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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8060510 | Best fit map searching A search engine computer system is configured to produce an optimized display of maps especially useful in mobile handheld devices with comparatively small screens. The system factors in scoring functions, visibility, and empirical data on map levels to provide opti... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8028247 | System and method for window navigation in GUI environment In a GUI environment including a plurality of windows, a user may establish one or more groups of windows such that the windows comprising each group are related. The user may cycle focus successively between the windows in the group in response to a focus cycle com... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7873914 | Multi-layer focusing method and apparatus therefor A method of and an apparatus for efficiently navigating a plurality of contents which are reproduced in a device for reproducing interactive contents, such as a computer, a DVD player, a PDA, or a cellular phone, by using a device having a limited number of input ke... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7797641 | Mobile communications terminal and method therefore A mobile terminal has a controller, a display and an input device connected to the controller, and a digital object browser for browsing among a plurality of available digital objects. A first representation and a second representation of each of the digital objects... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793232 | Unified interest layer for user interface A user-activatable dashboard (also referred to as a unified interest layer) contains any number of user interface elements, referred to herein as “widgets,” for quick access by a user. In response to a command from a user, the dashboard is invoked and the widget... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7774716 | Methods and devices for recording changes in visual stimuli observed through browser-based interfaces The invention provides methods and devices that address problems encountered when attempting to accurately reconstruct visual stimuli being displayed to a user as they interact with online-content, typically through a browser interface. In one embodiment, the invent... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770133 | System and method for handling unexpected focus change messages in a computing device A system and method for managing non-user initiated focus changes in a computing device detects, in one embodiment, an operating system generated message indicating a focus change from a first window to a second window. Once detected, user input is inhibited for a p... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7716599 | System and computer program for controlling screen focus for files and applications during presentations A system and computer program for controlling screen focus for files and applications during presentations provides for protection of information in a computer-generated presentation setting and prevention of interruption of a presentation by unwanted computer activ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7634738 | Systems and methods for processing input data before, during, and/or after an input focus change event Systems, methods, and computer-readable media process computer input data (such as electronic ink data, speech input data, keyboard input data, etc.), including focus change data, in a manner so that the input insertion range better comports with the user's original... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7631272 | Focus scope Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to directing focus to elements of a graphical user interface in response to focus events. In aspects, a program may include multiple focus scopes each of which may include elements capable of receiving keyboard i... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7624355 | System and method for controlling a user interface A system and method permits user control of a graphical user interface displayed to the user. The system comprises a user input device communicatively connected to a computing device. The computer device includes a display to display a graphical user interface, and ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7600192 | Method of zoom and fade transitioning between layers of information screens The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus and an information providing method. The display is switched through a transit screen based on a zoom-in screen or a zoom-out screen of a menu screen, and the menu screen is scrolled so as to displa... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7568168 | Method and apparatus for capturing and rendering text annotations for non-modifiable electronic content A system and method for capturing, displaying, and navigating text annotations in a non-modifiable document is disclosed. Once it is determined that a text annotation is to be created, the system determines the file position of the selected object. The file position... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7496856 | Method and apparatus for capturing and rendering text annotations for non-modifiable electronic content A system and method for capturing, displaying, and navigating text annotations in a non-modifiable document is disclosed. Once it is determined that a text annotation is to be created, the system determines the file position of the selected object. The file position... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7490299 | System and method for handling unexpected focus change messages in a computing device A system and method for managing non-user initiated focus changes in a computing device detects, in one embodiment, an operating system generated message indicating a focus change from a first window to a second window. Once detected, user input is inhibited for a p... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7454712 | Method, system, and computer program product for preventing unwanted application behavior The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for preventing unwanted application behavior. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: determining when a window assumes a focus of a user interface; an... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7434174 | Method and system for zooming in and out of paginated content A method and system for changing the zoom applied to a document. A request is received to change the zoom of a document displayed in a viewing area. A focal point is determined based on whether an insertion point or active selection is currently displayed in the vie... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7412664 | Mouse input panel windows class list A method for returning focus to a user interface window is disclosed. Information relating to each user interface window existing within a computer operating system is stored in a working database that is different from real-time user interface window information ma... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406655 | 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... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7389475 | Method and apparatus for managing input focus and Z-order An improved system for managing user inputs and z-order in a graphic user interface (GUI) environment is disclosed. A GUI element may include a plurality of keys corresponding to keys on a typical keyboard, and may serve as a replacement for the keyboard. The system... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386803 | Method and apparatus for managing input focus and z-order An improved system for managing user inputs and z-order in a graphic user interface (GUI) environment is disclosed. A GUI element may include a plurality of keys corresponding to keys on a typical keyboard, and may serve as a replacement for the keyboard. The system... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386555 | Post-session internet advertising system The present invention is directed to a post-session advertising system that may be used in media such as computers, personal digital assistants, telephones, televisions, radios, and similar devices. In one preferred embodiment, a first display is viewed in a first p... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7376911 | Method and system for controlling screen focus for files and applications during presentations A method and system for controlling screen focus for files and applications during presentations provides for protection of information in a computer-generated presentation setting and prevention of interruption of a presentation by unwanted computer activity. A lis... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373608 | Apparatus, system and method of providing feedback to an e-meeting presenter An apparatus, system and method of providing feedback to a presenter in an e-meeting in which visual information is being presented are provided. During presentation, the computer system of each participant is monitored to ensure that the window in which the visual ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362341 | System and method for customizing the visual layout of screen display areas A target acquisition model is used to position the screen display areas. An area is docked by acquiring the screen display area to be docked and dragging a representation of the screen display area towards the desired location. As the mouse pointer enters the bounda... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360157 | Aligning content in an electronic document Aligning the contents of document objects on an electronic document page. Organizing a page of document objects so textual content is aligned to natural eye scanning patterns promotes readership and usability. When a user creates a new island of text, the new text c... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358965 | Tapping to create writing The present invention provides a method and system for tapping to create document structure, such as writing. A tapping gesture received from the user is interpreted by a writing application to indicate that the user is about to write in a certain location on the pa... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356775 | Focus priority in window management A method for managing windows in a window-based display system, the method comprising providing a plurality of windows, each window being associated with an application, at least one of the plurality of windows being able to accept focus, assigning, to each one of t... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353229 | Post-session internet advertising system The present invention is directed to a post-session advertising system that may be used in media such as computers, personal digital assistants, telephones, televisions, radios, and similar devices. In one preferred embodiment, a first display is viewed in a first p... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346855 | Method and system for switching between multiple computer applications Generally described, a method is provided for use in a computer system that allows users to navigate quickly through multiple applications. In accordance with the method, when the computer receives a signal from the user, it extracts a preview representing a screen ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346848 | Single window navigation methods and systems A user interface (UI) in the form of a single navigable window enables a user to navigate to and between multiple different functionalities that are provided by a single application program. Novel use is made of a navigation model that manages the user's navigation ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340682 | Method and system for controlling a complementary user interface on a display surface An alternate display content controller provides a technique for controlling a video display separately from and in addition to the content displayed on the operating system display surface. Where the display is a computer monitor, the alternate display content cont... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7313594 | Chat system, terminal device therefor, display method of chat system, and recording medium A chat system in which conversations by characters in plural channels are displayed, and of these conversations, a conversation in a main channel and conversations in other channels are displayed in individual regions 23, 24 on a display screen, and an inputt... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302648 | Method and apparatus for resizing buffered windows Methods and apparatuses for resizing buffered windows. In one aspect of the invention, a method to resize a buffered window on a data processing system includes: determining an estimated size for a window which has a first pixel image of a first size buffered in a f... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293241 | Method and an arrangement for scrollable cross point navigation in a user interface The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for scrollable cross point navigation on a user interface in order to select a feature by combining object fields. Bars, where at least one of them is scrollable, have object fields which overlap and combine each ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278117 | Image segmentation and warping for specialized display viewing A method, program product and system for warping image data, the method comprising in one embodiment: receiving image data for an image; segmentation of the image into a plurality of regions based on regional classification of the image; obtaining a set of warping r... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277912 | Browser environment using multiple browser instantiations Systems and techniques for transferring electronic data to a user of a communications system by establishing a connection between a client and a host; receiving electronic data from the host in response to a data request transmitted from the client; and at the clien... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275219 | Fast and accurate rendering of pliable display technology distortions using pre-calculated texel coverages A method for generating a presentation of region-of-interest in an information representation including the steps of: selecting a viewpoint for the region-of-interest; selecting a location for the region-of-interest; creating a lens surface having a predetermined lo... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263663 | Customization of user interface presentation in an internet application user interface The present invention includes systems and methods for customization of internet applications. Multiple levels of customization are applied to both static and functional aspects of user interface elements including, for example, tab-order, tab-over, immediate access... | 08/28/2007 |
