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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166395 | Information processing method and apparatus An information processing apparatus having the action modes, including an operating mode for performing an operation on the apparatus and an explaining mode for presenting an explanation corresponding to the operation on the apparatus presents the explanation for an... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8151193 | Providing image-based guidance for remote assistance Visual images of computer components are provided to remotely guide users through the process of setting up physical connections. Component identifying information is automatically gleaned and provided from a user's computer to a remote administrator. The administra... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8140970 | System and method for semi-transparent display of hands over a keyboard in real-time A method for displaying a virtual keyboard with a semi-transparent overlay of an end user's hands. The method begins by receiving a video signal comprising an image of a keyboard and at least one hand belonging to the end user. Next the method creates a virtual keyb... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7958449 | Method and apparatus for displaying and processing input fields from a document A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for presenting input fields from a document. A selected indicator associated with a set of mandatory input fields in the document is identified. The set of mandatory input fields is presented. Further, the mandatory inp... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7818671 | Virtual navigation of menus Menus within an application may be virtually navigated. While a user is virtually navigating the menus and exploring the user interface (UI) elements using the virtual menus, the system's current focus is maintained. Virtual navigating menus assist a user in learnin... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7802186 | Property independent in-place editing “In-situ editing” of a control property within a design surface is provided. “In-situ editing” refers to a feature that can allow a user (e.g., developer) to easily perform multi-pass configuration operations on their user interface (UI) components. This can... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7752545 | Generator system A generator sequence is defined and used for providing an enhanced user experience and increased user control. A generator sequence is established as a series of user inputs that trigger an output. User inputs to the generator system managing the generator sequence ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7739595 | Interactive game providing instruction in musical notation and in learning an instrument A musical keyboard is connected to a computer. The computer implements a graphical user interface for teaching users to play the musical instrument. A computer readable music file, such as a MIDI file, is used to drive the creation of game objects that travel from a... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7620895 | Systems and methods for teaching a person to interact with a computer program having a graphical user interface Systems and methods are disclosed for teaching a person how to perform a task within a computer program with at least one graphical user interface object. A script is formulated that contains step-by-step instructions indicating to a person how to perform a task wit... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7565607 | Automatic image capture for generating content The present invention is directed to a system for automatically capturing images based on the actions of an author in completing steps in an overall task performed on a user interface. To capture the images the author activates a recording component. The recording c... | 07/21/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7373553 | Computer support network with customer portal to monitor incident-handling status by vendor's computer service system Customer support personnel can access via a vendor's portal an automated support vendor website to view the status of a fault incident that is being handled by the vendor's automated support system. In an illustrated embodiment, the customer can actually alter the s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7350236 | Method and system for creation and use of a photo album A method including providing a user with a photo album form printed on a surface, the photo album form containing information relating to a photo album activity and including coded data indicative of an identity of the photo album form and of a plurality of points o... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343556 | Technique for processing and generating messages in multiple languages A method for processing a received message is provided. Such a method may associate the message with a default language that corresponds to a default codepage. Thereafter, portions of the message are identified as having language keys corresponding to unique languag... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343557 | Guided data entry using indicator and interactive step symbols Techniques are disclosed for interacting with a user entering information for a computer application. In one general aspect, the invention provides for displaying a pane as a user interface for a user to enter information in a sequence of steps. The pane includes an... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334166 | Method, system, and apparatus for providing and utilizing server-side entry points for use in diagnostics on-demand services A method, system, and apparatus enabling the use of server-side entry points when providing diagnostics on-demand services are provided. A request is received at a client computer to perform a diagnostic. In response to the request, an entry point is called on a ser... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7334028 | Tiered multi-source software support using automated diagnostic-data transfers Primary and secondary support vendors 20 and 30 provide support for an application 15 running on a customer computer system 11. Diagnostic software 17 running on the customer computer system gathers diagnostic data, which is transm... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333971 | Helpset build system and method A system and method for automatically building helpsets is disclosed. There are a number of features that are provided by the present invention, including recursive building of subhelpsets, running a variety of scripts (e.g., post-processing scripts), creating topic... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328412 | Method and apparatus for displaying a gain control interface with non-linear gain levels A method for displaying a gain control interface having a gain level display with non-linear gain levels. The gain level display has a first end having an associated first pixel offset value and a second end having an associated second pixel offset value. A range of... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325204 | Slideout windows An apparatus, method, computer system, and computer program product that provide a slideout window. The slideout window presents content related to original content displayed in a host window when the user clicks on the original content. The related content can be d... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321388 | Digital image processor for a digital camera A digital image process for a digital camera contains a preprocessor and a postprocessor. The preprocessor can include, for example, a uniformity corrector, a sampling filter, a modulation transformer, and a ditherer. The postprocessor can include a color interpolat... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7322023 | Computer programming language statement building and information tool with non obstructing passive assist window An intelligent real time tool to assist a computer programmer during the writing and/or maintenance of a computer program. The tool generates assist windows that contain program related information that the programmer can use to construct a programming language stat... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7308651 | Data entry graphical user interface Described is a data entry graphical user interface (GUI) system for facilitating entry of incontinence product information by a consumer. The data entry GUI system includes several layered interfaces that may be accessed in sequence and/or at discretion by a user. E... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300285 | Method and system for skills-based testing and training Methods and systems for skills-based testing and training of an application are provided. Example embodiments provide a Skills-Based Simulation and Measurement System “SBSMS”, which enables publishers and authors of tests and training programs to provide simulat... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288712 | Music station for producing visual images synchronously with music data codes In order to make a tutor give a remote music lesson to a trainee, the audio-visual station transmits MIDI music data codes/time stamp data codes and click time data codes through a packet switching network and an audio-visual signal, which expresses real images of t... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289982 | System and method for classifying and searching existing document information to identify related information An information processing apparatus for processing related information about existing document information and specific document information is provided. The apparatus includes: an acquiring element for acquiring the related information corresponding to the existing... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287224 | Operation-enabling training and safety computer system and associated methods An operation-enabling training and safety computer system and associated methods operable for selectively enabling and disabling a powered system including means for disabling the operation of the powered system, a display operable for presenting a user of the power... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7287188 | Work machine maintenance system A maintenance system of a hydraulic excavator (11) is provided with a maintenance monitoring device (21), a maintenance management server (12) for managing trouble information and operating information for each working machine, a model informati... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284208 | System and method for enabling at least one independent data navigation and interaction activity within a document The inventive system and method are directed to novel embodiments of various tools and infrastructures that enable a user of a document viewed on a data processing system using a document handling application, to engage in at least one additional concurrent data nav... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275048 | Product support of computer-related products using intelligent agents An apparatus, program product, and method utilize a dynamic, automated, extensible and flexible intelligent agent-based product support “framework” to facilitate the provision of product support services to customers of computer-related products. Agent platforms... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272818 | Creation of an object within an object hierarchy structure An object generator provides for creation of object(s) in an object hierarchy structure. In response to a command to expand a node/object, the object generator provides an initiator node that facilitates generation of a new object within the object hierarchy upon ex... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7266515 | Method and system for graphically identifying replacement parts for generally complex equipment Computerized method and system for graphically identifying replacement parts for selected equipment and a selected system thereof is provided. The method allows to provide a database comprising detailed parts data about the replacement parts for each assembly of the... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263662 | Customization of immediate access and hotkey functionality in an internet application user interface The present invention includes systems and methods for customization of internet applications. Multiple levels of customization are applied to both static and functional aspects of user interface elements including, for example, tab-order, tab-over, immediate access... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7243309 | Interface accelerator To facilitate interface navigation, accelerator keys are assigned to links within the interface. If the interface is a web browser, for example, accelerator keys may be associated with link elements, e.g., URLs, images, objects, scripts, etc., linking to a resource.... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239350 | Image pick-up device and system that provide image taking guidance The objective of the present invention is to achieve an image-pickup device which, when the user picks up an image of a subject using the image-pickup device, makes it possible to reduce a failure relating to framing techniques and image-pickup techniques. Guide inf... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7240297 | User assistance system A method and system for providing user assistance in utilizing a computer program is disclosed that provides the capability for combining an active display of the past, current, and future steps in an ongoing process with a series of associated decision panels and f... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231549 | Method and apparatus for providing on-demand computer diagnostics A method and apparatus for providing on-demand computer diagnostics are provided. A control object is retrieved and stored at a client computer that is operative to retrieve a diagnostics module in response to a user request. The control object is also operative to ... | 06/12/2007 |
