Method and system for providing a visual scrollbar position indicator

• US 8,732,609 B1
• Filed: 10/18/2010
• Issued: 05/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intuit, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intuit, Inc.
• Inventors: Hansen, George A., Bayersdorfer, Mitchell D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bashore, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHOWDHURY, RAYEEZ R
• Application Number:
  US12/906,787
• Time in Patent Office: 1,310 Days
• Field of Search: 715/786
• US Class Current: 715/786
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars

Abstract

A system and method for providing a visual scrollbar position indicator whereby data included in a defined data field, or other data, associated with each entry in a list of entries is selected for display and as the list of entries is being scrolled through, the data included in the defined data field, or other data, associated with each entry in the list of entries selected for display is displayed to the user as each entry is passed, i.e., scrolled through, and as the scrolling is in progress, i.e., while the scrolling function is still activated.

Claims

1. A computing system implemented process for providing a visual scrollbar position comprising:

using one or more processors associated with one or more computing systems to implement at least part of a computing system implemented data management system;

using the computing system implemented data management system to organize data into a list of data entries such that each data entry in the list of data entries includes at least two data fields containing data, the at least two data fields respectively including one or more data fields including color coding data based on the data in one or more of the at least two data fields, and audio tones data based on the data in one or more of the at least two data fields;

using one or more processors associated with one or more computing systems to display the list of data entries in a user interface display displayed on a display device associated with a computing system;

using one or more processors associated with one or more computing systems to generate and provide a scrolling capability whereby a user can scroll through the list of data entries displayed in the user interface display;

using one or more processors associated with one or more computing systems to generate and display a scrolling symbol for activation of the scrolling capability, the scrolling symbol being displayed in the user interface display;

selecting, through a combination of analysis by the process and also interactions by a party through a user interface, from the display of the list of data entries, one or more of the at least two data fields of each data entry in the list of data entries as a display data field, the selected display data fields at least including a data field having at least one of color coding data and audio tones data, wherein the analysis by the process selects a display data field at least partly based on the type of data in the at least two display fields;

using a user interface device to activate the scrolling capability via the scrolling symbol; and

while the scrolling capability is activated, using one or more processors associated with one or more computing systems to display, in the user interface display, the data in the selected data field of each data entry in the list of data entries as each data entry in the list of data entries is scrolled through and the scroll is positioned on the data entry.

2. The computing system implemented process for providing a visual scrollbar position of claim 1, wherein;

the computing system implemented data management system is a computing system implemented financial management system.

3. The computing system implemented process for providing a visual scrollbar position of claim 1, wherein;

the computing system implemented data management system organizes data into a list of data entries such that each data entry in the list of data entries includes a primary sort data field containing primary sort data and the primary sort data field is selected as a display data field.

4. The computing system implemented process for providing a visual scrollbar position of claim 1, wherein;

the computing system implemented data management system organizes data into a list of data entries such that each data entry in the list of data entries includes a primary sort data field containing primary sort data and a secondary sort data field containing secondary sort data and the primary sort data field and secondary sort data field are selected as display data fields.

5. The computing system implemented process for providing a visual scrollbar position of claim 1, wherein;

while the scrolling capability is activated, the data in the selected data field of each data entry in the list of data entries is displayed in a display window associated with the scrolling symbol as each data entry in the list of data entries is scrolled through and the scroll is positioned on the data entry.

6. The computing system implemented process for providing a visual scrollbar position of claim 1, wherein;

while the scrolling capability is activated, the data in the selected data field of each data entry in the list of data entries is displayed as a display symbol replacing the scrolling symbol as each data entry in the list of data entries is scrolled through and the scroll is positioned on the data entry.

19. The computing system implemented process for providing a visual scrollbar position of claim 1 further comprising:

wherein the at least two data fields containing data include a primary sort field and a secondary sort field and those primary and secondary sort fields are selected by a party as display fields; and

a display window within the user interface, the display window being adjacent to the scrolling symbol and separate from the display of the list of data entries, the display window having displayed therein at least a portion of data taken from individual ones of the primary and secondary sort fields, wherein data displayed in the display window changes as data entries in the list of data entries is scrolled through.

7. A method for providing a visual scrollbar position comprising:

using a computing system implemented data management system to organize data into a list of data entries such that each data entry in the list of data entries includes at least two data fields containing data, the at least two data fields respectively including one or more data fields including color coding data based on the data in one or more of the at least two data fields, and audio tones data based on the data in one or more of the at least two data fields;

displaying the list of data entries in a user interface display displayed on a display device associated with a computing system;

providing a scrolling capability whereby a user can scroll through the list of data entries displayed in the user interface display;

displaying a scrolling symbol for activation of the scrolling capability, the scrolling symbol being displayed in the user interface display;

selecting, through a combination of analysis by the process and also interactions by a party through a user interface, from the display of the list of data entries, one or more of the at least two data fields of each data entry in the list of data entries as a display data field, the selected display data fields at least including a data field having at least one of color coding data and audio tones data, wherein the analysis by the process selects a display data field at least partly based on the type of data in the at least two display fields;

activating the scrolling capability via the scrolling symbol; and

while the scrolling capability is activated, displaying, in the user interface display, the data in the selected data field of each data entry in the list of data entries as each data entry in the list of data entries is scrolled through and the scroll is positioned on the data entry.

8. The method for providing a visual scrollbar position of claim 7, wherein;

the computing system implemented data management system is a computing system implemented financial management system.

9. The method for providing a visual scrollbar position of claim 7, wherein;

the computing system implemented data management system organizes data into a list of data entries such that each data entry in the list of data entries includes a primary sort data field containing primary sort data and the primary sort data field is selected as a display data field.

10. The method for providing a visual scrollbar position of claim 7, wherein;

the computing system implemented data management system organizes data into a list of data entries such that each data entry in the list of data entries includes a primary sort data field containing primary sort data and a secondary sort data field containing secondary sort data and the primary sort data field and secondary sort data field are selected as display data fields.

11. The method for providing a visual scrollbar position of claim 7, wherein;

while the scrolling capability is activated, the data in the selected data field of each data entry in the list of data entries is displayed in a display window associated with the scrolling symbol as each data entry in the list of data entries is scrolled through and the scroll is positioned on the data entry.

12. The method for providing a visual scrollbar position of claim 7, wherein;

while the scrolling capability is activated, the data in the selected data field of each data entry in the list of data entries is displayed as a display symbol replacing the scrolling symbol as each data entry in the list of data entries is scrolled through and the scroll is positioned on the data entry.

13. A system for providing a visual scrollbar position comprising:

a computing system implemented data management system;

data organized by the computing system implemented data management system into a list of data entries such that each data entry in the list of data entries includes at least two data fields containing data, the at least two data fields respectively including one or more data fields including color coding data based on the data in one or more of the at least two data fields, and audio tones data based on the data in one or more of the at least two data fields;

a display device associated with a computing system;

a user interface display displayed on the display device, the interface display including a display of the list of data entries;

a scrolling capability whereby a user can scroll through the list of data entries displayed in the user interface display;

a scrolling symbol for activation of the scrolling capability, the scrolling symbol being displayed in the user interface display;

a user interface device for activating the scrolling capability via the scrolling symbol; and

one or more processors associated with one of more computing systems, the one or more processors executing instructions for implementing a process for providing a visual scrollbar position, the process for providing a visual scrollbar position comprising;

selecting, through a combination of analysis by the process and also interactions by a party through a user interface, from the display of the list of data entries, one or more of the at least one data fields of each data entry in the list of data entries as a display data field, the selected display data fields at least including a data field having at least one of color coding data and audio tones data, wherein the analysis by the process selects a display data field at least partly based on the type of data in the at least two display fields;

using the user interface device to activate the scrolling capability via the scrolling symbol; and

while the scrolling capability is activated, displaying, in the user interface display, the data in the selected data field of each data entry in the list of data entries as each data entry in the list of data entries is scrolled through and the scroll is positioned on the data entry.

14. The system for providing a visual scrollbar position of claim 13, wherein;

the computing system implemented data management system is a computing system implemented financial management system.

15. The system for providing a visual scrollbar position of claim 13, wherein;

the computing system implemented data management system organizes data into a list of data entries such that each data entry in the list of data entries includes a primary sort data field containing primary sort data and the primary sort data field is selected as a display data field.

16. The system for providing a visual scrollbar position of claim 13, wherein;

the computing system implemented data management system organizes data into a list of data entries such that each data entry in the list of data entries includes a primary sort data field containing primary sort data and a secondary sort data field containing secondary sort data and the primary sort data field and secondary sort data field are selected as display data fields.

17. The system for providing a visual scrollbar position of claim 13, wherein;

while the scrolling capability is activated, the data in the selected data field of each data entry in the list of data entries is displayed in a display window associated with the scrolling symbol as each data entry in the list of data entries is scrolled through and the scroll is positioned on the data entry.

18. The system for providing a visual scrollbar position of claim 13, wherein;

while the scrolling capability is activated, the data in the selected data field of each data entry in the list of data entries is displayed as a display symbol replacing the scrolling symbol as each data entry in the list of data entries is scrolled through and the scroll is positioned on the data entry.