Parameterized user interface for capturing user feedback

• US 10,430,211 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2017
• Issued: 10/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ignition Interfaces, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ignition Interfaces, Inc.
• Inventors: Bowman, David, Bowman, Matthias, Sasaki-Scanlon, Derek
• Primary Examiner(s): Nabi, Reza
• Application Number:
  US15/700,705
• Publication Number:
  US 20180074831A1
• Time in Patent Office: 750 Days
• Field of Search: 715744
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2423 Interactive query statement specification based on a database schema
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Disclosed herein are embodiments for processing a user interface (UI) using one or more parameters to capture user feedback. Embodiments operate by identifying one or more UI element codes in an information screen based on a parameter data structure. The embodiments request a set of responses from a database based on the parameter data structure. The embodiments generate a set of UI elements that capture user feedback based on the set of responses. The embodiments then present the information screen with the generated set of UI elements to capture user feedback.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for processing a user interface to capture user feedback, comprising:

identifying, by at least one processor, a user interface (UI) element code for an information screen based at least in part on a parameter data structure, wherein the UI element code is configured to perform a first action, the parameter data structure is linked to the UI element code, and the parameter data structure indicates a type of user feedback;

requesting, by the at least one processor, a set of responses from a database based at least in part on the parameter data structure;

generating, by the at least one processor, a set of UI elements in place of the UI element code based at least in part on the UI element code and the set of responses, wherein each UI element in the set of UI elements is configured to perform the first action performed by the UI element code and a second action comprising capturing a response in the set of responses; and

presenting, by the at least one processor, the information screen with the set of UI elements.

2. The method of claim 1, the generating comprising:

generating, by the at least one processor, the set of UI elements based on a user interaction with the information screen.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the information screen is a web page or an application screen of a software application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a UI element in the set of UI elements is a button, split button, hover link, drop down menu, tab, arrow, or symbol.

5. The method of claim 1, the requesting further comprising:

requesting, by the at least one processor, the set of responses from the database based at least in part on a category, wherein the category is associated with the UI element code.

6. The method of claim 1, the requesting further comprising:

requesting, by the at least one processor, the set of responses from the database based at least in part on a context variable.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the context variable is based at least in part on a previous request for another information screen from a client or a characteristic of the client.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

modifying, by the at least one processor, the UI element code to link the parameter data structure with the UI element code.

9. The method of claim 8, the modifying further comprising:

modifying, by the at least one processor, the UI element code to associate a category with the UI element code.

10. A system, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

identify a user interface (UI) element code for an information screen based at least in part on a parameter data structure, wherein the UI element code is configured to perform a first action;

request a set of responses from a database based at least in part on the parameter data structure;

generate a set of UI elements in place of the UI element code based at least in part on the UI element code and the set of responses, wherein each UI element in the set of UI elements is configured to perform the first action performed by the UI element code and a second action comprising capturing a response in the set of responses; and

present the information screen with the set of UI elements.

11. The system of claim 10, the at least one processor further configured to:

request the set of responses from the database based at least in part on a category, wherein the category is associated with the UI element code.

12. The system of claim 10, the at least one processor further configured to:

request the set of responses from the database based at least in part on a context variable.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the context variable is based at least in part on a previous request for another information screen from a client or a characteristic of the client.

14. The system of claim 10, the at least one processor further configured to:

modify the UI element code to link the parameter data structure with the UI element code.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

identifying a user interface (UI) element code for an information screen based at least in part on a parameter data structure, wherein the UI element code is configured to perform a first action and the parameter data structure is linked to the UI element code;

requesting a set of responses from a database based at least in part on the parameter data structure;

generating a set of UI elements in place of the UI element code based at least in part on the UI element code and the parameter data structure, wherein each UI element in the set of UI elements is configured to perform the first action performed by the UI element code and a second action comprising capturing a response in the set of responses; and

presenting the information screen with the set of UI elements.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15, wherein the information screen is capable of being displayed at a point of sale (POS) terminal, kiosk, or a mobile electronic device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15, wherein the parameter data structure indicates a type of user feedback.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15, further comprising:

modifying the UI element code to link the parameter data structure with the UI element code.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15, the requesting further comprising:

requesting the set of responses from the database based at least in part on a category, wherein the category is associated with the UI element code.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15, the requesting further comprising:

requesting the set of responses from the database based at least in part on a context variable.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 20, wherein the context variable is based at least in part on a previous request for another information screen from a client or a characteristic of the client.

22. A user interface for simultaneously capturing data input and performing an action instantiated on a display of an electronic device, wherein the user interface is generated by a process comprising the steps of:

identifying, by at least one processor, a user interface (UI) element code based at least in part on a parameter data structure, wherein the UI element code is configured to perform a first action, the parameter data structure is linked to the UI element code, and the parameter data structure indicates a type of user feedback;

requesting, by the at least one processor, a set of responses from a database based at least in part on the parameter data structure; and

generating, by the at least one processor, a set of UI elements in place of the UI element code based at least in part on the UI element code and the set of responses, wherein each UI element in the set of UI elements is configured to perform the first action performed by the UI element code and a second action comprising capturing a response in the set of responses.

23. A computer implemented method for generating a user interface to capture user feedback, comprising:

receiving, at a client, an information screen from a server;

identifying, at the client, a user interface (UI) element code for the information screen based at least in part on a parameter data structure, wherein the UI element code is configured to perform a first action, the parameter data structure is linked to the UI element code, and the parameter data structure indicates a type of user feedback;

requesting, at the client, a set of responses from the server based at least in part on the parameter data structure;

generating, at the client, a set of UI elements in place of the UI element code based at least in part on the UI element code and the set of responses, wherein each UI element in the set of UI elements is configured to perform the first action and a second action comprising capturing a response in the set of responses; and

presenting, at the client, the information screen with the generated set of UI elements.

24. A computer implemented method for generating a user interface to capture user feedback, comprising:

sending a request to a server for an information screen;

receiving, at a client, a set of user interface (UI) elements for the information screen from the server in response to the sending, wherein the set of UI elements are generated at the server by identifying a UI element code for the information screen based at least in part on a parameter data structure, requesting a set of responses from a database based at least in part on the parameter data structure, and generating the set of UI elements in place of the UI element code based at least in part on the UI element code and the set of responses, wherein each UI element in the set of UI elements is configured to perform a first action performed by the UI element code and a second action comprising capturing a response in the set of responses; and

presenting, at the client, the information screen with the generated set of UI elements.

25. A user interface for capturing user feedback instantiated on a display of an electronic device, comprising:

a set of instantiated user interface (UI) elements, wherein the set of instantiated UI elements is generated in place of a UI element code based at least in part on the UI element code and a set of responses, wherein the set of responses is requested from a database based at least in part on a parameter data structure associated with the UI element code, wherein each UI element in the set of instantiated UI elements is configured to perform a first action performed by the UI element code and a second action comprising capturing a response in the set of responses.