Motivation of task completion and personalization of tasks and lists

• US 10,192,176 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2011
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Kotler, Matthew J., Rey-Babarro, Marta, Friend, Ned B., Kikin-Gil, Erez, Parker, Charles W., Zaika, Igor
• Primary Examiner(s): Duong, Hien L
• Application Number:
  US13/271,173
• Publication Number:
  US 20130091453A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,667 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0209 Incentive being awarded or redeemed in connection with the playing of a video game

Abstract

Personalized task management is provided. A “doodling” zone or pane is provided in association with an electronic task interface that allows for entry of sketches, notes, the playing of games, and the like in association with entry, editing and use of task or list items in the task interface. In addition, task items entered into the task interface may be associated with other information, including previously entered or accomplished tasks, third party task content, enterprise task content, or other content. As tasks are completed, a completing user may be rewarded with a variety of on-display animations, gifts, reward items and/or other positive feedback.

Claims

1. A method of personalizing electronically-enabled task items, comprising:

generating a listing of a plurality of tasks with a tasks application;

displaying a first task user interface of the tasks application including;

the listing of the plurality of task items;

a doodling pane and a gaming pane, the gaming pane including a user-interactive game, wherein the listing of the plurality of task items, the doodling pane and the game pane are displayed concurrently within the first task user interface;

receiving an ink input via the doodling pane;

associating the ink input with one of the plurality of task items and associating the user-interactive game with another of the plurality of task items;

after associating the ink input with the one task item and the user-interactive game with the another task item, display a subsequent listing of the plurality of task items in a second task user interface without displaying either the associated ink input or the associated user-interactive game; and

when a selection of the one task item from the subsequent listing is received, opening the one task item and displaying the one task item concurrently with the associated ink input; and

when a selection of the another task item from the subsequent listing is received, opening the another task item and displaying the another task item concurrently with the associated user-interactive game.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein associating the ink input with the one of the plurality of task items includes electronically dragging and dropping the one task item on the doodling pane.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein associating the ink input with the one of the plurality of task items includes applying a metadata item to the ink input and associating the metadata item with the one task item.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating the ink input with the entire listing of the plurality of task items.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the subsequent listing of the plurality of items is shared across a network with a group comprising a plurality of users and wherein selection of at least one task by any of plurality of users causes a concurrent display of the at least one task item and its associated ink input in the doodling pane, its associated user-interactive game in the gaming pane, or both its associated ink input in the doodling pane and its associated user-interactive game in the gaming pane.

6. A method of personalizing electronically-enabled task items, comprising:

generating a listing of a plurality of task items with a tasks application;

displaying a first task user interface including;

the listing of the plurality of task items; and

a user-interactive doodling pane and a gaming pane, the gaming pane including a user-interactive game, wherein the listing of the plurality of task items, the user-interactive doodling pane and the game pane are displayed concurrently in the first task user interface;

associating a user-created sketch entered via the user-interactive doodling pane with one of the plurality of task items and associating the user-interactive game with another of the plurality of task items;

after associating the user-created sketch with the one task item and after associating the user-interactive game with the another task item, display a subsequent listing of the plurality of task items in a second task user interface without displaying either the associated user-created sketch or the associated user-interactive game;

when a selection of the one task item from the subsequent listing is received, opening the one task item and displaying the one task item concurrently with the associated user-created sketch; and

when a selection of the another task item from the subsequent listing is received, opening the another task item and displaying the another task item concurrently with the associated user-interactive game.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein associating the user-created sketch with the one of the plurality of task items includes electronically dragging and dropping the one task item on the doodling pane.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein associating the user-created sketch with the one of the plurality of task items includes applying a metadata item to the user-created sketch and associating the metadata item with the one task item.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising associating the user-created sketch with the listing of the plurality of task items.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the subsequent listing of the plurality of task items is shared across a network with a group comprising a plurality of users and wherein selection of at least one task item by any of plurality of users causes a concurrent display of the at least one task item and its associated user-created sketch in the doodling pane, its associated user-interactive game in the gaming pane, or both its user-created sketch in the doodling pane and its associated user-interactive game in the gaming pane.

11. A system for personalizing electronically-enabled task items, comprising:

a display device;

a memory storing instructions; and

a processor, wherein execution of the stored instructions causes the processor to;

generate a listing of a plurality of task items with a tasks application;

display a first task user interface including;

the listing of the plurality of task items; and

a user-interactive doodling pane and a gaming pane, the gaming pane including a user-interactive game, wherein the listing of the plurality of task items, the user-interactive doodling pane and the game pane are displayed concurrently in the first task user interface;

associate a user-created sketch entered via the user-interactive doodling pane with one of the plurality of task items and associate the user-interactive game with another of the plurality of task items;

after associating the user-created sketch with the one task item and after associating the user-interactive game with the another task item, display a subsequent listing of the plurality of task items in a second task user interface without displaying either the associated user-created sketch or the associated user-interactive game;

when a selection of the one task item from the subsequent listing is received, opening the one task item and displaying the one task item concurrently with the associated user-created sketch; and

when a selection of the another task item from the subsequent listing is received, opening the another task item and displaying the another task item concurrently with the associated user-interactive game.