Predictive Gesture Analysis for Application Component Preloading

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing software applications face delays in launch time and responsiveness due to complex architectures and dependencies on multiple application components, leading to suboptimal user experience.

Innovation Solution

A system that utilizes predictive gesture analysis to preload and execute application components by monitoring user input gestures and dynamically adjusting detection areas to anticipate user actions, thereby optimizing launch time and responsiveness.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If application components are loaded into memory during launch sequence, then application responsiveness during runtime is improved, but application launch time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication responsivenessVSAvoidapplication launch time

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by detecting user gestures and preloading application components into memory before the user actually requests them. This allows components to be ready when needed without loading everything at launch, resolving the contradiction between fast launch and fast responsiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts component loading based on real-time gesture detection and user behavior patterns. Instead of static preloading at launch or purely on-demand loading, the system adapts component loading timing based on predicted user actions, optimizing both launch time and runtime responsiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Loss of time

If application components are loaded on-demand when functionality is initiated, then application launch time is reduced, but application responsiveness during runtime deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication launch timeVSAvoidapplication responsiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of timeVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by detecting user gestures and preloading application components into memory before the user actually requests them. This allows components to be ready when needed without loading everything at launch, resolving the contradiction between fast launch and fast responsiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts component loading based on real-time gesture detection and user behavior patterns. Instead of static preloading at launch or purely on-demand loading, the system adapts component loading timing based on predicted user actions, optimizing both launch time and runtime responsiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If complex application architectures with multiple dependencies are used, then application functionality and features are enhanced, but application launch time and responsiveness are degraded

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication functionalityVSAvoidapplication launch time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments application components into groups based on functionality and user interaction patterns. By detecting gestures and predicting which component groups will be needed, the system loads only necessary segments into memory while keeping others available on-demand, maintaining full functionality while reducing launch time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by detecting user gestures and preloading application components into memory before the user actually requests them. This allows components to be ready when needed without loading everything at launch, resolving the contradiction between fast launch and fast responsiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4139793B1Utilization of predictive gesture analysis for preloading and executing application components

Publication Date: 2024.12.25 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC

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AI summary

The techniques disclosed herein utilize predictive gestures to preload and/or execute application components to provide improved responsiveness and loading times in software applications. In some configurations, a system can monitor user input gestures to determine if a user-controlled cursor moves into a detection area positioned in proximity to one or more selectable user interface ("UI") elements. When a user input causes a cursor to move into the detection area, a computing device can preload or execute one or more application components in memory. The system can also dynamically adjust the position, size and/or shape of the detection area based on a number of factors, including the recognition of one or more predetermined input gestures. By dynamically adjusting a detection area, the system can optimize the predictive techniques for identifying the intent of a user for initiating preload or pre-execution operations for one or more application components.