Predictive URL Domain Key for Mobile Entry

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users of electronic devices, especially in wireless communication devices, face a data entry burden when typing URLs due to the need to include domain extensions, which can be tedious and inefficient, especially in devices with limited user interfaces.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of a predictive URL user input key function that dynamically updates the domain extension key to display a likely domain extension, reducing the need for users to manually type the full domain extension by suggesting common alternatives based on user input and device data, such as browser history and address book information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If users manually type the full URL including domain extension, then complete URL data entry is achieved, but data entry time and user burden increase

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveURL data entry efficiencyVSAvoidtime required to type full URL

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by analyzing browser history and address book data before the user completes URL entry, pre-determining the most likely domain extension and presenting it for user confirmation, thereby eliminating the need for users to manually type the entire URL including domain extension

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system serves itself by automatically gathering and analyzing its own usage data from browser history and address book to generate predictive domain extensions, eliminating the need for external input methods or manual configuration of domain extensions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Ease of operation

If a fixed domain extension key is provided, then data entry is simplified, but adaptability to different domain extensions is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of URL entryVSAvoidability to handle different domain extensions

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The domain extension key transitions from a static, fixed value to a dynamic element that automatically updates based on real-time analysis of browser history and address book data, allowing the system to adapt to different domain extensions while maintaining the simplicity of a single-key input method

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameter of the domain extension key from a fixed constant to a variable that is continuously updated based on usage patterns and contextual data, enabling the key to reflect the most likely intended domain extension for each typing session

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS9207777B2Electronic device with predictive URL domain key function

Publication Date: 2015.12.08 MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LTD

AI summary

A method, electronic device, processing system, and computer program product, for at least presenting a uniform resource locator (URL) domain extension at a user interface. User input data corresponding to at least a portion of a URL domain is received at the user input interface. A processor concatenates the received user input data into a first character string. The first character string is displayed. The processor predicts a domain URL extension as a second character string that when concatenated with and following the first character string completes at least one of a URL domain and an email address, by comparing the first character string with a set of candidate character strings to find a likely match. The second character string is displayed in visual association with a user input key function of the user input interface.