App Resource Request Component for Pre-Launch Downloads
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing software applications often require additional resources to be downloaded after installation, rendering them non-operational until these resources are fully downloaded, which can delay user access and necessitate user intervention.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a resource request component within the application that monitors for triggering events to autonomously download necessary resources from a remote server, ensuring the application is fully operational upon launch without additional user interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If additional resources are downloaded after app installation, then the application can have all necessary resources, but the application becomes non-operational until resources are fully downloaded
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by downloading additional resources before the application is launched. The resource request component monitors for triggering events and initiates resource downloads in advance, ensuring resources are available before the user needs to use the application, thereby eliminating wait time and ensuring immediate operability.
2Reliability
If additional resources are downloaded after installation, then the application has complete functionality, but user intervention is required to initiate downloads
Solution Approach 1:
The resource request component implements self-service by autonomously monitoring for triggering events and initiating resource downloads without requiring user intervention. The system automatically detects when resources are needed and performs the download process independently, making the application complete and functional without additional user actions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs feedback mechanisms where the resource request component continuously monitors the application state and triggering events. When specific conditions are met (such as application installation completion or launch attempt), the component receives feedback and automatically initiates the appropriate resource download actions, creating a closed-loop system that adapts to application needs.
3Reliability
If games require additional resources to be downloaded after installation, then the game can have full content, but the game is not playable upon installation
Solution Approach 1:
For games specifically, the resource request component performs preliminary downloads of game resources before the user attempts to play. By monitoring triggering events such as installation completion or launch attempts, the system automatically initiates resource downloads in advance, ensuring the game is fully playable immediately when the user wants to play, without requiring separate download steps.
Data Source
AI summary
Download of a third-party app includes download, to a local device, an installation package for an application, wherein the installation package comprises a resource request component. In response to installing the application, the resource request component is launched. The resource request component causes the local device to transmit a request to a remote device for additional resources for the application, and download the additional resources to the local device.