Virtual Environment Document Navigation System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users often find it difficult to navigate and understand complex digital documents, such as privacy agreements, as they are typically presented in a textual format without interactive elements, requiring manual traversal of tables of contents or indices.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented system that communicates information from digital documents through a virtual environment, where users can interact with virtual objects representing sections of the document, displaying associated information in a user-friendly manner, including summaries, questions, and answers, within a virtual city or setting on a mobile device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a privacy agreement is provided through a web page with table of contents and index, then the user can navigate to relevant sections, but the navigation process still requires manual traversal and intuition, making it difficult to quickly find specific information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces virtual objects as intermediaries between the user and the document sections. These virtual objects serve as mediators that, when selected, automatically display associated document sections through a user interface. This eliminates the need for manual navigation through tables of contents or indices, as the virtual objects directly link to and present the relevant information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical navigation system (manual traversal of tables of contents and indices) with an automated information display system. Instead of requiring users to physically navigate through document structures, the system automatically retrieves and displays document section content in response to virtual object selections, substituting manual mechanical navigation with automated digital information retrieval.
2Loss of information
If a privacy agreement is displayed as a complex and detailed document on a web page, then all information is available to the user, but the complexity and lack of interactive elements make it difficult for users to understand and engage with the content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the complex document into multiple sections, each associated with a separate virtual object. This segmentation allows users to interact with individual document sections independently through the virtual environment, making the overall complex information more manageable and easier to understand by breaking it into discrete, selectable units.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the static document display into a dynamic interactive experience. Virtual objects in the virtual environment can be selected by users, triggering the automatic display of associated document sections. This dynamic interaction enables users to actively engage with the content by selecting virtual objects of interest, rather than passively reading a static complex document.
3Productivity
If electronic techniques are used to quickly distribute privacy agreements, then the document can be made available to users during enrollment, but the distribution speed comes at the cost of user comprehension and engagement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a multi-functional system that combines rapid information access with enhanced user engagement. The virtual environment serves multiple purposes: it provides quick access to document sections (maintaining distribution speed) while simultaneously improving comprehension through interactive virtual object selection and automatic content display. This universal system addresses both the need for speed and the need for understanding.
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AI summary
A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for communicating information in a virtual environment are presented. A graphical user interface is provided to a user, where the graphical user interface displays a virtual environment that includes one or more virtual objects. A virtual object may be linked to a section of a digital document. Selection of the virtual objects in the virtual environment by the user is monitored. Information regarding the section of the digital document is communicated to the user based on receiving an indication that a virtual object is selected.