Composite URL Aggregation for Multi-Link Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing URL shortening services primarily focus on singular web page addresses, lacking an efficient method to aggregate and abbreviate multiple URLs in a networked computing environment.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for generating a composite URL by combining portions of multiple received URLs, creating a web page that displays these URLs in a list, sorted according to specified criteria, and associating the composite URL with a newly generated web page.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automated URL shortening services are used for singular web page addresses, then URL redirection efficiency is improved, but the capability to aggregate and abbreviate multiple URLs simultaneously deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual URL shortening operations into a single batch processing operation. The system accepts multiple URLs as input, generates composite short codes representing groups of URLs, and creates aggregation pages that contain lists of the original URLs. This merging approach maintains redirection efficiency while adding multi-URL aggregation capability, directly resolving the technical contradiction.
2Reliability
If multiple URLs are processed individually through existing shortening services, then each URL can be redirected efficiently, but the overall process complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary batch processing of multiple URLs before they need to be accessed. By accepting multiple URLs as input and generating composite short codes in advance, the system prepares aggregation pages that can then be accessed efficiently. This preliminary action eliminates the need for sequential processing when URLs are accessed, reducing time loss while maintaining redirection reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple URL shortening operations are merged into a single batch processing step. The system generates composite short codes that represent groups of URLs rather than creating individual short codes for each URL. This merging reduces the total processing time while maintaining the reliability of URL redirection through the aggregation page mechanism.
3Ease of operation
If a composite URL system is implemented to aggregate multiple URLs, then user convenience in accessing multiple resources is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces aggregation pages as intermediary components between users and multiple URLs. Instead of requiring users to manage multiple individual URLs, the aggregation page serves as a mediator that contains lists of URLs and facilitates access to them. This intermediary approach improves user convenience while managing system complexity through a structured aggregation mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the URL management function into distinct components: URL reception, composite code generation, aggregation page creation, and URL listing. This segmentation allows each component to be implemented independently and simplifies the overall system architecture, reducing complexity while providing comprehensive multi-URL aggregation functionality that improves user convenience.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for aggregating Internet addresses (e.g., Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)) in a networked computing environment. In a typical embodiment, a set of URLs is received (e.g., by a system/engine). Upon receipt, a composite URL comprising at least portions of each received URL is generated and associated with a newly generated web page. The received set of URLs are displayed on the web page in a list, or the like, that may be sorted according to a set of criteria.