Adaptive successive warning message handling

• US 10,268,489 B2
• Filed: 09/20/2016
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Hasegawa, Tohru, Hasegawa, Yuhko
• Primary Examiner(s): Duong, Hien L
• Application Number:
  US15/270,082
• Publication Number:
  US 20180081700A1
• Time in Patent Office: 945 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A computer receives a plurality of warning messages. The computer determines that a first warning message of the plurality of warning messages was not previously displayed based on determining the first warning message does not match a warning message contained in a previous warning message list. The computer displays the first warning message without an active User Interface (UI) object based on determining that the first warning message was not previously displayed. The computer presents an active UI object after a delay time.

Claims

1. A method for preventing unintentional skipping of a plurality of warning messages, the method comprising:

receiving the plurality of warning messages for displaying in a successive order;

determining that a first warning message of the plurality of warning messages was not previously displayed based on determining the first warning message does not match a warning message contained in a previous warning message list, wherein the previous warning message list is a reference database that maintains previously displayed to a user warning messages; and

based on determining that the first warning message was not previously displayed;

displaying the first warning message without an active User Interface (UI) object requesting an input from a user, wherein the active UI object requesting the input from the user enables closing of the first warning message; and

presenting the active UI object requesting the input from the user after a delay time, wherein presenting the active UI object requesting the input from the user after the delay time comprises;

calculating the delay time based on a size of the first warning message, wherein calculating the delay time based on the size of the first warning message comprises;

determining a word count of the first warning message; and

adjusting the delay time based on the word count; and

presenting the active UI object requesting the input from the user after the delay time.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising updating the previous warning message list.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising based on determining that the first warning message was not previously displayed, adding the first warning message to the previous warning message list, wherein the first warning message comprises a list consisting of date, time, and content of the first warning message.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein updating the previous warning message list further comprises:

determining a second warning message was displayed beyond a predetermined timeframe in a past; and

removing the second warning message from the previous warning message list.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the active UI object requesting the input from the user after the delay time further comprises presenting the active UI object requesting the input from the user, wherein the active UI object requesting the input from the user is a function selected from a group consisting of:

a button displayed on a screen, a voice command requesting a verbal response, a graphical icon displayed on a screen requesting interaction with a pointing device.

6. A computer program product for preventing unintentional skipping of a plurality of warning messages, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage devices, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive the plurality of warning messages for displaying in a successive order;

program instructions to determine that a first warning message of the plurality of warning messages was not previously displayed based on determining the first warning message does not match a warning message contained in a previous warning message list, wherein the previous warning message list is a reference database that maintains previously displayed to a user warning messages; and

based on determining that the first warning message was not previously displayed;

program instructions to display the first warning message without an active User Interface (UI) object requesting an input from a user, wherein the active UI object requesting the input from the user enables closing of the first warning message; and

program instructions to present the active UI object requesting the input from the user after a delay time, wherein program instructions to present the active UI object requesting the input from the user after the delay time comprises;

program instructions to calculate the delay time based on a size of the first warning message, wherein program instructions to calculate the delay time based on the size of the first warning message comprises;

 

program instructions to determine a word count of the firstwarning message; and

 

program instructions to adjust the delay time based on the word count; and

program instructions to present the active UI object requesting the input from the user after the delay time.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, further comprising program instructions to update the previous warning message list.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, further comprising based on determining that the first warning message was not previously displayed, program instructions to add the first warning message to the previous warning message list wherein first warning message comprises a list consisting of date, time, and content of the first warning message.

9. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein program instructions to update the previous warning message list further comprises:

program instructions to determine a second warning message was displayed beyond a predetermined timeframe in a past; and

program instructions to remove the second warning message from the previous warning message list.

10. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein program instructions to present the active UI object requesting the input from the user after the delay time further comprises program instructions to present the active UI object requesting the input from the user, wherein the active UI object requesting the input from the user is a function selected from a group consisting of:

a button displayed on a screen, a voice command requesting a verbal response, a graphical icon displayed on a screen requesting interaction with a pointing device.

11. A computer system for preventing unintentional skipping of a plurality of warning messages, the computer system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive the plurality of warning messages for displaying in a successive order;

program instructions to determine that a first warning message of the plurality of warning messages was not previously displayed based on determining the first warning message does not match a warning message contained in a previous warning message list, wherein the previous warning message list is a reference database that maintains previously displayed to a user warning messages; and

based on determining that the first warning message was not previously displayed;

program instructions to display the first warning message without an active User Interface (UI) object requesting an input from a user, wherein the active UI object requesting the input from the user enables closing of the first warning message; and

program instructions to present the active UI object requesting the input from the user after a delay time, wherein program instructions to present the active UI object requesting the input from the user after the delay time comprises;

program instructions to calculate the delay time based on a size of the first warning message, wherein program instructions to calculate the delay time based on the size of the first warning message comprises;

 

program instructions to determine a word count of the firstwarning message; and

 

program instructions to adjust the delay time based on the word count; and

program instructions to present the active UI object requesting the input from the user after the delay time.

12. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising program instructions to update the previous warning message list.

13. The computer system of claim 12, further comprising based on determining that the first warning message was not previously displayed, program instructions to add the first warning message to the previous warning message list wherein first warning message comprises a list consisting of date, time, and content of the first warning message.

14. The computer system of claim 12, wherein program instructions to update the previous warning message list further comprises:

program instructions to determine a second warning message was displayed beyond a predetermined timeframe in a past; and

program instructions to remove the second warning message from the previous warningmessage list.

15. The computer system of claim 11, wherein program instructions to present the active UI object requesting the input from the user after the delay time further comprises program instructions to present the active UI object requesting the input from the user, wherein the active UI object requesting the input from the user is a function selected from a group consisting of:

a button displayed on a screen, a voice command requesting a verbal response, a graphical icon displayed on a screen requesting interaction with a pointing device.