BREADTH-FIRST MENU SYSTEM FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS

• US 20150378521A1
• Filed: 06/26/2014
• Published: 12/31/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: Wang Yifei
• Inventors: WANG, Yifei
• Granted Patent: US 9,886,170 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Disclosed herein are technologies for implementing a framework for displaying menu items, across different modules, at the same level on a screen display to allow direct switching to different levels, i.e., without stepping back and forth in levels. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

Claims

1. A method of displaying menu items that allows direct switching to different levels, the method comprising:

loading an initial breadth-first data structure;

receiving a user-input that includes a selection of at least one menu item in the initial breadth-first data structure;

comparing a usage-frequency of the selected at least one menu item to a usage-threshold;

updating the breadth-first data structure based on the received user-input and a result of the comparing to the usage-threshold; and

loading and displaying the updated breadth-first data structure.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the initial breadth-first data structure comprises menu items that were structured based on modules and importance of the modules.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the importance of the modules comprises a first level, a second level, and a third level of importance, wherein the first level, the second level, and the third level of importance correspond to frequently selected, less frequently selected, and rarely selected menu items, respectively.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the initial breadth-first data structure is configured in a program logic to move the menu items between a first level, a second level, and a third level, wherein the moving of menu items is facilitated by the selection of the at least one menu item in the user-input.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the usage-threshold is different for a first level, a second level, and a third level.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the usage-frequency comprises a number of times that the item is selected.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying comprises displaying the breadth-first data structure as a flat list.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the updating comprises changing locations and positions of the selected menu item in a stack register or database.

9. A mobile device comprising:

an input interface configured to receive a user-input that includes a selection of at least one menu item from an initial breadth-first data structure;

a controller configured to compare a usage-frequency of the selected at least one menu item to a usage-threshold, wherein the controller updates the breadth-first data structure based on the received user-input and a result of the comparing to the usage-threshold; and

a user interface that displays an updated breadth-first data structure.

10. The mobile device according to claim 9, wherein the initial breadth-first data structure comprises menu items that were structured based on modules and importance of the modules.

11. The mobile device according to claim 10, wherein the importance of the modules comprises a first level, a second level, and a third level of importance, wherein the first level, the second level, and the third level of importance correspond to frequently selected, less frequently selected, and rarely selected menu items, respectively.

12. The mobile device according to claim 9, wherein the usage-threshold is different for a first level, a second level, and a third level.

13. The mobile device according to claim 9, wherein the usage-frequency comprises a number of times that the item is selected.

14. The mobile device according to claim 9, wherein the user interface displays the updated breadth-first data structure as a flat list.

15. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing processor-executable instructions that when executed cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

loading menu items of a breadth-first data structure, wherein the menu items are structured based on modules and importance of modules;

receiving a user-input that includes a selection of at least one menu item in the breadth-first data structure;

comparing a usage-frequency of the selected at least one menu item to a usage-threshold;

updating the breadth-first data structure based on the received user-input and a result of the comparing to the usage-threshold; and

loading and displaying the updated breadth-first data structure.

16. The one or more computer-readable media according to claim 15, wherein the importance of the modules comprises a first level, a second level, and a third level of importance, wherein the first level, the second level, and the third level of importance correspond to frequently selected, less frequently selected, and rarely selected menu items, respectively.

17. The one or more computer-readable media according to claim 15, wherein the breadth-first data structure is configured by a program logic to move the menu items between a first level, a second level, and a third level, wherein the moving of menu items is facilitated by the selection of the at least one menu item in the user-input.

18. The one or more computer-readable media according to claim 15, wherein the usage-threshold is different for a first level, a second level, and a third level.

19. The one or more computer-readable media according to claim 15, wherein the usage-frequency comprises a number of times that the item is selected.

20. The one or more computer-readable media according to claim 15, wherein displaying comprises displaying the breadth-first data structure as a flat list.