IP Library Granted Patent US 10,895,961
Granted Patent B2
US 10,895,961 · App. 16/548,548 · Granted Jan 19, 2021

Progressive information panels in a graphical user interface

Inventors: Benjamin Jackson Roach (Seattle, WA); Sean Michael Bell (North Bend, WA); Whitney Gale Spathelf (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: A9.COM, INC.
G06F3/0482G06F3/0485G06F3/04883G06F16/9577G06Q30/0625G06Q30/0643G06F3/013G06F3/033G06F3/0414G06F3/167
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,895,961
App. No.
16/548,548
Granted
Jan 19, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Approaches are described for an interface element that displays progressively more information about a search result in a listing of search results. In an embodiment, a user interacts with a search result, for example by utilizing a gesture on a touch-sensitive display, and a supplemental content item is generated and displayed using, in one example, a subset of available supplemental information associated with the search result. The display of the supplemental content item is accompanied by an animation is some embodiments whereby the supplemental content item visually “slides” over to replace the search result.

Claims (54)

1. A computing device, comprising:

at least one processor;

a touch-sensitive display; and

memory including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computing device to:

receive a set of search results including a first result and a second result, wherein the first result is associated with a first region of the display and the second result is associated with a second region of the display;

present, on the display, at least the first result and the second result;

detect a first interaction with the first region;

determine, based at least in part on a unique identifier associated with the first result, that the first result is associated with first supplemental content;

generate a first supplemental content element including the first supplemental content;

present, on the display, a first animation comprising the first result appearing to slide in a first direction substantially simultaneously with the first supplemental content element appearing to slide in the first direction and visually replacing the first result, wherein the second region is unchanged;

detect a second interaction with the first region;

determine, based at least in part on the unique identifier associated with the first result, that the first result is associated with additional supplemental content;

generate, in response to the second interaction, a second supplemental content element including the additional supplemental content; and

present, on the display, a second animation comprising the first supplemental content element appearing to slide in the first direction substantially simultaneously with the second supplemental content element appearing to slide in the first direction and visually replacing the first supplemental content element, wherein the second region is unchanged.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the first supplemental content element includes an interface configured to initiate a purchasing action at an e-commerce store.

3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the first supplemental content comprises at least one of: nutritional information, apparel sizing information, a plurality of images associated with the first result, one or more playable content items associated with the first result, augmented reality visualizations, or product specifications associated with the first result.

4. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, at an electronic device having a touch-sensitive display, a set of search results including a first result and a second result, wherein the first result is associated with a first region of the display and the second result is associated with a second region of the display;

presenting, on the display, at least the first result and the second result;

detecting a first interaction with the first region;

determining, based at least in part on a unique identifier associated with the first result, that the first result is associated with first supplemental content;

generating a first supplemental content element including the first supplemental content;

presenting, on the display, a first animation comprising the first result appearing to slide in a first direction substantially simultaneously with the first supplemental content element appearing to slide in the first direction and visually replacing the first result, wherein the second region is unchanged;

detecting a second interaction with the first region;

determining, based at least in part on the unique identifier associated with the first result, that the first result is associated with additional supplemental content;

generating, in response to the second interaction, a second supplemental content element including the additional supplemental content; and

presenting, on the display, a second animation comprising the first supplemental content element appearing to slide in the first direction substantially simultaneously with the second supplemental content element appearing to slide in the first direction and visually replacing the first supplemental content element, wherein the second region is unchanged.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first supplemental content element includes an interface configured to initiate a purchasing action at an e-commerce store.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second supplemental content element includes an interface configured to initiate a purchasing action at an e-commerce store.

7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

determining that the first result corresponds to a first category, based at least in part on the unique identifier; and

selecting the first supplemental content based at least in part on the first category.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first supplemental content comprises at least one of: nutritional information, apparel sizing information, a plurality of images associated with the first result, one or more playable content items associated with the first result, augmented reality visualizations, or product specifications associated with the first result.

9. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first result is associated with a first title to be displayed on the display along with the first result.

10. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first supplemental content element is generated in response to at least one of displaying the first result or detecting the first interaction.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the at least one processor to:

receive, at an electronic device having a touch-sensitive display, a set of search results including a first result and a second result, wherein the first result is associated with a first region of the display and the second result is associated with a second region of the display;

present, on the display, at least the first result and the second result;

detect a first interaction with the first region;

determine, based at least in part on a unique identifier associated with the first result, that the first result is associated with first supplemental content;

generate a first supplemental content element including the first supplemental content;

present, on the display, a first animation comprising the first result appearing to slide in a first direction substantially simultaneously with the first supplemental content element appearing to slide in the first direction and visually replacing the first result, wherein the second region is unchanged;

detect a second interaction with the first region;

determine, based at least on the unique identifier associated with the first result, that the first result is associated with additional supplemental content;

generate, in response to the second interaction, a second supplemental content element including the additional supplemental content; and

present, on the display, a second animation comprising the first supplemental content element appearing to slide in the first direction substantially simultaneously with the second supplemental content element appearing to slide in the first direction and visually replacing the first supplemental content element, wherein the second region is unchanged.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the first supplemental content element includes an interface configured to initiate a purchasing action at an e-commerce store.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the second supplemental content element includes an interface configured to initiate a purchasing action at an e-commerce store.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the at least one processor to:

determine that the first result corresponds to a first category, based at least in part on the unique identifier; and

select the first supplemental content based at least in part on the first category.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the first supplemental content comprises at least one of: nutritional information, apparel sizing information, a plurality of images associated with the first result, one or more playable content items associated with the first result, augmented reality visualizations, or product specifications associated with the first result.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the first result is associated with a first title to be displayed on the display along with the first result.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the first interaction comprises at least one of touch input, touch pressure detection, touch duration detection, voice input, input associated with gaze detection, or input with a pointing device communicably connected to the electronic device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2024
From: A9.COM, INC.
To: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 069167/0493 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15280536 · Sep 29, 2016
Related Publication 20190377466A1 · Dec 12, 2019