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Automating interactions with software user interfaces

US7712074B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 21, 2002
Grant dateMay 4, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 28, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/451
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus applies an action to a software application by determining a target object for the input action. The determination of the target object is performed by identifying the target object through socially identifying object information relative to a reference object. Then, the input action is applied to the target object.

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