Patent ID: 8732016
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method, comprising: receiving, on a computing device, a user input from a user requesting information about a product within a proximity or a service within the proximity; in response to receiving the user input, displaying a first output in a first region of an instant messaging user interface on the computing device, the first output comprising a first list of at least one merchant within the proximity providing the product or the service; in response to receiving the user input, displaying a second output in a second region, distinct from the first region, of the instant messaging user interface on the computing device, the second output comprising a second list of at least one brand name under which the product or the service is available within the proximity, wherein the second output is displayed simultaneously with the first output; receiving a user interaction with the first output that selects an element from the first list or receiving a user interaction with the second output that selects an element from the second list; in response to the user interaction with the first output, updating both the first output and the second output based on the element selected from the first list; and in response to the user interaction with the second output, updating both the first output and the second output based on the element selected from the second list.