Apparatus, method, and computer program product for affecting an arrangement of selectable items
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, direct the apparatus at least to:
- monitor a quality of user performance in selecting one or more selectable items that are presented on a display;
cause the one or more selectable items to be presented on the display in a modified arrangement based at least in part on the quality of user performance in respectively selecting the one or more selectable items; and
cause the one or more selectable items to be presented in the modified arrangement based at least in part on an identification of one or more applications being concurrently executed on the apparatus;
wherein monitoring the quality of user performance in selecting one or more selectable items that are presented on the display includes monitoring unsuccessful selection attempts that do not result in a selection of any selectable items.
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Abstract
Provided is an apparatus that includes a processing unit configured to monitor a quality of user performance in selecting one or more selectable items that are presented on a display. The processing unit is further configured to cause the one or more selectable items to be presented on the display in a modified arrangement based at least in part on the quality of user performance in respectively selecting the one or more selectable items. For example, the processing unit can be configured to cause the selectable items to be presented in a modified arrangement based at least in part on noted frequency of user error in respectively selecting the selectable items and/or on noted rate of user selection in respectively selecting the selectable items. Also provided are corresponding methods and computer program products.
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1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, direct the apparatus at least to:
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monitor a quality of user performance in selecting one or more selectable items that are presented on a display; cause the one or more selectable items to be presented on the display in a modified arrangement based at least in part on the quality of user performance in respectively selecting the one or more selectable items; and cause the one or more selectable items to be presented in the modified arrangement based at least in part on an identification of one or more applications being concurrently executed on the apparatus; wherein monitoring the quality of user performance in selecting one or more selectable items that are presented on the display includes monitoring unsuccessful selection attempts that do not result in a selection of any selectable items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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causing one or more selectable items to be displayed; monitoring, by a processor, a quality of user performance in selecting the one or more selectable items; causing automatic displaying of the one or more selectable items in a modified arrangement based at least in part on the quality of user performance in respectively selecting the one or more selectable items; and causing the one or more selectable items to be presented in the modified arrangement based at least in part on an identification of one or more applications being concurrently executed; wherein monitoring the quality of user performance in selecting one or more selectable items that are presented on the display includes monitoring unsuccessful selection attempts that do not result in a selection of any selectable items. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable instructions stored therein, the computer-readable instructions comprising:
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first instructions for causing one or more selectable items to be displayed; second instructions for monitoring a quality of user performance in selecting the one or more selectable items; third instructions for causing automatic modifying of an arrangement of the one or more selectable items based at least in part on the quality of user performance in respectively manually selecting the one or more selectable items; and fourth instructions for causing the one or more selectable items to be presented in the modified arrangement based at least in part on an identification of one or more applications being concurrently executed; wherein said second instructions for monitoring a quality of user performance in selecting the one or more selectable items include instructions for monitoring unsuccessful selection attempts that do not result in a selection of any selectable items. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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means for monitoring a quality of user performance in selecting one or more selectable items that are presented on a display; means for causing the one or more selectable items to be presented on the display in a modified arrangement based at least in part on the quality of user performance in respectively selecting the one or more selectable items; and means for causing the one or more selectable items to be presented in the modified arrangement based at least in part on an identification of one or more applications being concurrently executed; wherein said means for monitoring the quality of user performance in selecting one or more selectable items that are presented on the display include means for monitoring unsuccessful selection attempts that do not result in a selection of any selectable items. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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