Preset Navigator Interface for Enterprise Record Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing record selection interfaces in enterprise computing systems are cumbersome for selecting multiple records, especially when dealing with large datasets or unknown record identifiers, as they often require manual screening or multiple queries, which can be time-consuming and impractical.
Innovation Solution
A simplified interface is introduced, featuring a preset navigator pane with filtering and navigation areas that utilize a hierarchical tree structure and filters to narrow down record selection, allowing users to easily select records by categorization and inclusion/exclusion criteria, reducing clutter and improving efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users manually screen through large result sets from queries to select records, then record selection accuracy can be maintained, but time consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-selects and pre-organizes records into categories and groups before the user needs to select them. The preset navigator pane automatically categorizes records based on their properties, allowing users to jump directly to relevant sections rather than manually screening through entire result sets, thus reducing time consumption while maintaining selection accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the record selection interface into multiple organized sections including a preset navigator pane with categories, a results table, and navigation controls. This segmentation allows users to focus on specific segments (categories) rather than processing the entire dataset manually, reducing time while preserving accuracy.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple queries are executed to select different records, then comprehensive record selection is achieved, but operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The preset navigator pane serves multiple functions simultaneously: it displays categories, provides navigation controls, and organizes records from multiple query results in a single unified interface. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for users to execute multiple separate queries and switch between different interfaces, reducing operational complexity while maintaining comprehensive selection capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple record selection operations into a single integrated interface. The preset navigator pane combines category navigation, record display, and selection functionality into one unified structure, allowing users to access and select records from multiple queries without manually switching between separate operations, thus reducing complexity.
3Speed
If drop-down list boxes are used for product selection, then selection speed improves for known products, but adaptability decreases for new or unknown products
Solution Approach 1:
The interface dynamically adapts its behavior based on user needs and product availability. The preset navigator pane can display different levels of detail (categories, subcategories, individual products) and allows users to navigate between summary views and detailed views, providing both rapid selection for known products and flexible exploration for new products as needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a hierarchical dimension to the selection interface with categories and subcategories organized in a tree structure. This dimensional addition allows users to navigate from high-level categories to specific products, providing both quick access to known items and systematic exploration of new items, thus resolving the contradiction between speed and adaptability.
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AI summary
An activation arrangement may be included in one or more record selection interfaces of an enterprise computing system to activate a preset navigator interface pane for limited the quantity of records displayed in the record selection interface. The preset navigator interface pane may include filters to identify records satisfying predetermined criteria. The preset navigator interface pane may also include a tree structure depicting a hierarchical classification of the records based on certain field values in each record. The records displayed for subsequent selection in the record selection interface may be limited according to the activated filters and activated nodes in the structure.