ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS

• US 20110246905A1
• Filed: 05/19/2010
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: MANDALAPU, Dinesh, Ajmera, Rahul
• Granted Patent: US 8,656,305 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/745
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Presented is a method of adapting user interface elements. The method includes identifying state of a computer application, adapting one or more user interface elements associated with the computer application based on the state of the computer application, and displaying the one or more user interface elements.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

identifying state of a computer application;

adapting one or more user interface elements associated with the computer application based on the state of the computer application; and

displaying the one or more adapted user interface elements.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein identifying state of the computer application comprises identifying a context of a user'"'"'s interaction with the computer application.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein identifying a context of the user'"'"'s interaction with the computer application comprises identifying duration of the user'"'"'s interaction with the computer application.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein identifying a context of the user'"'"'s interaction with the computer application comprises identifying type of the user'"'"'s interaction with the computer application.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein adapting one or more user interface elements associated with the computer application comprises modifying interaction behavior of the one or more user interface elements.

6. A method according to claim 5, wherein modifying interaction behavior of the one or more user interface elements comprises providing a time based input to the one or more user interface elements.

7. A method according to claim 5, wherein modifying interaction behavior of the one or more user interface elements comprises providing a pressure based input to the one or more user interface elements.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein adapting one or more user interface elements associated with the computer application comprises modifying appearance of the one or more user interface elements.

9. A method according to claim 8, wherein modifying appearance of the one or more user interface elements comprises modifying shape of the one or more user interface elements.

10. A method according to claim 8, wherein modifying appearance of the one or more user interface elements comprises modifying color of the one or more user interface elements.

11. A method according to claim 8, wherein modifying appearance of the one or more user interface elements comprises modifying size of the one or more user interface elements.

12. A method according to claim 8, wherein modifying appearance of the one or more user interface elements comprises modifying texture of the one or more user interface elements.

14. A computer program comprising computer program means adapted to perform all of the steps of claim 1 when said program is run on a computer.

15. A computer program according to claim 14 embodied on a computer readable medium.

13. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes instructions for;

identifying state of a computer application;

adapting one or more user interface elements associated with the computer application based on the state of the computer application; and

displaying the one or more user interface elements.