Personalized Navigation Interface for Reducing Screen Access Steps
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Workers in medical and data entry fields face productivity issues due to complex navigation processes on computer systems, requiring multiple steps to access desired screens, leading to frustration, wasted time, and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for personalized navigation that reduces the number of steps by displaying a list of assigned and candidate icons, allowing users to select and assign icons to screens, enabling direct access to frequently used screens through a selection tool, and utilizing counters to identify frequently visited screens and notify users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple steps and menus are used to navigate to desired screens, then comprehensive screen options are available, but navigation time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically tracking and recording which screens users access most frequently. This data is used to pre-configure personalized navigation paths and icon assignments before the user needs to access those screens, eliminating the need for users to navigate through multiple menus each time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service by automatically learning user navigation patterns and configuring personalized interfaces without requiring manual setup. The system monitors user behavior, identifies frequently accessed screens, and autonomously creates optimized navigation structures that adapt to individual user needs over time.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple steps are required to access screens, then system functionality is comprehensive, but worker productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the navigation process by separating frequently accessed screens from less frequently used ones. Through icon assignment and personalized shortcuts, the most important functions are made immediately accessible, while other functions remain available through standard navigation paths, thus maintaining comprehensiveness while improving efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies local quality by providing personalized navigation optimizations tailored to each user's specific needs and frequently accessed functions. Each user receives a customized interface configuration that prioritizes their most important screens, while the overall system maintains its comprehensive functionality for all users.
3Device complexity
If standardized navigation is used for all users, then system simplicity is maintained, but user-specific efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamics by transitioning from a static, one-size-fits-all navigation structure to a dynamic, adaptive interface that automatically adjusts based on individual user behavior. The navigation system continuously learns from user interactions and reconfigures personalized paths, icon assignments, and access priorities to optimize each user's efficiency without increasing perceived complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for personalized navigation of computer screens. The system can comprise one or more electronic data processors. The system can also include a module configured to execute on the more or more electronic data processors, where the module can be configured to display a plurality of icons retained in a file associated with a particular user on a computer screen. The icons can comprise one or more assigned icons from an assigned icons list and candidate icons from a candidate icons list, where both the assigned and candidate icons are derived from a pool of icons. Also, the module can be configured to assign an icon to a currently displayed screen by utilizing a selection tool and placing the icon in the assigned icons list, where the icon is selected from the candidate icons list. The module can be further configured to return to the assigned screen when the assigned icon is selected.