Search-Based Navigation Interface for Web Page Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current web site navigation systems, particularly in cloud computing environments, are inefficient as they require multiple click-based actions to access web pages, consuming user time and server resources, and search engines prioritize advertisements over providing relevant results quickly.
Innovation Solution
A search-based navigation interface that allows users to interact with a database system directly, providing access to objects through a search input interface and presenting user-selectable options based on user input, user profiles, and organizational filters, reducing the need for traditional click-based navigation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional click-based navigation mechanisms are used, then users can access web pages through structured menus and links, but users require multiple actions and time to reach desired pages, reducing productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a search-based navigation interface as an intermediary between the user and the database system. Instead of requiring users to navigate through multiple click-based steps, the search interface directly processes user input and returns relevant results, eliminating the need for traditional multi-step navigation through menus and links.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical click-based navigation system with a search-based interface. Rather than requiring users to physically click through multiple pages and menus, the system uses text-based search input to directly retrieve and display desired information, substituting the mechanical navigation process with a more efficient information retrieval mechanism.
2Productivity
If traditional click-based navigation is used, then users can traverse web sites through structured links, but multiple server requests are required, consuming excessive processing resources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate server requests that would traditionally be required for click-based navigation into a single search operation. Instead of requiring separate server calls for each page or piece of information, the search-based interface consolidates these requests, reducing the total number of server interactions and associated processing resource consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The search-based navigation interface acts as an intermediary that optimizes server resource usage by processing user intent directly through search queries rather than requiring sequential page requests. This intermediary layer intelligently retrieves information in fewer operations, reducing the processing burden on server systems.
3Productivity
If search engines prioritize advertisements, then revenue generation is improved, but relevant results are delayed or obscured, reducing ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the core search functionality from the traditional search engine model that prioritizes advertisements. By implementing a search-based navigation interface specifically for database access, the system removes advertisement-related delays and prioritization issues, focusing solely on delivering relevant results quickly without commercial interference.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are some implementations of systems, apparatus, methods, and computer program products for facilitating web site navigation using a search-based navigation interface of a web-based application or browser service. A plurality of sources can be searched to identify a set of items based, at least in part, on user input received via a search input interface element of the search-based navigation interface. Each item of the set of items can correspond to an object of one of a plurality of object types. A user interface object including user-selectable options can be provided for display in proximity to the search input interface element, where each item of the set of items corresponds to a different one of the user-selectable options. In response to a user selection of one of the user-selectable options corresponding to an item of the set of items, access to the corresponding object can be provided.