DYNAMIC HOVER GRACE PERIOD

• US 20150378553A1
• Filed: 08/25/2015
• Published: 12/31/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Shinde, Nitu M., Wedlake, Martine B.
• Granted Patent: US 10,067,632 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• 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 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence

Abstract

A hover section is displayed upon a GUI following the lapse of a hover grace period interval that is dynamically adjusted. A default hover grace period interval is set and increasing if a hover display module determines manipulations of the GUI indicate the hover section was displayed in error and is decreased if the hover display module receives a decrease hover grace period interval event. By dynamically adjusting the grace period interval, future hover sections may be displayed to better reflect the GUI user'"'"'s intent.

Claims

1. A method for dynamically adjusting a hover grace period interval, wherein a hover section is displayed upon a graphical user interface (GUI) following the lapse of the hover grace period interval, the method comprising:

setting, with a processor, a default hover grace period interval;

increasing, with a processor, the hover grace period interval from the default hover grace period interval if a hover display module determines manipulations of the GUI indicate the hover section was displayed in error, and;

decreasing, with a processor, the hover grace period interval if the hover display module receives a decrease hover grace period interval event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the hover display module determines the hover section was displayed in error if the hover display module receives a GUI manipulation to close the displayed hover section.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the hover display module determines the hover section was displayed in error if the hover display module receives a GUI manipulation to move a GUI cursor above a velocity threshold.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the hover display module determines the hover section was displayed in error if the hover display module receives a GUI manipulation to accelerate a GUI cursor above an acceleration threshold.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the hover display module determines the hover section was displayed in error if the hover display module receives a GUI manipulation to move a GUI cursor outside of the displayed hover section.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the hover display module determines the hover section was displayed in error if the hover display module receives a GUI manipulation to engage a GUI object outside of the displayed hover section.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the hover display module determines the hover section was displayed in error if the hover display module receives a pattern of GUI manipulations similar to a pattern of GUI manipulations that indicate the hover section was displayed in error.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the decrease hover grace period interval event is a lapse of a time interval since a prior decrease of the hover grace period interval.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the decrease hover grace period interval event is an activation of a new GUI.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the decrease hover grace period interval event is the deactivation of the GUI.