Adaptive Webtop Access Point Organization for Mobile Productivity
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Solution Overview
Problem
In enterprise networks, employees face inefficiencies in locating access points for desired web applications on personal devices, particularly on mobile devices with small screens, due to a large number of allowed enterprise web applications, leading to reduced productivity.
Innovation Solution
An access policy management (APM) apparatus identifies allowed web applications based on historical access patterns and organizes access points in a webtop to facilitate efficient access, prioritizing applications likely to be used by the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If all allowed enterprise web applications are presented in the webtop, then users have access to all necessary applications, but the number of access points becomes large making it difficult to locate desired applications
Solution Approach 1:
The webtop is segmented into multiple pages or sections, with the first page displaying a curated subset of frequently accessed applications. Users can navigate to additional pages to access the complete set of allowed applications, thereby organizing the large number of access points into manageable groups.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary analysis of user behavior patterns, historical data, and application usage frequencies before generating the webtop. This allows the system to pre-organize and prioritize applications in a manner that anticipates user needs, placing the most likely accessed applications in prominent positions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If access points for all allowed web applications are displayed on mobile devices, then complete application access is provided, but the small screen size makes navigation inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The webtop interface adapts its layout and organization based on the specific characteristics of mobile devices, including screen size and touch interface capabilities. Applications are arranged with larger icons and sufficient spacing optimized for touch interaction, and the most frequently accessed applications are positioned in easily reachable areas of the screen.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-analyzes user behavior patterns and application usage data to predict which applications the user is most likely to access. This preliminary analysis enables the system to prioritize and position these applications prominently on the mobile webtop, reducing the time users need to search for them.
3Productivity
If a curated subset of web applications is prioritized in the webtop, then access efficiency is improved, but some users may need access to less frequently used applications
Solution Approach 1:
The webtop is divided into multiple navigable pages or sections. The first page or primary section displays the curated subset of frequently accessed applications for quick access, while additional pages or sections provide access to the complete set of allowed applications, ensuring both efficiency and completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of competing for space on a single two-dimensional screen, the system organizes applications across multiple dimensions including pagination (page 1, page 2, etc.), categorization (folders or groups), and hierarchical navigation. This allows the curated subset to be prominently displayed while maintaining access to all applications through systematic navigation.
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AI summary
Methods, non-transitory computer readable media, access policy management apparatuses, and enterprise network systems that facilitate adaptive organization of web application access points in webtops are disclosed. With this technology, access points for web applications are more effectively presented in webtops to facilitate more efficient access to web applications by clients. In particular, this technology utilizes historical application access pattern data to determine a subset of allowed web applications most likely to be accessed in a current session, and generates and provides a webtop with access points for web applications organized based on the determined subset of the allowed web applications. Thereby, this technology facilitates adaptive webtops that reduce the amount of time required to locate access points for web applications and improve user productivity.