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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2012
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Thomas Stanton Brugler, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Vincent Charles Conzola, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Randall Avery Craig, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
John Paul Franks, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Mark E. Molander, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method includes populating an auto suggestion field with objects of the same type based upon the type of object selected in the main area of the application. The auto suggestion field is set to have N levels. The method further includes placing a recently used object in a first position of the N levels of the auto suggestion field. Succeeding objects are placed in other positions of the N levels in the auto suggestion field, wherein the succeeding objects are ordered based upon recency and frequency of use and the populating is executed by at least one processor.