Briefing tool having self-guided discovery and suggestion box features

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9323412-B2
Application number	US-201213661626-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 26, 2012
Priority date	Oct 26, 2012
Publication date	Apr 26, 2016
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016

Abstract

Method, device, and storage medium that provides a briefing service. The briefing service includes a self-discovery mode and a suggestion box. The self-discovery mode allows a user to obtain information about a product or a thing based on an image capture of a Quick Response code. The Quick Response code is decoded and a parameter is extracted and used to generate a uniform resource identifier. The suggestion box allows a user to submit a suggestion regarding a briefing. The self-discovery mode and the suggestion box are provided to a user based on a briefing software that includes user interfaces.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for displaying a graphical user interface comprising:
displaying, by a user device, a main graphical user interface pertaining to a briefing service, wherein the main graphical user interface includes a screen comprising:
a first window that is configured to receive a briefing presentation,
a second window that is configured to receive a question posed to a user,
a third window that provides a menu for accessing agenda information, attendees information, and support information,
a fourth window that is configured to receive and submit a suggestion from the user,
a self-discovery mode element that is configured to invoke a self-discovery mode;

displaying, by the user device, a viewfinder of a camera, in response to receiving a user action that invokes the self-discovery mode;
capturing, by the user device and the viewfinder of the camera, a picture pertaining to a product associated with a briefing;
decoding a first uniform resource locator from the picture, wherein the first uniform resource locator comprises a dummy base uniform resource locator, a delimiter, and a parameter pertaining to the product, in response to the capturing;
transmitting, by the user device, the parameter and a briefing identifier, which identifies the briefing associated with the product, to a network device, in response to the decoding;
receiving, by the user device, a new base uniform resource locator from the network device in response to the transmitting, wherein the new base uniform resource locator is different than the dummy base uniform resource locator and is identified using the parameter as a key;
generating, by the user device, a second uniform resource locator comprising the new base uniform resource locator, the delimiter, and the parameter, in response to the receiving; and
displaying, by the user device, information pertaining to the product associated with the briefing based on the generation of the second uniform resource locator.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying, in the fourth window, a box for entering a user's suggestion; and
displaying, in the fourth window, a submit element that allows the user to submit the user's suggestion entered in the box.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying the screen that includes text indicating the briefing identifier, wherein the parameter is one of an attribute-value pair, a key-value pair, or a name-value pair.

4. A method for displaying a graphical user interface comprising:
displaying, by a user device, a main graphical user interface pertaining to a briefing service, wherein the main graphical user interface includes a screen comprising:
a first window that is configured to receive a briefing presentation,
a second window that is configured to receive a question posed to a user,
a third window that provides a menu for accessing agenda information, attendees information, and support information, and
a fourth window that is configured to receive and submit a suggestion from the user, wherein the fourth window includes a box for entering text,

displaying, by the user device, in the box of the fourth window, a suggestion from the user, in response to receiving the suggestion;
displaying, by the user device, in the fourth window, the box without the entered suggestion, after the suggestion has been submitted;
displaying, by the user device, a self-discovery mode element that is configured to invoke a self-discovery mode;
displaying, by the user device, a viewfinder of a camera, in response to receiving a user action that invokes the self-discovery mode;
capture, by the user device and the viewfinder of the camera, an image pertaining to a product associated with a briefing;
decode, by the user device, the image to produce a uniform resource locator comprising a dummy base uniform resource locator, a delimiter, and a parameter pertaining to the product;
extract, by the user device, the parameter from the uniform resource locator;
receive, by the user device, a new base uniform resource locator, wherein the new base uniform locator is different from the dummy base uniform resource locator and is identified using the parameter as a key;
join, by the user device, the new base uniform resource locator, the delimiter, and the parameter to generate a new uniform resource locator; and
displaying, by the user device, information pertaining to the product associated with the briefing based on the generation of the new uniform resource locator.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the delimiter separates the dummy base uniform resource locator from the parameter, and wherein the parameter is one of an attribute-value pair, a key-value pair, or a name-value pair.

6. A method comprising:
receiving, by a user device, a user input for invoking a self-discovery mode pertaining to a briefing service;
providing, by the user device, in response to the receiving, a viewfinder interface of a camera;
capturing, by the user device, an image within the viewfinder interface pertaining to a product associated with a briefing;
scanning, by the user device, the image;
decoding, by the user device, a Quick Response code included in the image, wherein the decoded Quick Response code includes a first uniform resource locator comprising a base uniform resource locator, a delimiter, and a parameter pertaining to the product, and wherein the parameter is separated from the base uniform resource locator by the delimiter;
extracting, by the user device, the parameter from the decoded Quick Response code;
transmitting, by the user device, a request that includes the parameter and a briefing identifier, which identifies the briefing associated with the product, to a network device, in response to the extracting;
receiving, by the user device, a response to the request, from the network device in response to the transmitting, wherein the response includes another base uniform resource locator that is different from the base uniform resource locator and is identified using the parameter as a key;
generating, by the user device, a second uniform resource locator comprising the other base uniform resource locator, the delimiter, and the parameter, in response to receiving the response; and
displaying, by the user device, information pertaining to the product based on the generation of the second uniform resource locator.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
establishing a connection to another device associated with the second uniform resource locator,
and wherein the parameter is one of an attribute-value pair, a key-value pair, or a name-value pair.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the generating comprises:
joining the other base uniform resource identifier, the delimiter, and the parameter to form the second uniform resource locator, and wherein the Quick Response code pertains to the product, and wherein the second uniform resource locator corresponds to an address of a device that allows a user to access information pertaining to the product.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
storing parameters that map to base uniform resource locators;
receiving the request that includes the parameter and the briefing identifier; and
selecting the other base uniform resource locator based on the receiving.

10. A system comprising: a user device comprising:
a display;
a first communication interface;
a first memory that stores first instructions; and
a first processor to execute the first instructions to:
display, via the display, a main graphical user interface pertaining to a briefing service, wherein the main graphical user interface includes a screen comprising:
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Assignees

• Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon

Inventors

• Puranik Gagan
• Singh Paramjit

Classifications

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/048 Primary

  Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title

• G06Q30/06 Primary

  Buying, selling or leasing transactions · CPC title

• G06Q30/0241

  Advertisements · CPC title