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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7934149 | Automated creation and maintenance of programs to process internet form related submissions According to one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided in which a form is received from an author. A parsing function is performed to extract attribute information with respect to various form elements contained in the form. A user interface is prese... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7877695 | Tailored object A system for managing user interface events in user interface of a client system. The system includes a service layer including a business object. The system also includes an intermediate object layer comprising an intermediate object associated with the business ob... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7870492 | Method, apparatus, and system for managing commands in a client server environment According to one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided in which it is determined whether a command item associated with a user-interface control object is enabled. If the respective command item is enabled, indicate to a user that the respective comm... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7818677 | Single window navigation methods and systems A user interface (UI) in the form of a single navigable window enables a user to navigate to and between multiple different functionalities that are provided by a single application program. Novel use is made of a navigation model that manages the user's navigation ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7810037 | Online story collaboration An online collaborative story system allows multiple people to collaborate on creating a story by contributing content of various types to a server computer, where it is voted on by the collaborators or a designated editor to create the finished story. Additionally,... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7703024 | Obtaining a graphical user interface to access a remote computing system Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to a system and method for a remote Graphical User Interface (GUI). In an embodiment, a local computing system requests access to a remote computing system. In response, the remote computing system provides connect... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7603625 | Remote support for computer or other electronic device A technique for supporting a user of a first device coupled to a second device of a support agent. A current screen image of the first device is sent to the second device. The second device displays the current screen image of the first device. The agent device dete... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7523400 | Text based markup language resource interface A software control method and apparatus for displaying a text based markup language interface. The interface can interact with a computer to provide reference documents, install system drivers and perform various system utilities. The interface can reference optical... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7421658 | Method and system for providing a graphical user interface for a script session Embodiments of the present invention comprise a system and method of providing a graphic user interface (GUI) for scripts. The system comprises one or more scripts, a script GUI module and an interface unit. The script GUI module establishes and maintains communicat... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7412655 | Method and system of providing dynamic dialogs Methods and systems for providing dynamic dialogs, used with a downloadable toolbar for an Internet browser. In an embodiment of the invention an add-on browser toolbar, which may be implemented as a downloadable toolbar application that adds functionality to a Web ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7383512 | Method for synchronously binding an external behavior to a web page element A new form of DHTML behaviors, called “Element Behaviors,” wherein a behavior component is bound to an HTML element, and not just attached to the element as with attached behaviors. A special processing instruction is used to import the Element Behavior into a W... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7376739 | Persistence of inter-application communication patterns and behavior under user control An end-user or administrator is allowed to couple portlets in a portal through user interface events taking place on the portal display itself. When the portal is displayed, if the user actuates a control corresponding to a property in a portlet, a menu of actions t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7366985 | Text based markup language resource interface A software control method and apparatus for displaying a text based markup language interface. The interface can interact with a computer to provide reference documents, install system drivers and perform various system utilities. The interface can reference optical... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363588 | GUI for organizational environment A method and apparatus are described for providing a graphical user interface for a plurality of users under a predetermined format substantially controlled by an employer of the plurality of users. The method includes the steps of disposing a proxy server between t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363587 | Method and apparatus for supporting real-time collaboration A collaboration system synchronizes an application or applications running on one or more computer systems. Each of the applications has a local data copy and the applications commence operation by creating consistent local copies from a common third copy. The consi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360162 | Color quality and packet shaping features for displaying an application on various client devices In a client-server architecture, data transmission performance enhancing features are described, including a color quality approach and a packet shaping approach. A method includes a color quality data transformation including: selecting a quality level to apply to ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7360171 | Methods and systems of providing information to computer users Systems of providing information to computer users are described. In one embodiment, the system comprises means for displaying, in a navigable window of a display area of a user interface, a first contextual display associated with a first context that can enable a ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7360078 | Communication methods and apparatus A method of authenticating communication between a receiver/decoder and a remote server is disclosed. The method involves using an identifier of the receiver/decoder to authenticate the communication, the identifier being based on a smartcard number. Also disclosed ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356560 | Presenting customized consumer registration information on behalf of a third party A general provider of a core registration service provides registration services to a special service provider. In one implementation, a first party presents a user registration form to a second party on behalf of a third party The first party receives registration ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349000 | Method and system for display of video device status information The status of a video call is displayed in a simplified and intuitive graphical user interface that presents status information of individual video devices of the video call with graphical or color indications with a gauge metaphor, such as a vertically or horizonta... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7350155 | Resizing internet document for display on television screen Methods and systems for scaling down a Web page image enables the image to be displayed on a standard television without horizontal scrolling of the image. A Web page image that initially has a horizontal dimension larger than the horizontal dimension of a televisio... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346848 | Single window navigation methods and systems A user interface (UI) in the form of a single navigable window enables a user to navigate to and between multiple different functionalities that are provided by a single application program. Novel use is made of a navigation model that manages the user's navigation ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7310775 | System and method for restoring desktop components using distributed desktop packages A system and method that centrally manages desktop packages is provided allowing the administrator to recover component files previously sent to servers located throughout the organization. Applications are assigned to users and workstations. Self-contained desktop ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308410 | Method and system for instantiating entitlements into contracts Techniques to facilitate the creation of contracts and to automatically instantiate entitlements into contracts. A number of entitlement templates may be created for various entitlements. Each entitlement template is typically defined to include certain specifically... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302693 | Remote control inputs to Java applications A method of delivering input from a device's remote control to a Java™ application uses asynchronous method invocation in a processing device. The input from the remote control is captured in system-specific (native) code and delivered to a Java™ application asy... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293269 | Method and system for identifying program module functionality needed by a computer when disconnected from a network Identifying program module functionality needed by a computer when disconnected from a network is disclosed. A document identification engine (DIE) creates a list of files stored locally on the computer. The DIE sends the list of files to a document mapping engine (... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290263 | Method and system for a scriptable command line interface A method and system for a scriptable command line interface is described. A script is written and associated with each command. When an input is received at a command line interface, the input is parsed to identify a command and any associated parameters. The script... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275260 | Enhanced privacy protection in identification in a data communications network A method for enhanced privacy protection in identification in a data communications network includes enrolling for a service on the data communications network, receiving a randomized identifier (ID) in response to the enrolling, storing the randomized ID and using ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7275169 | Graphical view of shutdown process A method of controlling shutdown of processes on equipment powered through a UPS comprises: providing a graphical display system and a graphical pointing device; displaying on the graphical display system a graphic having a time access and a process access; arrangin... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269792 | System and method for generating high-function browser widgets with full addressability A system and method for generating high-function browser widgets with full addressability are provided. With the system and method, custom JSP tags are utilized that generate JavaScript objects to provide the high-function browser widgets. The JavaScript objects, in... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7260783 | System and method for delivering targeted content A file with code for displaying an electronic page containing an embedded content-tag is downloaded at a user display station. The page contains space for displaying selected content. A first request to a content delivery network for information associated with the ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246326 | System and procedure for providing a user interface display A system customizes and generates data representing an electronic form for storage on a target workstation ready for use prior to execution time of a procedure used to generate the form. An adaptive user interface generator generates code representing an executable ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7246324 | Method and system for data capture with hidden applets A method and system for data display and data capture using applets within hidden frames on a browser. A visible frame and two invisible frames are passed to a client in response to an http request. The visible frame may include multiple layers. The hidden frames co... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237198 | System and method of providing for the control of a music player to a device driver A system and method of providing for the control of a music player to a device driver. One embodiment of the system comprises an electronic music player that is connected to a plurality of music renderers via device drivers via a music renderer controller. The music... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231606 | Method and system for testing websites A method and system is provided for testing and analyzing websites via a test-enabled web browser. In the representative embodiment a user controls a test-enabled web browser via a set of pull-down menus, thereby choosing between alternative testing and analysis fun... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231460 | System and method for leveraging networked computers to view windows based files on Linux platforms Systems and methods for leveraging resources on a computer network to view a file on a client computer written in a format unreadable by the client computer are provided. According to one method, the client computer receives a file in a source format unreadable by t... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228504 | Apparatus and method enabling configurable graphical display of table-based data in a web-based application Method for displaying user-configurable data in a table in a web browser application includes obtaining a copy of a table template, creating a file that defines table properties, performing a customization subroutine. The customization subroutine includes the steps ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216300 | Method and apparatus for an applet to display multiple windows A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for displaying multiple window applets on a computer. The applet is written using the frame class and intercepts the methods by which an applet is started and started by the computer to allow more than one applet, or m... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7178161 | Method and apparatus for creating a connection speed detecting movie and rich media player customization on the fly A master movie and player are created on the fly. The master movie is created based on characteristics of a movie or other asset to be viewed by the player. The player is constructed from a template having rudimentary player capabilities for a predetermined connecti... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174361 | Scripting task-level user-interfaces Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for use in network-centric computing for scripting user-interface components together on an as-needed basis for purposes of executing a software application preferably stored on a server. The application may be called from a con... | 02/06/2007 |
