Prompt Generation Engine for Structured AI Query Refinement

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional generative AI models lack guidance for users to structure their queries and information effectively, leading to unsatisfactory outputs due to incomplete or disorganized input prompts, which are often misinterpreted and result in low-quality responses.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method that includes receiving an initial input, determining intent, providing a set of input requests, and applying a prompt generation engine to the intent, initial input, and subsequent inputs to generate a comprehensive input prompt for a machine learning model.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If conventional generative AI models are used with minimal user input, then the system operation is simple and quick, but the output quality and comprehensiveness deteriorate due to incomplete or misinterpreted input prompts

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse generation speedVSAvoidoutput quality
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by proactively generating a structured prompt template based on the user's initial input before the user can provide complete information. This template includes placeholders for all necessary information categories, guiding the user to provide comprehensive input while maintaining quick response generation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback by analyzing the user's initial input, determining what information is missing or insufficient, and using this analysis to generate targeted follow-up questions or prompt templates. This feedback loop ensures that the final prompt contains all necessary information for high-quality output while maintaining operational efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Manufacturing precision

If the system requests multiple pieces of information from users to ensure comprehensive input prompts, then the output comprehensiveness improves, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to increased user burden

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinput prompt comprehensivenessVSAvoiduser input effort
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the information collection process by breaking down the comprehensive prompt into distinct categories or sections (e.g., project background, objectives, constraints, deliverables). Each segment is presented to the user separately with clear guidance, making the overall task more manageable while ensuring complete information collection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system acts as an intermediary by providing a structured prompt template that mediates between the user's initial input and the AI model's requirements. This template serves as an intermediate structure that organizes user thoughts and fills gaps automatically, reducing the user's cognitive load while ensuring comprehensive information provision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Manufacturing precision

If the system structure requirements for prompts are made strict to ensure accurate interpretation, then the manufacturing precision of output improves, but the device complexity increases due to additional processing layers

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprompt interpretation accuracyVSAvoidsystem processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary structuring by generating a pre-defined prompt template with clear sections and formatting requirements before passing the prompt to the AI model. This preliminary action ensures that the prompt meets structural requirements for accurate interpretation while keeping the processing complexity manageable through template reuse.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes parameters by transforming unstructured or semi-structured user input into a standardized prompt format with specific structural parameters (e.g., required sections, formatting rules, length constraints). This parameter transformation ensures accurate interpretation by the AI model while the standardization reduces processing complexity through consistent formatting.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20260056984A1Techniques for Improved Prompt Engineering
Publication Date: 2026.02.26 SUREPATH AI INC
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AI summary

Techniques for improved prompt engineering are disclosed herein. An example computer-implemented method includes receiving an initial input from a user; determining an intent corresponding to the initial input; providing a set of input requests to the user based on the intent or the initial input; receiving one or more subsequent inputs from the user in response to the set of input requests; applying a prompt generation engine to (i) the intent, (ii) the initial input, and (iii) the one or more subsequent inputs to output an input prompt; transmitting the input prompt to a machine learning model that is configured to output a response to the input prompt; and causing the response to be displayed for viewing by the user.