POP-UP ADJUSTMENT FOR MOBILE DEVICES

• US 20200133481A1
• Filed: 10/29/2018
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Liu, Hong Gang, Yang, Na Fei, Cao, Biao, Huang, Shi Lin, Pan, YaLian, Huang, Yi Chun, Li, Shuang
• Granted Patent: US 11,079,932 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Determining the position of a pop-up on a touch screen. Locations of user interactions on a touch screen are determined. Times are also determined for each of the user interactions. A hot spot on the touch screen is defined on the touch screen based on a number of user interactions occurring in proximity of one another during a particular period of time. In one or more embodiments, the particular time period corresponds with a most recent period of time. At least a portion of a pop-up is then displayed within the hot spot on the touch screen for user interaction.

Claims

1. A method for determining where to position a pop-up window on a touch screen, the method comprising:

determining a location of each of a plurality of user interactions on a touch screen;

determining a time for each of the plurality of user interactions;

defining a hot spot on the touch screen based on a number of user interactions occurring with the touch screen in proximity of one another during a particular period of time; and

displaying, for user interaction, at least a portion of a pop-up within the hot spot.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining a location of each of a plurality of user interactions on the touch screen during different periods of time.

3. The method of claim 2 defining a second hot spot on the touch screen based on a number of user interactions occurring with the touch screen within the second hot spot during a period of time other than a most recent period of time.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein at least some of the user interactions occurring are associated with a particular user interface of an application and wherein the pop-up displayed in the hot spot is associated with the application.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the particular time period during which the user interactions occurred for defining the hot spot is based on one or more of the following:

when the touch screen was being used;

time of day;

orientation of a mobile device comprising the touch screen; and

most recent use of the touch screen.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the particular time period is a most recent time period.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising redefining a position of the hot spot based on more recent user interactions during a more recent time period.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising redefining a size of the hot spot based on more recent user interactions during a more recent time period.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein displaying, for user interaction, at least a portion of a pop-up within the hot spot comprises displaying a button of the pop-up within the hot spot.

10. A system for determining where to position a pop-up on a touch screen, the system comprising:

a processor coupled to a memory unit, wherein the processor is configured to execute program instructions comprising;

determining a location of each of a plurality of user interactions on a touch screen;

determining a time for each of the plurality of user interactions;

defining a hot spot on the touch screen based on a number of user interactions occurring with the touch screen in proximity of one another during a particular period of time; and

displaying, for user interaction, at least a portion of a pop-up within the hot spot.

11. The system of claim 10 further comprising determining a location of each of a plurality of user interactions on the touch screen during different periods of time.

12. The system of claim 10 further comprising defining a second hot spot on the touch screen based on a number of user interactions occurring with the touch screen within the second hot spot during a period of time other than a most recent period of time.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein at least some of the user interactions occurring are associated with a particular user interface of an application and wherein the pop-up displayed in the hot spot is associated with the application.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the particular time period during which the user interactions occurred for defining the hot spot is based on one or more of the following:

when the touch screen was being used;

time of day;

orientation of a mobile device comprising the touch screen; and

most recent use of the touch screen.

15. The system of claim 10 wherein the particular time period is a most recent time period.

16. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer processor to cause the computer processor to perform a method for determining where to position a pop-up on a touch screen, comprising:

determining a location of each of a plurality of user interactions on a touch screen;

determining a time for each of the plurality of user interactions;

defining a hot spot on the touch screen based on a number of user interactions occurring with the touch screen in proximity of one another during a particular period of time; and

displaying, for user interaction, at least a portion of a pop-up within the hot spot.

17. The computer program product of claim 16 further comprising determining a location of each of a plurality of user interactions on the touch screen during different periods of time.

18. The computer program product of claim 16 further comprising defining a second hot spot on the touch screen based on a number of user interactions occurring with the touch screen within the second hot spot during a period of time other than a most recent period of time.

19. The computer program product of claim 16 further comprising redefining a position of the hot spot based on more recent user interactions during a more recent time period.

20. The computer program product of claim 16 wherein the particular time period is a most recent time period.