Operation Execution Warning Displays for Inadvertent Mobile Actions
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Solution Overview
Problem
The ease of executing functions on mobile devices has led to inadvertent operations, necessitating a mechanism for generating warnings to prevent unintended actions.
Innovation Solution
An operation execution system that receives an operation request, determines potential causes, prompts the user to select a cause, and generates a warning display indicating the risk level associated with the selected cause.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If functions are made easily executable on mobile devices, then ease of operation is improved, but the risk of inadvertent operations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by determining potential causes for an operation before execution and presenting warning information to the user. This advance warning mechanism allows users to review and confirm their intentions before the operation is executed, preventing inadvertent actions while maintaining ease of use.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by providing warning information to the user before operation execution. The warning display presents potential causes and risk information, allowing users to receive feedback about the implications of their actions and make informed decisions about whether to proceed.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If warning information is provided before operation execution, then inadvertent operations are reduced, but the complexity of the operation execution system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the warning generation process into distinct components: determining potential causes, retrieving warning information, and presenting warnings to the user. This segmentation allows each component to be developed and optimized independently, managing overall system complexity while providing comprehensive warning functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The operation execution system is designed with multi-functionality, handling both the original operation execution function and the new warning generation function within a unified system. This universal approach avoids creating separate complex warning systems and integrates warning capabilities into the existing operation execution framework.
3Measurement precision
If multiple potential causes are presented to the user, then the accuracy of operation intent is improved, but the time required for operation execution increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system presents only the necessary warning information related to potential causes without requiring users to review every possible detail. This partial action approach provides sufficient warning information to prevent inadvertent operations while minimizing the time required for user review and confirmation.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and systems are described herein for generating warning displays during operation execution. In particular, when an operation request is received, an operation execution system may determine a set of potential causes for the operation and generate a set of selectable cause indicators for the set of potential causes. The cause indicators may be sent to a user device with the user being prompted to select one of the cause indicators. When a selection of a cause indicator is received, the operation execution system may generate a warning display to display to the user. The warning display may then be displayed to the user and the user may be enabled to proceed with the operation despite a risk level associated with the warning display.