Intuit, Inc.

Michael Joe Rainwater

Jefrey Owen Pfeiffer

Jeffrey M Wolfe

Matthew E Gerde

Aaron D Richardson

Michael T Bohn

Tim B Doyle

John Florio

Randy Robalewski

A method for updating a software program, including: determining a context of the user while the user is using the software program; subscribing to an update service associated with the context of the user; obtaining at least one update related to the context of the user, where at least one update is supplied by the update service; and updating the software program based on at least one update.

Method and system for context-based software updates

A method and system are provided for processing multiple related financial transactions in a computer-based financial accounting system. The multiple related financial transactions have at least one of a common transaction type, a common transaction date and a common transaction amount. The method steps include receiving one or more of the common transaction date, the common transaction type, and the common transaction amount, receiving a set of parties, each party corresponding to at least one of the plurality of related financial transactions, and generating a plurality of related financial transactions, each related financial transaction of the plurality of generated related financial transactions comprising one of the set of parties and at least one of the common transaction date, the common transaction type, and the common transaction amount.

Accounting transactions by list

Systems and methods for assisting user interaction with physical objects. A system may include an interactive display surface configured to display visual output and receive a physical object, where the object possesses encoded data including data other than data directly identifying the object. The system may include a computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions executable by the surface computer to implement software applications. In response to the display surface receiving the object, the surface computer may be configured to read the encoded data passively with respect to the object, without using an active electronic interface between the surface computer and the object, and to display a user interface for software applications dependent upon the passively read encoded data, such that one or more elements of the user interface are visually associated on the interactive display surface with the physical object.

Surface computer system and method for integrating display of user interface with physical objects

A method for rating a submission, including receiving the submission from a user, where the submission is associated with a category; obtaining a self-rating and a user contribution level associated with the category, where the self-rating is obtained from the user; determining a submission score for the submission based on the self-rating and the user contribution level; and presenting the submission score for the submission.

Method and system for automated submission rating

Systems and methods for customizing a configuration file. A system includes a configuror client that generates and exports a configuration file, a configuration sharing server that makes the configuration file assessable, and a configuree client that imports the configuration file. The configuration sharing server provides a community-based collection of configuration files for access by the public or by a specific organization. The configuree client can detect when a new profile is being used (e.g., the first time that the financial management application is executed after installation). In response, the configuration client begins an interview process for customizing the financial management application (e.g., by presenting a series of user interfaces). Part of the interview process allows an end-user to select a particular configuration file stored on the configuration sharing client or on a local memory device.

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Frisco, TX, United States of America

Michael Joe Rainwater