Fixed total in collaborative survey system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9489676-B2
Application number	US-201113329636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2011
Priority date	Dec 19, 2011
Publication date	Nov 8, 2016
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016

Abstract

A system may include presentation of a plurality of options and a graphical indicator, the graphical indicator indicating a first amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options, reception of an instruction to allot a first portion of the first amount to one of the plurality of options, and change of the presented graphical indicator to indicate a new amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options, the new amount equal to a difference between the first amount and the first portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method implemented by a computing system in response to execution of program code by a processor of the computing system, the method comprising:
presenting a plurality of options in a first area of a user interface and a graphical indicator in a second area of the user interface, the graphical indicator including an allotted amount area indicating a first allotted amount and an amount to be allotted area, distinct from the allotted amount area, the amount to be allotted area indicating a first amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options, wherein each of the first allotted amount and the first amount to be allotted is indicated by both a numerical representation and a graphical representation;
receiving a first instruction to allot a first portion of the first amount to be allotted to one of the plurality of options in the first area of the user interface; and
changing the presented graphical indicator in the second area of the user interface to indicate a new allotted amount in the allotted amount area and a new amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options in the amount to be allotted area, the new allotted amount equal to the sum of first allotted amount and the first portion of the first amount to be allotted and the new to be allotted amount equal to a difference between the first amount to be allotted and the first portion, wherein each of the new allotted amount and the new amount to be allotted is indicated by both a numerical representation and a graphical representation.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a second instruction to allot a second portion of the new amount to be allotted to one of the plurality of options in the first area of the user interface; and
changing the presented graphical indicator in amount to be allotted area of the second area of the user interface to indicate a second new amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options in the first area user interface, the second new amount to be allotted equal to a difference between the new amount to be allotted and the second portion.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the changed presented graphical indicator further indicates a second allotted amount equal to a sum of the first portion and the second portion.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the first instruction is received from a first user and the second instruction is received from a second user.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the changed presented graphical indicator further indicates a second allotted amount equal to a sum of the first portion and the second portion.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical representation is a diagrammatical visualization of the numerical representation.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
validating the first amount to be allotted is not greater than an amount available to be allotted.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether the new amount to be allotted is zero.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving a second instruction to allot a second portion of the new amount to be allotted to one of the plurality of options in the first area of the user interface if the new amount to be allotted is greater than zero.

10. A non-transitory medium storing processor-executable program code, the program code executable by a device to:
present a plurality of options in a first area of a user interface and a graphical indicator in a second area of the user interface, the graphical indicator including an allotted amount area indicating a first allotted amount and an amount to be allotted area distinct from the allotted amount area, the amount to be allotted area indicating a first amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options, wherein each of the first allotted amount and the first amount to be allotted is indicated by both a numerical representation and a graphical representation;
receive a first instruction to allot a first portion of the first amount to be allotted to one of the plurality of options in the first area of the user interface; and
change the presented graphical indicator in the second area of the user interface to indicate a new allotted amount in the allotted amount area and a new amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options in the amount to be allotted area, the new allotted amount equal to the sum of the first allotted amount and the first portion of the first amount to be allotted and the new to be allotted amount equal to a difference between the first amount to be allotted and the first portion, wherein each of the new allotted amount and the new amount to be allotted is indicated by both a numerical representation and a graphical representation.

11. The medium according to claim 10 , the program code further executable by a device to:
receive a second instruction to allot a second portion of the new amount to be allotted to one of the plurality of options in the first area of the user interface; and
change the presented graphical indicator in amount to be allotted area of the second area of the user interface to indicate a second new amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options in the first area of the user interface, the second new amount equal to a difference between the new amount to be allotted and the second portion.

12. The medium according to claim 11 , wherein the changed presented graphical indicator further indicates a second allotted amount equal to a sum of the first portion and the second portion.

13. The medium according to claim 11 , wherein the first instruction is received from a first user and the second instruction is received from a second user.

14. The medium according to claim 13 , wherein the changed presented graphical indicator further indicates a second allotted amount equal to a sum of the first portion and the second portion.

15. A system comprising:
a computing device comprising:
a memory storing processor-executable program code; and
a processor to execute the processor-executable program code in order to cause the computing device to:
present a plurality of options in a first area of a user interface and a graphical indicator in a second area of the user interface, the graphical indicator including an allotted amount area indicating a first amount and an amount to be allotted area distinct from the allotted amount area, the amount to be allotted area indicating a first amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options, wherein each of the first allotted amount and the first amount to be allotted is indicated by both a numerical representation and a graphical representation;
receive a first instruction to allot a first portion of the first amount to be allotted to one of the plurality of options in the first area of the user interface; and
change the presented graphical indicator in the second area of the user interface to indicate a new allotted amount in the allotted amount area and a new amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options in the amount to be allotted area, the new allotted amount equal to the sum of first allotted amount and the first portion of the first amount to be allotted and the new to be allotted amount equal to a difference between the first amount to be allotted and the first portion, wherein each of the new allotted amount and the new amount to be allotted is indicated by both a numerical representation and a graphical representation.

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Assignees

• Yan Nancy
• Sap Se

Inventors

• Yan Nancy

Classifications

• G06Q10/10

  Office automation; Time management · CPC title

• G06Q30/02 Primary

  Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising · CPC title