SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION ON MOBILE DEVICES

• US 20150019341A1
• Filed: 04/28/2014
• Published: 01/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kiosked Oy Ab
• Original Assignee: Kiosked Oy Ab
• Inventors: Pasila, Antti, Paqvaln, Lars-Michael, Tallberg, Katarina, Turku, Charlotta
• Application Number:
  US14/262,838
• Publication Number:
  US 20150019341A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A system and method for displaying information on mobile devices via a user interface (UI) includes an overlay structure on top of an application or web page which shows content related to a product or service. The overlay structure on top of an application or web page showing content related to the promoted product enables user action such as purchasing the product or service without taking the user away from the original view used for accessing the information.

Claims

1. A method of displaying information on a device comprising:

showing an indicator associated with a first content item on a display;

upon selecting the indicator, providing an overlay of information over the display; and

providing a scrolling function as part of the overlay for displaying additional information.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising scrolling the overlay in a first direction for displaying information related to the first content item.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising scrolling the overlay in a second direction for displaying additional content items.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the overlay is organized as a two dimensional set of content regions.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a purchasing function in the overlay for purchasing content items.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a sharing function in the overlay for sharing interest in the first content item with other users.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising changing an orientation of the overlay with changes in orientation of the device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising returning to the display of the first content item upon closing the overlay.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 further comprising computer-executable components comprising instructions for scrolling the overlay in a first direction for displaying information related to the first content item.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 further comprising computer-executable components comprising instructions for scrolling the overlay in a second direction for displaying additional content items.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 further comprising computer-executable components comprising instructions for providing a purchasing function in the overlay for purchasing content items.

9. An apparatus for displaying information comprising:

a processor; and

a memory comprising program code, wherein the processor under control of the program code causes the apparatus to;

show at least a first content item on a display;

upon selection of the first content item, provide an overlay of information over the display; and

provide a scrolling function as part of the overlay for displaying additional information.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor under control of the program code further causes the apparatus to provide a scrolling function in a first direction in the overlay for displaying information related to the first content item.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor under control of the program code further causes the apparatus to provide a scrolling function in a second direction in the overlay for displaying additional content items.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the overlay is organized as a two dimensional set of content regions.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor under control of the program code further causes the apparatus to provide a purchasing function in the overlay for purchasing content items.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor under control of the program code further causes the apparatus to provide a sharing function in the overlay for sharing interest in the first content item with other users.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor under control of the program code further causes the apparatus to change an orientation of the overlay with changes in orientation of the apparatus.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor under control of the program code further causes the apparatus to return to the display of the first content item upon closing the overlay.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable components comprising instructions for:

showing at least a first content item on a display;

upon selecting the first content item, providing an overlay of information over the display; and

providing a scrolling function as part of the overlay for displaying additional information.