WO1999066394B1 - Method for adapting user interface elements based on historical usage - Google Patents

Method for adapting user interface elements based on historical usage

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WO1999066394B1
WO1999066394B1 PCT/US1999/012524 US9912524W WO9966394B1 WO 1999066394 B1 WO1999066394 B1 WO 1999066394B1 US 9912524 W US9912524 W US 9912524W WO 9966394 B1 WO9966394 B1 WO 9966394B1
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user interface
interface element
modifying
display characteristic
selection
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Michael P Arcuri
Dean Hachamovitch
Jeffrey J Johnson
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Microsoft Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/451—Execution arrangements for user interfaces
    • G06F9/453—Help systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/451—Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Adapting user interface elements based on historical usage. A user interface element is displayed in a menu. In response to receiving an indication of the selection of the user interface element, the selection is stored in a historical usage file that maintains usage information associated with the selected user interface element. Usage information includes, but is not limited to, frequency, most recently used and recency information. The display characteristic of the user interface element can be modified based on the usage information stored in the historical usage file for the selected user interface element. The display characteristics include, but are not limited to, character size, font type, style, graphic. The selected user interface element is then displayed using the modified display characteristic.

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AMENDED CLAIMS[received by the International Bureau on 17 December 1999 (17.12.99); original claims 1-15 replaced by new claims 1-13 (4 pages)]
1. In a computer system running a program module comprising a user interface environment, a method for modifying a user interface element for a user intej ace of the program module in response to usage information, comprising the steps of: receiving a selection of the user interface element having a display characteristic; storing the selection of the user interface element in a historical usage file for maintaining usage information regarding the user interface element; modifying the display characteristic of the user interface element based on the usage information contained in the historical usage file; displaying the us r interface element using the modified display characteristic; and modifying the user interface environment, such that positioning a cursor proximate to the user interface element creates an attractive force between the user interfade element and the cursor, wherein the strength of the attraction is based onjthe usage information contained in the historical usage file.
2. The method of Claim 1, wherein the step of modifying the display characteristics of the user interface element based on information contained in the historical usage file comprises the steps of: calculating a selection frequency of the user interface element; and modifying the display characteristic of the user interface element based on the calculated selection frequency.
3. The method of Claim 1, wherein the step of modifying the user interface environlment based on information contained in the historical usage file comprises: calculating a selection frequency of the user interface element; and modifying the strength of attractive force between the user interface element and Ithe cursor based on the calculated selection frequency,
4. The methocj of Claim 2, wherein the step of calculating the selection frequency comprises the steps of:
•determining an average selection frequency value of multiple elements of the user interface, wherein the user interface element is one of the multiple user interfjace elements; defining frequency [groups; and assigning each of the multiple user interface elements to one of the frequency groups. 44
5. The method of Claim 1, wherein the step modifying the display characteristics of the user interface element based on information contained in the historical usage file comprises the steps of: calculating a mjost recently used selection value for the user interface element; and modifying the display characteristic of the user interface element based on the most recently used selection value.
6. The method of Claim 1, wherein the step of modifying the user interface environment based on information contained in the historical usage file comjprises: calculating a most recently used selection value for the user interface element; and modifying the strength of the attractive force between the user interface element and the cursor based on he most recently used selection value.
7. The method! of Claim 1 further comprising the step of storing the modified display characteristic, wherein the stored modified display characteristic is accessible for multiple session of the program module.
8. The method of Claim 1, wherein the usage information of the historical usage file compares information defining selection of the user interface element by j multiple users. 45
9. The method of Claim 1, wherein the user interface element is a hyperlink contained in a web page.
10. The methojd of Claim 1, wherein the display characteristic comprises a font type.
11. The method of Claim 1, wherein the display characteristic comprises a font style.
12. The method of Claim 1, wherein the display characteristic comprises a character siie.
13. The metho4 of Claim 1, wherein the display characteristic comprises a graphic.
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