27th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 68 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130173994 | Variable Barrel Shifter - In one embodiment a variable barrel shifter includes a shifter operable to apply a cyclic shift to each of a number of portions of a data word, a pivot circuit operable to swap sections of the data word around at least one pivot point in the data word, a first multiplexer operable to select between an input of the variable barrel shifter or an output of the pivot circuit as an input to the shifter, a second multiplexer operable to select between the input of the variable barrel shifter or an output of the shifter as an input to the pivot circuit, and a third multiplexer operable to select between the output of the shifter or the output of the pivot circuit as an output to the variable barrel shifter. | 2013-07-04 |
20130173995 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR READING A DISC - Aspects of the disclosure provide a circuit that includes a decoder, an error checking module, and a controller. The decoder is configured to receive codewords, and decode the codewords based on an error correcting code. The error checking module is configured to error-check sectors using an error detecting code in the sectors. Each sector is formed of a plurality of decoded codewords. The controller is configured to store in a memory, when the error checking fails for at least one sector, the decoded codewords and corresponding flags indicative of pass or fail of the decoding of the codewords. | 2013-07-04 |
20130173996 | ACCELERATED ERASURE CODING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An accelerated erasure coding system includes a processing core for executing computer instructions and accessing data from a main memory, and a non-volatile storage medium for storing the computer instructions. The processing core, storage medium, and computer instructions are configured to implement an erasure coding system, which includes: a data matrix for holding original data in the main memory; a check matrix for holding check data in the main memory; an encoding matrix for holding first factors in the main memory, the first factors being for encoding the original data into the check data; and a thread for executing on the processing core. The thread includes: a parallel multiplier for concurrently multiplying multiple entries of the data matrix by a single entry of the encoding matrix; and a first sequencer for ordering operations through the data matrix and the encoding matrix using the parallel multiplier to generate the check data. | 2013-07-04 |
20130173997 | MEMORY CONTROLLER, MEMORY SYSTEM, AND MEMORY WRITE METHOD - A memory controller includes a memory interface that has multiple channels and carries out writing into a nonvolatile memory through each of the channels, a data buffer, an ECC (error correcting code) encoder for applying an error correction encoding processing on write data which are to be written into the nonvolatile memory to generate ECC data, a channel allocation part for allocating the channels to the write data and the ECC data based on a write data format of the nonvolatile memory, a write data reception processing part that stores the write data in the data buffer and outputs the write data to the ECC encoder, and a channel scheduler for transferring the write data stored in the data buffer and the ECC data to the channels of the memory interface as allocated by the channel allocation part. | 2013-07-04 |
20130173998 | Wireless transport framework with uncoded transport tunneling - Wireless transport of multiple service versions of a transport framework. First and second information may be processed for transmission, respectively, according to first and second service versions of a transport framework. The first and second information may be encoded using a first type of error correction coding; after processing, the processed first information may include error correction coding according to the first type of error correction coding, while the processed second information may remain uncoded according to the first type of error correction coding. Control information may be generated indicating that the second information remains uncoded according to the first type of error correction coding, which may signal to receivers that the second information is processed according to the second service version of the transport framework. Packets including the processed first information, the processed second information, and the control information may be generated and transmitted in a wireless manner. | 2013-07-04 |
20130173999 | HIERARCHICAL MODULATION AND DEMODULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for hierarchical modulation and demodulation in a wireless communication network are provided. A hierarchical modulation apparatus may map information bits to a plurality of levels based on a predetermined level map, may generate an error verification code for each of the levels based on the information bits mapped to the levels, may generate coded information bits for each of the levels, and may map bits in a predetermined position among the coded information bits, to Pulse-Position Modulation (PPM) symbols in a sequence of the levels. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174000 | METHODS FOR DYNAMIC DOCUMENT GENERATION - Dynamic web page generation is optimized by reducing the processing overhead required to parse the web page HTML code for tokens and insert dynamic content. Using the invention, an HTML file for a dynamic web page need be read and parsed only once throughout the life of the server. A software object parses the HTML, decomposes the page into constituent pieces and saves them to data structures as byte streams, which are cached, along with the software object, rendering multiple disk accesses unnecessary when the page is reconstituted. For subsequent requests, the dynamic page is created from the cached version, which is shareable across users and across requests. The optimization reduces server resource usage for dynamic page generation to near zero. The invention is also applicable to other documents combining static and dynamic content that require composition tools for editing. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174001 | TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRONIC AGGREGATION OF INFORMATION - Techniques for an electronic montage system are described. An apparatus may comprise a logic device arranged to execute a montage application comprising an authoring component operative to provide a presentation surface having multiple presentation tiles, receive control directives to associate content files with presentation tiles, generate tile objects for the content files based on content file types for the content files, and store the presentation surface and tile objects as a montage. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174002 | Database Field Extraction for Contextual Collaboration - In a method for automated hyperlinking, a computer receives user input specifying a set of character sequence columns in a table to use for character sequence comparison. The computer detects whether a character sequence entered into an electronic communication in a user interface on a display matches one or more character sequences in fields of the set of character sequence columns. Responsive to the character sequence matching a single character sequence of the one or more character sequences in the fields of the set of character sequence columns, the computer retrieves, from an associated link field in the table, a hyperlink associated with the single character sequence. The computer inserts the hyperlink into the electronic communication. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174003 | System For Combining Datasets And Information Structures By Intercalation - A system for working with data in datasets or information structures, wherein at least some of the data has latent preferences for connection with the data in other datasets or information structures. The data for each of the datasets or information structures is stored into a slice of separable cells having actual connections forming independent relational orderings in one or more dimensions. The cells in each slice are then examined for the latent preferences and the cells having data seeking connection is identified as choosing cells and the cells sought to be connected to are identified as target cells. A latent connection is then added to either the choosing cell or the target cell for each of the latent preferences, thus preparing the slices for potential expression into one or more conglomerate structures. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174004 | Graphical 3D Curve Rendering Data Visualization Tools and Primitives for Tabular Data and Spreadsheets - Graphical tools and primitives are provided for visualization of graphical curve rendered in | 2013-07-04 |
20130174005 | INPUT TRAIL ON DATA ENTRY - A system may include reception, from a planning application, of a spreadsheet including a plurality of values, presentation of the plurality of values, reception of a first instruction to change a first value of the plurality of values to a second value, presentation, in response to the instruction, of a visual indication in association with the second value, the visual indication indicating that the second value is a fixed value, reception of a second instruction to refresh the spreadsheet, and in response to the second instruction, determination of one or more of the plurality of values of the spreadsheet, each of the determined one or more of the plurality of values presented in association with a visual indication indicating that the value is a fixed value, and transmission of the determined one or more of the plurality of values and a request to refresh the spreadsheet to the planning application. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174006 | COMMUNITY-BASED WEB SERVICE USER INTERFACE ANNOTATIONS - Implementations of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and computer-readable storage mediums for receiving, at a computing device, a technical service description associated with a web service, receiving, from an annotation repository, one or more first annotations to one or more user interface (UI) elements associated with the technical service description, the annotation repository electronically storing annotations to UI elements, refining at least one of the one or more UI elements based on one or more edits to the one or more UI elements, extracting one or more second annotations based on the one or more edits, and providing the one or more second annotations for storage in the annotation repository. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174007 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING VIDEOS WITH OVERLAYS AND TAGS - In a system and method for displaying a video and an overlay or tag, an application that runs through a browser on a client is used to send a request from the client to a server over a computer network. In response to the request, at least the following is sent from the server to the client: a first uniform resource locator (URL) corresponding to a location on the network where the video is stored, a second URL corresponding to a location on the network where the overlay or tag is stored, and playlist data. The first and second URLs are associated with different servers on the computer network. The first and second URLs and the playlist data are used at the client to retrieve the video and the overlay or tag, and build a playlist. The client merges the video and the overlay into an integrated media sequence that is played to a user via the browser in accordance with the playlist, and displays the tag. The user is automatically linked to content associated with the overlay or tag when the user clicks on a representation of the overlay or tag displayed on the browser. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174008 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input an annotation of at least one of an underline, a box, a character, a character string, a symbol and a symbol string to a displayed document, an annotation recognition unit configured to recognize a type of the annotation and a coverage of the annotation in the document, an intention estimation unit configured to estimate intention of a user based on the type of the annotation and information in the coverage, an action storage unit configured to store a plurality of actions, an action selection unit configured to select an action to be performed for the document from the action storage based on the intention estimated by the intention estimation unit, and an execution unit configured to execute the action selected by the action selection unit. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174009 | Personality-Based Web Pages - Various embodiments pertain to techniques that determine a perceived mood or personality that corresponds to a user and present a web page responsive to the determination. In some embodiments, the perceived mood or personality corresponding to a user can be determined according to a user's interaction with various colors presented on a web page. For example, responsive to a user hovering over a particular color presented on a web page, a perceived user characteristic, such as a perceived personality or mood corresponding to the user can be ascertained. A web page can be presented according to the perceived personality or mood. In various examples, style sheets can be used to present the web page in a way that corresponds to the perceived personality or mood corresponding to the user. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174010 | Document Conversion Correlation Engine - Embodiments of the disclosure provide a system for correlating document pages. The system receives a source image of a document page and a rendered image of a markup language page converted from the document page. The system then performs a correlation analysis between the source image and the rendered image. Next, the system determines a correlation factor between the source image and the rendered image based on the correlation analysis, wherein the correlation factor indicates a page fidelity between the document page and the markup language page converted from the document page. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174011 | Automated Document Conversion Testing - Embodiments of the invention provide a system for automated document conversion testing. For each page in the received documents, the system first converts the page into a source image. The system then converts the document page into a set of markup language page elements and generates a rendered image of the markup language page elements displayed in a web browser on a target software platform. Next, the system determines a correlation factor between the source image and the rendered image. The correlation factor indicates a page fidelity between the original document and its markup language transformation. If the correlation factor exceeds a threshold established for a minimum page fidelity requirement, the markup language conversion is validated. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174012 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF MOBILE OPTIMIZED WEBSITE - Methods and apparatuses for automatically generating a mobile-optimized website from an existing website are disclosed. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174013 | WIKI MONITORING AND UPDATING - A method for monitoring and updating a wiki includes associating a portion of the wild with a reference by identifying the reference, displaying information from the reference in the portion of the wiki and monitoring the reference for change. If a change is detected, the wiki reports to the user that a reference has changed. The user is presented with options to update portions of the wiki that are associated with the reference. If the user accepts an option to update portions of the wiki associated with a reference that has changed, then the wiki is updated. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174014 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING A MOBILE-OPTIMIZED WEBSITE - Methods and apparatuses for configuring a mobile-optimized website are disclosed. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174015 | DYNAMICALLY MODIFIABLE MOBILE DEVICE SIMULATOR - Methods and apparatuses implementing a dynamically modifiable mobile device simulator are disclosed. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174016 | Cache Management in HTML eReading Application - Embodiments of the invention provide a system and a method for providing consistent user experience in eReading applications. The system extracts a set of attributes of browsers and platforms on which an eReading application is running The system receives a target eReading application performance. The system adjusts behavior of the eReading application to compensate for the difference between the extracted set of attributes and the target eReading application performance. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174017 | Document Content Reconstruction - A method, a storage medium and a system for document content reconstruction are provided in a digital content delivery and online education services platform to enable delivery of textbooks and other copyrighted material to multi-platform web browser applications. The method comprises ingesting a document page in an unstructured document format. The method further comprises extracting one or more images and metadata associated with the images and text and fonts associated with the texts from the document page. In addition, the method comprises coalescing text into paragraphs and creating a structured document page in a markup language format using the extracted images, text and fonts rendered with layout fidelity to the original ingested document page. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174018 | PYRAMID REPRESENTATION OVER A NETWORK - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method including displaying over an Internet webpage a pyramid comprising a hierarchal structure having cells including information. Each of the cells in the pyramid is valued in accordance with its placement along the hierarchal structure. The method further includes accepting user-input, over the webpage, so that the user can obtain one or more cells within the pyramid, and allowing the user to modify the value of the one or more obtained cells within the pyramid. Further, the method includes moving the placement of the one or more obtained cells along the hierarchal structure in accordance with the allowed modification received from the user, and displaying the movement of the one or more cells relative to positions of other cells within the pyramid. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174019 | FACILITATING DATA MANIPULATION IN A BROWSER-BASED USER INTERFACE OF AN ENTERPRISE BUSINESS APPLICATION - Optimal presentation and editing of business data in a browser-based user interface of an integrated web-based business information system is described, including a browser at a user computer in dynamic communication with a web server allowing database editing and updating without browser page refreshes. For optimizing the data input/editing experience of the user, an array of features in various combinations is provided including: single-click instantiation of cell editing in a table displayed by the browser; single off-click or keyboard commits instantiating cell-wise data transfers; bulk editing allowing group modification of data elements across a plurality of adjacently-displayed or non-adjacently displayed records; client-side, location-based caching of old cell values allowing selective go-back for any edited or bulk-edited cell, in any order desired by the user, prior to a page-refreshing input event; and easy establishment/modification of sub-records associated with any of a displayed list of records using sub-record access icons, rollover menus, and auxiliary browser windows. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174020 | INFORMATION ADDING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An apparatus may store, into a file of a storage unit, position information indicating a position on a Web page that is being displayed on a screen of a display unit and specified from an input device, and input information to be added with respect to the position and input from the input device, with respect to the Web page. The apparatus may display the input information stored in the file on the screen in a vicinity of the position when a cursor on the screen of the display unit displaying the Web page enters a predetermined range from the position indicated by the position information. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174021 | CONFLICT RESOLUTION OF CSS DEFINITION FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES - Conflict resolution of cascading style sheet definitions from multiple sources includes storing a rule for a rewriting of cascading style sheet definitions and intercepting, within a proxy component including a processor, a client server communication of a web page request, wherein the web page request originates from a client, and wherein a response to the web page request includes at least two cascading style sheet definitions. At least one of the two cascading style sheet definitions is rewritten based on the rule, resulting in non-conflicting cascading style sheet definitions. The non-conflicting cascading style sheet definitions are provided together with related content to the client. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174022 | Method and System for Adjusting Spacing Between Characters - A method for adjusting spacing between characters comprises determining a character pair from a font kit. The character pair comprises two characters and has a spacing value. The method further comprises acquiring glyph outline data of the character pair, plotting the glyph outline data of the character pair, displaying the character pair on an interface, adjusting the spacing value from a first spacing value to a second spacing value, and changing, while adjusting the spacing value, a spacing between the two characters displayed on the interface along with a change of the spacing value. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174023 | PRESENTATION OF RICH SEARCH RESULTS IN DELINEATED AREAS - Search results are provided with rich content in defined display areas defined via a border, background, other like graphical elements, or combinations thereof. Within the defined display area, search results content is formatted to evoke a particular theme or concept appropriate for the information identified by the search result. Additionally, within the defined display area, a graphical preview of the search result is provided in an animated manner evocative of user scrolling. Collections of search results are arranged in grids, like tiles. Search results are reviewed on a grid-by-grid basis, with small portions of prior, or subsequent, grids being displayed at the edges of the display, thereby visually indicating that further, or subsequent, grids are accessible. Alternatively, other grids can represent different types of search results. The quantity in a grid, and their size, are dynamically adjusted based on the size of the display. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174024 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVERTING DOCUMENT FORMAT - This application provides methods and devices for converting a document format. The method may comprise typesetting a flow document and extracting first logical structure information of a document entity from the typeset flow document. The method may also comprise mapping a layout element associated with the document entity to a framing box corresponding to the first logical structure information. In addition, the method may comprise converting the layout element mapped to the framing box into a description form of second logical structure information associated with a target document format. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174025 | VISUAL COMPARISON OF DOCUMENT VERSIONS - Visual comparison of document versions is described. In some implementations, versions of a document can be quickly displayed using a single user input. In some implementations, a displayed page of a version of the document can be replaced by a corresponding page of another version of the document. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174026 | TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING A NATURAL LANGUAGE NARRATIVE - Various embodiments for providing a natural language narrative are described. Embodiments may include a summary engine that collects data about an event, and selects a template to narrate a story about the event. A template may include static text, slots for data from the event, and slots for dynamic word choice. Templates may be selected according to a story type and story “flavor.” Templates may also include conditions that determine a choice of the use of template sub-sections. Various aspects of the templates may be selected randomly, to create the impression that the story is human-generated. The stories may be published to a variety of locations and formats. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174027 | Rule-Based Locale Definition Generation for a New or Customized Locale Support - An approach is provided in which a computer system receives a selection of a first set of information included on a first page of data. The computer system generates a locale package that includes one or more display format parameters that correspond to the format of the selected information. In turn, the computer system subsequently displays a second set of information on a second page of data based upon the one or more display format parameters included in the generated locale package. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174028 | WEB-BASED SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING AND SHARING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL FOR A SOFTWARE APPLICATION - A system and technique for capturing a workflow history and video of an electronic document are disclosed. Events generated by an application while modifying an electronic document are stored on a web server as metadata. In addition, a captured digital image or frames of captured digital video that reflect the state of the document at the time the event was generated are also stored on the web server. The metadata is associated with one or more portions of the document and with the captured digital image or frames of captured digital video. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174029 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING A DOCUMENT - Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium are provided for analyzing a document including text. In one example, the method includes obtaining the text from the document to provide obtained text, generating a plurality of indices representative of the obtained text, generating a user interface including at least a portion of the obtained text based on the plurality of indices, monitoring the document for a change in the text, updating the plurality of indices to reflect the change to provide updated indices in response to detecting a change in the text, updating the plurality of indices to reflect the change to provide updated indices, and generating an updated user interface based on the updated indices without user intervention. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174030 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING ABBREVIATIONS IN A DOCUMENT - Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium are provided for analyzing a document including text. In one example, the method includes obtaining the text from the document to provide obtained text, generating a plurality of indices representative of the obtained text, generating a user interface including at least a portion of the obtained text that includes an abbreviation based on the plurality of indices, monitoring the document for a change in the text, updating the plurality of indices to reflect the change to provide updated indices in response to detecting a change in the text, updating the plurality of indices to reflect the change to provide updated indices, and generating an updated user interface based on the updated indices without user intervention. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174031 | ROUTING AND ACCESSING CONTENT PROVIDED BY AN AUTHORING APPLICATION - Sharing modifications of a document among a plurality of authors includes publishing the document using a service that is accessible by at least some of the authors and propagating modifications by a first one of the authors to other ones of the authors by sending change information to the other one of the authors, wherein the change information includes a pointer to the document, an indication of the modifications, and an identification of the first one of the authors and wherein the change information does not include the document. The service may be a cloud service. Change information may be sent using email. The identification of the first one of the authors may include a routing ID, where the routing ID facilitates locating the first one of the authors on the Internet. The routing ID may be an email address of the first one of the authors. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174032 | UPDATING DOCUMENT PREVIEWS OF EMBEDDED FILES - When a multi-page document is embedded in a notebook system, a preview object is generated for pages of the embedded document. The preview objects are displayed in the notebook, and when a user modifies the document underlying the preview objects, to change a relationship between the preview objects, the preview objects are synchronized with the underlying document to reflect those modifications. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174033 | HTML5 Selector for Web Page Content Selection - An education digital reading platform provides HTML5 pages to a user's computing device to enable a browser executing on the user device to display it. Words, lines, paragraphs and columns on the page are identified to enable a user to easily select one or more words within the displayed page. Additionally, custom tools are provided to the user to enable the user to interface with the selected words. For example, a user is provided with customizable magnification and highlight tools, wherein the user can choose custom magnification levels and custom highlight colors. The tools advantageously enable a user perform such actions on the page without accessing the operating system resources on a computing device. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174034 | Providing Variable Responses in a Virtual-Assistant Environment - Virtual assistants intelligently emulate a representative of a service provider by providing variable responses to user queries received via the virtual assistants. These variable responses may take the context of a user's query into account both when identifying an intent of a user's query and when identifying an appropriate response to the user's query. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174035 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPRESENTING A CONTENT DEPENDENCY LIST - Systems and methods for providing an enhanced viewing experience for a user of an interactive media guidance application are provided. In some aspects, an interactive media guidance application implemented on control circuitry receives a selection of a media asset from a user. The control circuitry analyzes the media asset to determine a context for a portion of the media asset. The control circuitry identifies content related to the portion of the media asset based on the context. The identified content is different from the media asset and is displayed in response to the user selection of the media asset. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174036 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF - An electronic apparatus and a method for controlling thereof are provided. The method for controlling the electronic apparatus includes displaying an icon and a pointer to perform a motion task mode when a motion start command is input, moving the pointer in accordance with a first user motion, and executing a function corresponding to the icon when a second user motion is input while the pointer is placed on the icon. Accordingly, the user controls the electronic apparatus using the user motion more conveniently and intuitively. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174037 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADDING VIDEO INFORMATION, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO INFORMATION - A method and device for adding video information is provided in the present application. The method includes: selecting a starting and ending instant for adding commentary information, and selecting a frame of image between the starting instant and the ending instant; selecting a hotspot for adding the commentary information on the image, and obtaining extent information of the hotspot; editing the commentary information on the hotspot; and saving the commentary information, the extent information of the hotspot corresponding to the commentary information, and the starting and ending instant corresponding to the commentary information as a video commentary stream, and storing the video commentary stream in a server. The present application further provides a method and a device for displaying video information. By the embodiments of the present application, the video information can be displayed dynamically, and the user experience can be improved. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174038 | WEB VIDEO OCCLUSION: A METHOD FOR RENDERING THE VIDEOS WATCHED OVER MULTIPLE WINDOWS - Computer-implemented methods, computer program products and computer systems that render display of a video on a first page, that has been occluded from view by the subsequent viewing of a second page, to viewing on such subsequently viewed second page. Source location of the video is identified from source code of the first page, the identified video source is retrieved, and then it is input into source code of the second page to transfer the video to the second page. The video may then me displayed on the second page. The computer program products and computer systems both include a number of program instructions for effecting the transfer of the video from the first page to the second page for the continuous unobstructed or non-occluded viewing thereof. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174039 | MOBILE TERMINAL CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - A mobile terminal, controlling method thereof and recording medium thereof are disclosed, by which video contents can be efficiently edited. The present invention includes a touchscreen configured to display a video content and a controller controlling a progress bar for the video content to be displayed on the touchscreen, the controller controlling a 1 | 2013-07-04 |
20130174040 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING, UPDATING AND EXECUTING A CROP-PLANTING PLAN - Crop-planting plans may be generated with crop-planting information received from a variety of sources, such as a user, remote sensor, database, and/or data feed. The crop-planting plans may dynamically aid farmers and other production agriculture professionals when determining a crop-planting strategy and implementing a crop-planting plan. Crop-planting plans may include a variety of recommended crop-planting practices and projected outcomes for the implementation of the recommended crop-planting practices. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174041 | SUPPORTING DISPLAY OF CONTEXT MENUS IN BOTH CASCADED AND OVERLAPPING STYLES - A computing system provided according to an aspect of the present invention contains a server system operable to send a same hierarchical menu to client systems which display the sub-menus of the hierarchical menu in a overlapping style or a cascading style. As a result, the implementation of server systems supporting such client systems may be simplified. According to another aspect, an event handler is also implemented on the server system, to process the events generated by client system displaying menus in both the overlapping style and the cascading style. According to yet another aspect, a server system stores a in-memory representation of a context menu, and thereafter serves requests from different clients for the same hierarchical menu based on such in-memory representation. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174042 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, UPGRADING APPARATUS, DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus, an upgrading apparatus, a display system, and a control method thereof. The display apparatus includes: an image processor which processes an image signal; a display which displays an image based on the processed image signal; a connector to which an upgrading apparatus for processing the image signal is connected; a controller which controls the connector to receive upgrade information about a function to be upgraded from the upgrading apparatus if the upgrading apparatus is connected to the display apparatus through the connector, and controls the display to display the received upgrade information. Thus, a user can easily recognize the functions improved or added by the upgrade as compared with that before the upgrade, and a user may become more comfortable and confident about the upgrade. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174043 | Remotely Configured Media Device - Improved techniques for controlling operation of a portable electronic device are disclosed. Portable electronic devices which interact with a host electronic device can have their operational settings (e.g., configurations or preferences) remotely controlled. As a result, a host electronic device can offer a more sophisticated user interface and portable electronic devices need less local user interface features because these operational settings can be remotely controlled. The remotely-controlled (i.e., host controlled) operational settings are transferred to the portable electronic devices, whereby the portable electronic devices can thereafter operate in accordance with such settings. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174044 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL PRESENTATION DEVICES - Example methods and apparatus to control presentation devices are described. One example method includes establishing a communication link between a mobile device and a first external presentation device, receiving, via a user interface of the mobile device, a first selection of a first application to be displayed on a destination external presentation device, receiving, at the mobile device, a first indication via the communication link that the first external presentation device was selected as the destination external presentation device for the first application, and causing the first application to be displayed on the first external presentation device. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174045 | SELECTING CONTENT FORMATS BASED ON PREDICTED USER INTEREST - Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for selecting content formats based on predicted user interest. One example method includes receiving a request to present additional content to a user in association with the user viewing a video content item during a session, identifying one or more candidate content formats, predicting a likelihood that the user will abandon the session for each candidate content format, selecting a format based at least in part on the predicting, determining when to present the additional content to the user, and presenting the additional content in accordance with the selected format. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174046 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING USER INTERFACE ACCORDING TO LOCATION INFORMATION - According to one embodiment, a system and a method of providing a user interface (UI) according to location information, and a device for providing a UI according to location information includes a usage-history generating unit configured to generate a usage-history of the device based on a location and a movement state of the device, a UI setting unit configured to set the UI according to the usage-history, and a UI changing unit configured to change the UI to be outputted by the device according to a current location and a current movement state of the device based on the setting. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174047 | VIEW VIRTUALIZATION AND TRANSFORMATIONS FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS - Application mobilization has assumed importance given the proliferation of smartphones amongst the enterprise workforce, and other users. Existing techniques to mobilize applications incur high overheads in terms of time, cost, and effort. Remote computing is a promising basis for application mobilization that has the advantages of zero code rewriting, full functionality applications, and seamless IT manageability. However, it has the major disadvantage of presenting a cumbersome PC application view on the smartphone. In this context the present invention, referred to as *Mobile, is described to perform dynamic transformation of application views for smartphones. Significant performance gains may be achieved by using this system and methodology. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174048 | TECHNIQUES FOR GUIDED ACCESS TO AN EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEM FROM A DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Techniques for guided access to an external distributed file system (DFS) from a database management system (DBMS) are provided. A user access a graphical user interface (GUI) to interactively define a search on an external DFS. The search and any filtering conditions are processed on the external DFS and results are imported to the DBMS and mapped to a table in the DBMS for manipulation and access by the user within the DBMS. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174049 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTUITIVE MULTITASKING - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for intuitive multitasking. In the context of a method, a method is provided that includes causing a first user interface associated with a first device, a first application, or a first view of a single application to be presented, the first user interface defining an initial user interface area. The method further includes causing a second user interface associated with a second device, a second application, or a second view of the single application to be presented, the second user interface being at least partially within the initial user interface area. The method may also include causing the first user interface to be presented concurrent with the second user interface so as to define a resized user interface area that is smaller than the initial user interface area and is at least partially within the initial user interface area. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174050 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOWNLOADING THIRD PARTY CONTENT WITHIN THE SAME WEB PAGE CONTEXT - An approach is presented for enabling users to download third party content within the same web page context. A content access module determines a request for causing a downloading of content associated with a webpage rendered at a device, wherein the content is hosted at at least one content store. A rendering of information associated with the content, the downloading of the content, or a combination thereof from the at least one content store as a sub-element of the webpage, is caused. The content access module then determines to cause, at least in part, the downloading of the content to the device, one or more other devices, or a combination thereof within a context of the webpage. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174051 | BUNDLING CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY INTO DATA THAT IS REFERENCED BY A TAG - There is provided a method that includes (a) receiving digital content, (b) providing, via a first user interface, a template that lists a plurality functions, (c) receiving a communication that indicates an enabled function from the plurality of functions, (d) storing the digital content and the enabled function, as data in a database, (e) transmitting a link to access the data in the database, and (f) generating a second user interface to display the digital content and perform the enabled function. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174052 | MULTIPLE AVATAR PERSONALITIES - Perception of multiple online personas is enabled in an instant messaging communications session. At least two identities within a communications environment to whom messages may be directed are identified. A first persona of a user is enabled to be projected to a first of the identities while a second persona of the same user is enabled to be concurrently projected to a second of the identities. The first and second personas each include an avatar capable of being animated, and the first persona and the second persona differ. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174053 | Electronic System and Method For Creation and Management of Media Content - An electronic system (and corresponding method) for creating and managing media content involves at least one content management system (CMS) and a service. The CMS is configured to interact with at least one first-type user in order to create and manage media content for publication. The service is configured to interact with a plurality of second-type users in order to submit media content items that are associated with media content managed by the CMS and to store such media content items. Both the CMS and the service include corresponding interfaces that allow for exchange of electronic messages therebetween via network communications over the Internet, wherein the electronic messages conform to a predefined protocol. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174054 | Method And Apparatus For Inputting Schedule In Mobile Communication Terminal - A terminal includes: a camera configured to capture an image using a lens; a memory configured to store the image captured by the camera and identification information corresponding to the captured image; a controller configured to provide control to generate schedule information based on the identification information and to store the generated schedule information in a scheduler; and a display unit configured to display the generated schedule information or the scheduler under the control of the controller. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174055 | Content Related Viewer Voting Apparatus, Method and System - The disclosed CONTENT RELATED VIEWER VOTING APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“CRVV”) transform requests for votes in displayed consumable media via CRVV components into rewards for voter recruiting through social networking. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes: receiving a request to vote in a content-related electronic voting opportunity from a user; providing, a voting opportunity page having at least one voting question and an expiration time; recording a content-related vote; providing a single-click opportunity to share the content-related vote and the voting opportunity via a social network; generating a social vote post message; receiving a vote from a peer of the user who accessed the social vote post message; and correlating the vote of the peer with the recorded content-related vote, to create a recruited vote total attributable to the user for each voting question. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174056 | Instant Messaging Interface Having a Tear-Off Element - A user interface on a display enables user perception of information regarding a communications session that leverages an instant messaging platform. The user interface includes an instant messaging application user interface and one or more tear-off elements corresponding to ongoing instant messaging communications sessions. Each tear-off element is configured to enable perception and selection by a user of a corresponding instant messaging communications session. Also, each tear-off element is configured to be independently visually separated from other elements of the instant messaging application user interface and maintained as a separate entity on the instant messaging application user interface. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174057 | Instant Messaging Interface Having a Tear-Off Element - A user interface on a display enables user perception of information regarding a communications session that leverages an instant messaging platform. The user interface includes an instant messaging application user interface and one or more tear-off elements corresponding to ongoing instant messaging communications sessions. Each tear-off element is configured to enable perception and selection by a user of a corresponding instant messaging communications session. Also, each tear-off element is configured to be independently visually separated from other elements of the instant messaging application user interface and maintained as a separate entity on the instant messaging application user interface. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174058 | System and Method to Automatically Aggregate and Extract Key Concepts Within a Conversation by Semantically Identifying Key Topics - Methods are provided for providing a user with real-time access to supplemental information about named entities that appear within a conversation in a messaging application on a user terminal. Named entities, conversational topics, and sentiments are recognized as the user enters messages into the application. These are provided to a semantic search engine in a server system, that classifies the named entities into one of a variety of domains. Each domain has an associated tool for retrieving detailed supplemental information about the named entity. The server system transmits, to the user terminal, indicia that allow the user terminal to retrieve the supplemental information. Advertising related to a named entity having favorable sentiment also may be transmitted to the user terminal for display. These functions occur without the need for a separate search interface in the messaging application. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174059 | COMMUNICATING BETWEEN A VIRTUAL AREA AND A PHYSICAL SPACE - Examples of systems and methods of communicating between a virtual area and a physical space bridge the virtual area into the physical space and bridge the physical space into the virtual area through physical apparatus located in the physical space. A virtual area may include a zone that defines a respective persistent context for realtime communications between network nodes of respective communicants who are present in the zone. A respective presence in the zone typically is established for each of a physical apparatus and a communicant associated with a network node. An object represents the physical apparatus in the virtual area and an avatar represents the communicant in the virtual area. The object typically is associated with an interface for interacting with the physical apparatus. At least one data stream connection typically is provisioned between the physical apparatus and the network node. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174060 | ENHANCED BUDDY LIST USING MOBILE DEVICE IDENTIFIERS - A graphical user interface on a display device of a computer enables communications using a computer service. The graphical user interface includes a list of potential message recipients selected by a user as significant to the user. The graphical user interface also includes a mobile device identifier associated with one or more of the listed potential message recipients and a user account identifier associated with one or more of the listed potential message recipients. At least one of the listed potential recipients includes a mobile device identifier as the only available conduit for data delivery to the potential message recipient using the computer service. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174061 | Facilitating Consumers to Connect with Suitable Providers on World Wide Web (WWW) - An aspect of the present invention provides a convenient mechanism for connecting consumers with providers. In an embodiment, a server system receives a search phrase from a consumer specifying a set of requirements, and identifies a suitable provider matching the requirements. The server system creates a chat room as a response to receiving the search query, and facilitates both of the provider and the consumer to participate in created chat room. As the chat room is created automatically without additional (i.e., other than receiving search phrase) interactions with the consumer, the provided interfaces are convenient. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174062 | Method and Apparatus for Display Device - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising: a processor, a first input device and a second input device, the first input device being configured to display a first icon and the second input device being configured to display a second icon. The processor being configured to detect an input on the first icon and to cause a movement of the first icon towards a perimeter of the first input device in response to the input and the processor being further configured to move the first icon from the first input device to the second input device. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174063 | Business Intelligence Dashboard Assembly Tool With Indications of Relationships Among Content Elements - In one example, a method comprises rendering a dashboard assembly user interface comprising a canvas section and a resource section, the resource section comprising one or more resource content elements, and the canvas section comprising one or more dashboard content elements. The dashboard assembly user interface enables resource content elements to be selectably added to the canvas section as dashboard content elements in response to user inputs, thereby configuring a business intelligence dashboard. The method further comprises searching for relationships between information associated with the one or more resource content elements and information associated with the one or more dashboard content elements; and, for a first resource content element from among the resource content elements that has a relationship with a first dashboard content element from among the dashboard content elements, rendering a visual indication of the relationship between the first resource content element and the first dashboard content element. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174064 | COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM AND DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS - A computer is caused to execute a process including obtaining screen information representing a screen, element attribute information associated with the screen information and representing an attribute of an element included in the screen, operation condition information regarding a condition for the element included in the screen to operate, and operation detail information regarding a detail of a process of the element to operate; outputting the screen information associated with the element attribute information as information representing a screen of screen transition information representing a transition relationship between the screens created from the operation condition and the operation detail information; and in setting a simulation execution condition, making a display unit display the element attribute information associated with the screen information corresponding to the screen of a simulation execution target in a selectable manner. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174065 | 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. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174066 | USER INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR OPERATING MACHINES - In order to produce a graphical user interface for operating one or more machines, a graphical symbol library having a plurality of graphical control elements is created and stored. Furthermore, a function library comprising a plurality of function designations having associated classification information is created and stored. Function designations are selected from the function library for a user interface, and graphical control elements from the graphical symbol library are associated with the function designations. The graphical control elements are grouped and arranged in the user interface on the basis of the classification information, class-specific rules, and stored design rules. The user interface is displayed on a touch-sensitive display in accordance with the size of the display and function rights of a user. An electromechanical control element is provided for inputting a control command regardless of rights. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174067 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNLOCKING TOUCH SCREEN OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In a method to unlock a touch screen of an electronic device, a press operation is received from the touch screen pressed by a user. The touch screen includes an unlocking interface. The method determines whether the press operation is within a press area of the unlocking interface. When the press operation is within the press area, the method further controls an indicator of the unlocking interface to move at a default speed, and locates a stop position of the indicator on the touch screen when the indicator stops moving. The method unlocks the touch screen when the stop position is within a predefined area of the unlocking interface. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174068 | PREFERENCE MANAGEMENT FOR APPLICATION CONTROLS - A preference management system, including: a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on a display device; a GUI control corresponding to an application within the GUI, wherein the GUI control includes a preference that defines an aspect of the application; and a graphical affordance for the preference, wherein the graphical affordance is configured to execute an operation to set a default value of the corresponding preference to a current value of the preference in response to a user input, wherein the graphical affordance is configured to set the default value for the corresponding preference independently from other preferences in the GUI control, wherein the default value is stored in a memory device. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174069 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ICON IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for managing icons in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes sensing a touch of an icon by a user, sensing a drag of the icon in a state in which the touch is held, selecting at least one icon positioned in a path along which the icon is dragged, creating a folder including the icon touched by the user and the selected at least one icon, and displaying an icon representing the created folder. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174070 | DRAG AND DROP OPERATION IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH HIGHLIGHT OF TARGET OBJECTS - A method and apparatus are provided for indicating drag and drop targets for a first object among a plurality of second objects in a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes rendering with a first rendering mode a first group of second objects within the GUI onto which a selected first object is likely to be dropped, rendering with a second rendering mode distinct from the first rendering mode a second group of second objects, the second group consisting of the remaining second objects, receiving a drag input on the first object, and updating the groups based at least upon an updated position of the first object derived from the received drag input. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174071 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REALIZING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - An approach is provided for a graphical user interface. The user interface provides the functions of responding to a user's multiple operation requests on draggable modules, and returning by the server the corresponding instructions to control the user terminal rendering a corresponding interface. The present invention is applicable to the field of dynamic interaction system operating on multiple objects, and has the effect of improving the user experience as well as facilitating the user's arrangement. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174072 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING SEARCHABLE ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF UNDERGROUND FACILITY LOCATE AND/OR MARKING OPERATIONS - Generating a searchable electronic record of a locate operation performed by a locate technician. The locate operation comprises identifying, using at least one physical locate mark, a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area, wherein at least a portion of the dig area may be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities. A bare grid is displayed on display device and, via a user input device associated with the display device, at least one digital representation of the at least one physical locate mark is added to the displayed bare grid so as to generate a marked-up grid including the at least one digital representation of the at least one physical locate mark. Information relating to the marked-up grid is electronically transmitted and/or stored so as to generate the searchable electronic record of the locate operation. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174073 | HEALTH FORECASTER - Methods, computer systems, and computer-readable storage media are provided for utilizing health-related variables to generate a current health state of a user along with a most-likely future health state of the user and an ideal future health state of the user. Graphical representations of these health states are generated and presented on a graphical user interface. The user is able to interact with the graphical representations to see the impact of the user's choices on the user's future health. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174074 | Method and device for arranging information that is linked in complex ways and for pathfinding in such information - The invention concerns the field of displaying information, specifically the automated arrangement of displayed data that are linked in complex ways in limited display areas, e.g., computer screens, or in limited space for three-dimensional displays. Using the method, interlinked information (one-dimensional or multi-dimensional, directed and undirected graphs, finite multigraphs, and even “quivers”) can be displayed in the form of a navigable user interface through the special arrangement of the representatives standing for the information content, for example to display the relationships in social networks, genealogies, scientific work. The novelty resides in the method of the arrangement of the representatives of the information content, in the resulting arrangement and the resulting user interface for exploring content of said graphs. Representatives may be words or graphic symbols (areas, circles, etc.). The invention further enables small computers and devices like braille interfaces to display content of complex graphs. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174075 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING PROGRAM PARAMETERS OF COMPONENT IN GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE OF EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING EQUIPMENT - A method for acquiring program parameters of a component in a graphical user interface of a piece of equipment and an operating method for a piece of equipment are provided. The method for acquiring program parameters of a component includes: detecting a selection of a component in a graphical user interface window, obtaining a first data set for searching the selected component, presenting the first data along with corresponding indications on a window frame to obtain an approved second data set, and storing the approved data set to a resource file. The method for operating a piece of equipment includes: reading a resource file, searching a window handle of a component described in the file in a graphical user interface window, performing a data read operation or a user operation by using the window handle and a corresponding parameter template in response to a request message. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174076 | Personal GPS Navigation Device - A navigation device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device includes a storage device to store map information and points of interest (POIs), the POIs including description information and location information; and a display to display stored POIs at a location of the map information, based upon the location information, POIs being selectively retrievable from a remote location for subsequent storage and display. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174077 | MEDICAL INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The obtaining condition input interface receives a gesture input while a subject appearance image (human body icon) is displayed, the obtaining condition identification unit identifies, based on a type of the gesture determined by the gesture type analysis unit and a region of the subject corresponding to the gesture identified by the gesture region analysis unit, a medical information obtaining condition for obtaining medical information corresponding to the gesture, the medical information obtaining unit selectively obtains medical information satisfying the identified medical information obtaining condition from the medical information database storing a plurality of sets of medical information, and the medical information display control unit displays the obtained medical information on the display means. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174078 | ARRANGEMENT FOR GRAPHICALLY VISUALIZING SYSTEM CONDITIONS - A configuration for graphically visualizing system conditions has at least one system containing a graphical output, in particular a train tracking system for railroad safety engineering. In order to adapt the graphic design to modern requirements without modifying the system software, the system is connected to a device for converting the graphical output into a higher-order language data format for generating an arbitrary graphic design. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174079 | Virtual Interface Devices - A touch screen device configured to implement an auxiliary virtual keyboard on a touch screen, the device having touch/gesture sensing and image display functions, a processor, and memory storing control code and data defining the keyboard comprising a set of keys and a key layout map. The processor is configured to determine a size of a window in which the keyboard is to be displayed as a strip of keys; send instructions to display a partial view of the keyboard within the window so that a subset of keys are displayed, whereby the keyboard is scrollable in response to user input to alter the partial view to display a different subset of keys; receive touch data; map said touch data to a key using the key layout map to identify a touched key; and provide a response dependent on the identified touched key. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174080 | VIRTUAL PIN PAD FOR FUEL PAYMENT SYSTEMS - A method and system for displaying a virtual PIN pad and a virtual non-PIN pad on a touch screen having a screen area. Electronics in electrical communication with the touch screen are operative to provide the virtual PIN pad on the touch screen in a payment mode and provide the virtual non-PIN pad in a non-payment mode. The virtual PIN pad has a first plurality of virtual buttons and the virtual non-PIN pad has a second plurality of virtual buttons, the first plurality of virtual buttons being greater than the second plurality of virtual buttons. The electronics are operative in the payment mode to render the virtual PIN pad having the first plurality of virtual buttons and determine a numerical sequence entered by a user at the virtual PIN pad. The electronics are operative in the non-payment mode to render the virtual non-PIN pad having the second plurality of virtual buttons determine selections entered by a user at the virtual non-PIN pad. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174081 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING BROWSER AND TERMINAL IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - A method of displaying a browser including a text field and a terminal for implementing the same are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method includes displaying a browser including at least one or more text fields, selecting a specific text field from the at least one or more text fields, and enlarging the selected text field. If a terminal user selects a specific text field, the selected text field is enlarged or a text field input window is generated. Accordingly, the present invention facilitates the terminal user to input prescribed information to the selected text field. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174082 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Resizing Content Viewing and Text Entry Interfaces - An electronic device includes instructions for: displaying a text entry interface area at a first size for the text entry interface area; concurrently displaying a viewing area adjacent to the text entry interface area, at a first size for the viewing area; detecting a continuous finger contact that starts in the viewing area, moves in a first direction towards the text entry interface area, contacts a predefined boundary associated with the text entry interface area, and continues to move in the first direction after contacting the predefined boundary; and, in response to detecting the continuous finger contact continuing to move in the first direction after contacting the predefined boundary: increasing the viewing area to a second size of the viewing area; and scrolling the text entry interface area to reduce the displayed text entry interface area to a second size of the text entry interface area. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174083 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Methods for controlling electronic devices are provided. First and second objects corresponding to unlock operation are displayed on a touch screen of an electronic device. When contact with the touch screen is detected under a user-interface lock state, it is determined whether a continuous moving path corresponding to the detected contact has passed through the first object, and whether moving acceleration of the contact has exceeded a preset value. If so, the first object is shown as cutting through and being separated by the continuous moving path into a first stationary part and a first dissociated part. The first stationary part and the first dissociated part are displayed as separated parts, and the first dissociated part moves with the second object connected thereto according to pre-determined physical principles. The electronic device switches from the user-interface lock state to a work state. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174084 | VISUALIZATION OF CONCURRENTLY EXECUTING COMPUTER INTERPRETABLE GUIDELINES - A method for visualizing concurrently executing clinical guidelines executed by a clinical decision support system for a subject includes presenting, on a display, a first guideline window in a graphical user interface, wherein the first guideline window presents information corresponding to a first of the concurrently executing clinical guidelines, and presenting, on the display and concurrently with the first guideline window, a second guideline window in the graphical user interface, wherein the second guideline window presents information corresponding to a second of the concurrently executing clinical guidelines. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174085 | INTERACTIVE ONLINE SHOWING - A system for visually presenting various views of an object. The system comprising a computer display in which is presented a plan view window including a plurality of locator icons thereupon, an image window and a movable cursor adapted to select a specific locator and to cause a view of the object as seen from that locator icon position to appear in the image window. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174086 | MULTI-SELECT ROLL OPERATION FOR GRAPHIC APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of a system for displaying and rolling a group of objects are described. In one embodiment, the system includes a user interface for displaying a group of objects as well as a system for rolling the group of objects on the display device. The system is configured to detect a user selection of two or more objects displayed on the display device. The system is further configured to recognize a position from 1 through N for each selected object. The system is further configured to receive a command to roll the selected objects, moving each of the objects to their previous or next position depending on the command given. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174087 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Navigation of Information in a Map-Based Interface - A device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface: displays a geographic map in a first mode of an application, the geographic map including a plurality of landmarks, the geographic map being displayed at a first magnification level; detects a first input, the first input including a first finger contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a first landmark on the display; in response to detecting the first input: when the first input does not satisfy one or more predefined mode-change conditions, changes the magnification level in accordance with the first input and remains in the first mode; and when the first input satisfies the mode-change conditions, selects the first landmark and enters a second mode of the application; while in the second mode, detects a second input; and, in response to detecting the second input, displays information about the first landmark. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174088 | MAGNIFICATION INTERFACE WITH INDEPENDENT POINTER SIZING - A computer program for rendering a magnified graphic user interface (GUI) establishes an initial magnification level for the graphic user interface and the pointing indicia. The GUI and the pointing indicia are magnified in synchronization until the magnification convergence point is reached. At magnification levels above the convergence point, magnification of the GUI and the pointing indicia becomes decoupled, and only GUI is magnified while the pointing indicia remain at the convergence magnification level. If the GUI magnification level falls below the convergence point, the magnification of GUI and the pointing indicia is recoupled and magnification becomes synchronized. Floor and ceiling magnification values for the pointing indicia may also be established. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174089 | TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LIST SELECTION - A terminal to select a list object includes an interface to receive a first flick input for the list object, a controller to convert the list object into a group object, and a processing unit to process the group object according to a received command event. A method for selecting a list object includes receiving a first flick input for the list object, assigning a portion of a display of a terminal as a selected target display region, converting the list object into a group object by associating the list object with the selected target display region, and processing the group object based on a received command event. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174090 | CONTACT SEARCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND APPLIED MOBILE TERMINAL - The present invention provides a contact searching method, including: receiving first input of a user; selecting a first grapheme from a first graphemes sequence according to the first input, the first graphemes sequence being displayed on a display; where the first graphemes sequence is associated with an initial unit of characters in multiple contact labels; receiving second input of the user; selecting a second grapheme from a second graphemes sequence according to the second input, the second graphemes sequence being displayed on the display, and the second graphemes sequence being associated with a secondary unit of characters in the multiple contact labels; where each of the contact labels comprises at least two units of characters, and a unit character is formed or represented by at least one grapheme; and searching for and displaying a contact label on the display, where contact label is matched with the first grapheme and the second grapheme. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174091 | NINE-KEY CHINESE INPUT METHOD - A Chinese input method in a mobile device comprising a touch screen, the method comprise classifying a plurality of initial icons into initial icon groups according to a predetermined criteria and arranging the initial icon groups on a virtual keyboard of the touch screen to display an initial icon keyboard, determining one or more of the plurality of the initial icons as initial icon input based on touch input on the initial icon keyboard, arranging a plurality of final icons on the virtual keyboard of the touch screen to display a final icon keyboard and determining one or more of the plurality of the final icons as final icon input based on touch input on the final icon keyboard. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174092 | METHOD AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING ARC MENU INDEX - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and a corresponding apparatus for displaying an arc menu index, which are used to display index characters on an arc display bar. The method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving a menu expanding instruction; and expanding an arc menu index on a display according to the menu expanding instruction, where the arc menu index includes an index operation area, an index pointer, and index characters; the index operation area is an area encompassed by an arc border line displayed on the display and a display frame intersecting the arc border line, the index characters are arranged along the arc border line, and the index pointer is located in the index operation area and is configured to indicate a selected index character. | 2013-07-04 |
20130174093 | COMPASS MENU - A compass menu is generated as a graphical user interface for an application of a computer. The graphical user interface has a compass structure with at least four branches adjacent to a central button. The graphical user interface receives a user selection on the compass structure. A menu is generated based on the user selection on the compass structure and a context of the application. The menu is displayed adjacent to the compass structure. | 2013-07-04 |