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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| 8171415 | Outage management portal leveraging back-end resources to create a role and user tailored front-end interface for coordinating outage responses A solution for centrally managing and federating outage specific information and for rapidly providing controlled access to this information in a role tailored fashion. The information can be gathered and provided in real-time along with programmatically determined ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8171399 | Using an alternate user interface to a drag and drop interface for rearranging configurable web page components A user interface for repositioning Web page components that includes an HTML table. Each cell of the table can represents a Web page component that is able to be repositioned. Each cell can include an identifier and a user selectable position control. The identifier... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8127232 | Method and apparatus for editing heterogeneous media objects in a digital imaging device A method and apparatus for editing heterogeneous media objects in a digital imaging device having a display screen, where each one of the media objects has one or more media types associated therewith, such as a still image, a sequential image, video, audio, and tex... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8095563 | Configuring computer systems with business configuration information A configuration server includes a configuration repository that stores a wide range of configuration information for possible use by application programs. The configuration repository may include configuration parameters, settings for the parameters, and meta-data o... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095564 | Configuring computer systems with business configuration information A configuration server includes a configuration repository that stores a wide range of configuration information for possible use by application programs. The configuration repository may include configuration parameters, settings for the parameters, and meta-data o... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095562 | Configuring computer systems with business configuration information A configuration server includes a configuration repository that stores a wide range of configuration information for possible use by application programs. The configuration repository may include configuration parameters, settings for the parameters, and meta-data o... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8078976 | Method and apparatus for generating adaptable pull down menus A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for a first pull down menu associated with a user interface. In response to receiving a request from the user to toggle the user interface between a user interface containing an original pull dow... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078975 | Method for adding metadata to scanned documents A method for creating a metadata field in a template, which includes receiving a template selection, receiving a selection of a new metadata field, receiving properties of a metadata field to be added to the template, storing the properties of the metadata field, an... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8046682 | Method and system for accessing business applications via a standard interface A method and system for integrating business application elements of an external business application into an internal business application where the integration system maps the output of external business applications to a Extensible Markup Language (“XML”) for... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8010900 | User interface for electronic backup Systems and methods are provided for storing and restoring digital data. A method includes receiving, a first user input requesting that a backup interface be displayed, displaying the backup interface, the backup interface including a display area for presenting at... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7975229 | Context-aware systems and methods location-aware systems and methods context-aware vehicles and methods of operating the same and location-aware vehicles and methods of operating the same Context-aware systems and methods, location-aware systems and methods, context-aware vehicles and methods of operating the same, and location-aware vehicles and methods of operating the same are described. In various embodiments, a context or location service module... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7934162 | Running state migration of platform specific graphical user interface widgets between heterogeneous device platforms A scaleable graphical user interface system for migrating the running state of graphical user interface widgets between heterogeneous device platforms includes a platform independent presentation model. The current running state of a first platform specific presenta... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7900147 | System and method for enabling disconnected web access A system and method for supporting offline Web browsing. A user interests profile comprising content and attribute preferences of Web pages the user may be interested in is provided. Based on that user's profile, there is generated an interestingness values value fo... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895523 | Method, system and program product for obscuring supplemental web content Under the present invention, supplemental web content (e.g., an advertisement) referenced in a requested markup language document is detected and reduced in quality (i.e., obscured). In reducing the supplemental web content in quality, the present invention can empl... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890873 | System and method for computer-created advertisements The invention relates to a computerized method for a user to create an advertisement by displaying a plurality of advertising formats for selection by a user; displaying a template corresponding to a selected advertising format; displaying a plurality of product ref... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7844906 | Multi-mode communication apparatus and interface for contacting a user A method implemented on a data processing device is described comprising: receiving an incoming electronic message having an identifiable sender address; querying data storage to determine if the sender address is a known sender address; if the sender address is a k... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7823070 | Methods and systems for extending existing user interfaces Methods and systems that can be used to dynamically restructure user interfaces into a set of communicating processes. The methods and systems update new and wrapped legacy user interface components for repurposing of user interfaces. The methods and systems provide... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7783982 | Programmable actuator and method in a network terminal device An apparatus and method for obtaining preferred information from a network by execution of a sequence of actions in response to a single actuation in a network terminal device. A sequence of actions is programmed in network terminal device. The sequence of actions a... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7774369 | Configuring computer systems with business configuration information A configuration server includes a configuration repository that stores a wide range of configuration information for possible use by application programs. The configuration repository may include configuration parameters, settings for the parameters, and meta-data o... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7712035 | Merged images viewed via a virtual storage closet An e-commerce method involves on-line viewing of a first article through a linking node for virtual merging on another structure. A particular application of the invention is directed to a method of on-line apparel shopping. The method includes providing a host-site... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7546534 | Personalizing access of game web site based on user configuration A personalized web page displays a subset of multiplayer games available on a game web site, corresponding to game software programs that are installed on a user's computer. When the user connects to the web site, an extended markup language (XML) data file, a web p... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7461346 | Editing browser documents Methods, systems and computer program products for manipulating components in a browser document having multiple browser components. A display device visualizes the browser document. The display device indicates at least one editable browser component. A selection o... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7426695 | Method and apparatus for coordinating display elements with the structure of a computer system A system and method are provided that enable a computer user to match a computer display wallpaper design to interchangeable components of a computing system. Multiple, interchangeable panels or sets of matching panels are installed on components of the computing sy... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424681 | File delivery system and method for delivering file of style depending on request of each user terminal In a network connecting a server and a plurality of user terminals, each of the user terminals transmits display style information to the server, the display style information specifying a display style of a file to be received from the server. The server receives t... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424678 | Audiovisual information management system with advertising A method of using a system with at least one of audio, image, and a video, comprising a plurality of frames comprising the steps of providing a usage preferences description includes at least one of a browsing preferences description, a search preferences descriptio... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424677 | Audiovisual information management system with usage preferences 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 descrip... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7395507 | Automated selection of appropriate information based on a computer user's context A system filters received messages (e.g., unsolicited advertisements) to determine if they are appropriate for a user based on the non-static, constantly evolving, context of the user. The system can track the user's context by monitoring various environmental param... | 07/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7373610 | Skin generating method, program, and apparatus When accessing a web page on the internet or a file on a local machine, the image file selecting unit selects a plurality of image files to be used for skin generation from a group of image files stored in the temporary storing unit of the browser. The skin image ge... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370276 | Interface for collecting user preferences Various techniques are disclosed for accepting preference information from a user, where the preference information is specific to content elements within a media asset, and the preference information is collected while the user is viewing a display of the media ass... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366646 | Fault monitoring and notification system for automated banking machines A system operates to receive status messages from banking machines operating in a network. The messages are received by an event management system operating at least one computer. The computer is in operative connection with a data store. The data store includes inf... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360232 | System and method to subscribe to channel URL addresses and to provide non-programming-related URL addresses in an interactive video casting system A remote device is capable to receive network address information, such as uniform resource locator (URL) addresses, and other supplemental content that are available along with television signal. A set top box coupled to a television receives the network address in... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356332 | Mobile information system for presenting information to mobile devices Mobile communications devices display contextually relevant information based on the presence, status, and identification of a user. Lens templates control how the information is displayed and can be customized and designed for specific usage profiles. The lenses th... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353264 | Method and apparatus for optimizing client responsiveness and server performance A method and apparatus for providing on line assistance to an end user who is experiencing a problem with a computer. The computer includes a display, a monitoring unit, and a browser. The browser is loaded on the computer and is configured to establish an on-line s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346668 | Dynamic presentation of personalized content Methods and systems for dynamically presenting personalized content are disclosed. Articles may be collected, each article having content, attributes of the content, and content metadata characterizing individual elements of the content. The articles may be filtered... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7340528 | Data referencing system This application describes a method of referencing content in an application. The method comprises, for a content element, creating a reference to the content element and associating that reference with the content element. This enables the content (for example, tex... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337404 | Graphical representation of system information on a remote computer A method and apparatus for gathering system information into a file and transmitting the file to a remote location for presentation as a graphical display. A computerized diagnostic tool, can assist a support person in providing technical support to an end user in c... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337403 | Method and apparatus for editing heterogeneous media objects in a digital imaging device A method and apparatus for editing heterogeneous media objects in a digital imaging device having a display screen, where each one of the media objects has one or more media types associated therewith, such as a still image, a sequential image, video, audio, and tex... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334023 | Data transfer scheme for reducing network load using general purpose browser on client side In a client server system, the network load is reduced by using the fingerprint compression and the differential compression, by providing the proxy server at the server side and using the general purpose browser at the client side, without requiring a separate prox... | 02/19/2008 |
