Layered Data Element Link Label for Multiple Hyperlinks

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Solution Overview

Problem

In electronic messages, senders face challenges in sharing content with recipients who speak different languages or have varying geographic locations, professions, or preferences, as they need to include multiple hyperlinks, which can clutter the message and require manual selection by the recipient.

Innovation Solution

A system that generates a layered data element with a single link label representing multiple hyperlinks, which automatically designates an active hyperlink based on recipient criteria, such as language, location, or profession, allowing the recipient to access relevant content by selecting the link label.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple hyperlinks are included in an electronic message to share content with diverse recipients, then the content coverage and adaptability improve, but the message complexity and clutter increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent coverageVSAvoidmessage complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple hyperlinks are merged into a single layered data element that presents as one visual unit in the electronic message. This combining approach maintains content coverage for diverse recipients while eliminating the visual clutter of multiple separate hyperlinks.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The layered data element serves as a universal container that can hold multiple hyperlinks and automatically adapt to different recipient profiles. A single multi-functional element replaces the need for multiple separate hyperlink elements.

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

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple hyperlinks are included in an electronic message, then the adaptability to different recipients improves, but the ease of operation deteriorates as recipients must manually select the appropriate link

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverecipient-specific content deliveryVSAvoidhyperlink selection
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The layered data element automatically determines and activates the appropriate hyperlink based on recipient profile information, eliminating the need for manual selection. The system serves itself by autonomously matching content to the correct recipient.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring multiple hyperlinks within the layered data element and establishing activation criteria before the message is sent. This advance preparation enables automatic, context-aware hyperlink activation without requiring recipient intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Loss of information

If senders summarize website contents in the electronic message, then the information completeness improves, but the message length and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidmessage length
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The detailed website content is extracted from the electronic message body and placed into a separate online resource. The layered data element provides a compact reference to this external content, maintaining information completeness while keeping the message concise.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The layered data element acts as an intermediary that bridges the electronic message and the online resource. It provides a compact representation that preserves access to complete information without requiring the full content to be embedded in the message.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11354486B2Presenting a link label for multiple hyperlinks
Publication Date: 2022.06.07 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

Presenting a link label for multiple hyperlinks includes presenting a layered data element in an electronic message with a link label that represents multiple hyperlinks in a display, designating an active hyperlink from the multiple hyperlinks based on specific criteria associated with a recipient of the electronic message, and directing the recipient of the electronic message to an online location of the active hyperlink in response to user input selecting the link label.