SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING TO-DO LIST TASK ITEMS VIA A COMPUTER NETWORK

• US 20110126123A1
• Filed: 11/20/2009
• Published: 05/26/2011
• 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: Ready, Jennifer, Durkin, Terri, Richard, Patrick, Miller, Kristen, Fraser, Amanda, Reter, Jude
• Granted Patent: US 9,460,422 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/751
• 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 computer-readable media having stored thereon computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions 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 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;

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

2. The 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 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 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 addition to the to-do list.

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

6. The 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 computer-readable media as recited in claim 4, wherein the pre-created task items are provided to the user as a function of one or more tags of task items within the to-do list.

8. The 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 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 computer-readable media as recited in claim 1, wherein the instructions provide for the user to share task items with a social community.

11. The 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 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 computer-readable media as recited in claim 11, wherein the content comprises information concerning a product offered for sale.

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

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

16. The 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.