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- Patent Title: Prompting of an end user with commands
- Patent Title (中): 用命令提示终端用户
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Application No.: US12346143Application Date: 2008-12-30
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Publication No.: US08090750B2Publication Date: 2012-01-03
- Inventor: Peter Currie Boyle , Yu Zhang
- Applicant: Peter Currie Boyle , Yu Zhang
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts
- Agent John Pivnichny
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; G06F17/30

Abstract:
A method and an associated computer program product, computing system, and process for supporting computer infrastructure for prompting an end user with a preferred sequence of commands which performs an activity in a least number of inputs. The method begins by monitoring a computer system for both input received from the end user and state transitions as a result of the computer receiving the end user input. The input received facilitates an activity the end user whishes to execute; the state transitions being the result of executing the activity. Next, defining the input received from the end user in a meaningful way. Then comparing the input received with at least one other command sequences that accomplish the same activity as the end user's input. Finally, prompting the end user with a preferred sequence of commands which performs the activity with the least number of inputs possible.
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