Electronic Catalog Booklet Generation for User Customization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional online shopping systems lack the ability for users to customize item listings in arbitrary ways that align with their personal preferences, as they are often categorized based on the host site's determination of item relatedness.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for generating an electronic catalog booklet that allows users to search, select, and arrange item listings on electronic pages, enabling users to create customizable collections with unique identifiers and descriptive information, and share or publish these catalogs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If items are categorized based on host site's determination of item relatedness, then item listings can be automatically organized, but users cannot customize groupings according to their personal preferences
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to independently create, customize, and manage their own electronic catalog booklets by selecting items from available listings and arranging them according to personal preferences. Users have full control over grouping, pagination, and presentation without requiring host site intervention or complex automated categorization systems.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users can create arbitrary groupings of items, then personalization is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the catalog creation process into distinct, manageable components: item selection, grouping organization, page layout arrangement, and publishing options. Each function is handled through simple, dedicated interface elements that reduce overall system complexity while enabling comprehensive user customization.
3Productivity
If electronic catalog booklets allow flexible browsing and customization, then user engagement increases, but data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary data processing by pre-fetching and storing item listing information, images, and metadata in a structured format before catalog generation. This preparation enables rapid catalog assembly and flexible browsing without requiring intensive real-time data processing, thus supporting high user engagement with manageable data loads.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for generating an electronic catalog booklet for online computer users is disclosed. The system and method in an example embodiment includes providing access to a database of item listings; enabling selection of a plurality of item listings from at least some of the item listings provided in the database; enabling arrangement of the plurality of selected item listings on a plurality of pages in a computer-generated electronic catalog booklet; recording an identifier of the computer-generated electronic catalog booklet; and recording information associating each of the plurality of selected item listings with the identifier of the computer-generated electronic catalog booklet.