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20080209356 | GUI-based application to web services conversion system - A web service creation system converts legacy application functionality to web services. The system captures the operation of the legacy application through an accessibility layer that monitors operator interaction with the application. The system then defines, creates, and deploys a web service that provides control over the application operation. As a result, the legacy application may be made accessible through web services and an organization may continue to realize a return on their significant investment in the creation of the legacy application. | 08-28-2008 |
20080222547 | Save Preview Representation of Files Being Created - In a graphical user interface environment, a request to save a file may result in a display of a location or view in which the file is to be saved, and may include a preview indicia representing the to-be-saved file. The user may interact with the preview indicia to edit the new file's metadata by repositioning the indicia in a different view, and/or the system may automatically update the preview indicia's location in response to the user editing displayed metadata properties for the new file. The preview indicia may have a distinct appearance, and may persist to show the user how the new file can be located after the save process is performed. | 09-11-2008 |
20080229224 | USER INTERFACE IN WHICH OBJECT IS ASSIGNED TO DATA FILE AND APPLICATION - A data processing technology provides improved convenience. A user interface unit assigns a first object to a data file and displays the object on a screen. The unit also assigns a second object to an application processing the data file and displaying the object on the screen. When an operation to allow the first object to affect the second object is accepted, a notifying unit notifies the application of the direction or speed of the operation. The operation determining unit determines an operation performed in processing the data file, based an the direction or speed. | 09-18-2008 |
20080235609 | FUNCTION SWITCHING DURING DRAG-AND-DROP - A computer-implementable method, system and computer media are presented for allowing a user to change a first type of Drag-and-Drop (DnD) operation into a second type of DnD operation. In one embodiment, the computer-implementable method includes the steps of: detecting a first type of DnD operation in which a cursor is dragging a copy of an original file icon across a Graphical User Interface (GUI); detecting the cursor dragging the copy of the original file icon across a location, on the GUI, at which the original file icon was positioned when the first type of DnD operation was initiated; and in response to detecting the cursor dragging the copy of the original file icon across the location at which the original file icon was initially positioned, converting the first type of DnD operation into a second type of DnD operation. | 09-25-2008 |
20080235610 | CHAINING OBJECTS IN A POINTER DRAG PATH - An apparatus and method for a graphical user interface allow performing operations simply by dragging a first object to touch a second object. The selection of the first object places a corresponding first object in a chain of objects. When the selected first object touches a second object, a corresponding second object is added to the chain of objects. This process may continue for the selection of many objects by merely touching each object with the selected first object, which causes a corresponding object to be added to the chain of objects. The chain of objects may then be processed as an atomic group of operations that may be rolled back if any of the operations in the group fail. | 09-25-2008 |
20080256471 | ELECTRONIC BULLETIN APPARATUS - The electronic bulletin apparatus includes a connection I/F for communicatively connecting the mobile terminal, a display portion for posting the data on a screen, a touch panel for receiving from the screen an operation input for the data posted on the screen, and a control portion for transferring the data on the screen to the mobile terminal based on the operation input received by the touch panel. When the data posted on the screen is moved to a vicinity of a screen outer edge by a drag operation to be subject to a drop operation in the vicinity of the screen outer edge, the control portion transfers the data to the mobile terminal. | 10-16-2008 |
20080256472 | METHOD AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR CHANGING THE MODE OF THE TERMINAL - Disclosed is a mobile communication terminal and a method for changing modes of the terminal, which changes a mode of the mobile communication terminal according to a location of a changed menu bar if a menu bar displayed on a touch screen is dragged and dropped. | 10-16-2008 |
20080270925 | Method for smooth rotation - A method for smooth rotation of an object viewed from a finite number of angles encompasses resetting the drag origin in response to the pointer exiting a region centered on the drag origin. Upon exiting the region, a new view of the object displays thereby providing the appearance of rotation. | 10-30-2008 |
20080270926 | POINTER DRAG PATH OPERATIONS - A graphical user interface allows performing operations simply by dragging a first object over a second object. One or more attributes of the second object are effectively “picked up” by virtue of dragging over the second object. In this manner, the user interface is more friendly, more intuitive, and reduces the number of pointer clicks to implement a particular function, thereby enhancing the efficiency of the user. | 10-30-2008 |
20080282179 | TAB BROWSING IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A method of controlling a mobile communication terminal. The method includes displaying at least first and second display objects on a display screen, each display object having a tab corresponding to the respective displayed object, recognizing an input signal that selects a corresponding tab, and displaying a preview window on the display screen in response to the selecting step, the preview window providing information of an underlying display object being partially displayed. | 11-13-2008 |
20080295012 | Drag-and-drop abstraction - Drag-and-drop abstraction is described. In embodiment(s), a graphical user interface displays destinations that can be selected to receive various media content, and also displays representations of the various media content. A user can associate a representation of the media content with one or more of the destinations. A resource manager can then determine a media format of a selected destination, as well as initiate delivery of an identifier of the media content to the selected destination. | 11-27-2008 |
20080307345 | User Interface for Electronic Backup - Systems and methods are provided for storing and restoring digital data. A method includes receiving, a first user input requesting that a backup interface be displayed, displaying the backup interface, the backup interface including a display area for presenting at least a first visual representation of an earlier version of a current view and a visual representation of the current view, the earlier version including a first element, receiving, while the backup interface is displayed, a second user input requesting that the current view be modified according to the earlier version, at least with regard to the first element, animating the modification of the first element as moving from the visual representation of the earlier version to the visual representation of the current view, and modifying, in response to the second user input, the current view according to the earlier version, at least with regard to the first element. | 12-11-2008 |
20080307346 | METADATA EDITING CONTROL - A metadata management architecture. The architecture includes a property component that lists one or more properties related to a file, and a viewing component that present files having one or more of the related properties. A synchronization component provides immediate synchronization between property editing fields of the property component and a view in the property-based browser component, providing both instantaneous feedback on property changes and an ability to manipulate properties graphically. Thus, a change in the property pane is immediately reflected in the view component, and a change in the view component is immediately reflected in the property pane. | 12-11-2008 |
20090024945 | Direct manipulation of displayed content - The disclosed information describes a method, system, and computer-readable medium for performing direct manipulation of displayed content (e.g., dragging the displayed content in a particular direction or dragging a particular part of the displayed content). In particular, content is displayed to a user, and a variety of direct manipulations of the displayed content are provided to allow the user to modify display of the content without the use of separate displayed content manipulation controls. The disclosed direct manipulation techniques are used to modify the display of content by altering the value of a content properties affecting the display. Such properties can include an amplitude affecting the size or level with which the information is presented (e.g., a volume level at which audio information is played, or a size at which visual information is displayed), an information history property that refers to a series of distinct groups of information that are related to each other over time, and a channel property that can specify one of multiple alternate groups of information that can be displayed. When the user selects the displayed content and performs a direct manipulation of the content, the value of a corresponding property is modified accordingly, and the display of the content is updated to reflect the new value of the property. Also, the user can map what direct manipulations correspond to what properties. | 01-22-2009 |
20090024946 | Techniques for Organizing Information Accessed Through a Web Browser - Apparatus and articles of manufacture are provided for assisting in the organization of information accessed through a web browser. At least one item of information accessed through the web browser is captured and visually represented in a defined organizational area of a display. A relevance index is calculated for each item of information that is visually represented to a current web-browsing behavior. The relevance index is conveyed for each item of information to the current web-browsing behavior to a user of the web browser. | 01-22-2009 |
20090044139 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CHARACTER DELETION FUNCTION - An apparatus and a method for providing a character deletion function is provided. A plurality of deletion items having respective designated deletion schemes are displayed, when there is a request for a deletion mode while inputting characters. It is determined if a Drag event occurs after a Press event occurs in an area where one of the plurality of deletion items is displayed. It is determined if a Release event occurs when the Drag event occurs. A deletion function in a deletion scheme corresponding to a deletion item having an area where the Release event occurs is performed when the Release event occurs. Accordingly, a user has convenience with which, when inputting characters, the user receives various deletion schemes and can perform a desired deletion function in a simple way. | 02-12-2009 |
20090070695 | TERMINAL AND METHOD OF STORING AND EXECUTING CONTENTS THEREOF - A terminal and a method of storing and executing contents thereof are provided. The method of storing and executing contents of a terminal includes displaying a container to store contents on a screen, selecting a content and storing the content in the container, displaying the stored content and an application corresponding thereto if the container is selected, and executing the corresponding content if the specific content and an application corresponding thereto are selected. | 03-12-2009 |
20090083646 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING CONTENT FROM THE WEB TO MOBILE DEVICES - A web page architecture is provided for enabling a user browse the web within an inline frame embedded in a web page and drag and drop content rendered in the inline frame into a receiving panel in the web page for transmission to the user's mobile device. The delivery mechanism to receive such content on the user's mobile device may be either through SMS messaging or through communicating with a client application on the user's mobile device. | 03-26-2009 |
20090100367 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATING SEPARATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS WITHIN AN APPLICATION - The present invention is, in one embodiment, a system and method based on a client-server architecture for seamlessly integrating various information systems. In one embodiment, a bundle of files is deployed to a collaboration client, in order to enable the integration of the collaboration client with disparate information systems and content. In one embodiment, content within a mailbox item is allowed to become a “live” object, and is associated with trigger events, and actions, including sending all or part of the content to a separate information system. In one embodiment, mailbox items are subjected to predefined searches to assess whether they include certain content objects. In another embodiment, panel item elements are visible in the overview panel of the collaboration client. The user may interact with the panel items by dragging content onto them, double clicking them, and invoking actions from a context menu if one is available. | 04-16-2009 |
20090106680 | DRAG AND DROP OBJECT ATTRIBUTE ASSIGNMENT FOR OBJECTS IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to object attribution modification and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for drag and drop attributes for objects in a graphical user interface. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for drag and drop object attributes in a GUI can be provided. The method can include presenting draggable object attributes in the GUI, dragging one of the draggable object attributes into a separate target object in the GUI, and applying a value for the draggable object attribute to the separate target object. In one aspect of the embodiment, each of the draggable object attributes in the GUI can be separate and independent from any particular object in the GUI. In another aspect of the embodiment, each of the draggable object attributes in the GUI can be draggable from the particular object to a target object in the GUI. | 04-23-2009 |
20090113329 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRAG-AND-DROP WORKFLOW EDITING IN A MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERAL (MFP) - The invention relates to a drag-and-drop workflow editor associated with a multifunction peripheral (MFP). In one embodiment, a drag-and-drop workflow allows a user to define multiple source, transformation, and destination processes in a graphical, drag-and-drop workflow editor. In some embodiments, the source processes may be dynamic processes that are executed at different times. | 04-30-2009 |
20090113330 | Method For Predictive Drag and Drop Operation To Improve Accessibility - A method simplified drag and drop operations of display icons. This method calculates a projected path for an icon based on the past movement of the icon. The method highlights the “best fit” target icon as the mouse pointer moves across the screen. As the mouse pointer moves, or changes direction, the “best fit” target icon can change, with the current best-fit icon being highlighted. In addition to highlighting the target icon, a line or arrow from the mouse pointer to the target icon is maintained. The line presents the predicted path in a very noticeable, visual way. As the best-fit target icon changes, the line is re-drawn to point to the current best-fit icon. Regardless of how the target icon is visually indicated, releasing the mouse button will cause the drop operation to be completed “into” target. Completion of the drop could be instantaneous, or could be rendered with animation of some sort to indicate moving from the source to the target. | 04-30-2009 |
20090113331 | Method and Apparatus for Drag and Drop Rule Topology - The Rule Editing Program (REP) displays a rule in a hierarchical tree topology, wherein individual rule portions can be reordered by moving them to different locations within the rule using drag and drop interaction. Dragging and dropping rule portions results in the rule itself being changed accordingly. Additionally, new rule portions can be added to any part of the rule, including the beginning, middle and end. Finally, the entire rule, and individual rule portions, can be expanded all the way out, and collapsed all the way in. | 04-30-2009 |
20090119609 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided a medical image processing apparatus for creating an image according to a parameter and displaying the image on a rendering window. The medical image processing apparatus includes: a cursor control section for detecting whether or not a cursor exists in the rendering window; a icon control section for displaying an icon group near a cursor position in response to a specification operation if the cursor exists in the rendering window, wherein the icon group includes at least two icons and each of the icons represents one- or more-dimensional successive parameters of the image displayed on the rendering window; and a parameter control section for changing the parameters in response to a drag operation when the drag operation is performed with one of the icons as a start point. | 05-07-2009 |
20090125828 | Automatic Creation of Data Relationships - The disclosed implementations allow automatic and transparent creation of data relationships in a database application or other application in response to user generated trigger events. Related data records can be stored and displayed in layouts, screens, forms and user interfaces provided by the database application or other application. Additional or extended information corresponding to the related data can be stored and displayed. | 05-14-2009 |
20090132944 | ADDING ACCESSIBILITY TO DRAG-AND-DROP WEB CONTENT - Techniques for enhancing accessibility to web content are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes presenting an activation element in association with a web page and detecting activation of the activation element, wherein the detection occurs following an activation event. The method can also include identifying draggable elements and drop zones in the web page and associating identifiers with the draggable elements and the drop zones, wherein the identifiers indicate one or more input events that will move a certain one of the draggable elements to a certain one of the drop zones. The method can also include modifying the web page to display the identifiers in association with the draggable elements and the drop zones, detecting the input events, and moving the certain one of the draggable elements to the certain one of the drop zones. | 05-21-2009 |
20090138812 | Label data creating apparatus, label data creating method, and computer program product - In a case wherein a drop area of a capture window is clicked with a mouse and text is entered through a keyboard, a CPU of a computer device changes the drop area of a capture window to an edit area which displays text characters that were entered from the keyboard. The CPU changes the capture button to a print button used to enter a command for text printing. If the print button is clicked with the mouse, the CPU outputs the text which is displayed on the edit area to a tape printer as print data. | 05-28-2009 |
20090158186 | DRAG AND DROP GLADS - Graphical advertisements or Glads are provided for presentation by a graphical user interface by a system service provider. The system stores user data in a user database based on user interaction with the user graphical interface. The system also stores a database of the Glads. Glads are identified based on the user data and a graphical representation associated with the Glad is provided to the graphical user interface for presentation in a first area of the graphical user interface. An indication of a user moving the graphical representation from the first area of the interface to a second area of the interface is received by the system, and an association of the glad with the user is stored based on the location of the second area within the graphical user interface. | 06-18-2009 |
20090158187 | COMPLEX OPERATION EXECUTION TOOL - A method is presented for executing complex operations. The method may include providing basic packages that include execution instructions for at least partially executing a complex operation. Each basic package may also include combination instructions for combining the execution instructions with execution instructions of another basic package. Several basic packages may be selected. The complex operation may then be executed according to the execution instructions and the combination instructions associated with the selected basic packages. | 06-18-2009 |
20090164929 | Customizing Search Results - A system customizes search results. In one implementation, an exemplary system personalizes search results based on recommendations from members of online social networks to which the user belongs, who have made similar search queries in the past. The system also enables the user to arrange, insert, and delete search result entries into a customized search results queue from across multiple search engines. The user's own customizations of the search results may be shared, in turn, as recommendations for other users who submit similar search queries and who are associated with the user through online social networks. The system may automatically provide personally relevant search results for a subjective query. In one implementation, the system also posts search results that contain explicit recommendations made by peers, posts the reputation of the peers, and appends links to channels for directly communicating with those peers who submitted the recommendations or with peers who are currently performing a similar search. | 06-25-2009 |
20090164930 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CAPABLE OF TRANSFERRING OBJECT BETWEEN TWO DISPLAY UNITS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device includes a housing, a first display unit, a second display unit, a sensing input unit and a processor. The first display unit and the second display unit are both disposed on the housing. The sensing input unit is coupled to the first display unit and the second display unit, and is used for sensing and receiving a user input. The user input enables a transferring behavior of displaying a second object in the second display unit according to a first object displayed in the first display unit. The processor is coupled to the first display unit, the second display unit and the sensing input unit, and is used for controlling the second display unit according to the user input to display the second object. | 06-25-2009 |
20090172579 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, CONTENT TRANSFER SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information processing device is provided that performs content transfer with a content recording device on which is stored content that has content identification information identifying the content. The information processing device includes: an identification information acquisition portion that acquires, from the content recording device, the content identification information for the content recorded in the content recording device; a display control portion that groups a list of the content identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition portion for each of a content type acquired from the content identification information and displays the list; and a sort control portion that sorts, for each of the content types, the list of the content identification information displayed by the display control portion, based on the content attribute information acquired from the content identification information. | 07-02-2009 |
20090177990 | Method and System for Setting Alert Thresholds in the Context of a Real-Time Dashboard Chart - A method of setting alert thresholds in the context of a real-time dashboard chart. An application program displays a graphical user interface (GUI) and dynamically updates a chart of real-time event data. The chart includes an event threshold bar displayed concurrently with the real-time event data. If the real-time event data has exceeded an event threshold value that corresponds to a position of the event threshold bar, the application program executes a pre-defined response function. If a click and drag input is received while a cursor is located over a graphically-textured handle located on an end of the event threshold bar, the application program moves the event threshold bar to a new location and updates a numerical threshold value that corresponds to the position of the event threshold bar. The numerical threshold value and a unique identification symbol are displayed in close proximity to the graphically-textured handle. | 07-09-2009 |
20090187842 | Drag and Drop User Interface for Portable Electronic Devices with Touch Sensitive Screens - A system and methods for a novel user interface of a touch sensitive screen for pocket device. The user interface contains display items and action tabs. Display items are configured to be draggable if being dragged at substantially horizontal direction; display items are configured to be scrollable if being dragged at substantially vertical direction. Dragging and releasing a draggable item to an action tab causes a specified action or a sequence of actions being applied to the item. | 07-23-2009 |
20090187843 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INFORMATION SEARCH - An apparatus, system, and method of searching are disclosed. When a search result includes a plurality of images being obtained from the same document, the plurality of images being obtained from the same document is displayed, one by one, in the order determined based on priority order information. | 07-23-2009 |
20090193351 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) USING DIVIDED SCREEN AND MULTIMEDIA DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of providing a graphical user interface (GUI) using divided screens, and a multimedia device using the same, the method including: displaying a plurality of items on a first screen on a display of the device; displaying a plurality of lists on a second screen on the display; and adding an item selected by a user from among the plurality of items on the first screen to a list selected by the user from among the plurality of lists on the second screen. Accordingly, the user can manage items and lists more intuitively and conveniently. | 07-30-2009 |
20090204921 | System and Method for Organizing, Managing, and Using Electronic Files - A system for organizing information resources electronically, preferably in the context of a lesson plan is disclosed. The system also provides a simple, clean, easy-to-use interface that creates a dynamic structure for storing document and other information files and for presenting the user with an easy method to retrieve and use the files. A preferred embodiment of the system according to the present invention allows teachers to visually assess the quality of their lesson plan(s) as created and utilized, to apply templates to standardize the teaching of students across multiple educators, and to provide reports on demand that provide details on the effectiveness and comprehensiveness of their lesson plans. At the same time, the system is flexible enough to allow educators to customize their lessons to meet individual students' needs. | 08-13-2009 |
20090210810 | Mobile communication device equipped with touch screen and method of controlling the same - The present invention relates to a mobile communication device and a method of controlling the mobile communication device. The method includes displaying a plurality of items, receiving a first touch signal, indicating that at least one item having a position on the screen has been selected, receiving a second touch signal, and scrolling at least a portion of the displayed items, other than the at least one selected item, while the at least one selected item remains fixed in its original position on the touch screen, in response to the second touch signal. | 08-20-2009 |
20090210811 | DRAGGING AND DROPPING OBJECTS BETWEEN LOCAL AND REMOTE MODULES - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for dragging and dropping objects between local and remote modules. Terminal server components simulate the functionality of participants in drag and drag operations to facilitate the dragging and dropping of objects between local and remote modules and vice versa. The terminal server components interact locally to communicate with modules participating in a drag and drop operation. The terminal server components also send messages over a terminal server session to relay appropriate drag and drop information to corresponding terminal server components on the other end of the terminal server session. | 08-20-2009 |
20090241048 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING A DATA MODIFICATION TIMELINE - Systems and methods for displaying data modification may include a user interface displaying a timeline with one or more items, which may include their own item timeline, corresponding to the same time period. A change made in item values may be reflected in the timeline. The invention may be applied to payroll or human capital management software, which may provide means for displaying payroll or human capital management information and how it is modified. Similarly, the timeline may also function as an information center that may display events and documents. | 09-24-2009 |
20090249237 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CREATE PROCESS CONTROL GRAPHICS BASED ON PROCESS CONTROL ALGORITHM INFORMATION - Methods and apparatus to automatically link process control graphics to process control algorithm information are described. An example method involves displaying a first process control image including process control algorithm information and displaying adjacent to the first process control image a second process control image to include process control graphics. The method automatically links at least some of the process control algorithm information to a graphic in the second process control image in response to user inputs associated with the first and second process control images. | 10-01-2009 |
20090249238 | AUTOMATED DIRECTING OF DATA TO AN APPLICATION - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to graphical user interfaces and provide a novel and non-obvious system for managing data gathered on a computer. In one embodiment of the invention, the method includes executing a first application in a foreground of the computer and a second application in a background of the computer. The method further includes displaying a user interface metaphor for the second application. The method further includes receiving a command to direct a selection of data from the first application to the second application, while maintaining the first application in the foreground of the computer. The method further includes directing the selection of data to the second application, while maintaining the first application in the foreground of the computer. | 10-01-2009 |
20090249239 | Target-Alignment-And-Drop Control For Editing Electronic Documents - A target-alignment-and-drop control for an electronic document editing tool which ensures that objects are inserted only in valid drop target areas and are aligned according to predetermined alignment rules. | 10-01-2009 |
20090254846 | INTERACTIVE HOST-AWARE ADVERTISING - Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system, and media for enabling an advertisement to interact with a software application. This can include receiving advertising content that is to be hosted by a software application. The advertising content can include an advertisement to be presented as well as an object that includes product information. The object can be interacted with by the software application. The product information relates to a product offering that is being promoted by the advertisement. The method further includes presenting the advertisement within the software application, and enabling an interaction method with the software application such that the product information is utilized by the software application to present a presentation that becomes part of a work of the software application. The software application can then be used to modify imported product information. Links to the outside world enable dynamic updating of even the imported product information, and also enable transactions to be performed that are associated with the advertisement. | 10-08-2009 |
20090259959 | SEAMLESS DRAG AND DROP OPERATION WITH MULTIPLE EVENT HANDLERS - A computer-implemented method of selecting event handlers can include initiating a drag and drop operation for a source object and, responsive to detecting contact between the source object and a window of a graphical user interface (GUI), displaying a plurality of icons, wherein each icon represents an event handler for a drop target within the window. The method can include detecting contact between the source object and at least one of the plurality of icons while dragging the object, designating each event handler associated with a contacted icon to process the source object, and responsive to dropping the source object onto the drop target, invoking each designated event handler to process the source object for the drop target. Each designated event handler can output a process result. | 10-15-2009 |
20090265649 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS - A system for delivery of content-based products. The system includes a content library which provides advanced interfaces for adding, manipulating, arranging and storing multimedia presentations, and for interacting with rich multimedia presentations. | 10-22-2009 |
20090265650 | Efficient Information Transfer Systems - This invention relates to providing a system for improved user productivity and administrative management capability enabling control of software application functionality. Productivity is enabled with a single drag-and-drop operation for moving data in email attachments to web-enabled databases. In commercial work environments, where multiple computer software applications must collaborate with assistance of a user, it is desirable to have an environment facilitating efficiency of user input for accomplishing tasks, particularly in efficient transferring, particularly using a drag-and-drop point/select/command device, particularly using only one user motion for each transfer, of multiple data files from an email application into a browser-accessible database. | 10-22-2009 |
20090265651 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A TRAVEL ITINERARY - User interface showing timed and sequence events interleaved in a travel itinerary is disclosed herein. According to a preferred method of the present invention, the planning begins with a particular day at a destination. Next, ad hoc activities are created as a list in no particular order. Generic activities are also included in the list. A user will then drag the generic and ad hoc activities (bookmarks) that will themselves become either timed bookmarks or sequenced bookmarks. The timed bookmarks have a particular start and end time while the sequenced bookmarks will not have a definite start and end time. Once the planning is completed, the trip information should be shared with others involved in the current trip, as well as others that will plan subsequent related trips. | 10-22-2009 |
20090271723 | Object display order changing program and apparatus - An icon line is displayed on a screen so as to align icons laterally. When a user slides a stick laterally based on an originating point corresponding to a point on an icon of the icon line, it is possible to scroll the icon line laterally in accordance with the stick being moved, and when a user slides a stick vertically based on an originating point corresponding to a point on an icon of the icon line, it is possible to move only the icon of the icon line in accordance with the stick being moved. Therefore, a user is allowed to easily change the display order in which a plurality of objects are displayed on the screen. | 10-29-2009 |
20090271724 | VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS IN A UNIFIED INTEREST LAYER - A user-activatable dashboard (also referred to as a unified interest layer) contains any number of user interface elements, referred to herein as “widgets,” for quick access by a user. In response to a command from a user, the dashboard is invoked and the widgets are shown on the screen. The user can activate the dashboard at any time, causing the dashboard to temporarily replace the existing user interface display on the user's screen. Once the dashboard has been activated, the user can interact with any or all of the widgets, and can configure the dashboard by adding, deleting, moving, or configuring individual widgets as desired. When the user wishes to return to the normal user interface he or she was working with, the user issues a command causing the dashboard to be dismissed. Once the dashboard has been dismissed, the previous user interface state is restored, allowing the user to resume normal interactions with the operating system. | 10-29-2009 |
20090276723 | ENABLING ACCESS TO RICH DATA - Systems and methods for enabling access to data, including data represented using a variety of “richer” data formats, are disclosed. Such systems and methods may be useful, among a variety of cases, with applications or entities that may not typically be able to access such richer data. In at least some implementations, data copied to a clipboard and formatted using a variety of formats may be provided or accessed by a destination application as part of a paste operation even when the destination application may not natively provide the ability to access all of the data formats that might exist on a clipboard. In at least some implementations, such access may be provided without modifying or augmenting the data placed on the clipboard. | 11-05-2009 |
20090282353 | ROUTE SELECTION BY DRAG AND DROP - The various embodiments of the present invention may be directed to a system for facilitating data processing in a visual manner. An application may include, inter alia, a basket component for visually representing the particular data items that a user desires to be processed by an application. The application may allow a user to initially search for data items that may be of interest (e.g., points-of-interest or POIs). A user may select POIs to obtain additional descriptive information regarding each data item. If the selected POI is to be included in processing, a user may drag the visual representation of the POI into the basket component. When the basket component contains all POIs desired for processing, the user may further instruct the application to formulate a result that is a composite of some or all of the POIs in the basket component. | 11-12-2009 |
20090282354 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE A CHOICE SELECTION WITH DATA PRESENTATION - Methods and apparatus to provide a choice selection with data presentation are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a user selection of one or more parameters, receiving an identification of a destination for the one or more parameters, determining a number of the one or more parameters, determining a source of the one or more parameters, and based on the destination, the number, and the source, presenting a choice matrix for user selection. | 11-12-2009 |
20090288027 | VISUALIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS - Computer systems, methods and software are provided for visualizing and managing information technology components associated with a computer system. This can include displaying a grid having a plurality of cells, wherein each cell is capable of containing a unit of management and receiving user input associating a unit of management with a one of the cells. The unit of management is then displayed in the cell in response to this user input. | 11-19-2009 |
20090288028 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTENT - A content management apparatus displays, on a display unit, a first display object representing a content item, at least one area for including the first display object, and a second display object used for setting a condition regarding movement of the first display object into the area or from the area. When the first display object is moved into the area, the first object is contained in the area and, when the second display object is moved into the area, a condition regarding movement of the first display object into the area or from the area displayed on the display unit is set. | 11-19-2009 |
20090293008 | Information Processing Device, User Interface Method, And Information Storage Medium - To group a plurality of data items through a simple operation, an information processing device includes a displaying unit for displaying an image of a virtual space where a plurality of data-related positions respectively associated with a plurality of data items are set and each data-related position is surrounded solely or together with other data-related position by a closed area, such that each closed area is distinctive; an operation unit for allowing a user to operate so as to arbitrarily move the data-related position in the virtual space; a closed area update unit for updating each closed area in the virtual space according to movement of the data-related position in the virtual space; and a grouping unit for grouping, when the plurality of data-related positions are surrounded by a common closed area, data associated with the respective data-related positions. | 11-26-2009 |
20090307625 | METHOD, DEVICE, DATA CARRIER AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REPRESENTING DATA IN A USER INTERFACE - The present invention relates to a method for representing data in a user interface, comprising steps for: determining at least one data set with a tree structure for binding thereof to at least one element of the user interface, selecting a node from the tree as root node for a binding, establishing a binding to the element of the user interface by means of a binding definition comprising binding rules, rendering at least a part of the element of the user interface on the basis of the binding definition. The invention also relates to a device and a computer program product for performing the method. | 12-10-2009 |
20090313567 | TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING FUNCTION THEREOF - A terminal apparatus and a method of performing a function thereof are disclosed. A list is scrolled in response to a grab-and-drag operation occurring in a scroll direction in a state in which the list is displayed, a particular object is moved in a dropped area in response to a particular object of the list being dragged and dropped in a direction perpendicular to the scroll direction of the list, and an object which is pressed during equal to or more than a predetermined time in a state in which an application is displayed is moved by a drag. | 12-17-2009 |
20090313568 | Method and System For Automated Content Generation through Selective Combination - Method and system for merging two objects in a business intelligence system. A first member is selected in the business intelligence system, the business intelligence system includes a user space, a content space, a data space, a master-data space and a metadata space. A relationship between the first member and a plurality of members selected form the group consisting of the user space, the content space, the data space, the master-data space, the metadata space is determined, which results in determined relationships for every member in the business intelligence system. Two members in the content space are then selected. Relationships between the two members in the plurality of determined relationships are traversed to determine the members in the traversed relationships. A preference is assigned to the members in the traversed relationships with close or exact relationships; and the members with the preference are merged. | 12-17-2009 |
20090319930 | Method and Computer System for Unstructured Data Integration Through Graphical Interface - Embodiments disclosed herein provide a system and method for transferring data between an unstructured data source and a structured destination. In one embodiment, graphical representations of a unstructured data source and a structured destination are presented to a user via a graphical user interface of a computer. Using the graphical user interface, the user can draw lines between the graphical representations to indicate how data from the unstructured data source should be associated with and transferred to the structured destination. The graphical representation of the unstructured data source may be generated using data extracted from a web based document. This data extraction can be done recursively and at least partially in parallel with retrieving files associated with hyperlinks within the web based document. | 12-24-2009 |
20100005411 | CREATION, SHARING AND EMBEDDING OF INTERACTIVE CHARTS - Systems and methods for generating and sharing interactive charts are described. The interactive charts are generated in an online portal that allows users to customize the interactive features of the chart. An online portal may also be provided to allow users to automatically embed interactive chart(s) in another website without reprogramming the code of the website each time the interactive chart(s) are changed or new interactive chart(s) are added. | 01-07-2010 |
20100011310 | Method, Device, Computer Program and Graphical User Interface Used for the Selection, Movement and De-Selection of an Item - A method of controlling an action performed as a result of a drag and drop operation, the method including displaying a menu of multiple actions during the drag and drop operation, each of the actions being associated with a different respective portion of a display; and performing an action associated with a portion of the display that coincides with a waypoint in the drag and drop operation. | 01-14-2010 |
20100017734 | RICH DRAG DROP USER INTERFACE - In an electronic file system, preview information is provided to the user during a drag operation of a selected object onto a target object. The information indicates what type(s) of action is to be taken should the selected object be dropped onto the target object. The action(s) to be taken may depend upon the type of the selected object and/or the type of the target object. For example, where the selected object is an item and the target object is a persisted auto-list, the action may include adding, removing, or modifying one or more properties of the selected object to conform to one or more criteria defined by the persisted auto-list. Also, numerical feedback may be provided to the user where multiple objects are selected. For example, where seven objects are selected, the textual number “7” may appear next to the cursor. | 01-21-2010 |
20100037166 | USER FEEDBACK CORRELATED TO SPECIFIC USER INTERFACE OR APPLICATION FEATURES - A user interface display for software has a user satisfaction portion displayed on each page. The user satisfaction portion includes a user selectable element which allows a user to provide a user satisfaction score (or level) with a single mouse click. In response to receiving the user satisfaction level, the context of the software which the user is using is recorded, and the user satisfaction level is correlated to that context. The captured data can be provided to application designers and developers directly or via computed metrics. | 02-11-2010 |
20100037167 | MOBILE TERMINAL WITH TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA USING THE SAME - A method of processing data in a mobile terminal with a touch screen is presented. The method includes simultaneously displaying a first application and a data list including at least one data item in predetermined regions on the touch screen, selecting at least one data item from the data list, moving the selected at least one data item to the region displaying the first application, and using the selected at least one data item to execute a function provided by the first application in response to the moved selected at least one data item. | 02-11-2010 |
20100037168 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WEBPAGE DESIGN - Systems and methods for providing a design interface that allows a user to design a webpage through a drag-and-drop method are described. In some cases, the interface allows the user to place content within the webpage using an absolute positioning technique. In such a technique, the user can place content in any position in the webpage, including overlapping other content, and the interface will automatically update the positioning data into the webpage's definition files. Additionally, in some cases, the interface automatically pushes content to a server in near real time. While in some instances the design interface is client-based, in preferred instances, the design interface is network based. | 02-11-2010 |
20100058214 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING DRAG AND DROP OPERATION - A method and system for performing drag and drop operation on a graphical user interface is disclosed herein. The method comprises: enlarging a drop region in a graphical user interface upon focusing on a part of the drop region, the drop region being enlarged in a direction based on the location of the focused part of drop region. In an embodiment the direction of enlargement is in the mirror direction of focused part of the drop region. | 03-04-2010 |
20100058215 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A method for controlling a mobile terminal includes displaying icons within a region of a display of the mobile terminal, forming a group icon as being associated with a plurality of the icons, displaying the group icon within the region of the display to permit user access to the plurality of icons which are each associated with the group icon, ceasing the displaying of the plurality of icons which are each associated with the group icon, and generating a menu in response to selection of the group icon, the menu comprising selectable operations individually relating to at least one of the plurality of icons which are each associated with the group icon. | 03-04-2010 |
20100058216 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE TO GENERATE A MENU LIST - The present invention relates to a portable terminal that may generate and provide a menu list connected to and executable between selected function elements in various service area items. A method for providing an interface of the portable terminal includes dividing a screen of the portable terminal into a plurality of service item areas and a menu generation area, and moving, in response to a user request, at least one function element of the service item areas to the menu generation area. The method further comprises generating a menu list executable for the at least one function element of the menu generation area, and displaying the menu list. | 03-04-2010 |
20100058217 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING, ADDRESSING AND MODIFYING RELATED DATA - A method for creating a structured data collection comprising collecting at least two data components using a data capture device assigning the same unique identifier to all of the data components whereby the items of data identified by the same unique identifier form a bundle of data. | 03-04-2010 |
20100070898 | CONTEXTUAL WINDOW-BASED INTERFACE AND METHOD THEREFOR - A contextual windows-based interface and a computer-implemented method for use with the contextual windows-based interface are provided. The interface consists of several generally adjacently disposed contextual windows wherein each contextual window generally leads to an application and/or data or can contain further levels of related contextual windows, each of them leading to other applications and/or data. The method associated with the interface allows for the contextual windows to interact with each other in order to provide additional functionalities. Hence, the method provides for the selection of contextual windows and for the creation of interactional data based on the combination of the data related to the selected contextual windows. The interactional data can be used to update the content of one or more contextual windows and/or can be transmitted to a remote server, via a communication network, for further processing. | 03-18-2010 |
20100070899 | TECHNIQUES FOR SHARING CONTENT ON A WEB PAGE - Techniques that enable content from a web page to be shared directly with one or more targets, which may be an application, a buddy from a buddy list (e.g., in a chat application), and the like. An embodiment of the present invention can identify contents on a web page that are to be made sharable and make the identified contents sharable. The content that is made sharable can then be shared with a share target using, for example, drag and drop operations. For example, a user may select sharable content on a web page, drag the content to a target, and drop it directly on the target thereby sharing the content with the target. | 03-18-2010 |
20100070900 | RICH DRAG DROP USER INTERFACE - In an electronic file system, preview information is provided to the user during a drag operation of a selected object onto a target object. The information indicates what type(s) of action is to be taken should the selected object be dropped onto the target object. The action(s) to be taken may depend upon the type of the selected object and/or the type of the target object. For example, where the selected object is an item and the target object is a persisted auto-list, the action may include adding, removing, or modifying one or more properties of the selected object to conform to one or more criteria defined by the persisted auto-list. Also, numerical feedback may be provided to the user where multiple objects are selected. For example, where seven objects are selected, the textual number “7” may appear next to the cursor. | 03-18-2010 |
20100077333 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-HIERARCHICAL INPUT OF FILE ATTRIBUTES - The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus to manage files by storing attribute information of the files in a non-hierarchical structure. At least one file and an attribute input window may be displayed on a display unit. At least one file attribute may be input through the window and displayed in the form of a graphical user interface object, such as an icon. By dragging and dropping either the file to the icon or the icon to the file, the file attribute may be input into the file in a non-hierarchical structure. | 03-25-2010 |
20100077334 | CONTENTS MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - A content management method and apparatus is provided for conveniently and efficiently classifying and filtering contents stored in at least one digital device. A contents management method may include displaying, when a digital device is connected, graphical user interface (GUI) objects representing the digital devices and contents stored in the digital devices, and setting keywords for classifying the contents in response to events triggered by user behaviors in association with at least one of the GUI objects. The method may also include displaying the GUI objects representative of the contents classified by using the keywords. | 03-25-2010 |
20100077335 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A FILE THROUGH A KM DEVICE BETWEEN ASSOCIATED COMPUTERS - A method for transferring a file through a KM device between associated computers and the method comprises the step of: (a) coupling a first computer host connected with a first monitor, a second computer host connected with a second monitor, a keyboard and a pointing device to a KM device; (b) initializing a pointer controlled by the pointing device on the first monitor; and (c) moving a file displayed on the first monitor to the second monitor by the pointer controlled by the pointing device for transferring the file from the first computer host to the second computer host through the KM device. | 03-25-2010 |
20100077336 | Dynamically Changing Appearances for User Interface Elements During Drag-and-Drop Operations - A user interface includes elements whose appearance dynamically changes in dependence upon functions associated with the elements. In the case of an icon that is the destination for a drag-and-drop operation, the image displayed for the icon changes in accordance with the object being dragged to it, to represent the task that will be performed as a result of the drag-and-drop operation. The appearance of other elements involved in drag-and-drop operations can also be varied, to reflect the task at hand. As a result, the user is provided with more intuitive feedback regarding the functions that will be performed by the computer as a result of a drag-and-drop operation. | 03-25-2010 |
20100083154 | Apparatus, method and program for controlling drag and drop operation and computer terminal - Multiple displays are placed side by side. A key image to be drag-and-dropped is displayed on a first display. An actual drop target area into which the key image is to be dropped is displayed on the rest of the displays. The key image is held by placing a cursor thereon and pressing a right click button of a mouse. In response to this, a drop window that is a reduced image of the drop target area is displayed on the first display. The cursor is moved onto the drop window by operating the mouse with the right click button pressed. Releasing the right click button in a desired position in the drop window drops the key image. Based on a drop position in the drop window, the key image is dropped in a corresponding position in the actual drop target area. | 04-01-2010 |
20100083155 | OBJECT SEARCH UI AND DRAGGING OBJECT RESULTS - A unique object navigation system, user interface, and method that facilitate faster and smoother navigation of objects are provided. For example, the system can generate a plurality of objects that can be rendered on a display space that spans a single page in length, thereby mitigating the need to navigate through multiple pages. The system can determine the length of the page according to the number of objects generated. To view off-screen objects, an infinite scroll component can be employed. The amount of scroll space needed to view the plurality of objects can be determined in part by the length of the page and/or by the number of objects. The objects can also be viewed in a film strip format that is infinitely scrollable. The film strip view allows a view of the objects to be maintained while also viewing a selected object in greater detail at the same time. | 04-01-2010 |
20100088624 | ANIMATION TOOL - An animation tool which is configured to enable a user to generate one or more animations for subsequent execution on a computer platform is described. The animation tool provides a plurality of graphical integers which a user can use to generate an animation. The graphical integers are divisible into graphical elements and graphical element effects, the effects being applied by a user onto an element and defining the viewing properties of that element. | 04-08-2010 |
20100095232 | CALCULATING AND PLOTTING STATISTICAL DATA - Calculating and plotting statistical data in a control system. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are a systems comprising a flow computer configured to monitor a physical process external to the processing unit, a historian unit coupled to the flow computer by way of a computer network (the historian unit configured to receive data regarding the physical process, and configured to store the data in a nonvolatile storage device), and a human/machine interface (HMI) coupled to the historian unit by way of the computer network. The HMI is configured to retrieve historical data values regarding the physical process from the historian unit, calculate statistical data not held in the historian unit, the calculation based on the historical data values, and plot the statistical data on a display device. | 04-15-2010 |
20100115441 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULE SETTING IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for schedule setting in a portable terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a touch manager for determining whether a drag execution is performed for schedule setting a schedule type, a controller for performing the schedule setting on a date for schedule setting, and a schedule setting unit for setting a schedule when the touch manager detects overlapping of the date with a schedule setting icon. | 05-06-2010 |
20100115442 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ENDING WIDGET WITH DATA RETRIEVED FROM A STARTING WIDGET - The invention relates to a method for operating an ending widget ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100122194 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTEXT DEPENDENT POP-UP MENUS - A method and system for providing context dependent pop-up menu icons that activate menu icons in response to a select & drag operation by manipulation of a pointing device. Presented icons may correspond to functions or actions that can be implemented with the particular type of content selected. Icons may be displayed in a consistent manner in terms of position and content with respect to the selected file or object. Icons may appear only during a select & drag operation, thereby leaving the display uncluttered at other times. Presentation of icons may be discontinued when the selected file or object is dragged beyond the area of the presented icons. New applications can register with the operating system to specify icons to be presented when corresponding files are selected or when particular content objects are selected within the application. | 05-13-2010 |
20100122195 | MOBILE TERMINAL WITH TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA USING THE SAME - A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes displaying a data list including at least one data item in a display window of a touch screen on the terminal, displaying at least one icon corresponding to a first application that is executed by the terminal, displaying a graphic user interface (GUI) corresponding to the first application on the display window of the touch screen as the icon is touched and dragged on the touch screen, and controlling at least one of a position and a size of the displayed data list such that a region where the GUI is displayed and a region where the data list is displayed are not overlapped with each other when the GUI is displayed as the icon is touched and dragged on the touch screen. | 05-13-2010 |
20100122196 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTING WITH MULTIPLE INFORMATION FORMS ACROSS MULTIPLE TYPES OF COMPUTING DEVICES - A system and method for interacting with multiple information forms across multiple types of computing devices and platforms is provided. A computer-readable storage media for interacting with multiple information forms across computing devices is also provided and includes computer-readable instructions to cause one or more computer processors to execute operations including authenticating a user; establishing a channel grid framework for the user on a first platform, the channel grid framework providing access to a first computer application displayed on a display device as a channel; deploying the channel from the channel grid framework on the first platform to a second platform in response to a user selecting the channel from the channel grid framework on the first platform and performing a copy operation of the channel to the second platform; and establishing a run time application of the first computer application on the second platform. | 05-13-2010 |
20100122197 | Hypervisor and webtop in a set top box environment - An apparatus, system and method for an instant-on environment in a set top box environment. The apparatus, system and method may include a hypervisor instantiated by a BIOS, at least one application space instantiated by the hypervisor in parallel to, and prior to complete boot of, at least one main operating system, and a graphical user interface including at least one application software, which at least one application software includes at least one embedded content, launched within said at least one application space. | 05-13-2010 |
20100125805 | METHODS OF PROVIDING USER INTERFACE FOR CONTROL OF DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUS - Disclosed are methods of providing a user interface to control operation of a digital imaging system, and corresponding apparatus and computer readable medium. The methods include displaying to a user on a display of the digital imaging system the user interface having a plurality of user interface display areas, the plurality of user interface display areas including a job list for displaying at least one available job, a job workspace for displaying a selected job be worked on, and a plurality of job modification display areas, each of the job modification display areas including at least one job modification feature, receiving from a user an indication of the selected job of the at least one available job to be worked on, wherein the user indicates selection of the selected job to be worked on by dragging and dropping one of the at least one available job to be worked on from the job list to the job workspace, displaying the selected job in the job workspace, receiving from the user at least one job modification of the selected job, wherein the user indicates selection of the at least one job modification by dragging and dropping the at least one job modification from at least one of the plurality of job modification display areas to the selected job in the job workspace, and displaying the at least one job modification with the selected job in the job workspace. | 05-20-2010 |
20100131880 | TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to an embodiment, a terminal and a method of displaying menu icons thereof are discussed, by which a terminal user is facilitated to input various commands. An embodiment of the present invention includes a touch screen and a control unit configured to control at least one touch-available icon to move between outer and inner areas of an image displayed on the touch screen in a direction of a touch-drag on the touch screen. Accordingly, the electric current for detecting a touch is supplied to the touch screen only if the touch-available icon is displayed on the touch screen. Hence, the present invention minimizes power consumption in using the touch screen. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131881 | Apparatus and Method for Data Search and Organization - Embodiments of the invention include a browser component and one or more server components that facilitate easy electronic search and selection of data via any network. Embodiments further comprise an intuitive user interface for the browser. Embodiments further include a method for performing searches and assembling data from anywhere on a variety of networks according to user specifications as directed through the browser and intuitive user interface. The searchable data can be of any type electronically representable. For most of this description, identifiable objects in the context of online shopping are used as an example. Data or objects can be physical objects such as merchandise, books in a library, etc., or representations of non-physical objects such as customer support problems, legal case descriptions, etc. The apparatus and method is also used for defining a new object, or searching existing well-defined objects. The apparatus and method enables a user to define search criteria in a much more intuitive and easy manner than when using existing methods. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131882 | Machine, Program Product, And Computer-Implemented Method For File Management And Storage - A user is displayed an icon palette having a palette boundary and including icons representing a plurality of predetermined categories representing notable events in a life of the user, including, for example, predefined default categories of marriage, faith, family, children, school, travel, military, and health. The user can adjust a relative size of and control a location of the icon palette. The user can select an order and color of the icons. User action assigns an unsorted file to a category so that dragging and dropping a file across the palette boundary onto an icon assigns the file. The file and associated data are stored in a database, including on a remote server providing user access through an electronic communications network. The file and associated data can be temporarily stored in a database on a local user computer allowing user action during slow or interrupted communications with the server. | 05-27-2010 |
20100138767 | Multi-Panel User Interface - A user interface and techniques for presenting content in a panel-based layout are described. The user interface has one or more demarcation bars to define multiple panels on a screen area. Different subject matter (e.g., data, content, programs, etc.) may be placed in the various panels. A bar navigation element facilitates navigation of the bar(s) among preset positions. With the bar navigation element, a user can intuitively resize the panels using just a single actuation (e.g., a single click of a mouse, or a stylus tap). The panels remain in their original orientation and relative positioning, and remain visible in the user interface so that the user can track their location. | 06-03-2010 |
20100138768 | Simplifying Configuration Of Multiple Display Units For Common Use - Simplifying configuration of multiple display units for a desired common use. In an embodiment, a user interface is provided to show the display units connected to a digital processing system. The user selects any desired set of display units as a group and, in response, the possible set of display modes (corresponding to the types of common uses) for that group is indicated. The user may select a desired display mode to cause images thereafter to be rendered on the group of display units in the selected display mode. When the group of display units is driven by multiple graphics processing units (GPUs), a user may be provided the option of selecting the specific ones of the potential processing modes in which the GPUs are operable together. | 06-03-2010 |
20100146425 | DRAG AND DROP TARGET INDICATION IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - The invention provides a method, system, and program product for indicating a drag and drop target in a graphical user interface. In one embodiment, the invention includes indicating at least one target within the GUI onto which a selected object may be dropped, changing the indication of the at least one target based upon the selected object being dragged within the GUI, and providing an indication of a result of dropping the selected object on the at least one target, wherein indicating is aggregated for a plurality of targets and changing the indication includes deaggregating the indication. | 06-10-2010 |
20100146426 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR EMERGENCY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A communications system for emergency services personnel can include portable devices to be carried by emergency services personnel while at an emergency site. The portable devices each may have at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network and the portable devices are configured to communicate with one another. The system may also include a portable gateway apparatus. The portable gateway apparatus may have a portable computer having a graphical user interface (GUI) and a PCMCIA or smaller card that itself includes at least a first radio. The first radio is configured to communicate over the first network to obtain status information from the portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel. The GUI is configured to communicate with the PCMCIA card to display a node map indicating communication links between the portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel. | 06-10-2010 |
20100162153 | USER INTERFACE FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A user interface for a communication device allows a user to set up and manage conference communications. The user interface has an active communication area and a held communication area. Communication icons representing communications at the communication device are shown in either the active or held areas of the user interface. By detecting where a user has positioned one or more communication icons within the user interface, the communication device handles the communications to place communications in conference, place communications on hold, swap held and active communications, or disconnect communications. | 06-24-2010 |
20100162154 | CONVERSION SERVICE FOR DATA DRAGGED ON WEB-SITES - A service performs transformation for material that has been dragged in one format from a web-site and has to be transformed first in order to be dropped onto a different web-page. The transformation makes it possible for the target (drop) page to understand and process the data. A target page need only support one format rather than numerous possible formats used by source pages. | 06-24-2010 |
20100162155 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ITEMS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME - An item display method and a display apparatus are provided. The item display method includes displaying one or more items along a route set by a move operation in response to the receiving the move operation. Therefore, it is possible for a user to control one or more items to be displayed using an intuitive operation method. | 06-24-2010 |
20100169814 | DATA TRANSFERRING SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A data transferring system includes a reading unit, a display unit, a selecting unit, an orientation sensing unit, an analyzing unit and a transferring unit. The reading unit is configured for reading contents. The display unit is configured for displaying the read contents to allow selection of contents. The selecting unit is configured for selecting contents in response to user inputs. The orientation sensing unit is configured for sensing the orientation of the electronic device. The analyzing unit is configured for determining whether the electronic device is higher than the storage device based upon the sensed orientation. The transferring unit is configured for transferring selected contents from the electronic device to the storage device if the electronic device is higher than the storage device and transferring selected contents from the storage device to the electronic device if the electronic device is lower than the storage device. | 07-01-2010 |
20100175010 | Graphical Configuration and Management of Interfaces - System, methods, and computer program products are provided for creating, managing, and configuring interfaces and communications profiles of systems or networks. The system may receive input placing a first graphical image (associated with a communications profile) on a pane, receive input defining one or more of the attributes and/or parameters of the communications profile, and create or configure an interface in accordance with the communications profile. | 07-08-2010 |
20100175011 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DELIVERING CONTENT BETWEEN APPLICATIONS - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method of delivering content between applications. Content which is to be delivered from a source application to a target application may be extracted according to a user input signal, a content type describing object and a content extraction scheme corresponding to a content type. For example, the source application may be a web application including information received through a network, and the target application may be a local application which is executed using information stored in the apparatus, and vice versa. | 07-08-2010 |
20100199201 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A DISPLAY PANEL - A method and system for displaying a display panel are provided. The system includes an image input module and an image display module. The image input module is adapted to obtain an image file selected by a user and parse the image file into image data; the image display module is adapted to display the image data obtained by the image input module on the display panel. | 08-05-2010 |
20100205553 | Image Alignment and Trend Analysis Features for an Infrared Imaging System - In one embodiment, a thermographic imaging device having a visual compare mode that allows a user to compare a live image of a subject to a previously captured image of the same subject to aid the user in aligning the live image with the previously captured image. In this manner, a user can capture a series of images of the subject with the device located and oriented at a common location and orientation that is consistent throughout the series. In another embodiment, trend analysis software that includes a thermographic tool copying feature for copying one or more thermographic tools from a tooled thermographic image file to one or more non-tooled thermographic image files. In some embodiments, the software includes a trend-graphing feature that generates one or more trend plots after one or more tools have been copied to one or more non-tooled thermographic image files. | 08-12-2010 |
20100211902 | INTERACTIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM - There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface. | 08-19-2010 |
20100218129 | Interactive Display Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products - In one example, a user interface is provided for interactively displaying data. The interactive user interface includes: an interactive display window that displays data according to a tabular format including one or more rows and one or more columns, and wherein the displayed data is dynamically displayed within the interactive display window based on a drag and drop user action performed within the display window; and a frame that surrounds the display window and that dynamically displays a first range of first axis data corresponding to the one or more rows and a second range of second axis data corresponding to the one or more columns. | 08-26-2010 |
20100218130 | COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE INCLUDING SPRING-LOADED ENCLOSURES - A new behavior in a graphical user interface allows the user to open and close enclosures, while dragging an object. When the user pauses, gestures, or rolls over a hot spot on top of an icon or text representing a closed enclosure, a temporary window for the closed enclosure is “sprung open” to allow the user to browse inside the enclosure and possible open another enclosure contained within the temporary window. This process can be carried on throughout a hierarchy of windows as the user browses for a destination window for the drag operation. All of the temporary windows except the destination are closed when the mouse button is released, signaling the end of a drag. The user may close sprung open windows by simply moving the cursor out of the sprung open window, or by making some other gesture. If an enclosure to be sprung open was previously open on the desktop, the previously opened window may zoom over to the current mouse position, and then return to its original position when the user mouse is out of the window. | 08-26-2010 |
20100235771 | System And Method For Drag-And-Drop Graph Building With Live Feedback - Computer-implemented systems and methods provide near real-time graph data feedback to a user during a drag-and-drop graph display creation process. A graph creation display region is displayed, where a graph display data structure contains associations between graph display components and variables, the associations in the graph display data structure defining what graph components are to be displayed on the graph creation display region. The display device contains a plurality of graph hotspot regions that are associated with a graph display component, where using the user manipulation device to drag a variable from the variable selection region to the graph hotspot results in an association between the graph display component and the dragged variable. While the variable is being dragged over a hotspot, the graph creation display region is modified to provide near real-time feedback to the user of a temporary association between the graph display component and the dragged variable. | 09-16-2010 |
20100241980 | ONLINE VIRTUAL SAFE DEPOSIT BOX USER EXPERIENCE - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates seamless integration of a data storage service within an operating system (OS). An online safe deposit box can store a portion of data, wherein the online safe deposit box is hosted by a data storage service provider. A local operating system associated with a device can leverage a graphic user interface (GUI) to interact with a portion of data associated with the device. A map component can create a mapped drive that integrates the online safe deposit box within the local operating system to enable seamless data interaction between the local operating system and the online safe deposit box, wherein the data interaction is at least one of a data upload from the local operating system to the online safe deposit box or a data download from the online safe deposit box to the local operating system. | 09-23-2010 |
20100241981 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AND USING NON-NUMERIC GRAPHIC ELEMENTS TO CONTROL AND MONITOR A VISION SYSTEM - This invention provides a system and method for employing GUI-based non-numeric slide buttons and bar meters to setup and monitor operating parameters of a vision system (the term “vision system” as used herein including the above-described vision detector). Such parameters can include, but are not limited to the threshold at which a feature is activated in viewing an image. Operating parameters also include the underlying range of contrast values and levels of brightness intensities (or by input inversion, the level of darkness) recognized and acted upon by the vision system. Graphical representations of operating parameters are displayed in a parameter box on the GUI with moving bars that are shaded, patterned or colored so as to provide a relative level between two extremes on a scale of the given operating parameter. The endpoints of the scale can be established by analyzing the relevant extremes on a subject image view. The current level of the given parameter is displayed as a bar that extends a distance along the scale that is proportional to the current level of the parameter along the scale. Input of operating parameter settings with respect to the scale is made by moving a setting slider along the scale between the extremes. The position of the slider establishes the user-input setting relative to the scale. In an illustrative embodiment, scales, level bars and setting sliders can also be displayed on the image view itself, adjacent to a given image view feature, which is the subject of the scale. | 09-23-2010 |
20100251154 | Electronic Device and Method for Operating Screen - An electronic device and a method of opening a user interface on a screen are disclosed, wherein the screen is capable of displaying a working window and an executing window. When a pointer is positioned on the executing window, a user interface module can generate a first sensing signal for displaying at least one item on the screen. When the pointer selects the item, the user interface module can generate a second sensing signal. When the pointer drags the item to the working window, the user interface module can generate a third sensing signal. The processing module can continuously receive the first, second and third sensing signals to open a user interface corresponding to the item in the working window, where the user interface is adjacent to the pointer. | 09-30-2010 |
20100262928 | SMART OBJECT BASED GUI FOR TOUCH INPUT DEVICES - The mobile terminal, configured to execute a variety of functions, has a touch panel display and circuitry for controlling the touch panel display and responding to touching of the touch panel display. The touch panel display is configured to display a number of functional icons, each of which is associated with one of the functions of the mobile terminal. When the circuitry detects an icon being dragged into a first region which is a designated area of the touch panel display and tapped or released by a user, the mobile terminal executes the function with which the icon is associated. Further, when a destination icon associated with contact information is displayed and the circuitry detects that an icon is dragged and overlapped with the destination icon, the mobile terminal executes the function with which the icon is associated with respect to the contact information. | 10-14-2010 |
20100275144 | HIGHLY VISUAL DRAG AND DROP METHOD TO SIMPLIFY PROGRAMMING SPECIAL PAGES - The present disclosure shows an easy to learn and easy to use drag and drop method in a highly visual user interface to simplify the process of programming special pages and to quickly add page objects to a document's pages. The results of these drag and drop operations are displayed for the user prior to printing. More specifically, a limited number of icons are preprogrammed but can be pre-programmed when applied to a document. The modifications apply to subsequent applications of the icon to provide a simple but flexible technique to accommodate numerous types of special page programming. It also provides the ability to save modifications relative to the page reference, thus making the special pages programmed reusable and useful even if the original document has been somewhat modified. | 10-28-2010 |
20100275145 | LABELING A SEGMENTED OBJECT - The present invention has the advantage over the prior art that it provides a labeling method suitable for a complete medical report. In an aspect the present invention provides intuitive visual manual labeling, easy navigation based on anatomy, feedback to improve segmentation interactively, and automatic labeling based on anatomical textbook knowledge and already provided manual labels. | 10-28-2010 |
20100281410 | Configuring an Adaptive Input Device with Selected Graphical Images - One exemplary system for configuring an adaptive input device includes a display and an adaptive input device having a plurality of depressible buttons. The system also includes a computing device operatively coupled to the display and the adaptive input device. The computing device includes a menu module to display a plurality of graphical images on the display, each graphical image associated with a computing function. The computing device also includes a detection module to detect a selected graphical image, from the plurality of graphical images, for display on a depressible button of the adaptive input device. The computing device also includes a presentation module to visually present the selected graphical image on the depressible button. | 11-04-2010 |
20100281411 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AIR TRAFFIC INFORMATION - A computer-implemented system and method for the processing and presentation of customizable aviation information is disclosed. At plurality of flight information is received over a digital network and is stored in at least a database. The database includes aviation information as well as aviation related content and advertisements. The user is able to customize a series of screen layouts for display using a combination of screen segments containing content stored at least partially in the database. In addition, the user may create personalized messages and status update for display in response to a variety of flight conditions. In one form, the results may be presented using a large display monitor by an aircraft service provider. Additionally, the display may include only flight tracking information relevant to recent and future customers. | 11-04-2010 |
20100287486 | CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS ON TOUCH DISPLAYS - Various embodiments related to the correction of typographical errors on touch displays are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment includes a portable computing device comprising a touch-sensitive display device, a logic subsystem, and memory comprising instructions executable by the logic subsystem to perform a method of correcting typographical errors displayed on the touch-sensitive display device. The instructions are executable to identify a typographical error within text displayed on the display, and upon identifying the typographical error, highlight on the display the typographical error. The instructions are further executable to detect a gesture-based touch input selecting a text replacement for correcting the typographical error, and, upon detecting the gesture-based touch input, if a release of the gesture-based touch input is detected within a predefined region associated with a location of the typographical error, then display on the display a replacement of the typographical error with the text replacement. | 11-11-2010 |
20100313155 | LINKING AND MANAGING MATHEMATICAL OBJECTS - A method for relating at least two mathematical objects in a computing apparatus having a graphical user interface is described. The method comprises receiving instructions via the graphical user interface to relate a first mathematical object with a second mathematical object; updating the second mathematical object using data of the first mathematical object; linking the first mathematical object to the second mathematical object; and creating a visual link between the first mathematical object and the second mathematical object. | 12-09-2010 |
20100313156 | USER INTERFACE FOR MULTIPLE DISPLAY REGIONS - User interfaces for multiple display regions are described. One embodiment provides an array of non-overlapping windows that are created from a set of overlapping windows, and a user can select one of the non-overlapping windows to obtain an enlarged view of that selected window while keeping the other windows in their non-overlapping state. In one embodiment, the array of non-overlapping windows can include minimized windows or windows in other virtual desktops (e.g. windows in other “Spaces”) or both. In one embodiment, only windows of a selected application are shown in non-overlapping mode while opened windows of other applications are not shown. | 12-09-2010 |
20100313157 | Systems and Methods for Visualization of Data Analysis - Exemplary systems and methods for visualization of data analysis are provided. In various embodiments, a method comprises accessing a database, analyzing the database to identify clusters of data, generating an interactive visualization comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges wherein a first node of the plurality of nodes represents a cluster and an edge of the plurality of edges represents an intersection of nodes of the plurality of nodes, selecting and dragging the first node in response to a user action, and reorienting the interactive visualization in response to the user action of selecting and dragging the first node. | 12-09-2010 |
20100313158 | METHOD FOR EDITING DATA IN MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE SAME - A method for editing data in a mobile terminal configured to conveniently change a symbol and a mobile terminal using the method for editing data are disclosed, wherein the method includes displaying an inputted data on a touch screen, displaying on the touch screen a progress bar including a handler if a progress bar display signal is inputted, generating an undo signal or a redo signal based on a drag direction by touching the handler, and deleting the data in response to the undo signal, or reinstate the data in response to the redo signal. | 12-09-2010 |
20100318928 | USER INTERFACE FOR MEDIA PLAYBACK - A graphical user interface made up of icons representing individual files and collectively forming the shape of a spiral is described along with methods of using and creating the graphical user interface. The spiral interface is useful to display detailed information about many of the items in a list and facilitates manipulation of list order and selection of the active file in the list. The interface further permits the use of a representative icon associated with the list as a whole. | 12-16-2010 |
20100318929 | Ontological Filtering Using Spatial Boundary of 3D Objects - Methods and apparatus are provided that improve graphical software applications, by filtering the data for display according to techniques for defining and manipulating visual indicia. Data may be filtered according to multiple filters that are combined in a number of ways to form the set of data for display. Data may be filtered ontologically and geometrically according to their relationships with other data. Visual indicia that represent filters may be drag-and-dropped between input areas to facilitate ease of use. Data selected according to a filter may be displayed at the same time as non-selected data by applying visually distinctive characteristics to the selected data. A virtual environment may be shown simultaneously on several different video displays at a single workstation. | 12-16-2010 |
20100318930 | ASSISTING USER INTERFACE ELEMENT USE - Methods of controlling the display and use of a UI element are disclosed. In an embodiment, the UI element may configured so that it initially maintains a topmost position but eventually allows other applications to assume the topmost position. In an embodiment, the display of the element may be adjusted in response to an input so that the UI element is not visible on the display. In an embodiment, the use of the UI element may allow for seamless dragging of the UI element even if the user inadvertently fails to make consistent contact with the touch-sensitive display while dragging the UI element. | 12-16-2010 |
20100333007 | User interface - An apparatus including: a display configured to display a user movable item; a controller configured to logically divide the display into one or more areas of stability and one or more areas of instability, and configured to control movement of the item in the display in response to user input when the item is located within an area of stability and configured to automatically control movement of the item in the display towards an area of stability without user input when the item is located within an area of instability. | 12-30-2010 |
20100333008 | Drag and Drop of an Application Component to Desktop - The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for dragging and dropping a component of an application onto a virtual desktop. One process includes operations for receiving a request to copy a selected component of an application from a plurality of components of the application onto the virtual desktop. A display window for displaying the selected component of the application is executed and the unselected components of the application are filtered by visually concealing the unselected components. The process can further include presenting the selected component of the application in the display window. | 12-30-2010 |
20110016418 | ADD-IN FOR DOWNLOAD, UPLOAD, AND REWRITING - [PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED] It is an object to expand the functions of web applications, so that labor or the like to directly use a method for an operating system can be reduced. | 01-20-2011 |
20110016419 | Interactive Image Container Integrated as an Image or Photo Cropping Tool in an Online Collage-Based Editor - In a system for creating and editing image and or text-based projects including a server connected to a data network, the server having access to a digital medium containing an executable graphics user interface (GUI) for contributing and for editing content, the GUI accessible by computer browser, an interactive image container integrated as an image or photo cropping tool in the GUI includes an image display window of a predefined geometric configuration disposed on a project page for containing and displaying an image that has been placed thereon, and an image handle associated with the image container, the image handle visible on highlight or selection of the image within the image container. | 01-20-2011 |
20110029907 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - Methods and systems are provided for providing an improved three-dimensional graphical user interface. In one embodiment, the method generally comprises: receiving an input from an end user, and capturing computing output from at least one computer source in response to the received end-user input. The computing output can be presented as two or more objects within a three-dimensional virtual space displayed to the end user. In one embodiment, the method further comprises generating a timeline that includes an icon for each object presented within the virtual space. In another embodiment, the method further comprises providing a database for storing and categorizing data regarding each object presented within the virtual space. | 02-03-2011 |
20110035692 | Scalable Architecture for Dynamic Visualization of Multimedia Information - A computer system including a single, fully-integrated software program that allows an unskilled computer user to create, archive, and distribute interactive, multimedia digital displays without the use of software programming techniques or reliance on software editing tools. The system includes a user interface having a digital content creation application called a digital canvas and an integrated software application dock. The digital canvas module provides a novice user with all of the functional tools needed to create multimedia visual displays and to interact with them. The application dock allows users to launch and operate desktop applications such as web browsers, word processing applications, photo editing applications, spreadsheets, graphics applications, etc. as well as server-based applications, such as database systems available over a network from within the system. | 02-10-2011 |
20110047494 | Touch-Sensitive Panel - The invention relates to a touch sensitive panel comprising a single interaction means with at least a first and a second interaction area, wherein the interaction means is transparent in the first interaction area, at least one transforming means for transforming a mechanical, in particular pressure, excitation of the at least first and/or second interaction area of the interaction means into respective signals, and a processing means configured to identify the position of the excitation based on the signals. It furthermore relates to a device comprising such touch sensitive panel. It furthermore relates to an improved drag and drop method. | 02-24-2011 |
20110055744 | Visual Linking of Elements to Model Attributes - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for visual linking of elements to model attributes. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a data stream comprising a plurality of element instances wherein an element instance of a first type in the data stream has an attribute with respective data and another element instance of the first type in the data stream does not have the attribute; creating a data model from the data stream in which all element instances of the first type have the attribute; and presenting an interactive representation of the data model including the attribute in a first region of a user interface (UI) and one or more UI elements in a second region of the UI. | 03-03-2011 |
20110061010 | Management of Application Programs on a Portable Electronic Device - A method, system, and graphical user interface (GUI) for management of application programs on a portable electronic device (PED) is discussed. A management application program operating on a computing device can provide management of the application programs on the PED by presenting a GUI. The user can interact with the GUI to (i) manage (e.g., position applications, arrange applications, add applications, and the like) the application programs, and (ii) arrange application icons on the PED. | 03-10-2011 |
20110061011 | Three-Dimensional Shopping Lists - A method performed using a processing device includes rendering, on a display associated with the processing device, a diagram of a plan for a layout. The diagram includes one or more element locations. An indication is received, via the processing device, of a selection of a first element from a list of elements associated with the diagram. The first element is added to a list of elements. An association is identified, via the processing device, between the first element and one or more of the element locations. The diagram is updated to include a graphical representation of the first element within the diagram at one or more of the element locations. | 03-10-2011 |
20110061012 | MOBILE TERMINAL TO DISPLAY COMPOSITE MENU INFORMATION - A mobile terminal to display composite menu information generated by grouping a plurality of menu items includes a display unit to display menu information; a memory unit to store composite menu information generated by grouping a plurality of menu items; and a control unit to control composite menu item corresponding to a plurality of menu items selected by a user's instruction to be displayed on the display unit. | 03-10-2011 |
20110066963 | 3D scene orientation indicator system with scene orientation change capability - The present invention is a system that provides an orientation indicator graphical user interface element in a display view of a three-dimensional scene. The orientation indicator can be used to automatically change a view of the scene to a predetermined viewpoint. The indicator includes view direction indicating controls that when activated cause the view of the scene to change to a view direction indicated by the control. The direction can be indicated by a shape of the control, such as by a cone with a point pointing in the direction of the view, or by the location of the control, such as being located on a marked scene axis of the indicator. The view of the scene is also automatically adjusted at the view position to center an object of interest in the scene and zoomed in/out to fit the object to the display view. The indicator is part of the three-dimensional scene and moves with the scene as the scene is manipulated by a user, such as in tumbling the scene. The indicator is held at a fixed position and size in the display view, such as in a corner of the display view, by moving the indicator about within the scene and changing the size of the indicator. | 03-17-2011 |
20110078602 | Client Utility Interaction Analysis - A client-side user action analysis engine (“analysis engine”) identifies user interactions with a client-side utility and provides data representing the interactions to a server side online resource analytics system (“analytics system”). The analysis engine represents user interactions with the client-side utility as network addresses for presentations of online resources to a user in a browser. The analysis engine provides the network addresses to the analytics system and statistics for the user interactions with the client-side utility are computed based on the network addresses. Reporting data specifying the statistics are received from the analytics system for presentation on a display device. The statistics provide information about user interactions with features of the client-side utility. | 03-31-2011 |
20110078603 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING SEARCH RESULTS FOR A QUERY - The present invention provides a method and a system of providing assistance to the user for searching data objects within an application domain over an internet. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by providing the user with a plurality of contexts relating to the application domain, enabling navigation by the user among the plurality of contexts to select one or more contexts, mapping the selected contexts onto a category representing the data objects, and providing the search results relevant to the selected context or contexts. | 03-31-2011 |
20110083090 | Apparatus and method for creating and using documents in a distributed computing network - An authoring application for allowing users to create, control and distribute electronic content including a canvas interface for constructing a project of the electronic content from a plurality of resource files, the canvas interface having: a canvas area for constructing screen elements of the selected resource files to create screens; a path area for illustrating a relationship among the screens of the project; and a properties area for adjusting characteristics of the selected screen elements, a reader interface for allowing the users to view the project, the reader interface being accessible from the canvas interface and a resource interface for managing groups, membership in groups, and user accounts, said groups and user accounts having varying levels of control over the project. | 04-07-2011 |
20110087982 | WORKSPACE MANAGEMENT TOOL - A method for providing a workspace management tool includes presenting a workspace overview graphical user interface (GUI) having a first area and a second area. The first area includes visual indicators of favorite applications of a user, and the second area includes multiple regions, each region representing a different work space. The method further includes receiving, via the workspace overview GUI, a user request to open a new window for one of the favorite applications in a first work space, adding the new window to the first work space, and presenting the new window in a reduced form in a region representing the first work space without overlapping other open windows of the first work space. | 04-14-2011 |
20110087983 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING TOUCH INTERFACE AND TOUCH INTERFACE METHOD - A mobile communication terminal having a touch interface and a touch interface method provide a touch selection process for the purpose of menu selection. The mobile communication terminal includes a touch unit to generate a touch signal in response to a received touch, a touch signal determination unit to receive the touch signal from the touch unit, and to determine whether the touch is maintained or released, and an execution menu processing unit to generate an execution menu list with respect to data corresponding to the touch signal if the touch is determined to be maintained, to sequentially activate respective execution menus of the execution menu list in accordance with a menu change time, and to transmit an execution command with respect to the activated execution menu to execute the activated execution menu to a control unit if the touch is determined to be released. | 04-14-2011 |
20110087984 | MOVABLE INFORMATION PANELS - Various techniques, methods and apparatus are disclosed. In some example embodiments, a movable information panel may be moved to be displayed as a tabbed web page, moved to a different application window, or docked to a horizontal or vertical panel bar. Other example embodiments are also disclosed. | 04-14-2011 |
20110093805 | DIGITAL CANVAS SYSTEM - The invention regards a system and a method which has a digital primary canvas hosted in a server displaying its content on a multiple of screens connected to a computer on a client canvas operated by participants in a specific project, and the client canvas is adapted to receive canvas external digital objects in the project through drag and drop. A client canvas has an instant message communication means utilizing the protocol to distribute digital communication between client canvases in real time. The primary canvas and the client canvas has a time line function where every consecutive time period on the time line is created by a timer means at a predetermined time. | 04-21-2011 |
20110099496 | APPLICATION SHARING SECURITY - A method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for facilitating application sharing. In operation, a user selects at least one of a plurality of applications operating on a first computer to share with at least a second computer. The user then selects at least one of a plurality of security measures for preventing a user operating the second computer from performing at least one of a plurality of unauthorized operations. Next, the user initiates applications sharing on the first computer, wherein the user operating the second computer may access or observe an application running on the first computer, but may not perform any unauthorized operations on the first computer. | 04-28-2011 |
20110099497 | METHOD FOR ENABLING A MOBILE USER EQUIPMENT TO DRAG AND DROP DATA OBJECTS BETWEEN DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS - The invention concerns a system and a method for enabling a mobile User Equipment ( | 04-28-2011 |
20110107245 | ELECTRONIC PROFILE CREATION - A method implementable in an electronic system coupled to an electronic device, which is, in turn, coupled to a display device. In an embodiment, a first set of selectable tags is generated, each of the first-set tags corresponding to a respective vocational characteristic. In response to first user input, a displayable selection field is populated with a first subset of the selectable tags. In response to second user input, the first-subset tags are ranked according to relevance to at least one quality of the user. A profile of the user is generated using at least one ranked tag. | 05-05-2011 |
20110119611 | METHOD FOR PLAYING CONTENTS - A method for playing contents is provided. In the method, information corresponding, respectively, to a plurality of contents may be displayed, and a drag and drop operation related to first contents information and second contents information among the displayed contents information may be received. Thereafter, the first contents and the second contents may be played. | 05-19-2011 |
20110126141 | MULTI-PANEL ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage media for displaying an image at an electronic device are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, an electronic device is disclosed that includes a first panel having a first display surface to display a graphical user interface element associated with an application. The electronic device also includes a second panel having a second display surface. The first display surface is separated from the second display surface by a gap. A processor is configured to execute program code including a graphical user interface. The processor is configured to launch or close the application in response to user input causing a movement of the graphical user interface element in relation to the gap. | 05-26-2011 |
20110131518 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a control apparatus includes a display module configured to display a window in a first window state or a second window state on a display screen of a display device, the display module displaying a server object corresponding to a digital media server in a first area of the window and a renderer object corresponding to a digital media renderer in a second area of the window when the window in the first window state is displayed, the display module displaying the window in the second window state when the server object is selected, the display module displaying one or more content objects corresponding to the one or more digital media contents in the first area and the renderer object in the second area when the window in the second window state is displayed. | 06-02-2011 |
20110138310 | REMOTE DEVICE MANAGEMENT INTERFACE - A network for remotely managing a plurality of remote devices that are each individually configurable to have selected operating characteristics includes a server connected to the network and to the plurality of remote devices, and a display coupled to a computer which is connected to the network. Also included are means for assigning a common icon to each remote device of the same type and displaying the icons on the server display, and means for coloring each icon to indicate a current configuration status of each remote device and for displaying the color on the icon on the display. | 06-09-2011 |
20110145745 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING GUI AND MULTIMEDIA DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) and a multimedia device using the same, the method including: determining if a user command is input to select a specific section of a GUI item including a plurality of sections; and extending a length of the selected section and reducing lengths of non-selected sections if it is determined that the user command is input to select the specific section of the GUI item. Therefore, the user can manipulate the GUI item more precisely. | 06-16-2011 |
20110154235 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SEARCHING FOR CONTENTS IN TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE - A method of searching for content in a touch screen device includes: receiving selection signals of first content and second content; extracting contents existing between the first content and the second content, and displaying two or more representative contents, the number of which corresponds to the number of contents that may be simultaneously displayed on a screen, among the extracted contents; and repeating the above processes by using the displayed two or more representative contents. | 06-23-2011 |
20110161850 | GRAPHICAL APPROACH TO SETUP DATA SHARING BETWEEN TWO CONTROLLERS - A graphical approach to setup data sharing between two controllers. Symbols that represent controllers may be placed on a wiresheet. A link may be constructed between the controllers by connecting the symbols with a line drawn between them. The resulting link information may lead to a compile and download of binding tables to the pertinent controller. The designer or user need not setup several levels of mapping by populating multiple tables to effect the binding for a link between the controllers. This binding may be done automatically under a hood without the designer or user needing to be aware of the binding activity. This approach for graphically constructing a link may be particularly applicable to BACnet controllers. | 06-30-2011 |
20110161851 | VISUALIZATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF VIRTUAL MACHINES IN A VIRTUALIZED DATA CENTER - A method for visualizing and simulating server consolidation of different virtual machines in a virtualized data center can include identifying different server computers in a virtualized data center, computing load metrics for each of the server computers, and rendering a graph of the computed load metrics for the server computers in a graphical user interface (GUI) in a host computer. The method further can include selecting a source one of the server computers and also a target one of the server computers and further selecting a virtual machine for prospective migration from the source one of the server computers to the target one of the server computers. Yet further, the method can include further computing prospective load metrics for the source and the target resulting from the prospective migration of the virtual machine to the target. Finally, the method can include displaying in the GUI respective graphs of the prospective load metrics for each of the source and the target. | 06-30-2011 |
20110161852 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLUID GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A method including causing, at least in part, display of selectable objects on a graphical user interface, where each of the selectable objects corresponds to data or an application accessible via the graphical user interface. The method further includes causing, at least in part, display of the selectable objects in motion travelling across the graphical user interface based on a category of the selectable object or context dependent data, and allowing user selection and manipulation of the selectable objects displayed on the graphical user interface. | 06-30-2011 |
20110161853 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the same are provided. The mobile terminal comprises a display unit displaying a list of items, and a controller receiving a touch input signal for moving at least one of the items to a first region, deleting the at least one item corresponding to the touch input signal from the list, displaying the title of the deleted item in the first region, substituting the deleted item by another item to update the list, and displaying the updated list. Accordingly, an item is selected through a method of moving the item to a specific region, and thus a previously selected item can be prevented from being cancelled due to a wrong operation. | 06-30-2011 |
20110167369 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Navigating Through a Range of Values - A multifunction device displays a navigation user interface that includes: a navigation bar having a plurality of unit regions and a plurality of subunit regions. Each of the unit regions represents a range of values. Each subunit region represents a subset of a respective range of values. The navigation user interface also includes a content area for displaying content associated with subunit regions. In response to detecting an input that selects a respective subunit region, the multifunction device updates the content area in accordance with the respective selected subunit region. In response to detecting an input that selects a respective unit region, the multifunction device updates the navigation bar to include subunit regions in accordance with the selected unit region and updates the content area in accordance with at least one of the subunit regions in the updated navigation bar. | 07-07-2011 |
20110167370 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH SCREEN AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device having a touch screen and an operation control method thereof are provided. The electronic includes a touch screen which receives a plurality of manipulations; and a controller which determines whether a second manipulation is made on a screen displayed on the touch screen during a predetermined time period after a first manipulation is made on the screen, and controls to perform an operation corresponding to the second manipulation instead of an operation corresponding to the first manipulation to be performed, if the second manipulation is made during the predetermined time after the first manipulation is made. | 07-07-2011 |
20110167371 | Method and apparatus for sending, retrieving, and planning location relevant information - The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for sending and retrieving location relevant information to a user by selecting and designating a point of interest that is displayed on a graphical user interface and sending the location information associated with that point of interest to a receiver that is also selected using the graphical user interface. The location relevant information may also include mapped routes, waypoints, geo-fenced areas, moving vehicles etc. Updated location relevant information may also be continuously sent to the user while generating updated mapping information on the graphical user interface. The present invention may be practiced by using communication devices such as a personal computer, a personal digital assistance, in-vehicle navigation systems, or a mobile telephone. | 07-07-2011 |
20110173554 | User Interface for Controlling Three-Dimensional Animation of an Object - A user can control the animation of an object via an interface that includes a control area and a user-manipulable control element. The control area includes an ellipse. The user-manipulable control element includes a three-dimensional arrow with a straight body, a three-dimensional arrow with a curved body, or a sphere. In one embodiment, the interface includes a virtual trackball that is used to manipulate the user-manipulable control element. | 07-14-2011 |
20110179368 | 3D View Of File Structure - A file structure or data hierarchy can be navigated using 3D gesture inputs. For example, objects can be arranged in a plurality of layers. A user input, including a 3D gesture input having a movement in proximity to a display surface can be detected. Different layers can be navigated in response to a movement component that is perpendicular to the display surface. | 07-21-2011 |
20110185299 | Stamp Gestures - Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device. | 07-28-2011 |
20110185300 | BRUSH, CARBON-COPY, AND FILL GESTURES - Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device. | 07-28-2011 |
20110185301 | Providing sensory information based on detected events - An electronic device is described. During operation, the electronic device may receive information associated with an event, which was detected by a hooking software program while the information was conveyed to an environment (such as an operating system) of the electronic device. For example, the event may be a user-interface operation, such as a click-drag operation, which may be performed using a mouse (and, more generally, using a user-interface device). Moreover, in response to the received information, the electronic device may provide sensory information via the hooking software program. This sensory information may be other than sensory information associated with native operations executed in the environment during a user session prior to the event. Thus, the electronic device may expand the functionality associated with the environment (without modifying software associated with the environment) and, in particular, the functionality associated with events, such as click-drag operations. | 07-28-2011 |
20110197153 | Touch Inputs Interacting With User Interface Items - Techniques for managing user interactions with items on a user interface are disclosed. In one aspect, a representation of an opening is presented in response to touch input. A display object is moved over the opening, and the display object is processed in response to the moving. In another aspect, touch input pinching two opposite corners of a display object followed by touch input flicking the display object is received and the display object is deleted in response to the inputs. In another aspect, touch input centered over a display object is received and the display object is deleted in response to the input. In another aspect, touch input corresponding to swiping gestures are received and a display object is securely deleted in response to the gestures. | 08-11-2011 |
20110197154 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRAG-AND-DROP WORKFLOW EDITING IN A MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERAL (MFP) - The invention relates to a drag-and-drop workflow editor associated with a multifunction peripheral (MFP). In one embodiment, a drag-and-drop workflow allows a user to define multiple source, transformation, and destination processes in a graphical, drag-and-drop workflow editor. In some embodiments, the source processes may be dynamic processes that are executed at different times. | 08-11-2011 |
20110202859 | DISTORTION EFFECTS TO INDICATE LOCATION IN A MOVABLE DATA COLLECTION - Techniques and tools are described that relate to different aspects of a user interface in which visual distortion effects are presented to provide visual cues to a user to indicate a location in a movable data collection (e.g., a scrollable list, an email message, a content layer, etc.). For example, in response to a user gesture on a touchscreen, a user interface system presents a portion of a list or layer in a visually distorted state, such as a “squished,” squeezed or compressed state in which text, images or other content is shown to be smaller than normal in one or more dimensions, to indicate to a user that the end of a list has been reached. | 08-18-2011 |
20110202860 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DISPLACEMENT OF OBJECT ON DISPLAY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The method for displaying according to the present invention is used for displaying the displacement of an object (group) on the display of an electronic device. The method calculates an animation interval according to an amount of animation and an animation time; calculates an animation end time according to the animation interval and the order of animation to be executed; calculates a distribution ratio according to the animation end time and a distribution curve; calculates a displacement according to the distribution ratio and an animation execution distance; calculates an updated coordinate according to the displacement after the object (group) is moved; and replots the displaced object (group) in the display window of the display of the electronic device according to the updated coordinate. By calculating the displacement of each step of animation during the animation process, the present invention can present the process of object (group) movement. Thereby, when the object (group) is moving, the animated displaying effects with speed variations can be exhibited. | 08-18-2011 |
20110209079 | GRAPHICAL DISPLAY WITH HIERARCHICAL GAUGE PLACEMENT - A graphical display is provided to allow a user to dynamically customize the location, appearance, priority, and arrangement of virtual gauges displayed on an instrument panel of a vehicle. A user can select a virtual gauge and move to a desired location in the instrument panel. The selected virtual gauge is assigned a highest priority level, which may result in a hierarchical structure including other virtual gauges. In one aspect, the selected virtual gauge may appear more prominently that other virtual gauges in the hierarchical structure and thus is readily accessed by a user without having to navigate through multiple layers of other virtual gauges. When an adverse vehicle condition is identified, a virtual gauge associated with the condition is assigned an urgent priority level that generally trumps any priority levels assigned to other virtual gauges on the display. | 08-25-2011 |
20110209080 | DISPLAY METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR USING THE SAME - The invention provides a display method for an electronic device. The electronic device has a display panel displaying at least one of a plurality of pages of contents and the pages of contents are contiguously arranged in a page flow. The display method comprising receiving a zoom-out signal and resizing the pages of contents to be a plurality of thumbnail images respectively according to the zoom-out signal and displaying the thumbnail images on the display panel of the electronic device. | 08-25-2011 |
20110219323 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LETTER INPUT BASED ON CUT OR COPY AND PASTE - A mobile device allows a letter input based on a cut or copy and paste technique. In a method for inputting a letter, the mobile device displays letters inputted by a user in a letter input window. The mobile device receives the selection of at least one of the displayed letters and the selection of a position in the letter input window. Then the mobile device moves and displays the selected at least one letter to the selected position. This letter input method is available for any types of the mobile devices regardless of being based on a touch screen or not. | 09-08-2011 |
20110225529 | TEXT INPUT METHOD IN PORTABLE DEVICE AND PORTABLE DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME - A text input method in a portable device and a portable device supporting the same are provided. The portable device includes, a touch screen including a display unit for displaying a text input area and a text display area including at least one consonant and vowel, and a touch panel provided at an upper side of the display unit for generating a touch event, and a control unit for controlling text displayed according to a touch event generated from the touch screen, in which the control unit detects multi-touch events for at least two key icons output on the text input area, and controls the display of a specific text composed of a combination of the multi-touched key icons based on the detected multi-touch events. | 09-15-2011 |
20110231785 | GESTURED MOVEMENT OF OBJECT TO DISPLAY EDGE - The use of gestures to organize displayed objects on an interactive display. The gesture is used to move the displayed object to the edge of the interactive display so that the displayed object is only partially displayed after being moved. The size of the displayed object may be reduced and/or the displayed object may be rotated such that an identified portion of the displayed object remains in the display after moving. A gesture may also be used to move multiple displayed objects to the edge of the display. | 09-22-2011 |
20110239147 | DIGITAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE TO PRODUCE CONTENTS - A digital apparatus that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for producing contents is provided. The digital apparatus may provide multiple screens, for example, a first GUI screen, a second GUI screen, and a third GUI screen. The first GUI screen may be used for setting at least one background item as contents. The second GUI screen may be used for setting at least one 3D avatar item as contents. The third GUI screen may be used for setting at least one scenario item as contents. The digital apparatus may produce the contents by combining the items set as contents on the first through the third GUI screens, respectively, based on a user set signal. | 09-29-2011 |
20110246918 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ARRANGING A PLURALITY OF ICONS ON A TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY - Systems and methods of arranging a plurality of icons on a touch sensitive display device of a computing device include receiving contact information from the touch sensitive display device indicating a first and a second one of the plurality of icons have been moved until they touch each other on the touch sensitive display device. A new folder is automatically created responsive to the received contact information indicating the first and second icons have been moved until they touch. The new folder includes stored resources of the computing device associated with the first and the second icons. The first and second icons are replaced on the touch sensitive display device with a new icon associated with the new folder. | 10-06-2011 |
20110246919 | SEARCH SYSTEM AND METHOD - A search system and method are provided. A search result window for search information may be generated and displayed based on a size of a drag area and thus, it is possible for a user to select an amount of search information, a user interface, and an information type. | 10-06-2011 |
20110246920 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTEXTUAL BASED SEARCH ENGINE AND ENTERPRISE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT - The system provides a system for monitoring a plurality of communications mediums on a network such as the Internet or an enterprise intranet and for providing context based supplemental information based on the conversation. The supplemental information is presented in one embodiment in the form of a matching media object (MMO) and can be easily shared between users of the system, either concurrently or on a time delayed basis (i.e. the next time a user logs onto the system). The system provides a communications tool that facilitates chats, blogs, discussions, or any type of social media for a plurality of users. Conversations on the tool are parsed to determine an area of interest to the users and appropriate MMOs are provided based on that context. | 10-06-2011 |
20110252348 | FLORAL ARRANGEMENT CREATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method for providing a floral arrangement including providing, by using at least one processor, a plurality of flower choices to a user, receiving, by using at least one processor, from the user at least two flower inputs from the plurality of flower choices, where each of the at least two flower inputs comprise a flower type, each flower type comprising at least one of: a line flower, a focal flower, or a filler flower, generating, by using at least one processor, a floral arrangement based on the flower types of the flower inputs, and providing, by using at least one processor, the floral arrangement to the user. | 10-13-2011 |
20110252349 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing Folders - A multifunction device displays a plurality of selectable user interface objects on the display. In response to detecting the first input, the device moves a first object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects across the display to a location on the display that is proximate to a second object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects. In response to detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria while the first object is proximate to the second object, the device creates a folder that contains the first object and the second object. | 10-13-2011 |
20110252350 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing Folders - A multifunction device displays a plurality of selectable user interface objects on the display. In response to detecting the first input, the device moves a first object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects across the display to a location on the display that is proximate to a second object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects. In response to detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria while the first object is proximate to the second object, the device creates a folder that contains the first object and the second object. | 10-13-2011 |
20110252351 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSUMING, SHARING, AND SYNCHRONIZING TIME BASED INFORMATION - Methods, techniques, and systems for a calendar management system are provided. Some embodiments provide a calendar management system that is configured to receive calendar identification information from a user; access at least one disparate calendaring system, wherein the at least one disparate calendaring system is related to the received calendar identification information; and integrate calendar data from the accessed at least one disparate calendaring system in a calendar environment user interface. | 10-13-2011 |
20110258567 | REGISTER CONFIGURATOR AND REGISTER CONFIGURATION METHOD - A register configurator may include a display screen, a data display unit that displays data related to field devices on the display screen, a register space display unit that graphically displays a register space of a register on the display screen, a manipulation reception unit that receives a manipulation for allocating each of the data, which has been displayed by the data display unit, to an area in the register space, which has been displayed by the register space display unit, the manipulation being performed on the display screen by a user, and a correspondence establishing unit that establishes a correspondence between the data and the area, based on the manipulation that has been received by the manipulation reception unit. | 10-20-2011 |
20110265021 | TOUCHPAD CONTROLLING METHOD AND TOUCH DEVICE USING SUCH METHOD - A touchpad controlling method and a touch device using such a method are provided. The touch device is applied to an electronic appliance. The touch device includes a touchpad and a coordinate transformation program. The touchpad is used for detecting a number of touching points in response to the touching gesture on the touchpad and the position of each touching point. If the number of touching points is equal to 1, the electronic appliance is operated in a relative coordinate mode. Whereas, if the number of touching points is greater than 1, the electronic appliance is operated in an absolute coordinate mode. | 10-27-2011 |
20110265022 | DISPLAY DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display apparatus configured to move a drag object on a screen in accordance with an operation of a pointer. The display apparatus can include a detection unit configured to detect a target object on the screen, the target object being a destination of the drag object, and a display control unit configured to display the drag object in a position closer to the target object than a display position of the pointer moved in accordance with an operation performed by a user. | 10-27-2011 |
20110276911 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal includes a display, a communication unit receiving, from other electronic devices, information related to contents being executed at the other electronic devices, and a controller controlling displaying of widgets individually corresponding to a respective one of the electronic devices on the display. Each of the widgets displayed on the display of the mobile terminal represents information relating to contents that is being executed at a corresponding one of the other electronic devices. | 11-10-2011 |
20110283211 | METHODS FOR DESIGNING IMAGE-BASED PRODUCTS THROUGH A COMPUTER NETWORK - A method for assisting a user to design an image-based product includes storing a component dependency map on a computer device that defines relationships among a first component, a second component, and a third component, which each comprises functions that define actions and states at a user interface on the computer device. The method also includes executing a page controller in association with the user interface on the computer device, detecting an activation of the functions of the first component at the user interface by the first component, and executing functions of the second component and the third component in the user interface in accordance to the component dependency map to obtain a design of the image-based product to be produced by the image-service provider. | 11-17-2011 |
20110283212 | User Interface - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising receiving an indication of a first drag input on a user interface object within a user interface on a touch screen and in response to receiving a stationary input on the touch screen, interpreting the first drag input as an instruction to detach the user interface object from the user interface. | 11-17-2011 |
20110283213 | SYSTEM FOR RECORDING, SUGGESTING, AND DISPLAYING FANS OF A SUBJECT - A system for recording and displaying that an entity is a fan of at least one subject may include a graphical user interface including a graphical representation of a three-dimensional shape having at least a first face and a second face. The graphical representation of the three-dimensional shape may symbolize the entity or the subject in the system and the first face of the three-dimensional shape includes information corresponding to the entity or the subject. The system may further include a recording logic configured to receive information declaring that the entity or the subject is a fan. The system may further include a displaying logic configured to display on the graphical representation of the three-dimensional shape information corresponding to the entity or the subject. | 11-17-2011 |
20110283214 | CONFIGURING A MANAGEMENT MODULE THROUGH A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR USE IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM - A customization program for use in customizing a baseboard management controller used for monitoring operation of various computer system components is disclosed. A user interacts with the customization program to customize the baseboard management controller based on a configuration of components specified for the baseboard of the computer system. The customization program provides a user interface having a repository of icons and a design page. The icons represent various components that may be connected, either directly or indirectly, to the baseboard. The design page is used for constructing a model representing the specified configuration of components. As a user drags icons onto the design page, the model is updated to reflect selection of the components corresponding to these icons. Further, the customization program creates a configuration file that identifies and describes each of the selected components. The configuration file is loaded into the baseboard management controller to effectuate the aforementioned customization. | 11-17-2011 |
20110296328 | DISPLAY METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A display method executed by an information processing apparatus having an operating section, a display section, and a control section exercising display control over the display section, wherein a folder having a plurality of objects stored therein includes: displaying a folder icon representing the folder on the display section; and displaying a locus associated with a dragging operation performed on the folder icon using the operating section under control exercised by the control section and deploying and displaying object icons representing the objects on the locus. | 12-01-2011 |
20110296329 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first touch screen display, a second touch screen display, a detector and a moving module. The detector is configured to detect a touch operation, which indicates a moving direction of a first object displayed on the first touch screen display. The moving module is configured to move a display position of the first object within a region combined a first screen region of the first touch screen display with a second screen region of the second touch screen display, in accordance with the moving direction indicated by the touch operation detected by the detector. | 12-01-2011 |
20110307817 | Secure Application Interoperation via User Interface Gestures - Techniques for facilitating secure application interoperation via user interface (UI) gestures in computing devices that strictly isolate applications operating thereon are described herein. For instance, applications may define one or more specific UI gestures that, when executed by the user, express that the user desires for the computing device to allow for an instance of directed, ephemeral, by-value communication between two isolated applications. In some implementations, the gesture is an atomic gesture, such as a drag-and-drop operation. That is, the gesture is one that the user completes continuously and without interruption. | 12-15-2011 |
20110307818 | WORKFLOW AUTHORING ENVIRONMENT AND RUNTIME - A workflow authoring system is described herein that provides a design-time authoring environment and a runtime component for displaying interactive, structured instructional content. The authoring environment provides custom controls, templates, and sample pages that allow authors to create a runnable workflow application. The application is a structured, interactive content type that provides users a better way to learn about data flows, workflows, and processes. The application also provides the ability to filter content based on specific actions the user takes, answers that the user provides, information that is retrieved from the user's environment, and so forth. This content model facilitates improved net satisfaction (NSAT) with software products, as users more readily find the information they are looking for and receive more dynamic instructional material. Authors that may not have programming experience can use the system to create rich, interactive content. | 12-15-2011 |
20120005607 | FLOATING WINDOW - A method is provided for creating a floating window in a perspective view of data, such as network management data. The floating window can be moved freely about the perspective and resized, thereby allowing other data of importance which is tied to areas of the perspective to be seen. Portlets, containing aspects of data, can be located in the floating window. The floating window in modal mode is particularly useful for requiring a user to interact with or view data without being able to interact with data in the rest of the perspective. The floating window can also be created in non-modal mode, which allows a user to move portlets from existing areas to the more flexible floating window. | 01-05-2012 |
20120011456 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing device including an imaging section configured to image an object, a display section configured to display at least an icon for controlling the imaging section, an operation section configured to acquire a first operation and a second operation on the icon, and a controller configured to, when the operation section has acquired the first operation, set a timer in accordance with an operation amount of the first operation and change a display of the icon on the display section in accordance with a progress of the timer, and to, when the operation section has acquired the second operation or when the timer has expired, cause the imaging section to image the object. | 01-12-2012 |
20120011457 | VISUALIZING A VIEW OF A SCENE - A system for visualizing a view ( | 01-12-2012 |
20120023426 | Apparatuses and Methods for Position Adjustment of Widget Presentations - An electronic interaction apparatus for position adjustment of widget presentations is provided. In the electronic interaction apparatus, a touch screen comprising a first area and a second area is coupled thereto. A processing unit determines that an image of a widget is dragged and dropped within the second area. Also, the processing unit adjusts the dropped image back to the first area. | 01-26-2012 |
20120023427 | USER INTERFACE FOR PROVIDING CONSOLIDATION AND ACCESS - Methods and systems for providing graphical user interfaces are described. To provide greater access and consolidation to frequently used items in the graphical user interface, a userbar is established which includes a plurality of item representations. To permit a greater number of items to reside in the userbar, a magnification function can be provided which magnifies items within the userbar when they are proximate the cursor associated with the graphical user interface. | 01-26-2012 |
20120036460 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Creating a New Folder - An electronic device concurrently displays a plurality of user interface objects and a list of folder icons. The list of folder icons includes a first new folder icon. The device detects a first input by a user using a first user input device, selects a folder icon in the list of folder icons in accordance with the first input, and indicates selection of the folder icon in the list of folder icons. The device also detects a second input by the user using a second user input device on one or more of the displayed user interface objects, moves the one or more user interface objects into a folder that corresponds to the selected folder icon, and when the selected folder icon is the first new folder icon, displays a second new folder icon in the list of folders icons. | 02-09-2012 |
20120036461 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR EMERGENCY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A communications system for emergency services personnel can include portable devices to be carried by emergency services personnel while at an emergency site. The portable devices each may have at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network and the portable devices are configured to communicate with one another. The system may also include a portable gateway apparatus. The portable gateway apparatus may have a portable computer having a graphical user interface (GUI) and a PCMCIA or smaller card that itself includes at least a first radio. The first radio is configured to communicate over the first network to obtain status information from the portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel. The GUI is configured to communicate with the PCMCIA card to display a node map indicating communication links between the portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel. | 02-09-2012 |
20120060109 | TERMINAL AND CONTENTS SHARING METHOD FOR TERMINAL - Disclosed is a terminal and corresponding control method, one embodiment of the terminal including a display unit; a wireless communication unit configured to form a network with at least one external terminal; and a controller configured to set up at least two second display regions displayed on a first display region of the external terminal, and control the wireless communication unit to transmit information corresponding to the second display regions to the external terminal. | 03-08-2012 |
20120066628 | DRAG-ABLE TABS - Various embodiments enable a tab within a web browser user interface to be dragged out of an associated tab band in which it appears. When dragged outside of the tab band, content can be rendered within a window associated with the tab. This permits side-by-side viewing of content in the primary web browser user interface as well as the window associated with the tab that has been dragged out of the tab band. In one or more embodiments, content that is associated with a dragged tab's window can include live content, such as multimedia presentations. | 03-15-2012 |
20120066629 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING SCHEDULE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A terminal including: a user input unit configured to input schedule information and to perform a management function of the inputted schedule information; a sensing unit configured to measure status information of the terminal; a controller configured to provide control to change the form of an object on a scheduler on the basis of the status information of the terminal measured by the sensing unit or the inputted schedule information; and a display unit configured to display schedule information or an object under the control of the controller. | 03-15-2012 |
20120066630 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal is presented. The mobile terminal includes a memory unit, a touchscreen configured to display an icon, and a controller configured to control an operation associated with a function corresponding the icon displayed on the touchscreen, control the touchscreen to display a UI (user interface) for bookmarking icons, detect a bookmark command for the icon displayed on the touchscreen, temporarily store, in the memory unit, the icon in response to the bookmark command, and control the touchscreen to display the bookmarked icon within the UI. | 03-15-2012 |
20120066631 | DEFAULT LOCATION THAT MAY BE DYNAMICALLY CHANGED - Content that is received by an application is delivered to a default location that may be dynamically updated. This default location for content may be updated without interfering with the functionality of a process or application that interacts with the default location. An API allows processes to request the current location of default location and then send and access content at the default location. A user interface allows a user to change the default location within a file system. The default location may be local to a computing device or remote from the computing device. | 03-15-2012 |
20120079405 | WIDGET DISPLAYING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A widget displaying system of an electronic device includes a widget listing module, a widget moving module and a widget display module. The widget listing module generates a list of widgets that are registered to the electronic device, and displays the list on a home screen of the electronic device. The widget moving module drags and drops a widget from the list to an idle area of the home screen. The widget display module displays the widget in the idle area. | 03-29-2012 |
20120079406 | Method and System for Configuring a Sequence of Positions of a Camera - A method of configuring a camera to view a sequence of positions comprising the steps of displaying a graphical user interface, displaying a plurality of thumbnails on the graphical user interface with the plurality of thumbnails having associated respective positions of the camera and the respective thumbnails in the plurality of thumbnails providing the field of view of the camera in the respective positions, providing a workspace on the graphical user interface, enabling a user to drag and drop thumbnails to the workspace, and creating a tour for the camera based on the thumbnails in the workspace. | 03-29-2012 |
20120084688 | MANIPULATING PREVIEW PANELS IN A USER INTERFACE - Methods, machine media, and systems that can manipulate preview panels are disclosed. In one embodiment, a preview panel can be transformed, in response to user interaction with the preview panel, into an icon representing the file containing the content displayed in the preview panel. The preview panel can, in one embodiment, be opened from a user interaction with a first icon and the preview panel can be transformed into a second icon that represents the file and can be manipulated as if it were the first icon. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084689 | Managing Items in a User Interface - User interface changes related to moving items in a user interface are disclosed. An operation (e.g., a drag operation) can be initiated on selected items by moving a cursor or pointing device in the user interface, and an animation can be presented illustrating representations of the selected items moving from their respective original locations toward a current location of the cursor or pointing device and forming a cluster in proximity to the current location of the cursor or pointing device. As the cluster of items is moved over a container object in the user interface, the representations of the items can adopt the appearance style defined by that container object. The representations of the items can also be shown to depart from the cluster and move toward anticipated locations of the items in the container object as a preview of a drop operation into the container object. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084690 | GESTURE BASED APPLICATION MANAGEMENT - Methods and apparatus for controlling one or more displays using an application manager. The application manager may be displayed in response to a received gesture input. The application manager may provide information regarding applications or screens executing in one or more physical displays on the device. Furthermore, the application manager may be manipulated to change various aspects regarding the applications or screens executing in the one or more displays. This manipulation may include changing the actively displayed screen for a display, movement of screens between displays, or other manipulation of the arrangement or status of the screens. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084691 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and a method of controlling a mobile terminal are provided. According to one embodiment, a mobile terminal includes: a touch screen for displaying and receiving information; and a controller for: controlling the touch screen to display a lock screen upon the mobile terminal entering a lock screen state; and controlling the touch screen to display a preview image of each of at least one application executed before entering the lock screen state upon receiving a proximity touch input on the displayed lock screen. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084692 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal may include a touch screen configured to display a specific page a plurality of pages including at least one icon and a controller configured to move a specific icon displayed on the specific page to a page corresponding to a specific indicator a plurality of indicators when a predetermined user manipulation for selecting the specific indicator is detected, the plurality of pages having indicators corresponding the pages respectively. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084693 | MODALS IN DUAL DISPLAY COMMUNICATION DEVICES - The present disclosure is directed to methodologies and devices for handling modals in a set of related windows. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084694 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING DRAG AND DROP OPERATIONS ON A DEVICE VIA USER GESTURES - A multi-screen user device and methods for performing a drag and drop operation using finger gestures are disclosed. A first finger gesture is used to select a display area from which data is to be copied. Subsequently, a drag finger gesture is used to identify where the data that is to be pasted. The drag may extend across a non-display boundary between a first and second display screen of the multi-screen device. | 04-05-2012 |
20120096377 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND INTERFACE METHOD FOR CONFIGURATING MENU USING THE SAME - According to an embodiment of the present invention, an interface method for controlling a menu on an electronic device includes displaying, on a screen of the electronic device, a plurality of service pages and at least one menu object attached to one of the plurality of service pages, receiving a menu configuration mode conversion command to change a configuration of at least one of the plurality of service pages, displaying, on the screen, a menu generating object in response to the received menu configuration mode conversion command, receiving a motion command to move the menu generating object, moving the menu generating object in response to the received motion command, receiving a drop command to attach the moved menu generating object on a particular service page among the plurality of service pages, and attaching the moved menu generating object to the particular service page in response to the drop command. | 04-19-2012 |
20120096378 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A list of a plurality of objects to be displayed, which corresponds to page images to be operated, respectively, is displayed; it is determined which object is selected as an object to be moved among the plurality of displayed objects to be displayed; it is determined which object is selected as a movement destination object among the plurality of displayed objects to be displayed; and allocation page images are displayed in a state where a page image corresponding to the object determined as the object to be moved and a page image corresponding to the object determined as the movement destination object are allocated to a single page. | 04-19-2012 |
20120096379 | USER INTERFACE TO FACILITATE EXCHANGING FILES AMONG PROCESSOR-BASED DEVICES - A first processor-based device (PBD), such as a personal computer functioning as a host and containing digital media files, may share a selected file with a second PBD. Media file-sharing may be facilitated by an automated technique including graphical user interfaces (GUIs). In one embodiment, when a device user wishes to transfer a file to another device, the user hovers the file over a particular desktop icon and drops it, causing it to be automatically transmitted to a corresponding destination. Optionally, in response to hovering, a software program automatically generates a GUI indicating potential destinations. The user then selects a destination, and the system automatically transfers the file to that destination. In another embodiment, media sharing can be initiated from a digital appliance, such as a digital picture frame, and a file can be sent to another PBD, such as another digital picture frame via an intermediary PBD. | 04-19-2012 |
20120110485 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF FIELD MAPPING - A system for and method of field mapping utilizing a user interface allows efficient and accurate mapping of fields on two or more devices. Fields that match between a first device and a second device are automatically mapped. For the fields that do not match, the user interface provides a list of available fields on the second device, so that the user can select where to map the field from the list of available fields. In some embodiments, an intermediate device such as a server contains the fields and data to be mapped and transferred to the second device. | 05-03-2012 |
20120117500 | METHOD FOR THE EXTRACTION, COMBINATION, SYNTHESIS AND VISUALISATION OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES - The invention relates to a method for the automatic combination of multi-dimensional data depending on manipulations at the level of their dimensions in a computer environment that comprises computer equipment capable of accessing multi-dimensional data sources. The method comprises the following steps: a) providing a first multi-dimensional data source; b) providing at least a second multi-dimensional data source, at least said second multi-dimensional data source being such that each data includes key values and non-key values in the different dimensions; c) identifying actions carried out using a user interface on representations of some dimensions of the sources; d) depending on said actions, combining the data sources by using the key values of each data of the second source(s) in order to establish associations between the multi-dimensional data of the first source and the multi-dimensional data of the second source(s) and to obtain combined multi-dimensional data, the combination being carried out as follows: i) adding to the multi-dimensional data of the first source at least a portion of the non-key values of the corresponding data of the second source(s); and ii) arranging the added non-key values with the pre-existing values for the same combined multi-dimensional data. The invention also relates to associated methods for the combination and enrichment of data and for the manipulation of the visualisation of resources. | 05-10-2012 |
20120117501 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Manipulating Soft Keyboards - A method includes, at an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface: concurrently displaying a first text entry area and an unsplit keyboard on the display; detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and, in response to detecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, replacing the unsplit keyboard with an integrated input area. The integrated input area includes a left portion with a left side of a split keyboard, a right portion with a right side of the split keyboard, and a center portion in between the left portion and the right portion. | 05-10-2012 |
20120117502 | Virtual Room Form Maker - A method consistent with certain implementation involves presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) to a user on a display, where the GUI presents a visual representation of a room that is adapted to be adjusted in size and shape by user manipulation of a controller; the GUI has a drop and drag menu adapted to selection of an object from a plurality of objects for placement at any selected position within the room; at least one of the objects comprising a loudspeaker; and where the GUI provides for input of data characterizing the loudspeaker. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 05-10-2012 |
20120131484 | COHORT-SELECTABLE FACETED DISPLAY - A computer-implemented display of semantically characterized information can include cohort indicators representing a group of one or more specified cohort parameters applied in such a way so as to filter a dataset comprising RDF structured data items. Each cohort indicator can be associated with a set of RDF structured semantic predicates. At least one selectable facet value indicator can be included that represents one or more specified value parameters each being associated with a RDF structured semantic object. The one or more specified value parameters can be applicable to the dataset in such a way so as to enable additional filtering and modification of one or more of the resulting cohort groups of information. A visual display of filtered information can be included which results from separately applying, against the dataset, each group of one or more specified cohort parameters represented by each cohort indicator. | 05-24-2012 |
20120131485 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE TAB MANAGEMENT IN TABBED BROWSERS - The invention is directed to a method, computer system, and computer program for providing grouped tabs in a web browser. When multiple web pages are open in multiple tabs, a user initiated event indicating the creation of a group of tabs can be detected and at least two tabs may be associated with the created group. A group tab representing the group of tabs can then be displayed in place of all the individual tabs. | 05-24-2012 |
20120144331 | Method for Arranging Application Windows on a Display - A data processing device is controlled to display a first application on a display area. A size of a displayed first application area is determined. In response to determining that the size of the display area is larger than the displayed first application area, the data processing device is controlled to display a task switching area on the remaining part of the display area. | 06-07-2012 |
20120144332 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A DASHBOARD IN A MULTI-TENANT DATABASE SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for creating a dashboard in multi-tenant database environment is provided. The method may include, but is not limited to receiving, by a processor, positional data and one of a component type and a data source within a database in the multi-tenant database environment for a dashboard object via a first drag and drop operation, receiving, by the processor, the other of the component type and the data source within the database in the multi-tenant database environment for the dashboard object via a second drag and drop operation, and generating, by the processor, display data for the dashboard based upon the dashboard object in real time based upon the received component type, the received positional data and the received data source. | 06-07-2012 |
20120151397 | Access to an electronic object collection via a plurality of views - Computing devices, methods and other implementations for access to an electronic object collection via a plurality of views are described herein. Views contain items that reference objects in an electronic object collection. A plurality of views is provided, and at least one of said plurality of views is displayed. The views may be populated through a search function on the object collection. The objects in the object collection may be accessed via the items referencing the objects. Items may be deleted from a view, and items may be copied or moved from a view to another view without deleting an object referenced by a deleted item from the object collection or copying an object referenced by a copied item within the object collection. | 06-14-2012 |
20120151398 | Image Tagging - Techniques ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120151399 | BULL'S-EYE MULTIDIMENSIONAL DATA VISUALIZATION - Embodiments are directed to presenting multiple data items with multiple attributes simultaneously. In an embodiment, a computer system accesses a plurality of data items, where each data item includes data item features and data item attributes for each feature. The computer system arranges the accessed data items in a customizable pattern that visually shows each data item's features and associated attributes. The pattern includes slices that designate the data items' features and rings that designate the data items' attributes. The computer system also presents the arranged data items on a circular base that includes multiple slices and rings, so that each data item is displayed in an appropriate slice and ring, according to the data item's corresponding features and attributes. | 06-14-2012 |
20120151400 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a user interface facilitating a setting of an additional function on an icon can be provided. One embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit, a user input unit configured to receive an input of a command from a user, and a controller generating a first attribute-giving icon corresponding to a first attribute on the display unit in accordance with a first input via the user input unit, the controller, if a distance between the first attribute-giving icon and a second icon displayed on the display unit is changed into a prescribed range in accordance with a second input via the user input unit, controlling the first attribute to be given to the second icon. | 06-14-2012 |
20120159366 | METHOD FOR SERVICING FIELD DEVICES IN AN AUTOMATION PLANT - A method for servicing field devices. The servicing of field devices occurs via at least one service unit and corresponding device driver comprehensively describing the field devices, wherein the method comprises method steps as follows: a user is provided on a display a menu structure with a plurality of different menus, wherein the menus describe properties of the field device and/or of the process, in which the field device is installed; the user selects a successive individual menu, which are required for the particular application; the menu elements predetermined by the menu are made available; the user selects from the menu elements those, which are suited for the particular application and configures a user-defined menu structure for the corresponding field device; the configured user-defined menu structure is stored, and, based on the user defined menu structure, the field device is serviced via the device driver associated with the field device. | 06-21-2012 |
20120166990 | MENU PROVISION METHOD USING GESTURES AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a menu provision method using gestures. In the menu provision method, a first gesture of a user which is performed on the specific area of the screen of a mobile terminal is recognized while the function of the mobile terminal is being performed. A menu start sign, which is used for displaying a menu ribbon, is displayed on the screen in response to the first gesture. Thereafter, the menu ribbon is displayed in response to a second gesture of the user which is performed on the menu start sign. | 06-28-2012 |
20120174010 | Media Content Flocking - Media content flocking is disclosed. According to implementations, a method can include displaying a first sequence of objects on a display of a computing device, receiving a selection of at least two non-adjacent objects from the first sequence, and animating the at least two non-adjacent objects to move along respective paths from the display of the first sequence to a current location of a cursor on the display. The objects in the first sequence can be video clips or other types of media, such as presentation slides, audio clips or any other media that can be manipulated in a timeline. | 07-05-2012 |
20120174011 | PRESENTATION OF SEARCH RESULTS - Various embodiments are described that are related to displaying search requests on an interactive display device. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method including receiving a search request input via a search request control displayed on the interactive display device, spawning a search result label spaced from the search request control, the search result label being a moveable element, and displaying the search result, the search result being spatially tethered to the search result label so that the search result moves to follow a movement of the search result label. | 07-05-2012 |
20120174012 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An image processing system is disclosed. A first window and a second window are displayed on a display. The system detects a drag-and-drop on a portion of an image displayed in a first window. The system presents a transparent window which overlays the first window and the second window and display the bitmap of the image at a first position in the transparent window. The bitmap then moves from the first position to a second position in the transparent window. The system displays the bitmap of the image at the second position in the second window. | 07-05-2012 |
20120185789 | Target Region for Removing Icons from Dock - Providing a mechanism for removal of icons from a dock in response to user input is disclosed. A dock is generated for display in a user interface, the dock comprising a region of the user interface in which one or more icons are presented. An input is received for selecting an icon presented in the dock, the icon associated with an original position in the user interface. A visual indicator of a particular distance to drag the icon before the icon will be removed from the dock is generated for display. A second input for releasing the icon at a second position in the user interface is received. The icon is removed from the dock if a distance between the second position and the original position is within a predefined range of the particular distance. | 07-19-2012 |
20120185790 | METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTENT IN A PLURALITY OF DEVICES USING A DISPLAY APPARATUS - A content managing method using a display apparatus includes, if a plurality of external apparatuses are connected to the display apparatus, displaying a plurality of UIs including an icon of respective external apparatuses in an image form corresponding to a shape of respective external apparatuses, and if a user operation is performed on a plurality of UIs, moving content between the plurality of external apparatuses according to the user operation. | 07-19-2012 |
20120192092 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUILDING COMPLEX DOCUMENTS EMPLOYING FEEDFORWARD INDICATORS - Systems and methods are provided for building a complex document. A system can include a memory for storing computer executable instructions and a processing unit for accessing the memory and executing the computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions can include a graphical user interface engine to display a complex document and to display a feedforward indicator associated with an element in the complex document in response to a first user operation. The feedforward indicator provides a user with an indication of affects to the complex document associated with a second user operation. | 07-26-2012 |
20120198374 | DRAG AND DROP INTERACTION BETWEEN COMPONENTS OF A WEB APPLICATION - A user of a web application can perform a drag and drop operation from a first component of the web application to a second component of the web application. The drag and drop operation can include three actions. The first action can be initializing a drag of an object within a first component of a web application. The second action can be dragging the object from within the first component over a drop target located within a second component of the web application. The third action can be dropping the object onto the drop target located within the second component of the web application. One of the first and second components can be a web component, and the other component can be a visualization component. The first and second components of the web application can communicate with each other using a communication component of the web application. | 08-02-2012 |
20120210263 | DIRECTLY ASSIGNING DESKTOP BACKGROUNDS - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media for customizing the appearance of a desktop background are provided. The desktop is the bottom surface drawn behind the application windows, gadgets, a task bar, and other user interface elements displayed on a computing screen. Embodiments of the present invention allow a user to customize the background by dragging an image representation from a desktop control panel onto a portion of the desktop. Once dropped onto the desktop, the image associated with the representation is used to generate the desktop background. When the desktop is extended to different monitors, the portion of desktop on each monitor may be customized separately. | 08-16-2012 |
20120210264 | STICKY FUNCTIONALITY - Manipulation of elements in a graphical user interface is aided by allowing the graphical user interface to treat certain mouse button actuation and releases as holding the mouse button in an actuated state. When predetermined conditions are satisfied, the graphical user interface will treat a mouse button actuation and release as if the mouse button were held in an actuated state. A user can then manipulate elements in the graphical user interface as if the user held the mouse button in an actuated state. The types of manipulation can include the moving of a window, the resizing of a window, moving an icon, and the scrolling through the visible portion of a window. | 08-16-2012 |
20120240071 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The mobile terminal comprising a touchscreen configured to display a 1 | 09-20-2012 |
20120246588 | CROSS MARKETING TOOL - The technology features a method and computer program product that can be used to provide a system and interface for generating a graphical representation on a mobile device such that consumers can view advertisements interspersed with other applications in a visually appealing fashion. | 09-27-2012 |
20120260203 | ADAPTIVE DRAG AND DROP ZONE - A computer-implemented method for displaying an adaptive drag and drop zone in a user interface of software executing on the computer having at least one processor and a memory comprises: in response to a display of a drop zone, monitoring user interactions with the user interface, including initiation of a drag and drop events; and dynamically decreasing at least one of a size of the drop zone and any drop zone user assistance based on the user interactions. | 10-11-2012 |
20120260204 | Method of associating attributes with documents - A method of adding a user-selectable element to a destination array of documents, the method comprising adding a document to the destination array of documents, the destination array of documents being adapted to group a plurality of documents having a commonality, the added document being adapted to acquire the commonality by being added to the destination array of documents. A tangible machine-readable medium and a graphical user interface providing same are also provided herewith. | 10-11-2012 |
20120266093 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANAGING CONTENTS USING THE SAME - A method of managing contents using an image display device, and which includes connecting, via a network interface unit of the image display device, a mobile terminal to the image display device; displaying, on a display unit of the image display device, a first display screen including an input stream processed by the image display device; displaying, on a display unit of the image display device, a third display screen including at least one of first contents stored in the image display device and second contents stored in the image display device; displaying, on the display unit of the image display device, a second display screen including a Quick Access tray; receiving, via an input unit of the image display device, a first input command indicating a selection of one of the first or second contents and placing of the selected one of the first or second contents in the displayed Quick Access tray; creating, via controller of the image display device, a Quick Access item corresponding to the selected one of the first or second contents in the displayed Quick Access tray based on the first input command; receiving a second input command indicating a selection of the created Quick Access item; and executing an application corresponding to the selected Quick Access item on one of the first and third display screens of the image display device based on the second input command. | 10-18-2012 |
20120272170 | SELECTABLE VARIABLE SPEED CONTROLLED OBJECT MOVEMENT - A technique for selectable variable speed for controlled object movement receives a selection of a point on an object being moved, using a selector, to form a selected point, calculates a displacement of the selected point from a center of the object being moved to form a displacement value, calculates a sensitivity value using the displacement value, calculates a movement speed using the sensitivity value, wherein a ratio of movement speed to displacement is configurable as a ratio that is inversely proportional to the distance from the center of the object being moved and provides movement speed information for object movement. | 10-25-2012 |
20120278745 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ARRANGING ICON IN TOUCH SCREEN TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for arranging an icon in a touch screen terminal includes selecting an icon, indicating the selected icon with another pointing image, designating a position in another screen, and arranging the selected icon at the designated position. | 11-01-2012 |
20120297328 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD - An electronic apparatus includes an input unit and a controller. The input unit is configured to detect a user operation and output a signal corresponding to the user operation. The controller is configured to cause a data icon to be displayed on a screen of a display unit, judge a drag operation with respect to the data icon based on the signal from the input unit, and cause an icon to be displayed on the screen according to the drag operation, the icon indicating a state of an access authority of data related to the data icon. | 11-22-2012 |
20120297329 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD - An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a sensor, and a controller. The display unit includes a screen. The sensor is configured to detect a user operation with respect to the screen and output a signal corresponding to the user operation. The controller is configured to cause a data icon to be displayed on the screen, judge a drag operation with respect to the data icon based on the signal from the sensor, judge, based on the signal from the sensor, a user operation different from the drag operation for one of copying and moving data related to the data icon based on the drag operation, and execute processing for one of copying and moving the data according to the user operation. | 11-22-2012 |
20120304093 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GRAPHICAL INTERFACES FOR DECLARATIVE SPECIFICATIONS - Example embodiments are directed towards graphical user interfaces for declarative specification languages that express the logic of a computation without describing its control flow. These user interfaces are based on a visual representation of specifications where geometric proximity may be the sole determinant of the resulting configuration. Modularity is improved as each proximal grouping is functionally independent of others. Moreover, a system that executes such specifications may treat groupings independently and execute them in parallel. | 11-29-2012 |
20120324386 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD OF SELECTING MENU AND ITEM - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal, a touch screen display configured to display a plurality of independent first objects and a controller configured to receive a selection signal indicating a touching of one of the first objects, control the touch screen display to distinctly display a second independent object indicating a drop point where the touched first object can be dropped and receive a dragging signal indicating the touched first object is being touched, dragged and dropped toward the second object. The mobile terminal stops displaying other non-selected first objects and executes a function indicated by the touched and dragged first object when the first object is dropped at the drop point. Further, the second object is displayed separately and independently from the first objects. | 12-20-2012 |
20130007645 | VISUAL TIME FILTER CONTROL TOOL FOR DATA ANALYSIS APPLICATIONS - A visual time filter control (“VTFC”) tool enables a user to select one or more time periods for which the user desires to time filter data via a graphical user interface (“GUI”). According to one aspect, a computer-implemented method for filtering data by time includes displaying a GUI of a VTFC tool. The GUI includes a plurality of selectable time periods. The method further includes associating the VTFC tool with data, receiving a selection of one or more of the plurality of selectable time periods via the GUI of the VTFC tool, filtering the data in accordance with the selection to create a filtered dataset of the data, and displaying the filtered dataset. | 01-03-2013 |
20130007646 | USER INTERFACE FOR BUILDING A SEARCH QUERY - This description herein relates to a computer, a user interface, and a method for providing a user interface for a computer, wherein the user interface is for building a search query. The user interface allows a user to build a search query with visual manipulations of cells. Accordingly, complex search query may be easily and quickly built and at the same time reduce the errors commonly associated with text string search queries. | 01-03-2013 |
20130007647 | DISPLAY DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - Moving a drag object on a screen in accordance with an operation of a pointer includes moving, using a processor, the drag object by a movement amount larger than a movement amount of a pointer, wherein a display position of the pointer is moved in accordance with an operation performed by a user, and displaying the drag object. | 01-03-2013 |
20130019193 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CONTENT USING GRAPHICAL OBJECTAANM RHEE; Taik HeonAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP RHEE; Taik Heon Seoul KRAANM Lee; Sang IlAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP Lee; Sang Il Suwon-si KRAANM Eun; Dong JinAACI Bucheon-siAACO KRAAGP Eun; Dong Jin Bucheon-si KRAANM Kuk; Sung BinAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP Kuk; Sung Bin Suwon-si KR - A method and apparatus for controlling content using a graphical object in a mobile terminal are provided, in which the user may create a graphical object on the screen through touch input and easily apply various actions such as copy, delete, move, transfer, attribute change and compress to content items by means of the created graphical object. The content control method includes: detecting a preset touch input; creating a graphical object at a region where the touch input is detected; determining a mode of the created graphical object; linking at least one content item on the screen with the graphical object; and controlling the content item linked therewith depending on the mode of the graphical object. Hence, the user can control a mobile terminal through touch inputs in a more convenient and intuitive manner, increasing user convenience. | 01-17-2013 |
20130019194 | MULTIPLE USER DATA ENTRY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer program acts as a data collection, compilation, storage, and display in an autonomous and dynamic fashion. The software may be used by numerous separate and unrelated facilities working as a network on related projects with diverse hardware. A portable storage device is used to store the necessary software. This storage device will be shared between computer systems on site to collect, compile and store information from each facility. Once all sections are complete, it will be handed to a final arbitrator for review. The ultimate goal of a preferred embodiment is a portable system capable of dynamic modification capable of use in many different fields of operation. | 01-17-2013 |
20130024795 | MULTIFUNCTION DRAG-AND-DROP SELECTION TOOL FOR SELECTION OF DATA OBJECTS IN A SOCIAL NETWORK APPLICATION - A computer-implemented method of managing functions for objects associated with an interactive application presented on a display begins by providing a plurality of images that represent different selectable objects. The method also provides a drag-and-drop graphical user interface (GUI) element to accommodate drag-and-drop selection from the plurality of images, the drag-and-drop GUI element having a control element to initiate a function. The method continues by populating the drag-and-drop GUI element with a first image that represents a first selectable object, and thereafter receiving a command in response to activation of the control element. In response to receiving the command, the method performs the function on the first selectable object. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024796 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ICON IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for managing icons in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes displaying a folder item including at least one icon; sensing a user touch action on the folder item; and moving a plurality of the icons included in the folder item to an area outside of the folder item according to the user touch action. | 01-24-2013 |
20130031500 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING SEMANTIC ENTITIES INCLUDED IN A PAGE OF CONTENT - A method for providing contextual information regarding semantic entities included in a page of content, includes the steps of: displaying to a user a page of content including one or more semantic entities; identifying the included one or more semantic entities; and receiving input from the user indicating a desire to receive contextual information regarding a specific one of the identified semantic entities. | 01-31-2013 |
20130047107 | REVERSE BENEFITS DESIGNER - In a method, system, and computer-readable medium having instructions for a reverse benefits designer, one or more objects available for creating a plan design framework are displayed in a graphical user interface, an indication of an object from the one or more objects selected for placement in a hierarchy of the plan design framework depicted on the graphical user interface is received, and data is stored in a repository for the plan design framework in accordance with the object placement. | 02-21-2013 |
20130047108 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING AN ELECTRIC GRID THROUGH A DASHBOARD - Methods and systems for managing an electric grid are described. One example method includes displaying a dashboard to a user via a computing assembly. The dashboard defines at least two cells. The example method includes receiving, at an input device of the computing assembly, a selection of a first module and appending the first module to a first of the at least two cells of the dashboard. The first module is configured to display, via the display device, at least one of electric grid data and a control to configure the electric grid. | 02-21-2013 |
20130047109 | System and Method for the Modification of Surgical Procedures Using a Graphical Drag and Drop Interface - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for allowing a user to modify a surgical procedure. An embodiment of the method of the present invention can include: providing a GUI on a touch screen of a surgical console, said GUI comprising a representation of the surgical procedure and representations of one or more surgical steps, wherein the GUI allows a user to modify the representation of the surgical procedure by dragging and dropping representations of surgical steps using the touch screen; detecting that the representation of the surgical procedure has been modified; and modifying the surgical procedure to correspond to the modified representation of the surgical procedure. | 02-21-2013 |
20130047110 | TERMINAL PROCESS SELECTION METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An object of the present invention is to provide a terminal in which a predetermined process performed to an item can be selected even when a user does not correctly drop the item in the desired region. | 02-21-2013 |
20130055125 | METHOD OF CREATING A SNAP POINT IN A COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN SYSTEM - In a computer-aided design system, a workspace to be is displayed on a display device, and an object is displayed in the workspace. A user input indicating selection of a tool is received, and a user input indicating selection of the object is received. In response to the user input indicating selection of the tool and the user input indicating selection of the object, a set of first grips and a second grip is displayed on the display device in association with the object. A user input indicating movement of the second grip to a desired location is received. In response to the user input indicating movement of the second grip to the desired location, a snap point is created at the desired location. | 02-28-2013 |
20130055126 | MULTI-FUNCTION AFFINE TOOL FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN - A computer-aided design system and method facilitates the editing of an object in a workspace of a computer aided design system. A user input indicating selection of an affine tool is received, and a user input indicating selection of the object is received. It is determined whether an additional user input is received. If it is determined that the additional user input is not received, a first set of user-activatable affine functions for manipulating the object is enabled. The first set of user-activatable affine functions includes a move function to move the object in the workspace and a resize function to resize the object. If it is determined that the additional user input is received, a second set of user-activatable functions for manipulating the object is enabled. The second set of user-activatable affine functions includes a skew function to skew the object. | 02-28-2013 |
20130055127 | MANIPULATING MULTIPLE OBJECTS IN A GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE - An embodiment of the disclosure displays a plurality of icons for files and a plurality of icons for folders within a graphical user interface. A set of two or more icons can be selected via user input for inclusion within a group object. The group object can be moved within the graphical user interface responsive to user input to within a predetermined range of one of the icons for one of the folders. Responsive to moving, a subset of files of the group object can be determined. Selection of the files within the subset can be based on whether attributes of the folder match attributes of the files. Additionally, responsive to moving the group object, the subset of files can be moved or copied to the one of the folders to which the group object was moved. | 02-28-2013 |
20130055128 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING POSTS ON A WEB SITE - A method and system for composing and posting content at a site on a wide area network includes receiving content for a proposed post. The system displays the content as a graphic tile. The graphic tile includes: a block displaying textual content within a nascent post; a status block displaying a status of review where the nascent post must be reviewed for release by at least one reviewing authority; and a block indicating the presence and identity of a MIME-type attachment within the nascent post. The system also displays a calendar window including a plurality of time slots corresponding to each of a plurality of posting times of the nascent post on the site. Scheduling the post of the nascent post on the site at a time requested is effected by “dragging and dropping” the graphic tile onto a time slot. | 02-28-2013 |
20130055129 | CONTENT CONTROL METHOD AND CONTENT PLAYER USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a content control method and a content player using the same, wherein the content control method comprises the steps of: displaying a plurality of functions which can be executed on the contents, along with content images corresponding to a plurality of contents respectively; dragging one image corresponding to a first content out of the displayed content images and receiving a drop movement in a first region; and executing at least one of the functions corresponding to the first region upon the first content. | 02-28-2013 |
20130055130 | 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. | 02-28-2013 |
20130067373 | EXPLICIT TOUCH SELECTION AND CURSOR PLACEMENT - A system and method for implementing an efficient and easy to user interface for a touch screen device. A cursor may be placed by a user using simple inputs. The device operates places the cursor coarsely and refines the cursor placement upon further input from the user. Text may be selected using a gripper associated with the cursor. The user interface allows text selection without occluding the text being selected with the user's finger or the gripper. For selecting text in a multi-line block of text, a dynamic safety zone is implemented to simplify text selection for the user. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067374 | METHOD FOR DIRECTLY MANIPULATING INCOMING INTERACTIONS IN AN INSTANT COMMUNICATION CLIENT APPLICATION - Method for directly handling a graphical interface component containing at least one piece of information, this method comprising
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20130067375 | REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING A TERMINAL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - The present invention relates to a refrigerator including a terminal and to a method for controlling same, and particularly, to a refrigerator including a terminal and to a method for controlling same which can visually provide necessary information to a user. To achieve this aim, the present invention provides a refrigerator including a terminal, comprising: a display module provided on the refrigerator; a communication unit communicating with the outside; and a control unit performing control to display various information on the display module. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067376 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SHORTCUT IN A LOCKED SCREEN - A method for executing an operation on a portable terminal in a locked state includes displaying a lockscreen on the portable terminal including state information of the portable terminal; receiving an input on the lockscreen; determining whether the input corresponds to an operation of an application with respect to the displayed state information; and executing the operation according to the determination. A portable terminal includes an interface unit to output a lockscreen when the portable terminal is in a locked state and to display state information on the lockscreen; an input unit to receive an input; a verification unit to determine whether the input corresponds to an operation of an application with respect to the determined state information; and an execution unit to execute the predetermine operation. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067377 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTEXT DEPENDENT POP-UP MENUS - A method and system for providing context dependent pop-up menu icons that activate menu icons in response to a select & drag operation by manipulation of a pointing device. Presented icons may correspond to functions or actions that can be implemented with the particular type of content selected. Icons may be displayed in a consistent manner in terms of position and content with respect to the selected file or object. Icons may appear only during a select & drag operation, thereby leaving the display uncluttered at other times. Presentation of icons may be discontinued when the selected file or object is dragged beyond the area of the presented icons. New applications can register with the operating system to specify icons to be presented when corresponding files are selected or when particular content objects are selected within the application. | 03-14-2013 |
20130080954 | Contact Graphical User Interface - A contact GUI is presented on a display of a device. The GUI displays visual representations of a set of contacts. The contacts can be ranked according to a ranking system and the visual representations of the contacts can be displayed in the GUI according to rank. The ranking can be based on previous interactions with the contact or an upcoming event associated with the contact. A user can transfer a file to a contact by dragging and dropping a file icon onto a visual representation for a recipient contact. The communication mode for the transfer can be determined manually by the user or automatically based on the contact's current online status. Selection of a visual representation of a contact exposes a window with a timeline display providing descriptors for communications with the contact. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080955 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE ZONES OF A MULTI-ZONE MEDIA PLAYBACK SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus to manage zones of a multi-zone media playback system are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a user interface; a controller to configure one or more zone groups each associated with one or more media playback devices; a detector to monitor the user interface for a drag of an icon representative of a first one of the zone groups on the user interface from a first position to a second position; and a configuration implementer to change a configuration of the one or more zone groups in response to a detected drag of the icon. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080956 | DESKTOP APPLICATION MANAGER: CARD DRAGGING OF DUAL SCREEN CARDS - Methods and devices for selecting a card from an application stack, wherein the card represents a corresponding application that a user would like to make active or bring focus to. The selecting includes one or more of a dragging and a tapping action, with these actions being triggers for transitioning the device to an optional drag state or tapped state, respectively. Transitioning through this state executes the activating of a corresponding application or other action on the device to facilitate window/application/desktop management. The selecting further allows a user to specify which a touch screen (or portion hereof) on which a particular application should be launched. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080957 | DESKTOP APPLICATION MANAGER: CARD DRAGGING OF DUAL SCREEN CARDS - SMARTPAD - Methods and devices for selecting a card from an application stack, wherein the card represents a corresponding application that a user would like to make active or bring focus to. The selecting includes one or more of a dragging and a tapping action, with these actions being triggers for transitioning the device to an optional drag state or tapped state, respectively. Transitioning through this state executes the activating of a corresponding application or other action on the device to facilitate window/application/desktop management. The selecting further allows a user to specify which a touch screen (or portion hereof) on which a particular application should be launched. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080958 | DESKTOP APPLICATION MANAGER CARD DRAG - Methods and devices for presenting representations of open windows in a device are provided herein. More particularly, the method includes a displaying a desktop application manager. The desktop application manager can include cards or thumbnails presented in a tray that can be navigated. The cards may be selected and placed onto the displays to make the application active. Thus, the desktop application manager can allow a user to navigate and manage open windows without scrolling the display of the windows. | 03-28-2013 |
20130097541 | SMART DRAG AND DROP - A method for processing selectable items on a server is described, comprising the steps of providing a plurality of items, including items within a personalized environment of a first user hosted by the server, each of the plurality of items related to online content; selecting by the first user at least one item of the plurality of items; moving by the first user the at least one selected item into an area associated with a target item of the items within the personalized environment; and processing the at least one selected item on the server, including determining by the server at least one action based on the at least one selected item and the target item, and initiating the determined action, wherein at least one selected item and the target item are related to a second user. Furthermore, a server for processing of the selected items is presented. | 04-18-2013 |
20130097542 | CATEGORIZING APPARATUS AND CATEGORIZING METHOD - A categorizing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a selected object position determining unit which determines a first position of an object selected by a user in a first region; an identifying unit which identifies one or more objects which are related to the selected object; a parameter assigning unit which assigns a parameter to each of the related objects according to a degree of relatedness between each of the related objects and the selected object, the parameter contributing to a predetermined relationship which defines tracking property of the related object to the selected object when the selected object is moved from the first position. Hence the categorizing apparatus allows the user to intuitively categorize content items through his or her operation, so that the content items are categorized as the user desires. | 04-18-2013 |
20130117699 | GRANTING OBJECT AUTHORITY VIA A MULTI-TOUCH SCREEN TO A COLLABORATOR - In an embodiment, in response to a gesture by an administrator, a security palette is created and displayed on a multi-touch screen. In response to a move by the administrator of a first icon to within the security palette, wherein the first icon represents a first object, a same authority that the administrator has to the first object is granted to the security palette. In response to a collaborator touching the security palette, the same authority to the first object is granted to the collaborator. | 05-09-2013 |
20130132876 | MOBILE INFORMATION DEVICE AND CONTENT DISPLAY METHOD - A user screen display control unit displays not only a content selected by the user but also places a plurality of icons, with which to select a content to be displayed, adjacent to each other and displays the plurality of icons. When a drag operation over the plurality of icons is detected by an operation detector, the user screen display control unit displays the caption for a selected icon in a forefront manner and switches the caption for each icon sequentially selected by a drag operation and sequentially displays the caption. When a predetermined operation is detected on an icon located in a position where the drag operation ends, the user screen display control unit switches the content displayed on the display device to a content associated with the icon located in the position where the drag operation ends. | 05-23-2013 |
20130132877 | UNLOCKING METHOD OF OPERATING SYSTEM AND DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide an unlocking method of a touch screen terminal and a touch screen terminal. The method includes: when a touch screen terminal is in a locked status, displaying, by the touch screen terminal, an unlocking position and icon(s) of one group of application(s) of the touch screen terminal, where the one group of application(s) are determined by the touch screen terminal according to related information of executing applications by the touch screen terminal; detecting, by the touch screen terminal, whether an icon of an application among the one group of application(s) is dragged to the unlocking position; and when the touch screen terminal detects that the icon of the application among the one group of application(s) is dragged to the unlocking position, executing, by the touch screen terminal, an unlocking operation and starting running the detected application. | 05-23-2013 |
20130139086 | SERVICE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD - In a case where a service for performing specified processings of document data as one job is processed in a cooperative manner on a network, a service processing state is exhibited in a proper notice form in each job unit and in each processing unit in the job, so that the processing state can be properly recognized from the viewpoint of accounting, security and privacy. | 05-30-2013 |
20130159904 | PROCESS FLOW DESIGNING BASED ON CONNECTION COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN PROCESS COMPONENTS - In one embodiment, a selection of a process component associated with a process flow is received. Further, a check is made to determine whether a graphical editor includes process components associated with the process flow. If the graphical editor does not include process components, the selected process component is placed on the graphical editor. If the graphical editor includes the process components, then compatibility of the selected process component with at least one of the one or more process components is determined by identifying cardinality and type of the process component. Further, the selected process component is connected to the process flow on the graphical editor based on the determined compatibility. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159905 | Electronic Device and Method For Providing User Interface - An electronic device and a method for providing an extended user interface in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device comprises a user interface and a display configured to display data objects. The device is configured to detect selection of a data object on the display, detect dragging of the selected data object to a border of the display and to detect an effort to drag the object over the border in a given direction outside the display. A predetermined action is performed in the device on the basis of the detected effort and the detected direction. | 06-20-2013 |
20130167059 | USER INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING AND REFINING SEARCH RESULTS - The present document describes a graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying and refining search results. The search results are received and stored in a queue along with a coefficient of relevance associated with each search result. The search results with the highest coefficients are displayed within the edge. A function indicating a user preference (like, dislike, etc.) is associated with the edge of the GUI, whereby when the user drags a search result toward the edge, the coefficients of the related search results are modified in accordance with a similarity factor between the dragged search result and the related search results. For example, if the user preference associated with the edge indicates that the user likes the dragged search result, the interface would increase the coefficient of the related search results and refine the search results displayed within the edge of the interface based on the modified coefficients. | 06-27-2013 |
20130167060 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND FILE MANIPULATION METHOD - An exemplary file manipulation method determines whether the user manipulation on the file or file folder is a moving manipulation. The method then reads a directory structure of each drive from a storage unit when detecting that the user manipulation on the file or file folder is the moving manipulation, determines a maximum folder depth of the directory structure of the one or more drives, and further controls to display a user interface showing the directory structure with the maximum folder depth. Next, the method detects the user manipulation in the user interface, and determines a position where the icon is dragged to is a target position when detecting that the user manipulation is dragging the icon to the position in the ring portion of the sector. The method then moves the manipulated file or file folder to a target drive or file folder corresponding to the target position. | 06-27-2013 |
20130174069 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ICON IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for managing icons in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes sensing a touch of an icon by a user, sensing a drag of the icon in a state in which the touch is held, selecting at least one icon positioned in a path along which the icon is dragged, creating a folder including the icon touched by the user and the selected at least one icon, and displaying an icon representing the created folder. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174070 | DRAG AND DROP OPERATION IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH HIGHLIGHT OF TARGET OBJECTS - A method and apparatus are provided for indicating drag and drop targets for a first object among a plurality of second objects in a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes rendering with a first rendering mode a first group of second objects within the GUI onto which a selected first object is likely to be dropped, rendering with a second rendering mode distinct from the first rendering mode a second group of second objects, the second group consisting of the remaining second objects, receiving a drag input on the first object, and updating the groups based at least upon an updated position of the first object derived from the received drag input. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174071 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REALIZING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - An approach is provided for a graphical user interface. The user interface provides the functions of responding to a user's multiple operation requests on draggable modules, and returning by the server the corresponding instructions to control the user terminal rendering a corresponding interface. The present invention is applicable to the field of dynamic interaction system operating on multiple objects, and has the effect of improving the user experience as well as facilitating the user's arrangement. | 07-04-2013 |
20130179814 | ENABLING A USER TO INVOKE A FUNCTION VIA A SHORTCUT KEY IN A MULTI-WINDOW COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Exemplary embodiments disclose enabling a user to invoke a function via a shortcut key in a multi-window computing environment by a software component executing on the computer. The exemplary embodiments include displaying, by a software component executing on a processor of a computer, a menu that lists functions invoked in different windows by the shortcut key; receiving a user entered selection of a priority for each of the functions to create a ranked menu of functions for the shortcut key; and responsive to detecting an entering of the shortcut key via a keyboard by a user, selectively invoking one of functions listed in the shortcut key menu regardless of which window is currently active based on the priority of the functions and a number of times the shortcut key is entered. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179815 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method of controlling the same. The present invention provides an electronic device and a method of controlling the same for providing a new interface for directly accessing a specific item. A shortcut interface for accessing a specific item can be provided to a desired position of a user only using simple and various touch operations. | 07-11-2013 |
20130185666 | System and Method for Controlling the Distribution of Electronic Media - Distribution of media data to multiple displays is managed by displaying a representation of the access relationships among users, administrators, data, and the displays in the form of a hierarchical tree diagram or corporate organizational chart. The representation can be organized as a number of linked data objects having specific levels of hierarchy, each data object expressing data distribution and access control relationships which are at least partly determined implicitly by their position within the hierarchy. By interacting graphically with the tree, a user can quickly and efficiently manage the distribution of data and the administrative access relationships among displays. | 07-18-2013 |
20130227455 | METHOD OF SHARING CONTENT AND MOBILE TERMINAL THEREOF - A method of sharing data stored in a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes sensing a user's gesture requesting a share panel, and causing the share panel including a list of identification information of one or more external devices to appear from a side of a screen and then displaying the share panel at the side of the screen, according to the user's gesture requesting the share panel. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227456 | METHOD OF PROVIDING CAPTURE DATA AND MOBILE TERMINAL THEREOF - A method of providing capture data, performed by a mobile terminal, is provided. The method includes sensing a user's gesture requesting a capture panel, and displaying the entire capture panel, which was partially displayed at a side of a screen or was hidden, according to the user's gesture requesting the capture panel. The capture panel displays a list of capture data including an image and meta data corresponding to each of at least one content captured by the mobile terminal. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227457 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING CAPTURED IMAGE FOR DISPLAY WINDOWS - A method and device for generating a captured image for display windows displayed on a screen are provided. The method includes determining a first display window to be captured from among a plurality of display windows displayed on the screen, capturing data displayed on the first display window based on a user input, and overlapping a captured image, which is generated by the capturing of the data displayed on the first display window, with the first display window to a size of the first display window, and displaying the captured image on the first display window. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227458 | DEVICE FOR AND METHOD OF CHANGING SIZE OF DISPLAY WINDOW ON SCREEN - A device for and method of changing a size of a display window on a screen are provided. The method includes receiving a user input for changing the size of the display window, moving a guideline and displaying the moving guideline according to the user input, the guideline indicating the size of the display window, determining a changed size of the display window after the user input is terminated, and displaying the display window with the determined changed size, wherein contents are displayed in the displayed display window. | 08-29-2013 |
20130239036 | GENERATING CUSTOM TEXT DOCUMENTS FROM MULTIDIMENSIONAL SOURCES OF TEXT - An example method includes receiving a multidimensional query term on one or more selected sources of text in a data source, and executing a query on the one or more selected sources of text in the data source based on the multidimensional query term. The method further includes retrieving a query result set comprising elements of text responsive to the multidimensional query term from the one or more selected sources of text in the data source, generating a custom text document based at least in part on the query result set, and providing the custom text document via an output device. | 09-12-2013 |
20130246956 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a reception unit that receives manipulation of a manipulator, which corresponds to an electronic document arranged on a screen, a detection unit that detects a manipulation related to a movement of the electronic document from the manipulation received using the reception unit, an extraction unit that extracts at least a location of a movement source, a location of a movement destination, a first electronic document which is a movement target electronic document, and a second electronic document which is an electronic document within a predetermined distance from the location of the movement destination based on the movement manipulation detected using the detection unit, and a relevant document determination unit that determines whether the second electronic document is relevant to the first electronic document based on information extracted using the extraction unit. | 09-19-2013 |
20130246957 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a reception unit that receives an operation of an operator; a detection unit that detects a moving operation related to movement of electronic information; a first collection unit that collects positions of a source, a destination, and a trajectory during movement and first and second electronic information; a second collection unit that collects third electronic information; a first calculation unit that calculates a degree of association between the first and second electronic information and a degree of association between the first and third electronic information; a memory that stores the first and second electronic information or the first and third electronic information; a second calculation unit that calculates a degree of association between fourth electronic information and the first electronic information; and a presentation unit that presents the second or third electronic information, as a destination of the fourth electronic information, in a different form. | 09-19-2013 |
20130254692 | METHOD OF GENERATING AN ELECTRONIC FOLDER AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method generates electronic folders to efficiently classify and store icons and an electronic device therefor. The method includes allowing a user to select any one of a plurality of displayed icons, verifying that the selected icon is clicked for a set time or more, and generating the electronic folders for storing the selected icon. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254693 | USER INTERFACE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USER INTERFACE IN TOUCH DEVICE - A user interface apparatus includes a position identification unit to identify a first position where a first touch is generated on a display screen; a priority assignment unit to respectively assign priorities to menu items displayed on the display screen; and a menu item movement unit to move the menu items to the first position as a destination according to the assigned priorities and in response to the first touch. A user interface method in a touch device includes identifying a first position where a first touch is generated on a display screen, respectively assigning priorities to menu items displayed on the display screen, and moving the menu items to the first position according to the assigned priorities in response to receiving the first touch. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254694 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN DISPLAY AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE USING SAME - Provided are a method of controlling a screen display and an image display device using the same. The method includes: displaying a first object and a second object on a screen; as the first object displayed in a first area is dragged toward the second object, displaying a second area including the second object as a drop position of the first object; and as the first object is dropped in the second area, moving the first object to the second area and displaying the moved first object. | 09-26-2013 |
20130263033 | OBJECT TAGGING - An object tagging method includes causing, in a user interface displaying managed objects, a display of a plurality of user defined classification controls proximal to the objects. The classification controls are caused to be displayed such that user interface actions can visually link any plurality of the managed objects to any given one of the classification controls. A user interface action visually linking a selected one of the objects to a selected one of the classification controls is, and the selected one of the objects is tagged with data corresponding to the selected one of the classification controls. | 10-03-2013 |
20130268875 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXECUTING OBJECT ON DISPLAY - A method and device for executing an object on a display. The method of executing an object includes receiving a user input to an object displayed on a display; gradually enlarging and displaying the object; and executing the application corresponding to the object as the object is enlarged. | 10-10-2013 |
20130268876 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MENUS IN MEDIA DEVICE - A method and an apparatus for controlling a menu in a media device are provided. If a first icon in a first icon group including at least one icon is pressed, the media device changes display status of remaining icons in the first icon group except for the first icon, and displays, in a set display area, a second icon group including at least one icon related to a function corresponding to the first icon. If a second icon in the second icon group is selected due to a drag of the first icon, which is performed while the first icon is pressed, the media device performs a function corresponding to the second icon, making it possible to easily control menus of the media device. | 10-10-2013 |
20130268877 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXECUTING OBJECT ON DISPLAY - A method and device for executing an object on a display. The method of executing an object includes receiving a user input to an object displayed on a display; gradually enlarging and displaying the object; and executing the application corresponding to the object as the object is enlarged. | 10-10-2013 |
20130275901 | DRAG AND DROP OPERATION IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH SIZE ALTERATION OF THE DRAGGED OBJECT - A method and device are provided for enabling drag and drop targets of a first object onto one of a plurality of second objects in a graphical user interface (GUI), each object being characterized by a respective size. The method includes receiving a drag input on the first object, determining one or more second objects onto which the first object may is likely to be dropped using at least the received drag input, and altering the size of the first object based on the determined one or more second objects respective sizes. | 10-17-2013 |
20130275902 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes an area display unit configured to display a metadata area including metadata values arrayed for each metadata item and unique areas defined for respective metadata values, an icon display unit configured to display an icon associated with main body data and enabling a user to add the metadata, and an adding unit operable if the displayed icon is moved to a position on the metadata area and configured to add information defining a unique area to which the position of the moved icon belongs, as metadata, to main body data associated with the icon. | 10-17-2013 |
20130290887 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR DISPLAYING A PLURALITY OF PAGES,METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR DISPLAYING A PLURALITY OF APPLICATIONS BEING EXECUTED ON TERMINAL, AND METHOD OF EXECUTING A PLURALITY OF APPLICATIONS - A method of displaying a plurality of pages on a screen of a terminal is provided. The method includes detecting a user's gesture that requests movement of the plurality of pages, identifying a movement mode relating to the movement of the plurality of pages, and moving and displaying a first page displayed on the screen and a second page connected to the first page displayed on the screen according to the identified movement mode, wherein the movement mode is one of a discrete mode and a continuous mode. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290888 | Methods and Apparatus to Manage Zones of a Multi-Zone Media Playback System - Methods and apparatus to manage zones of a playback system are disclosed. An example method includes displaying a plurality of zone icons, including a first zone icon and a second zone icon, each of the zone icons representing zone player(s) operable to play back multimedia content in a local area network, wherein the first and second zone icons are currently located in a first zone group region, and wherein the zone players associated with the first and second zone icons are members of a first zone group, the first zone group synchronously playing back a first multimedia content; receiving a first drag and drop input to select the second zone icon and drag the second zone icon from inside the first zone group region to outside the first zone region; and, based on the first drag and drop input, causing the zone player(s) associated with the second zone icon to be disassociated with the first zone group. | 10-31-2013 |
20130298060 | DRAG AND DROP INTERACTION PARADIGM WITH IMAGE SWAP - A software application assists users of a computing device to manipulate a data object displayed on a user interface. The software application may be implemented as a method that may comprise receiving a touch-and-hold operation directed to the data object, and responsive to the touch-and-hold operation, determining whether a time period since beginning of the touch-and-hold operation reaches a predetermined threshold value, when the time period reaches the predetermined threshold value, creating an image of the data object and hovering the image of the data object on top of the data object to indicate it is draggable, and responsive to the image of the data object being dragged into a droppable display area on the user interface, swapping the image of the data object with a user guidance indicating what the image of the data object will look like if released in the droppable display area. | 11-07-2013 |
20130311922 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH MEMO FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DEVICE - A mobile device with a memo function and a method for controlling the device are provided. The mobile device and method allows a user to input a short note to a privacy memo screen, on which the short note is not displayed during the input process, or to a screen in a locked state. The method includes executing a memo application in the background, and if a user's input for creating a memo is detected through a touch screen, creating a memo in the background through the memo application on the basis of the detected user's input. | 11-21-2013 |
20130318459 | PERSONALIZED ACTIVITY E-BOOK - A personalized activity electronic book with at least two template pages, where the template pages are have at least two fields, where two of the at least two fields are a media field and an information field and where all template pages have at least media input and at least text input. | 11-28-2013 |
20130332872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRAG HOVER DROP FUNCTIONALITY - A method implementable on a computing device for transferring application data, including enabling a user to drag at least one data object out of a source full-screen application and enabling the user to drop said at least one data object into a landing site in a target full-screen application. | 12-12-2013 |
20130339887 | PROVISIONING A PORTLET VIEWER FOR VIEWING DRAG-AND-DROP CONTENT IN A PORTAL ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to drag-and-drop operations for content in a portal view and provide a method, system and computer program product for provisioning a portlet viewer for viewing drag-and-drop content in a portal environment. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for provisioning a portlet viewer for viewing drag-and-drop content in a portal page can include determining a content type for content selected externally to the portal page subsequent to rendering the portal page, locating a portlet viewer associated with the determined content type, provisioning the located portlet viewer in the portal page, and rendering the provisioned portlet viewer in the portal page with the content. | 12-19-2013 |
20130339888 | PORTABLE PRESENTATION SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A method and assembly for sharing information in a conference space, the assembly comprising a display configuration including presentation surface area juxtaposed within the conference space for viewing by an audience, the surface area including at least first and second adjacent presentation sub-spaces, a processor programmed to perform the steps of presenting an interface on the surface area useable to generate session images within at least one of the sub-spaces, the interface including a panel section in which a separate panel icon for each of the session images created during a session is presented, the interface further including a separate space on the surface area associated with each of the sub-spaces, the interface facilitating selection and dragging of panel icons to locations associated with the sub-spaces to control the images presented in each of the sub-spaces, wherein, when a panel icon is dragged to a space, an image currently associated with the sub-space is replaced at the sub-space. | 12-19-2013 |
20130346896 | USER INTERFACE WITH EVENT PREDICTION - System and method for reducing processing delays when interfacing with a computing device. The method comprising predicting a user event using sensors or information stored in memory, and pre processing the command associated with the predicted user event before receiving a user input confirming the predicted user event. The preprocessing data is output to the user after receiving a user input confirming the predicted user event. Thereby, reducing processing delays associated with the user-event. | 12-26-2013 |
20130346897 | Two-Dimensional Slider Control - Some embodiments provide a computer program that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for controlling an application. The GUI includes a contiguous two-dimensional sliding region for defining several values. The GUI also includes several sliders for moving within the sliding region. Each slider selects one or more values from the several values based on a position of the slider within the sliding region. The selected values are parameters for controlling one or more operations of the application. | 12-26-2013 |
20130346898 | COMPARTMENTALIZED IMAGE EDITING SYSTEM - Implementations generally relate to applying image enhancements. In some implementations, a method includes providing a selection of image enhancements to a user. The method also includes causing the image enhancements to be displayed as a collection of icons, where the collection includes icons representing different image enhancements, and where one or more of the image enhancements are applied to one or more images. The method also includes enabling the user to select any icon in the collection in order to modify the collection, where the selected icon has a corresponding selected image enhancement. The method also includes hiding icons associated with image enhancements that are subsequent image enhancements relative to the selected image enhancement. The method also includes deactivating the subsequent image enhancements corresponding to the hidden icons. | 12-26-2013 |
20140006989 | DISPLAYING A SET OF INTERRELATED OBJECTS | 01-02-2014 |
20140006990 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | 01-02-2014 |
20140013257 | Method and Terminal Device for File Processing Based on User Interface - A method and a terminal device are provided for file processing based on a user interface. The method includes detecting whether an operation command for dragging a file is generated on a user interface. If the operation command for dragging a file is generated, it is detected whether an icon is triggered by dragging the file to the icon. If the icon is triggered, the dragged file is processed by using an external interface function corresponding to the icon. | 01-09-2014 |
20140019897 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes an object displaying unit, an object identifying unit, and an object moving unit. The object displaying unit displays at least one object in a display area of an operation display. The operation display includes the display area where an image is displayed and outputs information about a position pointed by an operator in the display area. The object identifying unit identifies an object pointed by the operator in accordance with the output information. When the position pointed by the operator is moved on the display area in a state in which the object is identified, the object moving unit moves the identified object on the display area by a distance corresponding to a moving distance of the position pointed by the operator and a coefficient that is associated with the object and that is set in advance in at least one direction. | 01-16-2014 |
20140019898 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC BOOKS - A method for managing an electronic book (e-book) is provided. The method includes mapping e-books corresponding to class textbooks by time zone based on a timetable, displaying the timetable comprising objects corresponding to the e-books mapped by time zone and class related information, and, if any one of the objects corresponding to the e-books is touched, opening and displaying a page of an e-book corresponding to the touched object. | 01-16-2014 |
20140026090 | Visual Characteristics of User Interface Elements In a Unified Interest Layer - A user-activatable dashboard (also referred to as a unified interest layer) contains any number of user interface elements, referred to herein as “widgets,” for quick access by a user. In response to a command from a user, the dashboard is invoked and the widgets are shown on the screen. The user can activate the dashboard at any time, causing the dashboard to temporarily replace the existing user interface display on the user's screen. Once the dashboard has been activated, the user can interact with any or all of the widgets, and can configure the dashboard by adding, deleting, moving, or configuring individual widgets as desired. When the user wishes to return to the normal user interface he or she was working with, the user issues a command causing the dashboard to be dismissed. Once the dashboard has been dismissed, the previous user interface state is restored, allowing the user to resume normal interactions with the operating system. | 01-23-2014 |
20140033100 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing device including an imaging section configured to image an object, a display section configured to display at least an icon for controlling the imaging section, an operation section configured to acquire a first operation and a second operation on the icon, and a controller configured to, when the operation section has acquired the first operation, set a timer in accordance with an operation amount of the first operation and change a display of the icon on the display section in accordance with a progress of the timer, and to, when the operation section has acquired the second operation or when the timer has expired, cause the imaging section to image the object. | 01-30-2014 |
20140040803 | ENHANCED USER INTERFACE TO SUSPEND A DRAG AND DROP OPERATION - A method is provided for sharing a media content displayed in a window of the touch input interface of a first electronic device with at least one second electronic device. The first electronic device includes a processor controlling the touch input interface. The method is carried out by the processor and includes the acts of enabling the displacement of the window responsive to the capture of a first touch input indicative of the initiation of the transfer, capturing a continuous touch input across the interface from an initial position in the window, displacing the window with each additional touch input of the continuous touch input, and sending an activation message that the media content is to be played on the second device when determining that the window is within a given distance of a virtual representation of the second electronic device on the interface. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040804 | INTERFACE METHOD FOR A PORTABLE TERMINAL - An interface method for a portable terminal includes generating a separate display area in a display screen when a predetermined area of the display screen is touched and displaying one or more applications in the newly generated display area. Thereafter, when a particular application among the displayed applications is dragged to an outside of the newly generated display area, at least one data item or function associated with the dragged application is displayed within in the newly generated display area. | 02-06-2014 |
20140047368 | APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT TOOL - Systems and processes for displaying a graphical user interface control are described. API indicators may be displayed in response to a request for an API listing. A selection of an API indicator may be detected, the API indicator associated with one API of a plurality of APIs. A plurality of user interface control indicators may be displayed in response to the selection of the API indicator. The selection of a first user interface control indicator of the plurality of user interface control indicators may be detected, the first user interface control indicator associated with the graphical user interface control. The graphical user interface control may be compatible with the one API. An API call may be initiated using the one API. Response data may be received in response to the API call. The graphical user interface control may be displayed using at least a subset of the received response data. | 02-13-2014 |
20140047369 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING PHOTOS ON A WEBSITE - Method and system for presenting photos on a website are disclosed. The method includes selecting one or more thumbnail images in a browser window on a website in response to a select command from a user, dragging the one or more thumbnail images to a drop target in response to a drag command from the user, displaying the one or more thumbnail images in transit to the drop target as collapsible thumbnail images, and dropping the collapsible thumbnail images to the drop target in response to a drop command from the user. | 02-13-2014 |
20140053091 | Data Exploration User Interface - A data exploration user interface includes a selection area with selectable representations of queryable fields of a data source and a visualization area where query results are displayed as data visualizations. Queries are generated by dragging fields from the selectable area to the visualization area of the user interface. A tree structure of data visualizations may be created by dragging data points out of a displayed visualization and applying additional fields to create a new query and resulting visualization. The tree structure is graphically represented with path indicators that provide historical context for each new data visualization within the visualization are of the user interface. | 02-20-2014 |
20140053092 | Electronic control and display unit - An electronic control and display unit includes a display and at least one control unit. The display has a set of visualization regions and can be operated in navigation levels. The display is subdivided into visualization regions within a navigation level and at least a portion of the visualization regions are movable relative to others of the visualization regions. | 02-20-2014 |
20140053093 | Electronic control and display unit - An electronic control and display unit includes at least one display that has a touchscreen monitor and at least one control unit. The display has a plurality of visualization regions having visualization content. The touchscreen monitor associated with the display is subdivided into visualization regions and the visualization content of each visualization region is editable independently of the visualization content of the remaining visualization regions using available touchscreen functions. | 02-20-2014 |
20140059461 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MERGING AND SHARING IMAGES AND METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device for merging and sharing images and a method thereof are provided. The method includes detecting that at least two or more touch-input images are dragged to a set region and merging the images when they are located within a set distance. | 02-27-2014 |
20140068480 | Preservation of Referential Integrity - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products and a computer system, implement and use techniques for preserving referential integrity. A first input receiving component receives a first input selecting a target file within a first directory. A second input receiving component receives a second input selecting all files referenced by the target file. A transfer component automatically performs a moving or copying operation of all referenced files from a first directory to a second directory when a moving or copying operation of the target file is performed. | 03-06-2014 |
20140068481 | Rich User Experience in Purchasing and Assignment - A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for assisting a user in performing a drag-and-drop operation within a graphical user interface (GUI). Drag-and-drop assistance operations are initiated by the selection of a source graphical object within a GUI. Association data corresponding to the selected source graphical object is processed to identify associated target graphical objects. Once the associated target graphical objects have been identified, visual indication data is processed to generate a visual cue, which is then displayed within the GUI and used to assist the user in performing a drag-and-drop operation. | 03-06-2014 |
20140068482 | Electronic Device and Method For Providing Extended User Interface - An electronic device and a method for providing an extended user interface in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device comprises a user interface and a display configured to display data objects. The device is configured to detect selection of a data object on the display, detect dragging of the selected data object to a border of the display and to detect an effort to drag the object over the border in a given direction outside the display. A predetermined action is performed in the device on the basis of the detected effort and the detected direction. | 03-06-2014 |
20140068483 | Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface Supporting User Navigations of Graphical Objects on a Touch Screen Display - A portable multifunction device displays a first user interface object and a second user interface object on a touch screen display. Upon detecting a finger-down event at the first user interface object and one or more finger-dragging events on the touch screen display, the device moves the first user interface object on the touch screen display along a path determined by the finger-dragging events until the first user interface object at least in part overlaps the second user interface object. Upon detecting a finger-up event at the second user interface object, the device visually replaces the second user interface object with the first user interface object. | 03-06-2014 |
20140068484 | INTERFACE METHOD FOR A PORTABLE TERMINAL - An interface method for a portable terminal includes generating a separate display area in a display screen when a predetermined area of the display screen is touched and displaying one or more applications in the newly generated display area. Thereafter, when a particular application among the displayed applications is dragged to an outside of the newly generated display area, at least one data item or function associated with the dragged application is displayed within in the newly generated display area. | 03-06-2014 |
20140075354 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE FOR DATA MANAGEMENT - Provided is an apparatus and method for providing a user interface for data management that may simplify editing of data files and folders in a mobile terminal through a touch-based operation. The method for providing a user interface for data management, including: displaying an application screen including a first area and a second area on a touch screen display, the first area being configured to display a folder object list including a folder object; displaying a user interface object in the second area; receiving a touch input to relocate the user interface object to the first area; in response to a determination that the touch input corresponds to a touch event for relocating the user interface object to the folder object in the folder object list, changing path information of the user interface object to associate with the folder object. | 03-13-2014 |
20140075355 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a display and a controller configured to display a first screen corresponding to a first application on the display and to automatically display at least one second application on the display when at least one object included in the first screen is copied. Accordingly, the second application can be automatically displayed on the display when an object included in the first screen corresponding to the first application is copied. | 03-13-2014 |
20140082537 | CLOUD-BASED TRASH-CAN - Technologies are generally described for a cloud-based trash-can. In some examples, a method performed under control of a user device may include displaying a remote trash-can icon on a display of the user device, receiving a first user input that includes moving an icon representing a locally stored file to be discarded onto the remote trash-can icon, displaying on the display a request for a reason for discarding the locally stored file, and moving the discarded file to a server. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082538 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - According to the invention, an image and an object indicating a candidate area, to be processed, in the image are displayed on a display screen. Whether a position designated by a user in the display screen on which the displaying is executed, is outside the object is determined. In a case where it is determined that the position is outside the object, an object moves to an area, in the display screen, corresponding to the position designated by a user. The area to which the object area is moved is decided as a candidate to be processed. | 03-20-2014 |
20140089830 | VISIBLE SORT - A system can provide for display a ribbon having multiple segments for controlling how data in a table are sorted. The data can be sorted according to a sort hierarchy including multiple sort levels, each sort level corresponding to a field. Each segment in the ribbon can correspond to a field in the table. A position of a segment in the ribbon can represent a sort level of the corresponding field. An order of the segments in the ribbon can represent the sort hierarchy for the table. The system can receive a user input rearranging the segments in the ribbon. When the order of the segments in the ribbon changes according to the rearrangement, the system can change the sort hierarchy of the table. | 03-27-2014 |
20140089831 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SPLIT VIEW IN PORTABLE DEVICE - An apparatus and a method of changing a content display area on a screen of a portable device are provided. The method includes displaying a plurality of applications as a split view by respectively corresponding each of the plurality of applications to each of a plurality of split display areas of a display unit, and extending a display area of an application selected from the split view to be displayed as a main screen, and reducing a display area of an unselected application to be displayed as a sub screen. | 03-27-2014 |
20140089832 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING SPLIT VIEW IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method of displaying a view in a portable terminal includes: displaying a plurality of applications as a split view corresponding to a split display region of a display unit; reducing and displaying an application of the split view and switchable candidate applications in a switch mode; displaying an application selected from the candidate applications and changing an application displayed on the split view in a previous state to the candidate application; and enlarging and displaying the split view when the switch mode is terminated. | 03-27-2014 |
20140089833 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MULTI-WINDOW IN TOUCH DEVICE - A method of executing an application in a touch device is provided. The method includes displaying an execution screen of a first application as a full screen, receiving an input of an execution event for executing a second application, configuring a multi-window in a split scheme when the execution event is released on a specific window, and independently displaying screens of the first application and the second application through respective split windows. | 03-27-2014 |
20140096048 | DRAG AND DROP SEARCHES OF USER INTERFACE OBJECTS - Example embodiments relate to drag and drop object searches within a user interface (UI) of a computing device. In example embodiments, a command is received in which a user drags a UI object from an application and drops it onto an area within the UI that is assigned to a search function. In response, a search is performed using the search function based on at least one metadata field associated with the UI object, where the metadata fields used for the search are selected based on an object type of the UI object. Finally, the results of the search are displayed within the UI. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096049 | DRAG AND DROP APPLICATION LAUNCHES OF USER INTERFACE OBJECTS - Example embodiments relate to drag and drop application launches within a user interface (UI). In example embodiments, a command is received by which a UI object currently displayed in a window of a first application is dragged from the window and dropped onto a home screen of an operating system. A second application suitable for displaying an object type of the UI object is then identified. Finally, the second application is launched in a new window in response to the drop of the UI object on the home screen, such that the new window displays the UI object. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096050 | Method of Launching an Application and Selecting the Application Target Window - A method of launching a software program or application is provided for use with a graphical user interface (GUI) display. One portion of the GUI display includes a taskbar while a second portion is divided into a plurality of windows. To launch one of the programs/applications represented by the icons within the taskbar, the user first selects the icon representing the icon to be launched. Once an icon is selected, a visual cue is displayed, where the visual cue includes a plurality of mini-windows representing the plurality of display windows. When the user drags the selected icon into one of the mini-windows and then releases the icon, the selected program/application is launched in the window that corresponds to the selected mini-window. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096051 | Method of Launching an Application and Selecting the Application Target Window - A method of launching a software program or application is provided for use with a graphical user interface (GUI) display. One portion of the GUI display includes a taskbar while a second portion is divided into a plurality of windows. To launch one of the programs/applications represented by the icons within the taskbar, the user first selects the icon representing the icon to be launched. When the user drags the selected icon into one of the windows and then releases the icon, the selected program/application is launched in the selected window. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096052 | IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - An image display control apparatus includes a display controller, a determination unit, and an execution unit. When an image displayed on a display having a display area and a touch panel disposed on the display area is specified through the touch panel, the display controller performs control to display menu screens individually representing predetermined plural menu items in such a manner that a free area is provided in part of a peripheral area adjacent to the image displayed in the display area. The determination unit determines that, when specification of the image through the touch panel is followed by movement of a specified position onto a desired menu screen, the menu item represented by the desired menu screen is specified, and determines that, when the specified position is moved to the free area, a drag operation is specified. The execution unit executes a process corresponding to a determination result. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096053 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; a display unit configured to display first screen information corresponding to a first function executed on the mobile terminal; and a controller configured to display a function icon for entering a second function associated with the displayed first screen information, said second function being predetermined and different than the first function, receive a first selection signal indicating a selection of at least a portion of the displayed first screen information, receive a second selection signal indicating a selection of the function icon, execute the second function using the selected portion of the displayed first screen information, and display second screen information corresponding to the second function on the display unit. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096054 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING TOUCH SCREEN AND FUNCTION CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME - A method for providing a graphical user interface on a display of a device includes: displaying a photograph image on the display of the device; receiving a touch input made on the display; superimposedly displaying a plurality of control guides at a location corresponding to the touch input over the displayed photograph image in response to the touch input; receiving a drag input corresponding to one of the plurality of control guides displayed on the display; removing the plurality of control guides in response to receiving the drag input; determining a drag characteristic value of the drag; adjusting a display characteristic of the photograph image corresponding to the one of the plurality of control guides based on the drag characteristic value; and displaying the photograph image having the adjusted display characteristic on the display. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096055 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a selection and/or execution of an application can be designated using a list of applications currently executed in a multitasking environment. The present invention includes a display unit, a user input unit configured to receive an input of a command from a user, and a controller, when a plurality of applications are being executed, if there is a first input via the user input unit, controlling a list of a plurality of the currently executed applications to be displayed on a first region, the controller, if one of at least one or more applications running in the background in the list is selected by a second input via the user input unit, controlling the selected application to be displayed on a second region of the display unit by having a prescribed visual effect applied thereto. | 04-03-2014 |
20140101586 | TRIGGERING A REFRESH OF DISPLAYED CONTENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE - The present disclosure involves methods, systems, and devices, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing a generic refresh of displayed content on computing devices, e.g., handheld devices. In one aspect, a method comprises displaying on a screen of the device a content area and a tab area comprising at least one tab. The content area is being refreshed upon receiving an activation of the tab followed by a command associated to a dragging of the tab towards a center of the screen followed by a command associated to a release of the tab, wherein the command associated to a dragging of the tab towards the center of the screen is received while receiving the activation of the tab. In some instances, the refreshing of the content area causes the content area to display updated web content associated to the tab. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101587 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a display, a detector, a moving unit, an extracting unit, an approaching display unit, and an element processor. The display displays an image including elements on a display region of a display apparatus. The detector detects an operation in the display region. In response to detection of a first operation of moving a first element in the display region, the moving unit moves the first element in the display region. The extracting unit extracts a second element positioned in the direction of movement of the first element. The approaching display unit generates a third element relating to the second element and displays the third element at a position closer to the first element than the second element. In response to detection of a second operation on the third element, the element processor executes a process corresponding to the second operation on the second element. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101588 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the mobile terminal are disclosed. The mobile terminal may include a touchscreen and a controller configured to control operation of the mobile terminal based on inputs at the touchscreen. A screen that includes at least one object for an application program may be displayed on the touchscreen. A graphical object associated with a prescribed function may also be displayed on the touchscreen. In response to a prescribed touch input that associates the graphical object with the application program object, the prescribed function may be performed for the application program object. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101589 | REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A refrigerator includes storage chambers to store food items, and a touchscreen panel displaying a food management picture to manage the food items stored in the storage chambers, and when food addition instructions are input by the user, the touchscreen panel displays a food addition picture to add food items to be stored in the storage chamber. The refrigerator provides the food management picture through the touchscreen panel so as to easily detect storage positions, storage periods, and fresh storage periods of food items stored in the refrigerator, thus effectively managing the stored food items. | 04-10-2014 |
20140108982 | OBJECT PLACEMENT WITHIN INTERFACE - Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for placing an object, such as a user interface element within an interface, such as a graphical user interface (e.g., an application, a website, etc.). When placing the object, a visual state of an object may be transformed based upon initial drag movement of the object. Responsive to the initial drag movement exceeding a transformation threshold, the object is transformed into a precision placement object representing the object. The user may freely move the precision placement object within the interface. A precision point of the precision placement object may not correspond to a touch region of the precision placement object such that the user's finger, for example, may not obscure the object within the interface. Responsive to a placement input, the precision placement object may be transformed to the object, and the object may be placed within the interface. | 04-17-2014 |
20140115511 | Geometric Assembly - A drawing system has software (SW) providing tools to enable a user to create geometric objects in a display, and to select and drag the objects in the display. An assembly engine is a part of the SW, and monitors properties of objects and movement of objects in the display. The assembly engine monitors features and properties of a first object selected and dragged, and features and properties of second objects in the display, determines compatible geometric features that might be joined in assembly between the first and second objects, and upon compatible features for join being moved within a preprogrammed threshold distance (TD) in the display, affects a join operation, bringing the compatible features of the first and the second object together in an assembly and redrawing the assembly. | 04-24-2014 |
20140115512 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a display, a detector, a setting unit, an approaching display unit, and an element processor. The display displays an image including one or more elements on a display region of the display. The detector detects an operation in the display region. In response to detection of a first operation including specifying a specified point in the background, the setting unit sets a first region that is the entirety or a portion of the display region in accordance with the first operation. The approaching display unit displays element information relating to a first element displayed in the first region at a position closer to the specified point than the first element prior to detection of the first operation. In response to detection of a second operation on the element information, the element processor executes a process corresponding to the second operation on the first element. | 04-24-2014 |
20140115513 | IMPLEMENTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MOVE OPERATION ON AREA IN TABLE - The present invention describes an implementation method and apparatus for performing a move operation on an area in a table. The method includes: receiving touch information output by a selected area, triggering a move track of the selected area, and setting an empty area mapping with the selected area as an area to be filled; receiving depart information output by the selected area, obtaining a target area, if a position of the target area is different from a position of the area to be filled, triggering to move a first intermediate area adjacent to the area to be filled to the area to be filled, and then updating the area to be filled to be an empty area; and repeating until the updated area to be filled is an empty area and triggering to move the selected area to the empty area. | 04-24-2014 |
20140123043 | Selecting Devices for Data Transactions - Examples of a user interface are described that may include a graphical representation of computing devices in the same network or area as a first computing device. A user may drag his or her finger (slide gesture) between the representations of the computing devices in order to perform data transactions between the computing devices without having to monitor those other computing devices. The locations of the computing devices may be intermittently updated on the user interface. Also, the speed of the slide gesture may determine the data transaction that is to be performed. | 05-01-2014 |
20140123044 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXECUTING PROGRAM - The invention discloses a method and an apparatus for executing a program. The method includes: obtaining a related operation item of an object to be operated, and displaying an operation icon corresponding to the related operation item, and a direction of pointing from an original display coordinate of the object to be operated towards a display coordinate of the operation icon is an operation icon direction; according to the original display coordinate of the object to be operated and a display coordinate of the object after being dragged by the user, calculating a movement direction of the object to be operated; and starting to execute a functional operation corresponding to the operation icon when it is detected that the movement direction of the object to be operated is the same as the operation icon direction. Therefore, the invention can simplify program executing steps, and make operations intuitive and natural. | 05-01-2014 |
20140129969 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISPLAYING DATA UTILIZING A SELECTED SOURCE AND VISUALIZATION - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for displaying data utilizing a selected source and visualization. These mechanisms and methods for displaying data utilizing a selected source and visualization can enable enhanced data display, improved data display development, increased time savings, etc. | 05-08-2014 |
20140137018 | FILE POSITION SHORTCUT AND WINDOW ARRANGEMENT - In response to an identification of a displayed position in a file, a shortcut to the identified position in the file may be created on a desktop environment. In response to an activation of the shortcut, the identified position in the file may be indicated. In response to the activation, the file may be opened. Identification of the position in the file may include dragging a cursor from the position in the file to a location on the desktop environment. Identification of the position in the file may include dragging a cursor from the position in the file to a toolbar and dragging the cursor from the toolbar to a location on the desktop environment. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137019 | OBJECT CONNECTION - Methods, program products, and systems for object connection are described. A first user interface item representing a first data object can be visually connected to a second user interface item representing a second data object. Once connected, a connection line representing the connection can be displayed. Moving the first connected user interface item can cause the second connected user interface item to move in synchronization with the first user interface item. During movement of the user interface items, relative positions of the user interface items can remain unchanged. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137020 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR NAVIGATING APPLICATIONS - Technologies are provided in embodiments to provide a graphical user interface to navigate applications on a mobile device. At least one embodiment is configured to receive a request to display a rotatable menu of applications on a computing device and to generate the rotatable menu comprising a first set of one or more content cards, where at least one of the content cards of the first set represents at least one application in the computing device. The embodiment is also configured to provide the rotatable menu in a first orientation for display on the computing device. Embodiments may be configured to receive an indication of input to rotate the rotatable menu, rotate the rotatable menu to a second orientation, and cause, at least in part, actions that result in display of the rotatable menu in the second orientation. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137021 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATCHING INPUT OF APPLICATION TO OUTPUT OF ANOTHER APPLICATION - A method for matching an input of an application to an output of another application includes matching an input of a first application to an output of a second application, and displaying input object information of the first application through the second application, based on the matched input and output of the first and second applications. | 05-15-2014 |
20140149906 | Electronic Bookshelf - According to one embodiment, one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media may embody software that is operable, when executed, to present, on a display, a plurality of applications available for execution. The software may further receive a selection of an application from the plurality of applications and communicate a request associated with the application in response to receiving the selection. The software may then receive, in response to the request, the application in a packaged form. The packaged form may correspond to an operating system associated with the media. The software may also unpackage the application in order for the application to be executed and present, on the display, the results of executing the application. | 05-29-2014 |
20140149907 | TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A method for operating a terminal includes: receiving an input of a first gesture that indicates at least a partial area in a document displayed on the terminal; receiving an input of a second gesture that corresponds to a specific function; and performing the specific function with respect to contents of the document that are included in the at least the partial area in the document. | 05-29-2014 |
20140149908 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING APPLICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method controls an electronic device. The method includes detecting a folder display event. The method also includes, in response to detecting the event, displaying a folder and simultaneously displaying a quick menu window including at least one application included in the folder on an area adjacent to the folder without any input with respect to the folder. | 05-29-2014 |
20140157163 | SPLIT-SCREEN USER INTERFACE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a split-screen user interface for a computer device. According to one embodiment, a primary application is displayed on a display associated with the computing device in a first viewing mode. Upon receiving a request from the user to launch to a split-screen operating mode for enabling simultaneous display of multiple applications, the first viewing mode is transitioned to a split-screen view such that the primary application is shown within a first display area and a plurality of applications are shown within a second display area adjacent to the first display area. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157164 | EVENT VISUALIZATION AND CONTROL - A computer-implemented method for event visualization and control performed by a software component executing on a processor, comprises: receiving as input one or more eve nts currently executing on a computer, the one or more events comprising both applications and processes, and user-initiated background events performed by the applications and processes; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) showing the one or more events along a percent completion timeline, and dynamically updating the GUI such that each of the one or more events move through the percent completion timeline as the one or more events process; and providing interface controls that enable a user to dynamically perform actions on the one or more events, wherein the actions include start, stop, delete, pause, and reorder. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157165 | ELECTRONIC WORKSHEET WITH REFERENCE-SPECIFIC DATA DISPLAY - The present description refers to a method, apparatus and computer-readable storage medium for displaying an electronic worksheet that includes an object display area to display one or more objects and an object storage clip for attaching one or more objects in an object stack, attaching a first reference object to the object storage clip, the first reference object including a first reference parameter, and displaying a first information object in the object display area, where data displayed by the first information object is specific to the first reference parameter of the first reference object attached to the object storage clip. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157166 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT PROCESSING - Methods and apparatus for content processing are provided. A plurality of content is displayed. It is determined whether an input is received for moving a selected content of the plurality of content onto a target content of the plurality of content. The target content is configured as a master content, when the input is received. The selected content is linked to the master content. An indicator of the selected content is displayed on the master content. It is determined whether an input is received for separating the content from the master content. A link between the content and the master content is released, when the input is received. The indicator of the content is removed from the master content. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157167 | Method and Device for Controlling Icon - A method for controlling an icon implemented by hardware comprising a processor, including: receiving an operation instruction of dragging a target icon, obtaining stop position information of dragging the target icon from the operation instruction, where the operation instruction includes the stop position information, and controlling the target icon to move from an initial position to an end position according to the stop position information; receiving an operation instruction of releasing the target icon, and controlling the target icon to move from the end position along a direction oriented from the end position to the initial position; and controlling the target icon and other icons in the direction to shake when the target icon moves along the direction to a position that is farthest away from the end position and not occupied by a displayed icon. | 06-05-2014 |
20140164966 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method of controlling a display device including a touch screen is provided. The method includes setting an application execution space having one or more sub spaces in which windows executing applications are arranged, arranging windows corresponding to one or more applications which are being executed in the sub spaces of the set application execution space, displaying a first sub space corresponding to one of the one or more sub spaces on the touch screen, receiving a data sharing command for sharing data included in a first window arranged in the first sub space, and sharing the data to be shared by a second window arranged in a second sub space corresponding to one of the one or more sub spaces based on the data sharing command. | 06-12-2014 |
20140173482 | MULTI-PAGE CONTENT SELECTION TECHNIQUE - A multi-page content selection mode is provided for devices and systems having display capability. The content may be any type (e.g., text, images, files, etc). In some cases, the user can engage the mode with a combination of gestures and touch points on a touch screen. The combination may include, for example, one or more initial touch points at a desired starting location of target content, followed by a dragging gesture moving from that location to a desired end location of that content. Content between the starting and end locations is selected. Input devices other than touch screens can be used to engage the selection process. During a multi-page selection process, content of a second page can be previewed in a preview area on a first displayed page. In some such cases, content from the second page scrolls into the preview area and displaces content from the first displayed page. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173483 | DRAG-BASED CONTENT SELECTION TECHNIQUE FOR TOUCH SCREEN UI - Techniques are disclosed for providing a content selecting mode in electronic touch screen devices. The content may be, for instance, text, graphics, images, files, and/or other consumable content. The user can engage the mode with a combination of gestures and touch points on the touch screen. The combination may include, for example, one or two initial touch points at a desired starting location of the target content, followed by a dragging gesture with two or more touch points moving from that location to the desired end location of the target content, wherein content between the starting and end locations is highlighted or otherwise selected. In one example case, if the initial touch includes multiple touch points then selecting of the target content may commence immediately, while a single initial touch point causes selecting to commence after a brief hold or the addition of another touch point at the starting location. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173484 | BLOCK-BASED CONTENT SELECTING TECHNIQUE FOR TOUCH SCREEN UI - Techniques are disclosed for providing a content selecting mode in electronic touch screen devices. The content may be, for instance, text, graphics, images, files, and/or other consumable content. The user can engage the mode with a combination of gestures and touch points on the touch screen. The combination may include, for example, multiple initial touch points within a given content block, followed by a dragging gesture that moves the touch points into or otherwise within the given content block, wherein the entire content block is then highlighted/selected. The initial touch points may touch, for instance, any piece of content within that block and the subsequent dragging gesture moves those initial touch points toward another piece of content within that block. As the drag continues into other blocks, so does selecting. The techniques can be used, for example, to select entire sentences or paragraphs or other content blocks. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173485 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The present disclosure discloses an information processing method applied in an electronic apparatus having a touch control display unit, the method includes detecting whether there is a first touch control operation of a first user on the touch control display unit; responding to the first touch control operation to obtain at least one piece of first touch control position information of the first touch control operation on at least one first touch control point on the touch control display unit when there is the first touch control operation; and determining a first user region belonging to a first user on the touch control display unit based on the at least one piece of first touch control position information. Further, the present disclosure also discloses an electronic apparatus corresponding to the above-described information processing method. | 06-19-2014 |
20140181714 | MANIPULATION OF USER INTERFACE CONTROLS - A computer program product is described. The computer program product includes a computer useable storage medium including a computer readable program. The computer readable program includes instructions that, when executed by a processing device within a computer, cause the computer to perform operations. The operations include displaying an attraction icon on a display device, moving the attraction icon relative to a user interface control on the display device. The operations further include moving the user interface control from a first position on the display device to a second position to facilitate manipulation of the user interface control by a user, and restoring the user interface control to the first position in response to completion of the manipulation of the user interface control by the user. | 06-26-2014 |
20140189559 | CONTROL FOR RAPIDLY EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS IN DENSELY CONNECTED NETWORKS - Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter include an apparatus comprising one or more processor units and a computer-readable storage device. The computer-readable storage device can include a data set containing data fields and data field elements. The computer-readable storage device can include instructions to visually represent the data set. The computer-readable storage device can include instructions for a circular user interface configured to process user input, and to reorganize the visual representation of the data set based on the user input. | 07-03-2014 |
20140195944 | MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES FOR TASKS WITH VIRTUAL COMPOSITE SERVICE AGENTS - A system, method and computer product for managing resources for tasks. An example system includes a rules database storing requirements and restrictions associated with a task. A graphical user interface contains resource icons of resources that can, at least partially, fulfill the requirements of the task and a virtual service agent (VSA) icon of a VSA associated with the task. When a resource icon is attempted to be dragged and dropped onto the VSA icon, the graphical user interface permits or prohibits the dragging and dropping responsive to a rules-checking module that checks violations of the restrictions. Furthermore, an agent-checking module ensures that at least one resource includes a software agent configured to answer natural language questions. The software agent queries data repositories and applies language processing, information retrieval, and machine learning to arrive at a conclusion. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195945 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE CONTROL DISTANCE-MEASURING TO GENERATE AN ENGINEERING BLUEPRINT - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for remote control distance-measuring to generate an engineering blueprint. The method includes the steps of: building a wireless communication connection between a laser distance-measuring device and a touch sensitive control device; the touch sensitive control device automatically starting an engineering distance-measuring application program; the laser distance-measuring device selecting a required measured element of a measured object; the touch sensitive control device sending a distance-measuring instruction to the laser distance-measuring device, the laser distance-measuring device finishing a distance measurement and synchronously transmitting the measured data to the touch sensitive control device; under a blueprint labeling interface of the touch sensitive control device, finishing blueprint labeling. The apparatus includes a laser distance-measuring device and a touch sensitive control device which builds a wireless communication connection with the laser distance-measuring device. The present invention can reduce labor cost and increase efficiency and quality. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195946 | MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES FOR TASKS WITH VIRTUAL COMPOSITE SERVICE AGENTS - A system, method and computer product for managing resources for tasks. An example system includes a rules database storing requirements and restrictions associated with a task. A graphical user interface contains resource icons of resources that can, at least partially, fulfill the requirements of the task and a virtual service agent (VSA) icon of a VSA associated with the task. When a resource icon is attempted to be dragged and dropped onto the VSA icon, the graphical user interface permits or prohibits the dragging and dropping responsive to a rules-checking module that checks violations of the restrictions. Furthermore, an agent-checking module ensures that at least one resource includes a software agent configured to answer natural language questions. The software agent queries data repositories and applies language processing, information retrieval, and machine learning to arrive at a conclusion. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195947 | Mobile Terminal Having Touch Screen and Function Controlling Method of the Same - A method for providing a graphical user interface on a display of a device includes: displaying a photograph an image on the display of the device, receiving a touch input made on the display, superimposedly displaying a plurality of control guides at a location corresponding to the touch input over the displayed photograph image in response to receiving the touch input, receiving a drag input corresponding to one of the plurality of control guides displayed on the display, removing adjusting a display characteristic of at least one of the plurality of control guides in response to receiving the drag input, and displaying the adjusted plurality of control guides on the display. | 07-10-2014 |
20140201659 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A TWISTY USER INTERFACE ELEMENT - A method and system for providing an adjustable user interface (UI) element comprises displaying as part of a UI of an application window a UI control element that controls a variably-sized content section. Responsive to receiving a variable adjustment made to the UI control element by a user, the variably-sized content section is resized in proportion to an amount of the variable adjustment received. | 07-17-2014 |
20140201660 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION PEEL - An apparatus and method for managing applications in a mobile device are provided. The method includes selecting a predetermined location within an active first application that is in a forefront state, and dragging the selected location to uncover an active second application. The first application is returned to the forefront by returning the selected location back to an original position thereof The second application may be interacted with directly while the first application is in the dragged state. | 07-17-2014 |
20140201661 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A TWISTY USER INTERFACE ELEMENT - A method and system for providing an adjustable user interface (UI) element comprises displaying as part of a UI of an application window a UI control element that controls a variably-sized content section. Responsive to receiving a variable adjustment made to the UI control element by a user, the variably-sized content section is resized in proportion to an amount of the variable adjustment received. | 07-17-2014 |
20140201662 | METHOD FOR MOVING INTERFACE OBJECT AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MOVEMENT OF INTERFACE OBJECT - Embodiments disclose a method and an apparatus for moving an interface object. The method may include: receiving an instruction for moving a first interface object on an interface from a first area to a second area; updating, according to the received instruction, a display position of the first interface object on the interface to the second area; obtaining a second interface object according to a preset rule; searching for, in an entire interface range on the interface except the second area, a display position for the second interface object; updating a display position of the second interface object according to the display position found through searching; and displaying all interface objects on the interface according to display positions of all the interface objects. Therefore, in the present invention, it is implemented that the first interface object moves to any position on the interface, which improves user experience. | 07-17-2014 |
20140201663 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide an information processing device capable of ensuring not to execute processing not intended by a user in a case of stopping an ongoing operation after selecting an object (for example, in selecting again an object other than the object already selected, or the like). In a case where one of a user's designated position is included in a determination area based on the position of one of the plurality of objects displayed in a screen, an object moving unit moves the one object based on the one designated position. In a case where the object moving unit moves first and second objects, a collision determination unit determines whether or not the first and second objects have collided. A processing executing unit executes processing relevant to the first and second objects based on a result of determination by the collision determination unit. | 07-17-2014 |
20140208250 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR OPERATING A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - Methods and apparatuses for operating data processing systems. One exemplary method of operating a data processing system which includes a display device includes receiving an input from a user, the input specifying an object to be represented in a user configurable portion of a window which is displayable on a display device, and displaying the window with the user configurable portion wherein the user configurable portion is present in an open interface window or a save interface window. Other methods are also described, and data processing systems are also described. | 07-24-2014 |
20140215370 | USER INTERFACES AND SYSTEMS FOR ORAL HYGIENE - Computer interfaces are provided for exploring dental anatomy, for accessing information related to dental conditions, for learning oral hygiene and for cataloguing events. Some of the learning interfaces provide interactive elements for practicing the flossing and brushing of teeth. | 07-31-2014 |
20140215371 | DATA MANAGING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for operating portable terminal comprises displaying a virtual container for receiving the file items to be operated on the user interface of the portable terminal, when a user command for adding a file and/or a folder under any folder is detected, obtaining a path information of the file and/or folder, and inserting a file link item containing the name and path information of the file and/or folder into a list of the virtual container content, when a user command for transmitting the files in the virtual container is detected, transmitting the file and/or folder corresponding to the respective file link items in the content list to a location designated by a user. | 07-31-2014 |
20140223344 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SLIDER INTERFACE ELEMENT - A method comprising determining to provide for adjustment of a first setting, causing display of a first curvilinear slider interface element that relates to a value of the first setting, receiving an indication of a drag input associated with the first curvilinear slider interface element, causing adjustment movement of the selection point relative to the curvilinear slider interface element in proportion to the drag input, and determining a value of the first setting is based, at least in part, on a position of the first selection point relative to curvilinear slider interface element is disclosed. | 08-07-2014 |
20140223345 | METHOD FOR INITIATING COMMUNICATION IN A COMPUTING DEVICE HAVING A TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND THE COMPUTING DEVICE - Provided are a method of initiating communication in a computing device including a touch sensitive display and the computing device. The method includes detecting a touch gesture that is performed on at least one tagged object included in an image displayed on the touch sensitive display and initiating, in response to the detection of the touch gesture, communication to at least one individual corresponding to the at least one tagged object selected or surrounded by the detected touch gesture, according to the detected touch gesture. | 08-07-2014 |
20140223346 | Method of Controlling Touch panel - While issuing a drag command on a touch panel for simultaneously moving a plurality of selected contents and while a thumbnail of is dragged to a category, all subcategories of the category are automatically displayed by the touch panel. By using the add category, a new category and a new subcategory may also be manually or automatically created for moving the plurality of selected contents. | 08-07-2014 |
20140223347 | MESSAGING CLIENT APPLICATION INTERFACE - A user interface for a messaging client application can include a message list. By executing various input operations on a representation of a message in the message list, the user can take an action on the message. For example, a user operating a pointing device can perform a drag operation on a representation of the message in the message list, and the action to be taken on the message can be indicated by the direction and distance of the drag. Visual feedback can be provided during the drag operation to indicate the action that will be taken if the user ends the drag at the current location. | 08-07-2014 |
20140237408 | INTERPRETATION OF PRESSURE BASED GESTURE - The invention relates to a method, a gesture interpretation unit and a touch sensing device, wherein the first and second positions are in a relation to a graphical interactive object corresponding to a grabbing input; and while continuous contact of the first and second objects with the touch surface is maintained: determining from the touch input data if movement of at least one of the first and second touch inputs has occurred, and if movement has occurred, moving the graphical interactive object in accordance with the determined movement; determining from the touch input data if an increased pressure compared to a threshold of at least one of the first and second touch inputs has occurred, and if an increased pressure has occurred, processing the graphical interactive object in response to the determined increased pressure. | 08-21-2014 |
20140258904 | TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A terminal and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the terminal includes an input device configured to receive information from an external source, a display configured to display an image, and a controller configured to control the image displayed on the display according to the received information, wherein the input device comprises a touchscreen. The controller detects the number of touched points on the touchscreen, the magnitude of the pressure applied to each touched point and the position of each touched point based on the information received by the input unit and controls the image displayed on the display to be enlarged, reduced or scrolled based on the number, the magnitude and the position. | 09-11-2014 |
20140282160 | BINNING VISUAL DEFINITION FOR VISUAL INTELLIGENCE - Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for receiving data, displaying the data visualization based on the data, the data visualization being displayed within a GUI and being provided as a histogram including a first plurality of bins, the first plurality of bins being defined based on default binning parameters, receiving user input, the user input being input to the data visualization using the GUI and indicating a first operation, providing user-defined binning based on the user input, and displaying a modified data visualization based on the data and the first operation, the modified data visualization being displayed within the GUI and being provided as a histogram including a second plurality of bins, the second plurality of bins being defined based on the user-defined binning parameters and being different from the first plurality of bins. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282161 | GESTURE-BASED CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A gesture-based control system having a graphical display and a gesture sensor. One or more interactive elements are displayed on the graphical display. When the interactive element has been dragged a threshold distance, an application associated with the interactive element is controlled. Computer-implemented methods are also described herein. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282162 | CROSS-REALITY SELECT, DRAG, AND DROP FOR AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out detecting a first action of a user at a location in a real world field of view of an augmented reality device; displaying an augmented reality representation in response to at least one of a user input or detecting a first action of a user at a location in a real world field of view of an augmented reality device; moving the displayed augmented reality representation on a display of the augmented reality device according to at least one detected second action of the user; and registering the displayed augmented reality representation at a location in the display of the augmented reality device in response to at least one of a user input or moving a displayed augmented reality representation on a display of the augmented reality device according to at least one detected second action of the user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282163 | Tree Map - A method for visualizing data is disclosed. The method is performed on a client system. The client system displays a visual representation of a set of data having a plurality of fields; wherein the visual representation is an area-based visual representation. The client system displays the plurality of fields associated with the set of data. The client system then receives an indication from a user associating a first field in the plurality of fields with a column or row attribute of the visual representation and in response to receiving the indication associating a first field in the plurality of fields with a column or row attribute of the visual representation alters the displayed representation to display the set of data as a plurality of smaller area-based visual representations which are sorted in columns or rows according to the values of the selected first field. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282164 | DRAG AND DROP UPDATING OF OBJECT ATTRIBUTE VALUES - Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for drag and drop manipulation of object attribute values. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for drag and drop manipulation of object attribute values is provided. The method includes detecting a drop event for an object in a GUI of an application executing in memory of a computer. The method additionally includes identifying a region of the GUI into which the object is dropped and retrieving a value associated with the identified region, that is additionally associated with an attribute of the object. Finally, the method includes setting the attribute of the object with the retrieved value | 09-18-2014 |
20140282165 | METHOD FOR EXECUTING A PLURALITY OF OBJECT AND RELATED DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A method for executing a plurality of object is disclosed. The method includes establishing a group icon on a screen, assigning a plurality of shortcut links to the group icon by the pointing device, and triggering the group icon to simultaneously start execution of the plurality of objects. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282166 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AGGREGATING INFORMATION AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO MULTIPLE WEB SERVICES THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACE - Computerized systems and methods are disclosed for aggregating information and digital services into an interactive user interface. In accordance with certain embodiments, computerized systems and methods are provided that display a plurality of tiles for a plurality of sources, the plurality of sources being provided by at least a first information provider and a second information provider. The systems and methods may further include receiving a selection of content within a first tile in the plurality of tiles, the content being provided by the first information provider. The systems and methods may further include dragging, based on input from the first user, the selected content onto a second tile linked to the second information provider. The systems and methods may further include sending, based on the dragging, the selected content to the second information provider to share the selected content with a second user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140289661 | Methods and Systems for Combined Management of Multiple Servers - A method can comprise accessing data identifying instances of an application server such as a group of server instances that are administered together. The method can comprise presenting a user interface including a visual element corresponding to each instance of the application server. The interface may include a server settings panel listing a plurality of setting values for a first instance of the application server in detail and an instance panel comprising visual elements for each instance of the application server in the group. The method can comprise receiving input changing a value of a setting of an instance of the application server and sending an update request to the application server to change the value of the setting. The update request may comprise a command to apply a hotfix or update. The interface may support drag-and-drop gestures applying settings or hotfixes/updates to multiple servers via a single interface and/or a difference view showing differences in setting values and supporting a merge command. | 09-25-2014 |
20140289662 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus comprises: a status change unit configured to change, if a drag operation required to drag an object is made by bringing an instruction member into contact with a screen which is configured to accept a multi-touch instruction, an object, for which the drag operation is made, of a first page to a drag state; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not an instruction requested by bringing the instruction member into contact with the screen during dragging of the object is a page change instruction; a page change unit configured to change, if it is determined that the instruction is the page change instruction, a display target page from the first page to a second page during dragging of the object; and an arrangement unit configured to arrange the dragged object on the second page. | 09-25-2014 |
20140298226 | DISPLAY APPARATUS DISPLAYING USER INTERFACE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING THE USER INTERFACE - Provided are a display apparatus capable of manipulating user interface (UI) objects included in a UI, and a method of providing the UI. The display apparatus includes a touch screen which is configured to display the UI including a plurality of UI objects and receive a user input; and a controller which is configured to determine a plurality of preset sizes corresponding to the UI objects, respectively, and a plurality of pieces of information to be displayed on the UI objects, respectively, in response to the user input, and control the touch screen to display the UI objects with the preset sizes and the plurality of pieces of information. | 10-02-2014 |
20140310627 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INPUTTING TEXT IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING TOUCHSCREEN - A method of inputting text in an electronic device having a touch screen is provided. The method includes displaying a screen including a keypad and a character input window, displaying a recommended text related to a character on a candidate window when an input of the character is detected through the keypad, detecting a gesture of a touch input according to the recommended text, and displaying a recommended text to which a style corresponding to the gesture is applied on the character input window. | 10-16-2014 |
20140317544 | Method and Terminal for Creating Folder for User Interface - A method and a terminal for creating a folder on a user interface are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, a multiple-selection operation of a user, where the multiple-selection operation refers to a selection operation performed by the user for at least two icons on a user interface simultaneously; creating, by the terminal, a new folder on the user interface according to the multiple-selection operation; and placing, by the terminal, the at least two icons selected simultaneously by the user on the user interface into the new folder. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317545 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus including a processor that receives an output from a user interface indicating that a first icon is selected; acquires sensor information corresponding to movement of the information processing apparatus; and controls a display to move at least a second icon on the display based on the acquired sensor information corresponding to the movement of the information processing apparatus upon receiving the output from the user interface that the first icon is selected. | 10-23-2014 |
20140325414 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) BUILDING INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE AND METHOD - Provided is a three-dimensional (3D) information providing device which reads values of sensors provided in equipment in a building, displays the sensor values on a 3D graphic monitoring screen, and controls the actual equipment in the building by using output values or control values of 3D device images corresponding to the equipment on the 3D graphic monitoring screen. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325415 | INPUT DEVICE OF DISPLAY SYSTEM AND INPUT METHOD THEREOF - A display system input device includes a touchpad including a touch surface; a direction key divided into a plurality of sections on the touch surface, and a switch installed on a bottom surface of the touchpad. At least one among a drag signal, a tap signal, and a click signal is generated using at least one among the touchpad, the direction key, and the switch. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325416 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING MULTI-FUNCTION EXECUTING CAPABILITY AND EXECUTING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal having a touch function is provided. The mobile terminal includes a display module and a controller. The display module displays content lists in a content list screen. The controller is configured to divide a predetermined region of the content list screen into a first region and a second region and to execute different functions according to whether a content list in the content list screen is dragged to the first region or to the second region. | 10-30-2014 |
20140331158 | TOUCH SENSITIVE UI TECHNIQUE FOR DUPLICATING CONTENT - Techniques are disclosed for providing a duplicate content mode in touch sensitive computing devices. The duplicate content mode can be used to copy content or objects to a target location using a multiple contact point drag and drop gesture. For example, the duplicate content mode may be used to copy files from a first folder to a second folder. In some cases, the duplicate content mode drag and drop gesture is initiated using multiple contact points, such as two or more fingers, but may transition to a smaller number of contact points, such as one finger, once initiated. In some cases, the user may be able to select additional content after initiating the drag and drop gesture. Once the content has been copied to the target location, the user can then share or organize the content to the users liking. | 11-06-2014 |
20140331159 | Methods And Systems For Generating And Displaying Data Display Elements - A method of generating and displaying data display elements in a computer system. A data display element comprises a standardised data set and a display configuration for the data set. The standardised data set comprises a set of data values, and the display configuration defines how the data values making up the standardised data set are displayed. If a request from a user made using the graphical representation of a first data display element to combine the first data display element with a second data display element is received, a combined data display element is generated. The combined data display element comprises a combined standardised data set generated by combining the sets of data values of the data sets of the first and second data display elements, and a display configuration for the combined standardised data set derived from the display configurations of at least one of first and second data display elements. | 11-06-2014 |
20140331160 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MESSAGE IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for generating a message in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes displaying a touch area and a character area in a message display area such that the touch area and the character area intersect each other, and displaying different types of a plurality of characters on a first character area and a second character area based on an overlapping area where the touch area and the character area intersect each other. | 11-06-2014 |
20140337774 | Proxy for Sorting and Navigating Cards - A user interface includes one display area in which a set of cards is displayed and another display area in which a set of proxies is displayed. Each card includes content that can be displayed, although not all of the cards can be displayed concurrently. Each proxy in the set of proxies corresponds to one of the cards in the set of cards, including the subset of cards that is displayed at any one time as well as the cards that are not displayed. The set of proxies can be used to sort and navigate the cards in the set of cards in various manners, including dragging and dropping a proxy to change the order of the proxies and the corresponding cards, selecting one of the proxies to display the corresponding card, and displaying a name or other information for a card when hovering over the corresponding proxy. | 11-13-2014 |
20140344738 | PROVIDING CONTEXTUAL MENUS - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for providing contextual menus are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may receive user input. Subsequently, the computing device may determine, based on the received user input, that a drag-and-drop operation has been completed, where the drag-and-drop operation includes at least one item being dragged from a source palette to a target palette. In response to determining that the drag-and-drop operation has been completed, the computing device may cause a contextual menu associated with the at least one item to be displayed. In some arrangements, the contextual menu may be a configuration menu. Additionally or alternatively, causing the contextual menu to be displayed may include animating the contextual menu as a panel that slides into view from at least one edge of a displayed user interface. | 11-20-2014 |
20140344739 | Method for providing contents curation service and an electronic device thereof - A method for providing a contents curation service in an electronic device includes selecting a part or entirety of the contents, detecting that the selected part or entirety of the contents moves to an area of a screen, and storing the selected part or entirety of the contents to a folder, if the selected part or entirety of the contents moves to the area of the screen. An electronic includes a processor configured to select a part or entirety of the content, a touch screen configured to detect that the selected part or entirety of the contents moves to an area of a screen, and a memory configured to store the selected part or entirety of the content to a folder, if it is detected that the selected part or entirety of the content moves to the area of the screen. | 11-20-2014 |
20140351730 | Treemap Perspective Manipulation - Dynamic display of hierarchical data in the form of a treemap. A first instance of an object representation is selected in a first visualization of a hierarchy encoded by containment. A second instance of the object representation is designated, wherein each instance is a tier for object occupation. An object within the hierarchy is displayed as a shape comprising at least two opposing surfaces, and the object is selected through the opposing surfaces. The hierarchy is dynamically re-ordered in response to the selection and designation, and the second representation of the hierarchy is displayed based on the dynamic re-ordering. | 11-27-2014 |
20140351731 | Treemap Perspective Manipulation - Dynamic display of hierarchical data in the form of a treemap. A first instance of an object representation is selected in a first visualization of a hierarchy encoded by containment. A second instance of the object representation is designated, wherein each instance is a tier for object occupation. An object within the hierarchy is displayed as a shape comprising at least two opposing surfaces, and the object is selected through the opposing surfaces. The hierarchy is dynamically re-ordered in response to the selection and designation, and the second representation of the hierarchy is displayed based on the dynamic re-ordering. | 11-27-2014 |
20140359505 | TAGGED MANAGEMENT OF STORED ITEMS - In one embodiment, non-transitory computer-readable medium stores instructions for implementing tagged management of stored items, wherein an embodiment can receive an input indicating the selection of a graphical representation of a file in the GUI of an operating system, and can also receive an input indicating the intent to attach a tag to the file. The system can perform an automatic search through the metadata of files associated with the user and the user account to find the set of files having the tag, responsive to the request to display the set of files. Having located the set of files, an operation can be performed to display the set of files having the requested tag, regardless of the storage location of the files. | 12-04-2014 |
20140359506 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A data processing apparatus includes a data storage portion, a category determination portion that determines to which of predetermined hierarchical tiers of categories each of pieces of data belongs, and a designation acceptance portion. The designation acceptance portion causes a selection acceptance screen for each of the tiers to be displayed, which includes a first object representing a group of pieces of the data in a tier currently of interest and second objects corresponding respectively to those ones of the categories which are in an immediately lower tier. Upon a predetermined narrowing-down action involving a selection of any one of the second objects being performed, the designation acceptance portion accepts a designation of one of the categories corresponding to the any one of the second objects. The second objects are disposed around the first object and each have a protruding portion protruding toward the first object. | 12-04-2014 |
20140359507 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES IN TOUCHSCREEN-BASED DEVICES - A method for displaying an image is provided, the method including: displaying, on a touchscreen of an electronic device, a plurality of items; selecting a first item from the plurality in response to an input received at the electronic device; detecting whether a condition for displaying an auxiliary area is satisfied; and responsive to the condition being satisfied, displaying the auxiliary area on the touchscreen. | 12-04-2014 |
20140365933 | METHOD OF STARTING APPLICATIONS INSTALLED ON A MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEM IN A MULTI-WINDOW MODE AND DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method and a device of starting applications installed on a mobile operating system (OS) is performed by a mobile device for the mobile OS to flag any application installed on the mobile OS as a windowed application and display the application under a multi-window mode when the application is started. When multiple applications are simultaneously started, the mobile OS sequentially determines if each application is a windowed application. If positive, the application is displayed under the multi-window mode, and the size and location of the displayed window frame with the application running thereon are adjustable, rendering higher operational efficiency and convenience of software applications installed on a mobile OS. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365934 | Mapping Application with Interactive Dynamic Scale and Smart Zoom - Some embodiments provide a mapping application that includes a novel dynamic scale that can be used to perform different zoom operations. In some embodiments, the scale also serves as a distance measurement indicator for a corresponding zoom level. The application continuously adjusts several different attributes of the scale, including the scale size, the number of segments on the scale and the representative distance of a segment on the scale. In some embodiments, the mapping application provides a smart zoom feature that guides a user during a zoom to a location. In particular, the smart zoom detects that a location of a zoom is near a pin on the map, and if so, zooms to the pin on the map. Otherwise, if the location is near a cloud of pins, the application zooms to the cloud of pins. Otherwise the zoom is directed towards the user's selected location. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365935 | Mapping Application with Interactive Compass - Some embodiments provide a mapping application that includes a novel compass control that can be used to navigate a presentation of a map. The mapping application displays one of a two-dimensional (2D) presentation of the map and a three-dimensional (3D) presentation of the map at a given time. The compass control may be used to rotate a view of the map based on a first type of input to the compass control and transition between the 2D presentation and the 3D presentation based on a second type of input to the compass control. In addition to causing the application to perform the various operations, the compass control in some embodiments serves as (1) an indicator as to whether the mapping application is currently in a 2D mode or a 3D mode and (2) an indicator that continuously points to north. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365936 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT IN MOBILE TERMINAL - There are provided an apparatus and method for displaying content, e.g., images, in a mobile terminal A plurality of content may be displayed in a plurality of display areas separately. If one of the plurality of content is selected, some areas of the selected content may be sequentially displayed in a display area corresponding to the selected content among the plurality of display areas. | 12-11-2014 |
20140372923 | High Performance Touch Drag and Drop - High performance touch drag and drop are described. In embodiments, a multi-threaded architecture is implemented to include at least a manipulation thread and an independent hit test thread. The manipulation thread is configured to receive one or more messages associated with an input and send data associated with the messages to the independent hit test thread. The independent hit test thread is configured to perform an independent hit test to determine whether the input hit an element that is eligible for a particular action, and identify an interaction model associated with the input. The independent hit test thread also sends an indication of the interaction model to the manipulation thread to enable the manipulation thread to detect whether the particular action is triggered. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372924 | GRAPHICALLY MANAGING INTERACTIVE ANALYTIC DATA - Techniques for graphically managing interactive analytic data include presenting a virtual workspace to a user that includes a visual representation of a simulation analysis that includes a plurality of graphical analytic data modules, each graphical analytic data module including a plurality of variables that define a business process; identifying a change to a particular variable of a particular graphical analytic data module, the change defined by a user interface (UI) adjustment of a dimension of the particular graphical analytic data module that represents the particular variable; based on the identified change to the particular variable of the particular graphical analytic data module, adjusting at least one business process output of the simulation analysis; and presenting a revised virtual workspace to the user, the revised virtual workspace including the particular graphical analytic data module and at least one business process output of the simulation analysis. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372925 | METHOD FOR EDITING FRAME-BASED PAGE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME - A method for editing a frame-based page, an electronic apparatus and a recording medium using the same are provided. In the method, an item-based page including items respectively representing applications is displayed on a touch screen. A touch operation performed on an item is detected by using the touch screen. The item is dragged according to the touch operation. Whether the item is dragged to an action area of the item-based page is determined. The item is turned into a new frame displaying a content of the application represented by the item after the item is determined to be dragged to the action area of the item-based page. The frame displays a content of the application represented by the item. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372926 | SMART DRAG-AND-DROP - Methods and apparatus are described for manipulating objects in a user interface. The user interface includes a first interface object operable to be selected and moved within the user interface. In response to selection and movement of the first interface object in the user interface, at least one additional interface object is presented in the user interface in proximity of the first interface object. Each additional interface object represents a drop target with which the first interface object may be associated. | 12-18-2014 |
20140380214 | DRAG AND DROP TECHNIQUES FOR DISCOVERING RELATED CONTENT - Techniques are disclosed for providing a drag and drop discovery mode in electronic touch sensitive devices. In response to a user dragging and dropping a content icon into a search box, the content discovery mode may perform a search for content similar to that deposited into the search box. The search box may increase in size or change appearance while receiving the content icon. The results of such a search may be displayed to the user with a content discovery animation that shows similar content icons emerging from the search box and populating the device screen. The animation may be accompanied by sound effects. The newly discovered content may be randomly scattered over a portion of the screen, or they may be bundled into groups based on similar characteristics, and each group may be accompanied by a header notifying the user of the characteristics of the group. | 12-25-2014 |
20150012858 | MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL - A mobile information terminal includes a display unit which displays a drawing screen, a touch panel which accepts operations by a user in the drawing screen and that includes a selection list region which displays picture components constituting candidates for input and a selection reflecting region which displays selected one(s) of the picture components, and a control unit which performs a first control to move a picture component displayed in the selection list region to the selection reflecting region based on a singular first operation that is performed in a first direction from the selection list region toward the selection reflecting region in a state in which the user is touching the picture component, and a second control to return the picture component to the selection list region again based on a singular second operation that is performed in a second direction opposite to the first direction in a state in which the user is touching the picture component. | 01-08-2015 |
20150012859 | METHOD FOR DISABLING A LOCKING SCREEN BY USING OBJECT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE METHOD - A method of disabling a locking screen of an electronic device is provided. The method includes selecting at least two objects among at least three objects each having a unique color, determining whether at least one of a color order and a rotation direction of the selected at least two objects matches a pre-set color order and a pre-set rotation direction, and disabling a locking screen upon determining the match with at least one of the pre-set color order and the pre-set rotation direction. | 01-08-2015 |
20150012860 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHANGING ORDER OR LOCATION OF CONTENT - An electronic device and a method for changing an order and location of content are provided. The method includes receiving a selection of a content from among a displayed plurality of contents, displaying, in a set region, a guide interface of expressing a current location of the selected content among the entire contents of a storage region, and changing the location of the selected content among the contents of the storage region according to sensing a control of the guide interface. | 01-08-2015 |
20150020013 | REMOTE OPERATION OF APPLICATIONS USING RECEIVED DATA - An electronic device is provided including: a connection unit to connect to an external device; and a processor configured to: receive data and associated attribute information from an external device connected to the electronic device; and process the data by executing an application related to the attribute information. | 01-15-2015 |
20150020014 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an image acquiring unit configured to acquire at least one captured image; and an associating unit configured to associate a first information corresponding to a first object and a second information corresponding to a second object, wherein the acquired at least one captured image comprises at least one selectable object depicted therewithin, and at least one of the first object and the second object corresponds to a respective one or ones of the at least one selectable object. | 01-15-2015 |
20150020015 | Method and Terminal for Creating New Folder on Touch Screen Equipment - A method and terminal for creating a new folder on a touch screen device are provided. One method includes: creating a new folder at any vacant position on a current interface after a touch screen device detects that an object on the current interface is selected and dragged to a specific area and released, and saving the object in the new folder. Another method includes: creating a new folder at any vacant position on a current interface after the touch screen device detects that at least two objects on the current interface are successively selected and within a preset time range, dragged in succession to a specific area and released; and saving the at least two objects in the new folder. | 01-15-2015 |
20150026618 | SNAPPING OF OBJECT FEATURES VIA DRAGGING - Example systems and methods of performing a snapping operation in a graphical user interface are presented. In one example, a first user input indicating an initiation of a dragging operation in the graphical user interface is received, wherein the first user input indicates a first location. A source feature corresponding to a source object is determined based on the first location. Also received is a second user input during the dragging operation in the graphical user interface, in which the second user input indicates a current location. A current target feature corresponding to a current target object is determined based on the current location. The source feature corresponding to the source object is snapped to the current target feature corresponding to the current target object. | 01-22-2015 |
20150026619 | User Interface Method and Apparatus Using Successive Touches - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for performing an operation, such as enlargement, reduction and rotation of a screen of a terminal having a touch screen, with one hand using successive touches on the screen. A method of controlling the touch screen may include determining whether two points spaced at a predetermined distance threshold or longer on the touch screen are input as a previous tap and a current tap within a predetermined time threshold, analyzing the previous tap and the current tap to switch to a successive tap operation mode, and performing an operation according to a predetermined successive tap command in the successive tap operation mode. | 01-22-2015 |
20150033170 | TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MOVING ON-SCREEN OBJECTS WITHOUT USING A CURSOR - In some embodiments, an electronic device with a touch screen display: detects a single finger contact on the touch screen display; creates a touch area that corresponds to the single finger contact; determines a representative point within the touch area; determines if the touch area overlaps an object displayed on the touch screen display, which includes determining if one or more portions of the touch area other than the representative point overlap the object; connects the object with the touch area if the touch area overlaps the object, where connecting maintains the overlap of the object and the touch area; after connecting the object with the touch area, detects movement of the single finger contact; determines movement of the touch area that corresponds to movement of the single finger contact; and moves the object connected with the touch area in accordance with the determined movement of the touch area. | 01-29-2015 |
20150040047 | INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION OF TRENDING DATA - In embodiments of interactive visualization of trending data, a data visualization interface includes a charting region to display data in one of multiple chart formats, and the data visualization interface further includes data cards, each selectable to initiate a display of the data in one of the multiple chart formats. A data charting application is implemented to receive a request to display the data visualization interface at a client device, receive a user input selecting a data card to chart the data in a chart format associated with the data card, obtain the data that correlates to the selected data card from a database, and initiate a display of the data in the charting region of the data visualization interface in the chart format based on the selected data card. | 02-05-2015 |
20150040048 | Integrated Display of Data Metrics From Different Data Sources - Systems and methods for are disclosed for providing integrated display of data metrics from different data sources. In some embodiments, an icon representing a de-limited data file can be positioned on a graphical interface that displays first metrics data for a first time period. An integration module can respond to the positioning of the icon by determining that the de-limited data file includes second metrics data for a second time period at least partially overlapping with the first time period. The integration module can update the graphical interface to display at least some of the second metrics data from the delimited data file with the first metrics data. The first metrics data and the second metrics data can be displayed for at least an overlapping portion between the first and second time periods. | 02-05-2015 |
20150040049 | MODELING HIERARCHICAL INFORMATION FROM A DATA SOURCE - Techniques are described for modeling hierarchical information from a data source. In one example, a method for modeling hierarchical information from the data source includes outputting for display a plurality of columns that represent corresponding data sets in the data source and each comprise values from the corresponding data set. The method further includes receiving an input indicating a selected value from a first column that corresponds to a first data set in the data source, and the selected value is comprised in the first data set. The method further includes receiving an input indicating a second column that corresponds to a second data set from the data source. The method further includes outputting for display a filtered view of the second column that comprises a subset of values from the second data set that are associated in the data source with the selected value in the first data set. | 02-05-2015 |
20150040050 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND PROGRAM - A display device calculates an operation amount of a user's input operation based on a detected indicated position. Display device displays component images on display surface based on the operation amount calculated. If display device determines that the indicated position is no longer detected, display device determines whether the calculated operation amount is smaller than or equal to a threshold. If it is determined that the calculated operation amount exceeds the threshold, display device executes an acquiring operation of a newly arrived email. | 02-05-2015 |
20150046860 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a processor configured to cause a display to show a screen, the screen including an input area which accepts a text input or a drag & drop input performed by a user, a first icon which is associated with the input area and executes a first operation based on an input accepted by the input area, a second icon which is associated with the input area and executes a second operation based on an input accepted by the input area, the second operation being different from the first operation, a first display area for information acquired by the first operation, and a second display area for information acquired by the second operation. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046861 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing device includes an acquiring unit and a processing executing unit. The acquiring unit acquires an initial position and a present position relating to a move of a first object and an initial position and a present position relating to a move of a second object. The processing executing unit executes certain processing on the first and the second objects based on the positional relations between the initial positions and the present positions of the first and the second objects. With this configuration, a user can execute processing on the objects with such a simple operation that moves the first and the second objects displayed. Furthermore, a user can execute desired processing by performing an operation to move the objects to adjust the respective initial positions and the present positions of the objects. This reduces incorrect operations. | 02-12-2015 |
20150052465 | Feedback for Lasso Selection - Visual feedback indicating that a graphical element is included in a selection boundary prior to a commitment of a selection is provided. Visual feedback may be displayed indicating which graphical element(s) may be selected once a lasso selection operation is completed. That is, the visual feedback is provided while the selection is being made. Accordingly, a user may be able to see, prior to commitment of the selection, which graphical elements may be selected. The visual feedback may include various visual indications, such as providing a border or highlighting around selected graphical elements, shading or coloring selected graphical elements, animating selected graphical elements, providing an indication of a number of selected graphical elements, providing an indication of progressive disclosure of selection of a graphical element, or providing an indication of a graphical element's bounding box. | 02-19-2015 |
20150052466 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user's convenience. The present invention includes a touchscreen and a controller controlling a system setting based on a user's system setting input, the controller, if receiving an application individual setting input corresponding to a prescribed application, controlling the application individual setting to be applied in case of activation of the prescribed application only. Accordingly, a setting for an overall system and a setting for an individual application are performed discriminately, whereby a convenience enhanced user environment can be provided. And, in performing a setting for an overall system and a setting for an individual application discriminately, a user interface (UI) for facilitating the settings can be provided. | 02-19-2015 |
20150052467 | DISPLAY DEVICE CONNECTED TO PHOTO PRINTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method for controlling the display device includes the steps of outputting a first application graphical user interface (GUI), selecting a first image displayed on a first section of the first application GUI, moving the selected first image to a photo printer folder displayed on a second section of the first application GUI, mapping a specific time, at which the first image is moved to the photo printer folder, to the first image, and storing the mapped result to a storage module, outputting a second application GUI connected to the photo printer folder, displaying the first image on a first section within the second application GUI, displaying at least one image in accordance with an order based upon a storage time order on a second section within the second application GUI and displaying at least one editing icon on a third section within the second application GUI. | 02-19-2015 |
20150058772 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE HAVING ENHANCED TOOL FOR CONNECTING COMPONENTS - In a general aspect, a method includes displaying a first component of a graph on a user interface, including displaying at least one port of the first component; responsive to a user interaction with the displayed first component, displaying a representation of one or more ports of the first component that is distinct from the display of the first component; and enabling the user to generate a connection between the representation of a particular one of the ports of the first component and a port of a second component of the graph. | 02-26-2015 |
20150058773 | CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on the display a display screen representing a floor plan of a building; display on the display screen device icons respectively representing the one or more target devices, the device icons being movable when dragged and including an air purifier icon that represents an air purifier; and when it is sensed that the air purifier icon is selected, and is moved on the floor plan, display an effect range in which an effect of the air purifier extends in a region corresponding to a room in the floor plan where a drop of the air purifier icon is sensed. | 02-26-2015 |
20150067562 | CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on a display a display screen representing a floor plan of a building; display on the display screen device icons respectively representing one or more target devices, the device icons being movable when dragged and including a humidifier icon that represents a humidifier; and when it is sensed that the humidifier icon is selected, and is moved on the floor plan, display an effect range in which an effect of the humidifier extends, in a region corresponding to a room in the floor plan where a drop of the humidifier icon is sensed. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067563 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Moving and Dropping a User Interface Object - An electronic device detects a contact associated with a focus selector that controls movement of a respective user interface object; and while continuously detecting the contact, the device detects first movement of the contact. In response to detecting the first movement of the contact, the device moves the focus selector and the respective user interface object, and determines an intensity of the contact. The device detects second movement of the contact and in response to detecting the second movement of the contact: when the contact meets respective intensity criteria, the device moves the focus selector and the user interface object; and when the contact does not meet the respective intensity criteria, the device moves the focus selector without moving the user interface object. | 03-05-2015 |
20150074576 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present disclosure discloses an information processing method for enhancing a display effect of an electronic device. The method includes: displaying a first part of the display interface in a display area, the first part of the display interface including a first part of the background image and P icons and Q folders located on the first part of the background image; obtaining a first manipulation operation on a first folder of the Q folders, a first sub-area of the display interface containing the first folder occupying a first display area of the display area on the display unit; executing a zoom-in instruction according to a predetermined scale in response to the first manipulation operation; displaying the first sub-area in a second display area of the display area, when the zoom-in instruction executed is ended, wherein the second display area is larger than the first display area, and a display effect of the first sub-area being located on the second display area is a zoom-in effect of the first sub-area being located on the first display area. The present disclosure further discloses another information processing method and corresponding electronic devices. | 03-12-2015 |
20150074577 | FOOD PRODUCT SCALE - A scale includes a weigh station for receiving items to be weighed, an operator interface configured to display information associated with scale operations and a controller operably coupled to the operator interface to effect display of information. The operator interface may be in the form of a touch-screen display that is used to facilitate ease of use and scale adjustment. | 03-12-2015 |
20150082217 | GESTURE-BASED SELECTION AND MANIPULATION METHOD - A method for selecting multiple content items in a list of content items is presented. In an embodiment, the method first displays a list of content items along the first direction on a display of the computing device. Then, the method detects a first portion of gesture for selecting a first content item in the list of content items. While the first content item is selected, the method detects a trigger for a second portion of the gesture, and then selects at least one second content item based on the second portion of the gesture. The trigger for the second portion of the gesture is a scroll gesture, and while the first content item is selected the scrolling of the list is disabled. A method for manipulating multiple content items in a list of content items is also presented. | 03-19-2015 |
20150089420 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executes a process includes, detecting flick operation in a text area where an input character string is displayed, determining a direction of the detected flick operation, selecting, when the flick operation is performed in a predetermined direction, characters the number of which is according to a length of the flick operation from the character string located at a starting position of the flick operation, storing the selected characters in a finger recording buffer, obtaining, when the flick operation is performed in a direction reverse to the predetermined direction, the number of characters according to the length of the flick operation from the finger recording buffer, and outputting the obtained characters to the starting position of the flick operation in the text area. | 03-26-2015 |
20150089421 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A smart phone ( | 03-26-2015 |
20150095824 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE ACCORDING TO SIZE OF TEMPLATE EDIT FRAME - A method and apparatus for providing a user interface according to a size of a template edit frame are provided. The method includes: selecting a template based on a user interface; detecting a subject from an image to fit the selected template to the subject; determining a size of an edit frame of the fitted template based on whether at least a portion of the fitted template strays from a display area; and displaying the fitted template and an edit frame having a size that is determined not to stray from the display area. | 04-02-2015 |
20150095825 | PERSON IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - A multiplicity of person images are classified into groups person by person. Representative thumbnail person images, which are representative of persons represented by person images included in respective ones of person image groups, are decided. The representative thumbnail person images decided are displayed on the display screen of an electronic album generating apparatus. A representative thumbnail person image, which represents a person desired to be pasted in a desired frame of the electronic album, is selected from among the representative thumbnail person images displayed. If a list-display command is applied to the electronic album generating apparatus, person images of the person represented by the selected representative thumbnail person image are displayed in the form of a list. The user can select a person image to be pasted in the electronic album from among the person images displayed in the list. | 04-02-2015 |
20150095826 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - This specification relates to a control apparatus for a mobile terminal, capable of checking information through first and/or second sub display(s) in an easy, convenient manner, and a control method thereof. The control apparatus includes a main display that is located on a front surface of the mobile terminal, a first sub display that extends from the main display and is located on the left of the mobile terminal, a second sub display that extends from the main display and is located on the right of the mobile terminal, a communication unit that is configured to receive event information, and a controller that is configured to generate indication information indicating that the event information has been received, and output the indication information on the first or second sub display while the mobile terminal is gripped by a user. | 04-02-2015 |
20150106757 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR EXECUTING APPLICATION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An electronic apparatus for and a method of executing an application in an electronic apparatus having a first operation mode in which a desktop application is operated, and a second operation mode in which a windows store application is operated are provided. The electronic apparatus and method include a storage unit configured to store a plurality of applications, a management unit configured to manage a list for a windows store application to be displayed in response to entering a first operation mode among the plurality of applications stored in the storage unit, a user interface unit configured to display an icon corresponding to the windows store application included in the list in response to entering the first operation mode, and receive selection for the displayed icon, and a controller configured to operate the windows store application corresponding to the selected icon. | 04-16-2015 |
20150121271 | METHOD OF MANAGING ICONS ON A SCREEN - A method of managing icons is used on a screen of an electronic device which displays a first icon and a second icon. While dragging the first icon, the first and second icons are displayed on a first region of the screen and a group symbol is displayed on a second region of the screen. The first icon is dragged onto the group symbol and then released for creating a new group which contains the first icon. A group icon associated with the new group is then displayed on the second region of the screen. | 04-30-2015 |
20150135110 | UTILIZING OBJECT CLONING TO ENABLE NESTED DRAG AND DROP - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for nested object drag and drop enablement utilizing object cloning. In an embodiment of the invention, a method of nested object drag and drop enablement utilizing object cloning includes the detection of a drag event in a GUI of an application and the identification of an object in the GUI associated with the drag event. The method also includes the retrieval in memory of one or more clones of other objects in the GUI that are nested in the identified object and the generation of an avatar for the identified object and the one or more clones. Finally, the method includes the movement in a display of the avatar from a source location of the drag event to a target location of a drop event detected in the GUI of the application. | 05-14-2015 |
20150135111 | UTILIZING OBJECT CLONING TO ENABLE NESTED DRAG AND DROP - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for nested object drag and drop enablement utilizing object cloning. In an embodiment of the invention, a method of nested object drag and drop enablement utilizing object cloning includes the detection of a drag event in a GUI of an application and the identification of an object in the GUI associated with the drag event. The method also includes the retrieval in memory of one or more clones of other objects in the GUI that are nested in the identified object and the generation of an avatar for the identified object and the one or more clones. Finally, the method includes the movement in a display of the avatar from a source location of the drag event to a target location of a drop event detected in the GUI of the application. | 05-14-2015 |
20150149943 | VIRTUAL ROOM FORM MAKER - A method consistent with certain implementation involves presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) to a user on a display, where the GUI presents a visual representation of a room that is adapted to be adjusted in size and shape by user manipulation of a controller; the GUI has a drop and drag menu adapted to selection of an object from a plurality of objects for placement at any selected position within the room; at least one of the objects comprising a loudspeaker; and where the GUI provides for input of data characterizing the loudspeaker. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 05-28-2015 |
20150293660 | Method And Device For Managing Information - The disclosure provides a device and a method for managing information displayed on a touch screen display. The method comprises: displaying a list including a plurality of items on the first interface on the touch screen display; detecting a first touch applied to a first area of a first item of the plurality of items displayed on the touch screen display; entering into an item-information-hold state based on the first touch, which comprises: inserting item information of the first item into a second interface; and overlapping the second interface onto the first interface; detecting a second touch applied to the touch screen display during a period of the item-information-hold state; and operating the first interface based on the second touch. | 10-15-2015 |
20150301732 | SELECTION AND DISPLAY OF BIOMARKER EXPRESSIONS - Embodiments provide a user interface including an image panel for displaying a field of view corresponding to an image, or a portion of an image, of a biological specimen, and a biomarker panel for displaying thumbnail images for simultaneously viewing different aspects of a region within the field of view. Upon selection or update of the selected region of the field of view, the thumbnail images may be accordingly updated automatically to display the newly selected region. The image panel may include an interest region selection component for delineating a region within the field of view. The interest region selection component may be overlaid over a portion of the field of view displayed in the image panel, and may be used by a user to select or update the region within the field of view displayed in the biomarker panel. Images of interest may be saved to an electronic record. | 10-22-2015 |
20150317052 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS TO DESCRIBE VERTICAL SEQUENCES OF ROCKS USING GESTURES - The disclosure relates to the fields of geology and geotechnics, and to a system for description of vertical sequences of rocks in cores and outcrops. The system and process provide a way to describe vertical sequences of rocks in digital media through gestures on a device equipped with a touchscreen. The process allows inserting data simply and quickly and uses a geological feature vocabulary and a library of standardized icons, an aspect that eliminates the heterogeneity of the data obtained in diverse descriptions and allows analyzing the captured data automatically by computer. The benefits include, but are not limited to: elimination of vocabulary heterogeneity and description formats of vertical sequences of rocks; generation of customized reports; data export to files with standardized formats for data exchange among software applications; reduction of the time used in the description; reduction of the time used to generate technical reports. | 11-05-2015 |
20150324081 | METHOD FOR SHOWING PAGE FLIP EFFECT OF TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH PAGE FLIP FUNCTION - A method for showing page flip effect of touch panel comprises detecting a two-point touch event generated at the touch panel for defining a first touch position and a second touch position. The touch panel is determined into a first active area comprising the second touch position and a second active area comprising the first touch position according to the first touch position and the second touch position. When the first touch position continuously locates at the touch panel, the second touch position disappears and the first touch event is generated at the first active area, a corresponding first page flip event is executed. When the second touch position continuously locates at the touch panel, the first touch position disappears and the second touch event is generated at the second active area, a corresponding second page flip event is executed. | 11-12-2015 |
20150324082 | IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - An image display control apparatus includes a display controller, a determination unit, and an execution unit. When an image displayed on a display having a display area and a touch panel disposed on the display area is specified through the touch panel, the display controller performs control to display menu screens individually representing predetermined plural menu items in such a manner that a free area is provided in part of a peripheral area adjacent to the image displayed in the display area. The determination unit determines that, when specification of the image through the touch panel is followed by movement of a specified position onto a desired menu screen, the menu item represented by the desired menu screen is specified, and determines that, when the specified position is moved to the free area, a drag operation is specified. The execution unit executes a process corresponding to a determination result. | 11-12-2015 |
20150331572 | METHOD FOR DESIGNATING A SUBSET OF A BASIC SET OF DATA RECORDS STORED IN A MEMORY UNIT AND FOR VISUALIZING AT LEAST A PART OF THE DESIGNATED SUBSET ON A DISPLAY UNIT - A method for designating a subset of a basic set of data records stored in a memory unit and for visualizing at least a part of the designated subset on a display unit. To designate the subset on the display unit, at least two graphically delimited display regions are formed. Objects representing data records from the basic set are displayed in a first display region and the subset of objects designated or to be designated is assigned to a second display region. A subset is designated by highlighting at least one object in the first display region, moving the highlighted at least one object into the second display region and cancelling the highlighting. This allows a highly intuitive designation of a subset of datasets from a basic set. The designation method can be used particularly for generating playback lists of MP3 files. | 11-19-2015 |
20150346942 | Drag & Drop for Defining Hierarchy - An intuitive graphical interface on a computer allows a user to quickly and easily create and edit plant hierarchy templates, and/or plant hierarchies, without having to leave the graphical editing environment. Hierarchies may represent complex data structures, and the graphical interfaces allow editing and manipulation of their graphical forms while creating or maintaining such complex structures. | 12-03-2015 |
20150346950 | Geometrical and Ontological Filtering Using Spatial Boundary of 3D Objects - Methods and apparatus are provided that improve graphical software applications, by filtering the data for display according to techniques for defining and manipulating visual indicia. Data may be filtered according to multiple filters that are combined in a number of ways to form the set of data for display. Data may be filtered ontologically and geometrically according to their relationships with other data. Visual indicia that represent filters may be drag-and-dropped between input areas to facilitate ease of use. Data selected according to a filter may be displayed at the same time as non-selected data by applying visually distinctive characteristics to the selected data. A virtual environment may be shown simultaneously on several different video displays at a single workstation. | 12-03-2015 |
20150346965 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING OBJECTS IN CONFIGURABLE WINDOW GROUPS - A method of displaying objects of an application executes the application on a computer system. The application is configured to generate a plurality of application windows, and at least one of those application windows has indicia representing an object of something being developed by the application. The method then displays first and second application windows in a first window group on one or more monitors, and drags the second application window into a second window group to produce a given layout across the first and second window groups. In this case, the first application window remains in the first window group. The two application windows preferably are produced by a single instance of the application. | 12-03-2015 |
20150350589 | A MEMORY CARD AND A METHOD FOR ALLOWING ACCESS TO DIGITAL FILES STORED ON THE MEMORY CARD - There is provided a memory card capable of allowing a plurality of wireless communication devices to access digital files stored on the memory card. The memory card is configured to be electrically connected when inserted in a digital camera which has an inbuilt processor incapable of independently exporting digital files externally of the digital camera. There is also provided a method for allowing access to digital files on a memory card. | 12-03-2015 |
20150355809 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes: an operation section; and a control section adapted to cause, when dragging is carried out through the operation section, a cursor interconnecting a start point and an end point of the dragging to be displayed on a display section in response to the dragging and execute, where a direction from one end portion of the cursor which is a start point side of the dragging to the other end portion of the cursor which is an end point side of the dragging is determined as a direction of the cursor, a process corresponding to the direction of the cursor for information displayed on the display section; the control section changing the information to be displayed on the display section when the other end portion of the cursor enters a predetermined region set on the screen by the dragging. | 12-10-2015 |
20150363063 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DELIVERING CONTENT BETWEEN APPLICATIONS - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method of delivering content between applications. Content which is to be delivered from a source application to a target application may be extracted according to a user input signal, a content type describing object and a content extraction scheme corresponding to a content type. For example, the source application may be a web application including information received through a network, and the target application may be a local application which is executed using information stored in the apparatus, and vice versa. | 12-17-2015 |
20150363064 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and methods are disclosed. The electronic device comprises a plurality of touch panels on a plurality of display screens respectively including a first touch panel on a first display screen and a second touch panel on the second display screen. If a predefined area on the first touch panel is moved from a first location to a second location in a direction toward the second touch panel, a notification is displayed in an area between the first location and the second location on the first display screen. | 12-17-2015 |
20150370418 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - Problem: A display device and an image display system are provided which can easily identify different kinds of windows. Solution: A list X of simplified images M is based on data containing associated information of multiple attributes as metadata. A display is provided to display the list X in a matrix in which the simplified images M are located for respective pieces of associated information of one attribute in a row direction while the simplified images M are located for respective pieces of associated information of another attribute in a column direction. The display has a first sub window SW | 12-24-2015 |
20150370440 | MANAGING EVENT ON CALENDAR WITH TIMELINE - Management of an event on a calendar with a timeline is provided. An application such as a calendar application displays an initial context menu that includes a create control on the calendar, in response to an initial selection action of the event displayed on the calendar. The event is presented on the timeline, in response to an activation of the create control. A new context menu, that includes a delete control, is displayed on the timeline, in response to a new selection action of the event displayed on the timeline. The event is removed from the timeline, in response to an activation of the delete control. | 12-24-2015 |
20150370472 | 3-D MOTION CONTROL FOR DOCUMENT DISCOVERY AND RETRIEVAL - A processing method includes, associating each of a plurality of hand gestures that are detectable with a three-dimensional sensor with a respective one of a plurality of item processing tasks in memory. A plurality of graphic objects is displayed on a touch-sensitive display device, each graphic object being associated with a respective item. With the three-dimensional sensor, a hand gesture is detected. The respective one of the item processing tasks that is associated with the detected hand gesture is identified and the identified one of the item processing tasks is implemented on the displayed graphic objects, comprising causing at least a subset of the displayed graphic objects to respond on the display device based on attributes of the respective items. Item processing tasks may also be implemented through predefined touch gestures. | 12-24-2015 |
20150370477 | TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A method for operating a terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: displaying a text tool window; receiving an inputted character sequence and displaying all of the received character sequences on the displayed text tool window; receiving an input for deleting characters for deleting a portion of the character sequences from among all of the displayed character sequences; receiving an input for recovering characters for recovering the deleted portion of the character sequences; and recovering and displaying the deleted portion of the character sequences according to the received input for recovering characters. | 12-24-2015 |
20150378581 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING THE SHARING OF INFORMATION BETWEEN APPLICATIONS ON A COMPUTING DEVICE - A method and system for enabling the sharing of information between a first application and a second application on a computing device are described herein. The method includes the steps of receiving a global search request through the first application and—in response to the reception of the global search request—prompting for a search term from a user. The method further includes the steps of receiving the search term and—based on the received search term—automatically presenting one or more corresponding candidate elements associated with the second application for selection by the user. In addition, the method includes the steps of receiving the selection of at least one of the candidate elements and linking the selected candidate element with the first application such that a user may access the selected candidate element from the first application. | 12-31-2015 |
20160004416 | MOBILE TERMINAL FOR CONTROLLING ICONS DISPLAYED ON TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method and a mobile terminal for controlling the icons of the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes displaying at least one icon on a widget screen corresponding with a function for changing the size of the icon displayed on a touch screen; receiving a selection of an icon to which the function is to be applied; activating an attribute of the selected icon; and adjusting, if a side of the selected icon is dragged on the widget screen, a size of the selected icon according to a direction of the drag. | 01-07-2016 |
20160004432 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Switching Between User Interfaces - An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface and a display. The device displays, on the display, a first user interface. The device detects a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface. The gesture includes movement of a contact in a respective direction on the touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the gesture: in accordance with a determination that the movement of the contact is entirely on a first portion of the touch-sensitive surface, the device performs an operation in the first user interface that corresponds to the gesture; and in accordance with a determination that the movement of the contact is entirely on a second portion of the touch-sensitive surface, the device replaces display of the first user interface with display of a second user interface different from the first user interface. | 01-07-2016 |
20160011735 | DYNAMIC ACTION SELECTION FOR TOUCH SCREENS | 01-14-2016 |
20160011751 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTO-CONFIGURATION OF DEVICES IN BUILDING INFORMATION MODEL | 01-14-2016 |
20160018965 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by a user's reading history for the e-book content can be outputted through the progress bar. The present invention includes a display unit configured to display an e-book content and a controller, if a preset user input is received while a prescribed page of the e-book content is displayed, controlling a progress bar indicating a position of the prescribed page in a total amount of the e-book content to be outputted, the controller controlling a user's reading history for the e-book content to be outputted through the progress bar. | 01-21-2016 |
20160034127 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING USER INTERFACE THEREOF - A method for displaying a user interface (UI) in an electronic device having a touch screen is provided. The method receiving an input for executing the UI of a first user function. The method further includes, in response to the input, displaying the UI having an object associated with the first user function and first items associated with the first user function and arranged in a radial pattern around the object, and when an item is selected from the first items and is dragged to the object, executing the first user function in connection with the particular item. | 02-04-2016 |
20160034128 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - The display apparatus having a touch-panel includes: a display screen capable of displaying information in accordance with the touch-operation, a first display region, a second display region, and a display controller. The first display region is displayed on the display screen, and displays the information in accordance with touch-information acquired by an OS. The second display region is displayed on the display screen along with the first display region, and displays the information in accordance with the touch-information acquired by a predetermined application without via the OS. The display controller performs a display of the first display region and a display of the second display region, on the display screen in accordance with the touch-operation. The display controller moves the first display region in accordance with the touch-information acquired by the OS when the first display region on the display screen is moved by dragging over the second display region. | 02-04-2016 |
20160034130 | Method and Apparatus for Moving Icon, and Electronic Device - A method and an apparatus for moving an icon and an electronic device, and are related to the field of terminal technologies, where the method includes acquiring an icon position of a selected icon on a display interface, when the icon position is in a predetermined area, determining, according to the icon position, a navigation point matching the icon position, where the predetermined area includes n navigation points, each navigation point is corresponding to one page, and n≧2, and moving the icon to a page that is corresponding to the navigation point matching the icon position. According to the present disclosure, a problem, in the method for moving an icon involved in the background, that an operation is relatively complex and operating efficiency is relatively low when cross-page moving is performed on an icon is solved. | 02-04-2016 |
20160034177 | DETECTING AND INTERPRETING REAL-WORLD AND SECURITY GESTURES ON TOUCH AND HOVER SENSITIVE DEVICES - “Real-world” gestures such as hand or finger movements/orientations that are generally recognized to mean certain things (e.g., an “OK” hand signal generally indicates an affirmative response) can be interpreted by a touch or hover sensitive device to more efficiently and accurately effect intended operations. These gestures can include, but are not limited to, “OK gestures,” “grasp everything gestures,” “stamp of approval gestures,” “circle select gestures,” “X to delete gestures,” “knock to inquire gestures,” “hitchhiker directional gestures,” and “shape gestures.” In addition, gestures can be used to provide identification and allow or deny access to applications, files, and the like. | 02-04-2016 |
20160034325 | MOVE OF OBJECT BETWEEN PAGES OF EDITABLE DOCUMENT - Embodiments relate to moving an object between pages of an editable document. An aspect includes determining that the object in an edit page of the editable document has been dragged to a target page thumbnail of the editable document. Another aspect include zooming in the target page thumbnail. Yet another aspect includes moving the object in the zoomed-in target page thumbnail. | 02-04-2016 |
20160041719 | DISPLAY AND MANAGEMENT OF APPLICATION ICONS - Application icon management includes displaying a first set of one or more application icons in a desktop display area; receiving a command; in the event that a second set of one or more application icons in an icon display area is displayed and the command corresponds to a hide command, hiding the icon display area such that the second set of one or more application icons is not displayed; and in the event that the second set of one or more application icons in the icon display area is not displayed and the command corresponds to a display command, displaying the second set of one or more application icons in the icon display area. | 02-11-2016 |
20160048285 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DRAG AND DROP - An apparatus and a method for processing a drag and drop are provided. The apparatus includes a touch screen configured to display a portion of content including an object and a control module configured to identify the object as a draggable object, determine whether a predetermined touch input associated with the identified object is detected, detect whether an intended drop area associated with the identified object exists in a remaining portion of content when the predetermined touch input is detected, and display a drop area indicator corresponding to the intended drop area on the touch screen. | 02-18-2016 |
20160054879 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OPERATING USER INTERFACES - A portable electronic device includes a display unit, a touch sensing module and a processing unit. The display unit displays a user interface. The user interface includes a plurality of display objects. The display objects respectively include a first display surface and a second display surface. The first display surface generally faces toward the user. The touch sensing module senses a drag event corresponding to a touch object. The processing unit generates the user interface, and changes the distribution of the display objects by switching the first display surface to the second display surface by a rotated effect according to a drag direction of the drag event. | 02-25-2016 |
20160062586 | OVERLAP-FREE POSITIONING OF GRAPHICAL OBJECTS, IN PARTICULAR FOR KNOWLEDGE QUANTIFICATION - The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method for processing drag-and-drop gestures on a user interface, the method comprising the steps of displaying a plurality of graphical objects (M | 03-03-2016 |
20160062587 | DYNAMIC BOXING OF GRAPHICAL OBJECTS, IN PARTICULAR FOR KNOWLEDGE QUANTIFICATION - The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method for processing drag-and-drop gestures on a user interface, the method comprising the steps of displaying a plurality of graphical objects (M | 03-03-2016 |
20160062588 | SLIDE TO APPLY - According to various exemplary embodiments, user input of a single continuous gesture from a touch-sensitive surface of a first device to a touch-sensitive surface of a second device is detected. It is determined that the gesture corresponds to a drag-and-drop operation performed on an icon displayed on the touch-sensitive surface of the first device, the icon representing user profile information. Moreover, it is determined that the gesture terminates proximate to a job position user interface element in a job recruitment user interface window displayed on the touch-sensitive surface of the second device. Thereafter, the user profile information of the user is transferred from the first device to the second device. | 03-03-2016 |
20160070430 | Systems and Methods for Providing Drag and Drop Analytics in a Dynamic Data Visualization Interface - A method executes at an electronic device with a display, concurrently displaying a chart that displays visual marks representing a set of data and a plurality of analytic icons. The method detects a first portion of an input on a first analytic icon, and in response displays one or more option icons that correspond to options for performing a first analytical operation that corresponds to the first analytic icon. The method also detects a second portion of the input on the first analytic icon and in response moves the first analytic icon over a respective option icon such that the first analytic icon is over the respective option icon immediately prior to ceasing to detect the input. In addition, the method adds one or more graphics to the chart that correspond to the first analytical operation and a respective option that corresponds to the respective option icon. | 03-10-2016 |
20160077681 | LOGICAL ZOOMING OF A DIRECTED GRAPH - A method for displaying a relational diagram on a screen where at least one view of the relational diagram is larger than an available viewing area provided by the screen. The method comprises steps of detecting a predetermined action performed on a first element of the relational diagram, determining one or more relevant elements associated with the first element, and modifying a view of the relational diagram to display the first element and the one or more relevant elements on the screen. | 03-17-2016 |
20160077717 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREFOR - A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes displaying, via a display unit of the mobile terminal, a screen including text; receiving, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a first command copying at least a portion of the text displayed on the screen; receiving, via the controller, a second command for dividing the portion of the text into a plurality of blocks; storing, via a memory associated with the mobile terminal, at least first and second blocks included in the divided blocks based on at least one of a position of the received second command and a direction of the received second command; and displaying the at least first and second blocks on the display unit. | 03-17-2016 |
20160085409 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION DISPLAY PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a moving operation detecting unit and a first display position changing unit. The moving operation detecting unit detects a moving operation for requesting to move a text display region displayed in a display. When the moving operation detecting unit has detected the moving operation, the first display position changing unit moves a display position of the text display region in the display according to the moving operation in a state where a cursor position in the display is maintained. | 03-24-2016 |
20160085425 | ONLINE LOGO TOOL - An online tool allows a user, such as an online merchant, to access a page of a service provider, select a format, customize funding sources and designs, and copy and paste the code to the merchant page to quickly and easily create a customized funding source graphic. | 03-24-2016 |
20160098165 | Geometric Assembly - A drawing system has a computerized appliance having a processor coupled to a data repository, software (SW) executing on the processor, the software providing tools to enable a user to join objects in a display, creating an assembled object, Upon the user selecting to drag a first object in the display in a first direction, the SW monitors geometric features of the first object and of a second object in the display positioned in the first direction, determines compatible join features of the first and second objects, and upon the first and second objects being moved within a preprogrammed threshold distance (TD) greater than zero in the display, provides a join operation, bringing the compatible join features of the first and the second object together, creating an assembled new object. | 04-07-2016 |
20160098166 | Method of Performing One or More Actions on an Electronic Device - User interface technologies of an electronic device, including a method of performing one or more actions on an electronic device, are presented. The method comprises selecting at least one item from one or more items displayed on a user interface of the electronic device. The at least one item is selected by touching the at least one item for a predetermined time. After selecting the at least one item, the at least one item is dragged towards one of one or more context based utilities on the user interface. Each of the one or more context based utilities corresponds to a preconfigured action. Then, the at least one item is dropped on the one of the one or more context based utilities to perform corresponding preconfigured action. | 04-07-2016 |
20160110049 | MULTIPLE CHILD WINDOWS IN DUAL DISPLAY COMMUNICATION DEVICES - The present disclosure is directed to methodologies and devices for handling maximizing and minimizing of hierarchically related windows. | 04-21-2016 |
20160110077 | SNAPPING OF OBJECT FEATURES VIA DRAGGING - Example systems and methods of performing a snapping operation in a graphical user interface are presented. In one example, a first user input indicating an initiation of a dragging operation in the graphical user interface is received, wherein the first user input indicates a first location. A source feature corresponding to a source object is determined based on the first location. Also received is a second user input during the dragging operation in the graphical user interface, in which the second user input indicates a current location. A current target feature corresponding to a current target object is determined based on the current location. The source feature corresponding to the source object is snapped to the current target feature corresponding to the current target object. | 04-21-2016 |
20160110091 | FAST AND NATURAL ONE-TOUCH DELETION IN IMAGE EDITING ON MOBILE DEVICES - A fast and natural one-touch deletion apparatus and method for simple image editing on touch screen enabled computer devices is presented. The apparatus detects finger (user) contact on an image object and segments the object, preferably highlighting the selection. The user can then slide the image object to a deletion partition, whereupon releasing their finger contact confirms the deletion, and the apparatus triggers a deletion process to remove the object from the image. | 04-21-2016 |
20160117072 | DRAG-AND-DROP ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Implementations provide an improved drag-and-drop operation on a mobile device. For example, a method includes identifying a drag area in a user interface of a first mobile application in response to a drag command, identifying an entity from a data store based on recognition performed on content in the drag area, receiving a drop location associated with a second mobile application, determining an action to perform in the second mobile application based on the drop location, and performing the action in the second mobile action using the entity. Another method may include receiving a selection of a smart copy control for a text input control in a first mobile application, receiving a selected area of a display generated by a second mobile application, identifying an entity in the selected area, automatically navigating back to the text input control, and pasting a description of the entity in the text input control. | 04-28-2016 |
20160117073 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING INTERRUPT IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for controlling an interrupt in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes executing an application based on user's control, determining whether an event occurs during the application execution, displaying information representing the event occurrence on a screen while continuing the application execution, and determining whether to interrupt the application by the event based on user's control. | 04-28-2016 |
20160124595 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING TAB WINDOW INDICATING APPLICATION GROUP INCLUDING HETEROGENEOUS APPLICATIONS - A method and a device for managing a tab window indicating a group including heterogeneous applications are provided. The method includes outputting a display window comprising at least one or more objects for executing one or more applications on a terminal window, receiving a user input that selects the at least one or more objects and moves the selected at least one or more objects to a region excluding the display window, generating an application group comprising at least one or more applications corresponding to the selected at least one or more objects according to the received user input, and outputting a tab window indicating the generated application group to the terminal window. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124621 | COMPUTER-BASED APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ON DATA - A computer-based apparatus, including: a memory element storing computer-readable instructions and at least one first data file; and a processor configured to execute the instructions to: display a second data file included in the at least one first data file, data fields for the second data file, and icons identifying operations applicable to first data in the second data file; accept a first input selecting a data field from the data fields for the second data file; accept a second input selecting an icon from the icons; associate the icon with the data field; generate a flowchart including the icon; display the flowchart on the GUI; generate second data by performing the operation for the icon on the first data; and replace the first data with the second data, or store the second data in a third data file included in the at least one first data file. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124632 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - The smartphone ( | 05-05-2016 |
20160132074 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed is a mobile terminal using a display unit and a control method thereof. The mobile terminal includes a controller which displays first screen information corresponding to a first application on a first display region disposed on an inner surface when the mobile terminal is open, and converts the first screen information into second screen information when a folding event is generated. Further, the controller converts the first screen information or the second screen information into third screen information which is different from the second screen information when an angle between first and second regions of the first display region corresponding to the folding event is less than a reference value. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132188 | PROCESSING METHOD OF SCREEN-DISPLAYED WINDOW AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A processing method of screen-displayed windows and a mobile terminal includes: receiving a dragging instruction in regard to a frame of the screen; responding to the dragging instruction and deciding an initial position of the frame before dragging and a final position of the frame after dragging on the screen; when the initial position of the frame is close to or overlaps the outer frame of the screen and the distance between the final position of the frame and the outer frame of the screen is greater than a threshold value, a second display window is added on the screen. | 05-12-2016 |
20160139748 | MOBILE TERMINAL, MEMORY, AND FOLDER CONTROL METHOD - A mobile terminal includes a display unit on which a tiled object corresponding to a function is displayed and a touch panel located on the display unit. The mobile terminal further includes at least one processor. The at least one processor displays, when a plurality of tiled objects are stored in a folder, display the folder on the display unit. The at least one processor displays an image representing a tiled object stored in the folder on the display unit in association with the folder. The at least one processor performs, when a touch operation is performed on the folder, a function corresponding to the tiled object represented by the image displayed on the display unit. | 05-19-2016 |
20160139760 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure discloses an information processing method which includes: detecting a first drag and touch operation performed by a first operation body for moving a first object displayed in a first position on the touch display unit; acquiring a first end position of the first drag and touch operation on the touch display unit, the first end position is a position where the first operation body loses contact with the touch display unit during the first drag and touch operation; and maintaining the first object to be in a selected state in the first end position for a preset duration, and displaying the first object in the first end position. | 05-19-2016 |
20160139761 | AUTOMATIC TARGET BOX IN METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EDITING CONTENT-RICH LAYOUTS IN MEDIA-BASED PROJECTS - Methods and systems for editing media rich photo projects are disclosed. In one embodiment, the present invention uses drag and drop features to add a photo to a spread, to remove a photo from the spread, and/or to create a new spread. In another embodiment, drop areas are utilized to facilitate addition and removal of photos at an editor. In another embodiment, drop targets are determined by an animated highlight of a drop target, a time delay allowing a user to wait until a drop target is auto-selected by the pre-set rules of the editor, and pre-set rules of a drop target as determined by the location of a drop. Furthermore, drop targets are determined by location coordinates of a photo over the spread before being dropped, proximity of a dragged photo with a photo slot, or a pre-calculated photo slot based on pre-set rules. | 05-19-2016 |
20160139799 | TOGGLE GESTURE DURING DRAG GESTURE - Methods and systems for providing input to a computing device based on a toggle gesture performed during a drag gesture are provided. A drag gesture can be performed on a touch screen to manipulate a user interface object. For example, the drag gesture can move the user interface object or resize the user interface object. Such manipulation commands may have alternate modes or options. For example, a user may want to place a copy of the user interface object rather than simply moving it. Accordingly, a toggle gesture can be performed during the drag gesture to choose an alternate manipulation command. For example, a drag gesture can be performed to move an object, and a toggle gesture can be performed during the drag gesture to copy the object instead of moving it. | 05-19-2016 |
20160147405 | PRESS AND DROP TEXT INPUT - The present disclosure provides a method and a device for editing a text in an electronic device ( | 05-26-2016 |
20160147419 | GRAPHICAL INTERFACE DATA FRAGMENT OPERATIONS FOR DATA VISUALIZATION - Techniques are described for providing visualizations of data with options for a user to manipulate the data visualizations. These data visualization options may provide flexible and rapid comparison of different fragments of data. In one example, a method includes outputting a display of a data visualization in a graphical user interface. The method further includes receiving a first user input selecting a first fragment of the data visualization to freeze. The method further includes receiving a second user input selecting a second fragment of the data visualization to reposition to a new position relative to the frozen fragment of the data visualization. The method further includes outputting a revised display of the data visualization in the graphical user interface that displays the repositioned fragment of the data visualization in the new position relative to the frozen fragment of the data visualization. | 05-26-2016 |
20160154559 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | 06-02-2016 |
20160162145 | ENHANCED PILOT DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to generate navigational imagery to help users pilot and/or otherwise operate mobile structures. A pilot display system includes one or more logic devices configured to communicate with various sensors, such as a ranging sensor and a speed, position, and/or orientation sensor (SPOS) mounted to a mobile structure, and one or more user interfaces, which may include one or more displays. At least one user interface is in proximity to a mobile structure and/or a user of a mobile structure and is configured to receive user input and provide user feedback with respect to a mobile structure. The logic devices are configured to render a reference icon on a display substantially statically relative to the display, to receive user selection of a target icon, and to render a target dialog substantially statically relative to the selected target icon. | 06-09-2016 |
20160170600 | USER INTERFACE APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTENT OPERATION METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM | 06-16-2016 |
20160188150 | INTUITIVE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR A CLOUD-BASED NATURAL LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDING ENGINE - A graphical user interface of a web-based toolkit application for a cloud-based NLU engine is a drag-and-drop toolkit application for building NLU contextual recognition models. Using the graphical user interface, users who do not have expertise in NLU and text interpretation can focus on building customized NLU contextual recognition models to enable human (end-user) interaction with electronics and software applications without requiring expert programming skills or prior in-depth knowledge of NLU. The NLU models provide an intelligent, natural conversational speech and/or text interface for end-users of electronic devices and software applications. | 06-30-2016 |
20160188179 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND APPLICATION ICON MOVING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and an application icon moving method thereof are provided. When a predetermined application icon is selected from a menu screen including a plurality of application icons and moved to a control region, a default home screen or the whole home screen stored in a memory may be selectively displayed according to a moved position of the corresponding icon, and also an icon-insertable position may be visually guided on the displayed home screen. This may allow a user to execute the movement of the application icon in an easy, convenient manner. | 06-30-2016 |
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20160378288 | MOVING AN OBJECT DISPLAYED ON A DISPLAY SCREEN - A method, system, and/or computer program product moves a movable object displayed on a display screen using an electronic device. The method comprises the electronic device displaying a first frame around a first area on a display screen, and displaying a second frame around a second area on the display screen. The second frame displayed is larger than the first frame, and adjusts in size until it intersects a movable object. Once the second frame intersects the movable object, a half line is displayed from the first frame to the movable object, and in response to receiving a movement signal, a display of the movable object is then displayed in the first area. | 12-29-2016 |
20160378311 | METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING STATE CHANGE EFFECT BASED ON ATTRIBUTE OF OBJECT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A device for outputting a state change effect based on an attribute of an object in an electronic device and a method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a touch screen display, a processor electrically connected to the touch screen display, and a memory electrically connected to the processor. The memory may store instructions enabling the processor to display a lock screen including a first object and a second object on the touch screen display, to receive a touch or a gesture input related to the first object or the second object through the touch screen display, to display a first visual effect on the screen when the processor receives an input related to the first object, and to display a second visual effect on the screen when the processor receives an input related to the second object, when the instructions are executed. | 12-29-2016 |
20160378313 | MOVING AN OBJECT DISPLAYED ON A DISPLAY SCREEN - A method, system, and/or computer program product moves a movable object displayed on a display screen using an electronic device. The method comprises the electronic device displaying a first frame around a first area on a display screen, and displaying a second frame around a second area on the display screen. The second frame displayed is larger than the first frame, and adjusts in size until it intersects a movable object. Once the second frame intersects the movable object, a half line is displayed from the first frame to the movable object, and in response to receiving a movement signal, a display of the movable object is then displayed in the first area. | 12-29-2016 |
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20220137763 | SMALL-SCREEN WINDOW DISPLAY METHOD, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A small-screen window display method includes: in response to dragging of a designated area of a small-screen window displaying an application interface on the terminal, acquiring a drag event; based on the drag event, determining a drag position corresponding to a time when the small-screen window is dragged to stop; based on the drag position, controlling the small-screen window to perform a function corresponding to a drag stop position. The drag event received by the application interface can be directly obtained, and the small-screen window can be controlled to perform different functions corresponding to different drag stop positions, thereby improving the operability of the small-screen window and the convenience of operation. | 05-05-2022 |
20220137792 | INTERFACE DISPLAY METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An interface display method includes: receiving a first input performed by a user for a first icon, where the first icon is an icon whose display size is smaller than a fixed size in at least two icons on a first interface; displaying the first icon in the fixed size in response to the first input; receiving a second input performed by the user for the first icon; and in response to the second input, displaying an interface of a first application program indicated by the first icon. | 05-05-2022 |