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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171430 | System and method for providing an image and image instructions responsive to a mouse cursor position A system and method receives an image or animation, which may be vector based to allow for scalability or antialiased or both, and replaces or supplements a mouse cursor with the image or animation. Attributes such as position or size of the image or animation may b... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7975241 | System for replacing a cursor image in connection with displaying the contents of a web page A system for modifying a cursor image, as displayed on a video monitor of a remote terminal, to a specific image having a desired shape and appearance. The system stores cursor image data corresponding to the specific image, and a cursor display code. The cursor dis... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7870512 | User interface (UI) prototype using UI taxonomy A method of organizing user interface information in a computer system includes receiving a user's definition of at least a user interface (UI) layout and a UI principle, and creating a UI taxonomy that is an abstraction of a class of UIs being consistent with the U... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7870511 | GUI application development supporting device, GUI display device, method, and computer program An apparatus and method, which make it possible to easily set and execute various animation representations according to the state of a cursor, are provided. In association with each of a state of a cursor or of a component located where the cursor is set, different... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7853900 | Animations Animations enhance viewing and consumption of electronic items that are presented to a user on a screen of a computing device. These animations may occur in response to receiving an instruction to move a position of a cursor displayed on the screen of the computing ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7703046 | User interface providing UPS information A system and method are provided for notifying a user about the occurrence of at least one predetermined event associated with an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) in operable communication with the system. The system comprises a worker module and a user interface ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7647565 | Method, apparatus, and computer program product for an enhanced mouse pointer A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed for selecting links in a page using an enhanced mouse pointer. The page is displayed in a data processing system that includes a mouse that includes a scroll wheel. Multiple links are included in the pa... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7392312 | Method for utilizing visual cue in conjunction with web access The use of a visual indicia or cue facilitates computer based access of a network by a consumer witnessing a presentation. A visual indicia or cue is provided during the presentation indicative of a relationship between the visual indicia or cue in the presence of a... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7386470 | Advertising system and method using internet web browser There is provided an advertising system and method using an Internet web browser, in which one of a menu bar, location bar, tool bar, etc. in the screen of the web browser, that is not used for displaying information from a server, is used for displaying advertiseme... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386799 | Cinematic techniques in avatar-centric communication during a multi-user online simulation A method and apparatus for avatar-centric communication, expression and display during a multi-user online simulation are described. Various techniques are introduced to increase the richness and realism of avatar interactions, including the use of “Chat Balloonsâ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7366295 | Telephone signal generator and methods and devices using the same A method or device includes a telephone with an audio or video effects generator to produce audio or video effects that are transmitted as part of a signal from the telephone. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360159 | System for creating media presentations of computer software application programs A system for producing presentations of computer application programs that also allows the inclusion of advertising, or other information, into a presentation and which can be updated by a central ad server. When the presentation is viewed offline, default ads are k... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7343415 | Display of software notes indicating that content from a content provider site is available for display First program code is executed at a content recipient so as to identify a content provider having posted content of interest to the content recipient. Second program code is executed at the content recipient so as to automatically access the content provider and ini... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7330184 | System and method for recognizing connector gestures A touch system includes a touch panel having a touch surface and a projector presenting images onto the touch surface. A computer executing an applications program is coupled to the touch panel and the projector. The computer is responsive to contact output generate... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7321318 | Methods and systems for controlling the display of information at an aircraft flight deck Methods and systems for displaying aircraft operations information are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment includes receiving operations information, presenting a first portion of the information over a first area of a display medium having a first... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7315983 | System and method for computer-created advertisements The invention relates to a computerized method for a user to create an advertisement by displaying a plurality of advertising formats for selection by a user; displaying a template corresponding to a selected advertising format; displaying a plurality of product ref... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7296244 | Method of visually indicating transfer of data in response to a transfer data command A method of visually indicating transfer of data in response to a pointing device data transfer command is provided. A display position indicator on a display screen is modified based on a data transfer command. Data transfer is animated on the display screen based ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293246 | System and method for aligning objects using non-linear pointer movement The present invention provides a system, method, and computer-readable medium that adjusts pointer movement when an input device causes the pointer to intersect one or more alignment areas. Pointer movement is adjusted in the alignment areas to allow users to easily... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7254775 | Touch panel system and method for distinguishing multiple touch inputs Touch panel systems and methods are disclosed that can distinguish temporally overlapping touch inputs from single touch inputs so that valid touch position coordinates can be determined. Touch panel systems and methods of the present invention can distinguish overl... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254665 | Method and system for reducing latency in transferring captured image data by utilizing burst transfer after threshold is reached Video sensor data are communicated to a memory of a computer system with reduced latency. Upon receiving data from the video sensor, the data are stored until a desired transfer quantity is reached. The transfer quantity is equivalent to a width of a system memory o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248263 | User interface for representing multiple data sets on a common graph A method and user interface are provided for independently and conveniently scaling y-values of multiple data sets whereby the data sets may be plotted against a common y-axis and provide satisfactory variability. A multiplier is selected by which data points in a d... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248270 | Stroke-based posing of three-dimensional models A posing system for three-dimensional characters and other models uses a stroke-based gestural language to position elements of the characters in a three-dimensional environment. A user draws a stroke in a two-dimensional interface in connection with a portion of mo... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7203635 | Layered models for context awareness The present invention relates to a system and methodology providing layered probabilistic representations for sensing, learning, and inference from multiple sensory streams at multiple levels of temporal granularity and abstraction. The methods facilitate robustness... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7196806 | Data processing system for converting content relative to a space used as an advertising medium into a printable object A method, system and computer program product in a data processing system for printing a disjoint web object and content of a web page is provided. Responsive to presenting the web page by the browser, an embedded tag is presented as the disjoint web object. The dis... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7170531 | Projection display apparatus, display method for same and image display apparatus The present invention provides a technology that enables projection images to be overlaid with embellishment effects without depending on the capabilities of the image supply apparatus. A projection display apparatus that projects images onto a screen responsive to ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7134095 | Simulated three-dimensional navigational menu system A user interface, system, method and software for displaying a simulated three-dimensional display of menu options to a user, thereby maximizing use of a display's real estate by presenting all available options at once while at the same time presenting certain opti... | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7111249 | Communication and/or transaction with client through active management of a client menu hierarchy A sub-menu item is added to a menu item of a menu hierarchy to make available, offer or otherwise communicate the availability of a new version of a resource or a resource of like kind to a user. Visual representation of the menu item is changed from a first state t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7110005 | Object manipulators and functionality A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to display and use object manipulators in a computer graphics program. In some embodiments, an object manipulator (i.e., a button object manipulator or traditional object manipulator) is displayed o... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7043692 | Windows resource file parameterization system and method A system and method which allows a software engineer to easily modify a resource file for a graphical user interface (GUI). A conventional hard-coded resource file is converted into a parameterized resource file with a header file. The parameterized resource file in... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7043701 | Opacity desktop with depth perception A method of displaying information within a three-dimensional workspace on a computer display includes partitioning the workspace into a plurality of layers, where each layer corresponds to a display depth relative to a user. At least one substantially opaque contai... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017119 | System and method for display notification in a tabbed window setting A system and method are disclosed for informing users that data associated with one or more concurrently-running components has changed. In a preferred embodiment, the system and method comprise a GUI that includes a plurality of tabs associated with independently s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010761 | Controller selectable hyperlinks A data processing system for connection to a network utilizing a guidance diagram overlay on a network page with selectable options associated with input controller keys to facilitate network navigation and a method for rendering a guidance diagram overlay on a netw... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003734 | Method and system for creating and displaying images including pop-up images on a visual display A system and method for delivering advertising messages to a person accessing a banner web site from a terminal having a display upon which the content of the web site is visually perceived. Initial signals are provided from a web site when the web site is accessed ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000199 | Methodology for viewing large strategies via a computer workstation The invention herein draws from the design principles of the field of information visualization and provides a series of design principles for the efficient display of large strategies, based in part upon the use of fish-eye views. Specific principles include any of... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976076 | Architecture for the graphical management and analysis of authentication tokens An analysis of at least one authentication token for an application is provided. At least one login module within the application is identified. Responsive to a failure to access the application, principal information is retrieved associated with the at least one lo... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971071 | System and method for implementing an image ancillary to a cursor A system and method to display an ancillary image which is movable with a cursor image. A cursor image indication is obtained which is indicative of the cursor image. An ancillary image indication is generated based on the cursor image indication. The cursor image a... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6948126 | Information pointers A system supports the use of information pointers. The information pointers provide audio and/or visual information about objects to which the cursors point. For instance, an information cursor may provide output specifying the name of an object to which the cursor ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6907580 | Selection paradigm for displayed user interface A moveable displayed user interface element can be used to select an item displayed on a user interface. Once the proper item or items are selected, an area of the moveable displayed user interface element can be activated to perform an operation on the selected ite... | 06/14/2005 |
