Dynamic Pop-up Menu for Hierarchical Data Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional retail store management systems and business intelligence platforms have rigid hierarchical structures that limit user flexibility and convenience in navigating and accessing data, requiring users to backtrack and switch between different categories, making them less user-friendly and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a graphical user interface with dynamic pop-up menus and breadcrumb navigation that allows users to quickly access frequently used data across hierarchical categories, breaking away from rigid structures by populating menus with cross-navigational elements from both selected and non-selected hierarchies, enabling seamless navigation without the need to backtrack.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional rigid hierarchical structures are used in retail store management systems, then data organization and system structure are maintained, but user flexibility and convenience in navigating data are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by transforming the static, rigid hierarchical menu structure into a dynamic one that automatically adapts to user behavior. The system monitors user navigation patterns and dynamically reconfigures menu options to present frequently accessed data paths prominently, allowing the interface to evolve and optimize itself based on actual usage patterns rather than following a fixed hierarchical template
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an additional dimension to the traditional hierarchical menu structure by incorporating temporal and behavioral dimensions. Instead of organizing menus solely by fixed hierarchical categories, the system adds a dimension of user navigation history and frequency, creating a multi-dimensional navigation space that combines structural organization with usage-based personalization
2Productivity
If users follow rigid hierarchical paths to access data, then system structure is maintained, but navigation time and efficiency are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-processing user navigation data and anticipating future navigation needs. The system continuously analyzes user behavior patterns and pre-configures menu options based on predicted navigation paths, so that when users need to access frequently used data, the navigation path is already optimized and ready, eliminating the need to traverse entire hierarchical structures each time
Solution Approach 2:
The patent substitutes the mechanical, step-by-step hierarchical navigation system with an intelligent, behavior-driven navigation system. Instead of relying on users to mechanically follow fixed hierarchical paths, the system uses automated analysis of user behavior to dynamically generate optimized navigation paths, replacing manual navigation mechanics with automated intelligent routing
3Quantity of substance
If complex business enterprise platforms are implemented to manage large volumes of data, then data management capability is improved, but user friendliness and ease of navigation are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling the system to automatically analyze user behavior patterns and self-optimize the menu structure without requiring manual configuration or intervention. The system monitors its own usage data, identifies navigation patterns, and automatically reconfigures menu options to improve user experience, allowing the complex data management platform to self-adapt and become increasingly user-friendly over time
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AI summary
In some embodiments, apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for interfacing with systems and networks, and the data stored thereon, including navigation of same. The apparatus, systems and methods may dynamically populate a graphical user interface menu with a pop-up menu containing cross-navigational elements to navigate between different hierarchical lists of data, such as for example, in a system having a database containing data pertaining to at least one retail item, an electronic device in communication with the database and having a control unit and at least one display, the control unit configured to: display a graphical user interface on the display having a menu with a first hierarchical list of categories or a second hierarchical list of categories, the hierarchical lists of categories being arranged into common tiers of data; determine which hierarchical list and tier has been selected by a user; and dynamically populate and display, via the control unit, a pop-up menu containing data associated with the selected hierarchical list and tier as well as cross-navigational data corresponding to the common tier of data from the other, non-selected, hierarchical list to simplify navigation between hierarchical lists.