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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7945863 | Localized exploded view A method for providing an Integrated Development Environment comprises receiving input from a user identifying an area containing an edge shared by two or more objects, wherein the shared edge includes two or more individual edges corresponding to the objects, and v... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7831924 | Method and apparatus to control the display of windows in a processing system A processing system may include a display device, a primary window manager, and an auxiliary window manager. The primary window manager may display a first remote-enabled window in the display device. The processing system may also include a program to generate a mo... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7770132 | Displaying objects using group and object priority levels A display device which displays a plurality of objects on a screen has a group configuration storage section for storing association information indicating the association between each of the plurality of objects and one of a plurality of groups, a group priority le... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7543242 | Method and structure for implementing layered object windows A method and computer-executable instructions for performing a method of providing and selecting two or more objects on a display. The method utilizes a computer system having a graphical user interface including the display and a user interface selection device. Th... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7487464 | Enhanced visualization and selection of multi-layered elements in a containment hierarchy A method, apparatus and computer-usable medium for displaying multiple elements in a graphical editor, wherein the multiple elements overlap and share a common space in the graphical editor; invoking a visual affordance that opens a zoom window; and displaying the v... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7386807 | System and method for monitoring application response and providing visual treatment A system and method are provided for determining the status of an application and altering the corresponding application window if necessary in order to convey information to the user and improve the user experience. The system and method of the invention allow visu... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7376910 | Displaying objects using group and object priority levels A display device which displays a plurality of objects on a screen has a group configuration storage section for storing association information indicating the association between each of the plurality of objects and one of a plurality of groups, a group priority le... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373592 | Modeless child windows for application programs A computer system that assists the user of computer drawing programs is described. The computer system runs an application that displays modeless windows by first displaying an application window that presents information associated with the application. After the a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363589 | System and method for generating invisible notes on a presenter's screen Disclosed is a system and method for electronic-based communication between a plurality of remote users. The system includes a plurality of remote workstations, interconnected via a communication network, so that users may simultaneously view a target file. Further,... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356823 | Method for displaying single monitor applications on multiple monitors driven by a personal computer A direct access driver solves limitations of DirectX operation under the Microsoft architecture when using multiple monitors. The direct access driver allows applications employing DirectX application program interfaces to use hardware acceleration without display e... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7343562 | Graduated visual and manipulative translucency for windows Methods and systems for providing graphical user interfaces are described. overlaid, Information-bearing windows whose contents remain unchanged for a predetermined period of time become translucent. The translucency can be graduated so that, over time, if the windo... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334007 | Volume migration Systems and methods for performing an on-demand determination of a correct set of volumes to be exported are described. A disk platter is defined to be the unit of volume migration. Volumes are added to the platter based on whether or not the volume coexists on a di... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333581 | Method of processing data for a decoding operation using windows of data The present invention relates to a method using windows of data, a window (w) comprising data to be written and to be read and having a size. It is characterized in that it comprises:* A step of writing a current window of data into a unique buffer (BUF) in a first ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7313764 | Method and apparatus to accelerate scrolling for buffered windows Methods and apparatuses to accelerate scrolling for buffered windows. In one aspect of the invention, a method to scroll a buffered window on a data processing system includes: determining a second region of a second pixel image of a window in a frame buffer, which ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7295249 | Digital television display control apparatus and method Apparatus for controlling a digital television display, the apparatus comprising a main processor 4, a main memory 5 coupled to said main processor 4 via address and data busses, the main memory 5 being arranged to store at least temporar... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290217 | Managing position and size for a desktop component In a graphical desktop environment displaying desktop components, a control is provided to track the position of a pointer on a screen, and when the pointer enters relevant regions with respect to a desktop component, a thin or thick border in displayed around the d... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286140 | Hardware acceleration of display data clipping Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and apparatus for hardware acceleration of display data clipping. In one embodiment, all display data is presented to the display system. The display system uses its hardware to clip the undesired data an... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286133 | System, method and computer program product for programmable fragment processing A system, method and computer program product are provided for programmable processing of fragment data in a computer hardware graphics pipeline. Initially, fragment data is received in a hardware graphics pipeline. It is then determined whether the hardware graphic... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7274382 | Customizable background sizes and controls for changing background size This invention provides systems and methods that allow a user to change the size of a background used with a graphics-based user interface. This enables tailored background sizes based on user preference and allowable conditions, which are particularly useful with d... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7257777 | System and method for automatic control of window viewing A system and method for automatic ways of prioritizing the presentation of windows on a graphical user interface (GUI) and for prioritizing and accessing information stored in cache that is used by a web browser. The viewing (tiling) priority of windows, the size of... | 08/14/2007 |
| RE39745 | Recording medium retaining data for menu control, menu control method and apparatus A recording medium retaining data for menu control, a menu control method and an apparatus are provided for creating a menu highly expressive and attractive to the viewer. When operation of a menu button is determined on a menu created with a moving picture with sou... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232058 | Data displaying apparatus and method A data displaying apparatus that can efficiently display a plurality of data on a relatively small display screen. The data displaying apparatus includes a user input unit for outputting a data display request signal if there is a data display request from a user, a... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7171622 | Method, apparatus and computer program product for projecting objects in a display unit In a method form of the invention, objects are projected in a first display unit for a computer system. The computer system enables designating one of the objects projected in the first display unit. The designated object is projected in a second display unit commun... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168048 | Method and structure for implementing a layered object windows A display window is attributed a layering attribute such that underlying display windows are blended with the layered display window and displayed on the display screen. In a first embodiment, the layered window and the underlying window are represented as bitmaps. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159172 | Display for rapid text reading A display system uses so called rapid sequential visual presentation (RSVP) in which words are presented one after another in time, in a window for reading by a user. To provide context information, a thumbnail view of the document page or the section of text is als... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7114128 | Object-oriented framework for hyperlink navigation An object-oriented framework comprises system services, objects, and integration interfaces which unify retrieval and browsing of data among multiple different application programs, document formats, and local and remote data storage sites. The framework provides a ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7103658 | Rendering calculation processing status monitoring program, and storage medium, apparatus, and method therefor Information on a calculation progress status output based on rendering software is managed in an information record file. At the same time, identification information from a user that shows a desirable output processing is managed. When a rendering processing in the... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7043701 | Opacity desktop with depth perception A method of displaying information within a three-dimensional workspace on a computer display includes partitioning the workspace into a plurality of layers, where each layer corresponds to a display depth relative to a user. At least one substantially opaque contai... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039872 | Method and system of creating floating windows for displaying sponsor information, messages or programs in non-obtrusive areas of the graphic user interface of a software application Most software applications of the present time have graphic user interface comprising of a document display window and a document supporting substrate area. The document display window is the area where the application user inputs the data and views the results. The... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7012622 | Portable operating environment for information devices A graphics rendering software program for use on an embedded computing device includes an application layer, a graphics toolkit, and a graphics driver for rendering a plurality of drawing surfaces, including a first drawing surface and a second drawing surface, on a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7002599 | Method and apparatus for hardware acceleration of clipping and graphical fill in display systems Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and apparatus for hardware acceleration of clipping and graphical fill in display systems. In one embodiment, all display data is presented to the display system. The display system uses its hardware to c... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6928624 | Method and apparatus to display video A method includes creating a first window to receive video which at least partially overlaps a second window on a region of overlap of the display. Pixels of the first window are set to a chroma color. Background pixels of the second window in the region of overlap ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6832355 | Web page display system A display system displays web pages from web sites located on data communications networks such as the Internet network. The display system has display controls and a plurality of non-overlapping display areas. Each display area has independent display area controls... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6657644 | Layer viewport for enhanced viewing in layered drawings A method and system of displaying graphical images in a computer graphics system is disclosed. In a display of a graphical image including a plurality of graphic layers, the method and system comprise creating a layer viewport in response to a user intera... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6642935 | Image displaying apparatus and method thereof An image displaying apparatus and method thereof, being an image displaying technology of vector data, in which enlarging or reducing the vector data is performed after separating label information, being character information including in the vector data... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6630945 | Graphics display system with graphics window control mechanism A graphics integrated circuit chip is used in a set-top box for controlling a television display. The graphics chip processes analog video input, digital video input, a graphics input and an audio input simultaneously. The chip processes graphics images o... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6043817 | Method and apparatus for arranging displayed graphical representations on a computer interface A display arrangement system and method are disclosed for arranging repositionable graphical representations corresponding to a set of computer resources. The display arrangement system includes a layout that specifies a criterion for arranging the reposi... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5812132 | Windowed computer display A method of displaying graphical data on a display device of a computer system and a computer system employing the method. The method comprises the steps of: (1) forming a first window on the display device, the first window capable of displaying data ass... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5602996 | Method and apparatus for determining window order when one of multiple displayed windows is selected The display system includes at least one central processing unit (CPU) which is coupled through appropriate input/output (I/O) circuitry to input devices, such as a keyboard, digital pad, mouse and/or trackball. The CPU is coupled to a hard disk drive for... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5596345 | Method for managing non-rectangular windows in a raster display A method is provided for managing windows in a raster display. The method includes generating a first display map defining sequential picture element runs, each run having a common set of windows containing the picture elements of the run. The windows are... | 01/21/1997 |
