Hierarchical Search Interface for Imposition Template Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in grasping the relationships between search conditions when searching for imposition templates in existing systems, leading to inefficient searching processes as they can only view a list of templates without clear relationships between search conditions.
Innovation Solution
A method is implemented to display search screen information in a hierarchical structure, allowing users to visualize the relationships between search conditions by constructing layers based on the order of entry, using symbol image information with identification labels, and displaying these layers to facilitate efficient searching.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a list of imposition templates is displayed in a conventional manner, then the search process is simple, but the user cannot grasp the relationships between search conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the conventional flat list display into a hierarchical tree structure with multiple dimensions. Search conditions are organized into parent-child relationships across different levels, allowing users to visualize relationships between conditions while maintaining an organized display format that doesn't overwhelm the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The display is segmented into multiple hierarchical levels where each level represents a search condition category. This segmentation allows the system to present complex relationship information in manageable chunks, with each node in the tree structure representing a specific condition or subset of conditions.
2Measurement precision
If multiple search conditions are entered to refine the search, then the search precision improves, but the user loses track of which conditions have been changed
Solution Approach 1:
The tree structure provides visual feedback by maintaining a persistent hierarchy that shows all search conditions and their relationships. When conditions are modified, the user can visually trace changes through the tree structure, seeing which nodes have been altered while maintaining context of the complete search condition set.
Solution Approach 2:
The system preliminarily organizes all search conditions into a hierarchical structure before the user begins searching. This pre-organization allows users to see the complete set of conditions and their relationships upfront, making it easier to track which conditions have been modified during the search process.
3Ease of operation
If a hierarchical structure is implemented to show search condition relationships, then user understanding improves, but the display complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
By organizing search conditions into a hierarchical tree structure with parent-child relationships across multiple levels, the system presents complex condition relationships in a visually intuitive format. This dimensional organization allows users to understand relationships without being overwhelmed by display complexity.
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AI summary
A search screen information processing system includes a display device, an input device, and a computer, and displays imposition templates acquired in search screen information based on a processing sequence of the computer. The search screen information processing system displays, as search screen information, a search condition menu display area in which search contents information corresponding to a plurality of search conditions can be entered, and imposition templates that agree with a plurality of entered pieces of search contents information. Further, the search screen information processing system creates folders based on the search contents information, constructs layers according to an order in which the search conditions are entered, and displays a plurality of folders based on layers in the search condition menu display area.