Web Application Browser Tab Groups for Multi-Service Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
The burden of creating dedicated apps for web application services and the inconvenience of managing tabs within browser applications for users are significant challenges in providing web application services.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a web application browser that generates and manages tab groups for multiple web applications, allowing efficient tab and service screen display based on user inputs, reducing the need for individual app installations and enhancing tab management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If web application services are provided through dedicated apps, then service functionality is improved, but device complexity and installation burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple web application services into a single web application browser platform. Instead of requiring separate dedicated apps for each web service, the browser provides a unified interface that can host and manage multiple web applications simultaneously through tab groups, reducing installation burden while maintaining service functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The web application browser is designed as a universal platform that can execute multiple different web applications through a single interface. The browser provides multi-functional capabilities including tab management, service screen display, and cross-application navigation, eliminating the need for separate dedicated apps for each service.
2Device complexity
If web application services are provided through a browser, then installation burden is reduced, but tab management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments tabs into organized groups, where each tab group corresponds to a specific web application or service category. This segmentation allows users to manage tabs more efficiently by grouping related tabs together, reducing the complexity of managing multiple tabs across different web applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces tab groups as an intermediary layer between individual tabs and the user. Tab groups serve as organizational units that mediate tab management operations, allowing users to manage collections of tabs as a single unit rather than individually managing each tab, thereby simplifying operations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple tabs are managed in a browser, then service accessibility is improved, but management efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting tabs into service-specific groups, the patent enables users to access multiple services simultaneously while maintaining organized management. Each tab group represents a logical unit that can be managed independently, improving both accessibility to multiple services and efficiency in managing them.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary organization of tabs into groups based on their service affiliation. This pre-organization allows for more efficient subsequent management operations such as switching between services, closing related tabs, or managing tab groups as units, thereby improving management efficiency while maintaining service accessibility.
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AI summary
A method and/or system for providing web service may include: on the basis of an execution request for a first web application, generating a first tab group corresponding to the first web application in a web application browser and displaying a first service screen of the first web application corresponding to a first tab of the first tab group; on the basis of receiving a service request for the first web application through the first service screen, displaying a second service screen of the first web application corresponding to a second tab of the first tab group; while the first tab group is generated in the web application browser, on the basis that an execution request for a second web application is identified, generating a second tab group corresponding to the second web application in the web application browser and displaying a first service screen of the second web application corresponding to a second tab of the second tab group.