Expanded Icon Navigation for Hierarchical Bookmark Organization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Internet browser applications face challenges in providing users with effective organization and quick access to network pages, especially with the adoption of new computing devices and capacitive touch display screens, as users seek better ways to manage and reference bookmarked locations within a hierarchical structure.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of expanded icon navigation, which registers marked locations, indexes their hierarchical structure, traces user access over time, categorizes locations, and establishes anchors to display a hierarchical organization of marked and accessed locations, allowing users to navigate through a structured framework of network pages and files.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If bookmarks are displayed as an ordered list, then it is easy to select a bookmark, but it is difficult to organize and highlight network pages for quick reference
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments bookmarks into hierarchical groups and categories, allowing users to organize network pages into structured folders and subfolders while maintaining easy access to individual bookmarks through the organized structure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a one-dimensional ordered list to a two-dimensional hierarchical structure with visual icons representing folders, categories, and bookmarks, enabling both easy selection and effective organization simultaneously
2Adaptability or versatility
If bookmarks are displayed as icons on screen, then information organization is improved, but the complexity of the display arrangement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nested hierarchical folders where folders can contain subfolders and bookmarks, creating a nested structure that organizes information effectively while maintaining a manageable display through the nested arrangement
Solution Approach 2:
The patent provides dynamic display arrangements where the icon layout and hierarchy can be adjusted, expanded, and collapsed based on user needs, reducing perceived complexity while maintaining organizational versatility
3Productivity
If a hierarchical structure of marked locations is indexed, then quick reference capability is improved, but the complexity of the navigation system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-organizes marked locations into hierarchical structures and indexes them in advance, allowing users to quickly access frequently visited pages without navigating through multiple levels during actual use
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces visual icons and hierarchical indicators as intermediaries between the complex indexed structure and the user, simplifying navigation while maintaining the productivity benefits of the hierarchical organization
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of expanded icon navigation are described. In one example, the hierarchical structure of a network site accessible over a computer network is indexed to generate an indexed zone hierarchy of the network site. Access across the indexed zone hierarchy of the network site is monitored to assemble a collection of accessed resources on the network site. A resource at the network site is registered as a marked resource, and a marked resource anchor associated with the marked resource is generated. A number of branches of the marked resource anchor are them populated for the network site based on the indexed zone hierarchy of the network site, the marked resource, and the collection of accessed resources.