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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7934170 | Method and apparatus for displaying branded video tags A method and apparatus for displaying branded video tags. An advertiser provides additional content associated with broadcast advertising content to a service provider that downloads the additional content to a digital video recorder (DVR). The service provider inse... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7802204 | Data visualization for service requests A method for generating information associated with items being serviced comprises receiving information associated with at least one item for servicing, wherein a priority value, a due date and at least one service request are associated with each item and receivin... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7676764 | Document management system and control method therefor There is provided a document management system capable of displaying indexes indicating input/output devices connected on a network in a manner that an operator can clearly distinguish between devices which are capable of correctly performing processing in accordanc... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7356768 | Using document templates to assemble a collection of documents Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, to assemble a collection of documents according to a document list. The document list represents documents to be included in the collection, and includes multiple entries that identify document templates. E... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356353 | Wireless communication device, wireless communication method, and wireless communication system A wireless communication device and wireless communication method, which can perform wireless transmission switching through simple input/output switching in communication among a plurality of wireless communication devices, are provided. A wireless communication de... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353234 | Customized user interface based on user record information A user interface including one or more references to content is customized. Several user profiles are provided from which a user may be associated. Each user profile includes user profile information. The user profile associated with a user to whom a user interface ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343565 | Handheld device graphical user interfaces for displaying patient medical records Ergonomic graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for displaying medical record information obtained from various sources within handheld devices are provided. A GUI for display within a touch screen display of a handheld device includes adjacent first and second portions.... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343207 | Method for the operation of an electronic device A method is provided for operating an electronic device with control software controlled by means of an operating surface. An interface is disposed between the operating surface and the control software to decouple the operating surface from the control software and... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7320028 | Dynamic content delivery to static page in non-application capable environment A system to provide dynamic content to a static page includes a database to store the dynamic content to be incorporated into the static page. A non-application capable server is provided to store the static page. The non-application capable server has no database c... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7305694 | Method and apparatus for remotely controlling a receiver according to content and user selection System and method for automatically controlling a media receiver by instructing the media receiver to use a particular receiver connection and to play a selected media unit using one of a plurality of play modes according to characteristics of the media unit. Media ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305272 | Controller with agent functionality A controller configured to operate as at least one agent, a method of configuring a controller for operation as part of a multi-agent distributed control system, and a configuration device for so configuring a controller, are disclosed. The controller includes at le... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281221 | Work cell problem identification and notification system The present invention generally relates to a network based graphical user interface allowing individuals at a facility such as a factory work to efficiently communicate problems at the facility in real time. The graphical user interface of is comprised of one or mor... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278099 | Visual graphical indication of the number of remaining characters in an edit field of an electronic device The invention relates to the indication of the amount of characters, which can be still entered into an edit field of an electronic device. A main object of the invention is to provide a new and improved indication of the amount of remaining capacity for entering da... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269798 | Information processing apparatus for project management and its computer software The information processing apparatus for project management comprises: a function of displaying on a screen a task area 12 where a symbol 123 representing a document relating to a task constituting a project is displayed; and a function of performing d... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263665 | Computer-implemented image acquisition system An image acquisition system has a computer and one or more imaging devices coupled thereto. Each imaging device has a device memory and is capable of capturing and storing a digital image in its memory. An image device manager is implemented in software on the compu... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7240290 | Telephone call initiation through an on-line search There are disclosed methods and apparatus for telephone call initiation through an on-line search. A search response includes at least one hit corresponding to a search request, an ad having a dial link, and instructions for triggering a multi-leg phone call with a ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234115 | Home entertainment system and method An entertainment system and method including controllable components dispersed among a plurality of locations and each having attributes associated therewith, a plurality of interconnections between the controllable components, a plurality of user interface devices,... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228506 | System and method for providing an icon overlay to indicate that processing is occurring An icon overlay for indicating that processing is occurring. When a user makes a selection to expand a node (e.g., a node in a tree view), the processing of the enumeration may take some time. To provide an indication to a user that processing is occurring, an icon ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225408 | System and user interface for communicating and processing patient record information A system facilitates the secure access, transfer and update of patient record information and the creation and navigation of image menus supporting the location and access of desired patient record data by a user. A system provides a user interface for use by a port... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216291 | System and method to display table data residing in columns outside the viewable area of a window A portion of a table is displayed in a window having a viewable area. For at least one row, information from one or more columns outside the viewable area of the window is displayed in a hovering row, which may be displayed below the associated row. Column headers m... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207001 | System and method for generating customized and/or personalized documents A system and method for rapidly customizing and printing documents is disclosed. The system supports product lines having a plurality of customizable products therein, through the use of a single Web page that is continually updated in a data-driven fashion. The sys... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7194700 | System and method for one-stroke multimedia programming Methods are provided for configuring and invoking command sequences from a remote control (RC) keystroke in a multimedia system of networked devices. The configuring method comprises: selecting a multimedia configuration menu; selecting an RC key; selecting a multim... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188316 | System and method for viewing and editing multi-value properties In a display of properties (or metadata) for multiple selected files, properties may be aggregated. Visual differentiation may be used to associate displayed aggregated values with one or more selected files to which the values pertain. Multi-value properties may al... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7155733 | System and method for expiration reminders of rentable media offerings The invention can be viewed as a system for providing media information to a user via an interactive media services client device coupled to a programmable media services server device. A method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes adding a ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150031 | System and method for reminders of upcoming rentable media offerings The invention can be viewed as a system for providing media information to a user via an interactive media services client device coupled to a programmable media services server device. A method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes adding a ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146232 | Agent program environment A system and method for programming a plurality of agents onto a distributed control system are disclosed. The system includes a terminal that displays a graphical user interface having a plurality of images. The plurality of images includes a first image showing a ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143363 | Method for displaying marine vessel information for an operator A method for displaying marine vessel information automatically selects a chosen visual display based on the magnitudes of one or more vessel-related parameters, such as engine speed, gear selector position, or vessel velocity. Based on the selected marine vessel op... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142316 | Supporting multiple print engine configurations through compatible delay window storage modes The system, methods and hardware described herein relate to processing raster data on an EP (electrophotographic) process printing device. A hardware ASIC supports multiple EP print engine configurations through a common delay window block that presents a variable t... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137074 | System and method for displaying alarm status The invention provides an improved automated system and method for monitoring the states of other systems. In one embodiment, the inventive system and method may be employed by an operations console that is monitoring the state of one or more data processing systems... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134086 | System and method for associating a block diagram with a user interface element A system and method for associating a block diagram with a user interface element. A block diagram associated with a user interface element may include graphical code, i.e., a plurality of interconnected nodes, for controlling functionality of the user interface ele... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127497 | Information communication system for carrying out communication and delivery of information This invention is directed to an information communication system. An agent terminal (2) constituting this system forms character of a predetermined shape to display the character to permit conversation between the character and user to transmit personal info... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127149 | Three-stage menu processing for digital disc recorder A method for real time generation of menus in a DVD recorder. The method includes the steps of providing a template menu having one or more dummy buttons, activating a marking command during a video data recording session, and in response to the marking command, mod... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120616 | Method for specifying, executing and analyzing method sequences for recognition A method for specifying, executing and analyzing method sequences for the recognition of dispatch labels and form entries. In the specification phase, the method sequences are input in graphical form into a computer system as flowcharts with attributes and function ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114130 | System, method, and computer-readable medium for displaying keyboard cues in a window A mechanism for predicting whether user interface elements, such as keyboard cues, would be helpful to a computer user and either displaying or hiding the user interface elements based on that prediction is disclosed. Briefly described, an identification is made whe... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7103164 | Computer telephony integration A CTI system in which a user's profile comprises a workgroup containing the names of other users in whose telephony status he is interested, e.g. whether they are free or busy. The user's client displays a respective icon for each of his workgroup members, the icon ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096078 | Boolean logic function block A technique for configuring a Boolean logic function block displays a matrix associated with the Boolean logic function block on a display screen of a computer. A programmer may then enter configuration data into the matrix to configure the Boolean logic function bl... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089295 | Customizing content provided by a service A method and apparatus for providing a network based operating system for mobile clients is disclosed. Services may be developed that can be used to support different client devices with different capabilities. The services provide output with multiple variations ba... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7076739 | Data computation apparatus and method for using the data computation apparatus for adjustment of electronic controller The connector groups including input boards 13, 14 and 15, a model computing portion 16 and output boards 17, 18 and 19 in an HILS 11 are displayed in lists 24, 25 and 26 on a screen of a display device 22 | 07/11/2006 |
| 7042469 | Multiple views for a measurement system diagram A system and method for displaying multiple views of a diagram of a measurement system. A first view of the diagram of the measurement system may be displayed at a first scale. The first view may illustrate a first portion, but not all, of the diagram. A second view... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7035896 | Homepage access method, product, and apparatus A device, network access apparatus executes any program such as a servlet, applet, script, or web browser. When a user logs in or when the user executes a program or in response to a user login, the system date/time may be determined. A URI corresponding to the syst... | 04/25/2006 |
