Smart user interface adaptation in on-demand business applications

• US 9,652,744 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2012
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Eberlein, Peter, Said, Bare
• Primary Examiner(s): Ng, Amy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kim, Sang H
• Application Number:
  US13/710,353
• Publication Number:
  US 20140164933A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,618 Days
• Field of Search: 715771, 715825, 715744, 705 726, 705 713, 705301
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management

Abstract

In one aspect, there is provided a method. The method may include monitoring a process including a plurality of user interfaces, at least one of the user interfaces representing a notification of a task to be completed and at least another user interface representing information associated with an action corresponding to the notification; determining whether at least a portion of the process is a candidate for adaptation; and adapting the process by combining a first portion of the at least one of the user interface representing the notification of the task and a second portion of the at least other user interface representing the information associated with the action. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including code that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

monitoring a plurality of user interfaces for a process, wherein a first user interface represents a notification of a workflow task to be completed and a second user interface represents information associated with an action corresponding to the notification, and wherein the monitoring includes monitoring at least a navigation between a portion of the first user interface and a portion of the second user interface;

determining, based on at least the monitoring of the plurality of user interfaces, whether the first user interface and the second user interface are candidates for adaptation, wherein the determining comprises;

comparing a first object type associated with the portion of the first user interface with a second object type associated with the portion of the second user interface; and

determining, based at least in part on the comparison, whether a match exists between the first object type and the second object type, wherein the first user interface and the second user interface are determined to be candidates for adaptation when a match is determined to exist between the first object type and the second object type; and

generating, when the first user interface and the second user interface are determined to be candidates for adaptation, an adapted user interface by at least combining the portion of the first user interface, the portion of the second user interface, and an analysis portion, wherein the analysis portion includes analysis information associated with the action, wherein the analysis information enables a determination of whether to take the action, and wherein the adapted user interface includes the portion of the first user interface, the portion of the second user interface, and the analysis portion.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the notification of the workflow task further includes priority information, a subject, a due date, and an identity of a sender of the notification.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 2 further comprising:

providing, at a user interface, a prompt for a consent to the combining.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the monitoring further comprises:

monitoring an application programming interface at each of the first user interface and the second user interface.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 further comprising:

configuring an adaptor, at application server of a multi-tenant system, to perform at least one of the monitoring, the determining, and the generating.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the monitoring further comprises:

monitoring navigation to the analysis information; and

determining, based at least in part on navigation to the analysis information, whether to at least combine the analysis portion with the portion of the first user interface and the portion of the second interface.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the analysis information includes utilization information and/or a proposed action.

8. A method comprising:

monitoring a plurality of user interfaces for a process, wherein a first user interface represents a notification of a workflow task to be completed and a second user interface represents information associated with an action corresponding to the notification, and wherein the monitoring includes monitoring at least a navigation between a portion of the first user interface and a portion of the second user interface;

determining, based on at least the monitoring of the plurality of user interfaces, whether the first user interface and the second user interface are candidates for adaptation, wherein the determining comprises;

comparing a first object type associated with the portion of the first user interface with a second object type associated with the portion of the second user interface; and

determining, based at least in part on the comparison, whether a match exists between the first object type and the second object type, wherein the first user interface and the second user interface are determined to be candidates for adaptation when a match is determined to exist between the first object type and the second object type; and

generating, when the first user interface and the second user interface are determined to be candidates for adaptation, an adapted user interface by at least combining the portion of the first user interface, the portion of the second user interface, and an analysis portion, wherein the analysis portion includes analysis information associated with the action, wherein the analysis information enables a determination of whether to take the action, and wherein the adapted user interface includes the portion of the first user interface, the portion of the second user interface, and the analysis portion.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the notification of the workflow task further includes priority information, a subject, a due date, and an identity of a sender of the notification.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

providing, at a user interface, a prompt for a consent to the combining.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the monitoring further comprises:

monitoring an application programming interface at each of the first user interface and the second user interface.

12. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

configuring an adaptor, at application server of a multi-tenant system, to perform at least one of the monitoring, the determining, and the generating.

13. A system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory including code which when executed by the at least one processor causes operations comprising;

monitoring a plurality of user interfaces for a process, wherein a first user interface represents a notification of a workflow task to be completed and a second user interface represents information associated with an action corresponding to the notification, and wherein the monitoring includes monitoring at least a navigation between a portion of the first user interface and a portion of the second user interface;

determining, based on at least the monitoring of the plurality of user interfaces, whether the first user interface and the second user interface are candidates for adaptation, wherein the determining comprises;

comparing a first object type associated with the portion of the first user interface with a second object type associated with the portion of the second user interface; and

determining, based at least in part on the comparison, whether a match exists between the first object type and the second object type, wherein the first user interface and the second user interface are determined to be candidates for adaptation when a match is determined to exist between the first object type and the second object type; and

generating, when the first user interface and the second user interface are determined to be candidates for adaptation, an adapted user interface by at least combining the portion of the first user interface, the portion of the second user interface, and an analysis portion, wherein the analysis portion includes analysis information associated with the action, wherein the analysis information enables a determination of whether to take the action, and wherein the adapted user interface includes the portion of the first user interface, the portion of the second user interface, and the analysis portion.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the notification of the workflow task further includes priority information, a subject, a due date, and an identity of a sender of the notification.

15. The system of claim 14 further comprising:

providing, at a user interface, a prompt for a consent to the combining.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the monitoring further comprises:

monitoring an application programming interface at each of the first user interface and the second user interface.