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| 8151212 | Restricted user interface navigation A method and system that permits a user to navigate or browse a long list on a handheld device with a restricted user interface, such as a limited display and a limited user input device. The user first uses a coarse search to find a generally desired area in the li... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7519921 | Method and system for selecting a dynamic object in a graphical user interface A method and system for selecting a dynamic object in a Graphical User Interface (GUI), is provided. The GUI is represented by a matrix comprising a plurality of objects and a plurality of data values associated with each object. The method includes selecting a firs... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7350158 | Icon display system and method, electronic appliance, and computer program An icon display system is provided in which an icon train selectable on an icon menu screen is managed by a display icon management table and non-display icon management table to visualize a part of the entire icon train. This is done by disposing the visualized ico... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7318162 | Computer-implemented system and method for managing data integrity validation rules A computer-implemented system and method for customizing rules used in data integrity validation operations. A data integrity validation application uses the data integrity validation rules to perform the data integrity validation operations. The data integrity vali... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7281219 | Blended learning experience tool and method A blended learning solution is defined by determining degrees of elements in learning zones. The zones are defined by the types of interactions of the learners. Both formal and informal learning is defined for each zone. A specialized circular display is constructed... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278114 | Method and apparatus for managing display of popup windows The present invention relates to various aspects of managing display of supplemental on-screen windows known as popup windows. In one embodiment, an exemplary method includes detecting a first window on a screen, determining whether the first window qualifies as a p... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7249326 | Method and system for reducing notification area clutter A method and system are provided for use in a computer system for organizing and displaying notification items associated with the system, applications or other components, within a notification area. The system monitors items that are placed in the notification, co... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7194693 | Apparatus and method for automatically highlighting text in an electronic document An apparatus and method helps a user to determine parts of an electronic document that are of interest by allowing the user to define preferences for processing an electronic document, and by automatically highlighting one or more portions of the document according ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7159191 | Input of data A data input method in user terminals having a limited-size keyboard with two different data input methods linked in such a way that toggling between the modes does not require from the user any special action during text input, since the change of mode is automatic... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7131072 | Command input device, command input method, and storage medium The execution process registration unit is a function unit for causing a user to register in advance the information about the process (function) that is assigned to each button, and for storing the information. A command display unit controls an initial screen disp... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7123272 | Game machine, game title display control method and program A game machine capable of causing a player to pay attention to a game title image. The game machine comprises a default game title image storing section (52), an optional game title image storing section (54), an operation input section (60), a ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100105 | Information processing method and apparatus The state of a label at an optional time point, such as a past time point, can be recognized, while the label can be regenerated even when the label has been deleted. When a label on which can be pasted an object, such as text, picture or sound, is acted upon (yes a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7081889 | Highlevel active pen matrix The present invention relates to a system, method and medium for receiving and acting upon user input. In one embodiment, the user may only have access to a limited input device, like a stylus. Using the present invention, a user is provided with intuitive responses... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7031547 | User definable image reference points A method for image processing of a plurality of digital images comprising the steps of determining one or more sets of pixel characteristics, each set having at least one characteristic that is location independent; determining for each pixel characteristic set, an ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6961912 | Feedback mechanism for use with visual selection methods A feedback mechanism usable with graphical user interface systems that do not have a cursor improves the usefulness of such graphical user interfaces. Locating, identifying and/or selecting hyperlink targets or active areas within a displayed image map or within a W... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6633316 | Method and apparatus for implementing direct link selection of cached, previously visited links in nested web pages A pointer is added to each web page identifier which points to the previous linking web page in the navigational path. Another pointer maybe added to each web page identifier which points to the next linking web page in the navigational path. In other emb... | 10/14/2003 |
| 5801953 | Measurement apparatus and method for the adjustment of test/measurement parameters An instrument is described for the measurement of optical and/or electrical signals, such as an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) or an electrical time domain reflectometer (TDR). The instrument includes a display to depict a waveform representativ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5608860 | Method and apparatus for multiple source and target object direct manipulation techniques In a multi-windowed environment, a direct manipulation technique adds the ability to add and delete source objects and target objects to a direct manipulation list. After the direct manipulation operation has begun, a group object is formed. The group obj... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5159669 | Automatically creating a second workspace operation record including history data and a unit ID based on a first workspace operation A data processing system creates a log of operations performed on data units within a data structure, such as on objects corresponding to cards and links in a hypermedia database. The log includes items, each with data indicating an operation and indicati... | 10/27/1992 |
