US 12,450,076 B1
System and method of creating a shadow representation of the user interface for faster UI element retrieval
Muthukrishnan Thukkaram, Bangalore (IN); Rahul Mhambrey, Bangalore (IN); Anupriya, Bangalore (IN); and Lalitashree Ravi Hegde, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Whatfix Private Limited, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Whatfix Private Limited, Bangalore (IN)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/398,544.
Int. Cl. G06F 9/451 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 9/453 (2018.02) 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method of finding visual user interface elements of a desktop application for a digital adoption platform (DAP), comprising:
monitoring structure change automation events in a graphical user interface (GUI) of a target desktop application;
updating a shadow user interface (UI) cache of the UI screen elements in response to detecting structure change automation events; and
in response to a request from a finder for screen element information to provide DAP assistance as a user navigates the target desktop application, accessing the shadow UI cache to search for screen element information to fulfill the request.