Product-Based Search Interface for Focused eCommerce Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing product search methods in eCommerce often result in broad and confusing search results when users cannot accurately express their needs through keywords, categories, or images, leading to inefficiencies in product selection and decision-making.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that provide operation options on a first page for initiating product searches based on displayed products, allowing users to initiate refined searches through a 'search by product' functionality, with a second page displaying tailored search results in multiple tabs based on similarity, identical products, and additional criteria, utilizing unified feature vectors for comprehensive product representation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional search methods (keywords, categories, images) are used, then users can perform product searches, but the search results are broad and confusing, making it difficult for users to accurately express their needs and efficiently select products
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring users to input search queries to find products, the system inverts the approach by allowing users to select a target product first and then search for similar or same products based on that product. This reverses the traditional search flow from 'query → results' to 'product → related products', enabling more precise search results while simplifying user operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a target product as an intermediary between the user's needs and the final search results. By using the target product's visual and textual features as search criteria, the system mediates the search process to deliver more accurate results without requiring users to complexly describe their needs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple search criteria are constructed from the target product, then different user needs can be addressed, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a unified feature vector that combines visual and textual features to serve multiple search purposes (similar product search, same product search, and customized search). This multi-functional approach allows the system to address different user needs while maintaining a relatively simple underlying architecture, avoiding the need for separate complex systems for each search type.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes search parameters dynamically based on user selection. By adjusting the weight or combination of visual and textual features according to the selected tab (similar products, same products, or customized search), the system provides versatile search functionality while managing complexity through parameter adjustment rather than structural complexity.
3Ease of operation
If operation options are explicitly provided on the first page, then users can easily initiate product search requests, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides self-service search initiation by displaying operation options directly on the product information page. Users can directly interact with the target product to initiate searches without needing to navigate to separate search interfaces or complex menus, making the search initiation process intuitive and easy while keeping the interface relatively clean.
4Productivity
If search results are presented in multiple tabs with different criteria, then users can efficiently compare products, but the information organization complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments search results into different tabs based on user needs (similar products, same products, customized search). This segmentation allows users to efficiently compare products by selecting the relevant category, organizing information in a structured manner that improves productivity while maintaining manageable complexity through clear categorization.
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AI summary
This application embodiment discloses a method and electronic device for providing product search information. The method includes: providing a first page for displaying product information, as well as operation options for initiating product search requests based on the products displayed on the first page; in response to a search request initiated through the operation options corresponding to the target product on the first page, a second page is provided. The second page is used to display product search results, which include refined product search results obtained after conducting searches based on the target product. Through this application embodiment, the efficiency of product selection or decision-making can be enhanced.