Package File Presentation With Interactive Navigation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic document presentation methods lack interactivity and fail to provide rich, customizable views of bundled content files, limiting user engagement and accessibility.

Innovation Solution

Implementing presentation specifications within page description language documents that allow for interactive, customizable navigation and branding, including metadata and media elements like graphics, audio, and videos, enabling users to select presentation modes and link content files to networked storage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If traditional electronic document presentation methods are used, then the system structure remains simple, but user interaction and engagement are limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser interactionVSAvoidsystem structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the electronic document into multiple content files organized in a hierarchical structure with folders and subfolders. Each content file can be independently managed and presented, allowing users to navigate through specific files or entire packages. This segmentation enables enhanced user interaction without requiring complete restructuring of the document system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a nested structure where package files contain folders, which contain content files and subfolders. Presentation specifications are embedded within the package file structure, and media elements are nested within the presentation specification. This nested architecture allows rich interactivity while maintaining a manageable hierarchical organization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Adaptability or versatility

If basic document viewing is implemented, then the system remains simple, but rich and customizable views of bundled content are not provided

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecustomizable viewsVSAvoidpresentation structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces presentation specifications that enable dynamic and customizable views of bundled content. Users can select different presentation modes (e.g., thumbnail view, list view, detailed view) and customize the display according to their needs. The system dynamically adjusts the presentation based on user selections and device capabilities, providing adaptability without requiring complex manual reconfiguration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If static document presentation is used, then the implementation remains simple, but user engagement and accessibility are limited

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveaccessibilityVSAvoidinteractive elements

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces presentation specifications as an intermediary layer between the content files and the user interface. This intermediary handles the complexity of interactive elements, media playback, and navigation logic, while presenting a simplified interface to users. The presentation specification acts as a mediator that translates user actions into appropriate responses without exposing the underlying system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically detects device capabilities and adjusts the presentation accordingly. Media elements are automatically played or displayed based on device type (mobile, tablet, desktop). Navigation and interaction patterns are adapted without requiring user configuration, making the system accessible while managing complexity through automated responses.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

4Adaptability or versatility

If fixed presentation formats are used, then the system structure remains simple, but flexible presentation options are not available

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepresentation optionsVSAvoidnavigation structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal package file format that can accommodate multiple content types (documents, images, videos, audio) and presentation modes within a single structured container. The same package file structure serves multiple functions: organizing content, storing metadata, defining presentation specifications, and enabling various interaction modes. This multi-functionality provides flexible presentation options without requiring separate systems for each content type.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS8732581B2Package file presentation

Publication Date: 2014.05.20 ADOBE INC

AI summary

Various embodiments illustrated and described herein include one or more of systems, methods, software, and data structures for package file presentation. Some embodiments generate visual representations of package files by extracting a list of display elements of a package file, each display element representative of a content file or a content folder including one or more content files included in the package file; extracting a presentation specification from the package file; and presenting a view of the package file as a function of the presentation specification and the list of display elements.