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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7636888 | Verifying compatibility between document features and server capabilities Methods, systems, and computer program products verify compatibility between a document to be published for access via a server and capabilities of the server to support features of the document. A method involves receiving a document, scanning the document for feat... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7624340 | Key command functionality in an electronic document Key command functionality is provided in an electronic document through a recognition of input data. The input data is received in a data field of the electronic document. If the input data is a help command, a help application is launched. The help application prov... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7594176 | Automated retrieval, evaluation, and presentation of context-sensitive user support In response to an event occurring on a user's computer, a system, method, and user interface automatically determine the nature and context of the event, and search a database for support items, such as other users' comments, suggestions, or answers that are relevan... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7543233 | Device dream application for a mobile terminal The invention provides a method, computer program product and device for generating a dream-like multimedia presentation, which can be displayed on a mobile terminal, or other digital device, based at least in part on contextual information relating to the mobile te... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7543232 | Intelligent web based help system A system, method and computer program product that combines techniques in the fields of search, data mining, collaborative filtering, user ratings and referral mappings into a system for intelligent web-based help for task or transaction oriented web based systems. ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7506256 | Device and method for previewing themes and categories of sequenced symbols A computer device, such as a mobile phone or PDA for example, is able to output a message based upon selection of a corresponding sequence of symbol. Such symbols can be polysemous in nature and thus be associated with a plurality of different meanings depending upo... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7444188 | Method and human-machine-interface (HMI) system for controlling and monitoring a technical installation A method and associated system for controlling and monitoring a technical installation (M1, M2), which is assigned at least one regional control area (OA1, OA2), uses a universal, mobile control and monitoring module (MU) and includes thr... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441190 | Agent system, information providing method , information providing apparatus , and data recording medium An agent system which provides information for a user, displaying a character, includes: an agent program provided in a user computer connectable to a communication channel network; a user information storage part that stores user information; and a character displa... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7424685 | Providing access to database objects Providing access to database objects is described. An object selection area capable of presenting representations of a plurality of database objects is displayed. Each of the database objects is associated with one of a plurality of predetermined contexts. A plurali... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7415696 | Extensible help facility for a computer software application Content obtained from a help file containing at least two interactive links in a sequence may be displayed in a help facility. Each interactive link may be associated with at least one user-activated step in a computer software application to perform in connection w... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410475 | Graphical user interface for automated dialysis system A method, system and apparatus for performing peritoneal dialysis are provided. To this end, in part, a dialysis system is provided. The dialysis system includes a display device and a web browser and web server embedded in the dialysis system. The browser and the s... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409632 | Classifying, disabling and transmitting form fields in response to data entry An attachment integrated claims (AIC) system includes an e-mail form (with specific fields that must be filled out) that adjusts itself, in both information required and formatting, to meet the demands of the receiving party. It is particularly advantageous for Elec... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7392486 | Method and apparatus for automatic display and removal of required synoptic pages in a checklist context The completion of an electronic checklist is facilitated by the automated display of certain data while completing the checklist. The disclosed program presents an automated display of synoptic, navigational, or flight management data for each task in a checklist. F... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7376897 | Method, apparatus, and system for determining information representations and modalities based on user preferences and resource consumption According to one aspect of the invention, a method is provided in which a user in a system is allowed to specify a relative preference for each representation in a set of representations in which information generated from an application domain can be presented to t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368653 | Electronic musical apparatus and program for controlling the same An electronic musical apparatus in which operators for changing pages on a musical instrument function-related screen and history pages on a Web screen are shared, so that those pages can be changed using similar operating systems to improve the userfriendliness. A ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366989 | Element management system with data-driven interfacing driven by instantiation of meta-model A network element management system which can exploit the customized interface features of a variety of versions of a variety of complex system products from a variety of manufacturers. This is done by maintaining a meta-model, which is not itself a model until inst... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363398 | Intelligent total access system A system for interfacing a user with an electronic device. An accessor device provides a user interface matched to the needs, abilities and intentions of the user and translates the user input commands and data into commands for the electronic device. An intelligent... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358863 | Double barrel chemical seeking sidewinder gun devices A large side vandal and weather resistant sign, capable of displaying images from several components, including a video cassette with tapes or video disc and other component parts for broadcasting command directions and to provide information. The sign system, with ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7360159 | System for creating media presentations of computer software application programs A system for producing presentations of computer application programs that also allows the inclusion of advertising, or other information, into a presentation and which can be updated by a central ad server. When the presentation is viewed offline, default ads are k... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356537 | Providing contextually sensitive tools and help content in computer-generated documents A method and system are provided for creation, implementation, and use of computer-generated “smart” documents to which functionality is attached for providing contextually sensitive tools, controls and help content to users of those documents. Portions of docum... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7346858 | Computer hierarchical display of multiple data characteristics A data display comprises a window that shows a tree map display having menu information surrounding a field array of differently sized and colored or shaded areas that represent product offering possibilities that conform with user criteria entered through the surro... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337408 | System and method for providing a server control interface A method and system for providing a computing device control interface are provided. A system administrator accesses a graphical user interface and selects a group of actions that are to be executed by a number of computing devices. The actions selected by the syste... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328412 | Method and apparatus for displaying a gain control interface with non-linear gain levels A method for displaying a gain control interface having a gain level display with non-linear gain levels. The gain level display has a first end having an associated first pixel offset value and a second end having an associated second pixel offset value. A range of... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325204 | Slideout windows An apparatus, method, computer system, and computer program product that provide a slideout window. The slideout window presents content related to original content displayed in a host window when the user clicks on the original content. The related content can be d... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324947 | Global speech user interface A global speech user interface (GSUI) comprises an input system to receive a user's spoken command, a feedback system along with a set of feedback overlays to give the user information on the progress of his spoken requests, a set of visual cues on the television sc... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7325194 | Method, system, and apparatus for converting numbers between measurement systems based upon semantically labeled strings Number conversion between different units of measurement in a document is enabled. A string of text entered into an application program is analyzed to determine whether it includes a number having an associated unit name. Found numbers with associated unit names are... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7313760 | Contact picker An interface for enabling a user to quickly access contact information automatically displays a list of expected contacts that are most likely to be selected by the user when attention is directed to a type-in line requiring contact information. When a contact is se... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308651 | Data entry graphical user interface Described is a data entry graphical user interface (GUI) system for facilitating entry of incontinence product information by a consumer. The data entry GUI system includes several layered interfaces that may be accessed in sequence and/or at discretion by a user. E... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305452 | Information delivery system, advertisement delivery system, information delivery program, server, information delivery server, advertisement information delivery method and saver page display method In an information terminal of a user, displayed contents on a monitor screen are optionally changed and a saver page is displayed by use of a browser. An information delivery system is provided, which is constituted of a viewer PC, an information provider ser... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300285 | Method and system for skills-based testing and training Methods and systems for skills-based testing and training of an application are provided. Example embodiments provide a Skills-Based Simulation and Measurement System “SBSMS”, which enables publishers and authors of tests and training programs to provide simulat... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296230 | Linked contents browsing support device, linked contents continuous browsing support device, and method and program therefor, and recording medium therewith Pop-up display information is created and displayed in a dynamic manner even without establishing settings in advance related to pop-up display for an anchor or an icon or the like, and implementing simple and efficient browsing by a user of linked contents by varyi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288712 | Music station for producing visual images synchronously with music data codes In order to make a tutor give a remote music lesson to a trainee, the audio-visual station transmits MIDI music data codes/time stamp data codes and click time data codes through a packet switching network and an audio-visual signal, which expresses real images of t... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7290215 | Dynamic wizard interface system and method The present invention relates to a system and method for providing dynamic wizard interfaces to end users. In one embodiment, a client device retrieves a container encapsulating a number of packages utilizing a self-describing data format from a remote server. A wiz... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287234 | Methods, systems and computer program products for use of color saturation to highlight items in a tree map visualization Data from a data set is displayed as a tree map visualization by identifying data elements in the data set to be highlighted and generating a tree map visualization based on the data set where a location of bounding boxes corresponding to the identified data element... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284191 | Meta-document management system with document identifiers A personality that identifies enrichment themes of a document is associated with a reading or mobile computing device. In one embodiment, a personality is associated with a document reference reading device and attached to each document reference recorded by the doc... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281245 | Mechanism for downloading software components from a remote source for use by a local software application A method and system are provided for downloading software components from a remote source to a software application for providing updates or additions to the application's functionality. All components and files that may be utilized to update or add to functionality... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277884 | Method and system for generating help files based on user queries A method and system for generating a help file based on failed user queries. A help file generation system collects failed user queries from user computer systems. The generation system assists a developer in identifying failed user queries that are related to a top... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274972 | Programmable controller with saving changes indication A programmable controller such as an HVAC controller that provides a confirmation message to a user indicating that a parameter that has been modified by the user has been or will be saved. Such a confirmation message may help assure a user that their program modifi... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266693 | Validated mutual authentication A method of authenticating a user through a validated mutual authentication system is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes establishing a validating fractal image during an enrollment or other process. A plurality of fractal images are provided ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254444 | Electrical nerve stimulation device The electrical nerve stimulation unit in accordance with the present invention generally includes a housing, an input panel, a display panel, a controller, a first channel output, a second channel output, and a power system. While the device is generally described i... | 08/07/2007 |