System and method for selection of two parameters via UI element

• US 10,147,132 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2014
• Issued: 12/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
• Original Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
• Inventors: Josefiak, Frank
• Primary Examiner(s): LEE, TING ZHOU
• Application Number:
  US14/527,547
• Publication Number:
  US 20160125515A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,497 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/083 Shipping
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

A method performed by one or more apparatuses is provided. The method comprises: obtaining information on a manipulation of a UI element performed by a user, wherein the UI element has a plurality of states allowing for a selection of one of the states by the user, a first state of the UI element being associated with a first value, the value being a value of a first parameter, and a second state of the UI element being associated with a second value, the second value being a value of a second parameter different from the first parameter. The method further comprises selecting a dataset from a set of datasets at least based on the obtained information, some or all of the datasets of the set of datasets associating a value of the first parameter with a value of the second parameter, and providing information on said selected dataset.

Claims

1. A method performed by one or more apparatuses, the method comprising the steps of:

obtaining information on a manipulation of a displayed user interface (UI) element performed by a user, wherein said UI element has a plurality of states allowing for a selection of one of said states by said user,

a first state of said UI element being associated with a first value, said first value being a value of a first parameter, and a second state of said UI element being associated with a second value, said second value being a value of a second parameter different from said first parameter, wherein at least one of said first parameter and said second parameter pertain to shipping information,

selecting a dataset from a set of datasets at least based on said information from said step of obtaining, some or all of said datasets of said set of datasets associating a value of said first parameter with a value of said second parameter,

associating each state of a first subset of states of said plurality of states of said UI element comprising said first state with one of said values of said first parameter only and not with one of said values of said second parameter comprised by said datasets of said datasets from which said dataset is selected, the first subset of states being a first number of consecutive states of the UI element,

associating each state of a second subset of states of said plurality of states of said UI element comprising said second state with one of said values of said second parameter only and not with one of said values of said first parameter comprised by said datasets of said dataset from which said dataset is selected, the second subset of states being a second number of consecutive states of the UI element, and

providing information on said selected dataset.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said first parameter and said second parameter are correlated to each other.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said first value of said first parameter associated with said first state of said UI element is an extreme value of said first parameter and said second value of said second parameter associated with said second state of said UI element is an extreme value of said second parameter.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said UI element allows for a movement of said UI element in order to select said states of said UI element.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said first state of said UI element constitutes a first limit of said UI element and said second state of said UI element constitutes a second limit of said UI element.

6. The method according to claim 1, said method further comprising the steps of:

sorting said datasets of said set of datasets from which said dataset is selected by said first parameter, and

sorting said datasets of said set of datasets from which said dataset is selected by said second parameter,

associating some or all states of a first subset of said states of said UI element comprising said first state with one of said values of said first parameter, comprised by said datasets of said set of datasets from which said dataset is selected, in an order resulting from said sorting of said set of datasets from which said dataset is selected by said first parameter,

associating some or all states of a second subset of said states of said UI element comprising said second state with one of said values of said second parameter, comprised by said datasets of said set of datasets from which said dataset is selected, in an order resulting from said sorting of said set of datasets from which said dataset is selected by said second parameter.

7. The method according to claim 1, said method further comprising the step of:

filtering a set of datasets based on a mandatory requirement to obtain said set of datasets from which said dataset is selected.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said first parameter pertains to a shipping time.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said second parameter pertains to costs, said costs at least comprising shipping costs.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said information provided on said selected dataset comprises at least information on at least one of said value of said first parameter and said value of said second parameter being associated with each other by said selected dataset.

11. An apparatus configured to perform or comprising respective means for performing the method of claim 1.

12. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, said at least one memory and said computer program code configured to, with said at least one processor, cause an apparatus at least to perform:

obtaining information on a manipulation of a displayed user interface (UI) element performed by a user, wherein said UI element has a plurality of states allowing for a selection of one of said states by said user,

a first state of said UI element being associated with a first value, said first value being a value of a first parameter, and a second state of said UI element being associated with a second value, said second value being a value of a second parameter different from said first parameter, wherein at least one of said first parameter and said second parameter pertain to shipping information,

selecting a dataset from a set of datasets at least based on said information from said step of obtaining, some or all of said datasets of said set of datasets associating a value of said first parameter with a value of said second parameter,

associating each state of a first subset of states of said plurality of states of said UI element comprising said first state with one of said values of said first parameter only and not with one of said values of said second parameter comprised by said datasets of said datasets from which said dataset is selected, the first subset of states being a first number of consecutive states of the UI element,

associating each state of a second subset of states of said plurality of states of said UI element comprising said second state with one of said values of said second parameter only and not with one of said values of said first parameter comprised by said datasets of said dataset from which said dataset is selected, the second subset of states being a second number of consecutive states of the UI element, and

providing information on said selected dataset.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said first parameter and said second parameter are correlated to each other.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12, said at least one memory and said computer program code configured to, with said at least one processor, further cause said apparatus to perform:

sorting said datasets of said set of datasets from which said dataset is selected by said first parameter, and

sorting said datasets of said set of datasets from which said dataset is selected by said second parameter,

associating some or all states of a first subset of said states of said UI element comprising said first state with one of said values of said first parameter, comprised by said datasets of said set of datasets from which said dataset is selected, in an order resulting from said sorting of said set of datasets from which said dataset is selected by said first parameter,

associating some or all states of a second subset of said states of said UI element comprising said second state with one of said values of said second parameter, comprised by said datasets of said set of datasets from which said dataset is selected, in an order resulting from said sorting of said set of datasets from which said dataset is selected by said second parameter.

15. The apparatus according to claim 12, said at least one memory and said computer program code configured to, with said at least one processor, further cause said apparatus to perform:

filtering a set of datasets based on a mandatory requirement to obtain said set of datasets from which said dataset is selected.

16. A system, comprising:

an apparatus according to claim 12; and

a further apparatus configured to display the UI element and to provide information representative of the user'"'"'s manipulation of the UI element to the apparatus.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium in which a computer program is stored, the computer program, when executed by a processor causing an apparatus to perform:

obtaining information on a manipulation of a displayed user interface (UI) element performed by a user, wherein said UI element has a plurality of states allowing for a selection of one of said states by said user,

a first state of said UI element being associated with a first value, said first value being a value of a first parameter, and a second state of said UI element being associated with a second value, said second value being a value of a second parameter different from said first parameter, wherein at least one of said first parameter and said second parameter pertain to shipping information,

selecting a dataset from a set of datasets at least based on said information from said step of obtaining, some or all of said datasets of said set of datasets associating a value of said first parameter with a value of said second parameter,

associating each state of a first subset of states of said plurality of states of said UI element comprising said first state with one of said values of said first parameter only and not with one of said values of said second parameter comprised by said datasets of said datasets from which said dataset is selected, the first subset of states being a first number of consecutive states of the UI element,

associating each state of a second subset of states of said plurality of states of said UI element comprising said second state with one of said values of said second parameter only and not with one of said values of said first parameter comprised by said datasets of said dataset from which said dataset is selected, the second subset of states being a second number of consecutive states of the UI element, and

providing information on said selected dataset.