Automated modification of graphical user interfaces

A computer program product for automatically modifying a graphical user interface (GUI), the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to receive information that describes one or more touch events performed on a touchscreen display to interact with the GUI of a software application, based on determining a number of the one or more touch events performed on the touchscreen display to interact with the GUI of the software application exceeds a predefined threshold;
• program instructions to generate a touch event density map based on a frequency of touch events on the touchscreen display as a function of touch event position on the touchscreen display for each of the one or more graphical elements of the GUI, wherein each of the one or more graphical elements of the GUI having a shape of a physical area that identifies an area on the touchscreen display associated with the each of the one or more graphical elements and a visually displayed shape having a four square shaped graphical element that is displayed on the touchscreen display;
• program instructions to identify one or more portions of the touchscreen display that received a highest density of touch events based on analyzing the one or more portions of the touch event density map to identify one or more portions of the touchscreen display that receives the highest density of touch events;
• program instructions to identify one or more graphical elements of the GUI associated with the one or more identified portions of the touchscreen display;
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• program instructions to, responsive to determining that the one or more graphical elements of the GUI associated with the one or more identified portions of the touchscreen display do not align with a threshold alignment value, modify the shape of the physical area of the one or more graphical elements of the GUI associated with the one or more identified portions of the touchscreen display, wherein the shape of the physical area having a circular area based on the touch event density map, wherein the circular area encompasses the area of the GUI associated with the one or more identified portions of the touchscreen display, and wherein the visually displayed shape of the one or more graphical elements of the GUI are not modified, a size of each of the one or more graphical elements of the GUI based on a frequency of a user interaction with each of the one or more graphical elements of the GUI, and a position of the physical area of the one or more graphical elements relative to the one or more graphical elements of the touchscreen display area, wherein the visually displayed shape of the one or more graphical elements of the GUI are not modified.

A computer system for automatically modifying a graphical user interface (GUI), the computer system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• one or more computer readable storage media;
• program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to receive information that describes one or more touch events performed on a touchscreen display to interact with the GUI of a software application, based on determining a number of the one or more touch events performed on the touchscreen display to interact with the GUI of the software application exceeds a predefined threshold;
• program instructions to generate a touch event density map based on a frequency of touch events on the touchscreen display as a function of touch event position on the touchscreen display for each of the one or more graphical elements of the GUI, wherein each of the one or more graphical elements of the GUI having a shape of a physical area that identifies an area on the touchscreen display associated with the each of the one or more graphical elements and a visually displayed shape having a four square shaped graphical element that is displayed on the touchscreen display;
• program instructions to identify one or more portions of the touchscreen display that received a highest density of touch events based on analyzing the one or more portions of the touch event density map to identify one or more portions of the touchscreen display that receives the highest density of touch events;
• program instructions to identify one or more graphical elements of the GUI associated with the one or more identified portions of the touchscreen display;
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• program instructions to, responsive to determining that the one or more graphical elements of the GUI associated with the one or more identified portions of the touchscreen display do not align with a threshold alignment value, modify the shape of the physical area of the one or more graphical elements of the GUI associated with the one or more identified portions of the touchscreen display, wherein the shape of the physical area having a circular area based on the touch event density map, wherein the circular area encompasses the area of the GUI associated with the one or more identified portions of the touchscreen display, and wherein the visually displayed shape of the one or more graphical elements of the GUI are not modified, a size of each of the one or more graphical elements of the GUI based on a frequency of a user interaction with each of the one or more graphical elements of the GUI, and a position of the physical area of the one or more graphical elements relative to the one or more graphical elements of the touchscreen display area, wherein the visually displayed shape of the one or more graphical elements of the GUI are not modified.