Server Search Result Display Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional information provision systems fail to effectively display information when multiple search conditions are sent, often resulting in overlapping information being displayed consecutively, which can make highly relevant information less visible to users.
Innovation Solution
A server system that identifies overlapping information from multiple search conditions and separates or differentiates it on the display screen, using a predetermined distance or distinct display forms to enhance visibility, based on the degree of matching and display area size, ensuring that relevant information is prominently displayed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple search conditions are processed to provide comprehensive information, then information completeness is improved, but information visibility and distinguishability deteriorate due to overlapping display
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments overlapping information by creating separate display regions for each search condition's results. The identification section divides the display area into multiple regions, and the transmission section assigns different overlapping information to different regions, preventing visual confusion while maintaining comprehensive information presentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by making each display region have distinct characteristics. The identification section determines matching degrees between search conditions and assigns different display styles, positions, or formats to different regions based on their specific characteristics, allowing each piece of information to be optimally presented according to its context.
2Quantity of substance
If search results are displayed in a comprehensive list format, then information quantity is improved, but information distinguishability worsens due to consecutive display of same information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from one-dimensional consecutive listing to two-dimensional spatial distribution by creating multiple display regions. Overlapping information is placed in different spatial locations rather than consecutively, adding a spatial dimension to information organization that improves distinguishability while maintaining comprehensive coverage.
3Device complexity
If overlapping information is displayed consecutively to maintain simple display structure, then device complexity is reduced, but information visibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The identification section acts as an intermediary that analyzes search conditions and determines optimal display strategies. It identifies overlapping information and coordinates with the transmission section to implement appropriate separation or differentiation, mediating between simple display structure and information visibility requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention makes it possible to provide appropriate information that is highly visible to a user. A server is a server that provides information to a terminal device and includes: a storage section that stores a plurality of pieces of display information associated with search conditions and also stores a first search condition and a second search condition in association with each other; an identification section that identifies any of the search conditions and, if the identified search condition is the first search condition, identifies the display information associated with the first search condition, with a first predetermined number as an upper limit, and identifies the display information associated with the second search condition, with a second predetermined number as an upper limit; and a transmission section that transmits the identified display information to the terminal device.