System and method for adjusting inactivity timeout settings on a display device

1. A method for adjusting an inactivity timeout setting on a display device of a user, comprising:

detecting a document open in an editing application that has operating system focus on the display device;

capturing content displayed on the display device;

retrieving the operating system timeout value;

monitoring user activity while using the application;

storing user activity as historical data;

determining a complexity of the document based on an amount of variability in insertion points of text as input to the document by the user;

determining an inactivity timeout modifier based on the complexity;

storing the inactivity timeout modifier; and

adjusting the inactivity timeout setting based on the inactivity timeout modifier.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

calculating a readability score for the text using at least one readability formula;

retrieving at least one predefined threshold value; and

including the readability score and at least one threshold value in determining the inactivity timeout modifier.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

calculating a reading speed for the user;

storing the reading speed for the user;

including the reading speed in determining the inactivity timeout modifier.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

calculating an average reading speed for a plurality of device users;

storing the average reading time for the plurality of device users; and

including the average reading time in determining the inactivity timeout modifier.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the editing application is either a document editor or software editor displaying content including editable text.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

calculating a readability score for the text using at least one readability formula;

retrieving at least one predefined threshold value; and

including the readability score and at least one threshold value in determining the inactivity timeout modifier.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

analyzing an undo buffer of the application;

determining a complexity level of the text based on the analysis; and

including the complexity level in determining the inactivity timeout modifier.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inactivity timeout modifier is updated in response to occurrences after an inactivity timeout duration has occurred.

9. A system for adjusting an inactivity timeout setting on a display device of a user, comprising:

a bus;

a processor coupled to the bus; and

a memory medium coupled to the bus, the memory medium comprising instructions to:

detect a document open in an editing application that has operating system focus on the display device;

capture content displayed on the display device;

retrieve the operating system timeout value;

monitor user activity while using the application;

store user activity as historical data;

determine a complexity of the document based on an amount of variability in insertion points of text as input to the document by the user;

determining an inactivity timeout modifier based on the complexity

store the inactivity timeout modifier; and

adjust the inactivity timeout setting based on the inactivity timeout modifier.

10. The system of claim 9 , the memory medium further comprising instructions to:

calculate a readability score for the text using at least one readability formula;

retrieve at least one predefined threshold value; and

include the readability score and at least one threshold value in determining the inactivity timeout modifier.

11. The system of claim 9 , the memory medium further comprising instructions to:

calculate a reading speed for the user;

store the reading speed for the user; and

include the reading speed in determining the inactivity timeout modifier.

12. The system of claim 9 , the memory medium further comprising instructions to:

calculate an average reading speed for a plurality of device users;

store the average reading time for the plurality of device users; and

include the average reading time in determining the inactivity timeout modifier.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the editing application is either a document editor or software editor displaying content including editable text.

14. The system of claim 13 , the memory medium further comprising instructions to:

calculate a readability score for the text using at least one readability formula;

retrieve at least one predefined threshold value; and

include the readability score and at least one threshold value in determining the inactivity timeout modifier.

15. The system of claim 14 , the memory medium further comprising instructions to:

analyze an undo buffer of the application;

determine a complexity level of the text based on the analysis; and

include the complexity level in determining the inactivity timeout modifier.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the inactivity timeout modifier is updated in response to occurrences after an inactivity timeout duration has occurred.

17. A computer program product for adjusting an inactivity timeout setting on a display device of a user, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media, to:

detect a document open in a document editing application that has operating system focus on the display device;

capture the content displayed on the display device;

retrieve the operating system timeout value;

monitor user activity while using the application;

store user activity as historical data;

determine a complexity of the document based on an amount of variability in insertion points of text as input to the document by the user;

determining an inactivity timeout modifier based on the complexity

store the inactivity timeout modifier; and

adjust the inactivity timeout setting based on the inactivity timeout modifier.

18. A method for deploying a system for adjusting an inactivity timeout setting on a display device of a user, comprising:

detect, via a computer infrastructure, a document open in a document editing application that has operating system focus on the display device;

capture, via the computer infrastructure, content displayed on the display device;

retrieve, via the computer infrastructure, the operating system timeout value;

monitor, via the computer infrastructure, user activity while using the application;

store, via the computer infrastructure, user activity as historical data;

determine, via the computer infrastructure, a complexity of the document based on an amount of variability in insertion points of text as input to the document by the user;

determining an inactivity timeout modifier based on the complexity

store, via the computer infrastructure, the inactivity timeout modifier; and

adjust, via the computer infrastructure, the inactivity timeout setting based on the inactivity timeout modifier.