Patent ID: 6323884
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer program product comprising computer readable program code stored on a computer readable recording medium for assisting a user of computing apparatus in the task of selection of a GUI element within a computer program by controlling the operation of a computing apparatus to execute processes:to identify those GUI elements within a currently displayed GUI which correspond to valid user interactions for the current state of the computer program which includes the GUI, and hence are potentially the next element that the user will interact with;to evaluate a predefined set of characteristics for the identified GUI elements to predict which of these GUI elements will be the next element that the user will interact with, wherein the set of characteristics include: distance measurements between a user indicated position within the GUI and the position of each GUI element; and weightings which are associated with individual GUI elements and which indicate a likelihood of selection of the respective individual GUI elements for said current program state; andto visually indicate the result of the prediction.