Persistent Tab Designation for Multi-Item Web Browsing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Browsing search results or ads on a web browser is cumbersome, requiring users to navigate back and forth between pages, especially when interested in multiple items, leading to inefficient browsing and potential disinterest in non-relevant pages, which affects both user experience and advertiser visibility.
Innovation Solution
Automatically designating and persistently displaying multiple search results or ads as tabs or links, allowing users to access interested items without repeated navigation, using factors like user preferences, relevance, and ad scores to determine automatic designation and de-designation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users navigate to each advertiser Website separately using traditional browser methods, then they can view multiple items of interest, but the browsing process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming due to repeated navigation back and forth
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the browsing process by separating the navigation function from the viewing function. Multiple advertiser websites are loaded simultaneously in the background as separate segments, allowing users to view multiple items without repeated navigation. The system divides the task of accessing multiple websites into parallel background operations rather than sequential user actions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically pre-loading multiple advertiser websites in the background before the user actually needs to view them. This preliminary loading eliminates the need for users to navigate back and forth, as all desired websites are already prepared and accessible when the user views the search results page.
2Productivity
If users manually select and navigate to each search result or ad, then they can access items of interest, but the process requires repeated navigation which reduces browsing efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent maintains continuity of useful action by keeping multiple advertiser websites continuously loaded in the background throughout the browsing session. Instead of requiring users to stop and navigate away to view each item, the system ensures continuous availability of all relevant websites, allowing seamless switching between items without interrupting the browsing flow.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism - a background loading service that acts as a mediator between the user's browsing actions and the advertiser websites. This intermediary automatically handles the loading and management of multiple websites in the background, freeing the user from manual navigation tasks and improving overall browsing efficiency.
3Loss of information
If users are presented with multiple search results and ads simultaneously, then they can see all options, but loading all pages can slow down the browsing experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the loading quality of different web pages. Search results and ads that are likely to be of interest are pre-loaded in the background with high priority, while less relevant pages may be loaded with lower priority or on-demand. This selective approach ensures that important information is readily available while minimizing the overall impact on loading speed.
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AI summary
Referenced items (e.g., search results, ads, etc.) on a document may be designated automatically. Alternatively, or in addition, a user can designate more than one reference without needing to repeat a designation input. The designated item references may be rendered persistently (e.g., constantly displayed), perhaps as separate tabs. A user could then select a persistent item reference, and the referenced item would be rendered to the user.