43rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 70 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130283117 | LOW-DENSITY PARITY-CHECK CODE DECODER AND DECODING METHOD - Provided is a low-density parity-check (LDPC) code decoder and a decoding method. The decoding method may include calculating a message of a variable node (V-node), calculating a message of a check node (C-node), and calculating log-likelihood ratio (LLR) data of a channel using the message of the V-node and the message of the C-node. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283118 | LAUNCH DELAY OFFSET DATA FLOW PROTECTION - A signal protector utilizes a dual data path delay offset enabling signal recovery on both paths following simultaneous data loss on both paths. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283119 | Method and Apparatus for Elementary Updating a Check Node During Decoding of a Block Encoded with a Non-binary LDPC Code - Method of elementary updating a check node of a non-binary LDPC code during a decoding of a block encoded with said LDPC code, comprising receiving a first input message (U) and a second input message (V) each comprising n | 2013-10-24 |
20130283120 | DECODING APPARATUS WITH DE-INTERLEAVING EFFORTS DISTRIBUTED TO DIFFERENT DECODING PHASES AND RELATED DECODING METHOD THEREOF - A decoding apparatus includes a memory device and a decoding circuit. The memory device is arranged for storing a data block with inter-row interleaving in a plurality of data rows of the data block and without intra-row interleaving in each of the data rows. The decoding circuit is coupled to the memory device. The decoding circuit is arranged for accessing the memory device to perform a first decoding operation with inter-row de-interleaving memory access, and accessing the memory device to perform a second decoding operation with intra-row de-interleaving memory access memory access. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283121 | ERROR CORRECTION CODE FOR UNIDIRECTIONAL MEMORY - A memory array and a method of writing to a unidirectional non-volatile storage cell are disclosed whereby a user data word is transformed to an internal data word and written to one or more unidirectional data storage cells according to a cell coding scheme. A check word may be generated that corresponds to the internal data word. In some embodiments, the check word may be generated by inverting one or more bits of an intermediate check word. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283122 | Error Correction Coding Over Multiple Memory Pages - A method for data storage includes encoding each of multiple data items individually using a first Error Correction Code (ECC) to produce respective encoded data items. The encoded data items are stored in a memory. The multiple data items are encoded jointly using a second ECC, so as to produce a code word of the second ECC, and only a part of the code word is stored in the memory. The stored encoded data items are recalled from the memory and the first ECC is decoded in order to reconstruct the data items. Upon a failure to reconstruct a given data item from a respective given encoded data item by decoding the first ECC, the given data item is reconstructed based on the part of the code word of the second ECC and on the encoded data items other than the given encoded data item. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283123 | COMBINED GROUP ECC PROTECTION AND SUBGROUP PARITY PROTECTION - A method and system are disclosed for providing combined error code protection and subgroup parity protection for a given group of n bits. The method comprises the steps of identifying a number, m, of redundant bits for said error protection; and constructing a matrix P, wherein multiplying said given group of n bits with P produces m redundant error correction code (ECC) protection bits, and two columns of P provide parity protection for subgroups of said given group of n bits. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the matrix P is constructed by generating permutations of m bit wide vectors with three or more, but an odd number of, elements with value one and the other elements with value zero; and assigning said vectors to rows of the matrix P. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283124 | DATA INTEGRITY IN MEMORY CONTROLLERS AND METHODS - The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems for data integrity in memory controllers. One memory controller embodiment includes a host interface and first error detection circuitry coupled to the host interface. The memory controller can include a memory interface and second error detection circuitry coupled to the memory interface. The first error detection circuitry can be configured to calculate error detection data for data received from the host interface and to check the integrity of data transmitted to the host interface. The second error detection circuitry can be configured to calculate error correction data for data and first error correction data transmitted to the memory interface and to check integrity of data and first error correction data received from the memory interface. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283125 | DISTRIBUTED STORAGE NETWORK MEMORY ACCESS BASED ON MEMORY STATE - A storage device of a DSN includes a plurality of memory devices, an interface, and a processing module. The storage device receives an encoded data slice of a set of encoded data slices, wherein a data segment is dispersed storage error encoded to produce the set of encoded data slices. The dispersed storage error encoding includes arranging the data segment into a data matrix of data blocks, generating an encoded data matrix from the data matrix and an encoding matrix, and arranging encoded data blocks of the encoded data matrix into the set of encoded data slices. The storage unit then divides the encoded data slice into encoded data slice partitions and generates a parity data partition therefrom. The storage device then stores the encoded data slice partitions and the parity data partition in separate memory devices. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283126 | ERROR DETECTION WITHIN A MEMORY - Embodiments of systems and methods for detecting errors that occur in association with an access to a memory and providing an associated error status are presented herein. According to one embodiment, an access to a memory may be received, where the access comprises a request tag. A request parity is determined based on the request tag and a stored tag and a stored parity associated with the request tag are also determined. An error correction status is determined based on the stored tag and the stored parity associated with the request tag. Additionally, a parity hotness is determined by comparing the request parity and the stored parity and a tag hotness is determined by comparing the request tag and the stored tag. An error status associated with the access is determined based on the parity hotness, the tag hotness and the error correction status. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283127 | COMBINED SOFT DETECTION/SOFT DECODING IN TAPE DRIVE STORAGE CHANNELS - In one embodiment, a method includes executing a first forward loop of a detection algorithm on a block of signal samples during a first time interval, executing a first reverse loop of the detection algorithm on the block during a second time interval to produce first soft information, executing a decoding algorithm on the block during a third time interval using the first soft information to produce second soft information, executing a second forward loop of the detection algorithm on the block during a fourth time interval using the second soft information, executing a second reverse loop of the detection algorithm on the block during a fifth time interval to produce third soft information, executing the decoding algorithm on the block during a sixth time interval using the third soft information to produce a decoded block of signal samples, and outputting the decoded block of signal samples. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283128 | Operating Method of Controller Controlling Nonvolatile Memory Device and Mapping Pattern Selecting Method of Selecting Mapping Pattern Mapping Polar Coded Code Word with Multi Bit Data of Nonvolatile Memory Device - An operating method of a nonvolatile memory device controller includes generating a code word through polar encoding of information bits, reading a mapping pattern, generating a repeated mapping pattern through iteration of the mapping pattern, and mapping each bit of the code word onto a specific bit of multi-bit data of the nonvolatile memory device, based upon the repeated mapping pattern. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283129 | SOLID-STATE MASS STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FAILURE ANTICIPATION - A solid-state mass storage device and method of operating the storage device to anticipate the failure of at least one memory device thereof before a write endurance limitation is reached. The method includes assigning at least a first memory block of the memory device as a wear indicator that is excluded from use as data storage, using pages of at least a set of memory blocks of the memory device for data storage, writing data to and erasing data from each memory block of the set in program/erase (P/E) cycles, performing wear leveling on the set of memory blocks, subjecting the wear indicator to more P/E cycles than the set of memory blocks, performing integrity checks of the wear indicator and monitoring its bit error rate, and taking corrective action if the bit error rate increases. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283130 | ERROR RECOVERY STORAGE ALONG A MEMORY STRING - Apparatus and methods store error recovery data in different dimensions of a memory array. For example, in one dimension, block error correction codes (ECC) are used, and in another dimension, supplemental error correction codes, such as convolutional codes, are used. By using separate dimensions, the likelihood that a defect affects both error recovery techniques is lessened, thereby increasing the probability that error recovery can be performed successfully. In one example, block error correction codes are used for data stored along rows, and this data is stored in one level of multiple-level cells of the array. Supplemental error correction codes are used for data stored along columns, such as along the cells of a string, and the supplemental error correction codes are stored in a different level than the error correction codes. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283131 | LDPC ENCODING AND DECODING TECHNIQUES - The present disclosure relates to techniques used for improved LDPC encoding and encoding and associated architectures therefor. In one exemplary embodiment, a set of parity bits (p) are generated from a set of information bits (s), by storing information related to z×z sub-matrices of a first sub-matrix and of a second sub-matrix corresponding to a first and a second portion of a parity check matrix H of an LDPC code, to allow representation of the parity check matrix in a compressed form and by generating the set of parity bits p by appropriately multiplying, shifting and accumulating subsets from the set of information bits s based on the stored information, without decompressing the parity check matrix. Further relevenat techniques are also described. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283132 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING PACKET IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A packet transmission/reception method for use in a communication system is provided. The method includes generating control information corresponding to Forward Error Correction (FEC), acquiring at least one source packet to be protected using the FEC, generating at least one repair symbol with at least one repair FEC payload ID and at least one source FEC payload ID according to the at least one source packet and the control information, and transmitting the at least one source packet, the at least one repair symbol with the at least one repair FEC payload ID, and the at least one source FEC payload ID. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283133 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ECC DECODER - Methods for Error Correction Code (ECC) decoding include producing syndromes from a set of bits, which represent data that has been encoded with the ECC. An Error Locator Polynomial (ELP) is generated based on the syndromes. At least some of the ELP roots are identified, and the errors indicated by these roots are corrected. Each syndrome may be produced by applying to the bits vector operations in a vector space. Each syndrome is produced by applying vector operations using a different basis of the vector space. The ELP may be evaluated on a given field element by operating on ELP coefficients using serial multipliers, wherein each serial multiplier performs a sequence of multiplication cycles and produces an interim result in each cycle. Responsively to detecting at least one interim result indicating that the given element is not an ELP root, the multiplication cycles are terminated before completion of the sequence. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283134 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH BLIND DECODING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A communication system includes: a decoding-probability module for calculating a decoding likelihood with a control unit for characterizing an alternative hypothesis regarding an arriving communication; a null-probability module, coupled to the decoding-probability module, for calculating a null likelihood for characterizing a null hypothesis regarding the arriving communication; a weight-calculation module, coupled to the decoding-probability module, for generating a decision weight corresponding to the decoding likelihood, the null likelihood, or a combination thereof; a reliability calculation module, coupled to the decoding-probability module, for calculating a decoding reliability with the decision weight, the decoding likelihood, and the null likelihood, the decoding reliability corresponding to a decoded-result; and a decoding module, coupled to the reliability calculation module, for decoding the arriving communication with a decoding parameter based on the decoding reliability for communicating with a device. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283135 | PARITY ERROR RECOVERY METHOD FOR STRING SEARCH CAM - Data is compressed using content addressable memory without disruption despite error using a plurality of content addressable memories to detect sequentially repeating data elements of the data. Compression information is generated for each sequence of repeating data elements that repeat for at least a compression threshold without any one of the plurality of content addressable memories generating an indication of an error for a matching content addressable memory entry. Individual data elements are output for each of the data elements that do not repeat for the compression threshold. Compression information is generated for each sequence of repeating data elements that repeat for at least the compression threshold and then generating a currently searched data element that matches the repeating data elements when any one of the plurality of content addressable memories generates an indication of an error for a content addressable memory entry that matches the currently searched data element. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283136 | Effects Application Based on Object Clustering - A system in accordance with the present invention may include one or more processors, memory that receives instructions from the one or more processors according to a clock operating at a frequency, one or more programs stored in the memory, with instructions to: access media content; analyze the media content according to meta data, media characteristics, or other media-related data; and, create a media content object cluster according to the meta data, the media characteristics, or the other media-related data. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283137 | Snapshot Refreshment for Search Results Page Preview - Methods, systems, and programming for refreshing web page URL snapshots are disclosed. A plurality of URLs is received. URLs from the plurality of URLs are selected to schedule for refreshment of snapshots corresponding to web pages associated with the URLs. A plurality of snapshots is generated, each snapshot associated with a corresponding URL of the selected URLs scheduled for refreshment. The plurality of snapshots is provided for display, wherein each snapshot is a viewable and actionable link to the corresponding URL the snapshot is associated with. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283138 | METHOD FOR CREATING KNOWLEDGE MAP - A method for creating a knowledge map is revealed. The method includes several steps. Get a plurality of electronic chapters and arrange the electronic chapters in sequence to obtain a knowledge node sequence list. Then the knowledge node sequence list is stored in a memory and a plurality of knowledge nodes of the knowledge node sequence list is connected to the electronic chapters by hyperlinks. Next compile a list property of the knowledge node sequence list and a plurality of node properties of the knowledge nodes to create the knowledge map that shows connections and structure of knowledge. The knowledge connections are visualized and graphically organized in the knowledge map to promote thinking and learning. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283139 | MANAGING WEB EXTENSION THROUGH MANIFEST FILE - A web extension is managed through a manifest file. An application managing the web extension receives attributes of the extension from a developer or metadata of the extension. A pointer to the web extension is inserted into the attributes. The pointer can be used as a link to activate the web extension. The attributes are stored in a manifest file formatted in extensible markup language (XML). The functionality of the web extension is managed based on the manifest file. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283140 | SNAPSHOT GENERATION FOR SEARCH RESULTS PAGE PREVIEW - Methods, systems, and programming for providing web page snapshots are disclosed. A URL is received. A snapshot of the web page associated with the URL is generated. A plurality of features is extracted from the snapshot. A determination is made regarding whether the snapshot is high quality based on the plurality of extracted features of the snapshot. The generated snapshot is provided as a viewable and actionable link to the URL. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283141 | Client Agnostic Spatial Workflow Form Definition and Rendering - A method for building client agnostic, discoverable service oriented workflow forms for collecting spatial data input composed of spatial features and metadata is described that permits a workflow engine to export a user-defined spatial workflow represented as a service and described as XML. This workflow is composed of numerous spatial and non-spatial workflow activities chained together and includes forms for collecting user input. These forms are described using XML and can be rendered on clients irrespective of their user interface technology. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283142 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SECURE, COLLABORATIVE COMPUTER BASED COMMUNITY - A safe cloud-based environment for student learning and collaboration, promotion of appropriate and responsible online student behavior, introduction and development of student work skills and abilities, and access to hundreds of online learning systems for students instantly and securely. For parents, real-time access to student performance and behavior is afforded, as is easily submitted student registration information online. Collaboration of parents with school staff and other parents is promoted. For teachers, appropriate teaching curriculum and effective assessment/grading methods can be created/provided and collaboration with students and parents regarding assignments, events, and other information is promoted. The effectiveness of teaching initiatives and programs is tracked and analyzed and direct and instant access to critical student information is provided. For administrators, performance data and metrics is tracked, and individualized or customized information and data is distributed globally within the community. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283143 | System for Annotating Media Content for Automatic Content Understanding - A system for annotating frames in a media stream frames includes a pattern recognition system (PRS) to generate PRS output metadata for a frame; an archive for storing ground truth metadata (GTM); a device to merge the GTM and PRS output metadata and thereby generate proposed annotation data (PAD); and a user interface for use by the HA. The user interface includes an editor and an input device used by the HA to approve GTM for the frame. An optimization system receives the approved GTM and metadata output by the PRS, and adjusts input parameters for the PRS to minimize a distance metric corresponding to a difference between the GTM and PRS output metadata. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283144 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user's convenience. The present invention includes a touchscreen, a wireless communication unit configured to perform a wireless communication with at least one or more external terminals including a 1 | 2013-10-24 |
20130283145 | Approximating Electronic Document Last Reading Position - Disclosed is a method for approximating the final reading position in an electronic document such as an e-book. The final reading position is approximated by first establishing a reading speed of the reader of the e-book, which reading speed is used to approximate the final reading position on the most recently displayed page of the e-book, for instance by measuring how long the page has been displayed for and using the reading speed and this time period to obtain an approximate final reading position on the most recently displayed page. A computer program product containing this method and a system for executing this method are also disclosed. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283146 | Managing Web Content Creation in a Web Portal - Techniques for managing web content creation include identifying a portal meta-model comprising one or more rules defining relationships between portal objects, and characteristics of the portal objects; receiving a portal model through a graphical user interface (GUI), the portal model comprising one or more customizable constraints on the relationships between the portal objects and the characteristics of the portal objects; identifying one or more portal objects comprising portal content; and applying the one or more rules and the one or more customizable constraints to the identified one or more portal objects. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283147 | WEB-BASED COLLABORATIVE DOCUMENT REVIEW SYSTEM - A method of collaboratively editing a document includes converting an originating document to a web document comprising segmented files in a markup language; storing the web document on a server; retrieving the web document to generate edits thereto from a first participant; transmitting the first participant edits to the server and associating the first edits with the web document; retrieving the web document including first participant edits to generate additional edits thereto from a second participant; transmitting the second participant edits to the server and associating the second participant edits with the web document and the first participant edits; reviewing edits from all participants by a document administrator, accepting or rejecting edits, including conflicting edits, until desired changes are made to the web document; and converting the web document including first and second participant edits into an edited document into a proprietary format. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283148 | Extraction of Content from a Web Page - A system and method are provided for extracting main content from a web page. Web page segmentation is performed on a web page to provide affinity-grouped segments. Descriptive features of at least one of the affinity-grouped segments are computed. At least one of the affinity-grouped segments is classified as a main body segment based on the computed descriptive features. Additional affinity-grouped segments are classified as to a document function based on the computed descriptive features. Classified affinity-grouped segments are assembled according to their classified document functions to provide the main content. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283149 | Display of Supplementary Information on a Graphical User Interface - Disclosed are method and apparatus for displaying supplementary information on a graphical user interface. A request for supplementary information is received. The supplementary information is retrieved and displayed in a reserved display field in a graphical user interface. The reserved display field may be configured by a user to adapt to specific applications, but remains stationary throughout the user session. The reserved display field does not obstruct any other display fields in the graphical user interface. A request for supplementary information may be generated by using a mouse to first position a cursor over an active display element. A request for supplementary information associated with the active display element may be generated by clicking the mouse, or by holding the cursor stationary for a time interval greater than a threshold dwell time. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283150 | PROVIDING ARCHIVED WEB PAGE CONTENT IN PLACE OF CURRENT WEB PAGE CONTENT - In accordance with the present disclosure a user can return to a previously viewed/archived version of a web-page when the content of the currently available webpage is different from the archived content. To facilitate such an interaction, a browser can archive displayed versions of web pages and their network address and when a user makes new request for the web page, the browser can determine that there is an archived version with the requested network address. When an archived version of the web page exists, the browser can prompt the user to determine if the user wants to “re-display” the contents of a previously displayed web page or if the user wants to display the current contents provided by the website server. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283151 | Dynamic Webpage Image - A system for converting formatting of display object, including a logic (e.g., a computing device) that can be operable to traverse and record a part of source code or binary data related to a first visible item displayed on a visual output device. The logic can then convert a first data type or data structure that includes the recorded part of source code or binary data to a second data type or data structure that still includes the recorded part of source code or binary data, where the second data type or data structure is related to a second visible item displayable on the visual output device. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283152 | ARRANGING TEXT INTO COLUMNS - A method of arranging text into columns on a page, the text being arranged in paragraphs, includes; arranging text into a number of columns, the paragraphs comprising a number of lines having a line spacing, and adjusting the line spacing of the paragraphs such that the height of each column is substantially the same. Additionally, a method of arranging text into columns of a page, the text being arranged in paragraphs, includes; arranging text into a number of columns, the paragraphs comprising a number of lines having a line spacing, computing an option of adjusting the line spacing of the paragraphs, and adjusting the line spacing of the paragraphs according to the computed option. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283153 | CONTOUR BASED FLOW LAYOUT - Various embodiments introduce the notion of a flow contour that is utilized to conduct layout processing. Flow contours are utilized to organize layout space in the presence of floating objects or geometries. In at least some embodiments, objects can float to the left and/or right in the layout space. Flow contours are abstractions that then represent collections of left-floating and/or right-floating objects. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283154 | CONTENT DISPLAY SYSTEM - A content display system includes a client terminal for displaying contents and a server for managing the contents. The server manages a display layer associated with each page of main contents. The server creates a new page of the display layer based on predetermined rules and arranges on the new page of the display layer subcontents associated with the main contents, and sends to the client terminal the main contents and the display layer on which the subcontents are arranged. The client terminal displays the display layer on which the subcontents are arranged together with each page of the main contents with which the display layer is associated to associate the main contents and the subcontents with each other. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283155 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING AN OVERVIEW PAGE FOR A NUMBER OF COMPONENTS - A system includes a number of components; and a processor comprising a display, a program and a text file. The processor is structured to cause the display to display an initial overview display page operatively associated with the number of components. The processor is further structured to execute the program and cause the display to display a subsequent overview display page operatively associated with the number of components based upon the text file. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283156 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LARGE-SCALE STATISTICAL MISSPELLING CORRECTION - Methods and systems for large-scale statistical misspelling correction are provided. A method implemented in a computer infrastructure includes reviewing the input text to detect spelling errors in one or more words and calculating a variable cost distance of letters associated with the one or more words. Furthermore, the method can detect space-deletion errors and space-insertion errors. The method further includes determining a best candidate solution for correcting the spelling errors based on the variable cost distance. The method includes correcting the spelling errors using the best candidate solution. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283157 | DIGITAL COMIC VIEWER DEVICE, DIGITAL COMIC VIEWING SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING VIEWER PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON, AND DIGITAL COMIC DISPLAY METHOD - A digital comic viewer device comprising: a determination unit that determines whether or not an entire translated text corresponding to a speech balloon region in the image displayed on the screen of the display unit is fitted within the speech balloon region in a preset letter size; and a translated text display control unit that displays the translated text instead of a dialogue of an original text within the speech balloon region based on the acquired speech balloon information and text information, the translated text display control unit displaying the entire translated text in the speech balloon region when the entire translated text is fitted, and rewriting a speech balloon corresponding to the speech balloon region to a horizontally-long speech balloon and displaying the translated text in a speech balloon region of the horizontally-long speech balloon when the entire translated text is not fitted. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283158 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A CONFIGURATION OF A DOCUMENT PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT - A system implements a method for approving and modifying a configuration of one or more print-related devices or other assets. The method displays a schematic of an environment and the assets in the environment, receives a user instruction to modify an asset; and determines a key metric for the asset. In response to the instruction, the system produces a modified schematic and presents it to one or more other users for approval. The system may selectively present portions of the schematic and/or the key metrics, depending on each user's authorization level. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283159 | PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH MUSIC PERFORMANCE FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR PLAYING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS USING PORTABLE TERMINAL - Disclosed are a portable terminal with a music performance function and a method for playing a variety of musical instruments. The method includes: selecting a particular piece of music and a particular musical instrument from the portable terminal, according to a user request, and executing a music performance mode corresponding to the selected musical instrument; detecting a first input signal input to a screen according to the selected musical instrument in the musical performance mode; determining, if the first input signal is detected, whether a second input signal for executing audio source data is detected; analyzing the first and second input signals, in association with each other; and outputting audio source data of the selected music, according to the analyzed result, via audio signals. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283160 | INTEGRATED CALL CAPTURE FOR STREAMING AUDIO - Systems and techniques for capturing audio and delivering the audio in digital streaming media formats are disclosed. Several aspects of the systems and techniques operate in a cloud computing environment where computational power is allocated, utilized, and paid for entirely on demand. The systems and techniques enable a call to be made directly from a virtual machine out to a Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN) via a common Session Interface Protocol (SIP) to PSTN Breakout service, and the audio to be delivered onward to one or more Content Delivery Network (CDN). An audio call capture interface is also provided to initiate and manage the digital streaming media formats. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283161 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE ZONES OF A MULTI-ZONE MEDIA PLAYBACK SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus to manage zones of a multi-zone media playback system are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a user interface; a controller to configure one or more zone groups each associated with one or more media playback devices; a detector to monitor the user interface for a drag of an icon representative of a first one of the zone groups on the user interface from a first position to a second position; and a configuration implementer to change a configuration of the one or more zone groups in response to a detected drag of the icon. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283162 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC CONTENT MODIFICATION BASED ON USER REACTIONS - A dynamic content modification system dynamically modifies content playback based on a user reaction so as to provide an individualized entertainment experience. The system includes a sensor module configured to receive a plurality of sensor measurements of at least one user, and a user model database including a plurality of user models associated with content preferences. A controller is configured to receive the sensor measurements and apply the sensor measurements to at least one user model to determine a prediction of a user reaction to content. The controller further is configured to determine a content modification to a playback of to the content based on the prediction, and to a cause a content reproduction device to play back the content in a manner that incorporates the determined content modification. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283163 | INTUITIVE INTERFACE INITIATIVE - A device or computer program that takes the data and/or video from separate sensory devices and then combines this information for display in a standardized, but user configurable Graphical User Interface. Since each input device is paired with a device driver to properly parse the data for the input device, new devices may be added by writing new device drivers. The GUI has a standard set of elements that the individual user can modify to suit their personal preferences and needs. Since the Graphical User Interface is standardized, the user knows where to look for the data that they need no matter which sensory device is attached. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283164 | System for Controlling Association of Microphone and Speakers - A method includes steps determining individual ones of speakers and microphones connected to a first computerized appliance by execution of a software routine, determining individual ones of computer applications executable on the first or a second computerized appliance, and capable of audio input and output, and associating the speakers and microphones with the computer applications such that audio output from individual applications is provided to associated speakers only and audio input from individual microphones is provided to associated applications only. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283165 | METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR UNLOCKING SCREEN SAVER - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and user equipment for unlocking a screen saver, which can implement personalized operations of screen saver unlocking. The method includes: detecting a position of a first input on a screen; detecting a duration of the first input when the position of the first input falls into a user-preset track; and unlocking the screen saver when the duration exceeds a time threshold. The corresponding user equipment includes a position detecting module, a time detecting module, and a screen. The above technical solutions may implement personalized operations of screen saver unlocking and increase fun by detecting whether the position of a user input falls into a user-preset track and detecting the duration of the user input. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283166 | VOICE-BASED VIRTUAL AREA NAVIGATION - Examples of systems and methods for voice-based navigation in one or more virtual areas that define respective persistent virtual communication contexts are described. These examples enable communicants to use voice commands to, for example, search for communication opportunities in the different virtual communication contexts, enter specific ones of the virtual communication contexts, and bring other communicants into specific ones of the virtual communication contexts. In this way, these examples allow communicants to exploit the communication opportunities that are available in virtual areas, even when hands-based or visual methods of interfacing with the virtual areas are not available. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283167 | Flip-Through Format to View Notification and Related Items - Embodiments relate to systems and methods providing a flip-though format for viewing notification of messages and related items on devices, for example personal mobile devices such as smart phones. According to an embodiment, an unread item most recently received is shown in full screen on the mobile device. While the user is viewing this item, the device will automatically retrieve and load into a cache memory, the next most recently received item. When the user is done viewing the item most recently received, the user can swipe a finger across the touch screen to trigger a page flipping animation and display of the next most recently received item. Embodiments avoid the user having to click back and forth between a list of notifications/links and corresponding notification items. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283168 | Conversation User Interface - A conversation user interface enables users to better understand their interactions with computing devices, particularly when speech input is involved. The conversation user interface conveys a visual representation of a conversation between the computing device, or virtual assistant thereon, and a user. The conversation user interface presents a series of dialog representations that show input from a user (verbal or otherwise) and responses from the device or virtual assistant. Associated with one or more of the dialog representations are one or more graphical elements to convey assumptions made to interpret the user input and derive an associated response. The conversation user interface enables the user to see the assumptions upon which the response was based, and to optionally change the assumption(s). Upon change of an assumption, the conversation GUI is refreshed to present a modified dialog representation of a new response derived from the altered set of assumptions. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283169 | VOICE-BASED VIRTUAL AREA NAVIGATION - Examples of systems and methods for voice-based navigation in one or more virtual areas that define respective persistent virtual communication contexts are described. These examples enable communicants to use voice commands to, for example, search for communication opportunities in the different virtual communication contexts, enter specific ones of the virtual communication contexts, and bring other communicants into specific ones of the virtual communication contexts. In this way, these examples allow communicants to exploit the communication opportunities that are available in virtual areas, even when hands-based or visual methods of interfacing with the virtual areas are not available. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283170 | SYNCHRONIZING PRESENTATION STATES BETWEEN MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS - A presentation state is received from the presenting application. The presentation state may represent a current state of the local presentation. A request for the presentation state is received from the viewing application. In response to receiving the request for the presentation state, the presentation state is provided to the viewing application. A request for presentation data synchronized to the presentation state is received from the viewing application. In response to receiving the request for presentation data synchronized to the presentation state, the presentation file is transformed into the presentation data synchronized to the presentation state. The presentation data synchronized to the presentation state is provided to the viewing application. The viewing application may be operative to read the presentation data and to display a remote presentation in response to reading the presentation data. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283171 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN INTERMEDIATE GRAPHICAL DESKTOP SHARING PROTOCOL - Generating a universal graphical desktop sharing protocol is disclosed. The universal graphical desktop sharing protocol is configured to communicate information (e.g., a sequence of one or more desktop sharing events) that has been translated from a first graphical desktop sharing protocol and is available to be translated into a final graphical desktop sharing protocol. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283172 | ESTABLISHING A PREFERRED MODE OF INTERACTION BETWEEN A USER AND A MULTIMODAL APPLICATION - Establishing a preferred mode of interaction between a user and a multimodal application, including evaluating, by a multimodal application operating on a multimodal device supporting multiple modes of interaction including a voice mode and one or more non-voice modes, user modal preference, and dynamically configuring multimodal content of the multimodal application in dependence upon the evaluation of user modal preference. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283173 | USER-SELECTED MEDIA CONTENT BLOCKING - Presented herein is a method of blocking user-selected media content, such as, for example, audio and/or video content. In the method, at least one media content stream is presented to a user, wherein the at least one media content stream includes multiple showings of an identifiable contiguous segment of media content. One example of such a segment may be a commercial or advertisement. While presenting a current showing of the segment of media content to the user, a command is received from a user to block the segment of media content from presentation to the user. In response to receiving the command, information identifying the segment of media content is generated. The at least one media content stream is analyzed using the information to detect subsequent showings of the segment of media content. Presentation of at least one of the subsequent showings of the segment of media content is prevented when detected in the at least one media content stream. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283174 | SYNCHRONIZATION TOPOLOGY AND ROUTE ANALYTICS INTEGRATION - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: displaying, by the network management system, a first representation of a synchronization topology, wherein the synchronization topology includes a set of network elements and a set of peers; identifying a set of peers to be monitored; receiving an indication that a network path associated with a peer of the set of peers to be monitored has changed; and displaying an alarm indication. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283175 | SYNCHRONIZATION MANAGEMENT GROUPS - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: displaying, by the network management system, a first representation of a synchronization topology, wherein the synchronization topology includes a set of network elements and a set of peers; receiving a selection of at least one selected network element of the set of network elements; identifying at least one identified peer of the set of peers associated with the at least one selected network element; adding the at least one identified peer of the set of peers to a first synchronization group; and displaying a second representation of the synchronization topology, wherein the second representation includes a representation of the first synchronization group. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283176 | MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN COMPUTING NODES - Techniques are described for managing communications between multiple intercommunicating computing nodes, such as multiple virtual machine nodes hosted on one or more physical computing machines or systems. In some situations, users may specify groups of computing nodes and optionally associated access policies for use in the managing of the communications for those groups, such as by specifying which source nodes are allowed to transmit data to particular destinations nodes. In addition, determinations of whether initiated data transmissions from source nodes to destination nodes are authorized may be dynamically negotiated for and recorded for later use in automatically authorizing future such data transmissions without negotiation. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283177 | PORTABLE APPARATUS COMPRISING TOUCH SCREENS FOR BROWSING INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON SCREEN OF EXTERNAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BROWSING INFORMATION THEREOF - A portable apparatus comprising a touch screen for browsing information displayed on a screen of an external apparatus and a method for browsing information thereof are provided. The method includes displaying a link area included in the web page displayed on the screen of the external apparatus on the touch screen of the portable apparatus, in response to a first gesture of a user on the touch screen, magnifying the link area displayed on the touch screen, and in response to a second gesture of the user on the magnified link area transmitting information regarding displaying another web page related to the link area on the screen of the external apparatus from the portable apparatus to the external apparatus. Accordingly, users may browse information displayed on a screen of an external apparatus using a portable apparatus having a touch screen swiftly and conveniently. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283178 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODELING OF SYSTEM CONTENT FOR BUSINESSES - A method and system of managing content at a network site can allow easier use by business users. A higher level of abstraction can be used to allow business users to create their own objects that may reference or contain other objects or records as managed by a content management system. Business users do not have to learn programming code in order to work those objects, which are content types. A graphical user interface (“GUI”) can be used to help the business users to create, modify, and delete content types. The GUI and the ability for business users to the create content types greatly shortens the time between receiving software to operate a network site and launching content at that network site. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283179 | USER INTERFACE FOR COLLECTING CRITERIA AND ESTIMATING DELIVERY PARAMETERS - The present invention relates generally to a method of identifying data delivery parameters relating to delivery of data accessible from a network location via a communications service provider. Embodiments of the invention are particularly well suited to identifying delivery parameters when the delivery of data is metered, such as when data are delivered to terminals connected to mobile networks. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283180 | MANAGING SUBSET OF USER CONTACTS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing a subset of user contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device identifies a subset of contacts selected at least in part by a user of the telecommunications device. The subset of contacts includes a portion of the user's contacts accessible by the telecommunications device. The software application executed by the processor of the telecommunications device then causes display of a graphical identifier associated with each contact of the subset of contacts in an arrangement on a display of the telecommunications device about an axis positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device. Aspects of systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for further arranging the graphical identifiers are also provided. Even further, aspects of systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for providing functionality associated with the graphical identifiers are provided. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283181 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING, BY A REMOTE MACHINE, ACCESS TO A DESK BAND ASSOCIATED WITH A RESOURCE EXECUTING ON A LOCAL MACHINE - A method for providing, by a remote machine, access to a desk band associated with a resource on a local machine includes receiving, by a first agent on the remote machine, an identification of a desk band associated with a resource on a local machine. The first agent, in communication with a shell on the remote machine, maintains a taskbar window in a remote desktop environment. The taskbar window includes at least one window associated with a resource provided by the remote machine and a window region representing the desk band by using graphical data stored on the remote machine. The first agent transmits, to a second agent on the local machine, window attribute data and output data associated with the taskbar window in the remote desktop environment. The second agent displays at least a portion of the received output data in a local window on a local desktop environment. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283182 | MECHANISM FOR FACILITATING PROXY USER INTERFACE-BASED REMOTE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF COMPUTING AND NON-COMPUTING DEVICES - A mechanism is described for facilitating proxy user interface-based remote management and control of computing devices according to one embodiment of the invention. A method of embodiments of the invention includes remotely pairing a first device with a second device, and remotely controlling the second device via a user interface provided at the first device. The user interface may serve as a proxy user interface at the first device for remotely controlling the second device. The first device may include a first computing device, and wherein the second device may include a second computing device or a second non-computing device. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283183 | METHOD FOR PERSONALIZING AN APPLIANCE USER INTERFACE - A method is provided for personalizing the user interface of an appliance by displaying a standard interface template. The standard interface template is based on the detected biometric characteristics of a user and the demographic class matching the set of detected biometric characteristics. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283184 | Determining Presence of a User in a Videoconferencing Room Based on a Communication Device Transmission - System and method involving user interfaces and remote control devices. These user interfaces may be particularly useful for providing an intuitive and user friendly interaction between a user and a device or application using a display, e.g., at a “10 foot” interaction level. The user interfaces may be specifically designed for interaction using a simple remote control device having a limited number of inputs. For example, the simple remote control may include directional inputs (e.g., up, down, left, right), a confirmation input (e.g., ok), and possibly a mute input. The user interface may be customized based on current user activity or other contexts (e.g., based on current or previous states), the user logging in (e.g., using a communication device), etc. Additionally, the user interface may allow the user to adjust cameras whose video are not currently displayed, rejoin previously left videoconferences, and/or any of a variety of desirable actions. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283185 | Customizing a User Interface Having a Plurality of Top-Level Icons Based on a Change in Context - System and method involving user interfaces and remote control devices. These user interfaces may be particularly useful for providing an intuitive and user friendly interaction between a user and a device or application using a display, e.g., at a “10 foot” interaction level. The user interfaces may be specifically designed for interaction using a simple remote control device having a limited number of inputs. For example, the simple remote control may include directional inputs (e.g., up, down, left, right), a confirmation input (e.g., ok), and possibly a mute input. The user interface may be customized based on current user activity or other contexts (e.g., based on current or previous states), the user logging in (e.g., using a communication device), etc. Additionally, the user interface may allow the user to adjust cameras whose video are not currently displayed, rejoin previously left videoconferences, and/or any of a variety of desirable actions. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283186 | FILE UPLOADING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR FAST FILE LOCATION - A computerized file uploading method uploads files from an electronic device to a target device. When a target file stored in the electronic device is needed to be uploaded to the target device, a user is notified to input attribute information of the target file. Files that match with the attribute information inputted by the user are searched from a storage of electronic device, and are displayed through a display device of the electronic device for the user to select the target file to be uploaded. When the target file is selected, the target file is uploaded to the target device through a connection between the electronic device and the target device. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283187 | SHARING FILES ON A COMPUTER THROUGH USE OF URIS - A system described herein includes a receiver component that receives a computing event with respect to a file stored in a data repository of a personal computing device. An assignor component automatically assigns a uniform resource identifier to the file responsive to the receiver component receiving the computing event with respect to the file, wherein at least a portion of content of the file is reviewable by way of a web browser through utilization of the uniform resource identifier. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283188 | TEMPLATE BASED MANAGEMENT OF SERVICES - One exemplary embodiment uses templates that define certain features of a given service type, wherein the features are common to all services of that service type. The template can be configured by a user to obtain a service definition for the given service. The service definition is passed to a programmability layer and provides enough information that the programmability layer can construct the various monitors, rules, classes and tasks required to monitor the given service without further customization by the user. In one embodiment, the user can also customize the service definition, a desired, in order to obtain additional monitoring. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283189 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICEINT EXCHANGE OF CONTENT WHILE REMAINING DEVICE AGNOSTIC - The improved system and method for allowing the exchange of information regarding document content under review while remaining device agnostic. The system accesses a document repository where document content and metadata related to that content may be stored. The system is operable on a computing device and allows users to access the content using a communication device with or without display technology. Users may access document content, select points of interest therein, and instantly collaborate with other users regarding the points of interest, through the exchange of interaction messages. Message exchange may be instant or may be passive through emailed hyperlinks. All exchanged interaction messages become metadata that may be chronologically recalled to assist a user in determining the thought process of the user that created the messages. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283190 | RULES-BASED DESIGN SYSTEM - A rules-based computer implemented design system stored on servers and databases of a facilitating entity is disclosed. The system includes selection by a user at a first location of a scaled floor plan template within a user defined building site The selected floor plan template is rendered as a scaled computer generated graphical representation of the floor plan template. The graphical representation is output on to media at a second location remote from the first location. The graphical representation is tailored to the geographic location of the building site and of meteorological data and local government rules are stored on the databases of the facilitating entity at the second location. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283191 | GEOMETRIC AND TEXTURE MODIFICATIONS OF OBJECTS IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE BASED ON REAL WORLD USER CHARACTERISTICS - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program product modify objects in a virtual universe. The virtual universe includes a viewable field, a detection area that is adjacent to the viewable field, and an outside area that is outside the viewable field and the detection area. Each avatar in a set of avatars is incapable of viewing the objects while the avatar is within either the detection area or the outside area. In response to an entrance of a first particular avatar of the set of avatars into the detection area, one of the objects is prepared for display to the first particular avatar of the set of avatars, without displaying, by buffering content associated with the one of the objects. If a particular one of the objects is determined to be adjacent to an obstructing one of the objects, a focal point of the viewable field is set at a location that is a different location than a location of the particular one of the objects. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283192 | Generation of Canvas Elements for Drawing Objects - A method for creating a canvas element for a 3D object to be displayed in a browser includes: receiving a user input for a selection of a 3D object, which is to be displayed in the browser; receiving a user input for a location in the browser for displaying the 3D object; and receiving a user input for a size of the 3D object in the browser. The method further includes: receiving a user input for displaying the 3D object at the location and for the 3D object to have the size; creating a canvas element having location information for the location and size information for the size and in which the 3D object is to be displayed where the canvas element is created based on receiving the user input for displaying the 3D object; and displaying the 3D object in the canvas element in the browser. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283193 | MULTIPLE USER COMPUTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SAME - A method of multi-user computing comprises detecting, by processing structure of a host computing device running a first operating system, devices in communication with the host computing device for supporting an additional user. The devices comprise a multiseat connection device, and at least one peripheral input device and at least one peripheral display device. The devices are configured to enable a user to interact with the host operating system. The method further comprises generating, by the processing structure, an instance of a second operating system; assigning, by the processing structure, the multiseat connection device, and supporting devices housed therein to the second operating system; and configuring, by the processing structure, device drivers running within the second operating system for supporting any of the supporting devices and the peripheral devices in communication with the multiseat connection device, for enabling the additional user to use the second operating system. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283194 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CONTENT USING VIRTUAL CARDS - A platform for a web-based virtual card collection is disclosed where content related to anything, including but not restricted to subjects, categories, and things, such as entertainment, products, people, ideas, emotions, events, apps, websites, books, food, sports, etc. can be represented as virtual cards. Virtual cards can be created about any subject using platform tools and/or various types of media. Cards can respond to user actions to be flipped and/or flopped in order to reveal and/or provide access to additional content and/or information. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283195 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY ADAPTING A VIRTUAL KEYBOARD - In one example embodiment, a mobile computing device displays at least part of an electronic form containing input objects to accept user input. A virtual keyboard module parses the form to discover attributes of the input objects and automatically determines whether the form includes a command button or other non-textual input object, based on results of the parsing. In response to discovering that the form includes a non-textual input object, the virtual keyboard module automatically adds a corresponding non-textual virtual keyboard component to a virtual keyboard, and the virtual keyboard module displays the virtual keyboard with the added non-textual virtual keyboard component on the display of the mobile device. The added non-textual virtual keyboard component may be configured to allow a user to invoke, from the virtual keyboard, a function associated with the corresponding non-textual input object in the form. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCTION OF INADVERTENT ACTIVATION OF MEDICAL DEVICE DURING MANIPULATION - Inadvertent activation of a portable medical device such as an ambulatory infusion pump can be reduced by locking a touchscreen of the device when it is indicated that an uninterrupted operation is to be performed. When a processor receives a device operation input from the touchscreen that indicates an uninterrupted operation is to be performed on the portable device, the touchscreen is automatically locked such that touch input at the touchscreen is not processed by the processor to navigate between or among menu screens or set pump parameters. Following completion of the uninterrupted operation, the touchscreen can be unlocked. In one embodiment, the touchscreen can be unlocked by selection of an unlock icon on the touchscreen. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283197 | DISPLAY OF RESPIRATORY DATA GRAPHS ON A VENTILATOR GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - The disclosure describes improved systems and methods for configuring the layout of a graphical display in a ventilatory system. Specifically, the present methods provide a user interface for configuring one or more layout categories associated with data on the graphical display. Upon selection of a layout category, a clinician is provided with a preview of the layout of the layout category. The preview consists of one or more parameter positions. Each parameter position is associated with a parameter. The clinician is also provided with a listing of possible parameters. The parameter positions in the preview and the possible parameters in the listing are selectable elements. Once a parameter position is selected, a possible parameter can be chosen to replace the parameter associated with the selected parameter position. If this replacement is acceptable to the clinician, the clinician can access an accept button to implement the replacement in the graphical display. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283198 | DISPLAY CONTROLLING APPARATUS - A display controlling apparatus includes: a state information initializing section to initialize state information of an application to be displayed for a user; a state information registering section to receive an operation event triggered by an operation of the user for registering a record of the state information into a database to be displayed corresponding to the received operation event; a state information display controlling section to monitor the record of the state information registered in the database for determining the record of the state information to be displayed; and a state information displaying section to display the determined record of the state information on a display screen. The display controlling apparatus has at least one record of the state information to be displayed on the display screen at a predetermined timing. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283199 | Access to an Application Directly from a Lock Screen - Systems, methods and computer program products for facilitating access to an application or action directly from a lock screen user interface while interacting with a (mobile) computing device are disclosed. Such systems, methods and computer program products provide a multi-stage approach—a first user input-based component (e.g., touch, swipe, voice commands) within a security user interface (e.g., lock screen user interface) followed by a second application or action-based component (e.g., action shortcut and/or action) launched directly from the security user interface. That is, to deactivate the lock screen user interface, the user provides an authorized user input at the computing device. Second, to access the application or action, an application or action shortcut user interface is automatically displayed or the application or action is automatically launched; both directly from the lock screen user interface without requiring any additional user interaction. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283200 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MEDIA ENHANCEMENT WIDGET - The present invention is and includes a device, system and method for providing an image enhancement widget. The device, system and method include a javascript component that, upon execution, obtains at least one subject of primary content on a networked page, and at least one permission for enhancement of the primary content, ones of a plurality of content produced remotely from the javascript component and according to the javascript component, and an enhancement widget. The enhancement widget may be a flash widget. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283201 | METHOD, APPLICATION AND/OR SERVICE TO COLLECT MORE FINE-GRAINED OR EXTRA EVENT DATA FROM A USER SENSOR DEVICE - An apparatus with a method, and or application, and or service to collect more fine rained or extra event data, that may not be accessible directly by the underlying architecture. This is been done by adding a virtual overlay over selected portion of the screen and detecting events inside or outside of his own context. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283202 | USER INTERFACE, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GESTURE RECOGNITION - A user interface, an apparatus and method for gesture recognition comprising: predicting one or more possible commands to the apparatus based on one or more sub gestures performed by a user previously; indicating the one or more possible commands. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283203 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING SEARCH RESULTS - Method, system, and programs for displaying search results are disclosed. A first page that contains a first piece of content is presented to a user. A second page that contains a second piece of content including one or more search results is generated. The second page is arranged behind the first page such that the second page is invisible to the user. A first triggering event associated with a predetermined user input is detected. In response to the first triggering event, at least part of the first page is moved in a direction from a default position for a distance to expose at least part of the second page such that the second piece of content on the second page becomes visible to the user. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283204 | Systems and Methods for Displaying Information or a Feature in Overscroll Regions on Electronic Devices - A method and system are provided for displaying on an electronic device by displaying an overscroll region on a display of the electronic device, and displaying information associated with the electronic device or features associated with at least one application of the electronic device, in the overscroll region. The method may include obtaining an overscroll region at the display, and determining information associated with the overscroll region, and selecting the at least one of information or a feature associated with the electronic device or at least one application of the electronic device. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283205 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus that includes a processor that controls a display to display map data; acquires first altitude data corresponding to a first point on the displayed map data and second altitude data corresponding to a second point on the displayed map data; and controls the display to scroll the map between the first point and the second point based on a difference between the first altitude data and the second altitude data. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283206 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING SIZE OF WINDOW AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - An apparatus and method for adjusting a size of a window in an electronic device by sensing a multi-touch for the window and selectively adjusting a size of the window according to user's manipulation of multi-touched points. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283207 | COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A DOCUMENT EDITOR IN-SPACE USER INTERFACE AND A DOCUMENT EDITOR OUT-SPACE USER INTERFACE - An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface. The out-space user interface may be used to display one or more status panes for providing status information about a document being edited in the in-space user interface. Application features for affecting changes to a given document's status may be exposed in the out-space interface in proximity to associated status information. An out-space communication user interface (UI) component may be temporarily displayed in the document in-space user interface to communicate document status information that is presently available in the out-space user interface. A message bar may be displayed in the in-space user interface for communicating information from the out-space user interface. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283208 | GAZE-ENHANCED VIRTUAL TOUCHSCREEN - A method, including presenting, by a computer, multiple interactive items on a display coupled to the computer, receiving an input indicating a direction of a gaze of a user of the computer. In response to the gaze direction, one of the multiple interactive items is selected, and subsequent to the one of the interactive items being selected, a sequence of three-dimensional (3D) maps is received containing at least a hand of the user. The 3D maps are analyzed to detect a gesture performed by the user, and an operation is performed on the selected interactive item in response to the gesture. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283209 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE THEREOF - A display apparatus and method are provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit, a user interface (UI) generator which generates a UI to operate an executed application program, a communication unit which receives a control signal from a control device of a plurality of control devices wherein each of the plurality of control devices includes a control grade in order to select the UI; and a controller which determines whether the control device of the plurality of control devices which has transmitted the control signal has a control authority to select the UI, based on the control grade of the control device of the plurality of control devices, and operates the application program according to the control signal if the control device of the plurality of control devices has the control authority. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283210 | Support Mechanisms for Improved Group Policy Management User Interface - Provided are support mechanisms for a user interface mechanism that performs group policy management. The support mechanisms include a context menu map that provides a consistent and efficient way to generate interactive context menus for nodes using only straightforward declarations. The declarations are processed to invoke code with corresponding parameters that in turn generates a data structure corresponding to a context menu that is to be displayed. The data structure is processed into another data structure, from which data is extracted to meet the requirements of a hosting management application. An intermediary communications object is provided to separate the user interface into multiple components which each exchange data. A progress dialog is also provided to update the user as to the progress of lengthy operations performed on various managed objects, and to drive those operations. Refresh logic replicates changes made at one location in the user interface to other nodes. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283211 | DYNAMIC LOCATION-AWARE COORDINATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A system, method and computer program product for automatically providing a dynamically updated optimized itinerary (continuous optimization in real-time) which allows one to complete a specified task and also to complete other tasks from a to-do list, providing the user both with a packing list of resources to carry and a list of tasks that must be completed before leaving. The system and method also tracks the time and user's location to provide user with a new itinerary in the event a given task cannot be completed successfully. The method also provides an alert in case no practicable itinerary exists. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283212 | Method for Unlocking Touch Screen Mobile Phone and Touch Screen Mobile Phone - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for unlocking a touch screen mobile phone and the touch screen mobile phone. When locking a screen of the touch screen mobile phone, one or more application icons generated according to a preset policy are displayed on a lock screen interface. After one application icon is selected and used for unlocking, an application interface corresponding to the selected application icon is directly entered. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283213 | ENHANCED VIRTUAL TOUCHPAD - A method, including receiving, by a computer, a two-dimensional image (2D) containing at least a physical surface and segmenting the physical surface into one or more physical regions. A functionality is assigned to each of the one or more physical regions, each of the functionalities corresponding to a tactile input device, and a sequence of three-dimensional (3D) maps is received, the sequence of 3D maps containing at least a hand of a user of the computer, the hand positioned on one of the physical regions. The 3D maps are analyzed to detect a gesture performed by the user, and based on the gesture, an input is simulated for the tactile input device corresponding to the one of the physical regions. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283214 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE FOR RECOGNIZING GESTURE - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for providing a user interface for recognizing a user's gesture in virtual or augmented reality. The user interface provision apparatus includes an image provision unit for providing virtual reality to a 3D area. A manipulation recognition unit is represented in the 3D area and recognizes a gesture based on a user experience using a visual contact effect. A processing unit recognizes the gesture and manipulates one or more bubble clouds. Further, the apparatus provides a user interface for menu manipulation and configuration so that a virtual object is held and manipulated in the same manner as when an object is held with the hand or a tool in the real world, rather than the manner in which 3D model control is performed based on recognition of the gesture made by the hand in augmented reality or virtual reality. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283215 | APPLICATION DISPLAY ON A LOCKED DEVICE - A user request to display an application while the device is locked is received. In response to this user request, one or more images generated by the application are obtained and displayed while the device is locked. Additionally, an indication of an application to be displayed upon resuming operation from a power-saving mode can be received, and an image generated by the application is displayed in response to resuming operation from the power-saving mode. | 2013-10-24 |
20130283216 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CRITICAL DIMENSION UNIFORMITY USING CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM LITHOGRAPHY - A method for mask data preparation or mask process correction is disclosed in which a set of charged particle beam shots is determined which is capable of forming a pattern on a surface, wherein critical dimension uniformity (CDU) of the pattern is optimized. In some embodiments the CDU is optimized by varying at least two factors. In other embodiments, model-based techniques are used. In yet other embodiments, the surface is a reticle to be used in an optical lithographic process to form a pattern on a wafer, and CDU on the wafer is optimized. | 2013-10-24 |