Methods and systems for inputting data into a computer system

• US 20050022126A1
• Filed: 05/17/2004
• Published: 01/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Beringer, Joerg, Hatscher, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 7,519,919 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/708
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A computer system includes a user-interface. The user-interface includes a graphical program interface with one or more input controls. The input controls are arranged for inputting data into the computer system. The graphical program interface also includes a graphical selection interface. The graphical selection interface includes one or more select controls that are arranged for selecting data suitable to be inputted by selected input controls and for inputting the selected data in the selected input control as input data.

Claims

1. A user interface for a computer device, the user interface comprising:

a graphical program interface having at least one input control arranged for inputting data into the computer system; and

a graphical selection interface within the graphical program interface, the graphical selection interface including at least one select control arranged for selecting data suitable to be inputted at selected input controls and inputting said selected data in the selected input control as inputting data.

2. The computer device of claim 1, further comprising:

a processor communicatively connected to the graphical program interface and executing instructions to;

automatically determine at least one property of the selected input control in response to selecting at least one of said input controls;

select data associated with said property; and

display the selected data at the graphical selection interface.

3. The computer device of claim 1, wherein the graphical selection interface further comprises:

at least one search control having a search input, wherein the search control is arranged for searching for data satisfying at least one user-specified search criterion inputted at the search input; and

a result field for displaying data representing search results satisfying said at least one search criterion;

wherein the select control can select at least one of said data representing search results.

4. The computer device of claim 2, wherein the processor is further arranged for selecting at least one search criterion associated with said property and inputting the search criterion at the search input of the search control.

5. The computer device of claim 3, wherein the search control comprises a type control for selecting a data type corresponding to a data type to be inputted at the input control and wherein only data is displayed in the result field, which corresponds to the selected data type.

6. The computer device of claim 2, wherein selecting data associated with said property comprises:

selecting a predetermined list of data suitable to be inputted in at the input control, wherein the list is associated with thee property of the input control.

7. The computer device of claim 1, further comprising:

an extensive search control arranged for activating a search program interface outside the graphical program interface.

8. A method for inputting data in a computer system, comprising:

providing a graphical program interface at an user-interface of the computer system, wherein the graphical program interface has at least one input control for inputting data into the computer system, and further comprises a graphical selection interface having at least one select control;

selecting at least one of said input controls;

displaying data in the graphical selection interface, wherein the displayed data is suitable to be inputted at the selected input controls;

selecting from the displayed data by means of at least one of the select controls data; and

inputting said selected data at the input control as inputting data.

9. A computer program product, comprising program code which, when run on a programmable apparatus, performs step of a method comprising:

providing a graphical program interface at an user-interface of the computer system, wherein the graphical program interface has at least one input control for inputting data into the computer system, and further comprises a graphical selection interface having at least one select control;

selecting at least one of said input controls;

displaying data in the graphical selection interface, wherein the displayed data is suitable to be inputted at the selected input controls;

selecting from the displayed data by means of at least one of the select controls data; and

inputting said selected data at the input control as inputting data.

10. An article of manufacture with a computer usable medium having computer readable instructions embodied therein for providing access to resources available on that computer, the computer readable instructions comprising instructions for causing the computer to perform the steps of a method comprising: