UI State Transition Cache with Operation Filtering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Complex user interfaces pose challenges in efficiently tracking and transitioning between numerous states due to increased complexity in operations, leading to inefficient use of computing and memory resources.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method to monitor and record each operation at the user interface as a record in a cache, with a controller that compresses and deletes records if they do not affect the final state, allowing efficient navigation between states by stepping back or forward through the recorded operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If all user interface operations are recorded in the cache, then complete state tracking is achieved, but memory resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential operations that affect the final user interface state from the complete operation log. By identifying and retaining only those operations that contribute to the final state while discarding redundant intermediate operations, the system achieves complete state tracking with reduced memory consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of operation recording from 'all operations' to 'operations affecting final state'. This parameter transformation allows the system to maintain accurate state tracking by recording only the necessary operations, thereby reducing the quantity of stored data while preserving reliability.
2Quantity of substance
If compression of cache records is implemented, then memory efficiency improves, but complexity of state determination increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-identifying and marking operations that affect the final state during the recording phase. This preliminary classification simplifies the subsequent state determination process, as the system only needs to process the pre-identified essential operations rather than analyzing all recorded operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (the event listener system) that monitors operations and determines their impact on the final state. This intermediary layer simplifies the overall complexity by handling the analysis logic in a dedicated component, separating it from the core state management system.
3Reliability
If event listeners are added to all user interface elements, then complete operation monitoring is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by creating a standardized event listener template that can be applied to any user interface element. This multi-functional approach allows the same monitoring mechanism to serve all UI elements uniformly, achieving complete operation monitoring without proportionally increasing complexity, as the listener logic is reused across multiple elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the monitoring function by separating the event listener creation from the state analysis logic. The listeners are divided and assigned to specific UI elements, while the central controller handles the aggregation and analysis of events. This segmentation reduces complexity by distributing the monitoring burden across multiple small, manageable components.
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AI summary
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for monitoring user interface state transitions. In one aspect, there is provided a method. The method may include monitoring a plurality of operations performed at a user interface; recording, at a cache, the plurality of operations, each of the recorded plurality of operations having a predefined format including a value and a target; moving, in response to a first request to move to a prior state at the user interface, back in the cache to determine the prior state at the user interface; and moving, in response to a second request to move to a subsequent state at the user interface, forward in the cache to determine the subsequent state at the user interface. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.