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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146012 | Method and system for navigating web sites Presented is a method and system for navigating web sites. The method includes organizing web sites accessed by a user into a plurality of groups and generating a radio-like interface for selecting at least one web site from the web sites organized into the pluralit... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8015501 | Accessing previously viewed windows One implementation provides a method for accessing a window previously viewed by a user in a graphical user interface (GUI) during an interaction with an individual. The method includes displaying to the user a first window in the GUI. The first window contains a co... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7870503 | Technique for analyzing and graphically displaying document order Displaying ordered items is disclosed. Ordered items are analyzed to determine at least one set of groupable items. The groupable items are combined into a group. Group order associated with the group is determined. The group, along with an indicia of the group orde... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7676759 | Method and apparatus for searching data A method and apparatus is disclosed which provide a scroll bar for use with a display device. The scroll bar has an index and the data displayed on the display device is presented according to the index. In response to user commands the method and apparatus provide ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7614010 | Interface apparatus, interface method in information processing apparatus, and interface program An interface apparatus controls at least activation and termination of one or more registered application programs in accordance with user operations. The apparatus includes a first holding section configured to hold information of the application programs; a user o... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7600190 | Window switching method and system A window switching method. A window list is automatically adjusted according a lower limit to the sizes of program symbols on the window list, thus preventing the symbols on the window list from unlimited shrinkage due to an increased number of runtime program windo... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7458034 | Data organization support method and program product therefor Proposed are a data-organization support method for efficient user-initiative on-screen data classification and a program product for achieving the data-organization support method. A data file, a correction of items to be classified is loaded to display a classific... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7424510 | Methods and systems for Web-based incremental searches The present invention provides for quick and efficient searches over a network. In one embodiment, program and formatting code is transmitted to a client having a browser, the code generates in the browser a search mode interface including a search field, a list are... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7414651 | Efficient image categorization A method for efficiently categorizing images on a computer system is disclosed. A series of related images that are to be categorized are ordered by time of capture, and category levels for input of category information by a user are displayed. The category levels i... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7386784 | Universal media player A universal media player designed to improve a user's online media experience that is preferably embedded in an Internet browser is disclosed. The universal media player allows a user to navigate between different sources of media without requiring the downloading o... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7376912 | Interactive user interface for displaying supply chain information An interactive user interface is disclosed. According to various embodiments, the interface includes a first field and at least one additional field. The first field lists a focal item and the at least one additional field contains a listing of items related to the ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373592 | Modeless child windows for application programs A computer system that assists the user of computer drawing programs is described. The computer system runs an application that displays modeless windows by first displaying an application window that presents information associated with the application. After the a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360167 | User interface expander and collapser A method of indicating expanded states and collapsed states of lower level expander/collapser items in a higher level visual control of a user interface display. The method includes providing, in the higher level visual control, a lower level expander/collapser indi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353460 | Web site navigation under a hierarchical menu structure A method, system, and computer display device that uses a hierarchical menu structure to enable a user navigate through a linked web-page system. A computer code and a display screen of the computer display device enables the user to navigate through the linked web-... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346855 | Method and system for switching between multiple computer applications Generally described, a method is provided for use in a computer system that allows users to navigate quickly through multiple applications. In accordance with the method, when the computer receives a signal from the user, it extracts a preview representing a screen ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343566 | Method and apparatus for displaying a window for a user interface Methods and apparatuses to display windows. In more than one embodiments of the invention, a window is closed automatically (e.g., after a timer expires, or when a condition or criterion is met, or a system input is received) without user input. In some examples, th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328412 | Method and apparatus for displaying a gain control interface with non-linear gain levels A method for displaying a gain control interface having a gain level display with non-linear gain levels. The gain level display has a first end having an associated first pixel offset value and a second end having an associated second pixel offset value. A range of... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7304678 | Appliance and method for communicating and viewing multiple captured images An appliance is provided for capturing and communicating images to other devices with communication capabilities. An embodiment of the appliance comprises capturing a plurality of image data, grouping the image data into a group, receiving new image data, and attach... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293245 | Categorical user interface for navigation within a grid Methods, systems, and computer program products for presenting a plurality of options for selection. Each option is organized into either a category or a sub-category that is associated with a category. The association between categories and sub-categories is indepe... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293241 | Method and an arrangement for scrollable cross point navigation in a user interface The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for scrollable cross point navigation on a user interface in order to select a feature by combining object fields. Bars, where at least one of them is scrollable, have object fields which overlap and combine each ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290245 | Methods and systems for navigating deterministically through a graphical user interface Disclosed is a mechanism for systematically invoking executable features of a software application via its graphical user interface. Also disclosed is a mechanism for generating a map that characterizes operational states of an application as it executes. An applica... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278107 | Method, system and program product for managing windows in a network-based collaborative meeting Under the present invention, a source meeting partner can select a target application for sharing with one ore more destination meeting partners during a collaborative meeting. Upon selection of the target application, a portion of a meeting application window will ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269797 | Mechanism to organize windows in a graphic application A method and system for organizing windows associated with an application are described. In one embodiment, a user command pertaining to multiple internal windows is received. The multiple internal windows are contained within a first frame controlled by an applicat... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7260784 | Display data mapping method, system, and program product A method, system, and program product are provided in which display data for a display area that includes at least one window is mapped to a shared format. Attribute information for each window in the display area is determined and stored in a unique node. A hierarc... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240286 | Content editing apparatus, content editing method, content editing program, and computer-readable storage medium A content editing apparatus that edits digital broadcast content that is composed of a plurality of data carousels for realizing pseudo-interaction is provided. An operation reception unit receives identification information and a transmission start time and a trans... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234114 | Extensible object previewer in a shell browser A system and method for extending the functionality of an object previewed in a shell browser to improve the user experience. The shell browser provides an extensibility mechanism so that third party developers can extend the functionality of the default previewer f... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231267 | Implementing production processes In the implementation of a production process, event data corresponding to a parent event that has triggered an executable business process that has failed is logged. The event data is displayed to a user. Responsive to input from the user, a child event based on th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225406 | Problem-solution resource system for medical diagnostic equipment A technique is disclosed for providing problem and solution information, such as that relating to a particular application or protocol, to medical diagnostic institutions and systems. The information is created and stored on machine readable media. A user may enter ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7203909 | System and methods for constructing personalized context-sensitive portal pages or views by analyzing patterns of users' information access activities The present invention relates to a system and methodology to assist users with data access activities and that includes such activities as routine web browsing and/or data access applications. A coalesced display or montage of aggregated information is provided that... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197370 | Method and apparatus for dynamic adjustment of an active sensor list The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dynamic adjustment of an active sensor list. The method includes providing an active sensor list indicative of at least one sensor associated with at least one processing tool, the at least one sensor being c... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194696 | Document processing method and system The present invention provides a document processing method and system which implement display that improves efficiency and usability of edit operations when inserting, moving, or copying & pasting data, by taking full advantage of the feature of retaining data and ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7181698 | Detachable tabs presenting accessed objects in a multi-tab interface Systems and techniques to detach and reattach tabs presenting accessed objects in a multi-tab interface for a software application. In general, in one implementation, the system includes a windowed environment, and an application using the windowed environment and e... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7146573 | Automatic window representation adjustment A method, system, and program for automatically adjusting window representations based on activity are provided. Current activity of a window element displayed within a graphical interface is detected. A representation of the window element is automatically adjusted... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7123137 | Patient safety and alerting system A patient safety alerting system and methods for providing enhanced patient safety using a patient alerting system are provided. An illustrative patient safety alerting system comprises an output device comprising a set of indicators, each indicator displaying one o... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7116340 | Method and apparatus for shorthand processing of medical images, wherein mouse positionings and/or actuations will immediately control inherent image processing functions, and a pertinent computer program A spatially displayed medical image undergoes processing through cursored user interaction on such image. In particular, mouse positionings and/or actuations will control inherent processing functionalities. These will actuate immediately through associated specific... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7117450 | Method and apparatus for determining font attributes A method to determine a font attribute includes: determining a first number and a second number; receiving input resulting from repositioning of a thumb of a slider to a position; and determining a value for the font attribute from the position relative to the first... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7110510 | System and method for handling of threaded messages A messaging system (300) capable of handling threaded messages. Older messages (400, 402) in a thread may be identified as having already been read or opened, and handled in the same way as later messages (404) in the thread. If a user opens an ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107516 | Method and system for viewing images from an image capture device on a host computer A method and system for viewing images from an image capture device on a host computer. The method and system include establishing communication between the image capture device and the host computer, and mounting the image capture device as a disk on the host compu... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100122 | Limiting unsolicited browser windows A system, method, and program controls the occurrence of unsolicited browser windows by enabling a user to specify a maximum depth of a window that can be opened. Before opening a new window, the browser determines the window depth in relation to the specified depth... | 08/29/2006 |
