US 2012/0259868 A1 · ACCESSIBLE COMMANDING INTERFACE

Abstract

A commanding interface can provide an efficient computer interface for users of assistive technology by focusing on the tasks that an application can perform, rather than on the interface the application exposes. The commanding interface can provide a search mechanism that searches for and presents functions or functionality in response and dynamically updates results as the search query is entered. Additionally, the commanding interface can prioritize search results based on contextual data, including prior search terms, prior actions, and the context of the user's interaction with the application program. The commanding interface can enable the user to filter the functions and functionality presented through the commanding interface according to types of user-performed activities for which such functions would be utilized, patterns, or heuristically determined associations.

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Dependent claims

One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions for providing access to functionality of a computer application program, the computer-executable instructions directed to steps comprising:

obtaining information regarding the functionality of the computer application program;
generating a search entry interface;
presenting the search entry interface to a user;
receiving, from the user, at least a portion of a search query via the search entry interface;
searching the obtained information for functionality responsive to the at least the portion of the search query;
generating a listing of the functionality responsive to the at least a portion of the search query;
presenting the generated listing to the user;
receiving, from the user, a selection of the presented functionality;
and
generating an instruction to the computer application program to perform the selected functionality.

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A method of providing access to functionality of a computer application program, the method comprising the steps of:

obtaining information regarding the functionality of the computer application program;
generating a search entry interface;
presenting the search entry interface to a user;
receiving, from the user, at least a portion of a search query via the search entry interface;
searching the obtained information for functionality responsive to the at least the portion of the search query;
generating a listing of the functionality responsive to the at least a portion of the search query;
presenting the generated listing to the user;
receiving, from the user, a selection of the presented functionality;
and
generating an instruction to the computer application program to perform the selected functionality.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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