Integrated Map Filtering Interface for Hotel Services
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current applications for hotel reservation and similar services provide limited geographical context, making it difficult for users to understand the location of selected regions, as they only display names of geographical regions without visual aids, necessitating additional map queries.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that integrates a map display area and a dimension-divided display area within a filtering interface, allowing users to select regional scopes and sub-dimensions, with the map displaying regional scopes corresponding to sub-dimensions, enabling users to visualize and select geographical regions directly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If only geographical region names are displayed in the filtering interface, then the interface remains simple and easy to operate, but users cannot intuitively understand the location of selected regions and must perform additional map queries
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the map display area with the dimension-divided display area into a single integrated filtering interface. The map display area shows geographical regions while the dimension-divided display area displays filtered service objects, allowing users to simultaneously view location context and service information without switching between separate interfaces or performing additional map queries.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a visual spatial dimension to the filtering interface by incorporating a map display area that shows geographical regions. This transforms the traditional text-only filtering interface into a two-dimensional visual interface where users can intuitively understand the location of selected regions through map visualization rather than just text names.
2Ease of operation
If a map display area is integrated into the filtering interface to show regional scopes, then users can intuitively identify locations, but the interface complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the filtering interface into distinct functional areas: a map display area for showing geographical regions and a dimension-divided display area for displaying filtered service objects. This segmentation allows each area to perform its specific function efficiently while maintaining overall system organization and manageability despite the increased complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated filtering interface serves multiple functions simultaneously: it displays geographical regions on the map, shows filtered service objects in the dimension-divided display area, and allows users to perform filtering operations all in one interface. This multi-functionality improves ease of operation by eliminating the need for separate map queries while the system manages the complexity through unified interface design.
3Measurement precision
If multiple divided dimensions and sub-dimensions are provided for filtering, then filtering precision is improved, but the interface becomes more complex and harder to operate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the filtering dimensions into a hierarchical structure with divided dimensions and sub-dimensions, where each dimension represents a different category (e.g., geographical region, service type) and sub-dimensions provide more specific filtering options. This segmentation allows users to apply multiple filtering criteria simultaneously while the system organizes the complexity into manageable, categorized groups that improve filtering precision without overwhelming the user.
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AI summary
A method for displaying a service object, a method for processing map data, a client, and a server are disclosed by the embodiments of the present disclosure. The method for displaying the service object includes: providing a filtering interface, wherein the filtering interface comprises a map display area and a dimension-divided display area, the dimension-divided display area displays at least one divided dimension and description information corresponding to a plurality of sub-dimensions, a map of a target city is displayed in the map display area, and the map of the target city displays regional scopes corresponding to the plurality of sub-dimensions; receiving information of a divided dimension and a sub-dimension selected by a user; and displaying a service object associated with the sub-dimension selected by the user according to an association relationship between the service object and the sub-dimension. The methods can provide more rich filtering information to a user.