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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185836 | Display, visualization, and processing tool for channel distortion and cell friction mitigation An apparatus generating a graphical image of a core of a boiling water reactor (BWR) using at least one data set of channel deformation data including: a computer system including a display device for presenting the graphical image and a processor generating the gra... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185837 | User interface framework and method for utilizing same There is presented a user interface (UI) framework and systems and methods for its use. Such a system comprises a content server and a rich media content generated by a compiling of a rich media source code, wherein the rich media content is hosted by the content se... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181108 | Device for editing metadata of divided object In a system that performs object division of a manuscript and adds metadata, a method is provided which can edit the metadata by an intuitive operation when no appropriate metadata is added or when it is desired that the metadata be increased by adding. An image pro... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171418 | Method and system for presenting a visual representation of the portion of the sets of data that a query is expected to return In an embodiment, a user is provided with a data representation covered by a relationship. For example, the data representation may include a collection of data objects representations. In an embodiment, the data object representations are arranged in a manner so as... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8171394 | Methods and systems for providing a customized user interface for viewing and editing meta-data Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a user interface. The disclosed systems and methods may include receiving a request to initiate an application program configured to generate a data file. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include disp... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8171419 | Method and system for remote media management on a touch screen device The method of managing media files remotely on a portable electronic device having the touch screen display includes storing a composite media file index that lists all media files, and their attributes, whether stored on the portable electronic device or accessible... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166409 | Image processing method and image processor for trimming an object image In a client, a photo frame for which guidelines have been set at predetermined positions based on an operator's setting operation is provided as a trimming frame TF with guidelines. While the trimming frame TF with guidelines is displayed on a processing object imag... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8166410 | Methods and systems of online mapping and planning driving tours This invention is directed to methods and systems of online mapping and planning driving tours. The invention may include a user interface capable of displaying a map with one or more destinations and/or displaying a travel route to visit each destination. The trave... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161399 | Automated learning system for improving graphical user interfaces An automated learning system for improving graphical user interfaces. Information about a user transaction which caused an error is obtained from an input to an element in a graphical user interface. Associations are created between the error and one or more element... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151202 | Providing a workflow guide A user request is received for a workflow guide that pertains to a workflow involving tasks of multiple applications that cooperate with database management software. In response to receiving the indication, the workflow guide is presented for display, where the wor... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8140988 | CAD apparatus, method of editing graphic data, and computer product A CAD apparatus, a CAD method and a computer-readable recording medium storing a CAD program, configured to display and edit graphic data including a plurality of layers, and to display information about a layer to which the element belongs, so that a user can easil... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140990 | User interface visualizations Aspects of the invention pertain to user interface visualizations, enabling efficient display of content on a display device. At least some content is presented having diagonal views to emphasize certain portions of the content while deemphasizing other portions of ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140989 | Virtual room use simulator and room planning system A room planning system for simulating the use of products during the performance of an activity in a room space is disclosed. The system includes a virtual room space comprising a virtual representation of an actual room space, an environment database having a colle... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136045 | Multiple menus for use with a graphical user interface An approach for using multiple menus with a graphical user interface is disclosed. A multiple menu comprises a menu panel with two or more selection regions, each of which is associated with a base menu. A user requests the menu panel without selecting a menu object... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8136044 | Method, network server and computer program for determining advertisement information relating to map information The invention relates to a solution in which advertisement icons displayed together with map information relate to the displayed map information. In one embodiment of the invention, some or all of the advertisement icons are from service providers situated within th... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132116 | Configurable iconic image representation Techniques for configurable iconic image representation are described, including receiving an input, the input indicating selection of a graphical element associated with one or more columns, performing a determination using the in... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127239 | Object transitions In one aspect, one or more computer storage media can store executable instructions causing a processor to perform operations that include: providing a display environment including one or more object items; receiving a user selection of at least one of the object i... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8127228 | Managing electronic documents utilizing a digital seal A method for storing electronic documents can include associating a digital seal with at least one electronic document. An image within a user interface can be displayed, wherein the image is a user selectable representation for the digital seal. At least one metada... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122367 | Automated publishing system that facilitates collaborative editing and accountability through virtual document architecture The present invention automates the publishing of financial, legal, and governmental documents and any other publications that are structured and require compliance with corporate or external standards and may share content elements. It gives users control in an alw... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8122341 | Sharing geographical information between users Users can collaborate to annotate a map by sharing geographical information. Map data can be stored locally or remotely while annotations are stored in an annotation server. A presentation device such as a personal computer can use the map data to display a map and ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117553 | Method and system to maintain a user interface context A system, to maintain a user interface context receives a request for a first user interface element that is hidden from view on a user interface. The request causes the system to integrate the first user interface element into the user interface by regenerating the... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117554 | Seamless integration of non-native widgets and windows with dynamically scalable resolution into native operating system A method, system and computer program product recorded on a computer-readable medium for execution on at least one processor, for seamless integration of a non-native application into a host OS, including launching a first Virtual Execution Environment (VEE) on a co... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108786 | Electronic flashcards Graphical user interfaces, systems, and methods of implementing electronic flashcards are disclosed. Embodiments provide an interface for enabling information on a selected side of an electronic flashcard to be displayed and hidden. For example, the information on a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108785 | Supporting user multi-tasking with clipping lists A method for managing windows in a display is disclosed. The method comprises forming clippings for windows located in a focal region of a display; displaying the clippings in a peripheral region of the display; hiding the windows in the focal region of the display;... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103963 | Graphical user interface, display control device, display method, and program There is provided a graphical user interface that is displayed within one screen of a display device. The graphical user interface includes a matrix-shaped display area that is partitioned along a first axis by types of content and partitioned along a second axis by... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099674 | Computer systems and methods for automatically viewing multidimensional databases A method for automatically forming the clearest and most useful visual plot for a given dataset of tuples. A best view type is selected for a view that includes a subsequently added new field. The visual plot is populated with the data in the view and then automatic... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095883 | Indicating the default value for a property to enhance user feedback A system for indicating a default value for a property of a selected object to a user within a graphical user interface (GUI) of a program module is provided. The property has a value and a state that can be set. The state of the property is one of a default state a... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8078954 | System and method for page flow editor The present invention enable a three-pane page flow editor optimized for viewing and editing a page flow. It centers around a selected focal node in the page flow, shows details and allows editing in the vicinity of the node. It provides a visual representation of n... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074178 | Visual feedback display Visual feedback may be provided. First, a continuous contact with a first point on a surface may be detected. The surface may comprise, for example, a touch screen or a touch pad. The continuous contact may be caused by a selecting element comprising, for example, a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069161 | System, program product, and methods to enhance content management Embodiments of systems, program products, and methods to enhance and more effectively manage media content are provided. An embodiment of a system, for example, can include a first preselected network framework defining a first network stage and a second preselected... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8069417 | Bifocal view: a novel calendar user interface The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates creating a calendar that enables optimized awareness of at least one event. An interface component can receive data related to an event. An enhanced scheduler component can create a calend... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065622 | Displaying device with user-defined display regions and method thereof A displaying device includes an input unit, a region defining unit, a content allocating unit, an obtaining unit, a display controlling unit and a display unit. The region defining unit defines regions by incorporating one or more unit regions in each of the regions... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8046703 | Monitoring and integration of an organization's planning processes A planning monitor and control system is provided for use with an enterprise computing system. The system generates a user interface planning visual display that includes a list view area containing a list of planning projects predefined to be included in a list of ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8046704 | Compliance monitoring A system and method for determining compliance for one or more information technology services may generate on the spot compliance reports based on real-time data. Compliance data may be retrieved or received from a variety of sources including incident diagnostic u... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042056 | Browsers for large geometric data visualization A representation of a physical object can be displayed even where the amount of geometric data is too large to be stored in resident memory. A primary viewing window displays point data for the object using a substantially even sampling of data at an appropriate poi... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8024666 | Apparatus and method for visualizing data A computer implemented method includes selecting a portion of a data set in a first visualization. A list of visualizations relevant to the context inferred from the selection of the portion of the data set in the first visualization is generated. A second visualiza... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8010903 | System and method for visualizing and navigating dynamic content in a graphical user interface A system and method for visualizing and navigating dynamic documents including data from an ongoing process and including instances of specified search terms. A summary view including a condensed abstract representation of a dynamic document provides a global overvi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7996783 | Widget searching utilizing task framework A task framework and a semantic reasoning engine are combined to provide a scalable mechanism for dealing with extremely large numbers of widgets, allowing users to both find a widget and automatically fill-in whatever functionality is available on the widget. Calli... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7975235 | Signal navigation and label propagation in block diagrams A system and method that includes line connection navigation in a block diagram by highlighting connections through navigable blocks in the diagram, edit-time label propagation along connections and through navigable blocks that can propagate labels through their po... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7975216 | System and method for annotating an electronic document independently of its content A system, method, and apparatus for annotating an electronic document independently of its content is provided. According to one variation, a tablet and stylus-based computer is programmed with a document browser that permits a user to annotate documents viewed thro... | 07/05/2011 |
