Patent ID: 8856396

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for detecting end of a transaction in a computing environment, the method comprising: determining a target area in a graphical user environment displayed on a display screen, wherein a change is expected to occur when end of a transaction is reached, wherein a first state and a second state of at least one graphical feature in the target area are determinable in advance, wherein the first state is associated with a time prior to the end of the transaction and the second state is associated with a time after the end of the transaction; masking the target area at least partially to remove content included in the target area that is present before or after the transaction was initiated; monitoring the target area for change in content; and detecting the end of the transaction based on an analysis of the content of the target area, wherein the analysis indicates that characteristics of content included in the target area match the second state of the at least one graphical feature.