Tile Interface and Launchpad System

• US 20180210615A1
• Filed: 01/26/2017
• Published: 07/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Schon, Jamila, KRENKLER, Michael, LAHAV, Eran, ZIEGLER, Marc Kumar
• Granted Patent: US 11,126,324 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for a tile interface and launch pad system. An embodiment operates by providing a user interface with a plurality of tiles. An indication is received to move a first tile from a first section of the user interface to a second section of the user interface. The first tile as displayed in the first section includes a first selection of information, and tiles of the second section include a section selection of information. The visual appearance of the first tile is modified, and the second selection of information is displayed in the first tile.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

providing, by a processor, a user interface comprising a plurality of tiles, wherein each tile of the plurality of tiles corresponds to an application;

receiving a selection of a first tile of the plurality of tiles from a first section of the user interface, wherein the first tile as displayed in the first section comprises a first selection of information associated with a first application corresponding to the first tile;

receiving an indication to move the first tile from the first section of the user interface to a second section of the user interface;

determining that the second section is associated with tiles that comprise a second selection of information different from the first selection of information;

modifying, by the processor, a visual appearance of the first tile, responsive to receiving the indication to move the first tile, from displaying the first selection of information associated with the first application to displaying the second selection of information associated with the first application; and

providing, by the processor, the user interface including the modified visual appearance of the first tile including the second selection of information upon receiving a confirmation of the move of the first tile to the second section.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication to move comprises a drag indication of the first tile from the first section, and the confirmation comprises a drop indication of the first tile onto the second section of the user interface.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first selection of information comprises a title of the first application and one or more pieces of additional information, the additional information comprising:

regional information, a counter relevant to the first application, or a chart of data associated with the first application.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the second selection comprises the title and less additional information than provided in the first selection.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the user interface comprises a link area comprising one or more links to applications that do not have any of the additional information.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an activation of the first tile; and

launching the first application responsive to the activation.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the user interface comprises a launch pad to a backend system comprising one or more processors, wherein the backend system is remote from a device comprising the user interface, and wherein the launching comprises activating the first application on the backend system.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an activation of the first tile;

requesting an update of information associated with the first application that is displayed in the first tile;

receiving updated information about the first application; and

modifying the visual appearance of the first tile to include the updated information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a user-defined favorites grouping of the plurality of tiles.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the user-defined favorites comprises tiles from both the first section and second section.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a role-based grouping of the plurality of tiles, wherein the tiles of the role-based grouping correspond to a role of a user accessing the user interface.

12. A system, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

provide a user interface comprising a plurality of tiles, wherein each tile of the plurality of tiles corresponds to an application;

receive a selection of a first tile of the plurality of tiles from a first section of the user interface, wherein the first tile as displayed in the first section comprises a first selection of information associated with a first application corresponding to the first tile;

receive an indication to move the first tile from the first section of the user interface to a second section of the user interface;

determine that the second section is associated with tiles that comprise a second selection of information different from the first selection of information;

modify a visual appearance of the first tile, responsive to receiving the indication to move the first tile, from displaying the first selection of information associated with the first application to displaying the second selection of information associated with the first application; and

provide the user interface including the modified visual appearance of the first tile including the second selection of information upon receiving a confirmation of the move of the first tile to the second section.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the indication to move comprises a drag indication of the first tile from the first section, and the confirmation comprises a drop indication of the first tile onto the second section of the user interface.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the first selection of information comprises a title of the first application and one or more pieces of additional information, the additional information comprising:

regional information, a counter relevant to the first application, or a chart of data associated with the first application.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the second selection comprises the title and less additional information than provided in the first selection.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the user interface comprises a link area comprising one or more links to applications that do not have any of the additional information.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

receive an activation of the first tile; and

launch the first application responsive to the activation.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

receive an activation of the first tile;

request an update of information associated with the first application that is displayed in the first tile;

receive updated information about the first application; and

modify the visual appearance of the first tile to include the updated information.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the user interface comprises a user-defined favorites grouping of the plurality of tiles from both the first section and the second section.

20. A tangible computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

providing a user interface comprising a plurality of tiles, wherein each tile of the plurality of tiles corresponds to an application;

receiving a selection of a first tile of the plurality of tiles from a first section of the user interface, wherein the first tile as displayed in the first section comprises a first selection of information associated with a first application corresponding to the first tile;

receiving an indication to move the first tile from the first section of the user interface to a second section of the user interface;

determining that the second section is associated with tiles that comprise a second selection of information different from the first selection of information;

modifying a visual appearance of the first tile, responsive to receiving the indication to move the first tile, from displaying the first selection of information associated with the first application to displaying the second selection of information associated with the first application; and

providing the user interface including the modified visual appearance of the first tile including the second selection of information upon receiving a confirmation of the move of the first tile to the second section.