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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120131495 | Browsing and Interacting with Open Windows Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for managing open windows in a desktop GUI are disclosed. In various implementations, within a three-dimensional desktop, the open windows can be displayed in a three-dimensional browsable parade. As the user browses through... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120005622 | APPARATUS TO DISPLAY THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) USER INTERFACE An apparatus to display a three-dimensional (3D) User Interface (UI) includes a display panel to display a 3D UI comprising main menu polygonal cells; a sensing unit to sense a user selection of a target main menu polygonal cell; and a control unit to execute a function... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110296339 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME An electronic device having a display; a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of external electronic devices on a network; and a controller configured to cause displaying of a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display, the GUI having a plura... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110291945 | User Interface with Z-Axis Interaction A user interface presents a plurality of items configured as a stack in a display of a device. The stack is scrollable in a direction oblique to a plane of the display for successively viewing the items in the stack. Some implementations provide for control of the user ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110187716 | USER INTERFACES FOR INTERACTING WITH TOP-DOWN MAPS OF RECONSTRUCTED 3-D SCENES Technologies are described herein for providing user interfaces through which a user may interact with a top-down map of a reconstructed structure within a 3-D scene. An application provides one or more user interfaces allowing a user to select a camera pose, a reconstr... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110173563 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD An information processing apparatus displays a window in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional manner on a display screen of a display device. When a starting of an annotation operation on a window displayed in a three-dimensional manner is detected, the window is rota... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110167379 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL TASK GALLERY COMPUTER INTERFACE The present invention provides a three-dimensional user interface for a computer system that allows a user to combine and store a group of windows as a task. The image of each task can be positioned within a three-dimensional environment such that the user may utilize s... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110131522 | INFORMATION DELIVERY SERVICE SYSTEM, IN-TRAIN INFORMATION DELIVERY METHOD, AND IN-TRAIN INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS To obtain an information delivery service system, an in-train information delivery method, and an in-train information display apparatus that can deliver many pieces of information simultaneously. In an information delivery service system applied to a passenger train to... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110112934 | SENSORY THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL REAL SPACE SYSTEM The inside of a three-dimensional virtual real space so constituted as to have a real size according to the figure and five senses (auditory sense, visual sense, and so forth) of the user can be continuously used like the real living space. A sensory three-dimensional v... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110107254 | TRANSFORMING DATA TABLES INTO MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PROJECTIONS WITH AGGREGATIONS A data table transformer includes a data receiving module configured to receive a set of rows, each row with a set of attributes, as input data. The data receiving module is also configured to receive locations for at least some of the attributes as zero-based edges. La... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110083078 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND BROWSING METHOD THEREOF A mobile terminal may be provided that accesses the web through a browser, searches data including a search keyword inputted by a user on the accessed web, displays a list of the searched results, loads web pages linked to at least one or more search results from among ... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110047502 | Method for navigating between sections on a display space A computer-implemented method for navigating between sections in a display space is furnished. The sections in the display space are each assigned to a particular location of the display space, and representatives are provided which are each assigned to a particular sec... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100257414 | Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) Fault Clearance Instructions A method of providing instructions to a user of an imaging device includes generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of the imaging device in a 3D computer generated environment. At least one computer generated imagery (CGI) instruction sequence is then rendered from th... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100180227 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH HORIZONTAL WORKSPACE A method, system and apparatus for a graphical user interface with horizontal workspace. The graphical user interface may display a plurality of quadrilateral screen subsystems. Each screen subsystem may operate at least one application, contain at least one sub-explore... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100146433 | Information Processing Apparatus and Information Processing Method An information processing apparatus, comprising:
| 06/10/2010 |
| 20100122204 | AUTOMATIC DISPLAY OF SYMMETRIC ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE The invention relates to a method for displaying within a display area a symmetric anatomical structure the method comprising automatically calculating a zoom-factor for the symmetric anatomical structure based upon the display area; automatically calculating a panning ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100115428 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WEB BROWSING A system and method for web browsing contemporaneously displays multiple web pages, advertisements, or other applications, preferably within a single window, for a user to view. In a preferred embodiment, a current web page, a past web page, a future web page, and/or an... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100115457 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING OBJECTS First user-generated input is received that selects a first element in a graphical user interface identifying a work area. In response, a plurality of second elements characterizing categories of objects associated with the work area are displayed in the graphical user ... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100115456 | VIRTUAL CUBIC DISPLAY TEMPLATE FOR SEARCH ENGINE A graphic rendering of searchable fields of a database, which rendering simulates a geometric solid having a plurality of facets. Each facet, which has its own thematic identity, can accept search inquiries and display results. Virtual manipulation of the geometric soli... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100114752 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC COLLECTIVE WINDOWS FOR GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR ELECTRONIC TRADING A method and system for providing automatic collective windows for a multi-windowed graphical user interface (GUI) for electronic trading. The collective windows are automatically created with pre-determined individual graphical windows, with selectable desired screen p... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100077341 | SMART CONTENT PRESENTATION A method and apparatus is described herein that modifies the manner in which content is presented to a display screen of an electronic device based on sensed motion of the electronic device. Such method and apparatus advantageously allows content to be automatically pre... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100070911 | Method And Apparatus For Implementing Three-Dimensional Panel At IM Client Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and apparatus for implementing a three-dimensional panel at an IM client. The method includes: receiving request information of entering a three-dimensional panel; obtaining configuration information of the three-di... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100058222 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES AND METHODS FOR THERMOGRAPHY A graphical user interface facilitates methods for analyzing a temperature distribution across a scene that is captured by a thermal imaging device. Preferably, the interface includes a both a two-dimensional image of the captured scene and a three-dimensional represent... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100017747 | Product Viewer An improved product viewer minimizes the amount of data needed to support a given number of shots or subimages, as well as improved loading time. In an embodiment of the invention, the viewer is a 360° view that has player controls, including, in a further embodiment, ... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090228827 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL TASK GALLERY COMPUTER INTERFACE The present invention provides a three-dimensional user interface for a computer system that allows a user to combine and store a group of windows as a task. The image of each task can be positioned within a three-dimensional environment such that the user may utilize s... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090177454 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING COMPUTERIZED SIMULATIONS FOR IMAGE-GUIDED PROCEDURES USING A PATIENT SPECIFIC MODEL Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method of performing computerized simulations of image-guided procedures. The method may include producing a digital image-based model of an anatomical structure based on medical image data, producing, based on the image-ba... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090146997 | Apparatus for displaying wiring The present invention provides an apparatus which displays a plan wiring diagram and three-dimensional layout diagram by associating them with each other so that they can be viewed easily. A apparatus for displaying wiring includes a first storage for storing an image o... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090150793 | Multidimensional Web Page Ruler A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for managing the spatial coordinates and visual attributes of objects within a user interface (UI). A Web UI ruler is executed within a UI comprising a plurality of objects. A first object and second object are s... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090125815 | User Interface Element With Auxiliary Function A user-activatable dashboard (also referred to as a unified interest layer) contains any number of user interface elements, referred to herein as “widgets,” for quick access by a user. In response to a command from a user, the dashboard is invoked and the widgets ar... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20080307303 | OVERFLOW STACK USER INTERFACE Systems and methods for providing an overflow stack. An overflow stack can be generated based upon adjustments to a group display area and based upon application of one or more display criterion. An overflow stack can include representation of any system objects that ca... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080307309 | THREE DIMENSIONAL VIEWER FOR VIDEO A computer-implemented method of presenting digital content can include displaying several arranged in a staggered formation in a user interface, wherein at least one of the several panes is entirely visible and adjacent panes are partially visible and displayed adjacen... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080307351 | Multi-Dimensional Application Environment A back surface is axially disposed from a viewing surface, and one or more side surfaces extend from the back surface to the viewing surface. An application content frame for an executing application is generated on the back surface. One or more application control elem... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080282166 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING A PASTRY Method and systems for creating a pastry design are disclosed. The pasties are designed by receiving a tiers selection defining a number of pastry tiers; receiving a shape selection for each of the selected number of pastry tiers; presenting a pastry design based on the... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080229234 | THIN CLIENT GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION AND MANIPULATION APPLICATION A distributed graphical presentation and manipulation application executes as a thin client application in a network. The networked graphical presentation and manipulation application can generally be used without requiring a user to install any specific software prior ... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080059893 | Using a zooming effect to provide additional display space for managing applications One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses a zooming effect to provide additional display space to manage applications. In one mode of operation, the system presents an image of a computer desktop to the user on a display device. When the system... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080058970 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BUILDINGS A method for managing buildings comprises providing a computer database 10 operative to store information relating to at least one building 30, said information comprising building characteristics; Each said building having associated therewith a facility;... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20070250787 | Enhancing visual representation and other effects for application management on a device with a small screen One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses three-dimensional (3D) and other rendering effects within a graphical display environment on a mobile device to enable a new application to be displayed while a currently-running application window rema... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070192728 | Method for dynamic document navigation The invention relates to a user interface, and method of providing such user interfaces, that allow the user to dynamically navigate through documents in a manner allowing the user to adjust dynamically to the situation unfolding as they work through the document, and t... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070136681 | On-screen display for configuring a display apparatus using graphic icons An on-screen display (OSD) for configuring a television apparatus, computer monitor or the like is disclosed. The OSD uses primarily icons to represent menu items placed near a corner or edge of the screen. The menu icon depicts a three-dimensional polygonal wheel havin... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20060174211 | Methods, apparatus and data structures for providing a user interface which facilitates decision making A user interface for facilitating a decision making process, such as planning a trip. A unified view of various types of information related to an event may be provided. The unified view may be presented in a simulated three-dimensional environment having different type... | 08/03/2006 |
