Sensibility Word Search System with Coordinate Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing search technologies on e-commerce sites using sensibility words fail to accurately and intuitively present product images matching user preferences, as the impression represented by sensibility words varies among users and over time, leading to inconclusive search results.
Innovation Solution
A search system comprising a client terminal and a server system that acquires and displays product images based on user-specified sensibility words, utilizing a conversion table to associate sensibility words with physical attributes of products, allowing for intuitive product image presentation and user preference matching.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If product searching is based on specific color or physical attributes, then search results are precise, but users cannot express vague impressions or preferences
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces 'sensibility words' as an intermediary between user vague impressions and specific product attributes. Users input sensibility words (e.g., 'elegant', 'casual') which serve as mediators to retrieve corresponding product images, bridging the gap between abstract preferences and concrete product specifications
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimension to product search by displaying results on a coordinate system with multiple axes representing different product attributes. This transforms traditional single-dimension search into multi-dimensional visualization, allowing users to perceive product characteristics from multiple angles simultaneously
2Loss of information
If product images are displayed in traditional list format, then all products are visible, but users cannot intuitively understand relationships among products
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional linear list display to two-dimensional coordinate system display. Products are positioned on axes representing different attributes (e.g., color, price, style), enabling users to intuitively grasp product relationships and differences through spatial arrangement rather than sequential scanning
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs color coding to represent different product attributes or categories on the coordinate system. Visual color differentiation helps users quickly distinguish product types and understand attribute variations without reading detailed specifications, enhancing information perception efficiency
3Ease of operation
If limited color options are provided on EC sites, then product selection is simplified, but users cannot find their exact desired color
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates visual copies of product images on the coordinate system that represent actual product appearances. Instead of relying on text color codes or limited swatches, users see actual product images positioned according to their attributes, enabling accurate visual color and style matching while maintaining interface simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-processes and stores product images with their attribute coordinates before user search. When users input sensibility words, the system quickly retrieves and displays pre-positioned product images on the coordinate system, eliminating the need for users to manually filter through limited color options or perform multiple search iterations
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AI summary
A search system specifies an image of a product according to a preference of a user conveniently and accurately using a sensibility word and displays the product image so that information of the product image is intuitively understood by the user. In a client terminal, sensibility word data is specified by a user and sent to a server system. In the server system, the sensibility word data is received, a physical amount of a product associated with the sensibility word data is acquired, image data of the product associated with the physical amount of the product is acquired, and display information data indicating a display aspect for the image is generated. The image data of the product and the display information data are transmitted from the server system to the client terminal, and the image data of the product is displayed based on the display information data in the client terminal.