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20080201641 | Method And The Associated Mechanism For 3-D Simulation Stored-Image Database-Driven Spectacle Frame Fitting Services Over Public Network - A method of spectacle frame 3-D simulation fitting over public network, such as Internet, based upon database of product information and digitized user images as acquired via devices connected to computer. Particularly, consumers can take advantage of present method to choose spectacle frames from wide variety of selections, expeditiously by the use of public computer network (Internet). Consumers may use digital cameras, network cameras or scanned photos to submit facial image, and by way of calibration steps and additional side-view images of the consumers when test-fitting spectacle frames, simulated 3-D presentation of a consumer wearing the intended spectacle frame can be viewed for purpose of fitting and purchasing over the network. With the accessibility and availability of the Internet, just a few clicks on the mouse enable the consumers to choose spectacle frames of their preference and in a way that affords wide selections at low costs and easy access. | 08-21-2008 |
20080209327 | Persistent spatial collaboration - Persistent, spatial collaboration on the web supports a free-form, user-intuitive approach to a variety of projects and activities. Users can place differing object types at any time any where on a web page and/or the system can automatically, and with no user effort, affect object placement based on one or more meta data characteristics. A user can, in real-time, see changes made by another user to a web page, and, if desired, react accordingly, enabling true collaboration even if the various users are at remote locations. The flexibility of the methodology and system provides a platform for users to engage in projects and activities in a manner and environment suited to the users' mind sets, creativity, and natural proclivities. | 08-28-2008 |
20080209328 | User interface annotations - Some embodiments of user interface annotations have been presented. In one embodiment, comments are retrieved from a database coupled to a client machine executing an application program, wherein subjects of the comments comprise at least one of a graphical user interface (GUI) of the application program and one or more user interface (UI) elements in the GUI. Then annotations of the comments are presented on the GUI. | 08-28-2008 |
20080209329 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING DATA - To share stored data with a recipient, a communication identifying the recipient may be received, the stored data to be shared with the recipient may be automatically determined from the received communication, and presentation of a human-readable card, which includes both textual and graphical information, may be caused. The human-readable card may be caused to be presented in substantially its entirety on a display of a mobile handheld computing device employed by the recipient. | 08-28-2008 |
20080209330 | System and Method for Collaborative and Interactive Communication and Presentation over the Internet - A novel interactive system for E-learning and Tele-conferencing via the Internet is described that integrates video, audio, slides, text and other required means of communication in a simple to use platform. The system allows presenter to poll audience and see the results. The system records the session for future Video-On-Demand viewing. The KZO platform could be locally installed at customer premise or it could be located in KZO or other service provider hubs. The video and audio streaming is based on open-source Flash technology, or any other similar technologies. | 08-28-2008 |
20080222528 | Information display method, information processing apparatus, and recording medium recording information display program - A method of displaying item information related to a plurality of individuals having different properties onto a screen. The method includes the steps of: obtaining information indicating equivalent time in property, which is time corresponding to a property of each individual; setting a time axis on the screen such that equivalent time in property of each individual indicated by the obtained information has the same position and the same display length, or the same position or the same display length in a time axial direction; and displaying item information related to each individual on the screen in relation to the set time axis. | 09-11-2008 |
20080222529 | METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AUTOMATIC MANAGEMENT OF MOVABLE TIME IN CALENDARS - A computer implemented method for scheduling time of a user for at least one event, the method includes selecting, for each event, at least one of a time slot and a set of constraints for a time period, wherein the set of constraints are selected from a plurality of constraints; entering at least one of the time slot and the set of constraints into a calendar of the user; and scheduling the time for the user according to the available time indicated in the calendar and at least one of the time slot and the set of constraints. | 09-11-2008 |
20080235592 | System and method of presenting media content - A method of presenting media content is disclosed that includes providing a first view including multiple image cells to a destination device of a first user, where at least one cell of the multiple image cells includes an image. The method further includes automatically collecting a second image from a third party website associated with a second user and providing a second view to the destination device. The second view includes the multiple image cells having the image and includes the second image. | 09-25-2008 |
20080235593 | Mobile device system and mobile device - When one mobile device is activated, the existence of information which other mobile devices hold is also confirmed. There is provided a mobile device system including a plurality of mobile devices, wherein each mobile device includes a communication unit for communicating with other mobile devices, an information storage unit for storing information, a list storage unit for storing a list of information stored in the information storage unit and in the information storage units of the other mobile devices, a display unit, and a control unit. The control unit displays the list stored in the information storage unit on the display unit and, when information stored in the information storage unit of another mobile device is specified, requests transmission of information from the other mobile device using the communication unit and displays information transmitted in response to the request on the display unit. | 09-25-2008 |
20080250322 | EXPANDING A SOCIAL NETWORK BY THE ACTION OF A SINGLE USER - Techniques for creating a social network are provided. Private relationships that are established (e.g., in the context of instant messaging) may become public by the action of a single user. Each user determines whether they want to be “social” to (or discoverable by) friends of the user's friends. For example, user A is a friend of (i.e., has established a relationship with) user B and user B is a friend of user C, but user A and user C are not friends of each other (i.e., user A and user C have not established a relationship with each other). If user C unilaterally takes an action, then user A is able to see that user C is a friend of user B. User A may then take further actions to attempt to establish a relationship with user C or otherwise contact user C. | 10-09-2008 |
20080250323 | Method and apparatus for recommending an application-feature to a user - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for recommending an application-feature to a user. During operation, the system receives application-usage information from a client at a recommendation-server, wherein the application-usage information specifies characteristics of a user's interaction with an application. Next, the system compares the application-usage information to additional application-usage information from other users to identify a usage-group, which contains users who use the application similarly to the user. The system then identifies an application-feature associated with the usage-group, but which is not associated with the user. Finally, the system sends to the client an application-feature identifier, which identifies the application-feature, to facilitate recommending the application-feature to the user. | 10-09-2008 |
20080270906 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SHARE CONTENT - In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method comprises at the instance of a publishing user, receiving a location on a network at which content to be shared is located; making the location known to a group of users; and or each user in the group, providing an indication to the publishing user of whether that user has accessed the content. | 10-30-2008 |
20080270907 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION THROUGH NETWORK - Provided is a method and apparatus for providing information through a network. The method of providing information through a network includes: setting correspondence relations between first information, that is provided in a network site and a user wants to acquire through the network, and the appearance of an application; requesting a server for the first information and receiving a response; analyzing second information included in the response; and displaying the second information by manipulating the appearance of the application, according to the correspondence relations without visiting the network site or activating another application. | 10-30-2008 |
20080270908 | Systems And Methods For Contacting An Acquaintance - Systems and methods are disclosed enabling users to post searchable data, such as information about themselves and others as well as details of a personal encounter such as the date, time and place where it occurred, to a user interface in a computer network. Search and match quality tools generate possible encounter matches based on comparisons of the information posted by a first and second user and provide potential matches ranked by quality of the match. Accordingly, the system and methods provide a place where people can post information about previous encounters (or proposed future encounters), lost contacts, and the like and to contact the potential encounter subject. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of allowing a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein and should not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 10-30-2008 |
20080276177 | Tag-sharing and tag-sharing application program interface - Various embodiments provide a mechanism by which a user's tags can be shared across a variety of web sites, applications or services, in addition to those web sites where a particular tag may have been created. In one or more embodiments, an application program interface (API) is provided and exposes one or more methods by which a user's tags can be exposed. Once a user's tags are exposed and discoverable, various services and information can be provided which are tailored to a particular individual as a function of their tags. | 11-06-2008 |
20080276178 | Adjusting media display in a personal display system based on perspective - A personal display system with which a user may adjust the configuration of displayed media is provided. The personal display system may include an electronic device operative to provide media to a personal display device operative to display the received media. Using one or more optical and digital components, the personal display device may adjust displayed media to overlay features of a theater, thus giving the user of the personal display device the impression of being in the theater. In some embodiments, the personal display device may receive a user selection of a seat in the theater from which to watch the media, and may adjust the media display accordingly. In some embodiments, the personal display device may detect the user's movements using one or more sensors and may adjust the displayed image based on the user's movements. For example, the device may detect a user's head movement and cause the portion of media displayed to reflect the head movement. | 11-06-2008 |
20080282169 | Multi-user interactive web-based searches - A method for multiple users to jointly interact with web-based search results is provided. Selections of the search results by a user are immediately communicated to other users. Viewing options may be customized on a per-user basis for greater individual control over viewing the results. Results may be further acted upon to complete transactions. Individual results are easily referenced in chat windows. Status of query and transactions are communicated to all users. | 11-13-2008 |
20080282170 | TEMPORARY COMMUNICATION AREAS FOR A COMPUTER USER INTERFACE - Techniques are disclosed for displaying information to a user on a display device of a computer system. In one general aspect, a first view is displayed on the display device, where the first view has at least a first work area. In response to the receipt of a first input received by the computer system, a second view is displayed on the display device. The second view includes the first work area and a temporary communication area, or “pop-in window,” included within the first work area. The temporary communication area has a defined function associated therewith requiring input from a user. The temporary communication area may close after the user provides the necessary input and the defined function is performed. | 11-13-2008 |
20080294992 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DISPLAYING AND MANAGING CONTENT DURING A COLLABORATION SESSION - Methods and apparatuses share shared content from a presenter device with an attendee device; display the shared content on the attendee device; display an indicator associated with the shared content on the presenter device; and display a control tab configured to change a shared status. | 11-27-2008 |
20080294993 | Method and system for facilitating delivery of content - There is provided a method for use by a server for facilitating delivery of content to a number of display devices. Each of the display devices can include, for example, an output display and a personal computer. In one embodiment, content is received from a computer coupled to the server. The content can be, for example, an image, video, or audio data. The content is stored in a source storage file, which is associated with a number of display devices coupled to the server. A group synchronization command is then received from the computer. Thereafter, the content is provided to a group of synchronization files associated with the source storage file. The content is then transmitted from the group of synchronization storage files to the number of display devices. | 11-27-2008 |
20080294994 | Event management system and method with calendar interface - A system and method for managing, advertising, and promoting events. Event information is collected from users and the Internet and stored in one or more databases on one or more servers. The event information is organized in the one or more databases according to various attributes and may be selectively displayed on one or more styles of calendar display interfaces, which may be in the form of a web page. The system monitors user interaction with the calendar display interfaces to charge and credit event advertisers, event promoters, and managers of event calendars. | 11-27-2008 |
20080301562 | Systems and Methods for Accelerating Access to Web Resources by Linking Browsers - Retrieval of information and resources over the Internet is accelerated by automatically linking and synchronizing multiple device browsers in multiple tabs of device windows. The parallel tasks of access and execution, enables a client computerized device to search for information in parallel by activating multiple web sites' search engines, activating translation of web pages content by multiple translation engines at the same time and activating and deactivating a multiplicity of web resources in parallel. The method includes assigning multiple device browsers to multiple tabs in multiple device windows, thus enabling the efficient presentation of multiple web resources and enabling the user to speed the selection and switching between the accessed web resources displayed as tabs on device windows. Browsers linking topologies include; linking one to one, one to many, and many to many with unidirectional or two directional linking. | 12-04-2008 |
20080307311 | System and method for obtaining and sharing content associated with geographic information - A system and method are provided that allow the obtaining, categorization, discovery, and navigation of content, in particular video content. The system may be operable for a user, for a set of people authorized by the user, or for anyone with an Internet connection. The system employs a desktop software application, an Internet file sharing service, or a combination of both. The system includes an integrated content detector, such as a video camera, with an upload component and a geographic location detector. In use, for example, a user may view a map indicating the locations where video clips were recorded by the user's camera. Any video can then be watched, for example, in a window overlaid on the map, by selecting the same. In one example, a trip may be reconstructed on a map and videos of different locations can be viewed by interacting with the map and map overlays. | 12-11-2008 |
20080307312 | USER INTERFACE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS - A user interface tool can use a repository of user interface elements to create a user interface. One or more of the elements in the repository can be reused within the interface or among multiple interfaces. At least some of the elements have associated behavioral information. The behavioral information can indicate how an element is to function or appear based on, for example, the device or business channel in which the user interface is used. The tool can employ a multi-layer architecture. At least some behaviors of the tool (e.g., which elements from the repository are presented to the user, which actions the user can perform on a user interface) can be dependant on one or more roles of the user. | 12-11-2008 |
20090006970 | PRODUCT SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An appliance is configured to establish a communications link through the appliance between a user and a service representative as part of installing, diagnosing and servicing the appliance. | 01-01-2009 |
20090006971 | PORTAL PAGE GENERATION - A solution for generating a portal page based on a data item. In particular, one or more portlets are selected from a set of available portlets based on the data item. The selected portlet(s) are then included on the portal page, which can be provided to a user device for display. The data item can be provided to a content provider for the portlet in order to generate the display area for the portlet. Information on the user and/or user device can be used when selecting the one or more portlets for inclusion on the portal page. | 01-01-2009 |
20090019368 | System and method for handling a data refresh procedure in a production execution system - A system for handling a data refresh procedure in a production execution system includes a network having data processing units running a MES software for controlling and monitoring a production process operating production components. A production modeler within the MES software defines a business logic that includes a plant model of the production process and the operating procedures for the production components in a graphical environment. A client application builder within the MES software provides a WEB based graphical user interface for generating cross-functionality graphic screens that form part of the network as presentation clients and display data stemming from the production components and being manipulated by the production modeler, where required. The production modeler defines a presentation logic operating the cross-functionality graphic screens, and updates the data at the presentation clients exclusively when the business logic requires the update to the presentation logic. | 01-15-2009 |
20090024928 | System for object-oriented data management of securities trends - The invention relates to a system for processing electronic data which is transmitted from a host computer to a client computer which converts the electronic data into a target format which differs from the format in which the data was received at the host computer. With the system, stock market-relevant information is to be made accessible, intuitive, and quickly grasped by market laypersons and promotes risk-free and motivating learning of the market's ground rules and an understanding of their complex mechanisms within the stock exchange. The system includes modules to receive and store data on a host computer to convert the data received at the host computer by a conversion rule into an object-oriented data format, to transmit the converted data to a client computer, its display unit reproducing the transmitted data as graphical objects; and to interactively process the transmitted data on the client computer. | 01-22-2009 |
20090037822 | CONTEXT-AWARE SHARED CONTENT REPRESENTATIONS - Systems and methods for providing context-aware content representations are disclosed. In general, the context-aware content representations are visual representations presented in association with a content representation host representative of a user or, alternatively, some other entity. The context-aware content representations are indicative of content made accessible by the user or of interest to the user and are additionally influenced by context. The context may be, for example, topics of social interactions such as text-based or voice-based conversations, device information descriptive of a device on which the accessible content is stored or through which the content is accessible, physical location, location within a virtual world, content access information related to content accessed by the user or entity represented by the content representation host or accessed by another user through the content representation host, or the like. | 02-05-2009 |
20090037823 | DETACHABLE AND REATTACHABLE PORTAL PAGES - A portal environment may include at least one detachable and reattachable portal page. The detachable and reattachable portal page may include a detach feature to detach the portal page from the portal environment. A reattach feature may be provided to reattach a detached portal page to the portal environment. In another embodiment, a method to detach and reattach at least one portal page may include detaching a selected portal page in response to activating a detach feature. The method may also include reattaching the detached portal page in response to activating a reattach feature. The selected, detached portal page may be transferred to a window in response to activating the detach feature. Tunneling communication may be provided between the detached portal page and the portal environment. | 02-05-2009 |
20090044124 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FACILITATING DATA ENTRY USING AN OFFSET CONNECTION ELEMENT - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for facilitating data entry into an electronic device via a touchscreen. As a user touches the touchscreen at a first location, a cursor may be displayed at that location. Because the cursor, as well as various items displayed on the touchscreen, are likely now obscured by the instrument used to touch the touchscreen, the user may sweep his or her finger away from the first location, at which point a pointer, or similar connection element, may be displayed between the cursor, which is maintained at the first location, and the second, new location of the instrument. The user may unlock the connection element and cursor, causing the connection element, and by extension the cursor, to begin moving with the instrument. The user may then move the cursor to its desired location by movement of the offset connection element. | 02-12-2009 |
20090044125 | Content Server Latency Demonstration - A first portion of a content page can be loaded in a first user interface, where the first portion includes content received from a publisher server. A second user interface can then be displayed. A second portion of the content page can be loaded in the second user interface, where the second portion includes one or more content items received from one or more content servers. In addition, one or more attributes associated with the one or more content items can be displayed in the second user interface. | 02-12-2009 |
20090049387 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CONTROL OPERATION OF A PORTLET - A method to control a portlet associated with a portal page may include deactivating a selected portlet in response to operating a deactivation feature. The method may also include reactivating the selected portlet in response to operating a reactivation feature. The method may also include freezing a portlet content in the selected portlet in response to deactivating the selected portlet. The method may further include disabling hyperlinks, buttons and other inputs to the selected portlet in response to deactivating the selected portlet. The method may further include reconfiguring a portal server to ensure that a portlet content of a selected portlet cannot be affected while the selected portlet is deactivated. | 02-19-2009 |
20090055747 | Method and System for Controlled Access to Profile Information for Non-Affiliated Users Over a Network - An information management and distribution system is disclosed. The information management and distribution system includes a client-side application and a server application that interact to facilitate the controlled exchange of contact information over a network. The client-side application can provide creation and design, rolodex, exchange, and update features. The information management and distribution system can also include a corporate administrator application. Still another aspect of the invention is that contact information can be distributed to registered users in a common format. | 02-26-2009 |
20090063983 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPRESENTING CONTENT, USER PRESENCE AND INTERACTION WITHIN VIRTUAL WORLD ADVERTISING ENVIRONMENTS - A control system renders a shared virtual environment to one or more users and obtains metadata associated with content accessed by the users. Representations based on the gathered metadata are provided to a viewing user, and may include visual elements serving as host, content and/or presence representations. Applicable representations are identified from a plurality of defined possible content representations based on the metadata associated with and obtained for a hosting user. The representations may be descriptive of a variety of parameters, including but not limited to the type, timing, nature or other parameters associated with content currently being accessed by a hosting user, content available from the hosting user, a future schedule for content access, time remaining for the hosting user to remain within a shared virtual environment, the hosting user's social network status relative to the viewing user. Presence representations may be displayed to provide information on a hosting user's presence availability within a shared virtual environment elative to one or more determined time slots. | 03-05-2009 |
20090063984 | Customized today module - A method and apparatus for customizing content presented to individual users or user segments is provided. There may be three components, a web portal and toolbar component, a modeling component, and a scoring component. The web portal and toolbar component presents content items and collects data. The web portal and toolbar component generates user event data based on the user actions. The user event data is forwarded to the modeling component. The modeling component generates content scoring functions based on user event data and attributes of content items. Content scoring functions may be unique to individual user segments. The content scoring functions based on content features generate probability a content item will be viewed. The scoring component decides which content items are placed in a portal. The scoring component uses the scoring functions generated by the modeling component to rank content items in real time. | 03-05-2009 |
20090063985 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND MANAGING LABEL CONTENT - A system and method for creating and managing content for a plurality of labels, includes a database containing images of the labels and a server accessible to a plurality of customers over a network. A traffic manager module provides a user interface to a customer for review and approval of the labels following changes of the labels. An asset manager module provides a user interface for accessing the images and a current inventory status of each of the plurality of labels. The database further includes a plurality of label fields having a family level, a product level and a SKU level of data that have hierarchical relationships such that plurality of label fields use the family level of data unless exception data is present at the product or SKU levels of data. A content manager module allows simple family level and product level changes to the label content. | 03-05-2009 |
20090063986 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT - A system for verifying an electronic document, including a first device comprising a first display, a first interface and a first displaying program for displaying the electronic document on the first display, a second device comprising a second display, a second interface and a second displaying program, a communication channel between the first interface and the second interface, wherein the first and the second device are operable to exchange the electronic document and wherein the system comprises a selection function, the selection function for selecting a part of the electronic document and generating position information of the selected part of the electronic document, and wherein the second displaying program is operable to lock the electronic document after the exchange with the first device and display the selected part of the electronic document on the second display. | 03-05-2009 |
20090070678 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING AND AGGREGATING INFORMATION - A method and computer program product for sending a meeting invitation to one or more meeting attendees and sending an information request to at least one of the one or more meeting attendees and a meeting host. An information request response is received from at least one of the one or more meeting attendees and the meeting host. A meeting profile is updated with information based upon, at least in part, the received information request response. | 03-12-2009 |
20090070679 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS - Methods and system for social network analysis are described. In one embodiment, user interaction data of a time period for a plurality of users in a social network may be accessed. Network analysis may be performed on the user interaction data. A necktie-shaped graph may be generated from the user interaction data in accordance with the performing of the network analysis. The necktie-shaped graph may be utilized for analysis of the social network. | 03-12-2009 |
20090077468 | METHOD OF SWITCHING INTERNET PERSONAS BASED ON URL - A method of communicating with a remote site on a network by establishing different user personas respectively associated with different remote sites on the network, each user persona containing one or more attributes used in accessing the remote sites, and then accessing a specific one of the remote sites using the attributes in a specific one of the user personas that is associated with the specific remote site. The specific remote site can be associated with the specific user persona by a universal resource locator (URL), e.g., for web sites on the Internet, and the accessing is automatically performed in response to matching of the URL of the specific remote site to the URL associated with the specific user persona. A default persona can be used for any remote site having no specifically associated user persona. | 03-19-2009 |
20090077469 | System for Managing Multi-Media Content Across Multiple Software Applications - A system is provided to i) Allow a computer to access multiple streams of multi-media content, such as video, audio and RSS content; ii) put a “place holder” inside software applications into which the multi-media content can be directed; and iii) direct the multi-media content to any software application running in the foreground that contains a place holder. | 03-19-2009 |
20090083632 | REPRESENTING USER INTERACTIONS AS A SYNCHRONOUS ACTION IN A BUSINESS PROCESS FLOW - Method and system for generating user interactions in a flow-based engine during the execution of a synchronous flow which potentially represent the logic for handling another user interaction. The method encapsulates and hides the asynchronous nature of the user interaction, thus enabling the author of the business flow to use the user interaction as a single synchronous action oblivious to the underlying asynchronous implementation, said method comprising of the steps: defining user interactions action in a business flow diagram as an atomic action; translating said flow into executable form; executing said flow, presenting said UI to end-user as a replacement to the original UI response for which the flow was invoked; receiving end-user response; resuming said flow and using said response in subsequent flow commands and continuing the original user interaction session. | 03-26-2009 |
20090083633 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSOLIDATING MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS - A system for initiating multi-faceted transactions facilitating ancillary services includes a server connected to a network, a database, and a web-based interface configured to allow interaction between the server and a first user connected to the network, wherein the server is configured to receive, store, secure, and back-up data, format the data into at least one of a plurality of formats, transmit the formatted data to at least a first service provider connected to the network. A method for integrating business transactions includes providing an established group of services, uploading customer data to a database securely through a web-based interface, formatting the customer data to reflect at least one industry specification, and transmitting the formatted customer data to at least one service provider, the service provider representing one of the established group of services. | 03-26-2009 |
20090083634 | MULTIMEDIA CONTROL AND DISTRIBUTION ARCHITECTURE - In one embodiment, a multimedia control and distribution architecture is provided. A media server/controller generates a plurality of graphics signals, each graphics signal including a separate user interface to be displayed on a particular device, such as a touch screen unit. A universal extender (UVX) coupled to the media server/controller converts and extends the graphics signals for transmission on a plurality of universal transmission pathways. Each of the plurality of devices receives a graphic signal passed thereto, displays graphics embodied in the graphics signals, and accept user input in response to the graphics signal. For example, the one or more touch screen units may accept a user touch and pass a location of the user touch back on a universal transmission pathway to the UVX, for transmission to the media server/controller. The media server/controller generates control commands and provides the control commands. | 03-26-2009 |
20090089678 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING TOPIC NEIGHBORHOOD VISUALIZATIONS IN A NETWORKED SYSTEM - A computer-implemented system and method for creating topic neighborhoods and a visualization for related topic neighborhoods in a networked system are disclosed. The apparatus in an example embodiment includes a neighborhood generator configured to receive an explicit identification of a topic for association with a neighborhood; create a neighborhood in association with the explicitly identified topic; gather neighborhood information related to the neighborhood from sources related to the topic; and provide access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood visualization on a webpage. | 04-02-2009 |
20090089679 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing device includes a storage component that stores browsing screen data that is provided at an external device and create a browsing screen that is displayed on a display of the external device as a result of the external device interpreting and executing the browsing screen data; an acquisition component that acquires content update data for updating the browsing screen data; and an update component that updates the browsing screen data based on the content update data. | 04-02-2009 |
20090100341 | ITERATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES FROM WSDL - Iterative development of services may be provided by simultaneously developing service implementations and the corresponding WSDL description. At least one web service may be specified by WSDL code accepted as input. Output code may be created corresponding to each of the inputted web service. A graphical display item may be displayed corresponding to each inputted web service. The WSDL code, output code, and graphical display may be updated to reflect user input modifying a web service. A WSDL document and/or an output code document may be generated including modified web services. | 04-16-2009 |
20090100342 | Method and system for presenting address and mapping information - A method and apparatus for mapping address information (e.g. locations denoted by name or address, street addresses, landmarks, etc.) off of disparate sources and onto new or existing maps, are disclosed. A mapping component (e.g. a standalone application, a web-browser plug-in, an ActiveX control, a DLL, a COM object, a web object, a part of a an application displaying and/or generating maps, etc.) running on an electronic device (e.g. personal computer, workstation, thin client, PDA, cellular phone, GPS device, etc.) may receive input of address information and relay the received input to a mapping application (e.g. an online mapping service such as Google Maps®, Yahoo! Maps®, Windows Live Search Maps®, MapQuest®, etc.; or a mapping application running locally on a PDA, cell phone, etc.) for plotting on a common map, displayed by a map-display application (e.g. a browser, a web user agent, etc.). A mapping component may have a permanent visibility to the user (e.g. by being a top-most application in a windowed environment, by being present in a portion of the user's desktop that is commonly unobstructed by other applications such as the system tray, by being a widget, by being a control on a browser toolbar, etc.) A mapping component may be a module of a display application. A mapping component may receive user input directly, for example by typing; and/or via the clipboard, for example via a drag-and-drop or copy/paste operation or a pre-determined key combination; and/or via the use of context menus; and/or by any other means supported by the electronic device. A mapping component may aggregate multiple received address information prior to relaying the aggregated address information to a mapping application and/or a map-display application. A mapping component may parse, or otherwise process the location data prior to relaying the location data to a mapping application and/or a map-display application. The user may select an existing map for receiving the input; or, the optimal map for displaying the address information may be selected automatically; or, a mapping service may associate the user with stored maps and select the optimal map for receiving the address information. | 04-16-2009 |
20090100343 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING OBJECTS IN A DISPLAY ENVIRONMENT - A system for managing an object base on a criterion in a display environment, includes a condition analysis unit which selects the object having metadata information corresponding to condition information of the criterion, and a display manager which manages an arrangement of the object according to an arrangement of the criterion with respect to the display environment. | 04-16-2009 |
20090100344 | MAINFRAME-BASED BROWSER - In various embodiments, a programmable apparatus for use in a computing environment is provided. The apparatus may include a browser configured for viewing at least the following portions of a mainframe system: at least one enterprise architecture framework (EAI) component of an EAI framework operatively associated with the mainframe system; an extensible language tag name including at least one of an associated default value or an edit table identification; an edit table entry. | 04-16-2009 |
20090119598 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ITEMISING WEB PAGES FOR DISPLAY ON A SCREEN - Embodiments of the invention provides a method of and apparatus for itemising web pages for display on a screen in a system comprising a server connected to the internet the server having storage for format data in respect of one or more accessible websites, the method comprising: at a client requesting from the server format data for a requested website; upon receipt of the format data, accessing the website; and when the website has been accessed itemising locally the website in dependence on the format data. | 05-07-2009 |
20090132927 | USER INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR MAKING ADDITIONS TO A MAP - A user interface is provided, including an input to transmit a request from a client computer system to a server computer system, a view transmitted in response to the request form the server computer system to the client computer system and displayed at the client computer system, wherein the view may include a map and the view may be configured to enable the making of an addition to the map. | 05-21-2009 |
20090144627 | AUTONOMIC WORKSPACE ESTABLISHMENT THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORK DISCOVERED RELATIONSHIPS - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to collaborative computing and provide a method, system and computer program product for autonomically configuring a workspace in a collaborative computing environment. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for autonomically configuring a workspace in a collaborative computing environment can be provided. The method can include identifying a subject user and corresponding workspace in the collaborative environment, locating within a social network a related user for the subject user, retrieving a workspace configuration for the related user, and applying the workspace configuration to the corresponding workspace of the subject user. | 06-04-2009 |
20090144628 | INTERNET INTERFACE & INTEGRATION LANGUAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for generating, on a user terminal, a user interface having at least two interface items, where the system is configured to store at least two sets of data each corresponding to the interface items. A first set of data includes data for generating and controlling the performance of an operation associated with a first of interface items, and a second said set of data includes data for generating and controlling the performance of an operation associated with a second of the interface items. When a user interacts with the first interface item, the system is configured to perform the action associated with the first interface item, independent of the second interface item and without performing any other action corresponding to the user interface. | 06-04-2009 |
20090150786 | Media content tagging on a social network - Tagging media content based on ratings by users of a computer implemented social network and recommending the tagged media content are provided. Content modules containing audio, video, or audio-video content are accessible to users of a social network. Each user of the social network has an updatable user profile with one or more user attributes to characterize the current state of the user. The users can rate the content modules with ratings related to the user attributes. Characterization of a content module is accomplished by the accumulation of user ratings for the content module and assigning one or more tags to the content module. The tags are also related to the user attributes. The content module tags and user attributes are used to recommend one or more content modules to the user. Content module rankings based on the tags and user attributes are also provided. | 06-11-2009 |
20090150787 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE - A data processing device is connected to a web data providing unit that provides web data via a network. The web data has at least one of first web data and second web data corresponding to the first web data. A screen reader can be installed on the data processing device. The displaying unit displays the web data. The screen reader voices the first web data displayed on the displaying unit and fails to voice the second web data displayed on the displaying unit. The acquiring unit acquires the web data from the web data providing unit. The determining unit determines, based on visually impaired information indicating that the user is a visually impaired, whether or not the acquiring unit should acquire the first web data from the web data providing unit even if the user instructs the acquiring unit to acquire the second web data from the web data providing unit. | 06-11-2009 |
20090158160 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING AVATAR MODIFICATIONS IN ANOTHER USER'S AVATAR - A method and apparatus that implements avatar modifications to another user's avatar from a first mobile communication device is disclosed. The method may include selecting an avatar modification to relating to a user of a second mobile communication device based on input from a user, and sending a signal to initiate transmission of selected avatar modification to at least one of the second mobile communication device, an avatar management server, and a plurality of mobile communication devices wherein the user's avatar modification may be viewed by other mobile communication device users. | 06-18-2009 |
20090158161 | COLLABORATIVE SEARCH IN VIRTUAL WORLDS - In a first embodiment, first information regarding an object in a virtual world is received from a virtual world client. The first information is stored in a database. Second information regarding the object is received from a second virtual world client. The second information is then also stored in the database. In a second embodiment, a request is received from a virtual world client. Then a database is searched based on the request and based on tags corresponding to virtual world objects, wherein the tags are stored in the database, wherein the searching returns one or more tagged virtual world objects. Then the one or more tagged virtual world objects are sent to the virtual world client. | 06-18-2009 |
20090164907 | DATA DISPLAY METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Data display methods and systems for use in an electronic device are provided. First, data is provided. Then, a display format is determined according to a browsing mode of the electronic device, and the data is displayed based on the display format. | 06-25-2009 |
20090164908 | USING A SCALABLE GRAPHICS SYSTEM TO ENABLE A GENERAL-PURPOSE MULTI-USER COMPUTER SYSTEM - A graphics system is disclosed. The graphics system includes at least one GPU (graphics processing unit) for processing a compute workload. The graphics system uses a multi-user manager for allocating the compute workload capability for each one of a plurality of users. Each user will use an access terminal. | 06-25-2009 |
20090172551 | BEHAVIOR-BASED SELECTION OF ITEMS TO PRESENT ON AFFILIATE SITES - A content provider system interacts with a network of web sites to provide behavior-based content to users. Operators of the web sites add widgets to selected web pages of their sites. The widgets, when executed on the computing devices of users who view the selected web pages, report user-generated events to the content provider system. The content provider system analyses the reported events to detect behavioral associations between particular web sites, web pages, products, and/or other types of items. The widgets may also retrieve and display behavior-based content that is based on these item-to-item behavioral associations. For example, when a user views a particular web page, a widget on that page may request and display descriptions of, and links to, other sites or pages that are (a) behaviorally related to the page being viewed or an item represented thereon, and/or (b) behaviorally related to the past browsing activities of the particular user. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PRESENTATION OF CONTENT AT A USER TERMINAL - The invention controls presentation of content at an end user terminal to allow an end user to consume any kind of content without specifying anything about how the content is delivered. A method includes creating a content schedule, determining content presentation control information using the content schedule, and using the content presentation control information to control the presentation of content on one or more end user terminals. The content schedule, which identifies a plurality of content items intended for the end user terminal, includes at least one content characteristic associated with each of the content items. The content presentation control information is adapted for controlling presentation of the content items at the end user terminal in a manner tending to render the content characteristics transparent to the end user. The content items may be distributed using different content distribution modes, which include at least one time-dependent distribution mode and at least one time-independent distribution mode. The content presentation control information controls the presentation of content at the end user terminal. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172553 | Spreadsheet Software Services - Embodiments of the present invention include the creation of spreadsheet software services. In one embodiment, the features and functionality of a spreadsheet may be transformed into a software service, such as a web service, for example. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method of generating a software service comprising analyzing a spreadsheet to extract an output schema corresponding to at least a portion of the spreadsheet, generating a software service interface description comprising the output schema and the description of the output data, wherein the software service interface is accessible over a network, and accessing the functionality of the spreadsheet using the software service interface description. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172554 | INTRA OPERATOR FORENSIC META DATA MESSAGING - The inventive system and method for enabling interactive collaboration among video surveillance operators is presented. The device has a message including an incident or meta data having a source identifier, a meta data composer, a transport layer, and a display device, such that the message is packaged using the meta data composer and transmitted using the transport layer to the display device. One embodiment facilitates sharing using a common console, and the other facilitates sharing to one or more operators; both embodiments use a common Meta Data messaging mechanism. Meta data refers to any surveillance related data that is worthy of sharing between operators. It includes, but is not necessarily limited to, salvo information, camera, incident related data, video device location details, etc. | 07-02-2009 |
20090187828 | DEFINING AN INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACE - A system and method for defining an interactive user interface having one or more states and one or more interactive elements. An exemplary implementation of the method comprises the steps of inputting one full screen graphics of an interactive user interface for each state of the interactive user interface; defining an area within the interactive user interface for each of the one or more interactive elements, and automatically generating computer readable code or graphics enabling a graphic display of each state of each interactive element. The method may further comprise the step of storing the geometric properties and positional information of the defined area of the interactive user interface corresponding to each of the one or more interactive elements. The stored geometric properties and positional information can be used to facilitate the editing and modification of the interactive user interface. | 07-23-2009 |
20090199102 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR A RETAIL ORGANIZATION - A data communication method and apparatus for a retail organization is disclosed. In the method an intermediate data processing entity generates a set of data for sending to at least one mobile terminal based on data from at least one data processing device associated with the retail organization and send the generated set of data to the at least one mobile terminal. At least one mobile terminal may send user data to the intermediate data processing entity. Upon receipt of user data from at least one mobile terminal the received user data is processed in the intermediate data processing entity to determine if data is to be communicated from the intermediate data processing entity. If it is determined that communication of data is needed, data can be communicated to at least one of a data processing device associated with the retail organization and at least one mobile terminal. | 08-06-2009 |
20090199103 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTO-GENERATING THREADS ON WEB FORUMS - Methods and systems for auto-generating threads on web forums are described. Comments are received on web content contained on a web page within a web site, where the web site further includes a web forum. The comments can be monitored to determine if a comment threshold is reached, and a web content thread can be auto-generated in the web forum when the comment threshold is reached. | 08-06-2009 |
20090199104 | IDEA COLLABORATION METHOD - A method of ranking user reputation in a multi-user network includes using a display interface to display various concepts for discussion to multiple users of the network. The method includes receiving, from a first registered user via a data interface, a discussion post and a ranking for one of the displayed concepts. Other registered users submit responses to the first registered user's discussion post, such that each response includes an indication of whether the response is positive or negative. The method includes determining, via a processing device, a reputation rank for the first registered user. The reputation rank calculation is based on a number of discussion posts received from that registered user, as well as a number of positive responses received from the other registered users for the first registered user's discussion posts. The method includes displaying the reputation rank to the registered users via the display interface. | 08-06-2009 |
20090217169 | Status Processing System, Status Processor, And Status Displaying Method - A status processor is communicable with a host device via a network. The processor includes a media connecting unit, a status-reflecting filename setting unit, and a server unit. The media connecting unit is capable of connecting a storage media. The status-reflecting filename setting unit sets a status-reflecting filename corresponding to a status of the processor or the storage media. The server unit transmits data indicating an existence of the file having the status-reflecting filename to the host device. | 08-27-2009 |
20090217170 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING DISPLAY INFORMATION - A system for sharing display information comprising a network apparatus for connecting to a receiver of display information, and a memory for storing at least one program, a first graphics driver, a second graphics driver, and a network sharing program. A processor configured to execute the program, the first graphics driver, and the second graphics driver stored in the memory. The program is executed for generating display information to the first graphics driver. The first graphics driver is executed for forwarding display information to the second graphics driver and the network sharing program. The network sharing program is executed for processing display information and for sending the processed display information to the receiver through the network apparatus. The second graphics driver is executed for translating display information. The system also includes a graphics apparatus for generating display information of a whole desktop according to display information sent from the second graphics driver. | 08-27-2009 |
20090222732 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVER-DIRECTED DOCUMENT INPUT VIA A DOCUMENT PROCESSOR INTERFACE - The subject application is directed to a system and method for server-directed document input via a document processor interface. A thin client interface is generated on a graphical display associated with a document processing device via a web server. The document processing device is controlled via a controller using software instructions. User instructions relative to a scanning operation are then received and data corresponding to the user instructions is communicated to the server via a network interface. The server receives the user instructions and generates device control instructions. The control instructions are communicated to the controller of the processing device. Operation of a scanner integrated with the processing device is commenced and scanning is performed of an electronic document from a tangible document positioned on the scanner according to the device control instructions. The electronic document is communicated from the processing device to the server via the network interface. | 09-03-2009 |
20090235172 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING WEB SERVICE TESTING - A method, apparatus, and a computer program product for providing web service testing are provided. The apparatus may include a processor that is configured to provide a user interface for a testing tool accessible in a distributed network architecture. The processor may also be configured to receive selections of an application(s) to be tested that is accessible in a distributed network architecture, a function(s) that is associated with the selected application and a method(s) that is associated with the selected function(s). Additionally, the processor may be configured to receive selections of a test case(s) that is associated with the selected method(s). Moreover, the processor may be configured to automatically conduct the selected test case(s). | 09-17-2009 |
20090235173 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, OPERATION-SCREEN CHANGING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - In an image forming apparatus, a plurality of sets of flow definition data and screen definition data are stored in associated manner in a storage unit. A client device selects one of the sets of the flow definition data. Screen definition data corresponding to a process defined by the selected flow definition data is acquired from the storage unit and an editing screen is created from this screen definition data. The editing screen is sent to the client device and a predetermined operation with respect to a component of the editing screen is received from the client device. Screen definition data is created based on the changed editing screen in accordance with the predetermined operation, and the new screen definition data is stored in the storage unit so as to be associated with the flow definition data. | 09-17-2009 |
20090241029 | METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE DISPLAY OF GEOGRAPHIC DATA - Embodiments of the present invention recite a method for collaborative display of geographic data. In one embodiment, a configuration file is created which defines how geographic data collected by a geographic data collection device is to be displayed by an office application. The configuration file is used to create a geographic data file in which collected geographic data is formatted to visually convey information about a geographic feature. The office application then accesses the geographic data file and automatically displays the geographic feature in a manner which is consistent with the configuration file. | 09-24-2009 |
20090249212 | METHOD FOR DIGITAL PHOTO MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION - Digital images are captured on a digital camera, automatically formatted, and uploaded to a server for review and collaborative modifications. An on-line web gallery is automatically generated by the server whereby low resolution versions of the images are transferred to the server and appear in the gallery within seconds from capturing the images. Among other things, a viewer located remotely from a photographer can observe new images in the gallery in real time as they are captured, place a request for post-production modifications to selected images and download a high resolution version of selected images. | 10-01-2009 |
20090254831 | YAHRZEIT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of and system for providing an electronic Yahrzeit display corresponding to the current date including determining a current date, performing a search in a database storing a plurality of Yahrzeit entries to identify the Yahrzeit entries having an anniversary of the death date corresponding to the current date, and electronically displaying the identified Yahrzeit entries in a rotating manner, wherein each of the identified Yahrzeit entries are displayed for a predetermined amount of time, wherein the method and system may convert dates between a plurality of calendars. | 10-08-2009 |
20090265633 | Network gateway for a vehicle - The present invention relates to the network gateway for the vehicle sharing the contents between all display units of an inside-vehicle. For this, the invention includes an interface connecter which is connected respectively to at least one or more display units that receive a user command and display the process result for the user command; and a controller which shares a contents by transmitting the contents from a specific display unit to another display unit in case it is commanded to perform the contents sharing from the specific display unit through the interface connecter. | 10-22-2009 |
20090265634 | SITUATIONAL WORKSPACES - A workspace container provides data content in a generic way with interfaces and tools common to data of different types. The container has an owner, and may include one or more activities, which each have an objective and are associated with various resources to accomplish the objective. User interaction in the container transforms the container contents and is persisted with the container. Different data types are represented uniformly from the perspective of data input, data access, and display rendering. Additionally, common tools can be embedded within the container, which receive content items and user-generated content as input to transform the container contents at a runtime of the container. The container may also be collaborative, with multiple users having access to the data content simultaneously (except for actual content collisions). The container may be exposed to another user through request-to-perform techniques as passed through a work package. | 10-22-2009 |
20090271705 | Method of Displaying Interactive Effects in Web Camera Communication - To allow for greater interactivity in video chat environments, displaying multiple effects from a sender of a first electronic device to a chat client of a second electronic device on a video chat region starts with the sender selecting an effect. If the selected effect has a predetermined mapping interactive effect, the interactive effect is displayed on the chat client. Then, the sender applies the effect or the interactive effect to an application region of the video chat region of the chat client. The application region is a partial or an entire region of the video chat region. | 10-29-2009 |
20090271706 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIZING AND PLAYING DATA - The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface and navigation tools for content provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content. This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience. | 10-29-2009 |
20090276712 | Safety awareness system - The disclosure describes, in one aspect, a method of providing notification data. A user can input notification data at a terminal in response to one or more prompts. The notification data is transmitted from the terminal to a centralized server. The centralized server stores the notification data. The centralized server may be polled to obtain the notification data stored by the centralized server. Finally, notification display systems display a visual indication of the notification data. | 11-05-2009 |
20090276713 | NETWORK ACCESSIBLE CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES - A computer implemented method and system for transforming multiple data sources into information displayed on multiple websites and stored in a computer readable medium. One described method includes inputting two or more keywords in a computer readable medium, creating two or more data feeds based on said keywords or a combination of thereof from one or more data sources, displaying said data feeds in two or more modules located on one at least two websites; and updating said modules using said data feeds and input from users interacting with one or more of said websites. | 11-05-2009 |
20090282341 | ASSOCIATING INPUT WITH COMPUTER BASED CONTENT - Notes and other input may be entered directly onto computer based content. The notes may be taken on a portable computing device that contains metadata from the computer based content. The metadata and input are stored and once the portable computing device is in communication with the second computing device displaying the computer based content, the input is displayed near the computer based content that was displayed at the time the input was created. | 11-12-2009 |
20090282342 | System and method for travel plan monitoring and notification - A system and method are provided that include accessing an online data source, obtaining first travel information relating to a reservation made by a user, and storing the first travel information. The method also includes obtaining and storing second travel information relating to a second reservation made by the user. The method further includes determining and storing trip information from the first and second travel information. The trip information relates to a trip planned by the user and the trip is associated with the first and second reservations. The method may include accessing the online data source repeatedly at a programmable interval. | 11-12-2009 |
20090292994 | AUTOMATED CONTENT TRACKING AND CONVERSION - Source file information is associated with source file content in response to a copy operation of the source file content from a source file. An automated conversion of the source file content to a form compatible with a target file is performed based upon differences between the source file information and target file information in response to a paste operation. | 11-26-2009 |
20090300502 | AGGREGRATION, STANDARDIZATION AND EXTENSION OF SOCIAL NETWORKING CONTACTS TO ENHANCE A TELEVISION CONSUMER EXPERIENCE - A system and method for the aggregation, standardization and extension of social networking contacts to enhance a television consumer experience are described. An embodiment of a system includes a device connected to one or more devices with social networking technology. The device is accessed by a user to invite one or more contacts to join an aggregated social network via an aggregated social networking contact list. The aggregated social networking contact list to include all contacts associated with the one or more social networking technology devices. The device to receive and store aggregated social network content and to receive main content. The device to cause the display of the stored aggregated social network content overlayed on the main content via a user interface on a display device. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-03-2009 |
20090300503 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NETWORK-BASED AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION - The present invention discloses a method and system of augmentative communication which employs a server, a network, and a client device to generate augmentative communication output on the client device. A user on the client device receives augmentative communication output by generating a request directed to the server, which the server receives through the network. The server retrieves the requested augmentative communication content from storage and outputs it to the client device through the network. In one mode of operation, augmentative communication content is outputted directly from the server to one or more means for generating perceptible output on the client device. In a second mode of operation, the augmentative communication content is provided to the client device as a set of augmentative communication pages, whereby once the client device has received the set of pages, the connection to the server is no longer needed. Thus, the present invention provides the user with augmentative communication output that is portable, accessible from multiple devices, and requires little storage space or processing power from the user's device. A network-based method and system for creating and editing augmentative communication pages is also provided. | 12-03-2009 |
20090300504 | FREE BUSY CALENDAR INTERFACE - An electronic device having access to a calendar database comprising calendar event data identifying events scheduled for respective time slots and a method of using such a device are provided. The device is configured to generate on a display a calendar events detail user interface screen that includes a plurality of fields specifying information about an event scheduled to occur at a time slot, one of the fields being an availability status field displaying an availability status for the time slot, and in which the availability status options for the availability status field are dependent on a type of a remote messaging server. | 12-03-2009 |
20090313548 | SESSION INITIATION USING SUCCESSIVE INPUTS - Session initiation using successive inputs is described. In an implementation, a determination is made as to when a sufficient number of successive inputs have been collected to uniquely identify two or more clients from a plurality of clients. Each of the successive inputs is input via a respective user interface output by a respective client. Responsive to the determination, an interactive session is initiated involving the two or more clients that were uniquely identified. | 12-17-2009 |
20090319902 | MULTIPURPOSE INFORMATION TRANSFER MEDIUM EYEPIECE - An aircraft communications system is located on an aircraft. The aircraft communications system comprises a set of eyewear units, an aircraft data processing system, and a wireless system. Each eyewear unit has a set of sensors and a display. The set of eyewear units is capable of receiving user input and is capable of presenting information to a set of users of the set of eyewear units. The aircraft data processing system is capable of receiving the user input and sending the information to the set of eyewear units in response to receiving the user input from the set of eyewear units. The wireless system is located proximate to the cabin of the aircraft and is capable of sending the user input from the set of eyewear units to the aircraft data processing system and sending the information to the set of eyewear units. | 12-24-2009 |
20090319903 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM INFORMATION WINDOWS - An approach is provided for distributing system information. In one embodiment, the approach provides for determining an overflow condition associated with one of a plurality of system information windows, wherein the overflow condition exists if the one system information window extends to an adjacent transmission period. A next available slot within a communication channel is determined; the one system information window in the overflow condition is assigned to the next available slot. According to another embodiment, the number of system information windows to be transmitted during a longest one of a plurality of repetition periods is determined. Also, the number of system information windows corresponding to a shortest one of the repetition periods within the determined longest repetition period is determined. An average amount of the system information windows is determined based on the determined shortest repetition period and one or more available transmission periods associated with a communication channel of a network. The system information is scheduled for transmission over the communication channel according to the determined average of system information windows. | 12-24-2009 |
20090319904 | System and Method for Remote Data Acquisition and Distribution - Methods and systems for remote data collection and distribution include components and operations for receiving, at a server, data transmitted by a first client device via a communication network. The method may also include selecting, by one or more client devices associated with the communication network, a second device to receive the data. The method may further include establishing a connection between the server and the selected second device via the communication network. The method may also include automatically transmitting the received data to the second device using the connection via the communication network. The method may further include causing, by the one or more client devices, the second device to execute a predefined operation. | 12-24-2009 |
20090327900 | INDICATING RESOURCES TO WHICH THERE ARE ACCESS RIGHTS - Methods and computer storage media for displaying shared resources of a sharing device to which a computing device of a network has access are provided. Shared resources of a sharing device are determined. A message is generated that includes information regarding the shared resource. The message is communicated to a computing device that interprets the message to identify those resources that are shared with the computing device. Upon determining those resources that the computing device has access rights, the computing device provides an indication for a user that facilitates the utilization of those shared resource to which it has access rights. In some embodiments, the message is securely communicated. | 12-31-2009 |
20100005394 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLABORATIVE VIEWING - A method and apparatus for dynamically sharing information between viewers viewing an event, in which information is stored in a database and is being pushed from server to viewers according to a time-line. Additional information is uploaded to the server by the users, a display device associated with each user displays the main event, a billboard comprising data pushed from a server, a private area in which the user can display or manipulate data, and a shared area displaying information contributed by any of the users. The billboard data and the shared area data optionally comprise prioritized and current data which corresponds with the state and subject of the broadcast event. | 01-07-2010 |
20100031153 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPATCHING EVENTS TO MULTIPLE BROWSER WINDOWS/TABS USING A SINGLE CONNECTION - An initial browser window establishes itself as a “master” window for an associated server. A master window “cookie” data structure is created by the master window to share state among the windows for the server. Through the initially created master window cookie, all subsequently created browser windows detect that a master window is currently active, determine the master window's window name, and then establish themselves as slave windows through the master window. Slave windows call into the master window to request server updates/events, and provide the master window with their respective window names for future reference, e.g. when the master window distributes updates/events received from the server to the slave windows. The master window uses only a single HTTP GET command to fetch and dispatch updates/events associated with itself and all slave windows for the server. | 02-04-2010 |
20100037141 | ENHANCING USER INTERACTION BY DISPLAYING IMAGES FROM A NETWORK - In a user-interactive method and system, a display application for enhancing user interaction over a network is provided. The method includes receiving preference information from a first user, the preference information indicating at least one type of image the first user wishes to view. In response to a network interaction being established between at least the first user and a second user, the method further includes retrieving a plurality of images associated with the second user based on the preference information. The method further includes displaying the plurality of images based on the preference information. | 02-11-2010 |
20100037142 | INTERACTIVE PRODUCT CONFIGURATOR WITH DEFAULT DECISIONS - An interactive product configurator includes a constraint network having a plurality of nodes. The configurator receives a new user choice after previously asserting one or more default decisions. The configurator then retracts the previously asserted default decisions before asserting the new user choice. The default decisions are then reasserted. | 02-11-2010 |
20100064224 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION - A method of displaying information on a screen, including providing the information, wherein the information is based on user text information, and displaying a predefined message on a screen, if the user text information is empty or invalid, otherwise displaying the user text information on the screen for a display time, wherein the display time depends on an amount and/or complexity of the user text information. | 03-11-2010 |
20100070865 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SERVICE TO UPLOAD AND DISCLOSE CRITICIZING OPINIONS ABOUT CRITICIZING TARGETS - The present invention discloses a method for providing a service to upload and disclose criticizing opinions about criticizing targets. The method allows a web server to provide, on-line, a web screen that includes a list configured by classifying a plurality of criticizing targets into a main group wherein the criticizing targets are divided every category and a sub-group wherein the criticizing targets in the main group are subdivided into more than one step every category. An upload of criticizing opinions about various criticizing targets and a disclosure about criticizing opinions uploaded by other persons can be performed on one web site by providing a web site collecting various criticizing targets on a web. | 03-18-2010 |
20100070866 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING PRESENCE - A method for treating presences is performed as follows. A watcher uses “subscribe” in requesting to subscribe presences of contact persons, and the updated presences of the contact persons are transmitted by “notify” to the watchers through a filtering scheme. The filtering scheme is based on GUI display of the watchers, the last accessing time of the contact persons, and/or the auto leave status of the watcher. | 03-18-2010 |
20100077308 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system having a controller to present a government representative or a community representative a graphical user interface (GUI) for entering government or community information, receive government or community information from the government or community representative, generate a notification GUI for presenting the received government or community information, identify a plurality of users of the IPTV system having interests that correlate to the government or community information, and direct the notification GUI to one or more set-top boxes (STBs) of the identified plurality of users. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-25-2010 |
20100077309 | Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, Information Processing System, and Program - An information processing apparatus including a meta information acquisition section for acquiring meta information of content displayed on a first display device, a specifying section for specifying network location information of information relating to the meta information, a generation section for generating display information of a screen to be displayed on a second display device, based on the network location information, and a communication section for transmitting the display information to the second display device. | 03-25-2010 |
20100083118 | TIERED WEB CONFERENCE - In a tiered web conference method and system, a presenter is able to add material of the presenter's presentation to the material of another presenter's presentation in real-time and is able to broadcast both presentations to a targeted audience. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a secondary presentation that adds material to an original presentation, wherein the original presentation is provided by a first user, and the secondary presentation is provided by a second user; and displaying the original presentation and the secondary presentation simultaneously to a target group of viewers. | 04-01-2010 |
20100088606 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, SERVER APPARATUS, CLIENT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing system includes a server apparatus and a client apparatus connected to each other via a network. The client apparatus inputs text and pieces of font attribute information and transmits the text and information to the server apparatus. The server apparatus stores pieces of rendering shape information of characters and transmits pieces of rendering shape information corresponding to pieces of font attribute information received from the client apparatus to the client apparatus. The client apparatus generates an image corresponding to the text on the basis of the pieces of rendering shape information received from the server apparatus and displays the image in a display device. Particularly, the server apparatus transmits pieces of rendering shape information corresponding to individual characters in the received text to the client apparatus. The client apparatus generates images of the characters. Accordingly, a character string received from the server apparatus can be easily modified. | 04-08-2010 |
20100095213 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL SPACES FOR ACCESS BY USERS VIA THE WEB - A system configured to provide one or more virtual spaces that are accessible to users. The virtual spaces may be provided such that an enhanced level of interactivity between the virtual spaces and the Web, including resources that communicate with the system via the Internet (e.g., via users, websites, webpages, other web resources, etc.) and/or other networks. To provide this enhanced level of interactivity, the system may enable interactions between an instance of a virtual space and the Web (e.g., queries, commands, communication, administrative controls, etc.) via a standard web protocol, such as a HyperText Transfer Protocol (e.g., http, https, etc.) and/or other standard web protocols. Since interactions take place between the instance of the virtual space and the Web via a standard web protocol, the instance of the virtual space may interact directly with Web resources such as web servers, web browsers, websites, webpages, and/or other Web resources. | 04-15-2010 |
20100095214 | Device Cloning Method for Non-Programmatic Interfaces - Devices, methods, and computer-readable media for cloning a device setting input from a user by aggregating a user interface based on two or more members of plurality of peripheral computing devices, e.g., multifunction peripheral rendering and/or printing devices, having a user interface where two or more members of the plurality of user interfaces each require a user input; replicating a user input of at least one member of the plurality of user interfaces based on the aggregated user interface; and outputting for routing, to two or more members of the plurality of peripheral computing devices a replicated user setting based on the aggregated user interface. | 04-15-2010 |
20100100823 | Method and apparatus for generating a web-based user interface - A method and apparatus for generating a user interface comprising generating an interface information packet comprising user interface information readable by a script-based application, sending the interface information packet to a client device, and generating a user interface of the client device via a display engine in accordance with the interface information packet. | 04-22-2010 |
20100107082 | COMMENT DELIVERY SYSTEM, TERMINAL DEVICE, COMMENT DELIVERY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREFOR - A comment delivery server associates comment contents in which an elapsed contents playback time has been set as a comment attachment time with contents identification information, and stores these as comment information. The comment delivery server reads from a comment information storage section comment information which corresponds to contents identification information received by a contents identification information receiving section, and delivers it to a terminal device. The terminal device transmits identification information for contents targeted for playback to the comment delivery server, receives comment information transmitted from the comment delivery server, and stores the received comment information. Of the comment information stored in the comment information storage section, comments to which have been assigned a comment attachment time which corresponds to an elapsed contents playback time for the contents being played back are displayed so as to be synchronized with the elapsed contents playback time of the contents being played back. | 04-29-2010 |
20100115413 | Interactive Computer System For Providing Television Schedule Information - The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule and/or listing information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the internet. The television schedule and/or listing information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as televisions screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule and/or listing information may be stored on the viewer's computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule and/or listing information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer's computer, television or PCTV. | 05-06-2010 |
20100122172 | INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL SIGNAGE - An inventory control system for a digital signage network is provided that uses a denormalized relational database to maintain a record of each of a plurality of screen zones for displays of the network. An inventory column in the database may be used to track scheduling assignments for each day of a calendar year. A screen zone may be given a collective duration limit that prevents assignment of media content items to that screen zone if the assignment would cause the limit to be exceeded for any of the days in the scheduling request. A screen zone may also be designated as overbookable to allow a scheduling assignment even if the limit is exceeded, or may be designated as partially bookable to allow the assignment of media content items for only those days specified in the request for which the limit would not be exceeded. | 05-13-2010 |
20100122173 | TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS IN MULTIPLE ORGANIZATION SUPPORT IN A NETWORKED SYSTEM - Some embodiments of supporting trusted relationships between multiple organizations in a networked system have been presented. In one embodiment, a centralized server manages a networked system, which includes the centralized server and a set of computing machines coupled to each other within an internal network of a customer. The centralized server may segregate data and encapsulating resources within the networked system by a set of organizations created by the customer. Furthermore, a trusted relationship defined by a system administrator of the centralized server may be applied to a first one and a second one of the set of organizations. | 05-13-2010 |
20100122174 | System and method for interfacing interactive systems with social networks and media playback devices - A system and method for interfacing interactive systems with social networks and media playback devices is described. For example, a system for generating and interacting with media content is described. In one embodiment, the system includes an interactive system that displays media content, wherein the interactive system includes a first computer and sensors for recording a user's interaction with the displayed media content, and a kiosk that allows a user to share the interactive media content with social networks and media playback devices, wherein the interactive media content includes the media content and metadata representing the user's recorded interaction with the media content. | 05-13-2010 |
20100125796 | CONTENT PUBLISHING SYSTEM, PUBLISHING METHOD FOR A CONTENT PUBLISHING SYSTEM, AND PUBLISHING TERMINAL - A content publishing system, a publishing method for a content publishing system, and a publishing terminal provide a service that is particularly convenient for the customer. A content publishing system SY having a plurality of publishing terminals | 05-20-2010 |
20100131852 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING DOCUMENTS TO PARTICIPANTS OF WORK-FLOW EVENTS OR TASKS - A system and method for transmitting documents from a document device, such as an MFP. The MFP accesses calendar and workflow servers to determine a list of information items. A user can select an information item for which the document is to be associated and the document device will then determine all of the associated document destinations, e.g., workspaces, email addresses, and the like, and then subsequently transmit the documents to all of the document destinations that are associated with the information item or a subset of the document destination associated with the information item as selected by the user. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131853 | DYNAMIC ADAPTIVE CROSS-SITE CUSTOM INTERFACE - The system includes a user interface module to receive a request to access a dynamic adaptive custom user interface and to generate a dynamic adaptive custom user interface. The user interface module configures the user interface with one or more application modules, where each application module utilizes a data set provided by an application server. The user interface module uses a proxy module to obtain the data set from the application server. The user interface module populates the user interface with the data set from the application server and provides the dynamic adaptive custom user interface having the data set provided by the application server. | 05-27-2010 |
20100138747 | Interactive Digital Media Frame - The present invention allows for a content provider to interact with a user on a Digital Media Frame (DMF) in real time is disclosed. | 06-03-2010 |
20100138748 | Wireless Network Access to Remote Computer - A wireless mobile device includes a processor configured to perform steps for accessing a remote computer. The steps performed by the processor include sending an access request to the remote computer using a transmitter to initiate a remote access session with the remote computer, and receiving display data from the remote computer in response to the access request using a receiver. The steps further include receiving user input data in response to the display data, and sending the user input data to the remote computer using the transmitter. | 06-03-2010 |
20100138749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A WORK OF COMMUNICATION WITH SUPPLEMENTAL CONTEXT - A system for selecting, managing, sharing and displaying content data files in a manner that takes into the account the contextual significance of said content data files to a narrative, an author(s) and an audience. A system that is able to place an absolute and relative value upon the significance of a media object is able to assist in stimulating the recollection of the author and audience, thus making every aspect more memorable and enhancing by improving the ease of use and the quality of the final result of the use of the system of this invention. | 06-03-2010 |
20100146394 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Browsing Using A Geospatial Map Metaphor - Methods and systems are described for browsing using a geospatial map metaphor. In one aspect, input for indicating a content provider associated with a location on a map being presented via a user interface is received. A geospatial identifier associated with the content provider associated with the location on the map is determined. A network address for the content provider is determined based on the determined geospatial identifier. Content from the content provider is requested via the determined network address. Content from the content provider is received in response to the request. | 06-10-2010 |
20100153851 | RENDERING RSS SUBSCRIPTIONS ON A CALENDAR - Rendering RSS subscriptions on a calendar may be provided. First, an RSS feed may be received by an RSS client. The RSS feed may contain a data item associated with an event date. A recipient computer running an electronic calendar program may display the received data item on the surface of an electronic calendar. The data item may be displayed in the location on the electronic calendar representing the event date. Periodically, new content may be downloaded from the RSS feed and used to update the displayed data items. The RSS client may also handle data related to the scheduling functions of the electronic calendar. Displaying the received data item may comprise displaying a graphical icon contained within the received data item wherein the graphical icon is a visual representation of an event represented by the data item. | 06-17-2010 |
20100162124 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Presenting A Map In Correspondence With A Presented Resource - Methods and systems are described for presenting a map for presenting in correspondence with a presented resource. A first message is received from a resource provider including a presentable resource accessible via a uniform resource identifier (URI). Map information identifying a map associated with the presentable resource is also received. Location information identifying a location on the map corresponding to the resource is received. The presentable resource is presented in a browser and the identified map including a visual representation of the presentable resource at the identified location on the map is presented in a second presentation space of the browser. In another aspect, message information identifying a recipient of a presentable resource accessible via an URI is received. Map information identifying a map corresponding to the presentable resource is determined based on the message information. A message including the map information is generated and sent to the identified recipient. | 06-24-2010 |
20100169785 | Methods and Systems for Interacting with an Imaging Device - Aspects of the present invention are related to systems and methods for remote interaction with an imaging device. | 07-01-2010 |
20100199184 | PRIORITIZING VITALITY EVENTS IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A social networking system is configured to enable users in the system to prioritize vitality events in their respective vitality streams. For instance, a user may designate that at least one specified prioritization action is to be performed for any vitality event having one or more characteristic(s) specified by the user. Accordingly, when a vitality event having the one or more specified characteristic(s) is associated with the user, the at least one specified prioritization action is performed with respect to that vitality event. | 08-05-2010 |
20100199185 | COMMON NAVIGATION MECHANISM FOR DESKTOP AND BROWSER-BASED APPLICATIONS - A client application provides a user interface for defining a form that includes a navigation control. The navigation control includes two or more selectable tabs that are each associated with a target, such as another form or a report. When one of the selectable tabs on the navigation control is selected using an appropriate user input device, the target associated with the selected tab is displayed in the form. The client application also provides functionality for publishing a form including navigation controls to a server application, thereby making the form and the navigation control accessible through a Web interface. | 08-05-2010 |
20100199186 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTIVE EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTING (IEC) - Methods and systems for interactive evolutionary computing may include generating a set of candidate molecules based on an evolutionary scheme in which an objective function is a priori mathematically unexpressed, presenting data based on the set of candidate molecules to one or more users, receiving at least one input from the user(s), the input(s) based on the user(s)'s evaluation of the presented set of candidate molecules, and, based on the input(s), using at least the evolutionary scheme and the input(s) to generate an updated set of candidate molecules, and repeating the presenting and receiving. | 08-05-2010 |
20100199187 | INSTANT DATA SHARING SYSTEM AND MACHINE READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - An instant data sharing system is provided. The system comprises a user interface (UI) module, an instant communication module and a data sharing module. The UI module comprises a communication window and a presentation window and is used for operating the data sharing system by a user. The instant communication module establishes an instant communication with at least one remote host via a network, wherein the user performs the instant communication with the remote host via the communication window. The data sharing module is used for selecting a shared data, displaying the shared data on the presentation window and transmitting the shared data to the remote host. The data sharing module selects an encoding operation module to encode the shared data according to a type of the shared data, and transmits the encoded shared data to the remote host through a transmission module. | 08-05-2010 |
20100199188 | Auto-discovery of diverse communications devices for alert broadcasting - Methods and systems for communicating messages to target communications devices in a target physical location are disclosed. Network sources are queried for logical locations accessible to the network source. A specification of a physical location associated with each logical location is received. Each logical location specification is stored in a data store in association with the associated physical location specification. A specification of the target physical location is received. Those logical location specifications associated with the target physical location are retrieved from the data store, thereby identifying target logical locations. For each target logical location, at least one of the network sources accessible to that logical location is queried for specifications of communications devices accessible to that logical location, thereby identifying the communications devices in the target physical location. The message is communicated to the target communications devices in the target physical location via at least one of the target logical locations. | 08-05-2010 |
20100205533 | METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE AND SYNCHRONOUS DISPLAY SESSION - A system for interactively displaying and distributing information. The information may relate to consumer products, any type of article of commerce, marketing and advertising layouts, floor plans, planograms or any other type of information that is capable of being illustrated graphically. A consumer engages in an Interactive Information Session with an attendant, such a help desk attendant. During the Interactive Information Session, the attendant and consumer see synchronized displays of images or animations of the information, which may be manipulated by either one of them. The attendant and the user can communicate interactively by voice or text during at least part of the Interactive Information Session. In another embodiment, two or more users of a system according to the invention can collaboratively design a product, marketing or advertising layouts, planograms, floor plans or other graphical information in an Interactive Design Session. During the session one of the users controls the design at any time. Different users may have control at different times. The users can engage in interactive voice or text communications during at least part of the Interactive Design Session. | 08-12-2010 |
20100205534 | Method Of Facilitating Access To IP-Based Emergency Services - A method of responding to an emergency includes monitoring for an internet protocol based help request message; receiving the help request message; evaluating the help request message and additional information; and dispatching emergency help in response to the help request message and the additional information. | 08-12-2010 |
20100218101 | USER HEALTH STATUS - A method includes providing a first user with an ability to indicate a health status and receiving an indication of the health status. The method also includes assigning a health status and associated task requests to the first user into a record and providing the health status and task requests as corresponding to the first user. The method further includes enabling other users to select from one or more of the task requests and receiving an indication that a second user has selected a first task request associated with the health status. In addition, the method includes assigning the first task request associated with the health status and providing, to the other users, the health status as corresponding to the first user and the assigned first task request associated with the health status as assigned to the second user. | 08-26-2010 |
20100218102 | Display Management System - A display management system including an apparatus executing specified functions; and a server connected communicatably with the apparatus, | 08-26-2010 |
20100223555 | Environment Independent User Preference Communication - Included are embodiments of a method for communicating user preferences to at least one environment. At least one embodiment includes receiving a request from an environment for preference information related to a user and receiving a user identifier from the environment, the user identifier obtained via a portable user device. Other embodiments include determining at least one user preference related to the user, determining capabilities related to the environment, and communicating at least one user preference to the environment. | 09-02-2010 |
20100229095 | Workflow Widgets - Systems, methods, computer-readable mediums, user interfaces and other implementations are disclosed for workflow widgets. In some implementations, a widget workflow method includes: launching a widget at a first device; and updating the widget with content created at a second device. | 09-09-2010 |
20100235749 | WEB TO PHONE CONTACT INFORMATION MESSAGING SYSTEM - A method of transmitting contact information to an approved mobile communication device includes receiving an input representative of desired contact information located on a first web page and an input representative of the identity of a desired mobile communication device. The method also includes saving information representative of the desired contact information in a contact information database. The method also includes determining whether the desired mobile communication device is an approved device and transmitting to the desired mobile communication device information representative of a notification to send the information representative of the desired contact information. The method also includes receiving an input from the desired mobile communication device information representative of an acceptance to receive the information representative of the desired contact information, and transmitting to the desired mobile communication device information representative of the desired contact information. | 09-16-2010 |
20100262915 | PUBLISHING LOCATION FOR A LIMITED TIME - A method and user device for limiting a time for which location data sharing is enabled for a user device of a data sharing group, the data sharing group comprising at least two user devices inclusive of the user device, each user device of the data sharing group configured to store data shared by user devices of the data sharing group on the respective user device and to maintain a list of the user devices in the data sharing group. The method comprises receiving an instruction through a user interface on the user device indicating that location data sharing is to be enabled for a limited time period after which location sharing is to be disabled, obtaining location data for the user device during the limited time period; and sending the location data to at least one other user device of the sharing group during the limited time period. | 10-14-2010 |
20100262916 | System and Method For Facilitating User-Generated Content Relating to Social Networks - A system and method for facilitating user-generated content relating to social networks are provided. The system provides an online environment which poses questions to users, and which allows the users to answer such questions by identifying appropriate contacts of the user. The system automatically identifies the user's contacts by consulting one or more electronic accounts of the user on one or more social networking sites/services, and/or one or more e-mail accounts. The user can respond to questions posed by clicking on appropriate contacts, dragging them, and dropping them in an answer area in the online environment. The user can manage his/her contacts by creating one or more groups and/or tags associated with each contact. The grouped/tagged contacts can be imported into a contact management system, and can be used by researchers to conduct social network visualizations or to achieve other research objectives. | 10-14-2010 |
20100287477 | Analysis System For Analyzing Biological Samples, Data Processing Method And Computer Program Product - Embodiments related to analysis system for analyzing biological samples, a data processing method and a computer program product are disclosed. An analyzer is coupled to an control computer and has a control application program which receives control data, sends analytical data, and generates a host screen image. A remote computer is coupled to the control computer, and provides a data manager application program which sends the control data to the control computer, receives the analytical data, and generates a first window. A remote application program interoperates with a host application program which generates a second window containing a duplicate of the host screen image. A user interface program displays a first display window and a second display window, the first display window being one of the first and second windows and the second display window containing a screen shot of the other one of the first and second windows. | 11-11-2010 |
20100299603 | User-Customized Subject-Categorized Website Entertainment Database - A dynamic website database system constructs, maintains and rank orders a searchable database of media works. Each media work is assigned attributes that relate to subject matter categories, in addition to general entertainment ratings. The system rank orders each media work separately in each applicable category. Users access the website over the Internet and categorize the media works in the database, add new titles to the database, and rank them by category. Users search for media works of interest by category and by rank within the category and rent or purchase media works and related items through the website. Bloggers, discussion forums, and informational links draw individuals passionate about a given subject to the site and cause them to form virtual associations, which are ready made sources for evaluating, financing and developing new media works and marketing and selling existing media works. | 11-25-2010 |
20100306658 | PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND URL MANAGING METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A portable terminal allows a bookmark to be shared among a plurality of browsers without using a dedicated managing program. A mobile telephone | 12-02-2010 |
20100306659 | PROGRESSIVELY DISCOVERING AND INTEGRATING SERVICES - Tools and techniques related to progressively discovering and integrating services are provided. These tools may receive electronic communications addressed to users of communications platform software. In turn, these tools may analyze the electronic communications, and generate upsells for presentation to the users. These upsells may relate to updating profile records associated with the users. | 12-02-2010 |
20100306660 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING WEB USER'S AUTHENTICATION STATUS IN A DISTRIBUTED SINGLE LOGIN NETWORK - The invention provides a system and method for automatically displaying a user's logged-in status across an Internet based network of affiliated Web sites via a visual indicator such as a toolbar to help the user to be certain about his logged-in status when he stays with one or switches from one to another affiliated Web site. | 12-02-2010 |
20100306661 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR RECORDING CHANGES IN VISUAL STIMULI OBSERVED THROUGH BROWSER-BASED INTERFACES - The invention provides methods and devices that address problems encountered when attempting to accurately reconstruct visual stimuli being displayed to a user as they interact with online-content, typically through a browser interface. In one embodiment, the invention provides for the browser to maintain a record of selected technical parameters and relevant data that may impact the manner in which online-content is being displayed to the user, taking into consideration the current context in which the browser is being operated. In another embodiment, the invention is a device for recording events as reported from a browser interface. The events are recorded in a selected format and syntax to form a primary index of events and related outcomes which comprise the user's interface experience. In operation, the devices detect events as detected at the browser interface. Next, the devices identify, categorize, and filter detected events as to their relevance to the visual stimuli being presented to the user. The devices then assign a unique identifier, preferably in the form of an alphanumeric string, to each relevant event. Furthermore, the devices record selected events into a log (along with their categorization), a unique identifier, and the time in which the event occurred. Yet another embodiment are devices that record changes in parameters that may impact the visual stimuli. | 12-02-2010 |
20100325549 | PERSISTENT MEDIA PLAYBACK - Persistent media playback techniques are described. In an implementation, a media player is served via a network for display by a browser of a device. Web pages are served via the network for display by the browser of the device. Each of the web pages is configured for integration with the media player so that the media player is persistently displayed by the browser during navigation among the web pages. The media player may be configured to play media files providing a variety of different media types. The media player may also provide contextual suggestions of media. | 12-23-2010 |
20100332989 | METHODS FOR PRESENTING A MODAL DIALOG BOX USING AN INVISIBLE PANEL UNDERNEATH - Techniques for presenting a modal dialog box in a graphical user interface are described herein. According to one embodiment, a semi-transparent panel is displayed superimposed on a graphical user interface (GUI) page in response to a first user interaction with the GUI page. The GUI page provides a user interface for managing a virtualization system. A dialog box is then displayed on top of the semi-transparent panel, where the dialog box is to receive an input from the user. An alert is generated in response to a second user interaction with an area of the semi-transparent panel other than the dialog box, where the alert indicates that the second user interaction is invalid. Other methods and apparatuses are also described. | 12-30-2010 |
20110010630 | PERSONALIZATION CONTENT SHARING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method includes enabling a user to define his/her buddies from among members of a community and enabling the user to select media content to be played on devices of his/her buddies. Another method includes providing media content chosen by a first user to be played by a media player on a device of a second user in response to an identification of the first user. | 01-13-2011 |
20110010631 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STORING AND RETRIEVING ASSOCIATED INFORMATION WITH A DIGITAL IMAGE - A method and apparatus for processing metadata of an image are disclosed. The metadata is associated with the image and an applet views the metadata in response to selection of the image. The metadata may include links to websites, audio files, video files, and text files, as well as image capture information including GPS location, time and date of capture, camera settings, etc. In response to selection of the image, or in response to arriving at a website pointed to by a URL in the metadata, a list of information materials associated with the image may be displayed. One or more of the information materials may be automatically activated. | 01-13-2011 |
20110010632 | COMPUTER INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM - A computerized switching system for coupling a workstation to a remotely located computer. A signal conditioning unit receives keyboard and mouse signals generated by a workstation and generates a data packet which is transmitted to a central crosspoint switch. The packet is routed through a crosspoint switch to another signal conditioning unit located at a remotely located computer. The second signal conditioning unit applies the keyboard and mouse commands to the keyboard and mouse connectors of the computer as if the keyboard and mouse were directly coupled to the remote computer. Video signals produced by the remote computer are transmitted through the crosspoint switch to the workstation. Horizontal and vertical sync signals are encoded on to the video signals to reduce the number of cables that extend between the workstation and the remote computer. The signal conditioning units connected to the workstations include an onscreen programming circuit that produces menus for the user on a video display of the workstation. | 01-13-2011 |
20110022961 | Interactive User Interface - A user interface for an interactive information distribution system comprising a graphics region, a video region and a mask/reveal layer. The user interface is generated in a head end of the system as a digital bitstream and transmitted to subscriber equipment for display. Operation of the user interface is facilitated by functions on both a local level with the subscriber equipment and on a system level within the head end. One embodiment of the user interface is an interactive program guide. | 01-27-2011 |
20110029878 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PERIPHERAL AND SYSTEM - A multi-functional peripheral receives at a time of logging in initial screen information managed by the authentication server relating it with login information used for the user authentication processing. A display controlling portion displays a screen corresponding to the initial screen information as an initial screen after login. The display controlling portion, in the case of detecting that the initial screen information is information indicating a screen relating to a function of an application and a function of the application is changed in the application server, displays an alternative screen giving a notification that the function of the application is changed, as the initial screen after login. | 02-03-2011 |
20110029879 | OBJECT-ORIENTED SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND MANAGING WEBSITES AND THEIR CONTENT - The invention teaches a method for creating and managing a website as an object oriented system, comprising: providing on a system server a plurality of hierarchical classes of objects, each of the classes representing one aspect of the storage, presentation and logic of a website; providing on a web server an interface operable to present representations of objects instantiating the plurality of hierarchical classes and receive commands meant to one of: instantiate a new object, destroy a presented object, and change a property of a presented object; and storing on a database server objects as a traversable tree in accordance with the plurality of hierarchical classes. | 02-03-2011 |
20110041063 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE - A method for controlling a mobile terminal including receiving, via a wireless communication unit and using a messaging service on the mobile terminal, a bulletin board invitation message from a host terminal and including an invitation to join a bulletin board created by the host terminal; transmitting, via the wireless communication unit using the messaging service, an acceptance message to the host terminal indicating the mobile terminal accepts the invitation for joining the bulletin board created by the host terminal; displaying, on a display of the mobile terminal, the bulletin board created by the host terminal; and transmitting, via the wireless communication unit using the messaging service, contents to be displayed on the bulletin board to the host terminal. | 02-17-2011 |
20110041064 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus includes a reading unit that reads, from a memory area of an IC chip, identification information of a service including at least any one of a wire communication service via an external wire communication or a wireless communication service via an external wireless communication, which use the memory area of the IC chip. The information processing apparatus also includes an acquisition unit that acquires service information to allow a user to use a service from an external server by transmitting the identification information of the service which the reading unit has read to the external server, and includes a display unit that displays to allow the user to use the service based on the service information which the acquisition unit has acquired. | 02-17-2011 |
20110041065 | Method of Processing an Electronic Service Guide and Electronic Service Guide Broadcaster - The invention relates to a method of processing an electronic service guide in a terminal. The terminal is configured for receiving an electronic service guide over a network. The method involves receiving the electronic service guide by the terminal over the network. The terminal has a first capability status. The electronic service guide is processed by the terminal in dependence of the first capability status of the terminal. | 02-17-2011 |
20110047464 | INTERACTIVE SERVICES - A plurality of users participate (S | 02-24-2011 |
20110055704 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CONTROL OPERATION OF A PORTLET - A method to control a portlet associated with a portal page may include deactivating a selected portlet in response to operating a deactivation feature. The method may also include reactivating the selected portlet in response to operating a reactivation feature. The method may also include freezing a portlet content in the selected portlet in response to deactivating the selected portlet. The method may further include disabling hyperlinks, buttons and other inputs to the selected portlet in response to deactivating the selected portlet. The method may further include reconfiguring a portal server to ensure that a portlet content of a selected portlet cannot be affected while the selected portlet is deactivated. | 03-03-2011 |
20110055705 | Source user based provision of one or more templates - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: receiving one or more requests for one or more particular templates that are associated with one or more source users, the one or more particular templates designed to facilitate one or more end users to achieve one or more target outcomes when one or more emulatable aspects included in the one or more particular templates are emulated; and providing from a plurality of templates the one or more particular templates, the providing being based at least on the association of the one or more particular templates with the one or more source users, the one or more particular templates developed based on one or more reported aspects associated with the one or more source users In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 03-03-2011 |
20110078572 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING CLICKSTREAM DATA - Systems and methods are provided for analyzing clickstream data related to consumption of media items by determining whether clickstream data is missing and using information about the time the media was used, characteristics of the media, and user inactivity and activity thresholds. | 03-31-2011 |
20110078573 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, SERVER APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a terminal apparatus including a display unit displaying an execution screen of a shared application, reflecting on a display operations performed by multiple users as operations performed on one application, where the shared application includes a function for displaying an identification object that associates each of the users with an operation result, displayed on the execution screen, reflecting the operation performed by each of the users, a function for setting, when a first user selects an identification object related to a second user and specifies a region on the screen, the specified region as a shared region that is shared by the first and second users, and a function for controlling, when the first or second user performs operation in the shared region, such that the displayed operation result reflecting the operation is not shown to users other than the first and second users. | 03-31-2011 |
20110099477 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC HISTORICAL BROWSING - Systems and methods for dynamic historical browsing of a collection of documents, such as a collection of webpages. In some embodiments, the entry point of the browsing experience may be a timestamp-based or version-based. The entry point may be established by a navigation parameter, such as a graphical slider, for example. A historical browsing experience may be replicated based on the entry point. The system may be implemented via client-side implementation or a server-side implementation. A rich interface application (RIA) may be used. | 04-28-2011 |
20110138288 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TAGGING OF PORTLETS IN A PORTAL INFRASTRUCTURE - A method for tagging of portlets in a portal infrastructure includes: receiving by at least one consumer system from at least one client system tagging information related to remote portlets produced by at least one producer system; sending by the at least one consumer system the tagging information related to the remote portlets to the at least one producer system that produced the remote portlets, where the at least one producer system uses the tagging information related to the remote portlets to update global tag sets for the remote portlets; receiving by the at least one consumer system the updated global tag sets from the at least one producer system; and creating by the at least one consumer system a response to a request for portal pages comprising the remote portlets from the at least one client system using the received updated global tag sets. | 06-09-2011 |
20110138289 | SHARING OF INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH EVENTS - Techniques are provided that allow users to collaborate in relationship to data views, application displays, applications or events. A user can type in a text view related to a specific view in an application display, and the information is shared with other users that take part in sharing that view. A user that expresses an interest in an event is notified about the event and has the capability to interact, in relation to the event, with other users (e.g. by text). The particular form of interaction (and sharing) can be selectively specified. This interaction is comparable to a dynamic bulletin board where the subject is event driven, and where a user can specify who are allowed to participate. In the case of an event interest(s), users specify their interest (e.g. in other user application events or system events) and the system automatically alerts them to the occurrence of the event. | 06-09-2011 |
20110154205 | RUI SERVER, RUI CLIENT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a remote user interface (RUI) server including a communication unit which communicates with an RUI client through a network; and a controller which controls the communication unit to transmit user interface (UI) information having horizontal UI information and vertical UI information. | 06-23-2011 |
20110161822 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONNECTION MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE SHARING - A method and system for connection management and resource sharing is provided. The method includes; initial setting up each resource dependent device, including: classifying a resource dependent device in group and assigning a resource associated with a limited resource device to the group; and selecting one resource dependent device from each group to be actively connected to the corresponding resource of the limited resource device. The system includes: an initial setting up module for classifying a resource dependent device in group and assigning a resource available in a limited resource device to the group; and a selector for selecting a single resource dependent device from each group to be actively connected to the corresponding resource of the limited resource device. The method includes: selecting a group from a list of groups, each associating with one or more resource dependent devices connectable to a limited resource device and associating with a single resource available in the limited resource device; and selecting a single resource dependent device from the selected group to actively connect the selected single resource dependent device to the corresponding single resource of the limited resource device. The system includes: a first selecting module for selecting a group from a list of groups, each associating with one or more resource dependent devices connectable to a limited resource device and associating with a single resource available in the limited resource device; and a second selecting module for selecting a single resource dependent device from the selected group to actively connect the selected single resource dependent device to the corresponding single resource of the limited resource device. | 06-30-2011 |
20110161823 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS TO DISPLAY SCREEN INFORMATION, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, EXTERNAL CONTROL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVISION APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An information processing system capable of maintaining the flexibility for constructing an information provision apparatus, and of reducing load on the information provision apparatus. An image processing apparatus requests screen information from an information provision apparatus via an external control apparatus, receives the screen information from the information provision apparatus in response to a request, and displays the screen information received. The external control apparatus receives the request from the image processing apparatus, transfers it to the information provision apparatus, receives the screen information transmitted from the information provision apparatus in response to the request transferred, changes a content of the screen information received, and transmits the screen information changed to the image processing apparatus. The information provision apparatus receives the request from the image processing apparatus via the external control apparatus, generates the screen information, and transmits the screen information generated to the external control apparatus. | 06-30-2011 |
20110167352 | EXCLUSIVE OPERATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is an exclusive operation control apparatus which, when input operations of a plurality of users compete with each other, displays a content on which the plurality of input operations are reflected, instead of performing only one of the input operations. An operation determination section ( | 07-07-2011 |
20110173540 | DYNAMIC USER INTERFACE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A user interface for a wireless communication device has a visual interface that includes multiple visual elements representing events of the same type where non-textual visual characteristics represent unique information of the events. Accordingly, the visual interface includes at least a first visual element representing a first event occurring at a wireless communication device and a second visual element representing a second event occurring at the wireless communication device and being of the same event type as the first event. The first visual element has a first non-textual visual characteristic representing first information related to the first event and the second visual element has a second non-textual visual characteristic representing second information related to the second event different from the first information. The event type is one of a received email event, a transmitted email event, a voice mail event, a missed call event, a received text message event, a sent text message event, a dialed call event, or a received call event. | 07-14-2011 |
20110179357 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL VIDEO CONTENT FOR THIRD PARTY WEBSITES - A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for providing supplemental video content for third party websites is disclosed. In one embodiment, coded instructions are transmitted from a content enhancement server to a host server, for incorporation into the webpage source code. The host server is controlled by a first entity and the content enhancement server is controlled by a second entity commercially distinct from the first entity. Keywords are obtained by executing of the coded instructions in the webpage received in the client computer from the host server to send the address of the requested webpage to the content enhancement server, which generates supplemental substantive video content information for transmission to the client. | 07-21-2011 |
20110197132 | Cloud Desktop System with Multi-Touch Capabilities - The present invention provides a collaborative tool which is a distributed multi-touch cloud-connected desktop tool comprising a client application and/or webtop with an integrated immersive Natural User Interface adapted for any input device having a touch screen. Thanks to the invention users can access their desktops from everywhere, at anytime and from any capable device, as the desktop is multiplatform and can be accessed from mobile devices, web browsers or from desktops as standalone application without the necessity of a desktop computer. Thanks to the invention, users can share digital content, edit it and interact with it in a cooperative and collaborative manner while still able to individually and independently arrange objects and/or applications in each of the clients for the best convenience of each user. | 08-11-2011 |
20110202845 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND DISTRIBUTING THREE DIMENSIONAL INTERACTIVE CONTENT - A system and method for generating three dimensional images is provided. The system can include interface devices and display devices associated with each interface device. Servers operative to generate a series of three dimensional images and transmit the generated three dimensional images to the display device. If the servers receive user input from the one of the interface devices, the servers can alter the series of three dimensional images being generated and transmit the altered three dimensional images to the display device associated with the interface device. | 08-18-2011 |
20110209064 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL DESKTOP EXTENSIONS ON A CLIENT DESKTOP - The system and method described herein may identify one or more virtual desktop extensions available in a cloud computing environment and launch virtual machine instances to host the available virtual desktop extensions in the cloud. For example, a virtual desktop extension manager may receive a virtual desktop extension request from a client desktop and determine whether authentication credentials for the client desktop indicate that the client desktop has access to the requested virtual desktop extension. In response to authenticating the client desktop, the virtual desktop extension manager may then launch a virtual machine instance to host the virtual desktop extension in the cloud and provide the client desktop with information for locally controlling the virtual desktop extension remotely hosted in the cloud. | 08-25-2011 |
20110209065 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSUMER-SPECIFIC COMMUNICATION BASED ON CULTURAL NORMALIZATION TECHNIQUES - A method and system for providing consumer-specific communication based on cultural-normalization techniques. The method includes obtaining information about the consumer using an interactive interface, receiving an identification of a consumer-selected language and an output format selection, providing plain-language output information in the consumer-selected language and output format, presenting questions, by a query/interrogation unit, regarding the plain-language output information, acquiring responses to the presented questions, and ascertaining an understanding of the plain-language output information based on the acquired responses. The system includes a controller, an interactive interface unit, a format selection unit, a language selection unit providing content in a user-selected language, a query/interrogation unit, and a response evaluation unit analyzing responses to determine a user's literacy level. The response evaluation unit configured to mine, analyze, and/or parse contents of a database containing user responses to the queries. | 08-25-2011 |
20110219310 | System, Method and Computer Program Product for a Dating Decision Process - A system and method include establishing a first member profile and displaying a second member profile. The first member is restricted from viewing portions of the second member profile. A level of interest the first member has for a second member is indicated in the second member profile and the server restricts the second member from viewing the indication. The first member is notified that the level of interest the first member has for the second member matches a second member's selected level of interest for the first member and the second member is notified of the matching. The first member views at least a portion of the portions that were restricted, the matching interest level and the list of pre-defined stages available for further selection and matching. The first member is enabled to contact the second member in response to the matching interest level corresponding to a desire to meet. | 09-08-2011 |
20110231767 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING CONTENT - A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing content to a user. The method includes using sensor data from multiple sensors associated with the user to determine a trigger event, determining content associated with the trigger event, and causing the content to be presented to the user. A trigger rule is created which defines the trigger event, representing when content is to be presented. A number of different types of event criteria may be defined, such as position event criteria, movement event criteria, timing or duration criteria, time and/or date criteria, heart rate criteria, or the like, allowing each of the event criteria to be associated with a respective type of sensor. Also disclosed is a method and apparatus for charging for providing content to a user. | 09-22-2011 |
20110239120 | ON-DEMAND FEATURE SERVER ACTIVATION IN THE CLOUD - A feature activation system provides a mixed computing environment that includes a server and cloud computing. The hybrid model splits the execution of a communication feature between the cloud and the enterprise server installed at or with the enterprise. Service activation is linked to a portal that can communicate with either an intermediary system or directly with an entity executing computer programs in the cloud. When the customer desires to use a feature, the customer accesses the portal and activates the feature the enterprise desires. In the background, the portal instantiates a virtual machine, on any cloud platform, and then installs the feature with virtual machine on that cloud server. To execute feature, the enterprise server and the virtual machine exchange information between the server and the cloud and allow the feature to access the enterprise server or enterprise data. When the user has completed feature execution, the instance of the feature may be stopped and discarded and any data may be saved either at the enterprise or within the cloud. | 09-29-2011 |
20110239121 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - The present invention provides an information processing apparatus including: an acquisition section that acquires first display content information indicating display content being displayed at a display section of a device used by a user, and user information indicating the user that displayed the display content at the display section; a generating section that, when second display content information corresponding to the user information acquired by the acquisition section is stored in a storage section, generates difference information indicating a difference between the stored second display content information and the acquired first display content information being displayed at the display section; and a transmission section that transmits a display instruction to display the difference information at the display section of the device. | 09-29-2011 |
20110246894 | FILE SHARING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A file sharing method and a file sharing system are provided. The system includes a first file processing apparatus and a second file processing apparatus with wireless transmission function to transfer files therebetween. At first, the first file processing apparatus is coupled to the second file processing apparatus. The first file processing apparatus automatically or manually executes a file sharing software to receive desktop information of the second file processing apparatus, and the file sharing software integrates a desktop of the first file processing apparatus with the desktop information to generate a integrated desktop shown on the first file processing apparatus. The second file processing apparatus processes a file in response to a control operation of an icon on the integrated desktop. | 10-06-2011 |
20110246895 | METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING WITH DYNAMIC ANONYMIZATION - A method is provided for processing at least one image, comprising a representation of a first user for presentation to a second user, comprising steps for: obtaining an indication representative, either of an absence of relationship between the first and the second user, or of a relationship existing between the first and the second user; and modifying said image before presentation to the second user, in such a way that the first user is not identifiable by the second user, said modifying step being intended to be executed if it is determined, in accordance with at least one anonymization rule defined in relation to said cue, that said image need undergo such a modification. | 10-06-2011 |
20110252325 | SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBPAGE APPLICATION - A Facebook™ application comprises logging on to Facebook™; looking in the Newsfeed for the “7 Days Out Application”; and clicking on the application for full listing of friends' plans, as well as events (sponsored by advertisers) over the next seven days. The application also comprises logging on to Facebook™; navigating to the “Home” page; clicking on the tab or icon for “7 Days Out—Share Your Plans for Next 7 Days With Friends”; uploading a statement of plans for each particular day that the user wants to let friends know plans; and saving the inputted information. | 10-13-2011 |
20110258549 | APPLICATION SELECTION USER INTERFACE - An apparatus includes a builder, a template engine, and an assembler. The template engine is operable to identify a reference template associated with application selection. The assembler is configured to assemble a request from the identified reference template and state data indicated by the reference template. The builder is configured to process a user interface description retrieved using the request to cause the display of a user interface having one or more objects each associated with an application available from a network service, the applications having been selected according to the state data. | 10-20-2011 |
20110271195 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING CONTENT COMPONENTS TO DIFFERENT HARDWARD INTERFACES - A method and apparatus are described that facilitate mobile device interoperability with a remote environment. A method may be provided that may determine, for each of a plurality of content components of a user interface, a respective hardware interface via which to transmit the content component. The method may also generate meta-information associated with at least one of the content components to facilitate recomposition of the content component and may cause the plurality of content components and the meta-information to be transmitted via the respective hardware interfaces with at least two of the content components being transmitted via different hardware interfaces. A method may also be provided that receives a plurality of streams of content components and meta-information via different respective hardware interfaces, recomposes the content components in accordance with the meta-information to form a unified user interface and causes a display to be presented of the unified user interface. | 11-03-2011 |
20110276884 | SCALABLE AFFINITIZED STATE MANAGEMENT - A state affinitized system comprises worker computing devices uniquely affinitized with one or more states such that only those worker computing devices maintain local copies of the states with which they are affinitized. Requests and data relevant to a state are directed to the worker computing device affinitized with that state, such as by front-end computing devices. A centralized persistent storage can maintain a copy of each state and can modify the states in response to newly received information in the same manner as the worker computing devices. Such maintenance can be performed by coalescer computing devices, which can also derive second order data from the states in the centralized persistent storage, which can be further added to the state and also communicated to the worker computing device affinitized with that state. Crawler computing devices can obtain additional information for incorporation into states from network-based information repositories and services. | 11-10-2011 |
20110283192 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA MANAGEMENT IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device and a method for data management include setting relevant information for contacts in a contact list to one or more social network applications, and confirming contacts associated with a specific social network application when the communication device runs the specific social network application. The method includes obtaining current status of the confirmed contacts from the social network application, arranging all the contacts in the contact list according to the current status of the confirmed contacts and showing the contact list in an arranged order on a display. | 11-17-2011 |
20110283193 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN AUTOMATED CONTENT TIME-SHARING SERVICE - A method and apparatus for providing an automated content time-sharing service to a plurality of participants are disclosed. A user accesses a service platform, (e.g., via a Web site), that provides the service, and selects content, (e.g., a written, audible and/or visual work), offered by the service platform. The user interacts with the service platform for scheduling access to portions of the selected content, and identifying and grouping participants, (which may include the user), whom are to be granted access to the content portions. The user may also further interact with the service platform to generate content portion-forming information, (e.g., number and/or order of content portions). A dedicated Web space is provided for each group of participants to access and post communications about the selected content portions. The communications are then are archived according to the time interval during which the communications were posted. | 11-17-2011 |
20110289415 | IMAGE COMPARISON BASED ON CHECKSUMS - A method including dividing a first image into first sub-images; calculating a first checksum value for each of the first sub-images; dividing a second image into second sub-images; calculating a second checksum value for each of the second sub-images; comparing the first checksum values with the second checksum values; and determining whether one or more differences in checksum values exist between the first checksum values and the second checksum values and correspondingly whether one or more differences exist between the first sub-images and the second sub-images. | 11-24-2011 |
20110289416 | Screensaver System and Method for Providing Content to Users and Workstations - A system and method for providing personal computing device screensaver content from a central server, the system further utilizing membership in Active Directory groups to control the screensaver content, enabling screensavers to be remotely enabled for immediate display of urgent messages, utilizing distributed relay services to minimize public internet traffic in the distribution of content to workstations, providing the display of or interaction with a website within a screensaver, providing acknowledgement of displayed information by a user to build an audit trail, and centrally controlling the length of time that information is displayed on selective screensavers and to end users. | 11-24-2011 |
20110296308 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a mobile teriiiinal includes a display unit configured to display at least one display data, a communication unit configured to exchange the at least one display data externally, and a controller configured to establish a data path to an external display device via the communication unit, to control the at least one display data displayed on the display unit to be transmitted to and to be displayed on the external display device via the data path, and to determine whether to transmit the at least one display data according to a privacy property, wherein the privacy property indicates whether a sharing restriction is set for each of the at least one display data. | 12-01-2011 |
20110302495 | Interpreting a Gesture-Based Instruction to Selectively Display A Frame of an Application User Interface on a Mobile Computing Device - In general overview, the present disclosure is directed to a system and method for selectively displaying a frame of an application user interface on a mobile computing device. A user interface analyzer on a mobile computing device analyzes a user interface for an application executing on a remote server. The user interface analyzer identifies frames in the user interface, the positions of the frames, relationships between frames, and horizontal and vertical panning offsets to move between adjacent frames. The mobile computing device receives a user input requesting the display of an adjacent frame. Based on the information the user interface analyzer obtained, the mobile computing device displays an adjacent frame of the user interface. | 12-08-2011 |
20120005579 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a Web browser which can hold a plurality of items of screen data provided by a Web server, and can selectively display one of a plurality of screens each of which corresponds to one of the plurality of items of screen data on a foreground of the Web browser. In the apparatus, a control unit controls, based on a definition included in the screen data, a state of a device provided with the apparatus. A recognition unit recognizes a screen which is being displayed on the foreground of the Web browser. The control unit controls the state of the device based on the definition included in the screen data which corresponds to the screen recognized by the recognition unit. | 01-05-2012 |
20120017155 | Instant delayed gratification presentation-interactive electronic commerce - Interactive electronic commerce capabilities are provided in a way that overcomes prior limitations. In one embodiment, a transaction is performed by: a server system receiving a representation of an audible response of a user to an audio or video program; in response, the server system storing transaction initiation information in a manner accessible to a digital electronic device; wherein a user is enabled to, at a time removed from a time of the audio or video program and in the user's normal course of using the digital electronic device, complete the transaction using the transaction initiation information. | 01-19-2012 |
20120023408 | PROVIDING REGIONAL CONTENT INFORMATION TO A USER DEVICE BY USING IDENTIFIERS FOR CONTENT INFORMATION - A method and a system are put forth for providing regional content information to a user device (e.g., television, laptop, cell phone, etc.). In one example, the system provides content information messages that provide explanations of cultural peculiarities that may occur in the original media content (e.g., television programs, Internet streams, etc.). Accordingly, the system allows media content to be understood by various users who have different cultural backgrounds. | 01-26-2012 |
20120030571 | System and Method for Controlling Local Computer Applications Using a Web Interface - A system for a user to control one or more Local Applications of a Computing Device via a Web Browser, said system comprising: the Computing Device and one or more Local Applications located thereon, wherein said Local Applications are capable of accessing resources located on said Computing Device; an Interpreter Module in communication with said one or more Local Applications; and a Web Browser in communication with said Interpreter Module and capable of interpreting and displaying information; wherein said Web Browser is used to operate said one or more Local Applications via said Interpreter Module; said Interpreter Module interpreting and relaying data packets between said Web Browser and said one or more Local Applications; | 02-02-2012 |
20120036439 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MESSAGE TRANSMISSION AND DISPLAY IN COMPUTING DEVICE - A method and system for message display and transmission in a computing device are disclosed. The method includes a step of determining whether a storage unit of the computing device stores at least a set of communication data or not. If the storage unit does not store the communication data, then the communication data would be downloaded from a server to the computing device and be stored in the storage unit. Moreover, the communication data is displayed by a display device of the computing device according to a particular procedure executed by the computing device. | 02-09-2012 |
20120042252 | Cloning Or Extending A Computer Desktop On A Wireless Display Surface - Techniques are provided for cloning a computer desktop to a wireless display surface. A source computer and a display in communication with a destination computer establish a wireless connection. A user console session of the source computer has a virtual display driver that corresponds to the wireless display. An application of the console session instructs the virtual display driver to render graphics to a display surface. The source computer takes this graphical information that, when executed on a processor generate an image, text, sound or input—encodes it with a remote presentation protocol. Through encoding and decoding image data, text, sound, and input of the user console session transmitted to a wireless display with a remote presentation protocol, fidelity and interactivity are improved. | 02-16-2012 |
20120042253 | POPULATION SEGMENTATION - Segments used to select content to be targeted to a user are recursively refined based on continuously derived user characteristics. Based on information gathered from new requests for targeted content and/or user interaction with previously delivered content the user is assigned to one or additional candidate segments. The candidate segments can be used to select content to be delivered to the user based on the user's assignment to the targeted segments. Accordingly, each user is grouped into one or more targeted segments and based on the user's inclusion in those segments, requests for targeted content can be served to the user. | 02-16-2012 |
20120042254 | SYSTEM FOR INITIATING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A USER INTERFACE AND A VISION PROCESSOR - A method is disclosed for instructing a user interface (UI) in communication with a first of vision processor (VP) to establish communication with a second (VP). The invention is useful in a machine vision system having a plurality of VPs and at least one UI. The method includes the steps of providing each VP with a link function for establishing communication between a VP and a UI; and activating the link function so as to issue instructions to the UI to establish communication with another VP. The link function enables local dynamic display of a remote VP on the UI, and a dynamic connection that provides a continually updated display representing a current state of the VP connected to the UI. An operator may observe results and alter parameters on any of the VPs in the system without having to first understand the architecture of the machine vision system. | 02-16-2012 |
20120047438 | CUSTOMIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WEBSITE USER DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING FOR AN ENTIRE WEBSITE - The present invention relates in general to web site administration. In particular, the present invention relates to a system and method for collecting information and user reactions to an entire website and reporting to the website owner. | 02-23-2012 |
20120066601 | CONTENT CONFIGURATION FOR DEVICE PLATFORMS - The present technology includes a digital content authoring tool for authoring digital content without the need to understand or access computer code. The present technology further includes creating digital content that is compatible with a diverse population of end user devices without the need for separate versions of the completed content. Instead, the digital authoring tool can manage versions of assets, which individually, can be compatible with different device criteria. Additionally, the present technology contemplates methods of delivering packages of the digital content that are configured to be compatible with the hardware configuration of each requesting device, despite the diverse capabilities of end user devices. Accordingly, the technology described herein provides a simple method for creating and delivering digital content that is configured for presentation on a user's specific device. | 03-15-2012 |
20120066602 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DRAG AND DROP CONTENT SHARING IN A MULTI-DEVICE ENVIRONMENT - Methods and systems for interacting with graphical user interface elements to invoke commands and initiate requests in a multi-device environment are described | 03-15-2012 |
20120066603 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVELY DISPLAYING USER IMAGES - In accordance with the present invention, an interactive user display application is provided. The application displays and refreshes images that are intended to represent users or members of a social network or other web-based service. Using these images, the interactive user display application allows a user of the application to interact with other users or their profiles while viewing their images or while interacting with or consuming media. | 03-15-2012 |
20120072843 | Figment collaboration system - There is provided a system and method for the Figment collaboration system, providing intuitive user interfaces for collaboration. There is provided a system comprising an input surface, a display outputting on the input surface, and a server having a processor configured to receive a first input from the input surface, convert the first input into a first content box, generate contextual content suggestions based on the first content box, and show the first content box and the contextual content suggestions in a workspace canvas output to the display. By utilizing data sources accessible through a network, the contextual content suggestions may provide highly relevant data and remote user access to facilitate enhanced collaboration. At the same time, by supporting familiar workflows similar to working with conventional whiteboards, users can readily use the Figment collaboration system without the stress of having to learn poorly designed and complicated collaboration interfaces. | 03-22-2012 |
20120079387 | CUSTOMIZABLE INTERNET PROTOCOL REMOTE CONTROL - A system for controlling an electronic device comprising: a server configured to connect to an internet protocol based network and configured to make available a website, wherein the website is configured to allow a user to develop a customized web page for controlling an electronic device, and wherein the server is configured to receive input from the user's customized web page and respond with commands capable of controlling the electronic device. | 03-29-2012 |
20120079388 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USER SUBMITTED COMPETITION - A system and process for user submitted competition is disclosed. The system may include an electronic venue, a server coupled to the electronic venue, a network, and a processor coupled to the electronic venue and the processor. The electronic venue may be configured to display user submissions. The processor may be configured to present two or more user submissions matched against one another in a competition. The process may include displaying a plurality of user submissions in a competition on a host website and providing a voting mechanism for selecting one of the user submissions. A winner may be displayed based on the results of the voting mechanism. | 03-29-2012 |
20120084657 | PROVIDING CONTENT TO A USER FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES BASED ON INTEREST TAG(S) THAT ARE INCLUDED IN AN INTEREST CLOUD - Techniques are described herein for providing content to a user from multiple sources based on interest tag(s) that are included in an interest cloud. An interest cloud is a tag cloud that includes interest tags, which correspond to respective interests of a user. An interest of a user is subject matter that is deemed to have a greater importance than other subject matter to the user based on information that pertains to the user. For example, an interest of a user may be derived from information in the user's emails, social update streams, web browsing history, a content element that is selected by the user, content that is received from a source that is selected by the user, etc. In another example, a user may designate subject matter as being an interest of the user. | 04-05-2012 |
20120096362 | Methods And Systems For Rating Associated Members In A Network - Systems and methods for rating associated members in a social network are set forth. According to one embodiment a method comprising outputting a ratings interface for rating at least one member of a social network associated with a user, wherein the rating interface provides the user with the ability to rate the member in one or more categories, receiving ratings for the member from the user, associating the ratings with the member, and connecting the ratings for the member with the user is set forth. | 04-19-2012 |
20120102405 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MATCHING PERSON-SPECIFIC DATA WITH EVIDENCE RESULTING IN RECOMMENDED ACTIONS - There is provided a method that includes (a) receiving first information about a patient via a first user interface that is communicatively coupled to a communication network, (b) receiving second information about the patient via a second user interface that is communicatively coupled to the communication network, where the first information and the second information, together, comprise answered questions, (c) evaluating the answered questions, to yield a suggested diagnosis and a follow-up question, and (d) transmitting the suggested diagnosis and the follow-up question to the second user interface via the communication network. There is also provided a system that employs the method, and a storage device that contains instructions that cause a processor to perform the method. | 04-26-2012 |
20120110458 | Mobile Content Capture and Discovery System based on Augmented User Identity - A system and a method is provided for collecting information and discovery of the information based on an augmented user identity. A note creation function allows a user of a computer device to create notes. A note interaction function allows the user to interact with notes and/or Cloud information available via the Internet. An annotiation function annotates content to the notes, which could be context traits and/or user identity traits. User identity traits are augmented through information obtained from the creation process and/or the interaction process with notes or Cloud information. Using a discovery function, notes can be discovered for a user from a note database/store using aspects of the context traits and/or the augmented user identity traits. | 05-03-2012 |
20120117475 | System And Method For Generating An Information Stream Summary Using A Display Metric - A system and method for generating an information stream summary using a display metric is provided. An information stream including a plurality of information stream items is received. A display metric is calculated for each of the plurality of information stream items. The information stream items are grouped into one or more summary objects. A size is assigned to each of the one or more summary objects and the one or more summary objects are displayed based on the assigned size. | 05-10-2012 |
20120117476 | PERFORMANCE DATA USER INTERFACE - A user interface and methods for providing a user interface comprising graphical representations of data, metrics, and other information specific to a particular user. The data, metrics, and other information may be derived from publically available information, private information, or both. | 05-10-2012 |
20120131465 | DIGITAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE WITH REMOTE VIEWING INTERFACE - A method for remotely viewing digital images provided to a digital image display device, the digital image display device including an image memory for storing a plurality of digital images, a display screen, and a network interface for communicating with a network, the method comprising: providing a remote viewing interface for the digital image display device, the remote viewing interface being accessible over the network from a location remote from the digital image display device; displaying one of the plurality of stored digital images on the display screen; and simultaneously displaying, on the remote viewing interface, information indicating which of the plurality of stored digital images is currently displayed on the display screen. | 05-24-2012 |
20120131466 | User-Based Monitoring and Control - Novel tools and techniques to give a customer greater visibility into network performance and/or utilization, particularly with respect to the customer's broadband connection to a provider's access network (and/or the Internet more generally). Some tools can track the amount of bandwidth assigned to each class of service on a customer's broadband connection, and/or the bandwidth provided to each of the devices on the customer's premises network. These values can be used as inputs to a state machine that governs the use of the broadband connection. | 05-24-2012 |
20120144305 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESENTING AT LEAST TWO MULTIMEDIA CONTENT ON A PROCESSING DEVICE - A method and apparatus for simultaneously presenting at least two received multimedia content to a user is disclosed. At least one receiving device receives more or more multimedia content from at least one sending device. The at least one receiving device determines characteristics of each received multimedia content and operating condition on the at least one receiving device. The characteristics and the operating condition are used to retrieve a policy for presenting the received multimedia content to a user. When executed, the policy identifies whether two or more received multimedia content are to be simultaneously presented to the user. | 06-07-2012 |
20120144306 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERACTING OR COLLABORATING WITH EXPLORATION - Embodiments of the present disclosure may include methods, systems, and computer-readable media that enable executing oilfield software on a first computing device; communicably coupling the first computing device with a second computing device, the second computing device comprising a touch interface; receiving input from a user via the touch interface; and causing the oilfield software to perform an action in response to the input. Embodiments of the present disclosure may also include methods, systems, and computer-readable media that enable presenting a result of the action via a second touch interface of a third computing device communicably coupled to at least one of the first and second computing devices. | 06-07-2012 |
20120151351 | EBOOK SOCIAL INTEGRATION TECHNIQUES - Techniques are provided in which usage information is obtained, regarding reading-related usage of an ebook by a reader. Based at least in part on the usage information, a determination or approximation is made regarding a portion being read by the reader. Based at least in part on the portion, the reader is targeted with a graphical display to be presented at least in part via the ebook. The graphical display provides a social interaction-related recommendation or suggestion relating at least in part to the portion. | 06-14-2012 |
20120159333 | REPRESENTATION OF AN INTERACTIVE DOCUMENT AS A GRAPH OF ENTITIES - Techniques for representing and publishing an interactive document useful for analyzing data. The document may be represented as a directed acyclic graph of entities interconnected by edges. The entities may be of multiple types. Yet, a broad range of interactive documents may be represented by a limited number of types of entities and the capabilities to interconnect entities of different types and to share a data schema across entities of different types. A tool may enable a user to author such documents. The tool may also facilitate publishing of the document. For publishing, the document may be converted to an executable form. Prior to such a conversion, the graph may be modified for more efficient processing. The graph may also be partitioned such that portions of the graph, when distributed across tiers of a computing system, such as a cloud-based platform, execute on computing devices that provide efficient operation. | 06-21-2012 |
20120159334 | EXTENSIBLE SYSTEM ACTION FOR SHARING WHILE REMAINING IN CONTEXT - An operating system provides an extensible share action to broker content sharing between applications executing on a computing platform such as a personal computer, tablet computer, or smartphone. The share action enables a consistent user experience for content sharing to be implemented across all applications and eliminates users having to switch from the current application they are using to some other functionality in order to share content. Applications can participate with the operating system share action as source applications and/or target applications. Source applications may describe what content is shareable given the current state of their application when the user chooses to invoke the share action. Target applications can be configured to receive the shared content from the source application according to content type, and will expose a companion view of their application to the user that is specifically tailored to facilitate sharing. | 06-21-2012 |
20120159335 | Integrated System and Method for Implementing Messaging, Planning, and Search Functions in a Mobile Device - An integrated system and method for implementing messaging, planning, and search functions in a mobile device. The system includes a messaging suite, a planner suite, a search suite, and a user interface configured to permit a user to interact with at least one of the messaging suite, the planner suite, and the search suite. An active resource directory is provided to store properties of objects associated with the messaging suite, the planner suite, the search suite, and to track one or more of the user's activities while accessing functions of the messenger suite, the planner suite, or the search suite. The system also includes a controller coupled to the messaging suite, planner suite, search suite, user interface, and active resources directory, where the controller is configured to provide integration of functions from each of the messaging suite, planner suite, search suite, and user interface. | 06-21-2012 |
20120159336 | ELECTRONIC LIST PRIORITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An electronic list prioritization system for the improved management, sorting and prioritizing of list items is described. The system comprises a computer program that a user may interface on any suitable electronic device. The user may prioritize list items with a number of advance prioritization features describe. The list may be a task list having a task field and in some embodiments a primary and secondary priority field allowing the user the ability to prioritize a list by a secondary priority field without adjusting the priorities in the primary priority field. | 06-21-2012 |
20120166955 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE EVENT DISPLAY - A system and method for receiving structured data including sporting event information and graphing relative scores of the event on a timeline together with indicia indicative of significant moments related to the sporting event. Interactivity includes receiving a user selection to display details about the sporting event in either text, audio or video. The system may also email the graph of the sporting event or post the graph to social media sites. | 06-28-2012 |
20120173986 | BACKGROUND SYNCHRONIZATION WITHIN A MULTI-ENVIRONMENT OPERATING SYSTEM - A device and method for synchronizing background images within a multi-environment operating system is provided herein. During operation, a processor running a first operating system environment will utilize a first background image for a first graphical user interface on the device. The first operating system will save the first background image to a shared image file. A second operating system environment being run by the processor will access the shared image file and utilize the first background image for a second GUI on an external display. | 07-05-2012 |
20120179971 | USER DEFINABLE ON-LINE CO-USER LISTS - Systems and methods are disclosed for tracking and displaying the logon status of selected co-users of an on-line or network system in real time to a tracking user in a unique graphical interface. The invention provides user definable on-line co-user lists, or “buddy lists,” which track specific co-users in real-time automatically. When a user logs on to a system, one or more of the user's buddy lists are presented to the buddy list system. The buddy list system attempts to match co-users currently logged into the system with the entries on the user's buddy list. Any matches are displayed to the user. As co-users logon and logoff, a user's buddy list is updated to reflect these changes. An indication can also be added to show that a co-user just logged on or just left the system. | 07-12-2012 |
20120198341 | System and Method of Automatic Scaling of Clinical Data for Varied Display Size - The system and method of the present application allows for the configurable display of a number of physiological parameters on a wide variety of display sizes, usually those displays that are smaller than the bedside monitor display. The system and method organizes data in a grid of displayable elements, each displayable element including a piece of information corresponding to a collected physiological parameter of a patient. Depending upon the size of the display, an appropriate number of displayable elements are organized in a grid on the display and the size of each grid on the display is configurable and adjustable by a user. | 08-02-2012 |
20120198342 | AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF TASK SCRIPTS FROM WEB BROWSING INTERACTION HISTORY - Embodiments of the invention relate to automatically identifying web browsing tasks based on a web browsing interaction history. According to one embodiment of the invention, a web browsing interaction history of a user is analyzed to identify web browsing actions associated with web sites. Abstracted action sequences for the web browsing actions that are identified are generated, and action subsequences for the abstracted action sequences are generated. A similarity between each of the action subsequences is determined, and similar action subsequences are designated as a web browsing task. | 08-02-2012 |
20120204111 | HIGHER-LEVEL E-MAIL ADDRESS CREATION AT SIGNUP - A computing system assisting a user in signing up for an online service using a third-level e-mail address for use in provisioning an online service. A first phase user interface is displayed to the user to assist in creating a third-level domain name. The user may enter the third-level portion of the domain name in this user interface, which in connection with a first-tier domain portion, and a second-level domain portion, formulates a third-level domain name. The third-level domain name is verified for uniqueness. If not sufficiently unique, the process repeats until a sufficiently unique third-level domain name is selected. A second user interface is then displayed that permits a user to enter a prefix, which in combination with the third-level domain name creates a third-level e-mail address. This third-level domain name may then be used as an identifier for an online service and/or to provision an online service. | 08-09-2012 |
20120204112 | METHOD FOR FACILITATING THE INTRODUCTION OF USERS WITH SIMILAR OR COMPLEMENTARY INTERESTS IN A GIVEN LOCALE WITHIN A GIVEN TIMEFRAME - A method of confirming a meeting time, date or location for a pre-selected activity wherein two or more users on a social utility website or app interact is provided. The method includes the following steps: a) both users indicate times and dates they are available to meet; b) both users indicate the geographical parameters within which they are available to meet; c) the website provides both users with a set of results that includes a list of options within the intersecting choices of both users; d) one user selects an option on the list, which is then highlighted on the second user's screen; e) the second user may click on the highlighted option to confirm, or alternatively click on a different selection, which is then highlighted on the first user's screen; and f) when an item is chosen by both users, it is displayed as confirmed on both users' screens. | 08-09-2012 |
20120204113 | Automatic Display of Synergized Status Information - A system and a method are disclosed for presenting static and dynamic data on a mobile device for a contact responsive to a communication with the contact. When a communication is initiated, a contact is identified based on static information such as an email address or a phone number. Additionally, dynamic data, such as a status message posted on a social networking service associated with contact, or a location of the contact is retrieved from appropriate services or databases in real time. The retrieved dynamic data is displayed on a user interface on the mobile device in substantially real-time, allowing the user to view static and dynamic information about a contact. | 08-09-2012 |
20120210234 | TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF USER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH AN INFORMATION RESOURCE - A system and methodology for visually representing user activity associated with an information resource is described. User activities are associated with symbolic representations of those user activities. To visually convey selected aspects of the user activity, the activity is mapped to visual attributes that alter the appearance of the symbolic representation. The result is a dynamic and universal representation of user activities that aide online users to efficiently discern the relevancy and popularity of an information resource. | 08-16-2012 |
20120210235 | ONE CLICK DEPLOYMENT - Techniques are provided for deploying applications hosted by an application service provider. An application in a first environment is automatically deployed to a second environment in response to receiving a request over a network from the party for whom the second environment is being hosted. The first environment may be an environment where applications are developed by the party over the network. Deployment of the application may entail provisioning of an environment for the application. | 08-16-2012 |
20120221952 | ADVANCED USER INTERFACE AND CONTROL PARADIGM INCLUDING CONTEXTUAL COLLABORATION FOR MULTIPLE SERVICE OPERATOR EXTENDED FUNCTIONALITY OFFERS - Methods and systems for presenting information regarding multiple categories of content are provided. In addition, methods and systems that suggest activities by a user in relation to content and determined affinity for content in relation to user contacts are provided. A user interface application is provided that operates to display status and/or historical information regarding content, suggested activities, and suggested contacts. The user can interact with the interface to access detailed information and to act on suggestions. In addition the user can interact with the interface to share content to other users, including users participating in real time communication sessions. | 08-30-2012 |
20120221953 | Methods and Devices for Information Exchange and Routing - Method and device for information exchange and routing by providing items of information that are organized in discrete flows to third parties. Relationships are defined among the flows such that at least one item of information in at least a first discrete flow is selectively copied to at least a second discrete flow. This allows users to easily discover and exchange real-time items of information across applications. | 08-30-2012 |
20120233547 | PLATFORM FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF APPLICATIONS - Various embodiments are directed towards a platform for rapid development of applications. A data processing application may be generated by applying templates, work streams, change entries, and user modifications to generate data processing applications. In at least one of the various embodiments, the applications may be generated based project initial instructions and by receiving and processing example data in combination with templates, change entries, and work streams. Further, in at least one of the various embodiments, modifications made to the generated applications may be preserved as change entries associated with a work stream. In at least one of the various embodiments, separate applications may be generated based on the work streams and/or change streams of other applications. In at least one of the various embodiments, if a generated application may be modified a new revision number may be associated with the modified version of the application. | 09-13-2012 |
20120233548 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SCHEDULING FOLLOW-UP EVENTS - A device and method for scheduling follow-up events in relation to an existing event record. The device receives an input follow-up request associated with the existing event record and automatically generates a follow-up event record having information in its field populated using the information contained in the existing event record. The date of the follow-up event is automatically generated based upon the date of the existing event record. If the existing event record is a recurring event, then the date of the follow-up event is based on the frequency of recurrence. The follow-up event record may be displayed for user editing and may be transmitted to the attendees to propose scheduling of the follow-up event. | 09-13-2012 |
20120254760 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCELERATING CONTENT GENERATION FOR SELECTED CONTENT - According to embodiments of the invention, a computer system extends an invitation to a plurality of content generators to request authentic content relating to one or more selected topics. The computer system receives content generated in response to the invitation and publishes that content online. The computer system calculates an efficacy of the request by obtaining data regarding to the online content and user interactions with the content. The computer system is configured to obtain data corresponding to user interactions with the content on the website hosting the content as well as user interactions with the content on third party websites such as Facebook® or Twitter®. Using that data, the computer system calculates an efficacy of the request. The computer system may also generate one or more reports to convey the calculated efficacy of the request. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254761 | MULTIPURPOSE MEDIA PLAYERS - Disclosed are Multipurpose Media Players that enable users to create transcriptions, closed captions, and/or logs of digitized recordings, that enable the presentation of transcripts, closed captions, logs, and digitized recordings in a correlated manner to users, that enable users to compose one or more scenes of a production, and that enable users to compose storyboards for a production. The multipurpose media players can be embodied within Internet browser environments; thereby providing high availability of the multipurpose players across software platforms, networks, and physical locations. | 10-04-2012 |
20120266072 | Method And System For A Digital Diary System - A wireless communication device may generate an interactive digital diary for one or more users. The device may handle location information, multimedia data, transactions and/or secure communications via a plurality of technologies. Digital diary information may be stored internally or externally, it may be searchable and/or may comprise moving images, still images, audio, text, geographic location, entity information, time, date, transactions, financial information, consumer information, security information, user input, communications, user contacts, software applications, user profiles, scheduled events, prompts and/or reminders. The digital diary may comprise an interactive user interface which may have mapping capability and may provide link access to digital diary information and/or associated entities. User input methods may comprise screen touch, pressure sensor, key entry and/or voice. Information may be captured via a camera, microphone, geo-location data receiver, transaction write/reader, digital clock, digital calendar, key entry and/or tactile sensor. | 10-18-2012 |
20120278721 | Museum Tour System and Method - Embodiments of the invention provide a museum tour system to be used by a museum administrator and a museum guest. The system can include a museum object database in a server to store a plurality of museum object records. The system can also include a museum portal that can provide a user interface in which the museum administrator adds museum object records, creates tours, edits tours, or adds products. The system can include a mobile device application to provide a tour segment to a mobile computing device of the museum guest when the museum guest approaches the museum object. The mobile device application can recognize a proximity of the museum guest to the museum object in order to choose the appropriate tour segment. | 11-01-2012 |
20120290935 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SERVER DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND CONTENT SHARING SYSTEM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including a script management unit for injecting a script for monitoring an operation, by a user who directly operates content, on content of the user into the content, and communicating with the script injected into the content, and a user operation information transmission unit for receiving details of the user operation detected by the script, and transmitting the details to an external server device. When a cursor position is received from the script as the details of the user operation, the user operation information transmission unit transforms the cursor position that the script has acquired into a cursor position with respect to a reference position on a screen and transmits the cursor position to the server device. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290936 | AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF TASK SCRIPTS FROM WEB BROWSING INTERACTION HISTORY - Embodiments of the invention relate to automatically identifying web browsing tasks based on a web browsing interaction history. According to one embodiment of the invention, a web browsing interaction history of a user is analyzed to identify web browsing actions associated with web sites. Abstracted action sequences for the web browsing actions that are identified are generated, and action subsequences for the abstracted action sequences are generated. A similarity between each of the action subsequences is determined, and similar action subsequences are designated as a web browsing task. | 11-15-2012 |
20120297305 | PRESENTING OR SHARING STATE IN PRESENCE - Presentation and/or sharing status related information about a user is provided through a presence channel to alert existing or potential participants in a communication session. When the user is in a display sharing environment, giving a presentation, or sharing a display screen with other users, his/her state is detected. A presence status display may then be provided to other users in communication with the user or attempting to establish a communication session with the user alerting them that the user has duplicated their display onto other screens or display devices or has shared their desktop with one or more other users. A number of heuristics may be employed to determine presenting or sharing state of the user such as detection of display sharing, active presentation applications, calendar entries, active communication applications, facial detection through image capture devices, and the like. | 11-22-2012 |
20120317488 | TECHNIQUES FOR ADAPTING AN INTERPRETIVE RUN TIME APPLICATION TO MULTIPLE CLIENTS - Techniques to adapt an interpretive runtime engine to multiple clients are described. An apparatus may comprise a logic device arranged to execute a web client. The web client may comprise, among other elements, a client adapter operative to detect a user event for a client user interface, send changes to user event properties associated with the user event to a server application, receive a graphical user interface (GUI) independent object and updated user event properties from the server application, and update a rendered image in the client user interface using the GUI independent object and updated user event properties received from the server application. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-13-2012 |
20120317489 | Method and Apparatus Providing for Transmission of a Content Package - An apparatus for providing for improved transmission of a content package may include a gesture recognizer configured to recognize gesture inputs on a touch screen which select content for transmission. A communication interface may search for signals from accessible devices, and a received signal strength meter may determine corresponding received signal strengths. A target device selector may select a target device from the accessible devices based at least in part on the received signal strengths. The communication interface may then provide for transmission of a content package including the content and configured for reception by the target device in instances in which the target device is selected. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided. | 12-13-2012 |
20120317490 | Central System Based User Interface Resource Management - A processing device includes a user interface module, the user interface module to connect the processing device with a user interface. A communication module connects the processing device with a mobile device. A communication link is established between the processing device and the mobile device. The communication module receives a request from the mobile device to display information. The user interface module sends the information for display on the user interface. | 12-13-2012 |
20120324358 | DELIVERY OF A USER INTERFACE USING HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL - A method is provided to remotely access an application hosted by a server and having a corresponding application graphical user interface (GUI) represented on the server, the method comprising: a client automatically sending GUI display update requests to the server throughout a duration of the access, the requests being HTTP requests over corresponding HTTP connections. | 12-20-2012 |
20120324359 | Systems and Methods for Monitoring and Enhancing Software Applications - Systems and methods for monitoring computer and/or software usage and enhancing functionality of target software applications are provided. In some aspects, the systems and methods may identify user activity with sufficient depth for meaningful analysis, even when the target application restricts access to, for example, its user-interface object model or event stream, without requiring code-level integration with the target application. In other aspects, the systems and methods may enable fast and convenient assignment of semantic meaning to user-interface elements to enable actionable usage reporting, among other things In further aspects, the systems and methods may allow convenient definition of a sequence of user-interface actions as a workflow, which may be analyzed in a variety of manners including, for example, monitoring and analyzing for user utilization and compliance. In other aspects, the systems and methods may be utilized where the target application restricts external access to user-interface object models. | 12-20-2012 |
20130007621 | SYSTEM FOR LEARNING NAMES OF MEMBERS OF AN ORGANIZATION - A system for learning the names and information about individual members of a group includes a server. A database is in communication with the server and stores the names and likenesses of a first group of individuals. Names and job types of a second group of individuals is stored in the database and the server associates respective members of the first group of individuals with respective individuals of the second group of individuals as a function of the job type of the second group of individuals. A remote computer is in communication with the server. The server causes the display of the associated member of the first group to the respective member of the second group at the remote computer. The remote computer has a graphical user interface. The server causes the name and the likeness of two or more individuals of the first group to be displayed at the remote computer. The remote computer enables the user to graphically match a name of at least one individual in the first group to a likeness of any one of the displayed individuals. | 01-03-2013 |
20130007622 | DEMONSTRATING A SOFTWARE PRODUCT - A method for demonstrating a software product that includes providing by a server, in response to a software product selected by a user via a terminal device, graphical user interface (GUI) shadow data created using predetermined event information and actions for downloading by the terminal device. The GUI shadow data enables the terminal device to demonstrate the software product. Additionally, a system and computer program product for demonstating software are described. | 01-03-2013 |
20130014017 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus (MFP) of the invention accepts designation of screen data which has been embedded in the information processing apparatus in advance, or screen data of an external server apparatus (Web server) which provides the screen data of an operation screen. If the screen data provided by the Web server is designated, the MFP obtains the screen data from the Web server, and determines whether it is possible to display the operation screen based on the obtained screen data as the menu screen on an operation unit. If the MFP determines that it is impossible to display, as the menu screen, the operation screen based on the screen data provided by the Web server, it restricts the use of the screen data, and accepts designation of new screen data. | 01-10-2013 |
20130019179 | MOBILE APPLICATION ENHANCEMENTS - A system and a method for displaying presentation data based on user interactions are provided. The user interactions are received by a mobile device that transmits the user interactions to a virtual mobile adaptor executing an application. The user interactions are then associated with the application and a presentation content is generated based on integrating the user interaction data with the application. The presentation content is then transmitted to a virtual mobile display. The user interactions may be communicated from the mobile device to the virtual mobile adaptor via a cloud-based network. | 01-17-2013 |
20130024774 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-EXPERIENCE ADAPTATION OF MEDIA CONTENT - A method or apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for adapting media content of a source device for a recipient device. Characteristics of a first environment of a source device and of a second environment of a recipient can be identified. At least one difference between the characteristics of the first environment of the source device and the characteristics of the second environment of the recipient device can be determined. A presentation of media content can be modified according to the at least one difference between the characteristics of the first environment of the source device and the characteristics of the second environment of the recipient device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024775 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus that controls a user interface to display content, acquires position information corresponding to an input received at the user interface, determines a condition corresponding to the position information, and controls the user interface to display data corresponding to the input based on a result of the determining. | 01-24-2013 |
20130036358 | NETWORK SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A first terminal ( | 02-07-2013 |
20130055089 | Share Box for Endorsements - In one aspect, a system for presenting a share box with content information in response to an endorsement includes an endorsement sharing module that is responsive to user input and creates a sharing box having content derived from the user context and input request. The endorsement sharing module receives a user request to share information. In response, this endorsement sharing module determines the context of the user, retrieves content based on the context, filters the content based on publisher information, personalizes the share box content, and adds the content to a share box. The endorsement sharing module also adds one or more actions to the share box after which the share box is provided for display to the user. | 02-28-2013 |
20130067337 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROVIDING MEDIUM - The invention enables users to virtually attach information to situations in the real world, and also enables users to quickly and easily find out desired information. An IR sensor receives an IR signal transmitted from an IR beacon, and supplies the received signal to a sub-notebook PC. A CCD video camera takes in a visual ID from an object, and supplies the inputted visual ID to the sub-notebook PC. A user inputs, through a microphone, a voice to be attached to situations in the real world. The sub-notebook PC transmits position data, object data and voice data, which have been supplied to it, to a server through a communication unit. The transmitted data is received by the server via a wireless LAN. The server stores the received voice data in a database in correspondence to the position data and the object data. | 03-14-2013 |
20130080899 | UNIFIED DESKTOP BIG BROTHER APPLICATIONS - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop. | 03-28-2013 |
20130104044 | INTEGRATED APPLICATION LAUNCHING IN HETEROGENEOUS CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Application programs delivered from one or more cloud computing systems (“clouds” or “CCSs”) are integrated into a desktop being delivered/hosted by another cloud (“primary” CCS). In one respect, the integration includes integration of controls for directly launching a separately hosted application program from a desktop hosted by the primary CCS, such as by selection of a start menu entry or activation of a “shortcut” icon that points to the application program. In another respect, a separately hosted application program is launched based on a user opening or accessing content (e.g. data file) that is specifically associated with the separately hosted application program but residing more locally, such as in the hosted desktop. In this aspect, the content is seamlessly redirected to the other cloud without requiring any direct network connectivity between the clouds. | 04-25-2013 |
20130104045 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE INTERACTION - According to one embodiment, a method for collecting feedback from a mobile device user using a mobile interaction application executed on one or more processors of a mobile device includes receiving a selection of a target of the feedback from the mobile device user; presenting a graphical user interface on a display of the mobile device, the graphical user interface including a multi-level rating scale and an open-ended comment element; receiving feedback associated with the selected target from the mobile device user through an input device of the mobile device, the received feedback corresponding to at least one of the multi-level rating scale and the open-ended comment element; and wirelessly transmitting a message including the received feedback associated with the selected target and corresponding to at least one of the multi-level rating scale and the open-ended comment element. | 04-25-2013 |
20130117673 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATION OF A CONTROLLING DEVICE - A system and method whereby an user interface editing device is used to create a user interface for a controlling device, the created user interface including user interface elements that are associated with functional operations of a virtual equivalent of an appliance. After the created user interface is transferred to the controlling device, the virtual equivalent of an appliance is caused to be linked to an intended target appliance whereupon activation of those user interface elements of the graphical user interface that were associated with functional operations of the virtual equivalent of an appliance will cause the controlling device to transmit commands to control corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance. | 05-09-2013 |
20130132848 | APPLICATION INTERACTION VIA MULTIPLE USER INTERFACES - Techniques for concurrently presenting multiple, distinct user interfaces for a single software application on multiple display devices. Each of the user interfaces can be interactive, such that user input received with respect to any of the user interfaces (presented on any of the display devices) can change the state of the application and/or modify data associated with the application. Further, this state or data change can be reflected in all (or a subset) of the user interfaces. | 05-23-2013 |
20130145273 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONFIGURING A WEB BROWSER BASED ON AN OTHER PARTY'S PROFILE - Methods and devices for configuring a web browser based on an other party's profile are described. In one aspect, the method includes: receiving a selection of an other party's identifier within a web browser; and in response to receiving the selection of the other party's identifier: i) receiving an other party's profile associated with the other party's identifier; and ii) configuring the web browser based on the other party's profile. In another aspect, the present application describes a method implemented by a web server. The web server has stored therein an other party's profile. The method includes: receiving a selection of an other party's identifier; and in response to receiving a selection of the other party's identifier: i) retrieving an other party's profile associated with the other party's identifier; and ii) sending the other party's profile to the electronic device. | 06-06-2013 |
20130151974 | OUTLINE VIEW - Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums for creating and presenting an outline view, the outline view including a first user navigable graphical panel, the first panel displaying first organizational elements corresponding to a first outline level of an electronic content work; a second user navigable graphical panel, the second panel displaying one or more child organizational elements of a selected first organizational element, the child organizational elements corresponding to a second outline level of the electronic content work; and one or more content previews of content within the electronic content work in the first or second panel, the content previews corresponding to the first or second outline levels of the electronic content work, respectively. | 06-13-2013 |
20130167034 | AGGREGATED, INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION TIMELINE - Described is a technology by which an interactive timeline user interface shows communication data aggregated from various sources (e.g., a telephone service, a website, an application and/or the like) in time order. To reduce the number of items in the timeline, certain items may be combined into a compressed item, e.g., items from the same source and/or of the same type may be rolled up into a rolled up item. The user may also interact to reply to a data item. For example, an editor may be provided upon interaction with a data item in the timeline, and the type of reply that is sent may automatically match the type of data item, (e.g., a text message reply to a text message). | 06-27-2013 |
20130174040 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING, UPDATING AND EXECUTING A CROP-PLANTING PLAN - Crop-planting plans may be generated with crop-planting information received from a variety of sources, such as a user, remote sensor, database, and/or data feed. The crop-planting plans may dynamically aid farmers and other production agriculture professionals when determining a crop-planting strategy and implementing a crop-planting plan. Crop-planting plans may include a variety of recommended crop-planting practices and projected outcomes for the implementation of the recommended crop-planting practices. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174041 | SUPPORTING DISPLAY OF CONTEXT MENUS IN BOTH CASCADED AND OVERLAPPING STYLES - A computing system provided according to an aspect of the present invention contains a server system operable to send a same hierarchical menu to client systems which display the sub-menus of the hierarchical menu in a overlapping style or a cascading style. As a result, the implementation of server systems supporting such client systems may be simplified. According to another aspect, an event handler is also implemented on the server system, to process the events generated by client system displaying menus in both the overlapping style and the cascading style. According to yet another aspect, a server system stores a in-memory representation of a context menu, and thereafter serves requests from different clients for the same hierarchical menu based on such in-memory representation. | 07-04-2013 |
20130179791 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME DATA IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A system and method for real-time push delivery of updates/changes of database records displayed in user interfaces without the clients requesting such data. The data is provided to the graphical user interface such that when changes occur to the source database origin of the displayed data the client user interfaces that contain the records are updated in real-time by receiving an update signal over the computer network which updates the graphical user interface on the client device to reflect the changes that have occurred to the contained data. In order to achieve real-time connectivity, a channel is created between each of the client computing devices and the communications server and subsequently a session with the application server. Data changes recorded from the application server are pushed to each of the client computers simultaneously via the communication server. | 07-11-2013 |
20130185641 | AUDIENCE PLATFORM - An audience platform is disclosed. In a first example case, a first question is received. A preference event associated with the first question is received. A score is determined for the first question based at least in part on the preference. In a second example case, indications of a first and second potential interviewee are received. Preference events associated with the first and second potential interviewees are received. Scores are determined for the first and second potential interviewees based at least in part on the received preference events. A designated interviewee is selected based on the first and second scores. In a third example case, indications of a first and second potential awardee are received. Preference events associated with the first and second potential awardee are received. Scores are determined for the first and second potential awardees based at least in part on the received preference events. | 07-18-2013 |
20130185642 | USER INTERFACE - A user interface method comprises: causing a plurality of first objects to be displayed; causing one or more second objects to be displayed, each second object associated on the display with one or more of the first objects; and, in response to an input, causing at least one of the first objects to be displayed with decreased prominence and causing at least one second object that is associated with the first object to be displayed such that the relative decrease in prominence of the second object, if any, is less than the relative decrease in prominence of the first object. | 07-18-2013 |
20130219278 | Transferring of Communication Event - A method and system for transferring a communication event between a remote user device and a first user device from the first user device to a second, alternate user device is described. The method comprises capturing with a visual motion recognition component a first input from a user of the first user device conducting the communication event, the first input being a physical gesture made by a user to indicate a desire to transfer the communication event. A set of user devices in physical proximity to the user is detected, and a second physical gesture made by the user is captured to select one of the set of devices. The communication event is then transferred to the selected device. | 08-22-2013 |
20130232421 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING RECIPIENTS OF A SHARING OPERATION BASED ON AN INDICATION ASSOCIATED WITH A TANGIBLE OBJECT - An apparatus, method, and computer program product are described that can receive a signal from a tangible object, where the signal includes an indication of an operation to be executed upon receipt of a user input applied by the tangible object, and that can determine the operation based on the indication. In this way, the user is not required to provide additional user input to define the particular operation that is desired. The apparatus may determine at least one recipient with whom data selected via a user input applied by the tangible object may be shared. The apparatus may further provide for the determination of an operation to be executed based on an identification of a selection of content and may provide for the association of the operation with the tangible object, such that subsequent user input applied via the tangible object causes execution of the operation. | 09-05-2013 |
20130232422 | MULTIMEDIA INTERACTION SYSTEM AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT CAPABLE OF FILTERING MULTIMEDIA INTERACTION COMMANDS - A multimedia interaction system is disclosed, including: a plurality of member electronic devices; a plurality of deplays respectively arranged on the member electronic devices; and a location detection circuit configured to operably detect respective member electronic device's spatial position and orientation dynamically and to transmit detection results to at least one of the member electronic devices. When an user instructs a source electronic device of the member electronic devices to transmit a target image object toward a target direct, a candicate electronic device of the member electronic devices would execute a target command corresponding to the target image object to utilize a corresponding display to perform a multimedia operation corresponding to the target image object only if a relative position between the candicate electronic and the target direct satisfies a predetermined condition. | 09-05-2013 |
20130239003 | DIGITAL ALBUM PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ARCHITECTURE - Digital album production and distribution architectures are disclosed, including a production node configured to produce digital albums, a distribution server node configured to receive, store and distribute digital albums as well as additional album-related content, and a client node configured to view and interact with digital albums. | 09-12-2013 |
20130283171 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN INTERMEDIATE GRAPHICAL DESKTOP SHARING PROTOCOL - Generating a universal graphical desktop sharing protocol is disclosed. The universal graphical desktop sharing protocol is configured to communicate information (e.g., a sequence of one or more desktop sharing events) that has been translated from a first graphical desktop sharing protocol and is available to be translated into a final graphical desktop sharing protocol. | 10-24-2013 |
20130283172 | ESTABLISHING A PREFERRED MODE OF INTERACTION BETWEEN A USER AND A MULTIMODAL APPLICATION - Establishing a preferred mode of interaction between a user and a multimodal application, including evaluating, by a multimodal application operating on a multimodal device supporting multiple modes of interaction including a voice mode and one or more non-voice modes, user modal preference, and dynamically configuring multimodal content of the multimodal application in dependence upon the evaluation of user modal preference. | 10-24-2013 |
20130290851 | USER INTERFACE WEB SERVICES - User interface web services are provided. In one embodiment, a user interface web service includes a control structure, a communications interface, and a processor. The control structure is utilized to facilitate generation of a device dependent user interface. The communication interface receives an indication of an interaction with the device dependent user interface, and the processor generates a delta in response to the interaction. The control structure may be organized hierarchically, and the delta may identify a change to the control structure, metadata, state, or other data associated with the device dependent user interface. Additionally, the delta may include information about the flow of a UI such as, but not limited to, which page, dialogs, etc. are shown to the user. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290852 | Nutrition Information System and Related Method - A system and related method are disclosed. The system includes a user interface application configured to allow for uploading and entering nutrition information for food items and sending the uploaded information to a server; the server (including memory, data storage devices and a central processing unit) configured to receive and store the nutrition information entered by the user via the user interface application in a database maintained on the server, configured to analyze and process the nutrition information, store the processed information, and to export the information to an application programming interface comprising at least one widget configured to utilize the processed information. | 10-31-2013 |
20130298030 | System, methods and computer readable medium for Augmented Personalized Social Network - A non-transitory computer readable medium for displaying augmented personalized information to a user, the non-transitory computer readable medium stores instructions for: collecting collected information from a plurality of information sources out of social networks, sensors, factual static sources, geolocation sources, real time sources, user provided information; detecting, out of the collected information, relevant information that is relevant to a user based upon a profile of the user, a relevant point of time and a relevant location; processing the relevant information through a structuring content process to provide specific augmented personalized information that is compatible to an augmented personalized dynamic space of the user; and transmitting to a device of the user the specific augmented personalized information, the specific augmented personalized information causes to the device of the user to display to the user the specific augmented personalized information within the augmented personalized dynamic space of the user. | 11-07-2013 |
20130298031 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - At a communication terminal, visual information reflecting an operation state of a candidate counterpart terminal and a graphical image that allows the communication terminal to switch from a first communications protocol to a second communications protocol, is displayed, respectively, when the communication terminal activates the first communications protocol. In response to a user instruction for selecting the graphical image, the communication terminal activates the second communications protocol to cause the communication terminal to communicate using the second communications protocol. | 11-07-2013 |
20130305158 | NETWORK SYSTEM WITH REACTION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A network system includes: a user interface configured to detect a reaction; a control unit coupled to the user interface, configured to record the reaction; a storage unit coupled to the control unit, configured to buffer captured recording; and a communication unit coupled to the storage unit, configured to publish captured recording. | 11-14-2013 |
20130311888 | Arranging a Set of Panels in a First Application Environment Via Arrangement of the Set of Panels in a Second Application Environment for a Multi-Modal Device - A method for arranging a set of panels in a first application environment via arrangement of the set of panels in a second application environment includes receiving a request by a first application environment for configuration information for a set of panels of the first application environment from a second application environment, and receiving by the second application environment the configuration information. The method includes displaying the set of panels in a user interface of the second application environment based on the configuration information, and receiving, via the user interface, an input for changing one of the panels. The method includes receiving a request, by the first application environment, for changing the one panel in the first application environment from the second application environment, and changing the one panel in the first application environment to match the change of the one panel in the second application environment. | 11-21-2013 |
20130318444 | ESTABLISHING PROXIMITY DECTECTION USING 802.11 BASED NETWORKS - A method includes presenting a set location setting within a graphical user interface (GUI) of a mobile device, and then detecting a selection of the set-location setting. The method proceeds by detecting at least one on-site network in communication with the mobile device in response to the selection of the set location setting, identifying a network name associated with the at least one on-site network, and associating the network name of the on-site network with an on-site zone of a site associated with the mobile device. The method then proceeds by altering an operating condition of a network device located at the site in response to a location of the mobile device relative to the on-site zone. | 11-28-2013 |
20130326354 | Systems and Methods for Selection and Personalization of Content Items - A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for selecting and personalizing content items, including but not limited to advertisements, are disclosed. A content item is selected from a plurality of content items. The selection is based at least in part on first information relating to a user's interactions with the electronic device. Each content item is associated with code that, when executed, personalizes the content item for the user based at least in part on second information relating to the user's interactions with the electronic device. The code associated with the selected content item is executed to personalize the selected content item. The content item is presented to the user. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326355 | SELECTIVELY REENABLING AN INTERACTIVE ELEMENT FOR THE COLLECTION OF USER FEEDBACK - Techniques for receiving user feedback for an instance of content. Embodiments provide an interface that includes an interactive element through which users can provide feedback for an instance of content. Responsive to a first user interacting with the interactive element, an indication of user feedback from the first user is registered for the instance of content, and the interactive element within the interface is disabled for the first user. Embodiments monitor the instance of content to detect changes to the instance of content. Additionally, upon detecting a change to the instance of content, the interactive element is enabled for the first user, such that the first user can again interact with the interactive element. | 12-05-2013 |
20130332838 | CROSS-PLATFORM CONTENT MANAGEMENT INTERFACE - A user device includes a user interface providing access to content from multiple content providers, each of the multiple content providers having a separate subscription associated with the user. The user device receives user input indicating interest in an aspect of particular content available from a first content provider of the multiple content providers and provides, to a network device, an indication of the user interest. The user device receives, from the network device, links to additional content available from a different content provider and related to the aspect of the particular content. The user device presents, via the user interface, the links to the additional content in association with the aspect of the particular content. | 12-12-2013 |
20130339863 | INTEGRATED DISPENSING TERMINAL AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING - A user is enabled to initiate a user experience through use of a first device. Information is sent to the first device in support of the user experience. Input is receive from the user. One of termination of the user experience and transferring of the user experience to a second device is selected in response to receipt of input. | 12-19-2013 |
20130346870 | MULTI-USER TARGETED CONTENT DELIVERY - The present technology delivers a multi-user targeted content package to a group of users. The multi-user targeted content package can include single-user and multi-user interactive content. A multi-user targeted content package can be delivered in bursts so that multiple users receive the content package during the same time period. In some cases, users can be grouped into instances of the multi-user targeted content package based on factors such as location, language, demographics, bandwidth, skill level, and/or other similarity measures. Additionally, some multi-user content can require a minimum number of users before the content becomes fully active, such as a multi-player game. | 12-26-2013 |
20140006954 | TECHNIQUES FOR DEVICE CONNECTIONS USING TOUCH GESTURES | 01-02-2014 |
20140006955 | PRESENTING STATUS DATA RECEIVED FROM MULTIPLE DEVICES | 01-02-2014 |
20140019866 | HUMAN INTERFACE DEVICE INPUT HANDLING THROUGH USER-SPACE APPLICATION - Embodiments include systems and methods for handling human interface device events using a user-space application. For example, a touch screen device and controller are in communication with a first processor on one side of a data link, and the first processor is in communication with a second processor on another side of the data link. The first processor receives touch screen events from the touch screen controller, along with associated coordinates, and packetizes the touch screen event data for communication over the data link to the second processor. The data is received at the second processor by a user-space application operable to parse the link traffic to receive the touch screen events and associated coordinates and to generate a corresponding graphics manager event from the touch screen event. The graphics manager event can be communicated to a graphics manager application that controls the display of the touch screen device. | 01-16-2014 |
20140026057 | PROVIDING ACCESS TO A REMOTE APPLICATION VIA A WEB CLIENT - Techniques for remote application access are described. Some embodiments provide access to an application executing on a host system via a Web browser of a client device. A user operating the Web browser may request access to the application via a uniform resource identifier. A service executing on the host system receives the request and facilitates access to the application. Facilitating access may include transmitting to the Web browser image data corresponding to a window or graphical user interface generated by the application and stored on the host system. Client logic executing within the Web browser receives the image data and displays a local copy of the application window on the client device. The client logic also forwards user input events made with respect to the to the local window to the remote presentation service, which in turn forwards the events to the window/application on the host system. | 01-23-2014 |
20140033049 | CONTEXT RECOGNITION THROUGH SCREENSHARING - A method and a system for contextual recognition through screen-sharing are provided. Example embodiments may include receiving a data stream related to a presenter screen in a network-based collaboration session from a first user; extracting characteristic data from the data stream; associating added data with the data stream, based on the data; and presenting, in real time, to a second user, a viewer screen including the data stream and the added data. The method may also include recognizing the characteristic data before the extracting of the data. | 01-30-2014 |
20140033050 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING INQUIRY MESSAGE, DISPLAY DEVICE FOR THE METHOD, METHOD OF SHARING INFORMATION, AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A method of transmitting an inquiry message, performed by a display device, includes operations of reproducing content in the display device; receiving an input from a user, wherein the input from the user is related to the content; generating an inquiry message about the content, based on the input from the user; extracting information, which is related to the input from the user, from the content; and transmitting the extracted information and the inquiry message to an external device that is connected with the display device. | 01-30-2014 |
20140033051 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS AND VISITATIONS - Processor based systems and methods for providing a communication between a first and a second user are disclosed, one example method comprising receiving a first service request from the second user interface, authorizing a first communication type to the second user interface and the first user interface based on a profiles of a service provider profile, the first user and the second user profile, and providing the first communication type as the communication. In some embodiments, the systems and methods further comprise providing a notification to at least one of the first user interface or the second user interface of a service event based on the service provider profile. In some embodiments, the step of authorizing the communication service based on a service provider profile comprises comparing the service request to at least one service provider profile attribute. | 01-30-2014 |
20140033052 | MAN MACHINE INTERFACE FOR A 3D DISPLAY SYSTEM - Disclosed are methods and systems for displaying images, and for implementing volumetric user interfaces. One exemplary embodiment provides a system comprising: a light source; an image producing unit, which produces an image upon interaction with light approaching the image producing unit from the light source; an eyepiece; and a mirror, directing light from the image to a surface of the eyepiece, wherein the surface has a shape of a solid of revolution formed by revolving a planar curve at least 180° around an axis of revolution. | 01-30-2014 |
20140059439 | PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CONTEXT LINKS - An apparatus and method for managing information in a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes selecting a first object to be linked, selecting a second object for linking with the first object, and linking the first object with the second object. By linking two objects, a user is better able to determine the context in which one or both object are known, thus improving usability of the information. Moreover, a descriptive tag may be used to link the two objects, thus providing additional information by which to associate one object with another object. | 02-27-2014 |
20140068443 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING MNEMONICS FOR LOCATIONS-OF-INTERESTS - A method and system for creating an electronic journal entry based on a mnemonic, wherein the mnemonic is created by a terminal in response to receiving a command from a user at a location-of-interest. The mnemonic comprises calendrical time of the command, an audio recording, and a photo that was recorded and captured at that location-of-interest. The user can retrieve the mnemonic from memory at a later time to listen to the audio recording and view the photo to help him recall the details of the location-of-interest. Once the user recalls the details, the journal entry is created by adding text, audio recordings, photos, and videos. As part of creating the journal entry, the user can provide authorization information for the journal entry. Once the user has finished creating the journal entry, the terminal transmits it to a data-processing system where an electronic journal of the user is updated. | 03-06-2014 |
20140068444 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCORPORATING MEDIA ELEMENTS FROM CONTENT ITEMS IN LOCATION-BASED VIEWING - An approach is provided for incorporating media elements from content items into associated locations presented by a location-based view. A media element platform determines one or more locations associated with at least one location-based view. The media element platform further determines one or more content items associated with the one or more locations. The media element platform also processes the one or more content items to extract one or more media elements. The media element platform further causes a presentation of the one or more media elements in the at least one location-based view. | 03-06-2014 |
20140082502 | Native User Interface Interaction via a Web-Based User Interface - Example systems and methods of Interaction with a native user interface via a web-based user interface are presented. In one example, a web-based transaction identifying a function to be executed in a processing system is launched in a web-based user interface session. A web application is invoked in the web-based transaction. A native user interface session is initiated from the web application. A native adapter transaction based on the web-based transaction is launched in the native user interface session. Execution of the function in the processing system is initiated In the native adapter transaction. | 03-20-2014 |
20140096008 | METHOD OF AND CIRCUIT FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - A method of displaying an image on a display of a portable wireless device is described. The method comprises receiving a plurality of picture files stored according to a picture naming protocol indicating, for each picture file, a location associated with the picture file; enabling the selection of one or more categories associated with picture files to be displayed; providing, on a display, an image associated with a picture file having the selected one or more categories stored with the picture file; and enabling the user to identify the location associated with the picture file. A portable wireless device enabling the display of an image is also disclosed. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096009 | Methods for Searching for Best Digital Color Options for Reproduction of Image-Based Layouts Created through an Electronic Interface - A system for creating and editing image-based projects includes a server connected to a network, the server having access to least one processor and a data repository, the server including a non-transitory physical medium, and software running from the non-transitory physical medium, the software providing for establishing a client server connection between the server and at least one user-operated computing appliance connected to the network, initiating and maintaining an active data session between one or more users involved in project creation and or in project editing through a graphics user interface (GUI);, analyzing in at least three dimensional values, all of the colors of an asset presented in the image-based project, creating a histogram of the asset based on the analysis by the third function, blending the histogram by adding new color contributions to augment the original colors in relevancy, and storing the blended histogram with the asset. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096010 | Methods for Motion Simulation of Digital Assets Presented in an Electronic Interface using Single Point or Multi-Point Inputs - A system for creating and editing image and or text-based projects includes a server connected to a network, the server having access to a processor and a data repository, and software running from a non-transitory physical medium and providing for establishing a client server connection between the server and at least one user-operated computing appliance connected to the network, initiating and maintaining an active data session between one or more users involved in project creation and or in project editing through a graphics user interface (GUI), accessing at least one asset associated with a layout of the image and or text-based project, assigning pre-specified physics properties to the asset, detecting a subsequent interaction with the asset on the layout from the perspective of at least one predetermined aspect of user input control, and applying the motion physics to the asset relative to the defined user input and assigned physics properties. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096011 | Method for Facilitating Asset Contribution to an Image and or Text-Based project created through an Electronic Interface - A system for creating image and or text-based projects includes a server having access to least one processor, a data repository, and a non-transitory physical medium. Software running from the medium provides a first function for establishing a client server connection between the server and the user-operated computing appliance, a second function for initiating an active data session with the user, a third function for provisioning a software mechanism to the computing appliance for facilitating upload of images to an image library associated with the project, a fourth function for detecting when the user is uploading images to the project, and a fifth function for notifying the user of the software mechanism and prompting the user to redistribute the software mechanism to interfaces operated by or otherwise controlled by friends and family of the user for the purpose of inviting them to add assets to the project. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096012 | Methods for Prioritizing Activation of Grid-Based or Object-based Snap Guides for Snapping Digital Graphics to Grids in a Layout in an Electronic Interface - A system for creating and editing image and or text-based projects includes a server connected to a network and having access a processor and a data repository, and software running from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing for establishing a client-server connection between the server and at least one user-operated computing appliance connected to the network, initiating and maintaining an active data session between one or more users involved in project creation and or in project editing through a graphics user interface (GUI), establishing a layout grid and defining gridlines as snap-to targets, establishing snap guides for specified assets to be placed on a canvass in an image and or text-based project, and establishing a distance threshold representing the distance between an asset and a gridline before snapping occurs, selectively de-activating or deleting gridlines for snap-to functionality with certain assets based on breach of an asset population threshold. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096013 | Methods for Ensuring Adequate Image Resolution for Printing for Images of Higher Quality that Fail Upload to an Image-Based Project created in an Electronic Interface - A system for creating and editing image and or text-based projects includes a server and software running from the non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a first function for establishing a client-server connection between the server and at least one user-operated computing appliance connected to the network, a second function for initiating and maintaining an active data session between one or more users involved in project creation and or in project editing through a graphics user interface (GUI), a third function for reducing the size of a rendered project layout by a pre-specified factor of multiplication, a fourth function for overlaying the layout with a mask containing modifications to mimic higher-resolution, visual print output, and a fifth function for displaying the masked layout for the end device or devices. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096014 | METHOD FOR ENABLING DYNAMIC CLIENT USER INTERFACES ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS FROM A COMMON SERVER APPLICATION VIA METADATA - A system and method for facilitating modifying a client user interface display screen via a server and accompanying server-side software. An example method includes employing a client device to receive metadata from a server, wherein the metadata includes a description of one or more User Interface (UI) elements to be displayed on the client device; and using an application running on the client device to employ the metadata to display one or more platform-specific user interface features based on a platform on which the application is running. In general, example embodiments described herein include software and accompanying methods for enabling generation of dynamic native client user interfaces on multiple different client platforms based on common metadata definitions (or code for generating the metadata definitions) delivered to the different client platforms. | 04-03-2014 |
20140101554 | Methods, Systems, and Program Products for Exchanging Presentation Data Based on a Communication - Methods and systems are described for exchanging presentation data based on a communication. In an aspect, a view descriptor is exchanged via a communication protocol from a remote communications agent to a local communications agent. The view descriptor is identified by the local communications agent to access presentation data representing remote presentation information sent by a component operating in a remote execution environment including the remote communications agent. A protocol endpoint is configured, based on the view descriptor, in the local execution environment. The presentation data is exchanged, based on the protocol endpoint, from the remote execution environment to the local execution environment. Local presentation information, based on the presentation data, is sent to present a representation of the remote presentation information via an output device of the local execution environment. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101555 | CORRELATING USER REACTIONS WITH AUGMENTATIONS DISPLAYED THROUGH AUGMENTED VIEWS - Computationally implemented methods and systems include receiving first data that at least identifies one or more augmentations that were remotely displayed in one or more remotely displayed augmented views of one or more actual scenes, receiving second data indicating one or more user reactions of one or more users in response to the remote display of the one or more remotely displayed augmented views; and correlating the one or more user reactions with the one or more augmentations that were remotely displayed through the one or more remotely displayed augmented views. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text. | 04-10-2014 |
20140115480 | Cloud Communication Layer for a User Device - A Graphical User Interface (GUI) for a user device provides an interface for communicating data with nodes in a cloud computing network. The GUI has a communication layer for establishing a dedicated communications session with the cloud computing network, and a cloud interface layer that displays data and information received from the cloud computing network to the user on a display of the device. The GUI usually remains off the visible display screen, but is moved onto the visible display screen over a current user workspace responsive to detecting a first user event. The contents of the GUI may be generated dynamically based on a context of the user workspace. The GUI is moved back to its “out-of-view” position responsive to detecting a subsequent user event, and is translucent to allow the user to see the workspace through the GUI. | 04-24-2014 |
20140129946 | CROWD-SYNC TECHNOLOGY FOR PARTICIPANT-SHARING OF A CROWD EXPERIENCE - The systems and methods taught herein provide a choreographed, crowd forum at an event, including offering to send a media display to a plurality of participants in a crowd attending the event. Each of the plurality of participants have (i) a close-visual proximity to other participants; and, (ii) it's own respective computing device with a graphical user interface, a processor, a database, and a choreography. Each respective computing device is operable to at least receive and display a choreographed portion of the crowd media display. The choreographed portions can be configured to be received and displayed by each respective computing device in a choreographed manner in the crowd coordinated with an activity at the event. In this manner, the plurality of participants have at least the experience of receiving and displaying a respective choreographed portion of the crowd media display at the event. | 05-08-2014 |
20140129947 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INDICIA ON A DISPLAY - A display of an icon includes creating and displaying an icon that provides indicia regarding information relevant to an application to which the icon is assigned. The indicia provides information to a user and is always in the foreground of a display when the application is running regardless of whether the application is currently actively in use and being interacted with by a user or not. At least one expandable indicia is included within the icon. Input provided by clicking the expandable indicia actuates an expanded window for displaying more detailed information. Indicia is also presentable on the icon to provide real time information to a user who is actively using another application such as whether a connection to a server hosting services for the application is lost. A presence state of the user is displayable via presence indicia located on the icon as well. | 05-08-2014 |
20140129948 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY OF INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE PORTABLE DEVICES ON A SINGLE SCREEN - A method is disclosed comprising storing on a first computing device having a user interface and a memory pieces of information for displaying, and providing a user interface on the first computing device an option for displaying the pieces of information stored on the first computing device onto a common display area while sharing the common display area with a second computing device. The second computing device is allowed to also display pieces information from the second computing device simultaneously with the first computing device on the common display area. The first computing device comprises a camera, and the first computing device is configured to capture images for display onto the common display area. The pieces of information can relate to properties. The common display area can be projected onto a display unit or multiple display units. | 05-08-2014 |
20140129949 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTENT BASED ON LOCATION DATA - Apparatus and methods are provided to implement a technique for using location information to identify and select movies or other content. In one implementation, an application for a device such as a smart phone or tablet computer uses location information to identify a movie that corresponds to the location, e.g., by fictional location or by where shots were filmed. Variations leverage the combination of user or target physical location and location information from a movie. | 05-08-2014 |
20140143672 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUNCTION EXPANDABLE COLLABORATION SCREEN SYSTEM - Provided are a function expandable collaboration screen apparatus and method by freely adding or moving web apps to a collaboration screen including a variety of contents according to a collaboration purpose. The function expandable collaboration screen system according to the present invention includes a collaboration screen apparatus configured to generate a collaboration container on the basis of received collaboration content and collaboration content information and add a web application to the received collaboration content to perform sharing and collaboration works, and a collaboration client configured to select the collaboration content, deliver the selected collaboration content and collaboration content information, remotely connect to the collaboration screen apparatus to remotely control the collaboration content, and update a screen on the basis of the received content change. | 05-22-2014 |
20140164932 | VEHICLE COORDINATING SYSTEM - A vehicle coordinating system includes a mobile electronic device and an in-vehicle electronic device that can be communicatively connected to each other. An in-vehicle calculation section selects, as a mobile-side item, only a function operable by an operation section on a steering wheel from the in-vehicle electronic device among the functions of the mobile electronic device. The in-vehicle calculation section produces a coordinated operation menu by combining the mobile-side item and the items for the functions of the in-vehicle electronic device and displays the coordinated operation menu on an in-vehicle display section in the in-vehicle electronic device so as to allow the coordinated operation menu to be operated by the operation section. | 06-12-2014 |
20140173443 | FITNESS COMPUTER AND SYSTEM - A fitness computer system and method are provided herein. The method includes wirelessly pairing a first computing device having a first processor and a first display with a second computing device having a second processor and a second display. A page definition file is parsed to determine static display data for a current display page index. The static display data is displayed and the current display page index is transmitted to the first computing device using an application programming interface (API). Dynamic display data associated with the current display page index is transmitted from the first computing device using the API and the dynamic display data for the current display page index is displayed. | 06-19-2014 |
20140181675 | CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM AND APPLICATION PROVISION METHOD - In a cloud computing system having a plurality of computational resources that are connected via a network, a table display section | 06-26-2014 |
20140201641 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTERFACING WITH A PHONE SYSTEM IN AN ON-DEMAND SERVICE ENVIRONMENT - Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods, and computer readable media for interfacing with a phone system in an on-demand service environment. In one embodiment, a client machine is in communication with a data provider and the phone system. The phone system is operated by a phone provider separate from the data provider. A message is received at the client machine from the phone system. The message includes information regarding a phone event in relation to a phone call. The phone event information is provided in a first part of a user interface in a web browser on the client machine. A second part of the user interface is capable of displaying information received at the client machine from the data provider. The first part of the user interface and the second part of the user interface are adapted to communicate with one another. For example, the first part of the user interface is adapted to send a message including the phone event information to the second part of the user interface. | 07-17-2014 |
20140223312 | ELECTRICITY PROVIDER CONTENT PLATFORM - A system for providing access to a content platform of an electricity provider comprises an interface operable to receive a request to access content from a content platform of an electricity provider from a communication device, one or more processors communicatively coupled to the interface, the one or more processors operable to determine, based on the received request, a display format for the communication device from a plurality of display formats, convert content from the content platform in the determined display format of the communication device, and the interface further operable to communicate the content to the communication device. | 08-07-2014 |
20140223313 | SYSTEM FOR ORGANIZING AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION ON A DISPLAY DEVICE - A system for organizing, displaying, and interacting with information on a display device includes a computer processor and a memory device. The memory device stores at least one piece of computer code executable by the computers processor and data used by the computer code. A display device is structured to display a graphical interface to a user based on the computer code executed by the computer processor. Input devices are structured to receive information from the user based on one or more images of the graphical interface displayed on the display device. The computer code includes a main display module for providing a main display area of the graphical interface, and for organizing digital objects in a plurality of layers. The layers include a base layer corresponding to a base-surface of the main display area, and a fixed layer corresponding to a fixed-surface of the main display area. | 08-07-2014 |
20140223314 | INTERPRETING A GESTURE-BASED INSTRUCTION TO SELECTIVELY DISPLAY A FRAME OF AN APPLICATION USER INTERFACE ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - In general overview, the present disclosure is directed to a system and method for selectively displaying a frame of an application user interface on a mobile computing device. A user interface analyzer on a mobile computing device analyzes a user interface for an application executing on a remote server. The user interface analyzer identifies frames in the user interface, the positions of the frames, relationships between frames, and horizontal and vertical panning offsets to move between adjacent frames. The mobile computing device receives a user input requesting the display of an adjacent frame. Based on the information the user interface analyzer obtained, the mobile computing device displays an adjacent frame of the user interface. | 08-07-2014 |
20140245157 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AGGREGATING DATA FOR PROVIDING CONTENT AND SERVICES VIA AUGMENTED REALITY - An approach is provided for processing and presenting aggregated information to a user via an augmented reality user interface. A processing platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of location information or contextual information associated with at least one user to determine one or more parameters for causing an aggregation of information across a plurality of data sources. Further, the processing platform causes an initiation of the aggregation of the information based on the one or more parameters. Additionally, the processing platform causes a presentation of the aggregation of the information in an augmented reality user interface, wherein the aggregation of the information includes, at least in part, location-based content. | 08-28-2014 |
20140245158 | Virtual Interoperability and Information Sharing Engine - The present invention includes an emergency management system and method to manage collections of information that provide situation awareness and decision support for specific real world situations, such as hurricanes, sporting events, conventions, power outages, etc. The present invention provides a role-based content assembly process that powers a flexible viewing capability, based on “awareness packages” that have been approved for production use by the commander. | 08-28-2014 |
20140258870 | SERVING CONTENT ITEMS BASED ON DEVICE ROTATIONAL ORIENTATION - Method and apparatus for providing content items to a network accessible device responsive to a rotational orientation of the device. In accordance with some embodiments, a first rotational orientation of a display screen of the network accessible device is identified. A first content item is transferred across a network for display on the screen in said first orientation responsive to a request from the device. A change of the display screen to a different, second rotation orientation is detected. A second content item for display on the screen in said second rotational orientation is transferred across the network to the device responsive to said change of the display screen to the second orientation. | 09-11-2014 |
20140282014 | PRESENTING SNAPSHOTS OF PLUG-IN CONTENT IN USER INTERFACES - Presenting snap-shots of plug-in content in user interfaces. Input to present a user interface that includes content obtained by executing a plug-in is received. In response, the plug-in is executed to obtain the content. An image representative of the content is identified. Then, the execution of the plug-in is terminated, and the image representative of the content is displayed in the user interface. In the user interface, an object selectable to present the content obtained by executing the plug-in is displayed. When a selection of the object is received, the execution of the plug-in is re-instantiated to obtain the content, and the content is displayed in the user interface in place of the image. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282015 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A PROCESS PLANT WITH LOCATION AWARE MOBILE CONTROL DEVICES - Methods and apparatus for operating a process plant include multiple user interface devices operable to determine the location of the device in the process plant and to display data related to proximate devices. A processor in a mobile user interface device transmits a first request for data and receives the requested data in response to the request. The processor causes a display to display the received data. The processor receives an indication that the mobile user interface device is in proximity to an external device the processors transmits a second request for data according to the received indication. The processor then receives data in response to the second request. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282016 | Online Systems and Methods for Advancing Information Organization Sharing and Collective Action - Methods and systems and mobile device interfaces for creating, joining, organizing and managing via mobile devices affinity groups in a cloud computing environment for social and business purposes. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282017 | OBJECT DISPLAY APPARTUS, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An object display apparatus includes: a display section; an operating section configured to allow one or more operators to operate objects displayed on the display section; and a work-type determining section configured to set an operation mode to a group mode or a personal mode. The object display apparatus further includes an object assigning section configured to assign a corresponding object to each of the operators, on the operation mode being set to the personal mode; and an operation control section configured to, on the operation mode being set to the personal mode, determine whether an operation performed on one of the objects by one of the operators can affect a display state of another object assigned to another operator, and control the operation with putting a limit on the operation, in response to determining that the operation can affect the display state of the another object. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282018 | MULTI-SITE VIDEO BASED COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSTIC AND ANALYTICAL PLATFORM - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a stream of biometric imaging data of a patient; receiving medical data about the patient; receiving a video stream depicting a source of the biometric imaging data; receiving supplemental information selected from a group consisting of: a second video stream depicting a human, one or more use cases corresponding to the biometric imaging data, an image of anatomy comparable to the biometric imaging data; and preparing for simultaneous output to a graphical user interface on a single display screen: the biometric imaging data, the medical data, the video stream depicting a source of the biometric imaging data, and the supplemental information. Each of the biometric imaging data, the medical data about the patient, the video stream depicting a source of the biometric imaging data, and the supplemental information is simultaneously output in a unique region of the graphical user interface. | 09-18-2014 |
20140317513 | AUTOMATED CONTENT SCHEDULER AND DISPLAYER - A method for providing content via a communications network on a user's computer, obtained from a plurality of resources in an organized arrangement is provided. The method includes creating a show structure of nodes, each node identifying a resource from a plurality of accessible resources, at least some of which are network accessible resources. Without requiring user input, a plurality of the network accessible resources, identified by a corresponding node, are automatically accessed. Content corresponding to each of the accessed resources is automatically presented through the user's computer in accordance with the show structure. Advertisement content is presented to the user in connection with the automatic presentation of the content through the user's computer. | 10-23-2014 |
20140351703 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, GUI APPARATUS, AND SERVICE APPARATUS - A communication system includes a GUI apparatus that performs screen construction based on an event notification, and a service apparatus that executes a service and generates an event, the GUI apparatus and the service apparatus being connected with each other through a network to perform mutual communication. The GUI apparatus includes: a GUI apparatus-side event list memory that stores an event list and an ID corresponding to the event list, the event list being a list of the event; and a GUI apparatus-side event processor that refers to the GUI apparatus-side event list memory and, in a case where the event list required for performing the screen construction exists, obtains the ID corresponding to the event list to transmit the obtained ID to the service apparatus in place of the event list. | 11-27-2014 |
20140380172 | TERMINAL APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A terminal apparatus and a controlling method thereof are provided. The controlling method, according to an exemplary embodiment, includes displaying a plurality of messages which are transmitted/received to/from another terminal apparatus, when one of a plurality of the displayed message is selected, displaying an input window to generate a response message of the selected message, when a transmission command is input after a response message is input on the input window, transmitting identification information of the selected message and the response message to the another terminal apparatus, and displaying the response message around the selected message. Accordingly, the terminal apparatus may clarify correlation between messages which are transmitted/received by controlling each of a plurality of messages which are transmitted/received to/from other terminal apparatuses independently, thereby helping produce clear communication between users through those transmitted/received messages. | 12-25-2014 |
20140380173 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WEB PAGE COMMENTING, BROWSER AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed are a method and a system for web page commenting, a browser and a storage medium, and the method comprises: displaying a web page content and providing a comment control used for adding a comment containing a comment content on the web page content; detecting a comment adding instruction generated by the comment control; and sending the comment content and a web page identifier corresponding to the web page content to a server storing comments, if the comment adding instruction is detected. By the technical solutions according to the embodiments of the disclosure, a user is allowed to view the comments made by other users on the web page content, and make a comment on the web page content. | 12-25-2014 |
20140380174 | OPTIMIZING A CLUSTERED VIRTUAL COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for optimizing a clustered virtual computing environment. In exemplary embodiments, performance attributes are identified for a set of operating devices within the clustered virtual computing environment. Historical data of the identified performance attributes is obtained to create a historical data repository. A rulebase is developed using the historical data repository and input from user. A combined correlation pattern repository is generated using a first correlation pattern, a second correlation pattern and a scale-time invariant weight fraction. | 12-25-2014 |
20150012830 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERWORKING APPLICATIONS IN USER DEVICE - A method and apparatus for interworking applications in a user device are provided. In the method, the user device displays a plurality of applications, analyzes an attribute of each application in response to a user input for interworking the applications, and interworks the applications on the basis of the attribute of each application. | 01-08-2015 |
20150012831 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES BETWEEN MULTIPLE COMPUTERS - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides GUI sharing method. The method comprises opening an application on a first CPU, the application creating a GUI on the display of the CPU, and providing access to the GUI to a user of a second CPU. In some embodiments of the present invention, providing access to the GUI to a user of the second CPU comprises dragging the GUI to an edge of a display of the first CPU. In some embodiments of the present invention, providing access to the GUI to a user of the second CPU results in the GUI being displayed on a display of the second CPU. | 01-08-2015 |
20150019976 | PORTABLE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION USING THE SAME - A portable terminal and a method for providing information using the same are provided. An information providing method of a portable terminal includes linking to a content playback device, detecting a movement pattern of the portable terminal using a movement detection sensor, receiving additional information related to content currently being played back by the content playback device when the detected movement pattern of the portable terminal is a predetermined pattern, and displaying the received additional information on a standby screen of the portable terminal. | 01-15-2015 |
20150026581 | INFORMATION INPUTTING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD - A handheld device in communication with an electronic device which requires confidential information to be inputted allows the information to be input into the handheld device in a private and secure manner. The handheld device comprises a communication module, a determining module, an interface establishing module, and an inputting module. Triggering information from the electronic device causes the interface establishing module to establish a visual interface when the determining module determines that triggering information is received from the electronic device. The input module allows the input of confidential information in more than one manner of input. The communication module further transmits the inputted confidential information to the electronic device. | 01-22-2015 |
20150033132 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY CHANGING A HEADER SPACE IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - Disclosed is a method and system for transmitting, by a processor to a client device, a software application (e.g., a mobile app or a web page) configured to load, by a computer processor of the client device, a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI including a header space and a content display space. The software application is further configured to display, by the computer processor, the GUI in a first frame, detect, by the computer processor, user interaction with content displayed in the content display space of the GUI, compare, by the computer processor, the user interaction with a set of stored user interactions, and, based on the comparing, change, by the computer processor, the header space in the GUI in the first frame. | 01-29-2015 |
20150058735 | RELAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DATA SHARING SYSTEM, DATA CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A relay device for relaying data transmitted and received between communication terminals includes: a receiving unit configured to receive a notice of changed layout information from a communication terminal that displays at least one of image data of a captured image and display data of a document in at least one area of a screen based on layout information, the image data and the display data being contained in the data transmitted and received between the communication terminals; a changing unit configured to change management information for managing transmission of the data to the communication terminal according to the notified layout information; and a control unit configured to control transmission of at least one of the display data and the image data to the communication terminal according to the changed management information. | 02-26-2015 |
20150067520 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A PLURALITY OF GRAPHICAL REPORTS FROM A DATA SET - A system and method is provided for batch generation of graphic reports from one or more data sets for multiple recipients including, among other features, creation of a report template for graphically presenting information regarding a plurality of subsets of the data set with the ability to specify different graphical presentations of identical data types for different report recipients, and the ability to generate for each report recipient from a library of graphic templates, a report that graphically displays the same type of data differently for different report recipients based on specifying different graphical presentation of identical data types for different report recipients. The system and method also provides for a user to specify the data set(s) and to automatically and periodically send a generated report to each report recipient. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067521 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING CONTENT USING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A method of selecting at least one device from among a plurality of electronic devices having first and second electronic devices, based on at least one of information about the plurality of electronic devices and a user input for at least one of the electronic devices is provided. The method includes presenting content through the plurality of electronic devices such that a first portion of the content is displayed through the first electronic device and a second portion of the content is displayed through the second electronic device. Also, this method includes performing a particular function associated with presentation of the content through the selected at least one device. Various other embodiments are possible. | 03-05-2015 |
20150082176 | VISUAL SIMULATOR FOR WIRELESS SYSTEMS - An illustrative example network simulator device includes a display and a processor that uses information simulating network performance including a plurality of network parameters. The processor selectively controls the display to present a visual representation of a network including a plurality of base stations and a plurality of mobile stations. The display also presents a visual representation of at least some of the generated information including information regarding at least one of the network parameters from a network perspective, a base station perspective, and a mobile station perspective. | 03-19-2015 |
20150082177 | AUTHORING SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER-BASED INFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM - An authoring system for use in developing and maintaining user interface screens for computer-based information delivery systems. The authoring system enables the user interface for each individual computer to be customized quickly and easily within wide limits of variation, yet subject to constraints adhering the resulting interface to good standards of aesthetics and user friendliness. The system may be used to provide custom interfaces expeditiously even for hundreds of computers presenting information from numerous independent information sources. The authoring system uses the methods of object oriented programming to define specialized object classes for instantiation on individual computer interface screens subject to pre-defined limitations on variability. Links are provided to an appropriate database for multimedia presentations on an interface screen of content bearing information from the information providers. | 03-19-2015 |
20150082178 | Transmitting Hardware-Rendered Graphical Data - Methods and systems are disclosed for transmitting data from a host computing device to a client computing device. This data may include graphical data, which may require additional processing by a renderer, such as a graphical processing unit (GPU), prior to being transmitted. Upon being forwarded to a specialized hardware component that, for example, may combine a GPU with a controller and one or more network interfaces, the graphical data may be rendered, packetized and transmitted without being provided to a system memory of the host computing device or otherwise involving the host computing device. Data packets including rendered graphical data may be generated by a second processor, different from the host processor of the host computing device. | 03-19-2015 |
20150113413 | REDUCING SYSTEM RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS FOR USER INTERACTIVE AND CUSTOMIZABLE IMAGE PRODUCT DESIGNS - A method for assisting a user to design a photo book includes displaying layouts of a first page and a second page of the photo book at the user interface, storing a first snapshot image and a first dynamic render object in association with the first page and a second snapshot image and a second dynamic render object in association with the second page, allowing a user to select the first page for editing by at the user interface, in response to user selection of the first page, representing the first page by the first dynamic render object at the user interface, representing the second page by the second snapshot image at the user interface, and allowing the user to vary the first dynamic render object in the first page at the user interface. | 04-23-2015 |
20150121233 | Synchronized Distributed Networks with Frictionless Application Installation - Methods and systems are provided related to synchronized networks. A synchronized network can include a node and additional nodes. The node can receive a packet including information. The node can determine whether the packet is from the synchronized network. After determining that the packet is from the synchronized network, the node can: send the packet to at least one of the additional nodes, determine whether a synchronized network interface (SNI) is on the node and is associated with the packet, where the SNI includes software executable on the node. After determining that the SNI is on the node and is associated with the packet, the node can generate a view of data in the synchronized network by: determining a user interface (UI) layout associated with the SNI, generating the view based on the UI layout and on the information using the SNI, and provide the view. | 04-30-2015 |
20150135081 | DOCUMENT SHARING THROUGH BROWSER - Presenters are enabled to broadcast a document to remote viewers from one browser to another. While viewing a document in the web browser, a user can share the document out to remote viewers by providing them with a link that when selected, opens the document synchronously with the presenter in web browser. The viewers are enabled to consume the broadcast by watching the presenter go through the document in real time. The viewers may also be enabled to view the document asynchronously from the presenter and easily synchronize back with the presenter's view. | 05-14-2015 |
20150149909 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive metadata, the metadata including information associated with update data capable of being executed after the receiver has received the metadata, and a reporting part configured to report on whether an update of the update data corresponding to the metadata is executable in accordance with the metadata. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149910 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXT ENHANCED MAPPING - A system and method for Context Enhanced Mapping. A request is received from a user over a network for a map comprising an identification of a physical location, and at least one criteria. The physical location is mapped. Spatial, temporal, topical, and social data available to the network relating to the physical location and criteria is retrieved using a global index of data available to the network and prioritized for inclusion based upon the user and context of the request. The map of the physical location and at least some of the retrieved spatial, temporal, topical, and social data is displayed on a display medium. | 05-28-2015 |
20150295779 | BIDIRECTIONAL LINKING OF EPHEMERAL EVENT STREAMS TO CREATORS OF THE EPHEMERAL EVENT STREAMS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the processing of network data. During operation, the system causes for display a graphical user interface (GUI) for obtaining configuration information for configuring the generation of time-series event data from network packets captured by one or more remote capture agents. Next, the system causes for display, in the GUI, a first set of user-interface elements comprising event stream information for one or more ephemeral event streams used to temporarily generate the time-series event data from the network packets. The system then causes for display, in the GUI, a mechanism for navigating between the event stream information and creation information for one or more creators of the one or more ephemeral event streams. | 10-15-2015 |
20150296308 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING DISTANT SUPPORT TO A PERSONAL HEARING SYSTEM USER AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD - Distant support is provided to a personal hearing system user by a support provider over a network. Support provider and user communicate with each other by speech transmitted over the network. The user depends in regard to understanding speech on his or her hearing aids. During the support session the hearing aids may have to be removed, may have to be switched off or may be programmed in an unfavorable way. In this case, the user may not be able to understand the speech of the support provider any more. The system enables the support provider to select a message from a list of available messages which is then presented as a visual image to the user. The obstructed acoustical channel is bypassed by relying on visual communication. | 10-15-2015 |
20150304171 | MODULAR INTERFACE FRAMEWORK FOR NETWORK DEVICES - Techniques for providing interface modules for controlling network devices are provided. For example, a method may include receiving, at a computing device, a communication including a unique identifier for a network device connected to a network. The method may further include using the unique identifier to determine an interface module for the network device and transmitting the interface module, wherein when the interface module is received, the interface module displays one or more interface elements usable to control the network device connected to the network. | 10-22-2015 |
20150304252 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device including a receiving unit that receives predetermined information from a first information terminal possessed by a first user and a second information terminal possessed by a second user, an action recognition unit that recognizes an action of the first user on the basis of the predetermined information received from the first information terminal, and an information transmitting unit that transmits, on the basis of the recognized action of the first user, information for determining whether or not the second information terminal possessed by the second user is to acquire the predetermined information. | 10-22-2015 |
20150317042 | System and Methods for Loading an Application and its Modules in a Client Device - A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method of dynamically load one or more modules into an application, the method comprising receiving from a configuration file a list of one or more available modules; retrieving for each available module, a mapping of a URL pattern to a callback function associated with each of the available modules; and adding the mapping of the URL pattern to a collection of URL patterns associated with the application. | 11-05-2015 |
20150317061 | CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - In the case where selection of a device icon that represents an air conditioner and that is displayed in a region corresponding to one room on a floor plan is sensed in the region corresponding to the one room, an operation screen for operating the air conditioner corresponding to the selected device icon is displayed. In the case where a temperature is set on the basis of an operation of the operation screen, a control command for setting to the air conditioner the set temperature is output to the network, and information related to an operation state of the air conditioner is displayed in the region corresponding to the one room based on the operation of the operation screen. | 11-05-2015 |
20150324066 | Remote Response System With Multiple Responses - The present invention is directed to an audience response communication system that enables a user to submit multiple responses to a single question from a presenter. The system comprises a base unit and a plurality of remove input devices. The base unit and the remote input devices include processing units and communication devices such that data is transmitted between the base unit and the input devices. A user is provided with a plurality of input options via the remote input device. Responses are generated by the remote units by receiving an input indicator from the user based on user selection, which are then transmitted to the base unit. While a polling period is open, the input devices may receive additional selections from the user, and generate further response messages that include the user's previous responses as well as any additional selections, which are then transmitted to the base unit. When the base unit receives a response message, it is stored in a memory location assigned to the remote unit. Subsequent response messages from the remote unit are written over previous response messages, such that when the polling session is closed, a remote unit will have a final response comprising the various selections made during polling. | 11-12-2015 |
20150346963 | REAL-TIME PROBLEM REPORTING AND ALERT SYSTEM - Techniques for reporting problems within an organization include presenting choices to a worker through a menu-based interface. The choices may indicate conditions or problems and may be organized in levels such that selection of a first choice in one level determines choices presented in a subsequent level. The choices may include a type of problem and/or a severity of the problem. A report may contain information identified by the worker's selected choices, and a support person indicated as a recipient for the report may be identified based on the selections and a mapping that relates possible choices selected by a worker to support personnel. The support person may provide corrective instructions to the worker to resolve the problem. Aggregation of reports may identify of systemic problems within the organization. | 12-03-2015 |
20150350030 | PATTERN-BASED VALIDATION, CONSTRAINT AND GENERATION OF HIERARCHICAL METADATA - A set of metadata defines a hierarchical structure. The metadata is compared against a pattern or sub pattern for the hierarchical structure. Comparison results are generated that show differences between a core structure defined by the pattern and a core structure in the hierarchical data, as well as content defined by a sub pattern, and content in the hierarchical structure. | 12-03-2015 |
20150365298 | Method and Computing Device for Facilitating Review of a Document - A method, carried out by a computing device, includes displaying a summary of the sections of a document, identifying one or more sections that have been previously reviewed by a particular reviewer, but has changed since the reviewer last reviewed it, indicating the availability of a blacklined version of the section, and identifying the revision against which the blacklined version has been compared. The computing device may also identify sections that have not been reviewed, sections that have been reviewed and approved by the reviewer (including which revision was approved), and sections that have been reviewed but not approved. | 12-17-2015 |
20150379041 | TICKET ENTRY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In one embodiment, a ticket entry system and method include a program management system, a spatial management system, a data management system, and a user interface. The program management system receives contact information and a search criteria for a locate request. The program management system transmits the search criteria to the spatial management system. The spatial management system geocodes the search criteria and retrieves map data from the data management system corresponding to the search criteria geocode. The spatial management system transmits the map data to the program management system. The program management system transmits the map data to the user system and, in return, receives an indication of a site location where the operation is to be performed. The program management system transmits the site location indication to the spatial management system. The spatial management system geocodes the site location indication and transmits the site location geocode to the program management system. The program management system creates a locate ticket, which comprises the site location geocode and the contact information. | 12-31-2015 |
20150379475 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVELY DISPLAYING CALENDAR INFORMATION ON SECURE CALENDAR - A method and system for selectively displaying calendar information on a secure calendar application in an environment designed to restrict secure applications from processing requests from non-secure applications are described herein. In particular, calendar information can be selectively accessed from a non-secure calendar application in accordance with a sync setting that is enforceable against the calendar information. The calendar information from the non-secure calendar application can be imported into a secure calendar application. In addition, the imported calendar information can be displayed as part of the user interface of the secure calendar application when the secure calendar application is activated. | 12-31-2015 |
20160006619 | GENERATING GRAPHICAL DIAGRAM OF PHYSICAL LAYOUT OF COMPUTER PLATFORMS - In one aspect, a system includes a service processor (SP), having a processor, a non-volatile memory and a communication interface. The SP receives a component information of components of a host computer from a basic input/output system (BIOS) being executed at a central processing unit (CPU) of the host computer through the communication interface, and stores the received component information in the non-volatile memory. When the SP receives an instruction to display a physical layout of the components of the host computer, the SP retrieves the component information for each of the components stored in the non-volatile memory, and generates corresponding display information for each of the components based on the retrieved component information. Then the SP may send the display information to a remote management computer to display a graphical diagram of the physical layout on a display device at the remote management computer. | 01-07-2016 |
20160006620 | HARDWARE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF COMPUTER COMPONENTS THROUGH PHYSICAL LAYOUT DIAGRAMS - In one aspect, a system includes a service processor (SP), having a processor, a non-volatile memory and a communication interface. The SP receives a component information of components of a host computer from a basic input/output system (BIOS) being executed at a central processing unit (CPU) of the host computer through the communication interface, and stores the received component information in the non-volatile memory. When the SP receives a managing instruction from a remote management computer to change the component information of at least one designated component of the components of the host computer, the SP updates the corresponding component information stored in the non-volatile memory based on the managing instruction. Once the component information is updated, the SP may, in response to receiving the component information from the BIOS, send the updated component information back to the host computer through the communication interface. | 01-07-2016 |
20160018967 | WORKING PROCESS PROCESSING SYSTEM AND WORKING PROCESS PROCESSING METHOD - A working process processing system of an embodiment has: a 3D data storage for storing the 3D data; a working process data storage to store the working process data; an animation data processor to process animation data based on the 3D data stored in the 3D data storage and the working process data stored in the working process data storage, the animation data comprising displaying data showing a plurality of changing situations of the working processes; wherein the animation data processor is configured to include the comment information relating to the work attribute information of at least one of the working processes with the displaying data of the respective working process of the animation data processed thereof. | 01-21-2016 |
20160026733 | Profile-Based Workflow and Information Organization - A method of distributing a content object within a profile-based workflow system. A measure of relevance between the content object and an employer personnel is identified. The measure of relevance is based on interest indicated by the employer personnel in relevant topics of the content object. A reviewer-indicated potential value of the content object is identified. The reviewer-indicated potential value is measured by a determination of a degree to which the content object is distributed to additional employer personnel. The content object is displayed to the employer personnel based on the reviewer-indicated potential value and the measure of relevance. | 01-28-2016 |
20160041706 | DISPLAY OF A PLURALITY OF FILES FROM MULTIPLE DEVICES - In a synchronization or back-up system that synchronizes and/or back-ups files from multiple computing devices, the present invention provides a method for (1) displaying files from multiple computing devices in a multi-view user interface and (2) enabling content and file operations to be performed on such files through the user interface. The multi-view interface includes a file-system view and one or more media-specific views. In the file-system view files are organized in the same way in which they are organized on the devices on which they are stored. The file-system view in the interface looks essentially the same as the file-system view on client devices. In the file-system view, users can perform file operations on files. In the media-specific view files are organized by media category. In one embodiment of the media-specific view, files are organized by metadata that relates to the files content. In the media-specific view, users can perform content operations on the files. | 02-11-2016 |
20160041707 | DISPLAY OF A PLURALITY OF FILES FROM MULTIPLE DEVICES - In a synchronization or back-up system that synchronizes and/or back-ups files from multiple computing devices, the present invention provides a method for (1) displaying files from multiple computing devices in a multi-view user interface and (2) enabling content and file operations to be performed on such files through the user interface. The multi-view interface includes a file-system view and one or more media-specific views. In the file-system view files are organized in the same way in which they are organized on the devices on which they are stored. The file-system view in the interface looks essentially the same as the file-system view on client devices. In the file-system view, users can perform file operations on files. In the media-specific view files are organized by media category. In one embodiment of the media-specific view, files are organized by metadata that relates to the files content. In the media-specific view, users can perform content operations on the files. | 02-11-2016 |
20160048322 | TECHNIQUES FOR DEVICE CONNECTIONS USING TOUCH GESTURES - Techniques for device connections using touch gestures are described. A method may comprise receiving a first gesture input at a first electronic device, receiving, at the first electronic device, a second gesture input from a second computing device in proximity to the first computing device, comparing the first gesture input and the second gesture input, and establishing a wireless connection between the first computing device and the second computing device if a similarity of the first gesture input and the second gesture input meets or exceeds a similarity threshold based on the comparing. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 02-18-2016 |
20160070443 | DATA TRIGGERED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBJECT OPERATION - Data triggered methods and systems for object operation are provided. First, data and a designation for an object are received from a specific electronic device via a network. Then, the data is selected. In response to the selection of the data, the designated object is obtained, and a specific operation is performed on the designated object. | 03-10-2016 |
20160077682 | DYNAMIC CROSS-ENVIRONMENT APPLICATION CONFIGURATION/ORIENTATION - Dynamic configuration of cross-environment applications enhances the computing experience in a computing environment with an extended active user environment and/or multiple active user environments. A mobile computing device maintains multiple active device configurations associated with multiple active user environments and/or application windows within active user environments. Device configuration qualifiers are determined from a variety of sources including device characteristics, device indicators, user settings, and/or application presentation. The mobile computing device selects active resource sets for applications based on the device configuration qualifiers. Application presentation is dynamically updated by disestablishing an application screen and establishing a new active application screen using a different resource set. The mobile computing device may be a smartphone running the Android mobile operating system and a full desktop Linux distribution on a modified Android kernel. | 03-17-2016 |
20160077712 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRESENTING MEDIA CONTENT - A method includes monitoring media content at media content locations to identify media content items. The media content locations are identified in social network data stored by a set-top box device. The method includes receiving, at the set-top box device, a command to present image cells to a display device. The command is responsive to an alert sent from the set-top box device. The method also includes presenting the image cells at the display device. At least one of the image cells includes an image corresponding to an identified media content item. | 03-17-2016 |
20160085386 | Sharing Location Information During a Communication Session - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving user input on a graphical user interface of a first computing device to provide location information associated with the first computing device to a second computing device. The current location of the first computing device is accessed, and the current location is sent to one or more second computing devices, the current location being displayed in a graphical user interface of the second computing devices. | 03-24-2016 |
20160085400 | SHARING OF INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH USER APPLICATION EVENTS - Techniques are provided that allow users to collaborate in relationship to data views, application displays, applications or events. A user can type in a text view related to a specific view in an application display, and the information is shared with other users that take part in sharing that view. A user that expresses an interest in an event is notified about the event and has the capability to interact, in relation to the event, with other users (e.g. by text). The particular form of interaction (and sharing) can be selectively specified. This interaction is comparable to a dynamic bulletin board where the subject is event driven. In the case of an event interest(s), users specify their interest (e.g. in other user application events or system events) and the system automatically alerts them to the occurrence of the event. | 03-24-2016 |
20160092034 | Kiosk Providing High Speed Data Transfer - This disclosure is directed at least partly to a kiosk that provides innovative user interfaces to engage a user and provide high speed data transfer of content to a user device associated with the user. The kiosk may be located in frequently visited locations such as airports. The kiosks may advertise content and provide instructions to users about how to receive some of the content on user devices via a high speed data transfer. The high speed data transfer may use high speed data transfer protocols that enable download of a standard definition full length movie (e.g., less than 1 GB of data) in less than a couple of seconds or download of a high definition full length movie (e.g., 2-3 GB of data) in a few seconds. Besides, movies, other content may be downloaded such as electronic documents, music, games, and other electronic media available from an electronic catalog. | 03-31-2016 |
20160092432 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SUGGESTING DIVERSE AND PERSONALIZED MESSAGE COMPLETIONS - Disclosed is a system and method for suggesting messages that are automatically learned, personalized and diversified by leveraging messages sent by a large number of users in order to provide message completions that are as engaging as possible. The disclosed systems and methods learn from recurrent messages sent to a recipient, and suggest message completions based upon user behavior. The systems and methods compute a ranked list of suggested message completions after every key stroke or character input, and if the list satisfies a given confidence threshold, it is returned and displayed to the user. | 03-31-2016 |
20160094654 | MOBILE APPLICATION STATE IDENTIFIER FRAMEWORK - Systems and methods are provided for sharing or recreating a state from a mobile device. For example, a mobile application state identifier can include a protocol identifier, a target task component associated with a mobile application executing when the application state identifier is generated and a sub-task component related to a user-interface active in the mobile application when the application state identifier is generated. The application state identifier can also include a user input component reflecting actions taken by a user during execution of the mobile application. A method can include generating, on a first mobile device, an application state identifier and transmitting the application state identifier to a second mobile device, wherein the second mobile device opens a mobile application associated with the target task to a user-interface corresponding to the sub-task component in response to receiving the application state identifier. | 03-31-2016 |
20160103588 | USER INTERFACES FOR DETERMINING THE REACTION OF A GROUP WITH RESPECT TO A SET OF ELEMENTS - A method for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) on a mobile device, including displaying in the GUI on the mobile device an option subset comprising at least one option to which a response is requested and displaying a feedback mechanism in the GUI on the mobile device configured to receive a reaction of an individual respondent in response to the at least one option in the displayed option subset, the individual respondent being from a respondent subset that is one of a plurality of respondent subsets taken from a respondent set and the option subset that is displayed in the GUI not being determined by the individual respondent and including fewer than all of a plurality of options in an option set from which the option subset is taken. | 04-14-2016 |
20160110028 | Method of Screen Splitting and Electronic Device Adapted to the Method - Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a screen splitting method and an electronic device adapted to the method. Embodiments determine a split ratio of lock screen based on the communication information between electronic devices, split the lock screen according to the determined split ratio of lock screen, and display the split screens. The screen splitting method includes: checking communication information corresponding to a contact selected by a user; determining a split ratio of lock screen based on the checked communication information; and displaying the lock screens split based on the split ratio of lock screen. Other embodiments may be implemented. | 04-21-2016 |
20160110062 | VIRTUAL MULTI-DISPLAY - An embodiment provides a method, including: displaying, on a first display, an application view; providing an area of the first display that is associated with a second display; receiving, from a user, an input associating the application view with the area of the first display; and repositioning, using a processor, the application view from the first display to a second display after receiving the input. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 04-21-2016 |
20160112541 | SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING WEB BROWSERS - System for synchronizing web browsers in the client/server circuit, in which the first application on one computer is connected through a communication link with a type of web browser application on the other computer, distinguished by that it contains web server ( | 04-21-2016 |
20160117061 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE BASED INTERACTIONS - An image based interaction system, method and computer readable medium are based on identifying each image with a unique and trackable identifier, and using the unique and trackable identifier to facilitate and anchor user interactions. The system allows a first user to upload an image that represents a good, a service, or a subject topic and one or more selected associated actions for the good, service or subject topic to a server computer. The server computer generates a unique and trackable identifier within the image and records the identifier and the one or more associated actions in memory. The image incorporating the unique and trackable identifier may be distributed by the first user or any third party. A second user viewing the image incorporating the unique and trackable identifier on a network linked computing device is provided with the one or more associated actions from the server computer. | 04-28-2016 |
20160124582 | TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Methods, apparatuses, and systems for interlinking applications/apparatuses are described. In one method herein, a terminal apparatus displays a User Interface (UI) screen of an operable/running application from among the applications stored on the terminal apparatus. When metadata is input into the operable/running application corresponding to the displayed UI screen, an application which is interlinked with the operable/running application is provided with all or some of the metadata which was input into the operable/running application. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124614 | CONTENT DELIVERY BASED ON REAL-TIME BROWSING ACTIVITY - Example embodiments provide systems and methods to deliver content to consumers based on their real-time internet activity across multiple applications. “Internet activity” encompasses forms of interaction on the internet, including clicking or pressing links, navigating through web pages, navigating or browsing between multiple applications, or loading content via the internet. More specifically, a user is provided with recommended content based on the user's observed internet activity as well as information about the user as specified within user preferences. A notification to access the recommended content is delivered to a device of the user responsive to identifying and retrieving the recommended content, while the user is browsing the Internet in real-time. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127500 | System And Method For Modifying A Preference - A method for profile matching includes receiving, from a first user, a first preference regarding a second user. The method includes receiving, from the second user, a second preference regarding the first user. The method also includes determining, based on the first preference and the second preference, to allow the first user to modify the first preference. The method also includes receiving, from the first user, a request to modify the first preference. The method also includes modifying the first preference. | 05-05-2016 |
20160132193 | CABIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING WEARABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - Methods and systems are provided for managing systems of an cabin using a wearable device. In one embodiment, a method comprises: generating display data to display a first user interface on a display of the wearable device; receiving user input data based on a user interacting with an input device of the wearable device; and selectively communicating data based on the user input data to a cabin management module that manages systems of the cabin. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132983 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEARCHING IN A TOUCH-SCREEN APPARATUS - A method and device for searching in a touch-screen apparatus are provided. The method comprises steps of: displaying a floating control for selecting the content to be searched for on the user interface of the touch-screen apparatus, wherein the inner region of the floating control has a transparent background; receiving a gesture input on the screen of the touch-screen apparatus by a user for the floating control, and adjusting the position and shape of the floating control according to the received gesture until the floating control encircles the content to be searched for in the user interface; capturing the image encircled by the floating control in the user interface; recognizing the content to be searched for encircled in the captured image; calling a defined search interface for searching according to the type of recognized content to be searched for. | 05-12-2016 |
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20160378303 | MOBILE DEVICE SYSTEM FOR HAILING A TAXI CAB - A mobile device for hailing a taxi cab includes one or more processors, a memory, a graphical user interface (GUI) display, and a speaker device. The mobile device downloads an application including embedded content and code. The mobile device receives a first input from a user to activate the application. Responsive to receiving the first input, the mobile device activates the application to (a) display a selectable graphic on the GUI display, (b) receive a second input from a user selecting the selectable graphic, and (c) responsive to receiving the second input, display on the GUI display, an animation graphic configured to alert the taxi cab. | 12-29-2016 |