Mobile Device Trigger-Action Interface for Automated Task Execution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile device interfaces lack the ability to efficiently manage and execute complex instructions based on multiple triggers and actions, such as time, location, network connectivity, and device interactions, leading to limited automation and user convenience.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a touch surface to detect triggers and actions, store instructions, and execute them automatically or manually, incorporating features like voice commands, location awareness, and device interactions to automate tasks on mobile devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If mobile device interfaces use traditional manual operation methods, then users can control device functions, but user convenience and efficiency are limited due to the need for manual intervention in complex tasks
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by detecting triggers (time, location, connectivity status, device state) and automatically executing corresponding actions without requiring user initiation. For example, when the device detects a specific location via GPS or when connectivity status changes, it automatically performs pre-configured actions such as opening applications, adjusting settings, or sending notifications, thereby eliminating the need for manual user intervention in these scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device serves itself by autonomously monitoring its own state (connectivity, location, sensor data) and automatically executing tasks based on detected triggers. The system self-manages complex workflows by detecting conditions and performing corresponding actions without external user input, such as automatically switching between applications or adjusting device settings based on environmental conditions.
2Extent of automation
If mobile device interfaces implement automation based on multiple triggers and actions, then user convenience and task automation improve, but device complexity and interface management become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The automation system is segmented into distinct components: trigger detection modules (for time, location, connectivity, device state), action execution modules (for launching applications, adjusting settings, sending notifications), and a configuration interface. This segmentation allows each component to be independently managed and optimized, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high automation capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The trigger-action framework provides a universal interface that can handle multiple types of triggers (GPS location, network connectivity, sensor data, application state) and multiple types of actions (launching apps, adjusting settings, sending notifications). This multi-functional design consolidates diverse automation tasks into a single unified system, simplifying interface management despite the system's comprehensive automation capabilities.
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AI summary
A system, method, and computer program product are provided to: display, utilizing a display, a plurality of triggers including: a time, a location, an application, a network connectivity, a connectivity with at least one other device, and a vocal input; detect, utilizing a touch surface, a touch on at least one of the plurality of triggers; display, utilizing the display, a plurality of actions including: a first application action including a first action of a first application, a second application action including a second action of a second application, and a third application action including third action of a third application; detect, utilizing the touch surface, a touch on at least one of the plurality of actions; based on the detection of the touch on the at least one trigger and the touch on the at least one action: store, utilizing memory, an instruction that includes the at least one trigger and the at least one action; detect whether the at least one trigger has been triggered; and in response to the detection that the at least one trigger has been triggered, perform the at least one action based on the instruction, utilizing the device.