System and method for predicting preferred data representation

• US 9,377,935 B2
• Filed: 07/18/2013
• Issued: 06/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aspect Imaging Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Aspect Imaging Ltd.
• Inventors: Rapoport, Uri
• Primary Examiner(s): TITCOMB, WILLIAM D
• Application Number:
  US13/945,220
• Publication Number:
  US 20150026607A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,076 Days
• Field of Search: 715/762
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A system for redesigning a graphical user interface (GUI) including: a computer readable medium (CRM) having instructions; and a screen in communication with the CRM and that displays the GUI. The GUI includes at least one first portion containing first data represented in a first form; and at least one second portion containing second data represented in a second form. The instructions of the CRM direct monitoring interactions between a user and the GUI.

Claims

1. A system for redesigning a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising:

a. a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions thereon; and

b. a screen in communication with said non-transitory computer readable storage medium adapted to display a GUI;

said GUI comprises at least one first portion containing first data represented in a first form; and

at least one second portion containing second data represented in a second form;

wherein said instructions are for;

(i) monitoring interaction between a user and said GUI;

(ii) analyzing representation preferences of the user according to said monitoring; and

(iii) changing representation of said first data in said at least one first portion from said first form to said second form or changing representation of said second data in said at least one second portion from said second form to said first form, according to said representation preferences.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein either one of said first form and said second form is selected from a group consisting of:

text, visual data, icon, picture, design, color, font, size, background, language, dialect, content, phrasing, and a combination thereof.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said screen is residing on a device selected from a group consisting of:

tablet, personal computer, smartphone, mobile device, tablet, and any other electronic device.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said monitoring includes collecting data over time and wherein said analyzing representation preferences of the user comprises analyzing the so collected data to find-preferred representation of data by said user.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein said instructions further include instructions for rearranging layout of said GUI according to said monitoring.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein said instructions includes a prediction engine configured to compute a probability for an action by said user based on a past pattern of user behavior.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein past behavior of said user is correlated to a type of content displayed on said display.

8. The system according to claim 6, wherein said prediction engine is further configured to compute probability for said first and second portions and wherein the instructions further include making said first portion with a first corresponding probability larger than said second portion with a second corresponding probability when the first corresponding probability is greater than the second corresponding probability as resulted by said monitoring.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein said display is a touch screen.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein said instructions are additionally for highlighting a portion that was most recently transformed.

11. The system according to claim 1, wherein said interaction is selected from a group consisting of:

hovering with curser over said representation in said GUI, clicking said representation in said GUI, touching said representation in said GUI if said screen is a touch screen, looking at said representation in said GUI, and a combination thereof.

12. The system according to claim 1, additionally comprising monitoring elements selected from a group consisting of:

an inertial sensor, accelerometer or tilt sensor, an optical sensor, an acoustic sensor, a microphone, a microphone array and a combination thereof.

25. An device comprising the system as defined in claim 1, wherein said device is operated by a user interacting with said GUI.

26. The device according to claim 25, wherein said device is a medical device.

27. A standard of care protocol for increasing efficiency of medical device operation and reducing human mistakes comprising steps of:

a. providing said medical device; and

b. operating said medical device by a graphical user interface (GUI);

wherein said GUI is part of the system as defined in claim 1.

13. A method for redesigning a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising steps of:

displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) on a screen;

said GUI comprises at least one first portion containing first data represented in a first form and at least one second portion containing second data represented in a second form;

monitoring interaction between a user and said GUI; and

analyzing representation preferences of the user according to said monitoring; and

changing representation of said first data in said at least one first portion from said first form to said second form or changing representation of said second data in said at least one second portion from said second form to said first form according to said representation preferences.

14. The method according to claim 13, additionally comprising step of selecting either one of said first form and said second form from a group consisting of:

text, visual data, icon, picture, design, color, font, size, background, language, dialect, content, phrasing, and a combination thereof.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein said screen is residing on a device selected from a group consisting of:

tablet, personal computer, smartphone, mobile device, tablet, and any other electronic device.

16. The method according to claim 13, additionally comprising collecting data over time and wherein said step of analyzing comprises analyzing the so collected data to find preferred representation of data by said user.

17. The method according to claim 13, additionally comprising step of rearranging layout of said GUI according to said monitoring.

18. The method according to claim 13, additionally comprising a step of computing a probability for an action by said user based on a past pattern of user behavior.

19. The method according to claim 13, additionally comprising step of correlating past behavior of said user to a type of content displayed on said display.

20. The method according to claim 13, additionally comprising a step of computing probability for said first and second portions and making said first portion with a first corresponding probability larger than said second portion with a second corresponding probability when the first corresponding probability is greater than the second corresponding probability as resulted by said monitoring.

21. The method according to claim 13, wherein said screen is a touch screen.

22. The method according to claim 13, additionally comprising step of highlighting a portion that was most recently transformed.

23. The method according to claim 13, wherein said interaction is selected from a group consisting of:

hovering with curser over said representation in said GUI, clicking said representation in said GUI, touching said representation in said GUI if said screen is a touch screen, looking at said representation in said GUI, and a combination thereof.

24. The method according to claim 13, wherein said monitoring is performed by means of an element selected from the group consisting of:

an inertial sensor, accelerometer or tilt sensor, an optical sensor, an acoustic sensor, a microphone, a microphone array and a combination thereof.