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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7421656 | Systems and methods for interacting with a user interface of a media player Systems and methods for interfacing with playback of media by a media player are provided. By combining the functionality of fast forward and skip forward into a single button control, the invention reduces the numbers of control buttons that need be included on a d... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7315984 | User interface for presenting media information A user interface and methods for using a user interface for controlling processing of time-based media files. In one exemplary method, a graphical representation of a time line for a time-based media is displayed along with a graphical representation of a current ti... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7191028 | Electrically controlled apparatus An electronically controlled apparatus of the present invention includes: an input-output section, which electronically processes and outputs input data; a control section, which electronically controls the input-output section according to operating status data of ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7134093 | Graphical user interface for direct control of display of data A graphical user interface for direct control of data displayed in a window-based computing environment. A slider element is displayed which is variable in size according to user input. The slider defines a selected area of an image, which is then displayed. The sco... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7117453 | Media frame object visualization system The present invention provides a unique system and method for facilitating browsing, sorting, clustering, and filtering any number of media objects grouped together in a quick and easy manner. In particular, the invention involves annotating the media objects, which... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7080324 | Control for a graphical user interface supporting coupled variables and method of operation thereof A variable control displayed through a graphical user interface and linked to a control element. The variable control has graphical representations of readily identifiable and easy to use controls. These controls include at least one text box to display a value. The... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6996783 | Selectively adjusting transparency of windows within a user interface using a flashlight tool A method, system and program for selectively adjusting transparency of windows within a user interface are provided. An n-level is determined within a z-order of at least one displayable object from among multiple displayable objects distributed within the z-order. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6667751 | Linear web browser history viewer An enhanced web browser includes a visual history browser which allows recording of browsing sessions and visual replay or review of browsing sessions. As web sites are visited during a normal browsing session, images of the pages viewed are rendered and ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6662366 | Television receiver The present invention relates to a television receiver capable of receiving at least digital satellite broadcasting such as CS broadcasting. The television receiver according to the present invention comprises first means for displaying a plurality of pro... | 12/09/2003 |
| 5886698 | Method for filtering search results with a graphical squeegee Images representing search results are displayed on a screen of a computer system. The search results are responsive to a search in a database initiated by a user by entering a keyword or keywords via an input device. The images are displayed in such a wa... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5872566 | Graphical user interface method and system that provides an inertial slider within a scroll bar A method and system for use with a graphical user interface having a cursor, scroll bar, and slider provide consistent granularity in scrolling through various differently sized viewable objects displayed within a window of a graphical user interface. The... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5828374 | Method and apparatus for selecting characters along a scroll bar with a slider An object oriented graphic user interface having overlapping windows and an access window having topics, index and look for button functions may be selected by the user. Through the use of the topics, index, or look for functions, a help inquiry is define... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5825355 | Method and apparatus for providing a help based window system using multiple access methods The system includes at least one central processing unit (CPU) which is coupled through appropriate input/output (I/O) circuitry to input devices, such as a keyboard, digital pad, mouse and/or track ball. The CPU is coupled to a hard disk drive for the st... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5751285 | Parameter processing device for setting a parameter value using a movable slide operator and including means for fine-adjusting the parameter value A parameter processing device that allows setting of a critical parameter value includes a movable slide operator on a scale of a predetermined length, and two fine-adjustment switches provided integral to the slide operator. In the operation of setting a... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5623590 | Dynamic graphics arrangement for displaying spatial-time-series data A computer is provided with the facility to display in map form spatially-time-varying data associated with respective nodes. Specifically, responsive to a user inputting a specific command, the computer displays a plurality of symbols representing respec... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5602996 | Method and apparatus for determining window order when one of multiple displayed windows is selected The display system includes at least one central processing unit (CPU) which is coupled through appropriate input/output (I/O) circuitry to input devices, such as a keyboard, digital pad, mouse and/or trackball. The CPU is coupled to a hard disk drive for... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5559301 | Touchscreen interface having pop-up variable adjustment displays for controllers and audio processing systems A touchscreen interface for a sound processing system, such as music synthesizers, which has a display panel and a touch sensitive panel overlying the display panel, includes an icon which represents an adjustable parameter used by the processing system. ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5553225 | Method and apparatus for combining a zoom function in scroll bar sliders The screen display scale is changed in an easy and intuitive manner, without intermediate steps or operations, and without taking up additional screen display area. At least one so-called scroll bar must be displayed on the screen and be functional at any... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5526480 | Time domain scroll bar for multimedia presentations in a data processing system A method and system in a data processing system for efficiently managing the selection and/or presentation of a multimedia data set comprised of multiple topics. A display is provided for presenting a multimedia data set. A graphic control mechanism havin... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5491782 | Method and apparatus for loosely ganging sliders on a user interface of a data processing system The movement of first and second sliders on a user interface of a data processing system is loosely coordinated by way of pusher member. The pusher is coupled to one of the sliders and extends over to the other slider, where it is adapted to contact a sid... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5270806 | Image editing system and method having improved multi-dimensional editing controls An image editor includes a pixel buffer for storing color data for an image to be edited. A monitor screen displays the image and an active area having a graphic that represents two color descriptor variables. A pair of overlays controls the respective co... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5265246 | Graphic definition of range in the selection of data from a database field A system, program and method for interfacing a human user to an indexed field of data from a database. The invention is particularly directed to the definition of a BETWEEN argument in a database query. A ruler is linearly related to the data in the field... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5254978 | Reference color selection system A reference color selection system is provided for creating a palette of colorimetrically measured colors. Palettes of colorimetrically measured colors representing naturally occurring objects and specified using a standard device independent color specif... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5237648 | Apparatus and method for editing a video recording by selecting and displaying video clips A video editing system comprising a computer system having a mass storage and a display, a video source, such as a video cassette recorder (VCR), camera, or optical disc player, and a video processor/controller linking the computer to the video source. Th... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5191645 | Digital signal processing system employing icon displays A method and system for generating icon displays representing digitized film scenes and scene processing operations, and manipulating the icon displays to initiate selected processing operations (such as transfers from one storage location to another) on ... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5146557 | User interface for a golf green and a golf putt modelling system The present user interface for a golf green and golf putt modelling system includes actuators which allow a user to select camera positions and illumination of a golf green. The user also may select, using the interface, a location of a golf ball and a go... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5136690 | Dynamic graphical analysis of network data A computer is provided with the facility to display in map form, directed data associated with respective nodes. The operation of the mapping facility is initiated in response to the user entering an appropriate command. Specifically, responsive to the co... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5129057 | Method for presenting compressed electronic day calendar information in an interactive information handling system A method of simultaneously displaying day calendar information on the screen of an interactive terminal of an information handling system along with data being processed by an application program. The day calendar data is displayed in a first view port in... | 07/07/1992 |
| 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 |
