Cross-Table Data Format Style Replication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing presentation methods in cross-table references fail to maintain the original format style of data when presenting data from one table to another, leading to inconsistencies and increased cognitive load for users, affecting information richness and retrieval efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that determine if a format reference condition is met when a data unit in a first data table hits a target field in a second data table, and if so, present the matched target field data item in the format style of the target field, ensuring data is presented in the 'what you see is what you get' style, enhancing information consistency and user efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If data is presented in cross-table reference without maintaining original format style, then data presentation is simpler, but information consistency and user cognitive load are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the copying principle by replicating the original format style characteristics (font, color, size, background) from the source data table and applying them to the referenced data in the target table. This ensures that the presented data maintains visual consistency with its original context, resolving the contradiction between presentation simplicity and information consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the presentation parameters (format style attributes) of the referenced data based on the original data's characteristics. By dynamically adjusting these parameters to match the source table's style, the system maintains information consistency while still providing a streamlined cross-table reference experience.
2Loss of information
If data format style is maintained in cross-table reference, then information consistency is improved, but processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of complex format transformation, the patent uses direct copying of format style characteristics from the source table to the target table. This approach maintains information consistency through simple replication rather than complex processing, thereby reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically detects and copies format styles without requiring manual intervention or complex configuration. The format reference condition is automatically determined, and the style copying process is self-executing, which minimizes processing complexity while maintaining consistency.
3Loss of information
If format reference condition is always applied, then information richness is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies format reference selectively based on a format reference condition rather than universally. This partial application approach enriches information presentation where needed while avoiding unnecessary complexity in cases where format reference is not appropriate, thus balancing information richness with system simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes the parameter of format reference application based on the format reference condition. When the condition is met, format styles are copied; when not met, standard presentation is used. This conditional parameter change enables information enrichment only when beneficial, keeping the system relatively simple.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure discloses a presentation method, apparatus, and electronic device. A specific embodiment of the presentation method comprises in response to a hit of a data unit in a first data table to a target field in a second data table, determining whether a format reference condition is met; in response to determining that a format reference condition is met, determining a target field data item that matches the data unit; presenting the matched target field data item in the data unit of the first data table in a format style of the matched target field data item in the target field.