Web Page Content Sharing via Drag-and-Drop Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for sharing web page content, such as images or videos, are cumbersome, requiring users to save files locally and manually transfer them in instant messaging, lacking direct sharing capabilities.
Innovation Solution
Enabling web page content to be identified and made sharable through drag-and-drop functionality, using techniques like tag scanning and visual highlighting, allowing users to directly share content with various targets like IM applications, social networks, or email.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually save and transfer files to share web page content, then content can be shared with instant messaging contacts, but the operation becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting and pre-processing shareable content on the web page before the user initiates sharing. Content elements are identified, validated, and prepared in advance, so when the user clicks to share, the content is already ready for immediate transfer without manual saving steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary sharing mechanism that bridges the web page and instant messaging application. This intermediary system handles the content extraction, formatting, and transfer processes automatically, eliminating the need for users to manually save files and then attach them in the IM application.
2Ease of operation
If users manually copy and paste URLs to share web pages, then content can be shared, but the process lacks directness and user experience is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the essential sharing information (URL, content preview, metadata) automatically from the web page context. Instead of requiring users to manually copy URLs from the address bar, the system extracts and prepares the shareable data package, leaving only a simple click action for the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The sharing mechanism is designed to be universal, automatically adapting to different content types (images, videos, text, links) and different target applications (instant messaging, email, social media). A single click initiates the appropriate sharing process regardless of content type or destination, eliminating the need for different manual procedures for different scenarios.
3Productivity
If web page content is made directly shareable through drag and drop, then sharing becomes seamless, but the web page structure and content identification systems must be enhanced
Solution Approach 1:
The web page content is segmented into distinct shareable elements (images, videos, text blocks, links) with unique identifiers. Each content element is independently detected and marked with metadata that enables drag-and-drop functionality. This segmentation allows the system to handle different content types through standardized mechanisms without requiring complex overall restructuring.
Solution Approach 2:
Content elements on the web page are made self-identifying through embedded markers or metadata that automatically indicate their shareability. When the user hovers over or clicks content, the system automatically detects the element type, extracts relevant information, and prepares the shareable package without requiring complex user input or manual content analysis.
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques that enable content from a web page to be shared directly with one or more targets, which may be an application, a buddy from a buddy list (e.g., in a chat application), and the like. An embodiment of the present invention can identify contents on a web page that are to be made sharable and make the identified contents sharable. The content that is made sharable can then be shared with a share target using, for example, drag and drop operations. For example, a user may select sharable content on a web page, drag the content to a target, and drop it directly on the target thereby sharing the content with the target.