IP Library Granted Patent US 11,003,323
Granted Patent B1
US 11,003,323 · App. 16/788,530 · Granted May 11, 2021

Systems and methods for electronic information card creation for contextually-relevant data

Inventors: Siyuan Fan (Falls Church, VA); Jose Manuel Nocedal De La Garza (Leesburg, VA); Nida Imtiaz (Vienna, VA)
Assignee: MicroStrategy Incorporated
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Patent No.
US 11,003,323
App. No.
16/788,530
Granted
May 11, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs stored on computer-readable media, generate contextually relevant electronic information cards. An indication to generate an electronic information card may be received from a user. In response to the indication, the electronic information card may be generated. A selection of a user interface field element may be received to add to the electronic information card at a location, and, in response to the selection, the user interface element may be added to the electronic information card at the location.

Claims (80)

1. A method for generating contextually relevant electronic information cards, comprising:

receiving an indication from a user to generate an electronic information card, the electronic information card being displayable proximate to predetermined keywords on an electronic display;

in response to the indication, generating the electronic information card;

receiving, from the user, a selection of a user interface field element to add to the electronic information card at a location;

in response to the selection, adding the user interface field element to the electronic information card at the location;

receiving an indication to add an icon to an area of the electronic information card;

determining a background color of the area of the electronic information card;

receiving a predetermined distance from the background color;

automatically determining an icon color, for at least a portion of the icon, based on the background color, the icon color being the predetermined distance from the background color;

generating the icon comprising the icon color; and

providing the icon comprising the icon color to the area of the electronic information card.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a numerical value, from the user, associated with the user interface field element;

determining a predetermined accepted numerical range associated with the user interface field element; and

in response to determining that the numerical value is outside of the predetermined accepted numerical range, automatically modifying the numerical value to a nearest value in the predetermined accepted numerical range.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to determining that the user has dragged the user interface field element off of the electronic information card, deleting the user interface field element from the electronic information card.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface field element is a dynamic text box, and wherein the user interface field element receives data from a data source, the data source configured to dynamically insert text into the dynamic text box when electronic information card is displayed.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface field element is a dynamic text box, and further comprising:

receiving, from the user, static alphanumeric text input;

determining whether the dynamic text box is empty;

upon determining that the dynamic text box is empty, converting the dynamic text box to a static text box capable of displaying static alphanumeric text; and

upon determining that the dynamic text box is not empty, displaying a warning message to the user.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic information card comprises a header section and a body section, wherein receiving the selection of the user interface field element further comprises:

determining an area associated with the selection, the area comprising the header section or the body section;

determining whether the user interface field element is permitted for display within the area; and

in response to determining that the user interface field element is permitted for display within the area, adding the user interface field element to the electronic information card at the location.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein adding the user interface field element to the electronic information card further comprises:

in response to determining that the user is dragging the user interface field element over the electronic information card, moving one or more user interface field elements already placed on the electronic information card in order to simulate placement of the user interface field element on the electronic information card.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface field element comprises a list, ring, matrix, and/or a text box.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more user interface field elements appear when the electronic information card is being designed, but the one or more user interface field elements do not appear when the electronic information card is being displayed to an end user.

10. A system for generating contextually relevant electronic information cards comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more machine-readable media storing software including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising:

receiving an indication from a user to generate an electronic information card, the electronic information card being displayable proximate to predetermined keywords on an electronic display;

in response to the indication, generating the electronic information card;

receiving, from the user, a selection of a user interface field element to add to the electronic information card at a location;

in response to the selection, adding the user interface field element to the electronic information card at the location;

receiving an indication to add an icon to an area of the electronic information card;

determining a background color of the area of the electronic information card;

receiving a predetermined distance from the background color;

automatically determining an icon color, for at least a portion of the icon, based on the background color, the icon color being the predetermined distance from the background color;

generating the icon comprising the icon color; and

providing the icon comprising the icon color to the area of the electronic information card.

11. The system of claim 10 , the operations further comprising:

receiving a numerical value, from the user, associated with the user interface field element;

determining a predetermined accepted numerical range associated with the user interface field element; and

in response to determining that the numerical value is outside of the predetermined accepted numerical range, automatically modifying the numerical value to a nearest value in the predetermined accepted numerical range.

12. The system of claim 10 , the operations further comprising:

in response to determining that the user has dragged the user interface field element off of the electronic information card, deleting the user interface field element from the electronic information card.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the user interface field element is a dynamic text box, and wherein the user interface field element receives data from a data source, the data source configured to dynamically insert text into the dynamic text box when electronic information card is displayed.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the user interface field element is a dynamic text box, the operations further comprising:

receiving, from the user, static alphanumeric text input;

determining whether the dynamic text box is empty;

upon determining that the dynamic text box is empty, converting the dynamic text box to a static text box capable of displaying static alphanumeric text; and

upon determining that the dynamic text box is not empty, displaying a warning message to the user.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the electronic information card comprises a header section and a body section, wherein receiving the selection of the user interface field element further comprises:

determining an area associated with the selection, the area comprising the header section or the body section;

determining whether the user interface field element is permitted for display within the area; and

in response to determining that the user interface field element is permitted for display within the area, adding the user interface field element to the electronic information card at the location.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein adding the user interface field element to the electronic information card further comprises:

in response to determining that the user is dragging the user interface field element over the electronic information card, moving one or more user interface field element s already placed on the electronic information card in order to simulate placement of the user interface element on the electronic information card.

17. The system of claim 10 , wherein one or more user interface field element s appear when the electronic information card is being designed, but the one or more user interface field element s do not appear when the electronic information card is being displayed to an end user.

18. One or more non-transitory machine-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of operations for generating contextually relevant electronic information cards, the operations comprising:

receiving an indication from a user to generate an electronic information card, the electronic information card being displayable proximate to predetermined keywords on an electronic display;

in response to the indication, generating the electronic information card;

receiving, from the user, a selection of a user interface field element to add to the electronic information card at a location;

in response to the selection, adding the user interface field element to the electronic information card at the location;

receiving an indication to add an icon to an area of the electronic information card;

determining a background color of the area of the electronic information card;

receiving a predetermined distance from the background color;

automatically determining an icon color, for at least a portion of the icon, based on the background color, the icon color being the predetermined distance from the background color;

generating the icon comprising the icon color; and

providing the icon comprising the icon color to the area of the electronic information card.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 18 , further comprising:

receiving a numerical value, from the user, associated with the user interface field element;

determining a predetermined accepted numerical range associated with the user interface field element; and

in response to determining that the numerical value is outside of the predetermined accepted numerical range, automatically modifying a numerical value to a nearest value in the predetermined accepted numerical range.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 18 , further comprising:

in response to determining that the user has dragged the user interface field element off of the electronic information card, deleting the user interface field element from the electronic information card.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 19, 2025
From: MICROSTRATEGY INCOPORATED
To: STRATEGY INC
Reel/Frame 072513/0437 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT AT REEL/FRAME: 056647/0687, REEL/FRAME: 057435/0023, REEL/FRAME: 059256/0247, REEL/FRAME: 062794/0255 AND REEL/FRAME: 066663/0713 Recorded Sep 26, 2024
From: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, IN ITS CAPACITY AS COLLATERAL AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES
To: MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED; MICROSTRATEGY SERVICES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069065/0539 →
SUPPLEMENTARY PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 2, 2021
From: MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED; MICROSTRATEGY SERVICES CORPORATION
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 057435/0023 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2020
From: FAN, SIYUAN; DE LA GARZA, JOSE MANUEL NOCEDAL; IMTIAZ, NIDA
To: MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 051801/0006 →
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