Voice Interface for Analytics Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Enterprise databases and data analysis platforms are complex for users to navigate, often requiring extensive learning and lacking intuitive interfaces, which hinders effective data retrieval and analysis.

Innovation Solution

An interactive system providing a voice interface that allows natural language queries and personalized responses, utilizing information cards to summarize key attributes and metrics, and generating interactive agent software modules that integrate with voice-response-enabled devices and platforms, tailoring responses based on user context and organizational needs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If traditional visual user interfaces with buttons and menus are used to access enterprise software and data analysis platforms, then comprehensive data access and analysis capabilities are provided, but the system becomes complex and difficult for users to learn how to use

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of useVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical visual user interface system (buttons, menus, graphical elements) with a voice-based natural language processing system. Users can query enterprise databases using spoken natural language instead of navigating complex visual interfaces, thereby substituting the mechanical interaction paradigm with speech-based interaction that is inherently more intuitive and easier to learn

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a natural language processing intermediary layer between the user and the enterprise database system. This intermediary translates spoken natural language queries into structured database queries and translates query results back into natural language responses, mediating the interaction and shielding users from the underlying system complexity while maintaining full data access capabilities

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If extensive learning is required to use enterprise databases and data analysis platforms, then comprehensive data retrieval and analysis capabilities are achieved, but user productivity decreases due to the learning curve

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata retrieval efficiencyVSAvoidlearning time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

By replacing the complex visual interface system with voice-based natural language processing, the patent eliminates the need for users to learn intricate interface navigation, menu structures, and query syntax. Users can immediately begin querying data using their existing natural language skills, thereby recovering the time that would otherwise be spent on learning while maintaining comprehensive data retrieval and analysis capabilities through the intermediary translation layer

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Adaptability or versatility

If traditional interfaces are used to access enterprise data, then full data access is provided, but intuitive interaction and accessibility are hindered

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveaccessibilityVSAvoidintuitive interaction
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes the enterprise data access system universal by enabling interaction through natural language speech, which is a universal human capability regardless of technical background. The natural language processing intermediary can handle diverse query types and translate them into appropriate database operations, making the system accessible to all users while maintaining full data access functionality that adapts to different user needs and contexts

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

Data Source

PatentUS11682390B2Interactive interface for analytics
Publication Date: 2023.06.20 STRATEGY INC
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  • US11682390B2 patent drawing
  • US11682390B2 patent drawing

AI summary

Method, systems, and apparatus, including computer-readable media, for an interactive interface for analytics. In some implementations, the data is accessed identifying an information card configured to present data objects of a data set. User input data is received indicating user input to enable voice response interaction for the information card or the data set. A voice response application is generated based on the information card, the voice response application being configured to provide responses to voice queries using values for data objects. The voice response application is deployed to enable one or more users to use the voice response application to initiate voice interactions involving the data objects.