Reconfiguring a user interface according to interface device deterioration

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016378309-A1
Application number	US-201514753683-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 29, 2015
Priority date	Jun 29, 2015
Publication date	Dec 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

For reconfiguring a user interface (UI) layout according to a deterioration of an interface device, a UI layout is analyzed to determine a position of a UI element on the interface device according to the UI layout determination is made that the UI element is positioned in a first area of the interface device, the first area having a first sensitivity to touch, where the first sensitivity is below a level of sensitivity. A second area of the interface device is identified, the second area having a second sensitivity to touch, where the second sensitivity is at least equal to the level of sensitivity. The UI element is relocated from the first area to the second area thereby forming a modified UI layout. The modified UI layout is sent for rendering on the interface device.

First claim

1 - 14 . (canceled)

15 . A computer usable program product comprising a computer readable storage device including computer usable code for reconfiguring a user interface (UI) layout according to a deterioration of an interface device, the computer usable code comprising:
computer usable code for analyzing, using a processor and a memory of a data processing system, a UI layout to determine a position of a UI element on the interface device according to the UI layout; computer usable code for determining that the UI element is positioned in a first area of the interface device, the first area having a first sensitivity to touch, wherein the first sensitivity is below a level of sensitivity; computer usable code for identifying a second area of the interface device, the second area having a second sensitivity to touch, wherein the second sensitivity is at least equal to the level of sensitivity; computer usable code for relocating the UI element from the first area to the second area thereby forming a modified UI layout; and computer usable code for sending the modified UI layout for rendering on the interface device.

16 . The computer usable program product of claim 15 , further comprising:
computer usable code for mapping the interface device into a plurality of areas, the plurality of areas including the first area and the second area; and computer usable code for measuring a sensitivity corresponding to each area in the plurality of areas.

17 . The computer usable program product of claim 16 , further comprising:
computer usable code for categorizing, using a set of sensitivity thresholds, each area in the plurality of areas according to a corresponding sensitivity of each area into a category from a set of categories, wherein the categorizing categorizes the first area into a first category and the second area into a second category; computer usable code for assigning, from a set of indicators, an first indicator to the first category and a second indicator to the second category, wherein the first indicator and the second indicator are configured to be perceptible on the interface device to a user of the interface device; and computer usable code for perceptibly presenting the mapping using the interface device, wherein the first indicator is perceptibly associated with the first area, and the second indicator is perceptibly associated with the second area.

18 . The computer usable program product of claim 15 , wherein the computer usable code is stored in a computer readable storage device in a data processing system, and wherein the computer usable code is transferred over a network from a remote data processing system.

19 . The computer usable program product of claim 15 , wherein the computer usable code is stored in a computer readable storage device in a server data processing system, and wherein the computer usable code is downloaded over a network to a remote data processing system for use in a computer readable storage device associated with the remote data processing system.

20 . A data processing system for reconfiguring a user interface (UI) layout according to a deterioration of an interface device, the data processing system comprising:
a storage device, wherein the storage device stores computer usable program code; and a processor, wherein the processor executes the computer usable program code, and wherein the computer usable program code comprises: computer usable code for analyzing, using a processor and a memory of a data processing system, a UI layout to determine a position of a UI element on the interface device according to the UI layout; computer usable code for determining that the UI element is positioned in a first area of the interface device, the first area having a first sensitivity to touch, wherein the first sensitivity is below a level of sensitivity; computer usable code for identifying a second area of the interface device, the second area having a second sensitivity to touch, wherein the second sensitivity is at least equal to the level of sensitivity; computer usable code for relocating the UI element from the first area to the second area thereby forming a modified UI layout; and computer usable code for sending the modified UI layout for rendering on the interface device.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Chakra Al
• Denner Gary
• Dunne Jonathan
• Harpur Liam

Classifications

• G06F3/016

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title

• G09G5/38

  with means for controlling the display position · CPC title

• G09G2320/043

  Preventing or counteracting the effects of ageing · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G09G2354/00

  Aspects of interface with display user · CPC title