GUI Widget Layout Personalization for Real-Time Navigation Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing graphical user interfaces (GUIs) do not effectively account for user interests, leading to inefficient navigation and increased resource consumption due to redundant menu interactions.
Innovation Solution
A GUI system that determines user interests based on profile information to arrange interactive widgets according to personalized templates, allowing for real-time customization and streamlined navigation through editing controls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If widgets are arranged according to a predefined arrangement, then the GUI structure is simple and easy to implement, but user navigation efficiency deteriorates due to redundant menu interactions
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by determining user interests from profile information before presenting the GUI page, and pre-arranges widgets according to personalized templates based on these interests. This allows the most relevant widgets to be positioned in the first portion of the page that is immediately visible, eliminating the need for users to navigate through redundant menus to access frequently needed functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies dynamics by providing real-time customization capabilities that allow users to modify widget arrangements on-demand. Editing controls enable users to drag and drop widgets to reposition them, and these modifications are saved and applied immediately, making the GUI structure adaptable and dynamic rather than static and predefined.
2Ease of manufacture
If widgets are arranged according to a predefined arrangement, then the implementation is straightforward, but resource consumption increases due to redundant navigation interactions
Solution Approach 1:
The system determines user interests and selects appropriate templates before the user interacts with the page, pre-computing the optimal widget arrangement. This preliminary action reduces the need for runtime computations and redundant menu navigation processing, thereby lowering computational resource consumption while maintaining ease of implementation through template-based approaches.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service by automatically determining user interests from profile information and autonomously arranging widgets according to personalized templates without requiring manual user configuration. This automation reduces both implementation complexity and computational overhead compared to systems requiring extensive manual setup or continuous user input.
3Productivity
If widgets are arranged according to a personalized template based on user interests, then user navigation efficiency is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by determining user interests from profile information before presenting the page, and pre-arranges widgets according to personalized templates. This advance preparation improves navigation efficiency by placing relevant widgets in the immediately visible first portion of the page, while the complexity is managed through automated template selection rather than real-time computation during user interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses templates as an intermediary layer between user profile information and widget arrangement. Instead of directly computing optimal widget positions based on user interests, the system selects from pre-defined templates that encode various arrangement patterns, thereby improving navigation efficiency while managing system complexity through this mediating abstraction layer.
4Ease of operation
If widgets are arranged according to a personalized template, then user experience is enhanced, but the number of components and processing logic increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system determines user interests and selects appropriate templates before the user interacts with the page, pre-arranging widgets to enhance user experience from the outset. By performing this personalization in advance rather than during user interaction, the system improves ease of operation without significantly increasing the number of components visible to or interacting with the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies universality by using multiple pre-defined templates that can serve different user interest profiles. Instead of creating custom arrangement logic for each user, the system selects from a universal set of templates, thereby enhancing user experience through personalization while keeping the number of components and processing logic manageable through template reusability.
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AI summary
A computer system and method for modifying an arrangement of interactive graphical user interface (GUI) widgets are provided. An arrangement of interactive GUI widgets are presented in a page based on a first template. In response to a request to edit the arrangement, a set of editing controls are presented while the arrangement in the page remains visible, whereby each editing control corresponds to an interactive GUI widget and the set comprises a first editing control corresponding to a first interactive GUI widget. In response to an interaction with the first editing control, and while the page continues to be presented, a modification to the first interactive GUI widget is presented in the arrangement according to the interaction.