Dynamic Application Setup Interfaces for Reduced Mobile Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional systems provide rigid and inefficient user interfaces for application functions, requiring excessive navigation and computational resources, especially on mobile devices with small screens, due to disjointed setup and setting interfaces that are not intuitive and result in bloated workflows.
Innovation Solution
An application function activation system dynamically surfaces multiple user-specific GUIs based on user activity data and activation statuses, intelligently selecting and displaying application functions using propensity and retention metrics to minimize navigation and optimize screen space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional systems provide pre-established static user interface flows for application functions, then the interface structure is simple and easy to implement, but the user interface becomes rigid and requires excessive navigation between multiple UIs in different sections
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms static pre-established user interface flows into dynamic adaptive flows that automatically adjust based on user characteristics, device type, and context. The system generates customized interface sequences in real-time, allowing the interface structure to be flexible and adaptive rather than rigid and fixed, thereby reducing navigation steps while maintaining implementability through automated generation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes multiple interface parameters simultaneously including the sequence of displayed screens, the content of each screen, the navigation options available, and the pacing of information presentation. These parameter changes are driven by user profiles, device characteristics, and contextual factors, enabling the interface to adapt dynamically without requiring complex manual configuration.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional systems display multiple static interfaces for different application functions, then all application functionalities are available, but the user interface bloats and becomes difficult to utilize on mobile devices with small screens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary application functions and interface elements required for each specific user context, removing unnecessary components that would bloat the interface. By analyzing user profiles and device characteristics, the system selectively presents only relevant functions, thereby maintaining versatility while optimizing screen space utilization on mobile devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface dynamically adjusts its content and layout based on available screen space, device orientation, and user preferences. The system reconfigures interface elements in real-time to fit different screen sizes and resolutions, ensuring that all necessary application functions remain accessible without creating a bloated or difficult-to-navigate interface on small mobile screens.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional systems require users to navigate between multiple UIs in different sections to access application functions, then comprehensive functionality is provided, but computational resources are excessively utilized to load and display various interfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-analyzing user profiles, device characteristics, and contextual factors to determine the optimal interface sequence before actual interaction. This advance preparation allows the system to load and prepare only the necessary interface elements and application functions required for each user context, reducing computational resource utilization during actual use while maintaining comprehensive functionality accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and loads only the specific interface elements and application functions necessary for each user context, rather than loading all possible interfaces. By selectively extracting required components based on user profiles and device characteristics, the system reduces computational resource consumption for loading and displaying interfaces while ensuring all needed functionalities remain accessible.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure describes embodiments of systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable storage media that dynamically surface multiple user-specific application function GUIs for setting up (or accessing) application functions for a user account. For instance, the disclosed systems can select and display a GUI for a first application function from a set of application functions. Moreover, upon receiving user interactions with the GUI for the first application function (and identifying whether or not the first application system is activated for the user account), the disclosed systems can select a second application function from the set of application functions and displays a GUI (e.g., a setup interface) for the second application function from the set of application functions. In some implementations, the disclosed systems can utilize computer-based models to determine user account specific application function metrics and intelligently select and surface application functions using the application function metrics.