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Data Processing: Presentation Processing Of Document, Operator Interface Processing, And Screen Saver Display Processing > Operator Interface (e.g., Graphical User Interface) Operator Interface (e.g., Graphical User Interface)Operator Interface (e.g., Graphical User Interface) patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/15/07 - 20070266320 - Application window closure in response to event in parent window A method for closing a child application window of a parent window. An indicator is instantiated in data loaded into the parent window, followed by performance of a loop. In each iteration of the loop: (a) if it is ascertained that the data currently loaded into the parent window includes ... 11/15/07 - 20070266318 - Managing interactions between computer users' context models Techniques are described for providing information about a current state that is represented with multiple attributes. In some situations, the providing includes a first computer receiving indications of multiple characterization modules, each characterization module executing on a computer to model an aspect of a current state related to that computer; ... 11/15/07 - 20070266316 - Display of menu items in a user interface A user interface for a device is provided, wherein the user interface generates a list of elements that is too large to be displayed within a region of the UI. The number of list elements to be displayed is determined and an appropriate subset of list elements are then chosen ... 11/08/07 - 20070260983 - Method for providing a summary of user activities A method for providing a work summary to a user of an electrical device. A work summary program may collect user activity information and save it in a work summary database. The user may choose a selection criterion from a group of selection criteria to indicate user activity information he ... 11/08/07 - 20070260982 - Runtime human-machine interface for process control having enhanced graphical views of detailed control information An HMI application supporting interaction between an operator and runtime control processor information is described herein. The HMI application provides graphical user interface-driven functionality including, among other things supporting a horizontal hierarchical view selection menu. Furthermore, visual alarm indicators associated with the view selection menu guide an operator through each ... 11/01/07 - 20070256012 - User interface for browsing content, method of providing the user interface, and content browsing apparatus A user interface for browsing content, a method of providing a user interface, and a content-browsing apparatus are provided. The method includes dividing a plurality of content into a number of content groups according to a clustering condition, and providing a user interface including a cell field that has a ... 10/18/07 - 20070245238 - Timeline visualizations linked with other visualizations of data in a thin client An apparatus in one example has: a controller having a data connector for inputting temporal data, and an item collection for providing timelines and overlays, and for providing linked visualizations of the temporal data in a timeline to other visualizations of the temporal data; and a display for displaying the ... 10/11/07 - 20070240054 - Information processing apparatus, method, and information processing program An information processing apparatus includes: a display section provided with a screen capable of displaying a content of an application; a user-input processing section for acquiring an instruction input from a user; and a screen-hierarchy control section for managing a screen hierarchical order of each application when contents of a ... 10/11/07 - 20070240053 - Systems and methods for providing dynamic price axes The invention relates to systems and methods that provide a user interface for use with an electronic trading system. The interface displays a bid price axis and an ask price axis, as well as corresponding sizes, and an indication of the inside market. When the inside market changes in response ... 10/11/07 - 20070240052 - System management user interface providing user access to status information for process control system equipment including a status monitor A system management human-machine interface application for use in a process control system is described herein that enables users to view/monitor information regarding system status and performance and to initiate changes to the operation of system equipment, checkpoint control stations and execute diagnostics. A system management graphical user interface (GUI) ... 10/11/07 - 20070240051 - System management user interface providing user access to status information for process control system equipment A system management human-machine interface application for use in a process control system is described herein that enables users to view/monitor information regarding system status and performance and to initiate changes to the operation of system equipment, checkpoint control stations and execute diagnostics. A system management graphical user interface (GUI) ... 10/11/07 - 20070240050 - System and method for presenting to a user a preferred graphical representation of tabular data A search engine is provided which responds to a user's queries by generating and presenting a graphed result. This graphed result is displayed in a manner that the invention has determined to be most preferred by one or more users. In various embodiments of the invention, this preferred manner may ... 10/11/07 - 20070240049 - for-each label components in cad drawings Embodiments of the invention provide a method for generating labels for drawing elements of a computer aided design (CAD) drawing that may include some unknown number of associated or related drawing elements. The method includes receiving a selection of a set of drawing elements in the CAD drawing that are ... 10/11/07 - 20070240048 - A standard communication interface for server-side filter objects A filter object comprising a standard sending interface consumed from an object framework to send at least one filter value to at least one consumer object supported by the object framework and a user interface to allow a user to configure a connection between the filter object and a consumer ... 10/11/07 - 20070240047 - System and method for graphically building business rule conditions A system and method are disclosed for graphically building business rule conditions. The method of graphically building business rule conditions comprises displaying a menu of function icons for the user, and a menu of business rule attribute icons for the user. The method allows the user to freely drag and ... 10/11/07 - 20070240046 - Method and apparatus for controlling view navigation in workflow systems Embodiments of an apparatus, method, and article of manufacture for controlling view navigation in a workflow environment are disclosed herein. View navigation is controlled by incorporating and utilizing a user-interact operation in a workflow editing application. A workflow process designer may define the user-interact operation from one or more pre-designed ... 10/04/07 - 20070234211 - Content transformation engine A system for accumulating and presenting data in web-based content, the system comprising a plurality of silos each having raw data, a plurality of feedlets that transforms the raw data of the plurality of silos into a plurality of high value data feeds, and at least one fuselet for receiving ... 10/04/07 - 20070234209 - Method and system for aggregating and presenting user highlighting of content Highlighting of content is aggregated across a plurality of users, thus enabling the content to be presented with highlights that represent the collective highlighting of the users. Highlighted content may be presented to the users with varying levels of prominence. Accordingly, depending on the aggregated highlight information, some content may ... 10/04/07 - 20070234208 - Method and apparatus for indicating mobile electronic device status or state Apparatus for indicating mobile electronic device status comprising a database for storing mobile electronic device status information and associated colour information; a set of light emitting diodes (LEDs); a processor for retrieving the colour information based on the mobile electronic device status and transmitting a signal based on the colour ... 09/27/07 - 20070226617 - Graphical interface for rfid edge server A console for an RFID edge server can include a graphical interface to receive ALE filer information such that the graphical interface allows the selection ALE filters on an RFID edge server. ... 09/27/07 - 20070226616 - Method and system for wide area security monitoring, sensor management and situational awareness A security system comprises a computer network and a plurality of sensors each connected to the computer network at a respective network address and each generating sensing data. A managing component is connected with the network and communicates with the sensors by access thereof through the associated network address on ... 09/20/07 - 20070220427 - Skin tone mobile device and service A portable electronic device having an adaptable skin covering a substantial portion of the portable electronic device and configured to display a customizable image. The image to be displayed may be input from a user of the portable electronic device, or may be transmitted to the portable electronic device through ... 09/13/07 - 20070214415 - Systems and methods for logo design Systems and methods for interactively designing a logo present a list of desired characteristics to be conveyed by the logo, and allows the user to select from among the desired characteristics, such as image and/or type of industry. A group of symbols are presented to the user based on the ... 09/13/07 - 20070214414 - Method for reducing booting time of mobile communication terminal A method is for reducing booting time of a mobile communication terminal. The method includes the steps of driving a User Interface (UI) task concerning performing of communications created from a memory while the mobile communication terminal is being booted; simultaneously performing an initialization of an application program in a ... 09/13/07 - 20070214413 - Method and system for cascaded processing a plurality of data objects Systems and methods are provided for cascaded processing a plurality of data objects. Each data object may be assigned to a folder among a plurality of folders, wherein a main process distributes the plurality of folders to a corresponding number of parallel processes of a first tier of processes. Each ... 09/06/07 - 20070209001 - System and method for functional elements Systems and methods whereby, for example, one or more functional elements can be established and/or employed. Such functional elements might serve a number of purposes. For instance, such functional elements might be employable in interoperating with devices, software, and/or the like, in working with entities, and/or the like. Such functional ... 09/06/07 - 20070209000 - Calendar-type media device The present invention relates to a calendar-type device, such as an advent calendar, comprising a housing (11) having a user interface, said user interface comprising at least one actuable element (19), said at least one element representing a plurality of distinct events, means (29,30) for providing a plurality of distinct ... 09/06/07 - 20070208999 - Interface unit for dentist's or dental treatment/workstation for passing on signals containing image information An interface unit for employment at a dentist's or dental treatment/workstation, which is provided for the purpose of passing on signals containing image information, has at least two inputs for receiving input signals containing image information, at least two outputs for passing on output signals containing image information to one ... 08/30/07 - 20070204225 - Master multimedia software controls A software control mechanism is disclosed for use with a plurality of media applications. The software control mechanism comprises a media control panel structured for use with a plurality of media applications. The media control panel is independent of each media application. Each media application is displayed within a computer ... 08/30/07 - 20070204224 - System and method for storing and accessing data files at wireless devices A method of providing access to data files within a wireless device is provided and includes detecting a selection of a first user interface component. The first user interface component can be linked to a private portion of the wireless device. Further, the method includes detecting a selection of a ... 08/16/07 - 20070192690 - Method and system for framing and evaluating a decision making process A system and device are provided to facilitate visualization and structuring of a multi-variable evaluative process such as an innovation and decision-making process. The standardized process frames the problem in a three dimensional fashion having an x, y and z-axis. The present invention employs a visualization device that preferably takes ... 08/16/07 - 20070192689 - User interface messaging system and method permitting deferral of message resolution A user interface messaging system and method that allows a user to defer resolution of the substance of a message, such as a user-initiated error, and adds the message to a queue. The messaging system may remind the user to resolve the substance of the messages in the queue. After ... 08/09/07 - 20070186161 - Machine signal processing device First and second OR operation fields for setting signals that represent the states of the machine are provided on a setting screen. Carrying out OR operation on signals set in the first OR operation fields and carrying out OR operation on signals set in the second OR operation fields, AND ... 08/09/07 - 20070186160 - Method for maintaining project standards in computer-aided design projects Embodiments of the invention provide a CAD application that allows users to establish, maintain, and synchronize project standards for style definitions and display settings across multiple drawing files that are part of a design project. The CAD application also allows users to specify how changes to a project standard should ... 08/02/07 - 20070180375 - Template format for calendars Displaying a calendar. The method may be practiced, for example, in a computing environment. The method includes creating a calendar layout template as one or more data structures on a computer readable medium. The calendar layout template is independent of specific dates and schedule instances. A schedule of time and/or ... 07/26/07 - 20070174769 - System and method of mapping images of the spine The present invention provides systems and methods for enhancing the delivery and display of medical images for preoperative planning and diagnosis. Various characteristics of the data associated with the image or images being viewed may be manipulated and stored. The system and method provide automated annotation of the images to ... 07/26/07 - 20070174768 - Adaptive alert management Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to alert management and provide a method, system and computer program product for adaptive alert management. In one embodiment of the invention, an adaptive alert management data processing system can include an alert server and multiple different alert ... 07/26/07 - 20070174767 - Display process device and display process method A screen definition information interpretation section (12) interprets a screen definition information (11a) which defines a moment in which a first screen event is to be issued, and issues a first screen event, which is for executing an action, which corresponds to an instruction inputted from an input I/F section ... 07/19/07 - 20070168859 - Adaptive layout for content Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to arranging content in single and multi-column formats to be displayed using a graphical user interface (GUI). Aspects also relate to utilizing user feedback to determine available screen area for displaying multiple items of the content and arranging and formatting the content ... 07/12/07 - 20070162850 - Sports-related widgets Systems, methods, computer-readable mediums, user interfaces and other implementations are disclosed for defining, installing, launching, managing, displaying and operating sports-related widgets in a display environment. The sports-related widgets can be configured to provide information related to sporting events. ... 07/12/07 - 20070162849 - Interactive kitchen recipe workstation A specialized workstation for accessing, entering, and amending recipes and shopping lists. A user can create new, or access stored, recipes and grocery lists via the touch-sensitive screen by tapping or scrawling on the screen with a stylus or finger, or by utilizing a keyboard which can be displayed on ... 07/05/07 - 20070157088 - Method and apparatus for graphically displaying compatible workflow steps A method, apparatus, and computer program product for graphically presenting compatible workflow steps to a user through a graphical user interface are disclosed. The method includes graphically displaying a plurality of steps in a workflow. A user's selection for at least one step in a plurality of steps to denote ... 07/05/07 - 20070157087 - Method and system for automatically generating user interfaces for integration Embodiments of the present invention relate to automating the creation of user interfaces for integration. Integration is a process that involves accounting for the differences between two different types of software to enable the exchange of information between the two types of software. Typically, the initial work of the integration ... 06/28/07 - 20070150811 - Reaction information display system To provide a reaction information display system that makes it possible, although simple in constitution without using special equipment, to grasp, easily in real time, the reaction, from a large number of users, to a single piece of evaluated object information supplied through an information communication network. A evaluated object ... 06/21/07 - 20070143677 - Independent link and bank selection Provided is a memory system that has a plurality of memory banks and a plurality of link controllers. For each memory bank, there is first switching logic for receiving output for each link controller, and for passing on the output of only one of the link controllers to the memory ... 06/21/07 - 20070143676 - Electronic map with a drawing feature An electronic map with a drawing feature is provided by the invention that allows user to border an area or depict a route as a graphic drawing line on the electronic map directly and make relationship between the drawing and the electronic map, whereby the drawing will be zoomed in ... 06/07/07 - 20070130520 - Extensible web service policy behavior A system for remotely providing services includes an object model having a behavior option object that is indicative of one of a plurality of different ways in which a service behavior can be performed. ... 05/31/07 - 20070124673 - Interactive multimedia diary An interactive multimedia diary system is presented. The system can include one or more interfaces for media content devices (e.g., communications devices, still or video cameras, audio devices, or any other suitable media content storing or generating devices). An interactive multimedia diary can be composed by collecting and arranging a ... 05/24/07 - 20070118798 - Web service ui information guide A user information user interface for a networked software service is provided. The user information user interface corresponds to a request for information and is generated to overlap the software service user interface. The user information user interface includes a pointer to a display control on the software service user ... 05/10/07 - 20070106938 - Technology platform for electronic commerce and a method thereof A method and technology platform for electronic commerce use a software package including an interactive website. An Affiliate may access participating vendors and third-party sources to acquire information of interest, including product data, content, and website design templates. ... 04/26/07 - 20070094597 - Dynamic graphical user interface for a desktop environment A method, system, and apparatus are directed to providing a graphical user interface over a network. A first selection of a button within a taskbar at a client is detected. A local menu of services is displayed in a display area that is visually independent of the taskbar. A second ... 04/26/07 - 20070094596 - Glance modules A system is described to enable a user of a mobile device, such as a cellular telephone, to easily switch the display from a home screen, shown while the mobile device is idle, to a glance screen associated with a “glance module.” Multiple glance modules may be installed on the ... 04/26/07 - 20070094595 - Survey portal system and method of use Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for providing assessment content and services via a portal. Certain embodiments provide an assessment content and services portal. The portal includes an interface for access to assessment content at a portal, an administration engine for managing the portal, assessment ... 04/19/07 - 20070089056 - Service providing system and service providing device that provides a specific service in response to user authority determination based on positional relationships of virtual objects The invention provides a service providing system in which it is determined whether users have use authority to utilize a service providing apparatus, such as a projector, so that only users having the use authority can utilize the service providing apparatus. The invention also provides a service providing system and ... 04/19/07 - 20070089055 - Method and apparatus for outputting a user interface (ui) event of 3rd party device in home network Disclosed are a method and apparatus for outputting a user interface (UI) event of a 3rd party device in a home network having a server, a client and a control point, the server and the client joining a UI session by using a remote protocol, the control point controlling the ... 04/19/07 - 20070089054 - Apparatus and method for controlling notification, recording media, and program An object of the present invention is to urge a user to check a target to be checked by the user. A check condition detecting section 104 detects whether or not a user has checked a to-be-checked target to be checked by the user which is identified by a to-be-checked ... 04/12/07 - 20070083812 - Gui with improved mnemonic control A system, method and computer program product are provided for controlling the operation of mnemonics so that mnemonics that are not in the user's notion of the active context (i.e., mnemonics that are not in the active pane in which the user is currently working) are blocked from operation. When ... 04/05/07 - 20070079238 - Computer executable graphical user interface engine, system, and method therefor A computer executable graphical user interface engine receives one or more text-based files and generates a user interface at least partially populated with data from the one or more text-based files. The computer executable graphical user interface engine enforces updates retrievable via a network from a remote device based on ... 04/05/07 - 20070079237 - Computer system and method including an operation performed in a manner based on a determined activity A computer system (and method) includes a determining device for determining an activity of a user, and a setting device for setting an operating manner of an operating device based on the determined activity. ... 03/29/07 - 20070074113 - Multi function device A multi function device having a plurality of functions, which comprises: an operation key that inputs an instruction for the function; a display unit that displays information on the function; and a control unit that outputs a predetermined code signal based on an input of the operation key and controls ... 03/22/07 - 20070067721 - Method and system for navigation in text according to the properties of the text A computer-implemented method for navigating a location marker in text, the method includes moving a location maker from one location in a text to another location in the text according to properties of the locations. The movements of the location maker further includes executing a command to move the location ... 03/15/07 - 20070061720 - System, device, and method for conveying information using a rapid serial presentation technique An enhanced rapid serial presentation technique may utilize dictionaries and/or rule sets to improve the decisions that are made in generating targets and corresponding descriptors for a rapid serial presentation. Targets may include a single word, a group of words, audio components, video components, image components, and/or tactile components. Syntactic ... 03/15/07 - 20070061719 - Address data collection and formatting apparatus and method for worldwide address formats An address data collection system collects contact information in a variety of country postal address, telephone data and other contact information formats or standards. The address data collection system includes a country selector to receive country selection input data, and an address form composer that accesses a country information database ... 03/08/07 - 20070055936 - Markup based extensibility for user interfaces Methods, systems, and computer products are provided for exposing the programming of an application user interface to allow modification of the associated user interface to include adding, removing, disabling, enabling and repurposing new or existing user interface components. ... 03/08/07 - 20070055935 - Method, system, and computer program product for sharing information within a global computer network In one embodiment, on a display device, at least one information handling system displays an excerpt of XML-formatted information, and displays a list of folders. In response to a command from a first user, the information handling system saves the displayed excerpt of the XML-formatted information in a folder that ... 03/01/07 - 20070050714 - Host device and data management method thereof A host device utilizing a data management method includes: a storage unit storing at least one data; a data management program unit arranging the data stored in the storage unit according to a predetermined criterion to create index information, and creating a user interface, which includes an index information display ... 02/22/07 - 20070044022 - Method, unit and system for outputting data Data is output from a sending unit to a receiving unit via a common description language. The sending unit defines a user interface to be output to a number of receiving units, whereby each receiving unit may have different output capabilities, specific to the receiving unit. ... 02/22/07 - 20070044021 - Method for performing presentation in video telephone mode and wireless terminal implementing the same Disclosed is a method and wireless terminal for performing a presentation in a video telephone mode, wherein a presentation file is selected in the video telephone mode, and screen data in corresponding sequence of the selected presentation file is displayed and transmitted. Disclosed is another method and wireless terminal for ... 02/22/07 - 20070044020 - Service use device According to the present invention, it is possible to automatically store user-specific information including a user's key input pattern and network use setting information as needed, as well as to detect a change of a user by comparing the stored user-specific information with a previous user-specific information. When the change ... 02/22/07 - 20070044019 - Multi-campaign assignment apparatus considering overlapping recommendation problem A multi-campaign assignment apparatus considers overlapping recommendation occurring when a plurality of personalized campaigns are simultaneously performed, thereby increasing marketing efficiency and client satisfaction. The multi-campaign assignment apparatus extracts clients' preferences for each campaign, predicts the clients' reactivities to overlapping recommendation of campaigns, and performs two-dimensional campaign-client assignment using the ... 02/15/07 - 20070038934 - Service for generation of customizable display widgets A system for presenting dynamically generated images in a computing environment is provided. The system generates visual elements, such as widgets, for example, by combining image data, user-defined data which may include alphanumeric data, and real-time data indicative of current conditions. The widgets may be implemented in a purely server-side ... 02/15/07 - 20070038933 - Remote coaching service and server A Remote Nutrition Coaching Service (RNCS) is disclosed which is designed for the monitoring and analyzing of personal nutritional behavior and for the increasing of general nutritional awareness. The RNCS provides a daily consumption status and displays the results at the user's convenience. The RNCS also elaborates nutritional information in ... 02/15/07 - 20070038932 - Multimedia entertainment system The invention is about a system installed in a computer, which shares the same audio output and video display with the computer, and can function independently without turning on the computer. The invention mainly contains a main device connected between the computer's motherboard and laser disk drive. The main device, ... 01/25/07 - 20070022376 - Process of treatment of data with the aim of the determination of visual motifs in a visual scene processing (E3) of data acquired in this way in order to determine at least one visual pattern comprising a sequence of visual elements and occurring on several occasions in the course of time. ... 01/18/07 - 20070016862 - Input guessing systems, methods, and computer program products Provided are systems for acceleration of text input for electronic devices, such as efficient and user-friendly input guessing systems for mobile phones. An input guessing system disambiguates user input to decrease the number of required key strokes for entry of desired input. An input guessing system uses one or more ... 01/18/07 - 20070016861 - Apparatus and methods for implementing modular, context-aware active graphical user interface objects The present invention concerns methods and apparatus providing an operating system of a portable communications device with modular active graphical user interface functionality. In methods and apparatus of the present invention, multiple separate and distinct active graphical user interface objects are available for selection by users to perform active graphical ... 01/18/07 - 20070016860 - Shortcut for predetermined application There is read information on a system indicative of how to reach at least one pre-configured, pre-designated application in the system. The information is used to build at least one software button in at least one group of software buttons that allows launching of the pre-configured, pre-designated application. ... 01/11/07 - 20070011611 - Digital tv and software download method therefor A software download method for digital TV is provided. The method comprises generating a GUI for inputting download option information, storing the download option information input through the option-selection GUI, determining whether software corresponding to the stored download option information exists in a broadcasting signal based on update information in ... 01/11/07 - 20070011610 - Customized mobile device interface system and method The idle screen of a mobile device is enhanced to show information of interest to the user. The information is updated regularly in the background and always provides up to date information for the user without requiring the user to navigate the device or network to locate the information. The ... 01/11/07 - 20070011609 - Configurable, multimodal human-computer interface system and method Disclosed herein is a method of configuring a human-computer interface system having an eye gaze device that generates eye gaze data to control a display pointer. The method includes selecting a user profile from a user profile list to access an artificial neural network to address eye jitter effects arising ... 12/21/06 - 20060288284 - System and method for visualizing contextual-numerical data of source documents as corresponding transformed documents A system and method are provided for visually distinguishing a plurality of numerical elements from a plurality of non-numeric elements in source data, in which the plurality of non-numeric elements providing context for the numerical elements. The system and method comprise the modules and corresponding functionality for selecting a portion ... 12/21/06 - 20060288283 - Presenting message detectable by screen reader application A method of visually presenting a message includes detecting that a screen reader application is being used in a computer system having a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI presents messages of a first type by displaying a popup window and presents messages of a second type in a predefined ... 12/14/06 - 20060282772 - Device driver setting profile lock-down A method for providing a menu for a device, by providing a GUI for an administrator to select and lock-down device driver setting profiles, and providing a GUI for displaying to a user the locked-down profiles and permitting the user to select only from the listed profiles. Allowing a user ... 12/07/06 - 20060277466 - Bimodal user interaction with a simulated object A method of providing user interaction with a computer representation of a simulated object, where the user can control the object in three dimensions. The method can provide for two distinct states: a “holding” state, and a “released” state. The holding state roughly corresponds to the user holding the simulated ... 11/30/06 - 20060271853 - Method and apparatus for binding user interface objects to application objects A graphical user interface (GUI) and accompanying functionality for binding Web page definitional elements to a back-end state (e.g., client- or server-side back-end state) and custom logic is provided. In one embodiment, a template containing definitional elements, custom logic, and bindings are generated that define all or a portion of ... 11/30/06 - 20060271852 - Method and device implementing a seamless user/service reservation network A method device implementing a seamless user/service reservation network. A network is establishing having a user input module, an interface module and a vendor service module. The user input module accommodates different classes of potential users including golf reseller, an Internet based user and a dedicated function user. Regardless of ... 11/23/06 - 20060265651 - System and method for display management based on user attention inputs A system and method are provided for managing data being displayed on at least one monitor screen based on monitoring user's attention in relation to the monitor screen. In one embodiment, upon detecting that the user's attention is leaving at least a portion of a screen, the system may alert ... 11/23/06 - 20060265650 - Method for executing gui based on message q A method for executing a GUI based on a message Q provided from an embedded operating system (OS) in an electronic device. The method includes by a navigation task generating a “GUI execution message”, the navigation task being operated to control an operation of an electronic device, and by a ... 11/09/06 - 20060253778 - Image processing apparatus, image storing system comprising the same and control method thereof A method is provided for controlling an image storing system comprising an external storage device including a plurality of storage processors, and an image processing apparatus connected with the external storage device and storing a received video signal in the external storage device. The method includes storing data about operation ... 11/02/06 - 20060248458 - Method and apparatus for storing and retrieving data using ontologies A method of storing service description documents in a computerised storage system in which each document is associated with at least one verb ontological node (204) and at least one noun ontological node (254), each verb ontological node having one or more links to other verb ontological nodes and each ... 10/26/06 - 20060242580 - Centralized control and management system for automobiles In a control and management system for automobiles, a central processor in the system connects traditionally unrelated vehicle subsystems together to realize synergistic functions such as smart driving, automatic parking, etc. A master interface having a display is employed in the system to help a user control and manage the ... 10/26/06 - 20060242579 - User interface device that sets processing mode, image processing apparatus that includes such user interface device, and processing mode setting method In order to enable a user to easily and quickly set the processing mode, the user interface device sets the processing mode for job execution in an image processing apparatus. This user interface device includes specifying means that specifies the processing modes presented to the user prior to processing mode ... 10/26/06 - 20060242578 - Method for managing content A method is disclosed for editing by a user (1) of content (2) which content is to be represented via an end-user device to an end-user. According to this method, a translation function (3) is used that translates content (2) into production content (4). The translation function (3) makes use ... 10/19/06 - 20060236242 - Graphical user interface for phacoemulsification surgical system A graphical user interface for use in phacoemulsification surgical systems that allows a user to select different pulse modes by touching portions of the display screen. The user interface includes first and second display elements. One display element includes a representation of the on-time of the pulses, and the other ... 10/19/06 - 20060236241 - Usability evaluation support method and system The objective of this application is to make it possible to timely acquire the user's evaluation about evaluation-targeted content. A survey window is provided to include a title region, an operation region and a content region. The content region indicates the evaluation-targeted content that the evaluator evaluates. The operation region ... 10/12/06 - 20060230353 - Object selection using hit test tracks A method for labeling the pixels within a selected visual area of at least one image frame containing that visual area from a sequence of image frames stored in memory and operative to be displayed on an interactive display so that a user may subsequently select the selected visual area ... 10/12/06 - 20060230352 - Contextual error messaging A computer system and method for collecting and processing user input in data fields is presented. A set of data fields is organized according to one or more contextual groupings and displayed to a user in a user interface display. As user input is received for the set of data ... 10/12/06 - 20060230351 - Geometry creation tool Developing from a drawing an information-presenting interface that includes one or more display objects having variable display characteristics is provided for by receiving information from a graphics file that describes the drawing; identifying object data from the information; using the object data to render a set of definable objects that ... 10/12/06 - 20060230350 - Nonstandard locality-based text entry A computer-implemented method of providing text entry assistance data includes receiving at a system location information associated with a user, receiving at the system information indicative of predictive textual outcomes, generating dictionary data using the location information, and providing the dictionary data to a remote device. ... 10/12/06 - 20060230349 - Coalesced per-file device synchronization status Methods for reporting status information in a user interface and managing synchronizations. One or more categories of status information are defined in connection with synchronization operations performed on digital files. Upon termination of a synchronization operation, per-file status information for the terminated synchronization operation is categorized in one of the ... 10/12/06 - 20060230348 - Generic user input for gui framework A graphical user interface (GUI) environment that can consume generic property descriptions from a third party and generate visual properties to an end user based on a set of interface definitions, wherein said interface definitions include: a property descriptor interface that provides a root interface for a description of any ... 10/05/06 - 20060224961 - Information processing method and apparatus An information processing apparatus having the action modes, including an operating mode for performing an operation on the apparatus and an explaining mode for presenting an explanation corresponding to the operation on the apparatus presents the explanation for an operation input made in the explaining mode and stores the operation ... 10/05/06 - 20060224960 - Methods and systems to process a selection of a browser back button A method and system to process a selection of a browser back button at a client machine. The system receives a browser back button selection, associates the browser back button selection to a first user interface identifier, retrieves the first user interface based on the first user interface identifier, associates ... 10/05/06 - 20060224959 - Apparatus and method for providing a condition builder interface An apparatus and method for providing a user interface through which a user may generate a conditional expression are provided. The user interface provides guidance to a user as to the proper parts of the conditional expression to include in the conditional expression as the user constructs the conditional expression. ... 09/21/06 - 20060212813 - Method and system for creating temporary visual indicia The present invention relates to new and improved embodiments of systems and methods for using a “pen” input as a temporary pointer to highlight a portion of a document and having the “ink” disappear. In embodiments, a method and system for temporarily marking a portion of a document comprises sending ... 09/14/06 - 20060206817 - User assistance for a condition An apparatus, device, method, computer program product, and system that electronically monitors a condition associated with a physical state of an item, and obtains a user assistance corresponding to the condition associated with the physical state of an item. ... 09/07/06 - 20060200767 - Automatic user interface updating in business processes A method and apparatus for updating a user interface for a business process in response to a change in the business process instigated by a user. The change is detected by the application and the affected user interfaces are updated to reflect the changed process without the need to recompile ... 08/31/06 - 20060195788 - Tree system diagram output method, computer program and recording medium A tree system diagram output method of correlating a plurality of objects and outputting the plurality of objects as a tree system diagram includes the steps of: (a) storing, in a first storing part, an identifier specific to each of the plurality of objects written on a first worksheet; (b) ... 08/31/06 - 20060195787 - Methods and apparatus for the composition and communication of digital composition coded multisensory messages (dcc msms) Disclosed are methods and apparatus for composing and communicating Digital Composition Coded Multisensory Messages (DCC MSMs). The present invention also relates to the design, composition, creation, and communication of the multisensory messages. Multisensory messages, while rich in content and meaning, are to be composable from a great variety of platforms, ... 08/31/06 - 20060195786 - Method and system to process video effects A system and method of processing a video Instant Message (IM) is provided. The method may comprise receiving a captured video stream from an image capture device and selecting at least one video effect from a plurality of video effects. A modified video stream is then generated (e.g., using a ... 08/31/06 - 20060195785 - Automatically generated highlight view of electronic interactions A system and method for generating a highlight view of electronic interactions, such as, emails, instant messages, audio messages and/or video messages is provided. The highlight view can facilitate a user's understanding of the electronic interactions. The electronic interactions can comprise emails associated with conversation threads of a discussion list ... 08/24/06 - 20060190822 - Predictive user modeling in user interface design Dynamic modification of user interfaces is disclosed, based upon identification of the current state of the user and the sensing of a particular situation in which the user is involved and/or environment in which the user is situated. In particular, emotional and mental states of a user are identified and ... 08/17/06 - 20060184878 - Using a description language to provide a user interface presentation A system is described for building a dialog-related user interface presentation. The system includes description language content (such as markup language content) which describes different aspects of the dialog-related user interface presentation. The system also includes generic resource content for providing various general purpose user interface resources that can be ... 08/10/06 - 20060179407 - Trusted display device for visual cryptography A trusted display device (1) for, upon being superimposed on an untrusted display (2), reconstructing a graphical message, said device comprising a display screen (1a) having a plurality of independently addressable pixels. A plurality of sensors (1c) are associated with at least a subset of the pixels of said display ... 08/03/06 - 20060174199 - Web-based design system A system and method for designing or customizing a product, web page, or other item, via a global computer network. The system includes a web server, a client computer, a PDF rendering engine, and a manufacturing computer. A user may select preliminary design choices form a web page at the ... 07/20/06 - 20060161845 - Platform for feeds Techniques for detecting, managing, and presenting syndication XML (feeds) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a web browser automatically determines that a web site is publishing feeds and notifies the user, who can then access the feed easily. In another embodiment, a browser determines that a web page or feed is ... 07/13/06 - 20060156235 - Data input device, data input method, data input program, and computer-readable recording medium containing data input program It is an object of the present invention to desirably induce a user's gaze onto a keyboard or numeral buttons when data is directly inputted from the keyboard or the numeral buttons. In order to attain this object, a data input apparatus 10 according to the present invention includes: a ... 06/22/06 - 20060136825 - Method, system, and computer-readable medium for the layout of automatically-placed elements and user-placed elements in a chart A method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for determining a layout of automatically-placed elements and user-placed elements in a chart created in a chart application program. User-placed elements in the chart include chart elements that have been moved and/or resized by a user. User-placed elements include chart elements that ... 06/15/06 - 20060129930 - Display device, control method and program product Software optimized to use fewer computer resources provides a more appropriate user interface. The invention provides a display device for displaying a screen specified by an instruction. The display includes a display screen, a display frequency setting and a transitioned destination screen. Display control responds to instructions to set the ... 06/08/06 - 20060123340 - Web usage overlays for third-party web plug-in content Overlay reports showing user interaction with web plug-in content are generated. Dimensions of elements within plug-in resources are determined by moving the elements to various locations with an output region and noting changes in overall dimensions of the output region. Once dimensions have been determined, overlay reports are generated including ... 06/08/06 - 20060123339 - General purpose user interface system and method A general purpose additional user interface for enhancing user interaction with a native system is disclosed. The additional user interface includes a display, a memory and a processor. A plurality of output data files are stored in the memory. A connection capable of receiving context data from the native system ... 05/25/06 - 20060112334 - Diagnostic system having gaze tracking A method of modifying a portion of a digital image. In one arrangement, a digital image is displayed on a display, and the gaze data of a user viewing the image on the display is determined. The portion of the image being viewed by the user corresponding to the determined ... 05/18/06 - 20060107213 - Intelligent multimodal navigation techniques using motion of a mobile device sensed by a motion sensing device associated with the mobile device Motion is used as an input to a program running on a mobile device. The mobile device may require input also from alphanumeric or text input device. The motion can be used for items such as selection from a list, or navigation on the map. The motion can be sensed ... 05/18/06 - 20060107212 - Methods and sytems for transmitting content to an imaging device Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for sending content to an imaging device display wherein said imaging device comprises a browser and an embedded application that interact with at least one remote application. ... 05/18/06 - 20060107211 - System and method for displaying and using non-numeric graphic elements to control and monitor a vision system This invention provides a system and method for employing GUI-based non-numeric slide buttons and bar meters to setup and monitor operating parameters of a vision system (the term “vision system” as used herein including the above-described vision detector). Such parameters can include, but are not limited to the threshold at ... 05/11/06 - 20060101336 - Enabling browser based applications through customized temporary browser profiles A method, system and apparatus for browser based enablement through customized temporary browser profiles. A method for enabling a browser based application through a customized temporary browser profile can include the following steps. First, responsive to a request to provide a browser based application to a content browser in a ... 05/04/06 - 20060095845 - Method and apparatus for presenting a list of items A method and an apparatus for presenting a long list of items are described. An apparatus (1) is designed to display one page of items and a set of browse control tools (40) which include page indicators, the apparatus having user input means (4). The apparatus is designed to display ... 05/04/06 - 20060095844 - Object entry into an electronic device A system for entering objects from a set of objects into an electronic device is arranged to determine a first pointer position (11) on a display (10) and display, surrounding the first point position, a first plurality of individually selectable fields (12), each of which represents a subset of objects ... 04/27/06 - 20060090131 - Multi-media user terminal for a presentation medium Mass electronic-commerce (e-commerce) user terminal is disclosed, which enables mass television (TV) viewers to participate in e-commerce using new and existing business infrastructures. The multi-media user terminal makes a direct, real-time, instantaneous connection between products featured in TV commercials/programs (or other event such as a movie in a theater) and ... 04/20/06 - 20060085748 - Uniform user interface for software applications The present invention is a user interface for varying accessibility parameters to match comprehension needs. The present invention consists of a uniform, easy to use, interface to applications. Rather than dealing directly with the user interface parameters of a particular application, the user interacts with this uniform interface, or UI ... 04/20/06 - 20060085747 - Method and apparatus for presenting technical architectural patterns and solutions A multi-layer visual representation of technical architecture and various other architecture disciplines provides views that are linked horizontally and vertically, allowing for ease of navigation from conception to development to physical representations of architecture for a technology solution. The vertical layers represent the layers of abstraction of the architecture from ... 03/30/06 - 20060069995 - Personalised process automation A service-composition framework arranged to generate a personalised order process for a user seeking to fulfil a service goal by composing a process from a multiplicity of registered services, the framework comprising: a service engine configured to compose one or more services into an order for offering to a user, ... 03/30/06 - 20060069994 - Method for integrating drawings and supporting documents using graphic object interface The Graphic Object Interface (GOI) integrates supporting documents with the drawings & specifications that they represent. This integration of often bulky and cumbersome information into a single system computer run program allows all individuals associated with the maintenance upkeep & troubleshooting of the equipment, building or other item to be ... 03/23/06 - 20060064639 - Method and apparatus for image acquisition, organization, manipulation, and publication To better realize the great potential of amateur digital photography, the present invention introduces an integrated system for the acquisition, organization, manipulation, and publication of digital images by amateur digital photography enthusiasts. The system of the present invention first acquires images from a number of different image sources. Images acquired ... 03/23/06 - 20060064638 - User interface and method for persistent viewing of a user selected folder on a mobile device A mobile device enables communication over a wireless communication network between the user of the mobile device and a correspondent. The mobile device includes a display having a plurality of display modes including a folder view display mode wherein a plurality of folders are viewable. An input device is operable ... 02/23/06 - 20060041842 - Capturing a user's intent in design software A software program for use in designing interior and exterior spaces receives user input that is associated with one or more attributes. Subsequent user input, having other attributes, is resolved in light of the first input attributes to create a real-world depiction of design choices in real-time. For example, design ... 02/02/06 - 20060026519 - Providing programmatic access to an application's user interface elements The invention describes a principal possibility and structural organization of turning any application that utilizes graphical user interface into programmatic accessible object model. This conversion is non-invasive and independent of the underlying object model of the application. Moreover, this approach allows extended functionality, user interface and interoperability of existing applications. ... 01/26/06 - 20060020887 - Portable radio terminal A portable radio terminal according to an aspect of the present invention includes a display section, a determination section, and a control section. The display section includes a display screen. The determination section determines whether data to be displayed on the display screen is text data or not. The control ... 01/12/06 - 20060010380 - Display control program, terminal apparatus, and display control method A display control program is proposed which displays data already stored in a memory on a display unit if an empty capacity of the memory is insufficient for an amount of write data to be written in the memory; displays an operator on the display unit in a first color, ... 01/05/06 - 20060005130 - Control device for controlling audio signal processing device In a PC that controls a mixer engine having a programmable DSP, any object such as a knob or the like is enabled to be duplicated from a control screen corresponding to various signal processing components and disposed at any position on a user control screen to make it possible ... 12/08/05 - 20050273714 - Systems and methods for an embedded collaboration client A system and method comprising, receiving a first communication over a first communication pathway; establishing a first process coupled to a host process as a result of the receiving; communicating between the first process and the second process over a second communication pathway; updating a user interface for the host ... 12/01/05 - 20050268232 - Software logistics for pattern-based applications Methods and apparatus including computer program products implement techniques for developing and deploying applications using configurable patterns. Configuration data is received for a pattern, and the configuration data is stored in a design store. The pattern defines an arrangement of user interface elements and specifies predefined actions that can be ... 11/17/05 - 20050257149 - Method for providing event to application, and electronic device using this method An event obtaining unit 121 obtains an event generated in an event generation unit 110 and outputs the event to the event providing unit 122. When an operation mode is mode A, the event providing unit 122 refers to an event table T1 and provides the event to an application ... 11/10/05 - 20050251745 - Input switching method and electronic device therefor A method of input switching in an electronic device. If a first key is pushed, an input mode is switched. Each input mode comprises various inputs. If a second key is pushed, the input within the input mode is switched. ... 11/03/05 - 20050246637 - Rich end-user data views A system and/or methodology that enables personalization as a platform service for applications via a rich data view. More particularly, the subject invention provides for a rich data view to be rendered to an end-user whereas management of the data can be effected (e.g., personalized) thereafter. In other words, the ... 11/03/05 - 20050246636 - System and method for a user interface that provides contact-based sharing of resources A centralized user interface provides for sharing resources between a user and a contact that the user interface is centered around. When the user opens the view of the contact record, the user is provided with a section corresponding to resources shared by the user with the contact and another ... 10/27/05 - 20050240871 - Identification of object on interactive display surface by identifying coded pattern A coded pattern applied to an object is identified when the object is placed on a display surface of an interactive display. The coded pattern is detected in an image of the display surface produced in response to reflected infrared (IR) light received from the coded pattern by an IR ... 10/27/05 - 20050240870 - Residual addition for video software techniques According to some embodiments, a technique provides for the execution of an instruction that includes receiving residual data of a first image and decoded pixels of a second image, zero-extending a plurality of unsigned data operands of the decoded pixels producing a plurality of unpacked data operands, adding a plurality ... 09/22/05 - 20050210387 - System and method for the aggregation and matching of information Embodiments of the invention enable users with communication devices to access affiliate profiles and perform matches on profiles aggregated from multiple independent computer systems regardless of communications device type or operating system and regardless of affiliate match server computer type, operating system or language. Affiliate profiles may comprise user profiles, ... 09/22/05 - 20050210386 - Graphical end conditions for roadway design a system and method for graphically designing and testing end conditions is provided. The method and system allow for easy visualization and reuse of end condition components. A simple drag and drop methodology may be provided to allow for quick creation of end condition combinations. A user can create various ... 09/22/05 - 20050210385 - Method and device for carrying out the functional check and functional checking of a technical unit The invention relates to a method for carrying out the functional check and a functional checking of a technical unit, comprising the following steps, creation of a check program, by selection and storage of control commands from a number of control commands held in a data bank, depending upon the ... 09/15/05 - 20050204284 - Display system A display system displaying an image on a basis of an image signal received from an image signal source, including: a key signal generator generating a key signal according to a user's manipulation; a configuration controller providing a GUI for controlling a display state of the image, and outputting a ... 09/01/05 - 20050193339 - Tangible icon representing network objects A tangible icon is permanently encoded with a URL of a first network object. Links (“shortcuts”) to other network objects are assigned as the contents of the first network object. A person in possession of the tangible icon can gain access to the other network objects without having to remember ... 09/01/05 - 20050193338 - Multi-context iterative directory filter On a device having keys with multiple values, a user may perform either an iterative directory filtering operation or a direct-dial operation, without specifying which of the operations is intended. The invention thereby allows the user to perform any of a number of different operations to specify a number to ... 08/25/05 - 20050188309 - Graphical automated machine control and metrology A graphical programming system allows a user to place geometric shapes onto a scaled image, the shape having associated behavior that operates on the image or on the object of which the image is formed. In a preferred embodiment, the shapes are objects in the Visio program by Microsoft Corporation. ... 08/11/05 - 20050177790 - Tightly-coupled synchronized selection, filtering, and sorting between log tables and log charts In an event detection and monitoring system displaying event data in both tabular and chart formats, the displays of each are tightly-coupled to one another so that when a user selects an event in one format the corresponding event in the other format is highlighted or otherwise emphasized. When a ... 08/04/05 - 20050172229 - Browser user-interface security application A user interface through which a user at a client device interacts, via a network, with one or more resource sources includes a display window that displays resources sent to the client device from the one or more resource sources and a control area having one or more applications that ... 07/28/05 - 20050166147 - Produce ripeness enhancement The present invention provides a method of distributing food ripening information to a user comprising the steps of 1. A method of distributing food ripening information to a user, comprising the steps of: (1) providing a user interface wherein the user interface is capable of generating a first signal, wherein ... 07/14/05 - 20050154984 - Interface manager and methods of operation in a storage network Interface manager and methods of operation in a storage network. In an exemplary implementation, a storage network comprises an automated storage system including data access drives and transfer robotics. A plurality of interface controllers are operatively associated with the data access drives and transfer robotics. An interface manager is communicatively ... 07/07/05 - 20050149870 - Clustering of task-associated objects for effecting tasks among a system and its environmental devices Tasking systems and methods are provided that support user interfaces for displaying objects, the displayed objects enabling user access to resources that provide for effecting tasks among the system and devices of the systems' environment. More particularly, tasking systems and methods are provided that support the foregoing features, wherein the ... 07/07/05 - 20050149869 - Clinical trial monitoring system and method A method and system are presented for monitoring the performance of a clinical trial, and the adherence of trial participants to a protocol for the clinical trial. A plurality of templates are provided, which can be populated with protocol data can be entered that relate to behavioral elements of the ... 07/07/05 - 20050149868 - User interface application development program and development apparatus A user interface application development program comprises a step of reading a specification data for application development, which can make an association between a screen and/or a process and an object, and a step of automatically interpreting the specification data including the association made between the screen and/or the process ... 06/23/05 - 20050138558 - Systems and methods for configuring software Systems and methods are provided for configuring software. The software may be configured with wizard-like configuration levels, including configuration levels that may overlay previous ones. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method is provided for configuring software. The method may include prompting a user to select a scenario for configuring the ... 06/23/05 - 20050138557 - Method of configuring managed entities in a communications network using configuration templates The advantages are derived from a cost-reduced managed entity configuration of various communications network equipment having diverse makes, models, and software releases. Expertise of highly trained analysts is employed in a time-efficient manner to write discrete parameterized configuration script templates for maximum re-use, thereby reducing the number of scripts that ... 06/16/05 - 20050132289 - Method and apparatus for creating and publishing animated print media A method for creating an animated image for publishing on print media including selecting a first image, selecting a second image, selecting a movement path for the at least one second image and creating a plurality of image frames, such that the first image comprises a background image which remains ... 06/16/05 - 20050132288 - System and method for realtime messaging having image sharing feature A system and related methods permit a group of two or more users to initiate a realtime message session online, and invite participants to transmit and share digital images and other media to a common viewer tool seen by all. The messaging session may be conducted via a message server ... 06/09/05 - 20050125732 - Method and apparatus for generating a personalized content selection user interface incorporating multiple types and sources of content The present invention is a method and apparatus for providing a content selection GUI [120] incorporating a first type of content from a first type of source [116] and a second type of content from a second type of source [110]. Content selections [402-420] from an active user profile, which ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |