Sensory Distance Mapping for Web Navigation Site Maps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods fail to accurately represent sensory distances between electronic media, leading to difficulties in navigating and finding relevant content on websites.
Innovation Solution
A sensory distance information generation program and apparatus that calculates and generates sensory distance information between electronic media by analyzing various factors such as link positions, user operations, and device movements, and displays this information in a site map.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional hierarchical data structures are used to represent web page relationships, then the structure is simple and easy to implement, but the sensory distance between pages cannot be accurately grasped
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the sensory distance calculation into multiple components: link position distance, interface type weight, and user operation distance. Each component is calculated separately and then combined to form the comprehensive sensory distance metric, allowing precise measurement while maintaining manageable complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces multiple parameters to quantify sensory distance including link position coordinates, interface types (button, link, menu), and user operation sequences. By changing from a single hierarchical level parameter to multiple dimensional parameters, the measurement precision is significantly improved
2Measurement precision
If multiple factors are considered to calculate sensory distance (link position, interface type, user operations), then the accuracy of navigation analysis is improved, but the calculation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple calculation factors (link position distance, interface type weight, user operation distance) into a unified sensory distance formula. By combining these elements with weighted summation, the system achieves comprehensive navigation analysis without requiring separate complex processing for each factor
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms complex qualitative navigation concepts into quantifiable parameters including coordinate-based link positions, numerically weighted interface types, and counted user operations. This parameterization allows complex multi-factor analysis to be performed through systematic mathematical calculations
3Ease of operation
If sensory distance information is visualized in site maps, then user understanding of navigation difficulty is improved, but the processing and generation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary calculation of sensory distances for all page transitions during the site map generation process. By pre-calculating these values and storing them, the system avoids repeated calculations during visualization, significantly reducing the time required to generate and update site maps
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a simplified visual representation (copy) of the sensory distance data in the site map format. Instead of processing complex raw navigation data during visualization, the system uses pre-processed sensory distance values to generate the visual display, reducing processing time while maintaining user understanding
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AI summary
Provided are a sensory distance information generation program, a sensory distance information generation method, and a sensory distance information generation apparatus for generating information indicating a sensory distance between arbitrary electronic media such as web pages. Provided is a sensory distance information generation program causing a computer to function as a sensory distance calculator that calculates a first sensory distance for transitioning from a first electronic medium to a second electronic medium by analyzing the first electronic medium, and a sensory distance information generator that generates sensory distance information indicating a relationship between the first electronic medium and the second electronic medium based on the first sensory distance.