SMART USER INTERFACE ADAPTATION IN ON-DEMAND BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

• US 20140164933A1
• Filed: 12/10/2012
• Published: 06/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Eberlein, Peter, Said, Bare
• Granted Patent: US 9,652,744 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management

Abstract

In one aspect, there is provided a method. The method may include monitoring a process including a plurality of user interfaces, at least one of the user interfaces representing a notification of a task to be completed and at least another user interface representing information associated with an action corresponding to the notification; determining whether at least a portion of the process is a candidate for adaptation; and adapting the process by combining a first portion of the at least one of the user interface representing the notification of the task and a second portion of the at least other user interface representing the information associated with the action. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium including code that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

monitoring a process including a plurality of user interfaces, at least one of the user interfaces representing a notification of a task to be completed and at least another user interface representing information associated with an action corresponding to the notification;

determining whether at least a portion of the process is a candidate for adaptation; and

adapting the process by combining a first portion of the at least one of the user interface representing the notification of the task and a second portion of the at least other user interface representing the information associated with the action.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the monitoring further comprises:

monitoring a navigation between the at least one user interface and the other user interface.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the monitoring further comprises:

comparing a first object type associated with the notification of the task with a second object type associated with the action to determine whether a match exists representative of the candidate for adaptation.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 3 further comprising:

combining the first portion and the second portion, when the match exists.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 4 further comprising:

providing, at a user interface, a prompt for a consent to the combining.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the monitoring further comprises:

monitoring an application programming interface at each of the at least one user interface and the other user interface to enable the determining.

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 1 further comprising:

configuring an adaptor, at application server of a multi-tenant system, to perform at least one of the monitoring, the determining, and the adapting.

8. A method comprising:

monitoring a process including a plurality of user interfaces, at least one of the user interfaces representing a notification of a task to be completed and at least another user interface representing information associated with an action corresponding to the notification;

determining whether at least a portion of the process is a candidate for adaptation; and

adapting the process by combining a first portion of the at least one of the user interface representing the notification of the task and a second portion of the at least other user interface representing the information associated with the action, wherein the monitoring, the determining, and the adapting are implemented by at least one processor.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the monitoring further comprises:

monitoring a navigation between the at least one user interface and the other user interface.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the monitoring further comprises:

comparing a first object type associated with the notification of the task with a second object type associated with the action to determine whether a match exists representative of the candidate for adaptation.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

combining the first portion and the second portion, when the match exists.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

providing, at a user interface, a prompt for a consent to the combining.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the monitoring further comprises:

monitoring an application programming interface at each of the at least one user interface and the other user interface to enable the determining.

14. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

configuring an adaptor, at application server of a multi-tenant system, to perform at least one of the monitoring, the determining, and the adapting.

15. A system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory including code which when executed by the at least one processor causes operations comprising;

monitoring a process including a plurality of user interfaces, at least one of the user interfaces representing a notification of a task to be completed and at least another user interface representing information associated with an action corresponding to the notification;

determining whether at least a portion of the process is a candidate for adaptation; and

adapting the process by combining a first portion of the at least one of the user interface representing the notification of the task and a second portion of the at least other user interface representing the information associated with the action.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the monitoring further comprises:

monitoring a navigation between the at least one user interface and the other user interface.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the monitoring further comprises:

comparing a first object type associated with the notification of the task with a second object type associated with the action to determine whether a match exists representative of the candidate for adaptation.

18. The system of claim 17 further comprising:

combining the first portion and the second portion, when the match exists.

19. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

providing, at a user interface, a prompt for a consent to the combining.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the monitoring further comprises:

monitoring an application programming interface at each of the at least one user interface and the other user interface to enable the determining.