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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176432 | Hand held remote control device having an improved user interface A user interface for displaying graphical operational mode information to a user of a universal remote control. The user interface displays to the user in a circular queue arrangement iconic representations of every home appliance which the universal remote control ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176433 | Application window area change surveillance A method and system for monitoring a computer program window define an area of a computer program window and compute a hash value for the defined area. The computed hash value is stored and the hash value is recomputed for the defined area after a predetermined time... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166412 | Visual cue discernment on scattered data Displaying a visual cue is disclosed. A value of an attribute for a member of a set of data is obtained. The visual cue for the member is determined based at least in part on the value of the attribute. The visual cue for the member is displayed, where the visual cu... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8166413 | Multi-step progress indicator and method for indicating progress in a multi-step computer application A system and method for displaying and providing access to information on a display unit are provided for combining a plurality of logical progression steps into a plurality of predetermined groups. Each of the plurality of predetermined groups includes a subset of ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8151208 | Workflow tracking information preview A method and system for presenting workflow tracking information for approval workflows assigned to business objects is provided. The approval system receives from a user a request to display the workflow for a business object and a workflow that has been assigned t... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8151207 | Display device for working machine The invention is directed to a display device for working vehicle, which is adapted so that additional information can be displayed. In the invention, display indication marks of the two types can be interchangeably displayed on a common display screen of a limited ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8151206 | Modifying an order of processing of a task performed on a plurality of objects Methods, apparatuses and computer program products are provided for modifying an order of processing of a task performed on a plurality of objects. A user selects a plurality of objects and a task to perform on the objects, and the initial order of processing of the... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8135673 | Systems and methods for dynamic display of revision indicia Systems and methods for dynamic display of revision indicia are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for dynamic display of revision indicia in an information product generated by a publishing system includes determining that at least one element of a structured c... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132117 | Method and system for highlighting an image representative of a flight parameter of an aircraft A method and system for highlighting a parameter image representative of a flight parameter of an aircraft to a user in a multi-parameter aircraft instrument display, such as a flat panel display. An electronic instrument display is configured to present parameter i... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122368 | System and method to facilitate progress forking A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for providing graphical completion status information for the management of serial computer operations that are forked into parallel operations. A first interactive progress bar, comprising a plurality of pro... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8103965 | Media content recording and healing statuses An exemplary system includes a content processing subsystem configured to record at least a subset of a media content program and detect a defective portion of the recorded media content program that failed to be properly recorded. The content processing subsystem i... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099675 | Apparatus for providing indication of audio copy protection support According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: a transmission unit configured to transmit an information acquiring request which acquires first information indicating whether or not a predetermined standard ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8074179 | User interface including question verification indicators A method of displaying non-textual indication of question verification status in a user interface, the user interface including a plurality of questions associated there-with, includes receiving an answer to at least one question of the plurality of questions, assoc... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8028244 | Status processing system, status processor, and status displaying method A status processor is communicable with a host device via a network. The processor includes a media connecting unit, a status-reflecting filename setting unit, and a server unit. The media connecting unit is capable of connecting a storage media. The status-reflecti... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8001481 | Implementation of an interactive progress bar in a test application environment A computer-implementable method, system and computer-readable medium for implementing an interactive progress bar that is associated with an executing test program are presented. In a preferred embodiment, the computer-implementable method includes linking each of m... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7979805 | Button discoverability A processing device may include a display screen and one or more buttons located near the display screen. Pressing one of the one or more buttons may cause the processing device to perform a first function and pressing and holding the one of the one or more buttons ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974992 | Segmentation model user interface A data warehouse may include a data set of items associated with a plurality of attributes. An input handler may be configured to receive selections of attributes and filter options and a placement of an attribute icon representing each selection within a segmentati... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7954062 | Application status board mitigation system and method A system and method for monitoring computer applications comprising an application component table comprising a plurality of applications and application functions, wherein the applications comprise data identifying a functional status of the applications; a process... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7941759 | Interactive analysis of network adjustment results A method of improving workflow while performing a network adjustment associated with surveying data is disclosed. A first window containing a plan view which graphically displays at least one input is provided. The input is associated with surveying data. A second w... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7925985 | Methods and apparatus for process thumbnail view The structure and status of a process are displayed jointly. Multiple visualization mechanisms are used to provide the visualization of business process data. Drill-down of the data provides interactivity for a user to access information. In one embodiment color cod... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7913181 | Method and apparatus for monitoring a power system A power system includes a plurality of power generation units configured to generate power from a renewable energy source and a server that includes a display. The server is configured to establish a communication with the plurality of power generation units and dis... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7904825 | Graphical user interface for gathering image evaluation information A method is disclosed for operating a computer to gather input from respondents to electronic surveys and to evaluate preferences related to digital two dimensional and three dimensional images. The method includes providing a drawing tool for enabling survey respon... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7827476 | System and methods for a task management user interface In a large storage area network (SAN), many administrative tasks perform various operations. Managing the tasks can be a formidable activity. A network management application, operable to identify and manipulate the tasks, organizes the tasks in a common graphical u... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7827505 | Alternate progress indicator displays Embodiments of the present invention are directed to novel techniques for showing the progress of an automated computer process, particularly through a graphical user interface (GUI). Graphical status displays are employed which show graphical time-based information... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7797638 | Application of metadata to documents and document objects via a software application user interface Methods, systems and computer products provide for applying metadata to documents and/or document objects in local and/or remote file storage systems. Application of metadata (flags) to documents and/or document objects allows a user to easily locate and utilize fla... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793225 | Indication of progress towards satisfaction of a user input condition A graphical user interface in an electronic device includes one or more user-interface objects associated with a second user-interface state. While the device is in a first user-interface state, the one or more objects transition in optical intensity to indicate pro... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7757181 | Agenda and day hybrid calendar view A user interface and user interface control for displaying calendar data is provided. In particular, the user interface provides a hybrid view that includes both a schedule view of listed calendar items together with an overview strip that displays a compressed vers... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7752568 | Control method for digital image processing apparatus for convenient movement mode and digital image processing apparatus using the method Provided is a control method for a digital image processing apparatus having a movement mode in which a user moves a target object to a target position, the method including: displaying icons including an image icon of a target object and an icon indicating a target... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7712039 | Setting control using edges of a user interface A setting control may be mapped to an edge of a user interface to facilitate control of various settings and access thereto. The mapping may be implemented based on a number of setting values associated with the setting control and a size of a specified edge of the ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703034 | Visualization tool for viewing timing information for a graphical program A system and method for viewing timing of one or more loops in a graphical program. A graphical program having one or more loops may be created. In one embodiment the one or more loops may include one or more timed loops, i.e., the loops may be configured to execute... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7650577 | Digital data receiver and method for constructing slideshows A method for constructing a still-image slideshow is provided. The method comprises receiving a command signal for constructing a slideshow associated with video data included in digital data received by the digital data receiver; acquiring at least one still image ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7631270 | Network connectivity and wireless status in a notification area Described is a technology by which network connectivity information may be communicated via a single notifications area (e.g., system tray) icon, including by representing different images of the icon to display different types/states of connectivity and different t... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7614007 | Executing multiple file management operations A method and device for executing multiple operations on different files displayed on a graphical user interface. A pre-defined combination of keys is assigned a particular operation, such as “Delete,” “Copy,” “Move,” etc. As a first combination of keys ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7607104 | Data processing method, data processor, and program An apparatus performs a data processing, including a data layout processing, to generate processed data. When the data processing has been completed, the apparatus performs a data output processing for outputting the processed data. The apparatus is further configur... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7603629 | Dynamic desktop icon A first desktop icon is displayed on a computer desktop. The icon is configured to enable execution of a first application. Based on an evaluation of business rules, the first icon is changed to a second icon. The second icon is configured to execute a second applic... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7596759 | Instant football widget A widget adapted to constantly display on an electronic device having a screen, a grid having yard markers which represent the yard markers on a football field, a football which appears on the grid, means to move the football along the grid to represent the line of ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7574668 | 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 system. A graphical page is displayed, it contains at least two, possibly unitary, lists, L1 and L2 of elements associated with au... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7543239 | User interface for remote control of medical devices An interface for remotely controlling a medical device in a patient's body provides a two dimensional display of a three dimensional rendering of the operating region, and allows the user to select the orientation or location of the distal end of the medical device ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7530028 | Shared online experience encapsulation system and method A novel technique enables participants of an online group interaction to capture and encapsulate an ongoing activity at a particular moment in time. During the online group interaction, a user activates an icon, and is enabled to select properties of the saved memor... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7523408 | Representing status information in a storage subsystem copy services product A computer-generated user interface for setting up source-target pairs of storage resources, and representing the status of copying activities of the pairs, in a disk storage server or other storage device. The interface (500) identifies each storage resource... | 04/21/2009 |
