Techniques for managing a list of items
Inventors
BHULLAR, Bicrumjit S. • NG, Kian Boon Sebastian • Wang, Dongning
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-12761773-B2
Publication Date
2026-10-13
Expiration Date
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to managing a list of items.
Core Innovation
The computer-implemented list-management interface displays a list of items assigned to different categories and adds a new item to a category. When specified criteria indicate a possible miscategorization, the interface displays a control corresponding to the new item. Selecting the control updates the list to include the item in a different category without retaining it in the original category.
Additional disclosed functions include category-based automatic assignment, removing or restoring previously listed items, collapsing and reordering categories, entering text to surface matching prior items, and managing shared lists under external-system rules. Because the background section is omitted in the provided content, the specific problem being addressed is not explicitly described in the patent.
Claims Coverage
The three independent claims are claims 1, 16, and 31, which cover three inventive features directed to the same centralized categorized-list operation across a computer system, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and a method.
Conditional category reassignment by a computer system
The computer system displays items assigned to different categories, adds a new item to a third category, and displays a control corresponding to that item when specified criteria are satisfied, wherein selection of the control updates the list to include the item in a different fourth category without including it in the third category.
Conditional category reassignment instructions on a storage medium
The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores programs to display items assigned to different categories, add a new item to a third category, and conditionally display a control that, upon selection, updates the list to include the item in a different fourth category and exclude it from the third category.
Conditional category reassignment method
The method displays items assigned to different categories, adds a new item to a third category, and conditionally displays a control corresponding to the item, wherein selecting the control moves the item to a different fourth category without including it in the third category.
All three independent claims cover displaying a categorized list and conditionally providing a control that enables a newly added item to be moved from an initial category to a different category when specified criteria are satisfied.
Stated Advantages
Reduces user effort and cognitive burden.
Reduces the number of inputs.
Reduces device power use.
Documented Applications
Managing categorized lists of items, including adding items and moving an item to another category when criteria indicate a possible miscategorization.
Managing shared lists under rules from external computer systems.
A categorized grocery-list interface, including adding an item, surfacing a matching prior item through text entry, and creating or changing categories.
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