Context Service Query Resolution Across Multiple Applications
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for resolving queries on electronic devices with multiple applications are inefficient and ineffective due to inconsistent user interfaces and formats, requiring direct application responses that lack contextual understanding.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a digital assistant or context service that annotates actions and entities displayed by applications, allowing for contextual query resolution by selectively obtaining information from a context service when needed, and performing operations based on this information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If applications respond directly to queries, then query resolution is simple, but contextual understanding is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
A context service is introduced as an intermediary between applications and query services. The context service receives queries, determines relevant context information from multiple applications, and returns resolved answers. This mediator architecture allows applications to remain simple while enabling sophisticated contextual query resolution through centralized coordination.
2Reliability
If all applications provide context information, then query resolution is comprehensive, but system overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring all applications to continuously provide full context information, the system uses selective context retrieval. The context service determines which applications need to provide context based on the query, and only those applications provide the necessary information. This partial action approach reduces system overhead while maintaining comprehensive context accuracy when needed.
3Ease of operation
If consistent user interfaces are implemented across applications, then query resolution is easier, but application development flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The context service provides a universal interface for handling queries across diverse applications. Each application maintains its own unique user interface and implementation details, but the context service creates a standardized abstraction layer that handles context retrieval, filtering, and query resolution uniformly. This allows applications to remain diverse while the system treats them consistently through the universal context service interface.
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AI summary
The present disclosure generally relates to resolving queries. Some techniques are for responding to queries in accordance with some embodiments. Other techniques are for annotating objects in accordance with some embodiments.