Predictive URL Domain Key for Mobile Data 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, as existing interfaces require manual selection or typing of fixed top-level domain extensions like '.com', which is tedious and inefficient, especially in devices with limited screen space.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a predictive URL user input key function that dynamically updates the domain extension key based on the entered URL information, allowing users to select a likely domain extension with a single key function, reducing the need for manual typing and improving data entry efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If users manually type the full URL including top-level domain extension, then complete URL entry is achieved, but data entry time and effort increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting the domain extension based on the entered domain name and proactively suggesting the complete URL with the appropriate top-level domain extension before the user finishes typing, thereby reducing the user's data entry burden
Solution Approach 2:
The system serves itself by automatically completing the URL entry process - the electronic device autonomously detects the domain name being typed, determines the appropriate top-level domain extension, and inserts it into the URL field without requiring manual user input for this portion
2Ease of operation
If a fixed top-level domain extension key is provided, then domain extension entry is simplified, but adaptability to different domain extensions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The domain extension key transitions from a static, fixed value to a dynamic element that automatically changes based on the detected domain name. The system monitors user input in real-time and updates the suggested top-level domain extension accordingly, making the interface adaptive rather than fixed
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of the domain extension key dynamically - instead of displaying a fixed extension like '.com' indefinitely, the displayed extension parameter is modified in real-time based on the detected domain name, allowing the same key to serve multiple domain extension types
3Ease of operation
If users select from pre-configured domain extension menus, then domain extension selection is assisted, but interface complexity and screen space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the domain extension selection task from the complex menu interface and consolidates it into a single dedicated key function. Instead of requiring users to navigate through menus with multiple options, the system isolates the essential function to a single key that automatically provides the relevant domain extension
Solution Approach 2:
The domain extension key serves multiple functions: it acts as a regular input key for other characters, functions as a shortcut to insert common domain extensions, and dynamically adapts to suggest the appropriate top-level domain extension based on the entered domain name, thereby replacing what would otherwise require a complex menu system
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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.