Zone-Based Web Navigation System for Remote Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for browsing websites on electronic devices, such as televisions, are inefficient due to the lack of standardized navigation specifications, leading to high numbers of key presses required to navigate between elements, especially when using remote devices, and do not support user-friendly key navigation or selection of text elements.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for personalized browsing using a remote device that identifies navigable elements, creates categories, generates hybrid blocks based on user profile data, performs content similarity checks, and navigates to elements of interest using a relevance matrix, leveraging AI techniques and user preferences to optimize navigation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional navigation methods are used on televisions with remote devices, then the system can display web pages, but the number of key presses required to navigate between elements becomes excessively high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the web page into multiple zones based on element density and navigability. Each zone is assigned a weight that reflects its importance and accessibility. This segmentation allows the system to calculate optimal navigation paths by considering the spatial distribution of elements rather than treating the page as a uniform grid, thereby reducing the number of key presses required to reach target elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a weighted dimension to the traditional two-dimensional navigation grid. By incorporating weights that represent element importance, navigability, and spatial relationships, the system transforms the navigation problem from a simple coordinate-based movement to a multi-dimensional optimization problem. This allows the system to jump between zones intelligently, reducing navigation steps while maintaining user intent.
2Ease of operation
If link mode navigation is implemented to identify all navigable elements, then the cursor can jump to nearest elements, but the number of clicks remains very high due to increasing webpage complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple navigation modes (pixel-based movement, link mode navigation, and text selection) into a unified zone-based navigation system. By combining the strengths of each mode and introducing zone weights that consider element density and importance, the system can handle complex webpages more efficiently. The zone-based approach groups multiple elements into navigable units, reducing the cognitive load and click count even on complex pages.
3Speed
If pixel-based cursor movement is used with fixed pixels per click, then navigation speed can be increased, but the system cannot support selection of text elements or web page script navigation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the navigation system dynamic by allowing the cursor movement behavior to adapt based on the current zone and user intent. Within zones, the system can switch between pixel-based movement (for speed), link mode navigation (for element selection), and text selection modes (for content interaction). This dynamic adaptability allows the system to maintain high speed while supporting multiple navigation modes and text element selection.
4Adaptability or versatility
If spatial navigation specification is followed by webpage developers, then standardized navigation can be achieved, but the low percentage of electronic devices such as televisions makes this standard rarely followed
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring webpage developers to follow the spatial navigation specification (which has low adoption), the patent inverts the approach by making the browser adaptive to various webpage structures. The system automatically analyzes the webpage layout, identifies navigable elements, and creates zones based on actual element distribution rather than relying on developer-implemented standards. This inversion allows standardized navigation behavior to work across both standardized and non-standardized webpages.
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AI summary
A method for personalized browsing by using a remote device, includes: displaying a page associated with at least one user; identifying one or more navigable elements on the displayed page; creating one or more categories of the one or more navigable elements; classifying the one or more navigable elements based on at least one category of the one or more categories; generating hybrid blocks based on a category of the one or more navigable elements and user profile data; performing a content similarity check between the hybrid blocks; creating a relevance matrix based on pre-defined context parameters and the content similarity check; and navigating to an element of interest based on the relevance matrix and the hybrid block.