US-12625658-B2 - Dynamic progress bar

Abstract

A computer system provides an operation completion indicator that utilizes screen area efficiently. The computer system comprises a processor, a display coupled to the processor, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to: display an operation completion indicator indicating progress of the operation, the operation completion indicator containing a plurality of regions, each region: being associated with a respective one of a plurality of upper-level suboperations of the operation, each one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations being in one of an active state or an idle state; detect an active one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations; and divide the associated region of the active upper-level suboperation into at least: a first area representing completed parts of the active upper-level suboperations; and a second area representing incomplete parts of the active upper-level suboperation.

Inventors

• Breena Patricia GORMLEY
• Eric MOK
• Jonah TOZMAN

Assignees

• THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK

Dates

Publication Date

20260512

Application Date

20240731

Claims (20)

1. 1 . A computer system for displaying progress of an operation, the computer system comprising: a processor; a display coupled to the processor; a memory coupled to the processor, storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to: display an operation completion indicator indicating progress of the operation, the operation completion indicator containing a plurality of regions, each region associated with a respective one of a plurality of upper-level suboperations of the operation and having a respective size; determine a number of lower-level suboperations associated with one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations; determine that the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations is in an active state; and configure, in response to determining that the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations is in the active state, the region associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations to be divided into a plurality of subregions, each of the plurality of subregions corresponding to a respective one of the number of lower-level suboperations associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations, the respective size of the region associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations remaining unchanged after dividing the region.
2. 2 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of upper-level suboperations comprises at most one upper-level suboperation in the active state.
3. 3 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of upper-level suboperations are executed in an order and detecting completion of the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations causes another one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations to enter the active state, the another one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations being the upper-level suboperation to be executed after the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations.
4. 4 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations progresses in response to input received via an input device.
5. 5 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to: determine, that one of the lower-level suboperations associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations is in the active state and that another one of the lower-level suboperations associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations is not in the active state; configure the subregion associated with the one of the lower-level suboperations to indicate that the one of the lower-level suboperations is in the active state; and configure the subregion associated with the another one of the lower-level suboperations to indicate that the another one of the lower-level suboperations is not in the active state.
6. 6 . The computer system of claim 5 wherein configuring the subregion associated with the one of the lower-level suboperations includes displaying the subregion associated with the one of the lower-level suboperations to be enlarged relative to the subregion associated with the another one of the lower-level suboperations.
7. 7 . The computer system of claim 5 , wherein: configuring the subregion associated with the one of the lower-level suboperations includes displaying the subregion associated with the one of the lower-level suboperations in a first color; and configuring the subregion associated with the another one of the lower-level suboperations includes displaying the subregion associated with the another one of the lower-level suboperations in a second color different from the first color.
8. 8 . The computer system of claim 5 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to: detect completion of the one of the lower-level suboperations; and configure, in response to detecting the completion of the one of the lower-level suboperations: the subregion associated with the one of the lower-level suboperations to indicate that the one of the lower-level suboperations is not in the active state; and the subregion associated with the another one of the lower-level suboperations to indicate that the another one of the lower-level suboperations is in the active state.
9. 9 . The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to configure, in response to detecting the completion of the one of the lower-level suboperations, the subregion associated with the one of the lower-level suboperations to indicate that the one of the lower-level suboperations is completed.
10. 10 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to, subsequent to configuring the region associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations to display the plurality of subregions: detect completion of the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations; and display, in response to detecting the completion of the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations, the region associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations as an undivided area.
11. 11 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the number of lower-level suboperations progresses in response to input received via an input device.
12. 12 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the operation completion indicator remains displayed in a fixed location on the display throughout the progress of the operation.
13. 13 . A computer-implemented method, the method comprising: displaying an operation completion indicator indicating progress of an operation, the operation completion indicator containing a plurality of regions, each region associated with a respective one of a plurality of upper-level suboperations of the operation and having a respective size; determining a number of lower-level suboperations associated with one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations; determining that the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations is in an active state; and configuring, in response to determining that the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations is in the active state, the region associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations to be divided into a plurality of subregions, each of the plurality of subregions corresponding to a respective one of the number of lower-level suboperations associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations, the respective size of the region associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations remaining unchanged after dividing the region.
14. 14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises: determining, that one of the lower-level suboperations associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations is in the active state and that another one of the lower-level suboperations associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations is not in the active state; configuring the subregion associated with the one of the lower-level suboperations to indicate that the one of the lower-level suboperations is in the active state; and configuring the subregion associated with the another one of the lower-level suboperations to indicate that the another one of the lower-level suboperations is not in the active state.
15. 15 . The computer-implemented method of claim 14 wherein configuring the subregion associated with the one of the lower-level suboperations includes displaying the subregion associated with the one of the lower-level suboperations to be enlarged relative to the subregion associated with the another one of the lower-level suboperations.
16. 16 . The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , wherein: configuring the subregion associated with the one of the lower-level suboperations includes displaying the subregion associated with the one of the lower-level suboperations in a first color; and configuring the subregion associated with the another one of the lower-level suboperations includes displaying the subregion associated with the another one of the lower-level suboperations in a second color different from the first color.
17. 17 . The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises: detecting completion of the one of the lower-level suboperations; and, in response thereto configuring: the subregion associated with the one of the lower-level suboperations to indicate that the one of the lower-level suboperations is not in the active state; and the subregion associated with the another one of the lower-level suboperations to indicate that the another one of the lower-level suboperations is in the active state.
18. 18 . The computer-implemented method of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises configuring, in response to detecting the completion of the one of the lower-level suboperations, the subregion associated with the one of the lower-level suboperations to indicate that the one of the lower-level suboperations is completed.
19. 19 . The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises, subsequent to configuring the region associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations to display the plurality of subregions: detecting completion of the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations; and displaying, in response to detecting the completion of the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations, the region associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations as an undivided area.
20. 20 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to: display an operation completion indicator indicating progress of an operation, the operation completion indicator containing a plurality of regions, each region associated with a respective one of a plurality of upper-level suboperations of the operation and having a respective size; determine a number of lower-level suboperations associated with one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations; determine that the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations is in an active state; and configure, in response to determining that the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations is in the active state, the region associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations to be divided into a plurality of subregions, each of the plurality of subregions corresponding to a respective one of the number of lower-level suboperations associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations, the respective size of the region associated with the one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations remaining unchanged after dividing the region.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present application relates to an operation completion indicator, or a progress bar, and, more particularly, to a progress bar that utilizes screen area efficiently. BACKGROUND User interfaces may allow efficient data entry, review, and more generally, interaction with computing devices. In particular, user interfaces may be used to convey information, such as the progress of an operation, to a user. Information pertaining to the progress of an operation may include completed suboperations, outstanding suboperations, and pending suboperations. Some computing devices have limited display space. Other computing devices have ample display space, but the requirements of particular application domains may necessitate maximizing the use of that display space. It may be desirable to compactly present data to a user. However, providing various user interfaces using conventional operation completion indicators may consume unacceptably large portions of the display space or lose information conveyed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Embodiments are described in detail below, with reference to the following drawings: FIG. 1 illustrates an example computing device; FIG. 2 is a high-level operation diagram of an example computing device; FIG. 3 depicts a simplified software organization exemplary of the example computing device of FIG. 2; FIG. 4 depicts, in flowchart form, example steps performed by an application providing a user interface displaying an operation completion indicator; FIG. 5 depicts, in flowchart form, example steps performed by another embodiment of an application providing a user interface displaying an operation completion indicator; FIG. 6 depicts, in flowchart form, example steps performed by another embodiment of an application providing a user interface displaying an operation completion indicator; FIGS. 7A-7G illustrate an example application scenario for an application providing a user interface displaying an operation completion indicator; FIG. 8 illustrates another example application scenario for an application providing a user interface displaying an operation completion indicator; FIGS. 9A and 9B illustrate another example application scenario for an application providing a user interface displaying an operation completion indicator; FIG. 10 illustrates an example operation for which progress is indicated by an operation completion indicator; and FIG. 11 illustrates an example upper-level suboperation of an operation for which progress is indicated by an operation completion indicator. Like reference numerals are used in the drawings to denote like elements and features. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF VARIOUS EMBODIMENTS In an aspect, there is described a computer system for displaying progress of an operation. The computer system includes a processor and a display coupled to the processor. The computer system includes a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to: display an operation completion indicator indicating progress of the operation, the operation completion indicator containing a plurality of regions, each region: being associated with a respective one of a plurality of upper-level suboperations of the operation, each one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations being in one of an active state and an idle state; indicating, when its associated upper-level suboperation is in the idle state, whether the associated upper-level suboperation is complete; detect an active one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations. The instructions further causing the processor to: divide, in response to detecting the active one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations, the associated region of the active one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations into at least: a first area representing completed parts of the active one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations; and a second area representing incomplete parts of the active one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations. In some implementations, the plurality of upper-level suboperations may include at most one upper-level suboperation in the active state. In some implementations, the plurality of upper-level suboperations may be executed in an order and detecting completion of a first active upper-level suboperation may cause the first active upper-level suboperation to enter the idle state and a second upper-level suboperation to enter the active state. Thee second upper-level suboperation may be the upper-level suboperation to be executed after the first upper-level suboperation. In some implementations, at least one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations progresses in response to input received via an input device. In some implementations, displaying the operation completion indicator indicating progress of the operation may include indicating that one of the plurality of upper-level suboperations is in the ac