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20080201664 | DISPLAYING RECEIVED MESSAGE WITH ICON - A method for displaying a received message on a terminal. The method includes receiving messages, displaying on a display unit of the terminal different icons according to a type of the received messages, and displaying on the display unit of the terminal information indicating a number of unread received messages among the received messages. | 08-21-2008 |
20080216018 | Decision making and planning system, method, and softrware utilizing a taxonomic table of irreducible strategies or plays - A decision-making and planning system and method, which may be implemented as a website, enables a decision maker to formulate strategies and tactics divides potential courses of action into discrete units called “plays” and “surrogates,” and presents the plays and surrogates as symbols or icons organized into a taxonomic table, with definitions and information useful in selecting the plays associated with and accessible through the symbols or icons. The decision-maker selects plays from the table and places symbols or icons representing the plays on a template or whiteboard. The result is an analysis or map of strategies, including a sequence of plays and/or surrogates and corresponding information, that can be saved, edited, or published. | 09-04-2008 |
20080229246 | DIGITAL SYSTEM FOR PLASTIC AND COSMETIC SURGERY - A system for plastic surgery comprises entering patient information ( | 09-18-2008 |
20080229247 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING DISPLAY - A display processing unit displays on a display unit a multi-processing symbol including a first processing symbol and a second processing symbol, which is for giving a selection instruction to perform a first process and a second process simultaneously or in a row. An input receiving unit receives a selection input of the multi-processing symbol from a user. When the multi-processing symbol is received, an execution controller performs simultaneously or in a row the first process corresponding to the first processing symbol and the second process corresponding to the second processing symbol. | 09-18-2008 |
20080244453 | ICONIC EVENT TIMELINE WITH LATITUDE SNAPPING AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THE SAME - An iconic event timeline for conveying to a user the occurrence of events during a period of time. The iconic event timeline includes a timeline area having an axis representing an interval of time, and a plurality of graphical icons positioned along the axis. Whenever graphical icons representing the same event or class of event occur along the timeline, they occur along the same plane parallel to the axis of the timeline. | 10-02-2008 |
20080244454 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - The display apparatus is provided with a generating unit that generates a menu image in which selection items of a menu are geometrically arranged; and a controller that makes the menu image displayed on a screen of a display and that makes positions of the selection items in the menu image dynamically changed. | 10-02-2008 |
20080256490 | Decision-Based Displays for Medical Information Systems - A decision support device incorporates a number of user friendly features. The device is operable to determine context by displaying a flow diagram of a clinical guideline so the clinician can select the current step in treatment (S | 10-16-2008 |
20080263478 | System for viewing complex data - The present invention comprises a computer program and system that is designed to allow a user to view complex data easily. The program is targeted at displaying information that represents the movement of information from one place, computer, data store, or account, to another. Examples of things that can be viewed include E-mails, Phone Records, Accounting Records and others. This can be used for investigation purposes, since it allows the ties between employees to be uncovered quickly. Equally important for investigations is the ability to change the focus from the owner of the mailbox to that of the correspondents. This allows the tracking of activities of the outside contact in the organization. This would also be useful for viewing ones own mailbox, when you know that you're looking for a memo that came from someone in particular, this visual representation makes it much easier to traverse emails than conventional list formats. | 10-23-2008 |
20080282193 | AUTOMATICALLY PLAYING A VIDEO CLIP ASSOCIATED WITH AN ICON THAT IS IN FOCUS - A system comprises a display and logic coupled to the display. The logic automatically begins playing a video clip associated with an icon that is in focus on the display. | 11-13-2008 |
20080282194 | GRAPHICAL MENU INTERFACE, IMPLEMENTING METHOD THEREOF, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A graphical menu interface, an implementing method thereof, and an operating method thereof are provided. In the implementing method of the graphical menu interface, m function groups are provided first, and each of the function groups has at least one function. Then, an operating frame related to each function group is obtained and used as the menu icon representing a corresponding function group in the graphical menu interface. Finally, there are n function groups displayed on the screen, and the corresponding operating frames are used as the menu icons of these n function groups in the graphical menu interface. As a result, users can infer the position of each function in the graphical menu interface more intuitively, and thus the convenience in operating the graphical menu is improved. | 11-13-2008 |
20080295031 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE REPRODUCING DISPLAY DEVICE - A digital camera records image files time-sequentially on a memory card. When an image sort-out button is pressed, an event delimiter file is recorded behind the latest image file, separate those image files recorded before the event delimiter file from image files recorded thereafter. Thus, image files recorded between one event delimiter file and a next event delimiter file are sorted into a group. Information on a group of image files delimited by the event delimiter file, including the date and time of shooting and GPS information, are read out from tag information of the respective image files, and recorded in the event delimiter file. When the memory card is set in a personal computer that is pre-installed with a specific software program, the event delimiter file is detected one after another, to display all images of the same group in a matrix on a screen. | 11-27-2008 |
20080307359 | Grouping Graphical Representations of Objects in a User Interface - Graphical representations of distinct system objects are associated into a group. The group is displayed in a user interface as a graphical element having one or more views. The group can be collapsed into a stack and gestures can be applied to group. Operations are performed on the group in response to user inputs. A selection of the group causes a control to appear in a graphical use interface. The control identities the operations that can be applied to the group. | 12-11-2008 |
20080307360 | Multi-Dimensional Desktop - A graphical user interface has a back surface disposed from viewing surface to define a depth, and one or more one or more side surfaces extend from the back surface to the viewing surface. An icon receptacle is disposed on one or more of the side surfaces, and one or more icons are disposed within the icon receptacle. The one or more icons correspond to one or more desktop items. | 12-11-2008 |
20080307361 | SELECTION USER INTERFACE - Selection of visualization objects, such as icons, is represented by a flowing selection boundary. The region enclosed by the selection boundary can include a display properly, e.g., color and/or texture. The display property may be adjusted in response to an identified event, e.g., the presence of a cursor or a pending and/or active operation. | 12-11-2008 |
20080307362 | Desktop Filter - A desktop operable to display one or more system objects is modified using one or more filters, operable to modify the presentation of the one or more system objects. | 12-11-2008 |
20080307363 | Browsing or Searching User Interfaces and Other Aspects - User interfaces for browsing and/or searching are described. In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a first display area for display representations of documents matching a search query, the first display area configured to display content of the documents which can have a plurality of different types of content including at least one of text-based content and a folder, and displaying a second display area for selecting a selected document to be displayed in the first display area. Other embodiments are also described, and computer readable media and apparatuses are also described. | 12-11-2008 |
20080313567 | System and Method for Providing Dynamic Prioritization and Importance Filtering of Computer Desktop Icons and Program Menu Items - System and method for displaying an item on a display of a computer, wherein the item represents a file installed on the computer, are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises, responsive to a determination that a usage rate of the file exceeds a predetermined minimum rate, displaying the item representative of the file on the computer display; determining whether the usage rate of the file has changed; and responsive to a determination that the usage rate of the file has changed, updating at least one visual attribute of the item representative of the file to indicate the usage rate change. | 12-18-2008 |
20080313568 | DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A digital multimedia playback apparatus and a control method thereof in which a user starts touching, on a touch screen, one of an item and a function icon ends touching the other one of the item and function icon to control the items and functions displayed thereon. The digital multimedia playback apparatus includes a touch screen to change the state of the item to the state that corresponds to the function icon; thus, the user can more easily edit files or the like. | 12-18-2008 |
20090007016 | COMMUNICATION CHANNEL INDICATORS - A method includes providing at least one entity icon on a screen of a device, providing at least one visual indicator corresponding to a communication channel associated with the at least one entity, where the visual indicator that corresponds to an active communication channel is different from the visual indicator that corresponds to an inactive communication channel, opening a entity application by selecting an entity icon, moving the entity icon and releasing the entity icon, and opening a communication link with the selected entity by selecting the visual indicator corresponding to an active communication channel. | 01-01-2009 |
20090007017 | Portable multifunction device with animated user interface transitions - In accordance with some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is performed at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display. The computer-implemented method includes: displaying a home menu comprising a plurality of application launch icons; detecting activation of any respective application launch icon; and, in response to detecting the activation, displaying a first animation of a transition from display of the home menu to display of an application that corresponds to the activated application launch icon. The first animation comprises expanding an image of the application. | 01-01-2009 |
20090024961 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A technique is provided in which the presence of application software stored in a recording medium can be effectively presented to a user. An icon processor acquires a first icon image indicating game software which can be installed is present, from a recording medium. A menu screen creator creates on a default background image a menu screen in which the first icon and another icon image are arranged. When an input receiving unit receives operation information indicating an operation for selecting the first icon image is performed, a background image processor directs the menu screen creator to switch the default background image to the first background image acquired from the recording medium. When the input receiving unit receives operation information indicating an operation for determining the first icon image is performed, the background image processor directs the menu screen creator to switch the first background image to a second background image acquired from the recording medium. | 01-22-2009 |
20090031253 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING MENU ICON THEREOF - A method for displaying icons on a portable device. The method includes displaying a first icon group including at least one icon on a touchscreen of the portable device, wherein at least one icon of the first icon group is selectable responsive to a detected presence of an input at a location proximate to a displayed location of the at least one icon, and displaying a second icon group including at least one icon on the touchscreen, wherein the at least one icon of the second icon group is selectable responsive to user contact with a mechanical input device, and wherein the selection of the at least one icon of the second icon group causes the first icon group to be displayed. | 01-29-2009 |
20090037848 | USER INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING AND NAVIGATING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OBJECTS GRAPHICALLY - Disclosed is a user interface for displaying and navigating relationships between objects. The user interface includes an object relationship map to display a first object at center of the object relationship map and a second object related to the first object adjacent to the first object with a line connecting the second object and the first object. If the second object includes a plurality of objects, the object relationship map displays each of the plurality of objects around the first object. The user interface includes a side bar to display a nature of relationship between the first object and the second object. A relationship-type control in the side bar specifies the object relationship map to display the second object related to the first object with a nature of relationship selected from the relationship-type control. A degree of separation control in the side bar specifies a number of levels of relationship to be displayed in the object relationship map. The object relationship map displays a related-objects value on the second object denoting a number of objects related to the second object. | 02-05-2009 |
20090049408 | Location-based visualization of geo-referenced context - Apparatuses and methods for location-based visualization of geo-reference content are provided. Apparatus may include logic for causing a display of a map having at least one tag displayed therewith, and logic for causing the display of a set of content objects in response to selection of the tag, the set of content objects associated with the tag and the geographical location of the map. The content objects may be displayed in a viewing window adjacent the map and selectable by a user. The content objects may be filtered by a user, e.g., indicating that a content object is incorrectly tagged or geo-referenced. The apparatus may dynamically update the content based on user interaction. The set of tags and content objects displayed may vary based on a particular zoom level and associated tags may be displayed in response to selection of a tag and/or a content object. | 02-19-2009 |
20090055776 | POSITION BASED MULTI-DIMENSIONAL LOCATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A tangible machine-readable media having encoded machine-executable instructions adapted to provide a method for displaying arrays of user-selectable elements is described, the method comprising: receiving instructions providing data about a geographical and/or celestial position; and displaying an array of user-selectable elements, the array of user-selectable elements being adapted to group user-selectable elements related to the position. A system and an interface providing position related array of user-selectable elements is also described. An array of user-selectable elements separating user-selectable elements in portions of time and displaying advertising is similarly disclosed therein. | 02-26-2009 |
20090064045 | Low memory rendering of graphical objects - A method for displaying graphical objects is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes accessing a data structure including a plurality of sequential data objects and the location of associated graphical data stored in a non-volatile storage device. Further, the method may include rendering a first graphical object associated with a first data object of the data structure in a viewport of a device, including loading the graphical data for the first data object from the non-volatile storage into an active memory. The method may also include rendering a second graphical object in the viewport based on the location of the second data object with respect to the first data object within the data structure. In one embodiment, graphical data for data objects is loaded into the active memory on an as-needed basis. Various devices, machine-readable media, and other methods for displaying graphical objects are also provided. | 03-05-2009 |
20090064046 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPLAY OF HISTORICAL DATA - The invention is directed to a system and method for displaying data associated with network appliances. Icons may be arranged in a display area in accordance with a characteristic associated with the network appliances. This characteristic may be related to location, alarm state, sensor value, or others. Further, the icons may display visual indication associated with network appliance parameters. Moreover, the icons may be superimposed on a graphical element. This element may be a map, blueprint, image, or plot. Further, a set of historical data may be replayed through the display by altering the visual indications of the icons and the graphical element in accordance with a sequence of values contained in the historical data. | 03-05-2009 |
20090064047 | HYPERLINK SELECTION METHOD USING TOUCHSCREEN AND MOBILE TERMINAL OPERATING WITH HYPERLINK SELECTION METHOD - A method of selecting one of a plurality of hyperlinks of a webpage viewed on a touchscreen of a mobile terminal is provided. A hyperlink selection method using a touchscreen includes detecting an occurrence of a touch event in which a touch point on the touchscreen displaying a webpage including a plurality of hyperlinks is touched, determining a number of hyperlinks involved in the touch event, displaying icons corresponding to the hyperlinks if the number of hyperlinks involved in the touch event is greater than or equal to two, and selecting an icon in response to movement of the touch point to one of the displayed icons. | 03-05-2009 |
20090077500 | WEB SPACES NAVIGATION MODULE - A navigation bar in connection with the web space is generated based on the type of user and the control setting of the web space and includes one or more controls for navigating the web space. A client accessing the web space receives and renders the generated navigation bar. The navigation bar is responsive to an input device of the client and accepts a selection of at least one of the controls from the navigation bar via the input device. The selected control navigates to a predetermined portion of the web space. | 03-19-2009 |
20090083667 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an imaging apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has an image taking part, an image data processor, a display part, a storage part, and a controller. The controller displays a curved band-like image, which is a part of a ring shape, in a left side region of the display part, and displays a menu-type identification icon image for identification of a present menu as a taking menu, a reproduction menu, or a set-up menu in an inside region, which is provided on the left side of the curved band-like region. The controller has a display parts selector for arranging a plurality of menu item icon images, which correspond to the menu-type identification icon image being displayed, and an icon image for set-up on the curved band-like image. | 03-26-2009 |
20090089710 | PROCESSING AN ANIMATION FILE TO PROVIDE AN ANIMATED ICON - A method for processing an animation file to provide an animated icon to an instant messaging environment is presented. An animation file is reformatted to generate the animated icon to satisfy a pre-defined size requirement of the instant messaging environment. The animated icon is stored for distribution to the instant messaging environment. | 04-02-2009 |
20090106697 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSUMER-GENERATED MEDIA REPUTATION MANAGEMENT - A method implementable in at least one electronic device coupled to a network and a display device, includes receiving, over the network, a data set, receiving, from a user, a selection of a first topic, determining, based on the data set, a plurality of network sites hosting commentary of the first topic and an authority level of each site of the plurality, determining, based on the data set, an authority level of each site of the plurality, determining, based on the data set, a plurality of authors providing the commentary hosted by the plurality of network sites, determining, based on the data set, an authority level of each author of the plurality, determining, based on the data set, a value characterizing an opinion of each author on the first topic. | 04-23-2009 |
20090125842 | MULTIMEDIA PLAYER AND MENU SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD - A menu management unit relates items of contents received from a storage unit to multiple folder icons | 05-14-2009 |
20090125843 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSED NAVIGATION USING OPTION TYPE FILTERS - A sequence of cards representing filters is displayed along a first axis of a user interface with a single card being displayed in a focus area. The card in the focus area defines a selected object type filter, which is applied to another sequence of available options. The filtered sequence is then displayed along another (perpendicular) axis of the user interface, which only includes options corresponding to the selected option type filter. | 05-14-2009 |
20090132964 | System, method and computer-readable medium for online marketing and visual presentations of software programs - A graphical user interface (GUI) presents a primary icon in a minimal visual area of a video display screen of a computer. Selecting the primary icon directs the computer to display a line of segments, where each segment associated with one or more software programs or electronic documents. The GUI allows a user to directly access items of visual and/or audio media by selecting one or more documents or software programs associated with a selected segment. The GUI optionally allows selected a line or segment for transmission from the computer to another computer, wherein copies one or more documents or software applications are transmitted to the second computer. | 05-21-2009 |
20090138823 | Handheld electronic device and associated method employing a graphical user interface to output on a display virtually stacked groups of selectable objects - A handheld electronic device and an improved method employ a GUI to depict a plurality of selectable objects on a display. The selectable objects are arranged in groups, with at least one of the groups being depicted on the display at any given time. The groups are arranged in rings, and the rings are in a virtually stacked arrangement, which enables the user to progressively depict one group of selectable objects after the next. An indicator and a large background, individually or in combination, indicate to the user which ring of selectable objects from the plurality of stacked rings is currently active. | 05-28-2009 |
20090138824 | METHOD OF FLEXIBLY BLOCKING OUT BUSY-TIME IN CALENDARS - An application for use with a computer to allow a user to manage blocks of time. The application includes a graphical user interface (GUI) to be initiated upon a first command of the user with respect to a first icon, which represents a period of time in accordance with a time resolution, or one or more of a set of second icons, which represent units of time that are each smaller than and within the period of time represented by the first icon. The GUI includes a title field, a duration field, and a plurality of qualifier fields. A controller updates the calendar of the user based on information inputted into the GUI upon a second command of the user with respect to the GUI, and a time manager manages the time block. | 05-28-2009 |
20090144660 | Method and apparatus for displaying local brand icons for navigation system - A method and apparatus for a navigation system displays local brand icons in such a way that a user not familiar with the local brand icons can tell the types of business that the brand icons represent through graphic representations on a screen of the navigation system. The method includes the step of creating an icon database regarding generic icons and brand icons where the icon database includes information for distinguishing a local brand icon from a national brand icon, displaying the icons over a map image on a screen of a navigation system, detecting whether there is any local brand icon displayed on the screen, and indicating a business category of a business entity using the local brand icon when the local brand icon is detected on the screen. | 06-04-2009 |
20090144661 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED DISPLAY, GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, DESIGN AND METHOD INCLUDING SCROLLING FEATURES - An information processing apparatus includes a display unit and a control unit. The display unit is configured to display a dividing region dividing a main display region into two sub regions. The control unit is configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of icons in the dividing region, to change position of the dividing region in the main display region based on user input, and to display, when an icon of the plurality of icons is selected, information corresponding to the icon in at least one of the sub regions. | 06-04-2009 |
20090150828 | Device and method for previewing themes and categories of sequenced symbols - A computer device, such as a mobile phone or PDA for example, is able to output a message based upon selection of a corresponding sequence of symbol. Such symbols can be polysemous in nature and thus be associated with a plurality of different meanings depending upon other symbols sequenced therewith. By utilizing polysemous symbols, a relatively large number of sequences can be developed and associated with stored messages in the computer device. To aid a user in accessing a desired sequence or to aid in training the learning of stored sequences, for example, a category relating to at least two symbol sequences is fed back to the user upon pre-selecting a symbol; a theme relating to at least two symbol sequences is fed back to the user upon selecting a symbol and pre-selecting a next symbol; and/or a message associated with a sequence is fed back to the user upon selecting and/or pre-selecting at least one symbol completing a symbol sequence. | 06-11-2009 |
20090158216 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SETTING UP A COMPUTER SYSTEM AT STARTUP - A graphical user interface (GUI) for setting up a computer system at startup. The GUI may include a first plurality of on-screen selectable icons, wherein each of the first plurality of on-screen selectable icons is associated with at least one respective setup procedure that when invoked causes a processor to execute an associated setup functionality. The GUI further includes a first visual indicator operable to identify one of the first plurality of on-screen selectable icons responsive to a user selection thereof. A second visual indicator may be used to identify a completion of a setup procedure associated with the user selection of the one of the first plurality of on-screen selectable icons. The GUI also includes a plurality of on-screen navigational icons for navigating through the first plurality of on-screen selectable icons, for canceling a selection and for exiting a startup user experience. | 06-18-2009 |
20090178006 | Icon Creation on Mobile Device - An icon associated with content (e.g., webpage content) is created on a mobile device. In one implementation, the content is displayed on the mobile device and an indication is received to create an icon associated with the content. All or a portion of the content is rendered into the icon, and the icon is displayed on a user interface of the mobile device. | 07-09-2009 |
20090178007 | Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying and Selecting Application Options - In accordance with some embodiments, a flat version of an application interface is displayed. In response to detecting a user gesture on a view options icon while the flat version of the application interface is displayed, a curled version of the application interface is displayed. The curled version of the application interface includes an image of a curled page that obscures a first portion of the flat version of the application interface, and a roll-up region in a display region formerly occupied by a second portion of the flat version of the application interface. The roll-up region includes a plurality of option icons. When a user selection gesture on one or more of the plurality of option icons is detected, the flat version of the application interface is redisplayed with information corresponding to the option icons upon which user selection gestures were detected. | 07-09-2009 |
20090187861 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus allows a user to quickly find a changed setting value in a list screen after the user changes the setting value of a desired setting item and returns to the list screen. When a rightward direction button is pressed with the list screen being displayed on a display unit, a setting screen of a drive mode is displayed. When a desired drive mode is selected in the setting screen by using a rightward or leftward direction button, an icon is displayed in a predetermined color for indicating selection. When the setting is activated by a set button, a highlight is displayed on the icon in order to indicate activation. After the highlight is displayed for a predetermined period of time, the screen is changed to the list screen, and the previously set drive mode is highlighted so that the user quickly recognizes the changed drive mode. | 07-23-2009 |
20090193362 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING AMONGST A PLURALITY OF SYMBOLS ON A DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided for selecting a plurality of selectable symbols on an electronic display. The display device comprises an electronic display that displays a plurality of selectable symbols, a user input control device, and a processor coupled to the electronic display and the user input control device. The processor is configured to select one of the plurality of selectable symbols based on a comparison of at least two of the plurality of selectable symbols according to a predetermined priority scheme in response to a single activation of the user input control device. In addition, the processor is further configured to select an additional selectable symbol from the plurality of selectable symbols in accordance with a predetermined sequence upon further activation of the input control device. | 07-30-2009 |
20090193363 | Representing Multiple Computing Resources Within A Predefined Region Of A Graphical User Interface For Displaying A Single Icon - Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for representing multiple computing resources within a predefined region of a graphical user interface (‘GUI’) for displaying a single icon that include: identifying a plurality of computing resources for representation on the GUI in a predefined region for displaying a single icon, each computing resource associated with a portion of the predefined region; rendering a display icon in the predefined region; identifying a location of an input device pointer within the predefined region; and activating the computing resource associated with the portion of the predefined region in which the input device pointer is located when a user operates the display icon. | 07-30-2009 |
20090199134 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a mobile communication apparatus includes: a display unit that displays a menu screen on which a plurality of icons are arranged as cells in a matrix; an input unit configured to operate a cursor for selecting at least one of the icons; a storage unit that stores priority levels of respective cells, the priority levels indicating priority for assigning the icons into the cells; and a control unit that re-assigns the icons to the cells in order of the priority levels according to the number of selecting operations for the respective icons. | 08-06-2009 |
20090222766 | CONTROLLING ACCESS TO FEATURES OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A mobile terminal comprising a display unit; and a controller configured to selectively display one or more menu icons associated with an object displayed on the display unit, in response to the object being selected, wherein the one or more menu icons have a functional or informational association with the selected object, such that further selection of the menu icons provides additional information about the selected object or establishment of a dynamic relationship between the selected object and the one or more menu icons results in performance of an operation related to the selected object. | 09-03-2009 |
20090222767 | OPERATING SYSTEM LAUNCH MENU PROGRAM LISTING - An operating system program launch menu, such as a Start menu, provides various mechanisms for a user to quickly and efficiently locate and launch desired data items such as programs, data files, storage locations, and the like. A search box within the program launch menu may be used to quickly locate programs, documents, communications, and other data items. An auto-complete feature may be used, e.g., when the user restricts the locations searched for the user-entered search text. A most commonly used program list may include programs based on various criteria including both frequency of use and recent use, thereby always including a most recently used item. An all programs view may display programs and documents in a hosted-tree view within the original confines of the program launch menu, thereby negating the need to open sub-menus on top of a large portion of the desktop displayed on the display device. | 09-03-2009 |
20090254865 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION ORGANIZED BY CONCENTRIC CLOSED PATHS - A graphical user interface for a computer system having a plurality of icons, each icon representing an activity. A display controller launches the activity associated with a selected icon when selected. An organization algorithm directs a processor of the computer system to arrange the plurality of icons along a sequence of consecutive closed paths, each closed path representing an organizational level of associated activities. | 10-08-2009 |
20090265665 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING - Methods and apparatus for interactive advertising. A user may optionally select some or all of the interactive advertising for storage for later viewing or use. For example, in one embodiment, the user may have access to a personalized storage space for digital information and by, e.g., selecting a hyperlink, store the interactive advertising to the personalized storage space. The storage of particular advertisements can itself be used to select further advertisements, or may itself constitute valuable data that may be made available to advertisers or other third parties. For example, ad response rates, user feedback, and refined user model attributes may be provided to advertisers to facilitate subsequent marketing and ad delivery efforts. The selection of an advertisement may be used to influence the selection and display of subsequent advertisements to that particular user or to other similarly-characterized users as discussed below. | 10-22-2009 |
20090265666 | METHOD FOR PROMPTING OUTSTANDING EVENT IN SCREEN LOCK STATE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF - A method for prompting an outstanding event in screen lock state, an electronic device thereof, and a storage medium thereof are provided. In the present method, at least one outstanding event type is obtained first, wherein a corresponding occurrence time of each outstanding event type is greater than 0. Next, an amount of the outstanding event type is counted. Finally, a displaying position of an icon of each outstanding event type on a screen of the electronic device is adjusted according to the amount of the outstanding event types. As a result, a user can get the outstanding event type and the occurrence time thereof by the information shown on the screen, so as to increase the convenience of using the electronic device. | 10-22-2009 |
20090271739 | INPUT CONTROL UNIT - An input control unit for enabling the user to change the input function of an input key without operating any button is provided. | 10-29-2009 |
20090271740 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING USER RESPONSE - A system and method for measuring user response to a stimulus, such as an advertisement, includes displaying the stimulus to the user, displaying a color bar to the user, and receiving a selection of a color from the color bar made by the user in response to the stimulus. The color bar may include a plurality of colors of various intensities and tones. Based on the color selected by the user, an emotional response metric to the stimulus may be determined. The emotional response metric may include, for example, the percentage of users selecting intense colors in response to the stimulus, the percentage of users selecting a particular tone of colors in response to the stimulus, and/or the percentage of users selecting a particular color in response to the stimulus. | 10-29-2009 |
20090300549 | RELATIONSHIP-BASED AND CONTEXT-BASED USER INTERFACES FOR EXCHANGING DATA - A system and method for presenting an interface to a user of a mobile device, the interface allowing a user to identify and select data that is to be transmitted to another mobile device. In some embodiments, the interface generated by the system allows the user to select data for transmission based on relationship associations. The relationship associations, for example, may include pre-defined groupings of data that are tailored to a specific relationship between the user and another person. Accordingly, the user may employ the interface to quickly locate data that would be appropriate to transmit given the particular relationship between the user and the person to receive the data. In some embodiments, the interface generated by the system allows the user to select data for transmission based on context associations. Individual context associations may contain a smaller subset of data corresponding to a specific relationship association. | 12-03-2009 |
20090307632 | Electronic apparatus - An electronic apparatus includes a display portion, a plurality of first buttons, a second button, and a display controller. The display portion displays a screen. The plurality of first buttons are disposed along an outer circumference of the screen. The display controller displays icons representing functions of the plurality of first buttons at positions respectively corresponding to the plurality of first buttons along an inner circumference of the screen, and changes the functions allocated to the plurality of first buttons and the displayed icons in accordance with a press of the second button. | 12-10-2009 |
20090313582 | System, Method and Computer Program for User-Friendly Social Interaction - The present invention, in one aspect thereof, provides a computer interface whose primary directive is uncompromising simplicity and ease of use by providing a carefully selected subset of features most desirable by a new computer user. The invention teaches a method, system and computer program for navigating a software interface comprising the steps of: (a) a user being provided with one or more input means to a computer, the software interface being loaded on the computer, and the user interacting with the software interface using the one or more input means; (b) the software interface displaying one or more program options to the user, such program options being of a number manageable to the user, and each program options being represented by a readily identifiable icon that enables navigation of the program options; (c) the user selecting at most one of the program options by selecting the corresponding readily identifiable icon, the selected program option corresponding to one of a plurality of active programs, each active program represented by a consistent layout; (d) the software interface displaying one or more basic commands each relating to the active program, the basic commands each represented by a readily identifiable command icon; and (e) the user selecting one of the basic commands or returning to the display of the limited number of program options. | 12-17-2009 |
20090327965 | SELECTION OF ITEMS IN A VIRTUALIZED VIEW - Disclosed herein is a system and method for selecting items or tiles when they are displayed using a virtualized display window. The system uses the row relative coordinates of each tile to determine whether those tiles were selected by the user. As the user scrolls or moves off of the originally displayed window, information related to the unrealized tiles that were once realized is stored so that selection of unrealized tiles is possible. Typically, the user will select tiles by indicating a starting point and drawing a rectangle to the desired ending point. Information related to the tiles that are intersected by the rectangle or enclosed in the rectangle are stored for use in the selection process in case those tiles are unrealized during the selection process. Once the tiles have been selected the user can perform operations on the selected tiles in a customary fashion. | 12-31-2009 |
20090327966 | ENTERING AN OBJECT INTO A MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal for entering an object from a set of objects into the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can include: a display configured to display, in a first display state, a display area that is divided into a plurality of individually selectable fields that are arranged in a first matrix pattern, and further configured to display, within each of the individually selectable fields of only one of the rows or columns of the first matrix pattern, a plurality of objects such that all the objects together form a second matrix pattern, wherein each of the individually selectable fields represent a particular object having a position within the second matrix pattern which corresponds to the position of the individually selectable field within the first matrix pattern; and an input device configured to determine a position of a pointer with respect to the plurality of individually selectable fields, wherein the pointer is moveable to either of the individually selectable fields for selection of the object represented by the selected field. A corresponding method, computer program product and user interface are also presented. | 12-31-2009 |
20100005421 | Terminal Device and Program - A terminal device includes a display unit having a function for displaying a menu screen on a display screen, a selection unit for causing a user to select one of the items in the menus screen displayed on the display screen, and a holding unit holding status information concerning at least one application among a plurality of applications. The display unit displays an item indicating the application on the display screen while presenting status information on the application held in the holding unit on the display screen. | 01-07-2010 |
20100017754 | Iconic Graphical Method for Displaying Complex Information - The present invention is directed to a method of providing information regarding a patient's use of medications, the method including the step of providing a graphical icon relating to the medication, the graphical icon including at least one indicator relating to the patient's use of the medication. The least one indicator preferably provides information such as dosage information, duration information, compliance information, and impression information. | 01-21-2010 |
20100023892 | USER-INTEREST DRIVEN LAUNCHING PAD OF MOBILE APPLICATION AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - Provided is a user-interest driven launching pad of a mobile application and method of operating the same. The user-interest driven launching pad inputs metadata of data elements related to a mobile device, forms a set of data elements having the same metadata, marks the set of data elements with user-interest reflecting tags, and executes the mobile application relating to the set of data elements. | 01-28-2010 |
20100042950 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device equipped with touch screen display and control method thereof is provided. The electronic device includes a memory configured for storing menu information defining one or more menus, and a predetermined number of times of touches, a touch screen display configured for detecting a touch of a user, a counter configured for counting a number of touches on the touch screen display since the last update of the positions of the menu icons on the display, and an processor configured for executing a function corresponding to the content of a menu whose menu icon is touched, and further configured for updating the position information of the menus stored in the memory as well as shifting the display positions of menu icons of the menus on the touch screen display when the number of touches has reached the predetermined number of times. | 02-18-2010 |
20100058243 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEPLOYING A SINGLE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT APPROACH ACROSS AN ENTERPRISE - A method for providing instruction relating to continuous improvement policies of an enterprise is described. The method includes displaying, on a user interface, selectable icons operable for accessing a plurality of interactive guides relating to the policies of the enterprise, receiving, via the user interface, a selection of one of the icons, accessing, based on the selection, at least one file from a database, the at least one file including enterprise policy data that is related to the received icon selection, the enterprise policy data relating to one or more continuous improvement programs adopted within the enterprise, and displaying, on the user interface, a representation of the policy data in the form of an interactive guide, the user interface configured to provide access to applicable enterprise policy information that is available to a user. | 03-04-2010 |
20100070926 | MOTION ACTIVATED CONTENT CONTROL FOR MEDIA SYSTEM - A media system is described including a graphical display that presents an iconic menu and a textual menu. The iconic menu includes a plurality of icons arranged in a two-dimensional collection, where each icon provides access to media content. The textual menu includes a structured textual list that provides access to a media library including the media content. The iconic menu may be unlocked responsive to a first user input received at the user input device and may be locked responsive to a second user input received at the user input device. The plurality of icons of the iconic menu may be shuffled relative to each other without shuffling the structured textual list responsive to motion of the media system. The plurality of icons may be maintained in a fixed relative arrangement even if motion of the media system occurs if the iconic menu is locked. | 03-18-2010 |
20100077355 | Browsing of Elements in a Display - A method and system are provided for browsing the elements in a display. The method includes displaying a first set of elements in a first browse line with the first set of elements ordered in a total or partial order in the first browse line. An input of a selection of an element from the first set of elements is received and the method includes displaying a subsequent set of elements with an association with the selected element. The association of the subsequent set of elements may have no order between the elements, a partial order, or a total order. The elements have content and metadata for determining if they belong to one or more of the sets of elements. An element from the subsequent set of elements can be selected to display a further subsequent set of elements. In this way, browsing can be achieved through groups of associated elements. | 03-25-2010 |
20100077356 | Methods and apparatus for implementing a device menu - The present invention relates to an image having distinct image areas as part of the image, at least one of the distinct image areas configured to match determined device menu functions for functioning as a functional part of device menu. The present invention also relates to a method for defining a device menu for a device. The method comprises defining distinct image areas in an image and defining at least one the distinct image areas to match determined device menu functions for functioning as a functional part of the device menu. Furthermore, a device menu comprising such an image and a device comprising such a device menu are disclosed. | 03-25-2010 |
20100083181 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING ACTIVATION CONTROL PROGRAM STORED THEREIN AND ACTIVATION CONTROL APPARATUS - Desired software is easily selected and activated. The CPU core | 04-01-2010 |
20100088642 | TELEVISION SET ENABLED PLAYER WITH A PREVIEW WINDOW - A graphical user interface (GUI) renderable on a television display. The GUI includes a plurality of selectable media categories, wherein the plurality of selectable media categories includes at least one selectable media item. The plurality of selectable media categories may include a photo media category and a music media category. The GUI further includes a workspace window comprising sections, wherein each section is associated with one of the plurality of selectable categories, and wherein the workspace window responsive to a user selecting a media item renders a graphical representation of the user selected media item in its corresponding section. Moreover, the GUI includes a preview window, wherein the preview window graphically displays a content of the user selected media item, wherein the preview occurs automatically and immediately after the user selected media item. Thus, changes as they occur can be viewed without the need to exit the edit mode. | 04-08-2010 |
20100088643 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus and method provides different animations or effects when screens of different groups of icons are switched. This technique prevents a user for mistakenly assuming that icons on different screens necessarily are related to each other, even if they occupy the same location on the screen. | 04-08-2010 |
20100095246 | KNOWLEDGE GATHERING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSFORMING PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS INTO PROCESS NETWORKS - Methods and systems for automated, local product classification through knowledge engineering aided by visual representation of the product may be combined with some targeted queries. A library of product descriptions, particularly, print product descriptions, are visualized and custom document visualizations can be created and added. Products in the library can be searched and managed via a query mechanism that filters on values of the product characteristics. Knowledge encoded in the visual representation is automatically mapped into the classification system's internal representation of the print products which is thus made common throughout the shop and may be made common across shops. The characteristics as described by the product visualization, in combination with ranges and other parameter constraints, can be subsequently mapped into the internal abstraction of product type representation of a conversation system for transforming product descriptions into process networks. | 04-15-2010 |
20100100849 | USER INTERFACE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for providing user interfaces are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a menu having a number of icons can be provided on a display device such that the icons are arranged around an initial cursor position, or an area that is touched by a user's finger or stylus, for example. Due to the icons being arranged around the initial cursor position, any one of the icons from the menu can be chosen with relatively small cursor movement. In certain embodiments, the menu can be divided into regions that overlap with the icons, such that cursor movement from the initial cursor position into a given region has a similar effect as movement into the corresponding icon itself (without actually moving the cursor onto the desired icon). | 04-22-2010 |
20100100850 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF APPLICATIONS - Methods and apparatus are provided to control a plurality of applications on a computer having a graphical user interface using a control application installed in addition to an operating system of the computer. An object, representing the control application and having a first sensitive area, is displayed within the graphical user interface. A first user input is received at the first sensitive area on the object. A window slides from the object and includes a plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of applications while the first sensitive area continues to be displayed. A second user input is received in the window corresponding to at least one of the plurality of icons. At least one of the applications is then controlled based on the second user input. | 04-22-2010 |
20100107123 | SURFACING AND MANAGEMENT OF WINDOW-SPECIFIC CONTROLS - The functionality traditionally provided by an application program through a window presented as part of a window-based user interface can be accessed while the window remains hidden. A toolbar, or similar collection of user interface elements, can be presented when a user indicates an intention to interact with an application program whose window is hidden. The toolbar can comprise elements associated with functions specific to the hidden window. The user's selection can be communicated to the application program so that it can perform the requested function. If the user no longer indicates an intention to interact with the application program, the toolbar can be removed. In one embodiment, the toolbar can be presented together with a thumbnail of the relevant window in a floating display element. | 04-29-2010 |
20100107124 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING A COMMUNICATION LINK BETWEEN NETWORK END USERS - A method of customizing information that is displayed on a computer via a communication portal may include providing first and second computer program products executable on a computer. The computer program products prompt an end user to install the first computer program product and to enter user-specific information that is received by the second computer program product. A display portal is opened that displays information responsive to the user specific information entered. | 04-29-2010 |
20100115467 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A CHARACTERISTIC QUANTITY OF AN IT SYSTEM - A method is provided for determining a characteristic quantity, in particular, the quality and/or performance, of IT systems at the application level, in particular, during operation, wherein at least one application ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100138790 | Electronic Programming Guide With Selectable Categories - An electronic content guide may organize content such as television programs into categories and subcategories. The categories and subcategories may be topical as well as time-based. As a result, the user can select a given time-based criteria and within that time-based criteria select topical subcategories. As a result, the number of programs that may be displayed in any given graphical user interface may be reduced to a manageable level. This may be done without requiring a great deal of scrolling to view selected categories, subcategories and particular programs. | 06-03-2010 |
20100138791 | Content Exchange System - The present invention comprises methods and apparatus for providing more content choices to a user ( | 06-03-2010 |
20100146448 | PORTABLE INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND INSTALLATION METHOD - A portable information processor wherein a menu to be easily used by a user is displayed on a relatively small screen. The portable information processor is provided with an installation section ( | 06-10-2010 |
20100146449 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF APPLICATION SWITCHING IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for managing an application switcher is provided. An embodiment includes loading a plurality of web pages and associating each web page with an application switcher application, and additionally associating the application switcher application with another application. When the application switcher application is invoked, both the open web pages and the another application are available for direct selection and invocation. | 06-10-2010 |
20100162171 | VISUAL ADDRESS BOOK AND DIALER - A method may include associating a plurality of graphical images with a plurality of contacts in a device having contact management functionality and displaying the plurality of graphical images to a user. The method may further include receiving a user selection of one of the plurality of graphical images; and initiating voice-based communication with the contact associated with the selected graphical image. | 06-24-2010 |
20100175029 | CONTEXT SWITCHING ZOOMING USER INTERFACE - A diagnostic system includes a display module that displays an icon view and one or more sensor views. The icon view includes icons that represent associated processes and the sensor views include sensor data that is associated with respective ones of the processes. A processor module receives the sensor data from sensors. A human interface device communicates with the processor module and includes a pointing device. The pointing device facilitates selecting one of the icons and zooming the icon view to switch from the icon view to its associated sensor view. | 07-08-2010 |
20100185986 | System and Method for Displaying Data File Properties in an Information Handling System - Systems and methods for displaying data file properties within a user interface system are disclosed. An information handling system may include a display device and a user interface system. The user interface system may be configured to access data defining a plurality of different data file properties; establish a collection of data files, where each data file corresponds to one of the data file properties; associate a data file icon with each data file in the collection; and establish a plurality of different icon visual effects, where each different icon visual effect corresponds to one of the data file properties. The user interface system may be further configured to apply the icon visual effect to the data file icon associated with each data file in the collection, and to display a representation of the collection, including displaying the visually effected data file icon for each data file in the collection. | 07-22-2010 |
20100205565 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display unit, an information acquisition unit, and a display control unit. The information acquisition unit acquires list information containing title information on a plurality of data files or information corresponding to the title information. The display control unit displays a title list which is a list of the title information on the data files on the display unit based on the list information acquired by the information acquisition unit. In the display device, the list information contains information on security setting for every data file. The display control unit, in displaying the title list on the display unit, displays predetermined information in place of the title information based on the information on security setting with respect to the data file to which security setting is given. | 08-12-2010 |
20100223579 | IPHONE APPLICATION DISGUISER - A system and method is provided to hide one or more selected iPhone apps and provide secure access to the hidden apps. | 09-02-2010 |
20100269069 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ASSOCIATING AND MAINTAINING STATE INFORMATION FOR APPLICATIONS - An approach is provided for associating applications, such as widgets. Presentation of one or more icons representing respectively one or more widgets is initiated. An input signal is detected in response to a user selecting the one or more widgets. A determination is made of a common action for application to the selected widgets based on the input signal. The application includes a data component relating to combinability of the one or more widgets. In one embodiment, state information about a first application (e.g., widget) is generated. Reporting of the state information is provided to a presence service for access by a second application (e.g., widget). | 10-21-2010 |
20100281431 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM - An information processing device displays in a display area a key image indicating a key to which a process is allocated as a soft key. In the information processing device, a key to which a process is allocated can be changed. The information processing device changes display mode based on the display mode. For example, if processes are allocated to keys K | 11-04-2010 |
20100287508 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SEARCH SCREEN - The present embodiment provides an apparatus for providing a search screen comprising: a data communication unit that performs a data communication with a storage medium in which at least one data is stored; a control unit that analyzes types of data for the at least one data provided through the data communication unit and sorts the provided at least one data based on the analyzed types of data; and a search screen generation unit that generates a search screen for the at least one data sorted based on the types of data, wherein the search screen generation unit generates virtual folders corresponding to the types of data and disposes the data corresponding thereto in the virtual folders for generated each type of data. | 11-11-2010 |
20100299638 | FUNCTION EXECUTION METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A function execution method and apparatus thereof for displaying one or more sub-functions included in a function selected by a first touch on a trace according to a second touch input based upon the first and the second touches inputted with a timing difference, and executing the relevant sub-function selected among the displayed one or more sub-functions. For this purpose, a function execution method according to the present invention is performed by comprising: detecting a first touch input touched on a display unit; detecting a drag created by a second touch inputted while maintaining the first touch; and displaying one or more sub-functions included in a function selected by the first touch along a trace of the detected drag on the display unit. | 11-25-2010 |
20100299639 | USER INTERFACE FOR MANAGING THE OPERATION OF NETWORKED MEDIA PLAYBACK DEVICES - Described herein are systems and methods for managing the operation of networked media playback devices. One embodiment includes Graphical User Interface for coordinating playback of media via one or more networked wireless speaker devices. In particular, a user is able to “drag and drop” audio tracks to icons that are respectively indicative of one or more networked wireless speaker devices, thereby to affect playback of those audio tracks via those speaker devices. | 11-25-2010 |
20100306705 | LOCKSCREEN DISPLAY - A method may include placing a device in a lockscreen mode and outputting information associated with a program to a touch screen display while the device is in the lockscreen mode. The method may also include allowing a user to interact with the program via the touch screen display while the device is in the lockscreen mode. | 12-02-2010 |
20100318940 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING FULL PRODUCT FUNCTIONALITY USING MINIMAL USER INTERFACE FOOTPRINT - A sidebar UI of an application program provides access to the application program's functionality while occupying a reduced amount of real estate on the screen when compared to conventional UIs. The sidebar UI comprises an icon or multiple icons, and each icon references a pane that provides its user the ability to access and utilize a function and/or feature of the application program. Selecting an icon in the sidebar UI causes the referenced pane which provides access to, for example, a feature of the application program to be displayed on the screen. “Clicking off” the pane causes the pane to close. | 12-16-2010 |
20100318941 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A user-friendly electronic device is provided by getting icons shown on a display section. | 12-16-2010 |
20100325584 | Method and System for Facilitating the Review of Electronic Documents - A method and system is provided for facilitating the review of electronic documents such as patent, trademark and design documents. Example embodiments of methods provide a business context for performing the review, a role within the business context together with the event that is the reason for the review to be requested. | 12-23-2010 |
20100333031 | MANAGING MULTIPLE VIRTUAL WORLD ACCOUNTS FROM A SINGLE VIRTUAL LOBBY INTERFACE - A virtual lobby client automatically interfaces with multiple virtual world instances, each provided by a separate virtual world provider from among a plurality of virtual world providers, each interfaced with to access a separate one from among a plurality of virtual world accounts, to retrieve a separate selection of inventory items from each of the plurality of virtual world accounts. The virtual lobby client renders an inventory directory index of each separate selection of inventory items collectively within a single lobby interface of the virtual lobby client with at least one selectable option for managing each of the items in the inventory directory from the single lobby interface. The virtual lobby client renders, within the single lobby interface, a separate graphical portal from among a plurality of graphical portals for each of the plurality of virtual accounts, wherein entry of each of the separate graphical portals from the single lobby interface triggers the virtual lobby client to automatically open a virtual world specific interface window into a particular virtual world instance from among the plurality of virtual world instances provided under the particular virtual world account associated with the entered graphical portal. | 12-30-2010 |
20100333032 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDANCE ON A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A wireless communications device provides users with opportunities to access interactive media guidance or other applications and to control interactive media guidance applications running on user equipment. The wireless communications device may have a touch-sensitive screen with controls that are coordinated with the features of the interactive media guidance or other applications. The wireless communications device may function as a remote controller for user equipment. | 12-30-2010 |
20100333033 | PROCESSING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) OBJECTS - A computer apparatus and method for processing GUI objects is provided. The computer apparatus may include a recognition module and an object pick-up module. The recognition module may be configured to recognize a predetermined graphic mark on a GUI. The object pick-up module may be configured to pick up a GUI object having the predetermined graphic mark embedded therein. | 12-30-2010 |
20100333034 | Handheld device, method, and computer program product for user selecting control component of application program - Methods, systems, e.g., handheld device(s), and computer-program products are disclosed for a user selecting a control component, e.g., a control unit, of an application program. A plurality of available control components can be detected. A shortcut key can be assigned to each detected control component. The assigned shortcut key corresponding to each detected control component can be displayed. An instruction can be transmitted, responsive to one of the shortcut keys being initiated by the user, to the application program to select the corresponding control component. | 12-30-2010 |
20100333035 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM THEREOF AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THE PROGRAM - This invention relates to an information processing apparatus being able to execute first and second functions and set the processing conditions of each function by using a user interface, and a control method of the information processing apparatus. In a case that either of the first and second functions is selected, an application common to both the first and second functions is launched, and a user interface window generated based on common data corresponding to the application is displayed. The processing conditions of the selected function can be set from the user interface window. | 12-30-2010 |
20100333036 | INTEGRATED INTERFACE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INTEGRATED INTERFACE DEVICE - In conventional technologies, a display area of a screen cannot be used efficiently since icons or the like which display the hierarchical positions are displayed in the shape of a cross on the screen, particularly, a content list is displayed in a single column despite that there are vacant areas in the four directions of an interface whereon the icons or the like are displayed in the shape of a cross and the vacant areas cannot be used efficiently. Provided is an integrated interface device for performing a hierarchical operation for specifying a desired content list. The interface device has a function to display a content list, a content specified by the content list, or the like by efficiently using a vacant area in a lower part of the display by displaying icons which display a hierarchical relationship, for example, “display in a row”, in an upper part of the screen, thereby clearing a large space in the lower part of the display. | 12-30-2010 |
20110010671 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENABLING SELECTION OF AN ITEM FROM A PLURALITY OF ITEMS - The method of the invention enables selection of an item ( | 01-13-2011 |
20110022986 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLICATION ARCHIVING - A method, server and system for executing an application on an electronic device is provided. In one example embodiment, the method comprises: receiving an input command from an input mechanism associated with the electronic device; determining whether the input command is a command to execute an archived application, the archived application being stored in a storage memory; if the input command is a command to execute the archived application, automatically installing the archived application to application memory; and automatically executing the installed application after the application is installed to the application memory. | 01-27-2011 |
20110029926 | Generating a visualization of reviews according to distance associations between attributes and opinion words in the reviews - Representations of reviews regarding at least one offering of an enterprise are received, wherein the representations of the reviews contain attributes and opinion words. Distance associations between the attributes and the opinion words in the representations are determined according to a distance mapping strategy that uses distances between the attributes and the opinion words in a section. A visualization of the reviews is generated according to the determined associations. | 02-03-2011 |
20110029927 | Emulating Fundamental Forces of Physics on a Virtual, Touchable Object - An approach is provided that receives a gesture from a user with the gesture being directed at a graphical user interface element. The gesture is received by the user at a touch-enabled display screen. Emulated physics properties are retrieved that correspond to the selected graphical user interface element. The system detects a speed and a direction from the received gesture and, based on this information, determines an initial trajectory of the selected graphical user interface element. The initial trajectory is adjusted based on the retrieved emulated physics properties with the movement of the element being rendered on the display screen based upon the adjusted trajectory. | 02-03-2011 |
20110035706 | USER INTERFACE GENERATION APPARATUS - A mobile phone includes a generation unit for generating a user interface for instructing an execution unit to execute a predetermined function based on an application program, a memory unit for storing a definition file including information defining an object of the user interface, and a selection screen generation unit for generating a screen to receive selection of the object. The selection screen generation unit generates the selection screen based on object definition information of a plurality of user interfaces instructed. The generation unit generates a definition file including definition information of selected objects and also generates a compound user interface based on the definition file. | 02-10-2011 |
20110041096 | MANIPULATION OF GRAPHICAL ELEMENTS VIA GESTURES - A method of operating a graphical user interface of a computing device is disclosed. The method comprises displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) element on the touch sensitive display screen. The method further comprises in response to receiving touch input data indicative of a one-touch gesture mapping the one-touch gesture to a corresponding GUI element function. The method further comprises in response to receiving touch input data indicative of a multi-touch gesture, mapping the multi-touch gesture to the corresponding GUI element function. The method further comprises transforming display of the GUI element on the touch sensitive display screen based on the corresponding GUI element function. | 02-17-2011 |
20110047510 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND SCREEN COMPOSITION METHOD FOR THE SAME - A mobile terminal and screen composition method for the same are provided. The screen composition method may compose distinct screens having different icons and arrangements according to various collected information in relation to time, location and others, and output a screen that is adapted to the current situation. Hence, the user may use the mobile terminal in an easy and convenient manner. | 02-24-2011 |
20110055761 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING SETS OF MODEL OBJECTS VIA UNIFIED MANAGEMENT INTERFACE - Embodiments relate to a unified management interface and related resources for managing sets of model objects. A modeling client can host modeling logic and an application programming interface (API) to create, access, manipulate, and import/export modeling objects used in modeling applications, such as engineering, medical, financial, and other modeling platforms. The source data accepted into the modeling client can include consumer or business-level applications, whose spreadsheet, database or other content can be extracted and encapsulated in object-oriented format, such as extensible markup language (XML) format. A graphical control application can be used to manage one or more sets of modeling objects from a unified interface, to permit, for instance, the selection and configuration of the connections, activation status, security settings, and/or other attributes of model objects. The management interface can be used to control how the model objects and other resources can exchange outputs, share internal data, and otherwise operate. | 03-03-2011 |
20110055762 | DATA DISPLAY APPARATUS USING CATEGORY-BASED AXES - A user input selecting a first data item is received. Multiple informational categories associated with the selected first data item are accessed based on the received user input selecting the first data item. Multiple data items within a first of the multiple informational categories associated with the selected first data item are retrieved. Multiple data items within a second of the multiple informational categories associated with the selected first data item are retrieved. A display is generated. The display includes the first data item, the multiple retrieved data items within the first informational category arranged according to a first category-based axis that extends away from the first data item, and the multiple retrieved data items within the second informational category arranged according to a second category-based axis that extends away from the first data item. Rendering of the generated display is enabled. | 03-03-2011 |
20110055763 | Information Processing Apparatus, Display Method, and Display Program - This application discloses systems and methods for receiving information associated with a first set of processing instructions and presenting a second icon indicating a change in status of data associated with the first set of processing instructions. A user selection of one of a first icon or the second icon may then be received. The selection of the first icon may cause execution of the first set of processing instructions, whereas selection of the second icon may cause execution of a second set of processing instructions. | 03-03-2011 |
20110055764 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT CAN BE REMOTELY CONTROLLED AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus that enables to distinguish whether an execution of a process in the image processing apparatus needs a user's operation on the image processing apparatus. A storage unit stores setting information for executing a function of the image processing apparatus. An execution unit executes the function according to the setting information. A determination unit determines whether a user's operation to the image processing apparatus is required when the execution unit executes the function according to the setting information. An addition unit adds attribute information, which shows whether to permit to automatically execute the function according to the setting information based on an instruction from the information processing apparatus, to the setting information according to a determination result. A sending unit sends the setting information to which the additional unit has added the attribute information to the information processing apparatus. | 03-03-2011 |
20110066982 | Hierarchical Model for Web Browser Navigation - Embodiments of the present invention enable navigation in a web browser to be supported by a session browse history. In embodiments, a session browse history may be an n-ary tree data structure. Embodiments of the present invention integrated into a browser enable a user to access a session browse history tree via browser UI displays such as a navigation bar, a main tool bar, or a combination thereof. In embodiments, a session browse history tree may be exported to persistent storage, and may be imported into and integrated with an active session browse history tree. In embodiments, a stored session browse history tree may be updated in response to handling a caught browser event such as a “browser refresh” event, and in response to processing a user-initiated “go to” request from the browser UI. In embodiments, a currently stored session browse history tree may be returned in response to a request received from the browser UI. | 03-17-2011 |
20110066983 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SHORTCUT INTERFACE - Disclosed is an electronic device and method for providing a shortcut interface. In the method, a control unit of the device allots a shortcut key to a shortcut target item among items displayed in a display region, depending on shortcut target item information used to distinguish the shortcut target item in the items. Then the control unit displays the shortcut key in the display region. When the shortcut key is selected, the control unit performs a particular function of the shortcut target item to which the selected shortcut key is allotted. | 03-17-2011 |
20110078632 | INSPECTION INFORMATION ADMINISTERING SYSTEM, INSPECTION INFORMATION ADMINISTERING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An inspection information administering system for recording and managing various kinds of information about an inspection, includes: a selection unit which selects a piece of information to be referred to or edited; and a display unit which displays a reference/edition screen corresponding to the piece of information selected by the selection unit. The selection unit can select a plurality of pieces of information. The display unit displays reference/edition screens corresponding to a plurality of pieces of information in different display regions simultaneously and respectively, when the plurality of pieces of information are selected by the selection unit. | 03-31-2011 |
20110093816 | DATA DISPLAY METHOD AND MOBILE DEVICE ADAPTED TO THERETO - A shortcut icon display method and a mobile device adapted to the method are provided. The method includes displaying, if a group icon including at least two icons is selected, at least two icons included in the group icon, and performing a function corresponding to a selected one of at least two displayed icons. The method displays a number of icons on a screen once so that the user can easily select grouped icons. | 04-21-2011 |
20110107265 | CUSTOMIZABLE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - An apparatus is provided having a processor configured to generate a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface having: (a) one or more rectangular base icons of a first size, (b) a grid where the cells of the grid are of the first size, and (c) one or more content fields having a size that is a multiple of the first size and being aligned with the grid. The apparatus further includes a communication interface configured to communicate the graphical user interface to a user terminal for display on the user terminal. The graphical user interface is further configured such that the user can move the one or more base icons and the one or more content fields to other locations within the grid provided that the one or more base icons and one or more content fields are aligned with the grid at the other locations. | 05-05-2011 |
20110113377 | MODERNIZATION OF LEGACY APPLICATIONS USING DYNAMIC ICONS - Methods, systems, and techniques for automatically allocating and dynamically determining icons for placement on legacy task output as part of modernizing such tasks are provided. These enhanced modernization techniques may be used for many different applications to automatically provide graphical enhancement to legacy applications in ways heretofore not pragmatically possible because of the sheer volume of menus in typical enterprise scenarios running legacy applications. Example embodiments provide a Role-Based Modernization System (“RBMS”), which uses these enhanced modernization techniques to provide role-based modernization of menu-based legacy applications. | 05-12-2011 |
20110126158 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING PIXEL-BASED REVERSE ENGINEERING OF INTERFACE STRUCTURE - Systems and methods for implementing real-time pixel-based reverse engineering of interface structures are disclosed herein. The system uses the pixels representing widgets and content of a user interface to analyze, interpret, and/or enhance the interface without requiring cooperation from the interface. The system captures pixel data and reverse engineers the composition and structure of the interface from the captured pixel data. Using the reverse engineered interface, generated based on the captured pixel data, the facility can identify and record user interactions with the interface, modify the display of the interface to meet user requirements, preferences, or customization options, or enhance the interface to provide functionality not otherwise available, etc. The system can perform these processes across a variety of interfaces regardless of their underlying implementation and without any modifications to the interface. | 05-26-2011 |
20110131531 | Touch Friendly Applications in an Information Handling System Environment - A dynamic touch interface in which users are able to flick or scroll within the dynamic touch interface such as a dock or carousel and view the contents of their applications and thus provides a touch friendly environment to a personal computer type operating system (i.e., a keyboard/mouse input type operating system). More specifically, the touch input environment implements dynamic icons such that the icons populate content which is viewed or experienced. For example, if a user launches a favorite band in a music application, the carousel is automatically populated with album art or a picture of the band. The next time the user visits the desktop, the music icon is replaced by an image of the band or artist. Also, in certain embodiments, the icon includes a brief description of the content (i.e., number of songs or albums in folder). | 06-02-2011 |
20110131532 | Identifying Content via Items of a Navigation System - A navigation system which provides: a navigation front end which provides tiles that are easily identifiable and content-driven vs. context-driven; a navigation system that includes an expanded view/tile paradigm; and a navigation system that allows users to interact with the native operating system environment of the information handling system. | 06-02-2011 |
20110138330 | DISPLAY OF RELATIONAL DATASETS - Displaying and navigating items in an ordered list within a graphical user interface for viewing and utilizing the data are disclosed. An ordered list of data items can be used to generate an icon that represents the contents of the list. The icon can comprise images that best represent the items in the ordered list by choosing images associated with the highest ranked items in the ordered list. When the ordered list is selected by selecting the icon with a pointing device or keyboard the icon transforms to display an image of a currently selected data item with navigational controls. The navigational controls can receive inputs from a pointing device or keyboard to allow a user to navigate or browse through the items in the list without having to open a new view. | 06-09-2011 |
20110138331 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MEDIA CONTENT SEARCHING CAPABILITIES - A method including receiving a user selection of a first media content, determining a second media content based on characteristics of the first media content in relation to characteristics of the second media content, and determining a third media content based on the characteristics of the second media content in relation to characteristics of the third media content. The method further includes causing, at least in part, display of a first icon representing the second media content and a second icon representing the third media content. | 06-09-2011 |
20110138332 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - The information processing device includes an icon displaying member for displaying multiple icons in a screen thereof to show set contents of functions or conditions of the device using the icons; a selecting member for selecting at least one of the multiple icons displayed in the screen; and a controller for allowing the icon displaying member to display in the screen at least first information on the selected icon other than the name thereof and second information on a second icon belonging to a category to which the selected icon belongs, and for changing the set content of a function of the device indicated by the selected icon to a content of a function indicated by the second icon when at least the first-selected icon and the second icon are displayed in the screen and the second icon is selected by the selecting member. | 06-09-2011 |
20110145764 | Menu Screen Display Method and Menu Screen Display Device - An instruction acquisition unit acquires a menu display instruction in a menu screen display device. When the menu display instruction is acquired while a game program is running, a menu-screen generating unit displays, by a function of a system, on a television set a second system menu screen in which an end icon for terminating the running game program is inserted in between a plurality of content icons that are arranged in a line in a first system menu screen and displayed. The instruction acquisition unit acquires the selection of the displayed end icon from a user. When the selection of the end icon is acquired, a menu screen constituting unit terminates the running game program and displays on the television set a first system menu screen by deleting the end icon from the second system menu screen. | 06-16-2011 |
20110145765 | MENU NAVIGATION METHOD, APPARATUS AND USER INTERFACE HAVING MENU NAVIGATION FUNCTION, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE MENU NAVIGATION METHOD - Provided are a menu navigation method using a user interface (UI), an apparatus and UI having a menu navigation function, and a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the menu navigation method. The menu navigation method includes: displaying a first screen on which at least one menu item is arranged based on an arc type line; and when a menu item is selected based on the first screen, displaying the selected menu item on an inner side of the arc type line and displaying a second screen on which at least one menu item is arranged on an outer side of the arc type line, wherein the at least one menu item of the second screen is at least one lower layer menu item of the selected menu item. | 06-16-2011 |
20110161883 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY GROUPING ITEMS IN APPLICATIONS - Techniques for dynamically grouping items include determining context associated with each group comprising one or more items; and determining current context at a device. In response to determining that prompted prompt is presented for input to indicate an item, a suggested group is determined based on the current context at the device and relevance of a context associated with the suggested group. The suggested group is presented. In some embodiments, prompted prompt is presented to name a suggested group; and, in response, data indicating the suggested group is stored as a permanent group associated with the name. In some embodiments, relevance is determined for each item of a group. A group avatar is generated based on M images associated with the items that have the most relevance. | 06-30-2011 |
20110167389 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM - The information-processing device according to the present invention, if a subject operation direction is “rightward,” specifies in a coordinate axis across a rightward direction, a range that overlaps an area between coordinates (Ya | 07-07-2011 |
20110173569 | Preview Functionality for Increased Browsing Speed - An application such as a web browser obtains a set of data items, such as search results received in response to a search query, or a set of articles received from a web feed, the data items collectively comprising links to do external documents, such as web pages. Previewing functionality enables the application to pre-fetch content of the documents associated with the links, and to pre-render images of the documents. Thus, when the user selects a link to preview, a preview is rapidly displayed by reading the pre-rendered image corresponding to the selected link. | 07-14-2011 |
20110179386 | Event Recognition - A method includes displaying one or more views of a view hierarchy, and executing software elements associated with a particular view. Each particular view includes event recognizers. Each event recognizer has one or more event definitions, and an event handler that specifies an action for a target and is configured to send the action to the target in response to event recognition. The method includes detecting a sequence of sub-events, and identifying one of the views of the view hierarchy as a hit view that establishes which views are actively involved views. The method includes delivering a respective sub-event to event recognizers for each actively involved view. A respective event recognizer has event definitions, and one of the event definitions is selected based on the internal state. The respective event recognizer processes the respective sub-event prior to processing a next sub-event in the sequence of sub-events. | 07-21-2011 |
20110179387 | Event Recognition - While displaying one or more views of a first software application, an electronic device detects a sequence of touch inputs. The electronic device, in accordance with a determination that at least one gesture recognizer in the first software application recognizes a first portion of the sequence, delivers the sequence to the first software application without delivering the sequence to a second software application, and in accordance with a determination that a first gesture recognizer in the first software application recognizes the sequence, processes the sequence with the first gesture recognizer. The electronic device, in accordance with a determination that no gesture recognizer in the first software application recognizes the first portion, delivers the sequence to the second software application, and in accordance with a determination that a second gesture recognizer in the second software application recognizes the sequence, processes the sequence with the second gesture recognizer. | 07-21-2011 |
20110191718 | Link Gestures - Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device. | 08-04-2011 |
20110191719 | Cut, Punch-Out, and Rip Gestures - Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device. | 08-04-2011 |
20110197164 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING SCREEN IN A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system for displaying a screen in a mobile device are provided. The method includes displaying a list of items where the items are arranged in a three-dimensional form, viewed from a side, receiving a command for altering the display form of the list of items, and altering and displaying the image of the list of items, viewed from the side, into an image of the list of items viewed from above. The method and system allow a user to easily and rapidly search for a corresponding item on a screen of a mobile device. | 08-11-2011 |
20110202882 | Deletion Gestures on a Portable Multifunction Device - Deletion gestures for use on a portable multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display are disclosed. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for use in conjunction with the portable multifunction device comprises displaying a list of items on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a first gesture on the touch-sensitive display to edit the list of items, responding to the first gesture by displaying a first icon next to each deletable item in the list, detecting a second gesture on the touch-sensitive display to select one of the deletable items, and responding to the second gesture by displaying a second icon next to the selected item. If a third gesture on the second icon is detected, the selected deletable item is deleted. If a fourth gesture on the first icon next to the selected deletable item is detected, the second icon is deleted. | 08-18-2011 |
20110219338 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING AN ACTION ASSOCIATED WITH A RECORD - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for performing an action associated with a record. These mechanisms and methods for performing an action associated with a record can enable improved data access, simplify and expedite a user's workflow, etc. | 09-08-2011 |
20110225547 | CONTROL OF TIMING FOR ANIMATIONS IN DYNAMIC ICONS - Dynamic icons are described that can employ animations, such as visual effects, audio, and other content that change with time. If multiple animations are scheduled to occur simultaneously, the timing of the animations can be controlled so that timing overlap of the animations is reduced. For example, the starting times of the animations can be staggered so that multiple animations are not initiated too close in time. It has been found that too much motion in the user interface can be distracting and cause confusion amongst users. | 09-15-2011 |
20110225548 | REORDERING NODES IN A HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE - This disclosure describes a user interface and methods for quickly and easily modifying graphical content. Specifically, content having a hierarchical format may be received in a content pane. The hierarchical format may include one or more hierarchical levels and a plurality of content portions occupying one or more hierarchical positions within each of the one or more hierarchical levels. Further, a graphical definition may be applied to the content creating graphical content. As will be appreciated, the graphical content may comprise a hierarchical structure corresponding to the hierarchical format of the content. The hierarchical structure may include a plurality of nodes occupying one or more node positions within each of one or more node levels. A content portion occupying a hierarchical position may be reordered within a hierarchical level and may automatically cause a corresponding node in a corresponding node position to be reordered within a corresponding node level. | 09-15-2011 |
20110231800 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a display portion that is capable of: displaying in an icon display area, icons that correspond to function buttons for calling out setting screens for setting functions installed on the image processing apparatus, being organized in groups by function attribute; and displaying in a function button display area, function buttons that correspond to some of the icons, which exist at a position that a user points to; a position identification portion that identifies the position that a user points to in the icon display area; and a display controller that makes the display portion display: the icons in the icon display area; the function buttons that correspond to the icons existing at the position identified by the position identification portion, in the function button display area; and state information indicating the current state of at least one of the functions and/or attribute information indicating the current attribute of at least one of the functions, on/near a function button of the function and/or on/near an icon corresponding to this function button. | 09-22-2011 |
20110246944 | APPLICATION-INDEPENDENT TEXT ENTRY - A text processing module can allow a user to compose text prior to selecting another application with which to use or communicate the text. A device can include the text processing module, which receives text input from a user via text input means. The device can display the text in a user interface, along with one or more icons associated with software applications with which the text can be used or communicated. After the user has entered text, the user can activate a displayed icon to select the applications. The text processing module receives the selection and interacts with the selected application to display the text in the selected application and/or communicate the text to another person using the selected application. The text processing module can interact with user contacts to identify possible recipients for the text based on information in the text. | 10-06-2011 |
20110246945 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIMEDIA CONTENT SHARING WITH REMOVEABLY COUPLED HEADLESS COMPUTING AND/OR COMMUNICATIONS NODES - The invention provides, in one aspect, a multimedia content sharing system that includes (i) a shared content server which stores items of content (such as still, moving images and audio) and (ii) a plurality of nodes, each of which is in communications with the shared content server via cellular telephone and/or other data networks. One or more of those nodes can be a headless communications device, such as a modem, that can be removeably coupled with a host for purposes of displaying such items of content. Other nodes can be mobile phones, personal digital assistants, network-enabled digital picture frames, personal computers, with integral or other attendant displays for those items. The shared content server transmits items of content to a first set of the nodes “automatically,” e.g., without requests by users of those nodes for the items. At least one node in that first set displays the content of received items (e.g., on an LCD screen) and accepts user feedback in regard to those items. That feedback—which may be, for example, a command to copy an item into an “album”, to rotate an item on the display, to block another node from displaying the items, and/or to block a sender (or creator) of the item from sending further items of content from presenting—is transmitted back to the shared content server for distribution to other nodes, which alter their own respective displays of the items accordingly. | 10-06-2011 |
20110252371 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FAST BOOT OF COMPUTER - A user can select an instant on power key to cause a computer to quickly boot an instant on O.S. with greater capability than previously afforded for fast boot. The instant on O.S. can access the “C” drive and the user can choose the image for a home icon of a UI. The UI can present icons of function categories in a sequence determined by the frequency with which the user selects the categories. One click file sharing is provided, as is secure login in the instant on mode, if the user so desires. | 10-13-2011 |
20110252372 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing Folders - A multifunction device displays a plurality of selectable user interface objects on the display. In response to detecting the first input, the device moves a first object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects across the display to a location on the display that is proximate to a second object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects. In response to detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria while the first object is proximate to the second object, the device creates a folder that contains the first object and the second object. | 10-13-2011 |
20110252373 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing Folders - A multifunction device displays a plurality of selectable user interface objects on the display. In response to detecting the first input, the device moves a first object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects across the display to a location on the display that is proximate to a second object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects. In response to detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria while the first object is proximate to the second object, the device creates a folder that contains the first object and the second object. | 10-13-2011 |
20110252374 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing Folders - A multifunction device displays a plurality of selectable user interface objects on the display. In response to detecting the first input, the device moves a first object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects across the display to a location on the display that is proximate to a second object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects. In response to detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria while the first object is proximate to the second object, the device creates a folder that contains the first object and the second object. | 10-13-2011 |
20110252375 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing Folders - A multifunction device displays a plurality of selectable user interface objects on the display. In response to detecting the first input, the device moves a first object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects across the display to a location on the display that is proximate to a second object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects. In response to detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria while the first object is proximate to the second object, the device creates a folder that contains the first object and the second object. | 10-13-2011 |
20110252376 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing Concurrently Open Software Applications - A method includes displaying a first application view. A first input is detected, and an application view selection mode is entered for selecting one of concurrently open applications for display in a corresponding application view. An initial group of open application icons in a first predefined area and at least a portion of the first application view adjacent to the first predefined area are concurrently displayed. The initial group of open application icons corresponds to at least some of the concurrently open applications. A gesture is detected on a respective open application icon in the first predefined area, and a respective application view for a corresponding application is displayed without concurrently displaying an application view for any other application in the concurrently open applications. The open application icons in the first predefined area cease to be displayed, and the application view selection mode is exited. | 10-13-2011 |
20110252377 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Navigation of Multiple Applications - A method a multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display includes: detecting a first user input on a first application icon on the display; in response to detecting the first user input: activating and displaying a first application associated with the first application icon in a first region of the display and displaying a partial view of a second application in a second region of the display without activating the second application; detecting a second user input on the partial view of the second application on the display; in response to detecting the second user input: suspending the first application and activating a full view of the second application on the display; detecting a third user input to deactivate the second application; and, in response to detecting the third user input: deactivating the second application and resuming the first application on the display. | 10-13-2011 |
20110252378 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Navigation of Multiple Applications - A method a multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display includes: detecting a first user input on a first application icon on the display; in response to detecting the first user input: activating and displaying a first application associated with the first application icon in a first region of the display and displaying a partial view of a second application in a second region of the display without activating the second application; detecting a second user input on the partial view of the second application on the display; in response to detecting the second user input: suspending the first application and activating a full view of the second application on the display; detecting a third user input to deactivate the second application; and, in response to detecting the third user input: deactivating the second application and resuming the first application on the display. | 10-13-2011 |
20110252379 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND PROGRAM SELECTION METHOD - A portable terminal apparatus which can select terminal operations such as the activation of programs, the switching of the programs and the ending of the programs with a reduced number of times of operation of the operation buttons is provided. The portable terminal apparatus includes link information storage means | 10-13-2011 |
20110265042 | PROPERTY SET ALLOCATION FOR USER INTERFACE - There is disclosed a method of applying properties to one or more objects displayed within a software application, comprising: defining a property set; allocating properties to the property set associated with one or more object types; and applying the property step to said one or more objects, wherein only those properties within the set applicable to an object of that type are applied. | 10-27-2011 |
20110265043 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACE OBJECTS - Methods and systems for interactive user interface objects are provided. The user interface allows for users to manipulate different objects represented by icons within a user interface, such as that of an iPhone or iPad or other touch screen devices. Users may bump objects together, flick one object towards another, bump an object against the edge of a screen, flick an object towards a certain area such as a dock, or otherwise manipulate the objects. The user's actions or manipulations of objects may result in an action by the objects or may have no effect. Depending on the compatibility of objects, the objects may be neutral towards one another, may attract each other, or may repel. The objects that attract may share content or communicate with each other via a one-time interaction, or may establish links or connections with each other that enable longer term communication or broadcasts that occur upon pre-determined triggers. | 10-27-2011 |
20110265044 | ACHIEVEMENTS FOR A VIRTUAL WORLD GAME - A user interface for a virtual world controls and allows registering new characters and also registering achievement when the user has carried out a number of different items. | 10-27-2011 |
20110283236 | Digital jukebox device with improved user interfaces, and associated methods - Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems that interact with users to provide access to media appropriate to and/or customized for a particular user using the entertainment system, the location at which the entertainment system is being accessed, and/or a predefined event. For example, in certain exemplary embodiments, an entertainment system in a location is configured to provide jukebox-related and entertainment system mediated services that are accessible from within and from the outside of the location, and provide (1) attract or flight media operations, (2) browsing services, and/or (3) search screens appropriate to and/or customized for a particular user using the entertainment system, the location at which the entertainment system is being accessed, and/or a predefined event. Such screens may be provided with a three-dimensional look-and-feel in certain exemplary embodiments. | 11-17-2011 |
20110283237 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes a storage unit configured to, if an instruction to interrupt an operation of a bookbinding application that sets print setting information is received, store operation contents of the bookbinding application at a point of interruption, a creation unit configured to create a shortcut icon to reproduce the operation contents at the point of interruption, and a reproduction unit configured to reproduce the operation contents at the point of interruption based on the stored operation contents at interruption, if the shortcut icon is designated. | 11-17-2011 |
20110307833 | Control Selection Approximation - A method includes displaying a user interface of an application on a device's touch-sensitive display. The user interface includes a plurality of regions, including a respective region at a respective hierarchy level. The respective region has two or more child regions at a hierarchy level below the respective hierarchy level. The method includes detecting a first contact at a location that corresponds to the respective region and that does not correspond to any of the two or more child regions. When the application is configured to process the first contact, not in conjunction with the respective region, but in conjunction with at least one child region of the two or more child regions, the method includes identifying a respective child region in accordance with positions of the child regions relative to the location, and processing the first contact in conjunction with the identified respective child region using the application. | 12-15-2011 |
20110314422 | USER INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR OBJECT MANAGEMENT - A computing device includes a processor executing instructions to provide a graphical user interface displayed on a display device and for facilitating navigation through a collection of files stored in a storage device, the user interface including a primary icon displayed on the display device and representing a selected file, a temporal axis defined across at least a portion of the primary icon, and one or more secondary icons displayed on the display device, each representing a respective additional file, the secondary icons being positioned separate from the primary icon, wherein the secondary icons are arranged along the temporal axis in temporal order of each additional file represented by the secondary icons. | 12-22-2011 |
20110320982 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACTIVATING AN APPLICATION ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and system for activating an application on a portable electronic device are disclosed. A method of activating an application on a portable electronic device includes displaying a plurality of elements on a display device of the portable electronic device, wherein each element of the plurality of elements is associated with a respective application of a plurality of applications. In response to a first user interaction with a user interface component of the portable electronic device, changing an appearance of a first element of the plurality of elements, wherein the first element is associated with a first application of the plurality of applications. In response to a second user interaction with the user interface component, activating the first application. The first user interaction includes a user interaction along a first axis, and wherein the second user interaction includes a user interaction along a second axis. | 12-29-2011 |
20120011471 | REAL ESTATE VALUE MAP COMPUTER SYSTEM - A computer system creates and displays a map image based upon a value database associating a plurality of values each with a geographic location in a geographic area and a map program associating each location with a map image location. The computer system assigns one of a plurality of symbols to each geographic location based upon its associated value. The symbol is then displayed on the map image at the map image location associated with the geographic location. | 01-12-2012 |
20120017178 | FILE MANAGEMENT AND TRANSFER USING A REMORA - A user device to receive a request to open an application associated with a file; retrieve information regarding a remora user interface (UI) associated with the application via which operations on the file are automatically performed, where the information regarding the remora UI includes information associated with a UI corresponding to the application, and information associated with a group of remora icons that correspond to a group of other applications, each of the group of remora icons corresponding to a respective different one of the group of other applications; present, for display, the remora UI based on the information regarding the remora UI; receive, via the remora UI, an instruction to transfer the file to one of the group of remora icons; and performs the operation on the file using a particular application, of the group of other applications, that corresponds to the one of the group of remora icons. | 01-19-2012 |
20120023451 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SCREEN CONTROL METHOD THAT DISPLAYS A LIST SCREEN - An image forming apparatus includes an arrangement information memory to store icon arrangement information in which entries respectively corresponding to standard applications and extension applications are provided, and in which application identification information identifying an application in each entry is associated with information about icon coordinates and information about an icon image, a list-screen generating unit to generate, based on the icon arrangement information, an application list screen in which icons corresponding to the standard applications and the extension applications are displayed, a display unit to display the generated application list screen, an input unit to detect pressing of an icon in the displayed application list screen, and a screen control unit to identify a standard or an extension application corresponding to the pressed icon based on the icon arrangement information and to request the identified application to generate an operation screen, wherein the display unit displays the operation screen. | 01-26-2012 |
20120030627 | EXECUTION AND DISPLAY OF APPLICATIONS - Apparatus comprises at least one processor, at least one memory including computer program code, where the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to store an identifier associated with a first application-type data item that is caused to be displayed during execution and display of a first application, and subsequent to removing the first application from the display, when executing a second application, automatically to cause a second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed or automatically to cause to be displayed a selectable option, the selectable option being for causing a second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed. | 02-02-2012 |
20120030628 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE AND TOUCH-BASED FOLDER CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A touch-sensitive device has a touch-based input interface and includes a touch-based folder control for creating, moving or arranging folders in response to an input of a touch-based user interaction. The touch-sensitive device receives an input from a touch-based user interaction on a home screen of the touch sensitive device and creates a new folder in response to at least one object selected by the user interaction. The touch based folder control visually disposes the new folder at a specific place on the home screen. | 02-02-2012 |
20120030629 | VISUAL BROWSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A visual browsing method allows a user to look at an item closely by hovering over, instead of clicking on, an icon representing the item. The method also enables the user to browse items in different levels of a multiple level category without waiting for web pages to be loaded, to know where he/she has been in the multiple level category, and to back up if he/she likes. The method makes the browsing process faster and easier. | 02-02-2012 |
20120042285 | Item Switching Method, Man-Machine Interface and Cordless Phone Handset - An item switching method for a man-machine interface having a plurality of objects includes generating a stack list for recording selecting information related to the plurality of objects, receiving a command for selecting an object from the plurality of objects, and determining a procedure to select the object according to the command and the selecting information recorded in the stack list. | 02-16-2012 |
20120042286 | Graphical Computer Application Recall System and Method - A method for recalling application programs in a computer having a memory includes accepting a first user input for indicating a program configuration of application programs running on the computer and storing the program configuration in the memory in association an icon to provide a stored program configuration. The icon is displayed and a second user input for indicating the icon is accepted. The application programs of the stored program configuration are launched in response to the second user input. A further program configuration of application programs running on the computer in the memory is stored in association with a further icon to provide a further stored program configuration, and a further user input for selecting either the icon or the further icon is accepted. The application programs of either the stored program configuration or the further stored program configuration are selectively launched in response to the second user input. | 02-16-2012 |
20120102433 | Browser Icon Management - Methods, systems and machine readable tangible storage media that can present a web site offering a service via a web browser to receive persistent code from the web site are described. The persistent code may be installed in association with the web site in a manner hidden from a user of the browser. Activities of the service of the web site may be monitored in a background operation by running the persistent code. When interested activities are discovered by the persistent code, a notification may be presented in a user interface via an icon representing the service. The browser may be activated to browse the web site for receiving the service via the icon presented. | 04-26-2012 |
20120102434 | TOUCH SCREEN CONTROL OF A HOSPITAL BED - A hospital bed includes a frame having at least one movable frame portion and circuitry coupled to the frame. The hospital bed also has a touch screen coupled to the frame and coupled to the circuitry. The touch screen is operable to display a plurality of screens for controlling bed functions, including displaying a frame control screen having at least one icon which is touched by a user to command the circuitry to actuate movement of the movable frame portion of the frame. | 04-26-2012 |
20120110511 | INTEGRATING USER INTERFACES - An external interface to a portable device that has its own native interface is provided. The native interface of the portable device presents options of a first level of a hierarchy, and upon selection of a first one of the options, replaces the display of options with a new display of a first set of options from a second level of the hierarchy, the first set of options from the second level corresponding to the first option from the first level. The external interface displays at least a subset of the options of the first level of the hierarchy, the subset including the first option and at least one second option, indicates in the display that the first option is selected, and simultaneously displays the first set of options from the second level of the hierarchy | 05-03-2012 |
20120110512 | INTEGRATED CONTENT GUIDE FOR INTERACTIVE SELECTION OF CONTENT AND SERVICES ON PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE SOURCES AND MULTIPLE MEDIA PRESENTATION - A integrated content guide for multiple sources is provided with hyper-text type links to allow for the selection of various programs. The hyper-text links are provided for a transmitted and then stored digital bit stream. This allows for the embedding within the content guide what could be additional commercial information. The embedding may also be as to additional information for other related television or radio shows or the like. Information can be additional television shows, related information or activities on on-line services or automatic telephone ordering of products or services being displayed. | 05-03-2012 |
20120117513 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL - Provided is an information processing terminal that can accurately obtain an image having the title of an application program displayed, and display an image that conforms to the content of the application program, on an application-program list. The information processing terminal ( | 05-10-2012 |
20120131508 | INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for displaying a list of information items selected depending on whether each information item contains certain information is provided. An information display method of the present invention includes displaying a list having at least one information item; | 05-24-2012 |
20120131509 | PORTABLE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF UTILIZING BACKGROUND IMAGE OF PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method of utilizing a background image of a portable terminal, and a portable terminal for implementing the method, are provided. The method includes displaying the background image, determining whether an input event is detected in the displayed background image, identifying a coordinate of an area in which the input event is detected upon detection of the input event, determining whether there exists a function mapped to the identified coordinate, and performing the function if there exists the function mapped to the identified coordinate. | 05-24-2012 |
20120131510 | Location Based Tracking - Location information is used to build a database of locations having associated audio, video, image or text data. In some implementations, a device includes a touch-sensitive display and collects data associated with a geographic location of interest. The geographic location of interest can be displayed on a map using an indicator. A touch selection of the indicator provides access to the data through an interface displayed on the touch-sensitive display. One or more locations of interest can be displayed and grouped together by an attribute. | 05-24-2012 |
20120137253 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE MODE THEREOF - A portable device and a method for providing a User Interface (UI) mode are provided. The portable device includes a display unit, a sensor unit for sensing a user's motion, and a control unit for controlling, if the user's motion is sensed by the sensor unit, the display unit to release a standby mode of the portable device and to output a UI mode screen corresponding to a type of the motion. | 05-31-2012 |
20120137254 | CONTEXT-AWARE AUGMENTED COMMUNICATION - Systems and methods of providing electronic features for creating context-aware vocabulary suggestions for an electronic device include providing a graphical user interface design area having a plurality of display elements. An electronic device user may be provided automated context-aware analysis from information from plural sources including GPS, compass, speaker identification (i.e., voice recognition), facial identification, speech content determination, user specifications, speech output monitoring, and software navigation monitoring to provide a selectable display of suggested vocabulary, previously stored words and phrases, or a keyboard as input options to create messages for text display and/or speech generation. The user may, optionally, manually specify a context. | 05-31-2012 |
20120151415 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE USING MOTION AND DEVICE ADOPTING THE METHOD - A method for providing a User Interface (UI), in which a common function is mapped to a plurality of motions, and a device adopting the method is provided. The method includes performing a function commonly mapped to a plurality of motions when a user motion falls within any one of the plurality of motions. Thus, as a plurality of motions for instructing a specific function exists, a user may input a familiar or desired motion, to thereby enable the user to input a command for a function in a more convenient and free manner. | 06-14-2012 |
20120159395 | APPLICATION-LAUNCHING INTERFACE FOR MULTIPLE MODES - This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling an application-launching interface for multiple modes. This interface enables a user to quickly and easily select to launch applications associated with different modes. A user may avoid wading through multiple interfaces, making multiple selections, and/or a cognitive load associated with deciding on a mode with which to interact. | 06-21-2012 |
20120159396 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR ORGANIZING ICONS ASSOCIATED WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROCESSES - A method, system and computer-readable medium are provided for enabling the organization, presentation and selection of icons related to information technology processes. In a first version, icons related to individual information technology processes are associated with an enclosing icon displayed by a computer. The user may direct the computer to display or cease displaying the icons by selecting the enclosing icon. In a second version the enclosing icon may be associated with another enclosing icon, wherein icons are organized into a presentation hierarchy. In a third version, the icons may be personalized by associating textual, graphical and/or photographic data as provided by the user. | 06-21-2012 |
20120167011 | Application Reporting in an Application-Selectable User Interface - This document describes techniques for application reporting in an application-selectable user interface. These techniques permit a user to view reports for applications in a user interface through which these applications may be selected. By so doing, a user may quickly and easily determine which applications to select based on their respective reports and then select them or their content through the user interface. | 06-28-2012 |
20120174034 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE IN USER EQUIPMENT - Apparatus and/or method for providing a user interface in a user equipment. At least one background screen of the user interface may be formed from at least one image. Each of the at least one background screen may be associated with a respective application of the user equipment, and each image of the at least one image may represent a respective content associated with the respective application. Then, when a user input at least one of a predetermined gesture input and a predetermined key input, a main menu which allows the user to select a desired application to be executed may be displayed over a current display screen. When a selection input for selecting the desired application is received from the displayed main menu, the user interface having the background screen formed from the at least one image corresponding to the selected desired application may be displayed. | 07-05-2012 |
20120174035 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREVIEWING THEMES AND CATEGORIES OF SEQUENCED SYMBOLS - A method is disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes receiving an indication of a selection of one of a plurality of displayed selectable symbols displayed in a first display area; receiving an indication of at least one further selection of at least one of the plurality of displayed selectable symbols; and providing feedback to the user, subsequent to and in response to the at least one further selected at least one next symbol completing a symbol sequence including at least the first selected symbol, the feedback including display, in a second display area separate from the first display area, of previously undisplayed information including at least one of a message, command, and program and display of the first selected symbol and the at least one further selected symbol, in sequence of selection. | 07-05-2012 |
20120179998 | TOUCH SCREEN USER INTERFACES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for displaying touch screen user interfaces. In one aspect, an electronic device includes one or more data processing devices and a touch screen coupled to the one or more data processing devices to display a user interface under the direction thereof. The user interface includes a first icon representing a relatively broad aspect of the functionality provided by the device, and a collection of three or more icons each representing a different, relatively narrower aspect of the functionality provided by the device. The aspects represented by the three or more icons in the collection are encompassed within the aspect represented by the first icon, the three or more icons arranged generally around the first icon on the touch screen. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179999 | TOUCH SCREEN USER INTERFACES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for displaying touch screen user interfaces. In one aspect, an electronic device includes one or more data processing devices and a touch screen coupled to the one or more data processing devices to display a user interface under the direction thereof. The user interface includes a first icon representing a relatively broad aspect of the functionality provided by the device, and a collection of three or more icons each representing a different, relatively narrower aspect of the functionality provided by the device. The aspects represented by the three or more icons in the collection are encompassed within the aspect represented by the first icon, the three or more icons arranged generally around the first icon on the touch screen. | 07-12-2012 |
20120192113 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a first display part and a second display part. The first display part includes a touch-panel function. The second display part includes a touch-panel function. When the number of icons to be displayed is greater than a threshold value, a control section simultaneously displays a part of the icons to be displayed, in one of display screens of the first display part and the second display part. | 07-26-2012 |
20120204131 | ENHANCED APPLICATION LAUNCHER INTERFACE FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE - A system and method for providing application objects on a mobile computing device is disclosed. The method comprises automatically determining one or more categories for newly installed applications. Application meta-information about a library of installed applications, including meta-information associated with the newly installed applications, is maintained. The meta-information also includes category information. The method further comprises providing an application launch interface that presents selectable objects of individual applications that comprise the library of installed applications. Providing the application launch interface includes automatically organizing the selectable objects of individual applications by category, so that the selectable objects are displayed by category. | 08-09-2012 |
20120210276 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO STORE A SERVICE OR CONTENT LIST FOR EASY ACCESS ON A SECOND DISPLAY - Apparatus and methods are provided for using a second display with a content playback device. This feature allows the user to permanently store a service, menu location, or content list, e.g., a category of assets within a service, as a shortcut for easy access in the future. The shortcut could be accessed in a list of shortcuts or could be specifically added to a section on the main screen so that the user can navigate to the service, menu location, or content list from anywhere in a second display application in just a single click. The user can also name the shortcut so that the same may be found by search tools. Such systems and methods may be particularly advantageous when a user normally only visits a few services in a long list of available services on a regular basis. | 08-16-2012 |
20120216146 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INTEGRATED APPLICATION AND TASK MANAGER DISPLAY - Provided herein are a method, apparatus and computer program product for integrating application and task manager information display. In particular, the method may include providing for display of available applications and providing for display of active applications, where the available applications and active applications are displayed concurrently within a list, and where the active applications are each depicted with an enhanced icon. The method may also include arranging the available applications and the active applications on a display based at least in part on whether an application is an active application or an available application. An active application may become an available application in response to the application being closed, and the active application enhanced icon of the active application may change to an application icon in response to the active application being closed. | 08-23-2012 |
20120221977 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPLEMENTING ANCESTRAL RELATIONSHIP GRAPHICAL INTERFACE - According to the invention, a method for displaying genealogical records may include providing a plurality of genealogical records, providing a plurality of icons, and associating each genealogical record with an icon. The method may also include providing a genealogical display and positioning a first icon in a docking field of the genealogical display. The method may further include displaying on a display device the first icon in the docking field, information about the genealogical record associated with the first icon, and other icons that represent genealogical records linked to the genealogical record represented by the first icon, where the other icons are arranged according to their relationship with the first icon. The method may additionally include replacing the first icon in the docking field with a second icon representing a different genealogical record and updating the icons displayed on the display device without shifting focus from the displayed icons. | 08-30-2012 |
20120221978 | Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying and Selecting Application Options - In accordance with some embodiments, a flat version of an application interface is displayed. In response to detecting a user gesture on a view options icon while the flat version of the application interface is displayed, a curled version of the application interface is displayed. The curled version of the application interface includes an image of a curled page that obscures a first portion of the flat version of the application interface, and a roll-up region in a display region formerly occupied by a second portion of the flat version of the application interface. The roll-up region includes a plurality of option icons. When a user selection gesture on one or more of the plurality of option icons is detected, the flat version of the application interface is redisplayed with information corresponding to the option icons upon which user selection gestures were detected. | 08-30-2012 |
20120233571 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING QUICK ACCESS TO MEDIA FUNCTIONS FROM A LOCKED SCREEN - A method for providing quick access to functions from a locked screen may include receiving an indication of entry of an activation input at a user terminal while the user terminal is displaying a locked screen, causing a launch of an application associated with performance of a function associated with the application from the locked screen and without completion of an unlock procedure in response to the activation input, enabling the function to be performed while the activation input is provided, and causing the user terminal to revert to the locked screen in response to removal of the activation input. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 09-13-2012 |
20120233572 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING MULTIPLE DISPLAYS AND A DATA PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile communication terminal includes a display unit comprising a plurality of displays, one of which being formed as a touch panel, and a controller for analyzing a signal inputted through the touch panel to determine whether movement distance of data satisfies pre-set conditions, and outputting a control signal for displaying the corresponding data through a different display region according to the corresponding result. | 09-13-2012 |
20120254806 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC, FEATURE-BASED PLAYLIST GENERATION - Methods and systems for generating playlists of media items with audio data are disclosed. Based on two received feature sets, media items corresponding to each feature set are identified. Transition characteristics are also received. Based on the identified media items and transition characteristics, a dynamic playlist is generated that transitions from media items having characteristics of the first feature set to media items having characteristics of the second feature set. Each time the playlist is generated, it may include a different set of media items. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254807 | APPLICATION-CENTRIC USER INTERFACE TECHNIQUES - Various application-centric user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to game-related software. | 10-04-2012 |
20120260216 | Apparatus and Method For Displaying Selectable Icons in a Toolbar for a User Interface - A user interface display comprises a plurality of selectable icons and a control symbol in a toolbar. The control symbol can be selected by a user to display additional selectable icons within the toolbar. Incoming events, such as customer support requests or other work items, can be received from a communication server and displayed via a selectable icon or work button in the toolbar. The user interface can notify the user of the incoming event, such as by causing the work button to blink. The user can send a command to the communication server via the user interface relating to the event, such as accepting an incoming work item or releasing a telephone call. The communication server can perform the appropriate event response. | 10-11-2012 |
20120266106 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-LEVEL BROWSING - A method and system for allowing an individual to quickly browse and select a particular software program application and file. Each of the software programs, applications and files is assigned a first icon as well as a unique directory address and is provided in a first group. A second group consists of a plurality of software programs, applications and files related to each other, each grouping assigned a second icon. When the first icons are displayed, one of the software programs, applications and files assigned to a particular first icon could be chosen. If none of these first icons are chosen, at least one level of the second icons is displayed. When one of these second icons is depressed, another grouping of first icons would be displayed. The individual can alternate the display of the first and second icons until a particular software program, application or file has been chosen. | 10-18-2012 |
20120272190 | Method and System for Graphically Enabled Service Oriented Architecture - The system relates to a method for graphically organizing and orchestrating mission-related services during mission execution. In one aspect of the method, a plurality of individual services are selected and stored in a registry. The individual services are then associated with a graphical representation and interface definition. In another aspect, the graphical representation of each service is displayed to a user, who can then interconnect the services using a display, thereby creating a mission-related application. | 10-25-2012 |
20120278763 | METHOD OF GROUPING WAVEFORMS FOR A SINGLE CHANNEL ON A SINGLE DISPLAY - A method of grouping multiple waveforms for a single channel of acquired data on a display area uses a graphic icon with the display area. The graphic icon has a first portion with a symbol indicating the single channel and with an indicator defining a baseline for the display area. The graphic icon also has a second portion with symbols indicating which of the multiple waveforms currently are being displayed. The symbol for the single channel and the symbol for a selected one of the multiple waveforms currently being displayed are highlighted. The highlighting may be via color, where the highlight color corresponds to the color of the waveforms currently being displayed. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278764 | PLATFORM AGNOSTIC UI/UX AND HUMAN INTERACTION PARADIGM - In one embodiment, a method of controlling a user interface can include: displaying first objects in a foreground on a display screen, where each first object represents media content, and where the first objects are displayed with a first display characteristic; accepting a signal indicating user selection of one of the first objects; displaying media content for the selected object in a background on the display screen, where the media content is displayed in the background with a second display characteristic, where the second display characteristic includes a changed cinematic characteristic from the first display characteristic in order to reduce attraction of attention for the second display characteristic relative to the first display characteristic; and displaying second objects in the foreground on the display screen, where the second objects are associated with the selected object, and where the second objects are displayed with the first display characteristic. | 11-01-2012 |
20120290983 | System and Method for Dynamically Determining Quantity for Risk Management - A system and method for dynamically determining quantity for risk management are described. According to one example embodiment, as a trader positions an order icon at a desired price or price-derivative value on a graphical interface, an order quantity for the order is dynamically determined based on the order price and a selected risk management formula. A trader can change the price or the price-related value for one or more orders by moving the order icons relative to a price axis on a graphical interface. In such an embodiment, the initially calculated order quantity for each order will be dynamically recalculated based on the modified orders for the trading strategy. | 11-15-2012 |
20120297343 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD - An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a sensor, and a controller. The display unit includes a screen. The sensor is configured to detect a user operation with respect to the screen and output a signal corresponding to the user operation. The controller is configured to cause a data icon and an access authority editing icon for editing an access authority of data related to the data icon to be displayed on the screen, judge a user operation with respect to the access authority editing icon based on the signal from the sensor, and change a state of the access authority of the data related to the data icon according to the user operation. | 11-22-2012 |
20120311499 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Accessing an Application in a Locked Device - While an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface is in a locked, passcode-protected state, the device displays a lock screen user interface on the display. The lock screen user interface includes a plurality of restricted application launch icons, each restricted application launch icon corresponding to an application. The device also detects user input to activate a respective restricted application launch icon; and, in response to detecting the user input to activate the respective restricted application launch icon, starts a restricted session for a respective application that corresponds to the respective restricted application launch icon, wherein the respective application is configured to generate one or more content items while in the restricted session, and maintains the device in the locked, passcode-protected state for applications in the device other than the respective application. | 12-06-2012 |
20120311500 | Graphical User Interfaces for Displaying Media Items - Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) for a digital media player application are disclosed. In one aspect, a GUI is generated that presents a “histogram view” of digital media items of a digital media source. The histogram view associates visual representations of the digital media items with a media attribute, such as associating songs with a recording artist who recorded the songs. In another aspect, a GUI is generated that presents a “stack view” including stacks of visual representations of digital media items that are associated with a media attribute, such as a playlist or artist. The stacks of visual representations can be scrubbed by a user (e.g., using a touch gesture) to select digital media items in the stack for playback. | 12-06-2012 |
20120324400 | Rotation Of Multi-Workspace Environment Containing Tiles - According to one disclosed embodiment, an approach is provided to rotate a workspace displayed on a display screen. The workspace includes visual tiles displayed in a grid layout of columns and rows. A current aspect ratio of the display screen is identified. A current row value and a current column value associated with each of the visual tiles is retrieved. The current aspect ratio is inverted resulting in a new aspect ratio of the display screen. Each of the plurality of visual tiles is rotated ninety degrees. A new row value associated with each of the visual tiles is set to the current column value and a new column value associated with each of the visual tiles is set to the current row value. Each rotated tile is displayed at the new row and column values using the new aspect ratio. | 12-20-2012 |
20130007666 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE, METHOD OF MOVING FUNCTION ICON AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIA COMPRISING COMPUTER EXECUTABLE INSTRUCTIONS - An electronic device with a touch screen device selectively displaying one of a plurality of desktop screens is disclosed. Each desktop screen includes function icons and page icons associated with desktop screens. The electronic device further includes a function icon sensing module, a function icon moving module, a page icon sensing module and a page flipping module. The function icon sensing module senses touch on the function icons. The function icon moving module moves the function icon when an icon move operation has been performed. The page icon sensing module senses the touch on a page icon. The page flipping module controls the touch screen device to display a desired desktop screen associated with the selected page icon and add the selected function icon to the desired desktop screen. A method of moving function icon and one or more computer readable storage media comprising computer executable instructions are also disclosed. | 01-03-2013 |
20130014058 | Security System - The present invention relates to a security system. | 01-10-2013 |
20130014059 | MULTIMEDIA PLAYER AND MENU SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD - A menu management unit relates items of contents received from a storage unit to multiple folder icons | 01-10-2013 |
20130014060 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORING AND RETRIEVING TAGS - Storing and retrieving tags can include determining a quantitative weighting factor for each tag, determining a reputation weighting factor for each tag, determining a context weighing factor for each tag, determining an expiry weighting factor for each tag, and determining, using a server, an overall weighting factor for each tag by calculating an average of the weighting factors. The relevance of each tag can be visually reflected in the tag cloud based on the overall weighting factor. | 01-10-2013 |
20130019207 | Removable Clip With User InterfaceAANM Rothkopf; Fletcher R.AACI Mountain ViewAAST CAAACO USAAGP Rothkopf; Fletcher R. Mountain View CA USAANM Dabov; TeodorAACI San FranciscoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Dabov; Teodor San Francisco CA US - Various embodiments of removable user interfaces, electronic computing devices, and systems are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a body having a bend and a user interface area, a connector adapted to couple to a corresponding connector on an electronic device, and a plurality of conductive elements. The bend enables the user interface area to wrap around a portion of the electronic device when the connector is coupled to the corresponding connector on the electronic device. In another embodiment, a portable electronic system includes a removable user interface and an electronic computing device having a display surface, where the removable user interface is couplable to the electronic computing device such that the removable user interface is disposed over at least a part of the display surface. | 01-17-2013 |
20130019208 | MANAGING CONTENT COLOR THROUGH CONTEXT BASED COLOR MENU - Context based color menus are employed to assign a color to content through touch or gesture actions, keyboard entries, mouse or pen actions, and similar input. Context based color menus are deployed to assign a color through color controls. Color controls are positioned in a variety of forms and potentially expand to multiple levels of color control sets. An example color menu positions a set of top level color controls on an inside region of a context based color menu while positioning a set of color controls corresponding to shades of one of the top level controls on an outside region of the menu. Sub-menus are used to provide shades of colors associated with color controls adjacent to a sub-menu launcher. | 01-17-2013 |
20130024816 | Connection Status Based Application Launch System - An electronic device may include a connection status determination processor, an application selection processor, an application launch input element, and one or more connection interfaces. In response to a trigger of the application launch input element, the connection status determination processor determines a status of the connection interfaces. The application selection processor selects and activates an application based on the status of the connection interfaces. For example, the application selection processor may activate a different application when the connection interfaces reflect a first active connection state than when the one or more connection interfaces reflect a second active connection state. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024817 | DATA DISPLAY APPARATUS, DATA DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - A data display apparatus that has a display unit includes an application storage unit, a display controller, an available-application-type detector, and an available-application-type display controller. The application storage unit stores a type of application. The display controller displays a plurality of pieces of data in a data display area on the display unit. The available-application-type detector detects a type of available application, for which each piece of data displayed in the data display area is usable, in the type of application stored in the application storage unit. The available-application-type display controller displays the type of available application for each piece of data, with the type of available application being associated with each piece of data, based on a detection result obtained by the available-application-type detector. | 01-24-2013 |
20130031512 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING WEB CONTENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and system for providing web content on a mobile device. According to one embodiment, a webpage shortcut associated with a webpage is provided on an application catalog. The webpage shortcut is provided on the mobile device based on a selection from an operating user browsing the application catalog. Lastly, the webpage shortcut is updated into a mobile application. | 01-31-2013 |
20130031513 | DISPLAY CONTROLLER, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus that acquires first data from a first server connected to the information processing apparatus via a network; generates a first menu based on the first data; controls a display to display the first menu; acquires second data from a second server connected to the information processing apparatus via a network based on a received input corresponding to the first menu; generates a second menu based on the second data; and controls the display to display the second menu. | 01-31-2013 |
20130047124 | Menu System - A method including enabling user selection of an image for display as a root screen of a menu system; enabling user definition of a first area in the image that becomes a first actuation-sensitive area of the root screen of the menu system when the image is displayed as the root screen of the menu system; enabling user definition of an association between the first area in the image and a user selected first asset, wherein the association provides for the automatic use of the associated first asset when the first actuation-sensitive area of the root screen of the menu system is actuated while the image is displayed as the root screen of the menu system. | 02-21-2013 |
20130055163 | Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Providing Maps, Directions, and Location-Based Information - A device, method, and graphical user interface for providing maps, directions, and location-based information on a touch screen display are disclosed. | 02-28-2013 |
20130061178 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MEDITATION EXPERIENCE - A device for providing a meditative experience wherein the device utilizes an animated production that is generally 10 minutes in length and that focuses on the activation of the seven Chakras as a means of providing physical and/or spiritual wellness. The benefits of the device are automatic such that no prior training is required by the user to realize the wellness effect of the device. The user simply needs to view an animated production where the seven rays activate the seven chakras in a specific manner. The production can be viewed on any form of personal display device and can take place anywhere it is desirable to have a meditative experience. | 03-07-2013 |
20130067411 | USER GESTURES INDICATING RATES OF EXECUTION OF FUNCTIONS - Aspects of this disclosure are directed to receiving, by a computing device having one or more processors and a presence-sensitive interface, an indication of a first user gesture to select an icon of a graphical keyboard displayed by the presence-sensitive interface, and receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a second user gesture that indicates a rate of execution of a function associated with the selected icon. The computing device may execute the function associated with the selected icon at an execution rate based on the indicated rate of execution. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067412 | GROUPING SELECTABLE TILES - This document describes techniques for grouping selectable tiles. These techniques enable a user to create and manage flexibly-sized groups rather than constrain the user to groups of a particular size. Further, these techniques enable users to view selectable tiles in multiple groups simultaneously, which can help user quickly and easily find and select a desired tile. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067413 | Control of Information Technology Resource Behavior Using Visual Positioning - An embodiment of the invention provides a method for controlling computing resources using visual positioning on a graphical user interface. More specifically, a computer resource is displayed as a symbol and applications are displayed as objects on the graphical user interface. Input is received from a user, wherein the input includes movement of the symbol and/or movement of at least one of the objects on the graphical user interface. The computer resource is allocated with a processor based on the input. This includes allocating more of the computer resource to a first application and less of the computer resource to a second application when the distance between the symbol and a first object representing the first application is reduced, and when the distance between the symbol and a second object representing the second application is increased. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067414 | SELECTING AND EXECUTING OBJECTS WITH A SINGLE ACTIVATION - Techniques of handling input from a pointing device within a computing system. The method includes, under control of one or more processors configured with executable instructions, receiving from the pointing device a first signal while the pointing device is pointing at an object related to an executable application. The origin of the first signal is determined and if the first signal originated based upon a single activation of a first user input on the pointing device, the object is selected. If the first signal originated based upon a single activation of a second user input on the pointing device, the object is executed. | 03-14-2013 |
20130091467 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING MENU OPTIONS - A system and a method for performing an action with respect to an item selected by a user on a display screen of an electronic device. In a preferred embodiment, the display screen is a touchscreen and the user selects an item, e.g., a portion of text or a file by touching a thumb or finger down on the item. The user pauses very briefly before dragging the item. After the pause, a small icon representing the selected item appears and a first row of options appears just above or below the item. This first row of options contains the various functions that can be performed with the item. The user then drags the item to the option which she would like to perform. As the icon of the item being dragged by the user reaches the desired option, a second set of sub options, if any, associated with the first option appears. This process can be repeated for as many levels of sub options that exist for the particular action to be performed on the selected item. | 04-11-2013 |
20130091468 | INDIVIDUALIZED METHOD FOR UNLOCKING DISPLAY SCREEN ON MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE AND SYSTEM THEREOF - An individualized method and a system for individually unlocking a display screen on a mobile computing device are disclosed. The method includes displaying an icon serving as an unlocking hot key on the display unit; selecting the unlocking hot key, by using an input unit connected to the display unit, to produce a first activating signal; displaying icons serving as application hot keys on the display unit according to the first activating signal; sliding on the input unit and selecting the unlocking hot key and one of the application hot keys, to produce a second activating signal; and unlocking the display screen and then performing an application corresponding to the selected application hot key, according to the second activating signal. With such an unlocking mechanism, the invention makes performing unlocking a mobile computing device more flexible and efficient. | 04-11-2013 |
20130091469 | Apparatus and Method for Collaborative Network in an Enterprise Setting - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system having a controller to present an overlay combined with a presentation of media content at each of a plurality of computing devices on an electronic communications network to illustrate a collection of one or more commentaries temporally associated with portions of the presented media content where the portions of the presented media content comprises portions of a teleconference workflow meeting, to collect one or more commentaries from each of the plurality of computing devices, and to present the commentaries from the plurality of computing devices. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-11-2013 |
20130097561 | SIMULTANEOUS INPUT ACROSS MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS - One or more users may interact simultaneously with different applications on the same device through an input system such as a touch-sensitive display screen. Simultaneous user input may be detected by a multiple input system and subsequently transmitted to an application using a single transmission frame. An application corresponding to the user input is determined based on an input location of the user input and a location and size of a corresponding application. Simultaneous user inputs are rendered simultaneously by each corresponding application. Each application may further include a secondary event processing thread that runs in parallel to traditional operating system event threads. The secondary event processing thread bypasses sequential processing limits of an operating system event thread, providing substantially simultaneous processing of input. | 04-18-2013 |
20130111408 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF A USER DEVICE IN A LOCKED STATE | 05-02-2013 |
20130111409 | POCKETED CONCRETE ANCHOR | 05-02-2013 |
20130117715 | USER INTERFACE INDIRECT INTERACTION - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for utilizing input data received from an indirect interaction device (e.g., mouse, touchpad, etc.) to launch, engage, and/or close, etc. an object within a user interface. For example, a sensory surface of the indirect interaction device may be divided into two (or more) portions, a first portion utilized to launch, engage, and/or close an object and a second portion utilized to navigate (e.g., a cursor) within the user interface. When an object is launched based upon receipt of a predefined gesture(s), the first portion of the sensory surface may be mapped to the object to provide for interaction with the object via an interaction between a contact (e.g., finger) and the first portion. Also, the surface area of the first portion may be altered (e.g., enlarged) when it is mapped to the object and/or according to operations performed on the object. | 05-09-2013 |
20130132905 | REMOTE PAINT MIXING CONTROLLER - A virtual canvas is displayed at a graphical user interface of a touch-enabled device, a virtual canvas. A plurality of color indicia is displayed. A first input that selects a first selected color from the plurality of color indicia is received. A first positional input indicating a first position at which the first selected color is displayed is also received. A second input that selects a second selected color from the plurality of color indicia is received. A second positional input indicating a second position at which the second selected color is displayed is received at the virtual canvas. A mixed color based on first selected color and the second selected color is generated if the first position overlaps the second position. The mixed color is sent from the touch-enabled device to a computing device through a network. | 05-23-2013 |
20130132906 | ICON INTERACTION APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An apparatus comprising:
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20130139109 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; a display unit including a touchscreen; a memory configured to store a specific application, an application icon for executing the specific application, and a first widget application displaying a partial executed function of the specific application; and a controller configured to when receiving a first touch gesture on the application icon, execute the specific application, and when receiving a second touch gesture on the application icon that is different than the first touch gesture, control the display unit to display the first widget application on the touchscreen. | 05-30-2013 |
20130145323 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSUMER-GENERATED MEDIA REPUTATION MANAGEMENT - A method implementable in at least one electronic device coupled to a network and a display device, includes receiving, over the network, a data set, receiving, from a user, a selection of a first topic, determining, based on the data set, a plurality of network sites hosting commentary of the first topic and an authority level of each site of the plurality, determining, based on the data set, an authority level of each site of the plurality, determining, based on the data set, a plurality of authors providing the commentary hosted by the plurality of network sites, determining, based on the data set, an authority level of each author of the plurality, determining, based on the data set, a value characterizing an opinion of each author on the first topic. | 06-06-2013 |
20130152020 | IMAGE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An image management apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores a plurality of types of additional information assigned to a plurality of images; a calculation unit that calculates a feature quantity of each of the images; an extracting unit that extracts, based on the feature quantity, additional information of the plurality of types of additional information; a control unit that generates one or more icons corresponding to the one or more types of additional information and displays the icons on a screen; an input unit that receives input according to a user's operation; a selecting unit that selects an image according to the signal; and an assigning unit that assigns to the selected image, when input of an operation signal associating the image selected by the image selecting unit with an icon selected by the user is received, additional information corresponding to the icon associated with the selected image. | 06-13-2013 |
20130159931 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USER-BASED MOBILE TERMINAL DISPLAY CONTROL USING GRIP SENSOR - User-based control over the operation of a mobile terminal is provided in response to detecting a user's touched position on one or more grip sensors in the mobile terminal. At least one icon set by the user to be displayed in response to detection of at least a predetermined amount of pressure on an actuated grip sensor is displayed depending on the detected touch position. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159932 | PROCESSING DEVICE FOR SELECTING FILES CONVENIENTLY AND METHOD FOR SELECTING FILES CONVENIENTLY - A processing device for selecting files conveniently includes a processor and a display panel. The processor is used for receiving a first open command of a user, a browse command, a browse end command, a select command, a second open command, and a processing command. The processor opens a folder on the display panel according to the first open command, displays at least one file of the folder on the display panel according to the browse command, selects the file browsed by the user currently to a selected file list according to the select command, closes the folder displayed on the display panel according to the browse end command, opens a selected file list on the display panel according to the second open command, and processes all selected files of the selected file list according to the processing command. | 06-20-2013 |
20130167089 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The touch panel superposed over a display component outputs a operation signal upon receiving an input operation. A controller displays icons on the display component. The controller also detects the selection of the icons based on the operation signal. The controller displays menu category icons indicating menu categories, on the display component. The controller displays setting icons indicating setting categories included in the selected menu category, on the display component according to the detection of the selection of the menu category icon. The controller displays first information related to the selected menu category, on the display component according to the detection of the selection of the menu category icon. The controller displays second information related to the selected setting category, on the display component according to the detection of the selection of the setting icon. | 06-27-2013 |
20130167090 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a first folder storing a first icon and a second folder storing a second icon. The controller combines the first folder and the second folder in accordance with a predetermined gesture made on the touch screen display. | 06-27-2013 |
20130174094 | GESTURE BASED UNLOCKING OF A MOBILE TERMINAL - A method, system, and device for controlling a mobile device with a touch screen are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the mobile terminal includes a touch screen and a controller configured to display a uniform image of a first enclosure and an unlock image of a second enclosure bounded by the uniform image of the first enclosure on the touch screen in response to detection of a contact on the touch screen while the mobile terminal is in a lock state. The controller is further configured to enlarge the unlock image of the second enclosure in accordance with movement of the contact away from an initial position of the contact while the contact on the touch screen is maintained, and to unlock the mobile terminal in response to a release of the contact when the unlock image of the second enclosure is enlarged to reach or exceed the uniform image of the first enclosure. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174095 | GRAPHIC-BASED ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented system for managing an electronic signature is provided. A data collector receives one or more contact information items. A signature builder builds a graphic-based electronic signature based on at least one of the contact information items. The graphic-based electronic signature includes a set of icons. Individual icons in the set of icons are respectively associated with at least one of the contact information items. Individual icons in the set of icons are configured to initiate a communication application when one of the icons is selected in order to communication via the communication application using the contact information item associated with the selected icon. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174096 | METHOD AND APPARATUS PERTAINING TO THE PRESENTATION OF ICONS - A control circuit operably couples to a display and presents on that display a plurality of user-selectable icons for corresponding applications by highlighting at least one of the user-selectable icons as a function, at least in part, of a speed by which the corresponding application can be made user ready. By one approach the aforementioned speed is assessed by determining whether a given application is at least one of pre-cached and pre-loaded and hence available to deploy in a reduced amount of time as compared to applications that are not pre-cached and/or pre-loaded. | 07-04-2013 |
20130179840 | USER INTERFACE FOR MOBILE DEVICE - Disclosed are features and characteristics of a user interface of a portable device having a touch-sensitive display screen. The interface may display a first screen display layout on the display screen, for example the first display screen layout showing a home screen of an application program executing on the device. A special indicator in the display is used to invoke a “window shade” operation. Responsive to a user touching the indicator, a second screen display layout is shown on the device, wherein the second display screen layout comprises at least one icon corresponding to an available menu option of the application program. Preferably, the transition from the first screen display layout to the second screen display layout, is animated so as to imitate lowering of a physical window shade. Swiping actions may be used to display additional icons or menu options of the executing application program. | 07-11-2013 |
20130198692 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PRESENTATIONS OF OPEN DOCUMENTS - Systems and methods for managing presentation of open documents, wherein a software application presents a user interface that provides a plurality of user-selectable elements (such as tabs) that each corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of open documents. The user interface enables selection of a plurality of the elements concurrently, and in response to such concurrent selection of a plurality of the elements, the software application concurrently displays the respective plurality of documents to which the selected elements correspond. | 08-01-2013 |
20130205260 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING AN APPLICATION IN A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to certain embodiments, an apparatus and a method for managing an application in a mobile electronic device includes tags corresponding to a plurality of applications, respectively, operating in the mobile electronic device are displayed. One of the tags is selected under a user control, and at least one application corresponding to the selected tag is displayed. Once an application is selected under the user control, the selected application is then executed. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205261 | USER INTERFACE APPARATUS - A user interface apparatus includes a first displayer. A first displayer displays any one of a plurality of images on a monitor screen. A first updater updates an image to be displayed by the first displayer according to a first rule when a first touch operation to the monitor screen is detected. A second displayer displays a specific icon on the monitor screen when an updating manner by the first updater satisfies a predetermined condition. A second updater updates the image to be displayed by the first displayer according to a second rule when a second touch operation to the specific icon displayed by the second displayer is detected. | 08-08-2013 |
20130212533 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UNLOCKING TOUCH SCREENS - An electronic device and a method for unlocking touch screens randomly generates an unlocking sequence that includes one or more data combinations. Each of the data combinations includes one or more sets of coordinates on the touch screen. The nth data combination is selected from the unlocking sequence, and an unlocking icon is displayed on a particular location of the touch screen according to the selected data combination. After there is a touch on the unlocking icon during a predetermined time period, a next data combination in the unlocking sequence is selected to display the unlocking icon on another location of the touch screen, until all the data combinations have been selected. The touch screen is unlocked until the unlocking icon can be touched every time when displayed on different locations of the touch screen. | 08-15-2013 |
20130219341 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING A SHORTCUT MENU - A method for generating a combined function includes selecting a first application including a first function, determining whether a second application includes a second function compatible to be combined with the first function, and combining the first function and the second function to generate the combined function. A terminal includes a user interface to receive a selection of a first application including a first function, an information acquiring unit to determine whether a second application includes a second function compatible to be combined with the first function, and a shortcut menu creating apparatus to combine the first function and the second function to generate a combined function. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219342 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND APPLICATION EXECUTION CONTROL METHOD - A mobile terminal device includes an image generating module which generates a first image by which an user selects one of contact objects respectively correlated to contact information and a second image by which the user selects one of application programs utilizing contact information, and displays the first image and the second image on a display module; a receiving module which receives a first operation with respect to the first image and a second operation with respect to the second image; and an executing module which executes a processing of activating the application program selected by the second operation, and of applying, to the activated application program, the contact information correlated to the contact object selected by the first operation, as contact information to be utilized in the activated application program, based on a determination that the first operation and the second operation are received by the receiving module. | 08-22-2013 |
20130227487 | STATIC AND DYNAMIC INFORMATION ELEMENTS SELECTION - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for dynamically and statically managing information elements on axes thereof, the method comprising defining a logical operation applicable to a plurality of computer-readable files, the logical operation being adapted to be dynamically applied to the plurality of computer-readable files, applying the logical operation to the plurality of computer-readable files to define operation-selected computer-readable files, providing a group of operation-selected computer-readable files on a basis of the logical operation, displaying at least a portion of the group of the operation-selected computer-readable files in an array of computer-readable files and dynamically updating the displayed group of operation-selected computer-readable files on a basis of an event effecting the plurality of computer-readable files. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227488 | COMPUTING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED FUNCTION SELECTION AND METHOD - A computing device having a display portion for displaying information and a user input portion for receiving an input from a user. The device is operable to display a first set of user-selectable function elements in a first format, and is responsive to an input from a user corresponding to a user-selected portion of the display portion and to display a second set of function elements that include one or more function elements of the first set of user-selectable function elements that are associated with the selected portion of the display portion in a second format different from the first format. The device is operable to allow a function element displayed in the second format to be selected by the user thereby to execute a function associated with the element. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227489 | COMPUTING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED USER INTERFACE FOR APPLICATIONS - The present invention offers a snap-shot view which brings together, in one summary window, a limited list of common functions and commonly accessed stored data which itself can be reached directly from the main menu listing some or all applications. This yields many advantages in ease and speed of navigation, particularly on small screen devices. | 08-29-2013 |
20130232450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AN OPERATION TO BE EXECUTED AND ASSOCIATING THE OPERATION WITH A TANGIBLE OBJECT - An apparatus, method, and computer program product are described that can receive a signal from a tangible object, where the signal includes an indication of an operation to be executed upon receipt of a user input applied by the tangible object, and that can determine the operation based on the indication. In this way, the user is not required to provide additional user input to define the particular operation that is desired. The apparatus may determine at least one recipient with whom data selected via a user input applied by the tangible object may be shared. The apparatus may further provide for the determination of an operation to be executed based on an identification of a selection of content and may provide for the association of the operation with the tangible object, such that subsequent user input applied via the tangible object causes execution of the operation. | 09-05-2013 |
20130232451 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN APPLICATIONS - In a method for switching between applications of an electronic device, a switch mode and an activation condition of the switch mode are set. The method displays a switch menu on a current user interface when the switch mode is activated, the switch menu includes icons of running applications of the electronic device. The method determines a selected icon in response to receiving a touch signal on the selected icon in the switch menu, and determines one of the running applications corresponding to the selected icon. The current user interface is switched to a software interface of the determined running application. | 09-05-2013 |
20130239059 | TOUCH SCREEN FOLDER CONTROL - Techniques are provided for manipulating folder and file icons on a screen of an electronic device. A folder icon representing a folder is displayed on a screen, in a first mode, at a first location on the screen. The folder may contain a plurality of individual files and the folder icon is configured to indicate the plurality of individual files. An activation event is detected comprising a movement from the first location on the screen to a second location on the screen. In response to detecting the activation event, the folder icon is displayed on the screen along with icons representing the individual files on the screen. The screen may display the icons of the individual files as fanning out from the folder icon and/or may display the icons of the individual files entirely outside of the folder icon. | 09-12-2013 |
20130239060 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE SHORT-CUT ICON - An apparatus and method for providing a short-cut icon for an application in a portable device is disclosed. The short-cut icon provides information related to the application as well as an application launching icon. The information related to the application may include other applications which can execute the content of the application, a browser to search for information about the application, a location of the content of the application, etc. | 09-12-2013 |
20130239061 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and a control method thereof which receives a user's input by using a manipulation panel are provided. The display apparatus includes: an image processor which processes an image signal; a display unit which displays an image based on the processed image signal; a user input unit which includes an optical device including a light emitter, an input pad receiving a user's input, and a detector receiving an optical signal from the light emitter according to the user's input; and a controller which controls the display unit to display a user interface (UI) including a plurality of icons, wherein the optical device receives a user manipulation in multi-directions and a push direction to the input pad, and the controller controls the display unit to display the UI corresponding to a moving direction of the received user manipulation. | 09-12-2013 |
20130246975 | GESTURE GROUP SELECTION - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to gesture group selection. In one embodiment, a group selection of an icon is determined based on a direction, duration, and distance of a user gesture relative to a selected icon. The selected icon may be added to a group of selected icons. An operation may be performed on the group of selected icons. | 09-19-2013 |
20130246976 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING ACTIVITIES - A handheld electronic device having a microprocessor housed within a body including a display area and a contact-sensitive area is disclosed. The contact-sensitive area detects contact engagement therewith and produces instruction data based thereupon. A microprocessor-run software program receives instruction data from the contact-sensitive area. The contact-sensitive area has a home zone area and a plurality of activity launch zone areas. The software program is programmed to process the instruction data and determine sweeping contact motion detected on the contact-sensitive area originating at the home zone area and terminating at one of the plurality of activity launch zone areas. The program responsively launches an operator-instructed activity corresponding to the activity launch zone area at which the sweeping contact motion terminated. | 09-19-2013 |
20130263053 | MEDIA WIDGET TO INTERFACE WITH MULTIPLE UNDERLYING APPLICATIONS - A media widget running on a user device includes a widget content synchronization module, which includes a plurality of application adapters. Each of the plurality of application adapters interfaces with a different one of a plurality of underlying media applications configured to provide media content. The media widget also includes a widget content storage module to store, in a memory, widget content received by the plurality of application adapters from the plurality of underlying media applications, wherein the widget content corresponds to the media content. The media widget further includes a widget content delivery module to provide a user interface to display the widget content stored in the memory from the plurality of underlying media applications. | 10-03-2013 |
20130263054 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SHORTCUT SERVICE IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus and method for providing a shortcut service in an electronic device. A method for providing a shortcut service for service execution in an electronic device includes, when a shortcut service button input and a shortcut service gesture are sensed, confirming a service mapped to the shortcut service button and the shortcut service gesture, and executing the service mapped to the shortcut service button and the shortcut service gesture. | 10-03-2013 |
20130263055 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Manipulating User Interface Objects - A computing device with a touch screen display simultaneously displays on the touch screen display a plurality of user interface objects and at least one destination object. The computing device detects a first input by a user on a destination object displayed on the touch screen display. While continuing to detect the first input by the user on the destination object, the computing device detects a second input by the user on a first user interface object displayed on the touch screen display. In response to detecting the second input by the user on the first user interface object, the computing device performs an action on the first user interface object. The action is associated with the destination object. | 10-03-2013 |
20130268893 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - This invention relates to a display control apparatus and method capable of appropriately, easily selecting a display item the user wants on a display of a plurality of display items. In one embodiment of the invention, a plurality of display items are arranged on a display screen to cause the display screen having a touch panel to display the plurality of display items as selectable candidates. A first display item is selected among the plurality of display items displayed on the display screen. In a case where the first display item is selected and a touch area in the touch panel is designated by a user, a second display item which is closer to the first display item than the touch area in the display screen is selected. | 10-10-2013 |
20130268894 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A portable device and a method for controlling a display device include receiving first display information of a first arrangement of icons displayed on a screen of the display device, displaying the first arrangement of icons on a display of a portable device based on the first display information, modifying the first arrangement of icons displayed on the display of the portable device to generate a second arrangement of icons, generating second display information based on the second arrangement of icons, and transmitting to the display device a request to display the second arrangement of icons on the display of the display device, the request comprising the second display information. | 10-10-2013 |
20130268895 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND ICON MANAGEMENT METHOD - A terminal device includes an operating unit which accepts an operation by a user, a display unit which classifies one or a plurality of icons into one or a plurality of groups and displays the classified icons, and a control unit which controls the display unit so as to display a new group when an icon displayed on the display unit is set to a move mode by an operation accepted by the operating unit. | 10-10-2013 |
20130290904 | CHARACTER BASED SEARCH AND DISCOVERY OF MEDIA CONTENT - Mechanisms are provided for character-based and image-based media content search and discovery. Character images or entity images are mapped to corresponding media content. Selection of an image or a portion of an image may trigger or search for corresponding media content or begin playback of relevant media content. Character images or entity images need not correspond to a primary program character or object but may correspond to minor characters or tangential entities depicted periodically on particular programs. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290905 | AVATARS FOR USE WITH PERSONALIZED GENERALIZED CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS - Users receive content recommendations from a personalized, generalized recommendation service that aggregates and selects content of high personal relevance to each individual user from a large pool of both personal and public content. The received content is filtered and the content determined to be relevant is cached. When a user request for content is received, the cached content is rescored and the content determined to be most relevant based on satisfaction of a relevance threshold is selected and forwarded to the user. Feedback methodologies are also implemented so that a user's actions are taken into consideration in real time and can affect subsequent recommendations to the user. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290906 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEXT SELECTION - A method includes, detecting a location of a text selection icon on a display of an electronic device, and, detecting touch input representing a selection of text displayed on the display using the text selection icon, wherein: if the detected location of the text selection icon is maintained within a zone adjacent an edge of the display, the displayed text is selected on a row by row basis, and, if the detected location of the text selection icon moves outside said zone, the displayed text is selected on a letter by letter basis. | 10-31-2013 |
20130298081 | DISPLAY METHOD AND PORTABLE DEVICE - A display method and a portable device are provided. The portable device has a touch screen, and a plurality of application programs is installed in the portable device. The touch screen displays a menu interface and a object corresponding to each application program. When the object corresponding to each application program is displayed, a display format supported by the application program is obtained, and whether the display format supported by the application program matches a first display format of the touch screen of the portable device is determined. When the display format supported by the application program does not match the first display format of the touch screen, a first annotation message is shown on the object corresponding to the application program. | 11-07-2013 |
20130298082 | CLINICAL PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDKEEPING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A clinical photographic recordkeeping system includes a remote storage device and at least one portable electronic device. The remote storage device stores a patient list and patient photos. The portable electronic device includes a clinical photographic recordkeeping application. Execution of the application displays the patient list from the remote storage device based on a user logging into the application, selects a patient from the patient list based on a first user input, and displays an image showing a highlighted area of the selected patient to be photographed. The image includes a flag indicating that the patient has an existing photo on the remote storage device of the highlighted area to be photographed. A camera takes a new photo of the highlighted area of the patient based on a second user input. | 11-07-2013 |
20130298083 | OVERHEAD IMAGE VIEWING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for providing a user interface for searching, browsing, and ordering overhead (e.g. aircraft or satellite) imagery are provided. The user interface provides a map and search bar for searching and browsing images. Images may be presented to a user based on a selected and/or displayed geographic region of interest. Browsing to a different geographic region of interest may dynamically and automatically update the images presented. The user interface allows the user to select an image for viewing and/or purchase. Selection of an image overlays the image on the map, aligned with the geographic region which the image captures. Closing the selected image re-centers and re-zooms to the original display. Presented images can be filtered based on several criteria. Images can include still images and/or videos. | 11-07-2013 |
20130305188 | System for Sequentially Displaying Different File Types In A Directory - A system for sequentially opening and displaying files in a directory, including a processor, at least one directory including a plurality of electronic files, software executing on the processor for receiving a request to open and display a first one of the plurality of electronic files, software executing on the processor for receiving a next file request, and software executing on the processor for opening a next file in the at least one directory upon receiving the next file request. | 11-14-2013 |
20130318476 | ENTRY POINTS TO IMAGE-RELATED APPLICATIONS IN A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and apparatus is provided for operating a mobile device having stored thereon a plurality of applications (“apps”) that are each configured to capture an image. The method includes receiving first user input data requesting invocation of a given one of the applications. The given application is launched by the user. After launching the given application a user interface is presented which serves as an entry point through which ail of the image capture applications stored on the mobile device are made available to the user. | 11-28-2013 |
20130326414 | WORKING CONTEXT FOR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS - A working context is implemented for a business application by associating business objects with context categories that organize a user's favorite business objects. A working context that is specified by including at least one of the defined business categories can be applied to a business application by providing the corresponding favorite business objects to the business application for an execution of the business application. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326415 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal includes a display, and a controller configured to display at least one icon corresponding to at least one second application in an area of the display, the second application sharing content of at least one first application and/or being linked with the first application, wherein, when at least one of the at least one icon displayed in the area of the display is selected, the controller executes a second application corresponding to the selected icon with the first application. Accordingly, information on an application relating to an application displayed on the display is provided to a user such that the user can use various applications of the mobile terminal conveniently. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326416 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUALIZING AND INTERACTIVELY MANIPULATING PROFILE DATA - Profile data collected through sampling is transformed and visually and interactively manipulated and displayed. In one scenario, the profile data is collected through statistical profiling of a program for a video game. The game program profile data is visually and interactively manipulated and displayed to visually present a dynamic behavior of the video game that shows correlation of impacts that the functions of the program have on the video game's performance. This allows the developer to identify inefficient sections of the program for optimization. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326417 | TEXTUAL ATTRIBUTE-BASED IMAGE CATEGORIZATION AND SEARCH - Techniques and systems for providing textual attribute-based image categorization and search are disclosed herein. In some aspects, images may be analyzed to identify a category of an image, or portion thereof. Additional textual attributes may be identified and associated with the image. In various aspects, the categories may be types of sky sceneries. Categorized images may be searched based on the categories and/or attributes. In further aspects, a user interface may provide an intuitive arrangement of the images for user navigation and selection. The user interface may also provide a simplified presentation and search of the categorized images. Images selected from user interface may be used to replace or modify features of an existing target image. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326418 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND DISPLAY PROGRAM - This application discloses systems and methods for receiving information associated with a first set of processing instructions and presenting a second icon indicating a change in status of data associated with the first set of processing instructions. A user selection of one of a first icon or the second icon may then be received. The selection of the first icon may cause execution of the first set of processing instructions, whereas selection of the second icon may cause execution of a second set of processing instructions. | 12-05-2013 |
20130332886 | IDENTIFICATION OF RECENTLY DOWNLOADED CONTENT - Techniques for identifying recently installed applications on a portable electronic device facilitating locating newly installed applications on a mobile device are disclosed. A visual indicator may be displayed on an icon associated with an application that was recently installed on the portable electronic device. The visual indicator may be removed after a user has interacted with the application in some meaningful way. One or more applications are selected in an application store session for installation on a portable electronic device. After a selection of one or more applications, the application store session continues, and other applications may be selected, until an exit instruction is received. Upon the exit instruction, a home screen page containing at least one of the new applications is displayed. | 12-12-2013 |
20130339905 | QUICK DATA ENTRY LANES FOR TOUCH SCREEN MOBILE DEVICES - Systems and method for interpreting a data selection on a touch screen may include providing an interface on the touch screen with a plurality of lanes, each lane associated with an attribute, and each attribute associated with a plurality of values. Icons may fill each lane, with each icon configured to display one of the values of the attribute of the lane. The interface may also have a first lane where a first icon is not displayed. It may be determined that a finger gesture input from the touch screen with a direction is associated with the first lane, and in response, the icons in the first lane may be moved in that direction to display the first icon. A finger tap input from the touch screen corresponding to the first icon may enlarge a size of the first icon on the touch screen to substantially fill the first lane. | 12-19-2013 |
20130346919 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORGANIZING APPLICATIONS - A system and method for automatically organizing a user interface. A category is determined for content installed on a device. An icon for the content is displayed in a categorical row in a grid layout for the content's category. The categorical rows may be manipulated by touchscreen gestures, such as moving, expanding, and revealing details about the row, such as the row's categorical label. | 12-26-2013 |
20130346920 | MULTI-SENSORIAL EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION - Storage medium, method and apparatus associated with multi-sensorial expression of emotion to photos/pictures are disclosed herein. In embodiments, at least one storage medium may include a number of instructions configured to enable a computing device, in response to execution of the instructions by the computing device, to display a number of images having associated emotion classifications on a display device accessible to a number of users, and facilitate the number of users to individually and/or jointly modify the emotion classifications of the images in a multi-sensorial manner. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed. | 12-26-2013 |
20130346921 | LIGHT FIELD LOCKSCREEN - A method includes outputting, for display, an array of objects surrounding an icon, wherein the icon indicates a limited access state of the computing device, receiving, at the computing device when the computing device is in the limited access state, an indication of a user input received at a presence-sensitive input device, the user input to activate a plurality of objects in the array of objects surrounding the lock icon, and transitioning the computing device from the limited access state to an access state responsive to the indication of the user input. | 12-26-2013 |
20130346922 | INSITU ACTIONS WITHIN PRESENTATION OF NOTIFICATIONS - A computing device is described that outputs, for display, a graphical indication of a notification that includes selectable graphical elements that each indicate a respective optional action associated with the notification. Responsive to receiving an indication of an input that corresponds to a selection of one of the selectable graphical elements, the computing device executes the respective optional action indicated by the selected one of the selectable graphical elements. | 12-26-2013 |
20130346923 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MENU IN MOBILE DEVICE - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for displaying a menu in a mobile device. An object generating event is detected for at least one selected menu item icon of at least one menu displayed on a touch screen. When the object generating event is detected, an object is generated and displayed, which performs an equivalent function to that of the at least one selected menu item icon. | 12-26-2013 |
20140007012 | CONTEXTUAL MENUS BASED ON IMAGE RECOGNITION | 01-02-2014 |
20140007013 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | 01-02-2014 |
20140007014 | Method For Graphical Representation Of A Content Collection | 01-02-2014 |
20140013278 | METHOD FOR SETTING WALLPAPER AND DITIGAL MEDIA CONTROLLER - A method for setting a wallpaper picture and a digital media controller. A first picture is retrieved from a destination folder of a digital media server according to a file source list. The first picture is set as the current wallpaper picture of the touch-sensitive display unit, wherein a display size of the first picture conforms to a desktop display rule of the touch-sensitive display unit. | 01-09-2014 |
20140013279 | MECHANISM TO PROVIDE VISUAL FEEDBACK REGARDING COMPUTING SYSTEM COMMAND GESTURES - A mechanism to provide visual feedback regarding computing system command gestures. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a sensing element to sense a presence or movement of a user of the apparatus, a processor, wherein operation of the processor includes interpretation of command gestures of a user to provide input to the apparatus; and a display screen, the apparatus to display one or more icons on the display screen, the one or more icons being related to the operation of the apparatus. The apparatus is to display visual feedback for a user of the apparatus, visual feedback including a representation of one or both bands of the user while the one or both hands are within a sensing area for the sensing element. | 01-09-2014 |
20140033129 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DESKTOP APPLICATIONS - A method defines gesture types of touch events on a touch screen of a computing device, and sets associations between the gesture types and touch areas of the touch events and operation instructions stored within a storage device. The computing device displays a window of a desktop application on the touch screen. When a touch event is detected by the touch screen, the method records information in relation to the touch event, determines a touch area and a gesture type of the touch event by analyzing the information, determines an operation instruction corresponding to the touch event according to the touch area, the gesture type, and the preset associations, and executes the operation instruction to perform operations on the window of the desktop application. | 01-30-2014 |
20140033130 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND ACTIVATING A USER INTERFACE AND DEVICE AND INSTALLATION USING SUCH A METHOD AND INTERFACE - A method for providing a user graphical interface on a portable computerized control device ( | 01-30-2014 |
20140033131 | Event Recognition - While displaying one or more views of a first software application, an electronic device detects a sequence of touch inputs. The electronic device, in accordance with a determination that no gesture recognizer of the first software application recognizes a portion of the sequence of touch inputs, delivers the sequence of touch inputs to the second software application, and in accordance with a determination that at least one gesture recognizer in the second software application recognizes the sequence of touch inputs, processes the sequence of touch inputs with the at least one gesture recognizer in the second software application that recognizes the sequence of touch inputs. | 01-30-2014 |
20140040827 | INFORMATION TERMINAL HAVING TOUCH SCREENS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information terminal which is capable of moving an image, which is displayed on a display, in an efficient and intuitive manner. The information terminal has a first touch screen combined with the display, and a second touch screen. Among a plurality of images displayed on the display, an image corresponding to a position touched by a user on the first touch screen is selected. When the user performs an operation for scrolling the plurality of images on the second touch screen, a plurality of other images other than the selected image among the plurality of images are scrolled. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040828 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TAGGING INFORMATION ABOUT IMAGE, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - A method and a system for tagging information about an object included in an image to the image, and searching for the image by using the tagged information, and an apparatus and a computer-readable recording medium thereof. The method includes: detecting at least one object included in a displayed image, receiving, from a user, information about the detected object, and tagging the received information to the displayed image. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040829 | DETERMINING ACTIVE REAL OBJECTS FOR RUNNING A SOFTWARE APPLICATION - A communication terminal (T) equipped with a means of processing (TRT) designed to allow the use of software applications and equipped with an interface (INT) for communicating with a communication network (N), said means of processing comprising at least: •A first module (MZG) designed to delimit a geographical zone (ZG) based on a curve described in space by the communication terminal, •A second module (MOR) designed to determine a set of active real objects (O | 02-06-2014 |
20140047390 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE ON A DEVICE ENABLING SELECTION OF OPERATIONS TO BE PERFORMED IN RELATION TO CONTENT - A method comprising detecting, by an electronic device, a first input associated with a first selectable item of one or more selectable items displayed on a display, invoking, based on the first input, a menu for display adjacent an edge of the display, wherein the menu comprises one or more selectable icons and each icon represents a function, wherein when the first input is a continuous gesture extending to an icon displayed in the menu, performing the function associated with the icon. | 02-13-2014 |
20140059491 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS TO EXECUTE APPLICATION, METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An electronic apparatus includes a storage which stores a plurality of applications, a manager which manages a first list regarding a desktop application from among the plurality of applications stored in the storage, and manages a second list regarding a desktop application that has been already selected from among the desktop applications, a user interface which displays a first icon which corresponds to the first list and a second icon which corresponds to each desktop application included in the second list, and a controller which, if one of the displayed second icons is selected, drives a desktop application corresponding to the selected icon. | 02-27-2014 |
20140059492 | DISPLAY DEVICE, USER INTERFACE METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display apparatus includes: a display having a screen in which an image is displayed; an input unit having a surface on which a user's touch is sensed; a display controller that displays a plurality of individual icons and one or more category icons each of which represents a category of one or more individual icons; and a motion recognition unit that detects a pinching-out motion to widen a distance between two points of touch on the surface based on a motion sensed by the input unit, wherein the display controller changes a state of one or more individual icons associated with at least one category from an enfolded state in which the one or more individual icons are not displayed to an unfolded state in which the one or more individual icons are displayed. | 02-27-2014 |
20140059493 | EXECUTION METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL - The present invention relates to an application execution method and a mobile terminal supporting the same and, more particularly, to an application execution method and mobile terminal supporting the same wherein, when one of icons displayed on a touchscreen is selected, an application associated with the selected icon is executed. The method for application execution in a mobile terminal having a touchscreen includes displaying an icon associated with an application, detecting a touch related to the icon, identifying movement of the touch, and executing a function corresponding to the touch movement among functions of the application. | 02-27-2014 |
20140059494 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING APPLICATION LIST DEPENDING ON EXTERNAL DEVICE CONNECTED TO MOBILE DEVICE - A method for providing an application list depending on an external device connected to a mobile device is provided. The method includes displaying a plurality of first shortcut keys for executing a plurality of first applications, on a display of the mobile device, determining whether the mobile device is connected to an external device, if the mobile device is connected to the external device, displaying on the display at least one second shortcut key for executing at least one second application, with which the external device can be used, among the plurality of first applications, determining whether the second shortcut key displayed on the display is selected, if the second shortcut key is selected, executing a second application corresponding to the selected second shortcut key in the mobile device, and displaying execution results of the second application on the display. | 02-27-2014 |
20140068516 | EXPANDED ICON FUNCTIONALITY - A method for providing expanded icon functionality includes displaying a primary icon using a display device. The primary icon is associated with a primary icon function in a storage device and the primary icon function is performed in response to a first user action directed to the primary icon. A second user action that is different from the first user action is received that is directed to the primary icon and, in response, at least one secondary icon that is associated with the primary icon and the second user action in the storage device is retrieved. The at least one secondary icon is displayed using the display device. Each at least one secondary icon is associated with a respective secondary icon function in the storage device, and in response to a selection of a secondary icon, the respective secondary icon function is performed. | 03-06-2014 |
20140068517 | USER INTERFACE APPARATUS IN A USER TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING THE SAME - A hybrid User Interface (UI) apparatus for supporting both handwriting and speech in a user terminal and a method for supporting the same are provided. The apparatus is configured to display, upon user selection of a whole or of part of the contents of a note on a screen, menu icons for processing the selected contents, and process, upon user selection of one of the displayed menu icons, the selected contents by a function corresponding to the selected menu icon. | 03-06-2014 |
20140068518 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SWITCHING APPLICATION PROGRAM OF TOUCH SCREEN TERMINAL - A method for switching application program in a touch screen terminal, comprising: in a running interface of an application program, displaying an application program switching window in a screen sweet area upon a condition that a lateral slide signal is detected which is triggered at a screen vertical edge of the screen sweet area and laterally slid to an opposite side of the screen vertical edge; upon a condition that the application program switching window is being displayed, quitting the application program switching window from the screen sweet area in the event that a lateral slide signal is detected which is triggered at an arbitrary point in the touch screen and laterally slid to the screen vertical edge of the screen sweet area; and switching to a corresponding application program in the event that a click signal to an application program icon within the application program switching window is detected. | 03-06-2014 |
20140082558 | Method and Apparatus For Providing a User Interface For a File System - A method and apparatus provides a user an interface for a file system. In one example, the method and apparatus displays the file as a visualized object, e.g., a graphical representation of the file as a real life object, receives selection of visualized objects and activates data elements represented by the visualized objects. The visualization of the file may be determined based on visualizer identification information associated with the file. For the activated data elements, the method and apparatus displays tool interfaces, in combination with the visualized objects. The tool interfaces may be selectively displayed for the activated data element base on tool identification information associated with a data type of the data element. Furthermore, the method and apparatus can process the activated data elements using the selected tool actions from different programs. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082559 | CONTROL AREA FOR FACILITATING USER INPUT - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a magnified control area for facilitating user input. According to one embodiment, a gesture input from a user operating the computing system is detected and an on-screen location of the gesture input is determined. Furthermore, a positional indicator corresponding to the determined on-screen location of the gesture input is displayed to the user, while a control area is presented around the positional indicator. Moreover, movement of the positional indicator along a boundary of the control area causes the control area to move correspondingly so as to keep the positional indicator within the boundary of the control area. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082560 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A setting screen displayed on a display unit of an image forming apparatus includes an icon display area displaying a plurality of icons that are arranged in a predetermined direction and correspond to a plurality of function buttons for setting each function, and a function button display area displaying one or more of the plurality of function buttons. An input control unit of the image forming apparatus receives input of a group display instruction to display function buttons that belong to one of a plurality of groups in the function button display area. A display control unit of the image forming apparatus displays, in response to the input of the group display instruction, function buttons that belong to a specific group specified by the input of the group display instruction in the function button display area. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082561 | USER INTERFACE APPARATUS FOR PATH SEARCH AND METHOD THEREOF - A user interface apparatus for path search and a method thereof are disclosed. The interface apparatus for path search includes an interface unit configured to provide a first user interface comprising a plurality of image objects, the first user interface configured to implement sweeping transition between the image objects in at least one direction, wherein the interface unit displays an image associated with at least one place which is an object for path search on the image objects. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082562 | Computer Readable Medium, Information Processing Apparatus, and Method of Displaying Images - There is provided a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of an information processing apparatus including a displaying device, cause the processor to execute processes of receiving a designation of the group of images to be displayed on the displaying device, judging whether arrangement information representing an arranging direction of a group of images when displayed on the displaying device is associated with the designated group of images, displaying the designated group of images on the displaying device such that: (1) when the designated group of images is associated with the arrangement information, the designated group of images are displayed with the arranging direction represented by the arrangement information, and (2) when the designated group of images is not associated with the arrangement information, the designated group of images are displayed with a predetermined default arranging direction. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082563 | USER TERMINAL DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal device including a screen processor which creates home screen divided into a plurality of spaces provided with different features from each other, a storage which stores data and programs that can be matched with at least one space, a display which displays one space from among the plurality of spaces, and a controller which controls the display to convert the space displayed on the display to another space according to a user's manipulation is provided. The controller controls the screen processor to constitute the plurality of spaces by using data and programs matched with the plurality of spaces, respectively. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082564 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an operation receiving unit; and a control unit configured to perform a normal mode display process of displaying icon images of kinds corresponding to an operation status of the apparatus in a display unit and an icon description display process of displaying an icon selection image for selecting an icon image that is being displayed in the display unit upon reception of an operation input to activate an icon description mode by the operation receiving unit during the normal mode display process in the display unit and displaying a description image for an icon image selected upon reception of an operation input by the operation receiving unit while the icon selection image is being displayed in the display unit. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082565 | INPUT APPARATUS - An input apparatus includes a display device and an input device. The display device displays a first hierarchy icon, a second hierarchy icon, which is in a state where setting options corresponding to characteristics of the first hierarchy icon are displayed to be arranged in an annular shape, and a pointer. The input device integrally includes a rotation device, a joystick device, and a determination device. The display device moves the pointer in a direction corresponding to an operation direction and changes the first hierarchy icon to the second hierarchy icon, | 03-20-2014 |
20140089855 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXECUTING A SPECIFIC OPERATION BASED ON WRITING - A method and device for executing a specific operation based on a writing input are described. A method utilizing a processor, the method including: recognizing writing input to obtain writing data; extracting feature information from the writing data; searching for applications that operate with the writing data based on the feature information to form an application candidate group; and displaying icons corresponding to applications included in the application candidate group. | 03-27-2014 |
20140089856 | Customization of an Immersive Environment - A computing device includes an immersive environment module for facilitating simultaneous display of a plurality of applications on a display device without relying on system chrome. At least a first of the applications is displayed in a primary region of the display. The computing device also includes a UI management component for enabling a user selection of an application for simultaneous display on the display device with at least one other application. Processing logic is configured to determine a size in at least one direction of content of a user-selected application as it is displayed on a non-primary region of the display device simultaneous with display of content of the first application on the primary region of the display device. The determination is based at least in part on one or more pre-defined size requirements specified by the selected application. | 03-27-2014 |
20140089857 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENTERING A CLIENT FUNCTION MODULE - The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for entering a client function module directly. The method includes: intercepting an event generated by a function module included in a client, and obtaining an icon corresponding to the function module according to the event and displaying the icon; receiving a click event submitted by a user through the displayed icon, and obtaining a function identifier of the function module corresponding to the displayed icon; and entering the corresponding function module according to the function identifier without going through the main user interface of the application providing the function module. | 03-27-2014 |
20140089858 | INTERACTION METHOD FOR DYNAMIC WALLPAPER AND DESKTOP COMPONENT - An interaction method for a dynamic wallpaper and a desktop component including providing a dynamic wallpaper and at least one desktop component on a terminal screen, with the dynamic wallpaper including a background image, providing a screen capturing module for capturing the background image loaded with the desktop component to form a buffer file, and coding the same as an image format for storage, providing an edge detection module for performing pixel scanning comparison on the background image and the stored buffer image, circularly performing pixel scanning comparisons until the edge location data of the at least one desktop component is obtained, and changing the dynamic effects of the dynamic wallpaper according to the data obtained. | 03-27-2014 |
20140096083 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR RUNNING APPLICATION - A method and an electronic device run an application. The method for running an application in an electronic device includes displaying one application icon of one or more applications contained in a folder, in an icon of the folder, detecting a gesture to the folder icon, and running or changing the application displayed in the folder icon according to the gesture to the folder icon. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096084 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING USER INTERFACE TO SELECT OBJECT WITHIN IMAGE AND IMAGE INPUT DEVICE - A method for controlling a user interface of an apparatus to enable intuitive manipulation for an object included in an image is provided. An object with deeper depth in a rear image of the apparatus may become selectable when the user holds a user input means close to the apparatus, while an object with shallower depth in the rear image may become selectable when the user draws the user input means away from the apparatus, thereby allowing the user to intuitively select an object in the rear image. | 04-03-2014 |
20140101613 | TRANSITIONAL DATA SETS - A set of applications on a mobile device can be specified, presented and automatically populated with transitional data sets. The transitional data sets can be stored on a network to facilitate computations of differences between transitional data sets and other data sets, and the differences can be presented on the mobile device by one or more location-aware applications. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101614 | THEME DISPLAY METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS - A theme display method and a related apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: acquiring a theme scheme selected by a user, where the theme scheme includes identification information of theme elements required for implementing the theme scheme, and a display algorithm corresponding to the theme scheme; extracting the theme elements according to the identification information; and setting a display effect of the theme elements by using the display algorithm, and displaying the theme elements in a display apparatus. | 04-10-2014 |
20140109010 | GESTURE ENTRY TECHNIQUES - Techniques are provided for entering and saving a gesture on a touch-sensitive display device. In one embodiment, the device displays an array of visible graphical elements and may detect a gesture based on a user's touch of the visible graphical elements as well as on hidden areas not displayed to the user. For example, the device may detect a user's touch over hidden dots between the visible graphical elements or through hidden lines connecting the visible graphical elements. Some embodiments may include algorithms for improving accuracy in detecting the intended gesture. For example, the device may estimate possible or probable paths based on a current user touch position. In some embodiments, the visible graphical elements may be illuminated when a touch of the visible graphical elements is detected, or a disc representing a user's touch may be displayed as the user enters a gesture. | 04-17-2014 |
20140109011 | VISUALIZED INFORMATION CONVEYING SYSTEM - A handheld communication device having a logic to transfer information from a first application to a second application by using a user interface which displays a screen shot of the information gathered at the first application, and the interface also displays a list of icons indicative of other applications that is capable of receiving such information and using such information. The logic is configured to transfer the information to the second application by a drag-and-drop motion on the interface page. | 04-17-2014 |
20140115539 | CUSTOMIZED SHORTCUTS FOR RESOURCE BROWSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A shortcut graphical user interface (GUI) comprising user-selectable icons, each representing a shortcut and corresponding to and providing access to a resource, e.g., a web resource. When triggered, the shortcut GUI may be rendered in an application window, e.g., superimposed on the contents displayed in the application window. The shortcut GUI may be rendered at a location in the application window specified by the user and/or a pre-stored location. The application may be a browser application that allows the user to access web resources, and each shortcut icon in the shortcut GUI may represent a uniform resource locator (URL) identifying a web resource accessible upon user selection of the shortcut icon. | 04-24-2014 |
20140115540 | OBJECT OPENING MENU - To display an object opening menu can include a user selection of an unopened object from a first area within a user interface, a user command to relocate a selected unopened object from the first area to a second area within the user interface, and displaying the object opening menu in response to the user command to relocate the selected unopened object to the second area, wherein the object opening menu includes an icon that is associated with an application capable of opening the selected unopened object. | 04-24-2014 |
20140123067 | INTERACTIVE CONTENT CREATION SYSTEM - According to various embodiments, a user interface (UI) includes a precedence graph area and an icon list displaying multiple types of program icons. A user selection of one of the program icons is received, the user selection corresponding to moving the selected program icon to the precedence graph area, the selected program icon referencing a composer UI to generate content of a specific media type. The selected program icon is characterized as a first program-content-pairing icon that references the content created by the composer UI. Thereafter, a user interaction with a plurality of program-content-pairing icons in the precedence graph area is detected, the user interaction corresponding to specifying an ordering of the plurality of program-content-pairing icons. A program flow precedence graph referencing a program flow of an interactive program is the generated, based on the ordering of the program-content-pairing icons in the precedence graph area. | 05-01-2014 |
20140123068 | Content Management Systems and Methods - Example systems and methods of managing content are described. In one implementation, a method accesses a first set of data, if second set of data, and menu data. The menu data is associated with multiple menu actions relevant to the first set of data and the second set of data. The method generates display data that allows a display device to present the first set of data, the second set of data, and the menu to a user such that the menu is positioned between the first set of data and the second set of data. The method receives a user selection of a menu action and, based on the user selection, generates a graphical object that allows the user to indicate whether to apply the selected menu action to the first set of data or the second set of data. | 05-01-2014 |
20140123069 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus includes an object approach determining unit and a display control unit. The object approach determining unit is configured to determine an approach of an object based on received data. The display control unit is configured to control a display to display a plurality of selectable icons. The display control unit is configured to control the display to change the display of the plurality of selectable icons to display only a portion of the plurality of selectable icons when the object approach determining unit determines that the object is close to the display. | 05-01-2014 |
20140123070 | MULTIPLE VIEWS OF A GEOGRAPHIC AREA ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A computer-implemented method is disclosed that includes receiving on a mobile device a search query associated with a geographic location, providing one or more search results in response to the search query, the search results each being associated with a geographic location, and presenting on a graphical display of the computing device icons corresponding to each search result and also corresponding to a key on the computing device. | 05-01-2014 |
20140129987 | Eye Gaze Control System - A system and method for controlling a vehicle system is presented. An icon is displayed on a display. The icon is associated with a function of the vehicle system and has an entrance zone about a center of the icon and an exit zone about the center of the icon. The exit zone is larger than the entrance zone. A location of a gaze of a user upon the display is detected using an eye gaze detection system. When the location of the gaze of the user is within the entrance zone, an indication that the icon is selected is presented. When the location of the gaze of the user is outside the exit zone, an indication that the icon is deselected is presented. | 05-08-2014 |
20140137043 | Content Composer - In one embodiment, a method includes creating and presenting a first content item for composing by a user; presenting a plurality of icons respectively representing a plurality of content types; in response to the user selecting a specific icon representing a specific content type, presenting a plurality of second content items of the specific content type; and in response to the user selecting a specific second content item, incorporating the specific second content item into the first content item. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137044 | PROGRAMMABLE FOOD COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING A DISPLAY - A programmable food cooking appliance having a display includes a control panel. One or more control buttons for controlling operation of the food cooking appliance are disposed on the control panel. One or more displays, each one of the two or more displays are disposed on the control panel adjacent a respective control button. A database stores two or more recipes. A processor communicates with the database and assigns a recipe to a respective one of each control button, and transmits a display signal to the display adjacent the respective one control button to display a description of the recipe associated with the respective one control button. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137045 | Touch Screen Unlocking Method and Device - A touch screen unlocking method comprises displaying a plurality of icons on an unlocking interface, among which at least two icons can be arranged to match with each other; after a user taps one of the matched icons, amplifying and displaying the other icon; when the user taps the amplified and displayed icon area, unlocking the touch screen. According to the present invention, the frequency of mistakes by the user can be reduced, and the user experience can be improved. | 05-15-2014 |
20140143726 | METHOD OF CHOOSING SOFTWARE BUTTON - A method of choosing a software button is applied on a computer with a touch screen. A plurality of software buttons are displayed on the touch screen. The groups of software buttons/software buttons will be set by turns as one target group of software buttons/target software button. A user touches any place on the touch screen to choose the target group of software buttons/target software button. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143727 | METHOD FOR SELECTING A DIGITAL OBJECT ON A USER INTERFACE SCREEN - A method for displaying a plurality of digital objects on a user interface screen includes displaying at least two digital objects on the user interface screen, selecting a digital object, and displaying an operable user interface element by adding the operable user interface element to the selected digital object in a non-overlapping way with at least the non-selected digital objects. The operable user interface element represents a function to be applied on the digital item corresponding to the selected digital object when the operable user interface element is operated. The operable user interface element is displayed at an initial position and the displaying of the operable user interface element includes hiding the selected digital object at the initial position and displaying the selected digital object by adding the selected digital object to the operable user interface element which stays at the initial position on the user interface screen. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143728 | ERGONOMIC THUMB INTERFACE FOR MOBILE PHONE, SMART PHONE, OR TABLET - An ergonomic graphical user interface in a mobile device allows a user to use the mobile device effectively with one hand. The ergonomic user interface organizes icons representing related application programs into common arcs. Such arcs serve as a convenient gateway to apps of a specific context category and thus enhance the ability to comfortably use the mobile device using only one hand. The advantages are achieved by basing the interface design on ease of interaction with the touch screen using the natural range of motion of the human thumb. Related application programs may share data, information and resources. A sever may interact with the related applications to provide additional services and analytical information based on the shared data. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143729 | EMERGENCY CONTACT SYSTEM - A method is disclosed for providing information about an emergency situation to emergency personnel. The method includes prompting a user to select one of a plurality of selectable icons corresponding to a plurality of emergency situations on a database application for a communications device and configuring a plurality of emergency contacts corresponding to each of the plurality of emergency situations. The method also includes sending data corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of emergency situations from the first mobile communications device to a server, processing the data from the first mobile communications device by the server and transmitting the processed data to at least one of the plurality of emergency contacts corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of emergency situations. | 05-22-2014 |
20140149939 | Apparatus And Method For Enabling Access To A Plurality of Activities - There is provided an apparatus and a method for enabling access to a plurality of activities. The apparatus includes a processor for controlling the apparatus; and a communications module coupled to the processor for connecting the apparatus to a data network. The communications module may connect to the data network wirelessly. The plurality of activities may include, for example, consuming media content, carrying out e-shopping, playing video games, carrying out communications and so forth. | 05-29-2014 |
20140157201 | TOUCH SCREEN HOVER INPUT HANDLING - Apparatus has at least one processor and memory having computer-readable code when executed, in a normal mode, to cause display of plural discrete items on a touch screen, and, in response to detecting a user's digit at a location hovering over but not touching the screen while plural discrete items are being displayed, to enter a zoom-pan mode and cause zooming of displayed plural discrete items and to respond to detection of movement of the user's digit to a different hover location over the screen by causing panning of plural discrete items displayed on the screen, and to respond to detection of a touch input by entering a pointing mode to prevent panning of the displayed plural discrete items with movement of location of the touch input within predefined criteria, and to cause movement of a cursor, pointer or marker as location of the touch input changes. | 06-05-2014 |
20140165003 | TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY - Systems and methods are disclosed for a slide-in menu that provides extended actions for grid layouts on touch screen devices. The slide-in menu provides a signposted visual interface object for user interaction with an application that is discoverable and usable and that provides several selectable options for touch-screen users, while requiring minimal screen real estate and retaining touch target sizes for individual screen controls that is appropriate for touch screen users. The slide-in menu may be augmented with an additional plurality of menu options and with a “more” button that displays the additional plurality of menu options. | 06-12-2014 |
20140165004 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A mobile device is disclosed that includes a touchscreen and at least one control element separated from the touchscreen, and a method for operating such mobile device. Functions of the mobile device are selectively controlled when the control element is actuated, wherein it is detected whether an area of the touchscreen is touched, and when the area of the touchscreen is not touched, a first function of the mobile device is controlled, and when the area of the touchscreen is touched, a second function of the mobile device is controlled during the time in which the control element is actuated and the area of the touchscreen is touched. Thus, a switching capability between functions controlled by the control element is provided. | 06-12-2014 |
20140165005 | IN-VEHICLE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING PROGRAM - An in-vehicle display apparatus includes a control unit for executing a selected application feature for controlling a control object device. The selected application feature may be one of a plurality of application features that is selected by a driver by using switches on a portion of a vehicle steering wheel. The in-vehicle display apparatus displays output contents of the application feature in a main display area together with vehicle information. When no operation is performed for controlling the application feature for a predetermined period of time, or when the driver selects an other application feature, the control unit executes the application feature that is currently running in a background, treating it as a background (BG) application feature, and displays a BG icon for a BG application feature associated switch that is operable for an operation of the BG application feature that is currently running in the background. | 06-12-2014 |
20140165006 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing Folders with Multiple Pages - A device displays a plurality of selectable user interface objects that includes one or more folder icons on a display. The device detects a first input requesting to select a folder icon for a folder that includes selectable icons divided between a plurality of distinct separately displayed pages of a folder view. In response to detecting the first input, the device displays a first page of the folder view. While displaying the first page of the folder view, the device detects a second input that corresponds to a request to display a second page of the folder view. In response to detecting the second input, the device ceases to display the first page and displays the second page of the folder view. | 06-12-2014 |
20140165007 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal and a method of controlling a mobile terminal may be provided. The mobile terminal may include a display to display one of a plurality of wallpapers including at least one icon; and a controller to display at least two of the plurality of wallpapers and a plurality of preview screens corresponding to the plurality of wallpapers on the display upon reception of an input of moving at least one icon, moving of the at least one icon being displayed on the displayed wallpapers and preview screens. The mobile terminal can display a movement of icon being displayed on the displayed wallpapers and preview screens. Accordingly, a user may intuitively recognize a location of icon and effectively move a location of icon. | 06-12-2014 |
20140173521 | Shortcuts for Application Interfaces - In some implementations, a shortcut can be created that allows a user to directly access a graphical user interface or subscreen of an application. The user can view an application user interface on a mobile device and provide input to cause a shortcut to be created for invoking the application user interface. In some implementations, the user can select an application user interface shortcut to invoke the application user interface or subscreen associated with the shortcut. | 06-19-2014 |
20140181745 | IMAGE CAPTURE - A method, apparatus, and computer product for: causing a first image to be displayed to a user, the first image comprising one or more selectable objects; receiving a first user input selecting at least one selectable object from the first image; subsequent to receiving the first user input, causing a second image to be captured; combining the at least one selected object and the second image to create a composite image; and causing the composite image to be stored. | 06-26-2014 |
20140181746 | ELECTRIONIC DEVICE WITH SHORTCUT FUNCTION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device used to perform a control method of shortcut function, includes a body, a control unit, at least one button and a touchscreen. The control unit is disposed in the body, for executing a program code. The button and the touchscreen are disposed on the body. The touchscreen includes a main touch-control area and an auxiliary touch-control area. The main touch-control area displays a shortcut icon corresponding to the program code. When the shortcut icon is triggered by a touch, the program code is executed. At least one hotkey region is defined corresponding to the button in the auxiliary touch-control area. When the touchscreen detects that the shortcut icon is dragged to overlap with the hotkey region, the control unit sets the button as a shortcut hotkey corresponding to the program code. Therefore, the control unit will execute the program code as the button is pressed. | 06-26-2014 |
20140181747 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONTENTS USE HISTORY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for displaying a contents use history and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method for displaying the use history of contents in the electronic device includes sensing a contents display event and, upon sensing the event, displaying contents and concurrently displaying in any region of the contents an icon of at least one application that has used the contents. | 06-26-2014 |
20140181748 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus, including an icon display section which displays an icon associated to an action of a user for a purpose of the user, a selection condition acquisition section which acquires a selection condition of the icon displayed by the icon display section, and a display information generation section which generates display information for sharing selected action associated to the icon with another user by using the selection condition acquired by the selection condition acquisition section. | 06-26-2014 |
20140181749 | USER INTERFACE DEVICE AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - A user interface device for controlling a display portion for displaying a menu screen including a list of buttons and a cursor includes an operation input device, and a display control portion. The operation input device inputs an instruction direction corresponding to a user operation. The display control portion controls the display portion to display a shape of the operation input device as the cursor and to move the cursor among the list based on the instruction direction. The display control portion superimposes at least one guide image on the cursor. The guide image represents an operable direction of the operation input device and function of a button. A user interface device includes a display portion, an operation input device, and a display control portion. A non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program to cause a computer to perform is provided. | 06-26-2014 |
20140181750 | INPUT DEVICE, INPUT OPERATION METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An input device of the present invention includes a display section which has a display area where a plurality of icons are two-dimensionally arranged and displayed, and a sensor section which has at least a pair of sensors provided spaced apart from each other in areas which do not overlap with the plurality of icons, and detects operated points operated by an operation performed on the pair of sensors. Based on the operated points detected by the sensor section, one specific icon is selected from among the plurality of icons displayed on the display area. Accordingly, even in a case where many icons are being displayed on a relatively small display area a specific icon can be easily selected. | 06-26-2014 |
20140181751 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RELEVANT APPLICATIONS - A method for identifying a relevant application includes displaying a plurality of icons corresponding to applications, selecting an icon corresponding to a target application from among the plurality of displayed icons, determining a category of the target application, and identifying a relevant application based on the determined category of the target application. A device to identify a relevant application includes a display unit to display a plurality of icons corresponding to applications, an input unit to receive a selection of an icon corresponding to a target application from among the plurality of icons, and a control unit to determine a category of the target application, and to identify a relevant application based on the determined category of the target application. | 06-26-2014 |
20140181752 | Operational Programs and Tools Selection Method of Numerical Control Composite Machine - The present disclosure relates to an operational program of a numerical control machine, which includes: a main menu in which main menus including a tool management menu and a tool setting menu are arranged; a detail information in which the list of tools mounted on a machine tool is outputted, when the tool management menu is selected from the main menu; a preview that displaying the machining state of a material on the basis of the information inputted through the main menu; and a function selection in which function selection icons for selecting and adding new tools are arranged, in which when the tool management tool is selected from the main menu, “ register new tool item” is shown up on the function selection icons, and the function selection icon for selecting a new tool is selected, a tool database including characters, symbols, and images for tool lists is outputted in the detail information in accordance with a machining method so that a new tool can be registered. | 06-26-2014 |
20140189592 | GENERATING AND DISPLAYING SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AND USER INTERACTIONS ON INTERFACE TILES OF A USER INTERFACE - Technologies for displaying supplemental interface tiles on a user interface of a computing device include determining supplemental information and/or available user interactions associated with a user interface tile displayed on the user interface. A supplemental interface tile is displayed in association with the user interface tile in response to a user selecting the user interface tile. The supplemental information and/or an interaction widget corresponding to the available user interactions may be displayed on the supplemental interface tile based on the selection gesture used by the user to select the user interface tile. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189593 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND INPUT METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device displays, in first mode, a first user interface having a first size on a screen, the first user interface including first icons corresponding to styles of drawing performed based on input from a first sensor, and displays, in second mode capable of displaying at least a menu to set the styles, a second user interface having a second size larger than the first size on the screen, the second user interface including second icons corresponding to the styles. If one of first icons is selected in the first mode, the electronic device performs drawing on the screen in a first style based on input from the first sensor, the first style corresponding to the one of the first icons. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189594 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a display controller and a selector. The display controller displays, on a screen, at least one or more note icons corresponding to a note file including a plurality of pages. The selector selects a first note icon displayed on the screen. If a display mode of a note icon transitions from a mode capable of selecting at least one or more note icons to a mode capable of manipulating a page of a first note file corresponding to the first note icon, the display controller displays a transition image including an enlarged image of the first note icon and an enlarged image of a region other than the first note icon. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189595 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING TEXT USING RSVP - Various embodiments are disclosed that relate to serially displaying text on an electronic display. In some embodiments, a user device displays a notification marker/icon representing a notification event associated with an application by displaying the notification marker/icon with an icon representing the application. The notification marker/icon further represents a presence of content that is displayable using RSVP. The communications device receives a user interface action to select the notification event, and in response to the user interface action, displays textual content associated with the notification event in a designated display area using RSVP. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189596 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SCREEN CONTROL PROGRAM AND SCREEN CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes first and second display controllers. The first display controller outputs a first screen including an icon to be selected based on whether a program corresponding to the icon is updated, and outputs the first screen when the apparatus is reactivated from a standby mode, the first screen including first and second icons which correspond to first and second programs. The second display controller outputs a second screen including the first icon and changeable from the first screen and outputs a third screen including the second icon and changeable from the second screen. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189597 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PRESENTING ICONS - According to one aspect of the disclosure, a method for presenting an icon is provided that includes displaying an icon for executing a function; displaying a notification associated with the icon; changing, by a processor, an attribute of the function from a first value to a second value based on an input received via the notification; and modifying the notification to indicate the second value of the attribute; wherein the notification is displayed and modified while the function is not executed by the processor. | 07-03-2014 |
20140195980 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE THEREOF - A display apparatus and a user interface providing method thereof are provided. The method including: in response to a command being input, displaying user interface comprising at least one icon which represents a current setting status of the display apparatus on one area of a display screen; and in response to an icon of the at least one icon being selected, changing a setting status of a function of the display apparatus corresponding to the selected icon. | 07-10-2014 |
20140201680 | SPECIAL CHARACTER INPUT METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - A method and apparatus for inputting special characters which are paired in an electronic device. The method includes detecting input of at least one first special character, determining at least one second special character corresponding to the at least one first special character, displaying the at least one second special character, and inputting the at least one second special character when selection of the at least one special character is sensed. | 07-17-2014 |
20140208269 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; a display unit; and a controller to receive a lock screen input command, display a lock screen on the display unit upon receiving the lock screen input command, receive a predetermined touch input on the lock screen, display a home screen in an overlapping manner with the lock screen on the display unit upon receiving the predetermined touch input on the lock screen, identify an icon displayed at a position on the home screen corresponding to a position of the predetermined touch input among a plurality of icons included in the home screen, and release the lock screen and execute an application corresponding to the identified icon when the predetermined touch input is released. | 07-24-2014 |
20140208270 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING GUIDE - Provided is a method and apparatus for providing a guide for an icon. An electronic device may designate an icon in response to a first user input and set a guide by associating the designated icon with content to be provided as a guide for the designated icon. The electronic device may display a screen and the designated icon and play the content for the designated icon in response to a second user input on the designated icon. | 07-24-2014 |
20140215400 | INTEGRATED CONTENT GUIDE FOR INTERACTIVE SELECTION OF CONTENT AND SERVICES ON PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE SOURCES AND MULTIPLE MEDIA PRESENTATION - A integrated content guide for multiple sources is provided with hyper-text type links to allow for the selection of various programs. The hyper-text links are provided for a transmitted and then stored digital bit stream. This allows for the embedding within the content guide what could be additional commercial information. The embedding may also be as to additional information for other related television or radio shows or the like. Information can be additional television shows, related information or activities on on-line services or automatic telephone ordering of products or services being displayed. | 07-31-2014 |
20140215401 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication; a display unit configured to display an electronic calendar; and a controller configured to collect log information related to an event generated on the mobile terminal, receive a selection of a particular day in the electronic calendar, display graphic objects on the display unit corresponding to different categories in response to the selection of the particular day, and display collected log information on the display unit for the particular day related to a category corresponding to a selected graphic object. | 07-31-2014 |
20140215402 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - When an information processing apparatus is started, reception of data indicative of presence of a connection point apparatus is attempted. A plurality of objects respectively corresponding to a plurality of application programs is displayed on a display device, and upon reception of an operation performed by a user, an application program corresponding to one of the objects selected by the operation performed by the user is launched. When the data is received, a display form of an object, which relates to a connection application program including a program for executing a procedural step of connecting to the connection point apparatus, is changed. | 07-31-2014 |
20140223377 | AutoSave and Manual Save Modes for Software Applications - Autosave and manual save modes in an application user interface on a computing device are provided. The computing device may be utilized to display a menu for receiving a selection of a menu option from the application user interface. The application user interface may display an electronic document to be saved. The menu option may include an option for switching between an autosave mode and a manual save mode for saving the electronic document. A selection of the menu option may then be received by the computing device. The computing device may then be utilized to activate one or more unique features associated with either the autosave mode or the manual save mode, based on the selected menu option, from the application user interface. | 08-07-2014 |
20140237429 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING FLEXIBLE COLOR ASSIGNMENT IN COMPLEX DOCUMENTS - A system implementable on a computing device for handling color assignment within a complex document includes a user interface to facilitate user modification of at least one first color to at least one second color within a previously chosen color scheme for a component of the document. The color scheme has a predetermined number X of principal colors and a predetermined number Y of associated subordinate colors per principal color. The system also includes a color handler to modify the color scheme to produce an updated color scheme to match a perceived brightness of the at least one second color throughout at least a portion of the updated color scheme and a color processor to process and apply the updated color scheme at least to the component. | 08-21-2014 |
20140245227 | METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING DYNAMIC ICON - The present disclosure relates to a method and device for displaying a dynamic icon. The method comprises: detecting an icon display instruction; obtaining a dynamic icon resource pack corresponding to an icon to be displayed based on the icon display instruction; analyzing the dynamic icon resource pack to obtain an icon resource information and a dynamic description information; generating a dynamic icon based on the icon resource information and the dynamic description information; and displaying the dynamic icon. The method and device for displaying the dynamic icon provided by the present disclosure may generate the dynamic icon corresponding to each application program based on the dynamic icon resource pack provided by the application program, so that the icon has a dynamic effect. | 08-28-2014 |
20140245228 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING USER-SELECTABLE ELEMENTS HAVING A COMMONALITY THEREOF - Operations for identifying user-selectable elements are detailed in the present application, the operations comprising providing a first group of user-selectable elements having a first attribute in common, displaying the first group of user-selectable elements in a first array thereof, providing a second group of user-selectable elements having a second attribute in common, displaying the second group of user-selectable elements in a second array thereof, and displaying a visual distinctive feature in connection with a set of user-selectable elements having a third attribute in common, the set of user-selectable elements comprising at least one user-selectable element from the first group of user-selectable elements and at least one user-selectable elements from the second group of user-selectable elements, wherein the third attribute is associated with each user-selectable elements in the set of user-selectable elements irrespective of the position of each user-selectable element in relation to one another in the first array and the second array, the visual distinctive feature identifying the user-selectable elements associated with the third attribute from the user-selectable elements not associated with the third attribute. Variations thereof, non-transitory instructions and, inter alia, a graphical user interface thereof are also contemplated therein. | 08-28-2014 |
20140258936 | ICONS WHICH FORM A COMPOSITE IMAGE WHEN JUXTAPOSED - A computer, a method, a computer-readable storage medium, and a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including icons which form a composite image when juxtaposed. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258937 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An apparatus and a method for displaying a shortcut object in a locked electronic device are provided. A method for controlling a lock function of the electronic device includes detecting a touch input for displaying at least one shortcut object list in a lock screen, displaying a preset shortcut object list according to the detected touch input in a lock mode, selecting at least one shortcut object of the shortcut object list, and executing an application corresponding the selected shortcut object. | 09-11-2014 |
20140282254 | IN-PLACE CONTEXTUAL MENU FOR HANDLING ACTIONS FOR A LISTING OF ITEMS - Techniques for providing an in-place contextual menu and user interface for email and other information management system triage are provided in which a contextual menu can be overlaid or replace an item on a view screen. The contextual menu can provide action commands specific to the type and state of the items selected in the feature view of the email or other information management system. A single recognized selection input, such as a swipe gesture, selects an item and invokes an in-place contextual menu presenting actions that can be asserted on the selected item. Multiple item selection is available through the same invocation of presenting the in-place contextual menu. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282255 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH SEARCH FUNCTION - A graphical user interface is provided that can be used on a diagnostic tool. The graphical user interface allows a technician to operate various functions of the diagnostic tool including searching for additional information on the Internet, receiving weather information that is relevant to certain diagnostic tests, and displaying in certain formats the retrieved vehicle data and when certain vehicles were last scanned or diagnosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282256 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH VEHICLE SCANNED FUNCTION - A graphical user interface is provided that can be used on a diagnostic tool. The graphical user interface allows a technician to operate various functions of the diagnostic tool including searching for additional information on the Internet, receiving weather information that is relevant to certain diagnostic tests, and displaying in certain formats the retrieved vehicle data and when certain vehicles were last scanned or diagnosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282257 | GENERATING CHECKLISTS IN A PROCESS CONTROL ENVIRONMENT - A method executed in a process control environment automatically generates, displays, and tracks check lists according to assigned work items. The work items include information such as required equipment, required safety equipment, required tools, target function, and target equipment. The target function and/or target equipment information can be associated, together or separately, with the required equipment, required safety equipment, and required tools if the required equipment and tools are not specifically included in the work items. The check lists indicate the required equipment, tools, devices, parts, maintenance materials, manuals, and/or documents, that are necessary to perform the target function on the target equipment. A check list is displayed on a user interface device, which tracks, internally or in cooperation with a supervisor engine, whether a user of the user interface device has checked off the items on the check list. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282258 | User Interface Navigation - In one embodiment, an interface navigation system including a display unit and a control unit that is coupled to the display unit is described. The control unit is configured to detect a first movement of an interface navigation control input in a particular direction, and cause a corresponding second movement and a corresponding change in shape of a visual effect displayed on the display unit in response to the first movement in the particular direction. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282259 | INFORMATION QUERY BY POINTING - Navigating through objects or items in a display device using a first input device to detect pointing of a user's finger to an object or item and using a second input device to receive the user's indication on the selection of the object or the item. An image of the hand is captured by the first input device and is processed to determine a location on the display device corresponding to the location of the fingertip of the pointing finger. The object or the item corresponding to the location of the fingertip is selected after the second input device receives predetermined user input from the second input device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140298265 | PHOTO-REVIEW CREATION - Photo-reviews provide an aesthetically pleasing and rich review experience resulting in greater comprehension and understanding of a reviewable item. In addition to providing a richer review format that is aesthetically pleasing, photo-reviews may be associated with a ranking provided by a user. Users that give particular items a particular ranking may be recommended to view reviews by users that rank items in a similar manner. Reviews that are ranked the same may be compared with one another, such that no two review have the same ranking. | 10-02-2014 |
20140298266 | FINGER-MAPPED CHARACTER ENTRY SYSTEMS - A finger-mapped gesture system is a user interface method and apparatus for rapid data input on a touch-sensitive surface. The user gestures by holding the hand stationary relative to the surface and moving the fingers primarily by extension and flexion on the surface. Each finger gestures on a gesturing area instead of selecting among keys. Individual gestures are constructed from finger actions that each independently parameterize the gesture. In combination, the particular fingers gesturing and the parameters that the fingers gesture indicate the input that the user intends. On devices that do not directly identify fingers, fingers are identified via a finger map that, after calibration to a person's hand, associates each finger with a gesturing area. Gestures are otherwise independent of where they are performed, freeing users from having to look at their fingers to target visual elements. The system is optimized for rapid character data entry. | 10-02-2014 |
20140317572 | DIGITAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREFOR - The present specification is related to a digital device including a front side display unit and a back side display unit and a method of controlling therefor, more particularly, to a method of controlling an application in the back side display unit by rotating an icon corresponding to the application in the front side display unit and a digital device therefor. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317573 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING A CONTEXT MENU - A method of displaying a context menu of a display apparatus is provided. The method includes displaying a content list including at least one menu; displaying a menu identification icon that indicates on a menu of the at least one menu the existence of the context menu; and in response to any one menu of the at least one menu being focused, displaying the at least one context menu included in a focused menu. The context menu is a menu for at least one function that can be performed in relation to the menu of the at least one menu. | 10-23-2014 |
20140325447 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN ICON AND TERMINAL DEVICE THEREOF - The present disclosure discloses a method for displaying an icon in a terminal device and the terminal device thereof. The method includes monitoring an implementation of an event which controls a display of the icon; determining animation display parameters according to properties of the icon, if the implementation of the event which controls the display of the icon is detected; and controlling the icon to be displayed in an animated manner in accordance with the animation display parameters. The present disclosure provides more enriched display effects of the icon. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325448 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH INTERFACE MODIFICATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - An electronic system includes: a control unit, configured to: provide an iconic content; generate a user interface type for the iconic content; generate a device formatted content from the iconic content for conforming with a device capability factor of a presentation device; and a communication unit, coupled to the control unit, configured to deliver the device formatted content for presentation with the user interface type on the presentation device. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325449 | METHOD, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STARTING APPLICATION IN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is a method and a device for starting application in an electronic apparatus. The method includes: displaying a contact list; detecting a first input operation associated with a target contact in the contact list; displaying an operation menu in response to the first input operation, wherein the operation menu comprising a plurality of menu items, each menu item corresponding to at least one application; detecting a second input operation associated with a target menu item in the menu items; and initiating an application startup request in response to the second input operation to start application corresponding to the target menu item, wherein the application startup request includes information of the target contact. The method and device can save time for users starting application. | 10-30-2014 |
20140331183 | INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for displaying a list of information items selected depending on whether each information item contains certain information is provided. An information display method of the present invention includes displaying a list having at least one information item; classifying, when a user command is input, the at least one information item into shown-information item and hidden-information item according to a display rule; and modifying the list to show only the shown-information items. | 11-06-2014 |
20140331184 | Image Capture and Identification System and Process - A digital image of the object is captured and the object is recognized from plurality of objects in a database. An information address corresponding to the object is then used to access information and initiate communication pertinent to the object. | 11-06-2014 |
20140331185 | METHOD AND ARRAY FOR PROVIDING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, IN PARTICULAR IN A VEHICLE - A method and an array for providing a user interface, in particular in a vehicle. In the method, at least one graphical object designated for interaction is depicted in a display area out of reach for the user. In a detection area that is spatially separated from the display area, a gesture of a user is captured and the graphical object interaction is selected. An interaction assigned to the gesture is carried out by the selected graphical object, wherein the position(s) of the selected graphical object during the interaction is/are out of reach for the user. | 11-06-2014 |
20140337800 | RECOGNITION INTERFACES FOR COMPUTING DEVICES - A computing device can utilize a recognition mode wherein an interface utilizes graphical elements, such as virtual fireflies or other such elements, to indicate objects that are recognized or identified. As objects are recognized, fireflies perform one or more specified actions to indicate recognition. A ribbon or other user-selectable icon is displayed indicates a specific action that the device can perform with respect to the respective object. As additional objects are recognized, additional ribbons are created and older ribbons can be moved off screen and stored for subsequent retrieval or search. The fireflies disperse when the objects are no longer represented in captured sensor data, and can be animated to move towards representations of new objects as features of those objects are identified as potential object features, in order to communicate a level of recognition for a current scene or environment. | 11-13-2014 |
20140337801 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING ICONS ON A USER INTERFACE - A method and system for displaying icons on a user interface of a smart device are disclosed. The method includes obtaining a webpage address and checking security of the webpage linked to the webpage address. Further, the method includes displaying a first icon at a pre-determined position, the first icon indicating that the security check is in progress; obtaining a speed for loading the webpage and a speed for the security check; and adjusting icons displayed at the pre-determined position based on the speed for loading the webpage and the speed for the security check. The method and system consistent with the present disclosure may improve the user experience of smartphone users. | 11-13-2014 |
20140344756 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A service execution request including information for specifying a called web application recommended by a calling web application is created, and an agent software application analyzes the service execution request and registers the information for specifying the called web application. | 11-20-2014 |
20140344757 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which creation, editing and sharing of a shortcut to such various informations having similarities as applications, files web documents, contacts and the like can be facilitated. The present invention includes selecting a 1 | 11-20-2014 |
20140344758 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image display control apparatus enables determination as to whether or not an image file includes position information, and further, facilitates checking of positioning method of the position information. Accordingly, in the apparatus, positioning information in the image file is analyzed, and it is determined whether or not a positioning method indicating a positioning method for the position information is described. Further, when it is determined that the positioning method is described, the type of the positioning method is determined. Then an icon for discrimination of the presence/absence of positioning method and type of the positioning method is superimposed on a thumbnail of an image indicated with a corresponding image file. | 11-20-2014 |
20140351761 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING PICTURE ON PORTABLE DEVICE - A method of displaying images on a screen of a portable device is provided. The method includes entering a mini-mode and displaying a mirror image, which is the same as an original image with a smaller size than that of the original image, in the mini-mode on the screen; detecting a touch input which is generated on the mirror image; and performing a function corresponding to the touch input. | 11-27-2014 |
20140351762 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING URL LINKAGE FUNCTION USING THE KEYPAD - A method and an apparatus for performing a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) linkage function using a keypad that changes a screen to a mapped URL when a predetermined key is selected are provided. The method includes displaying the keypad that executes the URL linkage function, sensing a predetermined type of touch generated on a predetermined key existing in the keypad, displaying, in a pop-up menu, a URL item registered in advance on the key, in response to the predetermined type of touch, and changing a screen to a selected URL when a predetermined URL is selected in the pop-up menu. | 11-27-2014 |
20140359529 | Launch Surface Control - Example apparatus and methods concern controlling context associations while maintaining a user experience. A memory stores information concerning a context associated with a shared launch surface in a multi-user system running on an apparatus. The memory also stores information concerning a second context associated with an application launched from the shared launch surface and running on the apparatus. Example apparatus and methods provide a launch surface context interface and an application context interface. The interfaces present information that facilitates changing launch surface ownership or application context while maintaining a user experience. For example, logic may selectively control a launch surface context association as a function of data provided by the launch surface context interface and may control an application context association as a function of data provided by the application context interface. The context associations can be manipulated without having to navigate to the launch surface. | 12-04-2014 |
20140359530 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MANAGING ICONS REPRESENTING APPLICATIONS - An electronic device divides a display of the electronic device into a first display area and a second display area. The first display area displays the icons representing the applications, and the second display area displays a number of buttons for controlling the icons representing the applications. The electronic device determines which buttons in the second display area is selected and which icon representing the applications is selected. The electronic device further manages the selected icon according to the function of the selected button in the second display area. | 12-04-2014 |
20140359531 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR BROWSER NAVIGATION - Method and device of displaying navigational content in a web interface are disclosed. The method includes: detecting a user input to start a navigation page of a web browser; acquiring circumstance information of the mobile device, wherein the circumstance information includes at least one of a current time, a location of the mobile device and a characteristic of a current data connection used by the mobile device; selecting a first plurality of Internet resources from a resource database based on the acquired circumstance information; creating navigational visual content for the first plurality of Internet resources based on the acquired circumstance information; and displaying the navigational visual content for the first plurality of Internet resources in the navigation page. | 12-04-2014 |
20140359532 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first display controller. The controller displays a list of first objects representing actions on a touch screen display. The controller displays, on the display, a list of second objects representing targets corresponding to one of the actions represented by one of the first objects when a touch operation is performed on the one first object. The controller displays, on the display, a list of third objects representing programs for executing the one action represented by the one first object on one of the targets represented by one of the second objects when a touch operation is performed on the one second object. | 12-04-2014 |
20140365970 | METHOD FOR EXECUTING PROGRAM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method in an electronic device, includes receiving an instruction including an implicit call, identifying at least one program corresponding to the instruction of the implicit call, when a number of the identified program is more than one, providing a first program of the identified program corresponding to the implicit call, and displaying a second program of the identified program corresponding to the implicit call during running of the first program. An electronic device includes a processor configure to create an object representing an implicit call, provide a plurality of programs to created object, determine a first program among the plurality of programs, and execute the first program when the object is selected, and provide at least one second program among the programs during executing the first program. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365971 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING AND SWITCHING BETWEEN PERSONAS ON MOBILE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS - A method and system for switching between personas on a mobile technology platform equipped with a display. The method includes rendering a selectable feature on the display while a user is in a first persona; and in response to the user's selection of the selectable feature, undertaking an action in a second persona, wherein the first and second personas are defined as set of user preferences associated with an operating system of the mobile technology platform. | 12-11-2014 |
20140372951 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS - An image-based recommendation system provides a first set of selectable images to a user and receives user selections from the first set of images. If a user selects a single image from the first set of images, the product page associated with the selected image is transmitted to the user. If the user makes multiple selections from the first set of images, then the images associated with the user selections are analyzed and a second set of similar images is generated for transmission to the user. The process of receiving and analyzing user-selected images, generating image sets and transmission of generated images sets continues until the user selects a single image. The precision of identification of similar images can be improved by providing the user selections as training data to the image-based recommendation system. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372952 | Simplified Data Input in Electronic Documents - Simplified data and/or syntax entry in electronic documents is provided. Custom user interface components and selectable controls may be provided that may float on a displayed document and allow for easier data or syntax input. Electronic inking gestures may be used for entry of data and/or programming syntax in an electronic scratch pad and/or directly on top of a displayed electronic document. Gestures (e.g., screen touches) may be used for selecting document components (e.g., spreadsheet ranges) followed by an interpretation by the associated application of the user's gestures. A variety of disambiguation displays, interactions and/or hints may be provided to help a user clarify ambiguous UI selections. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372953 | Methods and Systems for Biological Data Analysis - The invention provides computer systems and methods for visualization and analysis of relationships between biological data. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372954 | Method of Forming a Prosthesis - A prosthesis, for example a breast or a finger prosthesis, is formed for mating with a first body portion of a user such that the prosthesis is symmetrical with a second body portion of the user. The prosthesis is formed at a manufacturing location using castings of the first and second body portions which the user creates themselves at a user location separate from the manufacturing location using a user casting kit. The user casting kit includes casting material, skin colour samples and any additional tools required for the subsequent manufacture of a custom prosthesis without the user being required to leave the user location. Alternatively, the user can submit their own image data and use a computer based tool to make various selections subsequently used by the manufacturer to produce the prosthesis. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372955 | VISUAL SELECTION OF AN ANATOMICAL ELEMENT FOR REQUESTING INFORMATION ABOUT A MEDICAL CONDITION - Embodiments herein provide information about a medical condition based on user input. A user is presented with an anatomical assembly representing an anatomical region of the human body. The presentation includes user-selectable display elements which, when selected, indicate an area in the anatomical assembly representing areas in which a medical symptom is experienced in the human body. Upon receiving user input selecting one of the user-selectable elements of the anatomical assembly, the user is presented with a selection of a medical condition corresponding to the selected element of the anatomical assembly. The user is also presented with information about a medical specialist corresponding to the medical condition. | 12-18-2014 |
20140380242 | DISPLAYING DATA PROTECTION LEVELS - For displaying data protection levels, a protection module receives a data protection level for a file system object. A display module modifies an icon representing the file system object in a file system graphical user interface to display the data protection level for the file system object. | 12-25-2014 |
20140380243 | INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A dial switch is operative to be rotated or tilted and to be pushed down, which can select any one of icons displayed on a menu screen of a display portion and display information regarding a function of an onboard apparatuses corresponding to a selected icon on the display portion. A central pushing switch is configured to function as a home key such that a default-state menu screen is displayed on the display portion whenever this switch is pushed down. Left or right pushing switches is configured to function as a shortcut key such that information regarding a function of an onboard apparatus corresponding to left-positioned or right-positioned icons positioned on left and right sides of a central icon is displayed on the display portion whenever the left or right pushing switches is pushed down. | 12-25-2014 |
20150012886 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CHANGING AN ACCESS STATE OF A DEVICE BY PATTERN RECOGNITION - In one embodiment, a method includes determining a first display position for each of a plurality of images and displaying the images at the corresponding first display position, receiving first plurality of taps, associating each of the first plurality of taps with a corresponding image, to produce a first tapping pattern, storing the first tapping pattern, which includes the first plurality of taps and the corresponding images in an associated relationship, determining a second display position for each of the images and displaying the images at the corresponding second display positions, receiving second plurality of taps, associating each of the second plurality of taps with a corresponding image, which are displayed at the second display positions, to produce a second tapping pattern, determining whether the second tapping pattern matches the first tapping pattern, and changing an access state of the electronic device in response to determining a match. | 01-08-2015 |
20150012887 | CLINICAL DOCUMENT SPEED VIEWER - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media are provided for searching a plurality of clinical documents associated with a patient. A searchable timeline is presented on a graphical user interface; the searchable timeline has a plurality of icons representing clinical documents created for the patient. The icons overlay the timeline at points in time corresponding to when the icon's respective document was created. Selection of an icon initiates the presentation of the icon's respective document. Preference and filter options enable a user to filter the clinical documents based on, for example, health concepts that have been identified for the patient. | 01-08-2015 |
20150012888 | F&I MENU SYSTEM - An F&I Menu system for the sale of a product that is financed and which includes multiple options. A display shows the base price of the product without optional items, and a with-options price. Icons representing optional items may be moved between unselected and selected areas. As the icons are moved into or out of the selected area, the with-options price is instantaneously updated, including any price changes resulting from the application of pricing components reflecting the costs of financing or leasing. | 01-08-2015 |
20150020030 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes entering into a touch-lock mode to lock an entire display area on a touch screen, receiving an unlock signal corresponding to a selection of a touch-lock release button on the terminal, and unlocking an area of the touch screen that includes at least one displayed icon when the unlock signal is received such that a touching of the at least one icon displayed on the touch screen executes a corresponding function of the icon, and maintaining other areas of the touch screen in the touch-lock mode. | 01-15-2015 |
20150026644 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal includes a display unit, a memory and a controller. The display unit outputs screen information. The memory stores, together with backup data of the mobile terminal, a backup image obtained by imaging the screen information at the time when a control command is input, based on the control command input while the screen information is being output. The controller recovers the mobile terminal, using the backup data, based on a touch input applied to the backup image. | 01-22-2015 |
20150033190 | IMAGE SWITCHING APPARATUS, IMAGE SWITCHING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE SWITCHING METHOD - A display controller which is carried out as an image switching apparatus switches images output from a multifunction peripheral and an expansion apparatus which are a plurality of electronic devices having different OSes to display on a display portion. A display control portion controls the display portion to display a home screen showing at once icons for running an application which operates in the multifunction peripheral or the expansion apparatus. A judging portion inputs operation information showing the fact that a specific icon is selected from the home screen displayed on the display portion and judges the selected icon. The display control portion controls the display portion to display an image from an electronic device in which an application corresponding to the selected icon operates according to judgment result by the judging portion. | 01-29-2015 |
20150040070 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operation surface configured to receive touch inputs, and a sensor unit configured to detect at least one right-side touch input from a manipulation by a user of the operation surface within a first operational area of the operation surface, and at least one left-side touch input from a manipulation by the user of the operation surface within a second operational area of the operation surface, wherein the first operational area and the second operational area of the operation surface are mapped to a graphical user interface (GUI) area of a display device. | 02-05-2015 |
20150046878 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a content information acquisition part configured to acquire pieces of content information extracted based on an extraction condition, and a display controller configured to cause content icons corresponding to the pieces of content information, respectively, to be displayed on a track placed around a region. In a first display stage, the display controller causes the content icons to be displayed sequentially on a first track in a manner that the content icons appear at a first point on the first track and disappear at a second point on the first track, the second point being different from the first point, and, in a second display stage, the display controller causes a predetermined number of the content icons corresponding to the pieces of content information, respectively, to be displayed on a second track. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046879 | PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A processing apparatus includes: a processing unit that performs a process related to image data; a display unit that displays a process selection portion, with which the process performed by the processing unit is associated and which is selected to start the process by the processing unit; and a creation unit that, in a case of creating the process selection portion to be displayed in the display unit, creates the process selection portion while associating data with the process selection portion. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046880 | SCREEN-UNLOCKING UNIT, SCREEN-UNLOCKING METHOD THEREOF AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - The present disclosure discloses a screen-unlocking unit, a screen-unlocking method thereof and a mobile communication apparatus. The screen-unlocking method comprises: providing a touch symbol for display on a screen, with the touch symbol being correspondingly related to a shortcut icon; receiving a touching action of a user on the touch symbol, and displaying the shortcut icon on the touch symbol to select the shortcut icon; and receiving an unlocking operation of the user to release locking of the screen, and catering into an interface corresponding to the selected shortcut icon. The present disclosure further discloses a screen-unlocking unit and a mobile communication apparatus. In the aforesaid manner, the screen-unlocking unit, the screen-unlocking method thereof and the mobile communication apparatus of the present disclosure can improve the operation efficiency of the user and enrich the user's experiences. | 02-12-2015 |
20150052486 | INTERFACE FOR MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHOD OF OPERATING - A smart-phone interface including an arrangement of icons for opening applications arranged around perimeter of display screen leaving an empty central workspace, and a method of activating the smart-phone of consisting of touching the touch screen of the smart-phone with a finger having a fingerprint recognizable by the smart-phone and dragging the finger in a G shape. | 02-19-2015 |
20150058808 | DYNAMIC CONTEXTUAL TOUCH MENU - One aspect of the invention is a system for providing a dynamic contextual touch menu. The system includes a multi-touch display and processing circuitry coupled to the multi-touch display. The processing circuitry is configured to detect a contextual menu display request in response to a touch detected on the multi-touch display. The processing circuitry is configured to display a dynamic contextual touch menu associated with a first element as a targeted element in response to the detected contextual menu display request. The processing circuitry is also configured to modify content of the dynamic contextual touch menu to align with a second element as the targeted element in response to a detected motion on the multi-touch display between the first and second elements. | 02-26-2015 |
20150067608 | MANIPULATING PREVIEW PANELS IN A USER INTERFACE - Methods, machine media, and systems that can manipulate preview panels are disclosed. In one embodiment, a preview panel can be transformed, in response to user interaction with the preview panel, into an icon representing the file containing the content displayed in the preview panel. The preview panel can, in one embodiment, be opened from a user interaction with a first icon and the preview panel can be transformed into a second icon that represents the file and can be manipulated as if it were the first icon. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067609 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION BASED ON CONTENTS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for obtaining information and an electronic device thereof. The method for obtaining the information in the electronic device includes: displaying one or more representing objects for representing contents on a display area; determining a selection area which is at least part of the display area based on a user input; detecting a representing object of the one or more representing objects as a clip object corresponding to the user input, wherein at least part of the representing object corresponds to the selection area; and recognizing a content corresponding to the clip object. | 03-05-2015 |
20150074606 | METHODS AND SOFTWARE FOR FACILITATING THE SELECTION OF MULTIPLE ITEMS AT AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A computer-implemented method of facilitating the selection of multiple items at an electronic device having a touch sensitive display and for receiving user input, the device, comprising: displaying on the display a grid list of icons representing selectable items, the icons being ordered in the grid: in rows extending in a first direction and being arranged consecutively in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, the grid list comprising at least one column; or in columns extending in a first direction and being arranged consecutively in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, the grid list comprising at least one row; and, in response to the device receiving user input in the form of a touch starting from a first icon and continuing forwards or backwards in the first direction, causing items represented by icons adjacent to the first icon forwards or backwards in the ordered grid list to be selected consecutively. | 03-12-2015 |
20150074607 | Method and System for Prompting an Adjustable Direction of a Cursor - A prompting method of an adjustable direction of a cursor for a portable electronic apparatus is disclosed. The method comprises the follow steps: detecting a location of a cursor in a display, wherein the cursor indicates an indicated direction; determining whether any set direction corresponding to the location of the cursor is different from the indicated direction; if any set direction corresponding to the location of the cursor is different from the indicated direction, displaying a directional adjustment prompting information for prompting at least one adjustable direction of the cursor corresponding to the location of the cursor. | 03-12-2015 |
20150074608 | Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing System, and Storage Medium Having Stored Thereon Information Processing Program - When an information processing apparatus is started, reception of data indicative of presence of a connection point apparatus is attempted. A plurality of objects respectively corresponding to a plurality of application programs is displayed on a display device, and upon reception of an operation performed by a user, an application program corresponding to one of the objects selected by the operation performed by the user is launched. When the data is received, a display form of an object, which relates to a connection application program including a program for executing a procedural step of connecting to the connection point apparatus, is changed. | 03-12-2015 |
20150082247 | ICON DISPLAY OF FILE HISTORY RECORDED IN STORAGE AS ADDITIONAL DATA - An icon corresponds to a history of files related to a plurality of indexes. Each of the indexes and each of the files are additionally and synchronously recorded in storage as additional data. The icon displayed represents the status of data in the files in the storage. The displayed icon is manipulated to indicate whether no data exists in an associated file or to indicate that existing data in an associated file was updated. | 03-19-2015 |
20150082248 | Dynamic Glyph-Based Search - A method and apparatus for a dynamic glyph based search includes an image server. The image server analyzes images to determine the content of an image. The image and data related to the determined content of the image are stored in an image database. A user can access the image server and search images using search glyphs. In response to selection of a generic-search glyph, the image server finds related images in the image database and the images are displayed to the user. In addition, refine-search glyphs are displayed to a user based on the selected generic-search glyph. One or more refine-search glyphs can be selected by a user to further narrow a search to specific people, locations, objects, and other image content. | 03-19-2015 |
20150100924 | FOLDING AND UNFOLDING IMAGES IN A USER INTERFACE - In one embodiment, presenting a folded version of an image in a user interface (UI), the folded version of the image being included in a UI component of the user interface; and in response to a user pinching the folded version of the image with two fingers, simulating and presenting an effect of the folded version of the image being lifted off and floating above the UI component. | 04-09-2015 |
20150106766 | METHOD FOR QUICKLY OPERATING FILE OF SMART PHONE AND SMART PHONE - A method for quickly operating files of a smart phone includes: the smart phone starting a file batch selection function according to an operation of a user; in a state that the file batch selection function is started, the smart phone selecting files and/or folders in corresponding positions according to a sliding track of a finger or an operation rod on a touch screen; and the smart phone performing an operation selected by the user on all selected files and/or folders. A smart phone includes: a touch screen and a file processor, wherein the file processor includes a batch selection on-off module, a file batch selection module and a file batch operation module. In the example of the present invention, the files are operated conveniently and quickly by using the touch screen of the smart phone, which has a significant effect in processing a large number of files. | 04-16-2015 |
20150135141 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING A CONTROL INTERFACE OF A PERIPHERAL DEVICE - The present disclosure discloses a method and apparatus for creating a control interface of a peripheral device, which pertains to the art of computer. The method includes: when the peripheral device is connected to a terminal, generating ingress of the peripheral device on an interface of the terminal; receiving a first control command submitted by a user through the ingress for the peripheral device on an interface, acquiring a system control program and a control interface to which the peripheral device corresponds; creating the control interface for the peripheral device according to the device identifier and the system control program to which the peripheral device corresponds. The apparatus comprises a generation module, an acquisition module and a creating module. Efficiency of controlling the peripheral device is improved by the present disclosure. | 05-14-2015 |
20150143299 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - The mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display, and a controller configured to cause the display to display an object related to content, a menu icon for processing the content in response to a first touch input applied to the object, a submenu associated with the menu icon in response to a second touch input applied to the menu icon, and first information corresponding to the submenu at a location where the object or the menu icon was displayed in response to a third touch input applied to the submenu. | 05-21-2015 |
20150293651 | MAN-MACHINE INTERACTION METHOD AND INTERFACE - Provided is a man-machine interaction method in a 3D multi-touch environment, which fully develops the advantages of 3D multi-touch, and enables a user to express abundant operation information with very few operations. Provided is a page browsing mode using pressure data, which enables the user to more quickly and accurately perform page browsing by using the pressure data. | 10-15-2015 |
20150293665 | CAPTURING USER FEEDBACK OF SOFTWARE CONTENT IN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT AND CONTROLLING THE SOFTWARE USING A SINGLE ACTION - A system and method for capturing user feedback of content in a networked environment and controlling the software using a single action is disclosed. Feedback-software controls provide the user with a single interface that allows the user to simultaneously provide user review content while controlling the software displaying the content. The feedback-software controls eliminate the additional action(s) required to provide feedback and control software. By reducing the process of providing feedback and controlling software into a single action, the feedback-software controls increase the probability that a user will provide feedback. This increased feedback can result in improved recommendations given to users and insightful feedback for content providers or merchants. Another advantage provided by the feedback-software controls is that a viewer can easily provide feedback on all of the displayed content or can simply provide feedback on smaller portions of the content, e.g., a specific link provided on a webpage. | 10-15-2015 |
20150301717 | Trending Display of Patient Wellness - The present invention is a novel method of generating and representing the status of various physiological parameters that are monitored for patients during hospitalization. The system of present invention allows healthcare providers to easily view, at a glance, the status or trend of a patient or a plurality of patients as well as any changes in the parameter values. | 10-22-2015 |
20150309849 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND PRESENTING MULTIPLE APPLICATION CONTAINERS AS A SINGLE LOGICAL CONTAINER - A method for managing application containers, comprising: assigning a first application to a master container in a memory of a system; assigning a second application to a slave container in the memory; using a processor, assigning the master and slave containers to a container group by: delegating access to container meta-data of the slave container by a container run-time of the slave container or by the first application to a container meta-data accessor of the master container via a class loader of the master container; and, delegating interaction between the container run-time of the slave container and a container management channel of the slave container to a container management channel of the master container via the class loader of the master container; and, accessing the first and second applications via the container group. | 10-29-2015 |
20150317059 | APPLICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR A MOBILE TERMINAL AND THE MOBILE TERMINAL - An application management method for mobile terminal is disclosed. The method comprises: acquiring all information of applications that have been installed or upgraded in the mobile terminal; determining whether each of the applications has a desktop widget; and if the determination result is “yes”, then displaying an icon corresponding to an application having the desktop widget in an icon list in a first displaying manner. In this way, the user can accomplish the operation of adding the desktop widget of the application directly in the system application main menu without having to enter into the widget list. The present disclosure is simple and convenient to use and provides the user with good experience in use. | 11-05-2015 |
20150317060 | Device, A Method And A Server For Retrieving Information Using A Machine Readable Image - Icons/text/images representing selections areas are placed near a machine readable image to for retrieving an information item about a product to which the machine readable image is associated. These selection areas can be visually represented by icons/text/images that inform the user what information will be retrieved or what action will be controlled if selected. A capturing device captures a machine readable image together with icons/text/images representing selections areas, displays these on the screen for the user to select one of the icons/text/images. The capturing device calculates the coordinates of the selection relative to the machine readable image using a unit of distance and perspective correction derived from the machine readable image. These coordinates are provided to an information server associated with the machine readable image which in turn provides the information associated to the coordinates to the capturing device. | 11-05-2015 |
20150317063 | Systems and Methods for Efficiently Searching Applications - Systems and methods for efficiently searching for applications on a mobile device are presented. A user may be provided with an interface on the display screen of his mobile device. The interface may display a collection of categories associated with one or more applications. If the user selects a category, the interface may display a collection of one or more subcategories associated with the selected category, and a selectable cursor that is configured to allow the user to select one of the subcategories by moving the cursor through a grid in the interface. In response to the user selecting one of the subcategories, the interface may display a collection of applications associated with the selected subcategory, and the user may select one of the applications using the selectable cursor and grid. A user can select an application to purchase and/or download onto his mobile device. | 11-05-2015 |
20150317068 | Medical Control Systems - A medical control system includes an operator device having a touchscreen, a control device, and several medical apparatuses, wherein the medical apparatuses and the operator device are coupled to the control device by respective data connections. The operator device is adapted to display several schematic illustrations respectively corresponding to the medical apparatuses in a first display, and the operator device is adapted, by touching a first schematic illustration of a first medical apparatus, to illustrate the first medical apparatus along with first specific operation functions of the first medical apparatus in a second display, wherein substantially similar specific operation functions of the medical apparatuses are illustrated by substantially similar symbols. | 11-05-2015 |
20150317721 | ENTERPRISE MOBILE APPLICATION FOR MANAGING SALES ACTIVITES - Methods and system are disclosed that assist in executing tasks related to managing sales activities by an app on a mobile device. In one aspect, a user interface is provided via the app on the mobile device. The user interface renders information related to appointments associated with the sales activities. Upon receiving an input, a context menu is instantiated on the user interface. The context menu includes graphical elements that are associated with user interfaces for managing the sales activities. Upon receiving an input on the graphical element, a correspondence between the graphical element and the associated user interface is determined and the corresponding user interface is instantiated. The tasks related to managing the sales activities may be executed via the app on the mobile device. | 11-05-2015 |
20150324090 | VISUAL COMPARISON OF DATA CLUSTERS - A method comprising using at least one hardware processor for: receiving multiple data clusters, each comprising one or more path variations of a process performed with respect to multiple subjects, wherein each of the path variations comprises multiple stages of the process, and wherein at least some of the stages, each comprises one or more parameters; constructing a visualization template representative of the path variations, wherein the visualization template comprises multiple nodes, each node having one or more graphical attributes, wherein each node representative of a corresponding stage; assigning each of the graphical attributes of each of the nodes to a corresponding parameter of the corresponding stage; and visualizing one or more differences between the data clusters by generating at least one instance of the visualization template, the instance being representative of and corresponding to at least two of the data clusters, wherein each of the at least one instance is representative of and corresponding to at least one of the data clusters, and wherein in the at least one instance, each of the assigned one or more graphical attributes of each node represent a value of the corresponding parameter, the value relating to the corresponding stage of the at least one corresponding data cluster. | 11-12-2015 |
20150331579 | Scalable Illuminated Display System - A display system for exhibiting illuminated icons. The display system comprises an exhibition portion and a support structure. The exhibition portion comprises a plurality of icons oriented in vertical columns in a generally tessellating pattern. Each icon comprises a front component attached to a back component with a pair of channels sandwiched between the front and back components. The front component comprises an insert plate comprising an identification element that is illuminated by a light emitting element housed within the back component. The support structure connects the plurality of icons via the pairs of channels and provides power to the light emitting element. | 11-19-2015 |
20150339006 | Asynchronous Preparation of Displayable Sections of a Graphical User Interface - Particular embodiments of a computing device include a main thread, a graphics thread, and an input thread. The main thread may execute instructions to generate an object representation of a GUI for an application. Copies of the object representation may be provided to the graphics thread and the input thread. The main thread may determine which displayable sections to render based on user input information, a current location with respect to the GUI, and a caching pattern. The caching pattern may include a first section and one or more second sections adjacent to the first section in one or more directions. The main thread may render the those displayable sections and cache some of the sections. The graphics thread may then asynchronously execute instructions to draw one of the rendered sections into a frame buffer. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339038 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING OCCLUDED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES - A computer-implemented system and method for capturing potentially obscured elements of a graphical user interface are disclosed. In one example, the method may include: generating a proxy object within an operating system, wherein the operating system includes a window manager and a graphics framework; registering a target graphical object for capture; instructing the operating system to map a copy of graphical information corresponding to the target object to the proxy object; intercepting graphical information corresponding to the target object; and storing a copy of the graphical information corresponding to the target object. | 11-26-2015 |
20150346917 | Systems and Methods for Enhanced Networking, Conversion Tracking, and Conversion Attribution - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for electronically providing each of a plurality of content distributors with access to a library of content items, facilitating the selection of a combination of the content items, creating a unique set of links for each recipient-distributor combination, and distributing the selected content and unique links via one or more distribution channels to a plurality of recipients. As each link is associated with both a recipient and a distributor, conversion actions stemming from the selection of a link by a recipient are attributed to the proper distributor. Distributors can create content distribution approaches that can be shared with other distributors. | 12-03-2015 |
20150346949 | Hierarchical Filtering Using Spatial Boundary of 3D Objects - Methods and apparatus are provided that improve graphical software applications, by filtering the data for display according to techniques for defining and manipulating visual indicia. Data may be filtered according to multiple filters that are combined in a number of ways to form the set of data for display. Data may be filtered ontologically and geometrically according to their relationships with other data. Visual indicia that represent filters may be drag-and-dropped between input areas to facilitate ease of use. Data selected according to a filter may be displayed at the same time as non-selected data by applying visually distinctive characteristics to the selected data. A virtual environment may be shown simultaneously on several different video displays at a single workstation. | 12-03-2015 |
20150346979 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing device comprising a housing, a display screen, a touch panel arranged on the display screen, an icon, which is displayed on the display screen and manipulated through the touch panel, a state detection unit for detecting a state change of the housing, a state determination unit for determining the state change of the housing detected by the state detection unit, and a display control unit for displaying the icon in a desired position on the display screen in response to a determination result of the state determination unit. | 12-03-2015 |
20150355800 | OPTIMIZING MEMORY FOR A WEARABLE DEVICE - Systems and methods for optimizing memory for a wearable device are provided. A selection may be received from a user via a user interface of a wearable device. Such user selection may indicate an application. Application data associated with the selected application may be identified as being located at another device selected from a plurality of other devices. The application data may then be retrieved from the selected device over a communication network. A display may be generated and displayed on the user interface of the wearable device. Such display may be based on the retrieved application data and associated with execution of the selected application. | 12-10-2015 |
20150355815 | DYNAMIC ICONS - There is provided herein a system for identifying a selected icon, the system comprising at least one controller configured to obtain from a sensor a signal indicative of an eye-response of a user, said eye-response is responsive to at least one dynamic property of a dynamic icon selected by the user by watching said selected dynamic icon, analyze said eye-response of said user, identify said selected dynamic icon based on said analysis, and produce a signal indicative of said selected dynamic icon. | 12-10-2015 |
20150363958 | MAKING A COMPUTER DISPLAY MORE EXPRESSIVE - According to aspects of the present disclosure, certain areas of the display screen are logically considered to be “privileged.” For example, a user may run a utility program and selected areas of the wallpaper to be privileged. In another example, a utility scans the wallpaper looking for, say, a face or text and marks the location around the face or text as privileged. In any case, when an icon (or other visual information) needs to be placed on the display screen, the icon is preferentially placed at a location that does not overlap with the privileged areas. If no non-privileged area is available, then an alert can be sent to the user. | 12-17-2015 |
20150370427 | EVENT RESPONSE METHOD FOR USER INTERFACE OF MOBILE DEVICE, AND MOBILE DEVICE - The disclosed are a mobile device and a method for responding to events of a user interface of a mobile device. The method comprises: detecting a first trigger action on the user interface; calculating a coordinate of the position where the first trigger action occurs; according to the coordinate, determining that a response region to which the position belongs is the ith to the nth layer of response region, wherein iε[1, n]; judging whether the position belongs to the valid region of the ith layer of response region, and if yes, responding to the first trigger action in the ith layer of response area; otherwise, updating i to i+1, repeating this step until i is equal to n+1. By means of the above-mentioned solution, a mobile device is enabled to accurately respond to an operation of a user on the sector user interface. | 12-24-2015 |
20150370441 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR CONVERTING A SURFACE TO A TOUCH SURFACE - This technology relates to a method and system for converting a surface into a touch surface. In accordance with a disclosed embodiment, the system shall include a vision engine, configured to capture a set of location co-ordinates of a set of boundary points on the surface. The system shall further include a drawing interface, configured to create a set of mesh regions on the surface; a hash table configured to store; a point co-ordinate of each point of a mesh region; and a reference location co-ordinate of the each point. Further the system shall include an interpretation engine, configured to analyze a position of a user object on the surface and trigger a screen event on the position based on predetermined criteria. | 12-24-2015 |
20150370447 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CASCADING USER INTERFACE ELEMENT ANIMATIONS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for generating a cascaded animation in a user interface. In accordance with one implementation, a method is provided that includes operations performed by at least one processor, including determining coordinates and an initial time for an input to the user interface. The method may also include identifying at least one user interface element capable of being animated. Additionally, the method may determine coordinates for the at least one user interface element corresponding to the spatial location of the at least one user interface element in the user interface. The method also may include calculating a target time based on the initial time and distance between the coordinates of the input and the coordinates of the at least one user interface element. The method may generate a command to animate the display of the at least one user interface element when the target time is reached. | 12-24-2015 |
20150370450 | DISPLAY TERMINAL AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display terminal includes a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, executed by the processor, to cause the processor to execute receiving information regarding one or more applications via a network; displaying, on a display screen of the display terminal, displayed images corresponding to each application related to the received information; detecting a predetermined operation for one of the displayed images; storing, for the one of the displayed images for which the predetermined operation was detected, arrangement position information of the image, wherein, in the displaying, the one of the displayed images for which the arrangement position information is stored, is displayed at a fixed position indicated by the arrangement position information independently of the received information. | 12-24-2015 |
20150370451 | METHOD FOR SELECTING CONTENTS FROM A PLURALITY OF CONTENTS - A method for selecting content is disclosed. One aspect relates to a method to display on a space limited screen of an electronic device connected to a server a selection of contents from a plurality of contents. The method being executed by the server and comprising selecting from the plurality of contents a limited number of contents that fits the space limited screen when displayed, sending the limited selection of contents to the electronic device, receiving an indication of user actions on the electronic device related to each content displayed, monitoring each content of the limited selection of contents using the received indications. Furthermore, when the monitoring indicates that a certain content fulfils a criterion, removing this certain content from the limited selection of content and selecting another content from the remaining plurality of content so as to update the limited selection of content for subsequent sending. | 12-24-2015 |
20150378551 | MULTI-TOUCH GESTURE-BASED INTERFACE FOR NETWORK DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT - Methods, computing devices, and computer-readable media are provided for interpreting gestures and triggering actions on a graph when the gestures are detected. The triggered actions may include the addition or deletion of nodes, connections between nodes, or connections between node ports; the expansion or collapse of a set of nodes; or the copying of nodes. The input may describe an action of selecting, dragging, holding, flicking, shaking, pinching, unpinching, or spinning a graphical object such as a node or a connection. Gesture interpretation logic determines whether the input matches a stored or known gesture. If the input matches a gesture, then the gesture interpretation logic may perform an action mapped to the gesture instead of or in addition to the normal action that would otherwise be caused by each individual input. | 12-31-2015 |
20150378557 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND INTERFACING METHOD THEREOF - A foldable electronic apparatus and an interfacing method thereof are provided. The foldable electronic apparatus includes a display configured to be foldable, a detector configured to detect whether the display is folded, and a controller configured to control the display to display an interface on an accessible region of the display, in response to the detector detecting that the display is folded. | 12-31-2015 |
20150378595 | ACTIVATING DISPLAY AND PERFORMING USER AUTHENTICATION IN MOBILE TERMINAL WITH ONE-TIME USER INPUT - Disclosed is a mobile terminal including a touch screen display, a power button and an activation button for turning on the touch screen display. Upon detection of one-time pressing of the activation button while the touch screen display is turned off, the terminal is configured to turn on the touch screen display and perform a fingerprint authentication function in addition to turning on the touch screen display. The touch screen display displays a lock screen thereon as it is turned on in response to the detection of one-time pressing, and the lock screen is displayed on the touch screen display when the fingerprint authentication function is being performed. A lock state of the terminal continues when the fingerprint authentication function fails to authenticate a user, and the lock state is released for enabling other functions of the terminal when the fingerprint authentication function authenticates a user | 12-31-2015 |
20160006864 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal capable of performing bidirectional communication with an image display device, and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to one exemplary embodiment includes a wireless communication unit that is configured to perform bidirectional communication with an image display device and perform pairing with the image display device, a display unit that is configured to display a content thereon, and a controller that is configured to execute an application in response to a preset touch input being sensed on the content, and transmit a uniform resource locator (URL) corresponding to the content to the image display device, such that the content can be output on the image display device, when a preset icon is selected from icons displayed on an execution screen of the application. | 01-07-2016 |
20160026341 | MATRIX INTERFACE FOR ENABLING ACCESS TO DIGITAL CONTENT - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for implementing a matrix interface for enabling access to digital content. The method includes the steps of receiving instructions for generating a matrix interface that enables a user to select digital content to be processed by a device and executing the instructions to cause the matrix interface to be presented on a display associated with the device. The matrix interface comprises a plurality of icons arranged in a two-dimensional array, each icon in the plurality of icons being associated with a portion of the digital content. | 01-28-2016 |
20160026350 | USER INTERFACE APPARATUS FOR PATH SEARCH AND METHOD THEREOF - A user interface apparatus for path search and a method thereof are disclosed. The interface apparatus for path search includes an interface unit configured to provide a first user interface comprising a plurality of image objects, the first user interface configured to implement sweeping transition between the image objects in at least one direction, wherein the interface unit displays an image associated with at least one place which is an object for path search on the image objects. | 01-28-2016 |
20160026364 | HUB-BASED BENEFITS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A hub-based user interface (UI) is provided for obtaining and presenting employee benefits information. The hub-based UI may present the user with a comprehensive view of the state of the benefits based on inputs provided by the user. A method of generating an employee benefit UI includes determining, by a computer system, one or more benefits based on a combination of user input and a predefined set of benefits. The method also includes generating, by the computer system, a reconfigurable, dynamic hub UI that includes a listing of the one or more benefits, wherein each of the one or more benefits in the listing includes a respective selectable object. The method additionally includes navigating to a benefit UI associated with a particular one of the one or more benefits based on receiving a selection of the selectable object associated with the particular one of the benefits. | 01-28-2016 |
20160026367 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE-READABLE MEDIUM FOR LAST-VIEWED COMMUNICATION EVENT INTERACTION WITHIN A UNIFIED EVENT VIEW - A method, electronic device, and device-readable medium are provided for improving user interaction with a unified inbox. A first view of the unified inbox includes a set of communication event listings for a number of communication events. Each listing can include at least a first user interface element for initiating a first action that operates on the corresponding communication event. Individual communication events may be viewed in the inbox. After a viewing of a given communication event, when the first view is re-displayed, additional user interface elements are displayed in relation to the just-viewed communication event. These additional user interface elements may be removed from the display as a result of a trigger condition. | 01-28-2016 |
20160034139 | PREDICTIVE USER INTERFACE - Methods, computing systems, and computer-readable media for organizing options in an interface. The method includes receiving data representing a type of domain object, and predicting one or more generic predicted events based at least in part on the type of domain object. The one or more generic predicted events are predicted using a generic predictor. The method also includes receiving data representing an actual next event, and updating the generic predictor based on the actual next event. | 02-04-2016 |
20160034148 | CONTEXT-SPECIFIC USER INTERFACES - Context-specific user interfaces for use with a portable multifunction device are disclosed. The methods described herein for context-specific user interfaces provide indications of time and, optionally, a variety of additional information. Further disclosed are non-transitory computer-readable storage media, systems, and devices configured to perform the methods described herein. | 02-04-2016 |
20160034152 | CONTEXT-SPECIFIC USER INTERFACES - Context-specific user interfaces for use with a portable multifunction device are disclosed. The methods described herein for context-specific user interfaces provide indications of time and, optionally, a variety of additional information. Further disclosed are non-transitory computer-readable storage media, systems, and devices configured to perform the methods described herein. | 02-04-2016 |
20160041727 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING SCREEN IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A method for displaying images so that a lower graphical user interface (GUI) object and an upper GUI object do not overlap each other in a specific area in a screen of an electronic device is provided. The displaying method includes detecting a non-overlapping area in a lower GUI object, determining whether upper GUI objects are displayed to overlap the non-overlapping area, and if the upper GUI objects are displayed to overlap the non-overlapping area at least in part, changing a display configuration of at least one of the GUI objects. | 02-11-2016 |
20160046468 | REMOTE CONTROL AND USER INTERFACE FOR OPERATING A WINCH - Methods and systems are provided for remotely controlling winch operation via a user interface of a remote. In one example, a user interface of a remote for a winch includes a menu display including a plurality of menu items, the menu items navigable and selectable with a series of buttons of the remote. The user interface further includes a plurality of control displays, each of the plurality of control displays generated upon selection of a corresponding menu item of the plurality of menu items, each of the plurality of control displays including selectable icons for controlling one of an operation of a winch, an operation of one or more auxiliary devices, or settings of the remote. | 02-18-2016 |
20160062558 | BACKEND TECHNIQUES FOR FUNNEL ANALYSIS - Techniques for providing information describing how users are funneling through various products and features of a website are described. According to various embodiments, a user specification of a first set of one or more entities is received. A data structure storing a plurality of data structure entities is then accessed, each of the data structure entities corresponding to an online user session and describing one or more user interaction events included in the corresponding online user session. A set of the plurality of data structure entities are then retrieved from the data structure, the set of the plurality of data structure entities corresponding to online user sessions that include a user interaction event with at least one of the entities in the first set. Information regarding the retrieved set of the plurality of data structure entities is then provided to a user, via a user interface. | 03-03-2016 |
20160062572 | REDUCED SIZE CONFIGURATION INTERFACE - An electronic device with a camera invokes a wireless communications pairing mode for pairing the electronic device with an external device. The electronic device obtains an image via the camera. The image contains a pattern displayed on a display screen of the external device, and the pattern comprises identifying information of the external device. The electronic device receives data from the external device, determines whether the received data corresponds with the identifying information, and, in response to a determination that the received data corresponds with the identifying information, registers the external device as a paired device. In some examples, the electronic device is a smartphone and the external device is a wearable electronic device. Pairing the electronic device and the external device may allow the devices to exchange information and operate interactively with one another. | 03-03-2016 |
20160062589 | REDUCED-SIZE USER INTERFACES FOR DYNAMICALLY UPDATED APPLICATION OVERVIEWS - An electronic device with a touch-sensitive display can detect a contact with the display, and in response to detecting the contact, the device can display a user interface screen representing a corresponding application. The user interface screen can include an affordance for launching the application, and a set of information obtained from the application, where the set of information is updated in accordance with data from the application. | 03-03-2016 |
20160062610 | Information Display System That Displays Appropriate Information Corresponding to Contents of Ongoing Conference or Presentation on Terminal and Recording Medium - An information display system includes a word recognition device, a server, and a plurality of terminals. The server includes a first communication circuit, a dictionary, and a first control circuit. The first control circuit transmits the received word and the searched explanation to the plurality of terminals. The plurality of terminals each include a second communication circuit, an operation circuit, a display circuit, a storage circuit, and a second control circuit. When receiving the word and the explanation of the word from the server, the second control circuit causes the display circuit to display the received word and causes the storage circuit to store the received explanation. When accepting a selection of the displayed word via the operation circuit, the second control circuit obtains the explanation corresponding to the selected word from the storage circuit to cause the display circuit to display the obtained explanation. | 03-03-2016 |
20160085391 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING USER E-BOOK COLLECTIONS - Examples described herein enable a user to organize and manage e-books on a computing device that utilizes a network-based e-book service. According to some examples, a user e-book collection can be organized so that it can be displayed when archived, as well as in accordance with user-defined lists. | 03-24-2016 |
20160098171 | Graphical Depiction of Wrap Profile for Load Wrapping Apparatus - A method, apparatus and program product utilize a graphical interface to facilitate operator interaction with a load wrapping apparatus, particularly in connection with setting up a wrap profile. The graphical interface may incorporate a graphical depiction of a load, along with graphical depictions of both the number of layers of packaging material and the wrap force associated with a given wrap profile, with the graphical depictions of each of the number of layers of packaging material and the wrap force being capable of being dynamically updated in response to changes made by an operator to a wrap profile. The graphical depictions therefore provide a visual interface to assist an operator who may have limited expertise in setting up a load wrapping apparatus. | 04-07-2016 |
20160110038 | MENU SYSTEM AND INTERACTIONS WITH AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a controller that is configured to execute an iconic menu system. A display is coupled to the controller and configured to display icons generated by the controller. A plurality of sensors are coupled to the controller and configured to detect a movement of the electronic device. Memory is also coupled to the controller. The controller is further configured to execute a selected one of a plurality of functions in response to the movement, the function being associated with a selected icon of the iconic menu system. | 04-21-2016 |
20160124515 | INTERACTION WITH A COMPUTING DEVICE VIA MOVEMENT OF A PORTION OF A USER INTERFACE - Computing devices, computer-readable storage media, and methods associated with human computer interaction. In embodiments, a computing device may include a display, a processor coupled with the display, a user interface engine and one or more applications to be operated on the processor. In embodiments, the user interface engine or the one or more applications may be configured to detect movement of the portable computing device indicating a direction a user of the portable computing device would like a portion of the user interface to move and cause the portion of the user interface to be moved, from a current location on the display to another location on the display, in accordance with the indicated direction. Such movement may facilitate the user to interact with the portion of the user interface via the interaction zone of the display. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124613 | DUPLICATION DETECTION IN CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION DURING DRAFTING - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided to detect similarities between two or more clinical documents. It is determined that a clinician is currently inputting data into a first clinical document that is associated with a patient. A selectable option is provided on a user interface into which the clinician is currently inputting the data. An indication is received that the selectable option has been selected by the clinician. An algorithm is applied to identify the second clinical document from a plurality of clinical documents. At least a portion of the inputted data in the first clinical document and at least a portion of data in the second clinical document are transformed to generate a new representation of the first clinical document that indicates the similarities that are potentially inaccurate or inappropriate between the first clinical document and the second clinical document. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127652 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a display, and a controller configured to display, on the display, a home screen on which at least one icon is displayed, to execute an application corresponding to an icon selected from the at least one icon, and to display at least one of a shape, color and size of the at least one icon depending on an execution environment of the application. According to the present invention, a user can intuitively recognize an execution state of an application since an icon corresponding to the application can be displayed differently according to application execution environments. | 05-05-2016 |
20160139772 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPONENT DISPLAY PROCESSING - Embodiments of the present invention provide a component display processing method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving indication information indicating that a component is in a waiting-to-be-processed state; and according to the indication information, reducing a displayed region of a container that is displayed on a display screen, so that t a hidden region of the container is displayed on the display screen. | 05-19-2016 |
20160147389 | METHOD FOR EXECUTING MENU IN MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE SAME - The present disclosure is related to a method for executing a menu in a mobile terminal, the method including displaying a data in a display unit of the mobile terminal; selecting at least a portion of the data which is displayed on the display unit through a user input unit; searching whether a data included in a first category data exists in the selected portion of the data; and setting up a first category execution item which is related to the first category data, if the first category data is searched in the selected portion of the data, and a mobile terminal using the same. | 05-26-2016 |
20160147415 | PROGRAMMING SYSTEM FOR A SITUATION ANALYSIS SYSTEM ON BOARD A CARRIER COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ONBOARD LISTENING SYSTEM - A programming system for a situation analysis system on board a carrier including at least one onboard listening system is disclosed. In one aspect, the system includes an operating terminal including an information display. The display includes a first portion for displaying tactical data on the environment of the carrier and a second portion for displaying assistance in adjusting the operating parameters of at least one onboard listening system. The programming system includes a capability for an operator to select at least one object of interest on the first display portion and a capability for automatically adjusting operating parameters of the least one onboard listening system on the selected object(s) of interest. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148423 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING POLYHEDRONS - In a method for display polyhedrons on a touch screen of an electronic device, a folder is displayed on the touch screen, the coordinates of the folder and icons included in the folder are obtained. The folder is removed from the touch screen, and a polyhedron is generated in a display location of the folder according to the coordinates of the folder. Each of the icons included in the folder is linked with a side of the polyhedron. The polyhedron generated in the display location of the folder is displayed, and the icons linked with the sides of the polyhedron are displayed on the sides of the polyhedron when the sides are visible with a movement of the polyhedron. | 05-26-2016 |
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20160188127 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MESSAGE OF THE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - In a message processing method for a communication device the communication device displays an integration interface on the touch screen, and displays an addition box including an addition button on the integration interface when an integration button of the integration interface is triggered. When the addition button is triggered, a menu bar containing icons of applications is displayed on the integration interface. Any icon selected from the menu bar is added into the addition box. When a sending button of the integration interface is triggered, a previously input message in an information input box of the integration interface is sent to a selected contact using the application corresponding to the selected icon. | 06-30-2016 |
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