"I watched his countenance closely, to see if he was not deranged ... and I was assured by other senators after he left the room that they had no confidence in it."
U.S. Senator Smith of Indiana ; After seeing Samuel Morse demonstrate the telegraph.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8140997 | Manipulating display of multiple display objects A method for manipulating display of multiple ordered and at least partially overlapping display objects on a display device includes: recording the current position in a stacking order of each of the multiple display objects in an object identifier table in associa... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7343566 | Method and apparatus for displaying a window for a user interface Methods and apparatuses to display windows. In more than one embodiments of the invention, a window is closed automatically (e.g., after a timer expires, or when a condition or criterion is met, or a system input is received) without user input. In some examples, th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7293236 | System and method for controlling devices in home network environment A method and system for displaying status information about each of a plurality of devices and transmitting control information in a home network environment are provided. Includes (a) running an application program for providing a user interface; (b) the control de... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287233 | Minimization function for a computer user interface Techniques are disclosed for displaying information to a user on a display device of a computer system. In one general aspect, a first view is displayed on the display device, where the first view has a plurality of objects in a first format and a first object contr... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7190782 | Personal communication center performance display and status alert system In a call center having agent stations including personal computers having video display units (PC/VDUs), connected on a LAN with a server tracking status for call center entities, a system for agent information includes a software application executing on individua... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7007241 | Display device with a focus buoy facility Data processing system comprising at least a processing unit executing simultaneously a number of application programs, a memory for storing the application programs, a display subsystem for displaying on a screen a plurality of windows associated respectively with ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 5815150 | Display apparatus The shapes of a plurality of parts are displayed simultaneously on a display screen. When the shape of one of the parts is designated in a "hide" mode, the display of the shape of this part is inhibited and an icon is displayed in its place. When the icon... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5146555 | High speed page turning control system and method with display window compression A high speed page turning control system and method which is capable of representing the page turning process by actively displaying the image of a compressed window on a display, for example a CRT. A first page is displayed on a display, a second page is... | 09/08/1992 |