Method and system for defining consumer interactions for initiating execution of commands

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11249641-B2
Application number	US-202017012293-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 4, 2020
Priority date	Feb 21, 2014
Publication date	Feb 15, 2022
Grant date	Feb 15, 2022

Abstract

Embodiments provide a computer-executed method, a computer system and computer program product for initiating a command. The method includes causing a consumer input definition interface to be displayed on a visual display of a computing device associated with a consumer, wherein the consumer input definition interface includes an indication of a command. The method also includes, while the consumer input definition interface is displayed, receiving input definition data defining a consumer interaction by the consumer. The method also includes generating a compound consumer input based on the input definition data, and associating the compound consumer input with the command and the consumer. The method further includes storing the association between the compound consumer input and the command on a non-transitory storage device so that receipt of the compound consumer input from the consumer automatically initiates the command.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A computer-executable method for facilitating user interaction with a user interface, the computer-executable method comprising:
storing, on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, a plurality of associations between compound inputs and commands;
displaying a user interface on a visual display of a computing device, the user interface rendering representations of a plurality of items;
detecting, by the computing device, an indication of a first compound input with respect to a first representation on the visual display of a first item of the plurality of items;
determining, via at least one processor, that the first compound input corresponds to a first stored compound input by querying the stored plurality of associations between compound inputs and commands based upon the first compound input, wherein the first stored compound input is associated with a first command;
initiating, via the at least one processor, execution of the first command in relation to the first item;
detecting, by the computing device, an indication of a second compound input with respect to the first representation of the first item of the plurality of items;
determining, via the at least one processor, that the second compound input corresponds to a second stored compound input by querying the stored plurality of associations between compound inputs and commands based upon the second compound input, wherein the second stored compound input is associated with a second command; and
initiating, via the at least one processor, execution of the second command in relation to the first item, wherein the visual display is a touchscreen visual display and wherein at least one of the first compound input and the second compound input corresponds to a continuous touch interaction on the touchscreen visual display.

2. The computer-executable method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first compound input and the second compound input include one or more of: a checkmark selection, a touchscreen press action, a mouse click action, a touchscreen tap action, a touchscreen press and hold action, a touchscreen drag and drop action, a touchscreen pinch action, a touchscreen unpinch action, a touchscreen swipe action, a device shake action, a device twist action, a movement of the computing device, a change in orientation of the computing device, a touchscreen writing action, a touchscreen drawing or writing motion, a touchscreen selection of one or more alphanumeric characters, a keyboard action, a mouse action, a static or moving gesture captured by a camera, or a speaking of a sound.

3. The computer-executable method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first stored compound input and the second stored compound input is a stored pattern or shape associated with a purchase command.

4. The computer-executable method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first stored compound input and the second stored compound input is a stored pattern or shape associated with a share command.

5. The computer-executable method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first stored compound input and the second stored compound input is a stored pattern or shape associated with a save command.

6. The computer-executable method of claim 1 , wherein the first compound input and the second compound input are continuous touch interactions, the continuous touch interactions being different from each other.

7. The computer-executable method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the indication of the first compound input with respect to the first representation of the first item of the plurality of items comprises detecting the first compound input in a first portion of the user interface, the first portion of the user interface associated with the first representation of the first item.

8. The computer-executable method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first stored compound input and the second stored compound input is customized by a user to execute a selected command.

9. The computer-executable method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting, by the computing device, an indication of a third compound input with respect to a second representation on the visual display of a second item of the plurality of items;
determining, via the at least one processor, that the third compound input corresponds to the first stored compound input; and
initiating execution of the first command in relation to the second item.

10. A computer system comprising:
a computing device, the computing device including a visual display;
at least one processor; and
at least one memory associated with the at least one processor, the at least one memory having computer coded instructions therein, with the computer coded instructions configured to, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer system to:
store, on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, a plurality of associations between compound inputs and commands;
display a user interface on the visual display of the computing device, the user interface rendering representations of a plurality of items;
receive, at the visual display of the computing device, an indication of a first compound input with respect to a first representation on the visual display of a first item of the plurality of items;
determine, via the at least one processor, that the first compound input corresponds to a first stored compound input by querying a stored plurality of associations between compound inputs and commands based upon the first compound input, wherein the first stored compound input is associated with a first command;
initiate, via the at least one processor, execution of the first command in relation to the first item;
receive, at the visual display of the computing device, an indication of a second compound input with respect to the first representation of the first item of the plurality of items;
determine, via the at least one processor, that the second compound input corresponds to a second stored compound input by querying the stored plurality of associations between compound inputs and commands based upon the first compound input, wherein the second stored compound input is associated with a second command; and
initiate, via the at least one processor, execution of the second command in relation to the first item, wherein the visual display is a touchscreen visual display and wherein at least one of the first compound input and the second compound input corresponds to a continuous touch interaction on the touchscreen visual display.

11. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein each of the first compound input and the second compound input include one or more of: a checkmark selection, a touchscreen press action, a mouse click action, a touchscreen tap action, a touchscreen press and hold action, a touchscreen drag and drop action, a touchscreen pinch action, a touchscreen unpinch action, a touchscreen swipe action, a device shake action, a device twist action, a movement of the computing device, a change in orientation of the computing device, a touchscreen writing action, a touchscreen drawing or writing motion, a touchscreen selection of one or more alphanumeric characters, a keyboard action, a mouse action, a static or moving gesture captured by a camera, or a speaking of a sound.

12. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the first stored compound input and the second stored compound input is a stored pattern or shape associated with a purchase command.

13. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the first stored compound input and the second stored compound input is a stored pattern or sh

Assignees

• Groupon Inc

Inventors

• Viswanath Sri
• Hyche Eric
• Shah Mihir
• Bergstrom Peter
• Burton Michael
• Levi Dor
• Sisinni Fabio
• Chennavasin Don Albert
• Ciocirlan Marius G
• Kim Ben
• Rahim Riaz

Classifications

• G06Q20/40145 Primary

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• H04L63/0861

  using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231) · CPC title

• G06Q20/322

  Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices] · CPC title

• G06Q30/0633

  Managing shopping lists, e.g. compiling or processing purchase lists (shipping orders G06Q10/083; order filling G06Q10/087) · CPC title

• G06F3/0486

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title