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| 20100058238 | Data navigation system The present invention is a navigating system for navigating a data structure having a plurality of data fields arranged into a plurality of data arrays. The navigation system includes a display representing the contents of a subset constituted by data fields of currentl... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100058224 | Commitment-based GUI in the context of media and entertainment A commitment-based GUI is provided. In one example embodiment, a system to provide commitment-based GUI comprises a menu activation module, an actions monitor, a commitment detector, and a presentation control module. The menu activation module may be configured to acti... | 03/04/2010 |
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| 20090013286 | Method and Apparatus for Authoring and Storing Media Objects in Optical Storage Medium A method and apparatus for authoring and storing media objects in an optical storage medium, including the steps of: (a) providing two or more built-in menus, each built-in menu including at least one built-in navigation command; (b) associating the media objects each t... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080155473 | Scrolling interface A method of browsing an ordered set of items on a display device is disclosed. The method displays the ordered set of items as ordered subsets (301-308) of the items, the subsets being arranged in parallel, each subset comprising a corresponding number ( 06/26/2008 | |
| 20070168883 | Electronic display device, electronic display method, electronic display program, and recording medium The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electronic display device capable of displaying content written horizontally and written vertically in an electronic display device with a plurality of display screens. The electronic display device includes a plural... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20070079230 | Table column navigation Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for table columns navigation. A computer-implemented method of displaying information on a computer display device includes loading data into a memory, displaying a first view of a table user interface (UI) on ... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20070067739 | Information processing device and display control method To improve operability of screen switching of native APs and virtual machine APs. It is an information processing device capable of executing native APs described in a native code and JavaAPs described in a Java (registered trademark) bytecode. A key event processing un... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070061755 | Reading mode for electronic documents An improved reading mode for electronic documents is provided. An electronic document is displayed in one or more discrete pages to provide a “look and feel” of reading a physical book or other document. Page turning controls are provided on each displayed page for ... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070044038 | Method for presenting menu buttons Optical storage media often contain data structures for a menu suitable for selection of a title, a chapter, a parameter or others. Such menus usually comprise a number of buttons to be displayed, with each button having a state. Possible states of buttons are e.g. “u... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070011625 | Method and apparatus for authoring and storing media objects in optical storage medium A method and apparatus for authoring and storing media objects in an optical storage medium, including the steps of: (a) providing two or more built-in menus, each built-in menu including at least one built-in navigation command; (b) associating the media objects each t... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20060265669 | Method and apparatus for retrieving information from an information source Apparatus for displaying information from at least one information source, the information being arranged, labelled or indexed to define a hierarchical information structure, the apparatus comprising: a display controller for displaying information and user selectable m... | 11/23/2006 |
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| 20060136841 | Entry of data in a data processing system A method and a system for entering data (12-15) in a data processing system is provided. In this case, the data is entered in a number of steps, with a view being displayed at a step in a display region of a display means, with the entering and/or display ... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20060101354 | Gesture inputs for a portable display device An application such as a web browser running on a portable display device is responsive to gestures to a touch-sensitive surface of the portable display device. The gestures are supplied by touching and then sliding on the touch-sensitive surface. Various operations of ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20050268253 | Navigation of an N-dimensional hierarchical structure using a 2-dimensional controller A system and method for navigating a multi-hierarchical menu system using a two-dimensional controller, comprising displaying an Nth level of the multi-hierarchical menu system having a plurality of icons in proximity to a pointer on a portion of a display, s... | 12/01/2005 |
| 20050251747 | Tool and method for configuring, designing or programming an installation The invention relates to a tool comprising a computer, a memory, input elements and a display. The control program that is stored in the memory and contains user prompting information and menus is converted into displays, each having two disparately organized navigation... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050216863 | Structured document browser A structured document browser includes a constant user interface for displaying and viewing sections of a document that is organized according to a pre-defined structure. The structured document browser displays documents that have been marked with embedded codes that s... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050216859 | Wave lens systems and methods for search results The present invention relates to a system and methodology for dynamic presentation of search result information within a selected area of a display. In one aspect, a computerized interface for data presentation is provided. The system includes a lens component associate... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050193348 | Navigation process displaying a mobile window, viewing apparatus implementing the process This invention discloses a process for navigation within a set of audiovisual documents with the help of a displayed menu. A graphical page is displayed, it contains at least two, possibly unitary, lists, L1 and L2 of elements associated with audiovisual d... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050183040 | Information processing device, information processing method, and program storage medium [Object]The object of the present invention is to make the setting condition of menu items easily adjustable on the setting screen with regard to the predetermined object to be operated. [Solution]According to the present invention, since ... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050132297 | Intelligent backward resource navigation A system for navigating among resources includes a target detection module detecting whether a first resource has been branched from to two other different resources and a backward navigation module operable to detect selection of a backward navigation button and cause ... | 06/16/2005 |
| 20050114782 | Providing navigation in a browser When a user clicks a Back button or a Forward button while reviewing an application page in a browser, the client performs an action in response which is specified by a server. The Back and Forward buttons may be controlled by the server and may be used to provide real ... | 05/26/2005 |
| 20050091610 | Selective display of windows on an auxiliary output device A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment select a subset of windows displayed on an output device for display via an auxiliary output device, e.g., a projector. In various embodiments, the selection of the subset is based on a group a... | 04/28/2005 |
| 20050091596 | Graphical user interface for 3-dimensional view of a data collection based on an attribute of the data A three-dimensional (3D) view of a data collection based on an attribute is disclosed. A timeline is provided for displaying files and folders. The timeline may include a focal group that displays detailed information about its contents to the user. Remaining items on t... | 04/28/2005 |
| 20050086611 | Display method and display device A display mode in which a hierarchical structure or the like in a menu screen is easily understood is provided in electronic equipment that displays the menu screen. When an input state of electronic equipment is displayed on the menu screen, a ring is displayed on a pi... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050086612 | Graphical user interface for an information display system A graphical user interface comprising a main pane, a web button or interactive content button area, an input area, a mini map area, and a three-dimensional view area is disclosed. There are three main view that are displayed (a) three-dimensional perspective view of a v... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050086601 | Portable file-playing control device and file storing and playing method A portable file-playing control device includes a housing; an input connector common to data input and power input, disposed in and partially exposed from the housing for coupling to a data source in a data-input state and coupling to a power source in a data-output sta... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050076300 | Block marker system A method and implementing computer system are provided for enabling a document section block selection including the insertion and display of endpoint markers at the beginning and end of the selected block. In an exemplary embodiment, a selected block of text may then b... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050066291 | Manual user data entry method and system A menu-based data input method and system that is particularly suitable for manual user data input to a computing device via a data entry device that may be integrated, for example, into a PDA. An initial menu is subsequently replaced by a subsequent menu upon effective... | 03/24/2005 |
| 20050039143 | Method for activating objects in a mark-up language environment A double-click is enabled in a mark-up language environment for certain objects by capturing a first series of select and unselect actions associated with a multi-click enabled object, displaying a copy image of the multi-click enable object, and then allowing a second ... | 02/17/2005 |
| 20050039138 | Method and system for displaying comic books and graphic novels on all sizes of electronic display screens. A method and system for displaying comic books, and graphic novels on all sizes of electronic display screens. This method maximizes visual quality and text legibility by: displaying one panel, e.g., image at a time, and by generating and sizing the text balloons based ... | 02/17/2005 |
