Graphical Search Result Summary with Relationship Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inefficiency when searching for information as multiple search results often contain redundant content, requiring them to visit multiple URLs to gather detailed information, with common and different content scattered across various search results.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for presenting a combined search results summary in a graphical view, where relationships and strengths between entries of multiple search result summaries are identified and displayed, allowing users to visualize and select relevant information more effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users visit multiple URLs to gather detailed information from search results, then they can obtain comprehensive information, but they waste time and encounter redundant content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple search result summaries into a single integrated graphical display that shows relationships between entries from different URLs. This merging allows users to view comprehensive information from multiple sources simultaneously without visiting each URL separately, thus reducing time while maintaining information completeness
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms traditional linear text-based search results into a multi-dimensional graphical view that visually represents relationships and connections between entries. This dimensional change allows users to perceive overlaps and differences across multiple search results at once, enabling faster information gathering while maintaining completeness
2Adaptability or versatility
If users open multiple URLs to get detailed information, then they can access different content, but they encounter redundant content that is not useful
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and highlights only the unique and relevant information from multiple search result summaries while visually separating it from redundant content. The graphical display identifies and presents different content from each URL while filtering out repetitions, allowing users to access content variety without being burdened by redundancy
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different visual properties to different types of content within the graphical display. Unique content is highlighted with distinct visual characteristics, while redundant content is visually differentiated or minimized. This local quality differentiation helps users quickly identify valuable information while ignoring redundant portions
3Loss of information
If traditional search results are presented as text URLs with summaries, then they provide detailed information, but they lack visual representation of relationships between results
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a visual dimension to traditional text-based search results by creating a graphical display that represents relationships between entries from different search results. This visual layer complements the detailed textual information while making relationships apparent, thus maintaining information detail while reducing perceived complexity through visual organization
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AI summary
Provided are a computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for presenting a combined search results summary in a graphical view. Selection of two or more search results are received, wherein each of the two or more search results has an associated search result summary, and wherein each associated search result summary includes one or more entries. Relationships between the one or more entries of each associated search result summary and strengths of the relationships are identified. A graphical view is displayed that shows the one or more entries of each associated search result summary, the relationships, and the strengths of those relationships.