USER INTERFACE PATTERN MAPPING

• US 20170017349A1
• Filed: 07/14/2015
• Published: 01/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Ciano, Giuseppe, Della Corte, Gianluca, Gianfagna, Leonida, Massa, Luigi, Sgro, Antonio M.
• Granted Patent: US 10,386,985 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3438 monitoring of user actions tracking the activity of the user H04L67/535
• 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 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/455 Emulation; Interpretation; Software simulation, e.g. virtualisation or emulation of application or operating system execution engines

Abstract

A method for a mapping of user interfaces includes providing a mapping description between first data elements of a first user interface and second data elements of a second user interface, receiving input events via the first user interface, and intercepting a communication between the first user interface and an application by an interface mapper. The method also includes aggregating a series of the received input events to a first user interface pattern, transforming the first user interface pattern to a second user interface pattern based on the mapping description, and rendering the second user interface pattern in a second user interface in parallel to rendering the first user interface pattern in the first user such that both user interfaces are visible at the same time.

Claims

1. A method for a mapping of user interfaces, the method comprising:

providing a mapping description between first data elements of a first user interface and second data elements of a second user interface;

receiving input events via said first user interface;

intercepting, by an interface mapper, a communication between said first user interface and an application;

aggregating a series of said received input events to a first user interface pattern;

transforming said first user interface pattern to a second user interface pattern based on said mapping description; and

rendering said second user interface pattern in a second user interface in parallel to rendering said first user interface pattern in said first user interface such that both user interfaces are visible simultaneously.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said mapping description is provided in XML format.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said rendering of said first user interface and said second user interface is performed on said same device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said rendering of said first user interface and said second user interface is performed on different devices.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said second user interface is rendered on a device with a different form factor if compared to said device.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein a message is generated if a rendering of a data element on said device having said different form factor is not possible.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said series of received input events is recorded.

8. A mapping system for a mapping of user interfaces, the system comprising:

a receiving unit adapted for receiving input events via a first user interface;

an intercepting unit adapted for an interception of a communication between said first user interface and an application;

an aggregator unit adapted for an aggregation of a series of said received input events to a first user interface pattern;

a transformation unit adapted for a transformation of said first user interface pattern to a second user interface pattern based on a mapping description; and

a user interface executor adapted for rendering said second user interface pattern in a second user interface in parallel to a rendering said first user interface pattern in said first user interface such that both user interfaces are visible simultaneously.

9. The mapping system according to claim 8, wherein said mapping system is adapted for performing said mapping using a mapping description in an XML format.

10. The mapping system according to claim 8, wherein said user interface executor is adapted for rendering of said first user interface and said second user interface on said same device.

11. The mapping system according to claim 8, wherein said user interface executor is adapted for rendering of said first user interface and said second user interface on different devices.

12. The mapping system according to claim 11, wherein said different devices have a different form factor if compared to said device.

13. The mapping system according to claim 12, wherein said user interface executor is adapted for generating a message if a rendering of a data element on said device having said different form factor is not possible.

14. The mapping system according to claim 8, wherein said mapper is adapted to record said series of received input events.

15. A computer program product for a mapping of user interfaces, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable non-transitory article of manufacture tangibly embodying computer readable instructions which, when executed, cause a computer to carry out a method comprising;

providing a mapping description between first data elements of a first user interface and second data elements of a second user interface;

receiving input events via said first user interface;

intercepting, by an interface mapper, a communication between said first user interface and an application;

aggregating a series of said received input events to a first user interface pattern;

transforming said first user interface pattern to a second user interface pattern based on said mapping description; and

rendering said second user interface pattern in a second user interface in parallel to rendering said first user interface pattern in said first user interface such that both user interfaces are visible simultaneously.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein said mapping description is provided in XML format.

17. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein said rendering of said first user interface and said second user interface is performed on said same device.

18. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein said rendering of said first user interface and said second user interface is performed on different devices.

19. The computer program product according to claim 18, wherein said second user interface is rendered on a device with a different form factor if compared to said device.

20. The computer program product according to claim 19, wherein a message is generated if a rendering of a data element on said device having said different form factor is not possible.