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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8140971 | Dynamic and intelligent hover assistance A method, system and article of manufacture for hover help management in data processing systems and, more particularly, for providing dynamic and intelligent hover assistance in graphical user interfaces. One embodiment provides a method of displaying hover assista... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140972 | Sticky functionality Manipulation of elements in a graphical user interface is aided by allowing the graphical user interface to treat certain mouse button actuation and releases as holding the mouse button in an actuated state. When predetermined conditions are satisfied, the graphical... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8125775 | Thin type mouse A thin type mouse includes a main body and a finger ring. The main body has a top surface and a bottom surface. The finger ring is removably attached to the top surface of the main body. The finger ring not only can prevent the user's palm from sliding off the main ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8108775 | Operation image displaying device and recording medium storing a program for displaying operation image An operation image displaying device is provided with a displaying unit configured to display an operation image including operation input areas for inputting operations commands, a pointer displaying unit configured to show a pointer, which points a position on the... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8095417 | Key performance indicator scorecard editor A user interface is programmed to create a scorecard. The interface includes a scorecard module including a column area and a row area, and a key performance indicator area including a plurality of key performance indicators. A key performance indicator from the key... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8060821 | Enhanced visual feedback of interactions with user interface An item in a user interface is visually enhanced in response to an interaction with the item or in response to a request. In some implementations, the item (e.g., an icon, button, text, etc.) is visually enhanced and displayed in the user interface at a conspicuous ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8024656 | Data analysis using facet attributes A method, computer program product, and system for analyzing data using a data warehouse application are provided. The method, computer program product, and system provide for displaying a facet in a user interface of the data warehouse application, the facet classi... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020096 | Method and system for providing integrated hot key configuration A method and system for providing a hot key corresponding to a particular function in a computer system is disclosed. The computer system has a graphical user interface (GUI) and a context in which the particular function is provided. The method and system include i... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015485 | Multidimensional web page ruler A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for managing the spatial coordinates and visual attributes of objects within a user interface (UI). A Web UI ruler is executed within a UI comprising a plurality of objects. A first object and second object a... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006183 | System and method for using a curser to convey information Methods and systems are provided for the controlled cursor's behavior. According to one example method, any desired data may be linked to a cursor and a desired cursor behavior could be defined to convey the linked data using the cursor. When a change in the linked ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7992085 | Lightweight reference user interface A lightweight information user interface is provided for displaying information about a focused-on (e.g., mouse-over) text item, data item or other object in an electronic document that minimizes interruption of workflow with the electronic document. Upon focus on a... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7941399 | Collaborative authoring A collaborative authoring application provides an authoring environment in which two or more users can edit a document concurrently. Each user edits a copy of the document, sends updates to a master copy of the document, and receives updates from the master copy of ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7917843 | Method, system and computer readable medium for addressing handling from a computer program A method, system and computer readable medium for providing for providing a function item, such as a key, button, icon, or menu, tied to a user operation in a computer, whereby a single click on the function item in a window or program on a computer screen, or one s... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7853877 | Gallery user interface controls A computing system for providing a user interface control to modify properties of items within a main application window. The computing system has a main application window, a gallery control window, a control object selection processing module, and a control object... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7827487 | Soliciting user feedback regarding one or more web pages of a website without obscuring visual content One embodiment includes a system for receiving page-specific user feedback concerning a particular web page of a website. The system includes a first icon viewable with the particular web page independent of input from a user subsequent to the user accessing the par... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7805676 | Enhanced calendaring functionality in a collaboration suite Various embodiments of the present invention provide for enhanced calendaring functionality in a collaboration suite application. A mini-calendar display in different views of the collaboration suite application provide for an easy way to view, edit and/or add appoi... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7779356 | Enhanced data tip system and method Displaying data sub-items corresponding to a cursor-selected object displayed on a computer screen involves determining that a cursor is positioned to point at an object on the computer screen, loading the cursor-selected object, evaluating the cursor-selected objec... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7689911 | Highlight rendering services component for an extensible editor An extensible editor allows integration of extensions that modify the editor's default behavior and provide customized feedback to users. The editor includes interfaces through which extensions are connected to the editor and through which selection services and hig... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7689916 | Automatically generating, and providing multiple levels of, tooltip information over time A tooltip is updated dynamically as a user continues to hover a cursor over any displayed item for which additional information is available. The initial tooltip is terse or has one type of information, while the updates add more or substitute different information.... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7689914 | Sticky functionality Manipulation of elements in a graphical user interface is aided by allowing the graphical user interface to treat certain mouse button actuation and releases as holding the mouse button in an actuated state. When predetermined conditions are satisfied, the graphical... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7689915 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method using image attribute information and thumbnail displays for display control An information management apparatus includes a determination unit which determines the type of information designated by an input unit, and a display control unit which controls, in accordance with the type of information determined by the determination unit, the di... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7685519 | Process and apparatus for providing a customizable content tooltip A method and apparatus for providing a customizable content tooltip provides a customizable content tooltip including a customization control that, when activated, allows a user to choose and/or edit the content displayed by the customizable content tooltip. ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7607088 | Computer program product, apparatus and method for displaying a plurality of entities in a tooltip for a cell of a table A computer program product, electronic device and method are provided that enable a user to easily view, in a tooltip, all of the entities of a plurality of entities contained in a cell of a table when the width of the cell prevents the cell display from showing all... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7587672 | File content preview tool A system may include a selection tool configured to determine a selection of a file icon that is displayed on a user interface and that represents a file associated with an application. The selection tool may be further configured to determine a result-class associa... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7533340 | Interactive tooltip An interactive tooltip provides access to help information and enhanced editing capabilities. The interactive tooltip may be useful for a user editing a function within a spreadsheet formula. The present invention may integrate HTML-like interactivity with a convent... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7512881 | Tool-tip for multimedia files A tool-tip presentation system for multimedia files. The tool-tip presentation system can be configured to respond to proximity events associated with a selected entry in a list of multimedia files such as screen captured images or complete audio files. Based upon t... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7480863 | Dynamic and intelligent hover assistance A method, system and article of manufacture for hover help management in data processing systems and, more particularly, for providing dynamic and intelligent hover assistance in graphical user interfaces. One embodiment provides a method of displaying hover assista... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7475348 | Method and apparatus for displaying real-time messages by a mouse cursor A method and apparatus for displaying real-time messages by a mouse cursor are disclosed. A setting unit sets a trigger condition for an event, and a monitoring unit monitors the event according to the trigger condition and thus generates a monitor result. A determi... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7441191 | Method for graphical presentation of objects and technical processes on a screen and computer program product used for this purpose A method is provided for graphical presentation of objects and/or technical processes on a screen, as well as an editor implementing the method being provided. A tooltip appears when a pointing device such as a computer mouse for example uses its mouse pointer to re... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7421661 | Instant messaging interface having an informational tool tip An interface enables perception of information regarding a communications session that leverages an instant messaging platform. The user interface includes an instant messaging application user interface that enables perception and selection of instant messaging com... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7409639 | Intelligent collaborative media The present invention includes a system and method for enhancing multimedia information shared on electronic systems. The electronic systems are capable of receiving multimedia information and presenting multimedia information. In combination with the multimedia inf... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7395500 | Space-optimizing content display An apparatus, method, computer system, and computer program product to optimize space available for displaying text descriptions in a limited area, such as a sidebar. Space is optimized by displaying only the maximum portion of the text describing each selection tha... | 07/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7371956 | Musical content utilizing apparatus A musical content utilizing apparatus has a data input portion B11, transformation process portion B13 and utilization process portion B15 implemented via programmed processes. The data input portion B11 inputs musical content data compri... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370277 | E-mail interface having an informational tool tip An interface enables perception of information regarding e-mail communications. The interface includes an e-mail application user interface that enables perception of e-mail message information for one or more e-mails received by an e-mail participant and that enabl... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363585 | Methods and arrangements for providing non-model reminder information in a graphical user interface Methods and arrangements are provided that display at least one user input field within a graphical user interface and automatically display reminder information associated with the user input field through a non-modal mechanism within the graphical user interface. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358956 | Method for providing feedback responsive to sensing a physical presence proximate to a control of an electronic device In a computer system, a touch sensitive input device having touch sensitive auxiliary controls can be used to provide a user with information regarding the functionality of an auxiliary control. When a user's hand approaches a touch sensitive input device, feedback ... | 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 |
| 7346846 | Strategies for providing just-in-time user assistance Help functionality is described for integrating help information into a primary application in a just-in-time fashion. The help functionality can perform this task by providing a see-through panel which is presented on top of an application interface provided by the... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7328171 | System and method for ordering consumer items in electronic commerce This present invention is embodied in a system and method for ordering a consumer item (such as a product or a service) in an interactive computer environment. The system of the present invention includes a user interface that provides automatic and real-time updati... | 02/05/2008 |
