Web Content Extraction Plugin for Efficient Resource Sharing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for viewing and sharing content from web pages are inefficient, requiring multiple browser instances, consuming more resources, and lacking the ability to easily share selected visual content, especially from dynamic pages where URLs are not visible.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that allows users to select and post content from web pages into independent browser windows, enabling resizing, sharing, and saving of selected content items, including text, images, and media, using a plug-in for browsers that provides tools for content selection, resizing, and sharing via email or instant messaging.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple browser instances are launched to view content from different web pages simultaneously, then users can view multiple pages at the same time, but memory resources are consumed excessively

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to view multiple web pages simultaneouslyVSAvoidmemory resource consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the web page into distinct content items (text, images, media) that can be individually selected and extracted. Instead of loading entire pages into separate browser instances, the system divides content into manageable units that can be shared independently, reducing the need for multiple full browser instances.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts selected content items from the original web pages and places them into a shared viewing environment. This extraction allows users to view multiple content items simultaneously without launching multiple browsers, as the extracted content can be displayed together in a single instance or shared directly.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Ease of operation

If multiple browser instances are launched to display content from different web pages, then users can resize and fit content on screen, but the process is cumbersome and consumes additional resources

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent resizing and fitting capabilityVSAvoidnumber of browser instances required

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates copies of selected content items and places them into a shared viewing environment or email message. These copies can be resized and fitted on screen without requiring multiple browser instances, as the copied content maintains its integrity while being displayed in a simplified, resource-efficient manner.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Loss of information

If entire web pages are downloaded to share content, then users can share complete pages, but time and bandwidth are wasted on unnecessary content

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent sharing capabilityVSAvoidtime and bandwidth consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the selected content items from the web pages for sharing, rather than downloading entire pages. This extraction process preserves the necessary information (text, images, media) while eliminating unnecessary content, significantly reducing time and bandwidth consumption during sharing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies partial action by sharing only the portions of web pages that are actually needed (selected content items) rather than the complete pages. This selective sharing approach maintains information integrity for the shared content while avoiding the waste of downloading and transmitting unnecessary page elements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

4Ease of manufacture

If users want to share selected visual content from dynamic pages, then they can share specific content, but the URLs are not visible and navigation is difficult

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent selection and sharing capabilityVSAvoidURL visibility and content location

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary system that captures selected content items and their associated metadata (including URLs) and presents them in a user-friendly format for sharing. This intermediary layer bridges the gap between the dynamic web page and the sharing process, making URLs and content locations visible and accessible without requiring users to manually navigate or copy URLs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS9900297B2System, method and apparatus for selecting content from web sources and posting content to web logs

Publication Date: 2018.02.20 SALESFORCE INC

AI summary

A method, system and apparatus for selecting, displaying, managing, tracking tagging and transferring access to specific content of Internet web pages and other sources, permitting the user or recipient to navigate quickly to a source of a content item in the custom selection, and posting content to web logs. A method and system of assisted content selection provides temporary borders around content items on mouseover; of Dynamic Content Display provides updating of selected content items; of Content Marks allows users to tag specific content items in web pages with a keyword or keywords, store a definition of the content item along with the keyword(s), and then search the stored definitions using search keywords; and a method of Multiple Clip Mode allows users to select specific content items from disparate source web pages and then tag, save, search, retrieve and print the selection.