Variable Search Result Presentation Semantics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing search engines display search results with uniform presentation semantics, which can lead to suboptimal display of results differing in type and size, failing to enhance user experience effectively.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that alter the presentation semantics of search results based on the allocated display area, adjusting parameters such as font size and type to optimize the fit within the available space, allowing for variable presentation of search results.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If search results are displayed with uniform presentation semantics, then the display structure is simple and consistent, but the display quality and user experience deteriorate for results of different types and sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different search results to have different presentation semantics tailored to their specific characteristics. Each result type (e.g., tables, lists, paragraphs) receives customized formatting and layout parameters, enabling optimal display quality for each result while maintaining overall system coherence.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics by making the presentation semantics of search results adjustable and adaptive rather than fixed. The system dynamically modifies display parameters such as font size, spacing, and layout based on the allocated display area and result characteristics, allowing the display structure to evolve from static uniformity to dynamic optimization.
2Device complexity
If search results with different types and sizes are displayed using the same presentation semantics, then the system is easier to implement, but the visibility and readability of individual results deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by modifying presentation parameters (font size, spacing, layout) based on the allocated display area and result characteristics. This allows the system to maintain ease of implementation through parameterized formatting while significantly improving visibility and readability for different result types without requiring complete system redesign.
3Ease of operation
If the presentation semantics of search results are altered to fit the allocated display area, then the user experience and readability improve, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamics by making the presentation semantics of search results adjustable and adaptive rather than fixed. The system dynamically modifies display parameters such as font size, spacing, and layout based on the allocated display area and result characteristics, allowing the display structure to evolve from static uniformity to dynamic optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by modifying presentation parameters (font size, spacing, layout) based on the allocated display area and result characteristics. This allows the system to maintain ease of implementation through parameterized formatting while significantly improving visibility and readability for different result types without requiring complete system redesign.
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AI summary
System and method for display of search results with variable presentation semantics in a search environment are disclosed. The method includes displaying search results of a search operation, the display comprising extracts of at least two search results such that the two search results have different presentation semantics from each other and wherein the presentation semantics of at least one portion of at least one of the search result is altered with respect to the default presentation semantics.