Search Term Association Bypassing Search Servers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges with security threats, device instability, and maintenance issues from mobile apps, and unreliable search results due to external influences on web browsers, leading to a need for a more efficient and secure way to access websites.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for automatically redirecting a search by associating a search term with a preferred website, allowing direct connection to the site without accessing a search server, using a processor to store and manage these associations in the cloud, enabling seamless access to desired sites with authentication credentials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users install mobile apps for web services, then user experience is improved, but security threats and device instability increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a search term association mechanism as an intermediary between the user and the website. Instead of requiring a full app installation, the system stores associations between search terms and website URLs in the browser's local storage. When a user enters a search term, the system checks for an association and redirects to the associated website if found, providing app-like direct access without the security and stability risks of actual app installations
2Ease of operation
If users maintain a long list of bookmarks, then site access is organized, but time consumption for visual search increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical process of visual bookmark searching with an automated text-based retrieval system. Instead of requiring users to visually scan through bookmark lists, the system uses local storage to store search term associations and automatically retrieves the corresponding website URL when a search term is entered, significantly reducing the time required to access frequently visited sites
3Ease of operation
If users rely on search engines, then site access is simplified, but search results are influenced by external factors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service mechanism where the user's device automatically checks local storage for search term associations before submitting queries to external search engines. This allows the system to serve itself by providing direct access to associated websites without external interference, ensuring consistent and reliable results based solely on the user's own associations rather than search engine algorithms or sponsored content
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, computer-readable media and apparatuses for automatically redirecting a search are disclosed. A processor receives a search term, connects to a search server hosting a search site that displays a plurality of sites in response to the search term, receives a selection of a site from the plurality of sites, provides an option to associate the site with the search term and receives a confirmation to associate the site with the search term, where the search term automatically redirects a connection to a server hosting the site and by-passing a connection to the search server hosting the search site when the search term is received at a later time.