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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176422 | Method for aligning demonstrated user actions with existing documentation There is provided an apparatus for aligning document actions specified in a documented procedure with demonstrated user actions. The apparatus includes an alignment device for computing an alignment between the document actions and the demonstrated user actions base... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8151192 | Context sensitive help Systems and methods for providing context sensitive help on an electronic device. The system include a processor, an application attributes discovery module which provides one or more attributes associated with an application running on the electronic device, a syst... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8132101 | Method and system for data selection and display A method and apparatus for concurrently displaying sets of data related to a medical condition, including a feature which enables the user to select one or more of the data sets for emphasized or more prominent display relative to the other data set(s). ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8117542 | User interface for displaying selectable software functionality controls that are contextually relevant to a selected object An improved user interface is provided for displaying selectable functionality controls that identifies the context of the object to which the user interface is relevant, which contains rich functionality controls for applying contextually relevant functionality to ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8041739 | Automated system and method for patent drafting and technology assessment A system and method for patent application drafting, issued patent assessment and technology assessment includes a computer having input devices for at least one user to enter information relating to components of an invention in a hierarchical and relational catego... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8042045 | Full time on-screen assistance for video games and other computer software Help implementation feature for video games. A two-tiered approach for offering guidance and assistance to the user of a computer software program. Event-generated help is activated when the user first initiates an event within the video game software program. Conte... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8032820 | Efficiently displaying information about the interrelationships between documents A system for displaying, on a computer screen, information concerning the interrelationships of documents. A system employing the present invention also allows for the efficient research of documents that cite a document shown on the computer screen. In one embodime... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8024344 | Vector space method for secure information sharing Presented are systems and methods for securely sharing confidential information. In such a method, term vectors corresponding to ones of a plurality of confidential terms included in a plurality of confidential documents is received. Each of the received term vector... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8001469 | Automatic generation of interactive systems from a formalized description language Systems and methods are described that automatically generate interactive systems configured for collecting dialog data of human-machine interactions in dialog systems. The systems and methods comprise receiving a task flow that describes operations of a dialog syst... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7895519 | Tracking use of interface and online assistance A method is used in tracking use of interface and online assistance. A first set of a user's user interface activity is tracked. The user's online assistance activity subsequent to the user's user interface activity is tracked. A second set of the user's user interf... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7865829 | Providing software application help based on heuristics Help information for a software application is provided based on a user help knowledge base. The user help knowledge base includes a user help profile indicating help information previously selected by the user. Examples of data tracked for the previously selected h... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7849405 | Contextual user-contributed help information for a software application A system and method for displaying contextual, user-contributed help information in a software application are disclosed. The software application may display a series of user interface screens that guide a user through a process. For each of at least a subset of th... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7831913 | Selection-based item tagging Item selections along with user inputs are leveraged to provide users with automated item tagging. Further user interaction with additional windows and other interfacing techniques are not required to tag the item. In one example, a user selects items and begins typ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7831912 | Publishing techniques for adding value to a rendered document A system for processing a visual capture operation as described. The system receives an indication of a visual capture operation performed from a rendered document. The indication specifies both a text sequence capture as part of the capture operation and a suppleme... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7788575 | Automated image annotation An automatic annotation transmission device including a memory, a processor, and a transmitter, is programmed with information related to a nearby photographic subject, and configured to transmit the information to a properly configured automatic annotation receptio... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7739588 | Leveraging markup language data for semantically labeling text strings and data and for providing actions based on semantically labeled text strings and data Markup language data applied to text or data is leveraged for providing helpful actions on certain types of text or data such as names, addresses, etc. Selected portions of text or data entered into a document and any associated markup language data are passed to an... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7707499 | Methods, systems, and storage mediums for optimizing a device Exemplary embodiments of the invention include methods, systems, and storage mediums for optimizing a device. The method includes detecting a suboptimal condition associated with the device and analyzing the suboptimal condition in light of selected operator prefere... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7698643 | Parts counting device, parts counting program, and parts counting method of 3-dimensional arrangement adjustment CAD A quantity totalizer for a three-dimensional arrangement and adjustment CAD includes integrating means for referring to parts information stored in the three-dimensional arrangement and adjustment CAD and associating line information, which is separated from the par... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7636888 | Verifying compatibility between document features and server capabilities Methods, systems, and computer program products verify compatibility between a document to be published for access via a server and capabilities of the server to support features of the document. A method involves receiving a document, scanning the document for feat... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7624340 | Key command functionality in an electronic document Key command functionality is provided in an electronic document through a recognition of input data. The input data is received in a data field of the electronic document. If the input data is a help command, a help application is launched. The help application prov... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7594176 | Automated retrieval, evaluation, and presentation of context-sensitive user support In response to an event occurring on a user's computer, a system, method, and user interface automatically determine the nature and context of the event, and search a database for support items, such as other users' comments, suggestions, or answers that are relevan... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7543232 | Intelligent web based help system A system, method and computer program product that combines techniques in the fields of search, data mining, collaborative filtering, user ratings and referral mappings into a system for intelligent web-based help for task or transaction oriented web based systems. ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7543233 | Device dream application for a mobile terminal The invention provides a method, computer program product and device for generating a dream-like multimedia presentation, which can be displayed on a mobile terminal, or other digital device, based at least in part on contextual information relating to the mobile te... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7506256 | Device and method for previewing themes and categories of sequenced symbols A computer device, such as a mobile phone or PDA for example, is able to output a message based upon selection of a corresponding sequence of symbol. Such symbols can be polysemous in nature and thus be associated with a plurality of different meanings depending upo... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7444188 | Method and human-machine-interface (HMI) system for controlling and monitoring a technical installation A method and associated system for controlling and monitoring a technical installation (M1, M2), which is assigned at least one regional control area (OA1, OA2), uses a universal, mobile control and monitoring module (MU) and includes thr... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441190 | Agent system, information providing method , information providing apparatus , and data recording medium An agent system which provides information for a user, displaying a character, includes: an agent program provided in a user computer connectable to a communication channel network; a user information storage part that stores user information; and a character displa... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7424685 | Providing access to database objects Providing access to database objects is described. An object selection area capable of presenting representations of a plurality of database objects is displayed. Each of the database objects is associated with one of a plurality of predetermined contexts. A plurali... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7415696 | Extensible help facility for a computer software application Content obtained from a help file containing at least two interactive links in a sequence may be displayed in a help facility. Each interactive link may be associated with at least one user-activated step in a computer software application to perform in connection w... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410475 | Graphical user interface for automated dialysis system A method, system and apparatus for performing peritoneal dialysis are provided. To this end, in part, a dialysis system is provided. The dialysis system includes a display device and a web browser and web server embedded in the dialysis system. The browser and the s... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409632 | Classifying, disabling and transmitting form fields in response to data entry An attachment integrated claims (AIC) system includes an e-mail form (with specific fields that must be filled out) that adjusts itself, in both information required and formatting, to meet the demands of the receiving party. It is particularly advantageous for Elec... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7392486 | Method and apparatus for automatic display and removal of required synoptic pages in a checklist context The completion of an electronic checklist is facilitated by the automated display of certain data while completing the checklist. The disclosed program presents an automated display of synoptic, navigational, or flight management data for each task in a checklist. F... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7376897 | Method, apparatus, and system for determining information representations and modalities based on user preferences and resource consumption According to one aspect of the invention, a method is provided in which a user in a system is allowed to specify a relative preference for each representation in a set of representations in which information generated from an application domain can be presented to t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368653 | Electronic musical apparatus and program for controlling the same An electronic musical apparatus in which operators for changing pages on a musical instrument function-related screen and history pages on a Web screen are shared, so that those pages can be changed using similar operating systems to improve the userfriendliness. A ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366989 | Element management system with data-driven interfacing driven by instantiation of meta-model A network element management system which can exploit the customized interface features of a variety of versions of a variety of complex system products from a variety of manufacturers. This is done by maintaining a meta-model, which is not itself a model until inst... | 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 |
| 7358863 | Double barrel chemical seeking sidewinder gun devices A large side vandal and weather resistant sign, capable of displaying images from several components, including a video cassette with tapes or video disc and other component parts for broadcasting command directions and to provide information. The sign system, with ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7356537 | Providing contextually sensitive tools and help content in computer-generated documents A method and system are provided for creation, implementation, and use of computer-generated “smart” documents to which functionality is attached for providing contextually sensitive tools, controls and help content to users of those documents. Portions of docum... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7346858 | Computer hierarchical display of multiple data characteristics A data display comprises a window that shows a tree map display having menu information surrounding a field array of differently sized and colored or shaded areas that represent product offering possibilities that conform with user criteria entered through the surro... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337408 | System and method for providing a server control interface A method and system for providing a computing device control interface are provided. A system administrator accesses a graphical user interface and selects a group of actions that are to be executed by a number of computing devices. The actions selected by the syste... | 02/26/2008 |
