Print Control Apparatus for Web Page Search Keyword Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
When printing a web page, users face inconvenience in accessing the page later as they need to remember or re-enter search keywords, as existing technologies do not provide a way to print information on how to access the web page, requiring separate printing of search pages and re-searching.
Innovation Solution
A print control apparatus and program that stores web page information and transition information, extracting search key information to combine with the web page information for simultaneous printing, allowing users to access the web page later by including search details in the print output.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If only web page information is printed without search information, then the print output is simple and clean, but users cannot access the web page later without re-entering search keywords
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts search key information from transition information before printing the web page. The print controller obtains the web page information and corresponding transition information, extracts search keywords from the transition information, and combines them into the print output. This preliminary extraction and combination of search information ensures that users can access the web page later without needing to re-enter search keywords, thus preventing information loss while maintaining simple print output.
2Loss of information
If search information is printed together with web page information, then users can access the web page easily later, but the print output becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary search key information from the transition information and combines it with the web page information for printing. The extraction unit specifically extracts search keywords from the transition information, and the print controller combines only this extracted search information with the web page content. This selective extraction approach preserves the essential access information while avoiding unnecessary complexity in the print output, as only the critical search keywords are included rather than entire search pages or excessive metadata.
3Loss of information
If users print separate search pages to preserve search keywords, then search information is retained, but the process becomes more time-consuming and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the web page information and search key information into a single print output. The print controller combines the web page content with the extracted search keywords from the transition information, creating one integrated printout that contains both the web page and the search information needed to access it later. This combining eliminates the need for users to perform separate printing operations for search pages, significantly reducing the time and steps required while ensuring search keywords are preserved alongside the web page content.
Data Source
AI summary
A print control apparatus is provided. The print control apparatus includes: a storage unit which stores web page information which is received, in response to search key information transmitted to a server of a search engine, from the server; and a print controller which controls printing of web page information. The storage unit further stores transition information indicating a transition state from the web page information received in response to the search key information transmitted to the server to the web page information to be printed. The print controller includes: a first extracting unit which extracts search key information from the transition information; and a combining unit which combines the web page information to be printed and the extracted search key information.