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20080201637 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes a touch panel used for displaying various screens, each including a plurality of buttons from which a user selects a desired button, a menu screen display controlling unit for controlling the touch panel to sequentially display menu screens through which the user navigates to a setting screen for setting a predetermined function in accordance with the selected buttons, and a guide screen display controlling unit for controlling the touch panel to sequentially display guide screens through which the user navigates to the setting screen in accordance with the selected buttons in a path different from that of the menu screens, each of the guide screens displaying a button or description regarding at least the purpose or effect of the operation. An initial screen of the touch panel includes a menu button for entering the menu screen and a guide button for entering the guide screen. | 08-21-2008 |
20080229196 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus can display a hint screen or a help screen on a display unit to explain the way of operation to be executed by the apparatus. A hint controlling unit generates a HTML file of the hint screen corresponds to each screen based on weighting of each manual upon calculation of weight of each manual. A screen controlling unit displays manuals in the order of weighting based on the HTML file generated in the hint controlling unit while the character size is varied depending on the weighting to display. This allows a user to easily select a manual that is more likely to contain information that the user want to refer. | 09-18-2008 |
20080229197 | DYNAMIC AND INTELLIGENT HOVER ASSISTANCE - A method, system and article of manufacture for hover help management in data processing systems and, more particularly, for providing dynamic and intelligent hover assistance in graphical user interfaces. One embodiment provides a method of displaying hover assistance on a display screen. The method comprises moving a pointer element to a position over a user interface element shown on the display screen in response to user manipulation of a pointing device, while the pointer element is positioned over the user interface element, invoking a first hover element for display on the display screen, and invoking a second hover element for display on the display screen after invoking the first hover element, and while the pointer element continues to be positioned over the user interface element. | 09-18-2008 |
20080250314 | VISUAL COMMAND HISTORY - Embodiments of the invention provide a visual command history for a software application. A method for generating a visual command history for a software application configured to edit a computer-aided design (CAD) drawing may include receiving a selection of a command to perform, determining an area of the CAD drawing modified by the command. When the command is performed, the method may include capturing at least one image of the area of the drawing modified by the command and storing the images in the visual command history. The visual command history is configured to maintain a record of each command performed by the software application. A user may interact with the visual command history to undo a sequence of commands performed using the software application beginning from the most recent command up to command selected from the visual command history. | 10-09-2008 |
20080256447 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAPPING A VIRTUAL HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method for mapping input elements with actions performed by a mobile device is described. In some cases, the system creates an input map that is accessible by a generic guide script running on a mobile device. The guide script may access the input map in order to present tutorial information specific to the mobile device. | 10-16-2008 |
20080270901 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - An object of this invention to cause a display control apparatus capable of sequentially playing back drawn contents to implement, by a simple method, playback that facilitates grasp of contents while shortening the playback time. A display control apparatus of this invention includes an operation information acquisition unit which acquires, from a hard disk which records contents of a change in a drawing area for drawing an object upon acquiring operation information representing an operation in the drawing area, pieces of information about the contents of the change, a playback portion extraction unit which determines, of the pieces of acquired information, information to be used for playback of drawn contents and determines the playback timing of the information, a playback unit which extracts the information determined to be used for playback and plays back the drawn contents on a display apparatus at the determined playback timing using the extracted information. | 10-30-2008 |
20080276169 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REQUESTING HELP - A method (and system) of requesting help includes connecting a user to a help request generator, accessing, by the help request generator, a database including a list of helpers, selecting helper from the list of helpers, and transmitting a help request from the help request generator to the helper | 11-06-2008 |
20080313539 | ON-BOARD INPUT AND MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR A COMPUTING SYSTEM - An on-board input and management device is disclosed. In an exemplary implementation, a method of managing a blade computing system may include monitoring current systems status in a blade computing system with an integrated management controller. The method may also include using the integrated management controller for user interaction to monitor and modify configuration of a plurality of modules in the blade computing system. In an exemplary embodiment, all of the modules in the blade computing system may be monitored and managed. | 12-18-2008 |
20090013251 | HOST DEVICE TO INSTALL DRIVER AND METHOD THEREOF - A host device to install a driver and a driver installing method thereof. The host device includes a user interface to provide a step-by-step setup screen to install a driver of an external device and a setup method screen to inform a setup method of the step-by-step setup screen, and receives a selection signal with respect to the step-by-step setup screen, and a driver installer to install the driver according to the selection signal input through the user interface. | 01-08-2009 |
20090037815 | POINTING HELP SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to the help function and provide a method, system and computer program product for a pointing help system. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for pointing help in a GUI can include receiving a help event in association with a GUI control in the GUI, generating a help message for placement in a portion of the GUI statically configured to present different help messages, and visually coupling the GUI control with the help message through pointing help. In particular, in one aspect of the embodiment, visually coupling the GUI control with the help message through pointing help can include generating an arrow shell in a window separate from the GUI; and superimposing the arrow shell over the GUI to visually couple the GUI control with the help message. | 02-05-2009 |
20090044111 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD TO OFFER HELP INFORMATION THEREIN - An image forming apparatus and a method to offer help information therein include an input unit to receive a search request command to search help information from a user, a storage to store at least one help moving picture, a display to display the help moving picture, and a controller to control the display to display a help moving picture corresponding to the search request command. | 02-12-2009 |
20090063969 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SET TOP BOX ASSISTANCE - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to monitor for a tutorial request from a set top box coupled to a monitor display where the tutorial request is associated with use of the set top box, determine a tutorial type based on the tutorial request, and establish real time communication using a first webcam coupled to the set top box and a second webcam coupled to a communication device at a support center when the tutorial type is a video conference. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-05-2009 |
20090119586 | Automatic Generation of Interactive Systems From a Formalized Description Language - Systems and methods are described that automatically generate interactive systems configured for collecting dialog data of human-machine interactions in dialog systems. The systems and methods comprise receiving a task flow that describes operations of a dialog system. A formal description of the task flow is generated, and an interactive system comprising a graphical user interface (GUI) is automatically generated from the formal description. The GUI consists of templates for control of the dialog system and real-time collection and annotating of dialog data during a live dialog between only the dialog system and callers to the dialog system. The dialog data consists of data of the live dialog. | 05-07-2009 |
20090119587 | Interactive complex task teaching system - A system which allows a user to teach a computational device how to perform complex, repetitive tasks that the user usually would perform using the device's graphical user interface (GUI) often but not limited to being a web browser. The system includes software running on a user's computational device. The user “teaches” task steps by inputting natural language and demonstrating actions with the GUI. The system uses a semantic ontology and natural language processing to create an explicit representation of the task that is stored on the computer. After a complete task has been taught, the system is able to automatically execute the task in new situations. Because the task is represented in terms of the ontology and user's intentions, the system is able to adapt to changes in the computer code while still pursuing the objectives taught by the user. | 05-07-2009 |
20090132918 | Community-based software application help system - A framework for enabling a community of users to share help information about an application program. The framework includes a mechanism for users to generate and share help information and a mechanism for users to access help information created by other users. To generate help information, tools may be incorporated into an application to enable users to capture information about the application as they are performing functions. Those tools capture as a video clip a representation of screen displays created by the application as the user interacts with the application to perform a function about which help information is to be generated. Along with the scenes captured in the video clip, application context information and explanatory material, such as an audio narration, can be captured. The mechanism to access help information includes a server to which video clips can be posted and catalogued, allowing identification of clips in response to user input describing a required help topic. | 05-21-2009 |
20090164898 | DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM - A first application executes in an identified state. The first application broadcasts the identified state. The broadcasted identified state of the first application is received by a second application. The second application determines contextual content based on the received identified state of the first application. The contextual content is displayed. | 06-25-2009 |
20090265629 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTENDING ASSISTANCE IN A MULTI-FUNCTION PERIPHERAL DEVICE - Systems and methods of providing help to users of electronic devices, such as multi-function peripherals (MFPs), are disclosed. Help information is maintained in a plurality of storage devices that are in communication with a plurality of MFPs. The storage devices are configured so as to be located remotely from the MFPs. When users request assistance from an MFP, the MFP communicates with the storage devices to obtain the appropriate help information. The storage devices are further configured to allow third parties, including users of the MFPs, as well as MFP vendors, to update the help information, enhancing the assistance received by the users in response to a request for help. Should new applications be installed on the MFPs, help information associated with the new applications may be stored by the storage devices and similarly updated. | 10-22-2009 |
20090276703 | PROFILE-BASED HELP FOR METAVERSE APPLICATIONS - A method, medium and implementing processing system are provided for enabling enhanced help or guidance that is tailored to a user and is available on a multitude of “levels” and in a variety of ways. A user is enabled to create a user profile by inputting information about his or her personal interests, i.e. what they plan or hope to do in a virtual world application and possibly how the application can best meet the individual's needs. Users are enabled to specify interests using a form, free-form text, or other means of input. Based on the user input specifications, and depending upon user activity while in the metaverse application, information will be provided about users, places, and events that may be useful to the user in accomplishing the individual user's objectives. | 11-05-2009 |
20100064216 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JOINT REPLACEMENT - Systems and methods for joint replacement are provided. The systems and methods include a surgical orientation device and at least one orthopedic fixture. The surgical orientation device and orthopedic fixtures can be used to locate the orientation of an axis in the body, to adjust an orientation of a cutting plane or planes along a bony surface, to distract a joint, or to otherwise assist in an orthopedic procedure or procedures. | 03-11-2010 |
20100064217 | CONTENT EXPLAINING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A content explaining apparatus and method computes the degrees of similarity between a specified content and the other contents than the specified content of multiple contents based on content information stored in content information database means, computes a user realization degree for each of the other contents based on user information stored in user management database means or the content information stored in the content information database means, computes an explanation accuracy degree of each of the other contents for the specified content from the similarity degree and user realization degree of said each of the other contents, and presents content explaining information for the specified content according to the explanation accuracy degrees. | 03-11-2010 |
20100070857 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EDITING AN IMAGE | 03-18-2010 |
20100077305 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING USER ACCESSIBILITY IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE - A system and method to enhance user accessibility in a virtual universe and, in particular, to enhance user accessibility by providing information and/or actions to users participating in the virtual universe. The system comprises an assignment engine configured to assign an accessibility unit to an item within a virtual universe and a detection engine configured to detect a triggering event, which triggers the accessibility unit. The system also comprises an accessibility action engine configured to provide at least one of information and an action to a user when the accessibility unit is triggered. | 03-25-2010 |
20100088599 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND HELP DISPLAY METHOD - An electronic device comprising: a display unit configured to display a setting menu; an operation unit configured to receive an operation from a user; an operation detection unit configured to detects the operation received by the operation unit; a timer unit configured to measure an elapsed time that has elapsed since a start operation relating to a setting of a given function received by the operation unit is detected by the operation detection unit; and a help display processing unit configured to cause the display unit to display help information thereon when an end operation relating to the given function to the operation unit has not been detected by the operation detection unit before the elapsed time measured by the timer unit reaches a predetermined time. | 04-08-2010 |
20100122163 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO TRAINING AND INFORMATION ON TOOLS USED IN THE VIDEO AND WEB SITE FOR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION - An interactive web site for use by a community of users includes multimedia information for education and use by the users. The multimedia information includes video information that demonstrates procedures of interest to the community. Tags are provided to the video identifying products and tools used in the video. Links are presented on the web site linking to additional information on the products and tools. Links are also provided that automatically schedule telephone conferences or other communications between the users and vendors of the products or services tagged in the videos. | 05-13-2010 |
20100180200 | ELECTRONIC ASSISTANT - The present invention relates to an electronic assistant. In one embodiment, a system for assisting with a current workflow being performed on a computing device includes a watcher for extracting a context from the current workflow, a harvester for identifying at least one document associated with a concept that matches the context, and a suggestion generator for displaying the document to the user of the computing device, where the document is suggested to aid the user in performing the current workflow. | 07-15-2010 |
20100211873 | Apparatus and method of controlling information processing apparatus, and recording medium storing controlling program - An information processing apparatus having an operating system installed thereon is provided with a help file manager. The help file manager obtains language type information indicating a language type currently set for the operating system, obtains one of a plurality of help files that corresponds to the obtained language type information from a resource file, and expands the obtained help file into an expanded help file to store the expanded help file at the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus displays a help window generated based on the expanded help file that is stored. | 08-19-2010 |
20100223548 | METHOD FOR INTRODUCING INTERACTION PATTERN AND APPLICATION FUNCTIONALITIES - The invention describes a method for introducing interaction pattern and/or functionalities of a plurality of cations ( | 09-02-2010 |
20100287472 | AUTHORING OF DEMONSTRATION ENVIRONMENTS - An authoring system is provided for generating a demonstration payload, which is installable on a target electronic device to create a demonstration environment on the target electronic device. The authoring system includes a build interface operative to receive authoring inputs which specify characteristics of the demonstration environment. The authoring inputs include specification of promotional media to be played during a promotional mode of the demonstration environment, and specification of mock user data to be accessible during a tryout mode of the demonstration environment. The system further includes an assembler module operative to generate the demonstration payload based upon the authoring inputs. | 11-11-2010 |
20110016392 | Power Injector with Help Functionality - A power injector ( | 01-20-2011 |
20110093779 | Wizard in a Wizard Engine - A method for managing a web application initiated by a user is disclosed which enables navigation between two or more wizards while executing said web application. Predefined instructions ensure that a user can execute a plurality of steps in different orders when navigating between two or more wizards without losing any data that has been executed in a previous step. A wizard engine is also disclosed which is adapted to execute the suggested method. | 04-21-2011 |
20110126100 | METHOD OF PROVIDING GUI FOR GUIDING START POSITION OF USER OPERATION AND DIGITAL DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of providing a GUI and a digital device includes determining whether a user has approached a start position of an operation of a user input unit for operating the GUI that is displayed on a display; and displaying a guide on the GUI that is displayed on the display if it is determined that the user has approached the start position of an operation. Accordingly, a user can confirm that his/her finger has approached the start position of an operation through the guide, and thus can input a desired command as seeing only the display. | 05-26-2011 |
20110209059 | PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF THE PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a changing unit. A graphical user interface image is displayed by a display unit and includes an operation image and an explanation image. The operation image shows plural display components respectively associated with instructions by an operator. The explanation image shows explanations concerning operations performed by using the operation image and associate any one of the plural display components with an associating area in the explanation image. The changing unit changes, according to designation on the associating areas by the operator, the graphical user interface image to make it possible to distinguish the display component associated with the associating area from the other display components. | 08-25-2011 |
20110209060 | METHOD AND ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY - An image display device including an image input means to which image signals are input, an image display means for forming an optical image based on the image signals, and a device adjusting means for adjusting internal conditions of the device is provided with an adjusting operation support means for supporting an operation of the device adjusting means. Because the adjusting operation support means is provided, a user may easily adjust the image display device while confirming adjusting operation support information displayed by the adjusting operation support means. | 08-25-2011 |
20110219304 | DICTIONARY INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - A block data creation unit creates an explanatory assistance block data item in which an explanatory information item is placed on a word thereof in a display block of a specific size for each of the words searched for by the dictionary search unit. A block data display unit causes the display unit to display a specific number of explanatory assistance block data items created by the block data creation unit so as to correspond to an order of the words arranged in the text. A block change unit changeably displays another explanatory assistance block data item according to a user operation to the explanatory assistance block data items displayed by the block data display unit. | 09-08-2011 |
20110225494 | WHITEBOARD PRESENTATION OF INTERACTIVE AND EXPANDABLE MODULAR CONTENT - In one aspect, described herein is a method for creating an interactive expandable multimedia tutorial. The method includes receiving a plurality of tutorial elements, generating a first user interface including a plurality of regions that correspond to each of the plurality of tutorial elements, presenting the first user interface on a display device, receiving a request to access the one or more additional tutorial elements, accessing the one or more additional tutorial elements, generating a second user interface comprising one or more regions that correspond to each of the accessed one or more additional tutorial elements, and presenting the second user interface on the display device, wherein the second user interface is displayed simultaneously with the first user interface, and wherein at least a portion of the first user interface remains visible to the user to enable navigation between the second user interface and the first user interface. | 09-15-2011 |
20110239116 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS WITH TOUCH SCREEN USER INTERFACE - Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for using and operating electric vehicle charging stations (“EVCSs”) or electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”) having a touch screen. The touch screen display device can be used, for example, to facilitate user interface with the EVCS/EVSE. The touch screen display apparatus can provide a quick and efficient means for a user to input a wide variety of information. Also disclosed herein are representative embodiments of a network communication system for EVCSs or EVSE. | 09-29-2011 |
20110271184 | CLIENT APPLICATION AND WEB PAGE INTEGRATION - Application integration may be provided. A first application may be executed on a client computer. The first application may connect to a second application, such as a browser-based application. The first application may identify at least one functionality associated with the second application and display a user interface element associated with the at least one functionality within the first application. | 11-03-2011 |
20110289409 | Generating User Help Information for Customized User Interfaces - A method for generating user help information for a customized user interface, the customized user interface including one or more user interface components from a library of user interface components, the method comprising the steps of: associating library component help information with each user interface component in the library of user interface components; identifying component help information from the library component help information for each component in the customized user interface; aggregating the identified component help information into user help information for presentation to a user of the customized user interface. | 11-24-2011 |
20110307779 | SYSTEM OF RETAINING, MANAGING AND INTERACTIVELY CONVEYING KNOWLEDGE AND INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT - An instructive content creation and viewing system, including a first microprocessor assembly, an intuitive viewing interface, a second microprocessor assembly in communication with the first microprocessor assembly, and an content creation interface. The viewing interface is housed on the first microprocessor assembly and the content creation interface is housed on the second microprocessor assembly. The content creation interface is used to create the instructive content, while the first microprocessor assembly obtains the instructive content. The viewing interface presents the instructive content while the viewing interface adapts to the instructive content and user preferences or actions. | 12-15-2011 |
20110320941 | STEREOSCOPIC 3D CONTENT AUTO-FORMAT-ADAPTER MIDDLEWARE FOR STREAMING CONSUMPTION FROM INTERNET - Stereoscopic (3D) content streaming on PC from internet may become a commonplace practice. However, expecting a user to learn which formats and eyewear type to select for a particular display configuration type may be a challenge. Embodiments automatically discovers the PC system configuration and content formats being delivered, and using content-to-display format matching, adapts the content for best viewing quality for the user. The interactive application backed by a library instructs the user to setup the viewing configuration and conditions for optimum quality, removing the confusion choices can produce otherwise. | 12-29-2011 |
20110320942 | Computer Program and Methods for Automatically Initializing an Audio Controller - A computer program of the type commonly known as a “wizard” is disclosed that initializes user interface software for controlling an audio conferencing device. The wizard allows the desired audio inputs (e.g., microphone, telephones, etc.) and audio outputs (speakers, recording devices, etc.) to be chosen by an audio system administrator. Thereafter, the wizard allows an audio conferencing device (or devices) to be chosen by the administrator, or allows such a device(s) to be optimally chosen dependent upon the chosen inputs and outputs. The wizard then maps the inputs and outputs to the input and output ports on the audio conferencing device. When the administrator finishes the wizard, the wizard computes the mapping parameters and other audio-optimizing parameters for the selected inputs and outputs. These parameters are then loaded into the user interface software automatically. | 12-29-2011 |
20120060091 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE DEVICE - A graphical user interface device includes an operation procedure information database, a display element information database, an operation determination section, a display element selection section, and an integrated procedure and display-element screen preparation section. Procedure information and a display item to be operated by an operator are registered in the operation procedure information database. The procedure information is text information forming an operation manual. The operation determination section determines a current operation step based on information given from an actual plant. The integrated procedure and display-element screen preparation section prepares a layout of an operation screen allowing the procedure information and the display item of the current operation step to be simultaneously displayed on a single screen of the input/output equipment. | 03-08-2012 |
20120102402 | Framework for Custom Actions on an Information Feed - Systems and methods for providing a custom action for an information post are described. In one embodiment, data for generating a user interface component for display at a client machine may be transmitted from a server to the client machine. The user interface component displaying one or more information posts may be capable of being generated in accordance with first computing programming language instructions provided by a first entity. Each information post may include information relating to a record stored on a storage medium accessible to the server. Selected ones of the information posts may have associated therewith a custom action activation mechanism for activating a custom action relating to the associated information post. The custom action activation mechanism may be capable of being generated in accordance with second computer programming language instructions provided by a second entity. | 04-26-2012 |
20120124471 | Virtual tour, display and commerce - A virtual tour and display begins with an initial view of a start location. The user navigates by clicking on navigational arrows located on the various spaces, such as halls or galleries or store areas, in each case initiating an animated movie which either turns the user within the same space or goes to a different location within the same space or by moving to a different space. A user can move to a gallery, which displays thumbnail images, such as a pictures on a wall, or clothing on a wall or rack or other items to be viewed. The user can select one of the thumbnail images, such as a picture to be viewed and have a full screen view of the selected image or hear an audio clip about the selected image, or other options. | 05-17-2012 |
20120131457 | CONFLICT SWITCHES FOR IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE NODE CHANGES - An enhancement implementation analysis method and system are provided. A processor may determine a node in an implementation guide hierarchy to be analyzed for conflicts. Based on the determination, a list of all switches assigned to the node in the implementation guide hierarchy may be retrieved from a data store. The list of retrieved switches may be checked by a processor to determine whether the switch is an active conflict switch. Upon a determination that the conflict switch is an inactive conflict switch, the conflict switch may be deleted from the retrieved list of all switches. If the conflict switch is determined to be an active conflict switch, the conflict switch may be added to a list of relevant switches, and the list of relevant switches may be processed to resolve conflicts, and a corresponding implementation guide may be presented. | 05-24-2012 |
20120173974 | SOCIALIZED HELP FOR COMPUTING APPLICATIONS - In an embodiment of the invention, a method for managing socialized help in a networked computing application is provided. The method includes receiving, from a help authoring user in a graphical user interface (GUI) rendered for the help authoring user, a specification of a designated region of the GUI, storing help text authored by the help authoring user in connection with the designated region, detecting a help request by a help consuming user in association with a region of a GUI rendered for the help consuming user and corresponding to the designated region, retrieving the help text authored by the help authoring user in connection with the designated region, and rendering the help text in the GUI rendered for the help consuming user. | 07-05-2012 |
20120179964 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HELP OF PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for providing a help function of a portable terminal are provided. The method for providing help of a portable terminal preferably includes: selecting a recommended help based on weights of respective help items set according to usage frequencies of respective functions included in the portable; displaying the selected recommended help; and reducing a weight of a help item corresponding to the selected recommended help by a preset size. The method and the apparatus apply a high weight to an added function, a changed function, and a function not used by a user, and outputs a selected recommended help (tip) based on the weight that allow the user to conveniently pick up and suitably use various functions of the portable terminal. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179965 | GESTURE-BASED NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - Systems and methods to facilitate the navigation of functions of an application of a mobile device using a gestural input scheme. A navigation scheme based on simple user-initiated gestures reduces the safety hazards and physical challenges that are introduced when interacting with a mobile device in the wild. A mobile device having a motion sensor is programmed with an application that allows a user to navigate between the various functions (e.g., features, screens, and menu options) of the application by moving the mobile device according to predefined gestures. The motion sensor in the mobile device senses a user gesture imposed on the mobile device and the application on the mobile device responds to the gesture by navigating to the function that is correlated to the gesture as part of the application. | 07-12-2012 |
20120204105 | Generating User Help Information for Customized User Interfaces - A method for generating user help information for a customized user interface, the customized user interface including one or more user interface components from a library of user interface components, the method comprising the steps of: associating library component help information with each user interface component in the library of user interface components; identifying component help information from the library component help information for each component in the customized user interface; aggregating the identified component help information into user help information for presentation to a user of the customized user interface. | 08-09-2012 |
20120233546 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VOICE, CHAT, AND SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE APPLICATIONS USABLE IN SOCIAL MEDIA TO SERVICE PERSONAL ORDERS AND REQUESTS BY AT LEAST ONE AGENT - An application that provides voice, chat, or short message services on a social media site to present a data field in a user interface for a person to enter information to request support, make a purchase, or seek information; presents an option to a person that allows the person to select how they want to be contacted by at least one agent; captures information from the social media site for the person; populates a preformatted note with the personal information and selection received from the person, the preformatted note having fields corresponding to the information and contact option, with the preformatted note formed by populating an input field with corresponding information or a selection by the person; stores all or part of the preformatted note as the record of the person's request for support; implements an algorithm to determine social affinity to route the request to at least one agent or another phone number or an automated response machine; and routes the request by voice or data channel, tracks the request and response, reports the results, and uses those results as feedback for future routing for the person or the person's social contacts. | 09-13-2012 |
20120240043 | Self-Revelation Aids for Interfaces - Systems and/or methods are provided that facilitates revealing assistance information associated with a user interface. An interface can obtain input information related to interactions between the interface and a user. In addition, the interface can output assistance information in situ with the user interface. Further, a decision component that determines the in situ assistance information output by the interface based at least in part on the obtained input information. | 09-20-2012 |
20120254748 | HOST DEVICE TO INSTALL DRIVER AND METHOD THEREOF - A host device to install a driver and a driver installing method thereof. The host device includes a user interface to provide a step-by-step setup screen to install a driver of an external device and a setup method screen to inform a setup method of the step-by-step setup screen, and receives a selection signal with respect to the step-by-step setup screen, and a driver installer to install the driver according to the selection signal input through the user interface. | 10-04-2012 |
20130014012 | INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC TECHNICAL MANUAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and systems are provided for an interactive electronic technical manual system. A system includes a user interface for receiving input from a user and providing output to the user. A database stores instructions associated with tasks. The system also includes a diagnostic reasoner for receiving commands, controlling an external device in response to the commands to implement a test of the external device, and sensing signals associated with the test of the external device. The system further includes an interface module in communication with the user interface, the database, and the diagnostic reasoner. The interface module sends instructions associated with tasks to the user interface from the database, conveys commands from the user interface to the diagnostic reasoner, receives data associated with the signals sensed by the diagnostic reasoner, and analyzes the data associated with the signals. | 01-10-2013 |
20130047081 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING VIDEO CONTENT ON MOBILE DEVICES USING STORYBOARD TEMPLATES - Computer-implemented methods, systems, and programs are provided for creating and editing video content on mobile devices. | 02-21-2013 |
20130073957 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY GENERATING A TRAINING PROGRAM - Learning content management systems and processes are described that enable a user to independently define or select learning content, frameworks, styles, and/or protocols. The frameworks may be configured to specify a flow or an order of presentation to a learner with respect to a learning content presentation. The style definition may define an appearance of learning content. At least partly in response to a publishing instruction, the received learning content and the received framework definition are merged and then rendered in accordance with the defined style. The rendered merged learning content and framework definition are packaged in accordance with the defined/selected protocol to provide a published learning document. | 03-21-2013 |
20130097497 | IN-PRODUCT QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, AND TIPS - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for providing help content related to a software application to a user. The technique involves receiving textual input related to a first software application from a first user and comprising help content and generating a first discussion element based on the textual input. The technique further involves receiving first contextual information associated with the first user and related to the first software application, associating the first contextual information with the first discussion element, and transmitting the first discussion element to a server machine for processing. | 04-18-2013 |
20130139056 | Installation Wizard with Multidimensional Views - Mechanisms are provided for consistent and coherent layout for an installation wizard. The mechanisms divide the installation wizard into a plurality of actions. The mechanisms generate a graphical user interface panel for each of the plurality of actions to form a plurality of graphical user interface panels and generate at least one optional view for each graphical user interface panel. For each given action of the installation wizard, the mechanisms present a graphical user interface panel with a default view based on context of the given action and responsive to user input selecting an optional view, present the graphical user interface panel with the selected optional view. | 05-30-2013 |
20130151962 | Help Functionality And Graphical User Interface Applications - Systems, methods, and computer program products for help functionality and graphical user interface applications are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment of a method includes the steps of initiating display of a help window associated with a graphical user interface application; in the help window, providing a listing of different selectable modes associated with a function supported by the graphical user interface application; and in response to receiving selection of a given mode in the listing of different selectable modes in the help window, configuring the function according to the given mode as specified by the selection | 06-13-2013 |
20130198626 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SERVER - According to one embodiment, an electronic device communicating with a server includes a transmitter, a receiver and a display controller. The transmitter is configured to transmit, to the server, at least one of setting information of an application set by a user and setting information set in the electronic device by the user. The receiver is configured to receive, from the server, answer information to anticipated user's questions in accordance with the setting information. The display controller is configured to controls to display the answer information. | 08-01-2013 |
20130318439 | ANALYTE TESTING METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH HIGH AND LOW ANALYTE TRENDS NOTIFICATION - Described herein are systems and methods to utilize factual information based on stored analyte data to allow greater insight into the management of diabetes of a user. | 11-28-2013 |
20140006944 | Visual UI Guide Triggered by User Actions | 01-02-2014 |
20140026045 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHORING GUIDED PROCEDURES - A software system maintains a plurality of procedures in an infrastructure. The procedures include step by step instructions relating to assisting a user of the infrastructure. The system also provides a software tool via a user interface relating to the plurality of procedures. The software tool is configured to permit a user to create a procedure, to activate the procedure, and to publish the availability of the procedure. | 01-23-2014 |
20140047334 | COMPUTER APPLICATION LEARNING SOLUTION - A computer-implemented method is performed by causing at least one processor to by execute instructions recorded on a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-implemented method includes interfacing an informative effects engine with a computer application, detecting an operation of a select feature or function of the computer application on a user-application interface, and in response to the detection, presenting a tutorial with one or more informative effects related to the select feature or function of the computer application on the user-application interface. | 02-13-2014 |
20140075304 | ANNOTATION OF USER INTERFACE DOCUMENTS ACCORDING TO RELATED DOCUMENTATION - Helping a user to use a first application. A help document is presented to a user. The help document describes at least one step for using the first application and includes metadata. The metadata indicates at least a first user interface element of the first application corresponding to the step. Responsive to presenting to the user the help document, based on processing of the metadata, the first user interface element is highlighted in the first application to indicate to the user to select the first user interface element to perform the step. The first user interface element is external to the help document. | 03-13-2014 |
20140095995 | SOFTWARE TRAINING SYSTEM INTERACTING WITH ONLINE ENTITIES - A non-transitory processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions configured to cause a processor to send a first signal to cause a client device to display an instruction directing a user to perform a task associated with a user profile of an online entity. The code is configured to cause the processor to produce a query formatted according to an API associated with the online entity. The code is configured to cause the processor to send a second signal including the query to at least one of the client device or the online entity, and receive a third signal including a datum associated with the task. The code is configured to cause the processor to update a status of the indicated task based on the datum, and send a fourth signal to cause the client device to produce an indication associated with the status of the task. | 04-03-2014 |
20140143666 | System And Method For Effectively Implementing A Personal Assistant In An Electronic Network - A system for effectively implementing an electronic network includes a main personal computer that is coupled to the electronic network. A personal assistant program on the main personal computer supports a personal assistant mode for the main personal computer and one or more other local network devices. A user interface is generated by the personal assistant for allowing one or more users to interactively communicate with the personal assistant through either the main personal computer or the local network devices. A processor device on the main personal computer is configured to control the personal assistant. | 05-22-2014 |
20140164919 | SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A schedule management system having a first agent that includes an acquiring means that acquires information relating to a second schedule from a second agent; a determining means that determines change content of a first schedule based on the information relating to the second schedule; an asking means that, when the change content is outside a predetermined scope of rights for the first agent, asks a user whether it is acceptable to change the first schedule based on the change content; and a changing means that, when the change content is within the predetermined scope of rights for the first agent, changes the first schedule based on the change content and, when the change content is outside the predetermined scope of rights for the first agent, changes the first schedule based on the change content or change content designated by the user, based on a result of asking the user. | 06-12-2014 |
20140181651 | USER SPECIFIC HELP - A help module provides help content to a user by determining an application for which help should be presented. In one embodiment, the user requests help for a particular application and the help module determines the application for which help should be presented based on the received request. Alternatively, the help module selects an application from a pre-determined list of applications as the application for which help should be presented. The help module retrieves user data for the determined application and generates help content that includes at least part of the retrieved user data. The generated help is then transmitted by the help module for presentation to the user. | 06-26-2014 |
20140189507 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATE AND ANIMATE STUDIO - The present disclosure describes an interactive, educational toy for children. In some embodiments, the system is a tablet computer running an interactive software system. In some embodiments, the software system includes an assisted drawing module, a storyline builder module, a puzzle maker module, and a free canvas module. In other embodiments, additional features of the system are made available to a user by using a specialized tablet stylus. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189508 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDING A USER DURING SURGICAL PLANNING - A method for guiding a user during surgical planning includes receiving input information; applying an algorithm to the input information to develop an initial surgical plan; and guiding a user by providing a plurality of suggested actions to the user. If the user performs the plurality of suggested actions, the plurality of suggested actions leads the user to the initial surgical plan. The user has an option to deviate from one or more of the plurality of suggested actions by performing non-suggested actions. Deviation from one or more of the plurality of suggested actions leads to development of a final surgical plan that is different from the initial surgical plan. | 07-03-2014 |
20140201628 | USER INTERFACE - DEMO MODE - A method for demonstrating a domestic appliance, the domestic appliance having a controller, a display, and at least one user input component, the method comprising: displaying a plurality of images in accordance with a predetermined order on the display; while displaying a first image of the plurality of images in accordance with the predetermined order on the display, detecting at least one user input that is provided to the at least one user input component; responsive to the at least one user input, displaying a second image of the plurality of images that is associated with the at least one user input on the display for an amount of time; and subsequent to the amount of time, displaying the plurality of images on the display in accordance with the predetermined order resuming with a third image, said second image being different from said first image and said third image. | 07-17-2014 |
20140250377 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEARCHING AND ANALYZING LARGE NUMBERS OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - The current document is directed to methods and systems for accessing, searching, analyzing, and visualizing electronically stored information, including electronic documents. These methods and systems construct graph-like representations of information searches that can be visualized and manipulated in three dimensions. The three-dimensional rendering of search results allows for very large numbers of search results to be visualized conveniently using a graphical user interface displayed on an electronic display device. Methods and systems provide for three-dimensional manipulation of graph-like renderings of search results, visualization-assisted searching, and a large number of research tools for discovering and storing various types of links, connections, and relationships between electronically stored information entities. | 09-04-2014 |
20140258855 | TASK ASSISTANT INCLUDING IMPROVED NAVIGATION - A method of providing a task assistant to provide an interface to an application is described. The method includes, in one embodiment, receiving input from a user through multimodal input including a plurality of each input, typing input, and touch input, interpreting the input, and providing a formatted query to the application, and receiving data from the application in response to the query. The method further includes identifying a destination providing a response to the query, identifying an anchor pointing to a specific location in the application associated with the response to the query, and directing the user to the specific location, using the anchor, the specific location providing a response to the user. | 09-11-2014 |
20140281960 | HELP FOR READING AN E-BOOK - A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product shares information related to passages from an electronic book. An electronic book is opened to a user-selected initial passage. A passage block within the electronic book, which starts at the user-selected initial passage and ends at a community-selected terminal passage, is defined. A determination is made that members of the social community who have read the passage block have input a high incidence of incorrect answers to questions about the passage block, where the high incidence is greater than a predetermined value. Thereafter, additional help is provided to the user of the electronic book, where the additional help is information that members of the social community have deemed to be useful in correctly answering questions that had the high incidence of incorrect answers. | 09-18-2014 |
20140281961 | PATHWAY PLANNING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for planning a pathway through an anatomical luminal network of a patient including memory storing a computer program that is configured to analyze and manipulate CT images, a processor configured to execute the computer program and a display device configured to display a user interface of the computer program. The user interface includes an airway finder window displaying a CT image including a target. The CT image is rotatable about a pre-defined axis of rotation to assist a user in identifying an airway of the anatomical luminal network. | 09-18-2014 |
20140281962 | MOBILE DEVICE OF EXECUTING ACTION IN DISPLAY UNCHECKING MODE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile device of executing an action in a display unchecking mode and a method of controlling the same are provided. The method includes detecting a display unchecking mode trigger, entering into the display unchecking mode, upon detection of the display unchecking mode trigger, detecting a predetermined execution trigger in the display unchecking mode, and executing a predetermined action corresponding to the predetermined execution trigger, upon the detecting of the predetermined execution trigger. | 09-18-2014 |
20140331130 | DYNAMIC MOVEABLE INTERFACE ELEMENTS ON A TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE - Systems and methods for displaying a moveable interactive element that can display information about control elements are provided. A system and method can include displaying one or more control elements of a user interface, and receiving initial touch input. In response to the initial touch input, the interactive element can displayed in the user interface. Further touch input corresponding to dragging the interactive element onto a control element can be received. The interactive element can be associated with the control element, and content related to the functionality of the control element can be determined. The content can then be displayed within the interactive element. | 11-06-2014 |
20140344683 | METHODS, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR USER GUIDANCE - Methods are provided to guide the user, in a user centered way, to let the user achieve a task by using at least one software. The methods comprise the steps of generating and implementing user guidance (UG) file. Implementation is made by highlighting (emphasizing) the UI element(s) user will interact, giving UI element interaction information and further information, for each and every step, to guide the user to accomplish a task according to UG file. Implementation may be made on one or more software (OS, application etc.). Following the guidance, user can accomplish the task easily. UG file may be generated by recording UI elements and UI element interactions and/or by programming. UG file content can be added, deleted or changed to achieve best guidance file for the task. System and computer program product that implement the methods of the present invention are also provided. | 11-20-2014 |
20140359439 | User Agent with Personality - A method builds a personality of a user agent that is based on verbal and nonverbal communication preferences of a person. The user agent executes a search request from a user and displays results to the search request based on the personality of the user agent opposed to a personality of the user. | 12-04-2014 |
20140372885 | PROVIDING HELP SUGGESTIONS BASED ON ONLINE ACTIVITY OF A CONTACT - A computer-implemented method for providing help suggestions at a social networking site is provided. The method includes receiving from a user an electronic help request identifying one or more contacts, classifying the received electronic help request into one or more help categories, generating an electronic help invitation at least in part based on the received electronic help request and the one or more help categories, sending an electronic help invitation to the one or more contacts identified in the electronic help request. The method concludes with receiving an acceptance of the electronic help invitation from at least one contact of the one or more contacts identified in the electronic help request; and providing, based on the at least one contact's of one or more contacts online activity, an electronic help suggestion to the one or more contact who received the electronic help invitation. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372886 | PROVIDING HELP ON VISUAL COMPONENTS DISPLAYED ON TOUCH SCREENS - An aspect of the present disclosure provides help on visual components of interest displayed on a touch screen. In an embodiment, a help icon is displayed along with visual components generated for interaction with an application. The user is permitted to associate the help icon with a visual component of interest (for example, by dragging and dropping the help icon on the visual component), and help passage associated with the visual component is displayed as a response. As the user can accurately indicate the visual components of interest, the relevant help passages can be accurately identified and displayed. | 12-18-2014 |
20140380157 | SCREEN READER WITH FOCUS-BASED SPEECH VERBOSITY - The amount of speech output to a blind or low-vision user using a screen reader application is automatically adjusted based on how the user navigates to a control in a graphic user interface. Navigation by mouse presumes the user has greater knowledge of the identity of the control than navigation by tab keystroke which is more indicative of a user searching for a control. In addition, accelerator keystrokes indicate a higher level of specificity to set focus on a control and thus less verbosity is required to sufficiently inform the screen reader user. | 12-25-2014 |
20150067499 | System and Method for Sequencing Rotatable Images - A system and method for sequencing rotatable images are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, an image database contains an at least one image collection comprising a plurality of view sets. The view sets each comprise a parallel sequence of images that depicts the same sequentially formatted subject matter as the other view sets in the image collection, but from a unique common perspective point. A unique view index is assigned to each view set in the at least one image collection, while a unique frame index is assigned to each image within each view set. Using these view and frame indices, the content module allows the user to dynamically and selectively choose the common perspective point at which to view the sequentially formatted subject matter at any step in the sequence of images, thereby providing a 360 degree, selectively rotatable view of the subject matter. | 03-05-2015 |
20150074523 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS, SPECIMEN OBSERVATION SYSTEM AND OPERATION PROGRAM - Skills of a novice user operating a charged particle beam apparatus can be improved. Provided are an image display device which displays operation items of an electron microscope on an operation screen, a storage device which stores information of assist buttons which display image state information acquired via a detector of the electron microscope such that the information of assist buttons is correspondent to image quality of the image thus acquired as well as to observation conditions composed of a combination of parameter setting values of the electron microscope, an operation program which analyzes the image quality of the image acquired via the detector, acquires the information of the assist buttons based on analytical results of the image quality of the image as well as current observation conditions, and makes the assist buttons be displayed on the predetermined part of the operation screen. | 03-12-2015 |
20150082164 | GUI CONFIGURATION - A method, system, and/or computer program product operate a computer system having a display device that displays a user interface, wherein a processor is connected to the display device. A graphical user interface is displayed on the display device. A user input, defining an area of the graphical user interface, is received. A graphical user interface action in a defined area of the graphical user interface is determined. An event, which is generated in response to determining the graphical user interface action, is stored in an event log. A user selection of an event stored in the event log is received. Configuration options are then provided for a user selected event from the event log. | 03-19-2015 |
20150121214 | Device Context-Based Methods and Systems for Providing a Personalized Interaction Experience with a Media Service - An exemplary method includes 1) detecting a first activity performed by a first user with respect to a media service while the first user is logged in to the media service with a particular user account and a second activity performed by a second user with respect to the media service while the second user is logged in to the media service with the particular user account, 2) determining that the first activity is performed within a first device context and that the second activity is performed within a second device context, 3) including, based on the determination, the first activity in a local activity set associated with the first device context, 4) excluding, based on the determination, the second activity from the local activity set, and 5) using the local activity set to provide a personalized interaction experience with the media service within the first device context. | 04-30-2015 |
20150347156 | HELP MODE FOR HIERARCHICAL RESALE SYSTEM - Systems and methods for providing a help mode for a hierarchical resale system are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, a computerized method for implementing a help mode for a graphical user interface of a computer program may include: displaying a graphical user interface for interfacing with a computer program, the graphical user interface comprising one or more interface views; displaying a selectable help mode control on the one or more interface views for engaging a help mode; and displaying a help mode view in response to selection of the help mode control, the help mode view comprising instructions that are associated with the interface view from which help mode was engaged. | 12-03-2015 |
20160139796 | SYSTEM-INITIATED HELP FUNCTION FOR OPERATING AN APPARATUS ASSOCIATED WITH A VEHICLE-INPUT OF SPACES - System-initiated help is provided for operating an apparatus associated with a vehicle, in which alphanumeric characters and/or symbols can be selected using an operating device and can be assembled to form a character or function group and can be displayed in an input field on a first display device. A detection operation is carried out, on the basis of which it is detected whether the user inputs or must input a space in a next operating step with a predefinable degree of probability. If the detection operation has a positive result, assistance is displayed to the user on the first or second display device and/or is output to the user using the loudspeaker device. The assistance has an item of help information relating to how a space can be input in the apparatus using an operating action. | 05-19-2016 |
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