System and method to perform an allocation using a continuous two direction swipe gesture

The computing device of claim I wherein:

• the gesture-based I/O device displays a plurality of amount regions each configured to define an allocation amount;
• each of the plurality of amount regions displaying a respective selectable linear slider control for movement along a respective line;
• the plurality of amount regions are associated with respective ones of the plurality of source regions;
• the swipe gesture comprises a plurality of consecutive swipe components including at least two movement components;
• a first movement component of the plurality of consecutive swipe components selects one respective selectable linear slider control thereby selecting the source region to define the allocation source, the first movement component moving in a first direction to interact with the one respective selectable slider control for movement along the respective line to define the allocation amount;
• and
• a second movement component, after the first movement component, of the plurality of consecutive swipe components defines the allocation destination, the second movement component moving in a second direction away from the respective line to the destination region.

A method implemented by a computing device having a processor coupled to a memory and coupled to a gesture-based input/output (I/O) device, the method comprising:

• displaying via the gesture-based I/O device a graphical user interface having:
• an amount region configured to define an allocation amount;
• a plurality of source regions each configured to define an allocation source;
• and
• a plurality of destination regions each configured to define an allocation destination;
• and
• receiving as input via the gesture-based I/O device a swipe gesture consisting of a single continuous swipe having at least two directions, the single continuous swipe continuously engaging the gesture-based I/O device throughout the swipe gesture, the swipe gesture interacting with the amount region to define the allocation amount and interacting with at least one of (i) a source region of the plurality of source regions and (ii) a destination region of the plurality of destination regions to define an allocation source and an allocation destination for the allocation amount;
• and,
• wherein:
• the amount region displays a selectable linear slider control comprising a slider device for movement along a line to variably define the allocation amount;
• the swipe gesture comprises a plurality of connected consecutive swipe components including at least two movement components;
• a first movement component of the plurality of consecutive connected swipe components defines the allocation amount, the first movement component moving in a first direction of the at least two directions to interact with the selectable linear slider control to move the slider device along the line in the first direction;
• and
• a second movement component, after the first movement component, defines the allocation source or the allocation destination, the second movement component moving in a second direction of the at least two directions away from the line to move the slider device from the line to the source region or the destination region.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions data, which when executed by a processor of a computing device, the processor coupled to a memory and to a gesture-based input/output (I/O) device, configure the computing device to:

• display via the gesture-based I/O device a graphical user interface having:
• an amount region configured to define an allocation amount;
• a plurality of source regions each configured to define an allocation source;
• and
• a plurality of destination regions each configured to define an allocation destination;
• and
• receive as input via the gesture-based I/O device a swipe gesture consisting of a single continuous swipe having at least two directions, the single continuous swipe continuously engaging the gesture-based I/O device throughout the swipe gesture, the swipe gesture interacting with the amount region to define the allocation amount and interacting with at least one of (i) a source region of the plurality of source regions and (ii) a destination region of the plurality of destination regions to define an allocation source and an allocation destination for the allocation amount;
• and,
• wherein:
• the amount region displays a selectable linear slider control comprising a slider device for movement along a line to variably define the allocation amount;
• the swipe gesture comprises a plurality of connected consecutive swipe components including at least two movement components;
• a first movement component of the plurality of consecutive connected swipe components defines the allocation amount, the first movement component moving in a first direction of the at least two directions to interact with the selectable linear slider control to move the slider device along the line in the first direction;
• and
• a second movement component, after the first movement component, defines the allocation source or the allocation destination, the second movement component moving in a second direction of the at least two directions away from the line to move the slider device from the line to the source region or the destination region.