Configurable Bookmark with Dynamic Variables
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bookmarking techniques are inflexible, as they 'hard-code' links, requiring separate bookmarks for each location, failing to adapt based on user context or activity, making it inefficient to access different related information.
Innovation Solution
Configurable bookmarks that incorporate variables and commands, allowing them to redirect users to different locations based on browser state, previous activity, or user-defined settings, enabling a single bookmark to function differently in various contexts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If hard-coded bookmarks are used, then the bookmark structure is simple and easy to implement, but the bookmark cannot adapt to different user contexts or activities, requiring multiple separate bookmarks for different locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a single bookmark structure that can perform multiple functions through variables and commands. Instead of creating separate hard-coded bookmarks for different locations, one bookmark can dynamically redirect to multiple locations based on user context, browser state, or activity, thereby achieving multi-functionality while reducing the number of bookmarks needed
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics by making bookmarks flexible and adaptive rather than static. Variables within the bookmark can change based on user context, browsing history, or current page information, allowing the bookmark's target location to dynamically adjust. This transforms the traditional static hyperlink into a dynamic navigation tool that responds to different conditions
2Productivity
If multiple separate bookmarks are created for different locations, then each bookmark has a fixed and simple function, but the number of bookmarks increases and user time is wasted managing and selecting among them
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies merging by consolidating the functionality of multiple location-specific bookmarks into a single bookmark. This bookmark incorporates variables and conditional logic that determine the target location at runtime, effectively combining what would otherwise require multiple separate bookmarks into one unified navigation tool, reducing management overhead and selection time
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the bookmark system monitors user context, browsing history, and current page state to dynamically determine the appropriate target location. This feedback loop allows the bookmark to automatically select the correct destination based on real-time conditions, eliminating the need for manual selection and improving access efficiency
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and apparatus for configuring a bookmark are disclosed. A bookmark is configured such that the bookmark has one or more variables and/or one or more commands associated therewith. A value is dynamically substituted for each variable of the bookmark. The bookmark is then executed such that any command(s) of the bookmark are executed.