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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166396 | User interface rendering Elements are used to define a user interface. Each element can include a corresponding user interface widget and/or arrangement information for the user interface. The elements and/or corresponding widgets are hierarchically related. Each element implements a set of... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8150832 | Methods and systems for automatically determining a default hierarchy from data This disclosure describes, generally, methods and systems for determining a natural hierarchy for a data set. The method determines one or more pair-wise combinations within the data set. The one or more pair-wise combinations each include a first field and a second... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8060822 | System and method for creation of an object within an object hierarchy structure A system and method relating to creation of object(s) in an object hierarchy structure is provided. An object generator that in response to a command to expand a node/object provides a initiator node that facilitates generation of a new object within the object hier... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8028232 | Image processing using a hierarchy of data processing nodes A method of editing image data, wherein an image frame comprising a plurality of components is generated by processing a plurality of data processing nodes arranged in a hierarchical structure, said image frame is displayed to a user, said user manually selects one ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8001155 | Hierarchically presenting tabular data The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for hierarchically presenting tabular data. Embodiments of the invention utilize out-denting and/or color coding to organize and present tabular data to a user so that comparisons acros... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996436 | Media management system Media management systems and methods are provided for authoring, managing, navigating, and collaborating electronic media. The media management systems and methods, collectively referred to herein as a Binder Presentation System (BPS), provide an application for pre... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7966563 | System for organizing and displaying registered images This invention relates to a system for organizing, storing, retrieving and displaying spatially related images where such images may also be relatable within time or image modality parameters. The system includes a dynamically manipulable user interface capable of v... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7930636 | Systems, methods and computer products to automatically complete a GUI task Automatically completing a GUI task. Exemplary embodiments a method including providing a user configurable auto-completion application operating in the background of a computer operating system and executing on a computing device, the auto-completion application mo... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925977 | Architecture solution map builder Architecture solution maps can be generated which graphically represent an interrelation among a plurality of topics related to the deployment of software in a computing landscape. A user, when generating the architecture solution map, can define that only topics ha... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7908258 | Search keyword input device, search keyword input method, and search keyword input program A search keyword input device includes multiple keyword type selection keys for showing multiple keyword types for the purpose of distinguishing and narrowing down multiple search keywords so as to be selectable, and used for selection of the multiple keyword types,... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7865830 | Feed and email content System(s) and/or method(s) (“tools”) are described that present content in a user interface tailored to trait(s) of the content. The tools can analyze content to determine its traits, classify the content based on its traits, and present the content in a user in... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7765236 | Extracting data content items using template matching Systems and methods for extracting data content items from a web page are provided. A template is created by labeling data content items of interest associated with a web page and generating a template Document Object Model (DOM) tree based on the labeled web page. ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7735010 | Citation network viewer and method A visualization-based interactive legal research tool that generates from a multi-dimensional citation network a semantics-constrained citation sub-network that focuses on one individual issue in which a user is interested, and puts the sub-network on an interactive... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7716583 | Shortcut for predetermined application There is read information on a system indicative of how to reach at least one pre-configured, pre-designated application in the system. The information is used to build at least one software button in at least one group of software buttons that allows launching of t... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7716582 | Method for displaying a hierarchically structure list and associated display unit A method is provided for displaying at least one hierarchically structured list having at least two levels, and a display unit for such a method is also provided, in which the user is offered an optimum overview in the display of hierarchically structured lists havi... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7703016 | Efficient method of migrating lotus domino documents to a non-domino web server, while preserving sections, using portable javascript A method of mirroring Lotus Notes Domino documents to a non-Domino web server, while preserving document sections. Each request for expansion or collapsing of a section is handled at the client end when serving the mirrored copies of the original document. The numbe... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7584427 | Operating method and device, and image processing apparatus using the same In menu operating method and device and an image processing apparatus using the same, a setting frame for operating a setting menu is constructed by a setting menu display area and a hierarchical menu display area. A setting menu to be operated is displayed in the s... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581182 | Apparatus, method, and 3D graphical user interface for media centers Media center icons are used to navigate a media center. The media center icons may include media device icons, a remote control icon, and media player icons. The media center icons may be used during a setup process, to select between media devices, and to navigate ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7581183 | Method for graphical presentation of objects and technical processes on a screen and computer program product used for this purpose The invention relates to a method for graphical presentation of objects and/or technical processes on a screen as well as to a system for implementing the method. In some cases different views may be frequently selected, and these views may be presented in different... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7562298 | Virtual content repository browser An interactive tool for viewing and manipulating a virtual content repository (VCR) having an application program interface (API), comprising providing a first graphical user interface (GUI) configured to present a hierarchical namespace wherein the namespace includ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559015 | Data processing device and method for selecting media segments on the basis of a score A context of media content is represented by hierarchical context description data for describing a plurality of segments. Each of the segments represents a scene of media content. Scores that are attribute information of the media content, and for representing a de... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7552382 | Data processing device and method for selecting media segments on the basis of a score A context of media content is represented by hierarchical context description data for describing a plurality of segments. Each of the segments represents a scene of media content. Scores that are attribute information of the media content, and for representing a de... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7516399 | Structured-document path-language expression methods and systems Systems and methods for building and/or simplifying structured-document path-language expressions are described. One of these systems or methods enables a user to graphically select structured-document path-language functions and addresses. With these addresses and ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7500184 | Determining an acceptance status during document parsing A method of parsing a markup-language document includes detecting, in a markup-language document, a start of a first data node of a first node type and identifying a first data definition associated with the first node type. The method further includes adding a firs... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7487439 | Method and apparatus for converting between data sets and XML documents A mapping language, insertable into a DTD, allows automatic mapping from data sources into XML. A mapping results from the establishment of a correspondence between entities in a data source on the one hand and lists and scalars on the other hand. The language maps ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7454706 | Multiple-page shell user interface A shell navigation tool for a personal computer having a multiple page shell user interface and a shell component. The shell user interface utilizes navigation between multiple layers of pages to organize and display links to local and remote documents, programs, we... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7424671 | Methods and systems for enabling collaborative authoring of hierarchical documents A method in a computer system is disclosed for enabling authors to work on hierarchical documents. The method comprises retrieving a hierarchical document from a server computing device, modifying the retrieved hierarchical document, sending an indication of the mod... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7392467 | Method of describing multiple level digest segment information scheme for multimedia contents and apparatus for generating digest stream from described multiple level digest segment information scheme and method thereof The present invention is intended to provide multiple levels of digest streams for multimedia contents with small amount of additional storage using a multiple level digest segment information scheme. In the present invention, a multiple level digest segment informa... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7373612 | Multidimensional structured data visualization method and apparatus, text visualization method and apparatus, method and apparatus for visualizing and graphically navigating the world wide web, method and apparatus for visualizing hierarchies A method of displaying correlations among information objects comprises receiving a query against a database; obtaining a query result set; and generating a visualization representing the components of the result set, the visualization including one of a plane and l... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363593 | System and method for presenting information organized by hierarchical levels A system and method for presenting information organized by hierarchy levels displays navigation bars related to the hierarchy of nodes from the root node to the one or more sub-nodes having the lowest hierarchy level and hides unrelated sub-nodes, such as siblings ... | 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 |
| 7350147 | System and method for graphically displaying relationships among sets of descriptors A method and system of graphically displaying relationships among a hierarchy of descriptors facilitates an easy-to-read depiction of the relationships. Descriptors are grouped into a first, second, and third set of descriptors. These three sets of descriptors are a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337401 | User interface element representation with simplified view A composite user interface element can be assembled from plural sub-elements. A simplified view of the representation of the user interface element can be provided wherein the composited user interface element appears to be a single element. When defined, various no... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334194 | Text editing apparatus It is one object of the present invention to improve the text editing operation provided by document creation application software. A text editing apparatus that is implemented by a computer under the control of document creation application software comprises: a do... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328275 | Wirelessly retrieving and locally caching child and sibling items in a browsing session A browsing session having an improved selection-to-display time is provided based on a tree which relates wirelessly-retrievable items. Responsive to a user-initiated selection that an item be a current item to browse, the item is displayed, a child and a sibling of... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320112 | Information processing apparatus and method, and information processing program Executing a desired processing immediately by a simple operation using a jog dial for example. The display unit (3) has a jog dial (4) (a first operating means) and a back button (5) (second operating means) provided vertically at the right uppe... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315983 | System and method for computer-created advertisements The invention relates to a computerized method for a user to create an advertisement by displaying a plurality of advertising formats for selection by a user; displaying a template corresponding to a selected advertising format; displaying a plurality of product ref... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313761 | Tree-style hierarchical control with graphical depiction of non-hierarchical interrelationships A method and system is provided for generating a tree-style graphical representation that depicts simultaneously hierarchical and non-hierarchical interrelationships among a set of entities. Two sets of specifications are acquired. One set describes a set of hierarc... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7272573 | Internet strategic brand weighting factor A method, software and apparatus are provided which enable a merchant to promote products and services in a deterministic manner. When a shopper enters a set of key words in an entry in an on-screen form for a web server to obtain a list of items (products and/or se... | 09/18/2007 |
