IDENTIFYING AND HIGHLIGHTING CRITICAL POPUPS IN A MULTI-WINDOW ENVIRONMENT

• US 20140201678A1
• Filed: 01/16/2013
• Published: 07/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Shen, Jing Xue
• Application Number:
  US13/742,406
• Publication Number:
  US 20140201678A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/788
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Provided are techniques for the identification and display of critical messages including displaying a default desktop on a computing system; detecting a first popup message; making a first determination that the first popup message conforms with user specified criteria; and in response to the first determination generating a first emergency desktop; populating the first emergency desktop with the first popup message; and displaying the first emergency desktop in place of the default desktop on the computing system.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

detecting a first popup message associated with a default desktop displayed on a computing system;

making a first determination that the first popup message conforms with user specified criteria;

and in response to the first determination;

generating a first emergency desktop;

populating the first emergency desktop with the first popup message; and

enabling a display of the first emergency desktop on the computing system in place of the default desktop.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first popup message is evaluated for conformity with the first user specified criteria by one or more procedures, the procedures comprising:

a first procedure comprising;

generating a first signature corresponding to the first popup message; and

matching the first signature to a second signature stored on a computer readable storage medium;

a second procedure comprising correlating the first popup message with a specified process;

a third procedure comprising detecting a plurality of keywords in the first popup message; and

a fourth procedure comprising correlating the first popup message with one or more GUI control properties, the one or more GUI control properties comprising;

window title;

window dialog ID;

window class ID;

parent/owning window; and

owning application/process.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

making a second determination that a response has been received with respect to the emergency popup message; and

, in response to the second determination; and

enabling the display of the default desktop on the computing system rather than the first emergency desktop.

4. The method of claim 1, the detecting comprising:

setting an operating system hook to monitor popup windows; and

extracting properties, for the generating;

of the first signature, from a detected popup.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a second popup message;

making a second determination that the second popup message confirms with the user specified criteria;

making a third determination that the first emergency desktop is displayed on the computing system; and

, in response to the second and third determination;

generating a second emergency desktop;

populating the second emergency desktop with the second popup message; and

storing the second emergency desktop in a desktop queue.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising making a forth determination that a response has been received with respect to the first popup message;

and, in response to the forth determination;

selecting the second emergency desktop from the desktop queue; and

enabling a display of the second emergency desktop on the computing system rather than the first emergency desktop.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the making of the first determination depends upon a second determination that the first popup message is not an excluded popup message.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor associated with a computing system;

a computer-readable storage medium coupled to the processor; and

logic, stored on the computer-readable storage medium and executed on the processor, for;

detecting a first popup message associated with a default desktop displayed on the computing system;

making a first determination that the first popup message conforms with user specified criteria;

and in response to the first determination;

generating a first emergency desktop;

populating the first emergency desktop with the first popup message; and

enabling a display of the first emergency desktop on the computing system in place of the default desktop.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first popup message is evaluated for conformity with the first user specified criteria by one or more procedures, the procedures comprising;

a first procedure comprising;

generating a first signature corresponding to the first popup message; and

matching the first signature to a second signature stored on a computer readable storage medium;

a second procedure comprising correlating the first popup message with a specified process;

a third procedure comprising detecting a plurality of keywords in the first popup message; and

a fourth procedure comprising correlating, the first popup message with one or more GUI control properties, the one or more GUI control properties comprising;

window title;

window dialog ID;

window class ID;

parent/owning window; and

owning application/process.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, the logic further comprising logic for:

making a second determination that a response has been received with respect to the emergency popup message; and

, in response to the second determination; and

enabling the display of the default desktop on the computing system rather than the first emergency desktop.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, the logic for detecting comprising logic for:

setting an operating system hook to monitor popup windows; and

extracting properties, for the generating of the first signature, from a detected popup.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, the logic further comprising logic for:

detecting a second popup message;

making a second determination that the second popup message conforms with the user specified criteria;

making a third determination that the first emergency desktop is displayed on the computing system; and

, in response to the second and third determination;

generating a second emergency desktop;

populating the second emergency desktop with the second popup message; and

storing the second emergency desktop in a desktop queue.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, the logic further comprising logic for making a forth determination that a response has been received with respect to the first popup message;

and, in response to the forth determination;

selecting the second emergency desktop from the desktop queue; and

enabling a display of the second emergency desktop on the computing system rather than the first emergency desktop.

14. A computer programming product, comprising;

a computer-readable storage medium; and

logic, stored on the computer-readable storage medium and executed on a processor associated with a computing system, for;

detecting a first popup message associated with a default desktop displayed on the computing system;

making a first determination that the first popup message conforms with user specified criteria;

and in response to the first determination;

generating a first emergency desktop;

populating the first emergency desktop with the first popup message; and

enabling a display of the first emergency desktop on the computing system in place of the default desktop.

15. The computer programming product of claim 14, wherein the first popup message:

is evaluated for conformity with the first user specified criteria by one or more procedures, the procedures comprising;

a first procedure comprising;

generating a first signature corresponding to the first popup message; and

matching the first signature to a second signature stored on a computer readable storage medium;

a second procedure comprising correlating the first popup message with a specified process;

a third procedure comprising detecting a plurality of keywords in the first popup message; and

a fourth procedure comprising correlating, the first popup message with one or more GUI control properties, the one or more control properties comprising;

window title;

window dialog ID;

window class ID;

parent/owning window; and

owning application/process,

16. The computer programming product of claim 14, the logic further comprising logic for:

making a second determination that a response has been received with respect to the emergency popup message; and

in response to the second determination; and

enabling the display of the default desktop on the computing system rather than the first emergency desktop.

17. The computer programming product of claim 14, the logic for detecting g comprising logic for:

setting an operating system hook to monitor popup windows; and

extracting properties, for the generating of the first signature, from a detected popup.

18. The computer programming product of claim 14, the logic further comprising logic for:

detecting a second popup message;

making a second determination that the second popup message conforms with the user specified criteria;

making a third determination that the first emergency desktop is displayed on the computing system; and

, in response to the second and third determination;

generating a second emergency desktop;

populating the second emergency desktop with the second popup message; and

storing the second emergency desktop in a desktop queue.

19. The computer programming product of claim 18, the logic further comprising logic for making a forth determination that a response has been received with respect to the first popup message;

and, in response to the forth determination;

selecting the second emergency desktop from the desktop queue; and

enabling a display of the second emergency desktop on the computing system rather than the first emergency desktop.

20. A computer display associated with a computing system, comprising:

a processor;

a computer-readable storage medium coupled to the processor; and

logic, stored on the computer-readable storage medium and executed on the processor, for;

detecting a first popup message associated with a default desktop displayed on the computer display;

making a first determination that the first popup message conforms with user specified criteria;

and in response to the first determination;

generating a first emergency desktop;

populating the first emergency desktop with the first popup message; and

enabling a display of the first emergency desktop on the computer display in place of the default desktop.

21. The computer display of claim 20, wherein the first popup message is evaluated for conformity with the first user specified criteria by one or more procedures, the procedures comprising:

a first procedure comprising;

generating a first signature corresponding to the first popup message; and

matching the first signature to a second signature stored on a computer readable storage medium;

a second procedure comprising correlating the first popup message with a specified process;

a third procedure comprising detecting a plurality of keywords in the first popup message; and

fourth procedure comprising correlating, the first popup message with one or more GUI control properties, the one or more GUI control properties comprising;

window title;

window dialog ID;

window class ID;

parent/owning window; and

owning application/process.

22. The computer display of claim 20, the logic further comprising logic for:

making a second determination that a response has been received with respect to the emergency popup message; and

, in response to the second determination; and

enabling the display of the default desktop on the computing system rather than the first emergency desktop.

23. The computer display of claim 20, the logic for detecting comprising logic for:

setting an operating system hook to monitor popup windows; and

extracting properties, for the generating of the first signature, from a detected popup.

24. The computer display of claim 20, the logic further comprising logic for:

detecting, a second popup message;

making a second determination that the second popup message conforms with the user specified criteria;

making a third determination that the first emergency desktop is displayed on the computer display; and

, in response to the second and third determination;

generating a second emergency desktop;

populating the second emergency desktop with the second popup message; and

storing the second emergency desktop in a desktop queue.

25. The computer display of claim 24, the logic further comprising logic for making a forth determination that a response has been received with respect to the first popup message;

and, in response to the forth determination;

selecting the second emergency desktop from the desktop queue; and

enabling a display of the second emergency desktop on the computer display rather than the first emergency desktop.