Web Page Administration via DOM Objects

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current technologies face challenges in enabling seamless user experience across various devices for cloud-based services, particularly in managing and controlling Web pages independently of Web servers, without requiring modifications to existing Web browsers or servers.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of a system that uses a Document Object Model (DOM) to facilitate the administration of Web pages, allowing for remote control, discovery, collaboration, and service migration through an administration agent and bridge interface, enabling communication between Web browsers on different devices to manipulate and update Web page elements without server intervention.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If Web pages are administered through traditional server-mediated communication, then server control and security are maintained, but real-time manipulation and multi-device control are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereal-time manipulationVSAvoidserver mediation
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the administration functionality from the server environment and embeds it directly into the Web page through DOM objects. This allows the Web page to be administered independently without requiring server-mediated communication, enabling real-time manipulation across multiple devices while maintaining server control for security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces DOM objects as intermediaries between the Web page and administration agents. These DOM objects enable direct communication and control between Web browsers on different devices, eliminating the need for server mediation in real-time operations while preserving server-based authentication and security policies.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If Web browsers are modified to enable cross-device control, then seamless user experience is achieved, but compatibility and deployment complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecross-device controlVSAvoidbrowser modification
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements administration capabilities locally within the Web page through embedded DOM objects rather than modifying the Web browser itself. This approach maintains browser compatibility across different devices while enabling cross-device control through the standardized DOM interface that all modern browsers support.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates universal DOM objects that can be administered across multiple devices using any standard Web browser. The administration agent communicates with these DOM objects through standardized interfaces, making the system versatile and device-independent without requiring proprietary browser modifications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Adaptability or versatility

If server-mediated communication is used for Web page administration, then security and control are maintained, but flexibility and user interaction are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveflexibilityVSAvoidserver control
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the administration system into two independent parts: DOM objects embedded in the Web page that provide flexibility and real-time control, and server-based authentication mechanisms that maintain security and reliability. This segmentation allows both client-side flexibility and server-side control to coexist without interfering with each other.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements preliminary authentication and authorization actions on the server side before enabling DOM object administration. This preliminary action establishes security policies and user permissions that are then enforced during subsequent client-side operations, ensuring that flexibility does not compromise server control and security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10552518B2Administration of web page
Publication Date: 2020.02.04 CABLE TELEVISION LAB INC
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AI summary

Manipulation of a Web page displayed through a first device as a function of user interaction with a second device is contemplated. The manipulation may include operating the second device as a touchscreen or other gesture-based controllable device and automatically providing corresponding navigation within the Web page as a function of interactions registered through the second device.