User Frustration Detection for Mobile Device Experience Optimization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for evaluating user experience on mobile devices are often network-based and delayed, failing to promptly address user frustration, which can lead to non-productive actions and suboptimal device performance.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that detect user frustration events, associate them with device events, and transmit event packages to provide immediate feedback, allowing for improved user experience evaluation and service optimization by identifying and addressing causes of frustration.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If network-based evaluation methods are used, then system resources are reduced, but user feedback is delayed and response time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefeedback delayVSAvoiddevice processing capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The device performs preliminary actions by detecting user frustration events and associating them with device events before transmitting the event package. This allows the system to prepare feedback data in advance at the device level, reducing the overall feedback delay without requiring complex continuous monitoring infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The device serves itself by autonomously detecting frustration events, determining associated device events, and forming event packages for transmission. This self-service capability eliminates the need for continuous network-based monitoring, reducing feedback delay while keeping device complexity manageable through targeted rather than continuous processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Measurement precision

If continuous monitoring of user experience is implemented, then user feedback quality improves, but device energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experience evaluation accuracyVSAvoiddevice energy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of continuous monitoring, the system applies partial action by detecting only specific frustration events that meet certain criteria. This selective approach maintains measurement precision for critical user experience issues while significantly reducing device energy consumption compared to continuous monitoring of all user interactions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback by transmitting event packages that contain both user frustration event indicators and associated device event indicators. This feedback mechanism provides accurate user experience evaluation by linking frustration events to specific device operations, enabling precise measurement without requiring continuous energy-intensive monitoring.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Measurement precision

If detailed event packages are transmitted, then feedback accuracy improves, but network bandwidth consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefeedback accuracyVSAvoidnetwork energy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The event package is segmented into distinct components: user frustration event indicators and associated device event indicators. This segmentation allows the system to transmit only the necessary detailed information for accurate feedback without including redundant data, thereby improving feedback accuracy while controlling network bandwidth consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies parameter changes by selectively including specific event indicators in the event package based on the detected frustration event type and associated device events. This approach optimizes feedback accuracy by including only relevant parameters, reducing unnecessary network energy consumption while maintaining precise user experience evaluation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS8680992B2Measuring and improving the quality of a user experience
Publication Date: 2014.03.25 SAVANNAH LICENSING LLC
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AI summary

Implementations and techniques for measuring and improving the quality of a user experience are generally disclosed.