Apparatus, system and method for the aggregation of multiple data entry systems into a user interface

• US 20080072174A1
• Filed: 09/14/2006
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Boyle, William D., Corbett, Kevin M., Johnson, Brian D.
• Application Number:
  US11/521,925
• Publication Number:
  US 20080072174A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04895 Guidance during keyboard input operation, e.g. prompting
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42214 using alphanumerical characters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42215 by measuring the time interval during which a key is pressed, e.g. for inputting sequences of digits when selecting a television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4753 for user identification, e.g. by entering a PIN or password cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

An apparatus, system and method that allow for the aggregation of multiple data entry systems via a user interface. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a processor to receive a control signal from a navigation controller and to display a user interface on a display device. The user interface includes a menu having one or more menu selections provided by a content and/or service provider. Based on the control signal the processor to activate one of the one or more menu selections to display a data entry funnel, where the data entry funnel to pull one or more required data entry fields for a process to collect data required to access the activated selection. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor to receive a control signal from a navigation controller and to display a user interface on a display device, wherein the user interface includes a menu having one or more menu selections provided by a content and/or service provider, and based on the control signal the processor to activate one of the one or more menu selections to display a data entry funnel, wherein the data entry funnel to pull one or more required data entry fields for a process to collect data required to access the activated selection.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data entry funnel to pull the one or more required data entry fields and one or more customized data entry fields to collect data required to access the activated selection.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the one or more required data entry fields and the one or more customized data entry fields are established by the content and/or service provider via a data entry aggregation system.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data entry funnel to send the collected data to the content and/or service provider.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the process is a billing process.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the process is a registration process.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the navigation controller is a remote control device.

8. A method, comprising:

displaying a user interface on a display device, wherein the user interface includes a menu having one or more menu selections provided by a content and/or service provider; and

activating one of the one or more menu selections via a navigation controller to display a data entry funnel, wherein the data entry funnel to pull one or more required data entry fields for a process to collect data required to access the activated selection.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the data entry funnel to pull the one or more required data entry fields and one or more customized data entry fields to collect data required to access the activated selection.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more required data entry fields and the one or more customized data entry fields are established by the content and/or service provider via a data entry aggregation system.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the data entry funnel to send the collected data to the content and/or service provider.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the process is a billing process.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the process is a registration process.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the navigation controller is a remote control device.

15. A system, comprising:

a content device; and

a processor to receive a control signal from a navigation controller and to display a user interface on a display device, wherein the user interface includes a menu having one or more menu selections provided by a content and/or service provider, and based on the control signal the processor to activate one of the one or more menu selections to display a data entry funnel, wherein the data entry funnel to pull one or more required data entry fields for a process to collect data required to access the activated selection.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the data entry funnel to pull the one or more required data entry fields and one or more customized data entry fields to collect data required to access the activated selection.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more required data entry fields and the one or more customized data entry fields are established by the content and/or service provider via a data entry aggregation system.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the data entry funnel to send the collected data to the content and/or service provider.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the process is a billing process.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the process is a registration process.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the navigation controller is a remote control device.

22. A machine-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method, the method comprising:

displaying a user interface on a display device, wherein the user interface includes a menu having one or more menu selections provided by a content and/or service provider; and

activating one of the one or more menu selections via a navigation controller to display a data entry funnel, wherein the data entry funnel to pull one or more required data entry fields for a process to collect data required to access the activated selection.

23. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the data entry funnel to pull the one or more required data entry fields and one or more customized data entry fields to collect data required to access the activated selection.

24. The machine-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the one or more required data entry fields and the one or more customized data entry fields are established by the content and/or service provider via a data entry aggregation system.

25. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the data entry funnel to send the collected data to the content and/or service provider.

26. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the process is a billing process.

27. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the process is a registration process.

28. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the navigation controller is a remote control device.