Transaction Target Table Display by Attribute Variations

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing information processing systems fail to effectively arrange and display transaction targets with varying attributes, leading to increased user operations and processing loads, as users struggle to recognize attribute details among multiple transaction targets.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus that determines attribute variations among transaction targets, associates these attributes with tables, rows, or columns, and displays transaction targets based on attribute values, reducing user operations and processing loads by presenting attribute information in a structured table format.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If transaction targets are displayed as a simple list without attribute-based arrangement, then the display structure is simple, but users cannot easily recognize attribute details and must perform additional operations to check attributes

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser operationVSAvoiddisplay structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the one-dimensional list display into a two-dimensional table structure with rows and columns. Attribute items form column headers while transaction targets are arranged in rows, with cells containing attribute values. This dimensional transformation allows users to view multiple attributes simultaneously without additional operations, resolving the contradiction between operational ease and structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the display into distinct components: attribute items (column headers), transaction targets (row identifiers), and attribute values (cell contents). This segmentation organizes information hierarchically, allowing users to quickly locate specific attribute details without examining entire transaction target lists, thereby reducing operational steps while maintaining clear structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Loss of information

If all attribute information is displayed for every transaction target, then complete information is provided, but the processing load increases and the display becomes cumbersome

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveattribute informationVSAvoidprocessing load

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements partial display by showing only relevant attribute information in the table format. Users can selectively view attributes by examining specific cells rather than processing complete attribute sets for all transaction targets. This partial action approach reduces processing load while preventing information loss, as the table structure efficiently presents only the attribute-value pairs that are currently relevant to the user's query.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Adaptability or versatility

If transaction targets with different attribute types are arranged together, then all transaction targets can be displayed, but it becomes impossible to arrange them systematically by attribute variations

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransaction target groupVSAvoidarrangement

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal table structure that can accommodate transaction targets with different attribute types. The table framework remains consistent while allowing diverse attribute items to be displayed as column headers. This multi-functional structure enables systematic arrangement of heterogeneous transaction targets by their attribute variations, making the group adaptable while maintaining ease of operation through uniform table-based presentation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10007655B2Table size dependent transaction target table display

Publication Date: 2018.06.26 RAKUTEN GROUP INC

AI summary

It is enabled to arrange transaction targets by using variations of attribute into a table and cause the table to be displayed. An information processing apparatus determines, for a transaction target group identified based on a user operation related to search for transaction targets, whether or not there are two or more attribute values for each attribute item. The information processing apparatus associates an attribute item where it is determined that there are two or more attribute values with tables, rows, or columns. The information processing apparatus identifies a transaction target having an attribute indicated by an attribute value corresponding to a cell from among the transaction target group for each cell. The information processing apparatus causes a table in which each cell includes display information indicating the identified transaction target to be displayed.