DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATION

• US 20150106784A1
• Filed: 10/15/2014
• Published: 04/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: One Smart Star Ltd.
• Original Assignee: One Smart Star Ltd.
• Inventors: TZUBARY, Hemy, SHULMAN, Yakov
• Granted Patent: US 9,898,176 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/109
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/36 Software reuse
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding

Abstract

A system for creating an application for a portable electronic device includes: a template selector to select an application template from a repository of application templates; a step-by-step creator module to receive user input, and to insert the user input at one or more placeholders in said application; a button inserter to insert into said application code that causes said portable electronic device to contact a third party, via a pre-defined communication method, upon user selection of a displayed button. A computerized method implementable via an application running on a portable electronic device, includes: displaying on the portable electronic device a first screen; in response to user input, displaying on the portable electronic device a second screen; wherein the first screen, the second screen, and all screens of said application comprise a user-selectable interface element that, when selected by the user, causes the portable electronic device to contact a third party via a pre-defined communication method.

Claims

1. A system for creating an application for a portable electronic device, the system comprising:

a template selector to select an application template from a repository of application templates;

a step-by-step creator module to receive user input, and to insert the user input at one or more placeholders in said application;

a button inserter to insert into said application code that causes said portable electronic device to contact a third party, via a pre-defined communication method, upon user selection of a displayed button.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the pre-defined communication method comprises a communication method selected from the group consisting of:

landline telephony, cellular telephony, Short Message Service (SMS), video chat, and electronic mail (email).

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the button displays a compact contact detail of said third party.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the pre-defined communication method comprises a communication method directed at said compact contact detail.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the button inserter is operable to insert said displayed button into all screens of said application.

6. The system of claim 1, comprising an application assembly engine to assemble said application based on said template and based on user input received by said step-by-step creator module.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the application assembly engine displays at least:

a control pane to receive user commands and user settings for said application being composed; and

a preview pane to dynamically display a preview of said application reflecting said user commands and user setting.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the control pane comprises one or more user interface elements selected from the group consisting of:

a user interface element for receiving a user-entered text;

a user interface element for receiving a user-uploaded image;

a user interface element for modifying a layout of said application.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the application assembly engine comprises:

a coupon insertion module to insert to said application code which, when executed by the portable electronic device, causes the portable electronic device to display an on-screen coupon.

10. A computerized method implementable via an application running on a portable electronic device, the computerized method comprising:

displaying on the portable electronic device a first screen;

in response to user input, displaying on the portable electronic device a second screen;

wherein the first screen, the second screen, and all screens of said application comprise a user-selectable interface element that, when selected by the user, causes the portable electronic device to contact a third party via a pre-defined communication method.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the pre-defined communication method comprises a communication method selected from the group consisting of:

landline telephony, cellular telephone, Short Message Service (SMS), video chat, and electronic mail (email).

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the user-selectable interface element comprises an on-screen button which displays a compact contact detail of said third party.

13. The method of claim 10, comprising:

receiving from said user a message sent via said pre-defined communication method;

delivering said message to said third party;

receiving from said third party a response message directed to said user;

delivering said response message to said user via said pre-defined communication method.

14. The method of claim 10, comprising:

receiving from said user a message sent via said pre-defined communication method;

delivering said message to said third party via another communication method.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving from said third party a response message directed to said user;

delivering said response message to said user via said pre-defined communication method.