Innermost Dimension Data Display for Mobile Query Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing database query systems face challenges in efficiently displaying large data sets on mobile devices with limited screen space, where pre-defined queries are often cumbersome to reuse and navigate due to the need for extensive screen real estate.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that focuses on the innermost dimension of a data set, allowing users to navigate through relevant data aspects while providing input controls for other dimensions, enabling efficient data presentation and navigation on mobile devices by updating the display area in response to user inputs, such as zoom-in and zoom-out gestures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a complete data set with multiple dimensions is displayed on a mobile device, then all data information is accessible, but the screen space required becomes excessive and usability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data set by displaying only the innermost dimension in the main display area while providing separate input controls for other dimensions. This allows the complete data information to be accessible through navigation controls without requiring the entire data set to be displayed simultaneously on the limited screen space.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional table display to a multi-dimensional interactive interface. By adding input controls that allow navigation through different dimensions, the system enables access to complete data without displaying all dimensions simultaneously on the screen.
2Productivity
If pre-defined queries are reused in multiple scenarios, then query formulation cost is spread and productivity increases, but adaptability to different display requirements deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal display interface that can adapt pre-defined query results to different display requirements. The same query result can be displayed with different dimensions highlighted based on user input, making the system versatile while maintaining query reuse efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the display dynamic by allowing users to interact with input controls to change which dimension is displayed in the innermost dimension area. This dynamic adaptation enables the system to adjust to different display requirements while using the same pre-defined query structure.
3Loss of information
If all dimensions are displayed simultaneously in a table format, then complete data is visible, but ease of operation on mobile devices deteriorates due to limited screen space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data display into a main innermost dimension area and separate input controls for other dimensions. This segmentation allows complete data to remain accessible while presenting only relevant information on the screen at any given time, improving mobile usability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces input controls as intermediaries between the user and the complete data set. These controls mediate the interaction by allowing users to navigate through different dimensions without needing to display the entire data set, making operation easier on mobile devices.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer-implemented method for displaying a data set includes: receiving, in a device and from a backend system, a data set with multiple dimensions generated by a query performed on a database, the query stored in the backend system; assigning, to an innermost-dimension area displayed on the device, only member-data pairs of an innermost dimension that are associated with a first member in another dimension; receiving an input that identifies a second member in the other dimension, the input generated with an input control assigned to the other dimension; and in response to the input, instead assigning to the displayed innermost-dimension area only member-data pairs of the innermost dimension that are associated with the second member in the other dimension.