Visual Access Objects for Intuitive Online Activity Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional online activity monitoring mechanisms are too technically complex for average users, leading to confusion and abandonment of monitoring efforts, as they fail to communicate contextual information in a simple and intuitive manner.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that dynamically associate visual and audio components with contextual information from access requests, using objects like logos, images, and sounds to represent the information in a user-friendly way, allowing for intuitive monitoring and alerting users about their online activities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional online activity monitoring mechanisms are used, then monitoring capability is provided, but the technical complexity is too high for average users, leading to confusion and abandonment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces visual objects (icons, images, logos) and audio components as intermediaries between the complex monitoring system and the user. These visual representations serve as mediators that translate technical access information into easily understandable formats, allowing users to comprehend monitoring data without needing to understand the underlying technical complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces text-based and technically complex information presentation with visual and audio representations. Instead of displaying raw access logs and technical data, the system substitutes these with visual objects and audio cues that convey the same information in a more intuitive and accessible manner for average users
2Measurement precision
If detailed contextual information is provided to users, then monitoring accuracy is improved, but the information becomes overwhelming and difficult to understand
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments detailed contextual information into distinct visual objects, each representing a specific aspect of access information. Instead of presenting a wall of text containing all monitoring details, the system divides the information into separate visual elements (icons, images, audio components) that can be individually processed and understood by users
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs visual attributes such as color, images, and audio characteristics to encode different types of contextual information. These visual and audio variations allow users to quickly distinguish between different kinds of access events and their significance without needing to read detailed descriptions
Data Source
AI summary
A request to access a resource is received from a machine. The request contains machine data. Contextual information is retrieved from the request based on one or more computer operations performed on the machine data. The contextual information contains one or more technical terms in computer technology. The contextual information comprises at least one of the following: information indicating a service provider used to send the request; information indicating a type of hardware device used to send the request; and information indicating a configuration of software used to send the request. An object is associated with the retrieved contextual information. The object has a visual component that symbolizes the one or more technical terms of the contextual information in a visual manner. The object is communicated to an entity.