Smart assist for repeated actions

A method comprising:

• determining that a first current sequence of user actions with a mobile application running on a mobile device fails to satisfy a similarity threshold with previous sequences of user actions;
• determining that the first current sequence of user actions with the mobile application running on the mobile device is complete;
• based on determining that the first current sequence of user actions fails to satisfy the similarity threshold with the previous sequences of user actions and based on determining that the first current sequence of user actions is complete:
• saving the first current sequence of user actions as a first previous sequence of user actions;
• and
• subsequent to saving the first current sequence of user actions as the first previous sequence of user actions:
• identifying a second current sequence of user actions as satisfying the similarity threshold with the saved first previous sequence of user actions,
• wherein the similarity threshold is based on matching context features between the second current sequence of user actions with the mobile application running on the mobile device and the saved first previous sequence of user actions with the mobile application running on the mobile device, and
• wherein the context features include a time of day, a day of week, and the mobile application being used;
• and
• responsive to identifying the second current sequence of user actions as satisfying the similarity threshold:
• initiating display, by the mobile device, of a shortcut prompt that requests approval for saving all actions of the saved first previous sequence of user actions as the shortcut;
• and
• in response to receiving approval for saving the shortcut, adding an icon for the shortcut to the mobile device, wherein the icon, when subsequently selected, causes automatic or semi-automatic performance of all actions of the saved first previous sequence of user actions.

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the system to generate a user interface configured to:
• initiate recording of a shortcut, represented by a particular sequence of actions with a mobile application running on a mobile device, each action in the sequence of actions being a high level description of a user interaction with the mobile application;
• receive an indication that account data recorded in the particular sequence of actions is to be included in the shortcut, wherein the account data includes a user name, a password, payment information, and/or an address;
• determine an end of the particular sequence of actions based on determining that recording of the shortcut is complete, wherein in determining that recording of the shortcut is complete, the user interface is configured to determine that the recording of the shortcut is complete based on determining that a user exited the mobile application;
• store the sequence of user actions, including the account data, as a shortcut in association with the mobile device, wherein the shortcut, when subsequently initiated at the mobile device, causes automatic or semi-automatic performance of all actions of the particular sequence of actions;
• receive an indication that sharing of the shortcut is permitted;
• and
• responsive to receiving the indication that sharing of the shortcut is permitted:
• provide the shortcut and an indication of the mobile application, with the account data replaced, to a data store, wherein the data store is accessible by a plurality of additional users.