Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
715801000 | Contained object scale change | 23 |
20080320414 | EDGE ANTI-ALIASING - Methods and apparatuses for efficient edge anti-aliasing. | 12-25-2008 |
20090094550 | ZOOMING METHOD OF DISPLAY IMAGE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A zooming method of a display image of an electronic device for zooming in a designated area of a portable electronic device. The zooming method includes the following steps setting a hot key combination, and loading a trigger event of the hot key into a Windows operating system as a monitor event; detecting the trigger event of an input device; if the Windows operating system detects the trigger event of the hot key, the Windows operating system executing a zooming process of the Windows operating system, so as to zoom in or zoom out the display image. Thus, a same set of hot key signals can be used to zoom in/out the designated area in different applications. | 04-09-2009 |
20090193356 | Systems and methods for providing a zoomable user interface - Systems and methods for providing a zoomable user interface are provided. Objects associated with content may be graphically presented to a user. The graphical presentation may be initially based on a first browsing mode of a plurality of browsing modes. A selection of a portion of the objects of the graphical presentation may be received. In addition, a second or successive browsing mode may be determined. The selected portion may then be mapped based on the second browsing mode. Subsequently, the selected portion may be graphically presented based on the second browsing mode to the user. | 07-30-2009 |
20090276727 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a moving unit configured to move a display position of an image displayed on a display screen; a setting unit configured to set a compressed image display area on the display screen; and a compression unit configured to, in a case where the display position of the image is moved by the moving unit, compress a part of the image extending off the display screen and a part of the image displayed in the compressed image display area so that these parts fit within the compressed image display area, and to display a compressed image in the compressed image display area on the display screen. | 11-05-2009 |
20100031188 | METHOD FOR ZOOMING IMAGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method for zooming images may include the following steps: a closed line is traced on a touch panel and a tracing direction of the closed line is determined. An area enclosed by the closed line is then determined. A zooming ratio is computed according to the area. The image is zoomed according to the tracing direction and the zooming ratio. An electronic device using the method is also described. | 02-04-2010 |
20100070916 | Template skimming preview - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that facilitates selection of a template for a document by a user. During operation, the system displays a graphical object associated with the template to the user and detects a position of a cursor over the graphical object. Next, in response to a cursor movement over the graphical object, the system displays a set of template previews for the template within the graphical object. | 03-18-2010 |
20100299629 | PROCESS FOR DISPLAYING A PORTION OF A HISTORY GRAPH SELECTED BY A USER - The invention relates to a process for displaying a portion of a history graph selected by a user with an interactive element belonging to a computer-supported user interface with a graphic display, where the graphic data pertaining to the history graph is stored in a data storage. In accordance with the invention, a portion of the history graph which is expanded or augmented relative to the portion selected by the user is established from the graphic data, such that the portion selected by the user is surrounded by and simultaneously lies at the center of the associated expanded portion of the history graph. The graphic data of the expanded portion of the history graph is provided to the user interface, and the portion selected by the user is displayed on the graphic user interface in the form of a display section of the associated expanded portion of the history graph. | 11-25-2010 |
20120124513 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING USER INTERFACE CAPABLE OF INTUITIVELY EDITING AND BROWSING FOLDER - Provided is a method and apparatus for displaying a user interface by displaying a first screen including at least one icon and a second screen including a first region obtained by reducing the size of the first screen 3-Dimensionally depending on an input of a user to edit or browse a folder, and a second region displaying folder content. | 05-17-2012 |
20120192107 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING LINK ENTITIES IN TOUCH SCREEN BASED WEB BROWSER ENVIRONMENT - A method and apparatus is provided for more easily selecting a desired one of a plurality of corresponding link entities displayed on a touch screen. The method includes verifying the number of link entities which exist within a touch region of a predetermined size around a touch point, and if the number of the link entities which exist within the touch region of the predetermined size is greater than or equal to a threshold value, displaying a window which enlarges and displays contents displayed on the touch region of the predetermined size by a certain magnification, and then waiting for touch and selection of one of the corresponding link entities enlarged and displayed on the window. | 07-26-2012 |
20120221970 | Digital Image Magnification For Internet Appliance - A magnifying tool that enlarges a selected region of displayed image surrounding a cursor in a graphical user interface (GUI), and superimposes the enlarged region directly over the selected region (and a portion of the adjacent non-selected region). The location of the cursor relative to the enlarged region is co-located with the location of the cursor relative to the selected region such that the locations are identical. | 08-30-2012 |
20120290973 | SYSTEM AND METHOD THAT FACILITATES COMPUTER DESKTOP USE VIA SCALING OF DISPLAYED OBJECTS - The techniques described herein provide user interface(s) for managing display objects on a display surface. The techniques define a central focus area where the display objects are displayed and behave as usual, and a periphery outside the focus area where the display objects are reduced in size based on their location, getting smaller as they near an edge of the display surface so that many more objects can remain visible. | 11-15-2012 |
20130167079 | SMART AND FLEXIBLE LAYOUT CONTEXT MANAGER - The present disclosure involves computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for intuitive widget ordering in a workspace. A computer-implemented method includes selecting a widget to add to a container widget, determining, using at least one computer, whether the selected widget has dimensional data, prefetching the selected widget, and retrieving content for the prefetched selected widget. | 06-27-2013 |
20130167080 | SMART AND FLEXIBLE LAYOUT CONTEXT MANAGER - The present disclosure involves computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for intuitive widget ordering in a workspace. A computer-implemented method includes resizing a container widget, loading the configuration of a layout grid associated with the resized container widget, determining a number of cells in a layout grid row, calculating, using at least one computer, a new cell dimension for each cell in the layout grid row, and rendering the layout grid based upon the calculated new cell dimension. | 06-27-2013 |
20130298077 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PLACING OBJECTS ON SCREEN ACCORDING TO POSITION ATTRIBUTES OF THE OBJECTS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A display control apparatus which is capable of accurately designating a reference point, which is to be a reference for scaling to a desired one, on a map screen without burdening a user. One or more objects, with which position information is associated, are displayed at positions based on the position information on a map image in a display area. At least one of the one or more objects displayed in the display area is specified as a reference object. When an instruction for enlarging a display range of the map image is received, a display range of the map image after scaling is controlled so that the reference object can be displayed within the display area even after scaling. | 11-07-2013 |
20150033183 | View Locking Multi-Monitor Screen Magnifier - A method of locking magnified screen views including the steps of magnifying a portion of a graphic user interface on a first monitor to establish a first magnified view having upper, lower, left and right boundaries, magnifying a portion of the graphic user interface on a second monitor to establish a second magnified view having upper, lower, left and right boundaries, whereby the graphic user interface of the first monitor is extended in the direction of the second monitor, responsive to an end-user selectable setting, restricting pointer indicia movement to an area defined by the boundaries of each view that are not between first and second monitor, and responsive to pointer indicia moving from first monitor towards second monitor displaying pointer indicia within second magnified view responsive to pointer indicia crossing the boundary of first magnified view in the direction of second monitor. | 01-29-2015 |
20150058801 | MULTI-TOUCH INSPECTION TOOL - One aspect of the invention is a system for providing a multi-touch inspection tool. The system includes a multi-touch display and processing circuitry configured to display an inspection tool for a chart on a user interface on the multi-touch display. The inspection tool includes a multiplier-scale control and a precision control. The processing circuitry is also configured to determine a base level of scaling to apply to the chart based on a current value of the multiplier-scale control and detect a touch-based input on the precision control for a precision adjustment of the chart. The precision adjustment is based on linear steps dynamically defined with respect to the base level of scaling. The chart is adjusted in response to the touch-based input on the precision control as a combination of the base level of scaling determined by the multiplier-scale control and the precision adjustment of the precision control. | 02-26-2015 |
20150143287 | RESIZING TECHNIQUE FOR DISPLAY CONTENT - Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for resizing content to be rendered to a display are described. In accordance with embodiments, content items such as text items and images are enlarged based on an original size associated therewith and a scale factor. The enlargement is carried out in a manner such that smaller content items are enlarged as the scale factor increases at a faster rate than a rate at which relatively larger content items are enlarged as the scale factor increases. In a further embodiment, the enlargement is performed in such a manner that the size of smaller content items after enlargement will never equal or exceed the size of relatively larger content items after enlargement. | 05-21-2015 |
20150143288 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCALING DIGITAL IMAGES - Methods, computer devices, and computer readable media containing instructions for executing such methods are provided for the modification of digital images having a plurality of visual elements. | 05-21-2015 |
20150331594 | CONTENT DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTENT DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM - A content display device detects a first operation on a displayed content and determine a display magnification ratio based on the operation quantity of the first operation, displays a display image of the content that has been subjected to a first image processing for enlargement or reducing by the display magnification ratio, and, displays a display image of the content that has been subjected to a second image processing when the display magnification ratio falls beyond a first threshold range. | 11-19-2015 |
20150355794 | COMPUTER USER INTERFACE INCLUDING LENS-BASED ENHANCEMENT OF GRAPH EDGES - In one embodiment, a movable area, referred to as a “lens,” on a graph display allows the user to preview the zoom level of the graph. When a node, line or other item in the graph is in the area of the lens, then the item can be shown at a different zoom level than rest of the graph. In particular embodiments, a heuristic algorithm can be used to dynamically determine the visual representation of a node when in the lens as unique from the depiction of the node when the node is outside of the lens. Operations can be made to the graph items within the lens such as adding, moving, deleting, or connecting items, etc. Other features are described. | 12-10-2015 |
20150363083 | User Interface and Method for Adapting Semantic Scaling of a Tile - A user interface and a method for adapting semantic scaling of a tile to a display unit of a user interface are provided. The method includes displaying a first tile including a first plurality of command buttons, detecting a user command to enlarge the display of the first tile and in response thereto, displaying an enlarged display of the first tile including a second plurality of command buttons. | 12-17-2015 |
20160048307 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS DYNAMIC LOCALIZATION OF A CLIENT DEVICE - Various techniques for dynamic localization of a client device are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a geographic location associated with a client device is determined, along with a localized language requirement associated with a geographic location. When content is received at the client device for presentation on a display, a set of definitions defining elements of a user interface are accessed. The definitions are used to resize elements to be displayed based on the content and the localized language requirement. Various additional embodiments access definitions and manage the dynamic localization in different ways. | 02-18-2016 |
20160132224 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR DOCUMENT MANIPULATION - An electronic device displays at least a portion of an electronic document with a predefined page layout at a first magnification level on a display; detects a first input indicating a first insertion point in the document, where the first insertion point is proximate to a first portion of text in the document; and in response to detecting the first input: selects a second magnification level different from the first magnification level, where the second magnification level is selected so as to display the first portion of text at a target text display size, and, while maintaining the predefined page layout of the document, displays, at the second magnification level, a portion of the document that includes the first portion of text. | 05-12-2016 |