DYNAMICAL AND SMART POSITIONING OF HELP OVERLAY GRAPHICS IN A FORMATION OF USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS

Patent №

US 9,367,199

Granted

2016-06-14

Filed 2012

Owner

SAP AG

Lab

AI components

1

kr

Assignment

Recorded

Dataset

AIPD

2023_r1 edition

Application

13714026

In some example implementations, there is provided a method. The method may include selecting an action element located on a user interface, wherein the user interface includes a plurality of action elements, whereby each action element corresponds to an action performable by a user and causing a change in a state of the user interface; identifying a help overlay graphics element for each selected action element in the plurality of action elements, the help overlay graphics element describing the action corresponding to the selected action element; and dynamically positioning a plurality of help overlay graphics elements identified for at least a portion of the plurality of selected action elements on the user interface, wherein the plurality of help overlay graphics elements are positioned proximate to associated action elements. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also provided.

AI classification

Knowledge representation0.87
AI hardware0.28
Machine learning0.03
Vision0.01
Planning0.01
Natural language0.00
Evolutionary computation0.00
Speech0.00

Ownership

SAP AG

assignment · 296350702

Assignors

KLEMENZ, OLIVER, EBERLEIN, PETER

On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.

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