Webpage Bookmarking via Gesture-Driven Thumbnail Overlay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in quickly and intuitively accessing desired webpages due to complex navigation and memory requirements when browsing multiple webpages, especially with increasing numbers of visited pages and bookmarks displayed in a tree structure.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device method and system that allows users to bookmark webpages by storing information like domain names, thumbnails, titles, and favicons, and displays bookmarked webpages alongside current ones with identification information, enabling quick retrieval through gesture inputs, such as drawing circles or '√' gestures, and allowing for scrolling and resizing of bookmarked pages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the web browser displays a list of webpages visited during a particular period or bookmarks in a tree structure, then the user can access previously visited webpages, but the user may be confused or have difficulty searching for the desired webpage when the number of webpages increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the webpage navigation system into multiple independent components: (1) a bookmarking system that stores webpage information, (2) a thumbnail generation system that creates visual representations, (3) a display system that shows thumbnails alongside current webpages, and (4) a gesture-based navigation system. This segmentation allows users to access webpages through intuitive visual cues rather than navigating complex tree structures, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining webpage access capability.
2Productivity
If the electronic device displays multiple webpages including bookmarked webpages together, then the user can quickly access bookmarked webpages, but the screen real estate is limited and navigation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a spatial dimension to webpage navigation by displaying thumbnail images of bookmarked webpages alongside the current webpage in a multi-pane layout. This dimensional change allows users to visually scan and select desired webpages without increasing navigation complexity, as the thumbnails serve as intuitive visual indicators rather than adding structural complexity to the navigation system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates simplified copies of webpages in the form of thumbnail images that capture essential visual information. These thumbnails serve as lightweight representations that enable quick identification and selection of bookmarked webpages without requiring the full webpage content to be loaded or displayed, thereby improving retrieval speed while maintaining system simplicity.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the user needs to remember keywords for webpages or positions in the tree structure to quickly search for desired webpages, then the webpage can be organized systematically, but the user's ability for quickly searching deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs visual differentiation through color and imagery by displaying colored thumbnail images that represent different bookmarked webpages. Each thumbnail provides immediate visual recognition of the webpage content and category, eliminating the need for users to remember keywords or positions in a tree structure. This visual organization system reduces search time while maintaining systematic organization of webpages.
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AI summary
An electronic device and method for displaying a webpage are disclosed. According to an example embodiment, a method for displaying a webpage by an electronic device comprises displaying a first webpage, bookmarking the first webpage being displayed in response to a first gesture input on the first webpage, displaying a second webpage while the first webpage is bookmarked, displaying the second webpage together with the bookmarked first webpage in response to a second gesture input on the second webpage, and scrolling and displaying the bookmarked first webpage in response to a third gesture input on the bookmarked first webpage.