Method, apparatus and system for identifying gui element

A method of identifying a Graphical User Interface (GUI) element to be identified based on GUI element identification information, the GUI element identification information comprising attribute information and extra information for respective GUI element(s), the method comprising:

• displaying a GUI which includes the GUI element to be identified;
• analyzing the displayed GUI, to acquire attribute information for the GUI element to be identified;
• acquiring extra information, other than the attribute information, related to the GUI element to be identified;
• and
• searching the GUI element identification information for an information item with attribute information matching the acquired attribute information for the GUI element to be identified and also with extra information matching the acquired extra information related to the GUI element to be identified.

An apparatus for Graphical User Interface (GUI) element identification, comprising a display device adapted to display a GUI which includes a target GUI element and a device of generating GUI element identification information, the device of generating GUI element information comprising:

• an attribute information acquiring unit adapted to analyze the displayed GUI to acquire attribute information for the target GUI element;
• an extra information acquiring unit adapted to acquire extra information, other than the attribute information, related to the target GUI element;
• and
• an identification information generating unit adapted to process the attribute information acquired by the attribute information acquiring unit and the extra information acquired by the extra information acquiring unit to generate the identification information for the target GUI element.