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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185825 | Hiding search box based on search provider settings The display of a search box within a toolbar is controlled based on the search provider settings of search box native to an application or operating system, such as a search box natively provider by a web browser. The search box is maintained within the toolbar when... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185824 | Method and apparatus providing a graphical user interface for representing and navigating hierarchical networks A method and apparatus are provided which present hierarchical data to a user via a graphical user interface. In the interface, hierarchical data is represented by nodes, beginning with one or more top nodes and extending into lower hierarchical levels by the displa... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181120 | TV widget animation An example television Widget movement method involves receiving a dedicated command from a remote controller that activates the plurality of Widget programs, wherein the Widget programs, when in Display mode, display Widget representations on a display; receiving a ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171416 | Confirmation system and method for instant messaging A system and method for confirming messages being sent within an instant messaging environment. An instant messaging system is disclosed, comprising a confirmation enablement system that allows a user to selectively enable a requires confirmation option for a contac... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8156439 | Method and apparatus for mimicking the display layout when interfacing to multiple data monitors A computer for use in the transfer and monitoring of data and a method of verifying the transfer of patient physiological data is herein disclosed. The computer comprises a display for displaying data, a controller for controlling the display of the data, a graphica... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8132117 | Method and system for highlighting an image representative of a flight parameter of an aircraft A method and system for highlighting a parameter image representative of a flight parameter of an aircraft to a user in a multi-parameter aircraft instrument display, such as a flat panel display. An electronic instrument display is configured to present parameter i... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122368 | System and method to facilitate progress forking A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for providing graphical completion status information for the management of serial computer operations that are forked into parallel operations. A first interactive progress bar, comprising a plurality of pro... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117562 | Runtime modification of data presented in a graphical element The present invention provides ways for application programs to allow users to dynamically update data that is presented in a GUI element. In one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided that receives a command when a GUI element is displayed for the pu... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117549 | System and method for capturing user actions within electronic workflow templates The invention provides an electronic workflow method and system that includes a client workstation having a high-resolution image displaying device and an input device, that captures actions that are performed on the image displaying device. The performed actions ma... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112712 | Image editing method, image editing apparatus, program for implementing image editing method, and recording medium recording program To provide an image editing technique that enables a user to perform movement and magnification of an image with a single operation, and to perform trimming while grasping image composition in printing, the image editing method includes a step of instructing to move... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108782 | Display management for communication devices with multiple displays Within a communication device having a plurality of displays, a method of controlling the displays can include, responsive to receiving an event from an application within a display manager, determining whether a single event or multiple events are pending (430 | 01/31/2012 |
| 8091040 | Method and system for displaying a plurality of discrete files in a compound file A method for managing and displaying related information in a graphical user interface includes storing each of a plurality of related datasets in a discrete file. A compound file is stored linking the discrete data files to each other. A common window for the combi... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086964 | Method and system for discovering and acting on tagged information in software artifacts According to exemplary embodiments, a method and system are provided for discovering and acting on action tags within an artifact. Upon a determination that an artifact is attached to a document in a host application, an action tag processor is invoked. The action t... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8074174 | GUI application development supporting apparatus, method, and computer program An application development supporting apparatus and method that make it possible to generate a GUI application, freely altering the settings for graphical representation corresponding to devices, are provided. A configuration in which the logical part and the graphi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8065624 | Virtual keypad systems and methods Accordingly, a virtual keypad system for inputting text is provided. A virtual keypad system includes a remote controller having at least one touchpad incorporated therein and divided into a plurality of touch zones. A display device is in data communication with th... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8046708 | Reversed links from graphical diagram representation A method includes performing an analysis or synthesis operation on a graphical model representation, producing a report from the analysis or synthesis operation and generating associations representing elements of the graphical model representation with correspondin... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8046701 | Peer to peer gesture based modular presentation system A peer-to-peer modular presentation system is disclosed for providing improved presentations. The system includes a plurality of displays. Each display is associated with an input device, processor and input/output port. The plurality of displays may include static ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037417 | Lasso select A lasso select tool that allows a user to draw a flexible line of selection ink in order to select one or more graphical objects for manipulation. As the user draws this selection line, the lasso select tool continuously redraws and displays a connection line connec... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8015505 | Management of commands generated through user interface dialogs Systems and techniques manage commands generated through user interface dialogs. In general, in one implementation, commands resulting from interaction with controls of a dialog are received, and first and second commands are distinguished. The first command is held... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8015501 | Accessing previously viewed windows One implementation provides a method for accessing a window previously viewed by a user in a graphical user interface (GUI) during an interaction with an individual. The method includes displaying to the user a first window in the GUI. The first window contains a co... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006184 | Playlist for real time video production A video production system provides a director with-control over video production devices used in producing a show. The video production system allows the director to pre-produce a show, review the show in advance of “air time.” and then, with a touch of a button... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8006186 | System and method for media production An editing system is proposed for automatically, or semi-automatically, editing input data to generate output production. The input material is annotated by, or analyzed to derive, a set of media descriptors which describe the input material and which are derived fr... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001485 | Method, system and apparatus using a sensory cue to indicate subsequent action characteristics for data communications A communications device provides a user with a sensory cue that informs the user of certain characteristics of a subsequent action that includes data communications. By informing the user of the data communication characteristics before the user initiates the data c... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996784 | Method and apparatus for controlling tab indexes in a web page A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing tab indexes. A Web page is displayed, wherein the Web page includes a plurality of tab indexes for a plurality of components in the Web page. User input is received for setting a... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7984384 | Web view layer for accessing user interface elements 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... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7984388 | System and method for partially collapsing a hierarchical structure for information navigation A partially collapsing hierarchical display system aids information navigation by providing a dynamic mechanism for labeling items with one or more states. In one embodiment, states comprise “hidden”, “visible” and “unmarked”. An expanded list of items d... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971143 | Senseweb Senseweb is described. In an embodiment, a first selection identifying a region of interest is recognized. Additionally, a second selection indicating at least one selected condition potentially monitored within the region of interest is recognized. Then, at least o... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7958457 | Method and apparatus for scheduling presentation of digital content on a personal communication device A method of presenting digital content to a user on a display of a computing device displaying a continuous stream of digital content in a stream portion of the display, obtaining a current context of the user and the computing device, providing contextual sensitivi... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7958459 | Preview related action list Previewing content included in an enterprise database associated with an enterprise system is disclosed. A first indication is received for an overlay object associated with an object from the enterprise database that is being displayed. an action list is dynamicall... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7958451 | Graphical user interface for an information mediation system A graphical user interface for an information mediation system is provided for assisting the user to discover an information source that matches a sense of value of the user which normally can not be explicitly expressed in language, from a plurality of information ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954062 | Application status board mitigation system and method A system and method for monitoring computer applications comprising an application component table comprising a plurality of applications and application functions, wherein the applications comprise data identifying a functional status of the applications; a process... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7954063 | Methods and systems for assigning an attribute value to an object A computer system includes a user interface, which includes a display device for displaying a graphical program interface. The graphical program interface includes one or more controls for assigning at least one attribute value to an attribute of an object. The grap... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7954056 | Television-based visualization and navigation interface Techniques for retrieving and displaying multimedia information are provided. A television (TV) interface is provided that displays multimedia information that may be stored in a multimedia document. The interface enables a user to navigate through multimedia inform... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949960 | Predictive rendering of user interfaces Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implement techniques for rendering the user interface of a software application. A client computer provides a user interface for a computer program application. The user interface is operable to receive inp... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945858 | System and method for controlling and operating an astronomical observatory A system for operating an astronomical observatory made up of astronomical hardware, utilizing a web browser operated by a user, and a web server connected to the observatory, wherein both the control to, and feedback from the observatory are displayed to the user i... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7934163 | Method for portlet instance support in a graphical user interface A method for responding to a request, comprising accepting the request, mapping the request to a control tree wherein the control tree is a logical representation of a graphical user interface (GUI) and wherein the control tree includes a set of controls which are r... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7921382 | Method for smooth rotation A method for smooth rotation of an object viewed from a finite number of angles encompasses resetting the drag origin in response to the pointer exiting a region centered on the drag origin. Upon exiting the region, a new view of the object displays thereby providin... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7921366 | Information processing apparatus, assignment method and display method of information processing apparatus, and computer-readable program product An information processing apparatus includes: a plurality of displays; a plurality of display instruction units; and an assignment unit that assigns a target selected on at least any one of the displays to one of the display instruction units so as to configure the ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7917867 | System for providing a category separator in a list of documents A system is provided to assist a user in selecting, identifying, and handling email messages. A selection color module may provide for the display of color coding and selection highlighting. The selection color module may provide a secondary highlighting color to in... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7917865 | Display processing apparatus, display processing method, and computer program product According to one embodiment, an display processing apparatus includes an operation receiver, a relation calculator, a display information generator, a display controller, and a scrolling module. The operation receiver receives selection of a key content. The relatio... | 03/29/2011 |
