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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5272769 | Emission system component inspection system A computer-based system for providing visual images to assist in the inspection of a vehicle emission-control system and components consists of a database of text and graphics data both for emission-control systems and the individual components thereof ac... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5263174 | Methods for quick selection of desired items from hierarchical computer menus A method of conveniently making a selection from a set of options available in a computer program is described. As successive letters which make up the proposed selection are entered, successively smaller lists of options corresponding to the entered lett... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261042 | Menu management system A menu management system providing application developers a flexible tool for building a consistent user interface. A menu data base is created and edited using a maintenance module. The menu data base is then used by a menu manager to present displays to... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5255358 | Action bar processing on non-programmable workstations In a computing system including a host processor, a workstation controller, and a number of nonprogrammable workstations connected to the workstation controller, a method and apparatus to enable the workstation controller to construct and present action b... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5243697 | Method and apparatus for selecting button functions and retaining selected options on a display A graphical user interface method wherein a user can retain frequently used menus on the display screen in an intuitive manner. A computer system is coupled to a display for displaying graphic and other data and to a pointer control device which permits a... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5235509 | Customer self-ordering system using information displayed on a screen Method and apparatus are disclosed for facilitating self-ordering of items, particularly in a fast food environment. The apparatus includes a customer terminal having a display screen that is preferably a touch screen used by the customer during the self-... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5220675 | Method and system for customizing a user interface in an integrated environment A method for allowing a user of a computer program to customize a menu while the computer program is executing is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the computer program provides a customized menu facility. This facility allows a user to add a menu item... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5220652 | Computer application programs data input interface for handicapped persons responsive to multiple push buttons for selecting data stored in binary tree A text processing method to be practiced by a handicapped person. A programmed computer has a dictionary of words stored in files accessed by selection of the initial letters of the words. The handicapped person operates one or more switches to designate ... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5204947 | Application independent (open) hypermedia enablement services A set of hypermedia linking services enable client applications to incorporate hypermedia capabilities in an open system architecture. The users are provided with a consistent hypermedia interface completely managed by the hypermedia services and not by t... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5187797 | Machine interface system with hierarchal menus allowing user sequencing and selection of menu items by actuation of three switches A user interface, typically to an irrigation controller, prompts user responses by asking questions. The questions are hierarchally organized, preferably in a hierarchal tree having approximately three to six questions on each hierarchal level between roo... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5182796 | Multi-screen setting condition display system A display control system for controlling a display unit used as a user interface in a recording apparatus for the purposes of selecting recording functions and setting execution conditions where each of the functions includes a corresponding plurality of ... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5172245 | Electronic information retrieval apparatus for image information using primary and secondary menus Disclosed is an electronic information retrieval apparatus in the apparatus when a retrieval instruction is supplied to the electronic information retrieval apparatus, broad sort names are read from storage (8) and are displayed on a CRT display. Within t... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5124942 | Machine interface with cyclically displayed hierarchical menus and user selection of menu items by actuation of a single switch A user interface, typically to an irrigation controller, prompts user responses by continuously autoscrolling questions. The questions are hierarchally organized, preferably in a hierarchal tree having approximately three to six questions on each hierarch... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5125071 | Computer command input unit giving priority to frequently selected commands A number of predetermined commands for a computer are divided into a plurality of groups depending upon their priority. The commands are successively displayed in the groups. The selected commands are put into a group having the highest priority for displ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5103407 | Apparatus and method for color selection Apparatus and method for color selection comprising apparatus defining a color display and selection space including a first area in which colors of a range of different hues are displayed at substantially predetermined levels of luminance and saturation ... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5079723 | Touch dialogue user interface for reproduction machines Touch dialogue User Interface (U.I.) for programming a reproduction machine using a touch control CRT screen with display providing a message area, U.I. state selections, and plural tabbed file folders, each file folder when opened in turn displaying a sm... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5041967 | Methods and apparatus for dynamic menu generation in a menu driven computer system A computer hardware (FIG. 1) and software (FIG. 2) system uses a plurality of multilevel, hierarchical menus (FIG. 3) to access basic system capabilities. The menu system is made flexible, and responsive to the needs of individual users by means of a menu... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5033969 | Support device for resolving questions about reproduced information A support device for resolving questions provided with a question input unit for selective input of questions on information reproduced from an information reproducing unit. A question input unit is connected with a question extracting unit. If a question... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5019961 | Computer apparatus and method for logical modelling A computer based modelling system includes a computer processor and a memory for storing a model database. A set of primitives is stored in the database. An interface coupled to the computer processor enables a user to input, retrieve and manipulate data ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5008810 | System for displaying different subsets of screen views, entering different amount of information, and determining correctness of input dependent upon current user input An input software system is used to provide input to a process simulation software device. The input software system includes an expert system which guides the user step by step through required and optional input to successfully create a flow sheet model... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4992972 | Flexible context searchable on-line information system with help files and modules for on-line computer system documentation On-line documentation for an application program resides in a number of help modules. A display file for the application program specifies command panels to be displayed. The command panel definition includes a mapping of screen areas to help modules as w... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4974160 | Menu selected application programs created from defined modules of code A system and method are disclosed for computer implementation of products wherein a designer examines the products desired by an institution planner and identifies functions ("components") collectively common thereto. The designer proceeds to define compo... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4970683 | Computerized checklist with predetermined sequences of sublists which automatically returns to skipped checklists A computerized checklist system is provided for ensuring safe and consistent operation of sophisticated equipment such as aircraft, milling machines, and other complicated systems. The checklist system includes a microprocessor having an erasable programm... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4962472 | Automatic programming method for outputting figure elements of parts as well as part profile descriptions in response to a part profile request A prescribed menu item on a menu table (108b) is picked to designate a method of defining a figure element, and a predefined figure element displayed on a display screen (106) is picked. A processor (102) defines a new figure element using the picked figu... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4954981 | Method and apparatus for accessing and manipulating time series This invention relates to a system for accessing, manipulating and displaying time series from a stored collection of time series. In particular, the system permits the user to reconfigure the collection of time series by storing and separately indexing e... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4896291 | Valuator menu for use as a graphical user interface tool The system and method provides a user interface tool for simultaneously selecting a menu item and a value, from a range of values, for the menu item. The user interface tool is referred to as a valuator menu, since it allows both the selection of a value ... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4879648 | Search system which continuously displays search terms during scrolling and selections of individually displayed data sets The method of variably displaying search terms includes continuously displaying the names of categories on a video terminal screen. When the cursor is adjacent a category, one data set or search term is displayed, that search term being one of a plurality... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4868766 | Method of generating and processing models of two-dimensional or three-dimensional objects in a computer and reproducing the models on a display A method of generating and processing models of two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects in a computer and of reproducing the models on a display is presented. The models are created according to the user's instruction by means of geometric operation... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4862390 | Method and apparatus for selection of one from a plurality of entries listed on a computer display Apparatus and method for selecting entries within a plurality of entries. The preferred embodiment of the invention includes a search control processor which causes an edit box and a list box to be displayed on a display. In the list box is displayed a su... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4821211 | Method of navigating among program menus using a graphical menu tree The menu hierarchy of one or more computer programs on one or more computer systems is visually displayed in a graphical tree structure to facilitate the navigation by a user from one menu in a hierarchical structure of menus to another. Navigation from o... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4766581 | Information retrieval system and method using independent user stations An information retrieval system is disclosed which provides for user stations and disk readers or tape players. The storage units, such as video disks or cassettes, may be stored oriented vertically in a storage rack. One or more servo-arms on a carriage ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4742473 | Finite element modeling system A Finite Element Analysis system having intelligent, interactive user interface features allows engineers without specialized knowledge in mathematical modeling to easily and interactively solve diverse problems. The system includes a digitizer tablet hav... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4740912 | Quinews-electronic replacement for the newspaper A system for replacing the newspaper. A radio transmitter transmits the news as "pages" of code. The transmission is received in the home and the encoded pages stored in computer memory. The user selects pages from this memory for viewing on a monitor. Th... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4712191 | Display system with nested information display An information display system which can produce an information display (e.g. on a television monitor) from any one of a plurality of different information sources. The information sources are associated with different facilities such as teletext and viewd... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4710763 | Method for generating and displaying tree structures in a limited display area There is disclosed a method for constructing and displaying tree structures with automated data processing equipment. A focused view of a portion of the tree is provided to enable an operator to perform editing and evaluating functions on the tree. The fo... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4613946 | Method and apparatus for generating hierarchical displays Method and apparatus are described for drawing tree structures on output displays and on printed output reports. The tree structures include complete illustration of nodes and branches connecting the same, and further provides display or printing of data ... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4601003 | Document rearrangement system A document rearranging system is disclosed which includes an optical disk device storing a totality of electrical image information representing paper documents, a first CRT for displaying new document image information to be filed, and a second CRT for s... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4455619 | Interactive equipment for computer programming by linkage of labeled block representations of arithmetic/logical subprograms A programming equipment is used for automatically constructing programs by selecting and interconnecting a plurality of previously prepared unit programs in accordance with instructions by an operator. A screen of a display unit is divided into a pluralit... | 06/19/1984 |
