Multi-Directional Visual Browsing Layout for Search Results
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Solution Overview
Problem
The accumulation of vast amounts of information from networked computers and mobile devices poses challenges in processing this information in a user-friendly and efficient manner, particularly in search engines and web sites.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a multi-directional visual browsing system on electronic devices, which determines primary and peripheral results associated with user searches, generates a display layout positioning primary results centrally and peripheral results around them, and transmits rendering and display instructions to client devices for visualization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional search engines and websites are used to process information, then information can be accessed, but the processing is not user-friendly and efficient due to the vast quantities of information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms traditional linear text-based search results into a multi-dimensional visual browsing interface. Search results are organized spatially with primary results displayed centrally and peripheral results arranged around them in different directions, allowing users to navigate information visually across multiple dimensions rather than scrolling through linear lists. This dimensional transformation improves both ease of operation and processing efficiency by enabling parallel visual scanning and multi-directional navigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments information into primary results and peripheral results, with each type positioned in distinct spatial zones. Primary results are displayed in a central region while peripheral results are distributed in surrounding areas. This segmentation allows users to quickly distinguish between main findings and related information, improving information processing efficiency and user-friendliness by reducing cognitive load.
2Loss of information
If vast quantities of information are made accessible through search engines, then information availability increases, but processing complexity and challenges increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reduces processing complexity by organizing vast quantities of information in a multi-dimensional visual layout. Instead of requiring complex linear sorting and filtering, the system spatially distributes information with primary results centrally positioned and peripheral results arranged around them. This dimensional organization makes large information sets visually manageable and easier to process while maintaining full information accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different visual qualities and positions to different types of information. Primary results receive central positioning with prominent display, while peripheral results are positioned in surrounding areas. This local differentiation helps users quickly identify and process different types of information without being overwhelmed by uniform presentation, reducing processing complexity while maintaining information accessibility.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for multi-directional visual browsing on an electronic device are described. In example embodiments, a primary result and a peripheral result are determined. A display layout based on attributes associated with the primary result and the peripheral result is generated. The display layout is then formatted into instructions, which will cause a device to render the display layout. The instructions are transmitted to the client device.