Loading patent…
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJack Allen Alford, JR., Kelly Lorraine Lisai
Estimating the term…
A method, programmed medium and system are provided for enabling a user to choose a degree to which displayed input panes are opened for user input. Initially, an information record is segmented into input panes by type of content, and different types of content are presented in separately displayed information input panes on a display screen. Icon buttons are implemented in one exemplary embodiment to enable the user to control the degree to which the separately displayed panes are opened for information input. In one exemplary embodiment, there is described a partially open state, i.e. one in which only one or two critical interaction elements are visible in the display screen. For example, a partially open state may include only a single text entry field with its accompanying label. This state corresponds to the “fast path” or expert mode in current applications. Additional help completing the text field or other control may be accessed by the user selection of a control icon in the accordion pane header to open the pane fully to include additional input fields and/or explanatory text.
A method for processing user input to a record presented on a display screen of a user computer device, said method comprising:
A programmed medium including programming information executable by a computer system for providing program signals for enabling a processing of user input to a record presented on a display screen of a user computer device, said program signals being effective for selectively accomplishing the steps of:
A system for processing user input to a record presented on a display screen of a user computer device, said system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.