Dynamic Choice Reference for Digital Survey Relevance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional digital survey systems face inefficiencies and inflexibility due to compounding branches of questions and answer choices, leading to increased data storage, processing requirements, and limitations in providing relevant surveys to users, resulting in inaccurate and irrelevant responses.

Innovation Solution

A dynamic choice reference system that selects answer choices for digital survey questions based on user responses and embedded data, eliminating the need for compounding branches by dynamically generating surveys with relevant options, reducing computational resources and improving survey relevance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional digital survey systems use compounding branches of questions and answer choices to provide relevant surveys to individual users, then survey relevance to individual users is improved, but data storage requirements and computational processing increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesurvey relevance to individual usersVSAvoiddata storage requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically generates answer choices at runtime based on user responses to previous questions, rather than pre-defining all possible branches. This allows the survey to adapt to individual users while maintaining a compact core question set, resolving the contradiction between survey personalization and data storage requirements

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The survey is divided into core questions that remain static and answer choices that are dynamically generated. This segmentation allows the system to store only essential question data while generating specific answer options on-demand, reducing overall data storage needs while maintaining individualized survey relevance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If conventional digital survey systems create compounding branches of digital survey questions to provide relevant surveys, then individual user relevance is improved, but device complexity and processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveindividual user relevanceVSAvoidprocessing requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses dynamic answer choice generation where answer options are created based on user responses rather than pre-programming all branches. This reduces the complexity of the survey logic while maintaining the ability to provide personalized surveys, as the system only needs to process one question at a time and generate answers on-demand

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically generates answer choices based on user responses without requiring manual configuration of complex branching logic. This self-service approach reduces the complexity burden on the survey administrator and simplifies the overall system architecture while maintaining individualized survey capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Stability of the object's composition

If conventional digital survey systems use rigid compounding branches, then survey structure is maintained, but flexibility in providing relevant answer choices is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesurvey structureVSAvoidflexibility in answer choices
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system maintains a stable core survey structure with defined questions while dynamically generating answer choices that adapt to user responses. This allows the survey to preserve its fundamental structure and flow while providing flexible, relevant answer options tailored to each user's previous responses, resolving the contradiction between structural stability and answer choice flexibility

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

4Reliability

If conventional digital survey systems store logic for each individual response, then complete response tracking is achieved, but computational overhead and processing time increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse data accuracyVSAvoidcomputational overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-defines the core question structure and answer choice generation rules before survey administration. This preliminary preparation allows the system to efficiently process user responses in real-time without requiring complex computational logic during survey taking, maintaining response tracking accuracy while reducing computational overhead during actual survey administration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11562384B2Dynamic choice reference list
Publication Date: 2023.01.24 QUALTRICS LLC
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AI summary

This disclosure covers methods, systems, and computer-readable media that select answer choices from potential answer choices for a digital question based on responses to other digital questions and/or embedded user data. In certain embodiments, the disclosed systems select answer choices from potential answer choices for a digital question based on a multiple choice response. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems select answer choices from potential answer choices for a digital question based on keywords and/or sentiment values identified by analyzing a text response. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems select answer choices for a digital question from a dynamic choice reference dataset that comprises potential answer choices. Additionally, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems train and/or utilize a machine-learning model to select answer choices from potential answer choices for a digital question based on a response.