Web Solution Advisor for Consistent Feature Recommendations

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Solution Overview

Problem

Consultants providing web solutions face challenges in offering consistent advice due to varying opinions and limited information-sharing methods, which can lead to incomplete knowledge transfer about available solutions and trends.

Innovation Solution

A system advisor tool that generates website feature requirements by matching screen capture images with known features, providing recommendations based on cost and complexity, and updating specifications through user annotations, statistical analysis, and historical data, facilitating consistent and informed decision-making.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If consultants provide web solution advice individually, then each consultant can offer personalized recommendations, but the advice quality varies due to different opinions and limited knowledge of available solutions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalized recommendationsVSAvoidadvice quality consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an automated advisor system as an intermediary between consultants and clients. This system uses machine learning models trained on comprehensive web solution data to provide consistent, data-driven recommendations that supplement consultant expertise, ensuring reliability while preserving personalized service

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If consultants use email and telephone to share information, then communication is simple and direct, but knowledge transfer is incomplete and lacks systematic organization

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication simplicityVSAvoidknowledge transfer completeness
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transitions communication from traditional one-dimensional channels (email, phone) to a multi-dimensional digital platform that combines text, images, analytics, and interactive elements. This enables comprehensive knowledge transfer while maintaining ease of use through intuitive interfaces

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Measurement precision

If the system analyzes comprehensive website features and trends, then the insights become more accurate and up-to-date, but the system complexity and data processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinsight accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the complex analysis system into modular components: image processing module, text analysis module, data storage module, and recommendation engine. Each module handles specific tasks independently, reducing overall system complexity while enabling comprehensive feature analysis through coordinated operation of specialized sub-systems

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS8935653B2System advisor for requirements gathering and analysis in web solutions
Publication Date: 2015.01.13 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

A method for generating website feature requirements includes receiving a screen capture image including a website. The screen capture image is matched to one or more known website features listed within a database of website features. A website features requirements specification is generated based on the results of the matching. One or more recommendations for modifying the website features requirements specification is automatically generated based on considerations of cost or complexity of implementation. The website features requirements specification is updated based on the one or more recommendations.