Unified Content Feed Filtering by Priority

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current blog systems require multiple pages with different interfaces for interacting with content, making it cumbersome for users to view and filter notifications, user activities, and company-wide information, leading to a fragmented user experience.

Innovation Solution

A dynamic user interface that allows switching between views using a title bar, with content filtering based on type and priority, enabling users to seamlessly navigate and view different types of content, such as Following, @Me, My Activity, My Links, and Custom views without reloading the page.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple separate pages are used for different content views (notifications, user activities, company-wide information), then content organization is achieved, but user interface complexity and navigation requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent organizationVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple separate content views (notifications, user activities, company-wide information) into a single unified feed page. Different content types are integrated into one continuous feed rather than requiring separate pages, thereby reducing navigation complexity while maintaining content organization through visual differentiation and filtering capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The unified feed page serves multiple functions simultaneously: it displays notifications, user activities, and company-wide information in a single interface. The system provides universal access to various content types through one page, eliminating the need for users to navigate multiple specialized pages while still organizing content by type.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Loss of information

If multiple separate pages are used for different content views, then content categorization is achieved, but user navigation time and effort increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent categorizationVSAvoidnavigation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

By merging multiple content views into a single unified feed, the system eliminates the need for users to navigate between separate pages. Content categorization is maintained through visual indicators and filtering options within the unified feed, reducing navigation time while preserving content organization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-organizes content by type within the unified feed using visual indicators and metadata. Content is categorized and tagged in advance, allowing users to filter and search for specific content types without manual navigation, thereby reducing the time required to locate desired information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Loss of information

If content is filtered and prioritized dynamically, then information relevance is improved, but processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation relevanceVSAvoidprocessing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically filters and prioritizes content by changing parameters such as content type, priority level, and user preferences. Content is sorted and filtered based on multiple parameters including recency, importance, and user interests, allowing the most relevant information to appear first in the unified feed without requiring complex manual sorting.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically performs content filtering and prioritization without requiring user intervention. Algorithms analyze content metadata, user preferences, and engagement patterns to dynamically organize the feed, reducing the need for manual filtering while maintaining high information relevance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP2758863B1Dynamic content feed filtering
Publication Date: 2019.03.27 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC
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AI summary

Dynamic filtering of content in a content feed may be provided. A user interface may be displayed on a computer for presenting different views of content. The user interface may include a title bar for switching between the different views and for displaying notifications. The different views may include content generated by users of the content feed. Content in the different views may be filtered based on a type and a priority of the content during the presentation of each of the views in the user interface.