Selection and organization based on selection of X-Y position

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9360998-B2
Application number	US-201213664995-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2012
Priority date	Nov 1, 2011
Publication date	Jun 7, 2016
Grant date	Jun 7, 2016

Abstract

An X-Y interaction (XYI) facilitates rapid relationship pairing by creating tap or selection zones that intersect variables. The y-axis contains an indefinite number of variables (items) that can be assigned to x-axis variables (groups). “Items” are individual bits of information or data, like a transaction, song, item, or a to-do task. “Groups” are predefined buckets that apply specific rules or actions or represent specific things or people. Items get assigned to groups, and then the rules are applied to them. Items along the y-axis can be organized based on where along an x-axis a user selects an item. The selection can be by tapping, and one item can be selected for multiple groups.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a non-transitory memory storing user account information; and
one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising:
communicating electronic data to a user device to enable an interface of the user device to display a list of items along a vertical direction and a plurality of groups along a horizontal direction on the interface, wherein each item extends along the horizontal direction such that a first area of each item with first alphanumeric characters aligns with a first group of the plurality of groups and a second area of each item with second alphanumeric characters aligns with a second group of the plurality of groups;
based on receiving a first input to the first area with the first alphanumeric characters of a first item from the list of items, performing a full refund action of a first user account associated with the first group for the first item; and
based on receiving a second input to the second area with the second alphanumeric characters of a second item from the list of items, performing a partial refund action of a second user account associated with the second group for the second item.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein a third area of each item aligns with a third group of the plurality of groups, and wherein the one or more hardware processors is configured to cause the system to perform further operations comprising:
receiving a third input to the third area of the first time; and
performing a third action associated with the third group for the first time; and
causing the first item to be displayed with a shade based at least on the third action performed.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the interface is a touch-screen display.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more hardware processors is configured to cause the system to perform further operations comprising receiving a filter request from the interface and filtering the list of items based on the filter request.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein performing the full refund action is automatic based on the first input received.

6. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
communicating electronic data to a user device to enable an interface of the a user device to display a list of items along a vertical direction and a plurality of groups along a horizontal direction on the interface, wherein each item extends along the horizontal direction such that a first area of each item with first alphanumeric characters aligns with a first group of the plurality of groups and a second area of each item with second alphanumeric characters aligns with a second group of the plurality of groups;
based on receiving a first input to the first area with the first alphanumeric characters of a first item from the list of items, performing a full refund action of a first user account associated with the first group for the first item; and
based on receiving a second input to the second area with the second alphanumeric characters of a second item from the list of items, performing a partial refund action of a second user account associated with the second group for the second item.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein a third area of each item aligns with a third group of the plurality of groups, and wherein the machine-readable instructions are executables to cause the machine to perform further operations comprising:
receiving a third input to the third area of the first item; and
performing a third action associated with the third group for the first item; and
causing the first item to be displayed with a shade based at least on the third action performed.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the interface is a touch-screen display.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the machine-readable instructions are executable to cause the machine to perform further operations comprising receiving a filter request and filtering the list of items based on the filter request.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein performing the partial refund action is automatic based on the second input received.

11. A method comprising:
communicating, by a hardware processor of a service provider, electronic data to a user device to enable an interface of the user device to display a list of items along a vertical direction and a plurality of groups along a horizontal direction on the interface, wherein each item extends along the horizontal direction such that a first area of each item with first alphanumeric characters aligns with a first group of the plurality of groups and a second area of each item with second alphanumeric characters aligns with a second group of the plurality of groups;
based on receiving a first input to the first area with the first alphanumeric characters of a first item from the list of items, performing a full refund action of a first user account associated with the first group for the first item; and
based on receiving a second input to the second area with the second alphanumeric characters of a second item from the list of items, performing a partial refund action of a second user account associated with the second group for the second item.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein a third area of each item aligns with a third group of the plurality of groups, the method further comprising:
receiving a third input to the third area of the first item; and
performing a third action associated with the third group for the first item; and
causing the first item to be displayed with a shade based at least on the third action performed.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the interface is a touch-screen display.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising receiving a filter request and filtering the list of items based on the filter request.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein performing the full refund action is automatic based on the first input received.

Assignees

• Paypal Inc

Inventors

• Bauder Russell
• Schulz Egan

Classifications

• G06Q10/06311 Primary

  Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group · CPC title

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G07F9/023

  Arrangements for display, data presentation or advertising · CPC title

• G06Q20/20

  Point-of-sale [POS] network systems · CPC title

• G06Q20/356

  Aspects of software for card payments · CPC title