Cross-Device Search Using Standard Keyword Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic devices face reduced responsiveness and difficulty in finding desired setting items during ambiguous searches due to large amounts of dictionary data, especially when transitioning between different types of devices.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device that references both local and external dictionary information to identify standard keywords, allowing for cross-device keyword associations to present relevant setting items to the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If ambiguous search is conducted using conventional method with large dictionary data, then the user can search using synonyms and related keywords, but the responsiveness is lowered due to extremely huge amount of dictionary data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the large dictionary data into two separate dictionaries: a first dictionary storing standard words and their synonyms/related keywords, and a second dictionary storing standard words and their translations. This segmentation allows the system to process searches more efficiently by using the smaller first dictionary for initial matching and the second dictionary for translation, avoiding the need to search through the entire large dictionary at once.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent pre-processes and stores keyword associations in the first dictionary during device replacement, creating a lookup table that maps synonyms and related keywords to standard words. This preliminary action enables fast retrieval during actual searches, as the system only needs to query the pre-organized first dictionary rather than processing the full dictionary data in real-time.
2Adaptability or versatility
If ambiguous search is conducted using conventional method, then the user can search using synonyms, but the search may not find the desired setting item because one keyword is associated with a plurality of setting items
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces standard words as intermediary elements between user-input keywords and setting items. When a user searches using a keyword or synonym, the system first matches it against the first dictionary to find the corresponding standard word, then uses that standard word to accurately identify the relevant setting item in the second dictionary. This intermediary approach resolves ambiguity by providing a unique mapping path from multiple possible keywords to a specific standard word and then to the target setting item.
3Adaptability or versatility
If device replacement occurs between different types of electronic devices, then the user needs to adapt to different standard words, but the search convenience is reduced without cross-device keyword association
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal search system that works across different electronic device types by establishing cross-device keyword associations. The first dictionary stores associations between keywords, synonyms, and standard words that are device-type-agnostic, allowing the same keyword to correctly identify setting items across different device types. This universal approach eliminates the need for users to learn device-specific terminology when replacing devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent copies and adapts keyword association data from the first dictionary (which contains device-type-independent keyword mappings) to the second dictionary during device replacement. This copying process enables the system to leverage pre-established keyword associations from other device types, maintaining search convenience across device replacements without requiring users to relearn keyword mappings.
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AI summary
An electronic device includes a processor configured to perform: obtaining identification information of another electronic device; receiving an entered keyword that is a keyword entered by the user; searching including conducting a search to identify a standard keyword that is a keyword contained in an item name of a setting item of the other electronic device corresponding to the identification information, based on the keyword and first dictionary information related to the other electronic device, and conducting a search to identify a standard keyword of the electronic device based on the identified standard keyword of the other electronic device and a second dictionary information related to the electronic device; and presenting the user with a setting item of the electronic device containing the standard keyword of the electronic device identified at the searching.