Briefing Tool Having Self-Guided Discovery and Suggestion Box Features

• US 20140123056A1
• Filed: 10/26/2012
• Published: 05/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Puranik, Gagan, Singh, Paramjit
• Granted Patent: US 9,323,412 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/780
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

Method, device, and storage medium that provides a briefing service. The briefing service includes a self-discovery mode and a suggestion box. The self-discovery mode allows a user to obtain information about a product or a thing based on an image capture of a Quick Response code. The Quick Response code is decoded and a parameter is extracted and used to generate a uniform resource identifier. The suggestion box allows a user to submit a suggestion regarding a briefing. The self-discovery mode and the suggestion box are provided to a user based on a briefing software that includes user interfaces.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a graphical user interface comprising:

displaying a main graphical user interface pertaining to a briefing service, wherein the main graphical user interface includes a screen comprising;

a first window that is configured to receive a briefing presentation,

a second window that is configured to receive a question posed to a user,

a third window that provides a menu for accessing agenda information, attendees information, and support information,

a fourth window that is configured to receive and submit a suggestion from the user, and

a self-discovery mode element that is configured to invoke a self-discovery mode; and

displaying a viewfinder, in response to receiving a user action that invokes the self-discovery mode.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, in the fourth window, a box for entering a user'"'"'s suggestion; and

displaying, in the fourth window, a submit element that allows the user to submit the user'"'"'s suggestion entered in the box.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the screen that includes text indicating a briefing identifier.

4. A method for displaying a graphical user interface comprising:

displaying a main graphical user interface pertaining to a briefing service, wherein the main graphical user interface includes a screen comprising;

a first window that is configured to receive a briefing presentation,

a second window that is configured to receive a question posed to a user,

a third window that provides a menu for accessing agenda information, attendees information, and support information, and

a fourth window that is configured to receive and submit a suggestion from the user, wherein the fourth window includes a box for entering text,

displaying, in the box of the fourth window, a suggestion from the user, in response to receiving the suggestion; and

displaying, in the fourth window, the box without the entered suggestion, after the suggestion has been submitted.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

displaying the main graphical user interface that includes the screen comprising;

a self-discovery mode element that is configured to invoke a self-discovery mode; and

displaying a viewfinder, in response to receiving a user action that invokes the self-discovery mode.

6. A method comprising:

receiving, by a user device, a user input for invoking a self-discovery mode pertaining to a briefing service;

providing, by the user device, in response to the receiving, a viewfinder interface;

capturing, by the user device, an image within the viewfinder interface;

scanning, by the user device, the image;

decoding, by the user device, a Quick Response code included in the image, wherein the decoded Quick Response code includes a uniform resource identifier that includes a parameter;

extracting, by the user device, the parameter from the decoded Quick Response code;

transmitting, by the user device, a request that includes the parameter;

receiving, by the user device, a response that includes another uniform resource identifier; and

generating, by the user device, a new uniform resource identifier that includes the other uniform resource identifier and the parameter.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

establishing a connection to another device associated with the new uniform resource identifier; and

displaying, by the user device, information pertaining to a product associated with the Quick Response code.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the generating comprises:

joining the other uniform resource identifier and the parameter to form a string, wherein the joining comprises adding one or more characters, in addition to the other uniform resource identifier and the parameter.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

storing parameters that map to uniform resource identifiers;

receiving the request that includes the parameter; and

selecting the other uniform resource identifier based on the storing.

10. A system comprising:

a user device comprising;

a display;

a first communication interface;

a first memory that stores first instructions; and

a first processor to execute the first instructions to;

display, via the display, a main graphical user interface pertaining to a briefing service, wherein the main graphical user interface includes a screen comprising;

a self-discovery mode element that is configured to invoke a self-discovery mode; and

display a viewfinder, via the display, in response to receiving a user action that invokes the self-discovery mode.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the first processor to execute the first instructions to:

capture an image within the viewfinder;

scan the image; and

decode a Quick Response code included in the image, wherein the decoded Quick Response code includes a uniform resource identifier that includes a parameter.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the first processor to execute the first instructions to:

extract the parameter from the decoded Quick Response code;

transmit, via the first communication interface, a request that includes the parameter to another device;

wherein the system further comprising;

the other device comprising;

a second communication interface;

a second memory that stores first instructions; and

a second processor to execute the second instructions to;

receive, via the second communication interface, the request;

select another resource identifier based on the parameter, wherein the other resource identifier is different from the uniform resource identifier;

generate a response that includes another resource identifier; and

transmit, via the second communication interface, the response that includes the other uniform resource identifier to the device;

wherein the first processor to execute the instructions to;

receive, via the first communication interface, the response that includes the other uniform resource identifier; and

generate a new uniform resource identifier that includes the other uniform resource identifier and the parameter.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the first processor to execute the first instructions to:

establish, via the first communication interface, a connection to an informational device associated with the new uniform resource identifier; and

display, via the display, information pertaining to a product associated with the Quick Response code.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein when generating, the first processor to execute the first instructions to:

join the other uniform resource identifier and the parameter to form a string, wherein the string comprises one or more characters, in addition to the other uniform resource identifier and the parameter.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the other device further comprising:

a storage medium that stores parameters and other uniform resource identifiers;

wherein the second processor to execute the second instructions to;

extract a parameter from a received request; and

select one of the other uniform resource identifiers that maps to the parameter included in the received request.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein when displaying the screen, the first processor to execute the first instructions to:

display, via the display, the screen that includes text indicating a briefing identifier that identifies a briefing in which a user participates.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein a menu of the third window allows the user to change the briefing identifier associated with the briefing in which the user participates, and finish the briefing in which the user participates.

18. A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable by a device, wherein the instructions comprise instructions to:

display a screen pertaining to a briefing service, wherein the screen comprising;

a first window that is configured to receive a briefing presentation,

a second window that is configured to receive a question posed to a user,

a third window that provides a menu for accessing agenda information, attendees information, and support information,

a fourth window that is configured to receive and submit a suggestion from the user, and

a self-discovery mode element that is configured to invoke a self-discovery mode; and

display a viewfinder in response to receiving a user action that invokes the self-discovery mode.

19. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 18, wherein the instructions comprise instructions to:

capture an image within the viewfinder;

scan the image; and

decode a Quick Response code included in the image, wherein the decoded Quick Response code includes a uniform resource identifier that includes a parameter.

20. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 19, wherein the instructions comprise instructions to:

extract the parameter from the decoded Quick Response code;

transmit a request that includes the parameter;

receive a response that includes another uniform resource identifier; and

generate a new uniform resource identifier that includes the other uniform resource identifier and the parameter.

21. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 20, wherein the instructions comprise instructions to:

establish a connection to another device associated with the new uniform resource identifier.