HEURISTIC CACHING TO PERSONALIZE APPLICATIONS

• US 20140033094A1
• Filed: 07/25/2012
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: B'Far, Reza, Waxman, Alan, Spaulding, Kent
• Granted Patent: US 9,348,936 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/765
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching

Abstract

Heuristic caching techniques are used to improve application usability within the constraints of computing resources. A user'"'"'s behavior in connection with an application is recorded and used to intelligently determine which transitions of a user interface of the application to cache. In addition, the user may have one or more characteristics. Such characteristics may also be used to identify other users so that the other users'"'"' behavior in connection with the application can be used for intelligently determining which transitions of the user interface to cache.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating navigation in an electronic environment, comprising:

identifying a plurality of potential user interface transitions available to a user;

selecting, based at least in part on data specific to the user and data regarding a plurality of other users, a subset of the identified potential user interface transitions available to the user;

causing one or more actions to be taken that result in acceleration of one or more transitions of the selected subset upon selection by the user.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying the plurality of potential user interface transitions available to the user includes identifying, from a current user interface state, a plurality of selectable user interface elements, each selectable to cause navigation to a corresponding user interface state.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the data specific to the user is a user type and wherein the data regarding the plurality of other users comprises data aggregated based at least in part on past navigational behavior of one or more users having the user type.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the data specific to the user comprises data determined based at least in part on past navigational behavior of the user.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein selecting the subset of the identified potential user interface transitions includes:

ordering the plurality of user interface transitions based at least in part on the data specific to the user and the data regarding the plurality of other users; and

selecting the subset based at least in part on positions in the ordered plurality of user interface transitions of members of the subset.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the potential user interface transitions are transitions of an application utilized by an organization and wherein the user and the other users use the application in connection with operations of the organization,

7. A computer system for facilitating navigation, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to at least;

identify potential user interface transitions available from a particular state of a user interface being used by a user;

select, based at least in part on data specific to the user and data regarding a plurality of other users, a subset of the identified potential user interface transitions;

cause acceleration of one or more transitions of the selected subset upon selection by the user.

8. The computer system of claim 7, wherein causing acceleration of the one or more transitions of the selected subset includes, prior to selection by the user of a particular transition of the one or more transitions, causing data for the particular transition to be cached.

9. The computer system of claim 7, wherein selecting the subset of the identified potential user interface transitions includes:

identifying a characteristic of the user;

identifying the plurality of users as users sharing the identified characteristic; and

scoring, based at least in part on navigational behavior of the plurality of users in connection with the user interface, the identified potential user interface transitions to produce scores corresponding to the identified potential user interface transitions, wherein selecting the subset of the identified potential user interface transitions is based at least in part on the scores.

10. The computer system of claim 7, wherein the user interface is configured to access a web-based application.

11. The computer system of claim 7, wherein selecting the subset of the identified potential user interface transitions includes identifying a set of users that have navigated the user interface to the particular state;

and

wherein selecting the subset of the identified potential user interface transitions is based at least in part on behavior of the identified set of users that have navigated the user interface to the particular state.

12. The computer system of claim 7, wherein selecting the subset of the identified potential user interface transitions includes determining a number of user interface transitions to cache based at least in part on an activity measurement of the user.

13. The computer system of claim 7, wherein identifying the potential user interface transitions includes accessing a model of an application operated by user interaction with the user interface.

14. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having collectively stored thereon instructions executable by one or more processors of a computer system, the instructing including:

instructions for identifying potential user interface transitions available from a particular state of a user interface;

instructions for selecting, based at least in part on data specific to a user of the user interface and data regarding a plurality of other users, a subset of the identified potential user interface transitions;

instructions for causing acceleration of one or more transitions of the selected subset upon selection by the user.

15. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 14, wherein causing acceleration of one or more transitions of the selected subset includes caching data for the one or more transitions prior to the selection by the user.

16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 14, wherein selecting the subset of the identified potential user interface transitions includes identifying a characteristic of the user and identifying the plurality of other users as users sharing the characteristic with the user.

17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 16, wherein the characteristic is a role of the user in an organization.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 14, further comprising instructions for determining, based at least in part on an activity measurement of the user in connection with the user interface, a value determinative of a size of the subset, the subset being in accordance with the value.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 18, wherein the value is a number of transitions to cache.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 18, wherein the activity measurement is based at least in part on a frequency of transitions caused by interaction with the user interface by the user.