Entity-Based Search Segmentation for Relevant Enterprise Collaboration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current search technologies fail to connect unconnected actors for collaborative innovation, lacking sufficient influence on search spaces and result formats, and do not provide rich context for co-innovation opportunities.
Innovation Solution
An entity-based search model that includes verification, scoring, and secondary searches to identify and connect potential collaborators, providing rich contextual frameworks for collaboration and co-innovation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional web search technology is used to gather information for co-innovation, then search coverage is broad, but search relevance and result quality deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the search process into multiple specialized search engines, each targeting specific data sources (social networks, news sites, academic publications, patent databases, product review sites). This segmentation allows each engine to optimize for its specific domain, improving overall search relevance while maintaining broad coverage through the collective output of multiple specialized engines.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer consisting of search result processing components that aggregate, filter, and rank results from multiple search engines. This intermediary layer processes the raw output from various search engines to produce consolidated, relevant results, thereby improving search quality without sacrificing the broad coverage provided by multiple sources.
2Ease of operation
If current connector technologies and social networks are used to connect actors, then connection accessibility is improved, but collaborative co-innovation capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a multi-functional platform that combines search capabilities, social networking features, and collaborative tools into a single system. This universal platform not only connects actors (maintaining ease of operation) but also provides specialized features for co-innovation such as problem space formulation, solution exploration, and collaborative workflows (improving adaptability and versatility).
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimension to connection by incorporating contextual information and collaboration capabilities alongside basic connectivity. Instead of merely connecting actors in a social network, the system connects them with rich contextual data about problems, solutions, and collaborative opportunities, thereby enhancing co-innovation capability while preserving accessibility.
3Ease of operation
If traditional search technology is used without influence on search space, then search simplicity is maintained, but co-innovation support deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic search capabilities where the search space and parameters can be adjusted based on the co-innovation context. The system dynamically adapts search queries, data sources, and result formats according to the specific problem space and collaboration needs, providing both simplicity through automation and adaptability through configurable parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows modification of search parameters such as data source selection, result format, and filtering criteria to suit different co-innovation scenarios. Users can change search parameters without complicating the basic search operation, thereby maintaining search simplicity while enabling flexible adaptation to various co-innovation requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure include techniques for establishing connections between entities for collaboration and potential co-innovation. In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a search technique including an entity defined search model. A verified user may upload information into a search model to influence search results. Searching involves finding information about entities that may be good matches for potential collaboration. Searches may be performed iteratively to populate categories of information about potential target entities to determine whether a connection to such target entities may be made to pursue collaborative activities.