Assistance information controlling

• US 9,965,297 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2012
• Issued: 05/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Huang, Xianjun, Xia, Dongzhi, Yang, Fan, Scott, Matthew Robert, Chen, Gang
• Primary Examiner(s): ADESANYA, OLUJIMI A
• Application Number:
  US13/426,852
• Publication Number:
  US 20120245921A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,238 Days
• Field of Search: 704 1- 9
• 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 9/453 Help systems

Abstract

Controlling assistance information comprises determining a user mode based on computer input signals generated by a user. If the user is in a passive mode and assistance information is detected, the assistance information is disabled in response to detecting a hidden signal. The assistance information is then enabled if later a reset signal is detected. If the user is in passive mode and assistance information is not detected, the assistance information is enabled in response to detecting a trigger signal. If the user is in an active mode and assistance information is detected, the assistance information is disabled.

Claims

1. One or more computer-readable media encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:

displaying content of an electronic document on a display associated with the computing device;

processing a computer signal received from an input device associated with the computing device to determine whether the computing device is in a reviewing mode in which the content is being reviewed or in an input mode in which the content or additional content is being input, the input device comprising at least one of a mouse or a keyboard, the reviewing mode being determined when at least one of;

the computer signal indicates a linear movement of the input device,

the computer signal indicates a keyboard operation of at least one of an arrow key, a pageup key or a pagedown key, or

the computer signal indicates a scroll;

detecting another computer signal from the input device or another input device associated with the computing device;

determining that the other computer signal corresponds to a type of input associated with displaying assistance information;

in the event that the computing device is in the reviewing mode and based at least in part on determining that the other computer signal corresponds to the type of input associated with displaying assistance information, causing the assistance information to be displayed for the content to help a user of the computing device input the content;

in the event that the computing device is in the reviewing mode and the assistance information being presented on the display;

determining input of a particular key of the keyboard is received in combination with input of a shaking of an input device; and

in response to determining input of the particular key of the keyboard is received in combination with input of the shaking of the input device, removing the assistance information being presented on the display device; and

in the event that the computing device is in the input mode and based at least in part on determining that the other computer signal corresponds to the type of input associated with displaying assistance information, preventing the assistance information from being displayed.

2. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein:

the computer signal corresponds to an operation with content in the electronic document, the content being in a first language;

the assistance information includes information in a second language different than the first language;

the input mode is determined based at least in part on the computer signal indicating at least one of;

an operation of the input device comprising a continuous keyboard operation;

or

periodic keyboard operations from a space bar.

3. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the computing device is associated with a keyboard, and the operations further comprising, in the event that the computing device is in the reviewing mode, determining that more space bar key inputs are received from the keyboard over a period of time than backspace key inputs or delete key inputs from the keyboard.

4. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the input mode is determined when at least one of:

the computer signal indicates a continuous keyboard operation;

or

the computer signal indicates periodic keyboard operations from a space bar.

5. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, the acts further comprising, in the event that the computing device is in the input mode:

receiving a trigger signal, wherein the trigger signal indicates at least one of;

a mouse operation of hovering, for a pre-determined time period, a mouse on the content on the display;

a mouse operation of a horizontal movement over the content;

or

a mouse operation of a double click on the content; and

based at least in part on receiving the trigger signal, switching from the input mode to the reviewing mode.

6. A computing device comprising:

memory;

one or more processors coupled to the memory;

a user mode determination module, stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors, configured to determine whether a mode of a client running on the computing device is a passive mode or an active mode based on a signal received from an input device associated with the computing device;

a signal detection module, stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors, configured to;

detect a trigger signal, and

detect a hidden signal indicating a shaking of an input device; and

a window control module, stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors, configured to;

in response to determining that the mode is the passive mode;

disable a window after the hidden signal is detected, the window showing assistance information when the window is enabled in an interface, and

enable the window after the trigger signal is detected when the window is not enabled;

in response to determining that the mode is the active mode,

determine that a window is enabled in the interface, the window showing assistance information, and

disable the window showing the assistance information based at least in part on determining that more space bar key inputs are received than backspace key inputs or delete key inputs over a period of time.

7. The computing device of claim 6, wherein the passive mode comprises a reviewing mode indicating that the user reviews a content displayed in the interface, and the active mode comprises an inputting mode indicating that the user inputs information displayed in the interface.

8. The computing device of claim 7, wherein the passive mode is determined based on at least one of:

the signal indicating a mouse operation of a linear movement;

the signal indicating a keyboard operation of an arrow key, a pageup key or a pagedown key;

or

the signal indicating a mouse operation of a scroll bar and the keyboard operation.

9. The computing device of claim 7, wherein the detecting the trigger signal is detected based on at least one of:

the signal indicating a mouse operation of hovering, during a pre-determined time period, a mouse on content displayed in the interface;

the signal indicating a mouse operation of a horizontal movement over the content;

or

the signal indicating a mouse operation of a double click on the content.

10. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the content comprises a word in a language and the assistance information comprises corresponding information in another language.

11. The computing device of claim 7, wherein the signal detection module is further configured to detect a reset signal, the window control module enables the window after the reset signal is detected.

12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the reset signal is detected based on at least one of the signal of a mouse operation of shaking a mouse, or a keyboard signal of a keyboard operation of a pre-determined key.

13. The computing device of claim 7, wherein the active mode is determined based on at least one of:

the signal indicating a continuous keyboard operation;

or

the signal indicating periodic keyboard operations from a space bar.

14. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

a display; and

computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

causing the display to present content;

receiving a first signal from a first input device;

determining, based at least in part on the first signal, whether the system is operating in a reviewing mode in which the content is being reviewed or in an input mode in which the content or additional content is being input;

receiving a second signal from the first input device or a second input device;

determining that the second signal corresponds to a type of input associated with displaying assistance information;

in the event that the system is in the reviewing mode and based at least in part on determining that the second signal corresponds to a type of input associated with displaying assistance information, causing the assistance information to be presented on the display for the content to help a user input the content;

in the event that the system is in the reviewing mode and the assistance information being presented on the display;

determining input of a particular key of one of both of the first input device or the second input device is received in combination with input of a shaking of one of both of the first input device or the second input device; and

in response to determining input of the particular key of one of both of the first input device or the second input device is received in combination with input of the shaking of the one of both of the first input device or the second input device, removing the assistance information being presented on the display device; and

in the event that the system is in the input mode and based at least in part on determining that the second signal corresponds to a type of input associated with displaying assistance information, preventing the assistance information from being displayed on the display.

15. The system of claim 14, the determining whether the system is operating in the reviewing mode or the input mode comprises determining that the system is in the reviewing mode, the reviewing mode being determined when at least one of:

the first signal indicates a linear movement of the first input device;

the first signal indicates a keyboard operation of at least one of an arrow key, a pageup key, or a pagedown key;

or

the first signal indicates a scroll.

16. The system of claim 14, the determining whether the system is operating in the reviewing mode or the input mode comprises determining that the system is in the input mode, the input mode being determined when at least one of:

the first signal indicates a continuous keyboard operation;

or

the first signal indicates periodic keyboard operations from a space bar.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein:

the first signal corresponds to an operation with the content in the system, the content being in a first language; and

the assistance information includes information in a second language different than the first language.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the first input device includes a keyboard, and the operations further comprising, in the event that the system is in the reviewing mode, determining that more space bar key inputs are received from the keyboard over a period of time than backspace key inputs or delete key inputs from the keyboard.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the system is associated with a keyboard and a mouse,

wherein one of the first input device or the second input device is the mouse and the other one of the first input device or the second input device is the keyboard, and

wherein in the event that the system is in the reviewing mode and the assistance information being presented on the display, determining input of the shaking of the one of both of the first input device or the second input device further includes:

determining input of the particular key of the keyboard is received in combination with input of a shaking the mouse; and

in response to determining input of the particular key of the keyboard is received in combination with input of the shaking the mouse, removing the assistance information being presented on the display.