Method for providing a graphical user interface for an electronic transaction with a handheld touch screen device

• US 9,990,126 B2
• Filed: 05/30/2014
• Issued: 06/05/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visa International Service Association (Visa, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Visa International Service Association (Visa, Inc.)
• Inventors: Chanyontpatanakul, Yothin
• Primary Examiner(s): Nabi, Reza
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rodriguez, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US14/292,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20150346994A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,467 Days
• Field of Search: 715763
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

The method provides a graphical user interface for an electronic transaction with a handheld touch screen device. An input display is oriented to be operable by actions of a thumb of a user and accepts inputs from the user. If the user swipes in a vertical direction, additional information about an object is displayed. If a user swipes down, less information about an object is displayed. If a user swipes laterally, an additional object is displayed, and if a user taps, the object for use in an electronic transaction is displayed.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for an electronic transaction on a handheld touch screen device, the method comprising:

displaying, on an input display of the handheld touch screen device, the GUI with a first concentric arc and a second concentric arc in a starting position near a bottom of the display, wherein displaying the GUI further comprises displaying at least one object between the first concentric arc and the second concentric arc, wherein the second concentric arc defines an area to the bottom of the display where the area obscures at least a part of the at least one object, wherein the displayed GUI is oriented to be operable by actions of a thumb of a user;

accepting inputs from the user;

in response to one of the accepted inputs being swiping in an upward direction from a centermost object associated with the first concentric arc, displaying additional information about an object associated with the first concentric arc while relocating objects surrounding the object on the input display such that the object is visible to the user, wherein displaying the additional information further comprises transitioning the first concentric arc during the upward direction to an inverted concentric arc to a top of the input display in response to a distance of the upward direction equal to or greater than approximately 50% of a vertical distance of the input display of the touch sensitive handheld computing device while the GUI maintains the second concentric arc in the starting position on the input display;

in response to the user swiping in a downward direction, displaying less information about the object directly proportional to a distance of the downward direction from the centermost object;

in response to the user swiping laterally, displaying an additional object and information to be arranged along the concentric arc; and

in response to one of the accepted inputs being tapping on the display, selecting the object for use in the electronic transaction.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the display is oriented for left-handed use if the actions of the thumb of the user are detected to be associated with the left hand.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the display is oriented for right-handed use if the actions of the thumb of the user are detected to be associated with the right hand.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the GUI for customization information of the handedness of the user.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the GUI is oriented in a landscape position.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the display is oriented for a left-handed user in both a portrait and in a landscape position.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the display is oriented for a right-handed user in both a portrait and in a landscape position.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying objects along an arc, wherein the arcs are sized based on the actions of the thumb of the user.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

calibrating the input display based on calibration movements of the user to determine the handedness of the user and the size of the thumbs of the user.

10. A computer-implemented method for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for an electronic transaction on a touch sensitive handheld computing device, the method comprising:

displaying, on an input display of the touch sensitive handheld computing device, the GUI with a first concentric arc and a second concentric arc in a starting position, wherein displaying the GUI further comprises displaying at least one object between the first concentric arc and the second concentric arc, wherein the second concentric arc defines an area to the bottom of the display where the area obscures at least a part of the at least one object, wherein the GUI is oriented to be operable by actions of a thumb of a user;

accepting inputs from the user;

in response to one of the accepted inputs being swiping in an upward direction from a centermost object associated with the first concentric arc, displaying additional information about an object associated with the first concentric arc while relocating objects surrounding the object on the input display such that the object becomes visible to the user, wherein displaying the additional information further comprises transitioning the first concentric arc during the upward direction to a second concentric arc to a top of the input display in response to a distance of the upward direction equal to or greater than approximately 50% of a vertical distance of the input display of the touch sensitive handheld computing device while the GUI maintains the second concentric arc in the starting position on the input display;

in response to one of the accepted inputs being swiping in a downward direction, displaying less information about the object;

in response to one of the accepted inputs being swiping laterally, displaying an additional object and information to be arranged along the concentric arc; and

in response to one of the accepted inputs being tapping on the object, selecting the object for use in the electronic transaction.

11. A computer-implemented method for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for an electronic transaction on a touch sensitive computing device, the method comprising:

displaying, on an input display of the touch sensitive handheld computing device, the GUI with a first concentric arc and a second concentric arc in a starting position, wherein displaying the GUI further comprises displaying at least one object between the first concentric arc and the second concentric arc, wherein the second concentric arc defines an area to the bottom of the display where the area obscures at least a part of the at least one object, wherein the GUI is oriented to be operable by actions of a thumb of a user;

accepting inputs from the user;

in response to one of the accepted inputs being a swiping in a direction, determining one of the following;

a) when the direction comprises an upward direction from a centermost object associated with the first concentric arc and a distance of the upward direction being equal to or greater than approximately 50% of a vertical distance of the input display of the touch sensitive computing device, transitioning the first concentric arc during the upward direction to an inverted concentric arc to a top of the input display and maintaining the concentric arc at the starting position, wherein transitioning the inverted concentric arc comprises displaying additional information about an object associated with the first concentric arc while relocating objects surrounding the object on the input display such that the object is visible to the user;

b) when the direction comprises the upward direction from the centermost object from the concentric arc and a distance of the upward direction being less than approximately 50% of a vertical distance of the input display of the touch sensitive computing device, displaying the additional information or the objects about the object on top and below the object;

c) when the direction comprises a downward direction from the centermost object, displaying less information about the object; and

d) when the direction comprises a lateral direction from the centermost object, displaying an additional object and information to be arranged along the concentric arc; and

in response to one of the accepted inputs being a tap on the object, selecting the object for use in the electronic transaction.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the inverted concentric arc comprises an inverted concentric arc with respect to the second concentric arc.