Remote Session Performance Data Visualization Interface

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems lack the ability to provide users with interactive, dynamic displays and recommendations for optimizing the performance of data communication networks, specifically failing to offer meaningful feedback on how to improve end-user interaction experience by analyzing the impact of various components in a client-host connection.

Innovation Solution

A graphical user interface is developed to display performance data for current and previous communication sessions, featuring sections representing physical portions of the connection, with dynamic displays and recommendations for improving performance when thresholds are crossed, allowing users to interactively identify and address bottlenecks.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If conventional graphical displays are used to show performance data, then the interface is simple to implement, but the system lacks the ability to provide interactive feedback and optimization recommendations to users

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser interaction capabilityVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback by displaying performance data from multiple components (client, network, server) and providing optimization recommendations based on analyzed bottlenecks. The system continuously monitors performance metrics and feeds this information back to users through graphical displays showing current performance status and suggested improvements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the performance monitoring system into distinct components: client performance monitoring, network performance monitoring, and server performance monitoring. Each segment is displayed separately in the graphical interface, allowing users to identify which specific component is causing performance issues without being overwhelmed by a monolithic display.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Loss of information

If detailed performance data from multiple components is displayed, then the information completeness is improved, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring performance bottlenecks increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperformance information completenessVSAvoidbottleneck detection difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary analysis layer that processes performance data from multiple components (client, network, server) and translates it into actionable bottleneck identification. This intermediary layer analyzes the collected metrics and presents synthesized bottleneck information to users, making the detection process easier without losing underlying data completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent combines performance data from multiple separate components (client metrics, network metrics, server metrics) into a unified graphical display. By merging these data streams into a single coherent view, the system maintains complete performance information while simplifying bottleneck detection through integrated visualization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Productivity

If the system provides comprehensive performance monitoring and recommendations, then the productivity of performance optimization is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperformance optimization efficiencyVSAvoidmonitoring system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service by automatically analyzing performance data and generating optimization recommendations without requiring manual intervention. The system monitors performance metrics, identifies bottlenecks, and provides actionable recommendations automatically, improving optimization productivity while managing complexity through automation rather than manual processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS8984407B2Methods and interfaces for displaying performance data related to a current remote access session
Publication Date: 2015.03.17 GOTO GRP INC
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AI summary

A graphical user interface displays performance data related to a communication session between a first computing device and a second computing device. The graphical user interface comprises a first graphical element and a second graphical element. The first graphical element has a number of sections that represent respective physical portions of a connection between the first computing device and the second computing device. Each of the sections displays the performance data of a current session for that respective physical section. The second graphical element displays corresponding performance data for a predetermined number of previous sessions between the first computing device and the second computing device.