Web Page Grouping via Access Method Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional internet browsing methods, including tabbed browsing, become cumbersome when managing multiple open web pages, as users struggle to easily find specific pages due to limited tab space and inadequate title distinctions, especially when the number of open pages exceeds the visible tabs.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that categorize web pages as 'directly accessed' or 'indirectly accessed' based on access methods, grouping them graphically, allowing users to select page groupings and view associated indirectly accessed pages, using a carousel interface with snapshots or thumbnails for easier navigation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple web pages are displayed using traditional tabbed browsing, then users can access multiple pages simultaneously, but the interface becomes cumbersome and difficult to manage when the number of open pages exceeds visible tabs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments web pages into groups based on their access methods (directly accessed vs. indirectly accessed through hypertext links). This segmentation creates organized categories that reduce the complexity of managing multiple pages, allowing users to navigate through grouped pages rather than individual tabs, thereby solving the problem of finding specific pages when many are open.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimensional organization by creating a hierarchical structure with page groupings as parent categories and individual pages as child elements. This dimensional change from flat tab listing to hierarchical grouping enables users to navigate through pages in a more structured manner, improving findability without increasing the number of visible tabs.
2Loss of information
If tab titles are made longer to provide more information, then page identification improves, but the interface becomes more complex and space-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information display into two levels: group-level identifiers (page groupings) and page-level identifiers (individual page titles). This segmentation allows the interface to maintain simplicity at the group level while providing detailed information at the page level, avoiding the need for all pages to have long, distinctive titles in the main tab interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces page groupings as intermediary categories between the user and individual pages. These groupings serve as mediators that organize pages by access method, providing a layer of abstraction that simplifies the interface while maintaining the ability to identify specific pages through the hierarchical structure.
3Productivity
If users access many web pages in parallel, then productivity increases, but the traditional multi-window model becomes distracting and difficult to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple web pages into organized groupings based on their access patterns. Instead of presenting pages as separate, unorganized tabs, the system combines them into coherent groups (directly accessed pages and indirectly accessed pages through hypertext links), making the interface more manageable while preserving the ability to access multiple pages simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates feedback about page access methods into the interface organization. By analyzing whether pages were accessed directly or through hypertext links, the system dynamically organizes pages into appropriate groupings, providing feedback-driven structure that adapts to user behavior and improves ease of management.
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AI summary
A novel method for graphically organizing and displaying multiple pages of internet content based on how the page was accessed. Pages are determined to be indirectly accessed if they were accessed via a hypertext link or a trail of hypertext links. Pages are determined to be directly accessed if accessed via other means, such as a bookmark or via Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Page groupings are created for each directly accessed page, and each indirectly accessed page is categorized into a grouping associated with a directly accessed page containing a link through which the indirectly accessed page was accessed. The web pages are presented to the user in an interface that is a graphical representation of the page groupings, wherein a user selects a page to view by first selecting the page's page grouping and then selecting the page.