ALERTING A USER OF AN INDICATED IMPACT OF A COMMAND

• US 20170052792A1
• Filed: 08/21/2015
• Published: 02/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Cox, Susan M., Janakiraman, Janani, Lu, Fang
• Granted Patent: US 9,740,508 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources

Abstract

Disclosed aspects include alerting a user of an indicated impact of a command using a weight for the command. Using a set of command data which indicates an impact of a first command, a first weight for the first command is established. By monitoring a user, a predicted execution of the first command is detected. By comparing the first weight with a threshold weight, a determination is made to provide an alert to the user. In response to making the determination, the alert is provided to the user.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of alerting a user of an indicated impact of a command using a weight for the command, the method comprising:

establishing, using a set of command data which indicates an impact of a first command, a first weight for the first command;

detecting, by monitoring a user, a predicted execution of the first command;

determining, by comparing the first weight with a threshold weight, to provide an alert to the user; and

providing, in response to determining to provide the alert to the user, the alert to the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of command data includes a historical usage of a set of commands including the first command.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of command data includes a contextual usage of a set of commands including the first command.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of command data includes a pattern-based usage of a set of commands including the first command.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of command data includes a sequential usage of a set of commands including the first command.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of command data includes a user-provided weighting-factor.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising collecting, by monitoring the user, the set of command data.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the predicted execution of the first command is based on a set of finger positions of the user.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying, by analyzing the first command with respect to the set of command data, a triggering event which indicates a potential abnormality of the first command.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the alert to the user includes preventing execution of the first command for a temporal period.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the alert to the user includes providing a suggested command to the user to replace the first command.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising collecting, by monitoring the user, the set of command data.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the predicted execution of the first command is based on a set of finger positions of the user.

16. The system of claim 1, further comprising identifying, by analyzing the first command with respect to the set of command data, a triggering event which indicates a potential abnormality of the first command.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein providing the alert to the user includes preventing execution of the first command for a temporal period.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein providing the alert to the user includes providing a suggested command to the user to replace the first command.

12. A system of alerting a user of an indicated impact of a command using a weight for the command, the system comprising:

a memory having a set of computer readable computer instructions, and

a processor for executing the set of computer readable instructions, the set of computer readable instructions including;

establishing, using a set of command data which indicates an impact of a first command, a first weight for the first command;

detecting, by monitoring a user, a predicted execution of the first command;

determining, by comparing the first weight with a threshold weight, to provide an alert to the user; and

providing, in response to determining to provide the alert to the user, the alert to the user.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the set of command data includes a selection from a group consisting of at least one of:

a historical usage of a set of commands including the first command,

a contextual usage of a set of commands including the first command,

a pattern-based usage of a set of commands including the first command,

a sequential usage of a set of commands including the first command, or

a user-provided weighting-factor.

19. A computer program product of alerting a user of an indicated impact of a command using a weight for the command, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

establishing, using a set of command data which indicates an impact of a first command, a first weight for the first command;

detecting, by monitoring a user, a predicted execution of the first command;

determining, by comparing the first weight with a threshold weight, to provide an alert to the user; and

providing, in response to determining to provide the alert to the user, the alert to the user.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein at least one of:

the program instructions are stored in a computer readable storage medium in a data processing system, and wherein the program instructions were downloaded over a network from a remote data processing system;

or

the program instructions are stored in a computer readable storage medium in a server data processing system, and wherein the program instructions are downloaded over a network to a remote data processing system for use in a computer readable storage medium with the remote data processing system.