| 18th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 79 |
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| 20120110424 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic device and a method of controlling the electronic device are provided. The electronic device can automatically generate a bookmark with respect to contents currently output from the electronic device when an event is generated in another electronic device while the electronic device is outputting the contents in order to provide an environment in which a user can watch the contents seamlessly. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110425 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and a method of controlling the electronic device are provided. The electronic device receives information related to a bookmark generated by another electronic device and provides bookmarked contents based on the received bookmark related information to thereby improve user convenience. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110426 | Framework for providing visual context to www hyperlink - A method and a system for presenting Internet information to a user including providing to a user a visual image of a web page containing at least one hyperlink, and at least partially concurrently providing a visual image of another web page of at least one web site which is represented by the at least one hyperlink. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110427 | Method and Apparatus for Consolidating Network Information - A method and apparatus for consolidating network information, in some cases for use as a start/portal page. The invention provides means for “framing” Internet content, as well as creating links on the fly, to a single web-page that can be accessed by a single user, or by a set of users in a cooperative relationship with each other. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110428 | SPREADSHEET MODEL FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPUTATIONS - A spreadsheet model is employed to facilitate distributed computations. Spreadsheets and cells are generalized to correspond to arbitrary data sources that can be remote from each other, among other things. Functions can be specified with respect to these arbitrary data sources to produce combinations of data or mashups, for example, wherein changes initiate re-computation with respect to dependent data sources. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110429 | PLATFORM ENABLING WEB-BASED INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITHIN SHARED DIGITAL MEDIA - The invention consists of a new form of digital media document comprising content, applications and services that facilitate sharing and social expression on the Internet within a unified media object instead of being confined to specific websites such as social-networking services. This invention transforms content into content which is reusable, particularly for social expression, by enabling encapsulation of said content within an online document. This can be achieved by presenting a set of library applications to the user, where each application connects to a specific third-party web service, and presents the third-party service reusable content to the user, so the user can reuse in a very simple way, such as drag-and-drop. The invention promotes social engagement with digital multimedia while enabling social expression, commenting and editing of content or of the online document and optionally linking these activities to the website or service timeline. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110430 | COOPERATION-BASED METHOD OF MANAGING, DISPLAYING, AND UPDATING DNA SEQUENCE DATA - Cooperation-based method of managing, displaying, and updating DNA sequence data is provided. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooperation-based method of managing DNA sequence data, the method comprising receiving annotation data inputted for an anchor corresponding to at least one base of a DNA sequence; and storing the received annotation data in an annotation data table which comprises one or more columns for annotation data. Present invention provides a cooperation-based method of managing, displaying, and updating DNA sequence data, the method allowing research results related to a DNA sequence to be shared freely. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110431 | Touch-Based Annotation System with Temporary Modes - One embodiment provides a system for processing gesture inputs on a touch screen display. The system receives a gesture input on the touch screen display. When the gesture is recognized as invoking an annotation canvas, the system determines the height, width and location of an annotation canvas, and displays the annotation canvas on the touch screen display. Then, in response to an input gesture within the annotation canvas, the system recognizes the gesture as an annotation gesture, and executes the annotation gesture. In response to receiving an input gesture outside of the annotation canvas, the gesture is interpreted by the system as a navigation input. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110432 | Tool for Automated Online Blog Generation - Techniques for the design and operation of a blogging tool for automated blog creation and automated upload to a server are described herein. A content capturing process may obtain a plurality of images, including still images or video, as well as audio capture of voices and other sound, according to direction of a user operating an image-capture device. One or more of the images may be annotated with metadata or with text, which may be derived from verbal content provided by the user. A template may be selected in either an automated or user-controlled manner. The images and other content may be assembled into the template to form a blog entry. The blog entry may be uploaded to a server or otherwise shared. In one example, the uploading may be in response to a single user command, obtained by operation of a physical user interface or from verbal user input. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110433 | PARALLEL WEB PAGE PROCESSING - Methods and systems for parallel Web page processing are usable to parallelize Web page document parsing, Web page layout calculations, Web page style formatting, and Web page script engine processing. Such parallelized parsers may be used to enhance Web page processing and exploit multi-core and multi-processor computing device resources. The parallelized script engine may be used to enhance Web page processing when independent scripting events exist in the Web page document. Additionally, the parallelized layout calculations and style formatting may be used to further enhance Web page processing by allowing multi-core and multi-processor computing devices to take advantage of their parallel processing abilities. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110434 | AUTOMATED DOCUMENT GOVERNANCE - A method, system, and computer usable program product for automated document governance in a data processing environment are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of structured documents is received at an application executing in a computer in the data processing environment. A structure is recognized, parts of which structure are present in the documents in the set. A set of similarities in the documents in the set is summarized according to the recognized structure. A summarized information from the summarizing is presented such that a document governance action can be performed on a subset of the set of documents using the summarized information. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110435 | UPDATING THE DISPLAY OF A PAGE WITH PREDICTIVELY DOWNLOADED CONTENT - A page update handler enables a browser to update the display of a page with data received from a server. For example, a server may predictively retrieve data in anticipation of a user performing a particular action on a page, and may send this data to the browser in a hidden format; if the user subsequently performs the action, the page update handler may update the displayed page with the predictively retrieved data. As another example, a page may initially be displayed with a visual display object that serves as a placeholder for data being retrieved by the server; once the server retrieves the data and sends it to the browser, the page update hander may populate the display object with the data. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110436 | INTEGRATED DOCUMENT VIEWER - In various embodiments of the present invention, documents (eg, PDFs) are converted into HTML 5 (and CSS 3) formats and integrated into existing HTML 5 web pages to preserve the original embedded fonts. The fonts can also be integrated or embedded (e.g., via the standard HTML “iframe” tag) into other web pages. The original appearance of the source document is maintained, the text is preserved as searchable text, and the document is integrated into a web page that can be searched, zoomed, scrolled, and printed utilizing standard web browser controls. A significantly increased “ad inventory” is thereby enabled, wherein advertisements can be integrated between pages, or even within a page. Moreover, the resulting document can be passively shared with members of a user's external social networks (including those within the host website), along with other activities and behaviors performed by the user on the hosting website. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110437 | STYLE AND LAYOUT CACHING OF WEB CONTENT - Methods and systems for style and/or layout caching of Web content are usable to build reusable style caching trees and cacheable layout calculations. Such style caching trees may be used to avoid recalculating style content of Web pages for document object model (DOM) elements that have not changed. Additionally, the cacheable layout calculations may be used to avoid recalculating the layout content of Web pages that are subsequently accessed. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110438 | Proportional Font Scaling - The font size of text included in web page content is proportionally scaled based on proportional container widths and/or a minimum readable font size. The proportional font scaling improves web content readability on small-screen devices while maintaining relative proportions of font sizes between text containers when the text containers are rendered at full display width. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110439 | EFFICIENT CREATION OF DOCUMENTS - Some embodiments provide a method that efficiently designs a document. The method provides the user with a selection of templates, each with a default configuration for content. The method provides the user with a selection of page designs to add to a selected template. The method adds a selected page design to a document that is based on the selected template. Some embodiments provide methods for modifying default content of template documents with default text fields. When a user selects a default text field, the method of some embodiments selects the entire default text field for editing by the user. In some embodiments, the method highlights a text field selected by the user. Also, in some embodiments, the method deletes the content of the text field when the user provides new content for the selected field. In some embodiments, the new content is text, image, or another type of content. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110440 | EFFICIENT CREATION OF DOCUMENTS - Some embodiments provide a method that efficiently designs a document. The method provides the user with a selection of templates, each with a default configuration for content. The method provides the user with a selection of page designs to add to a selected template. The method adds a selected page design to a document that is based on the selected template. Some embodiments provide methods for modifying default content of template documents with default text fields. When a user selects a default text field, the method of some embodiments selects the entire default text field for editing by the user. In some embodiments, the method highlights a text field selected by the user. Also, in some embodiments, the method deletes the content of the text field when the user provides new content for the selected field. In some embodiments, the new content is text, image, or another type of content. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110441 | USING A LAYOUT ENGINE TO DISPLAY AN OVERFLOWED TEXTBOX - A method for managing electronic documents (EDs), including obtaining an ED defining an overflowed textbox with a vertical justification, a paragraph for the overflowed textbox, and a horizontal justification of the paragraph, where the paragraph comprises a plurality of characters, generating, based on the ED, an intermediate document (ID) defining an enlarged textbox encapsulating the paragraph with the horizontal justification, calculating, using the layout engine and based on the ID, a plurality of positions of the plurality of characters within the enlarged textbox by generating an intermediate page including the enlarged textbox, calculating, based on a vertical justification of the overflowed textbox, a transformation between a point of interest (POI) associated with the enlarged textbox on the intermediate page and a reference point associated with the overflowed textbox, and generating a rendered page of the ED by applying the transformation to the plurality of positions of the plurality of characters. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110442 | UTILIZING DOCUMENT STRUCTURE FOR ANIMATED PAGINATION - In general, this disclosure describes techniques for visually emphasizing information displayed on a computing device. In one example, a method that includes receiving a first portion of a document for display by the computing device, the first portion of the document including multiple elements separated by one or more delimiters. The method further includes dividing the multiple elements into a first set of one or more elements, each of which is displayable in its entirety at a time of display of the first portion of the document, and a second set of at least one element, the at least one element not displayable in its entirety at the time of display of the first portion of the document. The method further includes generating for display the first portion of the document, including visually emphasizing the first set of elements with respect to the second set of elements. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110443 | Collaborative Cursors in a Hosted Word Processor - A computer-implemented collaborative editing method includes receiving input from a user of a browser-based document editing application on a document displayed by the application; identifying a current location in the document for a cursor of a first user executing the application; receiving from a central server system data that reflects changes made to the document by one or more users other than the first user and current positions in the document of cursors for the one or more other user; updating a document model stored on a computing device that is executing the browser-based application and rendering at least a portion of the model to the browser; and rendering the current positions of the cursors for the one or more other users to the browser. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110444 | Help Document Animated Visualization - Data for performing help document animated visualization is obtained by generating operation records from a text-based help document of an application. Each of the operation records may include data for animating an operation action that is performed on a user interface (UI) element of the application. The help document is further enhanced to include controls that load the operation records. The enhanced help documents and the operation records are distributed for use. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110445 | Realtime Synchronized Document Editing by Multiple Users for Blogging - A method includes sending to the plurality of clients copies of the document for realtime editing, and obtaining respective changesets for two or more respective clients in the plurality of clients. A respective changeset represents one or more changes to a respective copy of the document at a respective client. The method also includes generating a result changeset in accordance with the respective changesets, and sending the result changeset to the plurality of clients for updating the respective copies of the document at the plurality of clients. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110446 | DATA MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - A computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded for causing a computer to execute a data management method includes the steps of obtaining document identification data used for identifying a target document, obtaining page identification data used for identifying a page of the target document, obtaining document use data indicating a display time and a display location in which the page of the target document has been displayed, obtaining recording data indicating a recording time and a recording location in which AV (Audio Visual) data has been recorded in a case where the recording location is within a predetermined range from the display location, identifying a portion of the AV data corresponding to the display time of the page of the target document, and outputting access data that provides access to the portion of the AV data. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110447 | CONTROL OF VIRTUAL OBJECT USING DEVICE TOUCH INTERFACE FUNCTIONALITY - A virtual object can be controlled using one or more touch interfaces. A location for a first touch input can be determined on a first touch interface. A location for a second touch input can be determined on a second touch interface. A three-dimensional segment can be generated using the location of the first touch input, the location of the second touch input, and a pre-determined spatial relationship between the first touch interface and the second touch interface. The virtual object can be manipulated using the three-dimensional segment in c) as a control input. The manipulated virtual object can be displayed on a display. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110448 | Seamlessly Share And Reuse Administration-Console User-Interaction Knowledge - An approach is provided that captures an admin-console context. The first admin-console context includes a set of state attribute values corresponding to elements that are included in a context hierarchy of a console software application that is being executed at a computer system. A number of events that occur at the admin-console are recorded in a memory. A Reusable User Interaction (RUI) Script is stored in a nonvolatile storage area. The RUI Script includes the captured admin-console context and a sequence of the recorded plurality events. A collection of RUI Scripts are stored in a central knowledge repository for reuse. Search the RUI Scripts repository for reuse, using the current admin-console context. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110449 | Method And System For Guiding User Selection Of A Replacement Watercraft Propeller - A computer implemented system automatically launches a video to assist a computer user in navigating through a set of menus on a graphical user interface (GUI) without separately requiring the computer user to select a link to a video file or launch a software program designed to playback the video. The system executes a two-phase process for assisting the computer user in determining a replacement part for an OEM part. In the first phase, the system selectively presents a series of menus to the computer user to allow the computer user to identify the OEM part. A video is automatically played during the first phase of the process to assist the user in completing the first series of menus. After the computer user has completed the first menus, the system launches a second set of menus and begins playing a video to assist the computer user in determining options for the replacement part. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110450 | DYNAMIC HELP USER INTERFACE CONTROL WITH SECURED CUSTOMIZATION - A help interface is generated to present static help content and customized help content for an application. Help content data is accessed to define the static help content and a control command to support incorporation of the customized help content. The control command is implemented to determine a configuration of the application, and a user context is determined based on a user characteristic and the application configuration. The customized help content is then resolved based on the control command and the user context. In some cases, a help system may include a help viewer module or program in communication with a computer-readable memory storing the help content data. The help viewer may then render the help interface based on the static help content and customized help content resolved from the control command, the application configuration, and other aspects of the user context in which it is presented. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110451 | PROVIDING HELP INFORMATION - A method of providing help information for an application program includes capturing, with a computing device, an operation performed for completing a task; recording the operation in correspondence to the task; and indicating the operation in an application program interface for a user to perform the same operation in response to the user's designation of the task. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110452 | SOFTWARE APPLICATION OUTPUT VOLUME CONTROL - Apparatus comprises means for independently controlling the output volume levels of a plurality of software applications associated with the apparatus; means responsive to a user command to change a master volume level for changing the volume levels of each of the software applications in the same sense; and when one of the plurality of software applications is at a maximum volume level, means responsive to a user command to increase the master volume level for increasing the volume levels of each of the other software applications which are not at the maximum level. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110453 | Display of Image Search Results - Techniques involving display of image search results are described. In one or more implementations, an image search result is displayed having a plurality of images. Responsive to selection of a particular one of the images, a filmstrip is displayed having a contiguous series of representations of at least a portion of the plurality of images, at least one of which is of the particular image, the particular image is displayed as disposed proximal to metadata associated with the image, and at least a portion of a webpage from which the particular image was obtained is displayed. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110454 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE FOR MEDIA CONTENTS IN USER EQUIPMENT - Apparatus and method for providing a user interface for media contents in a user equipment. In order to provide the user interface, the background screen of the user interface may be formed from at least one image. Each image of the at least one image may represent a respective one of the retrieved media contents. The user interface having the background screen formed from the at least one image may be displayed. A desired image may be selected from the at least one image of the displayed user interface, and a desired media content corresponding to the selected desired image may be played. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110455 | VIDEO VIEWING AND TAGGING SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided to view, manipulate, and share videos within a gaming platform implemented as an advisory services network. Within the context of a serious game designed around a complex business problem of an organization, players can review videos conveying ethnographic information, mark segments of the videos, tag the videos or segments for categorization, create discussions around the videos or segments, add the videos or segments as evidence to a dossier, embed the videos or segments into existing discussions, or the like. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110456 | INTEGRATED VOICE COMMAND MODAL USER INTERFACE - A system and method are disclosed for providing a NUI system including a speech reveal mode where visual objects on a display having an associated voice command are highlighted. This allows a user to quickly and easily identify available voice commands, and also enhances an ability of a user to learn voice commands as there is a direct association between an object and its availability as a voice command. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110457 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY UPDATING A PRIMARY DISPLAY AREA - Receiving commands from a remote controller and automatically activating display areas for cursor navigation. Content display areas within a display frame respectively correspond to a variety of content items and include a primary display area wherein cursor navigation is activated and secondary display areas wherein cursor navigation is prevented. Remote controller navigational commands, for example, then allow cursor based navigation for the content item currently displayed in the primary display area. A content selection command such as a number key input of the remote controller allows immediate and automatic updating of the primary display area to include a desired content item that is associated to the command (e.g., the particular number). | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110458 | Mobile Content Capture and Discovery System based on Augmented User Identity - A system and a method is provided for collecting information and discovery of the information based on an augmented user identity. A note creation function allows a user of a computer device to create notes. A note interaction function allows the user to interact with notes and/or Cloud information available via the Internet. An annotiation function annotates content to the notes, which could be context traits and/or user identity traits. User identity traits are augmented through information obtained from the creation process and/or the interaction process with notes or Cloud information. Using a discovery function, notes can be discovered for a user from a note database/store using aspects of the context traits and/or the augmented user identity traits. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110459 | AUTOMATED ADJUSTMENT OF INPUT CONFIGURATION - A method and system for automatically adjusting input configuration are disclosed. The method may include monitoring information input by a user into a graphical user interface (GUI). The method may further include determining an input configuration state of the computing system set by the user for the information input into at least one field of the GUI at an initial input instance. The method may also include, at one or more subsequent input instances, automatically adjusting the input configuration state for the field to the determined input configuration of the initial input instance. A computer program product is also disclosed. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110460 | Methods and Systems for Monitoring Network Performance - Methods and systems for monitoring performance in electronic networks are provided. In some embodiments, a system may comprise a data collection server, a processor, and a user interface. The data collection server may be in electronic communication with a switch disposed in an electronic network. The processor may receive data collected by the data collection server from the switch. The processor may convert the data into a first format including a plurality of performance metrics. The user interface may be configured to display a matrix of data charts, each data chart including a trace of at least one of the plurality of performance metrics. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110461 | HEADLESS APPLIANCE - A headless appliance includes a network chassis management interface determiner configured to determine a network chassis management interface. The headless appliance is configured to be disposed in a network chassis. The headless appliance also includes a management interface command mapping configured to associate commands of the network chassis management interface to commands of a headless appliance management interface. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110462 | PROVIDING CLOUD-BASED COMPUTING SERVICES - In a method for providing a cloud-based computing service to a user, a request for the computing service to be performed for the user is received, in which, the request includes a selection of at least one flow-slice, the at least one flow-slice comprising a network abstraction of a network pay-per-use unit. In addition, workloads to be performed by a plurality of infrastructure components to satisfy the at least one flow-slice are estimated and a provisioning scheme for the plurality of infrastructure components to implement the estimated workloads on the plurality of infrastructure components is determined. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110463 | Application Recommendation - A method for application recommendation performed by a computerized application recommendation system includes receiving usage data for applications within a category of applications from a plurality of users, and providing a first user with a recommendation for a first application in the category of applications based, at least in part, on a change in the usage data. A computerized application recommendation system includes a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive usage data for applications in a category of applications from a plurality of users, and provide a first user with a recommendation for a first application in the category of applications based, at least in part, on a change in the usage data. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110464 | CONTENT SHARING INTERFACE FOR SHARING CONTENT IN SOCIAL NETWORKS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for presenting, within a web page, a graphical representation of a content sharing interface including at least one button icon, receiving user input to the button icon, in response to the user input, expanding the content sharing interface to include an expanded content input area and a distribution interface, the expanded content input area displaying a graphical representation of digital content that is to be distributed, receiving user input to the distribution interface, the user input indicating contact(s) to which the digital content is to be distributed, in response to receiving the user input, displaying icon(s) within the distribution interface, the icon(s) being a graphical representation of the contact(s), and transmitting a post data set including digital content data and distribution data to a server computing system. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110465 | METHOD FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION TO A HOST VEHICLE HAVING A USER INTERFACE - A method for presenting information to a host vehicle having a user interface. The method comprises remotely creating an information set including user accessible information pertaining to troubleshooting onboard components of the host vehicle, wirelessly communicating a portion of the information set to the host vehicle, and operating the user interface to selectively make available the user accessible information in the portion of the information set for access at the host vehicle. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110466 | METHOD FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION TO A HOST VEHICLE HAVING A USER INTERFACE - A method for presenting information to a host vehicle having a user interface. The method includes remotely creating an information set including user accessible information pertaining to troubleshooting onboard components of the host vehicle, detecting a host vehicle condition, selecting a portion of the user accessible information based on the host vehicle condition, and wirelessly communicating the portion of the user accessible information to the host vehicle for access by a user at the host vehicle via the user interface. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110467 | CENTRALIZED USER PREFERENCE MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRONIC DECISION MAKING DEVICES - Systems and techniques for centralized user preference management for electronic decision making devices are provided. A user preference profile is received. A user preference profile manager may transmit a user preference from the user preference profile to a requesting user transaction terminal. the user preference manager may also receive a dynamic user preference from a user preference profile and extend the user preference profile with the dynamic user preference, where the dynamic user preference includes a preference definition and the preference definition includes read and write access controls for the dynamic user preference. Then the user manager may update the user preference profile based on data received from the user transaction terminal. | 2012-05-03 |
| 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. | 2012-05-03 |
| 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. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110470 | TOUCH-BASED SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING DATA - Data transfer system. The system transfers data by touch from a first digital device to a second digital device and includes a first digital device having a touch screen along with a second digital device also having a touch screen. The first and second digital devices are connected to a network including a data storage cloud wherein the first digital device is programmed to copy a touched visual representation of a data item to the data storage cloud and wherein the second digital device is programmed to retrieve the data item from the data storage cloud when a paste-able area in the second digital device is touched. The first and second digital devices may be touch-enabled smart phones, tablet computers or other digital devices. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110471 | Systems and Methods for Collaborative Interaction - A method for allowing multiple users to interact utilising a common user interface, the method comprising the steps of: for each user, receiving input data from said user and displaying said input in a user interface portion associated with the user, and, on receiving an instruction from the user, transferring the input data to a common interface portion viewable by the multiple users. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110472 | PERSISTING ANNOTATIONS WITHIN A COBROWSING SESSION - A request to navigate to a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) can be received within a cobrowsing session. The cobrowsing session can be associated with a unique session identifier of a cobrowsing application. The cobrowsing application can be part of a collaboration software. An annotation previously associated with the URI from a historic cobrowsing session can be retrieved. Content associated with the URI can be obtained and presented within an interface associated with the cobrowsing session. The annotation can be presented within the content associated with the URI of the interface. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110473 | Avatar-Based Communications Launching System - In one embodiment, a social networking system automatically establish a connection to a target user by selecting an avatar representing the target user, and establishing a connection by a communication channel based on current context and one or more rules configured by the target user. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110474 | CONTENT SHARING INTERFACE FOR SHARING CONTENT IN SOCIAL NETWORKS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for displaying, within a web page, a representation of a content sharing interface, the content sharing interface including a content input area, receiving user input to the content input area, in response to the user input, expanding the content sharing interface to include an expanded content input area and a distribution interface, the expanded content input area displaying a graphical representation of digital content that is to be distributed, receiving user input to the distribution interface, the user input indicating contact(s) to which the digital content is to be distributed, in response to receiving the user input, displaying an icon within the distribution interface, the icon being a graphical representation of the contact(s), and in response to the user input, transmitting a post data set including digital content data and distribution data to a server computing system. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110475 | Dynamically Controlling the Process of an Electronic Meeting - A mechanism is provided for dynamically controlling the process of an electronic meeting that includes at least two sub-meetings. A monitoring module monitors the occurrence of a trigger event for triggering switching between different sub-meetings in the process of the electronic meeting. A control module breaks the connection between the attendees of the current sub-meeting and the meeting resources defined in the main meeting room of the electronic meeting in response to monitoring the occurrence of the trigger event by the monitoring module. The control module determines the next sub-meeting of the electronic meeting and its attendees according to the meeting agenda, that specifies the sequence of the sub-meetings constituting the meeting and at least one attendee of each sub-meeting. The control module establishes a connection between the attendees of the next sub-meeting and the meeting resources defined in the main meeting room of the electronic meeting. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110476 | My online 3D E library - My online 3D E library is invented. Visitor goes to the library online; check what the materials in each section in a 3D environment. They can borrow, read, listen, watch the materials in the study room or reading room and renew. They also can buy the materials. Business can create and upload the contents by themselves using our pre-designed procedures and tools or get help and support from our technical engineers. The e-commerce web application will be developed by java. Java is an application development language. It contains logic rules, packages, procedures, and triggers. Business and visitor will go through different stages to finish designing and creating contents on the website. The stages will include providing information, creating account, picking service category, picking title category, creating cover page, uploading contents and verifying etc. Business follows the developed procedures and presents their materials in the library on the shelves. Visitor can create contents using the online free tools too. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110477 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING VIRTUAL SOCIAL INTERACTIONS - A system and methods that enables virtual social interactions for digital representations through the use of virtual objects. A digital representation may be a three-dimensional avatar or a two-dimensional image, and may be animated or static. A power item is received via a network, the power item being a virtual object that is associated with one or more predetermined virtual actions. The power item is stored in a memory medium that is accessible to a computing device. The power item is associated with a first digital representation which is displayed on a screen, the first digital representation being a representation of a first user in a network service. The power item is then triggered, and a second digital representation is transformed based upon the power item, the second digital representation being a representation of a second user in a network service. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110478 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SOFTWARE - Provided are a software service supporting system and method to a plurality of clients using a software virtualization technology in a server-based computing environment. The present invention is configured to allow a server to execute software selected by a request of a client by using a resource of a client in a virtual environment, extract a GUI, a 3D graphic-intensive work, etc., as results according to software execution, and transmit the extracted result values to the client. Since the virtualization is implemented according to the driving of the software, the present invention can accommodate a larger number of clients at higher speed than the existing server-based computing and save the service introduction costs. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110479 | PARTY CHAT SYSTEM, PROGRAM FOR PARTY CHAT SYSTEM AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - [Task] The present invention aims at providing a chat system capable of suitably displaying text information for which player requires in such a form that operability of the game is not damaged and in a form having reality. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110480 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING A WEB PAGE - A method and apparatus for rendering a web page comprising multiple widgets, comprising: upon receiving a widget, receiving or associating a priority with the widget, and associating the widget with a hidden area of the page; creating a wrapper for the widget, enabling rendering the widget and communication between the widget and the apparatus; selecting according to the priority, a widget, adding the wrapper to a browser rendering tree, eliminating the widget from the hidden area and adding to a visible area of the page; receiving an event from the wrapper indicating the widget at least partially rendered, or a timeout event; assigning the widget to the hidden area and eliminating from the visible area of the page, and repeating selecting and receiving; provided the event received indicated that the widget at least nearly rendered, determining whether another widget has to be rendered, and if yes repeating selecting and receiving. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110481 | AUTOMATIC FORMATTING OF DISPLAY SCREEN TO REFLECT PAST CORRELATIVE CHANGES TO DATA DISPLAY WINDOWS - A method for automatically formatting a display screen upon initialization or refresh to reflect a user's prior resizing of frames with respect to one another. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110482 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING WIDGET - A method and an apparatus for generating a widget are provided. The method includes: obtaining identification information of elements to be reused in a source widget; generating a logical relation between the elements to be reused; and generating a widget including the identification information of the elements to be reused and the logical relation according to the identification information of the elements to be reused and the logical relation. A method for running a widget and a widget engine are further provided. A new widget may be generated through combination and reuse of existing widgets, so that it is unnecessary to write a code in a development procedure, which reduces the workload of widget development and is beneficial to the development of widget technologies. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110483 | MULTI-DESKTOP MANAGEMENT - A transparency percentage value is associated with each application icon defined for active executable applications using a computing system. At least one application that is active on a desktop screen is collected for each of at least two different visual attribute values collected from a user. The different collected visual attribute values are displayed with a pointing widget. The icons of the applications are displayed using a transparency percentage value of zero percent (0%) for icons corresponding to the visual attribute value currently pointed to and a transparency percentage value of one hundred percent (100%) for any other icon that is not currently pointed to. In response to detecting a change by the user from a current visual attribute value to a different new visual attribute value pointed to by the pointing widget, the transparency percentage values of the application icons are adjusted based upon the new visual attribute value. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110484 | CENTRALIZED REGISTRATION FOR DISTRIBUTED SOCIAL CONTENT SERVICES - A system and method are directed towards enabling centralized registration for managing a selective display of visitor information to distributed social networking websites. A visitor may enter selective personal information, and determine what information is made available on a social networking webpage. The visitor may then return to the social networking website to view selective visitor information, such as within a reader roll. A visitor to a social networking website may select to not have their information displayed at selective a social networking website, while still being displayed at another social networking website. In one embodiment, selecting to not display their information may be performed by ‘mousing’ over their information and selecting a display option. Social networking websites may look to a centralized registration system to determine whether to display the visitor information, while still being able to obtain information about the visitor, and/or provide benefits to the visitor. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110485 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF FIELD MAPPING - A system for and method of field mapping utilizing a user interface allows efficient and accurate mapping of fields on two or more devices. Fields that match between a first device and a second device are automatically mapped. For the fields that do not match, the user interface provides a list of available fields on the second device, so that the user can select where to map the field from the list of available fields. In some embodiments, an intermediate device such as a server contains the fields and data to be mapped and transferred to the second device. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110486 | UNIVERSAL CLIPBOARD - A multi-screen user device and a universal clipboard application are described. Specifically, the universal clipboard application can be open on one screen of the multi-screen device while another application, from which data is either being copied to the clipboard application or pasted from the clipboard application, is open on another screen of the multi-screen device. Inputs received on the screen displaying the universal clipboard application can cause content to be copied to an application being displayed on the other screen of the multi-screen device, thereby providing an intuitive user interface for the universal clipboard application. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110487 | NUMERICAL GRAPHICAL FLOW DIAGRAM CONVERSION AND COMPARISON - Each of a group of user interface element representations that each represents one node of a captured graphical logic flow is translated, by a computing device, into one of a group of numerical strings that represents the respective node and connections to and from the respective node. The group of numerical strings is sequenced based upon the connections to and from each represented node. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110488 | SIMPLIFIED VIEWS OF META MODEL ENTITIES OF DATA OBJECTS - Simplifying views of meta model entities of data objects can include determining, using a distribution function calculated for each data element of a plurality of data elements available for use in executing a business process in an object-based software platform, a usage frequency ranking of the plurality of data elements. Based on the usage frequency ranking, a plurality of subsets of most frequently used data elements of the plurality of data elements can be identified. Each subset of the plurality of subsets can include a fraction of the plurality of data elements based on a threshold level of complexity. A selection of a desired complexity setting can be received from a user via a user interface. The desired complexity setting can correspond to the threshold level of complexity of one of the plurality of subsets. The user interface can display only the data elements included in the subset with the corresponding level of complexity. Computer program products, systems, and methods having similar features are also described. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110489 | DYNAMIC LOADING OF DEVICE FEATURE SPECIFIC GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE PRESENTATIONS - A device in a machine automation environment is controlled by executing a primary software application to generate a primary graphical view of controls for the device, executing a secondary software application to generate a secondary graphical view of controls for the device, and displaying an integrated graphical view comprising the secondary graphical view integrated with the primary graphical view. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110490 | DYNAMIC MENU FOR DEVICE SPECIFIC GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE PRESENTATIONS - A machine automation system for controlling a device in a machine automation environment is provided. The machine automation system includes a device and interface software. The interface software is configured to receive a selection of the device, display a control window associated with the device, identify at least one device specific menu item from a group of device specific menu items by querying each of the device specific menu items with a characteristic of the device to identify which of the device specific menu items should be displayed, and display the device specific menu item in the control window. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110491 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PRODUCT FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DATA OBJECTS - A method, computer system and computer program for distributing data objects within a bounded region, whereby the data objects may be positioned as far apart from one another as possible. The output may be created entirely automatically, or may incorporate user input. The bounded region may be a variety of shapes and a plurality of data images may be distributed therein. The bounded region is defined as the area within a boundary wherein data object are allowed to be distributed. The distribution procedure may involve rotating and positioning the data objects within the bounded region. Distribution parameters relating to the data objects may be applied by the distribution procedure, for example, such as data object size, data object shape and any one or more regions of interest defined in a data object. An energy function may take into account the distribution parameters to produce a good output, such as a digital image collage. An optimization process may be applied to the energy function to produce a unique output. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110492 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TIME SHEET MESSAGING - A method and system for time sheet messaging is presented. The method includes providing a time-sheet application for managing a plurality of projects, each project associated with at least one organizational unit. A graphical user interface is provided which includes a time-sheet information area for display and entry of time sheet data for a project, and a concurrently displayed message area for display of messages. An affiliation of a current user of the graphical user interface with an organizational unit is identified. A message intended for the current user is selected for display in the message area, based on the identified affiliation of the current user. A system and a computer program product are also presented. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110493 | TEXT ENTRY USING A STEERING WHEEL IN A VEHICLE - The present invention describes an in-vehicle text entry method and system using controls of a steering wheel. The in-vehicle text input system provides a graphical user interface (GUI) keyboard layout that is conducive to memorization. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110494 | CHARACTER INPUT METHOD USING MULTI-TOUCH AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A character input method and apparatus enable a user to input characters rapidly and easily using multi-touch on a touch screen. The character input method using a multi-touch, preferably includes: executing a character input mode; displaying a virtual key pad including a plurality of key regions for character input; generating a multi-touch event on the virtual key pad, the multi-touch event indicating a touch event occurring on at least two key regions; and inputting characters allotted to respective regions according to a touch-released order on a multi-touched key region. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110495 | CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WITH A TOUCHING-TYPE SIGNAL INPUT DEVICE - Electronic equipment is controlled with a touching-type signal input device. An inputted navigator-calling request is received. A request mode of the inputted navigator-calling request is compared with a predefined request mode. It is determined whether the request mode of the inputted navigator-calling request matches with the predefined request mode. A navigator is displayed in response to determining there is a match. The navigator has a set of tabs distributed on at least part of a closed structure. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110496 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a memory including at least first and second OSs (Operating Systems) and applications dedicated to each of the first and second OSs; a display unit configured to display a first OS (Operating System) dedicated screen including the applications dedicated to the first OS among the first and second OSs; and a controller configured to control the display unit to switch the displaying of the first OS dedicated screen to a displaying of a second OS dedicated screen if a switching command for switching the first OS dedicated screen to the second OS dedicated screen is input. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110497 | CHANGING STACK WHEN SWAPPING - A dual-screen user device and methods for revealing a combination of desktops on single and multiple screens are disclosed. Specifically, a determined number of desktops and/or running applications can be selectively displayed on dual screen displays conditioned upon inputs received and the state of the device. Desktop displays and applications can be selectively shifted between the screens by a user gesture in the form of a pinch gesture. This single user gesture prevents the user from having to open and close the running desktops and applications, or to execute multiple other user commands that otherwise would result in a laborious effort by the user to manage the multiple desktops and applications. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110498 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A VISUAL PASSWORD SCHEME - A system and method for inputting a password. The system and method operates to associate unique non-descriptive graphical features with unique text-based characters. The system and method operates to receive in sequence, a plurality of text-based characters. The system and method operates to display in sequence, in accordance with a sequence scheme, the non-descriptive graphical features associated with the plurality of text-based characters. The system and method also operates to process the plurality of text-based characters as the password. In addition, the system and method operates wherein the password, including text-based characters, may be deciphered from both the display of the non-descriptive graphical features associated with the plurality of text-based characters and the sequence scheme. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110499 | VIRTUALIZED LAYOUTS - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for virtualizing data in a user interface (UI). A virtual layout viewport is identified which comprises an area that may be viewed in a UI, where at least some data from one or more tuples of data is to be realized in the viewable area of the UI. Data that is to be realized in the viewport is identified from the one or more tuples of data, and the identified data is realized in the viewport, such as by creating a representation of the data for display in the UI. The realized data can be virtualized by removing the representation when the virtual layout viewport is modified in relation to a display of tuple data (e.g., an item is scrolled out of view). | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110500 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MESSAGE GROUPING - Embodiments of the present invention may provide a message handling system for displaying messages in a structured way. The message handling system may store template messages in a table of a database and generate messages using the template messages. The message handling system may further assess a display area for displaying the generated messages and determine whether all of the generated messages can be viewed on the display area without scrolling. If not, the message handling system may determine whether there are more than one type of generated messages. If there are more than one type of generated messages, the message handling system may group the messages based on message types; and display a list of messages in a plurality of message groups. Each message group may be displayed with a representative message and a link for other similar message in the message group. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110501 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND SCREEN CHANGE CONTROL METHOD BASED ON INPUT SIGNALS FOR THE SAME - A screen change control method based on input signals and a mobile terminal supporting the same are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a display panel for outputting a screen assigned to a user function, and a control unit for collecting screen ratio information based on at least one of a proportion of a current screen on the display panel to a full screen assigned to the user function and a ratio of enlargement or reduction by zooming, and for automatically adjusting an amount of screen changes for an input signal according to the screen ratio information. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110502 | USING SCREEN CAPTURES TO PROVIDE AUTOMATIC CONTEXTUAL SMART INPUT-IN DEVICE SELECTION MENU - A two-way smart input-in device recognition mechanism determines which input slots of a multi-input display device (such as a television) are actually occupied, and obtains a screen capture of a graphic image for each such device. An embodiment of the present invention automatically associates the screen capture graphics with input-in device locations to enable presenting an intelligent visual input-in selection menu, which may be rendered in response to activation of a Menu button of a remote control device. Preferably, the input-in selection menu only displays graphics for currently-occupied input-in slots. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110503 | IMAGING PRODUCT SELECTION SYSTEM - A computer system for selecting image products includes a display for displaying digital images, and for displaying representations of image products. Digital images are composited into the displayed representations to form digitally composited image product views. Programming controls displaying the composited image product views separately from the unselected representations. One or more of the displayed composited image product views are selected and assembled or fabricated. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110504 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROJECT AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT - A method and system for project and portfolio management is disclosed. The method may include tagging one or more data records of projects of a plurality of projects with one or more tags, and displaying on a display device the one or more tagged data records with information relating to said one or more tags. A computer program product is also disclosed. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110505 | AUTOMATIC UPDATING APPARATUS, AUTOMATIC UPDATING METHOD, AND PROGRAMMABLE STORAGE MEDIUM EMBODYING PROGRAM TO PERFORM METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC UPDATING - An automatic updating apparatus includes a traffic receiver that receives numbers per unit time of the access of more than one menu displayed in a screen and calculates rates of variability with respect to the numbers of the access to each menu, and a menu updating unit that updates a menu display in the screen based on the rates of variability. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110506 | System and Method for File Navigation - The subject application is directed to computer file navigation. The identification of a user is received followed by a menu selection instruction. Uniquely identified data storage areas and uniquely identified secondary data storage areas are then defined in a data storage. Each secondary area includes history data relative to the user's prior access. A menu area is then generated that includes use-selectable indicia, each corresponding to one of a subset of the storage areas. A user-positionable pointer is generated on the menu area, a position of the pointer is detected relative to the indicia, and an indicium is generated proximate to the pointer in accordance with the detected position. A listing of secondary areas corresponding to the selected indicium is generated and displayed in an order based on the associated history data. A selection of one the secondary areas is received from the user and its history data is updated. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110507 | Context Menu - Context menus are described. In one or more implementations, an option is displayed in a user interface by a computing device, the option selectable to cause a representation of an object to be added to a context menu. In response to selection of the option, the context menu is configured by the computing device to include the representation of the object such that the representation of the object is selectable to launch the object by the computing device. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110508 | ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING ORIENTED CONTEXT-AWARE USER INTERFACE - An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) context-aware user interface may be provided. A task list comprising a plurality of objectives may be displayed. Upon receiving a selection of at least one of the plurality of objectives, a context state may be updated according to the selected at least one objective. A suggestion list comprising a plurality of tags associated with the selected at least one objective may then be displayed. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110509 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - An electronic apparatus includes a thumbnail preparation unit configured to retrieve thumbnail images, each thumbnail image representing a scene of a different time of one or more moving images, a first thumbnail line display unit configured to time sequentially display a first plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to at least a part of one of the moving images as a first thumbnail line, a second thumbnail line display unit configured to display a second plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to a marked part of the moving images as a second thumbnail line, and a thumbnail shifting unit configured to shift a selection of a thumbnail along the second thumbnail line and update the first thumbnail line to display at least one thumbnail image of a temporally adjacent part of the marked part of the moving image corresponding to the newly selected thumbnail in response to a user instruction. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110510 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING SETTINGS THEREOF - A method for adjusting settings of an electronic device is disclosed. The method includes the steps as follows: providing a user interface including a plurality of main setting menu keys and a control unit; selecting one of the main setting menu keys to call a main setting value corresponding to the main setting menu key; outputting a corresponding main setting option image at least including a main setting value display area according to the main setting value; and providing a touch control event to operate the control unit for adjusting the main setting value and then display the adjusted main setting value on the main setting value display area. The touch control event includes a touch displacement event and a touch event. The method for adjusting the settings is contemplated for user's intuitive operation to save the time cost. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110511 | INTEGRATING USER INTERFACES - An external interface to a portable device that has its own native interface is provided. The native interface of the portable device presents options of a first level of a hierarchy, and upon selection of a first one of the options, replaces the display of options with a new display of a first set of options from a second level of the hierarchy, the first set of options from the second level corresponding to the first option from the first level. The external interface displays at least a subset of the options of the first level of the hierarchy, the subset including the first option and at least one second option, indicates in the display that the first option is selected, and simultaneously displays the first set of options from the second level of the hierarchy | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110512 | INTEGRATED CONTENT GUIDE FOR INTERACTIVE SELECTION OF CONTENT AND SERVICES ON PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE SOURCES AND MULTIPLE MEDIA PRESENTATION - A integrated content guide for multiple sources is provided with hyper-text type links to allow for the selection of various programs. The hyper-text links are provided for a transmitted and then stored digital bit stream. This allows for the embedding within the content guide what could be additional commercial information. The embedding may also be as to additional information for other related television or radio shows or the like. Information can be additional television shows, related information or activities on on-line services or automatic telephone ordering of products or services being displayed. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110513 | AGGREGATING BASED ON HIERARCHY AND SCALING INPUT - According to an example embodiment, a method may include accessing, by at least one processor from at least one non-transitory computer-readable memory device, a map and a hierarchy of places included in the map. The method may also include accessing, by the at least one processor from the at least one non-transitory computer-readable memory device, quantitative information associated with places in the hierarchy. The method may also include receiving a scaling input from a user. The method may also include determining, by the at least one processor, a level in the hierarchy at which to aggregate the quantitative information, based on the scaling input. The method may also include aggregating, by the at least one processor, the quantitative information for a plurality of the places at the determined level, the aggregating including independently aggregating the quantitative information associated with places below at least two of the plurality of places at the determined level. The method may also include generating, by the at least one processor, graphical data configured to display the map. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110514 | Graphical User Interface for Managing Virtual Machines - A graphical user interface (GUI) for managing virtual machines (VMs) that are running in one or more hosts provides a search interface that is intuitive and presents search results in a tree structure that lists or marks items that meet user-designated search criteria. User-designated search criteria include favorite VMs, powered-on VMs, VMs running in a specified host, and text-based search criteria. Both VMs that are running locally in a local host and VMs that are running remotely in a remote host are listed so long as they meet the user-designated search criteria and thus can be managed using the GUI. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110515 | USER INTERFACE FOR A DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A graphical user interface and digital content processor for the management of digital data. The graphical user interface is characterized by two treeview controls capable of transforming the screen display of items under management by acting as a filtering mechanism for the category value pairs inherent in every item under management. The treeview controls folders, or nodes, transform the screen display of data under management to filter by the category values represented by the treeview controls' folders when selected. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110516 | POSITION AWARE GESTURES WITH VISUAL FEEDBACK AS INPUT METHOD - A gesture based user interface is provided for a user to interact with a device in order to operate and control the device through detection of gestures and movements of the user. Visual feedback of the user gestures is provided to the user to aid in the user's operational and control decisions of a device. An image capturing device such as a video camera may be employed to capture a user's image, and an integrated application on a computing device may process continuous images from the capturing device to recognize and track user gestures. The gestures may correlate to an object and/or location on the display and the user's image may be projected on the display to provide visual feedback of the user's interaction. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110517 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GESTURE RECOGNITION - A touchscreen device is configured to display a number of user interface elements in accordance with a menu hierarchy. Upon receipt of a predetermined touchscreen gesture (e.g., the circular motion of a manipulator) the menu hierarchy is bypassed and the user is given immediate control over a selected function, for example, a tuning function such as audio volume, screen contrast, and the like. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110518 | TRANSLATION OF DIRECTIONAL INPUT TO GESTURE - A user device is disclosed which includes a touch input and a keypad input. The user device is configured to operate in a gesture capture mode as well as a navigation mode. In the navigation mode, the user interfaces with the touch input to move a cursor or similar selection tool within the user output. In the gesture capture mode, the user interfaces with the touch input to provide gesture data that is translated into key code output having a similar or identical format to outputs of the keypad. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110519 | GRAPHICAL MANIPULATION OF DATA OBJECTS - In an embodiment, a user input defining an enclosed, graphical shape on a video display is received. A number of graphical items are identified as being included within the enclosed, graphical shape. Here, each graphical item is displayed on the video display and represents a data object that has a number of properties. A property is extracted from the number of properties that the data objects have in common based on the identification. A number of other manipulation techniques are also described. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110520 | DEVICE FOR USING USER GESTURE TO REPLACE EXIT KEY AND ENTER KEY OF TERMINAL EQUIPMENT - A device for using user gesture to replace the exit key and the enter key of a terminal equipment, comprising a CPU module, a gesture input module, a gesture processing module, a terminal application module, a memory module and a terminal function module. The CPU module can be connected with the gesture input module, the gesture processing module, the terminal application module, the memory module and the terminal function module, and can receive the user gesture input information sent by the gesture input module, the setting content information sent by the terminal application module, and the gesture identifying information sent by the gesture processing module. The CPU module can exit with or without saving from the received setting content information based on the gesture identifying information. The device increases the viewable area of the user and simplifies the human-machine interaction process. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110521 | Split-Layer Design for Double Patterning Lithography - A mechanism is provided for converting a set of single-layer design rules into a set of split-layer design rules for double patterning lithography (DPL). The set of single-layer design rules and minimum lithographic resolution pitch constraints for single exposure are identified. The set of single-layer design rules comprise a first plurality of minimum distances that are required by a set of first shapes in a single-layer design. Each of the first plurality of minimum distances in the set of single-layer design rules are modified with regard to the minimum lithographic resolution pitch constraints for single exposure, thereby forming the set of split-layer design rules. The set of split-layer design rules comprise a second plurality of minimum distances that are required by a set of second shapes and a set of third shapes in a split-layer design. The set of split-layer design rules are then coded into a design rule checker. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110522 | Pattern Recognition with Edge Correction for Design Based Metrology - Exemplary embodiments include a method for edge correction in pattern recognition, the method including receiving a design layout, receiving a sample plan based on the design layout, receiving user-generated edge input and generating a recipe output from the design layout, the sample plan and the user-generated edge input. The incorporation of the edge input results in SEM recipes that are much more successful in recognizing patterns that have tendency to deviate in appearance from design by, for example, moderate to severe sidewall angle. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120110523 | PATTERN RECOGNITION WITH EDGE CORRECTION FOR DESIGN BASED METROLOGY - A method for edge correction in pattern recognition includes generating a pattern recognition output for a pattern recognition process, including receiving, in the processor, a design layout, receiving a sample plan based on the design layout, receiving a first user-generated edge input, generating a pattern recognition recipe output from the design layout, the sample plan and the user-generated edge input, wherein the pattern recognition recipe output is configured to drive the pattern recognition process, generating a measurement model from the pattern recognition process, generating a measurement model pattern recognition output for an measurement model pattern recognition process, including receiving a second user-generated input and generating a measurement model pattern recognition recipe output from the measurement model and the second user-generated edge input, wherein the measurement model pattern recognition recipe output configured to drive the measurement model pattern recognition process. | 2012-05-03 |
