Payroll data entry and management

• US 9,442,628 B2
• Filed: 08/19/2011
• Issued: 09/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ADP, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ADP, Inc.
• Inventors: Wilson, Richard Lee, Anderson, Richard James, Bartram, Gary Richard, Patel, Sanjay Jay, Liu, Timothy Shih Kuong
• Primary Examiner(s): HIGGS, STELLA
• Application Number:
  US13/213,888
• Publication Number:
  US 20120060112A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,852 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A method can include displaying a user interface on a display of a mobile device. The user interface can include a scrollable payroll data section with multiple selectable fields and a data entry section configured to accept input of payroll data for the multiple fields. The method can further include simultaneously displaying the scrollable payroll data section and the data entry section and, in response to an input, simultaneously scrolling through one or more of the multiple selectable fields of the payroll data section while maintaining the payroll data section in place. A device and computer-readable medium can be configured to implement the method and variations thereof.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a memory that stores computer instructions, and

a processor that executes the computer instructions to display a user interface for at least a first employee selected by a user of the mobile device,

the user interface comprising

a first user interface for the first employee, the first user interface comprising

a scrollable payroll data section for the first employee with multiple selectable input fields and

a data entry section for the first employee that accepts input for modifying payroll data in the multiple input fields,

the data entry section comprising a first title section, a first keypad and a first keypad input field that displays accepted input,

wherein the first user interface populates data accepted by the data entry section into a selected input field of the multiple selectable input fields,

wherein the accepted input is simultaneously displayed in a selected one of the multiple selectable input fields,

wherein a title corresponding to the selected one of the multiple selectable input fields is displayed in the first title section,

wherein the scrollable payroll data section and the data entry section are simultaneously displayed,

wherein the data entry section remains in place while different fields of the multiple selectable input fields of the scrollable payroll data section are displayed,

wherein a second user interface is generated for a second employee in response to a swipe gesture made by a user of the mobile device while displaying the first user interface,

wherein generating the second user interface for the second employee in response to the swipe gesture comprises displaying a scrollable payroll data section for the second employee comprising multiple selectable input fields and a data entry section for the second employee,

wherein the data entry section of the second user interface comprises a second title section, a second keypad and a second keypad input field,

wherein input accepted in the second keypad input field is simultaneously displayed in a selected one of the multiple selectable input fields of the second user interface,

wherein a title corresponding to the selected one of the multiple selectable input fields is displayed in the second title section,

wherein the scrollable payroll data section of the second user interface and the data entry section of the second user interface are simultaneously displayed,

wherein the data entry section of the second user interface remains in place while different fields of the multiple selectable input fields of the scrollable payroll data section of the second user interface are displayed,

wherein the memory stores payroll information associated with the first employee and the second employee and the user interface modifies the payroll information associated with the first employee and the second employee via the respective scrollable payroll data section and data entry section, and

wherein the processor executes the computer instructions to process a payroll based on the information input via the respective scrollable payroll data section and data entry section or to save the information input via the respective scrollable payroll data section and data entry section for later processing.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the computer instructions comprise a mobile payroll application.

3. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the mobile payroll application sends data to and receives data from payroll software executed by a server.

4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the first user interface displays multiple selectable pay rates associated with the first employee.

5. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the user interface accepts an input to process the payroll and wherein the mobile payroll application communicates with a server to process the payroll in response to the input to process the payroll.

6. The mobile device of claim 1, comprising a touch screen display.

7. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the multiple selectable input fields of the first user interface are grouped into categories and the scrollable payroll data section for the first employee comprises a category title for each category of multiple selectable input fields.

8. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the categories comprise earnings and deductions.

9. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the scrollable payroll data section for the second employee comprises one or more selectable input fields that are not within the multiple selectable input fields of the scrollable payroll data section for the first employee.

10. A method of generating an employee payroll data entry user interface on a mobile device screen, comprising:

storing payroll information associated with a first employee and payroll information associated with a second employee,

generating a first user interface for a first employee selected by a user of the mobile device,

wherein the first user interface comprises a scrollable payroll data section with multiple selectable input fields and a data entry section that accepts input for modifying payroll data in the multiple input fields, the data entry section comprising a first title section, a first keypad and a first keypad input field that displays accepted input,

wherein the accepted input is simultaneously displayed in a selected one of the multiple selectable input fields,

wherein a title corresponding to the selected one of the multiple selectable input fields is displayed in the first title section,

simultaneously displaying the scrollable payroll data section and the data entry section, wherein the data entry section remains in place while different fields of the multiple selectable input fields of the scrollable payroll data section are displayed,

receiving a selection of one of the multiple selectable input fields of the first user interface,

receiving data input into the data entry section of the first user interface,

populating the received data into the selected input field of the first user interface,

modifying the payroll information associated with the first employee with the received data populated into the selected input field of the first user interface,

generating a second user interface for a second employee in response to a swipe gesture made by a user of the mobile device while displaying the first user interface,

wherein generating the second user interface for the second employee in response to the swipe gesture comprises displaying a scrollable payroll data section for the second employee comprising multiple selectable input fields and the a data entry section for the second employee,

wherein the data entry section of the second user interface comprises a second title section, a second keypad and a second keypad input field,

wherein input accepted in the second keypad input field is simultaneously displayed in a selected one of the multiple selectable input fields of the second user interface,

wherein a title corresponding to the selected one of the multiple selectable input fields is displayed in the second title section,

wherein the scrollable payroll data section of the second user interface and the data entry section of the second user interface are simultaneously displayed,

wherein the data entry section of the second user interface remains in place while different fields of the multiple selectable input fields of the scrollable payroll data section of the second user interface are displayed,

receiving a selection of one of the multiple selectable input fields of the second user interface,

receiving data input into the data entry section of the second user interface,

populating the received data into the selected input field of the second user interface,

modifying the payroll information associated with the second employee with the received data populated into the selected input field of the second user interface, and

processing a payroll based on the modified payroll information associated with the first employee and the modified payroll information associated with the second employee.

11. The method of claim 10, comprising displaying multiple selectable pay rates associated with one or more of the first and second employees.

12. The method of claim 10, comprising sending data to and receiving data from payroll software executed by a server.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the multiple selectable input fields of the first user interface are grouped into categories and the scrollable payroll data section for the first employee comprises a category title for each category of multiple selectable input fields.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the categories comprise earnings and deductions.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the scrollable payroll data section for the second employee comprises one or more selectable input fields that are not within the multiple selectable input fields of the scrollable payroll data section for the first employee.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a microprocessor to perform the following steps:

storing payroll information associated with a first employee and payroll information associated with a second employee,

generating a first user interface for a first employee based on user selection of the first employee,

wherein the first user interface comprises a scrollable payroll data section with multiple selectable input fields and a data entry section that accepts input of payroll data for the multiple input fields, the data entry section comprising a first title section, a first keypad and a first keypad input field that displays accepted input,

wherein the accepted input is simultaneously displayed in a selected one of the multiple selectable input fields,

wherein a title corresponding to the selected one of the multiple selectable input fields is displayed in the first title section,

simultaneously displaying the scrollable payroll data section and the data entry section, wherein the data entry section remains in place while different fields of the multiple selectable input fields of the payroll data section are displayed,

receiving a selection of one of the multiple selectable input fields of the first user interface,

receiving data input into the data entry section of the first user interface,

populating the received data into the selected input field of the first user interface,

modifying the payroll information associated with the first employee with the received data populated into the selected input field of the first user interface,

generating a second user interface for a second employee in response to at least one of a leftward swipe or a rightward swipe while displaying the first user interface,

wherein generating the second user interface for the second employee in response to the at least one of a leftward swipe or a rightward swipe comprises displaying a scrollable payroll data section for the second employee comprising multiple selectable input fields and a data entry section for the second employee,

wherein the data entry section of the second user interface comprises a second title section, a second keypad and a second keypad input field,

wherein input accepted in the second keypad input field is simultaneously displayed in a selected one of the multiple selectable input fields of the second user interface,

wherein a title corresponding to the selected one of the multiple selectable input fields is displayed in the second title section,

wherein the scrollable payroll data section of the second user interface and the data entry section of the second user interface are simultaneously displayed,

wherein the data entry section of the second user interface remains in place while different fields of the multiple selectable input fields of the scrollable payroll data section of the second user interface are displayed,

receiving a selection of one of the multiple selectable input fields of the second user interface,

receiving data input into the data entry section of the second user interface,

populating the received data into the selected input field of the second user interface,

modifying the payroll information associated with the second employee with the received data populated into the selected input field of the second user interface, and

processing a payroll based on the modified payroll information associated with the first employee and the modified payroll information associated with the second employee.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the steps further comprise displaying multiple selectable pay rates associated with one or more of the first and second employees.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the multiple selectable input fields of the first user interface are grouped into categories and the scrollable payroll data section for the first employee comprises a category title for each category of multiple selectable input fields.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the categories comprise earnings and deductions.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the scrollable payroll data section for the second employee comprises one or more selectable input fields that are not within the multiple selectable input fields of the scrollable payroll data section for the first employee.