Information Processing Device Search Result Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional search systems mix primary products with their accessories in search results, making it difficult to distinguish between them.

Innovation Solution

An information processing system that uses a query log database to generate relevant word candidates by combining search keywords with suffix characters, calculates scores for these candidates, and separates search results to display primary products and accessories distinctly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If conventional search systems list all search results based on a keyword, then the quantity of search results is increased, but the mixture of primary products and accessories makes it difficult to distinguish targets

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequantity of search resultsVSAvoidclarity of search target
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments search results into multiple categories (primary products, accessories, related items) and displays them in separate sections on the search result page. This segmentation allows users to clearly distinguish between different types of items while maintaining a comprehensive search result set, directly resolving the contradiction between quantity and clarity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If search results include both primary products and accessories, then the versatility of search coverage is improved, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring the target type increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesearch coverageVSAvoidtarget type identification
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by providing different visual presentations and organizational structures for different types of search results. Primary products, accessories, and related items each have distinct display characteristics and categorical labels, making it easy for users to identify target types while maintaining comprehensive search coverage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent adds a categorical dimension to search results by organizing items into hierarchical categories (primary product, accessory, related item). This dimensional organization allows users to easily distinguish target types without reducing search coverage, transforming the one-dimensional list into a multi-dimensional structured presentation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentEP2720156B1Information processing device, information processing method, program for information processing device, and recording medium
Publication Date: 2016.12.21 RAKUTEN GROUP INC
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AI summary

A first word is acquired (S1), a plurality of relevant words associated with the acquired first word and containing a character string of the first word are generated (S3, S4), search results using the generated relevant words as search keywords are acquired (S5, S6), and search result information 40 is generated so as to display a search result 42 on a screen of a displaying means in accordance with each of the relevant words (S7, S8).