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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127246 | Varying user interface element based on movement Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for presenting a user interface element. Movement of a user interface element that includes first and second pattern layers is detected. While the user interface element is moving, a first pattern... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7836408 | Methods and apparatus for displaying relative emphasis in a file Methods and apparatus for providing a scroll bar including a plurality of locations corresponding to a plurality of locations in a file are disclosed. One or more location criteria that are obtained are used to identify one or more desired locations in the file. One... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7793230 | Search term location graph The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates conveying enhanced query results. An interface component can receive a query corresponding to data. A visual component can employ a search result based at least in part upon the query, whe... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7770130 | Non-distracting temporary visual clues for scrolling A method and apparatus for helping a user to locate new information displayed in a window on a computer display after scrolling the window to a new portion of a document by providing temporary visual clues distinguishing “old” information, also displayed in the ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7735020 | Method and apparatus for determining font attributes Methods and apparatuses for text formatting. In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method to determine a font attribute includes: determining a first number and a second number; receiving input resulting from a sliding (or other repositioning metho... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7698652 | Rapid retrieval user interface designed around small displays and few buttons for searching long lists In a user-interface application, a computing apparatus has a user-interface to assist the user in searching for information from a data array. In an example embodiment according to the present invention, the data array is an ordered list of addresses. In a UI so equ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7689928 | Methods and apparatus for placing and interpreting reference marks on scrollbars Methods and apparatus for placing and interpreting reference marks on scrollbars are disclosed. A reference mark indicates a portion of document displayed in a window on a display device. To place a reference mark, a selection of a portion of a document is received.... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7523412 | Method and system for providing a scroll-bar pop-up with quick find for rapid access of sorted list data A pop-up window is generated when the user clicks on the slider within the scroll bar display object. The pop-up window displays information from one or more categories in a currently selected list entry, including the category on which the list is currently sorted.... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7506270 | Methods and arrangements for selective placement of movable objects within a graphical user interface Methods and arrangements are provided that allow for a gradual visual correction between a user's input and a selected object within a graphical user interface (GUI) environment. For example, if an offset exists between a user's input and an object's preferred conta... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7404152 | Displaying messages on handheld devices A method of displaying messages on handheld devices. The device displays messages in a scrollable viewport of vertically arranged fields. Date separators inserted into the vertically arranged list of messages to enable the user to associate the messages with a date.... | 07/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7353461 | Method and apparatus for selection control The present invention provides a method and apparatus for selection control using a touch screen, wherein first and second intersecting bars (1, 2) are displayed, preferably near the edge, on the screen (3), and the first bar (1) displays contai... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7328411 | Scrollbar enhancement for browsing data A graphical user interface for browsing information displayed to a user. The information displayed includes zero or more elements and may be displayed in a display window. The display window has a perimeter and a scrollbar is positioned along the perimeter. The scro... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319457 | Method of scrolling window screen by means of controlling electronic device A method of scrolling a window screen for controlling electronic device provides a first press zone and a second press zone in a touch device of the electronic device. When the first press zone is pressed, the window screen can be controlled to scroll along a first ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315988 | System and method for using short captions to map user interfaces A system and method is provided to map alternative short captions that are displayed in a constrained display environment instead of displaying standard captions. When designing a display panel, the designer identifies shorter captions to use in a constrained enviro... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310784 | Methods for identifying cells in a path in a flowchart and for synchronizing graphical and textual views of a flowchart The preferred embodiments described herein provide methods for identifying cells in a path in a flowchart and for synchronizing graphical and textual views of a flowchart. In one preferred embodiment, a method for identifying cells in a path in a flowchart is provid... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310084 | Multi-way operation switch, input device and input unit A multi-way operation switch of the present invention includes an operation unit that is horizontally movable and rotatable; a plurality of first switch contacts for turning on and off the electrical coupling by horizontally moving the operation unit; and a second s... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7290213 | Method for perusing information An information perusal program arranges information within a virtual space, where the information is arranged in uniquely specified storage positions. The information perusal program detects a position specified arbitrarily by the user within the virtual space. The ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7280679 | System for and method of determining pressure on a finger sensor The present invention discloses a system for and method of calculating pressure differences using a finger sensor. A finger sensor system in accordance with the present invention comprises a finger sensor for capturing first and second of sets of image data by conta... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7268773 | Data entry user interface A method and system for selecting a value from a range of values includes selecting a field having a value, selecting a location of a graphic to choose a value from the range, and then reselecting the field to store the value. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7237205 | Parameter evaluation system A parameter evaluation system comprising a boundary input device for setting boundaries in a variation range of one or more parameters, thereby to define regions within said variation range, a label input device for associating labels with said regions, a rule input... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228340 | Wireless communication device with markup language based man-machine interface A wireless communications device with a markup language based man-machine interface provides a user interface for telecommunications functionality, including dialing telephone numbers, answering telephone calls, creating messages, sending messages, receiving message... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210128 | Event-driven observability enhanced coverage analysis A method for event-driven observability enhanced coverage analysis of a program parses a program into variables and data dependencies, wherein the data dependencies comprise assignments and operations. The method builds a data structure having multiple records, with... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7197498 | Apparatus, system and method for updating a sorted list A method, apparatus, and system for updating a sorted list. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191408 | Display control system to view intended pages A display control system for easy viewing of intended information. A display control means of a server computer controls, when the cursor of a display means of a personal computer is brought to one of plural items of information constituting a second group of items ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7159188 | System and method for navigating content in an item A system and a method for a user interface which generates a preview display to aid in the navigation of items of content on a computer. A screen displays an item to a user. Upon receipt of a user input representing a proposed navigational action to be performed wit... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7117450 | Method and apparatus for determining font attributes A method to determine a font attribute includes: determining a first number and a second number; receiving input resulting from repositioning of a thumb of a slider to a position; and determining a value for the font attribute from the position relative to the first... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7107540 | System and method for displaying text and graphics in frame borders Information is presented to a computer user by a graphical user interface including a frame border incorporating textual and/or graphical data. Frame borders are provided with text or graphics which present to the user information indicating which direction a frame ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100121 | Franking system user interface A franking machine control panel and its associated method provide users with touch screen displays in which the main screens contain history tabs. When a history tab is pressed, the display reverts to the previous status of the category of interest, and allows the ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7043535 | Systems and methods for combined browsing and searching in a document collection based on information scent Techniques are provided for combining searching and browsing into a single interface. The topology and content of a document collection or web site is determined and user information need keywords are determined. Relevant documents are identified using search techni... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040459 | Elevator display system and method A display system for an elevator includes: a speed detecting device that detects speed of an elevator car; a position detecting device that detects position of the car; an operation control system that outputs speed information, stop floor information, and car posit... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7002557 | Portable electronic apparatus and a display control method An electronic apparatus 20 is of a portable type and has a thin body integral with a display screen holdable by both hands HR, HL of a user for viewing purposes. Disposed on a front of the body 21 are a flat display panel 22 and various operatio... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6677965 | Rubber band graphical user interface control A rubber band variable-rate GUI control for use in conjunction with GUI controls, such as sliders, scroll bars, virtual joysticks, and oppositional buttons (up/down, left/right, plus/minus, next/previous, etc.). A user may place a pointer or cursor over a... | 01/13/2004 |
| 5886696 | Display apparatus and method dynamically indicating elevator movement between floors by scrolling information In a display (202) comprised in an elevator system, more than one floor symbol (205) but less than all the floor symbols corresponding to different floors in the elevator system are highlighted at a time. At least the floor symbol corresponding to the cur... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5805166 | Segmented status area for dynamically reporting status in a data processing system Methods, systems and program products which provide dynamic status to a user. The status is provided by providing a plurality of icons arranged in a pattern corresponding to the relationship between the items the icons represent. User input is acquired wh... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5739817 | Method and apparatus for displaying position information adjacent to a scroll box A method and apparatus for locating a predetermined position in a computer file. A continuous, static ECG waveform is displayed in rows on a CRT screen. A scroll bar permits a user to use a computer mouse to click and drag the scroll box to display differ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5623588 | Computer user interface with non-salience deemphasis A relativity controller is a scroll bar/window combination that provides a way to see data in relation to both the context of its wholeness and the salience of its contents. To accomplish this, the linear density or other appearance of the scroll bar (act... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5592604 | Method and system for indicating boundaries of connected data subsets A method and system for indicating boundaries of data subsets that are displayed in a display window in a data processing system. Data having data subsets are displayed within a display window with a selected data subset being visible within the window. T... | 01/07/1997 |
