Dynamically Populated Chat Menus for Personalized App Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing chat interfaces lack dynamic and personalized presentation of application options based on user profiles and contextual data, limiting user engagement and interaction.

Innovation Solution

A dynamic menu system that curates and updates application options within a chat interface based on user profile data, application usage history, and contextual factors, allowing for personalized and interactive application selection and status updates.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a static menu with fixed application options is used in the chat interface, then the interface structure is simple and easy to implement, but user engagement and personalization are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalization capabilityVSAvoidmenu system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The menu element transitions from a static display to a dynamic system that automatically updates its content based on user profiles, application usage history, and contextual data. The menu dynamically curates and presents application options tailored to each user's preferences and behavior patterns, resolving the contradiction between personalization capability and system complexity by implementing adaptive content generation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The menu system performs self-curation by automatically selecting and presenting relevant application options based on stored user profile data and usage history, without requiring manual configuration or intervention. This self-service mechanism enables personalization while keeping the interface simple for users, as the system autonomously adapts to user needs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If application options are dynamically curated based on user profile data and usage history, then user engagement is enhanced, but data processing requirements and system resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser engagementVSAvoiddata processing load
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

User profile data and application usage history are collected and stored in advance, before being needed for menu curation. This preliminary data gathering and organization reduces the processing burden during actual menu generation, as the system can efficiently query and filter pre-organized data rather than analyzing raw information in real-time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors application usage patterns and user interactions, using this feedback to refine and update the curated menu options. This feedback loop enables the system to learn from user behavior and improve personalization over time, enhancing engagement while optimizing data processing through pattern recognition and predictive modeling.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Ease of operation

If the menu element automatically updates based on contextual data, then the chat interface becomes more interactive and personalized, but the frequency of updates and system responsiveness may be affected

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterface interactivityVSAvoidupdate timing
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The menu element implements periodic updates based on triggering events such as user profile changes, new application installations, or significant usage pattern shifts. This event-driven periodic update mechanism maintains interface interactivity and personalization while avoiding excessive updates that would consume system resources and affect responsiveness, balancing ease of operation with timely updates.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentEP4268435B1Chat interface with dynamically populated menu element
Publication Date: 2025.10.01 SNAP INC
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AI summary

The disclosed system provides a chat interface with a dynamically populated menu element. According to certain example embodiments, a dynamic menu system may perform operations that include: presenting a set of identifiers at a client device; receiving an input that selects an identifier from among the set of identifiers; causing display of a chat interface in response to the input that selects the identifier, the chat interface including a menu element at a position within the chat interface, the menu element comprising a display of a set of tabs that correspond with application categories; receiving a selection of a tab from among the set of tabs, the tab corresponding with an application category; curating a set of applications based on the application category of the tab; and causing display of a presentation of the set of applications within the chat interface.