Search Screen Imitation for Data Manipulation Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find it difficult to enter search criteria for data manipulations using traditional text input or selection from lists, making it hard to search for specific document manipulations such as attaching a sticker on a page.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that allows users to enter search criteria by mimicking manipulation screens, recording user interactions, and presenting associated data, enabling search by specific manipulations like sticker attachment on a page, with options for similarity-based searches and parameter adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users enter search criteria by text input or selection from lists, then the search function can be implemented, but the ease of operation deteriorates because it is not easy for users to enter search criteria for manipulations
Solution Approach 1:
The search screen copies the layout, elements, and interaction methods of the manipulation screen. Users perform the same types of actions (dragging, dropping, selecting) on the search screen as they would on the manipulation screen, making the search criterion entry intuitive and easy to understand without requiring learning of new interface paradigms
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring users to describe manipulations using text or select from predefined lists, the system inverts the approach by allowing users to perform manipulations directly on the search screen. The system then automatically extracts the manipulation as a search criterion, transforming the search input process from a descriptive task to a demonstrative task
2Ease of operation
If the search screen imitates the manipulation screen to ease user operation, then the ease of operation improves, but the device complexity increases due to additional recording and matching processes
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary recording of manipulations during the data input phase. When users perform manipulations on the manipulation screen, these actions are automatically recorded and stored as search criteria templates. This preliminary action eliminates the need for complex real-time processing during search operations, as the system only needs to retrieve and match against pre-recorded manipulation patterns
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically extracting search criteria from user manipulations without requiring additional configuration or complex processing. The manipulation recording unit automatically captures manipulation details, and the search criterion extraction automatically converts these into searchable parameters, making the system self-configuring and reducing overall complexity
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: execute a first acceptance process of accepting one or more manipulations each performed on a corresponding piece of data in a manipulation screen; execute a recording process of recording each of the one or more manipulations in association with the corresponding piece of data; execute a second acceptance process of accepting a search manipulation in a search screen configured to imitate the manipulation screen; and execute a presentation process of presenting at least one piece of data associated with the search manipulation accepted in the second acceptance process.