Method for aligning demonstrated user actions with existing documentation
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsLawrence D. Bergman, Vittorio Castelli, Eugene Rogan Creswick, Tessa A. Lau, Daniel A. Oblinger
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Abstract
There is provided an apparatus for aligning document actions specified in a documented procedure with demonstrated user actions. The apparatus includes an alignment device for computing an alignment between the document actions and the demonstrated user actions based on at least one similarity metric.
Claims3
A method for aligning document actions specified in a documented procedure with demonstrated user actions, comprising the steps of:
- computing an alignment between the document actions and the demonstrated user actions based on at least one similarity metric,
- wherein the demonstrated user actions are performed with respect to a user interface and the at least one similarity metric is based on common strings in the user interface and the documented procedure, and
- identifying a next step in the documented procedure based on the alignment.
A method for aligning document actions specified in a documented procedure with demonstrated user actions, comprising the steps of:
- computing an alignment between the document actions and the demonstrated user actions based on at least one similarity metric,
- wherein the demonstrated user actions are performed with respect to a user interface, and the at least one similarity metric is based on common strings in the user interface and the documented procedure as well as a probability distribution over at least two steps of the documented procedure.
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