Dynamic Administrator Interfaces for Message-Based Product Context

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing user interfaces in administrator views do not efficiently provide relevant contextual information about client users' interactions with products, leading to distractions and increased response time for administrators.

Innovation Solution

A system that dynamically modifies an administrator user interface by processing conversational messages using natural language processing to identify items and interactions, updating a context portion with relevant product information and reordering conversational lists based on similarity, to enhance administrator responsiveness.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If a static user interface is used to display client user information and conversational messages, then the interface structure is simple and easy to implement, but administrators experience distractions and increased response time when navigating to relevant information

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadministrator response timeVSAvoiduser interface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The user interface transitions from a static display to a dynamic one that automatically modifies the context portion based on detected interactions with conversational messages. The system dynamically reorders conversational lists and updates product information display based on user interactions, eliminating the need for administrators to manually navigate through static interfaces and reducing response time while managing complexity through automated adaptation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by proactively detecting interactions with conversational messages and pre-modifying the context portion to display relevant product information before the administrator needs it. The conversational list is reordered in advance based on interaction patterns, so that relevant information is already positioned for quick access when the administrator needs it, eliminating manual navigation time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Loss of information

If all client user interaction history is displayed in the user interface, then complete contextual information is provided, but irrelevant information causes distractions and increases navigation time

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontextual information completenessVSAvoidnavigation time to relevant information
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts and prioritizes only the relevant contextual information from the complete client user interaction history. By detecting interactions with specific conversational messages, the system extracts related product information and elevates it to prominence in the context portion, while filtering out irrelevant historical data. This maintains information completeness for those who need it while providing a streamlined view that reduces navigation time and distractions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

Different portions of the interface provide different levels of information detail. The context portion receives dynamic, interaction-based modifications that highlight locally relevant product information, while the full interaction history remains available elsewhere in the system. This local quality differentiation ensures that administrators see only the relevant contextual information needed for their current task without being distracted by comprehensive but irrelevant historical data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Productivity

If the user interface is modified dynamically based on message interactions, then administrator responsiveness is enhanced, but the system complexity and processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadministrator responsivenessVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically detecting interactions with conversational messages and autonomously modifying the user interface without requiring manual configuration or complex external systems. The interface adapts itself based on detected user behavior patterns, enhancing administrator responsiveness while managing system complexity through self-contained automated logic that monitors interactions and triggers appropriate interface modifications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback loops where administrator interactions with conversational messages are detected and fed back into the system to trigger interface modifications. This feedback mechanism enhances responsiveness by continuously adapting the interface based on actual usage patterns, while managing complexity through established feedback control principles that systematically process interaction data and generate appropriate interface updates.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12423739B2System and method for modifying a portion of a user interface according to an interaction with a message
Publication Date: 2025.09.23 SHOPIFY INC
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AI summary

A system and method are provided for modifying one portion of a user interface according to an interaction with a message, by displaying content associated with an item. The method includes receiving a message from a correspondent in a conversational message exchange; processing the message to detect at least one portion of the message indicative of an item; and displaying the message in a first portion of a user interface and identifying the at least one portion of the message. The method also includes detecting an interaction with the message; and modifying a second portion of the user interface comprising content associated with the correspondent, according to the interaction with the message, the modifying comprising displaying content associated with the item. Related computer-readable media are also disclosed.