Recording events generated for performing a task through user equipment

• US 9,870,235 B2
• Filed: 08/10/2012
• Issued: 01/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: Byun, Sung-Ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Chow, Doon
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nicholas, Wendy
• Application Number:
  US13/571,444
• Publication Number:
  US 20130080891A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,985 Days
• Field of Search: 715704, 715762, 715726, 712233, 712242, 719320, 700181
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Described embodiments provide for a method of recording events generated for performing a task through user equipment. In the method, an activation input may be received for activating an event recording mode. Upon the activation of the event recording mode, events generated in the user equipment may be recorded. Upon the receipt of an inactivation input for inactivating the event recording mode, an identification code may be assigned to a set of the recorded events. The set of the generated events may be stored with the assigned identification code.

Claims

1. A method of recording events generated for performing a task through user equipment configured to run under a first type operating system, the method comprising:

receiving, by the user equipment, an activation input to activate an event recording mode;

recording, by the user equipment, events generated in the user equipment upon the activation of the event recording mode, wherein the events include at least one of a touch event generated by a touch input made on a touch screen of the user equipment and a direction event generated by the movement of the user equipment;

assigning, by the user equipment, an identification code to a set of the recorded events upon receipt of an inactivation input for inactivating the event recording mode;

storing, by the user equipment, the set of the recorded events with the assigned identification code, in a memory of the user equipment; and

transmitting a record of events stored in the user equipment to at least one of a different user device and a server,

wherein in a case that the record of events is transmitted from the user equipment to the different user device configured to run under a second type operating system,

the record of events is modified by applying an offset value determined based on difference between an operating system type of the user equipment and an operating system type of the different user device;

wherein in a case that the record of events includes a position value of the touch input made on the touch screen of the user equipment, the offset value is a value for adjusting the position value of the touch input such that the different user device automatically performs the same task as a corresponding task performed in the user equipment; and

wherein in a case that the touch input is made in one of a portrait orientation mode and a landscape orientation mode of the user equipment,

the record of events includes both (i) a first position value of the touch input in the one of the portrait orientation mode and the landscape orientation mode and (ii) a second positon value of the touch input in the other of the portrait orientation mode and the landscape orientation mode such that the first and second position values of the touch input are applied selectively according to an orientation mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving an activation input includes:

determining whether an input is the activation input of the event recording mode when the user equipment receives an input from the user;

activating the event recording mode when the input is the activation input of the event recording mode;

otherwise, performing operations associated with the received input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the activation input is received through activation of at least one icon, shortcut, widget, and menu bar, wherein the receiving includes displaying the at least one icon, shortcut, widget, and menu bar with a graphic user interface of the user equipment;

and

wherein the receiving receives the activation input through at least one of key buttons of the user equipment.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the recording records events as a script in a form of an extensible markup language (XML) format;

and

the XML script of the recorded event includes a schema indicating a type of a related event and a script indicating data values of the recorded event.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the data values include information on a position of the touch input made on the touch screen and information on an object where the touch input is made on.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the recording records events with supplementary information on a purpose of the events;

the assigned identification code is a combination of integer numbers identifying each set of recorded events stored in the memory of the user equipment; and

the set of recorded events is stored with the assigned identification code in a form of a mapping table.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the assigned identification code is stored with an event type and an event purpose.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether an input is a retrieval input associated with retrieving one of sets of recorded events from the memory when the input is received from the user; and

when the input is the retrieval input, retrieving a set of recorded events based on the retrieval input, performing the retrieved set of recorded events in an order of recording the events, and outputting the result of the performing the retrieved set of recorded events through an output unit of the user equipment;

otherwise, performing operations associated with the received input.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the retrieval input is an identification code associated with a predetermined set of recorded events.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the retrieval input is received by activating an icon individually generated corresponding to each set of recorded events and displayed with a graphic user interface of the user equipment.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the receiving comprises receiving the retrieval input through an input box by displaying the input box with a graphic user interface on a display unit of the user equipment.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the server is configured to:

receive the record of events associated with the task from the user equipment; and

obtain pattern information associated with use of the specific application by analyzing the received event records.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the pattern information includes a typographical error pattern associated with at least one of a number input and a character input.

14. A user equipment, configured to run under a first type operating system, of recording events generated for performing a task that a user wants to perform, the user equipment comprising:

an input unit configured to receive an activation input to activate an event recording mode, to receive an inactivation input for inactivating the event recording mode, and to receive a retrieval input for retrieving one of sets of recorded events;

a controller configured (i) to record events generated upon the receipt of the activation input for the event recording mode, (ii) to assign an identification code to a set of the recorded events upon the receipt of the inactivation input for inactivating the event recording mode, (iii) to store the set of the recorded events with the assigned identification code, in a memory of the user equipment, (iv) to retrieve the stored set of the recorded events based on an identification code received through the input unit, and (v) to perform the retrieved set of the events;

an output unit configured to output a graphic user interface associated with the task and to output the performing result of the retrieved set of the events; and

a communication unit configured to transmit a record of events to at least one of a different user device and a server,

wherein in a case that the record of events is transmitted from the user equipment to the different user device configured to run under a second type operating system,

the controller is configured to modify the record of events by applying an offset value determined based on difference between an operating system type of the user equipment and an operating system type of the different user device;

wherein the events include at least one of a touch event generated by a touch input made on a touch screen of the user equipment and a direction event generated by the movement of the user equipment;

wherein in a case that the record of events includes a position value of the touch input made on the touch screen of the user equipment, the offset value is a value for adjusting the position value of the touch input such that the different user device automatically performs the same task as a corresponding task performed in the user equipment; and

wherein in a case that the touch input is made in one of a portrait orientation mode and a landscape orientation mode of the user equipment,

the record of events includes both (i) a first position value of the touch input in the one of the portrait orientation mode and the landscape orientation mode and (ii) a second positon value of the touch input in the other of the portrait orientation mode and the landscape orientation mode such that the first and second position values of the touch input are applied selectively according to an orientation mode.

15. The user equipment of claim 14, wherein:

the events are recorded as a script in a form of an extensible markup language (XML) format, the (XML) script of the recorded event includes a schema indicating a type of a related event and a script indicating data values of the recorded event, the data values include information on a position of the touch input made on the touch screen and information on an object where the touch input is made on, and the events are recorded with supplementary information on a purpose of the events;

the assigned identification code is a combination of integer numbers identifying each set of recorded events stored in the memory of the user equipment; and

the set of recorded events is stored with the assigned identification code in a form of a mapping table.

16. A method of recording events in a first user equipment configured to run under a first type operating system, the method comprising:

receiving a record of events for performing a task, from a second user equipment configured to run under a second type operating system, wherein the second user equipment is configured to record the events generated in the second user equipment upon activation of an event recording mode and to transmit the record of events to at least one of the first user equipment and a server, and wherein the events include at least one of a touch event generated by a touch input made on a touch screen of the second user equipment and a direction event generated by the movement of the second user equipment;

modifying the received record of events by applying an offset value determined based on difference between an operation system (OS) type of the first user equipment and an operation system (OS) type of the second user equipment, wherein in a case that the received record of events includes a position value of the touch input made on the touch screen of the second user equipment, the offset value is a value for adjusting the position value of the touch input such that the first user equipment automatically performs the same task as a corresponding task performed in the second user equipment;

storing the modified record of events in a memory of the first user equipment; and

automatically performing the task using the stored modified record of events according to a user request,

wherein in a case that the touch input is made in one of a portrait orientation mode and a landscape orientation mode of the second user equipment,

the received record of events includes both (i) a first position value of the touch input in the one of the portrait orientation mode and the landscape orientation mode and (ii) a second positon value of the touch input in the other of the portrait orientation mode and the landscape orientation mode such that the first and second position values of the touch input are applied selectively according to an orientation mode.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein:

the received record of events is formed as a script in a form of an extensible markup language (XML) format;

the (XML) script of the received record includes a schema indicating types of related events and a script indicating data values of the related events; and

the data values include information on a position of the touch input made on the touch screen and information on an object where the touch input is made on.