Abstract
Web browsing interfaces that utilize a flat, linear list of tabs may contribute to cognitive overload and context loss for users. A lineage-based browsing architecture can passively construct a hierarchical data model of a user's browsing session. This can be achieved by monitoring navigation events, such as opening a new tab from a link, to build a directed graph that represents the derivational relationships between web pages. This hierarchical structure may then be presented to the user through visualizations, for example, a spatial lineage view. This approach can facilitate improved session management, allow for the persistence and restoration of browsing contexts, and provide structural information to integrated artificial intelligence assistants to enable more context-aware analysis and summarization tasks.
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Recommended Citation
Grabaskas, Nathan; Roche, Liam; Pusey, Megan; Zombori, Levi; Bausor, Michael; and Ihre, Fredrik, "Lineage-Based Management and Visualization of Web Browsing Sessions", Technical Disclosure Commons, ()
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/9613