TARGETED KEY PRESS ZONES ON AN INTERACTIVE DISPLAY

• US 20130346905A1
• Filed: 02/26/2013
• Published: 12/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Do, Lydia M., Fork, Michael J., Paterson, Kevin G.
• Application Number:
  US13/777,268
• Publication Number:
  US 20130346905A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/773
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs

Abstract

Method, computer program product, and system for performing an operation to facilitate selection of user interface (UI) elements on an interactive display, the operation including providing at least a first UI element on the interactive display, defining an input area which, when selected, activates the first UI element, determining a first likelihood of the first UI element being selected, and modifying the input area of the first UI element, based on the first likelihood.

Claims

1. A method to facilitate selection of user interface (UI) elements on an interactive display, comprising:

providing at least a first UI element on the interactive display;

defining an input area which, when selected, activates the first UI element;

determining a first likelihood of the first UI element being selected; and

modifying the input area of the first UI element, based on the first likelihood and by operation of one or more processors.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first UI element on the interactive display is not modified, the method further comprising:

prior to modifying the input area of the first UI element, receiving a selection falling outside of the input area.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection at a point on the interactive display;

upon determining that the point is within the modified input area of the first UI element, registering the first UI element as input;

determining, for at least a second UI element and based on the first UI element registered as input, a second likelihood of the second UI element being selected; and

modifying the input area of the second UI element, based on the second likelihood, wherein the second UI element on the interactive display is not modified.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first UI element comprises a key of a virtual keyboard.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first likelihood is based on historical usage patterns.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

upon receiving a selection of the modified first UI element, modifying the historical usage patterns to reflect the selection of the modified first UI element.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the input area comprises at least one of:

(i) increasing, and (ii) decreasing the input area.