Systems and methods for managing to-do list task items to automatically suggest and add purchasing items via a computer network

• US 9,460,422 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2009
• Issued: 10/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Transform Sr Brands, LLC (ESL Investments, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sears Brands LLC (Sears Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Reter, Jude, Miller, Kristen, Richard, Patrick, Ready, Jennifer, Durkin, Terri, Fraser, Amanda
• Primary Examiner(s): Bhatia, Ajay
• Assistant Examiner(s): PAN, PHOEBE X
• Application Number:
  US12/622,803
• Publication Number:
  US 20110126123A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,510 Days
• Field of Search: 715/751, 705/14.61, 705/14.14, 705/14.67
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0266 for time management, e.g. calendars, diaries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A system and method for managing to-do list task items provides a user interface having user interface elements for allowing the user to add one or more task items to a to-do list, for allowing the user to edit one or more fields associated with a task item added to the to-do list, and for allowing the user to designate a task item within the to-do list as completed whereupon the designated task item is placed into a completed list and removed from the to-do list. Within the system, a task item is defined by at least a title, a description, a due date, and a tag. The tags provide a means for the task items to be organized within lists as well as within the system to, for example, allow task items to be shared, searched on, and the like.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable media having stored thereon computer executable instructions which, when executed by a processing device, perform steps for allowing a user to manage to-do list task items, the steps comprising:

providing a user interface comprising user interface elements for allowing the user to add one or more task items to a to-do list, for allowing the user to add, to the to-do list, one or more task items from a list of task items shared by other users from an online social network, for allowing the user to edit one or more fields associated with a task item added to the to-do list, and for allowing the user to designate a task item within the to-do list as completed whereupon the designated task item is placed into a completed list and removed from the to-do list, without further user intervention;

in response to a task item being added to the to-do list, causing a purchasing task indicative of a need to purchase a product for use in connection with performance of the task item to be automatically added to the to-do list, without further user intervention;

in response to a user interaction with the purchasing task item within the to-do list, causing a pop-up window to be automatically displayed, wherein the pop-up window includes a link to an on-line vendor of product, from which a product needed to perform the purchasing task is purchasable;

in response to the product being purchased from an on-line vendor of the product, causing the purchasing task to be automatically placed into the completed list and removed from the to-do list, without further user intervention; and

wherein a task item is defined by at least a title, a description, a due date, and a tag.

2. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 1, wherein the instructions provide for task items displayed within the to-do list to be filtered via use of the tag.

3. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 1, wherein the instructions provide for the user to manually key in a new task item for adding the new task item to the to-do list.

4. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 1, wherein the instructions present to the user pre-created task items which pre-created task items are selectable by the user for automatically adding to the to-do list.

5. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 4, wherein the pre-created task items are provided for selection by the user as a function of a community in which the user is placed.

6. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 5, wherein the user is placed into a community as a function of user specified characteristics.

7. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 4, wherein the pre-created task items are provided to the user for selection by the user as a function of one or more tags of task items already placed by the user within the to-do list.

8. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 1, wherein the user designates a task item as done by dragging and dropping the task item from the to-do list to the completed list.

9. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 1, wherein the user designates a task item as done by clicking a “

done”

icon presented with the task item in the to-do list whereupon the task item will be automatically moved to the completed list and removed from the to-do list.

10. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 1, wherein the instructions provide for the user to share task items via a social networking web site.

11. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 1, wherein the instructions associate with a task item within the to-do list content that is contextually related to the task item.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 11, wherein the tag associated with the task item is used to determine content that is contextually related to the task item.

13. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 11, wherein the content comprises instructions for completing a task.

14. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 4, wherein the instructions provide for the user to search for pre-created task items.

15. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 1, wherein the instructions issue a notification to a user that a task item within the to-do list has an upcoming due date.

16. The non-transitory, computer readable media as recited in claim 1, wherein the to-do list comprises a to-buy list into which is placed the purchasing task.

17. The non-transitory, computer readable media as recited in claim 1, wherein the user interaction comprises a user mousing over at least one of the task item and the purchasing task within the to-do list.

18. The non-transitory, computer readable media as recited in claim 1, wherein the product was pre-mapped to the corresponding task item for causing the purchasing task to be automatically added to the to-do list.

23. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 1, wherein the instructions provide for the user interface elements to allow the user to drag and drop a particular task item of the to-do list to and from a second to-do list.

19. A computer-implemented method for allowing a user to manage to-do list task items, the steps comprising:

providing a user interface comprising user interface elements for allowing the user to add one or more task items to a to-do list, for allowing the user to add, to the to-do list, one or more task items from a list of task items shared by other users from an online social network, for allowing the user to edit one or more fields associated with a task item added to the to-do list, and for allowing the user to designate a task item within the to-do list as completed whereupon the designated task item is automatically placed into a completed list and removed from the to-do list, without further user intervention;

in response to a task item being added to the to-do list, causing a purchasing task indicative of a need to purchase a product for use, in connection with performance of the task item to be automatically added to the to-do list, without further user intervention;

in response to a user interaction with the purchasing task item within the to-do list, causing a pop-up window to be automatically displayed, wherein the pop-up window includes a link to an on-line vendor of product, from which a product needed to perform the purchasing task is purchasable;

in response to the product being purchased from an on-line vendor of the product, causing the purchasing task to be automatically placed into the completed list and removed from the to-do list, without further user intervention; and

wherein a task item is defined by at least a title, a description, a due date, and a tag.

20. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 19, wherein the user interaction comprises a user mousing over the task item within the to-do list.

21. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 19, wherein the user interaction comprises a user activating a “

get-it-done”

link associated with the task item within the to-do list.

22. The non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 19, wherein the instructions examine at least one of the title, description, and tag associated with the task item within the to-do list being interacted with to determine which link to include within the pop-up window.