System and method to perform a numerical input using a continuous swipe gesture

• US 10,642,482 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2017
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toronto-Dominion Bank
• Original Assignee: Toronto-Dominion Bank
• Inventors: Van Damme, Edwin, Haldenby, Perry Aaron Jones, Chan, Paul Mon-Wah, Lee, John Jong-Suk
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Quoc A
• Application Number:
  US15/689,513
• Publication Number:
  US 20180107372A1
• Time in Patent Office: 980 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/02 involving a neutral party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/32 using wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3221 Access to banking information through M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/381 Currency conversion
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists

Abstract

There is provided a gesture-based GUI (system, method, etc.) to facilitate input of numerical data using a continuous swipe gesture. A gesture-based I/O device displays a GUI presenting a gross number and a gross number control to initially define a specific number for further defining with specificity. In response to a first gesture (hard click or pause) interacting with the gross number control, the specific number is initially defined as the gross number and a finer number control is presented to refine the specific number. In response to a continuous swipe gesture continuing from the first gesture and interacting with the finer number control, the interface further defines the specific number with finer specificity where a quantum varies in response to a direction and distance of the continuous swipe. Successive finer number controls may be also be presented to refine the specific number by continuing the swipe.

Claims

1. A computing device having a processor coupled to a memory and coupled to a gesture based I/O device, the memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor configure the computing device to:

display via the gesture based I/O device a graphical user interface (GUI) having a region displaying a gross number and a gross number control with which to initially define a specific number for further defining with finer specificity;

in response to a first gesture interacting with the gross number control, the first gesture comprising a hard click or a pause gesture via the gesture based I/O device, initially define the specific number as the gross number and display a finer number control to further define the specific number with finer specificity; and

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in response to a continuous swipe gesture continuing from the first gesture and interacting with the finer number control, further display and define the specific number with finer specificity, a quantum of the specific number varying in response to a direction and distance of the continuous swipe gesture;

wherein the gross number control is configured to adjust the specific number between a gross upper number and a gross lower number in a plurality of equal gross increments therebetween and the finer number control is configured to adjust the specific number in a plurality of equal fine increments to further define the specific number between an upper number and a lower number relative to the gross number, where the range between the upper number and lower number is less than one gross increment and where one fine increment is less than one gross increment.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the finer number control is responsive to a second hard click or pause gesture via the gesture based I/O device interacting with the finer number control to display a further finer number control to further define the specific number with further finer specificity;

and wherein the computing device is further configured to;

in response to a continuation of the continuous swipe gesture from the second gesture and interacting with the further finer number control, further display and define the specific number with further finer specificity, the quantum of the specific number varying in response to a direction and distance of the continuous swipe gesture;

wherein the further finer number control is configured to adjust the specific number in a plurality of equal further finer increments to further define the specific number relative to the specific number defined by the finer number control and where one further finer increment is less than one fine increment.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the gross number control defines only a whole number value component of the specific number and wherein the finer number control defines only a fractional number value of the specific number.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein the finer number control includes a slider control interface to adjust the specific number between a lower limit at one end of the slider control and an upper limit at an opposite end of the slider control, where the lower limit is defined as the gross number plus one fine increment and the upper limit is defined as the gross number plus one gross increment and less one fine increment.

5. The device of claim 4 wherein the slider control interface comprises a graphical element displayed in association with the lower limit and upper limit to visually guide the continuous swipe gesture.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein the graphical user interface is configured with a gestural control to receive a swipe gesture input moving the specific number to a receiving control which receives the specific number to assist with a completion of a GUI form.

7. The device of claim 6 wherein the swipe gesture input is a component of the continuous swipe gesture.

8. A computing device having a processor coupled to a memory and coupled to a gesture based I/O device, the memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor configure the computing device to:

display via the gesture based I/O device a graphical user interface (GUI) having an number region displaying a gross number and a gross number control with which to initially define a specific number for further defining with finer specificity; and

in response to a first gesture interacting with the gross number control, the first gesture comprising a hard click or a pause gesture via the gesture based I/O device;

initially define the specific number as the gross number; and

successively display respective finer number controls to further define the specific number with respective finer specificity in response to a continuous swipe gesture continuing the first gesture, where;

a next of the respective finer number controls is displayed in response to a respective hard click or pause gesture interacting with a one of the respective finer number controls as currently displayed; and

each of the respective finer number controls refines the specificity of the specific number in response to a direction and distance of the continuous swipe interacting with the respective finer number control; and

wherein the gross number control is configured to adjust the specific number between a gross upper number and a gross lower number in a plurality of gross increments therebetween and each respective finer number control is configured to adjust the specific number in a respective plurality of finer increments to further define the specific number between an upper number and a lower number relative to the gross number, where the range between the upper number and lower number is less than one gross increment and where each of the respective finer increments is less than one gross increment.

9. The device of claim 8 wherein each respective finer number control includes a slider control interface to adjust the specific number between a lower limit at one end of the slider control interface and an upper limit at an opposite end of the slider control interface.

10. The device of claim 8 wherein the each respective hard click or pause gesture is a component of the continuous swipe gesture to continually interact with the gesture based I/O device to define the specific number.

11. The device of claim 8 wherein the specificity of the specific number to be defined is to at least 1/100 (one hundredths) decimal place.

12. The device of claim 8 wherein the graphical user interface is further configured with a gestural control to receive a swipe gesture input to move the specific number to a receiving control which receives the specific number to assist with a completion of a GUI form.

13. The device of claim 12 wherein the GUI form is a transaction form.

14. The device of claim 12 wherein the swipe gesture input is a component of the continuous swipe gesture.

15. A method implemented by a computing device having a processor coupled to a memory and coupled to a gesture based I/O device, the method comprising:

displaying via the gesture based I/O device a graphical user interface (GUI) having a region displaying a gross number and a gross number control with which to initially define a specific number for further defining with finer specificity; and

in response to a first gesture interacting with the gross number control, the first gesture comprising a hard click or a pause gesture via the gesture based I/O device;

initially defining the specific number as the gross number; and

successively displaying respective finer number controls to further define the specific number with respective finer specificity in response to a continuous swipe gesture continuing the first gesture, where;

a next of the respective finer number controls is displayed in response to a respective hard click or pause gesture interacting with a one of the respective finer number controls as currently displayed; and

each of the respective finer number controls refines the specificity of the specific number in response to a direction and distance of the continuous swipe; and

wherein the gross number control is configured to adjust the specific number between a gross upper number and a gross lower number in a plurality of gross increments therebetween and each respective finer number control is configured to adjust the specific number in a respective plurality of finer increments to further define the specific number between an upper number and a lower number relative to the gross number, where the range between the upper number and lower number is less than one gross increment and where each of the respective finer increments is less than one gross increment.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein each respective finer number control includes a slider control interface to adjust the specific number between a lower limit at one end of the slider control interface and an upper limit at an opposite end of the slider control interface.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the each respective hard click or pause gesture is a component of the continuous swipe gesture to continually interact with the gesture based I/O device to define the specific number.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein the graphical user interface is configured with a gestural control to receive a swipe gesture input to move the specific number to a receiving control which receives the specific number to assist with a completion of a GUI form.

19. The method of claim 15 wherein the swipe gesture input is a component of the continuous swipe gesture.