Optimizing a user interface for a computing device
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsChristopher J. Dawson, Vincenzo V. Diluoffo
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Abstract
In general, embodiments of the invention provide an approach to organize a user interface, such as a computer desktop, based on the role or activity of the current user. Specifically, a display area configuration of a user device is defined by selecting resources from a plurality of available resources to include in a display area configuration, building a profile from the selected resources to preserve the display area configuration, and saving the profile. The display area is then built on a user device when the profile is selected from the user device.
Claims20
A method for defining a display area configuration of a user device, comprising:
- receiving one or more user selections of resources from a plurality of available resources to include in a display area configuration;
- building a profile from the selected resources to preserve the display area configuration;
- saving the profile;
- flagging a resource not currently included in the display area configuration;
- logging the number of times the user accesses the resource;
- adding the resource to the display area configuration when the number of times the user accesses the resource reaches a predefined threshold;
- updating the profile based on the resource added to the display area configuration;
- and
- building the display area on a user device.
A system for defining a display area configuration of a user device, comprising:
- a bus;
- a processor coupled to the bus;
- and
- a memory medium coupled to the bus, the memory medium comprising instructions to:
- receive one or more user selections of resources from a plurality of available resources to include in a display area configuration;
- building a profile from the selected resources to preserve the display area configuration;
- save the profile;
- flag a resource not currently included in the display area configuration;
- log the number of times the user accesses the resource;
- add the resource to the display area configuration when the number of times the user accesses the resource reaches a predefined threshold;
- update the profile based on the resource added to the display area configuration;
- and
- build the display area on a user device.
A computer program product for defining a display area configuration of a user device, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium, to:
- receive one or more user selections of resources from a plurality of available resources to include in a display area configuration;
- building a profile from the selected resources to preserve the display area configuration;
- save the profile;
- flag a resource not currently included in the display area configuration;
- log the number of times the user accesses the resource;
- add the resource to the display area configuration when the number of times the user accesses the resource reaches a predefined threshold;
- update the profile based on the resource added to the display area configuration;
- and
- build the display area on a user device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.