METHOD FOR INFERRING STANDARDIZED HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACE USAGE STRATEGIES FROM SOFTWARE INSTRUMENTATION AND DYNAMIC PROBABILISTIC MODELING

摘要

A user interface analysis system and method can provide aggregate information across a population of users of the user interface. The system includes an activity logging module, an analysis module, and a reporting module. The analysis module is configured to generate an analysis model descriptive of the user interface usage of the plurality of users. The analysis model can take the form of a beta-phase Hidden Markov Model (“BP-HMM”). The reporting module processes the generated analysis model and outputs data indicative of an aggregate of the plurality of users' usage of the user interface.

主权项

1. A system for analyzing user interface usage characteristics, comprising:
an activity logging module configured to store a log of a user-initiated software activity instances associated with usage of a user interface of a software application by a plurality of users; an analysis module configured to generate an analysis model descriptive of the user interface usage of the plurality of users, wherein the analysis model comprises a beta-phase Hidden Markov Model (“BP-HMM”); a reporting module configured to process the generated analysis model and output data indicative of an aggregate of the plurality of users' usage of the user interface.