Adaptable user interface for business software

US9224127B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Jakob Peter Nielsen · Redmond, US
• Nicholas Justin Lowe · Mercer Island, US
• Kevin M. Honeyman · Fargo, US
• Cary Rohwer · Duvall, US
• Brian Glaeske · Fargo, US
• Hans Roed Mark · Farum, DK
• Morten Holm-Petersen · Copenhagen, DK
• Arne de Booij · Amersfoort, NL

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 19, 2011
• Grant date: Dec 29, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 10, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An adaptable user interface is formed based on a role assumed by a user and the identification of tasks in a process that need to be performed. For each role assumed by the user, a set of tasks assigned to the role is identified. Each task is evaluated to determine if it is an active task that needs to be performed in one or more processes. For each active task, an element is added to the user interface.