US Patent:
20160140633, May 19, 2016
Inventors:
- Mountain View CA, US
David Preston Baker - New York NY, US
Chin Pang Tung - Sunnyvale CA, US
Mohamed Reza Hussein - San Francisco CA, US
Assignee:
GOOGLE INC. - Mountain View CA
International Classification:
G06Q 10/10
G06Q 30/02
Abstract:
Activation of a link or control button on a user interface before an underlying application status is known. A user requests access to a merchant system's webpage. The merchant system webpage loads and a link is activated. The merchant system begins to determine the user's account status with the remote system while the web page is loading or at any time thereafter. The user initiates a request by clicking, pressing, or otherwise selecting the link on the merchant system's webpage. The merchant system determines whether the user's account status with the remote system is known. If the account status is not known, the merchant system completes the determination. If the account status is known, the merchant system determines whether the action request is available. If the action is available, the request is processed. If the action is not available, the user is notified and the link is disabled.