Wayfinding System and Method

• US 20130254689A1
• Filed: 08/30/2012
• Published: 09/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Creative Realities, LLC (Creative Realities, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Creative Realities, LLC (Creative Realities, Inc.)
• Inventors: Clift, Jeff
• Application Number:
  US13/600,042
• Publication Number:
  US 20130254689A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/765
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A method and system of providing information is provided. The system for providing information includes a display screen with a user interface, an input device operatively connected to the display screen, a processor, and a memory containing processor-executable instructions that cause the system to receive an input from the input device. A relative position on the display screen is determined to display user content based on the position of received input and the user content is displayed at the determined relative position.

Claims

1. A system for providing information, the system comprising:

a display screen having a user interface;

an input device operatively connected to the display screen;

a processor configured to receive one or more inputs from the input device; and

a memory containing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to

receive an input from the input device,

determine a relative position on the display screen at which to display user content based on the received input, and

display the user content at the determined relative position.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the relative position of the user content includes a relative vertical position, a relative horizontal position, or both.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein a layout of the user content is reconfigured based on the relative horizontal position.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the user content comprises one or more menus.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface is configured to display a virtual keyboard in the user interface at the determined relative position.

6. The system of claim 1, the user interface further being configured to display a coupon associated with a business.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the displayed coupon includes a code that is capable of being scanned.

8. The system of claim 1, the memory further comprising instructions to provide a route to a destination on the user interface and send the route to a user device.

9. The system of claim 1, the memory further comprising instructions to provide a display of a map.

10. A method of providing information, the method comprising:

displaying a menu on a user interface of a touch-screen display at a predetermined position;

receiving an input from the touch-screen display;

determining a position of the received input on the touch-screen display;

determining a relative position of a menu of the user interface based on the position of the received input; and

adjusting the position of the menu on the user interface of the touch-screen display to be displayed at the determined relative position.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the menu includes an icon for emergency assistance and the method further comprises sending a notification to an emergency service requesting assistance when an icon for emergency assistance is selected.

12. The method of claim 10, the method further comprising

displaying a virtual keyboard in the user interface at the determined relative position of the menu.

13. The method of claim 10, the method further comprising

displaying a promotional item associated with a business.

14. The method of claim 13, the display of a promotional item including a code that is capable of being scanned.

15. The method of claim 10, the method further comprising

displaying a route to a destination;

and

sending the route to a user device.

16. The method of claim 10, the method further comprising:

receiving a second input from the touch-screen display;

determining a second position of the received second input on the touch-screen display;

determining a second relative position of a menu of the user interface based on the position of the received input; and

readjusting the position of the menu on the user interface of the touch-screen display to be displayed at the determined second relative position.

17. A system for providing information, the system comprising:

a touch-screen display configured to display one or more menus;

a processor for receiving inputs from the touch-screen display; and

a memory containing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to;

display a menu on the user interface of the touch-screen display at a predetermine position,

receive an input from the touch-screen display,

determine a position of the input on the touch-screen display,

adjust the relative position of the menu in the user interface of the touch-screen display based on the position of received input; and

display promotional content corresponding to a user selection, wherein the promotional content includes an electronically readable code.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the adjusted relative position of the menu includes a vertical relative position, a horizontal relative position, or both.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein a layout of the menu is reconfigured based on the relative horizontal adjustment.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein a plurality of menus are provided at the adjusted relative position of the menu.