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Hierarchical data structure with shortcut list

  • US 9,727,209 B2
  • Filed: 03/26/2014
  • Issued: 08/08/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of generating a menu shortcut list, comprising:

  • presenting, via a user interface component, a visual representation of a hierarchical menu structure having a plurality of nodes that organize commands executable by an enterprise software application, wherein the visual representation comprises an indented list of multiple lines, wherein the multiple lines represent different nodes of the hierarchical menu structure, and each level of indentation of the indented list corresponds to a hierarchical level of the hierarchical menu structure;

    receiving, by a computer system, a user selection of a command for execution, wherein the command is associated with a terminal node of the hierarchical menu structure;

    calculating, by the computer system, a usage frequency of the command;

    in response to the usage frequency exceeding a predetermined threshold value, recursively searching, by the computer system, for at least one ancestor node of the terminal node that fulfills one or more pre-defined conditions; and

    automatically inserting, by the computer system, a menu shortcut of the command to a shortcut list associated with the one or more ancestor nodes, wherein the shortcut list is displayable as a pop-up sub-menu at a line corresponding to the one or more ancestor nodes in the visual representation.

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