Dynamic Tab Strip for Mobile Browser Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile computing devices face challenges in displaying a high number of tabs within their limited screen space while maintaining icon sizes that users can associate with webpages, as the limited display area restricts the number of tabs that can be presented simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A tab strip that changes its presented icons in response to user input, such as swiping left or right, allowing icons to move off or onto the strip, thereby maintaining a high number of tabs within the limited display area by modifying the presentation dynamically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple tabs are displayed simultaneously on the screen, then the user can access more webpages, but the icon sizes become too small for users to associate with webpages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the tab strip beyond the visible screen boundaries, allowing tabs to be arranged in a horizontal sequence that continues off-screen. Users can swipe left or right to navigate through tabs that extend beyond the current view, effectively adding a dimensional aspect to tab navigation that resolves the conflict between displaying many tabs and maintaining adequate icon sizes.
2Quantity of substance
If more tabs are presented on the display, then the user can navigate more webpages, but the screen space becomes cluttered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts tabs from the limited visible screen area and places them in an extended horizontal sequence that continues beyond the screen boundaries. Only a subset of tabs is visible at any given time, with the ability to swipe to reveal additional tabs, thereby reducing display clutter while maintaining access to a large number of tabs.
3Manufacturing precision
If icon sizes are increased for better recognition, then users can associate icons with webpages more easily, but fewer tabs can be displayed simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic tab strip that can be navigated through swiping gestures. The visible portion of the tab strip dynamically changes based on user interaction, allowing larger icon sizes in the visible area while providing access to additional tabs through horizontal navigation. This dynamic approach enables the system to maintain both large icons and a high number of tabs.
Data Source
AI summary
A computing device can present, within a display, first network-associated content and a tab strip, the first network-associated content being associated with a first content locator, the tab strip including a first content indicator associated with the first content locator and a second content indicator associated with a second content locator, receive a directional input associated with the tab strip, in response to receiving the directional input, modify the presentation of the tab strip, the modification ending presentation of the first content indicator and initiating presentation of a third content indicator, the third content indicator being associated with a third content locator, receive a selection of the third content indicator, and in response to receiving the selection of the third content indicator, present second network-associated content at a location where the first network-associated content was previously presented, the second network-associated content being associated with the third content locator.