Text Highlighting and Meaning Display for Knowledge Transfer

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing information processing methods using knowledge repositories are inefficient in transferring information, necessitating a system that can enhance the efficiency of information transfer.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method and system that receives text from a user's screen, reads entry records from a knowledge repository including entry names and meanings, highlights matching text, and displays the meanings, allowing users to interact with the highlighted text and modify similarity values for highlighting patterns.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional knowledge repository methods are used for information processing, then the system maintains simplicity in implementation, but information transfer efficiency is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation transfer efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments information processing into distinct functional modules: text reception module, knowledge repository query module, highlighting module, and meaning display module. This segmentation allows each module to perform its specific function efficiently while maintaining overall system organization, thereby improving information transfer efficiency without excessive complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-storing knowledge entries with their meanings in a knowledge repository before actual information processing occurs. When text is received, the system can quickly query and match against pre-organized knowledge entries, significantly improving processing efficiency compared to analyzing everything in real-time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If text matching and highlighting is implemented, then information transfer efficiency improves, but the ease of operation decreases due to interaction complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation processing efficiencyVSAvoiduser interaction simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary highlighting mechanism that visually connects user input text with relevant knowledge entries. The highlighting module acts as a mediator between the raw text and the knowledge repository results, automatically indicating matches without requiring complex user interactions. Users simply view the highlighted text and associated meanings, making the system easier to operate while maintaining high processing efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10229335B2Displaying the meaning of selected text
Publication Date: 2019.03.12 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

A method, computer program product, and system for information processing. A piece of text on user's current screen is received. An entry record of the user from a knowledge repository is read, the entry record at least including entry name and meaning of the entry name. Text among the piece of text on the user's current screen which is consistent with the entry name in the entry record is highlighted. The meaning of the entry name is then displayed.