Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120262489 | Relative and Absolute Screen Rotation Draft Agent - An approach is provided where a request is received to rotate graphical objects displayed on a display screen from a first orientation to a second orientation, the request received from a user operating the machine. The second orientation of the graphical objects is calculated based on a rotational reference that is included in the request. The graphical objects are then displayed on the display screen at the calculated second orientation, with the second orientation being visually rotated from the first orientation. | 10-18-2012 |
20120266100 | Dynamic Tile Billboard User Interface - According to one disclosed embodiment, an approach is provided in which a user action directed at a selected graphical user interface (GUI) control displayed on a display screen is received at a machine. The selected GUI control corresponds to a software application and the selected GUI control is used to launch the software application. The system detects that the user action is a billboard request. Billboard data corresponding to the software application is retrieved and displayed on the display screen. In addition, the displaying of the billboard data inhibits execution of the software application. | 10-18-2012 |
20120311485 | Moving A Tile Across Multiple Workspaces - According to one disclosed embodiment, an approach is provided in which a multi-workspace request is received at a machine while the machine is operating in a single workspace mode and while the machine is displaying a first single workspace on a display screen accessible by the machine. The machine includes a number of single workspaces and each of the single workspaces has spaces to display a number of tiles that each correspond to an application. A multi-workspace mode is displayed on the display screen, with the displaying of the multi-workspace mode including displaying a set of the single workspaces on the display screen. Each of the set of single workspaces is displayed in a reduced size in comparison to the single workspace mode. | 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 |
20130151250 | HYBRID SPEECH RECOGNITION - Described is a technology by which speech is locally and remotely recognized in a hybrid way. Speech is input and recognized locally, with remote recognition invoked if locally recognized speech data was not confidently recognized. The part of the speech that was not confidently recognized is sent to the remote recognizer, along with any confidently recognized text, which the remote recognizer may use as context data in interpreting the part of the speech data that was sent. Alternative text candidates may be sent instead of corresponding speech to the remote recognizer. | 06-13-2013 |
20130152009 | Browsing Between Mobile and Non-Mobile Web Sites - According to one disclosed embodiment, an approach is provided in which a mobile mode of a Website is displayed in a first (smaller) window displayed on a display screen with the mobile mode corresponding to a first (mobile) network address of the Website. A user action is received that requests a non-mobile mode of the Website. The user action is processed by closing the first (smaller) window and displaying a non-mobile (e.g., desktop) mode of the Website in a second window, such as a browser, that is displayed on the display screen. The non-mobile mode of the Website corresponds to a second network address (e.g., a normal, or desktop, version of the Website). | 06-13-2013 |
20130219338 | Automatic Magnification and Selection Confirmation - According to one disclosed embodiment, an approach is provided in which a user input is detected at a first location on a display screen, such as a finger selection on a touch-enabled display screen. A number of visual controls that are proximate to the detected location are identified. A magnification interface is then displayed that includes a larger rendition of the visual controls. | 08-22-2013 |
20130241828 | TOUCHSCREEN VIRTUAL TRACK CONTROL - For performing touchscreen virtual touch control, a display module displays a control interface in response to detecting a finger touch of a finger on a touchscreen. A detection module detects a finger roll of the finger on the touchscreen and performs an action in response to detecting the finger roll. | 09-19-2013 |
20140002473 | Brightness Control Method, Apparatus and Program Product | 01-02-2014 |
20140007106 | Display and Terminate Running Applications | 01-02-2014 |
20140075012 | MANAGING A DATA RATE BASED ON AN AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE DATA FOR A PREDETERMINED TIME PERIOD - An apparatus for managing a data rate based on an amount of available data for a predetermined time period includes a storage device storing machine-readable code and a processor executing the machine-readable code. The machine-readable code includes a determination module determining a target data rate for data communication over a network by a network device. The target data rate is based on an amount of available data for a predetermined time period and an amount of time remaining in the predetermined time period. The machine-readable code includes a data rate module maintaining the data rate at or below the target data rate in response to the determination module determining the target data rate. | 03-13-2014 |
20140092143 | CONTENT BOUND GRAPHIC - A method can include accessing content stored in a data store where the content includes a bound and content adjacent to the bound; rendering a portion of the content to a display; receiving a scroll command that calls for rendering the content adjacent to the bound; and, responsive to receipt of the scroll command, rendering a bound graphic. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 04-03-2014 |
20140101315 | INSERTING USER TARGETED WEB RESOURCES INTO BROWSER NAVIGATION MEMORY - An apparatus for inserting user targeted web resources into browser navigation memory includes a storage device storing machine-readable code and a processor executing the machine-readable code. The machine-readable code includes a determination module determining whether a web resource is a user targeted web resource. The web resource is loaded in a web browser. The machine-readable code includes an insertion module inserting a record of the web resource into navigation memory of the web browser in response to the determination module determining that the web resource is a user targeted web resource. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101675 | COMMUNICATING BETWEEN A FIRST OPERATING ENVIRONMENT AND A SECOND OPERATING ENVIRONMENT IN AN OPERATING SYSTEM - An apparatus for communicating between a first operating environment and a second operating environment in an operating system includes a storage device storing machine-readable code and a processor executing the machine-readable code. The machine-readable code includes a receiving module receiving a request in a first operating environment from an application executing in a second operating environment. The first and second operating environments are provided by a common operating system. The request is communicated through a first communication path. The machine-readable code includes a response module sending a response from the first operating environment to the application in the second operating environment through a second communication path distinct from the first communication path. | 04-10-2014 |
20140140500 | DEVICE CALL NOTIFICATION EXTENSIONS - An aspect provides a method, including: detecting an incoming voice call at an information handling device; detecting one or more external notification extension conditions at the information handling device, tracking user-device interactions to build a pattern of user behavior with respect to external conditions; updating the one or more external notification extension conditions based on the pattern of user behavior; and in response to detecting one or more updated external notification extension conditions at the information handling device, extending a notification of the incoming voice call at the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 05-22-2014 |
20140208407 | SINGLE SIGN-ON BETWEEN DEVICE APPLICATION AND BROWSER - An aspect provides a method, including: receiving user credentials at a client application via an input device of an information handling device; creating a token using the user credentials; launching a web browser after receiving input at the client application; providing the token to a remote device; and loading, in response to the remote device authenticating the user based on the token, a secure web site in the web browser for presentation on a display device associated with the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 07-24-2014 |
20140267082 | ENLARGING TOUCH SCREEN PORTIONS - For enlarging touch screen portions, a detection module detects a selection object approaching a touch screen. The enlargement module enlarges a target portion of the touch screen in response to detecting the selection object. | 09-18-2014 |
20140317524 | AUTOMATIC MAGNIFICATION AND SELECTION CONFIRMATION - According to one disclosed embodiment, an approach is provided in which a user input is detected at a first location on a display screen, such as a finger selection on a touch-enabled display screen. A number of visual controls that are proximate to the detected location are identified. A magnification interface is then displayed that includes a larger rendition of the visual controls. | 10-23-2014 |
20140337607 | CONFIGURING A DEVICE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO OTHER DEVICES - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for associating one or more remote devices with one or more configuration parameters, the remote devices comprising one or more mobile devices, detecting one or more of the remote devices wirelessly, and setting, on a local device, one or more of the configuration parameters associated with a detected remote device. | 11-13-2014 |
20140340320 | DISABLING TOUCH INPUT TO INFORMATION HANDLING DEVICE - An aspect provides a method, including: receiving a first input from a device component indicating positional orientation of an information handling device; receiving a second input from a device component indicating that the information handling device is undergoing movement; and disabling, responsive to the first input and the second input, at least a portion of a touch input surface of the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 11-20-2014 |
20140347189 | PORT IDENTIFIER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device includes a container having multiple different types of ports. A cable detection transceiver may be used to receive signals from a cable near the container. A visual indicator is coupled to the cable detection transceiver to provide a visual indication of a port corresponding to the cable near the container. A cable may contain a near field transmitter coupled proximate the connector to transmit signals representative of the connector. | 11-27-2014 |
20140364093 | CALLBACK OPTIONS VIA WIRELESS DEVICE - A communication device includes a transceiver configured to communicate with other communication devices over a cellular network, and circuitry coupled to the transceiver, the circuitry configured to detect a lost communication session with another communication device and generate a menu of options regarding the lost communication session. | 12-11-2014 |
20140380472 | MALICIOUS EMBEDDED HYPERLINK DETECTION - For malicious embedded hyperlink detection, an identification module identifies an uncertain universal resource locator (URL) address in a hyperlink. A display module displays a status indicator in response to identifying the uncertain URL address. | 12-25-2014 |
20150033303 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTEXT-SENSITIVE ROLLING PASSWORD GENERATION - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for context-sensitive password generation. The inspection module may accept entry of at least a new portion of a password by a user into a security mechanism and determine a dynamic parameter candidate within the password. The analysis module may recommend to the user a context-sensitive interpretation of the dynamic parameter candidate. The confirmation module may receive a selection by the user of the context-sensitive interpretation. | 01-29-2015 |
20150046788 | DYNAMIC BROWSER HOMEPAGE CHANGING - An aspect provides a method, including: accessing a memory storing information comprising web page information and timing information; identifying, using the one or more processors, a new web page to use as a homepage based on the web page information and the timing information; and changing, using the one or more processors, a home page setting in a web browser to the new web page according to the web page information and the timing information. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046804 | INDICATING AUTOMATICALLY CORRECTED WORDS - A method includes receiving an indication in an information handling device of an autocorrected word in a string of text, and providing an indication proximate the autocorrected word to a display. | 02-12-2015 |
20150067701 | CREATING A CUSTOM SERIES OF COMMANDS - For creating a custom series of commands, a method is disclosed that includes maintaining a record of executed commands, determining a time to select a subset of executed commands, selecting a subset of the executed commands for execution, and creating a shortcut to execute the selected commands. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067760 | CONFORMING PASSWORDS TO A PASSWORD POLICY - An apparatus, program product, and method are disclosed for receiving a password entered by a user, the password not conforming to one or more requirements of a password policy, manipulating the password to create one or more compliant passwords conforming to the one or more requirements of the password policy, and presenting a list of the one or more compliant passwords to the user wherein a compliant password is selectable by the user. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067825 | VISUAL AUTHENTICATION TO A COMPUTING DEVICE - For visually authenticating to a computing device, a method is disclosed that includes receiving an authentication request at a computing device, displaying a dynamic visual signal in response to the authentication request, wherein the visual signal suggests an authentication token. The method also includes receiving the authentication token in response to displaying the dynamic visual signal, and determining if the authentication token satisfies authentication requirements at the computing device. | 03-05-2015 |
20150074202 | PROCESSING ACTION ITEMS FROM MESSAGES - An aspect provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, a message directed to a human recipient; processing, using one or more processors of the information handling device, the message to identify one or more action items contained in content of the message; and executing one or more additional actions based on the one or more action items identified from the content of the message. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 03-12-2015 |
20150074602 | MAGNIFICATION BASED ON EYE INPUT - In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor, a display accessible to the at least one processor, and a memory accessible to the at least one processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to detect first eye input to a first location on a user interface (UI) presented on the display, identify at least two selector elements as at least being presented on the display proximate to the first location, and present a magnification interface on the UI. The magnification interface comprises a larger rendition of the at least two selector elements relative to presentation of the at least two selector elements on the UI prior to the detection of the first eye input. | 03-12-2015 |