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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120084726 | MINIMIZING APPLICATION WINDOWS Embodiments are described for minimizing application windows displayed on one or more displays of a multi-screen device. A device may display a dual screen application which is displayed across both screens. Depending upon which screen is used to launch (or reopen) an a... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084723 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHOWING STORED WINDOW DISPLAY Systems and methods are provided for changing a user interface for a multi-screen device. The user interface can change based on the movement of a window. The system can receive a user interface event that modifies the display of windows in the user interface. Upon rece... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084725 | MANAGING HIERARCHICALLY RELATED WINDOWS IN A SINGLE DISPLAY The present disclosure is directed to methodologies and devices for handling the display of hierarchically related windows in a single-screen communication device.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084724 | SLEEP STATE FOR HIDDEN WINDOWS Systems and methods are provides for changing a user interface for a multi-screen device. The user interface can change based on the movement of a window. The system can receive a user interface event that modifies the display of windows in the user interface. Upon rece... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120030617 | Methods of Manipulating a Screen Space of a Display Device Methods to manipulate a screen space of a display device are disclosed. A plurality of application windows of a plurality of applications are displayed on a screen space. At least a first application and a second application are executing to display a plurality of windo... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110307826 | USER INTERFACE WITH MOUSE-OVER FUNCTION Systems and methods to provide a user interface with a mouse-over function are provided. A system may comprise a detecting module to detect a user interface event received from a user device and to detect an event type. A pointer is detected as being within an area of i... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110307828 | MEMORY ALLOCATION VISUALIZATION FOR UNMANAGED LANGUAGES A “Memory Allocation Visualizer” provides a dynamic visualization that animates memory allocation event trace information over a time period of execution of a program. Consequently, the Memory Allocation Visualizer provides a visualization and understanding of a pro... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110271226 | Integrated Icon View in a Server-Based Computing Environment In a networked computing environment, a method for providing, by a server, access to graphical data associated with at least an application configured to run on a client computer includes receiving, at the server, information on a first icon associated with the applicat... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110246934 | Vehicular manipulation input apparatus In a hierarchical display structure, a high layer window contains one or more input images that serve as a window switchover region for switching into a low layer window. Each of the input images is a first correspondence image that has a unique color. When a manipulati... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110145099 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTACTS WITHIN AN ONLINE STATIONERY SYSTEM A graphical user interface, system and method are described for managing a contacts database within an online stationery service. For example, one embodiment of the invention comprises a graphical user interface comprising: a first region for displaying the listing of c... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110145757 | Scrolling Control and Communication Control Applications and Methods Embodiments of the invention provide a system including at least one computing device with a processing unit configured to display a graphical user interface and execute a scrolling control application and a communication control application. The scrolling control appli... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110138323 | Visual Indication Of Alarms On A Ventilator Graphical User Interface Embodiments described herein seek to optimize the informative presentation of alarms on a ventilator user interface. Embodiments may provide a first level of display that provides a summary of an alarm event and, upon selection, a second level of display that provides a... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110131525 | VISUALIZATION AND INFORMATION DISPLAY FOR SHAPES IN DISPLAYED GRAPHICAL IMAGES BASED ON USER ZONE OF FOCUS Graphical viewing of shapes and descriptive information in displayed graphical images. In one aspect, shape information is displayed in a graphical interface using a computer system and includes causing a display of an image and one or more shapes in the image, and caus... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110113364 | DIRECTIONAL NAVIGATION OF PAGE CONTENT A system and method for displaying and navigating through structured content, such as a webpage, is provided. The content includes focusable elements, at least one of which is a non-enableable element that is normally not capable of gaining focus when the content is dis... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110107257 | FOCUS STEALING PREVENTION One implementation provides monitoring a user's activity within a first window that is visible to the user in a graphical user interface (GUI), receiving notification of an incoming message intended for the user, and, upon receipt, opening a second window that is visibl... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110099180 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING GEO-TAGGED INFORMATION An approach is provided for presenting search information based on search parameters including a specified search region. Input parameters graphically specifying a search region on an image of a map are received. The input parameters include a height parameter and the s... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110078624 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Manipulating Workspace Views In some embodiments, a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface creates a plurality of workspace views. A respective workspace view is configured to contain content assigned by a user to the respective workspace view. The content includes applic... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110035703 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM An electronic device on which a multi-window system operates. The electronic device includes a detecting unit to detect a switchover of an active window, and a volume control unit to change, when the switchover of the active window is a switchover to another window from... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100333005 | Display Processing Apparatus, Display Processing Method, and Computer Program Product According to one embodiment, an display processing apparatus includes an operation receiver, a relation calculator, a grouping module, a display information generator, and a display controller. The operation receiver receives operation to select key content. The relatio... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100306798 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF An operating method of an image display apparatus includes displaying a screen on a display and displaying a thumbnail image screen in response to a command to display an input image list. The thumbnail-image list includes a plurality of groups of thumbnail images that ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100287498 | USER INTERFACE COMMAND DISAMBIGUATION IN A MULTI-WINDOW OPERATING ENVIRONMENT A method of disambiguating a target window for a user input in a multi-window computing environment can include receiving a user input event in a multi-window computing environment rendered in a display by a processor of a computer. The method further can include determ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100287494 | User Interface Presentation of Information in Reconfigured or Overlapping Containers A graphical user interface provides a display of multiple items of information in a manner such that the user can comprehend the relationship of various items to one another over a wide span. To achieve this result, at least some information containers are allocated a r... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100275155 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING SETUP SCREEN WITH SCREEN NAVIGATION PATH A display device includes a display unit, first storing unit, first display control unit, second display control unit, first transition unit, second transition unit, and marking unit. The display unit includes a first portion and a second portion. The first storing unit... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100275154 | System and Method For Securely Presenting Data An apparatus for securely presenting data to a user, the apparatus comprising: a data receiver, configured to receive the data, and a data presenter, associated with the data receiver, configured to present the received data to the user on a screen, through a graphical ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100262907 | Interacting with Detail-in-Context Presentations A method for generating a presentation of a region-of-interest in an original image for display on a display surface, the method comprising: establishing a lens for the region-of-interest, the lens having a focal region with a magnification for the region-of-interest at... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100262553 | METHOD FOR COMPLYING WITH EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS A method is provided for determining employer compliance in determining employment eligibility requirements in accordance with federal immigration regulations. Compliance alerts and compliance tips are displayed for guiding employers in verifying employment eligibility.... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100257090 | System and Method for Event Driven Virtual Workspace A system and method for an event driven virtual workspace are described. According to one example method, a trader can define a plurality of windows to be associated with a virtual workspace. Also, the trader could define one or more triggering events, the combination o... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100223573 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROL FOR SAME, AND PROGRAM An information processing apparatus is configured to execute a plurality of operations in parallel. A display unit displays a header identifying each operation in a plurality of operation on a display unit. A control unit switches a current operation based on selection ... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100185978 | CONTEXT PANE WITH SEMANTIC ZOOM Technologies are described herein for providing a context pane with semantic zoom. A content interface including a content pane and a context pane is provided. The content pane may be adapted to provide content, and the context pane may be adapted to display a richness ... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100153877 | Task Switching A user interface for switching between applications is provided. The user interface comprises control means for executing a first and a second application, for displaying the first application as a main application, for receiving a first input and in response thereto di... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100149102 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM An information-processing device includes: multiple keys; a memory that stores key arrangement data indicating an arrangement of said multiple keys; an identification part that identifies each display position of multiple windows displayed on a screen; an allocation par... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100138779 | METHOD OF DRIVING AN INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND USER INTERFACE SYSTEM The invention describes a method of driving an interactive system (1) comprising a user interface system (2) with an inherently sequential input/output modality (12) and comprising a plurality of applications (A1, A2, A3, . . . ... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100115453 | SIDEBAR ENGINE, OBJECT MODEL AND SCHEMA An engine is provided for displaying an application for hosting a second application. The hosting application can be a sidebar on a display. The engine can contain a part or program which can include a manifest file, a definition file and/or a script file. The manifest ... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100095240 | Card Metaphor For Activities In A Computing Device In various embodiments, a card metaphor is established, in which each activity can be represented within an area of the screen referred to as a card. In various embodiments, any of several display modes are available for viewing, interacting with, manipulating, initiati... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100088623 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT COMPUTER PROGRAM AND OPERATIONAL ASSITANCE COMPUTER SYSTEM It is an object to provide an operational support computer program and an operational support computer system that carry out a simple and convenient input operation by means of an input button, such as a keyboard or the like. An operational... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100088627 | METHOD FOR LOADING AND DISPLAYING DIFFERENT PROCESS DISPLAYS ON A USER INTERFACE OF AN INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEM A method for providing an improved user navigation interface for an industrial control system. The system includes a computer and a display device and a computer implemented workplace application. The system also includes a plurality of process control interfaces displa... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100088635 | METHODS OF MANIPULATING A SCREEN SPACE OF A DISPLAY DEVICE Methods to manipulate a screen space of a display device are disclosed. A plurality of application windows of a plurality of applications are displayed on a screen space. At least a first application and a second application are executing to display a plurality of windo... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100083168 | DEVICE INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS A device information display apparatus for displaying multiple pieces of device information respectively obtained from field devices through communication therewith on a display unit based on the Enhanced EDD standard is structured such that it includes: a multi documen... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100077346 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC FOCUS SHIFT The focus is automatically shifted among a plurality of application windows which are displayed concurrently. In order to achieve this, in the present invention, an interruption of communication processing started by an application corresponding to a first window displa... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100077345 | INDICATING INPUT FOCUS BY SHOWING FOCUS TRANSITIONS A GUI conveys the location of input focus to a user by a dynamic focus indicator that displays the path followed by input focus during a transition from one GUI component to another. A focus indicator is displayed at a first location having input focus. In response to t... | 03/25/2010 |
