Unified Browser Icon for Mobile Domain Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile communication devices present users with multiple browser icons, leading to confusion as each browser has specific capabilities and domains, making it unintuitive for users to access web content without knowing the appropriate browser to use.
Innovation Solution
A single browser icon is provided on mobile communication devices, which automatically associates with the appropriate browser transport based on the user's request, using configuration service records to determine the correct transport for accessing different domains without user interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple browser icons are provided for different browser configurations, then each browser can access its specific domains and capabilities, but user access becomes confusing and unintuitive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple browser icons into a single unified browser icon that can access all different domains and capabilities. The single icon serves as a gateway to multiple browser configurations (corporate enterprise browser, Internet browser, WAP browser), resolving the contradiction by merging multiple access points while preserving all underlying capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The single browser icon is designed with multi-functionality to handle different types of web access (corporate intranet, public Internet, WAP services) through automatic domain-based routing. This universal icon performs multiple functions that previously required separate specialized icons, making user access simpler while maintaining full capability access.
2Reliability
If users are provided with multiple browser icons, then specific browser capabilities are maintained, but users experience confusion about which browser to use for different domains
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines which browser configuration to use based on the domain being accessed, without requiring user intervention. The browser automatically routes requests to the appropriate transport (corporate enterprise browser for intranet sites, Internet browser for public websites, WAP browser for mobile services), eliminating selection complexity while maintaining reliable capability access.
Solution Approach 2:
The single browser icon acts as an intermediary that automatically selects and routes to the appropriate browser transport based on domain information. This intermediary layer handles the complexity of browser selection transparently, presenting users with a simple single-icon interface while ensuring reliable access to the correct browser capability.
3Ease of operation
If a single browser icon is used for all domains, then user access is simplified, but the system must automatically determine the correct browser transport
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-configuring domain-to-browser mappings and automatically detecting the appropriate transport before the user needs to access a website. Domain information is analyzed in advance to determine the correct browser configuration, enabling automatic selection without requiring real-time user input or complex decision-making at access time.
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AI summary
System and method are set forth for providing Web access to a user on a mobile communication device. One of a plurality of browser transports is associated (60) with a single browser icon (52) for display on the mobile communication device, and a predetermined one of the plurality of browser transports is selected (62) for displaying information based on characteristics of the information being requested by the user.