AI Prompt Context Visualization and Scope Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing artificial intelligence models lack effective mechanisms for users to control and visualize contextual information associated with prompts, leading to inefficient and resource-intensive processes for generating accurate answers.

Innovation Solution

Implementing context processing logic to detect and visualize contextual information, allowing users to modify or automatically adjust the scope of contextual information before generating answers, thereby optimizing the response process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If contextual information is automatically included in AI prompts, then answer accuracy is improved, but computational resources and processing time increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveanswer accuracyVSAvoidcomputational resources
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the most relevant contextual information from available data sources and includes it in AI prompts. The context processing logic analyzes multiple potential context sources and selectively extracts only those portions that are directly relevant to the current prompt, avoiding inclusion of unnecessary contextual data that would consume computational resources.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

Contextual information is segmented into discrete, manageable units that can be independently evaluated for relevance. The system divides context into separate components and processes them individually, allowing selective inclusion based on relevance criteria rather than processing entire context blocks.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Measurement precision

If users can control and visualize contextual information, then user understanding and answer precision improve, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveanswer precisionVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A context processing logic layer is introduced as an intermediary between the user interface and the AI model. This intermediary handles the complex tasks of context identification, extraction, and management, while presenting a simplified interface to users. The intermediary translates complex context operations into user-friendly visualizations and control mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses visual indicators such as color coding to represent different aspects of contextual information. Contextual elements are displayed with visual cues that indicate their relevance, source, or status, allowing users to quickly understand and control context without requiring complex interface elements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

3Measurement precision

If the scope of contextual information is expanded, then answer relevance improves, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveanswer relevanceVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Contextual information is pre-processed and organized before being needed for prompt completion. The system performs preliminary analysis of available context sources, pre-identifying and pre-extracting relevant information that may be needed for future prompts. This preliminary action reduces the time required for context processing when actual prompts are submitted.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Manual or exhaustive context analysis is replaced with automated machine learning-based relevance assessment. The system uses trained models to quickly evaluate and rank contextual information by relevance, substituting time-consuming manual review or brute-force analysis with efficient automated classification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS12561358B2Controlling and/or visualizing context of an artificial intelligence prompt
Publication Date: 2026.02.24 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC
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AI summary

Techniques are described herein that are capable of controlling and/or visualizing context of an artificial intelligence prompt. A user-generated artificial intelligence prompt is detected. In a first technique, a visual representation of contextual information, which includes context regarding the prompt, is generated. Based at least on detection of a user-generated instruction, presentation of the visual representation is triggered. In a second technique, a determination is made that an initial scope of contextual information, which includes context regarding the prompt, includes previous contextual information, which includes context regarding a previous user-generated prompt in a prompt chain that includes the prompt. The initial scope of the contextual information is automatically changed to provide a changed scope that does not include at least a portion of the previous contextual information. An artificial intelligence model is caused to generate an answer to the prompt that is based on the changed scope.