Thumbnail Preview Prioritization via Message Content Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inefficiency when sending messages with links to folders containing numerous files, as recipients must manually search through multiple files to find relevant ones, especially when only a subset is applicable to the message.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that automatically identifies and prioritizes relevant files within a message by matching key message terms with file metadata, ranking them based on relevance, and presenting thumbnail previews in descending order, allowing direct access to the most relevant files.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a link to a folder containing multiple files is included in a message, then the sender can conveniently share multiple files without manually attaching each one, but the recipient must manually search through multiple files to find the relevant ones
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of the message content to identify key terms before the recipient receives the message. These key terms are then used to pre-filter and rank the files in the folder, so that when the recipient views the message, the relevant files are already highlighted and ordered by relevance. This preliminary action eliminates the need for the recipient to manually search through all files.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary processing layer between the folder of files and the recipient. This intermediary automatically analyzes the message, extracts key terms, matches them against file metadata, and generates a ranked list of relevant files. This intermediary acts as a mediator that translates the sender's intent (expressed through message content) into a curated file selection for the recipient.
2Loss of information
If thumbnail previews are provided for all files in alphabetical or temporal order, then all files are visible to the recipient, but the most important or pertinent files are not necessarily highlighted
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of treating all files uniformly, the system applies local quality by differentiating files based on their relevance to the message content. Files are ranked and highlighted according to their relevance score, with the most relevant files receiving prominent display. This local quality approach ensures that while all files remain accessible, the pertinent ones are easily identifiable through their position and visual emphasis in the ranked list.
3Quantity of substance
If the folder contains a large number of files (twenty to a hundred or more), then comprehensive file sharing is achieved, but the recipient is required to open and/or scan each file to identify important files
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the essential information needed for file identification by analyzing the message content to extract key terms. These key terms are then used to filter and identify relevant files without requiring the recipient to examine each file. The system takes out the critical matching function from the recipient's task and performs it automatically, reducing the complex manual search process to a simple view of pre-filtered results.
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AI summary
Systems for prioritizing thumbnail previews within a message are described. A thumbnail prioritization application may automatically identify files that are most applicable and/or relevant to a message. When more than one file is applicable to a message, each file may be ranked based on its predicted relevance to the message. In this way, a subset of relevant files is identified, as well as identifying the most relevant files within the subset. Thumbnail previews may further link directly to a corresponding file within storage, enabling recipients of a message to easily and efficiently identify and directly access files that are most applicable to the message. Because relevant files are automatically identified, neither the sender nor the recipient(s) are required to search through multiple files to locate applicable files. Accordingly, user burden is reduced and user efficiency is increased, leading to a better overall user experience.