Dashboard Manager Widget Organization Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional graphical user interfaces become cluttered and disorganized due to the large number of widgets and user interface elements, making it difficult for users to navigate and access specific elements efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A user-activated dashboard manager is introduced to create, manage, and deploy dashboards, allowing users to select, organize, and customize widgets, with features for construction, preview, importation, exportation, and access control, enabling efficient widget deployment and display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple windows and user interface elements are displayed simultaneously, then information presentation capability is improved, but display organization and navigability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The user interface is segmented into multiple organized workspaces, each containing a specific set of widgets and elements. Users can switch between workspaces to access different groups of elements, preventing all elements from being displayed simultaneously and maintaining navigability while providing access to a large total number of elements across all workspaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users can position and arrange elements freely, then customization capability is improved, but display clutter increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides pre-defined workspace templates with pre-arranged element layouts. Users can start with these organized templates and make selective customizations, rather than freely positioning all elements from scratch. This preliminary organization prevents clutter while maintaining necessary adaptability for user-specific needs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a large number of widgets are made available to users, then functionality is improved, but dashboard organization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The large collection of available widgets is segmented into different workspaces and categories. Each workspace contains a curated subset of widgets relevant to specific tasks or contexts. This segmentation allows the system to provide access to a large total number of widgets while maintaining organization within each workspace, preventing dashboard clutter.
4Loss of information
If multiple elements are displayed on screen, then information access is improved, but information overload occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The workspace system provides dynamic information presentation where users can switch between different workspaces to access different sets of information. Rather than displaying all information simultaneously (causing overload), the system allows users to navigate between organized groups, providing comprehensive information access while preventing overload through selective display.
Data Source
AI summary
A dashboard manager can be used to create, manage and deploy dashboards. Each dashboard can include one or more user interface elements (“widgets”). The dashboard manager can be invoked for providing a variety of management functions. In another aspect, dashboards, widgets and other content can be bundled together and distributed to users over a distribution channel. Users can created custom bundles using a tool that is provided for such purpose.