Dragged Address Search via Browser Context Menu

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing process of acquiring real estate information from PropTech sites is cumbersome and requires multiple operations, including copying and pasting addresses, which is inconvenient and inefficient.

Innovation Solution

A method using a dragged address that automatically requests a web server to search for the specified address and displays the results in a new browser tab or window, utilizing an extension program to simplify the process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a user manually copies and pastes an address to search PropTech sites, then the search can be performed, but the operation process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of address-based searchVSAvoidtime required for search operations

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The extension program pre-registers context menu items for multiple PropTech sites, so when a user right-clicks on an address, the search options are already prepared and immediately available. This eliminates the need to manually navigate to each site and perform separate search operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The browser extension acts as an intermediary between the user and PropTech sites. It intercepts the right-click context menu event, automatically extracts the address text, and sends search requests to multiple PropTech sites simultaneously, then aggregates and displays the results in a unified interface.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple PropTech sites are searched manually, then comprehensive real estate information can be obtained, but the complexity of the operation process increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecomprehensiveness of real estate informationVSAvoidcomplexity of search process

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The extension program merges multiple PropTech site search operations into a single unified action. By registering context menu items for multiple sites simultaneously and aggregating their results in one interface, it combines what would otherwise require multiple separate operations into a single streamlined process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The extension provides universal access to multiple PropTech sites through a single interface. It supports searching across different real estate information sources (property offerings, sales information, transaction prices) from various sites simultaneously, making the tool versatile for comprehensive real estate research.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20260051004A1Simple search method using dragged address

Publication Date: 2026.02.19 KIM KI YOUNG

AI summary

An easy search method using a dragged address is proposed, and the method includes in a case of receiving input of a selection on a specific menu from among context menus after a mouse drag of a user, i) automatically requesting a web server linked to the specific menu to search for the address specified by the drag, and ii) automatically displaying a web document received as a response to the automatic request in a new tab or new window of a browser.