Keyword Navigation via Resolution Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in directly accessing relevant webpages on content provider websites due to reliance on machine algorithms and the need to navigate through multiple menus or search results, especially when site-specific keywords are not implemented consistently across websites.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows users to request webpages using domain-specific keywords by embedding keywords as fragment identifiers in URLs, which are then resolved by a keyword resolution server to direct the user to the content provider-specified webpage, eliminating the need for traditional search algorithms and navigation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional search engines are used to locate relevant webpages, then users can search across millions of webpages, but users must review many search results and navigate through multiple pages to find relevant information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-mapping domain-specific keywords to target webpages before users perform searches. The system maintains a keyword mapping database that associates specific keywords with their corresponding target webpages, allowing direct navigation without requiring users to review multiple search results. This pre-established mapping enables immediate redirection to the relevant webpage upon keyword input.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary keyword mapping server that acts as a mediator between the user's search query and the target webpage. When a user enters a domain-specific keyword, the system redirects through the keyword mapping server which resolves the keyword to its associated target webpage URL, then redirects the user to the final destination. This intermediary layer eliminates the need for traditional search engine result pages.
2Extent of automation
If machine algorithms are used to determine webpage relevance, then searches can be performed across large numbers of webpages, but the results are based on automated ranking rather than human judgment about which webpage should be associated with a given topic
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary human judgment by pre-establishing keyword-to-webpage mappings through human curators or content providers who determine the most appropriate target webpage for each domain-specific keyword. This human-driven mapping process occurs before any user search, ensuring that the associations reflect human understanding of topic relevance rather than automated algorithmic determination.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables content providers to self-serve by allowing them to define their own domain-specific keywords and associate them with their relevant webpages. Content providers can independently create and maintain their keyword mapping databases without relying on external search engines or automated algorithms, giving them direct control over which webpages are associated with their topics.
3Ease of operation
If users navigate directly to a content provider's website to search for relevant webpages, then searches are limited to that specific website, but users still must wade through search results determined by machine algorithms or explore the website through traditional navigation techniques
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies preliminary action by pre-configuring direct access paths from domain-specific keywords to target webpages within content provider websites. Instead of requiring users to navigate through multiple menus or review search results, the keyword mapping is established in advance, enabling direct redirection to the specific target webpage upon keyword input.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the keyword mapping functionality from the traditional website navigation structure and implements it as a separate redirect mechanism. By using domain-specific keywords that trigger redirects through the keyword mapping server, the system bypasses the need for users to interact with the content provider's internal navigation menus and search interfaces, directly extracting them to the target webpage.
4Ease of operation
If in-site keywords are implemented on content provider websites, then users can be directed directly to relevant webpages, but users must first navigate to the homepage or locate an in-site keywords box to use this functionality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by making domain-specific keywords universally accessible through the URL bar of any web browser, rather than requiring users to locate a specific keyword box on the content provider's website. The system intercepts domain-specific keywords entered in the URL bar and redirects accordingly, enabling keyword navigation from any page without requiring users to find or access a particular interface element on the target website.
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AI summary
An apparatus and a non-transitory computer-readable medium may perform a method for providing content provider-specified URL keyword navigation. The method may comprise: receiving a first HTTP response from a first web server, wherein the first HTTP response includes a client-executable program; executing the client-executable program, wherein executing the client-executable program comprises: identifying a keyword included in a first URL; transmitting at least a portion of the first URL and the keyword to a second server for resolution; and receiving a second URL corresponding to a resolution of the keyword from the second server; sending a second HTTP request to a third web server for a second resource defined by the second URL; and receiving a second HTTP response from the third web server, wherein the second HTTP response includes the third resource.