Interactive Digital Catalog Layout via Unified Information Units
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional digital catalogs lack interactivity and flexibility, with limited ability to expand content sources and adapt to user needs, leading to inefficient information retrieval and personalized interaction.
Innovation Solution
The method involves creating an interactive digital catalog with operable unified matters that can be laid out on pages according to predefined rules, using unified information units and tools from various sources, allowing for dynamic presentation and management, and enabling users to share and publish content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional digital catalogs are used to present information, then information can be delivered to users, but the catalogs lack interactivity and flexibility in adapting to user needs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic catalogs that can adapt their structure and content based on user interactions. The system modifies catalog presentations in real-time according to user preferences and behaviors, transforming static information delivery into a dynamic, responsive experience that evolves with user needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where user interactions with the catalog are tracked and analyzed. This feedback loop enables the catalog to learn from user behaviors and adjust its presentations, recommendations, and information hierarchy to better suit individual user preferences and needs.
2Loss of information
If printed catalogs are produced and distributed, then product information can be delivered to consumers, but the cost of production, publication, and distribution is very high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of printed catalog production and physical distribution with an electronic digital system. Information is delivered through digital platforms accessible via internet connections, eliminating the need for printing materials and physical shipping while maintaining effective information delivery to consumers.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of producing unique physical copies through printing and distribution, the system creates digital copies that can be instantly replicated and delivered across multiple devices and locations. A single digital catalog can serve unlimited users simultaneously, dramatically reducing the cost per unit of information delivery.
3Adaptability or versatility
If digital catalogs are made more interactive and flexible, then user interaction and customization improve, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal platform that handles multiple catalog functions and interaction types through a unified system architecture. The system can present various catalog formats, support different interaction modes, and adapt to diverse user needs within a single flexible framework, avoiding the need for separate complex systems for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments catalog content and functionality into modular, reusable components that can be independently managed and reconfigured. This modular architecture allows complex customization capabilities to be built from simpler, standardized building blocks, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high adaptability.
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AI summary
A method for constructing an interactive digital catalog, a computer-readable storage medium and an interactive digital catalog using the method are provided. The method includes the following steps. Firstly, the interactive digital catalog including at least one page is provided. Then, the at least one operable unified matter is presented and/or managed by laying out the at least one operable unified matter on the at least one page according to a predefined rule. The computer-readable storage medium has a computing program for executing the above method. The interactive digital catalog is constructed by the above method.