User interface for simultaneous management of owned and unowned inventory
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1. A computer readable medium storing instructions that, if executed by a computer accessed by a user, are capable of causing the computer to:
- store a list transferred to the computer via electronic mail, wherein the list includes one or more items and is created by another party;
generate a user interface;
display the one or more items on the user interface;
determine whether each item in the list is owned or un-owned by the user;
indicate on the user interface whether each item is owned or un-owned by the user; and
provide a link to an on-line vendor from which at least one un-owned item in the list can be purchased, wherein a purchased item is in the form of downloaded music.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a user configurable computer interface for managing inventory. The interface provides a list, generated according to a user-defined organization. The list includes both owned and un-owned items and provides a means for sampling and purchasing the un-owned items directly from the list. The present invention contemplates a user interface for managing an entertainment play lists such as music play lists, video play lists etc. In addition the present invention contemplates management of vehicle maintenance and goods such as groceries, toys, or books.
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1. A computer readable medium storing instructions that, if executed by a computer accessed by a user, are capable of causing the computer to:
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store a list transferred to the computer via electronic mail, wherein the list includes one or more items and is created by another party; generate a user interface; display the one or more items on the user interface; determine whether each item in the list is owned or un-owned by the user; indicate on the user interface whether each item is owned or un-owned by the user; and provide a link to an on-line vendor from which at least one un-owned item in the list can be purchased, wherein a purchased item is in the form of downloaded music. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer readable medium storing instructions that, if executed by a computer accessed by a user, are capable of causing the computer to:
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store a list transferred to the computer via a network, wherein the list includes one or more songs; generate a user interface; display the one or more songs on the user interface; generate status icons indicating whether each song is owned or un-owned by the user, wherein the status icons appear on the user interface; and provide a link to an on-line vendor from which at least one un-owned song in the list can be purchased. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium storing instructions that if executed by a computer are capable of causing the computer to:
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store a first list including one or more items, wherein the first list is created by a first party; initiate the transfer of the first list to a second party via electronic mail; receive a second list from a third party via electronic mail, wherein the second list includes one or more items; display the one or more items in the second list on a user interface; determine whether each item in the second list is owned or un-owned by the first party; and indicate on the user interface whether each item in the second list is owned or un-owned by the first party. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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a computing device storing a first list including one or more items, wherein the first list is created by a first party; the computing device initiating a transfer of the first list to a second party via electronic mail; the computing device receiving a second list from a third party to the first party via electronic mail, wherein the second list includes one or more items; the computing device displaying the one or more items in the second list on a display of the computing device via a user interface; the computing device determining whether each item in the second list is owned or un-owned by the first party; and the computing device indicating on the display via the user interface whether each item in the second list is owned or un-owned by the first party.
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21. A method comprising:
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a computing device receiving a list via a network, wherein the list is directed to a user and includes one or more items; the computing device generating a user interface; the computing device displaying the one or more items on a display of the computing device via the user interface; the computing device determining whether each item in the list was previously purchased by the user; the computing device allowing the user to initiate a purchase of an item in the list that has not yet been purchased by the user; and the computing device indicating on the display via the user interface that a purchased item has not yet been received by the user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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a computing device storing a list that includes one or more items; the computing device determining whether each item in the list was previously purchased by a user; the computing device allowing the user to initiate a purchase of an item in the list that has not yet been purchased by the user; and the computing device indicating on a display of the computing device that a purchased item has not yet been received by the user. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A computer system comprising:
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a display device; a processor unit; and a memory storing program instructions executable by the processor unit to; store a list transferred to a user via electronic mail, wherein the list includes one or more items and is created by another party; generate a user interface; display the one or more items on the display device via the user interface; determine whether each item in the list is owned or un-owned by the user; indicate on the display device via the user interface whether each item is owned or un-owned by the user; and provide a link on the display device via the user interface to an on-line vendor from which the at least one un-owned item in the list can be purchased, wherein a purchased item is in the form of downloaded music.
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28. A computer system comprising:
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a display device; a processor unit; and a memory storing program instructions executable by the processor unit to; store a list transferred to a user via a network, wherein the list includes one or more songs; generate a user interface; display the one or more songs on the display device via the user interface; generate status icons indicating whether each song is owned or un-owned by the user, wherein the status icons appear on the display device via the user interface; and provide a link on the display device via the user interface to an on-line vendor from which the at least one un-owned song in the list can be purchased.
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29. A computer system comprising:
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a display device; a processor unit; and a memory storing program instructions executable by the processor unit to; store a first list including one or more items, wherein the first list is created by a first party; initiate the transfer of the first list to a second party via electronic mail; receive a second list from a third party via electronic mail, wherein the second list includes one or more items; display the one or more items in the second list on the display device via a user interface; determine whether each item in the second list is owned or un-owned by the first party; and indicate on the display device via the user interface whether each item in the second list is owned or un-owned by the first party.
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30. A computer system comprising:
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a display device; a processor unit; and a memory storing program instructions executable by the processor unit to; receive a list transferred to a user via a network, wherein the list includes one or more items; display the one or more items on the display device via a user interface of the computer system; determine whether each item in the list was previously purchased by the user; allow the user to initiate a purchase of an item in the list that has not yet been purchased by the user; and indicate on the display device via the user interface that a purchased item has not yet been received by the user. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A computer system comprising:
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a display device; a processor unit; and a memory storing program instructions executable by the processor unit to; store a list that includes one or more items; determine whether each item in the list was previously purchased by a user; provide a mechanism that allows the user to initiate a purchase of an item in the list that has not yet been purchased by the user; and indicate on the display device that a purchased item has not yet been received by the user. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A method comprising:
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a computing device storing a list transferred to a user via electronic mail, wherein the list includes one or more items and is created by another party; the computing device generating a user interface; the computing device displaying the one or more items on a display of the computing device via the user interface; the computing device determining whether each item in the list is owned or un-owned by the user; the computing device indicating on the display via the user interface whether each item is owned or un-owned by the user; and providing a link on the display via the user interface to an on-line vendor from which at least one un-owned item in the list can be purchased, wherein a purchased item is in the form of downloaded music.
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37. A method comprising:
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a computing device storing a list transferred to a user via a network, wherein the list includes one or more songs; the computing device generating a user interface; the computing device displaying the one or more songs on a display of the computing device via the user interface; the computing device generating status icons indicating whether each song is owned or un-owned by the user, wherein the status icons appear on the display via the user interface; and the computing device providing a link on the display via the user interface to an on-line vendor from which the at least one un-owned song in the list can be purchased.
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38. A computer readable medium storing instructions that if executed by a computer are capable of causing the computer to:
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receive a list transferred to a user via a network, wherein the list includes one or more items, each of which corresponds to a playable media file; generate a user interface; display the one or more items on the user interface; determine whether each item in the list was previously purchased by the user; provide a mechanism that allows the user to initiate a purchase of an item in the list that has not yet been purchased by the user; and play each previously purchased item selected by the user.
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39. A computer readable medium storing instructions that if executed by a computer are capable of causing the computer to:
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receive, via a network, a list directed to a user, wherein the list includes one or more items, each of which corresponds to a playable media file; generate a user interface; display the one or more items on the user interface; determine whether each item in the list was previously purchased by the user; provide a mechanism that allows the user to initiate a purchase of an item in the list that has not yet been purchased by the user; and play a portion of each item that has not yet been purchased by the user. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A computer readable medium storing instructions that, if executed by a computer accessed by a user, are capable of causing the computer to:
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receive a list via a network, wherein the list includes one or more items; generate a user interface; display the one or more items on the user interface; determine whether each item in the list was previously purchased by the user; provide a mechanism that allows the user to initiate a purchase of an item in the list that has not yet been purchased by the user; and indicate that a purchased item has not yet been received by the user. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53)
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54. A computer readable medium storing instructions that if executed by a computer are capable of causing the computer to:
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store a list that includes one or more items that correspond to playable media files; generate a user interface; display the one or more items on the user interface; determine whether each item in the list was previously purchased by a user; and provide a mechanism that allows the user to initiate a purchase of an item in the list that has not yet been purchased by the user; and play a portion of each item that has not yet been purchased by the user.
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55. A computer readable medium storing instructions that if executed by a computer are capable of causing the computer to:
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store a list that includes one or more items; generate a user interface; display the one or more items on the user interface; determine whether each item in the list was previously purchased by a user; and provide a mechanism that allows the user to initiate a purchase of an item in the list that has not yet been purchased by the user; and indicate that a purchased item has not yet been received by the user. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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