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Pillow with retractable umbrella
A pillow assembly having a supporting assembly and a retractable umbrella assembly that is easily transportable and allows a user to support his/her head while covering their face from sunlight.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171409 | Interface for print control In a printer driver 1, user interface UI-1 is displayed in the beginning and setup items are displayed in the respective display forms of the basic level on this user interface UI-1. In this state, basic explanations or detailed explanations are... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7937660 | Computer-based methods and structures for stent-graft selection A stent-graft planning system is a web-based system that assists a physician in selecting and ordering the right stent-graft online in real-time. The stent-graft planning system provides a physician with a two-dimensional (2D) graphic model reflecting the individual... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7742999 | Help center and print center applications Various disclosed help center features provide help to a user without a staffed help center, provide help to a user before the user recognizes the need, or create targeted commerce opportunities for a provider of goods or services. One help center feature provides a... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7721207 | Camera based control A communication device may include a lens and processing logic. The lens may receive a gesture made by a user of the mobile terminal and the processing logic may identify the gesture. The processing logic may also generate a command based on the identified gesture, ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7698628 | Method and system to persist state A system, to persist state in a dynamic electronic form, may include a communications module to receive a request to load an electronic form, a merge module to merge a template associated with the electronic form and data values associated with the electronic form, ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7620894 | Automatic, dynamic user interface configuration Markers that describe a user's actions are monitored in order to determine his or her level of proficiency with a user interface. A proficiency level is determined based on the markers. The proficiency level is adjusted periodically or in response to trigger events,... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7603621 | Computer interface for illiterate and near-illiterate users An interface is presented that can be used by those with little or no computer skills and little or no reading skills. In an exemplary embodiment, the icon pictures are detailed enough that they do not need text to be understood. Most icons do not require that they ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7581181 | Method for contextual assistance management A method for contextual assistance application management is disclosed. The method comprises launching a help application, determining, by the help application, that a predefined event has occurred with a target application and presenting, in response to the occurre... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7526722 | System and method for providing user help according to user category In a system and method for providing user help information, based on a user history, a user proficiency category may be determined, at a point during execution of a sequence of program instructions, it may be determined based on the user proficiency category whether... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7376902 | User interface for alerts Various implementations of the present invention provide systems and methods for interactive scripting in a distributed computing system. One implementation provides a method for displaying alert information on a display device. In this implementation, the method in... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7366990 | Method and system for managing user activities and information using a customized computer interface Methods and systems for managing user information using a customized computer interface which is user centric and geared toward creating and managing a personal information portal. In one aspect, the invention provides computerized methods for organizing a represent... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363398 | Intelligent total access system A system for interfacing a user with an electronic device. An accessor device provides a user interface matched to the needs, abilities and intentions of the user and translates the user input commands and data into commands for the electronic device. An intelligent... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359961 | Service management method, service management program, and information recording medium recording the program A service management method of the present invention is provided so as to enable a service provider to easily obtain information on a user's usage conditions after the sales of a software package, and to provide the user with service to give him a chance and motivat... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350146 | Help center and condition-based applications Various disclosed help center features provide help to a user without a staffed help center, provide help to a user before the user recognizes the need, or create targeted commerce opportunities for a provider of goods or services. One help center feature provides a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349011 | Image pickup control apparatus, image pickup control method, image pickup control system, and storage medium In an image pickup control apparatus capable of remotely and reliably controlling an image pickup apparatus from another apparatus, control data for controlling the image pickup apparatus is stored in advance and is transmitted to the image pickup apparatus when the... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336300 | Image pickup control apparatus, image pickup control method, image pickup control system, and storage medium In an image pickup control apparatus capable of remotely and reliably controlling an image pickup apparatus from another apparatus, control data for controlling the image pickup apparatus is stored in advance and is transmitted to the image pickup apparatus when the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7277884 | Method and system for generating help files based on user queries A method and system for generating a help file based on failed user queries. A help file generation system collects failed user queries from user computer systems. The generation system assists a developer in identifying failed user queries that are related to a top... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275220 | System and method for a seamless user interface for an integrated electronic health care information system An electronic health care system includes a modular framework and a display in communication with the modular framework for providing a graphical user interface to a system user. The modular framework includes a plurality of activities, each activity providing an as... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272793 | Information processing device and method An information processing device according to the present invention is included in an information processing apparatus and outputs guidance information for an operation performed for the information processing apparatus by a user. In the information processing devic... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263666 | Targeted remote GUI for metadata generator A computer-implemented method and system for remotely managing metadata associated with a metadata generator in a broadcast system, are disclosed. The method includes providing a targeted user interface to a current user, and managing remotely the metadata using the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7237196 | Graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process A stent-graft planning system is a web-based system that assists a physician in selecting and ordering the right stent-graft online in real-time. The stent-graft planning system includes a graphic user interface that provides a physician with a two-dimensional (2D) ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7209912 | Wizard and help file search and management A method and system are provided for searching and finding help files and wizards of computer operating systems and computer software applications that allow system administrators or users to quickly find the help file or wizard, invoke the help file or wizard, and ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7194685 | Method and apparatus for tracking usage of online help systems One or more embodiments of the invention provide a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for presenting a help source. A help system is maintained that comprises a single set of one or more help source files. A request is received by the help system to prese... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7177809 | Contents presenting system and method A contents presenting system includes: an analyzing unit which collects and analyzes user's conversation to output an analysis result; a contents acquiring unit which acquires contents from a contents database based on the analysis result; and a contents presenting ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174010 | System and method for increasing completion of training Improving the frequency with which agents complete training in a call center or other constituent contact environment. Agents working in call centers are typically given periodic training to improve their skills. Training breaks are scheduled at various times throug... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7146348 | Probabilistic goal recognition system and method incorporating inferred unobserved actions A system and method for recognizing a goal of an actor in an environment by considering hypothesized unobserved actions. The method includes providing a plan library that includes a list of possible goals and corresponding plans. Actions of the actor are observed, a... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143362 | System and method for visualizing and navigating content in a graphical user interface A system and method for visualizing and navigating document content using a condensed representation of a document to provide both a global overview of the distribution of key search terms as well as their immediate context. The invention supports rapid skimming of ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7139369 | Interface and method of designing an interface A method of designing an interface system that allows users to map the representation of their task directly to the interface. There are three major phases to the Customer-Centric Approach to Interface Design (C-CAID). End-users' tasks are categorized to determine t... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7133162 | Appliance and method of using same having a user help capability A hand-held image capture and communication appliance and method of using same are provided wherein images may be scanned and saved in an internal memory. The appliance includes a processor for manipulating and exhibiting the images on a built-in display screen. Pro... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131072 | Command input device, command input method, and storage medium The execution process registration unit is a function unit for causing a user to register in advance the information about the process (function) that is assigned to each button, and for storing the information. A command display unit controls an initial screen disp... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127527 | Network element terminal data interface system and method A NETWORK ELEMENT TERMINAL DATA INTERFACE (NETDI) system and method incorporating a terminal user interface which permits manipulation of network elements using a hardware-specific control language is disclosed. The present invention teaches automatic generation of ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111239 | Method for active feedback A method (1200) of providing active user feedback in a graphic user interface is disclosed. The method comprises selecting (1206) a soft control currently displayed on the graphic user interface, said soft control enabling a change to be implemented, a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107530 | Method, system and program product for displaying a tooltip based on content within the tooltip A method, system and program product for displaying a tooltip based on content within the tooltip is provided. Under the present invention, a feature (e.g., size, type, complexity, etc.) of the content within a tooltip is first determined. Based on the feature, a di... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103585 | System and method for logical agent engine A method of providing information through an intelligent agent with human appearance. The method comprises: executing a script for providing the intelligent agent to a user; receiving queries directed to the intelligent agent by the user; querying a knowledge base a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089499 | Personalizing user interfaces across operating systems A user-centered interface agent learns user preferences and typical behaviors and, based on what is learned, predicts the user's preferred user interface for different types of host computers. The interface agent consists of a learning program which operates on the ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086007 | Method for integrating user models to interface design A method that incorporates a detailed, precise procedure of designing a user interface by utilizing agent behavioral models. This method applies quantitative and qualitative agent behavioral models derived through the Categorize Describe-Model (CDM) methodology to t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080321 | Dynamic help option for internet customers The invention determines when an Internet browsing customer should be provided assistance by monitoring factors such as the customer profile saved at the server or in cookies, the time a customer spends on particular web pages, errors in forms submitted by the custo... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073132 | Method, system, and computer readable medium for managing resource links Resource links also known as Unified Resource Links (URL's), bookmarks, hyperlinks etc. located in a category hierarchy. The resource links are used to navigate on the world wide web, on a local machine, on the internet, or on an intranet. A method of assessing a us... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7062299 | Wireless terminal capable of automatically setting its functions and method for the same Disclosed are a wireless terminal and method, which can recognize a user's preference-setting pattern for settable functions of the wireless terminal and automatically change the setting of the functions without a user interface. The method includes the steps of: pe... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7046232 | Information processing apparatus, method of displaying movement recognizable standby state, method of showing recognizable movement, method of displaying movement recognizing process, and program storage medium The information processing apparatus allows, based on an image obtained by photographing a user by the CCD camera 8, to recognize the movement direction of the user and when generating a command corresponding to the recognized movement direction, to create th... | 05/16/2006 |
