Integrated Interface for Multi-Tool Parameter Extraction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems require users to interact with each tool individually for managing elements on a user interface, leading to redundant and cumbersome processes that fail to provide necessary information for building complete interfaces intuitively.

Innovation Solution

An integrated interface system that generates a single, integrated page with elements associated with multiple tools, allowing users to input data once and automatically extracting tool-specific parameters to generate tool-specific calls for each tool, thereby streamlining the configuration and modification of user interfaces.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If users interact with each tool individually to manage elements on a user interface, then each tool can be configured precisely, but the user interaction complexity and time consumption increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetool configuration precisionVSAvoiduser interaction complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple disparate tool interfaces into a single integrated page that allows users to manage multiple elements simultaneously. The integrated page consolidates what would otherwise require separate tool interactions, reducing complexity while maintaining the ability to configure each element with its specific tool requirements through automated parameter extraction and tool-specific call generation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The integrated page acts as an intermediary between the user and multiple tools. It provides a unified interface that automatically extracts parameters from selected elements and generates appropriate tool-specific calls, serving as a mediator that translates user actions into the specific formats required by different tools without requiring users to directly interact with each tool's native interface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Manufacturing precision

If users interact with each tool individually, then tool-specific parameters can be entered accurately, but the time required to build complete user interfaces increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveparameter entry accuracyVSAvoidinterface building time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically extracting tool-specific parameters from selected elements before generating tool calls. This preliminary parameter extraction and validation ensures accuracy while eliminating the time-consuming manual entry process, as the system prepares the necessary parameters in advance based on the user's element selections.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The integrated page enables self-service by automatically extracting parameters from selected elements and generating the appropriate tool-specific calls without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by identifying which parameters are needed, extracting them from the relevant elements, and formatting them correctly for each tool, thereby eliminating repetitive manual work while maintaining precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple disparate tools are used to manage different elements, then each element can be managed with its specific tool requirements, but the system complexity and number of interfaces increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetool-specific management capabilityVSAvoidnumber of interfaces
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The integrated page implements universality by providing a single multi-functional interface that can manage multiple elements associated with different tools. It consolidates the functionality of multiple tool-specific interfaces into one unified page that adapts to the specific requirements of each element and its associated tools, thereby reducing the number of interfaces while maintaining versatile tool-specific management capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10901569B2Integration of tools
Publication Date: 2021.01.26 WALMART APOLLO LLC
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AI summary

Systems and methods of providing an integrated interface for generating one or more pages of a network interface are disclosed. A system includes a computing device configured to generate an integrated page including a first element associated with a first tool. The first element is configured to present one or more components on the integrated page. A modification of the first element is received by the computing device and a first parameter is extracted from the first element. The first parameter is defined by the first tool. A first tool-specific call is generated for the first tool. The first tool-specific call includes the first parameter. A structure of the first tool-specific call is defined by the first tool.