Dynamic Mobile UI Elements for Transaction Recognition

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional user interfaces on mobile devices are limited by screen size and input capabilities, leading to inefficiencies and increased user errors when interacting with data management systems, such as accounting applications, due to the need for multiple category and action selections within a small interface space.

Innovation Solution

A method that dynamically determines the functionality of user interface elements based on features extracted from image data, using text recognition to classify transaction files and provide relevant interaction options, reducing the need for multiple selections and minimizing user errors by automatically determining transaction characteristics and associated actions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple category and action selections are provided in conventional user interfaces, then user interaction options are comprehensive, but interface space requirements increase and user errors increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser interaction optionsVSAvoidinterface space

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The user interface elements dynamically change their functionality based on the transaction characteristic. The same UI element can represent different categories and actions depending on the extracted transaction features, allowing comprehensive interaction options without increasing interface space. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by making the interface versatile while maintaining compact size.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The functionality of user interface elements is changed based on transaction characteristics extracted from image data. By changing the parameter of UI element functionality according to transaction type, the system provides comprehensive interaction options within limited space, eliminating the need for multiple static selection options.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If multiple category and action selections are required, then interaction completeness is achieved, but processing time and user errors increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinteraction efficiencyVSAvoidprocessing time

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary text recognition and transaction characteristic extraction before the user needs to interact with the interface. By pre-processing the transaction data and determining the appropriate UI element functionality in advance, the system eliminates the need for multiple sequential selections, reducing processing time and improving interaction efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically determines transaction characteristics and assigns appropriate actions without requiring user selection. The interface elements self-configure their functionality based on extracted transaction features, eliminating the need for users to manually select categories and actions, thereby reducing processing time and user errors.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If conventional user interfaces are used on mobile devices, then device compatibility is maintained, but screen space limitations reduce functionality

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinterface functionalityVSAvoidscreen space

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The user interface elements are designed to be universal and multi-functional. The same UI element can represent different categories, actions, and transaction types depending on the extracted transaction characteristics. This multi-functionality allows the limited screen space to provide comprehensive interface functionality, resolving the contradiction between versatility and screen space on mobile devices.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This approach enhances user interaction efficiency by reducing processing resources and battery usage, minimizing user errors, and optimizing the limited screen space on mobile devices, allowing for more effective data management within a single user interface view.

Implementation Method 1

performing text recognition on the transaction file to extract one or more transaction elements

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectOptical character recognition:

Data Source

PatentUS11973892B2User interface with interactive elements having dynamically determined functionality

Publication Date: 2024.04.30 INTUIT INC

AI summary

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a method of displaying a user interface on a mobile device, comprising: receiving a transaction file; performing text recognition on the transaction file to extract one or more transaction elements; determining a transaction characteristic based on the one or more transaction elements; displaying a transaction characteristic user interface element within an interactive cell displayed in the user interface; receiving a user touch gesture associated with the interactive cell via the user interface; and displaying an action user interface element in response to receiving the user touch gesture, wherein the action user interface element is configured to perform an action based on the transaction characteristic associated with the interactive cell.