Dynamic comparison text functionality

• US 8,055,553 B1
• Filed: 01/19/2006
• Issued: 11/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Roy, Scott E., Ho, Timothy Gar Wai, Moon, Hannah Y.
• Primary Examiner(s): FADOK, MARK A
• Application Number:
  US11/334,543
• Time in Patent Office: 2,119 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26, 705/27, 705/27.1, 705/26.1
• US Class Current: 705/27.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

A system is provided comprising a plurality of listings, a plurality of labels associated with at least some of the listings. Additionally, a plurality of form inputs are provided, each associated with one of the labels, wherein selection of a form input causes a transition of the associated label from a first state to a second state. The system further includes a link that is made active upon the transition, thereby associating an action with a label wherein a first description is displayed in the first state and a second description is displayed in the second state.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a plurality of listings;

a plurality of labels associated with at least some of said listings;

a plurality of form inputs, each associated with one of said labels, wherein selection of a form input causes a transition of the associated label from a first state to a second state; and

a link that is made active upon the transition, thereby associating an action with a label,

wherein a first description is displayed in the first state and a second description is displayed in the second state, said first and second description having substantially the same location.

2. The system of claim 1, said link being configured to cause execution of said action upon selection of said link.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein a result of said action is selected from the group comprising:

adding to a group, adding-to-cart, comparing, deleting, and excluding.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said action is configured for electronic commerce.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said selection of said link initiates a comparison operation on the listings that have their associated form inputs selected.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a script for characterizing said plurality of form inputs to a plurality of predetermined categories.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said second state is a comparison state and wherein said action compares the listings that have labels in said second state.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said first and second description are centered in the substantially the same location.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said form inputs are located substantially adjacent to said labels.

10. A method comprising:

providing by a computing device a plurality of listings on a page;

associating a plurality of labels with at least some of said listings;

associating a plurality of form inputs with one of said labels, wherein selection of a form input causes a transition of the associated label from a first state to a second state, wherein said first state displays a first description and said second state displays a second description; and

providing a link for at least one label, said link becoming enabled upon a transition of an associated label to said second state, wherein said first and second description are provided on the page with substantially the same location.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said link provides a second page comparing those listings having labels in said second state.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said link is configured to facilitate electronic commerce.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein said first and second description are centered in the substantially same location.

14. A system comprising:

a plurality of listings divided on at least two pages, wherein at least one of said pages is accessible by a first link;

a plurality of labels associated with at least some of said listings, each of said labels having a first state and a second state, wherein said first state displays a first description and said second state displays a second description, said first and second description having substantially the same location;

a plurality of form inputs associated with at least some of said labels, wherein selection of one of said form inputs transitions the associated label from said first state to said second state, said transition activating a second link; and

wherein selecting said second link provides an action page comprising at least some of said listings associated with said labels having form inputs that are selected.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein selecting said second link provides a plurality of action pages comprising at least some of said listings associated with said labels having form inputs that are selected.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said plurality of action pages includes a comparison page.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein said second link performs a function selected from the group comprising:

a null action, an add action, an add-to-cart action, a compare action, a delete action, and an exclude action.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein selecting said second link groups listings having labels in said second state in said action page.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein said second link is configured to facilitate electronic commerce.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein said first and second description are centered in the substantially same location.