Patent ID: 9037958
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for enabling an end-user to dynamically create a hot spot on a user interface (UI) of a web page without the end-user modifying underlying code of the UI, the method comprising: serving the web page from a server to a browser application on an end-user computer for display on the end-user computer, wherein the web page includes a hot spot creation button, which when activated by the end-user, causes the hot spot creation component to download and execute on the end-user computer; responsive to the end-user activating a hot spot creation component, receiving by the hot spot creation component a designation from the end-user of a location of the hot spot and a size of the hot spot within the UI, wherein receiving the designation from the end-user comprises allowing the end-user to designate the location and size of the hot spot with a click and drag operation whereby a mouse button is held and a cursor is dragged across a display until a desired size of the hotspot is reached; receiving from the end-user, by the hot spot software component, an assignment of a user gesture to the hot spot; receiving from the end-user, by the hot spot software component, an assignment of an action to the hot spot selected from a configuration menu, wherein the configuration menu lists different action categories including a first category that contains actions specific to web browsers, and a second category that contains actions specific to Web portals, and a third category that contains actions specific to applications; and responsive to a detection of the user gesture on the hot spot, invoking the action assigned to the hot spot by the hot spot software component.