GUIDING INFO TABS WITH GUIDE SELECTION

• US 20070226078A1
• Filed: 03/06/2006
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Transaxtions LLC
• Original Assignee: Transaxtions LLC
• Inventors: Nagarajayya, Nagendra
• Application Number:
  US11/308,093
• Publication Number:
  US 20070226078A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes

Abstract

Every presence has needs. A need could be consumer electronics, loans, autos, or knowledge, etc. The presence uses search engines, online marketplace to become knowledgeable about a need and if needed, buy the need. The idea of the invention is to provide an easy way for the user to become knowledgeable about a category or a product and be able to select a product using guide selections. The user can also input the guide selections matching guiding information and input with color coded tabs.

Claims

1. A method for searching or input or browsing for information on the internet or intranet in a computer based system, the method comprising:

associating information sections using color coded tabs, associating data input fields with the said information sections using the color coded tabs, presenting information using color coded tabs so that a user becomes knowledgeable about the association;

said color coded tabs contain input fields, guiding information and guide selections;

said guiding information includes description, competitive pricing, media and guide selections;

said guide selections provide a selection process so that a user can make a selection that serves as input to a single or multiple fields;

said guide selection information could be national and local with and without association;

said guide selections are popular selections like starter, high end, most popular, popular and prudent, popular, prudent, etc.

2. A method according to claim 1 wherein input fields are rendered with guiding information;

said input fields and guiding information sections are tagged with colored coded tabs;

said color coded tabs associate an input with guiding information making a user knowledgeable about the input to be made.

3. A method according to claim 1 wherein input fields are rendered with guiding information sections and colored coded tabs;

said guiding information section provides guide selections where guide selections are popular selections easing product selection;

said guide selections with guiding information make the user knowledgeable about the market and allow a guide selection to be selected.

4. A method according to claim 1 wherein results are rendered with guiding information tabs;

said results might be from a search engine or a data source;

said results with guiding information tabs make the user knowledgeable about the market;

said guiding information tabs might include guide selections to further aid the user.

5. A method according to claim 1 wherein guiding information tabs and guide selections are rendered using popup selection windows;

said guiding information tabs and guide selections can be used to return results;

said results can be input into data fields;

said popup window with guiding information tabs and guide selections make the user knowledgeable about the selections and aids the user in making a selection.

6. A method according to claim 1 wherein guiding information and guide selections are rendered using color coded tabs;

said tabs can be clicked to expand on the guiding information section allowing more information to be presented;

said information can be presented in the same window or through a popup window.

7. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions readable by a machine to perform a method of searching or input or browsing for information on the internet or intranet;

said method allows associating information sections using color coded tabs, associate data input fields with said information sections using the color coded tabs, present information using color coded tabs so that a user becomes knowledgeable about the association;

said color coded tabs contain input fields, guiding information and guide selections;

said guiding information includes description, competitive pricing, media and guide selections;

said guide selections provide a selection process so that a user can make a selection that serves as input to multiple fields;

said guide selection information could be national and local with and without association;

said guide selections are popular selections like starter, high end, most popular, popular and prudent, popular, prudent, etc.

8. A program storage device according to claim 7 wherein input fields are rendered with guiding information;

said input fields and guiding information sections are tagged with colored coded tabs;

said color coded tabs associate an input with guiding information making a user knowledgeable about the input to be made.

9. A program storage device according to claim 7 wherein input fields are rendered with guiding information sections and colored coded tabs;

said guiding information section provides guide selections where guide selections are popular selections easing product selection;

said guide selections with guiding information make the user knowledgeable about the market and allow a guide selection to be selected.

10. A program storage device according to claim 7 wherein results are rendered with guiding information tabs;

said results might be from a search engine or a data source;

said results with guiding information tabs make the user knowledgeable about the market;

said guiding information tabs might include guide selections to further aid the user.

11. A program storage device according to claim 7 wherein guiding information tabs and guide selections are rendered using popup selection windows;

said guiding information tabs and guide selections can be used to return results;

said results can be input into data fields;

said popup window with guiding information and guide selections make the user knowledgeable about the selections and aids the user in making a selection.

12. A program storage device according to claim 7 wherein guiding information and guide selections are rendered using color coded tabs;

said tabs can be clicked to expand on the guiding information section allowing more information to be presented;

said information can be presented in the same window or through a popup window.

13. An apparatus for making available a method of searching or input or browsing for information on the internet or intranet in a computer based system;

the apparatus comprising;

Data Input Fields;

Color Coded Tabs;

Guiding Information;

Guide Selections;

Said apparatus is used to associate information sections using color coded tabs, associate data input fields with said information sections using the color code tabs, present information using color coded tabs so that a user becomes knowledgeable about the association;

said color coded tabs contain input fields, guiding information and guide selections;

said guiding information includes description, competitive pricing, media and guide selections;

said guide selections provide a selection process so that a user can make a selection that serves as input to multiple fields;

said guide selection information could be national and local with and without association;

said guide selections are popular selections like starter, high end, most popular, popular and prudent, popular, prudent, etc.

14. An apparatus as in claim 13 wherein input fields are rendered with guiding information;

said input fields and guiding information sections are tagged with colored coded tabs;

said color coded tabs associate an input with guiding information making an user knowledgeable about the input to be made.

15. An apparatus as in claim 13 wherein input fields are rendered with guiding information sections and colored code tabs;

said guiding information section provides guide selections where guide selections are popular selections easing product selection;

said guide selections with guiding information make the user knowledgeable about the market and allow a guide selection to be selected.

16. An apparatus as in claim 13 wherein results are rendered with guiding information tabs;

said results might be from a search engine or a data source;

said results with guiding information tabs make the user knowledgeable about the market;

said guiding information tabs could include guide selections to further aid the user.

17. An apparatus as in claim 13 wherein guiding information tabs and guide selections are rendered using popup selection windows;

said guiding information tabs and guide selections can be used to return results;

said results can be input into data fields;

said popup window with guiding information and guide selections make the user knowledgeable about the selections and aids the user in making a selection.

18. An apparatus as in claim 13 rendering guiding information and guide selections using color coded tabs;

said tabs can be clicked to expand on the guiding information section allowing more information to be presented;

said information can be presented in the same window or through a popup window.