US 12,469,368 B2Granted

Self-centering user interface for inputting information

AssigneeBlock, Inc.

InventorsMarc David Perry, Kenneth Randall Kinsella Wigginton

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Abstract

Techniques described herein are directed to, among other things, utilizing a self-centering user interface to receive information associated with a transaction. For instance, a computing device may receive a first input at a first location of a display. The computing device may then determine a positioning for the user interface, where the user interface may be substantially centered about the first location. In some instances, the computing device may display the user interface using the positioning. The computing device may then receive a second input corresponding to swipe from the first location of the display to a second location of the display. The computing device may then determine a symbol included in the user interface based at least in part on the second input. In some instances, the user interface includes a keypad for entering a personal identification number associated with a payment instrument.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

receiving, by an electronic device, from a payment instrument of a user, information associated with the payment instrument for satisfying a cost of a transaction between a merchant and the user;
receiving, by the electronic device, a first input at a first location of a display, wherein the first input comprises a first touch, performed by the user, using an input implement;
displaying, by the electronic device, on the display, a user interface comprising a keypad for inputting symbols to authorize the transaction, the keypad being substantially centered at the first location of the display with multiple symbols of the keypad being visually presented on the display, and at least some of the multiple symbols being positioned around the first location of the display;
receiving, by the electronic device, a second input on the keypad, wherein a gesture of the second input connects a second location of the display to the first location of the display, the second location of the display corresponding to a symbol of the keypad selected by the user;
receiving, by the electronic device, a third input at a third location of the display, wherein the third input comprises a second touch, performed by the user, using the input implement;
displaying, by the electronic device, on the display, the user interface comprising the keypad, the keypad being substantially centered at the third location of the display with the multiple symbols of the keypad being visually presented on the display, and the at least some of the multiple symbols being positioned around the third location of the display;
receiving, by the electronic device, a fourth input corresponding to a predefined gesture;
determining, by the electronic device, to conclude receiving the information based at least in part on the fourth input;
and
sending, by the electronic device, the information to one or more computing devices for satisfying the cost of the transaction.

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An electronic device comprising:

a display;
one or more processors;
and
one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a payment instrument of a user, information associated with the payment instrument for satisfying a cost of a transaction between a merchant and the user;
receiving a first input at a first location of the display, wherein the first input comprises a first touch, performed by the user, using an input implement;
displaying, on the display, a user interface comprising a keypad for inputting symbols to authorize the transaction, the keypad being substantially centered at the first location of the display with multiple symbols of the keypad being visually presented on the display, and at least some of the multiple symbols being positioned around the first location of the display;
receiving a second input on the keypad, wherein a gesture of the second input connects a second location of the display to the first location of the display, the second location of the display corresponding to a symbol of the keypad selected by the user;
receiving a third input at a third location of the display, wherein the third input comprises a second touch, performed by the user, using the input implement;
displaying, on the display, the user interface comprising the keypad, the keypad being substantially centered at the third location of the display with the multiple symbols of the keypad being visually presented on the display, and the at least some of the multiple symbols being positioned around the third location of the display;
receiving a fourth input corresponding to a predefined gesture;
determining to conclude receiving the information based at least in part on the fourth input;
and
sending the information to one or more computing devices for satisfying the cost of the transaction.

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A point-of-sale (POS) device of a merchant, comprising:

a touchscreen display;
one or more processors;
and
one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a payment instrument of a user, payment information associated with the payment instrument for satisfying a cost of a transaction between the merchant and the user;
receiving a first input at a first location of the touchscreen display, wherein the first input comprises a first touch, performed by the user, using an input implement;
displaying, on the touchscreen display, a user interface comprising a keypad for inputting symbols to authorize the transaction, the keypad being substantially centered at the first location of the touchscreen display with multiple symbols of the keypad being visually presented on the touchscreen display, and at least some of the multiple symbols being positioned around the first location of the touchscreen display;
receiving a second input on the keypad, wherein a gesture of the second input connects a second location of the touchscreen display to the first location of the touchscreen display, the second location of the touchscreen display corresponding to a symbol of the keypad selected by the user;
receiving a third input at a third location of the touchscreen display, wherein the third input comprises a second touch, performed by the user, using the input implement;
displaying, on the touchscreen display, the user interface comprising the keypad, the keypad being substantially centered at the third location of the touchscreen display with the multiple symbols of the keypad being visually presented on the touchscreen display, and the at least some of the multiple symbols being positioned around the third location of the touchscreen display;
receiving a fourth input corresponding to a predefined gesture;
determining to conclude receiving the payment information based at least in part on the fourth input;
and
sending, to a payment system, the payment information for satisfying the cost of the transaction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/146,950Filed 27 Dec 2022 · continuation
Priority: 14 Feb 2019
Published: US 2023/0125971 A127 Apr 2023
Granted: 11 Nov 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification21 codes

G07G 1/0009
Cash registers: details of the software in the checkout register, electronic cash register [ECR] or point of sale terminal [POS]
G09B 21/008
Teaching or communicating with blind persons: using visual presentation of the information for the partially sighted
G06F 3/0482
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…
G06F 3/0488
Using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of…:…