Avatar-Based User Information Management Interface

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current technologies lack effective methods for managing user information, particularly in a way that allows easy modification, addition, and visualization based on images, which is essential for providing intuitive and efficient user interaction.

Innovation Solution

A device and method utilizing an avatar-based image display that can be changed and updated based on user input, incorporating user schedule, health, and other information, allowing for visual representation and management of user data through a user-friendly interface.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If user information is managed using traditional text-based interfaces, then data storage is efficient, but user interaction and visualization are cumbersome and unintuitive

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser interactionVSAvoidvisualization clarity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates visual copies (avatars) of user information that can be displayed and manipulated independently from the underlying data structure. The avatar serves as a visual representation that can be easily modified through simple user interactions like dragging and dropping, while the actual user information remains efficiently stored in its structured format.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transforms one-dimensional text-based user information into two-dimensional visual avatars with multiple layers and components. This dimensional transformation allows users to interact with information visually through spatial arrangements, making complex data manipulation more intuitive and easier to understand.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Loss of information

If detailed user information is displayed in text format, then data completeness is maintained, but user comprehension and quick access to key information are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata completenessVSAvoiduser comprehension
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments user information into distinct components that are visually represented as separate elements within the avatar structure. Different aspects of user information (personal details, schedule, health data) are divided into manageable segments that can be individually accessed, modified, and visualized, making comprehensive information easier to comprehend at a glance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent utilizes color coding and visual differentiation to represent different types of user information within the avatar. Color changes and visual cues help users quickly identify and distinguish between various categories of information, improving comprehension without sacrificing data completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

3Productivity

If user information is stored in structured databases, then data organization is efficient, but ease of modification and user-friendly access are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata organization efficiencyVSAvoidease of modification
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces the avatar as an intermediary layer between the user and the structured database. Users interact with the visual avatar components rather than directly manipulating database records. This intermediary enables intuitive drag-and-drop modifications that are automatically translated into structured data updates, combining ease of operation with efficient data organization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically handles the complex processes of data validation, database updates, and information synchronization when users modify avatar components. The intermediary system performs these tasks autonomously based on user actions, making the modification process simple while maintaining efficient data organization in the background.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11024070B2Device and method of managing user information based on image
Publication Date: 2021.06.01 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A device and a method of managing user information are provided. The device includes a display and a controller. The controller controls the display to display an avatar-based image according to user schedule information, change the avatar-based image according to a user input indicating a request to change the avatar-based image, and update the user schedule information according to the changed avatar-based image. The method includes displaying, on a display of a device, an avatar-based image according to user schedule information, changing the avatar-based image according to a user input indicating a request to change the avatar-based image, and updating the user schedule information according to the changed avatar-based image.