Method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for providing automatic recognition and playback of repetitive input device patterns

1. Field of the Invention An apparatus, method, and article of manufacture for providing automatic recognition and playback of repetitive input device patterns. The invention provides an apparatus for automatic recognition and playback of repetitive input device patterns in a computer system comprising an interconnect, a processor coupled to the interconnect, and memory coupled to the interconnect and containing one or more application programs. An input device is coupled to the interconnect and configured to generate input device events during a session with one of the one or more application programs. Moreover, an auto-macro program is stored in the memory, wherein the auto-macro program, when executed by the processor, detects repetitive input device patterns in the input device events and generates a macro for each of the repetitive input device patterns.