Selection Representation Methods for Tree Structure Groupings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tree structure selection methods require explicit listing of all parent, child, and grandchild nodes, leading to extensive and performance-intensive selection lists, especially in large systems like file systems, where users need to manage inclusive and exclusive selections efficiently.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of selection representations using two modifiers, 'include' and 'exclude', to express parent and child nodes, allowing for real-time construction of minimal selection sets that can be merged and filtered, reducing the number of items listed and processing time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If explicit listing of all parent, child, and grandchild nodes is used, then complete selection coverage is achieved, but selection list length and processing time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the selection representation into two distinct parts: (1) a compact selection list containing only explicitly selected nodes with their inclusion status, and (2) a separate tree structure that defines the hierarchical relationships. This segmentation allows the system to avoid listing all descendant nodes explicitly while maintaining complete selection coverage, thereby reducing processing time without sacrificing accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism - a tree structure reference - that mediates between the compact selection list and the actual node hierarchy. Instead of directly listing all selected nodes, the system uses the tree structure as an intermediary to implicitly define the complete set of selected nodes through parent-child relationships, eliminating the need for extensive explicit listings.
2Reliability
If explicit listing of all selected nodes is used, then accurate selection tracking is achieved, but memory usage and list complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the selection representation into two independent components: a minimal selection list that tracks only explicitly selected nodes, and a separate tree structure that encodes hierarchical relationships. This segmentation maintains reliable selection tracking through the selection list while offloading the complexity of representing all descendants to the tree structure, thereby reducing overall list complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses the existing tree structure as a template to implicitly define the complete selection set. Instead of creating a new comprehensive list, the system copies the hierarchical relationships from the original tree structure and applies them to the compact selection list, maintaining accuracy while minimizing complexity.
3Reliability
If group-specific items are separated for predetermined functions, then group integrity is protected, but processing overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary organization of nodes into groups within the tree structure before the selection process. By pre-defining the hierarchical groupings and their relationships in the tree structure, the system can efficiently determine group integrity during selection without requiring separate processing steps, thereby maintaining reliability while improving processing efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses the tree structure as an intermediary to automatically enforce group integrity. When nodes are organized in the tree structure with proper parent-child relationships, the system can implicitly determine which nodes belong to which groups during selection processing, eliminating the need for separate group validation steps and improving overall efficiency.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for generating selection representations for items in a tree structure and applying selection representations to logical groupings. An exemplary method includes retrieving a first tree structure that reflects a hierarchy of data from at least one of memory or storage, identifying a first grouping of items in the first tree structure, identifying a remainder of items in the first tree structure, displaying the first grouping and the remainder of items in the first tree structure on the display, receiving positive selections or unselections of at least one of the first grouping of items or the remainder of items for including or excluding in performing a predetermined function on the positively selected or unselected items, generating a selection representation for the first grouping of items and the remainder of items based on the user input, and merging the selection representation for the first grouping of items and the remainder of items to generate a final selection representation.