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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
May. 02, 2007
Applicant:
Lucas Visvikis Pettinati, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Lucas Visvikis Pettinati, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/10 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for smart interfaces that shift the burden of cognition from a user or data input source to the computer system controlling the software or user interfaces requiring data input. More particularly, according to embodiments of present invention, by using information known about a user or the user's preferences, a user's geographic location, and/or the geographic location of the site or product being used etc., rules about how to interpret data inputs can be applied to data entries so that the data entries are redisplayed or processed in a normalized format.