SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND PRESENTING ALTERNATIVE INPUTS FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF USER INTERACTION WITH COMPUTING DEVICES

• US 20180373613A1
• Filed: 06/24/2017
• Published: 12/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2017
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Angaluri, Srihari Venkata, Cudak, Gary David, Dholakia, Ajay, Perks, Michael Albert
• Application Number:
  US15/632,301
• Publication Number:
  US 20180373613A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3438 monitoring of user actions tracking the activity of the user H04L67/535
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3476 Data logging G06F11/14, G06F11/2205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• 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 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Systems and methods for dynamic user gesture creation are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes analyzing, by the processor, a set of inputs of a user into a computing device to achieve a result on the computing device. The method also includes determining, by the processor, whether an efficiency threshold is met if the user utilizes another input to achieve the result rather than the set of inputs. Further, the method includes presenting the other input to the user as an alternative input for achieving the result on the computing device in response to determining that the efficiency threshold is met.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

analyzing, by the processor, a set of inputs of a user into a computing device to achieve a result on the computing device;

determining, by the processor, whether an efficiency threshold is met if the user utilizes another input to achieve the result rather than the set of inputs; and

in response to determining that the efficiency threshold is met, presenting the other input to the user as an alternative input for achieving the result on the computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the result is a state on the computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the set of inputs comprises comparing the set of inputs with another alternative input to achieve the result, and

wherein the method further comprises presenting the alternative input to a user for selection.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether an efficiency threshold is met comprises evaluating user accuracy in performing the set of inputs.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether an efficiency threshold is met comprises evaluating a time needed by a user to perform the set of inputs.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether an efficiency threshold is met comprises evaluating a time savings by performing the other input rather than the set of inputs.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein whether an efficiency threshold is met comprises measuring a frequency of using the set of inputs to achieve the result.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether an efficiency threshold is met comprises measuring a user experience in using the other input to achieve the result versus using the set of inputs.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user input to accept the other input; and

in response to receiving the user input to accept the other input;

associating the other input with the result; and

storing the other input and the result for use as input to a user interface of the computing device to achieve the result.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user input to reject the result associated with the other input; and

in response to receiving the rejection, presenting another result for association with the set of inputs.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating an alternative input for achieving the result on the computing device based on determining that the efficiency threshold for the set of inputs has been met.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating an alternative input for achieving the result on the computing device based on a frequency of using the set of inputs to achieve the result.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating an alternative input for achieving the result on the computing device based on determining that the set of inputs leads to an alternative input for achieving the result on the computing device.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating another alternative input for achieving another result on the computing device after receiving a user rejection of a presented input; and

presenting another alternative input to a user for selection.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the set of user inputs via a user interface on the computing device.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein a user input comprises one of a display swipe, a computing device movement, an audio input, a bodily movement as captured by a computing device, and a manual depression on a computing device'"'"'s surface.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein a computing device comprises one of a computer, a tablet computer, a mobile device, a gaming console system, a smart television, and an optical head-mounted display device.

18. A computing device comprising:

a user interface; and

an input manager comprising at least one of a processor and memory to;

analyze a set of inputs of a user into a computing device to achieve a result on the computing device;

determine whether an efficiency threshold is met if the user utilizes another input to achieve the result rather than the set of inputs; and

present the other input to the user as an alternative input for achieving the result on the computing device in response to determining that the efficiency threshold is met.