Cross-Device Interface Mapping for Mobile and Desktop Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current software configurations for enterprise computing often lack mechanisms to fully complement the functionality of mobile and desktop devices, leading to reduced user productivity and inefficient performance in tasks that require coordination across multiple devices.
Innovation Solution
A method is introduced that enables user interface interactions between different computing devices by selecting a portion of a display screen on one device, using signals to map and display corresponding items on another device based on predetermined rules, which can include resolution, graphics resources, and contextual information, allowing for the sharing and adjustment of user interface features and data between devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate applications are installed on mobile and desktop devices to access similar functionality, then device-specific access is enabled, but device complexity and user productivity are reduced due to lack of integration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal interface framework that allows a single application to provide consistent functionality across multiple device types (mobile, desktop, tablet). The system uses device-agnostic interface definitions that can be rendered adaptively on different devices, eliminating the need for separate applications while maintaining device-specific optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary interface layer that sits between the application logic and device-specific implementations. This intermediary layer translates high-level interface definitions into device-specific renderings, enabling seamless integration across devices without requiring separate applications for each device type.
2Ease of operation
If cloud-based applications are used on both devices, then accessibility is improved, but functional complementarity between devices is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables each device to access the same cloud-based application while applying device-specific quality adaptations. The system renders interface elements with local quality characteristics optimized for each device type (e.g., touch-optimized controls for mobile, keyboard-optimized controls for desktop) while maintaining access to the same underlying functionality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If similar operating systems are run on both devices, then software compatibility is improved, but the ability to leverage unique device functionalities is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic interface adaptation system that adjusts the user interface based on the specific device characteristics while maintaining software compatibility. The system dynamically detects device properties and automatically optimizes interface rendering to leverage unique device functionalities (e.g., camera, GPS, touchscreen) without requiring different operating systems.
4Productivity
If no integration mechanisms are provided between devices, then device independence is maintained, but user productivity and functional synergy are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the integration system into independent, loosely-coupled components: interface definition layer, rendering layer, and device adaptation layer. This segmentation allows each component to operate independently while maintaining clear interfaces between them, reducing integration complexity while enabling functional synergy between devices.
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AI summary
A system and method for facilitating user interface interactions between different computing devices. An example method includes providing a first user option to select a first portion of a first user interface display screen presented on a first computing device; providing a signal based on the selected portion; and using the signal to display one or more items in a second user interface display screen via a second computing device based on the first portion and one or more mapping rules. In a more specific embodiment, the example method further includes providing a second user option to adjust the mapping rules. The first portion includes, for example, a table row or column. The one or more items displayed via the second computing device include, for example, a visualization based on data associated with the first portion.