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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120131476 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNMODERATED REMOTE USER TESTING AND CARD SORTING A system for performing remote usability testing of a website includes a module for generating particular tasks, a module for moderating a session with a number of participants, and a module for receiving usability data. The system further includes a analytics module fo... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120131477 | Social Network Device The device 100 has a display 102 and a content management system 104. The device is used for showing local social networking information contained on the content management system. A user interacts with the device through an interface connected to t... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120131475 | SOCIAL NETWORK BASED ON VIDEO RECORDER PARENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM A computer system, computer program product, and method of sharing and creating social network reviews of selected programs that may be viewed and shared over a social network. If a user agrees with a social network review already present for a selected program, the cat... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120110472 | PERSISTING ANNOTATIONS WITHIN A COBROWSING SESSION A request to navigate to a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) can be received within a cobrowsing session. The cobrowsing session can be associated with a unique session identifier of a cobrowsing application. The cobrowsing application can be part of a collaboration sof... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120110474 | CONTENT SHARING INTERFACE FOR SHARING CONTENT IN SOCIAL NETWORKS Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for displaying, within a web page, a representation of a content sharing interface, the content sharing interface including a content input area, receiving user input to t... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120110475 | Dynamically Controlling the Process of an Electronic Meeting A mechanism is provided for dynamically controlling the process of an electronic meeting that includes at least two sub-meetings. A monitoring module monitors the occurrence of a trigger event for triggering switching between different sub-meetings in the process of the... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120110473 | Avatar-Based Communications Launching System In one embodiment, a social networking system automatically establish a connection to a target user by selecting an avatar representing the target user, and establishing a connection by a communication channel based on current context and one or more rules configured by... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120084672 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SHARING IMAGES SYNCHRONIZED ACROSS A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING INTERFACE Computer implemented methods and systems for sharing pictures among a plurality of clients within a collaborative work space are disclosed. Each client device has a local instantiation of the collaborative work space including a collaborative interface. In response to r... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084670 | GESTURE SUPPORT FOR SHARED SESSIONS Methods and systems for providing gesture support for shared sessions are shown and described. One method includes facilitating the establishment of a first and second connection with a first and second computing device, negotiating gesture capabilities with the first a... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084226 | MEASURING OR ESTIMATING USER CREDIBILITY A method or system for measuring or estimating user credibility is described.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084669 | DYNAMIC GROUP GENERATION A pre-defined set of similarity parameters associated with a plurality of clients in a virtual environment, including at least one non-spatial dynamic parameter, is identified. The identified pre-defined set of similarity parameters is processed using at least one tool ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120072855 | Web-Based User Interface Tool for Social Network Group Collaboration Members of a social networking system group are provided multiple interfaces to communicate within the group. A first communication interface allows a user to upload a first content item; in response to this, the first content item is transmitted via a first communicati... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072998 | Electronic Meeting Management System For Mobile Wireless Devices A device management system includes a meeting support system that is configured to generate and transmit a plurality of electronic meeting invitations to a plurality of mobile wireless devices that correspond to a plurality of meeting participants and receive responses ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069131 | Reality alternate Among other things, we describe a reality alternative to our physical reality, named the Expandaverse, that includes multiple digital realities that may be continuously created, broadcast, accessed, and used interactively. In what we call an Alternate Reality Teleportal... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120054643 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF An information processing apparatus for inputting minutes data comprises an input unit which inputs the minutes data, a designation unit which designates, among a plurality of object images displayed on a display screen, at least one object images to be stored together ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120054644 | KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM A computer implemented method for disseminating knowledge comprises generating at least one medium based on information associated with at least one participating user. The participating users can be categorized based on their interaction with the mediums. The participa... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120047448 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOCIAL BROWSING USING AGGREGATED PROFILES Systems and methods are disclosed for providing social crowd data for a number of social locations. In one embodiment, a social browsing system processes social crowd requests using social locations collected for users over time. In one embodiment, upon receiving a soci... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120047449 | INTEGRATING A USER BROWSING FEED INTO A CO-BROWSING SESSION A method for integrating a user browsing feed into a co-browsing session may include allowing a computing device of a user in a co-browsing session to independently navigate a network from each other user in the co-browsing session. The method may also provide an indica... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120042266 | Method for providing a private and confidential web-based discussion forum where participants can develop ideas and solutions to various problems in a controlled and managed environment We present a method to provide a private and confidential web-based discussion forum where participants can develop ideas and solutions to various problems in a controlled and managed environment. The primary user of the method posts a challenge, inquiry for solutions t... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120042264 | CONFIGURING A POLICY FOR SHARING BROWSER HISTORY A browser history is shared with peers in a social network by configuring a policy. What websites and what members are to be shared are defined in the policy. A history of the usage of the links to the defined websites by the defined members is gathered. The browser his... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120042265 | Information Processing Device, Information Processing Method, Computer Program, and Content Display System A method is provided for initiating display of information relating to content having a plurality of portions. The method comprises acquiring a capability of a first user device in a first location and a capability of a second user device in a second location. The metho... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120042263 | SOCIAL-TOPICAL ADAPTIVE NETWORKING (STAN) SYSTEM ALLOWING FOR COOPERATIVE INTER-COUPLING WITH EXTERNAL SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEMS AND OTHER CONTENT SOURCES A cross-pollination subsystem is provided within a Social-Topical Adaptive Networking (STAN) system. The cross-pollination subsystem cooperatively interacts with external platforms to bring fresh cross-pollination data to topic nodes or on-topic Notes Exchange rings (TC... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120036455 | USER INTERFACES FOR NAVIGATING STRUCTURED CONTENT User interfaces for navigating structured content. In one example embodiment, a user interface for navigating structured content includes a grid and a plurality of multi-dimensional cells each having a unique position in the grid. Each cell is configured to display only... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120030197 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME ONLINE COMMENTATOR DEBATE A method and a system for an online commentary debate. Two or more commentators are selected to participate in the debate. Transmissions from each participant are received at a server and relayed to the other participant. The transmissions also are broadcast to an onlin... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120023417 | Social Messaging User Interface Hubs for social interaction via electronic devices are described. In one aspect, a data processing device includes a display screen displaying a social interaction hub, the social interaction hub including a collection of records. Each record includes a counterparty ide... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022949 | System and Method for Formulating a Life Plan A method for formulating a life plan, the method steps including a user estimating how many years he or she has left before they believe they will become inactive; the user identifying desirable activities and goal; the user prioritizing desirable activities and consoli... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120011452 | METHOD OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORT IN DISPLAY UNIT In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a system for communicating in an interactive session is provided. The system includes a display unit configured to display information received from an input device. The system also includes a plurality of portable elec... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120011451 | SELECTIVE SCREEN SHARING A privilege discriminator selects a first user to be in a first group of participants to participate in a screen sharing session. The privilege discriminator selects at least one second user to be in a second group of participants to participate in a screen sharing sess... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120011453 | METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND USER TERMINAL A user terminal displays a field screen on which an avatar corresponding to each following user is disposed. A balloon that indicates that a message has been posted by the corresponding following user is displayed together with the avatar. The message posted by the corr... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120011540 | SYSTEM & METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING AN INTERACTIVE MEDIA KIOSK NETWORK An interactive media recording and broadcasting system includes an interactive digital media recording and broadcasting kiosk for interacting, recording and broadcasting media, a web server for storing and serving data, an advertising platform, and a social media networ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120005599 | Visual Cues in Web Conferencing A web conferencing system includes web conferencing server for outputting a visual presentation which includes a visual cue. The visual cue is linked with an executable action. A visual robot operated by the web conferencing server graphically recognizes the visual cue ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120005224 | Facilitating Interaction Among Users of a Social Network In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first user action relating to a first topic from a first user, identifying the first topic based on the first user action, identifying one or more second posts that relate to the first topic, and transmitting to the first... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120005588 | Displaying Concurrently Presented Versions in Web Conferences A method of providing a number of versions of a presentation in a web conference may comprise streaming at least two different versions of a presentation associated with a web conference over a network to at least one client device, and providing an option to the client... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120005598 | AUTOMATIC CO-BROWSING INVITATIONS Embodiments can include instructions or steps, which when carried out, detect that copy operations are being performed on website data displayed to a user. Further to this detection, a co-browsing query for display to a user may be generated, an instruction to associate... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110319166 | Coordinating Device Interaction To Enhance User Experience A method for coordinating interaction between one or more computing devices for users participating in an interactive activity is provided. A reference point is identified on a physical surface via a primary computing device. The primary computing device may include a m... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110320961 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING VIRTUAL WORKSPACES An approach is provided for sharing the virtual workspaces of a plurality of user devices. One of the plurality of devices is designated as the only active device. The active device submits an update of the virtual workspace of the active device. Then an update of the v... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110320962 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM Display of a pointer on the display screen of a display output apparatus is controlled in accordance with first pointing information obtained from an input apparatus. Second pointing information obtained from an input apparatus of an information processing apparatus at ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110312305 | System and Method for Provisioning Social Networking Services Through Ring Back Tones A method and system for provisioning of social networking services through ring back tones is provided. In various embodiments of the present invention, when a caller makes a call to a callee, a ring back tone containing social network profile information is provided to... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110314393 | FILTERING SHARED CONTENT The application concerns sharing content generated within a system for one or more application displays to be displayed on a first computing device of a first user. A second user is sent a message concerning sharing sharable content wherein the sharable content includes... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110314392 | INCORPORATING CALENDAR INTERFACES TO DYNAMICALLY ADJUST PRESENTATION INFORMATION In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a group and determining an authorization associated with the group. The group includes a plurality of parties, and the authorization is indicative of a privilege level associated with the group. The method also includes o... | 12/22/2011 |
