Hierarchical Content View Search via Keyword Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current user interface systems lack efficient methods for users to navigate and access specific content views within complex hierarchical structures, requiring manual navigation through multiple UI elements, which is time-consuming and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A method is introduced that utilizes a hierarchical structure of content views registered with an application framework, allowing users to search for content views using query terms, with the framework determining matching nodes and displaying relevant descriptions, enabling direct access to selected content views and associating them with bookmarks or home pages for easy access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual navigation through multiple UI elements is used, then users can access content views in complex hierarchical structures, but the navigation process becomes time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a search interface as an intermediary between the user and the hierarchical content view structure. Instead of manually navigating through multiple UI elements, users can input search terms that the system processes to directly locate and display the desired content view. This intermediary search mechanism resolves the contradiction by providing a time-efficient alternative to manual navigation while maintaining access to complex hierarchical structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-processing and indexing content view information, keywords, and descriptions before user interaction. When a user submits a search query, the system can quickly retrieve and display relevant results without requiring real-time traversal of the hierarchical structure. This preliminary preparation eliminates navigation time while preserving full access to the content view hierarchy.
2Loss of information
If a hierarchical structure of content views is implemented, then comprehensive information organization is achieved, but manual navigation through multiple levels becomes complex and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The search interface acts as an intermediary that simplifies access to the complex hierarchical structure. Users interact with a simple search form rather than navigating through multiple hierarchical levels. The system handles the complexity of traversing the hierarchy internally and presents results in a simplified format, thereby maintaining information accessibility while reducing UI navigation complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical navigation system (clicking through UI elements and hierarchical levels) with a information-based search system. Instead of physically moving through the hierarchy via UI interactions, users provide search terms and the system computes and displays the appropriate content view. This substitution eliminates the complexity of manual navigation while preserving access to all hierarchical information.
Data Source
AI summary
Described are techniques for performing a content view search. A hierarchical structure of content views is provided. The content views are registered with an application framework. Query terms are received. The application framework determines nodes in the hierarchical structure having an associated keyword matching the query terms, determines a first list of node identifiers identifying the nodes in the hierarchical structure matching the one or more query terms, and determines a second list of descriptions corresponding to node identifiers of the first list. The second list of descriptions is displayed. Responsive to a selection of a first description from the second list, a first node identifier is determined that corresponds to the selected first description. A first content view for the first node identifier is displayed.