Configurator including automatic receipts

• US 7,681,139 B1
• Filed: 09/15/2006
• Issued: 03/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Lettau, Tyler J.
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, CAO H
• Application Number:
  US11/521,989
• Time in Patent Office: 1,278 Days
• Field of Search: 715851-855, 715763-765, 715740-745, 715803-805, 715/762
• US Class Current: 715/765
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering

Abstract

A configurator including automatic receipts is described, including presenting a first pod and a second pod, the first pod comprising a first input area to receive a first input, receiving the first input into the first pod, summarizing a first result of the first input into a first receipt, and displaying the first receipt in the second pod.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

displaying an input pod and a receipt pod simultaneously, wherein;

the input pod is a visual container comprising one or more visible input areas; and

the receipt pod is a visual container for displaying visible receipts, and the receipt pod is separate from the input pod;

receiving a first input into a first input area of the input pod, wherein the first input area corresponds to a first operation;

summarizing a result of the first input into a first receipt of the receipt pod, wherein the first receipt corresponds to the first operation;

displaying the first receipt in the receipt pod; and

repeating said receiving, said summarizing, and said displaying for one or more additional operations, wherein a different receipt is displayed in the receipt pod for each of the one or more additional operations.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the first input comprises receiving the first input during a process comprising a plurality of operations, including the first operation.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving input to activate a second operation of the plurality of operations, and in response;

removing the first input area from the input pod;

drawing a second input area of the input pod, wherein the second input area is configured to receive input for the second operation; and

displaying the second input area simultaneously with the first receipt.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first receipt indicates that the first operation is inactive.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first receipt comprises a visual indication that the first operation is inactive.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving input to select the first receipt, and in response, restoring the first input area to the input pod.

7. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving input into the second input area of the input pod;

summarizing a result of the input into the second input area of the input pod into a second receipt; and

displaying the second receipt in the receipt pod.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising displaying in the receipt pod a subtotal receipt comprising a total of the first receipt and the second receipt.

9. The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving input to activate a checkout operation of the plurality of operations.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the summarizing comprises visually transferring the first input area to the first receipt.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting a pre-selection menu before the displaying the input pod and the receipt pod simultaneously; and

modifying the first operation based on input to the pre-selection menu.

12. A method, comprising:

displaying an input pod and a receipt pod simultaneously, wherein;

the input pod is a visual container comprising one or more visible input areas; and

the receipt pod is a visual container for displaying visible receipts, and the receipt pod is separate from the input pod;

receiving a first input into a first input area of the input pod, wherein the first input area corresponds to a first operation;

summarizing a result of the first input into a first receipt of the receipt pod, wherein the first receipt corresponds to the first operation;

displaying the first receipt in the receipt pod; and

receiving input to activate a second operation that is different from the first operation, and in response, removing the first input area from the input pod and drawing a second input area of the input pod, wherein the second input area is configured to receive input for the second operation;

receiving a second input into the second input area of the input pod;

summarizing a result of the second input into a second receipt of the receipt pod, wherein the second receipt is different from the first receipt; and

displaying the first and second receipts in the receipt pod simultaneously.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying in the receipt pod a subtotal receipt comprising a total of the first receipt and the second receipt.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the first operation and the second operation comprise a plurality of operations associated with a process.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

presenting a pre-selection menu before the displaying the input pod and the receipt pod simultaneously; and

modifying the first operation based on input to the pre-selection menu.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the first receipt indicates that the first operation is inactive in response to the receiving input to activate a second operation.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising receiving input to select the first receipt, and removing the second input area and restoring the first input area in response to receiving the input to select the first receipt.

18. A system, comprising:

a memory configured to display an input pod and a receipt pod simultaneously, wherein;

the input pod is a visual container comprising one or more visible input areas; and

the receipt pod is a visual container for displaying visible receipts, and the receipt pod is separate from the input pod; and

a processor configured to perform;

receiving a first input into a first input area of the input pod, wherein the first input area corresponds to a first operation;

summarizing a result of the first input into a first receipt of the receipt pod, wherein the first receipt corresponds to the first operation;

displaying the first receipt in the receipt pod; and

repeating said receiving, said summarizing, and said displaying for one or more additional operations, wherein a different receipt is displayed in the receipt pod for each of the one or more additional operations.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the receiving the first input comprises receiving the first input during a process comprising a plurality of operations, including the first operation.

20. The system of claim 19, the processor being further configured to:

receive input to activate a second operation of the plurality of operations, and in response, remove the first input area from the input pod and drawing a second input area of the input pod to receive input for the second operation.

21. The system of claim 20, the processor being further configured to:

receive input into the second input area of the input pod;

summarize a result of the input into the second input area of the input pod into a second receipt; and

display the second receipt in the receipt pod.

22. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:

displaying an input pod and a receipt pod simultaneously, wherein;

the input pod is a visual container comprising one or more visible input areas; and

the receipt pod is a visual container for displaying visible receipts, and the receipt pod is separate from the input pod;

receiving a first input into a first input area of the input pod, wherein the first input area corresponds to a first operation;

summarizing a result of the first input into a first receipt of the receipt pod, wherein the first receipt corresponds to the first operation;

displaying the first receipt in the receipt pod; and

repeating said receiving, said summarizing, and said displaying for one or more additional operations, wherein a different receipt is displayed in the receipt pod for each of the one or more additional operations.

23. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein the receiving the first input comprises receiving the first input during a process comprising a plurality of operations, including the first operation.

24. The computer program product of claim 23, the computer instructions further comprising:

receiving input to activate a second operation of the plurality of operations, and in response;

removing the first input area from the input pod;

drawing a second input area of the input pod, wherein the second input area is configured to receive input for the second operation; and

displaying the second input area simultaneously with the first receipt.

25. The computer program product of claim 24, the computer instructions further comprising:

receiving input into the second input area of the input pod;

summarizing a result of the input into the second input area of the input pod into a second receipt; and

displaying the second receipt in the receipt pod.