Indirect Information Linking System for Unexpected Content Discovery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for presenting related information, such as in electronic commerce, fail to stimulate user interest by only introducing directly related items, lacking the ability to effectively present unexpected yet relevant information across various domains like music, movies, and services.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses link information storage and application to select and present indirectly related information items to users, utilizing a database to generate link information items and apply them repeatedly to find items with a higher degree of relevance, while ensuring some connection to the initial item, thereby introducing unexpected yet relevant content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If directly related items are selected and presented to users, then relevance to the given information item is maintained, but user interest and shopping stimulation are insufficient due to lack of unexpected items
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies nested doll by performing multiple levels of link information application, where each application layer nests within the previous one. The system repeatedly applies link information (at least twice) to traverse through intermediate items and reach indirectly related items, creating a nested structure of information retrieval that maintains relevance while expanding scope.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from direct one-to-one item relationships to multi-dimensional indirect relationships by introducing intermediate items as bridging elements. This dimensional expansion allows the system to present items that are not directly related but connected through a chain of associations, thereby stimulating user interest while maintaining relevance.
2Adaptability or versatility
If indirectly related items are selected through repeated link information application, then unexpected items that stimulate user interest are presented, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-storing link information items in a database that define relationships between information items. This pre-computed link structure enables the system to efficiently traverse indirect relationships without requiring complex real-time calculations, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining the capability to present unexpected relevant items.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses link information items as intermediaries that mediate between the given information item and indirectly related items. These intermediary link structures simplify the system architecture by providing a standardized mechanism for establishing indirect relationships, avoiding the need for complex direct analysis between all possible item pairs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If link information is stored and applied repeatedly to select indirectly related items, then unexpected yet relevant information is presented, but information processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-establishing and storing link information items in the database before they are needed for information retrieval. This pre-computation of relationships allows the system to quickly traverse indirect connections during actual information presentation without performing complex analyses in real-time, thereby reducing processing time while maintaining the capability to present unexpected relevant items.
Data Source
AI summary
In order to give a presentation of related information that unexpected a user, while maintaining some relevance to certain information, a method includes: a link information application step of applying any one of a plurality of link information items stored in a link information storage section for storing the plurality of link information items each associating one or more information items with one or more information items to select an information item related to a given information item; an information acquisition step of acquiring an information item which serves as a base point; a related information selection step of selecting, by repeatedly executing the link information application step a plurality of times, an information item which is indirectly related to the information item acquired in the information acquisition step; and an information presentation step of presenting the information item selected in the related information selection step to a user.