Adaptive Dashboard Layout for State-Based Information Prioritization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Digital devices face challenges in effectively presenting large amounts of information due to screen size limitations, making it difficult for users to visualize relevant data efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A state-based adaptive dashboard architecture that modifies its layout in real-time based on entity state information, such as location, time, and user interactions, to prioritize and present the most relevant information prominently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a fixed dashboard layout is used to display information, then the device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but the adaptability to different user states and information priorities deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The dashboard layout transitions from a static fixed design to a dynamic adaptive design that automatically reconfigures based on entity state information. The system monitors state changes (location, time, user interactions) and dynamically adjusts the dashboard layout to prioritize relevant information, resolving the contradiction between operational simplicity and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The dashboard system changes its structural parameters (layout configuration, information prioritization, element positioning) based on input parameters (entity state information). This parameter-driven adaptation allows the dashboard to maintain ease of operation while becoming highly adaptable to different user contexts and information priorities.
2Loss of information
If all information is displayed on the dashboard, then the loss of information is reduced, but the area required for display increases beyond screen capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and prioritizes only the most relevant information based on entity state, removing less relevant data from the primary display. This selective extraction allows comprehensive information availability without requiring excessive display area, as information is presented based on current user needs and context.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of displaying all information equally, the system applies partial action by selectively highlighting and prioritizing specific information elements based on their relevance to the current entity state. This approach ensures critical information is always visible within limited screen area while maintaining access to comprehensive data.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the dashboard layout is dynamically adjusted based on entity state, then the adaptability and information relevance are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The dashboard system performs self-service by automatically monitoring entity state information and autonomously adjusting its own layout configuration. This self-adaptive mechanism reduces the need for complex external control systems and manual intervention, allowing high adaptability while managing system complexity through automated decision-making algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops where entity state information continuously informs layout adjustments, which in turn affect information presentation. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables adaptive behavior through relatively simple computational processes, balancing adaptability with manageable system complexity.
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AI summary
Techniques for an adaptive dashboard layout based on state information associated with a target entity are disclosed. A system monitors the state information associated with a target entity.Based on the state information, the system identifies a state currently associated with the target entity. Based on the state(s), the system selects a dashboard layout comprising a first set of fields corresponding to a first plurality of data types. Based on and subsequent to the selection of the dashboard layout comprising the first set of fields, the system accesses a set of values of the first plurality of data types to populate the first set of fields. The system generates, for display on a computing device, a first dashboard interface with the first dashboard layout and comprising the first set of values.