Browser Start Page Snippet Generation for Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing web browsers do not effectively provide users with additional relevant information when navigating away from a resource, relying solely on search requests and lacking proactive information delivery.
Innovation Solution
A method where a server processes the URL and title of a resource to extract keywords, searches structured information, and generates snippets with relevant links and information, which are then displayed as a start page when a user indicates they wish to navigate away, incorporating historical user data and data sources for media, companies, and places.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the browser displays only search results without additional information, then the device complexity is low, but the information completeness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The server performs preliminary actions by extracting keywords from the URL and title before the user even completes their navigation action. The system proactively generates and sends additional information snippets to the client device in advance, so that when the user navigates away, the information is already available for immediate display without requiring complex real-time processing
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the client device and the information sources. The server handles the complex tasks of keyword extraction, information searching, and snippet generation, then transmits the processed information to the client. This mediator approach transfers computational complexity from the client device to the server, maintaining low device complexity while achieving information completeness
2Productivity
If the browser waits for explicit search queries before providing information, then the ease of operation is high, but the user engagement deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary information gathering and processing based on the URL and title alone, before the user has a chance to formulate an explicit search query. By the time the user navigates away from the page, the additional information is already prepared and transmitted, enabling immediate display without waiting for user input
Solution Approach 2:
The browser application automatically initiates the information retrieval process without requiring user intervention. The system extracts keywords from the current page metadata, searches for related information, and displays results autonomously when navigation is detected, making the process self-service oriented and improving both productivity and ease of operation
3Loss of information
If the server processes and sends additional information with every navigation, then the information relevance is improved, but the loss of time deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The server performs keyword extraction from the URL and title, and initiates information searching before the user completes their navigation action. This preliminary processing reduces the time required at the moment of navigation, as the heavy lifting of information retrieval is already in progress or complete
Solution Approach 2:
The system sends a predetermined number of information snippets (e.g., top 3 results) rather than processing and sending all possible relevant information. This partial action approach provides sufficient information relevance while significantly reducing processing time and data transmission requirements
Data Source
AI summary
A method of generating additional information to be provided in a browser application of a client device comprising: receiving a request for displaying a first resource in the browser application, the request causing the client device to display the first resource in the browsing application, receiving an indication of a user interaction with the browsing application, responsive to the indication and prior to the user navigating away from the first resource: parsing the request to obtain at least one keyword, searching and retrieving, based on the at least one keyword, at least one entry of structured information based on the at least one keyword and being potentially relevant to the first resource, generating snippet information based on the at least one retrieved entry of structured information, transmitting and causing the client device the a to display a start page including the snippet information.