44th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 72 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080270847 | Methods and Apparatus for Displaying Production and Debug Test Data - In one embodiment, a computer automatically determines whether one or more debug indicators, each of which is associated with one or more of a plurality of test data items, indicate 1) that one or more of the test data items pertain to a production mode, or 2) that one or more of the test data items pertain to a debug mode. At least one mode selector is displayed via a graphical user interface (GUI). Upon a user selecting the production mode or the debug mode, the GUI is updated to focus on a display of production test data or debug test data. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270848 | Method and Apparatus for Displaying Pin Result Data - In one embodiment, a plurality of test data entries are successively displayed via a graphical user interface (GUI), with each of the test data entries including at least a test result identifier and a corresponding test result. At least one user-selectable mechanism is provided via the GUI. When one of the user-selectable mechanisms is selected, hidden pin result data related to at least one of the test data entries is caused to be displayed via the GUI. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270849 | Method and Apparatus for Displaying Test Data - In one embodiment, a plurality of test data entries are successively displayed via a graphical user interface (GUI), with each of the test data entries including at least a test result identifier and a corresponding test result. For at least one of the test data entries, a user-selectable mechanism is provided via the GUI. When the user-selectable mechanism is selected, additional data related to a particular one of the test data entries is caused to be displayed via the GUI. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270850 | Methods and Apparatus for Dynamically Updating a Graphical User Interface, to Focus on a Production Display or a Debug Display - In one embodiment, a computer automatically determines whether one or more debug indicators, each of which is associated with one or more of a plurality of test data items, indicate 1) that one or more of the test data items pertain to a production mode, or 2) that one or more of the test data items pertain to a debug mode. Depending on whether one or more of the debug indicators indicate that a particular one of the test data items pertains to the production mode or the debug mode, the particular one of the test data items is allocated to a production display or a debug display of a graphical user interface (GUI). Then, depending on whether a next test data item to be displayed pertains to the production mode or the debug mode, the GUI is dynamically updated to focus on the production display or the debug display. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270851 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING APPARATUS PERFORMANCE - The method comprises and executes constitutional information collection processing of collecting constitutional information of the apparatus, constitutional information of a logical unit which is a logical existence obtained by abstracting the apparatus, constitutional information of the application and constitutional information of the dependency relation of the performance established among the apparatus, the logical unit and the application; performance information collection processing of collecting each performance information of the apparatus, the logical unit and the application; and saturation indication detection processing of analyzing a correlation between a change value with time of the performance information of the apparatus and a change value with time of the performance information of the logical unit having the dependency relation of the performance with respect to the apparatus for a predetermined period, and detecting that the apparatus has the saturation indication, when a correlation coefficient obtained by the correlation analysis is a predetermined threshold value or more. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270852 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL FAULT DETECTION SYSTEM - An apparatus, program product and method checks for nodal faults in a group of nodes comprising a center node and all adjacent nodes. The center node concurrently communicates with the immediately adjacent nodes in three dimensions. The communications are analyzed to determine a presence of a faulty node or connection. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270853 | Method of Routing I/O Adapter Error Messages in a Multi-Host Environment - A method and apparatus is provided for routing error messages in a distributed computer system comprising multiple root nodes, and further comprising one or more PCI switches and one or more I/O adapters, wherein each root node includes one or more system images. In one useful embodiment, a method is provided for routing I/O error messages to root nodes respectively associated with the errors contained in the messages. The method includes detecting occurrence of an error at a specified one of the adapters, wherein the error affects one of the system images, and generating an error message at the specified adapter. The method further comprises routing the error message from the specified adapter to the particular root node that includes the affected system image. The error message is then selectively processed at the particular root node, in order to identify the affected system image. Usefully, the step of routing the error message includes using a bus/device/function number associated with the error, together with a routing table located in one of the PCI switches, to route the error message to the correct root node and system image. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270854 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RUNNING TEST AND REDUNDANCY ANALYSIS IN PARALLEL - A memory redundancy analyzing apparatus having a tester, a queue, and a redundancy analyzer is provided. The tester includes testing portions for different types of fails, and each of the testing portions performs multiple tests on the memory locations and outputs fail information for at least a part of the memory device. The queue stores the fail information. The redundancy analyzer processes the fails using the fail information and produces a plurality of repair solutions. The types of fails include must fails and sparse fails. The fail information is transmitted to the queue, and the fail information includes at least a part of the fail information for the entire memory device. The tester can operate asynchronously from the redundancy analyzer. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270855 | Method For Detecting Memory Error - A method for easily detecting a memory error that may occur when a memory is accessed or an allocated memory is freed in the process of developing software is disclosed. The memory error detecting method includes: (a) generating an original block indication variable for indicating a starting memory block of a memory region allocated with respect to a variable included in a computer program; (b) detecting a memory error that may occur when the allocated memory region is accessed, by performing a certain operation (computing or arithmetic operation), before the allocated memory region is accessed, using a target block indication variable indicating memory block to be accessed in the allocated memory region and/or the original block indication variable; and (c) outputting information about a detected memory error. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270856 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - Malfunction of burn-in test caused by a failure of setting a determined test mode due to a “line defect” of the test is prevented. A semiconductor memory device having a logic unit including a control circuit C | 2008-10-30 |
20080270857 | BOUNDARY SCAN CONNECTOR TEST METHOD CAPABLE OF FULLY UTILIZING TEST I/O MODULES - Read the description file of a PCBA without determining and selecting connectors which might be relevant to boundary scan. The description file of the PCBA determines which pins of the connectors on the PCBA should correspond to the pins of a test I/O module. And use the wiring report generated by an auto test program generator to correspond the pins of the test I/O module to the pins of the connectors which are accessed by boundary scan. Thus the IC of the test I/O module would not have any unused pin between any two consecutive pins wired to the connectors of the PCBA. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270858 | Device and Method for Configuring Input/Output Pads - A method for configuring IO pads, the method includes determining a current configuration of multiple IO pads of an integrated circuit and whereas the method is characterized by generating multiple boundary scan register words that comprise Configuration information; and repeating the stage of serially writing a certain boundary scan register word to a boundary scan register and outputting the boundary scan register word to multiple IO pad control circuits. A device that includes a core, connected to a boundary scan register, a TAP controller and multiple IO pad circuits, the device is characterized by including a control circuit adapted to determine a current configuration of the IO pads, to generate multiple boundary scan register words that comprise configuration information; and to control a repetition of: writing a certain boundary scan register word to the boundary scan register and outputting the boundary scan register word to multiple IO pad control circuits. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270859 | Scan test circuit and scan test control method - A scan test circuit in the present invention includes a control FF for inputting a control signal, and a scan path chain configured of scan storage elements to operate in a, shift operation mode when an output of the control FF is a first status value, and in a normal operation mode when the output is a second status value. When the control signal is switched from the first status value to the second status value, the control FF outputs the second status value to multiple scan storage elements synchronously with a first clock pulse, after the switching, of a clock provided to multiple scan storage elements. When the scan control signal is switched from the second status value to the first status value, the control FF outputs the first status value to multiple scan storage elements at a timing of the control signal switching. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270860 | Integrated Circuit for Writing and Reading Registers Distributed Across a Semiconductor Chip - An integrated circuit on a semiconductor chip with a plurality of registers distributed across the semiconductor chip. The registers are writeable and readable. The integrated circuit comprises a central control block. The integrated circuit comprises a plurality of circuit units. The circuit unit includes a functional portion with a local clock controller and one or more of the registers. The circuit unit includes a satellite portion. The central control block and the satellite portions are serially connected together and form a scan chain, wherein the scan chain is formed as a ring. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270861 | NEGATIVE EDGE FLIP-FLOPS FOR MUXSCAN AND EDGE CLOCK COMPATIBLE LSSD - A method of synchronous digital operation and scan based testing of an integrated circuit using a flip-flop. The flip-flop including a master latch having an input and a clock pin; a slave latch having an output, a first clock pin and a second clock pin, the slave latch connected to the to the master latch; a first AND gate having a first input, an inverted second input and an output, the output of the first AND gate connected to the first clock pin of the master latch; a second AND gate having a first input, an inverted second input and an output, the output of the second AND gate connected to the second input of the first AND gate and to the first clock pin of the slave latch. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270862 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOFT-ERROR IMMUNE AND SELF-CORRECTING LATCHES - A scanned value is stored by loading the value into at least three latch stages, generating an output value based on a majority of the latch stage outputs, and feeding the output value back to the inputs of the latch stages to reload the latch stages with the latch circuit output value. Refreshing of the latch stages in this manner repairs any upset latch stage and restores the latch circuit to its original scanned state. The latch circuit may be repeatedly refreshed, preferably on a periodic basis, to prevent failures arising from multiple upsets. The feedback path may include a front-end multiplexer which receives the scan-in line and the output of the majority gate. Control logic selects the output value from the majority gate to pass to the latch stages during the refresh phase. The latch stages may be arranged in a master-slave configuration with a check stage at the slave level. The method is particularly suited for self-correcting scan latches of a microprocessor control system. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270863 | METHODS OF SYNCHRONOUS DIGITAL OPERATION AND SCAN BASED TESTING OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT USING NEGATIVE EDGE FLIP-FLOPS FOR MUXSCAN AND EDGE CLOCK COMPATIBLE LSSD - A method of synchronous digital operation and scan based testing of an integrated circuit using a flip-flop. The method including: providing a flip-flop comprising: a master latch having an input and a clock pin; and a slave latch having an output, a first clock pin and a second clock pin; capturing data presented at said input of said master latch and transferring data stored in said master latch to said slave latch in response to a negative edge of a first clock signal on said clock pin of said master latch; launching data stored in said slave latch to said output of said slave latch in response to said negative edge of said first clock signal; and capturing data presented at said input of said master latch in response to a positive edge of a second clock signal on said clock pin of said master latch. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270864 | DIFFERENCE SIGNAL PATH TEST AND CHARACTERIZATION CIRCUIT - A test circuit and programmable voltage divider that may be used in the test circuit. The programmable voltage divider develops a voltage difference signal that may be digitally selected. The test circuit may be used to test and characterize sense amplifiers. The programmable voltage divider develops a signal with a selected polarity and magnitude that is provided to a sense amplifier being tested. The sense amplifier is set and its output latched. The latch contents are checked against an expected value. The difference voltage may be changed and the path retested to find passing and failing points. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270865 | Vendor Independent Method to Merge Coverage Results for Different Designs - A method, computer program product, and data processing system for combining results regarding test sequences' coverage of events in testing a plurality of related semiconductor designs are disclosed. Test patterns are randomly generated by one or more “frontend” computers. Results from applying these patterns to the designs under test are transmitted to a “backend” computer in the form of an ordered dictionary of events and bitmap and/or countmap data structures. The backend computer combines results from each test sequence in a cumulative fashion to measure the overall coverage of the set of test sequences over the plurality of designs. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270866 | TRANSMISSION WITH AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST PROCESS - Method for transmitting data includes selecting an automatic repeat request process from a plurality of automatic repeat request processes, the selection being based at least on a first parameter specifying a predetermined number of automatic repeat request data re-transmissions and on a second parameter specifying a predetermined duration of an automatic repeat request transmission period, during which the predetermined number of automatic repeat request data re-transmissions may be performed. The data are transmitted using the selected automatic repeat request process. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270867 | Method of Encoding and Decoding Using Ldpc Code and Apparatus Thereof - A method of encoding/decoding using an LDPC code and apparatus thereof are disclosed, by which a memory for storing a parity check matrix can be saved. The present invention includes generating a parity check matrix by expanding a base matrix including a permutation type defining a permutation matrix as at least one element, wherein the permutation matrix is generated from permutating a sequence of at least one of rows and columns of at least one base permutation matrix or rotating the at least one base permutation matrix and encoding or decoding the input data using the parity check matrix. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270868 | DECODING APPARATUS - In the present application, there is provided a decoding apparatus for decoding low density parity check codes, including: a plurality of storage sections configured to store logarithmic likelihood ratios or logarithmic posteriori probability ratios for one codeword into addresses thereof which are independent of each other thereamong; and a readout section configured to simultaneously read out, from among the logarithmic likelihood ratios or logarithmic posteriori probability ratios for the one codeword stored in the storage sections, a plurality of ones of the logarithmic likelihood ratios or logarithmic posteriori probability ratios which correspond to non-zero value elements in a predetermined one row of the check matrix used in a coding process of the low density parity check codes. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270869 | Data reproducing apparatus - A data reproducing apparatus has a nonvolatile memory in addition to a memory for data processing. When data error is uncorrected, data and error correction codes other than uncorrected data are accumulated in the memory for data processing. Corrected data is coupled and repaired, and the repaired data is stored in the nonvolatile memory. It is possible to reproduce data without retry, even if data error is uncorrected when the data of an optical disc is reproduced at the next time. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270870 | Memory Controller and Method for Implementing Minimized Latency and Maximized Reliability When Data Traverses Multiple Buses - A memory controller and methods implement minimized latency and maximized reliability when data traverses multiple buses. The memory controller includes a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) error correcting code (ECC) checking and correcting circuit and a high speed bus (HSB) ECC checking and correcting circuit. In a first mode for implementing minimized latency, read data is applied directly to the DRAM ECC checking and correcting circuit, bypassing the HSB ECC checking and correcting circuit. In a second mode for implementing maximized reliability, the read data is applied though the HSB ECC checking and correcting circuit to the DRAM ECC checking and correcting circuit. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270871 | ERROR CORRECTION PROCESS AND MECHANISM - Performing soft error correction includes receiving a word at a soft correction engine ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080270872 | Apparatus and method for encoding low density parity check codes in a communication system - A Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) code encoding apparatus for a communication system is provided. The encoding apparatus receives information bits, and generates an LDPC code by encoding the information bits using an interleaving scheme. The interleaving scheme is generated such that when the LDPC code is punctured, there is no short-length cycle in a Tanner graph of the punctured LDPC code. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270873 | Decoding Method for Algebraic Geometric Codes and Associated Device - The present invention relates to a method of decoding a one-point algebraic geometric code defined on an algebraic curve of type C(a,b) represented by an equation F(X,Y)=0 of degree b in X and of degree a in Y over F | 2008-10-30 |
20080270874 | E2PR4 viterbi detector and method for adding a branch metric to the path metric of the surviving path after selecting the surviving path | 2008-10-30 |
20080270875 | Two-Phase Data-Transfer Protocol - A data communication arrangement permits efficient data transfer between a controller module and multiple target modules using a two-phase protocol. The controller module and the target modules can each reside in separate clock domains. Consistent with one example embodiment, a data communication arrangement includes a plurality of target modules, and a first XOR tree arranged to provide a first data integrity-indicating signal and to respond to a respective second data integrity-indicating signal from each of the target modules. A second XOR tree is arranged to provide a first data bus and to respond to a respective second data bus from each of the target modules. Also, a controller module used to determine availability of data on the first data bus in response to the first data integrity-indicating signal. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270876 | Decoding Apparatus, Decoding Method, and Decoding Program - A decoding apparatus includes a memory and a receiving unit and is adapted to decode data in units of codewords each including a parity part. The memory has a storage capacity capable of storing at least data with a length equal to the length of one codeword. The receiving unit receives, as received values, elements of a codeword in a bit-interleaved form, performs bit deinterleaving and parity permutating on the received values, and stores the resultant received values in the memory. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270877 | Method of Encoding and Decoding Using Low Density Parity Check Code - A method of encoding and decoding using an LDPC code is disclosed, by which a memory for storing a parity check matrix necessary for the encoding or decoding using the LDPC code and calculation amount and complexity necessary for the encoding or decoding can be reduced. The present invention includes a step of encoding an input data using a parity check matrix H having a configuration of H=[H | 2008-10-30 |
20080270878 | CACHE ARRANGEMENT FOR IMPROVING RAID I/O OPERATIONS - The embodiments of the invention provide a method, apparatus, etc. for a cache arrangement for improving RAID I/O operations. More specifically, a method begins by partitioning a data object into a plurality of data blocks and creating one or more parity data blocks from the data object. Next, the data blocks and the parity data blocks are stored within storage nodes. Following this, the method caches data blocks within a partitioned cache, wherein the partitioned cache includes a plurality of cache partitions. The cache partitions are located within the storage nodes, wherein each cache partition is smaller than the data object. Moreover, the caching within the partitioned cache only caches data blocks in parity storage nodes, wherein the parity storage nodes comprise a parity storage field. Thus, caching within the partitioned cache avoids caching data blocks within storage nodes lacking the parity storage field. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270879 | COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, DOCUMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM - A computer-readable medium stores a program causing a computer to execute document processing. The document processing includes: acquiring document data including one or more pieces of attribute information; and acquiring attribute extraction information of each attribute information. Each attribute extraction information includes (i) extraction method information indicating an extraction method for extracting the corresponding attribute information from the document data, and (ii) position information that indicates a position of the corresponding attribute information in the document data, and corresponds to the extraction method indicated by the extraction method information for the corresponding attribute information. The document processing further includes registering attribute information that is extracted from the document data based on the attribute extraction information, as the attribute information of the document data. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270880 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEMORALIZING PREDETERMINED EVENTS - A system for memorializing milestones in a child's development comprising a computer readable medium; a set of visual pages with pre-determining text included on at least one virtual page representing development milestones of a child's life, and a set of computer readable instructions for receiving virtual page selection information from a user, creating a virtual album from the selected virtual pages, receiving user information, associating the user information with the virtual album, receiving a digital image from a user, associating the digital image with a virtual page of the virtual album, and transmitting the virtual album to the user | 2008-10-30 |
20080270881 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMBEDDING SUPPLEMENTARY DATA INTO DIGITAL MEDIA FILES - A novel process and system for flexibly adding supplemental digital program content such as, for example, transactional advertising content, games, polls, contests, interactive music videos, and e-commerce content generally and the like, into pre-prepared digital media files, such as an MP3 audio file or the like, for playback by digital playback apparatus, wherein the pre-prepared media file is modified by embedding therein executable code representing such supplemental program content, and enabling the playback apparatus to decode and execute the presentation of the supplemental program material as an addition to the playback of the pre-prepared media file content. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270882 | PROVIDING NAVIGATION OBJECTS FOR COMMUNICATIONS OVER A NETWORK - Communications between participants over a communications link are proxied by an intermediary, such as an Integrated Order Mechanism (IOM). Participants interact with each other through the IOM. The IOM may be transparent to the participants such that they are not aware that the IOM is involved in processing communications. For example, in the context of a transaction by a customer making a purchase from a merchant over the Internet, the IOM facilitates the processing of transactions by processing requests from both the customer and the merchant. Neither the customer nor the merchant may be aware that the transactions are being handled by the IOM. Navigation objects may be provided for the communications over a network. For example, a navigation bar may be included on a merchant web page to provide the customer with a link back to a shopping application provided by the IOM. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270883 | Method and Apparatus for Selecting Advertising for a Web Page - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for identifying advertising for a web page. In response to receiving a universal resource locator containing identification information for selected text in the web page, the web page is retrieved to form a retrieved web page. The selected text in the web page is identified. Advertisements for the web page are identified using the selected text to form identified advertisements. The identified advertisements are placed in the web page. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270884 | Data Acquiring Method - A method for acquiring data ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080270885 | Method and Apparatus for Displaying Sorted Test Data Entries - In one embodiment, a plurality of test data items are grouped to form a plurality of test data entries. The test data items include both test results and test result identifiers, and each of the test data entries includes at least one of the test results and one of the test result identifiers. The test data entries are sorted in accord with one or more of the test data items found within the test data entries, and a dynamically updated range of the sorted test data entries is displayed via a sorted table of a graphical user interface (GUI). At least one sort mechanism is provided via the GUI. The at least one sort mechanism enables a user to change the one or more test data items via which the test data entries are sorted. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270886 | Hiding Portions of Display Content - A computer-implemented method includes generating code for displaying a two-dimensional media programming schedule grid, receiving a command to compress the grid at a first location along a first dimension, and generating code for displaying the grid with visible graphical fold marks defining a fold area near the first location along the first dimension. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270887 | Document Processing Device And Document Processing Method - The present invention provides a technique for enabling appropriate processing of a document described in a markup language. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270888 | Method For Generating Metadata For Symbolic Music of Traditional Music, and Apparatus For Coding/Decoding Multimedia Data Using the Same - Provided is a method for generating metadata for symbolic music and a music restoring apparatus employing the same, and more particularly, a method for generating metadata for ornaments existing in the Korean traditional music and an apparatus for restoring multimedia including the same. A method for generating metadata for music, which is suggested in the present invention, includes the steps of: a) generating an extensible Markup Language (XML) notation for ornaments; b) generating a complete form of metadata including the XML notation; and c) generating metadata for entire music by using the complete form of metadata and the XML notation. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270889 | DYNAMIC IMAGE AND TEXT CREATION FOR ONLINE BOOK CREATION SYSTEM - A method for dynamically editing a publication involves selecting a publication template from a plurality of publication templates, wherein said publication template includes a plurality of publication attributes. The publication is displayed in a graphical user interface responsive to the selected publication template. A selected group of the plurality of publication attributes is displayed via the graphical user interface. Inputs are received selecting particular entries for the selected group of the plurality of the publication attributes. The particular entries are applied to each of the associated publication attributes of the publication template. The display of the publication is updated to reflect the particular entries in the graphical user interface in real time. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270890 | FORMATTING AND COMPRESSION OF CONTENT DATA - Embodiments a method and system for reducing the quantity of data used to reproduce rich content formatted for display, such as a web page, on a target device, by translating text based formatting instructions into a numerical based formatting instruction format, resizing any visual content data appropriately for display on the target device screen, and compressing the translated and resized content data. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270891 | Method and Apparatus for Selecting and Rendering a Section of a Web Page - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for processing a web page. A selection of a section of text in a web page is received to form selected text. Identification information for the selected text is generated, wherein the identification information includes an identification of the selected text and a location of the selected text in the web page. The identification information is placed into a universal resource locator for the web page, wherein the universal resource locator is used to present the web page in a browser at the location. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270892 | DATA STORAGE SYSTEM - This invention relates to a data storage system for use with a multi layered package in which each particular document in a selection of documents comprises a number of component elements or images that are selectable from at least two variants. Each document is stored on a storage medium in a readily accessible format and each document includes the appropriate coding to activate the variants selected for use with that document and when opened a particular document activates the various variant components for the document and these are appropriately sized and formatted for the particular document and displayed in the opened document. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270893 | Systems and Methods for Pagination and Co-Pagination - Methods and systems are provided for controlling pagination in computer software applications. Abstract classes and methods are provided with programming interfaces to improve the ease with which developers can create applications that allow for co-pagination with arbitrary object types, and can create arbitrary object types that can co-paginate with arbitrary applications. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270894 | Space-Optimizing Content Display - An apparatus, method, computer system, and computer program product to optimize space available for displaying text descriptions in a limited area, such as a sidebar. Space is optimized by displaying only the maximum portion of the text describing each selection that will fit within the limited area, thereby allowing space to display additional text descriptions in the remaining portion of the limited area. Positioning a pointer over the maximum portion of the text causes the complete portion of the text to be displayed. The complete portion of the text can serve as a link to content related to the text. Space is also optimized by providing a thin scroll bar to add space for displaying content within a window. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270895 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, USER INTERFACE, AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTIVE TEXT INPUT - A method for predictive text input is disclosed. The method includes receiving a punctuation symbol at text input; determining, from a set of stored punctuation symbol combinations, a set of punctuation symbol combination candidates; and presenting the set of punctuation symbol combination candidates for enabling selective input from the punctuation symbol combination candidates. A computer program, a user interface, and an apparatus is also disclosed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270896 | System and method for preview and selection of words - A system, method and computer-readable medium that previews words and commands recognized by a continuous stroke recognizer based on input into a virtual keyboard layout is presented. The system and method allows a user to see the word that will be recognized or output before the user commits the continuous stroke input to the system. Further, after recognition and output, the system presents the recognized output word and the closest word candidates in a correction display integrated with the virtual keyboard layout. Among other things, the user is provided with options to change the current output word by selecting another word candidate on the correction display, and to delete the current output word by selecting the representation of the current output word on the correction display. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270897 | One-row keyboard and approximate typing - In one aspect, the present invention comprises an apparatus for character entry on an electronic device, comprising: a keyboard with one row of keys; and an electronic display device in communication with the keyboard; wherein one or more keys on the keyboard has a correspondence with a plurality of characters, and wherein the correspondence enables QWERTY-based typing. In another aspect, the invention comprises an apparatus for character entry on an electronic device, comprising: a keyboard with a plurality of keys; and an electronic display device in communication with the keyboard; wherein one or more keys on the keyboard has a correspondence with a plurality of characters, and wherein, for each of the one or more keys, the plurality of characters comprises: (a) a home row character associated with a particular finger when touch typing; and (b) a non-home-row character associated with the particular finger when touch typing. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270898 | Methods and Apparatus for Dynamically Updating a Graphical User Interface, to Focus on a Production Display or a Debug Display - In one embodiment, a computer automatically determines whether one or more debug indicators, each of which is associated with one or more of a plurality of test data items, indicate 1) that one or more of the test data items pertain to a production mode, or 2) that one or more of the test data items pertain to a debug mode. Depending on whether one or more of the debug indicators indicate that a particular one of the test data items pertains to the production mode or the debug mode, the particular one of the test data items is allocated to a production display or a debug display of a graphical user interface (GUI). Then, depending on whether a next test data item to be displayed pertains to the production mode or the debug mode, the GUI is dynamically updated to focus on the production display or the debug display. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270899 | Computing device with multiple displays - A computing device comprises a plurality of on-board displays and a graphics controller configured to control output of image content to the plurality of on-board displays in an extended display mode and/or a dual display mode. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270900 | DEVICE, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SWITCHING A DEVICE BETWEEN APPLICATION MODES - A method, computer program product, and a digital device comprising a control unit arranged to control at least a first and a second application, a physical user interface comprising a first set of functional input elements, and when the device is running the first application, the physical user interface comprises a first set of functions associated with the functional input elements, an illuminating arrangement comprising at least one light source, and a dedicated part of the physical user interface that is activated and illuminated when the second application is opened in the device, displaying a second set of functions associated with a second set of functional input elements. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270901 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - An object of this invention to cause a display control apparatus capable of sequentially playing back drawn contents to implement, by a simple method, playback that facilitates grasp of contents while shortening the playback time. A display control apparatus of this invention includes an operation information acquisition unit which acquires, from a hard disk which records contents of a change in a drawing area for drawing an object upon acquiring operation information representing an operation in the drawing area, pieces of information about the contents of the change, a playback portion extraction unit which determines, of the pieces of acquired information, information to be used for playback of drawn contents and determines the playback timing of the information, a playback unit which extracts the information determined to be used for playback and plays back the drawn contents on a display apparatus at the determined playback timing using the extracted information. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270902 | Time Stamp Device - A time stamp device provides a timer for reminding a user how long ago or when an activity was last completed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270903 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND SOFTWARE FOR AN ON-LINE MEDIA PLAYER - A system and method including loading a media player on a third party website. This media player allows a user to play media at the user's request, store and catalog media files, and connect to an external electronic commerce host to facilitate the purchase of media content. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270904 | System and method for audio equalization - The present disclosure relates to audio equalization devices and methods. A system is provided that permits frequency equalization or balancing of frequency response for stereo or multiple surround sound channels through the use of visual representation of audio signals. The system also permits the balancing or “tuning” of concert venues and audio listening environments by generating visualizations for original and reflected audio signals. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270905 | Generation of Media Presentations Conforming to Templates - Creation and manipulation of a media presentation. A user may answer one or more questions in a questionnaire. A media presentation may be generated based on the questionnaire. Alternatively, a media presentation template or wizard may be presented to the user for completion of the media presentation (independent of or in response to completion of the questionnaire). The user may choose from one or more media assets associated with segments of the media presentation. The media assets may be presented for display as icons which represent the media assets. The media presentation may be created and provided to the user. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270906 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SHARE CONTENT - In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method comprises at the instance of a publishing user, receiving a location on a network at which content to be shared is located; making the location known to a group of users; and or each user in the group, providing an indication to the publishing user of whether that user has accessed the content. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270907 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION THROUGH NETWORK - Provided is a method and apparatus for providing information through a network. The method of providing information through a network includes: setting correspondence relations between first information, that is provided in a network site and a user wants to acquire through the network, and the appearance of an application; requesting a server for the first information and receiving a response; analyzing second information included in the response; and displaying the second information by manipulating the appearance of the application, according to the correspondence relations without visiting the network site or activating another application. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270908 | Systems And Methods For Contacting An Acquaintance - Systems and methods are disclosed enabling users to post searchable data, such as information about themselves and others as well as details of a personal encounter such as the date, time and place where it occurred, to a user interface in a computer network. Search and match quality tools generate possible encounter matches based on comparisons of the information posted by a first and second user and provide potential matches ranked by quality of the match. Accordingly, the system and methods provide a place where people can post information about previous encounters (or proposed future encounters), lost contacts, and the like and to contact the potential encounter subject. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of allowing a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein and should not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270909 | Methods and Apparatuses to Provide Premium Contents over Internet - Systems and methods to provide premium content over Internet with in place preview. In one embodiment, a method includes: providing a representation of content to a first user, the representation of the content embeddable by the first user into a web page; receiving a request from a browser after the web page having the representation of the content is rendered in the browser; responsive to the request, presenting a user interface to process a payment to access the content without the browser leaving the web page; and upon completion of the payment, presenting the content in the browser. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270910 | USER SELECTION OF A REMOTE SESSION - Methods and systems for user selection of a remote session are described herein. At least some illustrative embodiments comprise a method that comprises presenting display information to a user (while in a first windowing mode) from a first remote session before entering a setup mode and from a second remote session after exiting the setup mode, entering the setup mode and selecting (by the user) the second remote session while continuing to present the display information from the first remote session without changing to a second windowing mode, and preventing contemporaneous presenting of display information from both the first and the second remote sessions while not in the setup mode. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270911 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DEVELOP A CUSTOM APPLICATION FOR A MULTI-FUNCTION PERIPHERAL (MFP) - In general, the invention relates to adding custom applications to multi-function peripheral (MFP) devices. In some embodiments, a proxy device is used to provide registration and routing functions to third-party applications operating on host sites. Thus, the proxy device relieves the MFP device of the processing burden associated with application registration and message routing between multiple custom applications and the MFP device. In some embodiments, user interface (UI) templates are used to customize application displays on the MFP device. By using standard templates, such as templates based on XML, the MFP devices may include minimal support for parsing the templates, thereby reducing the burden placed on the device to accommodate the custom applications. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270912 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MIMICKING THE DISPLAY LAYOUT WHEN INTERFACING TO MULTIPLE DATA MONITORS - A computer for use in the transfer and monitoring of data and a method of verifying the transfer of patient physiological data is herein disclosed. The computer comprises a display for displaying data, a controller for controlling the display of the data, a graphical user interface being disposed to display data, a first input device connected to the controller for entering data that is recorded and displayed by a data recording device and a second input device connected to the controller for entering data into the controller that is indicative of the spatial arrangement of the display of the data by the data recording device, wherein the controller uses the data indicative of the spatial arrangement of the display of data by the data recording device to display the data in the graphical user interface according to the data by the data recording device. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270913 | Methods, Media, and Devices for Providing a Package of Assets - Methods, media, and devices for providing a package of assets are provided. In some embodiments, methods of distributing a package of assets to a portable device are provided, the methods comprising: identifying the portable device; identifying an asset that correspond to the portable device and the package of assets; and transferring the asset and a definition of assets that corresponds to the package of assets to the portable device. In some embodiments, methods of presenting a package of assets on a portable device are provided, the methods comprising: providing information for identifying the portable device; receiving an asset and a definition of assets, wherein the asset corresponds to the portable device; and presenting the asset according to the definition of assets. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270914 | EVENT HIGHLIGHTING AND DIFFERENTIATION VIEW - A calendar application is disclosed for providing special occasion event highlighting and differentiation. The calendar application program according to the present system provides a special occasion interface which presents a high level view of all significant events for a given time period. The special occasion interface includes a plurality of special occasion event objects which can be dragged and positioned on a grid to represent special occasions of emotional or other significance to the user. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270915 | Community-Based Security Information Generator - An enhanced wiki function is included for an Internet based community associated with financial markets. Shared resource objects created by members, as well as other content, can be integrated by a wiki editor—including with WYSIWYG functionality—into Wiki pages for ease of information dissemination. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270916 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY INITIATING AN INSTANT MESSAGING CHAT SESSION BASED ON A CALENDAR ENTRY - A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for automatically initiating an instant messaging (IM) chat session based on a calendar entry. A user's IM client receives instructions to initiate an IM chat session based on a scheduled entry in the calendaring system. These instructions may be received from the user's calendaring system or a continuously running service, such as a daemon, independent of the IM client. Upon receiving the instructions, the IM client may optionally alert the user to the impending chat session. The IM client then presents a chat window for the instant messaging chat session to the user at a time specified in the scheduled entry. Data associated with the scheduled entry in the calendaring system, such as notes or attachments related to the chat session, may also be displayed in the chat window. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270917 | IMAGE PRODUCTION SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD USING USER DATA OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An image production system, image production apparatus, and image production method are disclosed, which sort user data received from a mobile communication terminal based on at least one type of the user data; display the sorted user data on a daily record page; produce the images from user data which are selected from the displayed user data and which serve as a source; and play back the produced images on a certain region of the daily record page. All the user data of the mobile communication terminal can be easily checked through the daily record page. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270918 | Document display system, display device, controller and computer readable medium - A document display system includes: a plurality of display units that display an image of an electronic document including a plurality of pages for each page unit; a plurality of detecting units that detect a display operation performed by a user to each of the plurality of display units; and a control unit that controls the display unit related to the detecting unit that detects the display operation to display a page image in order of the pages corresponding to the order of detecting the display operations. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270919 | Context Based Software Layer - A computer-implementable method, system and computer-readable medium for establishing and utilizing a widget-centric context-based layer are presented. In a preferred embodiment, the computer-implemented method includes a computer detecting a mouse hover over a visual control that is displayed on a visual layer canvas. In response to determining that the visual control is supported by a context layer, the computer displays the visual control and component icons on a context layer canvas, wherein the context layer includes elements from both an upper visual layer and a lower component layer, and wherein the component icons are associated with respective components from the lower component layer. The computer then receives a user input that selects one or more of the component icons, thus permitting associated components to be edited. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270920 | Automatically Generating a Graphical Program with a Plurality of Models of Computation - A system and method for automatically generating a graphical program or a portion of a graphical program in response to receiving user input. The user input may specify functionality of the graphical program or graphical program portion to be generated. In response to the user input, a graphical program (or graphical program portion) that implements the specified functionality may be automatically generated. The graphical program may include a plurality of computational models. Thus, different graphical programs may be generated, depending on the user input received. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270921 | PROVIDING REAL TIME INFORMATION IN A VISUAL INFORMATION UNIT - Embodiments of the invention enable a person to easily and without having any specialized knowledge configure a webpage to automatically provide real time information. More specifically, embodiments of the invention are directed to a remotely hosted element which may be easily configured and placed in a webpage by an un-sophisticated publisher. The remotely hosted element provides the real time information. In certain embodiments, the real time information is stock quotes, charts and associated news items. In certain embodiments, the real time information unit is interactive. In other words, it allows webpage viewers to interact with it in order to cause it to show additional, or differently organized information. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270922 | Image browsing device, image browsing method, image browsing program, and image browsing system - The present invention relates to an image browsing device that, in an amusement park, shoots a user who is riding a ride-on, and makes the user browse the shot image at a place where the user gets off the ride-on. Firstly, when plural users direct their ID cards to the ID readers ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080270923 | Method and Apparatus for Displaying Test Data - In one embodiment, a plurality of test data entries are successively displayed via a graphical user interface (GUI), with each of the test data entries including at least a test result identifier and a corresponding test result. For at least one of the test data entries, a user-selectable mechanism is provided via the GUI. When the user-selectable mechanism is selected, additional data related to a particular one of the test data entries is caused to be displayed via the GUI. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270924 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING AND MODIFYING PORTLETS VIA AN APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE - A method and a system for obtaining and modifying a plurality of Web components, such as portlets, via an application programming interface (API) are described. The method includes permitting a portal application to invoke a portlet, wherein the portlet runs inside a portlet container and the portal application runs independently from the portlet container; providing information to the portlet container about the invoked portlet related to a runtime environment of the portal application; and modifying the provided information from the portal application to customize the portlet. The system includes a portal application, a portlet container to permit the portal application to invoke a portlet, the portlet to run inside the portlet container and the portal application to run independently from the portlet container, an interface to provide and modify information about the invoked portlet that is related to a runtime environment of the portal application, and an interface to provide a portlet mode, a window state, and a set of Uniform Resource Locator (URL) parameters to the portal application to create a valid portlet URL. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270925 | Method for smooth rotation - A method for smooth rotation of an object viewed from a finite number of angles encompasses resetting the drag origin in response to the pointer exiting a region centered on the drag origin. Upon exiting the region, a new view of the object displays thereby providing the appearance of rotation. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270926 | POINTER DRAG PATH OPERATIONS - A graphical user interface allows performing operations simply by dragging a first object over a second object. One or more attributes of the second object are effectively “picked up” by virtue of dragging over the second object. In this manner, the user interface is more friendly, more intuitive, and reduces the number of pointer clicks to implement a particular function, thereby enhancing the efficiency of the user. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270927 | Spring-forming control system and its control method for a spring forming machine - A spring-forming control system and its control method for a spring forming machine in which the spring-forming control system uses a host computer to provide graphical spring parameter setting, program modification, and dragline-method program modification graphical interfaces that are selectively switchable on a display monitor. After setting of spring processing parameters through the spring parameter setting interface, a trial production is done subject to a spring parameter auto-generation software built in the spring-forming control system, and then the production is started if the trial meets the requirements, or the spring processing parameters are modified through the spring parameter setting interface, program modification interface, or dragline-method program modification interface if the trial does not meet the requirements, and then a further trial production is performed till the shaped spring meets the requirements. A spring preview is available during running of the spring-forming control system. The graphic interface operation has the advantages of convenience, rapidness, and accuracy. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270928 | Implementation of an Interactive Progress Bar in a Test Application Environment - A computer-implementable method, system and computer-readable medium for implementing an interactive progress bar that is associated with an executing test program are presented. In a preferred embodiment, the computer-implementable method includes linking each of multiple sectors in a progress bar to a corresponding section of a test program. The progress bar is displayed while the test program is being executed, such that test program code is not displayed with the progress bar on the same User Interface (UI). In response to the system detecting a signal that a specific sector of the progress bar has been selected, the computer displays, on the UI, an underlying log of activities for the corresponding section of the test program, such that the test program continues to be executed while the underlying log is displayed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270929 | Federating Legacy/Remote Content into a Central Network Console - Content from multiple remote/legacy consoles is aggregated within a central console to provide a single point-of-access for managing remote resources. Preferred embodiments deploy the central console as a network-accessible application, and this console application communicates with remotely-located console applications (and/or other locally-executing functions) that carry out tasks selected from the central console by an administrator and then return content generated by those tasks for rendering in the central console. The run-time environment used at the central console is not required to match the run-time environment of the remote/legacy consoles. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270930 | ONLINE BOOK EDITOR - A publication editing system includes a graphical user interface for displaying an image of publication responsive to a selectable publication template. The graphical user interface defines a viewing portion for displaying the image of the publication. A plurality of editing functions enables editing of attributes associated with the selectable publication template for the publication. Each of the editing functionalities is accessible via at least one associated graphical icon on the graphical user interface. The images of the publication in the viewing portion of the graphical user interface is updated in substantially real time to display changes made to attributes of the selectable publication template via the plurality of editing functionalities. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270931 | Touch-based tab navigation method and related device - A method of navigating between different tabs in a user interface of a portable digital information device includes displaying a first set of tabs sequentially arranged along a linear direction on a display of the portable digital information device, the first set of tabs containing tabs that are a subset of tabs contained in a master set of tabs. A user then touches a touch-sensitive area of the portable digital information device and drags a finger across the touch-sensitive area in a direction parallel to the linear direction in which the first set of tabs are sequentially arranged. This dragging motion causes the position of the tabs displayed along the linear direction of the display to move in a direction opposite to the direction along which the user drags the finger across the touch-sensitive area for displaying a second set of tabs containing tabs. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270932 | TOOLBOX EDITING - A user interface is described, having a search box for entering a search query. The search box and other components remain stationary when conducting a search. A toolbox is provided with links to different views for conducting category-specific searches, and the links are editable. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270933 | Displaying multiple storage windows - Various embodiments are disclosed for displaying multiple storage windows. One embodiment is a method that displays a first window having a depiction of storage capacity. The first window is expanded to nest two storage windows in the first window. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270934 | Method for Providing Functional Context Within an Actively Scrolling View Pane - A method, system and computer-usable medium for using a context aware viewport module to graphically display, and interact with, a viewport. The context aware viewport is implemented in a graphical user interface (GUI) and comprises a spatially context aware informational portion and a viewport portion. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270935 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A CATEGORY SEPARATION IN A LIST OF DOCUMENTS - A system is provided to assist a user in selecting, identifying, and handling email messages. A selection color module may provide for the display of color coding and selection highlighting. The selection color module may provide a secondary highlighting color to indicate messages related to a selected message. A category navigation module may provide one or more of the following: an indicator that provides the user with a number of items that are off the screen for a particular category, a command that causes the first entry for a category to be scrolled into view, a label to indicate the number of items in a particular category matching a particular criteria, and/or a control for scrolling between next or previous categories. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270936 | Electronic device display adjustment interface - A calculator comprises a display screen configured to display a graphical representation of at least a portion of a dataset and a module configured to display an interface on the display screen to enable a user to perform at least one adjustment function for the displayed graphical representation. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270937 | Control Interface for a Home Automation System and Method for Operating Same - The control interface ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080270938 | System for self-registering visitor information with geographic specificity and searchable fields - An interactive visitor self-registration system for visitors to museums or other public sites using a digital computer or internet appliance device and a touchscreen monitor, which accesses a dedicated website, through a global computer network such as the Internet. It focuses on gathering information regarding residence of visitors as well as the information gathered by a traditional paper guest book. The system is searchable by visitors and by site staff. The information gathered by the system is stored on a dedicated website. A second, administration website, also password protected with an unpublished web address can be used by Site Administrators to customize the looks and options of their specific visitor self-registration system. Additionally, there is a public website which is accessible via the Internet which stores travel information for every signer to the system who logs on with his or her email address. These visitors can track their own travel via a map displayed on the website and be linked to the website for the sites they visit. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270939 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT - A network usage history associated with a user is obtained ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080270940 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING MEDIA FILES - A method and an apparatus for selecting media files are provided. In the present invention, three keys are used for selecting a plurality of media files, wherein one of the keys is used for rotating and selecting a presently displayed media file, one of the keys is used for directly selecting the presently displayed media file, and another key is used for skipping the presently displayed media file. Complete select functions can be executed to a plurality of media files stored in any path by using foregoing three keys. The selected media files are stored in another path as being selected without spending time in actions such as moving, copying, and deleting, etc. Thus, the media file select operation is greatly simplified. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270941 | USER CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD IN COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A user content management method in a communication terminal is provided. A virtual wheel in which one or more content icons corresponding to one or more items of user content and generation times of the one or more items of user content in vicinity of the content icons are arranged in temporal order according to generation time. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270942 | Method and Apparatus for Displaying Test Data - In one embodiment, a plurality of test data entries are successively displayed via a graphical user interface (GUI), with each of the test data entries including at least a test result identifier and a corresponding test result. For at least one of the test data entries, a user-selectable mechanism is provided via the GUI. When the user-selectable mechanism is selected, statistical data based on multiple executions of a test identified by a particular one of the test data entries is caused to be displayed via the GUI. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270943 | COLOR AND SYMBOL CODED VISUAL CUES FOR RELATING SCREEN ITEMS TO EACH OTHER - Described is a system and a computer program product for visually delineating a relationship between diverse, but related graphical objects in a graphical user interface. An icon that has specified color scheme is associated with the diverse, but related but graphical objects. When one of the related graphical objects is displayed, the icon is displayed within the displayed graphical object. The persistence of the icon with the specified color scheme in the displayed graphical objects allows them to be recognized as related. In a particular instance, the icon is displayed with each graphical object in a series of graphical objects that represent an evolution of progression of development. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270944 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CROSS-SCREEN COMPONENT COMMUNICATION IN DYNAMICALLY CREATED COMPOSITE APPLICATIONS - A method and system for cross-screen component communication in dynamically created composite applications. Meta-data in the mark-up for a source component (e.g. eXtensible Markup Language—XML information) in a dynamically created composite application includes indications of which screens target components are located on. These indications are contained in definitions of logical connections established between components referred to as “cross-page wire” definitions. Executable objects, referred to as “cross-page wire” executable objects, are generated based on the cross-page wire definitions in the source component mark-up. The cross-page wire executable objects are executed by a run-time entity, such as a “property broker” or the like, in response to a change in a property value for which the cross-page wire has been defined, in order to deliver a new value of that property to one or more target components located on screens different from the screen on which the source component is located. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270945 | Interior spaces in a geo-spatial environment - A method, apparatus, and system of interior spaces in a geo-spatial environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a plurality of user profiles, each user profile in the plurality of user profiles including an associated specific geographic location, selecting a user profile in the plurality of user profiles, generating a first virtual interior space view of a first structure associated with a first specific geographic location of the selected user profile in the plurality of user profiles, and generating, with the first virtual interior space view, at least one wiki profile associated with the first virtual interior space view. The method may also include generating, with the at least one wiki profile, content appended to the at least one wiki profile. Furthermore, the method may include capturing a second virtual interior space view of a second structure associated with a second specific geographic location. | 2008-10-30 |
20080270946 | Multidimensional Structured Data Visualization Method and Apparatus, Text Visualization Method and Apparatus, Method and Apparatus for Visualizing and Graphically Navigating the World Wide Web, Method and Apparatus for Visualizing Hierarchies - A method of displaying correlations among information objects includes receiving a query against a database; obtaining a query result set; and generating a visualization representing the components of the result set, the visualization including one of a plane and line to represent a data field, nodes representing data values, and links showing correlations among fields and values. Other visualization methods and apparatus are disclosed. | 2008-10-30 |