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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434171 | Performance control apparatus A variety of performance control mechanisms are disclosed, allowing a user of a processor-based system to adjust performance criteria such as processing speed and fan speed. A performance control apparatus includes one or more user-accessible knobs and a display. Th... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7350209 | System and method for application performance management An improved method and system for complex and integrated application performance management which tracks end-to-end computer resource consumption of a first business application workflow in an enterprise system. The first business application workflow may include a ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343563 | Graphical user interface A graphical user interface (GUI) includes state indicators which show states of execution of threads running in microengines of a processor. The state indicators show the states of execution as functions of clocking in the processor. The GUI also includes a window s... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7228503 | Method for remote mask data jobview through a network A method for remote mask data jobview through a network featuring 24-hour service, reduced cycle time and lower cost, whereby customers can obtain real time mask data access instead of downloading entire pattern files. Expensive CAD/CAM software is unnecessary for t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210105 | System and method for synchronizing software execution System and method for synchronizing software execution in a computer system. Threads or processes executing in the computer system are synchronized via various types of synchronization objects. User input indicating a desire to specify a synchronization object opera... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191028 | Electrically controlled apparatus An electronically controlled apparatus of the present invention includes: an input-output section, which electronically processes and outputs input data; a control section, which electronically controls the input-output section according to operating status data of ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7159184 | Method and graphical user interface for creating a configuration file used to allocate computer system resources among workloads A method is disclosed for creating a configuration file for use with a resource allocator that allocates computer system resources, such as CPU resources, among workloads operating on the system. A software application referred to as a “wizard” generates a graph... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7124367 | Adjustable user interface The present invention is directed to an adjustable user interface. A method of configuring a user interface of an information handling system based on utilization of ports included with the information handling system may include monitoring a plurality of ports incl... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7103847 | Method and system for monitoring the use of a resource in a processing system A system for monitoring a resource in a processing system is disclosed. The processing system includes a display. The system comprises a total resource graphic provided on the display. The total resource graphic represents the total resource. The system includes at ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7058899 | System and method for creating a graphical program based on a pre-defined program process A system and method for creating a graphical program based on a pre-defined program process. Information indicating a plurality of program processes may be displayed. Each program process may have a corresponding graphical program template, wherein each graphical pr... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055105 | Drop-enabled tabbed dialogs The mouse cursor is moved over the register of a register dialog once a drop-and-drag action has been initiated, then the register under the mouse cursor is automatically moved to the foreground after a variable time interval, and the contents can thus be seen. Proc... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7010753 | Anticipating drop acceptance indication Permitting or prohibiting a drop is executed at the beginning of the drag-and-drop action initiated by the user, by mouse-clicking on the object to be dragged, for example. Thus, the drag-and-drop action is shown as a visual drop permission or prohibition in the rel... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6964023 | System and method for multi-modal focus detection, referential ambiguity resolution and mood classification using multi-modal input Systems and methods are provided for performing focus detection, referential ambiguity resolution and mood classification in accordance with multi-modal input data, in varying operating conditions, in order to provide an effective conversational computing environmen... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6941522 | Methods and apparatus for implementing a progress reporting interface Methods and apparatus for providing a progress associated with an executing process are disclosed. A progress report is generated in a progress reporting language, the progress reporting language indicating a progress of one or more steps in the executing process. T... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938219 | Method and system for displaying actions and historical content in an output view A method and system for tracking a plurality of actions against at least one object by a computer system is disclosed. The method and system comprises providing an output view, wherein the output view includes a first output area and a second output area. An action ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6892361 | Task composition method for computer applications Jigsaw connector pieces representing tasks to be performed are displayed on a computer screen, preferably hierarchically in a tree, to elucidate the relationships between tasks. To perform a task, a user positions an attachment jigsaw piece next to its corresponding... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6690400 | Graphic user interface for resources management of super operating system based computers This invention is a Graphic User Interface (GUI) that enables a user to virtualize the system and to define secondary storage physical devices through the graphical depiction of cabinets. The GUI allows the user to assign each cabinet a name, and to defin... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6639687 | Progress indicator for multiple actions Disclosed is a progress indicator generated on a computer display. Program logic in a computer system monitors the execution of a plurality of tasks, such as the transmission of print jobs, and determines progress status information for each of the execut... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6625590 | Command line interface for reducing user input in a network management device A command line interface for a network management platform includes a parser that parses and validates inputs entered at a command line, a command processor that, responsive to validation of a command, causes an operation specified by the command to be pe... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6611276 | Graphical user interface that displays operation of processor threads over time A graphical user interface (GUI) includes state indicators which show states of execution of threads running in microengines of a processor. The state indicators show the states of execution as functions of clocking in the processor. The GUI also includes... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6243092 | Transaction flow editing tool A system, method, and article of manufacture for editing visual primitives of a transaction flow used by a transaction processing system. A visual representation of a transaction flow containing visual primitives is accessed from a storage device by a dig... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6239800 | Method and apparatus for leading a user through a software installation procedure via interaction with displayed graphs The invention leads a user through an application program procedure via interactions with displayed information. A method incorporating the invention first displays maps (i.e., flow charts) of tasks required to be accomplished during the application proce... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6046741 | Visual command sequence desktop agent User commands and command parameters in a graphical user interface are logged in a command log. Repeating patterns of commands and command parameters are automatically detected. This detection is invisible to the user. The user is then prompted to see if ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5805166 | Segmented status area for dynamically reporting status in a data processing system Methods, systems and program products which provide dynamic status to a user. The status is provided by providing a plurality of icons arranged in a pattern corresponding to the relationship between the items the icons represent. User input is acquired wh... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5596695 | Interactive multi-media event-driven inheritable object oriented programming apparatus and method Stored data denotes a plurality of objects each composed of a pair of a data part containing presentation information of at least one of text, graphics, image, video and sound and a processing procedure part containing a procedure for processing the prese... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5550970 | Method and system for allocating resources A method and system for allocating at least one resource among a plurality of processes. The method includes the computer-implemented steps of displaying a representation of a proportion of the resource that is allocated to a first process on a display an... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5495568 | Computerized clothing designer A computer system receives data describing fabric characteristics such as weave pattern, frictional characteristics, average fibers per strand, strand wear characteristics, and elasticity. Fabric colors and patterns are also inputs. Data describing an ind... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5446838 | Floating highlights on a computer program code display A computer program displayed as text on a graphical display has each line of code divided into segments that can be highlighted. The code is being executed by a number of processors in parallel. A highlight, preferably a background color, which causes a c... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5287488 | Software design supporting method for classifying portions possibly affected by a modification into those portions that can and cannot be automatically modified A design supporting method having a specification edit function in an information processing system having a computer and an interactive terminal is disclosed. Items to be described in a specification are correlated among specifications so that when an it... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5121475 | Methods of dynamically generating user messages utilizing error log data with a computer system An error log request is generated by a component of a communication software system. The error log request is analyzed and compared to entries in one of a plurality of records in a message look-up table. If there is a match between the fields of the error... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4974151 | Configuration capability for devices in an open system having the capability of adding or changing devices by user commands A screen-oriented process is used for configuring devices in an open computer system. The computer system includes an operating system having device drivers, and the operating system can be run as a virtual machine on a virtual resource manager wherein a ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4858152 | Operator access to monitoring applications Information from multiple CICS host applications is gathered and the information is displayed on a single display screen. The information includes graphics, reports, and monitoring information. The display screens that the user is presented with are in a ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4625294 | Table-driven apparatus for data display and modification Data modification and display apparatus for use in a digital computer system together with a method employing data modification and display apparatus for modifying and displaying data. Data modification and display apparatus has memory containing a buffer... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4114190 | Electronic programmer having automatic program selection A program selector of an electronic programmer, e.g. of a washing machine, in which programs are stored in an integrated circuit store or memory, comprises two manual control switches and two display devices. One switch cooperates with selection circuitry... | 09/12/1978 |
