event. A second web browser application instance may be opened. Content corresponding to the new webpage may be surfaced in the second web browser application instance.