Browser Sliding Gesture Navigation for Seamless Content Access

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current webpage browsing technologies require complex user interactions, such as returning to a home page, to access new content, which hampers the user experience, especially on small electronic devices like mobile phones and tablets.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that detect a user's sliding action on a screen to provide a new webpage, allowing seamless navigation by requesting and receiving a second content webpage from a server based on the detection, which can be a recommended or pre-read webpage, even if it's from a different domain.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If users follow the traditional browsing path (home page -> search -> content page), then they can access webpage content, but the navigation path becomes complicated and user experience deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenavigation simplicityVSAvoidtime to access content
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by detecting user sliding intentions and pre-loading or pre-positioning the next content page before the user actually needs it. When a user slides on a content page, the system has already prepared the subsequent page in advance, eliminating the need to return to the home page for searching, thus simplifying navigation and reducing access time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If users frequently switch between webpage content on small electronic devices, then they can browse more content, but the complex interactions seriously affect reading experience

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent browsing speedVSAvoidreading experience
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system detects sliding actions and prepares the next content page in advance, so when users want to browse more content, the transition is seamless and requires minimal interaction. This preliminary preparation eliminates complex navigation steps and maintains reading flow, thereby improving both browsing speed and reading experience on small electronic devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If the system provides traditional webpage navigation, then users can access content pages, but the obtaining path for new content becomes complicated

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent access flexibilityVSAvoidnavigation path complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements preliminary action by detecting user sliding gestures and automatically preparing the next content page before the user completes the sliding motion. This approach provides flexible content access while simplifying the navigation path, as users only need to slide to trigger the pre-prepared content transition rather than following complex multi-step navigation procedures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10996845B2Method, application, browser, and electronic device for providing webpage content
Publication Date: 2021.05.04 ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD
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AI summary

In accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method, an application, a browser, and an electronic device for providing webpage content are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: detecting a sliding action of a user when a first content webpage is displayed, and providing a second content webpage based on the detection, wherein the second content webpage is a new content webpage obtained based on the first content webpage.