CUSTOMER AND VEHICLE DYNAMIC GROUPING

• US 20110191711A1
• Filed: 02/04/2011
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Snap-On Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Snap-On Incorporated
• Inventors: PULAPA, Rajani K., KUNERT, Joel A., RIGSBY, Stephen K., GILL, George M.
• Application Number:
  US13/021,614
• Publication Number:
  US 20110191711A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/780
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance

Abstract

A system and machine-implemented method relating to displaying a first plurality of items, each item including a plurality of values including a first value corresponding to a first field and a second value corresponding to a second field, including receiving a first selection of the first field as a primary grouping field; receiving a second selection of the second field as a secondary grouping field; displaying a plurality of first values included in the first plurality of items, such that each unique value included in the first values is displayed no more than once, in response to the first selection; receiving a third selection of one of the displayed first values; displaying a plurality of second values included in a second plurality of items, wherein each of the second plurality of items is included in the first plurality of items and includes a first value equal to the first value selected in the first selection, such that each unique value included in the plurality of second values is displayed no more than once, in response to the third selection; receiving a fourth selection of one of the displayed second values; and displaying a third plurality of items, each included in the second plurality of items and each including a second value equal to the second value selected in the fourth selection, in response to the fourth selection.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a first plurality of items, each item including a plurality of values including a first value corresponding to a first field and a second value corresponding to a second field, the method comprising:

receiving a first selection of the first field as a primary grouping field;

receiving a second selection of the second field as a secondary grouping field;

displaying a plurality of first values included in the first plurality of items, such that each unique value included in the first values is displayed no more than once, in response to the first selection;

receiving a third selection of one of the displayed first values;

displaying a plurality of second values included in a second plurality of items, wherein each of the second plurality of items is included in the first plurality of items and includes a first value equal to the first value selected in the first selection, such that each unique value included in the plurality of second values is displayed no more than once, in response to the third selection;

receiving a fourth selection of one of the displayed second values; and

displaying a third plurality of items, each included in the second plurality of items and each including a second value equal to the second value selected in the fourth selection, in response to the fourth selection.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of values included in each of the first plurality of items further includes a third value corresponding to a third field, the method further comprising:

receiving a fifth selection of the third field as a sorting field; and

displaying the third plurality of items, such that the third plurality of items is sorted according to the third value included in each item, in response to the fifth selection.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a text string in association with the third field; and

displaying a fourth plurality of items, each included in the third plurality of items and satisfying a filter based on the text string, in response to receiving the text string.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of values included in each of the first plurality of items further includes a third value corresponding to a third field, the method further comprising:

receiving a fifth selection of the first field as a sorting field; and

displaying a second plurality of first values included in the first plurality of items, such that each unique value included in the first values is displayed no more than once and the second plurality of first values is sorted, in response to the fifth selection.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a text string in association with the third field; and

displaying a second plurality of first values included in the first plurality of items, such that each unique value included in the first values satisfies a filter based on the text string and is displayed no more than once, in response to receiving the text string.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to exchange the primary grouping field and the secondary grouping field, such that the second field is the primary grouping field and the first field is the secondary grouping field;

displaying a plurality of second values included in the first plurality of items, such that each unique value included in the second values is displayed no more than once, in response to the first selection;

receiving a fifth selection of one of the displayed second values;

displaying a plurality of first values included in a fourth plurality of items, wherein each of the fourth plurality of items is included in the first plurality of items and includes a second value equal to the second value selected in the fifth selection, such that each unique value included in the plurality of first values is displayed no more than once, in response to the fifth selection;

receiving a sixth selection of one of the displayed first values; and

displaying a fifth plurality of items, each included in the fourth plurality of items and each including a first value equal to the first value selected in the sixth selection, in response to the sixth selection.

7. A computer system for displaying a first plurality of items, each item including a plurality of values including a first value corresponding to a first field and a second value corresponding to a second field, the computer system comprising:

a processor; and

a computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to;

receive a first selection of the first field as a primary grouping field;

receive a second selection of the second field as a secondary grouping field;

display a plurality of first values included in the first plurality of items, such that each unique value included in the first values is displayed no more than once, in response to the first selection;

receive a third selection of one of the displayed first values;

display a plurality of second values included in a second plurality of items, wherein each of the second plurality of items is included in the first plurality of items and includes a first value equal to the first value selected in the first selection, such that each unique value included in the plurality of second values is displayed no more than once, in response to the third selection;

receive a fourth selection of one of the displayed second values; and

display a third plurality of items, each included in the second plurality of items and each including a second value equal to the second value selected in the fourth selection, in response to the fourth selection.

8. The computer system of claim 7, wherein the plurality of values included in each of the first plurality of items further includes a third value corresponding to a third field, and the computer-readable medium has computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:

receive a fifth selection of the third field as a sorting field; and

display the third plurality of items, such that the third plurality of items is sorted according to the third value included in each item, in response to the fifth selection.

9. The computer system of claim 7, wherein the computer-readable medium has computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:

receive a text string in association with the third field; and

display a fourth plurality of items, each included in the third plurality of items and satisfying a filter based on the text string, in response to receiving the text string.

10. The computer system of claim 7, wherein the plurality of values included in each of the first plurality of items further includes a third value corresponding to a third field, and the computer-readable medium has computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:

receive a fifth selection of the first field as a sorting field; and

display a second plurality of first values included in the first plurality of items, such that each unique value included in the first values is displayed no more than once and the second plurality of first values is sorted, in response to the fifth selection.

11. The computer system of claim 7, wherein the computer-readable medium has computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:

receive a text string in association with the third field; and

display a second plurality of first values included in the first plurality of items, such that each unique value included in the first values satisfies a filter based on the text string and is displayed no more than once, in response to receiving the text string.

12. The computer system of claim 7, wherein the computer-readable medium has computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:

receive a request to exchange the primary grouping field and the secondary grouping field, such that the second field is the primary grouping field and the first field is the secondary grouping field;

display a plurality of second values included in the first plurality of items, such that each unique value included in the second values is displayed no more than once, in response to the first selection;

receive a fifth selection of one of the displayed second values;

display a plurality of first values included in a fourth plurality of items, wherein each of the fourth plurality of items is included in the first plurality of items and includes a second value equal to the second value selected in the fifth selection, such that each unique value included in the plurality of first values is displayed no more than once, in response to the fifth selection;

receive a sixth selection of one of the displayed first values; and

display a fifth plurality of items, each included in the fourth plurality of items and each including a first value equal to the first value selected in the sixth selection, in response to the sixth selection.

13. A computer readable medium having instructions that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to:

receive a first selection of the first field as a primary grouping field;

receive a second selection of the second field as a secondary grouping field;

display a plurality of first values included in the first plurality of items, such that each unique value included in the first values is displayed no more than once, in response to the first selection;

receive a third selection of one of the displayed first values;

display a plurality of second values included in a second plurality of items, wherein each of the second plurality of items is included in the first plurality of items and includes a first value equal to the first value selected in the first selection, such that each unique value included in the plurality of second values is displayed no more than once, in response to the third selection;

receive a fourth selection of one of the displayed second values; and

display a third plurality of items, each included in the second plurality of items and each including a second value equal to the second value selected in the fourth selection, in response to the fourth selection.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the plurality of values included in each of the first plurality of items further includes a third value corresponding to a third field, and the computer-readable medium has computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:

receive a fifth selection of the third field as a sorting field; and

display the third plurality of items, such that the third plurality of items is sorted according to the third value included in each item, in response to the fifth selection.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, having computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:

receive a text string in association with the third field; and

display a fourth plurality of items, each included in the third plurality of items and satisfying a filter based on the text string, in response to receiving the text string.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the plurality of values included in each of the first plurality of items further includes a third value corresponding to a third field, and the computer-readable medium has computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:

receive a fifth selection of the first field as a sorting field; and

display a second plurality of first values included in the first plurality of items, such that each unique value included in the first values is displayed no more than once and the second plurality of first values is sorted, in response to the fifth selection.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, having computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:

receive a text string in association with the third field; and

display a second plurality of first values included in the first plurality of items, such that each unique value included in the first values satisfies a filter based on the text string and is displayed no more than once, in response to receiving the text string.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, having computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:

receive a request to exchange the primary grouping field and the secondary grouping field, such that the second field is the primary grouping field and the first field is the secondary grouping field;

display a plurality of second values included in the first plurality of items, such that each unique value included in the second values is displayed no more than once, in response to the first selection;

receive a fifth selection of one of the displayed second values;

display a plurality of first values included in a fourth plurality of items, wherein each of the fourth plurality of items is included in the first plurality of items and includes a second value equal to the second value selected in the fifth selection, such that each unique value included in the plurality of first values is displayed no more than once, in response to the fifth selection;

receive a sixth selection of one of the displayed first values; and

display a fifth plurality of items, each included in the fourth plurality of items and each including a first value equal to the first value selected in the sixth selection, in response to the sixth selection.