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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166415 | User interface for backup management Methods and a computer program product for providing a user interface including earlier versions of data. In one implementation, a method is provided. The method includes receiving, while a current view is displayed in a user interface, a first user input requesting... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8140992 | Device for aircraft dialogue A dialogue device deactivation/activation unit for deactivating layers of an interactive window which are associated with systems of the aircraft that are not selected. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8108791 | Multi-screen user interface A user interface and techniques for presenting content in a multiple virtual screens are described. The user interface has one or more multiple virtual screen to define separate and distinct portions of content data. Overview, related content information may be plac... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8095875 | Method and apparatus for consolidating network information A method and apparatus for consolidating network information, in some cases for use as a start/portal page. The invention provides means for “framing” Internet content, as well as creating links on the fly, to a single start/portal page that can be accessed by a... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8046709 | Apparatus for providing multiple screens and method of dynamically configuring multiple screens An apparatus for providing multiple screens and a method of dynamically configuring multiple screens are provided. The apparatus for providing multiple screens includes a digital signal processing module which receives predetermined information and restores a servic... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8006196 | Multi-application graphic display environment Graphics information resulting from operation of applications is directed to a set of visible windows. A set of graphics contexts is provided having fixed associations with the applications. A set of variable associations is provided between the graphics contexts an... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7996785 | Systems and methods for integrating application windows in a virtual machine environment The present invention includes systems for and methods of visually integrating application windows in a virtual machine environment. Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system for and method of visually integrating application windows of host and ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7987432 | Seamless integration and installation of non-native application 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... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7925987 | Entry and editing of electronic ink A control and its associated programming interface for allowing entry of electronic ink, editing and other manipulation of the ink, and/or recognition of the ink. Ink may be stored in a data structure such as an ink object that permits later retrieval by application... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921373 | Display screen management apparatus A display screen management unit is provided which can reduce a screen resource required to switch screens and simultaneously display a pre-transition screen and a post-transition screen. A screen control section requests a screen discard determination section to de... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7913182 | Method and system for auxiliary display of information for a computing device A method and system for auxiliary display of information for a computing device. An auxiliary display is integrated with a computing system to provide an area where notifications can be peripherally presented off-screen. Whenever a background task sends a notificati... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7882447 | Method and system to determine area on a user interface A method and system to determine the size of a first area on a user interface that is utilized to display data items. The system receives a request for a user interface that includes a first area and a second area that are complementary in size. The system utilizes ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7853890 | Address bar user interface control An address bar user interface control includes a plurality of interactive segments, each segment including one or more filters or selection criteria for selecting content from physical and/or virtual locations. A segment may include two or more filters or selection ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7788593 | Seamless integration and installation of non-native application 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... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7712041 | Multi-user multi-input desktop workspaces and applications Multi-user multi-input desktop workspaces and applications are described. In one aspect, a single computing device presents multiple workspaces on a desktop area. The desktop area is designed for multiple users to provide in parallel inputs. Each workspace is config... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7689905 | Containment of terminal application run-time data for viewing when disconnected from a host server Run-time data and visual layout definition data can be stored in a storage medium. The run-time data and the visual layout definition data can be associated with a terminal application, which is configured to communicate with a host server in blocks of data in accor... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7594185 | Virtual desktop manager A method for a user to preview multiple virtual desktops in a graphical user interface is described. The method comprises receiving an indication from a user to preview the multiple virtual desktops and displaying multiple panes on the display. Each pane contains a ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7574671 | Apparatus and method of displaying electronic desktops based on a scheduler or network connection A method and apparatus for selecting a desktop from a plurality of desktops for use upon turning on a computer system are provided. When the computer system is turned on, it is first determined whether there is more than one desktop available in the computer system.... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7523410 | Computer systems for the management and distribution of information The management of files, folders, and other data is facilitated. When a user inputs a character string (tag), which is desired to be retrieved, to a retrieval character input space and operates a retrieval button on a screen, retrieval is started, and a screen (file... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519918 | Mobile virtual desktop A device includes a display screen and a processor to render a display of a portion of a logical image on the screen. The logical image is larger than that which can be displayed on the display screen of the device. As the device is maneuvered through space, differe... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7487462 | Methods and systems for indicating invisible contents of workspace Techniques for displaying contextual information in clipped views of two-dimensional workspaces are provided. A method for indicating an object includes: providing a workspace having a viewed space and a populated space, the viewed space being delineated by a border... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7434233 | Inter-program communication apparatus, inter-program communication method, computer-readable recording medium, and program An inter-program communication method and apparatus for performing inter-program communication between an image correction program and an image print program. During an initialization phase, a communication path is established between the programs and the image corr... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421697 | Information processing apparatus having simplified user switching function and program used therefor In a simplified user switching function for switching to another user without terminating an application of a current user, data of an application started up a user before switching is included and temporarily stored in a temporary storage file. Data generated by us... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417625 | Method and system for providing input mechanisms on a handheld electronic device Reassigning direction-related keys in a handheld device is disclosed. Activation of one of at least two direction-related keys on a rotatable panel of a hand held device is detected, wherein the activation is based on user input for navigating a display of the handh... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7386801 | System and method that facilitates computer desktop use via scaling of displayed objects with shifts to the periphery The present invention relates to a system that facilitates multi-tasking in a computing environment. A focus area component defines a focus area within a display space—the focus area occupying a subset area of the display space area. A scaling component scales dis... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7379977 | System and method for display of multiple electronic pages A system and method for providing a distributed software application is disclosed. The application includes multiple browser window components that run together within a single browser window. Each component manages and displays data independently, so that a series ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376909 | Digital calendar The present invention is a digital calendar that is selectively mountable on a surface for recording and storing information about events that are important to a user. The digital calendar contains data relating to each month of the present year as well as data rela... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370330 | Information processing apparatus having simplified user switching function and program for use therewith An information processing apparatus having a simplified switching function of a user is disclosed that can reduce the processing burden upon a CPU and eliminate an action that is not intended by its user. If an application, which implements a function of a device or... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359949 | Remotely controlling a UNIX-based system Remotely controlling a UNIX-based system includes prompting a first user at a UNIX-based machine for permission for a second user at a machine remotely-located from the UNIX-based machine to control the UNIX-based machine and if the first user grants permission, ena... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350154 | Virtual desktop manager A method for a user to preview multiple virtual desktops in a graphical user interface is described. The method comprises receiving an indication from a user to preview the multiple virtual desktops and displaying multiple panes on the display. Each pane contains a ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340682 | Method and system for controlling a complementary user interface on a display surface An alternate display content controller provides a technique for controlling a video display separately from and in addition to the content displayed on the operating system display surface. Where the display is a computer monitor, the alternate display content cont... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334193 | Start menu user tiles A user interface and a method for operating the user interface are described. Using the user interface, a user may readily switch between users without wading through cumbersome interfaces. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7313764 | Method and apparatus to accelerate scrolling for buffered windows Methods and apparatuses to accelerate scrolling for buffered windows. In one aspect of the invention, a method to scroll a buffered window on a data processing system includes: determining a second region of a second pixel image of a window in a frame buffer, which ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305628 | Display control device and method The present invention provides a device and a method for displaying appropriately on the display area for each processing unit such as an application according to the applied equipment. The CPU 12 processes display area acquisition requests from a plurality o... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296241 | System and method for managing a message view Described is a system and method for managing a message view on a mobile device. The system includes a switch manager and a plurality of message stores. Message stores may include an email account, SMS account, and a MMS account. A message view may include a custom ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278112 | Portable information apparatus This invention is directed to a portable information apparatus, which includes a main display, a sub-display provided independently of the main display, detection means for detecting information that the user must be informed of, and display control means for displa... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274382 | Customizable background sizes and controls for changing background size This invention provides systems and methods that allow a user to change the size of a background used with a graphics-based user interface. This enables tailored background sizes based on user preference and allowable conditions, which are particularly useful with d... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274374 | Map display device and method for operating thereof A car navigation device displays a map by using display colors included in a first color pallet when the speed of a vehicle traveling is lower than a predetermined value and displays the map by using display colors included in a second color pallet having a group of... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266779 | Application sharing security A method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for facilitating application sharing. In operation, a user selects at least one of a plurality of applications operating on a first computer to share with at least a second computer. The user then selects at least one... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263667 | Methods, apparatus and data structures for providing a user interface which facilitates decision making A user interface for facilitating a decision making process, such as planning a trip. A unified view of various types of information related to an event may be provided. The unified view may be presented in a simulated three-dimensional environment having different ... | 08/28/2007 |
