IP Library Patent Application 13101885
Patent Application
App. No. 13/101,885

USER INTERFACE WITH MOUSE-OVER FUNCTION

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App. No.
13/101,885
Abstract

Systems and methods to provide a user interface with a mouse-over function are provided. A system may comprise a detecting module to detect a user interface event received from a user device and to detect an event type. A pointer is detected as being within an area of interest of a plurality of areas of interest in the user interface upon determining that the event type is an update pointer event location. A rendering module populates a mini-view with mini-view data corresponding to the area of interest selected by virtue of the location of the pointer.

Claims (32)

1 . A system comprising:

a detecting module configured to detect a user interface event received from a user device and to detect an event type;

a context module configured to detect a pointer as being within an area of interest of a plurality of areas of interest in the user interface upon determining that the event type is an update pointer event location; and

a rendering module configured to populate a mini-view with mini-view data corresponding to the area of interest selected by virtue of the location of the pointer.

2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a communication module configured to provide a communication interface within the mini-view, the communication interface to receive user data within the mini-view.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the communication module is further to transmit a communication generated based on the received user data and data displayed in the area of interest.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the rendering module is configured to generate the mini-view and to position the mini-view so as to not obstruct the plurality of the areas of interest in the user interface.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the rendering module is configured to scroll the display of the user interface and to move the mini-view relative to the user interface so that the mini-view stays in view as the display is scrolled.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the context module is configured to determine that the mini-view is frozen.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the context module is configured to freeze the mini-view based on a communication interface generated within the mini-view.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the context module is further configured to unfreeze the mini-view based on a termination of the communication interface.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the context module is configured to freeze the mini-view based on detection of an update pointer location event in a null area of interest.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the area of interest corresponds to a description of an item for sale.

11 . A method comprising:

detecting a user interface event received from a user device;

detecting an event type of the user interface event;

detecting a pointer as being within an area of interest of a plurality of areas of interest in the user interface upon determining that the event type is an update pointer event location; and

populating a mini-view with mini-view data corresponding to the area of interest selected by virtue of the location of the pointer.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising providing a communication interface within the mini-view, the communication interface to receive user data within the mini-view.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising transmitting a communication generated based on the received user data and data displayed in the area of interest.

14 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising positioning the mini-view so as to not obstruct the plurality of the areas of interest in the user interface.

15 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising moving the mini-view relative to a scrolling of the display of the user interface so that the mini-view stays in view as the display is scrolled.

16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising determining that the mini-view is frozen.

17 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising freezing the mini-view based on a communication interface generated within the mini-view.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising unfreezing the mini-view based on a termination of the communication interface.

19 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising freezing the mini-view based on detection of an update pointer location event in a null area of interest.

20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the area of interest corresponds to a description of an item for sale.

21 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:

detecting a user interface event received from a user device;

detecting an event type of the user interface event;

detecting a pointer as being within an area of interest of a plurality of areas of interest in the user interface upon determining that the event type is an update pointer event location; and

populating a mini-view with mini-view data corresponding to the area of interest selected by virtue of the location of the pointer.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2015
From: EBAY INC.
To: PAYPAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 036169/0774 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2011
From: RIVERA, KRISELA; THOMAS-MOURIER, AURORE; CHAVEZ, VICTOR; WEATHERS, MATT; NGUYEN, LIEM DUY
To: EBAY INC.
Reel/Frame 026296/0001 →