Web Page Clip Extraction for Mobile Data Reduction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Handheld devices lack the screen space and navigation capabilities to effectively display web content designed for desktop or laptop computers, leading to inefficient browsing experiences and increased data costs due to the need to download and process unnecessary content.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that allows users to identify and retrieve only specific portions of web pages, known as 'clips,' which are transformed for display on mobile devices, reducing the amount of data transferred and processed, and enabling quick access to desired information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If web content designed for desktop computers is displayed on handheld devices, then complete information is available, but screen space is insufficient and navigation becomes inefficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidnavigation efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments web page content into distinct clips that can be independently identified and retrieved. Each clip represents a discrete portion of content (such as news articles, images, or video segments) that can be selectively accessed on handheld devices, allowing users to obtain specific information without navigating through entire web pages designed for larger screens.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts specific clips from web pages and delivers only those selected portions to handheld devices. This extraction process removes unnecessary content from the transmission, allowing users to access complete information about specific clips without receiving the full web page content, thereby improving navigation efficiency while maintaining information completeness for the selected clips.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Area of stationary object

If client browsers alter layout or change positioning of images to fit small screens, then content is displayable, but navigation capabilities remain insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisplay area utilizationVSAvoidnavigation capability

Core Design Contradiction:

Area of stationary objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of merely altering the layout of entire web pages, the patent segments content into discrete clips that are naturally suited for small screen display. Each clip is self-contained and optimized for handheld device viewing, eliminating the need for complex layout alterations while maintaining effective navigation through clip-specific identifiers and links.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Loss of information

If all web page content is downloaded to handheld devices, then complete information is available, but data costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation availabilityVSAvoiddata cost

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and transmits only the specific clips that users want to view on their handheld devices, rather than downloading entire web pages. This extraction approach significantly reduces data transmission costs while ensuring that users receive complete information about the selected clips, including all associated content such as images, video, and text.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal clip identification system that works across different web pages and content types. Clip identifiers can reference various forms of content (images, video, text) and can be embedded in different contexts, allowing users to access complete clip information through a consistent mechanism regardless of the source web page, thereby reducing data costs while maintaining information availability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Adaptability or versatility

If web pages are transformed for mobile devices, then content is adaptable, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent adaptabilityVSAvoidprocessing time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-identifying and pre-processing content into discrete clips on the server side before delivery to handheld devices. Clips are prepared in advance with proper formatting and identifiers, so that when users request specific clips, the processing time is minimized since the content is already segmented and ready for transmission in a mobile-optimized format.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS9524353B2Method and system for providing portions of information content to a client device

Publication Date: 2016.12.20 WSOU INVESTMENTS LLC

AI summary

A method and system for providing portions of information content to a client device is presented. The present application provides a manner of personalizing information content for display on handheld or mobile devices. A user may identify sections of a web page as clips, and then request only the identified section instead of the entire web page from a server. Upon receiving the request, the server will load the web page, retrieve the identified section, transform the identified section for display on the client device, and then send the transformed information to the client device. The clip of information is then a live update from a web page that presents the latest content from a web page instead of a cached web page section.