SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY CHANGING THE CONTENT OF AN INTERNET WEB PAGE

• US 20130117686A1
• Filed: 12/26/2012
• Published: 05/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Melet, Stone J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,621,001 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/748
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence

Abstract

A host Web page includes an evolving interactive dialog box wherein an Internet user may enter user data to be processed. When the user completes entering user data in a first revolution of the interactive dialog box, the first revolution is replaced with a second revolution of the evolving interactive dialog box without disturbing or affecting any other part of the host Web page being displayed. Beneficially, the first and second revolutions may be communicated to a user computer together with and at a same time as the host Web page. Also, the second revolution may include a variety of data which is selected or customized to match the user data submitted in the first revolution. Each revolution of the evolving interactive dialog box may be comprised of any combination of general textual data entry fields, category (pull-down) menus, contact information data entry fields, and opt-in/opt-out buttons.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

using a processor to store a first code set for presenting a first revolution of an interactive dialog box upon interpretation of the first code set;

storing a second code set to receive a user input, the user input including information indicative of a telephone number;

storing a third code set to present a second revolution of the interactive dialog box in response to receipt of the user input, the second revolution being displayed without disturbing or affecting at least one other portion of information presented in an information display; and

causing the transfer of the first, second, and third code sets via a network.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 including storing a fourth code set to present a button for indicating when user input is complete.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first, second, and third code sets are stored by one or more servers.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first, second, and third code sets are transferred in any order via the network to a client device.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first, second, and third code sets are transferred via the network to a client device by one or more servers.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 including storing a fourth code set for causing a telephony connection to be initiated using the information indicative of a telephone number.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 including storing a fourth code set to present a button for indicating when user input is complete, activation of the button causing a telephony connection to be initiated using the information indicative of a telephone number.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 including storing a fourth code set for causing the second revolution to include a video of a video-telephony call.

9. A method of conducting an electronic commerce transaction using an interactive dialog box, the method comprising:

using a processor to receive a first, second, and third code set via a network;

using the first code set to present a first revolution of an interactive dialog box;

using the second code set to receive a user input, the user input including information indicative of a telephone number; and

using the third code set to present a second revolution of the interactive dialog box in response to receipt of the user input, the second revolution being displayed without disturbing or affecting at least one other portion of information presented in an information display.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 including receiving a fourth code set via the network and using the fourth code set to present a button for indicating when user input is complete.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9 wherein the first, second, and third code sets are received via the network from one or more servers.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9 wherein the first, second, and third code sets are received in any order via the network.

13. The method as claimed in claim 9 including receiving a fourth code set via the network and using the fourth code set for causing a telephony connection to be initiated using the information indicative of a telephone number.

14. The method as claimed in claim 9 including receiving a fourth code set via the network and using the fourth code set to present a button for indicating when user input is complete, activation of the button causing a telephony connection to be initiated using the information indicative of a telephone number.

15. The method as claimed in claim 9 including receiving a fourth code set for causing the second revolution to include a video of a video-telephony call.

16. A system comprising:

a computer;

network components coupled to the computer for transferring data via a network; and

a processing system implemented on the computer to store a first code set for presenting a first revolution of an interactive dialog box upon interpretation of the first code set;

to store a second code set to receive a user input, the user input including information indicative of a telephone number;

to store a third code set to present a second revolution of the interactive dialog box in response to receipt of the user input, the second revolution being displayed without disturbing or affecting at least one other portion of information presented in an information display; and

to cause the transfer of the first, second, and third code sets via the network.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the first, second, and third code sets are transferred via the network to a client device by one or more servers.

18. The system as claimed in claim 16 being further configured to store a fourth code set for causing a telephony connection to be initiated using the information indicative of a telephone number.

19. The system as claimed in claim 16 being further configured to store a fourth code set to present a button for indicating when user input is complete, activation of the button causing a telephony connection to be initiated using the information indicative of a telephone number.

20. The system as claimed in claim 16 being further configured to store a fourth code set for causing the second revolution to include a video of a video-telephony call.