# US 2013/0159911 A1 · Fixed total in collaborative survey system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0159911 A1 - Document ID: US20130159911A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/329,636 - Filed: 2011-12-19 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-19 - Assignees: Sap SE - Inventors: Nancy Yan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130159911A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising - G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A system may include presentation of a plurality of options and a graphical indicator, the graphical indicator indicating a first amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options, reception of an instruction to allot a first portion of the first amount to one of the plurality of options, and change of the presented graphical indicator to indicate a new amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options, the new amount equal to a difference between the first amount and the first portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method implemented by a computing system in response to execution of program code by a processor of the computing system, the method comprising: presenting a plurality of options and a graphical indicator, the graphical indicator indicating a first amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options; receiving a first instruction to allot a first portion of the first amount to one of the plurality of options; and changing the presented graphical indicator to indicate a new amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options, the new amount equal to a difference between the first amount and the first portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A method according to claim 1, wherein the changed presented graphical indicator further indicates an allotted amount equal to the first portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A method according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving a second instruction to allot a second portion of the new amount to one of the plurality of options; and changing the presented graphical indicator to indicate a second new amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options, the second new amount equal to a difference between the new amount and the second portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) A method according to claim 3, wherein the changed presented graphical indicator further indicates a second allotted amount equal to a sum of the first portion and the second portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) A method according to claim 3, wherein the first instruction is received from a first user and the second instruction is received from a second user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) A method according to claim 5, wherein the changed presented graphical indicator further indicates a second allotted amount equal to a sum of the first portion and the second portion. ### Claim 7 A non-transitory medium storing processor-executable program code, the program code executable by a device to: present a plurality of options and a graphical indicator, the graphical indicator indicating a first amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options; receive a first instruction to allot a first portion of the first amount to one of the plurality of options; and change the presented graphical indicator to indicate a new amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options, the new amount equal to a difference between the first amount and the first portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A medium according to claim 7, wherein the changed presented graphical indicator further indicates an allotted amount equal to the first portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) A medium according to claim 7, the program code further executable by a device to: receive a second instruction to allot a second portion of the new amount to one of the plurality of options; and change the presented graphical indicator to indicate a second new amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options, the second new amount equal to a difference between the new amount and the second portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) A medium according to claim 9, wherein the changed presented graphical indicator further indicates a second allotted amount equal to a sum of the first portion and the second portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) A medium according to claim 9, wherein the first instruction is received from a first user and the second instruction is received from a second user. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A medium according to claim 11, wherein the changed presented graphical indicator further indicates a second allotted amount equal to a sum of the first portion and the second portion. ### Claim 13 A system comprising: a computing device comprising: a memory storing processor-executable program code; and a processor to execute the processor-executable program code in order to cause the computing device to: present a plurality of options and a graphical indicator, the graphical indicator indicating a first amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options; receive a first instruction to allot a first portion of the first amount to one of the plurality of options; and change the presented graphical indicator to indicate a new amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options, the new amount equal to a difference between the first amount and the first portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A medium according to claim 13, wherein the changed presented graphical indicator further indicates an allotted amount equal to the first portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) A medium according to claim 13, the processor to further execute the processor-executable program code in order to cause the computing device to: receive a second instruction to allot a second portion of the new amount to one of the plurality of options; and change the presented graphical indicator to indicate a second new amount to be allotted among one or more of the plurality of options, the second new amount equal to a difference between the new amount and the second portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) A medium according to claim 15, wherein the changed presented graphical indicator further indicates a second allotted amount equal to a sum of the first portion and the second portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) A medium according to claim 15, wherein the first instruction is received from a first user and the second instruction is received from a second user. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) A medium according to claim 17, wherein the changed presented graphical indicator further indicates a second allotted amount equal to a sum of the first portion and the second portion.