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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8112722 | Method and system of controlling a cursor in a three-dimensional graphical environment A method of controlling a cursor displayed on a display device is provided. A three-dimensional environment is displayed on a display device. A cursor and a plurality of objects are displayed on the display device within the three-dimensional environment. The cursor... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8099683 | Movement-based dynamic filtering of search results in a graphical user interface A movement-based filtering mechanism in a graphical user interface allows a user to filter search results by simply moving a pointer, such as a mouse. One or more attributes are displayed to the user in a graphical format. By selecting the pointer (such as clicking ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7962862 | Method and data processing system for providing an improved graphics design tool A method and software tool for performing an operation on a graphic object in a display of overlapping graphic objects in a data processing system are provided. The method comprises the steps of detecting the position of a pointer on the display; displaying to a use... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7934171 | Method, device and computer program product for providing user information within a graphical user interface The invention relates to a method, a computer program product and a device for providing user information relating to a screen object selected by a user with a pointer tool within a graphical user interface. In order to provide the most comprehensive assistance poss... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7856605 | Method, system, and graphical user interface for positioning an insertion marker in a touch screen display An insertion marker that is displayed on a touch screen may be moved by a user via an insertion marker placement aid. The insertion marker placement aid is displayed on the touch screen after a contact with the touch screen is detected. The insertion marker placemen... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7818691 | Zeroclick A GUI interface, a method of programming a GUI interface, and an apparatus which enables functions of controls in the GUI to be activated by a movement to a control and then another subsequent movement related to that control. It may be defined more precisely below.... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7814439 | Pan-zoom tool The present invention is a system that provides a user with a pan-zoom tool that is controlled by a limited input device, such as a pen or stylus, of a pen based computer. The pan-zoom tool is a semitransparent, bull's eye type tracking menu that tracks the position... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7770135 | Tracking menus, system and method The present invention is a system that includes a tracking menu that tracks the movement of a position transducer, such as a stylus or a mouse, as the transducer is moved about in association with a display. The menu is typically displayed on top of other objects in... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7725841 | Selection paradigm for displayed user interface A moveable displayed user interface element can be used to select an item displayed on a user interface. Once the proper item or items are selected, an area of the moveable displayed user interface element can be activated to perform an operation on the selected ite... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7620915 | Electronic document editing employing multiple cursors Two independently adjustable and positionable cursors are employed in a visual interface for editing an electronic document. The document may comprise text symbols, text objects, and graphics objects, among others. If both cursors are located in close proximity with... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7614017 | Information processing apparatus, processing method therefor, program allowing computer to execute the method An information processing apparatus is provided and includes a receiving section for receiving content data, a selection area movement instructing section for receiving an operation signal to instruct movement of a selection area and giving an instruction correspond... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7574678 | Pointer movement display for selecting desired available object A right link of each button to be displayed on a display device is set in such a way that the position of an anchor moves through all the buttons from the left to the right. In response to an initial input of the right direction key, the position of the anchor moves... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7565628 | Functional icon display system and method A method for managing a graphical user interface (GUI) control component on a display of a mobile communication terminal is provided. The method comprises displaying a GUI control component on a first location of the display; selecting the GUI control component, in ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7549131 | Method of controlling movement of a cursor on a screen and a computer readable medium containing such a method as a program code The present invention relates to a method of controlling movement of a cursor on a screen and a computer readable medium containing such a method as a program code. When using a graphic program which displays data in a graphical manner, it is often difficult ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7539933 | Apparatus and method of highlighting links in a web page An apparatus and method of highlighting links that are not clearly identifiable in a Web document are provided. When the document is displayed, if the links are not clearly recognizable as such, the user may depress a button. Upon depressing the button, all the link... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7526737 | Free form wiper A free-form wiper tool may be used to select and move document objects in an electronic document. A free-form wipe selection may be determined by analyzing the shape of a free-form selection in order to distinguish it from a free-form lasso selection. Once determine... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7500202 | Remote control for navigating through content in an organized and categorized fashion Presented is a remote control for interacting with a navigation system that allows content presented on a display device to be navigated in an organized and categorized fashion. The remote control comprises operational controls grouped by navigational function locat... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7484184 | Graphical cursor navigation methods A method for actuating a button on a graphical user interface (GUI) is disclosed. The method includes navigating a graphical cursor corresponding to an input device onto the button, activating a fence around a border of the button if the navigation occurs via a pre-... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7478343 | Method to create multiple items with a mouse A system, method, and computer program product that have a graphical user interface capable of easily generating different kinds of items on a canvas by a user by operation of a mouse pointer on the canvas without requiring movement of the mouse pointer between a pa... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7469388 | Direction-based system and method of generating commands Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and computer-readable medium for identifying a command in response to receiving notice of a pointer selection event followed by an associated pointer activation event. Also, the present invention layers ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7451409 | Embedded user interface system and method for a mobile communication device A method of remotely controlling a pointing device on a computing system is provided. The method comprises establishing a communication connection between a mobile device and the computing system; and activating a first mode wherein user interaction with a user inte... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7441191 | Method for graphical presentation of objects and technical processes on a screen and computer program product used for this purpose A method is provided for graphical presentation of objects and/or technical processes on a screen, as well as an editor implementing the method being provided. A tooltip appears when a pointing device such as a computer mouse for example uses its mouse pointer to re... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439953 | Information apparatus and method of selecting operation selecting element An information apparatus includes a display unit which displays an icon, a pointer, and the like, and a pointing device. When the pointer executes predetermined movement and stop in an icon-selection effective region formed in a periphery of the icon, the informatio... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7405733 | Spline drawing in a computer-implemented graphics program A computer-implemented graphics program for drawing a spline. The spline is drawn using a first method in the graphics program. Thereafter, the graphics program seamlessly switches from drawing the spline using the first method to drawing the spline using a second m... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405722 | Portable telephone In a portable telephone according to the present invention, a display displays a block indicative of an operator, predetermined information and a pointer; the operator can be operated in directions opposite to each other; and the controller controls the display so a... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404149 | User-defined assistive GUI glue Techniques are disclosed for enabling users to define one or more areas of a graphical user interface (“GUI”) as being “glue-like”. When the user moves a pointing device (e.g., a mouse, joystick, track ball, etc.) and as a result, the graphical pointer moves... | 07/22/2008 |
| RE40410 | Method and system for tracking attitude A method and system for tracking attitude of a device includes fixing a two-dimensional array of photosensors to the device and using the array to form a reference frame and a sample frame of images. The fields of view of the sample and reference frames largely over... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7385585 | User interface designing apparatus A user interface designing apparatus for easily designing a user interface which can change display parts in accompanying state transitions for events by adding/deleting states and editing the display part and event handling in each state. The apparatus includes a s... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386470 | Advertising system and method using internet web browser There is provided an advertising system and method using an Internet web browser, in which one of a menu bar, location bar, tool bar, etc. in the screen of the web browser, that is not used for displaying information from a server, is used for displaying advertiseme... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382473 | Program and method of print instruction for printer with PDF direct printing function A print instruction program and method for allowing a network terminal device to send print instructions to a PDF direct-printing printer in a communications network in an efficient and advantageous manner. The program and method includes the capability to obtain PD... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383517 | System and method for acquiring a target with intelligent pointer movement The present invention is generally directed to assisting users to position a pointer on a target. Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and computer-readable medium that guide a pointer toward a target. After the pointer is located on a targ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379048 | Human-computer interface including efficient three-dimensional controls The present invention provides a method of human-computer interfacing that provides efficient implementation of intuitive controls in a three-dimensional space. The method comprises providing a three-dimensional space, characterized by x and y dimensions, together d... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372473 | Zooming controller A method and device for accessing a broad data field having a fine resolution. The user selects a scale which can be varied. The scale controls a range within the data field. By moving the range to encompass different portions of the data field, the user can scan th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370286 | Accessible markup language defined slider control An accessible markup language specified slider control. A slider control which has been configured for rendering in a content browser in accordance with the present invention can include a script controlled slider track; a markup language specified text input field;... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369128 | Method and computer program for constructing complex structure graphic A general complex structure graph constructing method and the associated computer program is described. The generators and initiators selected by the user are used as the geometrical graphing basis. Using the transformation information of the generators and the oper... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370277 | E-mail interface having an informational tool tip An interface enables perception of information regarding e-mail communications. The interface includes an e-mail application user interface that enables perception of e-mail message information for one or more e-mails received by an e-mail participant and that enabl... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7364313 | Multiple image projection system and method for projecting multiple selected images adjacent each other The present invention provides a projection device comprising: at least two input channels for receiving at least a first and a second input image signal, an image recombination system for combining the input image signals into one imaging signal, an input port for ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363397 | System and method for DMA controller with multi-dimensional line-walking functionality A system and method for a DMA controller with multi-dimensional line-walking functionality is presented. A processor includes an intelligent DMA controller, which loads a line description that corresponds to a shape or line. The intelligent DMA controller moves thro... | 04/22/2008 |
