System for testing human factors and performance of a system program
First Claim
1. A system for presenting data to be evaluated for its human factors quality comprising:
- a) first means for generating data representative of images for display to a user;
b) second means for generating data representative of interactive commands for said user;
c) first storage means for storing data representative of images for display generated by said first data generating means;
d) second storage means for storing data representative of interactive commands generated by said second data generating means;
e) a driver operatively connected to said first and second storage means for receiving data therefrom and for generating a simulation of an interactive session using said first and second storage means;
f) and means for communicating said simulation to an evaluator for determining the quality of human factors.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system for testing certain attributes (i.e., performance and usability) of an interactive system program. A memory device stores data representative of interactive commands generated by a user. A device is also provided for executing an emulator overlay connected to the memory device for receiving data therefrom and modifying it in subsequent transmission. The emulator overlay has a time measuring device associated with it for determining performance of an interactive system program. A device is also provided for storing and executing an interactive system program connected to the emulator overlay. Finally, another memory device is provided for storing the data representative of system program performance. The system is capable of capturing human factors data, including screen images and associated keystrokes entered during a user session a user session, measuring time intervals between the screen images and keystrokes, and providing such data to a system analyst to determine usability of host computer resident software.
-
Citations
7 Claims
-
1. A system for presenting data to be evaluated for its human factors quality comprising:
-
a) first means for generating data representative of images for display to a user; b) second means for generating data representative of interactive commands for said user; c) first storage means for storing data representative of images for display generated by said first data generating means; d) second storage means for storing data representative of interactive commands generated by said second data generating means; e) a driver operatively connected to said first and second storage means for receiving data therefrom and for generating a simulation of an interactive session using said first and second storage means; f) and means for communicating said simulation to an evaluator for determining the quality of human factors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
-
-
5. In a method for gathering human factors data, the steps comprising:
-
a) executing host computer resident software on a host computer by using a smart terminal, said smart terminal having loaded therein a transparent data capture mechanism; b) capturing and storing human factors data including screen presentations and associated keystroke commands entered during a user session by using said capture mechanism; c) measuring and storing time intervals between said screen presentations and entry of the associated keystroke commands; d) and evaluating said stored screen presentations, said stored keystroke commands and said stored time intervals to determine usability of said host computer resident software. - View Dependent Claims (4, 6, 7)
-
Specification