Internet Content Abstraction via Visual Grid Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Internet users face difficulties in managing bookmarks as the number of saved websites grows, leading to repeated bookmarking or time-consuming searches, as they often forget which websites have been bookmarked and which have not.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that allow users to create a profile of interests linked to Internet resource identifiers, presenting GUI elements in a window without association to a browser, enabling users to access and manage Internet content directly through these elements without opening a browser.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If users create more bookmarks to save websites for future access, then the number of saved websites increases, but users forget which websites have been bookmarked and which have not
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a visual copy of website content ( screenshots or thumbnails) that is stored locally on the user's device. This visual copy serves as a memory aid, allowing users to recognize bookmarked websites without needing to remember them. The visual representation is presented in a grid layout that displays multiple website thumbnails simultaneously, making it easy to scan and identify saved content.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically captures visual content from websites before the user needs to access them again. By pre-generating and storing visual representations of bookmarked websites, the system eliminates the need for users to remember website details. The visual copies are prepared in advance and organized in a searchable grid interface.
2Productivity
If users manually manage bookmarks through browser bookmarking features, then websites can be saved for later access, but users spend time searching through bookmark folders to find specific bookmarks
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of relying on text-based bookmark names and URLs, the system creates visual copies (thumbnails or screenshots) of website content. These visual representations are displayed in a grid layout that allows users to quickly scan and identify websites by their visual content rather than searching through text labels or folder structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from traditional one-dimensional bookmark management (text labels and folder hierarchies) to a two-dimensional visual grid display. This dimensional change allows users to perceive multiple bookmarks simultaneously in spatial arrangement, enabling faster visual search and identification compared to linear browsing through bookmark folders.
3Adaptability or versatility
If users rely on browser bookmarking systems, then websites can be saved and organized in folders, but the system becomes complex with URL management and browser association requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the essential function of bookmarking (saving and retrieving website content) from the complex browser bookmarking infrastructure. By capturing and storing visual content directly on the user's device independent of browser bookmark systems, the system eliminates the need for URL management, folder hierarchies, and browser association while preserving the core functionality of website saving and retrieval.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs automatic visual content capture and storage without requiring users to manually manage bookmarks. The automated process handles website content extraction, visual representation generation, and local storage, eliminating the need for users to navigate complex bookmark management interfaces or remember technical details about bookmarking systems.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and apparatus for abstracting Internet content is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a terminal device having a user interface element that links a graphical user interface element to each internet resource identifier of one or more subject matters of interest defined in a profile by an end user, and presents the one or more graphical user interface elements in a graphical user interface window without association to an Internet browser. Additional embodiments are disclosed.