Web Browser History Segmentation for Efficient Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in searching for previously visited web pages in their browsing history without knowing the date of access, making it hard to find specific web pages in conventional web browsers.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a processor, memory, and communication circuitry that displays a web browser, receives web page data, and stores information related to user actions, allowing for easy history management and notification of actions taken on web pages, including bookmarking, searching, and categorizing browsing history.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If web browsers record history in time order, then the browsing history is automatically organized chronologically, but users cannot easily search for specific web pages without knowing the access date
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments browsing history into multiple categories (e.g., frequently visited, recently visited, bookmarked, downloaded) rather than presenting a single chronological list. This segmentation allows users to quickly locate specific types of web pages without needing to know the exact access date, thereby improving search ease while maintaining chronological recording in the background.
2Loss of information
If conventional web browsers store only basic browsing history, then storage space is conserved, but users lack sufficient information to efficiently search and manage their browsing history
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and highlights specific useful information from the browsing history data (such as frequently visited indicators, bookmark status, download status) and presents them as separate searchable categories. This allows the system to maintain compact storage while providing rich search capabilities by extracting only the most relevant information for user queries.
3Ease of operation
If web browsers provide comprehensive browsing history information, then users can thoroughly search their browsing history, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic categorization and tagging of browsing history items based on user behavior patterns (frequency of visit, bookmarking actions, download actions). The system self-organizes the history data without requiring manual user input or complex configuration, thereby providing comprehensive history management capabilities while keeping the user interface simple and the system complexity low.
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AI summary
An apparatus and method of managing history information in an electronic device are provided. The method includes: displaying a web browser on a display, based on a first input applied to an input device; receiving data of a web page via a communication circuit; displaying the web page on the display, via the web browser; receiving a second input for creating at least one action related to the web page, via the input device; storing, in a memory, information related to at least one action, as part of a web page browsing history related to the web browser; and providing the display with at least one notification related to at least one action, using the web browser.