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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12073494 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 25, 2019

Techniques for analyzing the proficiency of users of software applications

Applicant:

Autodesk, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Tovi Grossman, Toronto, CA;

Alexandra R. Bergin, Danville, CA (US);

Benjamin Lafreniere, Toronto, CA;

Jaime A. Perkins, San Francisco, CA (US);

Adam L. Menter, Oakland, CA (US);

Howard R. Swearer, San Francisco, CA (US);

George Fitzmaurice, Toronto, CA;

Justin Frank Matejka, Newmarket, CA;

Jiin Shin, Old Tappan, NJ (US);

William C. Sabram, Lynn, MA (US);

Michael L. McManus, Oakdale, CA (US);

Assignee:

AUTODESK, INC., San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorney:

Artegis Law Group, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Justin R Blaufeld

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 11/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06F 11/34 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0639 (2023.01); G06Q 30/018 (2023.01); G09B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 11/206 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 11/3438 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06398 (2013.01); G06Q 30/018 (2013.01); G09B 19/0053 (2013.01);
Abstract

A command map GUI that illustrates command usage patterns of a first entity and/or a comparison between the first entity and a second entity. A server receives and stores command usage data from a plurality of clients, each client executing a software application that enables a set of commands. A client displays the GUI based on command usage data received from the server. The GUI displays a circle chart comprising a plurality of segments representing various command categories, each segment including a wedge that represents the amount of usage of the corresponding command category. The GUI also displays a plurality of data points, each data point representing a command, wherein the distance from the center of the circle chart represents the amount of usage of the corresponding command. The GUI may display a certification and/or an unused command recommended for a user based on command usage patterns of the user.

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