Database Document Visualization Engine with Virtual Pixel Scrolling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing database systems face inefficiencies in organizing and managing large volumes of unstructured and disorganized files, such as medical case files, leading to significant time wastage in indexing and navigation, with limitations in handling infinite page loads and manual reordering of pages.
Innovation Solution
The Database Document Visualization and Manipulation Engine (DDVME) employs a virtual pixel space data structure to facilitate seamless navigation and interaction with files, allowing efficient indexing, navigation, and analysis of files without the burden of 'file borders, enabling features like auto-reordering, OCR, and collaborative work.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional database systems are used to store and manage large volumes of unstructured files, then data storage capability is improved, but file organization efficiency and navigation speed deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the virtual pixel space into multiple pages, with each page representing a portion of the continuous visual space. This segmentation allows the system to efficiently manage and navigate large volumes of files by dividing them into manageable units while maintaining the illusion of a continuous, borderless space. Users can navigate between pages seamlessly, improving file organization efficiency without compromising storage capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual reordering of pages is implemented in traditional systems, then file organization flexibility is improved, but time consumption for indexing and navigation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic page reordering based on user interaction patterns and file metadata. Instead of requiring manual reordering, the system autonomously optimizes the arrangement of pages within the virtual pixel space, reducing the time consumers spend on indexing while maintaining flexible file organization. The system self-adjusts to user needs without requiring direct intervention.
3Ease of operation
If infinite page loads are supported, then file accessibility is improved, but system resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements lazy loading within the virtual pixel space framework, where only the pages currently visible or near the user's focus point are fully loaded into memory. Pages that are not yet in view are loaded on-demand as the user navigates through the virtual space. This approach provides seamless file accessibility across the entire virtual pixel space while minimizing system resource consumption by avoiding the loading of all pages simultaneously.
Data Source
AI summary
A user interaction command is obtained via an interface interaction mechanism associated with a viewer interface element structured to display page data associated with a set of page nodes that satisfy filter parameters of a view. A virtual scroll space position associated with the interface interaction mechanism resulting from the user interaction command is determined. A virtual pixel space data structure is queried to determine a virtual pixel space position corresponding to the virtual scroll space position. A determination is made that a buffer update threshold has been exceeded. The virtual pixel space data structure is queried to determine a buffered subset of page nodes based on: the virtual pixel space position, pixel ranges associated with the set of page nodes, and a height bound associated with the viewer interface element. Page data corresponding to the buffered subset of page nodes is loaded into the viewer interface element.