Abstract
Photo library applications enable users to preview photo thumbnails in a grid or photo wall. A user can scroll through or down the photo wall to view previews of different photos and select any photo to view it in a larger size. When the user performs scrolling actions that go across a large number of photos, thumbnails may not be preloaded in time (e.g., due to disk or network delays) to support the photo wall view, resulting in an empty square or other user interface artifact. This disclosure utilizes a custom transformer encoder-decoder model to estimate the next most likely photo wall (or grid) coordinates that a user is likely to request in an upcoming time period. The techniques described herein provide effective pre-loading of photo previews to reduce latency in data load improving user experience. The techniques described herein provide effective pre-loading of photo previews to reduce latency in data load improving user experience. While described with reference to a photo wall, the techniques can be used for predictive preloading for any user interface that displays several content items and allows users to perform scroll actions.
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Recommended Citation
Shin, D, "Latency Reduction in Grid UI by Using Transformer Decoder for Next Item Prediction", Technical Disclosure Commons, (November 06, 2024)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/7502