| 31st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 67 |
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| 20130198571 | System and Method of Computation by Signature Analysis - A system and method for processing data for use with a microcontroller having a processing unit provides for sending an input data address to a memory as part of a read request for input data stored in the memory, receiving the input data from the memory, generating a plurality of trace signals, generating a first plurality of signatures based upon the plurality of trace signals, receiving a second plurality of corresponding signatures from a second microcontroller, comparing each signature of the first plurality of signatures to each corresponding signature of the second plurality of corresponding signatures, generating a first error signal if the comparison produces at least one mismatch, and utilizing the first error signal to generate one or more disable signals for disabling operation of one or more devices under control of the microcontroller. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198572 | MANAGING CODE-TRACING DATA - A method of managing code-tracing data in a target program is described. The method comprises the steps of: identifying when an exception occurs in the target program; accessing a stack trace of a call stack to identify a module in the target program that threw the exception; and activating code-tracing at a high detail level in that module. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198573 | EVENT LOGGING AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR APPLICATIONS - An event logging and analysis mechanism which creates an event object for event of an application to be logged. The event logging mechanism logs into the event object the start time, end time and other information regarding the event. The analysis of the collected event objects may include hierarchical and contextual grouping as well as aggregation of events considered to be identical. The mechanism operates independent of the application whose events it logs and can be turned on and off independently. A user may define the levels of hierarchy and contexts upon which to analyze the event objects. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198574 | AUTONOMOUS EVENT LOGGING FOR DRIVE FAILURE ANALYSIS - A method and system for providing autonomous event logging and retrieval for failure analysis. In one implementation, storage device firmware monitors and records events (e.g., storage device errors and/or failures) to the storage device flash in substantially real time from power on of the storage device to power off. Additionally, diagnostic data relating to an event, including a time stamp and storage device environmental conditions are recorded. The logged event data may be utilized to streamline failure analysis by determining whether the storage device failed and if so, when the storage device failed and what the conditions of the storage device were at the time of the failure. Such information may be used for failure, warranty, integrator, and/or troubleshooting analysis. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198575 | SYSTEM ERROR RESPONSE - An example system includes a bus, a logic device, a controller, and a non-volatile memory. The bus is configured to propagate data including at least system console output data. The logic device is configured to monitor the data on the bus and to store the system console output data in a buffer. The controller is configured to detect a system error, and, in response to the system error, to acquire at least a portion of the system console output data from the buffer. The non-volatile memory is configured to store the portion of the system console output data acquired by the controller. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198576 | DISPLAY PROCESSING SYSTEM, DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display processing system ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198577 | MEMORY, MEMORY SYSTEM, AND ERROR CHECKING AND CORRECTING METHOD FOR MEMORY - A memory system includes an error checking and correction (ECC) engine configured to perform error checking and correction of data temporarily stored in a first memory array and data read out from the first memory array according to a first method, and perform error checking and correction of data stored in a second memory array after read out from the first memory array and data read out from the second memory array according to a second method, wherein the first method and the second method are selected in response to a control signal having at least a first logic level, and the second method checks and corrects data errors occurring at a higher rate compared the first method. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198578 | Maximizing Re-Use of External Pins of an Integrated Circuit for Testing - At least one external pin of an integrated circuit (IC) is coupled to receive a first configuration signal used in configuring an internal circuit block for a test designed to uncover faults in the circuit block, and to receive a first test signal during the test. Configuration logic in the IC is designed to generate control data by decoding configuration signals that include the first configuration signal. A test configuration register stores the control data and applies the control data during the test, but is decoupled from the configuration logic prior to commencement of the test. A sequence detector in the IC is designed to detect a reset sequence signifying an end of the test and in response to re-couple the test configuration register to the configuration logic. The number of external pins needed for testing the IC is reduced. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198579 | JTAG BUS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present disclosure describes using the JTAG Tap's TMS and/or TCK terminals as general purpose serial Input/Output (I/O) Manchester coded communication terminals. The Tap's TMS and/or TCK terminal can be used as a serial I/O communication channel between; (1) an IC and an external controller, (2) between a first and second IC, or (3) between a first and second core circuit within an IC. The use of the TMS and/or TCK terminal as serial I/O channels, as described, does not effect the standardized operation of the JTAG Tap, since the TMS and/or TCK I/O operations occur while the Tap is placed in a non-active steady state. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198580 | Symbol Flipping Data Processor - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for a symbol flipping data processor. For example, a symbol flipping data processor is disclosed that includes a data decoder in the symbol flipping data processor operable to perform error checking calculations, and a data detector in the symbol flipping data processor operable to perform symbol flipping in the data detector based at least in part on the error checking calculations, wherein the output of the data processor is generated at least in part based on the symbol flipping in the data detector. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198581 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOW DENSITY PARITY CHECK (LDPC) CODING FOR SCRAMBLED CODED MULTIPLE ACCESS (SCMA) - A multiple access scheme is described. One or more encoders are configured to encode a plurality of bit streams using Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) coding. The bit streams correspond to a respective plurality of terminals. The plurality of bit streams are converted to provide a multiple access scheme for the terminals. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198582 | SUPERCHARGED CODES - A system and method is provided for encoding k input symbols into a longer stream of n output symbols for transmission over an erasure channel such that the original k input symbols can be recovered from a subset of the n output symbols without the need for any retransmission. A symbol is a generic data unit, consisting of one or more bits, that can be, for example, a packet. The system and method utilize a network of erasure codes, including block codes and parallel filter codes to achieve performance very close to the ideal MDS code with low encoding and decoding computational complexity for both small and large encoding block sizes. This network of erasure codes is referred to as a supercharged code. The supercharged code can be used to provide packet-level protection at, for example, the network, application, or transport layers of the Internet protocol suite. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198583 | Systematic Rate-Independent Reed-Solomon Erasure Codes - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for encoding k input symbols, using a Reed-Solomon erasure correction code, into a longer stream of n output symbols for transmission over an erasure channel. The present disclosure is further directed to a system and method for recovering the original k input symbols from only (and any) k output symbols (out of the n output symbols) received over the erasure channel. A symbol is a generic data unit consisting of one or more bits that can be, for example, a packet. The systems and methods of the present disclosure provide for an adjustable code rate that can be readily adapted based on changing channel conditions without having to reconstruct the encoder/decoder. As a result, such an encoder/decoder can be referred to as rate-independent. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198584 | Systems and Methods for Multi-Pass Alternate Decoding - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for data processing. For example, data decoding systems are disclosed that include a data decoder circuit and a decode value modification circuit. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198585 | METHOD OF, AND APPARATUS FOR, IMPROVED DATA INTEGRITY - There is provided a method of writing data to a data sector of a storage device. The data sector has at least one parity sector associated therewith, each sector being configured to include a data field and a data integrity field. The data integrity field including a guard field, an application field and a reference field. The method includes providing data to be written to an intended sector; generating, for the intended sector, version information for the sector; generating a version vector based on the version information for the data sector; and writing the data to the data field of the data sector; writing the version information to the application field of the data sector; and writing the version vector to the application field of the parity sector. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198586 | DATA STORAGE CONTROL APPARATUS, DATA STORAGE APPARATUS AND DATA STORAGE METHOD IN THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a data storage control apparatus includes an interface module and a controller. The interface module receives first data, in specific units, from a host and stores the data in a buffer memory. The controller generates second data from the first data stored in the buffer memory, and performs a control to write the second data to a nonvolatile storage medium. The controller generates the second data of a second format having the same size as the first format of the data stored in an ordinary recording area provided at the nonvolatile storage medium, and including a plurality of units of the first data and invalid data. The controller further performs a control to write the second data in a save area provided on the nonvolatile storage medium. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198587 | MEMORY BUFFER PERFORMING ERROR CORRECTION CODING (ECC) - A memory system includes a semiconductor memory device, a memory controller for controlling the semiconductor memory device, and a memory buffer connected between the semiconductor memory device and the memory controller. The memory buffer is configured to perform error correction coding (ECC) on first data that is received from the memory controller to be stored in the semiconductor memory device and to perform ECC on second data read from the semiconductor memory device. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198588 | IDENTIFYING A POTENTIALLY COMPROMISED ENCODED DATA SLICE - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module selecting a data segment and verifying integrity values of encoded data slices generated by encoding the data segment. When integrity values of a decode threshold number of encoded data slices are affirmatively verified, the method continues with the DS processing module verifying an integrity value of the data segment. When the integrity value of the data segment is affirmatively verified, the method continues with the DS processing module generating a new set of encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module verifying concurrency of the set of encoded data slices with the new set of encoded data slices and for each encoded data slice having a negative concurrency verification, flagging the encoded data slice as being potentially compromised. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198589 | METHOD OF OPERATING MEMORY CONTROLLER AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE MEMORY CONTROLLER - According to example embodiments, a method of controlling a memory controller includes executing an error correction code (ECC) on first page data that has been read from a non-volatile memory device using a first read voltage level, estimating a second read voltage level for reading the first page data using metadata of second page data when an uncorrectable error is detected in the first page data according to a result of executing the ECC. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198590 | METHOD OF REDUCING PEAK-TO-AVERAGE POWER RATIO, CUBIC METRIC AND BLOCK ERROR RATE IN OFDM SYSTEMS USING NETWORK CODING - Disclosed in a novel scheme to jointly reduce and trade-off Peak-to-Average Power Ratio (PAPR) and a Block Error Rate (BLER) using random network coding. To do this, the different representations of the input information block are generated using a special form of network coding matrices. Further, the encoded block puncturing is utilized to improve in the PAPR against a degradation in the BLER. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198591 | Method and Apparatus for Soft Information Transfer between Constituent Processor Circuits in a Soft-Value Processing Apparatus - In one or more aspects, the present invention improves the efficiency of soft information transfer within a soft-value processing apparatus, by reducing in some sense the “amount” of soft information transferred between constituent processor circuits within the apparatus, without forfeiting or otherwise compromising the transfer of “valuable” soft information. In one example, the soft values produced by a constituent processor circuit are identified as being reliable or unreliable according to a reliability threshold. Some or all of the unreliable values are omitted from a soft value information transfer to another constituent processor circuit, or they are quantized for such transfer. The reduction in memory requirements for soft information transfer advantageously allows the use of lower power, less complex, and less expensive circuitry than would otherwise be required in the apparatus, which may be, as a non-limiting example, a Turbo receiver in a wireless communication device. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198592 | TURBO CODE PARALLEL INTERLEAVER AND PARALLEL INTERLEAVING METHOD THEREOF - A Turbo code parallel interleaver and a parallel interleaving method are disclosed by the disclosure. The Turbo code parallel interleaver comprises: an interleaving unit, configured to generate a column address for parallel-reading data and a row address of each row of data being row-interleaved, input the column address and the column address after delay to a CB matrix unit, input the row address of each row to a switching output unit, and input the row address of each row after delay to a switching input unit; a switching output unit, configured to receive the data of each row output by the CB matrix unit, perform the inter-row interleaving for the data of each row according to the row address of each row, and input the interleaved data to a parallel MAP unit for the MAP computing; and a switching input unit. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198593 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DATA IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for generating a parity bit sequence to be transmitted or received over a plurality of frames in a communication system are provided. The method includes puncturing a first parity bit sequence by encoding, the first parity bit sequence with a first puncturing pattern; outputting, as a basic parity bit sequence, non-punctured parity bits that are remaining after the puncturing of the first parity bit sequence with the first puncturing pattern; puncturing a second parity bit sequence that is punctured by puncturing of the first parity bit sequence with the first puncturing pattern, the second parity bit sequence with a second puncturing pattern; and outputting, as an additional parity bit sequence, non-punctured parity bits that are remaining after the puncturing of the second parity bit sequence with the second puncturing pattern. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198594 | Methods for Viterbi Decoder Implementation - Disclosed is a method for selecting a design option for a Viterbi decoder model. In some embodiments, the method includes deriving a set of design options for a Viterbi decoder model by differentiating at least one design parameter, where the at least one design parameter comprises at least a first value for a look-ahead parameter. The method further includes performing an evaluation of each design option in the set of design options in a multi-dimensional design space and, based on the evaluation of each design option, selecting a design option in the set of design options that (i) satisfies a predetermined energy efficiency constraint and (ii) yields at least a second value for the look-ahead parameter, wherein the second value is greater than the first value and satisfies a predetermined area budget. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198595 | DYNAMIC FORM CONTROL - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software that provide for dynamic form control. Aspects pertain to forms derived from base forms associated with content targets. User input is received into the forms, such as input data or object selections, as well as other types of user input. Control information within the content targets is identified and, in response to the user input, the forms are controlled based on the control information. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198596 | LEGAL DOCUMENT ANALYZER AND PRESENTER - A document analyzer and presenter is capable of automatically analyzing and formatting unformatted documents and presenting them to the user. The document analyzer and presenter may be implemented on a single computer or over a plurality of electronic devices connected to each other by a network. Formatted documents are presented to the user in a viewing window. Key sections and terms are hyperlinked to each other and the user's history of actions are tracked and displayed to the user. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198597 | Systems and Methods for Displaying and Editing State-Specific Link Attributes - Systems and methods for displaying and editing state-specific link attributes during the development of electronic content. The states of HTML links, which can be defined by CSS pseudo classes, can be displayed and edited using visual interface features of a content creation application. Such features can provide convenient ways to view multiple links simultaneously in a selected state and to edit the appearance of a state that is applicable to multiple links used in a piece of content being developed. The user interface of a content creation application can provide a button, command, or other user-selectable option that sets the state in which link representations are displayed. This can be achieved, as an example, in the case of HTML links defined by CSS pseudo classes, by filtering links based on state so that all displayed links display in the selected state, e.g., in the :link, :visited, :hover, :active, or :focus state. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198598 | SECURE POPULATION OF FORM DATA - A method of populating form data may include accessing an electronic form provided by a website. The electronic form may include a plurality of fields. The method may also include using the plurality of fields to request information associated with the plurality of fields from an identity repository and receiving the information associated with the plurality of fields from the identity repository. The method may additionally include using the information associated with the plurality of fields to populate the plurality of fields of the electronic form. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198599 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING A RESUME AND DISPLAYING A SUMMARY OF THE RESUME - A computer implemented method for generating a summary of one or more resume from one or more of resumes to analyze insights of the one or more resume is provided. The computer implemented method includes (i) processing a first input includes a first indication to select a first resume from one or more of resumes, (ii) extracting, from the first resume, a first information, (iii) obtaining, from the first resume, a second information, (iv) generating a first table based on the first information and the second information, and (v) generating a first summary based on the first table, the first summary indicates a first correlation between (i) the one or more events associated with the first section and (ii) the one or more events associated with the second section over years. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198600 | EXTENDED APPLICATIONS OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT PREVIEWS IN THE CLOUD-BASED CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Systems and methods for providing previews of files stored in an online content management system with collaboration environment and permitting a user to annotate the previews are disclosed. The system further tracks the frequency of access of content in previewed documents and provides a visual representation of the frequency with which sections in a document was viewed. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198601 | ANNOTATING IMAGES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for generating data for annotating images automatically. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an input image, identifying one or more nearest neighbor images of the input image from among a collection of images, in which each of the one or more nearest neighbor images is associated with a respective one or more image labels, assigning a plurality of image labels to the input image, in which the plurality of image labels are selected from the image labels associated with the one or more nearest neighbor images, and storing in a data repository the input image having the assigned plurality of image labels. In another aspect, a method includes assigning a single image label to the input image, in which the single image label is selected from labels associated with multiple ranked nearest neighbor images. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198602 | NARRATIVE-BASED MEDIA ORGANIZING SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING DIGITALMEDIA INTO PERSONAL STORY - A computer system for a narrational media organizer for transforming digital media into a personal, memorable story with minimal user input having a processor and storage with instructions for creating a narrational media organizer (NMO) environment, where a user can annotate one or more than one digital media file or graphical representations of the digital media files using a user interface; and an NMO data structure for storing the digital media and annotations of the NMO environment. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198603 | WEB APPLICATION CONTENT MAPPING - A method of mapping between visual objects and web messages. The method comprises monitoring a plurality of web messages transmitted during at least one of loading and modifying a webpage having a plurality of dynamic visual objects by a browser of a client terminal, providing a dynamic model having a plurality of model elements each indicative of another of the plurality of dynamic visual objects, monitoring changes to the dynamic model to identify a first of the plurality of web messages has an effect on a first of the plurality of dynamic visual objects, and mapping, using a processor, between the first dynamic visual object and the first web message according to a source of the first web message. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198604 | METHOD FOR PERSONALIZING INTERACTION WITH THE WEB - A process of producing personalized applications for a web interaction process in which interface pages are presented sequentially. Learning is applied to the interaction, to subsequently form a sequence of synthetic pages for driving the personalized application. Analysis operation is implemented for analysing the screen elements, for each respective page, which the user interacts with. This analysis operation lays the foundations for the production of personalised application screen pages. subsequently a vector of synthetic interface pages is produced for applying in the same or on different computing infrastructure. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198605 | Document Merge Based on Knowledge of Document Schema - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system merges documents, and comprises a computer system including at least one processor. The system receives an update document including one or more updates for a target document arranged according to a document schema defined by schema information. Update information includes one or more paths to nodes within the document schema, and is examined to identify eligible paths for the updates. The updates from the update document associated with the eligible paths are applied to the target document in accordance with the schema information to produce an updated document in compliance with the document schema. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for merging documents in substantially the same manner described above. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198606 | SOFTWARE APPLICATION DISTRIBUTION IN DOCUMENTS - Concepts and technologies are described herein for distributing web-based software application extensions within documents. In accordance with some of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, users that own web-based software application extensions or have trial access to web-based software application extensions can add them to documents. The users can then distribute the documents containing the web-based software application extensions to other users, who may or may not be licensed to use the web-based software application extensions. The documents can be distributed in any way that files are distributed. When a user receives a document containing a web-based software application extensions, the user can obtain trial rights to the web-based software application extensions or purchase the web-based software application extensions from without having to visit a virtual marketplace. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198607 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING WEBPAGE DATA - Methods, systems, devices and computer program products for modifying and processing host webpage data are described. The host webpage data intended for receipt by a browser which will interpret the host webpage data and generate a host webpage document therefrom. The host webpage data is modified using second and third webpage data before being sent to the browser. The second webpage data is arranged to cause a frame to be generated within the host webpage document, the generated frame comprising a second webpage document which is associated with a different domain to the host webpage document. Furthermore, the third webpage data is arranged to cause the browser to allow access to functionality of the host webpage document by the second webpage document which would otherwise be blocked. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198608 | Content Rendering Control System and Method - A system and method for controlling of rendering of content via electronic networks, whereby content is rendered at a content page only when and to the extent that a pre-defined area of the content page is within the viewer's browser window dimensions and scrolling position, or within a pre-defined distance outside of said browser window dimensions and scrolling position. When a viewer accesses a content page and as the viewer scrolls up or down or left or right on the page, or increases or decreases the dimensions of the viewer's browser window, content that has been designated to render in the content page area corresponding to the viewer's then current browser window dimensions and scrolling position is rendered. Content relating to areas of the content page that are not within (or within such pre-defined distance from) the viewer's browser window dimensions and scrolling position is not rendered unless or until such area is within such browser window dimensions and scrolling position or said pre-defined distance outside of same. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198609 | DIGITAL IMAGE EDITING - A website construction tool allows website construction via an interactive graphical user interface (GUI) using containers and modules defining predetermined website constructs from a robust assortment of common and popular rendering formats and content source definition for individual webpages, and arranges the individual pages for navigation. A user selects from the predefined constructs by selecting modules for generating code, corresponding to the desired content, source and rendering format. Pointing device positioning locates the on-screen location by generating a container dedicated to the desired content. Webpage structure, or page flow, is generated by insertion of navigation controls and page insertions for navigating between pages in the deployed site, The predetermined constructs, therefore, provide templates of complex rendering formats allowing for content insertion without burdening the user with development of the constructs so rendered. Constructed websites may be hosted by the development entity, further relieving the user from website maintenance. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198610 | DEFINING EXTERNAL WEBSITE CONTENT SOURCES - A website construction tool allows website construction via an interactive graphical user interface (GUI) using containers and modules defining predetermined website constructs from a robust assortment of common and popular rendering formats and content source definition for individual webpages, and arranges the individual pages for navigation. A user selects from the predefined constructs by selecting modules for generating code, corresponding to the desired content, source and rendering format. Pointing device positioning locates the on-screen location by generating a container dedicated to the desired content. Webpage structure, or page flow, is generated by insertion of navigation controls and page insertions for navigating between pages in the deployed site, The predetermined constructs, therefore, provide templates of complex rendering formats allowing for content insertion without burdening the user with development of the constructs so rendered. Constructed websites may be hosted by the development entity, further relieving the user from website maintenance. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198611 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A COMMON DATA INTERFACE TO WEB SERVICES - Disclosed are methods and systems for developing web services for a plurality of platforms utilizing a plurality of web service specification languages. A common data layer is used to map classes of different web service specification languages to a common class hierarchy. This allows for the creation of data layers independent of each individual web service specification language, reducing the requirement to implement duplicate data controls for each web service specification language. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198612 | REDUCING WEB BROWSING OVERHEADS WITH EXTERNAL CODE CERTIFICATION - Methods, servers, and systems for using signatures/certifications embedded in pre-processed code to enable use or reuse of pre-processed code to obviate the need to perform some operations or execute some scripts within the web page content. One or more operations may be performed within an executable script in web page content and signing the result of the operation in a manner that can be used to verify that the corresponding operation may be skipped by a browser. A browser receiving signed pre-processed code may use a signature verification process to determine whether the browser can bypass executing corresponding scripts in the web page content or perform alternative operations. Operations may be pre-performed and the results signed by off-line tools and included in the web page content. Results of operations may be stored in memory along with a signature so the results of the operation can be reused in the future. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198613 | METHODS FOR TRANFORMING REQUESTS FOR WEB CONTENT AND DEVICES THEREOF - A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for transforming a request for web content includes obtaining at a web content optimization computing apparatus a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request for a web page from at least one client computing device. An eXtensible Markup Language (XML) document including a representation of the HTTP request is generated with the web content optimization computing apparatus. At least one rule document associated with the HTTP request is identified with the web content optimization computing apparatus. The identified at least one rule document is transformed with the web content optimization computing apparatus into an eXtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) document including one or more templates. One or more of the templates of the XSL document are applied with the web content optimization computing apparatus to transform the XML document. The transformed XML document is provided by the web content optimization computing apparatus. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198614 | Methods and Systems for Designing Documents with Inline Scrollable Elements - A computerized device can comprise a storage medium and a processor (or other data processing hardware) to implement a bundler module. The bundler module accesses, from the storage medium, data defining an arrangement of document elements and identifies a container frame in the arrangement of document elements. The bundler module searches for a content frame matching the identified container frame, and in response to locating the content frame matching the identified container frame, generates code defining a document. The document comprises HTML or other code that, when processed by a rendering application, provides the content frame as an inline scrollable element. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198615 | Creating Flexible Structure Descriptions - In one embodiment, the invention provides a method, comprising detecting data fields on a scanned document image; generating a flexible document description based on the detected data fields, including creating a set of search elements for each data field, each search element having associated search criteria; and training or modifying the flexible document description using, for example, a search algorithm to detect the data fields on additional training images based on the set of search elements. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198616 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMATION OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - A method and system for creation of customized documents over a network as well as for negotiation of contents for documents over a network (e.g., Internet) are disclosed. In one aspect, professional documents can be created in an automated manner. In another aspect, negotiation of documents (or their contents) can be performed in an automated manner. In either case, the customization and/or negotiation is efficient, cost-effective and useful. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198617 | DIMENSIONAL CONVERSION IN PRESENTATIONS - Technologies are described herein for converting presentations between differing slide dimensions and aspect ratios. A scaling factor is calculated from the difference between the original dimensions of the slide and the new dimensions of the converted slide. Next, the content objects on the slide are scaled based on the scaling factor such that the aspect ratio of the content object is maintained. Finally, the content objects are repositioned on the slide in order to maintain a relative distance between the position of the content object and the center of the slide. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198618 | EDUCATING USERS AND ENFORCING DATA DISSEMINATION POLICIES - An authoring component determines the sensitivity of an authored document and generates a user interface conveying contextual educational information about data dissemination policies that apply to the document. The user interface also provides user input mechanisms that allow the user to provide inputs affect the enforcement of a given data dissemination policy on the document. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198619 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR HANDLING CORPORATE DOCUMENTS - A method of creating a corporate document comprising: retrieving corporate information from a database located on at least one server; receiving inputs for the corporate document via a website; and generating a corporate document from a corporate document template by combining company information and the inputs with the document template. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198620 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING SYNCHRONOUS DOCUMENT CONVERSION - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and system for converting a document from a first format to a second format. Embodiments disclosed herein include receiving a request to convert the document from the first format to the second format. The location of the document is then identified and the document is uploaded and converted from the first format to the second format. When the conversion is complete, the document is saved in a second location that was identified in the request. As part of this process, periodic updates to the conversion process are transmitted to a requesting device. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198621 | Document Tracking System and Method - A system and method is disclosed for modifying an origin document to create a tagged document, receiving a copy of a portion of a remote document, comparing the remote document portion with the tagged document and associating data on use of the remote document with the tagged document when the remote document portion includes a tag from the tagged document. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198622 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EDITING AN ITEM LIST IN ELECTRONIC CONTENT - In various embodiments, a computerized method includes creating a first item of a list having at least two items that form a portion of electronic content. The computerized method can include creating a second item of the list within the electronic content, as well as converting the second item to a separate paragraph below the first item, wherein the separate paragraph is part of the first item. The computerized method may include creating another item of the list below the separate paragraph, wherein a continuity is maintained between the first item and the another item of the list. The computerized method includes storing the electronic content in a machine-readable medium. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198623 | Intelligent Prioritization of Activated Extensions - Extension prioritization may be provided. Upon opening a document in a software application, a determination may be made whether the document satisfies a respective activation rule for each of a plurality of application extensions associated with the software application. In response to determining that the document satisfies a respective activation rule for each of a plurality of application extensions associated with the software application a priority may be identified for each of the plurality of application extensions and a user interface element associated with at least one of the plurality of application extensions may be displayed. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198624 | DOCUMENT-BASED WORKFLOWS - A workflow application allows users to store, manage, and perform tasks related to workflows comprised of ordered sets of documents. The application provides an interface for creating and managing a workflow. Each document added to the workflow is assigned to a particular position in the workflow. Via the interface, the user saves data defining the workflow. In this manner, the workflow may be shared or preserved for subsequent re-use. The application allows a user to perform various tasks with respect to the workflow. Via an interface control presented by the application, the user instigates such tasks. In response, the application causes the task to be performed for each document in the workflow in an order corresponding to the arrangement of the documents within the workflow. For example, the application may render and print each document in the workflow. Or, the application may generate a combined workflow report. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198625 | System For Generating Haptic Feedback and Receiving User Inputs - A system that can accept inputs from one or more users and that can give haptic feedback to one or more users. The system can utilize network communication of data, various complimentary types of end effectors, various complimentary methods for force generation, and various attachments and accessories. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198626 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SERVER - According to one embodiment, an electronic device communicating with a server includes a transmitter, a receiver and a display controller. The transmitter is configured to transmit, to the server, at least one of setting information of an application set by a user and setting information set in the electronic device by the user. The receiver is configured to receive, from the server, answer information to anticipated user's questions in accordance with the setting information. The display controller is configured to controls to display the answer information. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198627 | Dynamic Extension View with Multiple Levels of Expansion - Application extension management may be provided. A plurality of related documents may be scanned to determine whether an activation trigger associated with an application extension has been triggered. In response to determining that the activation trigger associated with the application extension has been triggered, the application extension may be triggered and a user interface element associated with the application extension may be displayed according to a display rule. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198628 | Methods and apparatus for automated wizard generation - A system receives an identification of an electronic form that contains a set of objects. At least one object allows a user, via a graphical user interface, to provide input to the object. The system identifies a set of objects from the electronic form to be included within a panel used by a wizard to complete the electronic form. The system generates the panel for presentation by the wizard. The panel allows the user to provide input to those objects on that panel. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198629 | TECHNIQUES FOR MAKING A MEDIA STREAM THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF AN ONLINE MEETING - Techniques for managing video streams in an online conference event are described. An apparatus may comprise a media content manager component and a media selection component. The media content manager component is operative on a logic device to generate a composite media stream from a plurality of media streams received from a multimedia conference server for a multimedia conference event. The media selection component is operative on the logic device to select a primary media stream from the plurality of media streams based on selection by the participant. The apparatus may also comprise a visual media generator component which is operative to receive the selected primary media stream and map the selected primary media stream to a primary display frame on the display device. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198630 | ASSISTED HEARING DEVICE - An audio processing device including multiple input receivers to receive input signals from multiple sources and a user interface that facilitates selection of audio source and associated parameters, amplification and processing of the chosen source or sources and an audio output, operably coupled to wired or wireless earphone, headset, or headphone to the end user. The enhanced user interface provided by a smartphone, or tablet device or other interface the user can choose one or more audio sources to be heard and enhanced with additional content or audio sources from a network or other secondary signal source. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198631 | Spring Motions During Object Animation - Particular embodiments display an object at a first position on a screen of an electronic device; and in response to a user selecting the object with one or more fingers and moving the fingers around the screen, display an animated sequence depicting the object moving around the screen tracking movements of the user's fingers, movements of the object in the first animated sequence simulating a visual effect of the object being tethered to the user's fingers by one or more springs. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198632 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING A PLAYLIST BASED ON USER POPULARITY OF SONGS THEREIN THROUGH A MUSIC SERVICE - A method includes inputting a seed data via a music interface associated with a music service on a music device through a user thereof. The seed data is a driver of creation of a playlist associated with the music service. The method also includes determining popularity of songs related to the seed data on a music server based on a usage history of the user with respect to the seed data. The music server is configured to generate the playlist. Further, the method includes providing a capability to the user to control a ratio of popular songs in the playlist related to the seed data on the music interface through another interface therefor. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198633 | LOCATION-BASED MUSIC TAGGING AND SHARING THROUGH A MUSIC SERVICE - A method includes providing, through a music server communicatively coupled to a music device, a capability to a user of the music device to tag a song. The method also includes associating, through the music server, a location of the music device with the song based on the tagging. Further, the method includes solely providing, through the music server, access to the tagged song to the user and/or another user when the corresponding music device of the user and/or another music device associated with the another user is within the location. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198634 | Video Object Behavior in a User Interface - In one embodiment, presenting a video in a user interface in a first presentation mode of a plurality of presentation modes, each presentation mode has a specific size for presenting a visual portion of the video and a specific volume for presenting an audio portion of the video; and in response to a user interaction with the video in the first presentation mode, transitioning the video to a second presentation mode, comprising: changing the visual portion of the video from a first size of the first presentation mode to a second size of the second presentation mode; and changing the audio portion of the video from a first volume of the first presentation mode to a second volume of the second presentation mode. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198635 | Managing Multiple Participants at the Same Location in an Online Conference - Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for managing multiple participants at the same location in an online conference. One embodiment is a method for providing an online conference comprising: a conferencing system establishing an audio conference with a plurality of client devices via a communication network, each client device associated with a first participant; the conferencing system determining at least one second participant co-located with one of the first participants and the corresponding client device; and the conferencing system presenting, to each of the client devices, the audio conference and a conference user interface, the conference user interface displaying a participant object identifying each of the first and second participants. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198636 | Dynamic Content Presentations - A system and method are provided for a network-based content management system (CMS) for creating and sharing presentation objects, and for generating revenue based on providing access to tools by which the presentation objects are created, stored and managed. In the system, a content management service includes a database that stores a presentation object, and a Web server stores a Web page including a link to the presentation object. When the Web page is displayed on a computing device that accesses the Web page via the Web, the presentation object appears as an embedded presentation. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198637 | CLOUD SERVICE DASHBOARD - Techniques for displaying cloud services availability and configuration information which have particular applicability in an environment where a cloud service provider offers virtual data center services to numerous commercial customers. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198638 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFORMING OF AVAILABLE DEVICES IN CONTENTS SHARING NETWORK - A contents sharing network is provided. An operating method of a control device includes determining a current state of possible states in a contents sharing process over a network; and displaying an icon indicating the current state among a plurality of predefined icons. The states are defined as a combination of at least one item of network connection, device discovery, a type of the discovered device, the number of the discovered devices, and existence of an available additional service. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198639 | Role Engineering Scoping and Management - Mechanisms are provided for performing a role engineering project for applying security roles to access operations targeting resources. A plurality of data objects representing one or more user identities, permissions, and resources of an organization computing system are received. One or more filter criteria for filtering the plurality of data objects to generate a subset of data objects for consideration during the role engineering project are received. The one or more filter criteria specify a scope of the role engineering project. The one or more filter criteria are applied to generate the subset of data objects. Role engineering project operations are performed on the subset of data objects to generate one or more security roles. The one or more security roles are deployed to the organization computing system to control access operations targeting resources of the organization computing system. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198640 | Movable search GUI element for restricting search scope - User input is received to cause a search graphical user interface (GUI) element to move within a GUI having areas that each correspond to a content type. The given area over which the search GUI element has been moved is determined. The search GUI element is adapted so that a search performable via the search GUI element is restricted in scope to the content type of the given area. The GUI may be a web page of a web site. The search GUI element may be a search box. The area and/or the search GUI element may be graphically modified to provide visual feedback as to the content type of the given area to which the search is restricted in scope. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198641 | PREDICTIVE METHODS FOR PRESENTING WEB CONTENT ON MOBILE DEVICES - Once a computing device receives a request to display a webpage, the device may use criteria to determine the portion of the page that is likely to be the most relevant to the user. The computing device may then zoom in (i.e., adjust the relative size and position of the elements in the webpage) and pan or scroll through the webpage such that the most relevant portion is displayed. Additionally, the computing device may superimpose on the displayed portion of the webpage links that represent other portions of the webpage that are currently not displayed but are relevant to the currently displayed portion. Selecting a link causes the computing device to display the corresponding portion. Furthermore, as the user zooms out, the computing device may also highlight hotspots or points of interests for the new content that is being displayed. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198642 | Providing Supplemental Content - Computing devices, computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions, methods, and systems for discovering, organizing, and presenting supplemental content are disclosed. A discovery system may be used to discover an item, such as a supplemental content presentation application, which, when launched may present supplemental content to a user while the user is consuming primary content. The supplemental content presentation application may also present a timeline that users may interact with to view different portions of the supplemental content. The timeline may also be modified by adding markers along the timeline so that when a marker is selected, a particular piece of supplemental content is presented. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198643 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE - A method and apparatus for providing a user interface, at a device, is provided. The method includes displaying a first user interface associated with a specific user; receiving a selection of the first user interface; and displaying a communication function list for connecting with the specific user. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198644 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE PAGE IN HOME NETWORK - A method and an apparatus for providing a User Interface (UI) page in a home network are provided. At a first client receives a UI page from a server. A UI state of a current UI page is transmitted from the first client to the server or a second client to store the UI state of the current UI page in the server or the second client, when a UI state storage event for storing the UI state of the current UI page occurs. When a request for restoration of the UI state is generated by the second client, the UI state is controlled according to a capability of the second client by the server or the second client, and the controlled UI state is applied to the UI page received from the server by the second client. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198645 | MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS FOR A SINGLE BUSINESS PROCESS - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing a customized representation of a business process involving one or more organizational entities that are accessible through a network. A user interface that can display a customized representation of a business process is provided. User information, including user privileges associated with the business process, is stored in a central repository that is accessible through the network. A request to view the business process is received from a first user through the user interface. The user privileges for the first user are retrieved from the central repository. A customized representation of the business process is displayed with the user interface. The customized representation is in compliance with the retrieved user privileges for the first user. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198646 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING USER CHOICES - A system, method, and computer-accessible medium for protecting user choice settings are provided. The system and method provide an application programming interface that uses a security subsystem to unlock, write, and relock the user choice settings to insure that the user's choices are enforced and respected by the applications that attempt to change them in a manner that is verifiable and transparent to the user. The user is notified whenever a change to their user choice settings is made. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198647 | Extension Activation for Related Documents - Extension activation may be provided. Upon receiving a new document associated with a plurality of related documents, extension trigger conditions may be evaluated. In response to determining that an extension trigger is satisfied, a user interface element associated with the extension trigger may be displayed. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198648 | STATE CHANGE ALERTS MECHANISM - A communications system including one or more alert gates and an alert controller. Each alert gate is configured to detect a different type of alert feed corresponding to a particular kind of alert. The alert controller is connected to the alert gates and operable to receive detected alerts from the alert gates and to deliver the detected alerts to a user of the communications system. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198649 | STATE CHANGE ALERTS MECHANISM - A communications system including one or more alert gates and an alert controller. Each alert gate is configured to detect a different type of alert feed corresponding to a particular kind of alert. The alert controller is connected to the alert gates and operable to receive detected alerts from the alert gates and to deliver the detected alerts to a user of the communications system. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198650 | MANAGING ITEMS IN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT - A system, methods and interfaces are provided for managing items in a networked environment. A set of items, such as publications or other works, can be embodied in tangible media that are mutually exclusive. In response to a selection of an item, a prioritized order of the tangible media corresponding to the selected item is provided. Each tangible media can be further subdivided into a prioritized order of physical attributes of the respective tangible media. | 2013-08-01 |
| 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. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198652 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A REMINDER REGARDING A FEED ITEM OF A FEED OF AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK - Disclosed are examples of apparatus, methods, and computer readable storage media for providing a reminder regarding a feed item of an information feed of an online social network. In some implementations, an indication is received at a computing device. The indication is with respect to occurrence of an event in relation to a designated one of a plurality of feed items of the information feed of the online social network. In response to receiving the indication, data is provided to cause a display device to display a reminder component with the information feed in a user interface. The reminder component is configured to present information identifying the designated feed item. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198653 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING INPUT DURING A COLLABORATION SESSION AND INTERACTIVE BOARD EMPLOYING SAME - A method of displaying input during a collaboration session, comprises providing a canvas for receiving input from at least one participant using a computing device joined to the collaboration session; and displaying the canvas at one of a plurality of discrete zoom levels on a display associated with the computing device. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198654 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Programs for Controlling a Conference Interface Without Joining as a Participant - A method for monitoring and controlling a conference interface includes receiving a request indicating that a notification of an event associated with the conference interface is desired, determining occurrence of the event, sending the notice to a computing device that initiated the request, receiving an out-of-conference communication from the computing device and in response thereto, modifying a characteristic of the conference interface. A system includes computing devices coupled to a conferencing platform via one or more networks. The conference platform operates a web server that publishes a graphical user interface associated with an identified subscriber. A computing device associated with the identified subscriber is provided an application that enables the computing device to communicate a request for notification of an event in their conference interface without being present in the conference interface. The application enables the computing device to receive notification of the event and to respond to the same. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198655 | Interface for Sharing Posts About a Live Online Event Among Users of a Social Networking System - An external system (e.g., a website) is associated with an event and includes an interface that allows users to interact with streams of content associated with a social networking system. The interface allows a user to provide posts about the event via the interface, where the posts are displayed in the interface and also in a social networking interface on social networking system in connection with the user and other users associated with that user. The user can view, via the interface on the external system, posts from all users that are provided via the interface (e.g., everyone watching the event), thereby increasing the likelihood that the posts are relevant to the event. The user can also view, via the interface, posts from users associated with the user via the social networking system (e.g., friends of the user), regardless of where those are posted. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198656 | Event Management/Production of an Online Event Using Event Analytics - Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for producing an online event. One embodiment is a method comprising: a conferencing system establishing an audio conference between one or more speakers and a plurality of listen-only viewers accessing the conferencing system via a communication network; the conferencing system presenting an event production user interface to an event producer, the event production user interface configured to enable the event producer to selectively control a viewer user interface presented to the listen-only viewers during the online event; obtaining analytics data associated with the online event; and during the online event, providing a production recommendation to the event producer in the event production user interface based on the analytics data. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198657 | Integrated Public/Private Online Conference - Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for providing an integrated public/private online conference. One embodiment is computer program embodied in a computer readable medium and executable by a processor for providing an online conference. One such computer program comprises: logic configured to establish an audio conference between a plurality of participants operating corresponding computing devices connected via a communication network; logic configured to designate at least one of the participants as a private participant that participates in the audio conference in a private mode and a remaining portion of the participants that participant in the audio conference in a public mode; and logic configured to present the audio conference to the public participants via a public conference interface that visually identifies only the public participants. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198658 | DESIGNING WEBSITE USER CONTROLS - A website construction tool allows website construction via an interactive graphical user interface (GUI) using containers and modules defining predetermined website constructs from a robust assortment of common and popular rendering formats and content source definition for individual webpages, and arranges the individual pages for navigation. A user selects from the predefined constructs by selecting modules for generating code, corresponding to the desired content, source and rendering format. Pointing device positioning locates the on-screen location by generating a container dedicated to the desired content. Webpage structure, or page flow, is generated by insertion of navigation controls and page insertions for navigating between pages in the deployed site, The predetermined constructs, therefore, provide templates of complex rendering formats allowing for content insertion without burdening the user with development of the constructs so rendered. Constructed websites may be hosted by the development entity, further relieving the user from website maintenance. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198659 | IMPLEMENTING WEBSITE THEMES IN A WEBSITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION - A website construction tool allows website construction via an interactive graphical user interface (GUI) using containers and modules defining predetermined website constructs from a robust assortment of common and popular rendering formats and content source definition for individual webpages, and arranges the individual pages for navigation. A user selects from the predefined constructs by selecting modules for generating code, corresponding to the desired content, source and rendering format. Pointing device positioning locates the on-screen location by generating a container dedicated to the desired content. Webpage structure, or page flow, is generated by insertion of navigation controls and page insertions for navigating between pages in the deployed site, The predetermined constructs, therefore, provide templates of complex rendering formats allowing for content insertion without burdening the user with development of the constructs so rendered. Constructed websites may be hosted by the development entity, further relieving the user from website maintenance. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198660 | Movable search GUI element for restricting search scope - User input is received to cause a search graphical user interface (GUI) element to move within a GUI having areas that each correspond to a content type. The given area over which the search GUI element has been moved is determined. The search GUI element is adapted so that a search performable via the search GUI element is restricted in scope to the content type of the given area. The GUI may be a web page of a web site. The search GUI element may be a search box. The area and/or the search GUI element may be graphically modified to provide visual feedback as to the content type of the given area to which the search is restricted in scope. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198661 | Hierarchical User Interface - In one embodiment, a method includes presenting a hierarchical user interface on a screen of an electronic device, the hierarchical user interface having one or more content sections at a first level and each content section having one or more content items at one or more second levels above the first level; adjusting a layout of the content sections or the content items of each content section based on a size, orientation, or aspect ratio of the screen of the electronic device; and enabling a user to view the content sections and the content items of each content section. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198662 | AUTOMATIC GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE CREATION - Techniques for automated graphical user interface (GUI) creation and/or rendering are provided. Establishments are defined via items for sale and rules defining workflow processing for purchasing the items. Each establishment representing a sub hierarchy. A GUI is rendered to represent a custom hierarchy of the sub hierarchies and presented to a user. The user interacts with the GUI to select a specific establishment and perform a specific transaction with that establishment in accordance with that establishment's items for sale and rules. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198663 | Hierarchical User Interface - In one embodiment, one or more components of a user interface are arranged in a hierarchy of layers. The user interface is presented according to the structure of the hierarchy, with one or more first components from a first layer floating on top of a second component from a second layer beneath the first layer. The first components are children of the second components. A user may interact with components uniformly, meaning that each specific user interaction applied to each component results in similar response from each component. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198664 | Transitions Among Hierarchical User-Interface Layers - In one embodiment, one or more components of a user interface are arranged in a hierarchy of layers and displayed to a user. The user interface is presented according to the structure of the hierarchy. In response to a first user interaction with a component that has a parent, the display transitions from a first layer at which the component is presented to a second layer at which the parent of the component is presented, with the second layer being beneath the first layer. In response to a second user interaction with a component that has a child, the display transitions from the first layer at which the component is presented to a third layer at which the child of the component is presented, with the third layer being above the first layer | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198665 | Preview of Objects Arranged in a Series - Particular embodiments display a first object in a series of objects in its entirety on a screen of an electronic device; and in response to a user interacting with the first object by moving the first object towards a first side of the screen for a distance less than a predetermined threshold distance, gradually move the first object towards the first side of the screen until a portion of the first object is displayed within a first portion of the screen on the first side of the screen; gradually move a second object onto the screen towards the first side of the screen until a portion of a second object is displayed within a second portion of the screen on a second side of the screen for the user to preview the second object; and display shading around the portion of the second object. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198666 | Overlay Images and Texts in User Interface - In one embodiment, overlaying a first element on top of a second element in a user interface; and adjusting visual appearance of the first element based on a portion of the second element underneath the first element. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198667 | METHOD FOR CHANGING STRING ARRANGEMENT, RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STRING ARRANGEMENT CHANGING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSOR - A method for changing, by using a computer, an arrangement of strings that are arranged along an inner periphery of a graphic and partially overlap one another is offered. The computer arranges the strings in a radial pattern from a reference point determined within the graphic, determines whether overlapping strings are present, and moves the reference point in a direction to separate from the overlapping strings when the computer determines that the overlapping strings are present. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198668 | Image Object Behavior in a User Interface - In one embodiment, presenting an image in a user interface in a first presentation mode of a plurality of presentation modes, comprising displaying a cropped version of the image when a display area for the image in the first presentation mode is smaller than the image; and in response to a user interaction with the image in the first presentation mode, transitioning the image to a second presentation mode, comprising zooming out the image from the cropped version of the image to a full version of the image. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198669 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESERVOIR VISUALIZATION - Described herein is a data visualization system for generating an interactive 3D volume rendering of a subsurface volume with values of one or more variables displayed in the interactive 3D volume rendering of the subsurface volume. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130198670 | ENVIRONMENT CONTROLLER PROVIDING STATE-BASED CONTROL MENUS AND ENVIRONMENT CONTROL METHOD - The present disclosure relates to an environment control method and to an environment controller. An input interface receives an environmental characteristic value from a sensor. A processing module determines a current environmental state based on the environmental characteristic value. A touch-sensitive display shows an icon having a visual appearance representing the current environmental state. A user selection of the icon is detected by the touch-sensitive display. A control menu having a content based on the current environmental state is shown on the touch-sensitive display. A color or a luminance level of the icon may be used to represent the actual status. The touch-sensitive display may concurrently show several icons, each icon representing a distinct environmental feature based on one value or on a combination of values, each icon also showing a current status of the environmental feature. | 2013-08-01 |
