Search Interface Task Execution with Confidence Thresholds
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic devices lack an efficient means to navigate and perform device functions using a search interface, leading to cumbersome navigation and potential speech recognition errors, resulting in a poor user experience.
Innovation Solution
A system that receives user input to display tasks associated with a confidence value, allowing for the activation and performance of tasks without displaying an interface if they match a predetermined type, thereby streamlining the process of finding and executing device functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional menu navigation is used to perform device tasks, then users can access device functions, but the navigation process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential task identification function from the conventional menu navigation system. Instead of requiring users to navigate through hierarchical menus, the search interface directly presents relevant tasks based on user input, extracting only the necessary interaction steps while eliminating redundant navigation layers.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-processing and indexing device tasks and functions before user interaction. When a user inputs a search query, the system has already organized tasks by confidence values and relevance, enabling immediate presentation of matching tasks without requiring users to navigate through unorganized menu structures.
2Ease of operation
If speech recognition is used to perform tasks, then users can interact hands-free, but speech recognition errors occur leading to poor user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by displaying the interpreted task to the user before execution. The search interface shows matching tasks with confidence values, allowing users to verify that the system correctly understood their input. This visual feedback loop enables users to correct misinterpretations immediately, preventing error propagation while maintaining hands-free interaction benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring complete certainty for task execution, the system performs partial action by presenting multiple tasks ranked by confidence value. Even when speech recognition confidence is not absolute, the system can still present the most likely tasks for user selection, allowing task completion to proceed with partial confidence rather than requiring excessive certainty.
3Loss of information
If detailed interfaces are displayed for all tasks, then users can see all available options, but the interface complexity increases and slows down task execution
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by displaying different levels of interface detail based on task confidence and user needs. High-confidence tasks with clear intent can be executed with minimal interface display, while ambiguous tasks receive more detailed presentations. This localized adaptation of interface complexity ensures that information completeness is maintained only where necessary, reducing overall interface complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface is segmented into hierarchical levels: a primary search results view showing task names and confidence values, and secondary detailed views that appear only when needed. This segmentation allows the system to present minimal information by default (reducing complexity) while preserving the ability to show complete task details on demand (maintaining information completeness).
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AI summary
Systems and processes for navigating and performing device tasks using a search interface are provided. For example, a first user input including at least one character is received. Based on the first user input, a first task among a plurality of tasks is displayed, wherein the first task is associated with a confidence value exceeding a threshold confidence value. A second input corresponding to an activation on the first task is received. In accordance with a determination that the activated task corresponds to a predetermined task type performance of the activated task is initiated, and a respective interface corresponding to the initiated task is displayed. In accordance with a determination that the activated task does not correspond to the predetermined task type, the system causes the activated task to be performed without displaying the respective interface.