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| 20080209341 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER DATA SIGNAL - There is provided an information processing device, which: causes a holding unit to hold a holding unit that holds selection elements to be displayed and to be targets for selection by a user on a screen and setting information for each of the selection elements about whether to display or not on the screen; a change unit that changes the setting information for each of the selection elements according to time; and a display control unit that displays the selection elements on the screen based on the setting information. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080209342 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILTER CREATION AND USE FOR BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS - A system for filtering items to be displayed on a graphical user interface provided to a client and for interaction by a user, the graphical user interface for a building automation system, is provided. The system includes a processor and memory communicably coupled to the processor. The memory includes computer code for allowing the user to create a filter definition via a computer based form. The memory further includes computer code for saving the created filter definition to memory and computer code for applying the saved filter definition to a set of building automation system data items. The memory yet further includes computer code for generating the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including results of the applied filter definition. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080209343 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION USING THIRD PARTY PROFILES - A method for personalizing content for a particular user in a computing system comprising a user interface configured to display content. The method comprises identifying one or more features of a short term profile of a user that are not included in a long term profile of the user, using the one or more features to identify one or more third party profiles having features that substantially match the one or more features of the user's short term profile, accessing the identified one or more third party profiles, and providing one or more content items included in the third party profile to the user, the one or more content items having associated features that match the one or more features of the short term profile. An alternative method comprises accessing one or more third party profiles that are not a profile of the user, and using the accessed third party profile to identify a plurality of content items for recommendation to the user based on a feature set of the third party profile. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080215989 | Collaborative Device for Enabling Users to Select Collaborative Content, and Method Thereof - The invention relates to a method of enabling a first user and a second user to obtain collaborative content. The method comprises steps of obtaining a plurality of content preference data comprising a first content preference data ( | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080250328 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ARRANGING A USER'S MEDIA FILES - Systems, methods, devices, and computer program products are provided for generating an arrangement of a user's media files. For example, a user of a first device may use the first device to access a second device. The second device may provide the user with the option to select a profile stored in the second device. The user may then use the first device to communicate, to the second device, a selection of a profile along with a list of music stored in the first device. The second device may then generate a playlist using music identified in the list received from the first device. The second device may generate the playlist based on the selected profile. The second device may then communicate the playlist back to the first device. The profile used by the second device to generate the playlist may be based on a particular theme or on the music preferences of a particular person. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080282173 | DISPLAYING WEB PAGE ON MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A method of controlling a mobile communication terminal. The method includes receiving a web page, displaying, on a display screen of the terminal, a first display window which displays one part of the received web page and a second display window which displays another part of the received web page, and generating a scroll bar in at least one of the first and second display windows so at least one of the one part and the another part of the web page can be scrolled using the scroll bar. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080307316 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING USER PREFERENCE SETTINGS TO FIELDS IN A CATEGORY, PARTICULARLY A MEDIA CATEGORY - A system and method for assigning a user preference setting for fields in a category, particularly a media category, using groups is disclosed. A category typically contains a plurality of fields. Instead of the user having to individually weight each field in the category to assign their preferences, the present invention establishes a plurality of groups and determines a group preference setting for the groups. The user then may assign the field to the particular group. The field will assume the group preference setting of the group to which the field is assigned. In this manner, the user can initially determine and/or change the preference setting of the field in a group by changing the group preference setting as desired and/or by assigning the field to a different group. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090013260 | INTELLIGENT MUSIC TRACK SELECTION IN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT - An indication is provided of a state of a body of content, the body of content including at least a portion of a track, the indication being updated based on a user's interaction with the content, the state of the body of content including information about the user's preferences with respect to the body of content. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090049390 | Methods and apparatuses for distributing content based on profile information and rating the content - In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect content and content information wherein the content information is related to the content; detect a user and user information wherein the user information is related to the user; match the content information with the user information; select the user based on the matching; detect a user input based on the user utilizing the content; and modify the user information and the content information based on the user input. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090055753 | Method and arrangement for supporting a user and a user group - In one aspect a method for supporting a user in a user group, where the user has a mobile information appliance available, and where a user profile with user-specific preferences is input into a database by the user or for the user is provided. In this case, the user is assigned to at least one subgroup of the user group on the basis of the user profile, and the members of the subgroup are displayed to the user by means of the information appliance. A further important aspect is the option of writing and publishing experience reports, with other users being able to rate these reports and the prospect of advantages being held out to the author on the basis of the ratings. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090083636 | User media preferences visual key display method - An end user media preferences “key” captures an end user's personal media interests and tastes in a unique display format that is saved locally to an end user's computer. As the end user navigates to different web sites having media discovery applications and services, he or she uses the key to facilitate a media discovery process on such sites. In this manner, the key captures, carries and controls access to the end user's personal interests and tastes across multiple sites. On a given site, the key is used (by a local media discovery platform or process) to help match video, audio or other textual content with the end user based on the preference information that has been collected and embedded in the key. Upon receiving the key, the local media discovery platform or process immediately learns what the end user likes and can then locate the movies, video, news or other content that the end user would otherwise have to locate directly or via site-specific entry and processing of end user preference data. The media preference key preferably is displayable as a sphere that comprises a plurality of zones on its surface. Preferably, each zone on the sphere represents a given media type. A user's preferences and the strength of those preferences are represented on the sphere. In particular, one or more crystal-like representations extend from each zone, preferably with each crystal representing an individual media type attribute. The height of the crystal then represents the strength of the preference. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090144634 | Multi-mode communication apparatus and interface for contacting a user - A method implemented on a data processing device is described comprising: receiving an incoming electronic message having an identifiable sender address; querying data storage to determine if the sender address is a known sender address; if the sender address is a known sender address, then automatically retrieving alternate contact information associated with the sender address; and automatically generating an interface containing the alternate contact information, the interface accessible by the user of the data processing device. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090144635 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus for recommending content includes a recommending unit configured to perform a content recommendation process in which a content item is determined on the basis of each of a plurality of strategies, each planned on the basis of a relationship with short term interests, a long term preference, and knowledge of a user. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090150797 | RICH MEDIA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM - A tool for and user-friendly method of managing rich media and other data from any device connected to a network. Managing rich media can include producing, editing, distributing, syndicating, tracking and viewing rich media content, contacts and other data and can be accomplished without expertise in computer programming. The rich media content can be distributed and/or syndicated to multiple destinations across the network and simultaneously edited across every destination. Additionally, the tool can track usage of the distributed rich media content. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090158168 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING IDLE SCREEN - An apparatus and a method for configuring an idle screen, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for analyzing functions of a terminal according to a user's environmental state, and configuring an idle screen in accordance with the analysis. According to the apparatus and method, when a change in a current environmental state is sensed while performing the selected terminal function, the terminal determines an environmental state information item corresponding to a changed environmental state, and updates the selected terminal function in a terminal function item corresponding to the determined environmental state information item. When there is a request for displaying an idle screen, the terminal determines a current environmental state item corresponding to the currently environmental state, extracts one or more terminal functions corresponding to the determined environmental state information item, and configures the idle screen using the extracted terminal functions. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090172563 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING USER CREATED CONTENT AS USER INTERFACE - A method and an apparatus for using user created content stored in a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card as a user interface is provided. According to the method and apparatus, the SIM card stores the user created content, and a terminal platform executes and displays the user created content if any one of the user created content stored in the SIM card is selected. A Java platform receives the selected user created content from the SIM card, and transmits the received user created content to the terminal platform. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090177974 | MULTIPLE PROFILES FOR A USER IN A SYNCHRONOUS CONFERENCING ENVIRONMENT - A method, system, and computer program product for managing multiple profiles in a synchronous conferencing system. A synchronous conferencing account is provided for a first user of the synchronous conferencing system. The synchronous conferencing account includes a plurality of user profiles for the first user. The user profiles identify the first user differently. Each user profile is associated with one or more data fields identifying the first user. The data fields may include any or all of a name, a nickname, a login name, and an avatar. A request from a second user of the synchronous conferencing system to communicate with the first user is received. The request includes an identification of the second user. One of the user profiles is selected based on the identification of the second user. The data fields associated with the selected user profile are transmitted to the second user. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090199108 | SUBSCRIPTION BASED CONTENT DELIVERY FOR A DIGITAL SIGNAGE NETWORK - A digital signage network employs a common data model and a subscription system to disseminate data gathered from a plurality of data sources to a number of displays. The network nodes interact with each other as content sources, content consumers, or both, with some systems acting as consumers to upstream sources and acting as sources to downstream consumers. The presentation of the data on a digital signage display allows for real-time binding of live data to provide a rich display effect. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090259946 | DYNAMIC SPAWNING OF FOCAL POINT OBJECTS WITHIN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE SYSTEM - In various embodiments, the density of a plurality of virtual universe avatars within a predetermined proximity from a designated focal point object in a virtual universe is determined. One or more auxiliary focal point objects associated with the designated focal point object are dynamically spawned within the virtual universe based on the determined density of the virtual universe avatars. Dynamic spawning of auxiliary focal point objects can reduce the load on virtual universe host servers and the corresponding client devices, and thus may improve performance of the virtual universe system. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090265639 | EVALUATION OF REMOTE USER ATTRIBUTES IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING ENVIRONMENT - A computer host is configured to perform a method for defining user attributes with associated verification values for social networking accounts. The attributes concern the user's personal characteristics or attributes. The host publishes the attribute information to other clients together with interactive objects for soliciting corroboration of the attribute information. The host receives feedback information from other account holders, such as survey response data, concerning the veracity of the attribute information. The host processes the evaluation information and the feedback information to provide a veracity score of each attribute reported for each account holder, or for collections of attributes, by weighing the evaluation information and feedback information by a computed reliability factor for each source from which processed information is obtained. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090288015 | Widgetized avatar and a method and system of creating and using same - An avatar is disclosed. The avatar includes computing code that provides for addition of the avatar as non-static content to at least two unique at least partially static web pages, and secondary computing code resident within the computing code, wherein the secondary computing code provides for association with at least one other portion of the computing code of: ones selected from a plurality of physical characteristics, ones selected from a plurality of clothes, ones selected from a plurality of accessories, a plurality of personal information, a plurality of preferences, and a plurality of recommendations. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090300512 | PREFERENCE EDITOR TO FACILITATE PRIVACY CONTROLS OVER USER IDENTITIES - A privacy preference editor enables a user to institute privacy preferences relative to user identity information on a card-based and category-based basis. An identity selector furnishes information cards representative of user identities. The editor allows the user to set a privacy preference for each information card. Any proposed disclosure of an information card invokes its corresponding privacy preference. In turn, an agent engine evaluates the invoked privacy preference against the privacy policy of a relying party seeking the card information. The editor also permits the user to create information categories, populate the categories with a group of relevant user identity attributes, and set a privacy preference to the category. In this way, a category-specific privacy preference can be invoked by using the attribute required by the security policy as an index to the appropriate categorized group where the required attribute resides. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090300513 | System and Method for Creating an Avatar - An avatar or avatar environment to visualize data may be provided within a social networking system or service, for example as part of the Internet, and/or within a desktop widget, panel, gadget, or the like. The avatar may further evolve or alter its appearance, animation, or other visual or audio characteristics in response to the data or other input such as athletic activity performed by a corresponding user. In particular, the avatar of an embodiment may respond to and provide visualization of athletic or sport performance data. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100005397 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL AND VARIABLE SPEED NAVIGATION OF COLLAGE MULTI-MEDIA - In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, methods and apparatus are provided for flexible and user-friendly navigation of loaded media in a multi-media presentation, such that a user may be able to view and/or edit the presentation. In one embodiment, a method for navigating loaded media comprises loading a page of a collage document to a client device, the page having a plurality of layers with each layer being associated with a media object. The method further includes creating a list of layers of the loaded page, each layer indexed by at least a position in the collage document; navigating the collage document in at least one direction and at at least one speed based on user input; and filtering the list of layers based on at least the position in the collage document and a visual window of a user interface to display visible layers of the page within the visual window. A client device for navigating loaded media is also disclosed. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100011300 | SHARING SKINS - A system and method for sharing skins between a first user and a second user on a computerized network. A first skin selected by the first user is transferred to and displayed to the second user. The transfer and/or the display is performed automatically. A second skin selected by the second user is transferred to and displayed to the first user. In one embodiment, the first and second skins are alternately displayed (e.g. periodically in time) to the first and second users. Users can have one or more skins, including a default skin, associated with each of them. Options are available to allow a user to authorize skin sharing with other users, to specify which skins can be shared, to control the amount of time between alternating skin displays, and the number of times the skins are alternately displayed. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100017726 | Web Traffic Driven Information Exchange - Presently disclosed is a small, easy-to-use and low-cost device and method of exchanging contact information, information on hobbies, shared interests, images, business advertising, etc., with selected individuals. The method of exchanging contact information may be used to drive users to a website to access information stored on the website. These individuals might be encountered at business or other locations such as trade shows, social functions, and entertainment events. The device is configured to exchange device IDs with other devices without exchanging other personal information. Users of the device may log into a website and download exchanged device IDs. The user may then select a level of access to personal information for each user assigned to each exchanged device ID. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100023873 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TOOLBAR SERVICE - Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for providing a toolbar service. The method for providing a toolbar service in a system connected to a user client via a network includes generating a file which can be edited by a user and includes at least one item information for defining an attribute of an interface displayed in a toolbar; receiving a request for download of a toolbar application from the user client; and transmitting the toolbar application including the file to the user client. The toolbar application installed in the user client updates the file according to a user's request for editing an item, parses the updated file to dynamically generate the interface of the toolbar. It is possible to provide a variety of interfaces according to a theme. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100023874 | Method and Apparatus to Operate Different Widgets From a Single Widget Controller - A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to manage and display mini Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications, or widgets. A widget controller can be associated with a plurality of widgets, upon which a user of the widget controller can then cycle among the associated widgets to display a selected widget. This conserves space on an output device since space for only one widget is needed. Widgets controllers can be embedded on web pages which are part of social networking sites. Particular widgets associated with a widget controller can be automatically determined and associated based on content of a web page containing the widget controller. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100031162 | Viewer interface for a content delivery system - A viewer interface for a content delivery system is described. In one embodiment, a method for displaying programming content described. This method, occurring in a receiver controller, includes receiving a user identification from an user interface device; in response to the user identification, activating an interactive graphical display personalized for a viewer identified by the user identification; and displaying, in the interactive graphical display, a menu of programming content that can be personalized for the viewer according to the viewer's viewing preferences, wherein the programming content can be received from at least one of a broadcast transmission and unicast transmission. Other embodiments are also described. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100042932 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING INDICATIONS REGARDING RECOMMENDED CONTENT - An apparatus for providing indications regarding recommended content may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive an indication of a recommended content item, determine a recommendation criteria associated with the recommended content item, select a graphical symbol for presentation in association with the recommended content item in which the graphical symbol is indicative of the recommendation criteria associated with the recommended content item, and provide for display of the graphical symbol. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100058196 | INTEGRATED DISPLAY AND MANAGEMENT OF DATA OBJECTS BASED ON SOCIAL, TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL PARAMETERS - An embodiment is directed to displaying information to a user of a communications device. The communications device receives a query including a social parameter, a temporal parameter and a spatial parameter relative to the user that are indicative of a desired visual representation of a set of data objects. The communications device determines degrees to which the social, temporal and spatial parameters of the query are related to each of the set of data objects in social, temporal and spatial dimensions, respectively. The communications device displaying a first visual representation of at least a portion of the set of data objects to the user based on whether the determined degrees of relation in the social dimension, temporal dimension and spatial dimension satisfy the respective parameters of the query. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100077315 | Widgetized avatar and a method and system of creating and using same - An avatar is disclosed. The avatar includes computing code that provides for addition of the avatar as non-static content to at least two unique at least partially static web pages, and secondary computing code resident within the computing code, wherein the secondary computing code provides for association with at least one other portion of the computing code of: ones selected from a plurality of physical characteristics, ones selected from a plurality of clothes, ones selected from a plurality of accessories, a plurality of personal information, a plurality of preferences, and a plurality of recommendations. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100095221 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING CONFIGURATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for providing mobile device configuration may include a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to at least perform at least receiving, remote from a mobile terminal, indications of configuration information defining appearance related features for a display of the mobile terminal, enabling provision of feedback to a user of the mobile terminal regarding the appearance related features, and providing the configuration information to the mobile terminal. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100146401 | Webtop and monetization engine, system and method - Systems and methods for the an improved webtop, and a monetization engine that better takes advantage of the interests and life segments of a user are described. A monetization engine embedded in a hyperspace webtop, is provided which comprises a user record comprising a plurality of information items regarding life segments of at least one user, a presentation engine that presents advertisements to at least the user in accordance with at least one information item, and a plurality of tabs, wherein at least one of the tabs is presented to the user in accordance with at least one information item, and wherein each of the plurality of tabs is indicative of content associated with a third party having available for sale to at least one user at least one selected from the group consisting of a good and a service. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100162130 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - A display control apparatus includes an operation portion to which a command is input, a display control device that switches a main image displayed on a main display device in accordance with the command, a communication device that connects to and communicates with an apparatus that controls display of a sub-image on a sub-display device, a command determination device that determines whether the command is a successive switching command, a termination determination device that determines whether the input of the successive switching command has been terminated, a designation device that designates as a display sub-image the main image displayed last on the main display device in accordance with the successive switching command input before the termination determination device determines that the input has been terminated, and a first transmission device that transmits, from the communication device to the apparatus, display control information that causes the display sub-image to be displayed. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100218115 | ENHANCED USER INTERFACE FOR CURRENCY TRADING - The present invention relates to systems, methods, and computer program products for docking a currency pair user interface element to a corresponding chart. One or more currency pair user interface elements are generated that include real time price data for a currency pair and buy and sell functionality. A chart corresponding to one of the currency pair user interface elements and including historical trading data is also generated. The chart includes a link configured to dock a currency pair user interface element to the chart. A user selects the currency pair user interface element corresponding to the chart. The currency pair user interface element is docked at the location of the link. As a result, the currency pair user interface element is displayed in the chart and becomes part of the chart so that it moves with the chart when the chart is moved. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100218116 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTI-DIRECTIONAL VISUAL BROWSING ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Systems and methods for multi-directional visual browsing on an electronic device are described. In example embodiments, a primary result and a peripheral result associated with a user of a device are determined. A display layout based on attributes associated with the primary result and the peripheral result is generated. The display layout is then rendered and displayed on the device. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100218117 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IDENTIFYING DOCUMENTS IN A COMPUTER NETWORK - A system uses “dimensions” to filter information in a computer network. Dimensions can be categories such as geographic location, corporate department, employee classification or time period, etc. Each dimension includes one or more “elements.” An element is essentially a “value” for the dimension. For example, in the “geographic location” dimension, values can be “worldwide,” “Europe,” “France,” etc. A “community” is a set of values for one or more dimensions. Thus, the community defines a segment, or “slice,” of documents or information within the total documents or information available. “Themes” are used to further organize the documents. Themes are subject categories. Documents, and document portions, can be associated with themes and are organized according to themes. Dimensions, dimension values, and themes can be set by a system administrator. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100299612 | Methods for producing user-configurable accented presentations - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for the production of accented presentations using pre-defined templates and material, which presentations may be in a printed or scrap-booked format. A server system may be made available to clients over a network, that server providing templates, patterns and associated material, the server providing a client with executable instructions enabling a user to make selections to a final accented presentation. The server system may receive an order including an identification of a template and user selections, and may include an interpretive and production system that fabricates a final accented presentation, or a part of fabrication and/or assembly thereof. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100313140 | VISUAL OBJECT PRIORITIZATION - A system, method and program product for prioritizing visual objects for a configurable interface. A system is provided that includes a computer system having: a grouping system for defining a group of members and for assigning weights to members of the group; a behavior analysis system for collecting behaviors of the members of the group; and a prioritization system that prioritizes visual objects based on the collected behaviors and weights assigned to the members of the group. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100318920 | USER INTERFACE CUSTOMIZATION USING EVALUATION DATA - A customized user interface is configured to include one or more user interface gadgets provided by one or more user interface gadget providers. Multiple possible user interface gadgets are identified for inclusion in the user interface by comparing a set of required attributes for the user interface to stored attribute data for a plurality of registered user interface gadgets. One or more of the possible user interface gadgets is selected for inclusion in the user interface using stored evaluation data for the possible user interface gadgets. Data related to the selected user interface gadget(s) is provided for use in generating the customized user interface on a computer system. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100325556 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MODIFYING A PERSONAL DATA REPOSITORY IN A NETWORK - Method and nodes for modifying a personal data repository in a network comprise: based upon an end user inputs, receiving a modification request related to at least one data entry of the personal data repository, the at least one data entry having at least one device identifier associated thereto, each device identifier indicating a plurality of local devices that store the at least one data entry; and based upon further inputs of the end user, receiving a decision to modify the at least one data entry of the personal data repository in at least one of the plurality of local devices. Furthermore, method and nodes for data synchronization in the network comprise: receiving a modification request of the personal data repository of the network, the modification request including at least one data entry associated to at least one device identifier, each device identifier indicating a plurality of local devices in which a corresponding data entry needs to be modified | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110010636 | SPECIFICATION OF A CHARACTERISTIC OF A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE ESTABLISHMENT - An approach that provides personalized control of a characteristic of a virtual universe establishment is described. In one embodiment, there is a virtual universe establishment characteristics control tool that comprises an establishment characteristic preference component configured to receive from a visiting resident a specified establishment characteristic preference for interacting with the virtual universe establishment. The virtual universe establishment characteristics control tool further comprises an establishment characteristic change component configured to change the establishment characteristic of the virtual universe establishment in accordance with the received establishment characteristic preference. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110022964 | RECORDING A HYPER TEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL (HTTP) SESSION FOR PLAYBACK - In one embodiment, a method includes recording a sequence of online activities of a first user. The online activities include online consumption of online content by the first user. The method includes constructing a path based on the sequence of online activities of the first user. The path includes a sequence of online activity points that each correspond to one of the online activities in the sequence of online activities of the first user, and the path enables a second user to experience personally for themselves at least an approximation of the sequence of online activities of the first user. The method includes communicating the path for traversal of a portion of the path by the second user. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110022965 | PERSONALIZED SHOPPING AVATAR - This is directed to a personalized avatar providing a true representation of the user's body, such that the avatar provides a substantially accurate graphical representation of the user's body. The avatar can be defined using any suitable approach, including by providing measurements of the user's body or extracting measurements from photographs of the user. The user can direct an electronic device to apply selected articles of clothing, accessories, or other items to the user's avatar to preview the appearance of the items on the user. In some embodiments, an electronic device can recommend different clothing items or other objects based on the user's body type. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110022966 | CONTENT VISUALIZATION - Displaying a preference by a user of a content contribution is disclosed. A preference event by the user is detected. A plurality of detected events is stored. In response to a query from a client, at least a portion of the stored detected events is stored. At least a portion of the received events is displayed in an interface. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110041079 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MANAGE SERVICES FOR MULTIPLE MANAGED COMPUTER SYSTEMS - A method to facilitate provision of services to a managed system (e.g., a PC, PDA, cell phone) includes causing installation of an agent application on the managed system, the agent application including an install component to install at least one of a plurality of service applications on the managed system. Each of the plurality of service applications is to facilitate provision of a service provided by a respective service provider of a number of service providers to the managed system. A service input (e.g., from an IT administrator) is received at the management system. The service input identifies a subset of a number of service applications to be installed on the managed system. The subset of service applications is distributed to the managed system for installation by the agent application on the managed system. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110047477 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TROUBLE TICKET CREATION USING TEMPLATES - An approach for generating and modifying templates for trouble tickets on demand and assigning the templates to one or more workgroups is provided. Portions of the templates may be associated with a predetermined number of fields. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110047478 | MULTIPLE USER GUI - Mechanisms are provided herein which accommodate the sharing of a user device among multiple users. In particular, when multiple users are detected as sharing a user device, the user interface of the user device can be automatically altered to facilitate the sharing of the user device. Data associated with each sharing user may also be presented according to each user's presentation preferences and to accommodate presentation needs of each user. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110047479 | UNIFIED GREETINGS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA - A unified greeting system scans social media for content. The content can be any type of post to a social media site. If content is directed to a user of the unified greeting system and if the user is currently unavailable, the unified greeting system determines if the content requires a reply. If a reply is warranted, the unified greeting system determines the characteristics of the content to determine the type of reply. Then, the unified greeting system provides the reply, which can be an “out-of-office message.” The out-of-office message is the posted to the social media site to alert the poster that the person is currently unavailable. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110055717 | Source user based provision of one or more templates - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: receiving one or more requests for one or more particular templates that are associated with one or more source users, the one or more particular templates designed to facilitate one or more end users to achieve one or more target outcomes when one or more emulatable aspects included in the one or more particular templates are emulated; and providing from a plurality of templates the one or more particular templates, the providing being based at least on the association of the one or more particular templates with the one or more source users, the one or more particular templates developed based on one or more reported aspects associated with the one or more source users In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110055718 | Information processing apparatus and information processing method - A system and method for recommending content to a user. In embodiments of the system and method, one or more content groups is generated, at least one of the content groups including more than one type of content, and a display indicative of the one or more content groups is presented to the user. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110055719 | OPERATING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A multi function peripheral is provided with a display controller for causing a display section to display reception screens for respective settings on functions executable in the electrical apparatus, an instruction receiver for receiving an instruction to designate a content of each setting from the user, a display format receiver for receiving an instruction to select any one of a wizard display format, a list display format and a menu display format from the user, and a storage for storing the display format received by the display format receiver while relating it to the contents of the respective settings received by the instruction receiver. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110055720 | COMPREHENSIVE USER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THERAPEUTIC WELLNESS DEVICES - A comprehensive user control system for use with therapeutic wellness devices is described, comprising such a wellness device, data equipment capable of connection to a data communications network, and a removable data link capable of permitting data communication between the wellness device and data equipment. Other embodiments comprise a general purpose computer capable of connection to a data communications network and programmed to control a wellness device across a removable data link; a method of controlling a wellness device including obtaining over certain data communications connections a program for controlling the device and operating the device in accordance with the program; and a method of controlling a wellness device comprising presentation of a request for therapeutic relief not specifying a particular mechanical action to be performed by the device, and translation of that request into at least one command executable by at least one wellness device. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110078582 | USER-DRIVEN MOBILE DEVICE PROFILING FOR A MOBILE WEBSITE - Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are provided. One embodiment is a method for providing a mobile website. The method comprises: enabling a plurality of first users of a mobile website to define a preferred presentation configuration for presenting the mobile website to a corresponding first mobile communication device; storing each preferred presentation configuration in association with mobile device information related to the corresponding first mobile communication device; receiving a request for the mobile website from a new user of a second mobile communication device; determining mobile device information related to the second mobile communication device; and selecting a customized presentation configuration based on: the mobile device information related to the second mobile communication device; and one or more of the preferred presentation configurations and associated mobile device information. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110078583 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING APPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION IN PLURALITY OF NETWORKS - A system for transmission, reception and accumulation of the knowledge packets to plurality of channel nodes in the network operating distributedly in a peer to peer environment via installable one or more role active Human Operating System (HOS) applications in a digital devise of each of channel node, a network controller registering and providing desired HOS applications and multiple developers developing advance communication and knowledge management applications and each of subscribers exploiting the said network resources by leveraging and augmenting taxonomically and ontologically classified knowledge classes expressed via plurality search macros and UKID structures facilitating said expert human agents for knowledge invocation and support services and service providers providing information services in the preidentified taxonomical classes, wherein each of channel nodes communicating with the unknown via domain specific supernodes each facilitating social networking and relationships development leading to human grid which is searchable via Universal Desktop Search by black box search module. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110087967 | SOCIAL NETWORKING IN A NON-PERSONALIZED ENVIRONMENT - A social networking website allows users to interact socially without revealing any information about themselves. The only information they reveal is about their virtual pets in the virtual website world. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110107233 | DYNAMIC WEB PORTAL PAGE - A method for providing a dynamic web portal page in a web portal environment by modifying the web portal page, the method comprising, with a server, providing a content with one or more portlets of the web portal page to a user; entering code from the server for identifying user-interface elements in the content of the web portal page; entering code from the server into the provided content of the web portal page for monitoring user actions related to the identified user-interface elements in the content of the web portal page; re-configuring automatically the content of the web portal page according to a user-specific preference extracted from the monitored user actions for the user at a later stage. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110131506 | CONTEXT AWARE DYNAMIC INTERFACE - A method performed in a transmitter operable to provide multiple functions, comprising identifying available functions, receiving input relating to a current user context, based on said context, selecting a subset of functions from said available functions, and dynamically generating said user interface, said user interface arranged to present user activatable items representing each of the functions in said subset, and, upon activation of one of said items, performing a function associated with said item in accordance with said user context. A system with a transmitter adapted to perform the method. The disclosed method and system creates a fully dynamic user interface where the context and user should be able to define what should be available where in the interface without additional programming. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110154217 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - A comprehensive platform for developing digital products. A standardized process is applied to a product development effort and an online portal provides tools to aid the product development, assessment, funding and commercializing products. Project management, workflow and data security functionality enable consistent, efficient and secure interactions between users. Business rules, workflows, valuation models and rating methods may be user defined or based upon marketplace, industry or technology standards. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110225508 | Apparatus, System and Method for a Media Enhancement Widget - The present invention is and includes a device, system and method for providing an image enhancement widget. The device, system and method include a javascript component that, upon execution, obtains at least one subject of primary content on a networked page, and at least one permission for enhancement of the primary content, ones of a plurality of content produced remotely from the javascript component and according to the javascript component, and an enhancement widget. The enhancement widget may be a flash widget. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110239127 | CUSTOMIZING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING DESKTOP APPLICATION INTO WEB APPLICATION - The present invention provides a customizing system and a customizing method for converting a desktop application into a web application. A required processing logic may be added by locating an interface element which is needed to be modified, and modifying a callback function of the interface element (interface description data), so as to implement user's operations on local data by a web application. When a user operates on the modified interface element at a browser side, the added processing logic automatically converts the user's operation to a plurality of operations, so that the user may feel that he is operating on a local file at the browser side, rather than a remote file at a server side. The present invention may implement complex webpage function customization, and thus may implement remote operations on local data. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110302502 | USER INTERFACE FOR ELECTRONIC BACKUP - Systems and methods are provided for storing and restoring digital data. A method includes receiving, a first user input requesting that a backup interface be displayed, displaying the backup interface, the backup interface including a display area for presenting at least a first visual representation of an earlier version of a current view and a visual representation of the current view, the earlier version including a first element, receiving, while the backup interface is displayed, a second user input requesting that the current view be modified according to the earlier version, at least with regard to the first element, animating the modification of the first element as moving from the visual representation of the earlier version to the visual representation of the current view, and modifying, in response to the second user input, the current view according to the earlier version, at least with regard to the first element. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110320956 | INTERACTION BETWEEN ADS AND APPLICATIONS - Various technologies, methods, systems, processes, and compositions of matter pertaining to advertisements, and advertisement interactions with users and applications may be described. A single advertisement may be selected for a user based on a single lookup of the user profile at an advertisement server. The advertisement server may send a single adget to the user. This single adget is then seamlessly used on multiple devices. Each device may automatically select a different View of the advertisement. Each device may automatically render a different Actions as supported by a device. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110320957 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING USAGE PATTERNS AND CUSTOMIZING A GRAPHIC INTERFACE FOR INDIVIDUAL USERS - A method employing software running on a data processor for producing and displaying customized home pages for internet users. The software using established criteria tracks usage by individual users and generates internet home pages for individual users customized to their usage. The system may be configured to run on a local user computer and display, or may be configured to run on a remote server and communicate with the user through a local electronic interface. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120005593 | CARE LABEL METHOD FOR A SELF SERVICE DASHBOARD CONSTRUCTION - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to user interfaces and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for graphically labeling widgets in a mashup dashboard. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for graphically labeling widgets in a mashup dashboard can be provided. The method can include identifying a widget, assigning a care label to the identified widget based on a type of datafeed payload information associated with the identified widget and displaying the identified widget with the assigned care label in a user interface to enable a user to make a visually matched selection of widgets to create a self service dashboard. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120005594 | USER INTERFACE ELEMENT FOR DATA RATING AND VALIDATION - According to some embodiments, a selection of a pre-determined user interface element type from a plurality of potential types is received from a user. An input rating value to be associated with a user interface element of the selected type may be received from the designer. The user interface element may, for example, receive data content in a graphical user interface. A pre-determined condition to be associated with the user interface element may also be received from the design. A user interface element may then be created to receive data content in the graphical user interface. According to some embodiments, it may be automatically determined if data content received from a user via the user interface element satisfies the pre-determined condition. Based on the determination, the input rating value may be automatically applied to a user input rating score associated with the graphical user interface. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120023412 | System and Method for Providing Multimedia Content During an Event - A change in a status of a guest at an event is identified, and a current preference list is updated based on one or more preferences associated with the guest. Multimedia content is provided based on the updated current preference list. A set of preferences associated with the guest may be obtained by accessing a social networking web page associated with the guest. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120030585 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME AND STORAGE MEDIUM - This invention provides an information processing apparatus capable of, on an operation screen that can be customized in accordance with user's need, customizing the operation buttons of an application provided by an external apparatus, and a method of controlling the same. To accomplish this, an information processing system displays, on the operation screen of a Web application displayed on the information processing apparatus, a registration button to add, to a custom menu, custom buttons to be executed based on the current setting information of the currently running application. When the registration button is pressed, the information processing system manages button data and action data in association with each other as the information of custom buttons to be added to the custom menu. When the user instructs to display the custom menu, the information processing apparatus generates the custom menu including the custom buttons using the button data, and displays it. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120047445 | PRE-FETCHING PAGES AND RECORDS IN AN ON-DEMAND SERVICES ENVIRONMENT - An approach for pre-fetching pages and records in an on demand services environment is disclosed. This approach for pre-fetching pages and records provides for rendering data directly from a locally saved copy. Particular embodiments can include providing a user interface (UI) for a user of the on-demand services environment. According to requests received via the UI, the server can check for a user's log-in credentials. Depending upon the user's activity history, the server can also predict pages which would likely be visited by the user, store those pages as a local copy, and pre-send those pages in advance to the user. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120060099 | CONFIGURABLE INTERFACES - Embodiments of a method and system for utilizing a configurable interface are disclosed. User information for a first user is accessed. The user information is reviewed to determine whether the user information includes a preselected configurable interface. The preselected configurable interface is provided based on the user information including the preselected configurable interface. Alternatively, based on the user information not including the preselected configurable interface, a configurable interface based on a user selection of the configurable interface from a plurality of available configurable interfaces is configured. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120066611 | Methods and Systems for Segmenting Relative User Preferences into Fine-Grain and Coarse-Grain Collections - A method of segmenting relative user preferences into fine-grain and coarse-grain collections is provided. The method includes providing a set of content items having associated descriptive terms. The method also includes receiving user search input and, in response thereto, presenting a subset of content items. The method includes receiving user selection actions and analyzing the selections to learn the user's preferred descriptive terms. The method includes expressing the learned preferred descriptive terms as a segmented probability distribution function having at least one fine grain segment and at least one coarse grain segment. In response to subsequent search input, the method calls for selecting and ordering a collection of content items by promoting the ranking of content items associated with the learned preferred descriptive terms of the user according to the differentiation provided by the segmented probability distribution function. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120072852 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MUSIC CONTENT IN A P2P REAL TIME RECOMMENDATION NETWORK - A peer-to-peer (P2P) network for providing real time media recommendations is provided. The media recommendations may be song recommendations or video recommendations. Each time a media presentation is played by a peer device, the peer device provides a recommendation identifying the media presentation to other peer devices in the P2P network. A peer device having received recommendations from the other peer devices in the P2P network then programmatically, or automatically, selects a next media presentation to play from the media presentations recently played by the other peer devices and one or more locally stored media presentations. If the selected media presentation is not stored locally by the peer device, the peer device may obtain the selected media presentation from a subscription based service enabling streaming or download of the selected media presentation, an e-commerce service enabling purchase and download of the selected media presentation, or another peer device. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120084664 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BINDING GRAPHICAL INTERFACES TO TEXTUAL CODE - In an embodiment, a method of binding a human machine interface to an expression of existing computer code may include analyzing the existing computer code to identify one or more bindable expressions in the existing computer code, and receiving a command to bind a human machine interface with one or more of the identified bindable expressions. The method may further include binding, using a processor, one or more of the bindable expressions with the human machine interface in response to the command. The binding may enable the human machine interface to communicate information within the existing computer code in place of the one or more bound expressions. The bound machine interface may communicate information within the computer code while the computer code is executing. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120096367 | ADAPTIVE DISPLAY FOR PATIENT MONITORING - A system for displaying physiological parameters includes: a central processing unit (CPU) that is configured to control operation of a monitor device; a display screen; and a set of one or more computer readable data storage media storing software instructions that, when executed by the CPU, cause the monitor device to: detect a device that is added to the system, the device being used to measure at least one physiological parameter associated with a patient; provision the device; allow a user to select a skin defining a layout for displaying data associated with the physiological parameter measured by the device; allow the user to select a position of a window displaying the skin, the position selected from one of a plurality of cells on a matrix displayed on the display screen; and display the window on the display screen at the position. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120102412 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF FORM FIELDS IN A CLIENT-SERVER ENVIRONMENT - A database tier maintains and provides access to a database. An application tier receives and responds to requests for a form. The form includes data defining a first UI control for displaying a first value from the database and a second UI control for displaying a second value from the database that is dependent upon the first value. A client tier renders the form to show the first value in the first UI control and to show the second value in the second UI control. The client tier also detects a modification to the first value and causes an updated second value to be generated in response to detecting the modification to the first value. The updated second value is displayed by way of the second UI control. The updated second value is generated at the client tier, the application tier, the database tier, or at a combined application/database tier. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120110468 | Business Network GUI - A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage device includes instructions that, when executed, generate in a display device a graphical user interface comprising: a business view area with first objects representing business entities participating in a business network and second objects representing business connections between the business entities; and a connect view area with third objects representing applications participating in the business network and fourth objects representing logical interactions between the applications; wherein the graphical user interface dynamically updates the first, second, third and fourth objects with metadata that is at least in part automatically gathered in the business network. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120110469 | Systems and Methods for Cross Domain Personalization - The present invention relates to systems and methods for anonymously personalizing web content to a particular user. The methods and systems may include listening for requests including code and tags that stand for personalized information. Once a request is identified, the personal information for the user corresponding to the tags of the request may be masked by generating anonymized personalization elements. These anonymized personalization elements are elements in a web browser which are enabled to display the personal information from a different domain without allowing front-end scripting on the containing document to get access to the personal information. The anonymized personalization elements may be an iframe, in some embodiments. Lastly, an output, including the anonymized personalization elements, is returned. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120117487 | Interaction with Networked Screen Content Via Mobile Phone in Retail Setting - A portable computing device may be configured to allow a user to interact with one or more displays in a retail environment. The portable computing device may establish a communication link with a communication device in the retail environment and the user may be able to use the portable computing device to navigate through retail data and have it displayed on the display device in the retail environment. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120137227 | MULTI-ENVIRONMENT WIDGET ASSEMBLY, GENERATION, AND OPERATION - Widget creation, editing, augmentation, tracking and deployment is provided. Embodiments may include a Widget Assembly Application (“WAA”). The WAA may employ generalized widget templates selected by a user for customizing or assembling widgets. A generator may render previously assembled widgets when requested. The generator may use a skeleton specific to the target server type and widget, and code supporting the generator and the WAA may employ recursive eye-catcher syntax. Widgets may be deployed from any discovered instance to additional remote widget containers of the same or different type. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120144313 | FILTERING OBJECTS IN A MULTI-TENANT ENVIRONMENT - Various techniques and procedures related to filtering objects in a virtual application within a multi-tenant system are provided. One approach involves providing a first graphical user interface element enabling indication of a first filtering criterion and a second graphical user interface element enabling indication of a second filtering criterion within the virtual application being accessed over a network from a client device. After indication of the first filtering criterion and the second filtering criterion, a filtered set of objects is identified based on the first filtering criterion and the second filtering criterion. At least a portion of the filtered set of objects may then be presented within the virtual application on a client device. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120144314 | Apparatus, System and Method for a Media Enhancement Widget - The present invention is and includes a device, system and method for providing an image enhancement widget. The device, system and method include a javascript component that, upon execution, obtains at least one subject of primary content on a networked page, and at least one permission for enhancement of the primary content, ones of a plurality of content produced remotely from the javascript component and according to the javascript component, and an enhancement widget. The enhancement widget may be a flash widget. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120173991 | Media Content User Interface Systems and Methods - Exemplary media content user interface systems and methods are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes a media content access subsystem displaying a plurality of display elements topographically distributed throughout a graphical representation of a virtual world in accordance with one or more distribution heuristics, detecting a user interaction, and dynamically adjusting the topographical distribution of the one or more display elements in accordance with the user interaction. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120179975 | Apparatus, System and Method for a Media Enhancement Widget - The present invention is and includes a device, system and method for providing an image enhancement widget. The device, system and method include a javascript component that, upon execution, obtains at least one subject of primary content on a networked page, and at least one permission for enhancement of the primary content, ones of a plurality of content produced remotely from the javascript component and according to the javascript component, and an enhancement widget. The enhancement widget may be a flash widget. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120192082 | PERSONALIZATION OF WEB CONTENT - Personalization of web content is provided, comprising: accessing web content, selecting components of the web content in accordance with a user model, and structuring the components of the web content in accordance with the user model. The personalization further comprises presenting the components of the web content in accordance with the user model, and providing a graphical user interface for adapting the user model, wherein the graphical user interface is provided together with the web content of a portlet of a web portal, such that each adaptation of the user model is updated in real-time in the currently presented web content in the portlet. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120210244 | Cross-Domain Privacy Management Service For Social Networking Sites - A cross-domain privacy management service for social networking sites is implemented in a communication system including a user platform operably connected to an application platform. The application platform accesses one or more social networking sites on behalf of a user to obtain indicia of privacy settings of the user and displays the privacy settings via a graphical user interface accessible to the user independent of the social networking sites. The user may interact with graphical icons via the graphical user interface to change privacy settings of one or more impacted sites, and the user changes are communicated to the social networking sites via the application platform on behalf of the user. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120210245 | PERSONALIZED SECOND DISPLAY BROWSING EXPERIENCE DUE TO MULTIPLE SESSION FEATURE - Systems and methods are provided to allow users to browse services, content items, or the like using a personalized user interface. Thus, for example, users can browse content offerings on the second display in a language and font set that are personalized to themselves. Users may also browse offerings that match a parental ratings setting, and use a background image and layout of their choice. The second displays generally do not require additional investment by the user because the same make use of a device, e.g., a smartphone, laptop computer, tablet computer, an internet appliance, a desktop computer, etc., which most users would already have in their possession. Such a second display is a significant complement to an IPTV because of the second display's strength in supported languages and character font sets, flexible user interface, data entry, processing power, and user experience in content management. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120226995 | Content Customization with Security for Client Preferences - Techniques for content customization with security for client preferences are described herein. The techniques describe the customization of content provided by websites according to preferences, such as the interests, “likes” and demographic and/or geographic information of users. Additional techniques describe aspects of keeping the users' preferences secure from the website, so that the users' privacy and anonymity are protected. In one implementation, a “trusted entity” is trusted by users to obtain and store the preferences. Content may be obtained by the trusted entity from a content provider, such as a website. The content may be changed according to the preferences. The content is then provided to the users. In view of the changes made by the trusted entity, the user enjoys a customized version of the content. Additional techniques describe limits to customization, based on permissible customizations and frameworks generated by the content providers. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120240052 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN CUSTOMIZING DISPLAYED CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH A PORTABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The present embodiments provide methods and systems to playback and customize the playback of content relative to the portable storage medium. Some of these methods identify content to be rendered, through a playback device, in association with a first portable storage medium; identify one or more customizable display parameters to be applied in displaying the identified content; receive a first definition, following the identification of the customizable display parameters, for at least a first customizable display parameter of the one or more customizable display parameters; and cause the first definition for the first customizable display parameter to be stored on the playback device in association with the first customizable display parameter such that the first definition is to be applied by the playback device in rendering the content relative to the first customizable display parameter. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120246572 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING INTERFACE SKIN - The embodiments of the present invention provide a system and a method for changing interface skin. The system includes: a skin package server, configured to store skin package data; and a client, configured to send a query request to the skin package server periodically, obtain information related to a newly added skin package, initiate a downloading request to the skin package server according to selection of a user to download the skin package data, and change interface skin according to the downloaded skin package data. By the system and method for changing interface skin provided by the embodiments of the present invention, the skin package newly added in the skin package server may be obtained timely, and it do not need to restart the application program, so as to change interface skin conveniently and timely. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120266080 | Environment Independent User Preference Communication - Included are embodiments of a method for communicating user preferences to at least one environment. At least one embodiment includes receiving a request from an environment for preference information related to a user and receiving a user identifier from the environment, the user identifier obtained via a portable user device. Other embodiments include determining at least one user preference related to the user, determining capabilities related to the environment, and communicating at least one user preference to the environment. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120272156 | LEVERAGING CONTEXT TO PRESENT CONTENT ON A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device or handset presents a contextual catalog of content items to enhance mobile shopping user experience, mitigating display limitations for generally large content catalogs. Contextual information available on the handset, such as Global Positioning System (GPS) location or other readable parameters, can be used to determine unique, relevant categories, content or offers, for displaying through a user interface. Categories such as ‘local’ can be generated on-the-fly using GPS for a personalized content browsing experience. Additional context such as knowing that the user and device are rarely in a location (e.g., specific neighborhood, particular city, or country) can be used to generate unique price plans (such as day passes) that the user can use when travelling. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120324367 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING PREFERENCES WITH A USER INTERFACE - Techniques for obtaining user preferences. The techniques include receiving user context information associated with at least one user; identifying, based at least in part on the received user context information, a plurality of attributes of items in a plurality of items; obtaining, using at least one processor, at least one first-order user preference based at least in part on a first input provided by the at least one user, wherein the plurality of first-order user preferences comprises a preference for a first attribute in the plurality of attributes; and obtaining, using the at least one processor, at least one second-order user preference based at least in part on a second input provided by the at least one user, wherein the at least one second-order user preference comprises a preference among attributes in the plurality of attributes. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120331393 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING THEMES FOR SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - A method includes separately executing a plurality of different applications, each application executing a corresponding query to at least one database to generate results of its query; storing, for each application, a plurality of service parameters that control a makeup of a navigation sequence provided to the user to execute the database query; and receiving a selection of one of a plurality of navigation themes by the user, wherein the selection of each navigation theme changes the value of at least one of the stored service parameters for each of the plurality of applications to at least one value corresponding to the selected navigation theme, the selection of different navigation themes selecting different numbers of user interface states of the navigation sequence provided to execute the database query than the advanced navigation theme. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130007630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTANTANEOUSLY DEPLOYING PACKETIZED ALERT DATA - One or more embodiments of the invention are directed to a system and method for instantaneously deploying packetized alert data in a one to many configuration or a many to many configuration where the data to be received by each recipient can be customized in a way that leaves a publisher with optimum control over the content or revenue generated from each deployment. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130036368 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND OBTAINING CONTENT - In a data providing server, whether or not specified compressed content data generated by means of a specified compression coding method corresponding to terminal identification information has been stored in a content database is detected, according to content specifying data transmitted from a portable dedicated terminal. If the specified compressed content data has been stored, the data providing server reads and transmits this to the portable dedicated terminal. And if the specified compressed content data has not been stored, the data providing server generates the specified compressed content data by means of the specified compression coding method, and transmits this to the portable dedicated terminal. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130067348 | RECOMMENDATION ENGINE - Determining an item to present to a first user is disclosed. Preference information is received that comprises the preferences of a plurality of users associated with one or more items. User correlations are determined from the received preference information. For the first user, a set of other users most correlated with the first user is determined. One or more items are presented to the first user based at least in part on the preferences of the other users. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130067349 | EFFICIENTLY PROVIDING DATA FROM A VIRTUALIZED DATA SOURCE - Embodiments are directed to implementing data received from a virtualized data source and to efficiently providing data from a virtualized data source. In an embodiment, a computer system user interface (UI) sends a request for data elements to a data source. The computer system receives from the data source an indication that placeholder data is to be displayed while the requested data is retrieved and transmitted. The computer system then displays placeholder data in the UI for each of the requested data elements and dynamically adds the requested data elements to the displayed placeholder data as each data element is received from the data source. The data elements are dynamically added to the UI as they are received from the data source. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130091436 | CONTENT VISUALIZATION - Displaying a preference by a user of a content contribution is disclosed. A preference event by the user is detected. A plurality of detected events is stored. In response to a query from a client, at least a portion of the stored detected events is stored. At least a portion of the received events is displayed in an interface. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130097524 | METHOD FOR CREATING A KEYWORD-BASED USER-PERSONALIZED WEBPAGE - A computer-implemented method of creating a user-personalized webpage includes the steps of (a) creating a container for collecting data; (b) defining at least one keyword to be associated with said container; (c) retrieving relevant data from the Internet or a database based on the at least one keyword and collecting the data in said container; and (d) displaying the data of said container on a webpage when the user browses that webpage. Moreover, disclosed herein is a computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions that, when executed on a computer system, cause the computer system to perform such a method. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130139067 | Changing Identities in a Social Networking System - A user of a social networking system interacting in the system as the user, may request to undertake the identity of a non-user page of which the user is an administrator. If the user undertakes the identity of the page, the user interacts with the system as the page. Additionally, the social information displayed to the user is personalized for the page. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130139068 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING SPORTS GAMEPLAY AND COMMUNICATION - According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a wrist coach system ( | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130145280 | Relationship Centric Mobile Interface - A system configured to enhance a user's focus on the primary personal relationships of a user, the system comprising a utility function for a user interface designed to integrate directly into an operating system of a mobile electronic communication device. The utility function comprises a toggle allowing a user to switch between an app-centric mode and a relationship-centric mode. The relationship-centric mode allows the user to focus attention on the primary personal relationships of the user and the app-centric mode allows social interaction with every relationship of the user and access to the internet without any limitations. The utility function includes a home screen for displaying the primary personal relationships of the user. The utility function includes an individual relationship screen defining the at least one interaction modality for establishing interaction with the primary personal relationships of the user. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130159874 | VARIABLE REFRESH RATES FOR PORTIONS OF SHARED SCREENS - Illustrative embodiments disclose setting refresh rates for different portions of a shared screen in a sharing session. A processor sets an initial refresh rate for the sharing session. The processor selects a portion of the shared screen. The processor selects a refresh rate for the selected portion of the shared screen that is different from the initial refresh rate for the sharing session. The processor refreshes the selected portion based on the selected refresh rate and a portion not selected based on the initial refresh rate. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130198651 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD USING THE SAME - A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes a receiver which receives contents, a display unit which displays the received contents, a controller which displays a UI (User Interface) which, if a predetermined event occurs, poses a question regarding whether additional information corresponding to the contents is intended to be received, and, when an additional information reject command is input through the UI, the controller controls to change a display format of the UI when the UI is displayed thereafter. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130219287 | CONTENT VISUALIZATION - Displaying a preference by a user of a content contribution is disclosed. A preference event by the user is detected. A plurality of detected events is stored. In response to a query from a client, at least a portion of the stored detected events is stored. At least a portion of the received events is displayed in an interface. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130227427 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - In order to configure a graphical user interface ( | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130290863 | PERMITTING PARTICIPANT CONFIGURABLE VIEW SELECTION WITHIN A SCREEN SHARING SESSION - A screen sharing session between a participating computer and a presenting computer can be established. A copy of a graphical user interface screen from the presenting computer can be presented within a display on the participating computer. A selection of the sub-portion of the copy of the graphical user interface screen from the participating computer can be received. Boundaries of the sub-portion can be determined and can be transmitted from the participating computer to the presenting computer. Responsive to receiving the boundaries, the remotely located computer can define the sub-portion of the graphical user interface screen of the presenting computer. The defined sub-portion of the graphical user interface screen can be conveyed over a network from the presenting computer to the participating computer without conveying data for other portions of the graphical user interface screen. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290864 | PALETTE-BASED COLOR SELECTION WITHIN A USER INTERFACE THEME - Methods and devices that enable the customization of colors in a user interface by using a palette to define colors are provided. The palette includes strings that have color values assigned to them. The strings are referred to in style sheets where color attributes are specified, such that colors can be redefined in the palette rather than in the style sheet. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290865 | INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE, INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, INFORMATION GENERATION PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information generation device includes a storage means that stores association information, the association information indicating explanatory information and an element associated with the explanatory information in association with each other, the explanatory information being displayed as an explanation related to a service provided through a Web page in a certain Web page, a recording means that records history information indicating the explanatory information browsed by a user, a generation means that, on the basis of the association information, generates display information so that an appearance of the element associated with the explanatory information indicated by the recorded history information among the elements included in a Web page displayed on a terminal device used by the user is different from an appearance in an initial state, and a transmission means that transmits the generated display information to the terminal device. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140033064 | INTER-SERVICE APPLICATIONS - Methods and apparatus for providing an inter-service application, wherein connections of a network service are accessed to facilitate the transfer of an article to a list of participants. The article is transferred to and displayed on the desktop environment of a participant. In some embodiments, a timer is initiated on the first transfer, whereupon expiration of the timer, a termination sequence is performed. The termination sequence terminates transfer of the article to the participant list and further displays a graphical presentation to the current participant. Additional methods and apparatus are described. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140033065 | Methods and Apparatus for User-Customizable Application Software - An application's users are divided into two groups: administrative users and end-users. Each type of region, produced on an application's screen, is assigned a class. Each actual occurrence, of a region type, is called an instance. An end-user invokes a user-added feature by indicating a screen location and inputting a unique signal. The classes, of the screen-region instances present at the indicated location, determine whether one or more rules are activated. The rules are written by an administrative user. If activated, a rule produces a URL in accordance with an administrative-user-defined template. A value stored in the instances present, at the location indicated when the unique signal occurred, are accessed in a template by including the name of the value as a parameter. Each parameter is substituted by the text-equivalent of its current value. The URL produced can be used to provide the information desired by the end-user. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140040761 | PROVIDING AN UPDATE ASSOCIATED WITH A USER-CREATED POINT OF INTEREST - The subject technology enables a user to create a point of interest based on a specified geolocation and allows one or more user to update the point of interest by posting messages. By way of example, the subject technology can provide an electronic map that enables the user to interactively choose the desired geolocation for the point of interest. Further, a user can create multiple points of interest for the same location, and have different audiences for each point of interest to the same location (e.g., a restaurant). This functionality provided by the subject technology also applies for multiple users creating points of interests to the same location. The subject technology designates a target audience for the point of interest. The target audience sets a scope of users that are permitted to view and post updates or messages to the point of interest. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140053077 | Integrating Maps and Street Views - Methods and systems for improved integration of an overhead representation (e.g., a map) with a street view representation. A user interface with at least two regions is output for display to a user. One region includes an overhead representation of an area and an interactive control overlaid onto the overhead representation. Another region includes a street view perspective that has a point of view corresponding to a position and directional orientation of the interactive control. Information about a user input that adjusts the interactive control is received and the street view perspective is updated to track the control as it is adjusted. The field of view of the street view perspective may be reflected in the appearance of the interactive control. Additionally, the street view perspective may follow the location of a marker as it is moved around the overhead representation. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140068455 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SELECTIVE AND VISIBLE PERSONALIZED CONTENT FOR WEBPAGES - Methods and systems for providing content for webpages are disclosed. The disclosed method includes providing a plurality of selections to set webpage personalization settings and receiving a user selection chosen from one of the plurality of selections. The plurality of selections is provided for a graphic user interface to be defined on a webpage. After receiving a request for a second webpage made by a user through a user device, the content for the second webpage is selected based on the received user selection. The content selection for the second webpage includes identifying two or more content modules for presenting on the second webpage and at least one of the identified content modules includes an associated content indicator. The selected content for the second webpage is then forwarded to the user device for display. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140068456 | CUSTOMIZED LOGIN INTERFACE - Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for providing a customized background in a user interface based on a selection of a user login option. A system can be configured to identify at least a first user and a second user of a computing machine, display a first background for the first user in a user login interface comprising at least a first user login option for the first user and a second user login option for the second user, receive a selection of the second user login option for the second user, and replace, in response to the receiving of the selection, the first background for the first user in the user login interface with a second background for the second user. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140075328 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING USER EXPERIENCE - A data processing system includes components for providing a pleasant user experience. Those components may include a family interaction engine that provides a family channel. The family interaction engine may provide for creation of a user group. The family channel may present content of interest to multiple users in the user group. When a user is detected near the data processing system, the family interaction engine may automatically present content of interest to that user. When used for presenting media content, the data processing system may also cause supplemental data to automatically be presented, wherein the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to a predetermined interest of the user. The data processing system may also provide a ranked list of applications for potential activation by the user. The applications may be ordered based on the current context. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140082517 | FACILITATING DYNAMIC CREATION, CUSTOMIZATION, AND EXECUTION OF KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS IN AN ON-DEMAND SERVICES ENVIRONMENT - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating dynamic creation, customization, and execution of keyboard shortcuts in an on-demand services environment in a multi-tenant environment according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving, at a computing device, a request from a user to invoke a keyboard shortcut across a plurality of web domains at the computing device, where the plurality of web domains may comprise a primary web domain and one or more secondary web domains. The method may further include facilitating interaction between the primary web domain and the one or more secondary web domains, where facilitating interaction includes negotiating invocation of the shortcut within the one or more secondary web domains, and invoking the shortcut across the plurality of web domains. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140082518 | Variable Refresh Rates for Portions of Shared Screens - Illustrative embodiments disclose setting refresh rates for different portions of a shared screen in a sharing session. A processor sets an initial refresh rate for the sharing session. The processor selects a portion of the shared screen. The processor selects a refresh rate for the selected portion of the shared screen that is different from the initial refresh rate for the sharing session. The processor refreshes the selected portion based on the selected refresh rate and a portion not selected based on the initial refresh rate. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140096029 | Method for Dynamic Bundling of Graphics Editing Tools presented to Clients engaged in Image-Based Project Creation through an Electronic Interface - A system for creating image and or text-based projects includes a server, the server having access to a processor, a data repository, and a non-transitory physical medium. Software running from the non-transitory physical medium provides a first function for establishing a client server connection between the server and at least one user-operated computing appliance connected to the network, a second function for initiating and maintaining an active data session between one or more users involved in project creation and or in project editing through a graphics user interface (GUI), a third function for detecting user-execution of a project template, a fourth function for analyzing the exact nature and state of the template and any content associated therewith, a fifth function for assembling a customized editing interface according to needs determined by the analysis of the fourth function, and a sixth function for presenting the customized interface to the user. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140108951 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Adaptive Wallpaper Display for a Device Having Multiple Operating System Environments - A disclosed method detects user input to set wallpaper of a first operating system environment using an image data file, and sends the image data file from the first operating system environment to a second operating system environment along with a request to update wallpaper of the second operating system environment. The two operating system environments are independent and utilize a common kernel. The method sets the wallpaper of the second operating system environment using the image data file. The method may also establish a bi-directional client-server communication channel between the operating system environments, and send the request to update wallpaper of the second operating system environment via the bi-directional client-server communication channel. An apparatus that performs the method includes a programmable processor, and memory containing executable instructions. The processor runs multiple operating system environments utilizing a common kernel. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108952 | Apparatus and Method for Management of Electronic Notices - In certain embodiments, an apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The processor is operable to present, in a first region of a display, information associated with a first service based at least in part upon the user. The processor is further operable to present information associated with a second, third and fourth service. Additionally, the processor may receive an update to the information associated with the first service and present, in the first region of the display, the update to the information associated with the first service. Finally, the processor is operable to detect a first touch on the first region of the display indicating a selection of the first service and present details associated with the first service in response to detecting the first touch. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108953 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING COLORED FILMS AND DESIGNING LAYOUTS - A method for allowing a designer to create a customized panel wall system includes displaying on a computer monitor one or more customization options for a panel wall design. The method can also include receiving designer input specifying the one or more customization options for the panel wall design. The designer input can include a particular color for the panel wall design. The method can include identifying the particular color selected by the designer. The method can also include determining a matching color that most closely recreates the particular color by combining together one or more colors from a pre-determined list of available discrete colors. After determining the matching color, the method can include displaying to a designer a digital depiction of the panel wall design. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108954 | PEER-TO-PEER ACCESS OF PERSONALIZED PROFILES USING CONTENT INTERMEDIARY - A method for personalizing content for a particular user in a computing system comprising a user interface configured to display content. The method comprises identifying a content item accessed by a user, identifying features associated with the content item; using the features of the content item to identify one or more third party profiles that substantially match a content profile of the content item, and displaying a list of the identified third party profiles. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108955 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING FILE AND FOLDER INFORMATION TO A USER - A system for displaying the listings of files and/or folders in one of a plurality of different views (e.g., gallery view or list view). In particular embodiments, the system determines which of the views to display in the listings in based on: (1) the types of files to be displayed; (2) a specified preference of a content sharer; and/or (3) a specified preference of a content recipient. Various embodiments are particularly useful for displaying lists of files that a content sharer shares with a content recipient via a URL within the context of a synched file sharing system. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140115492 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSPOSING AN EXTERNAL USER INTERFACE ON A MOBILE DEVICE - One example of the system and method described herein may be used to operate or otherwise interact with a device from a mobile device by transposing an external user interface of the device for presentation at the mobile device. For example, using a contactless communication protocol, the mobile device may obtain from the device a device property used to transpose the external user interface. The device property may indicate an identity of the device, a type of device, a type of user interface or elements of the user interface, and/or other information that describes the device. Based on the device property, the mobile device may present a user interface that can be used to control a function of the device. In this manner, the mobile device may provide a user with its own (transposed) version, which may be customized by the user, of the external user interface. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140123022 | DYNAMIC APPLICATION ARRANGER - A device may determine an application shortcut and a set of specified conditions, where the application shortcut is to be presented on a home screen of a user device when the set of specified conditions is satisfied. The device may determine a set of current conditions associated with the user device, and may present the application shortcut on the home screen of the user device based on the set of current conditions satisfying the set of specified conditions. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140129957 | PERSONALIZED USER INTERFACE ON MOBILE INFORMATION DEVICE - A method for creating a personalized user interface on a mobile information device is provided. The method includes the steps of: filtering out from a plurality of applications APPs installed on the mobile information device one or more said applications according to a personalization filtering criterion, such as a given number of most frequently used APPs; displaying the one or more filtered APPs on a visualized menu; and executing a selected one of the one or more filtered APPs on the visualized menu in response to a selection entered by a user. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140136984 | Method for Editing Skin of Client and Skin Editor - Examples of the present disclosure provide a method for editing a client skin and a skin editor. The method may include: displaying a background picture on a displaying area of background picture; generating a client snapshot; when moving the client snapshot on the displaying area of background picture, determining a location of the client snapshot on the displaying area of background picture, intercepting an area picture covered by the client snapshot according to the location; and updating the client skin according to the intercepted area picture. By employing the technical solution of the present disclosure, flexibility of skin change of a client may be improved. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140149879 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING IDLE SCREEN SERVICE - A method and apparatus for providing an idle screen service are disclosed. A mobile communication terminal receiving contents provided from at least one content provider server in a mobile communication system environment is also disclosed. The mobile communication terminal may include a content receiver module which receives contents provided through a mobile communication system by separating into layers, a handset operating system module which operates the terminal and runs an application and which has a user interface, and a content management application mod ole which synthesizes the contents separated into layers received from the content receiver module into one idle screen layer and which provides it to the idle screen of the mobile communication terminal. According to at least one embodiment of the invention, several contents provided in a mobile communication system environment can be provided at once on a mobile communication terminal idle screen in an idle mode, to satisfy the demands of the user for DIY services and increase the content participation rate. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140164945 | Context Dependent Application/Event Activation for People with Various Cognitive Ability Levels - The patient device, designed for use by patients of reduced cognitive or physical ability, integrates with the network-based portal, designed for use by family members or nursing staff to customize the user experience of the patient. Using the portal the family member pushes user interface customizations as well as content and applications to be run on the patient device. The family member can also control the patient device remotely via the portal. The patient device collects usage data on the set of customizable interface components, and on the pushed content and applications. These data are sent as feedback to the portal, allowing the portal to show the family member which user interface features, content and applications are being used and which are not. Aggregate data collected via the portal generate ranking metrics used to aid in user interface feature selection. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140173454 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING, DEPLOYING AND EXECUTING TRANSACTIONAL MULTI-PLATFORM MOBILE APPLICATIONS - A method and apparatus for developing an application for utilization on a selected end user computing device may comprise modeling a screen display specific to the selected end user computing device, utilizing a development user computing device, by selecting an object for a user interface display or a control of a functionality of the application running on the selected user computing device, at run time, utilizing a prototyping display screen modeler during design time, which may be operating on the development user computing device or being accessed over a network by the development user computing device and constructing the model screen display specific to the selected end user computing device during design time, utilizing a user interface display on the development user device of a selection of controls or a selection of data sources displayed on the user interface display of the development user device. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140181684 | MODIFYING A USER PROFILE - Modifying a user profile, including: receiving, by a content presentation module, a request for one or more elements in a user profile, wherein each element in the user profile includes information identifying attributes associated with a user; presenting, by the content presentation module, content provided by a content provider; receiving, by the content presentation module, a user request to alter the presentation of the content; receiving, by the content presentation module, updated values for the requested one or more elements in the user profile; and updating, by the content presentation module, the user profile in dependence upon the updated values for the requested one or more elements in the user profile. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140181685 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING SCREEN OF MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for configuring a screen of a mobile terminal suitable for a user are provided. The method includes displaying an interface for configuring a screen of the mobile terminal; receiving, through the displayed interface, at least one input for configuring the screen to be suitable for a user; configuring a screen of the mobile terminal corresponding to the received at least one input; and displaying the configured screen. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140195924 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZED TIMELINE FOR ACCOUNT INFORMATION - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with customizing a timeline for displaying account information about an entity are described. In one embodiment, a method includes configuring a timeline of tax account information by consolidating a history of the tax account information in a display of the timeline. Elements in the history are selected based on parameters that have been customized for a revenue authority. The elements include display properties of the timeline and tax account information. The example method may also include dynamically rendering the timeline as one of multiple display zones on a display screen based, at least in part, on the parameters. Rendering the display includes determining how to display each of the elements on the timeline. The processor configures the timeline and dynamically renders the timeline in response to receiving a request to display the timeline about an entity. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140201647 | DYNAMICALLY SELECTING AND ORDERING FACETS AND FACET VALUES IN A USER INTERFACE BASED ON USER PREFERENCE - A method, system and computer program product for dynamically selecting and ordering facets and/or facet values in a user interface. A user's “preference” concerning the selection and ordering of facets and/or facet values that the user desires to be displayed in the user interface is determined. Such user's preference may be determined based on monitoring the actions of the user (e.g., online activity) as well as possibly other types of information, such as the user's input and context of the user's faceted search. Upon determining the user's preference, facets and/or facet values are selected and ordered based on the user's preference and consequently displayed in the user's user interface. In this manner, the user is provided a more relevant and insightful perspective on the data set as the user sees the “best” information more quickly while performing less work to see and apply the facets and/or facet values. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140208226 | COGNITIVE LOAD ASSESSMENT FOR DIGITAL DOCUMENTS - An embodiment of the invention includes a system that tracks a user's pupillary response to content located on a web page. The system then determines a cognitive load for the user that is based on the measured response. Cognitive load refers to the total amount of mental activity imposed on working memory in any one instant. Further, the system may aggregate the cognitive load data for one user over time, for many different users, and/or for many different users over time. The cognitive load may be determined for different portions of a displayed page, such as a document object model (DOM) included on the page. The cognitive load may be specified for different elements that make up the DOM. Also, cognitive load may be apportioned over several different DOM elements at one moment in time or over a period of time. Other embodiments are described herein. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140223328 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING DISPLAY SCREEN DENSITY - An apparatus for controlling a screen includes a storage area, an analyzer, and a controller. The storage area stores information indicative of one or more screen usage attributes. The analyzer determines a pattern of usage based on the stored information. The controller automatically changes a density of the screen from a first density to a second density based on the pattern of usage determined by the analyzer. The change to the second density produces a change in a size of one or more items displayed on the screen. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140223329 | ENHANCING PUBLIC OPINION GATHERING AND DISSEMINATION - A system to conduct a public-initiated opinion poll on a media space or in a consumer space is discussed. Simple activation of software- or hardware-based buttons or otherwise by speaking into or tapping on a device are provided and enables the public to express its likes/dislikes about anything, anyone, anywhere, anytime and merely when he/she decides to do so. Hence, this system replaces the current survey-based paradigm in which the surveyor decides when to ask what, and how from the public. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140282064 | MULTILAYERED ICON, GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES, AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING AND MANIPULATION OF INFORMATION - A graphical user interface for an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device has a display, a memory, and one or more processors to execute one or more programs stored in the memory. The graphical user interface displays a multilayered icon on the display of the electronic device. The multilayered icon is displayed at a location on a location screen, the location being a geographical representation of a user of the electronic device. The multilayered icon has a plurality of indicating portions that indicate a plurality of user-selected preferences of the user. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140317528 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING CUSTOMIZED USER PLANS - A customized user plan is provided based on corresponding creator plans and user data. The creator plans may be generated by experts in their respective fields, by businesses, or by users of the system. The creator plans may be available for selection and/or purchase by users. A system may propose certain creator plans to a user. Once the one or more creator plans are identified for a particular user, the system generates a customized user plan based on these creator plans and corresponding user data, such as user input, user state, and privacy settings. External data and other plans of this and other users may also be used in generating the customized user plan. A single customized user plan may integrate multiple creator plans and set multiple goals for the user. The user plan may be dynamically generated and updated based on, for example, changes to the user data. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140325380 | File Access with Different File Hosts - A file access request is received from an application. One or more file types for the file access request are identified, and one or more file hosts supporting files of the identified one or more file types are also identified. A user interface is displayed, the user interface including a hosted area. Within the hosted area, at least one of the one or more file hosts displays a portion of the user interface identifying one or more files of at least one file host that can be selected for retrieval, or one or more locations that can be selected to which the one or more files are saved. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140325381 | INDICATING A CONTENT PREFERENCE - Recording a user's preference for content is disclosed. A first indication that a user has a first preference for the content is received. In response to receiving the first indication, the content is associated with the first preference. A second indication that the user has a second preference for the content is received. In response to receiving the second indication, the content is additional associated with the second preference. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140337753 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EDITING THE APPEARANCE OF A USER INTERFACE - A UI editing machine may edit a target UI. The machine may access an image that depicts a window of the target UI. The machine may access a theme configuration for the target UI. The machine may display the image and a color selector operable by a user to select a proposed color for a portion of the image that depicts an element of the target UI. The machine may receive a color selection generated by the color selector. The machine may generate a modified version of the image by modifying the color of the portion of the image depicting the element to the proposed color. The machine may display the modified version of the image on a display device. The machine may modify the theme configuration for the target UI to specify the proposed color of the element. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140344707 | Information Distribution Method and Device - Disclosed are an information distribution method and device. The method comprises: displaying an information distribution entrance in a browser interface; determining information to be distributed according to currently opened network resource contents when receiving an information distribution request of a user from the information distribution entrance; and distributing to a social network account of the user the information to be distributed. The present invention can effectively increase the information distribution efficiency. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140351709 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE HAVING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT EDITING FUNCTION - An information processing device, having a touch panel, which achieves an information processing function interacting with a user's operation includes a display which display an operation screen, an operation part which receives a user's operation on the operation screen, an information acquisition part which acquires specific information from an display object area on the operation screen, and an information management part which manages specific information in connection with a desired attribute which is set by a user in advance. Additionally, the information processing device further includes a display control part, which displays a specific information operation area and an attribute operation area on the operation screen, and an operation content determination part which determines the content of a user's operation. Moreover, the information processing device may achieve a process to easily create a database using specific information in response to a user's operation. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140351710 | VIRTUAL SOCIAL GROUP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, VIRTUAL SOCIAL GROUP MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An SNS system is provided with: a user information storage unit that stores the type of relationship for each second user who has a relationship with a first user; and a screen display control unit that causes information on each second user to be displayed in a terminal apparatus of the first user based on the type of the relationship between each second user and the first user. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140359474 | MAXIMIZING INFORMATION CONSUMPTION IN EMBEDDED EXPERIENCE APPS/POP-UPS AND NEWSFEED/ACTIVITY STREAMS - A system, method and computer program product for controlling information to be displayed on a display device may be provided. The system may display on a first display view, electronic data which includes interactable data. The system may detect that the interactable data is selected by a user. The system may identify redundant data between the electronic data and content to be rendered responsive to selecting the interactable data. The system may hide the identified redundant data from the content to be rendered or the original content of the electronic data. The system may display, on a second display view, the content without the identified redundant data. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140359475 | Dynamic Panel of Inlined Control Settings - The techniques and systems described herein present various examples of a settings analytics component which provides for different ways to create a customized control settings panel for a user to modify system or application control settings. For example, in an environment where a user of a computing device with an operating system allows user configuration of system control settings, the settings analytics component may track and store user behaviors in regard to the modification of system control settings. The settings analytics component may then base the creation of a customized control settings panel on the tracked and stored user behaviors in regard to the modification of system control settings. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140365910 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING AND SWITCHING BETWEEN PERSONAS ON MOBILE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS - A method and system for sharing programs among first and second personas on a mobile technology platform equipped with a display. The method includes providing a first software application; in response to a user's launch of the first application in either the first persona or the second persona, starting the first application in a third persona; and in response to the user's launch of the first application in either the first persona or the second persona, switching the user from a persona of origin to the third persona, wherein the persona of origin is the persona in which the user launched the first application, wherein the first and second personas are defined as a set of user preferences associated with an operating system of the mobile technology platform. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140365911 | INTERNET BROWSER - A central computer server keeps a record of a set of display parameters related to particular web pages visited by a web browser, and sends this information to the browser for displaying a particular web page according to the received information from the server. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150019991 | CUSTOMIZABLE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR NETWORK MANAGEMENT - The present invention pertains to a method for providing a customizable user interface capable of auto rendering data models of a data network, for monitoring and management purposes a data network so as to allow for management of boilerplate operations such as logon/logout, fetching and storing data, executing actions and transactions management. The method comprising the steps of: storing: a data model having a plurality of elements and sub-elements representative of the data network, a widget library, default registry data, customization registry data. The method further comprises the steps generating, a request for a portion of the data model representative for a part of the network of interest for display in the customizable user interface, selecting a graphical representations for each element and sub element based on the customization registry data and the default registry data and rendering the part of the data network using the selected graphical representations. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150019992 | DIGITAL CLOSET - A system and method allows a user to put together an ensemble from a digital closet that represents all the clothes a user owns or could borrow from a friend or family member or purchase from a retailer. Information of the wardrobe items in the users closet are combined with information about the user and the user can direct the particular wardrobe items worn and solicit advise from friends and family via a social network about the ensemble. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150019993 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING USER INTERFACE DEVICE CONFIGURATIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device including a memory, a display device and a controller. The controller is programmed to provide to a first server a request for User Interface (UI) device configurations, provide to the first server configuration criteria associated with the request, receive configuration data associated with target UI device configurations from the first server, present a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on the display device based on the configuration data where the GUI displays selections for each of the target UI device configurations, provide a selection from among the selections of the target UI device configurations, and receive provisioning information from the first server that allows for implementing the selection of the target UI device configuration. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150040027 | Portable Device with Handedness Switching Module - A method of generating a user interface for a portable communication device includes providing a control unit, a display coupled to the control unit, and a handedness switching module coupled with the control unit to generate one of a right hand handedness user interface and a left hand handedness user interface, followed by generating the right hand handedness user interface or the left hand handedness user interface selected by a user; The next is to display the selected right hand handedness user interface or the left hand handedness user interface on the display, wherein the arc shaped dialing interface includes pluralities of number arranged along an arc shaped dialing zone on the arc shaped dialing interface, wherein the arc shaped dialing interface includes pluralities of number arranged along an arc shaped dialing zone on the arc shaped dialing interface. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150040028 | TASK HISTORY USER INTERFACE USING A CLUSTERING ALGORITHM - The aspects of the disclosed embodiments include clustering a set of discrete user interface states into groups; presenting the groups on a display of a device; and enabling selection of any state within a presented group, wherein selection of a state returns the user interface to the selected state. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150058744 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES - A system and method for managing graphical user interfaces is disclosed. In one aspect, the system is downloadable to a mobile device. The system provides a user with an interface for selecting a graphical user interface from a number of interfaces stored on a server. The available interfaces may include a number of different graphical and interface elements, and widgets. The system permits the downloading of an interface, and the application thereof to a user's device. The system is capable of integrating the downloaded interface with the underlying operating system. In another aspect, the system provides users with tools to customize the selected graphical user interface. In another aspect, an exemplary widgets, and combinations thereof with themes are disclosed. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150058745 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BINDING GRAPHICAL INTERFACES TO TEXTUAL CODE - In an embodiment, a method of binding a human machine interface to an expression of existing computer code may include analyzing the existing computer code to identify one or more bindable expressions in the existing computer code, and receiving a command to bind a human machine interface with one or more of the identified bindable expressions. The method may further include binding, using a processor, one or more of the bindable expressions with the human machine interface in response to the command. The binding may enable the human machine interface to communicate information within the existing computer code in place of the one or more bound expressions. The bound machine interface may communicate information within the computer code while the computer code is executing. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150074545 | CONTENT RECONFIGURATION BASED ON CHARACTERISTIC ANALYSIS - This disclosure is directed to content reconfiguration based on characteristic analysis. A device may comprise a display and a user interface module to cause content to be presented on the display. When content is to be presented, content and display characteristics may first be determined. The content may then be altered based on the characteristics of the display. For example, the content may be divided into portions and at least one portion of the content may be determined for presentation based on subject matter in the content selected in view of at least one of user preferences, contextual information determined by at least one sensor in the device, etc. The user interface module may then alter the at least one portion of content for presentation, if necessary, and may further cause the at least one portion of content to be presented on the display. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150074546 | IN-APPLICATION CUSTOMIZATION - In-application customization is provided where users can both use and customize the application. Within a graphical user interface of an application developed by an original author, an interaction from a customizer user of the application can be received to make a modification to the application from a set of available modifications that the original author did not create for the application. The modification can be performed using functionality made available through a developer program service. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150082186 | CUSTOMIZED INTERFACE SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An operating method and system of a customized interface system are provided. The method includes setting, by a controller, a plurality of manipulation regions in a customized input interface and mapping a first manipulation region among the plurality of manipulation regions to a first function among a plurality of functions provided from an information technology (IT) device. In addition, the controller is configured to recognize a user's finger based on an image photographed by an imaging device and execute the first function when a position of the user's finger corresponds to the first manipulation region. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150089387 | NOTIFICATIONS WITH INPUT-BASED COMPLETION - Techniques are disclosed for presenting notifications that can receive input data. The techniques include presenting a notification in response to occurrence of an event, wherein the notification is associated with a specified data type and a data source from which data is to be received, receiving input data of the specified data type from the data source, wherein the notification is presented until the input data is received, and storing the input data. The notification can block access to a user interface of at least one application until the input data is received. The data source can be a data entry component of a user interface that receives user input, or can be an application that provides data of the specified data type, and receiving input data can include requesting data of the specified data type from the application, and receiving the input data from the application via inter-process communication. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150100892 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE FOR USER-SPECIFIED CONTEXT - A system and method for providing user interface for user-specified context is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for providing a context-based user interface comprises providing a collection of user interface cards based on a user's context and receiving a user's selection of a plurality of user interface cards from the collection of user interface cards. The plurality of user interface cards is saved on a user's device, and the plurality of user interface cards comprises a user interface card that has a data portion and a form portion. The form portion of the user interface card is updated from a card repository. The data portion of the user interface card is separately received from a remote device or a remote server. The user interface card is displayed on the user's device with an updated form portion and the received data portion. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150113430 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSUMER-SPECIFIC COMMUNICATION BASED ON CULTURAL NORMALIZATION TECHNIQUES - A method and system for providing consumer-specific communication based on cultural-normalization techniques. The method includes obtaining information about the consumer using an interactive interface, receiving an identification of a consumer-selected language and an output format selection, providing plain-language output information in the consumer-selected language and output format, presenting questions, by a query/interrogation unit, regarding the plain-language output information, acquiring responses to the presented questions, and ascertaining an understanding of the plain-language output information based on the acquired responses. The system includes a controller, an interactive interface unit, a format selection unit, a language selection unit providing content in a user-selected language, a query/interrogation unit, and a response evaluation unit analyzing responses to determine a user's literacy level. The response evaluation unit configured to mine, analyze, and/or parse contents of a database containing user responses to the queries. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150113431 | METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING WIDGET - The present disclosure discloses a method and a terminal device for adjusting a widget. The method includes: acquiring a size value of the widget on an interface of a terminal device after switching a grid configuration of the interface from a first grid configuration to a second grid configuration; and determining the number of grids occupied by the widget according to size values of each grid in the second grid configuration. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150128066 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING A DISPLAY OF A USER DEVICE - A system and method for adaptively customizing a display of a user device. The method comprises receiving, from the user device, at least one variable; analyzing the at least one variable; generating a current user profile based on at least the analysis of the at least one variable; searching for at least one display item based on the current user profile; generating, based on the at least one display item, a customized display of the user device; and customizing a display of the user device according to the customized display, wherein the display is adaptively customized upon identification a change in the received at least one variable. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150149923 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus stores, in a memory, a personal setting value and a sharing setting value which are set for the image processing apparatus, and controls, when a user, having an authority for modifying both the personal setting value and the sharing setting value, modifies, via an operation unit for accepting an operation of the user, the personal setting value of the user or the sharing setting value stored in the memory, to display the modified personal setting value or the modified sharing setting value on a display unit. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150331602 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SETTING USER INTERFACE ACCORDING TO USER PREFERENCE - Provided are an apparatus and method for setting a user interface according to user preferences, more particularly, an apparatus and method for setting the user interface according to the user preferences, in which the user interface can be set up by reflecting the user preferences, and the set user interface is synchronized in order to be used in other devices. The apparatus includes a user-interface-configuration unit that is notified of an update and rearrangement of a predetermined user interface element by a user, a user-information-management unit that manages security information of the user that reconfigures the user interface element, and a user-interface-tree-management unit that reconfigures a predetermined user-interface tree based on the reconfigured user-interface element. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150339031 | CONTEXT-BASED VEHICLE USER INTERFACE RECONFIGURATION - A method for contextually reconfiguring a user interface in a vehicle includes receiving context information for the vehicle, determining a vehicle context including at least one of a location of the vehicle and a condition of the vehicle based on the context information, determining one or more control options based on the vehicle context, and causing the user interface to display one or more selectable icons. The icons are displayed in response to the determined vehicle context and selecting an icon initiates one or more of the context-based control options. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150339400 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADDING HOME SCREEN PAGE - A method for operating an electronic device includes determining whether a preset triggering condition is satisfied; when satisfying the preset triggering condition, requesting extended page data corresponding to the triggering condition, from either a server or a connectable device; and receiving the requested data from either the server or the connectable device, and adding and displaying at least one page in a home screen. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150347374 | GENERATING A CUSTOMIZED APPLICATION - Application delivery to a mobile terminal. A customization server receives an application request containing identification information for the mobile terminal. The customization server instructs the mobile terminal to download a template application from an application store. The customization server prepares customization information for the application, the mobile terminal and/or its user and sends the customization information to the mobile terminal. The template application includes data structures for making the template application compliant with constraints of the application store; an initial execution routine for detecting that the template application is being executed at the mobile terminal without installed customization information; a customization information retrieval routine for retrieving the customization information; a customization information install routine for installing the retrieved customization information; and application execution routines for executing the application with the installed customization information. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150358372 | RECORDING AND INDICATING PREFERENCES - Recording a first user's preference for a content contribution submitted by a second user is disclosed. In response to only a single action taken by the first user interacting with a web page, an indication is received that a preference event occurred. The preference event is associated with the content contribution. Information associated with the first user's profile is updated. At least a portion of the web page is continued to be displayed to the user after receiving the preference event. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150363074 | REAL-TIME INTERACTIVE MOBILE DEVICE FOR ON-SITE INVESTIGATION - A mobile device for site investigation in real time interaction includes: a digital map display module, a remote data access module, a digital map marking module and a data input module. The digital map display module displays a digital map on a monitor of the mobile device. The remote data access module downloads a vicinity data of a surveyed site from a remote server. The digital map marking module marks a coverage region or a sampling distribution record based on the vicinity data. Further, the data input module displays an editing interface on the monitor of the mobile device for editing the coverage region or the sampling distribution record on the digital map by a user. The remote data access module uploads the edited coverage region or sampling distribution record to the remote server. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150363093 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING APPLICATION EXECUTION SCREEN IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and a device for controlling a search result in an electronic device are provided. The method includes displaying a first application screen, transmitting a request for executing a second application to a second application control module through a first application control module when detecting the request for executing the second application, receiving a second application screen from the second application control module, reconfiguring the received second application screen to display the received second application screen together with the first application screen and displaying the reconfigured first application screen and second application screen. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to display a plurality of application screens without screen change. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150378543 | ENGINEERING TOOL - To provide an engineering tool including a basic processing unit that performs a process of program editing according to an input operation by an input device, and a display processing unit that displays an operation screen for the program editing on a display device. The basic processing unit can accept the input operation by a plurality of input devices, as a plurality of human interfaces, and when a human interface corresponding to a level of operation skill in the input operation is selected from the human interfaces, the basic processing unit performs a process in accordance with the input operation by an input device corresponding to the selected human interface, and the display processing unit displays the operation screen corresponding to the selected human interface on the display device. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150378573 | USER CONFIGURABLE USER INTERFACE - A system for data entry includes a form module, where the form module includes at least one form having multiple fields and the form module is configured to receive data into the fields. Each of the fields is user selectable to set a default value and each of the fields is user selectable for removal from display in a form view. The system includes a default value module, where the default value module includes a default value list, which includes the user selected fields having both a default value and user selected for removal from display in the form view. The system includes a display module that is configured to display the form view, where the form view displays the fields for data entry and collapses the list of displayed fields to remove the fields on the default value list from display in the form view. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150378586 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY DISPLAYING PERSONALIZED HOME SCREENS RESPECTIVE OF USER QUERIES - A system and method for dynamically generating and displaying a new home screen on a display of a user device are provided. The method comprises determining a user intent based on at least one input variable dynamically provided in real time; dynamically selecting a plurality of resources of information based on the user intent, wherein each selected resource has a representative icon; generating a new home screen including at least the icons of the plurality of dynamically selected resources; and causing a display of the new generated home screen on the user device. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150378587 | Various Systems and Methods for Expressing An opinion - The opinion expression application enables a user of the client device to conduct a public-initiated open-ended poll that is event-time specific in duration to express likes and dislikes about anything and anyone associated with the event. A subject field on a user interface enables the user of the client device to choose exactly about what subject matter to express his/her opinion on, and then to express his/her opinion level by activating a single opinion level button that has a very specific meaning. A server aggregates the opinion level expressed by activating the opinion level button with all of the other cast opinion levels previously submitted by users of different client machines on this poll. The server feeds the aggregation of the cast opinion levels back to each of the client devices in near real-time to be displayed. The opinion expression application limits a time period when the user can cast an opinion level about the event. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160004394 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION USING THIRD PARTY PROFILES - A method for personalizing content for a particular user in a computing system comprising a user interface configured to display content. The method comprises identifying one or more features of a short term profile of a user that are not included in a long term profile of the user, using the one or more features to identify one or more third party profiles having features that substantially match the one or more features of the user's short term profile, accessing the identified one or more third party profiles, and providing one or more content items included in the third party profile to the user, the one or more content items having associated features that match the one or more features of the short term profile. An alternative method comprises accessing one or more third party profiles that are not a profile of the user, and using the accessed third party profile to identify a plurality of content items for recommendation to the user based on a feature set of the third party profile. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160011752 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE FOR DEVICE INSTALLATION | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160011756 | DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS DETECTION AND EMULATION | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160014221 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A DISTRIBUTABLE GLOBE GRAPHICAL OBJECT | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160018958 | CONTENT VISUALIZATION - Displaying a preference by a user of a content contribution is disclosed. A preference event by the user is detected. A plurality of detected events is stored. In response to a query from a client, at least a portion of the stored detected events is stored. At least a portion of the received events is displayed in an interface. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160018969 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTEXTUAL NOTIFICATIONS AND USER INTERFACE - An approach is provided for determining and providing contextual notifications and user interface. The approach includes presenting a user interface, wherein the user interface presents an origin point, a destination point, or a combination thereof associated with a user. The approach also includes receiving an input via the user interface for specifying a notification point. Additionally, the approach includes generating a location-based notification based on the notification point, wherein the location-based notification is triggered when the user is within a predetermined proximity of the notification point. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160026366 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZING MOBILE TERMINAL APPLICATION - The invention discloses a method and system for customizing a mobile terminal application, comprising: providing in advance several types of application templates in an application generation platform; when a certain type of application template is selected by a user, displaying initially by the application generation platform according to the application template selected by the user; configuring the resource information in the application template, and transferring the configured resource information to a first and a second server of different service types respectively, wherein the first server and second server convert the configured resource information into characteristic files which are compatible with the type of server and correspond with the type of the selected application template, copy the selected application template, analyze the characteristic file that corresponds with the type of application template. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160034169 | CONTENT VISUALIZATION - Displaying a preference by a user of a content contribution is disclosed. A preference event by the user is detected. A plurality of detected events is stored. In response to a query from a client, at least a portion of the stored detected events is stored. At least a portion of the received events is displayed in an interface. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160041743 | Automated creation of suitable preference menus for field devices - A method for creating a preference menu for a field device is described, wherein the field device can be parameterized and configured by means of a large number of parameters. The method involves compiling a device specification for the field device indicated by the customer for an order and, optionally, further customer specifications as a preference menu, which incorporates a selection of preferred parameters, which are particularly relevant to the respective device specification for the field device, and storing the preference menu with a selection of preferred parameters in a memory of the field device. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042081 | COMPARING ITEMS USING A DISPLAYED DIAGRAM - Among other things, a user can view graphically how different available items compare to one another, with respect to attributes of the available items, by controlling what is shown in a displayed diagram that identifies the items, in the context of indicators of their attributes. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160077715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXT-LAUNCHING OF APPLICATIONS - A system, method, and user device for executing actions respective of contextual scenarios. The method comprises: determining at least one variable based in part on at least one signal captured by at least one sensor of the user device; generating at least one insight based on the at least one variable; generating a context for the user device based on the at least one insight; determining, based on the context, a user intent, wherein the user intent includes at least one action; and causing execution of the at least one action on the user device. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160092055 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVELY ADJUSTING USER INTERFACE - Apparatus and method are disclosed for adaptively adjusting a user interface of an intelligent terminal device. The method may include acquiring a posture parameter of the intelligent terminal device. The method may also include determining dominant hand information of a user of the intelligent terminal device based on the posture parameter. In addition, the method may include adjusting a user interface of the intelligent terminal device based on the dominant hand information of the user. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160098172 | USER-DRIVEN EVOLVING USER INTERFACES - The described technologies can be used for customizing and evolving user interfaces. In one embodiment, a method can comprise storing a default graphical user interface template. A user-customized graphical user interface template can be stored in a repository of user-customized graphical user interface templates. A popularity of the user-customized graphical user interface template can be measured. The popularity of the user-customized graphical user interface template can be incorporated into a graphical user interface selection process. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160105540 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING USER INTERFACE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a memory that is configured to store subscriber identity module (SIM) information corresponding to a communications service provider that provides a network. The SIM information is received, via the network, from an external device. A processor-implemented manager module is operatively connected to the memory and is configured to change, based on at least the SIM information, at least a part of a user interface to be displayed through a display operatively connected to the electronic device. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160124626 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A terminal device is disclosed. The terminal device includes, for example: a communication interface configured to receive UI information set in another terminal device; input circuitry configured to receive selection of UI setting to be applied to the terminal device from among UIs set in another terminal device based on the received UI information; a controller configured to set a UI of the terminal device based on the selected UI setting; and a display configured to display the set UI. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160147382 | LAYOUT DETERMINATION METHOD, LAYOUT DETERMINATION SERVER PERFORMING THE SAME AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THE SAME - A method of organizing a user-customizable content adaptation object being performed on a user-customizable content adaptation object organizing server, the server being coupled to a user terminal, the method includes: (a) selecting a layout comprising at least one object collector; (b) generating at least one content adaptation object, each corresponding to a computer executable object and being capable of receiving a remote response by the user terminal or being applicable to the user terminal; and (c) inserting the at least one content adaptation object into the at least one object collector based on a property and a number of objects acceptable in the at least one object collector. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147416 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A REPRESENTATION OF A POINT OF INTEREST BASED ON USER EXPERIENCE - An approach is provided for presenting a representation of a point-of-interest in a location-based user interface based on user experience information. A POI representation platform determines interaction information for at least one user, wherein the interaction information is associated with at least one point of interest. The POI representation platform then processes and/or facilitates a processing of the interaction information to determine user experience information with respect to the at least one point of interest. The POI representation platform determines one or more rendering characteristics for at least one representation of the at least one point-of-interest based, at least in part, on the user experience information. The POI representation platform then causes, at least in part, a presentation of the at least one representation of the at least one point-of-interest in a location-based user interface using the one or more rendering characteristics. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160147720 | DESIGN-TRIGGERED EVENT HANDLER ADDITION - Embodiments of the present invention provide an intuitive method for the specification of a design as follows. A widget is added to the design at the direction of a user. The widget has an event and an event handler. A second widget is added to the design. The design is exported from a design program and an instantiation of the design is created that is capable of being rendered by an external player. Executing the event handler adds a second event handler to a second widget in the instantiation of the design. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160162128 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING ACTION BUTTONS DISPLAYED IN A GUI - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for configuring action buttons of a particular page that is displayed at a graphical user interface (GUI) of a particular client device of a particular tenant. In one embodiment, a console computer of a particular tenant is in communication with a server of an application provider. Based on a context that is specified by that particular tenant for that particular page, the console computer can be used to define a subset of relevant action buttons to be displayed at the GUI for the particular page, and an arrangement that orders the subset of relevant action buttons. The particular page can then be displayed at the GUI of the particular client device such that it includes the subset of relevant action buttons that have been arranged according to the arrangement. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160162141 | Enhancing Information Security Using an Information Passport Dashboard - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for enhancing information security using an information passport dashboard are presented. In one or more embodiments, a computing platform may receive, from a user computing device, a request for an information passport dashboard. Subsequently, the computing platform may load a listing of available dashboard content items from an information passport database. Then, the computing platform may select content items from the listing of available dashboard content items to promote one or more content items to the user of the user computing device based on user preferences information and further based on aggregate usage information. Thereafter, the computing platform may generate an information passport dashboard interface that includes information identifying the content items selected from the listing of available dashboard content items for the user of the user computing device. The computing platform then may send, to the user computing device, the information passport dashboard interface. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160162172 | Presenting plurality types of interfaces and functions for conducting various activities - A methods, systems and apparatus for enabling user to access, use, register, communicate, connect, participate, share, transact and interact with internet enabled or associate heterogeneous types of web sites, web sites' heterogeneous features, applications, services, objects, data & user connections, web pages, portals, functions, widgets, objects, applications, providers, sources, destinations, services, servers, databases, networks, devices, social networks, search engines, e-commerce web sites, peer top peer networks, web services, APIs, storage mediums, user data, profiles, payment information, social graph, user connections for conducting various user activities, actions, transactions, interactions & communications from one place or single or parent user interface or via interfaces & functions management interface. User can also communicate with other interfaces & functions management interfaces of other users of network(s). | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160162173 | CONTENT SELECTION WIDGET FOR VISITORS OF WEB PAGES - A method and system for enabling the display of user selected content-portions of internet documents that have been selected by users of a content-portion selection service are disclosed. Accordingly, a content-portion selection service includes a web portal with a web page providing users with a snippet of code, which, when inserted into an internet document, causes the internet document to display selected content-portions from the content-portion selection service. The snippet of code can be configured to query the content-portion selection service for selected content-portions that were made by certain users, or, selection content-portions made on documents from certain domains, and so forth. The code associated with the user interface object displaying the selected content-portions can be configured to periodically query the content-portion selection service to retrieve up-to-date content-portion selections, thereby dynamically changing the content-portions appearing on a web page or internet document. | 06-09-2016 |
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| 20160188140 | APPLICATION CUSTOMIZATION USING A CUSTOMIZATION FILE - Techniques and systems for receiving and using a customization file are provided, including a computing device, a method, or a computer-program product. For example, a method may include receiving a customization file that includes customized content for customizing a communication interface overlay. The method may further include accessing native application code and executing the native application code to run a native application. The method may further include accessing a compiled set of code that is separate from the native application code. The compiled set of code is accessible by the native application code. The method may further include executing the compiled set of code, wherein a default file of the compiled set of code provides a native communication interface overlay, wherein the native communication interface overlay is overlaid over a graphical interface of the native application, and wherein the native communication interface overlay allows communication with a resource of a third-party. The method may further include executing the received customization file, wherein executing the received customization file customizes the compiled set of code, and wherein the customized compiled set of code customizes the native communication interface overlay to provide a customized communication interface overlay. | 06-30-2016 |
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