Concept Bar Interface for Voice Search Disambiguation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current voice-based search engines struggle to distinguish between different meanings of search terms, leading to irrelevant results, especially on mobile devices with touch screens, where typing queries is inconvenient and impractical.
Innovation Solution
A user interface with a concept bar and a content window on client devices, enabling interaction with concept tabs relevant to collaborative communication sessions, allowing users to discover context-relevant information through voice and touch-based inputs, which is continuously updated based on user interactions and context processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If voice-based search is used on mobile devices, then convenience of operation is improved, but measurement precision of search intent deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The search interface is segmented into multiple concept tabs (e.g., Country, Bird, Meat) that represent different meanings of ambiguous search terms. Each tab displays content specific to that concept, allowing the system to segment the monolithic search query into multiple contextual interpretations, thereby resolving the ambiguity while maintaining voice-based convenience
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a conceptual dimension to voice search by introducing concept tabs that organize results by semantic category. Instead of a single flat search result list, the system creates a multi-dimensional interface where users can navigate between different interpretations of their voice query, effectively adding a contextual layer that disambiguates search intent
2Measurement precision
If text-based search input is used, then measurement precision of search query is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces concept tabs as an intermediary layer between voice input and search results. The voice query is processed into multiple conceptual interpretations, and the concept tabs serve as mediators that organize and present these interpretations to the user, eliminating the need for manual typing while preserving search precision through structured concept organization
3Device complexity
If traditional search engines are used, then device complexity is minimized, but loss of information about context increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by proactively analyzing the voice query and generating multiple concept tabs representing different interpretations before the user even views the results. This preliminary contextual analysis preserves information that would otherwise be lost, organizing potential meanings in advance so users can quickly select the intended context without additional input
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AI summary
A user interface (UI) is provided on a client device to a user. The UI includes a concept bar and a content window. The concept bar includes a plurality of concept tabs associated with concepts currently relevant to a collaborative communication session involving the user and other participants. The concept tabs are configured to enable interaction with the concept tabs by the user. The content window is presented separately from the concept bar, and includes content relevant to the collaborative communication session based on the concept tabs presented by the concept bar. The content presented by the content window is modified in response to interaction by the user with the concept tabs.