2D Scale Axis Search Visualization for Information Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing search techniques often result in zero search results when searching for images or similar content, requiring repeated keyword inputs to find relevant information, which is inefficient.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device and method that sets items displayable by scale axes based on search keywords, allowing users to visualize and narrow search results by scale axis values, enabling efficient searching by displaying the 2D distribution of search hits on a web page.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional keyword-based search is used, then search simplicity is maintained, but search efficiency deteriorates due to zero search results requiring repeated keyword inputs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from one-dimensional keyword-based search to two-dimensional scale axis-based search. By introducing scale axes (e.g., time scale, magnitude scale) as an additional dimension, the system enables users to specify search ranges visually rather than through multiple keyword iterations, thereby improving search efficiency and reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces scale axes as an intermediary between the user and the search database. Instead of directly inputting multiple keywords, users interact with scale axes that mediate the search process by translating visual range selections into effective search queries, reducing the need for repeated keyword inputs.
2Measurement precision
If multiple keywords are input to improve search accuracy, then search precision improves, but operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines appropriate scale axes and search parameters based on the user's visual selection on the scale axes diagram. The system self-adjusts the search query construction without requiring the user to manually input multiple keywords, thereby maintaining search accuracy while simplifying operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the search interface parameters from keyword-based text input to visual scale axis-based range selection. By transforming the search specification method from discrete keywords to continuous scale ranges, the system achieves both high search accuracy and ease of operation.
3Measurement precision
If detailed search filters are applied to improve search precision, then search accuracy improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The scale axes diagram serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a visual guide for users, a parameter specification interface, and a search query generator. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate filter interfaces while maintaining high search precision, thereby reducing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
Search keywords are acquired (S3), a first item and a second item displayable by scale axes are set in accordance with the search keywords (S4, S5), a search is made by the search keywords and the scale axis values of the items and a presence of search hits is found (S5), and display data for displaying a 2D distribution of the presence of search hits is generated by the scale axis values of the items in a plane with two axes including the scale axis of the first item and the scale axis of the second item (S11).