Dynamic suggestion of next task based on task navigation information

• US 10,108,401 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2015
• Issued: 10/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Juniper Networks Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Juniper Networks Incorporated
• Inventors: Gralhoz, Ricardo Augusto R., Stern, Hal L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rashid, Wissam
• Application Number:
  US14/985,002
• Publication Number:
  US 20160110220A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,028 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0633 Workflow analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A device may receive task navigation information, identify a selection of a first task, of multiple tasks, based on the task navigation information, and provide a list of a group of tasks from the multiple tasks. The list of the group tasks may be based on information identifying tasks historically selected subsequent to the selection of the first task. The device may identify a selection of a second task, of the multiple tasks subsequent to identifying the selection of the first task; and store information identifying that the second task has been selected subsequent to the first task based on identifying the selection of the second task subsequent to the selection of the first task. The information identifying that the second task has been selected subsequent to the first task may include a number of times that the second task has been selected subsequent to the first task.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a device, task navigation information;

identifying, by the device, a selection of a first task, of a plurality of tasks, based on the task navigation information;

providing, by the device, a list of tasks from the plurality of tasks based on identifying the selection of the first task,

the list of tasks being based on information identifying tasks historically selected subsequent to the selection of the first task;

identifying, by the device and based on the task navigation information, a selection of a second task, of the plurality of tasks, subsequent to identifying the selection of the first task;

storing, by the device, information indicating that the second task has been selected subsequent to the first task based on identifying the selection of the second task subsequent to the selection of the first task,

the information indicating that the second task has been selected subsequent to the first task including a number of times that the second task has been selected subsequent to the first task, and

the information indicating that the second task has been selected subsequent to the first task corresponding to the information identifying tasks historically selected subsequent to the selection of the first task; and

discarding, by the device, the information indicating that the second task has been selected subsequent to the first task when a user navigates away from the second task within a particular amount of time,

at least one of the first task or the second task relating to instructions that direct one or more network devices to provide a particular service to a data flow or apply a filter or a rule to the data flow.

2. The method of claim 1, where providing the list of tasks comprises:

providing the list of tasks as a task tree in a user interface.

3. The method of claim 1, where providing the list of tasks comprises:

providing the list of tasks in descending order based on transition counts of the plurality of tasks.

4. The method of claim 1, where receiving the task navigation information comprises:

continuously monitoring navigation activity to receive the task navigation information.

5. The method of claim 1, where the task navigation information includes information identifying at least one of:

keystrokes,

cursor movements, or

mouse clicks.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a selection of a third task, of the plurality of tasks, based on the task navigation information;

adding the first task and the third task to a workflow list; and

providing the workflow list for execution.

7. A system comprising:

a device, comprising a processor, to;

receive task navigation information;

identify a selection of a first task, of a plurality of tasks, based on the task navigation information;

generate a task suggestions list from the plurality of tasks, based on identifying the selection of the first task,

the task suggestions list being based on information identifying tasks historically selected subsequent to the selection of the first task;

provide the task suggestions list;

identify a selection of a second task, of the plurality of tasks, subsequent to identifying the selection of the first task;

update the task suggestions list based on the selection of the second task;

generate an updated task suggestions list based on updating the task suggestions list,

the updated task suggestions list including information indicating that the second task has been selected subsequent to the first task;

provide the updated task suggestions list; and

discard the information indicating that the second task has been selected subsequent to the first task when a user navigates away from the second task within a particular amount of time,

at least one of the first task or the second task relating to first instructions that direct one or more network devices to provide a particular service to a data flow or apply a filter or a rule to the data flow.

8. The system of claim 7, where, when generating the updated task suggestions list, the device is to:

re-order the task suggestions list to produce the updated task suggestions list.

9. The system of claim 7, where, when generating the updated task suggestions list, the device is to:

generate the updated task suggestions list based on information identifying tasks historically selected subsequent to the selection of the second task.

10. The system of claim 7, where, when generating the updated task suggestions list, the device is to:

generate the updated task suggestions list based on information identifying tasks historically selected subsequent to the selection of the second task following the selection of the first task.

11. The system of claim 7, where the device is further to:

identifying a selection of a third task, of the plurality of tasks, based on the task navigation information;

adding the first task and the third task to a workflow list; and

providing the workflow list for execution.

12. The system of claim 7, where the task navigation information includes information identifying at least one of:

keystrokes,

cursor movements, or

mouse clicks.

13. The system of claim 7, where, when receiving the task navigation information, the device is to:

continuously monitor navigation activity to receive the task navigation information.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors associated with a device, cause the one or more processors to;

receive task navigation information;

identify a selection of a first task, of a plurality of tasks, based on the task navigation information;

generate a task suggestions list from the plurality of tasks, based on identifying the selection of the first task,

the task suggestions list being based on information identifying tasks historically selected subsequent to the selection of the first task;

provide the task suggestions list;

identify a selection of a second task, of the plurality of tasks, subsequent to identifying the selection of the first task;

update information indicating that the second task has been selected subsequent to the first task based on identifying the selection of the second task subsequent to the selection of the first task,

the information indicating that the second task has been selected subsequent to the first task including a number of times that the second task has been selected subsequent to the first task;

update the task suggestions list based on the information indicating that the second task has been selected;

generate an updated task suggestions list based on updating the task suggestions list; and

discard the information indicating that the second task has been selected subsequent to the first task when a user navigates away from the second task within a particular amount of time,

at least one of the first task or the second task relating to instructions that direct one or more network devices to provide a particular service to a data flow or apply a filter or a rule to the data flow.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to generate the updated task suggestions list, cause the one or more processors to:

re-order the task suggestions list to produce the updated task suggestions list,

the updated task suggestions list being based on information identifying tasks historically selected subsequent to the selection of the second task.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to generate the updated task suggestions list, cause the one or more processors to:

create a new order of the task suggestions list to produce the updated task suggestions list,

the new order being based on counts of the plurality of tasks selected subsequent to the second task.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide the task suggestions list, cause the one or more processors to:

provide the task suggestions list in descending order based on counts of the plurality of tasks selected subsequent to the first task.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide the updated task suggestions list, cause the one or more processors to:

provide the updated task suggestions list in descending order based on counts of the plurality of tasks selected subsequent to the second task.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

identify a selection of a third task, of the plurality of tasks, based on the task navigation information;

add the first task and the third task to a workflow list; and

provide the workflow list for execution.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, where the task navigation information includes information identifying at least one of:

keystrokes,

cursor movements, or

mouse clicks.