Information Display System for Flexible Refinement and Redisplay

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Solution Overview

Problem

The TreeGrid method only displays information in a stepwise manner along the hierarchy, limiting the display of refining conditions such as sales by month and sales by week after selecting sales by year, restricting user access to refined information.

Innovation Solution

An information display system that includes a condition display unit showing refining conditions and a refining information set display unit, allowing users to alternate between displaying and hiding refining conditions, with the option to redisplay previously hidden conditions, enabling the display of information refined under user-defined conditions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the TreeGrid displays information in a stepwise hierarchical manner, then the information structure remains organized and manageable, but the user cannot access refined information under multiple different conditions simultaneously

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to display refined information under multiple conditionsVSAvoidcomplexity of information display structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the information display into multiple independent layers or levels, where each layer represents a different hierarchy level. Users can selectively display or hide specific layers to view refined information under different conditions simultaneously, rather than being constrained to a single sequential path.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a nested structure where multiple hierarchy levels are contained within each other like nested dolls. Each hierarchy level can be independently expanded or collapsed, allowing users to view refined information at different levels concurrently by nesting multiple condition sets within the same display framework.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Loss of information

If the system displays only the next hierarchy level below the selected item, then the display remains simple and focused, but the user loses access to other refining conditions that were not selected

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess to unselected refining conditionsVSAvoidease of navigating through hierarchies

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-loading or pre-displaying multiple refining conditions at each hierarchy level before the user makes a selection. This allows users to see all available refining conditions simultaneously and choose from them, rather than losing access to unselected conditions. The system prepares multiple paths in advance, enabling users to switch between different refining conditions easily.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If the condition display unit shows all refining conditions in every execution, then the user has full access to all conditions, but the display becomes redundant and less efficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveefficiency of information displayVSAvoidaccess to previously hidden conditions

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a dynamic display mechanism where the condition display unit adapts its behavior based on the execution context. In initial executions, it displays all refining conditions. In subsequent executions, it intelligently determines which conditions to display based on user interaction history and current state, showing only relevant conditions while maintaining access to previously hidden ones through the nested structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies discarding and recovering by temporarily hiding or discarding previously displayed conditions during certain executions to reduce redundancy, while maintaining the capability to recover and redisplay them when needed. This allows the system to optimize display efficiency by not showing the same conditions repeatedly, while ensuring users can still access all refining conditions when required.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #34Discarding and recovering

Data Source

PatentUS10394424B2Information display, information display method, information display system, program, and recording medium

Publication Date: 2019.08.27 NEC SOLUTION INNOVATORS LTD

AI summary

The present invention provides an information display, an information display system, an information display method, a program, and a recording medium that allow information of a target item refined under a desired condition to be displayed easily.The information display of the present invention includes: an information set display unit configured to display at least one item and information corresponding to each of the items; a condition display unit configured to display, in response to selection of the item, a menu showing at least one of refining conditions of the selected item; and a refining information set display unit configured to display, in response to selection of the refining condition, at least one refining item corresponding to the selected refining condition and refining information corresponding to each of the refining items with reference to the displayed items and information corresponding to each of the items. The condition display unit and the refining information set display unit can be executed alternately. The condition display unit displays a refining condition, which has not been selected before n−1th (n is an integer of 2 or more) execution, in n-th and subsequent executions.