Virtual Device Interactive Recording for Mobile Service Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumers face limited and non-interactive representations of mobile devices and their services during the purchasing process, as existing visual demonstrations lack the interactive experience of actual device functionality and must be created in advance.
Innovation Solution
A mechanism for recording and mapping interactions with a mobile device to create an interactive graph of its menu system and services, allowing for playback and navigation through a virtual interface, which can be either manually or automatically generated.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If standard authoring tools (HTML or Adobe Flash) are used to create visual demonstrations, then the demonstration can be created in advance, but the representation becomes limited and non-interactive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the mobile device that replicates its actual functionality. Instead of using static images or pre-recorded videos, the system generates an interactive virtual device that copies the real device's interface and behavior, allowing users to interact with it as if using the actual product.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical authoring methods (manual creation of HTML/Flash demonstrations) with an automated system that uses software agents to interact with the device, record its behavior, and generate interactive virtual representations automatically.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual creation of visual demonstrations is used, then the demonstration can be customized, but the process is time-consuming and labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables the mobile device to demonstrate its own functionality automatically. A software agent interacts with the device, records its behavior, and generates the virtual demonstration without requiring manual intervention, making the device self-demonstrating.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the fundamental parameters of demonstration creation by transitioning from manual authoring to automated recording. The system captures the device's actual performance parameters, interface responses, and user interactions to generate an authentic virtual representation.
3Productivity
If still photographs are used to create mock-ups, then the demonstration can be assembled quickly, but the representation lacks authenticity and interactivity
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a functional copy of the mobile device's interface and behavior through automated recording, rather than assembling static photographs. The virtual device captures the actual dynamic responses, animations, and interactions of the real device, ensuring authenticity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms static photograph-based mock-ups into a dynamic virtual device that replicates the real device's behavior. The recorded interactions include animations, transitions, and responsive actions that dynamically respond to user input, matching the actual device experience.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides a mechanism for recording interactions with a Mobile Device to create a map of the structure of the menu system, Mobile Applications, and Mobile Service available on the device. A Recording/Control Environment is integrated with a physical Mobile Device, controls the Mobile Device, and records the resulting data from the Device. The Recording/Control Environment then saves the data as a map of the system structure. Once this graph has been created with a state representing every page available on the device, and with links representing every way of navigating between the individual states of the device, the graph can be used to re-create the experience of interacting with the device. A user may then virtually interact with a representative device through a Run-Time Environment, which uses the map structure to replay the interactions of the mobile device.