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Neuroimaging as a Marketing Tool
Neuroimaging as a means for validating whether a stimulus such as advertisement, communication, or product evokes a certain mental response such as emotion, preference, or memory, or to predict the consequences of the stimulus on later behavior such as consumption or purchasing.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8397179 | Display control apparatus and display control method A display control apparatus that makes it easy to recognize a target image when images are displayed in each of regions obtained by dividing a single screen, even when the method for dividing the screen has changed. For example, when the method for dividing the scre... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8347229 | Multifunction peripheral and control method thereof A multifunction peripheral and a control method thereof include an input to provide an input screen through which an item is selected from a plurality of items to execute a plurality of operations, and data corresponding to the selected item is input, and a controll... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8250486 | Computer controlled user interactive display interface for accessing graphic tools with a minimum of display pointer movement A computer controlled graphical user interface implementation comprising displaying a set of graphic tools in a primary container location on the display in combination with an implement for using a selected tool to create a graphic object at a selected display loca... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8190600 | Search device and search program Where destination candidates that are selected by a search are arranged in a specified display order, the candidates are divided into two subgroups, based on a median value, and a first destination candidate, a median destination candidate, and a last destination ca... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8069419 | Graphical user interface check-list button control and method A computer-implemented method and system are provided for modifying a data list by a user within a graphical user interface. A first control is provided that operates within the graphical user interface. The first control is manipulated in order to access a second c... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7937671 | Method for modifying a list of items selected by a user, notably a play list of an audio and/or video apparatus, and audio and/or video apparatus allowing play lists A method for modifying a play list in an audio and/or video apparatus is proposed. This methods notably comprises the steps of: displaying available tracks in a first area, displaying the current play list in a second are, determining a track to be considered depend... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7730423 | Method and system for organizing document information A graphical user interface that presents document organization in terms of objects readily familiar to the user is provided by the present invention. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for managing documents in a computer system includes ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7624357 | Mobile telephone with improved man machine interface The present invention envisages a GSM mobile telephone in which a line of icons is displayed on a display. As a user navigates through the displayed line of icons, the positions of the icons alter so that the selectable icon moves to the head of the line. This appro... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7472356 | Collapsible container with semi-collapsed view A user interface system and method of displaying lists of information using a squeezed/semi-collapsed state of the group that shows, for example, a portion of the group (e.g., only the first few items of the group) is provided. The squeezed/semi-collapsed state take... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7454713 | Apparatus, methods and computer program products providing menu expansion and organization functions Display of menu items on a display of an electronic device, such as a cellphone or other portable device, is managed by defining first and second menus including respective first and second groups of menu items (e.g., graphic icons and/or text), wherein the first gr... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7451407 | Presentation of groups of items A system, a method and computer-readable media for presenting groups of items to a user. Items are divided into groups, and a group header is associated with each group. The items and group headers are presented on a screen display, and the displayed content is subj... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7444599 | Method and apparatus for controlling a display of a data processing system A method of controlling a display of a data processing system includes displaying a first list as a scrollable view of items in a first mode; receiving an input to switch from the first mode to a second mode; and displaying, in the second mode, a representation of a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7437685 | Logical, safe, and more personal user interface for accessing data and launching programs or applications Logical, safe, personalizable, and user friendly computer user interfaces may include: (a) plural branches; (b) plural sub-branches associated with the branches; and (c) an interface control that includes: a branch locking interface, a sub-branch locking interface, ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7370288 | Method and system for selecting objects on a display device Different levels or categories of text or images or both can be selected on a display device with simple commands. A selection region including one of selected text and selected images can be increased or decreased depending upon an executed command. A first command... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7360167 | User interface expander and collapser A method of indicating expanded states and collapsed states of lower level expander/collapser items in a higher level visual control of a user interface display. The method includes providing, in the higher level visual control, a lower level expander/collapser indi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7350159 | Integrated diagnostic system An integrated diagnostic system includes interface connectors to connect to a plurality of instruments/instrument modules, including engine analyzers, gas analyzers, oscilloscopes, scanners, network connections, and/or other desired peripheral modules. These modules... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7310776 | Control system with customizable menu structure for personal mobility vehicle A control system for a personal mobility vehicle has a menu structure that can be ordered so that commonly used areas of the menu are grouped together, thus avoiding the need to frequently navigate through seldom-used portions of a standard menu structure. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7246329 | Multiple menus for use with a graphical user interface An approach for using multiple menus with a graphical user interface is disclosed. A multiple menu comprises a menu panel with two or more selection regions, each of which is associated with a base menu. A user requests the menu panel without selecting a menu object... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242413 | Methods, systems and computer program products for controlling tree diagram graphical user interfaces and/or for partially collapsing tree diagrams Methods for selectively displaying portions of a hierarchical data set on an electronic display comprise the steps of displaying at least a portion of the hierarchical data set on an electronic display in a tree diagram format. Input may then be obtained from a user... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7225091 | Method and device for monitoring a system The present invention relates to a method for monitoring a system in which a datum-line display (11) is generated on a viewing screen (4) for at least one parameter of the system, comprising a baseline (14) that represents a base value for the p... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7206790 | Data management system A method of collecting information about data and data handling processes from different types of applications in the context of a storage system is described. The retrieved information is presented to the user to illustrate the relationships among the data, for exa... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7171249 | Medical device A medical device having an operation input unit for an operator to enter instructions and a operation unit for performing prescribed operations required for medical treatment based on input from said operation input unit, including a dialysis device that purifies pa... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168050 | OSD device and method for displaying menu therein for digital TV An On Screen Display device and method for displaying a menu is disclosed. In the present invention, a plurality of OSD main menu items are displayed on a screen and a space between adjacent menu items is opened to display sub-menu items. Thus, a user can convenient... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7158780 | Information management and processing in a wireless network Methods, systems and data structure for storing and managing information in a wireless network are described wherein fixed resources in the system are stored in a database in a hierarchical directory structure according to the location of each fixed resource. Each l... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7142889 | Communication terminal The control circuit 11 causes display of messages received through the communication unit 1 in the display unit 14 in list form. A cursor for making selections from the messages displayed in list form has different patterns. The control circuit ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137073 | Method for managing menu function in mobile station The method for managing menu functions in a mobile station includes the steps of executing menu edition, selecting menu items the user uses frequently in the executed menu edition, to set up a menu, executing the menu, and displaying the menu of the selected menu it... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133664 | Information management and processing in a wireless network Methods, systems and data structure for storing and managing information in a wireless network are described wherein fixed resources in the system are stored in a database in a hierarchical directory structure according to the location of each fixed resource. Each l... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124369 | Multi-layer path explorer The invention provides an improved method of exploring paths having multiple layers. Such paths may be through any of a number of types of networks, such as transportation networks, distribution networks, business structure networks, or telecommunication networks. T... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7093201 | Loop menu navigation apparatus and method A curved-listing file hierarchy and a preview window for more efficiently displaying file hierarchy information on a data processing device. Curved-listing file hierarchies may allow more elements of a file hierarchy to be displayed in a smaller space. This may be e... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7051280 | Method for displaying reservation guide/confirmation screen in a TV A method for displaying a reservation guide/confirmation screen in a tv includes the steps of: displaying a reservation guide screen if a user selects a reservation mode, setting the user's desired reservation state using a predetermined key on the reservation guide... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7010756 | Display operating system A display operating system which can freely set numbers of rows and columns in an arrangement of selection buttons displayed on a monitoring screen with immediate selection of a desired selection button being made possible. A position corresponding to that of a fing... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6910191 | Program guide data selection device A digital interactive television set device for selecting program guide data corresponding to available programming content. A processor filters the programming guide data according to different filter categories and also individual filter ranges associated with res... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6667811 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus, which reads an image of a document and forms the same image, including a display, a input means to be receive an input data, a ROM to store initial display data of the input means and compressed programs, a power source detecti... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6618063 | Method and apparatus for producing, controlling and displaying menus A system that combines a radial marking menu portion with a linear menu portion in a single menu display. Item selection in the linear portion is performed by location selection using a pointing device. Item selection in the marker portion is determined b... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6614452 | Graphical user interface for in-vivo imaging A graphical user interface is provided which allows the user to perform numerous operations suitable for analysis of in-vivo images within a single display screen or a single window. Using the the-vivo GUI, the user may create and manipulate analysis tool... | 09/02/2003 |
| 5588107 | Method and apparatus for selectably expandable menus A menu interface including a bounded region divided into menu panels, each panel having a menu option. Selection of the menu option replaces the menu panel corresponding to a particular option with an expanded menu panel having tools, options, features an... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5056059 | Medical monitoring system interface An input device, in particular for a medical monitoring system, comprises a keyboard, a screen and a control processor. The keyboard comprises various hardkeys enabling access to an object mode in which the user may enter an object to be manipulated. Once... | 10/08/1991 |
