Contextual Digital Interface Objects for Experience Information Prioritization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems for managing experiences, such as travel bookings, struggle to efficiently organize and prioritize relevant information based on contextual factors like location and time, leading to user frustration and increased processing power requirements.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that evaluates experience information based on contextual data to determine priorities, using a limited set of digital object templates to generate contextual digital interface objects, which are dynamically updated and displayed on user devices, reducing unnecessary interactions and processing power.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If experience information is displayed in traditional email or application formats, then all information can be provided, but it becomes difficult to organize and identify pertinent information timely

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation organizationVSAvoidinformation identification
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments experience information into discrete digital objects with specific types (e.g., booking confirmations, access codes, payment reminders). Each digital object is independently structured with standardized fields, allowing users to quickly identify and access pertinent information without sifting through unorganized email or application data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by providing context-specific formatting and prioritization for different types of experience information. Critical information such as access codes or cancellation deadlines are highlighted and positioned prominently within the digital object, while less urgent details are secondary, enabling timely identification of pertinent information based on its importance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Loss of information

If all experience information is presented equally, then comprehensive information is available, but users cannot quickly identify critical tasks based on urgency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidtask identification time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary action by automatically evaluating and assigning priority levels to experience information before presentation. The system pre-calculates urgency based on contextual factors such as time remaining until experience dates, cancellation policies, and task dependencies, so users receive pre-sorted digital objects with critical tasks already identified and prioritized.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of information presentation by dynamically adjusting the display order and visual prominence of digital objects based on calculated priority scores. High-priority items such as imminent cancellation deadlines or pending payments are displayed first with enhanced visual cues, while lower-priority information is secondary, enabling users to quickly identify critical tasks without losing comprehensive information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Productivity

If traditional booking systems are used, then all booking steps can be completed, but multiple steps and applications increase user frustration and processing requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebooking completionVSAvoidsystem interactions
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple booking-related functions and information types into a single integrated digital object interface. Instead of requiring users to navigate through separate emails, application screens, and web pages for different booking tasks, the system consolidates confirmations, payment information, access codes, and task lists into unified digital objects accessible from one location, reducing system interactions while maintaining complete booking functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal digital object template system that handles multiple booking scenarios and task types through a common interface structure. The same digital object framework accommodates diverse experience types (travel, events, accommodations) and task categories (bookings, payments, cancellations, access codes), eliminating the need for separate systems for each function and reducing overall device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20240143353A1Systems and methods for improved graphical user interfaces based on contextual information
Publication Date: 2024.05.02 EXPEDIA INC
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AI summary

Systems and methods for providing improved graphical user interfaces are disclosed. A method includes: receiving experience information associated with an experience; evaluating the experience information based on contextual information associated with the experience; determining a priority of the experience information based on the evaluation; retrieving a digital object template from a limited number of digital object templates based on the determined priority of the experience information; populating the retrieved digital object template with corresponding experience information to generate a contextual digital interface object; and providing the contextual digital interface object on a graphical user interface of a user device, the contextual digital interface object comprising a selectable feature based on the corresponding experience information.