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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110161868 | Management of windowing operating system utilizing monitored user behavior and preferences An approach is provided that receives a user action directed at a first windowed application that is executing in a windowing operating system. The first windowed application is displayed on a display using a first set of display attributes. In response to receiving the... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110022612 | METHOD FOR APPLICATION AUTHORING EMPLOYING A PRE-CERTIFIED MASTER APPLICATION TEMPLATE A computer system is used to create an application. An application is created using an authoring environment. The application is converted into a master application template by creating an application representation and creating associated metadata that define at least ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100138778 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING CUSTOMIZABLE USER INTERFACES USING PROGRAMMING PATTERNS Methods, systems and computer readable media for automatically generating customizable user interfaces using programming patterns are disclosed. According to one method, application objects of an application computer program are analyzed to identify programming patterns... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20090235202 | Organizing Session Applications Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for organizing session applications. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, includes logic configured to display a user interface for initiating a command to launc... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090177997 | Populating Dynamic Navigational Content in Disparate Application Environments Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing document-specific widgets in an application program. An application program is launched in a digital device. A document is opened in the application program. Conf... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090070708 | Display of Information of Interest A system (and a method) is disclosed to render information of interest on a computing device. The system is configured to identify a plurality of time periods within in a database and to access a user profile. The user profile includes data on information of interest fo... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20080183811 | Collaborative Multi-User Method and System A method and system for facilitating collaborative task performance using client and host software configured to establish multiple user connections between client devices and a host computer, and to enable the host computer to accept input from multiple client devices ... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20070260998 | System and Method for Transferring Personalization Information Among Computer Systems A system and method transfers personalization information to a portable storage device from a first computer system, and then adds personalization information to a second computer system from the portable storage device. ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070136682 | Selective display of graphical user interface elements A subset of a plurality of input elements associated with a form to be rendered in a graphical user interface may be identified. Thereafter, the rendering of the form may be initiated such that the graphical user interface renders a form to include the subset of the plu... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20060277493 | System and method for transferring personalization information among computer systems A system and method transfers personalization information to a portable storage device from a first computer system, and then adds personalization information to a second computer system from the portable storage device. ... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060277494 | System and method for transferring personalization information among computer systems A system and method transfers personalization information to a portable storage device from a first computer system, and then adds personalization information to a second computer system from the portable storage device. ... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060277492 | OPERATING SYSTEM PROGRAM LAUNCH MENU SEARCH An operating system program launch menu, such as a Start menu, provides various mechanisms for a user to quickly and efficiently locate and launch desired data items such as programs, data files, storage locations, and the like. A search box within the program launch me... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060271880 | System and method for transferring personalization information among computer systems A system and method transfers personalization information to a portable storage device from a first computer system, and then adds personalization information to a second computer system from the portable storage device. ... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060271879 | System and method for transferring personalization information among computer systems A system and method transfers personalization information to a portable storage device from a first computer system, and then adds personalization information to a second computer system from the portable storage device. ... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060265666 | Interactive document summarization A real-time interactive document summarization system which allows the user to continuously control the amount of detail to be included in a document summary. ... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060117271 | Pattern-based keyboard controls Systems, methods, and computer program products implementing techniques for pattern-based keyboard controls. In one aspect, the techniques include storing a set of interaction patterns, storing a set of keyboard controls, and associating each of the interaction patterns... | 06/01/2006 |
| 20060095863 | Creating views on a computer screen To create a new view on a computer screen (3), the computer receives a request from a user, the request comprising location information such as a point indicated by the user. On the basis of the location information, the computer determines both the location of t... | 05/04/2006 |
| 20060053390 | CONFIGURABLE INTERFACE FOR TEMPLATE COMPLETION Systems, methods and graphical user interfaces for creating interactive television applications are provided. A template author creates a template application and assigns placeholder objects do display elements. An episodic creator creates an episodic application by mak... | 03/09/2006 |
| 20060048053 | Individually personalized customized report document system A system and methodology is provided herein employing automated search, filtering, and automated document layout technologies conjoined with various delivery options to provide an end-to-end information push service. As such, it enables complete personalized custom repo... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20060048060 | Intelligent personalization based on usage analysis The present system provides a computer interface manager that allows the user to intelligently customize their personal interface with a computer application. The present invention provides an interface engine that enacts a plurality of algorithms that prompt and guide ... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20060048059 | System and method for dynamically generating, maintaining, and growing an online social network An on-line community/social network system and method for provide a novel technique that enables an on-line community system to obtain information necessary to provide additional and more robust features to its users, solely from the user's participation in the communit... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20060010401 | Method and system of calculating focus on an item There are presented a method and system of calculating focus applied to an item (102) among a group of items (101). In embodiments of the invention a focus measurement is decayed from all items (101) and added to the focus item (102). In some... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050235221 | Computer, display device setting method, and program Configuration and operation information with respect to more than one display devices associated with a computer system can be gathered and stored as profiles. The information preferably includes at least one of information on the number of colors, resolution, and synch... | 10/20/2005 |
| 20050235225 | Selectable commands for displaying user interface panels A panel previously displayed on a graphical user interface can be displayed again, according to a method that involves displaying a selected panel on a graphical user interface; receiving, while the selected panel is being displayed, a first user input to create a user-... | 10/20/2005 |
| 20050223332 | Information processing apparatus, computer-readable computer program, and device setup system An information processing apparatus for being connected to an external electronic device to communicate with the electronic device, the apparatus including a display device including a screen; a display controller which selectively controls, in each one of a plurality o... | 10/06/2005 |
| 20050216846 | Normal versus small screen rendering with given URL A method and mobile terminal are disclosed for use in a wireless communication system for rendering content on a small display screen. Upon accessing the content a first time, the content is displayed in a first rendering mode. Then the content is provided by the displa... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050210410 | Display controlling apparatus, display controlling method, and recording medium A display controlling apparatus is disclosed which displays icons representative of data in layers on a screen, the display controlling apparatus including: an operating section which, based on operations performed by a user, obtains at least instructions for how to dis... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050204307 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND INTERFACE ENABLING A USER TO ACCESS THE COMPUTER RESOURCES OF A COMPUTER PROCESSING DEVICE IN AN ERGONOMIC AND INTUITIVE MANNER The invention relates to a method which enables a user (1) to access in an ergonomic and intuitive manner computer resources (2), such as application software and/or data of a computer processing device (3) that includes a human-machine interface (<... | 09/15/2005 |
| 20050198579 | Method and apparatus to avoid duplicate electronic mail documents resulting from forwarding of an electronic mail document A display interface at a sending terminal including the conventional means enabling the sender of an electronic mail document to specify recipients to receive the document, but, in addition, provides means enabling the forwarder of the electronic mail document to determ... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050188328 | Audiovisual information management system with presentation service A method of using a system with at least one of audio, image, and a video comprises a plurality of frames comprising the steps of providing a usage preferences description where the usage preference description includes at least one of a browsing preferences description... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183035 | Conflict resolution for graphic multi-user interface A graphic multi-user interface resolves multi-user conflicts. The interface includes a touch sensitive surface on which items, such as documents and images, can be displayed. The items have an associated state and policy. Touch samples are generated when users touch the... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050177799 | Method of associating an icon with a temporary profile A method of associating an icon with a profile in a device store. The device, such as a multifunction printer, includes a configurable graphical user interface and is in communication with a host. The method includes creating a profile associated with at least one actio... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050177794 | Image pickup apparatus, control method therefor, image pickup system, information processing apparatus, program and storage medium An image pickup apparatus in which when a decision button is depressed, a transfer confirmation screen is displayed without recording a selection record, and, when a shortcut button is depressed, a selection record is recorded and the transfer confirmation screen is not... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172230 | Multimode multizone interface The interface uses a combination of controls. Mode independent controls retain essentially the same function throughout all modes and features and mode dependent controls vary based on the active mode or feature. The arrangement of the mode controls, the soft controls a... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050160371 | Application launchpad A software program provides a unified, ever-present user interface which manages a user's interaction with other software programs. The software program includes an executable portion and a dynamic linked library (DLL). The software program uses hooking and subclassing ... | 07/21/2005 |
| 20050149880 | Method and system for user control of secondary content displayed on a computing device A method of and system for managing online content wherein a user views primary content on a display device associated with a user computing device interconnected to a computer network. A content server computer interconnected to the computer network provides secondary ... | 07/07/2005 |
| 20050149879 | Computer interface having a single window mode of operation A computer-human interface manages the available space of a computer display in a manner which reduces clutter and confusion caused by multiple open windows. The interface includes a user-selectable mode of operation in which only those windows associated with the curre... | 07/07/2005 |
| 20050138571 | Dynamic detection of device characteristics A mechanism that allows customization, adaptation and/or personalization of content provided to a client device by a server device based on one or more dynamically variable characteristics of the client device, for example, geographical location, network connection cond... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050138570 | Methods and systems for supporting presentation tools using zoomable user interface Methods and systems for supporting presentation using a zoomable space. In an exemplary method, a structure, such as a hierarchy, of presentation information is provided. The presentation information may include slides, text labels and graphical elements. The presentati... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050132301 | Information processing apparatus, control method therefor, and program When positional information in an operation window is input (designated), an interpretation result for an input position and a confidence score of the interpretation result are calculated on the basis of the input position information. Assume that a plurality of candida... | 06/16/2005 |
