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20080270941 | USER CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD IN COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A user content management method in a communication terminal is provided. A virtual wheel in which one or more content icons corresponding to one or more items of user content and generation times of the one or more items of user content in vicinity of the content icons are arranged in temporal order according to generation time. | 10-30-2008 |
20090007014 | Center locked lists - Described is a technology by which a user can quickly locate a data item such as media content. A user may choose a pivot (filtering) category, including an aggregated “all” category, and may enter additional filtering criteria to narrow search results. Representations (e.g., images) of data items for are displayed, including a representation of one data item at a fixed (e.g., centered) selection position. Scrolling among the items is accomplished by moving representations of the data items relative to the fixed selection position. Scrolling may be substantially horizontal or vertical, and the item representation in the selection position may be highlighted relative to other item representations, such as via its relative size, opacity and/or color. Metadata also may be displayed in association with the representation of the data item at the fixed selection position. | 01-01-2009 |
20090158214 | System, Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing Presentation of Content Items of a Media Collection - An apparatus for providing presentation of content items of a media collection may include a processing element. The processing element may be configured to provide for a rendering of a content item having at least a first attribute and a second attribute, enable a user to access other content items related to the content item by the first attribute using a first scrolling function oriented with respect to a first axis, and enable the user to access further content items related to the content item by the second attribute using a second scrolling function oriented with respect to a second axis. | 06-18-2009 |
20090300548 | Multi-Display Window with Scroll Ring Input - A graphical user interface for a portable diagnostic device includes a first window area in which a navigation bar is displayed, a second window area in which data list items are displayed and a wheel menu, selectively overlaying at least a portion of the first and second window areas, in which menu items are displayed. The data list items are selected in response to commands received from a first scroll ring input device, while the menu items are selected in response to commands received from a second scroll ring input device. | 12-03-2009 |
20090307631 | USER INTERFACE METHOD FOR MOBILE DEVICE AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A display device including a touch screen, and a corresponding user interface method including displaying a menu, including a plurality of menu elements, on the touch screen; detecting a first touch over one of the displayed menu elements, including detecting a corresponding first touch characteristic; and displaying, within the menu and in response to the first touch characteristic, a sub menu icon associated with the touched menu element. Also, a method including displaying a menu, including a plurality of menu elements, on the touch screen; detecting a first touch over one of the displayed menu elements, including detecting a corresponding first touch characteristic; and determining a user interface mode to be one of a shortcut create mode and a normal selection mode based on the first touch characteristic. | 12-10-2009 |
20100011322 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSED NAVIGATION WITHIN A USER INTERFACE - A sequence of cards is stored that graphically represents available options within an information system. In response to a single user action, the sequence of cards is successively displayed within a focus area of the user interface. In response to a subsequent user action, the successive display is discontinued to display a particular card representing a selected option. | 01-14-2010 |
20100058240 | Dynamic Control of List Navigation Based on List Item Properties - Navigating or scrolling through a list of items is enhanced by assigning a given item a non-null value for a friction property, and slowing the scrolling when the given item nears or enters the viewport, or pausing the scrolling when the given item enters the viewport. Scrolling at speed can be configured to be resumed when the user takes a particular action, or can be configured to resume after a designated elapsed time without user action. At least to the extent that scrolling through the list is accompanied by sequential items being at a cursor position within the viewport, the scrolling can slow down or pause when the given item is within a predetermined number of list items from the cursor position. | 03-04-2010 |
20100058241 | Display Processing Apparatus, Display Processing Method, and Computer Program Product - According to one embodiment, an display processing apparatus includes an operation receiver, a relation calculator, a display information generator, a display controller, and a scrolling module. The operation receiver receives selection of a key content. The relation calculator calculates relation between the key content and each of second contents. The display information generator generates first display information of the key content and second display information of the second contents. The display controller displays list information in which pieces of the second display information are arranged to form concentric polygons around the first display information along directions of operation such that second display information of second content with higher relation is closer to the first display information. The scrolling module scrolls, in response to user operation, the list information. The display controller maintains the first display information in the display range. | 03-04-2010 |
20100058242 | MENU DISPLAY DEVICE AND MENU DISPLAY METHOD - A menu display device includes a display unit that displays a plurality of menu options side by side on a display screen, a storage unit that stores the menu options and operational commands for specifying operations corresponding to the menu options, and a control unit that displays the menu options and displays the operational commands adjacent to the menu options, the operational commands controlling display of the menu options. The control unit moves a mark that indicates a selectable state between the menu options or the operational commands in response to an amount of operation of an operation unit, and when the mark moves to the operational commands, the control unit displays new menu options on the display screen in response to the operational commands. | 03-04-2010 |
20100070925 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING MEDIA CONTENT OBTAINED FROM MULTPLE SOURCES - Methods, systems and devices present information on a display in response to a user input received from an input device. One or more options are presented in a first portion of a user interface on the display, and a first user input indicating one of the options is received. In response to the first user input, a sub-menu of options associated with the indicated one of the first list of options is presented in a second portion of the user interface. In response to a second user input selecting the indicated one of the options, the sub-menu of options is presented in the first portion of the user interface. The various methods, systems and devices may be implemented in a media catcher system that selects and presents media content from one or more different sources. | 03-18-2010 |
20100083179 | VISUAL PRESENTATION OF MULTIPLE INTERNET PAGES - A novel method for graphically organizing and displaying multiple pages of internet content based on how the page was accessed. Pages are determined to be indirectly accessed if they were accessed via a hypertext link or a trail of hypertext links. Pages are determined to be directly accessed if accessed via other means, such as a bookmark or via Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Page groupings are created for each directly accessed page, and each indirectly accessed page is categorized into a grouping associated with a directly accessed page containing a link through which the indirectly accessed page was accessed. The web pages are presented to the user in an interface that is a graphical representation of the page groupings, wherein a user selects a page to view by first selecting the page's page grouping and then selecting the page. | 04-01-2010 |
20100122214 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A display control apparatus includes a display control means. In the display control apparatus, the display control means is configured to scroll-display a plurality of contents. If it is determined that the speed of the scroll display has increased to reach a first predetermined value, then the display control means classifies and groups the plurality of contents by using group classification information corresponding to the plurality of contents and displays the grouped contents. On the other hand, if it is determined that the scroll speed has decreased to reach a second predetermined value, then the display control means sorts the plurality of contents in order according to a selected grouping method and displays group classification information images at a group classification level one stage lower than the current group classification level. | 05-13-2010 |
20100175027 | NON-UNIFORM SCROLLING - Embodiments related to the non-uniform scrolling of a scrollable list displayed on a computing device display are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method of operating a display comprising displaying a scrollable list of items that includes a first pair of list positions separated by a first spacing on the display, and a second pair of list positions separated by a second spacing that is different than the first spacing. The method further comprises detecting a movement of a manipulator from a first location to a second location, and in response, scrolling a first list item on the display between the first pair of list positions at a first scroll distance/manipulator movement distance correspondence, and scrolling a second list item between the second pair of list positions at a second scroll distance/manipulator movement distance correspondence. | 07-08-2010 |
20100175028 | Display control device, display control method, and program - A display control device includes a display control unit and an input unit. The display control unit is configured to display, on a display screen, a first selection area displaying a list of a plurality of first data items, a first scroll bar corresponding to the first selection area, a second selection area displaying a list of a plurality of second data items, and a second scroll bar corresponding to the second selection area. The input unit is configured to receive a selection operation for selecting at least one item from the first data items displayed in the list in the first selection area. In conjunction with the selection operation of the first data item, the display control unit changes the second data items displayed in the list in the second selection area and the display mode of the second scroll bar. | 07-08-2010 |
20100205564 | PORTABLE TELEPHONE AND A METHOD OF OPERATING IT - A system and a method of operating a portable telephone ( | 08-12-2010 |
20100211915 | INPUT APPARATUS, INPUT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING INPUT PROGRAM - [Object] An object is to improve user operability of an input apparatus using an input device that detects an operation on a display screen. | 08-19-2010 |
20100211916 | NAVIGATION OF AN N-DIMENSIONAL HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE USING A 2-DIMENSIONAL CONTROLLER - A system and method for navigating a multi-hierarchical menu system using a two-dimensional controller, comprising displaying an N | 08-19-2010 |
20100241993 | KEY INPUT METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF - A key input device includes: a display unit configured to display a keypad including one or more keys, the one or more keys having a plurality of characters and sequentially displaying the characters according to a rotation of the one or more keys; and a controller configured to display a selected one of characters displayed according to the rotation of the one or more keys on the display unit. Characters can be quickly and easily input via a touch screen. | 09-23-2010 |
20100313168 | PERFORMING CHARACTER SELECTION AND ENTRY - Methods and systems for performing character selection and entry are provided herein. One exemplary method includes displaying a character group menu on a display, the character group menu including a plurality of character groups arranged about a central region of the character group menu, each of the plurality of character groups having a plurality of characters. The method further includes selecting, from the character group menu, a selected character group in response to a group selection operation applied to a directional controller. The method further includes displaying a character menu on the display responsive to the selecting of the selected character group, the character menu including the plurality of characters of the selected character group arranged about a central region of the character menu. The method further includes selecting, from the character menu, a selected character in response to a character selection operation applied to the directional controller. | 12-09-2010 |
20100318939 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING LIST OF CONTENTS AND MULTIMEDIA APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME - A method for providing a list of contents and a multimedia apparatus applying the same are provided. At least one of a set of attributes relating to current content that is being played is set as a reference attribute, and a list of contents which are associated with the current content in terms of an attribute value of the reference attribute is displayed on a content play screen. Accordingly, a user is able to utilize a list of desired contents more easily and simply than known heretofore. | 12-16-2010 |
20110016428 | NESTED SCROLLING SYSTEM - A nested scrolling system that can scroll through an electronically stored list is provided. The system can include a database, a display screen, a first scrolling control and a second scrolling control. The database can have an electronically stored list with a plurality of entries, the plurality of entries stored under a first level storage category and/or a second level storage category. The second scrolling control can be nested within the first scrolling control with movement of the first scrolling control scrolling through the plurality of entries on a micro level and movement of the second scrolling control scrolling through the plurality of entries on a macro level. | 01-20-2011 |
20110022984 | Selective Plug-In Activation For Resource-Limited Platforms - Presentation of advanced content items is selectively suspended and/or activated so as to manage system resources. In some embodiments, plug-in code is selectively activated based on prioritization schemes and responsive to resource usage, user input, and/or other conditions. For example, plug-in code can be selectively suspended when the advanced content being presented by the plug-in code is not in view (for example, if it has been scrolled off the screen); when the advanced content is brought into view, for example as a result of scrolling, the plug-in code is reactivated as appropriate and the presentation of the advanced content resumes. State information for suspended plug-ins can be stored so that upon reactivation, plug-in code resumes operation substantially where it left off. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022985 | Scrolling List with Floating Adjacent Index Symbols - Movement of a user's point of contact with a touch-sensitive display is determined. In response to the movement, a list of information items on the touch-sensitive display is scrolled. The list of information items may include a sequence of information item subsets corresponding to a sequence of index items. While scrolling through respective information subsets, an index symbol is displayed in conjunction with each respective information item subset. | 01-27-2011 |
20110029925 | Browsing or Searching User Interfaces and Other Aspects - User interfaces for browsing and/or searching are described. In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a first display area for display representations of documents matching a search query, the first display area configured to display content of the documents which can have a plurality of different types of content including at least one of text-based content and a folder, and displaying a second display area for selecting a selected document to be displayed in the first display area. Other embodiments are also described, and computer readable media and apparatuses are also described. | 02-03-2011 |
20110061025 | Auto Scroll In Combination With Multi Finger Input Device Gesture - A gesture based method for scrolling through a document. More specifically, the gesture based method for scrolling through a document includes an automatic scroll gesture so that a user does not need to perform multiple scroll gestures when scrolling through a document. | 03-10-2011 |
20110083105 | LIST-EDITING METHOD AND MOBILE DEVICE ADAPTED THERETO - A list-editing method and a mobile device adapted to the method are provided. The method includes displaying a plurality of items on a screen, selecting at least one of the plurality of items according to an input signal, fixing at least one selected item at one side of the screen, and moving at least one non-selected item on the screen, according to a scroll signal. | 04-07-2011 |
20110087997 | LIST SCROLLING METHOD AND DEVICE ADAPTED TO THE SAME - A list scrolling control method, system, and device are provided. When scrolling is controlled, the change in data is not displayed on the list area but scrolling information is provided via an information region additionally provided by the scroll bar, thereby quickly performing a list scrolling process. The list scrolling method includes detecting interaction for scroll control on a list screen, and displaying a scroll bar range, varied according to the detected interaction, on an area of a scroll bar. | 04-14-2011 |
20110099522 | Mobile device and method for supporting list search based on item grouping - A mobile device and method support an effective and quick search for a specific item in a list of many items through a simple, convenient and intuitive input process and interface. When one of the lists is selected, the mobile device detects the total number of items contained in the selected list. Then the mobile device performs a grouping of the items included in the selected list by dividing the detected total number of items by a predefined number of item groups and a predefined number of displayable items. Also, the mobile device outputs the item groups on a display unit. | 04-28-2011 |
20110107264 | Method and Device for Enhancing Scrolling Operations in a Display Device - A method and device for enhancing scrolling operations in a display of a device is disclosed. The method includes detecting a scrolling operation on a list of objects in a linear direction. During the scrolling operation, it is determined whether the list of objects is reaching an end and at least one object at the end of the list of objects is extended in the linear direction in response to reaching the end of the list of objects. Further, the method includes determining that the object(s) is reaching a peak length of extension in the linear direction and retracting the object(s) in a reverse linear direction in response to reaching the peak length or in response to detecting that the scrolling operation is terminated. | 05-05-2011 |
20110138329 | Display Interface and Method for Displaying Multiple Items Arranged in a Sequence - A display interface and method for displaying multiple items arranged in a sequence are provided for presenting to the user via the display the multiple items along one of multiple paths as the user scrolls through the items. The display interface includes a display, a user input and a controller. The display is adapted for visually presenting to the user the multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence. The user input is adapted for receiving at least one of multiple different user gestures. The controller is adapted for comparing a received user gesture with one of a plurality of predefined gestures which are intended to signal a desire to scroll through the group of items arranged in the sequence, where as the group of items are scrolled through, a different subset of multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence are presented to the user via the display. If a first one of the plurality of predefined gestures is received, the multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence are presented to the user via the display along a first path on the display. If a second one of the plurality of predefined gestures is received, the multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence are presented to the user via the display along a second path on the display, which is different from the first path. | 06-09-2011 |
20110154263 | Method and Device for Controlling the Display of a Plurality of Elements of a List on a Display Device - Elements of a list are caused to scroll in a first display mode on a display device in response to a movement made on a touch interface along a determined scroll axis, and starting from the first mode, a display is triggered on the display device of the list in at least one second display mode in response to a movement made on the touch interface along a trigger axis that is different from the list scroll axis. | 06-23-2011 |
20110161882 | USER INTERFACE ENHANCEMENTS FOR MEDIA CONTENT ACCESS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Exemplary user interface enhancements for media content access systems and methods are described herein. An exemplary method includes a media content access system launching a graphical user interface for display, the graphical user interface initially including a graphical representation of a channel guide comprising a grid matrix of channel icons representing a plurality of media content channels through which media content is accessible by the media content access system and a graphical representation of an advertisement displayed together with the channel guide in the graphical user interface, detecting a user navigation event within the channel guide displayed in the graphical user interface, and replacing, in response to the user navigation event, the graphical representation of the advertisement with a graphical representation of content specific to a media content channel within the plurality of media content channels. Corresponding user interfaces, systems, and methods are also disclosed. | 06-30-2011 |
20110167388 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF BROWSING IMAGES THEREON - A method of browsing images on an electronic device is disclosed. The method includes confirming a first distance in which an image is desired to be moved. The image is moved a second distance along a first direction. The second distance is shorter than the first distance. The image is displayed at the second distance. A location module determines whether the image has moved the first distance. If the image has not moved the first distance, the method repeats the step of moving the image the second distance. | 07-07-2011 |
20110202880 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device includes a display panel for displaying display items belonging to a predetermined layer among display items divided into a plurality of layers, a manipulating body detection unit for detecting the number of manipulating bodies moving on a touch panel along with a movement direction and a movement amount of the manipulating body, and a display control unit for performing display control so that display items belonging to the predetermined layer are scroll-displayed on the basis of detection results of the movement direction and the movement amount if a movement of manipulating bodies whose number corresponds to the predetermined layer is detected, display items belonging to another layer are displayed if a movement of manipulating bodies whose number corresponds to the other layer is detected, and the display items belonging to the other layer are scroll-displayed on the basis of detection results. | 08-18-2011 |
20110209092 | GRAPHICAL DISPLAY WITH SCROLLABLE GRAPHICAL ELEMENTS - Aspects of the disclosed subject matter are directed to a graphical display that efficiently conveys information to a vehicle operator. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided that presents scrollable graphical elements on a shared screen area. More specifically, the method includes assigning a priority level to scrollable graphical elements that convey vehicle readings on the graphical display. Then, the one or more scrollable graphical elements are rendered on the graphical display at locations that change locations periodically. When an abnormal vehicle reading is identified, the method dynamically assigns an enhanced priority level to the scrollable graphical element that is configured to convey the abnormal vehicle reading. If the scrollable graphical element is currently assigned an off-screen location, the method causes the scrollable graphical element to be rendered. | 08-25-2011 |
20110246942 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, IMAGE OUTPUT METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - Provided is an electronic apparatus including: a storage to classify images into each of groups, and to store the classified images; an output unit to output, as a representative image of the group, a thumbnail image of each of the images, which are extracted one by one for each of the groups from the images classified into the groups; an operation detecting unit to detect a predetermined operation by the user with respect to the output representative image; and a controller to control, when the predetermined operation is detected, the output unit to output the thumbnail images of the images classified into the group in which the representative image is extracted, together with the output representative image, the thumbnail images being arranged in a predetermined direction, and to scroll the thumbnail images in the predetermined direction. | 10-06-2011 |
20110252369 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing Concurrently Open Software Applications - A method includes displaying a first application view. A first input is detected, and an application view selection mode is entered for selecting one of concurrently open applications for display in a corresponding application view. An initial group of open application icons in a first predefined area and at least a portion of the first application view adjacent to the first predefined area are concurrently displayed. The initial group of open application icons corresponds to at least some of the concurrently open applications. A gesture is detected on a respective open application icon in the first predefined area, and a respective application view for a corresponding application is displayed without concurrently displaying an application view for any other application in the concurrently open applications. The open application icons in the first predefined area cease to be displayed, and the application view selection mode is exited. | 10-13-2011 |
20110252370 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing Concurrently Open Software Applications - A method includes displaying a first application view. A first input is detected, and an application view selection mode is entered for selecting one of concurrently open applications for display in a corresponding application view. An initial group of open application icons in a first predefined area and at least a portion of the first application view adjacent to the first predefined area are concurrently displayed. The initial group of open application icons corresponds to at least some of the concurrently open applications. A gesture is detected on a respective open application icon in the first predefined area, and a respective application view for a corresponding application is displayed without concurrently displaying an application view for any other application in the concurrently open applications. The open application icons in the first predefined area cease to be displayed, and the application view selection mode is exited. | 10-13-2011 |
20110265039 | CATEGORY-BASED LIST NAVIGATION ON TOUCH SENSITIVE SCREEN - A mechanism for a user to navigate a list on a touch sensitive screen by making on-screen gestures is described. Items in the list are sorted based on a common attribute, and grouped into different categories associated with the attribute. A portion of the items are displayed in the sorted sequence in a graphical user interface (UI) on a touch sensitive screen. When the user makes an on-screen gesture, one or more corresponding categories are identified and their indicators are dynamically and prominently displayed as feedback. Once the gesture is completed, the graphical UI scrolls to the portion of the list including items in the desired category. | 10-27-2011 |
20110265040 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND MOBILE DEVICE ADAPTED THERETO - A method for providing a Graphic User Interface (GUI) and a touch screen-based mobile device adapted thereto permit the user to be notified that additional items are available for display. The method preferably includes: determining whether there is an item to be displayed, other than at least one item arranged in an item display allocation area; and displaying, when there is an item to be displayed, an image object, shaped as a certain shape, at a boundary portion of the item display allocation area at which the item to be displayed is created. The intensity, color, pattern, etc. of the image at the boundary can be varied in accordance with the number and urgency of non-displayed items. | 10-27-2011 |
20110289455 | Gestures And Gesture Recognition For Manipulating A User-Interface - Symbolic gestures and associated recognition technology are provided for controlling a system user-interface, such as that provided by the operating system of a general computing system or multimedia console. The symbolic gesture movements in mid-air are performed by a user with or without the aid of an input device. A capture device is provided to generate depth images for three-dimensional representation of a capture area including a human target. The human target is tracked using skeletal mapping to capture the mid-air motion of the user. The skeletal mapping data is used to identify movements corresponding to pre-defined gestures using gesture filters that set forth parameters for determining when a target's movement indicates a viable gesture. When a gesture is detected, one or more pre-defined user-interface control actions are performed. | 11-24-2011 |
20110289456 | Gestures And Gesture Modifiers For Manipulating A User-Interface - Gesture modifiers are provided for modifying and enhancing the control of a user-interface such as that provided by an operating system or application of a general computing system or multimedia console. Symbolic gesture movements are performed by a user in mid-air. A capture device generates depth images and a three-dimensional representation of a capture area including a human target. The human target is tracked using skeletal mapping to capture the mid-air motion of the user. Skeletal mapping data is used to identify movements corresponding to pre-defined gestures using gesture filters. Detection of a viable gesture can trigger one or more user-interface actions or controls. Gesture modifiers are provided to modify the user-interface action triggered by detection of a gesture and/or to aid in the identification of gestures. | 11-24-2011 |
20110302534 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a display unit for arranging and displaying the plurality of items in a guide region, the display unit enlarging a series of items included in a specified range specified in the guide region to a size larger than a size of the items displayed in the guide region and displaying the series of items in one line in a selection region in the predetermined arrangement, a display control unit when a scroll gesture is given to scroll the series of items in the selection region, the display control unit controls the display unit to update display of the guide region so that the series of items displayed in the scrolled selection region is included in the specified range, and a control unit for determining selection of an item in accordance with a selection gesture given in the selection region. | 12-08-2011 |
20120030624 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying Menus - An electronic device displays one or more user interface objects on a touch-sensitive display. The device detects a finger contact on the touch-sensitive display at a first location away from any of the displayed user interface objects, and determines whether a predefined condition is satisfied. The predefined condition includes that the finger contact continues to be detected on the touch-sensitive display. While the predefined condition is satisfied: the device displays a first menu of a plurality of menus; detects a rotation of the finger contact; and replaces display of the first menu with display of a second menu of the plurality of menus in accordance with the rotation of the finger contact. | 02-02-2012 |
20120030625 | 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. | 02-02-2012 |
20120072870 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - When displaying an object group consisting of a plurality of objects on a display device and when the plurality of objects are to be aligned and arranged in a first direction, arrangement positions of each of the objects are set in the first direction, and arrangement positions in a second direction, which is different from the first direction, for each of the objects whose arrangement position is set in the first direction are set in accordance with a predetermined rule such that each of the arrangement positions in the second direction is different from that of at least another object. Then, each of the plurality of objects is arranged and displayed on the display device, based on the arrangement positions in the first direction and the second direction. | 03-22-2012 |
20120079429 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOUCH-BASED MEDIA GUIDANCE - Systems and methods are provided for navigating media content information using a media guidance application implemented on a portable device with a touch-sensitive display. A display screen with a media content information region, an availability region, and/or a media source region may be displayed on the touch-sensitive display. The user may interact with these regions and, specifically, with media tiles, a time selector, and a channel selector to navigate the media content information. | 03-29-2012 |
20120084730 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ICON DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, there is provided an electronic apparatus, including: a display screen on which icons are displayed; a first icon display area within the display screen, the first icon display area displaying plural icons having approximately the same size so as to be arranged approximately in a one-dimensional direction while avoiding an overlap between the icons; and a second icon display area continuous with the first icon display area in the one-dimensional direction within the display screen, the second icon display area displaying plural icons so as to be decreased in size as it goes away from the first icon display area while allowing an overlap between the icons. | 04-05-2012 |
20120110509 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - An electronic apparatus includes a thumbnail preparation unit configured to retrieve thumbnail images, each thumbnail image representing a scene of a different time of one or more moving images, a first thumbnail line display unit configured to time sequentially display a first plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to at least a part of one of the moving images as a first thumbnail line, a second thumbnail line display unit configured to display a second plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to a marked part of the moving images as a second thumbnail line, and a thumbnail shifting unit configured to shift a selection of a thumbnail along the second thumbnail line and update the first thumbnail line to display at least one thumbnail image of a temporally adjacent part of the marked part of the moving image corresponding to the newly selected thumbnail in response to a user instruction. | 05-03-2012 |
20120144342 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING LISTS - A list display method and apparatus are disclosed. The list display method, for a terminal having a display unit, includes detecting a necessity for displaying a list, classifying list items into viewable items and aggregated items, displaying the viewable items in the list view region and displaying information regarding the aggregated items in the list aggregate region. Responsive to inputs aggregate items may be classified as viewable items and corresponding ones of the viewable items are classified as aggregate items. | 06-07-2012 |
20120151414 | RESTRICTED USER INTERFACE NAVIGATION - A method and system that permits a user to navigate or browse a long list on a handheld device with a restricted user interface, such as a limited display and a limited user input device. The user first uses a coarse search to find a generally desired area in the list. The user then uses finer and finer search intervals in the vicinity of the desired area, until the desired entry is located. | 06-14-2012 |
20120159393 | Efficiently Handling Large Data Sets on Mobile Devices - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for efficiently fetching and displaying large datasets on mobile devices, such as devices running the iPhone™ operating system. The method fetches data for a mobile device from a server and displays a plurality of data rows in a ListView within a user interface on the mobile device. The method stores primary keys on the mobile device until their corresponding data rows are to be displayed. The method reacts to user inputs such as scrolling actions and touch screen gestures to efficiently fetch and display list view subsets of large datasets. The method facilitates quick response times when navigating through large lists of data on a mobile device by: fetching displayable or visible rows of data in a data list view, preloading the visible rows on the mobile device; and binding the visible rows to user interface elements on the mobile device. | 06-21-2012 |
20120179997 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An apparatus includes a display control unit, including a processor, configured to control a display to display a plurality of objects and receive a selection of one of the plurality of objects by a user as a selected object. The display control unit is configured to control the display to move the selected object when a move command is received from the user. The display control unit is configured to control the display to group additionally selected objects with the selected object when additional objects are selected by the user and a group command is received from the user. The display control unit is configured to control the display to independently move the additionally selected objects with respect to the selected object until the additionally selected objects are grouped with the selected object. | 07-12-2012 |
20120254802 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED LOOKUP IN AN ONLINE DICTIONARY - A system and method predictively generates words based on a user input, according to a frequency of lookup of each of the generated words. The system and method also allows for a user to add predictively generated words to a word list that assists in the facilitation of word and vocabulary comprehension for a user. Words in the online dictionary are grouped in word families where a user can navigate between different forms of a root word. | 10-04-2012 |
20120317513 | LIST DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a list display apparatus configured to: arrange, from a list including a plurality of item images arranged in order, item images included in a partial range of the list in a predetermined scroll direction, and display the item images in the partial range on a screen; and move the item images in the scroll direction at a speed corresponding to a user's scroll instruction, and move item images that have not been displayed on the screen in the scroll direction from outside of the screen into the screen so as to newly display the item images on the screen. When the item image that is newly displayed is moved in the scroll direction into the screen, at least a part of the item image is moved in a cross direction crossing the scroll direction from the outside of the screen into the screen at a predetermined speed. | 12-13-2012 |
20130007665 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED FROM MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods are disclosed for displaying notifications received from multiple applications. In some embodiments, an electronic device can monitor notifications that are received from the multiple applications. Responsive to receiving the notifications, the electronic device can control the manner in which the notifications are displayed while the device is operating in a locked or an unlocked state. In some embodiments, the electronic device can allow users to customize how notifications are to be displayed while the device is in the locked and/or unlocked states. | 01-03-2013 |
20130080976 | MOTION CONTROLLED LIST SCROLLING - Motion controlled list scrolling includes outputting to a display device a user interface including a plurality of selectable items and receiving a world space position of a hand of a human subject. Responsive to the position of the hand of the human subject being within a first region, the plurality of selectable items are scrolled a first direction. Responsive to the position of the hand being within a second region, the plurality of selectable items are scrolled a second direction. Responsive to the world space position of the hand of the human subject being within a third region, the plurality of selectable items are held with one of the plurality of selectable items identified for selection. | 03-28-2013 |
20130145321 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first controller and a second controller. The first controller updates a display state of a list of images to collect a plurality of images of the contents including an identical attribute into a group image if a first operation is accepted. The second controller updates the display state of the list of images to unfold the plurality of images of the contents collected into the group image if a second operation is accepted. | 06-06-2013 |
20130179839 | CONTENTS REPRODUCING DEVICE, CONTENTS REPRODUCING METHOD - A contents reproducing device is connected to a reproduction unit that reproduces contents data. The contents reproducing device includes a storage unit configured to store the contents data; an extraction unit configured to extract condition-satisfying-contents data that satisfies a predetermined extraction condition from the contents data stored in the storage unit, and store information identifying the extracted condition-satisfying-contents data in the storage unit; a reproduction control unit configured to cause the reproduction unit to reproduce the contents data in the storage unit in units of the condition-satisfying-contents data; and a report control unit configured to determine whether non-reproduced condition-satisfying-contents data that has not been reproduced by the reproduction control unit is present, and to cause a report unit to make a report relevant to the non-reproduced condition-satisfying-contents data when the non-reproduced condition-satisfying-contents data is present. | 07-11-2013 |
20130227486 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An electronic apparatus and an operating method thereof and a computer readable storage medium are provided. The electronic apparatus with a touch screen display executes the following steps: a list of scrollable items on the touch screen display is displayed; a movement of an object on or near the touch screen display is detected; in response to an edge of the list being reached, one or more items in a first direction is moved to display one or more gaps, wherein each gap is between the adjacent items and no gap is formed outside of the edge of the list; and the one or more items in a second direction is moved until the one or more gaps are no longer displayed. | 08-29-2013 |
20130246973 | INFORMATION DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information device having a touch-sensitive panel for displaying an operating screen having a scrolled display region is provided. The information device includes sets of data classified into at least three groups arranged in accordance with a predetermined order; a list display control portion for displaying, in the scrolled display region, a data list in which the sets of data classified into any one of the groups are listed; a scroll control portion for, when the data list is displayed, scrolling through the data list in accordance with touch operation of touching a position in the scrolled display region; and a support display control portion for displaying, in accordance with the touch operation, as pop-up, icons in a manner to appear in the predetermined order on the operating screen along one direction. The icons function as indicators corresponding to groups that are a part of the three groups. | 09-19-2013 |
20130254717 | PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR TOUCHSCREEN INTERFACE - A physiological monitor touchscreen interface presents interface constructs on a touchscreen display that are particularly adapted to finger gestures so to change at least one of a physiological monitor operating characteristic and a physiological touchscreen display characteristic. | 09-26-2013 |
20130268892 | MAP SCROLLING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVELY DISPLAYING ICONS - A map scrolling method and apparatus for a navigation system prevents from displaying certain icons while displaying other icons based on conditions and settings of the navigation system during a transition period of a map scrolling operation. The map scrolling method includes the steps of: detecting activation of a map scrolling operation; checking whether there is any limit condition attached to icons as to remove them from a map image; scrolling the map image while removing the icons to which the limit condition is attached from the map image during a transition period of the map scrolling operation; and displaying all of the icons when the map scrolling operation is completed. | 10-10-2013 |
20140082555 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING A TRACKBALL TO SELECT ITEMS FROM A DISPLAY - Embodiments of the invention include a selection device for use with a user computer and method for using the device. The selection device performs a process of providing a user with a plurality of menu icons for a plurality of computer applications on the selection device and a process of allowing a user to select a menu icon corresponding to a particular application for viewing on the user computer display. To do this, the device and method may implement the steps of displaying the plurality of menu icons representing applications available to the user on the user computer on the selection device display; enabling the user to scroll through the plurality of menu icons to select the menu icon corresponding to the particular application, and responsive to the user selecting the menu icon, transmitting an identifier for the particular application to the user computer. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082556 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING ACTIVATION CONTROL PROGRAM STORED THEREIN AND ACTIVATION CONTROL APPARATUS - A system is disclosed including a first display control section | 03-20-2014 |
20140089854 | MANIPULATION OF LIST ON A MULTI-TOUCH DISPLAY - Embodiments related to the manipulation of lists via a multi-touch display are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises a computing device having a touch-sensitive display, a processor, and memory. The memory comprises code executable by the processor to display a scrollable list of items on the touch-sensitive display, to detect a first touch gesture over the scrollable list of items on the touch-sensitive display, and, in response, to scroll the scrollable list of items on the touch-sensitive display. The memory further comprises code executable by the processor to detect a second, multi-touch gesture over the scrollable list of items on the touch-sensitive display, and in response to adjust a displayed range of the scrollable list of items. | 03-27-2014 |
20140096082 | DISPLAY TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INTERFACE WINDOWS - Display terminals and methods for displaying interface windows are provided. In an exemplary method, at least two interface window thumbnails can be obtained and stacked to display. A display instruction can then be received. According to the display instruction, the at least two interface window thumbnails can be displayed by page-turning. Accordingly, a display terminal can include a thumbnail generating module, a displaying module, an instruction control module. | 04-03-2014 |
20140129986 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING OPERANDS FOR A MATHEMATICAL OPERATION IN A CALCULATOR DEVICE - A method, apparatus and computer program determine first and second user input for scrolling a first band and a second band on a display. The first band and the second band comprise lines of numbers in numerical order. The first band and second band have respective positions corresponding to currently selected numbers on the bands. First and second operands are determined from the first user input and the second user input, the first operand being the currently selected number on the first band and the second operand being the currently selected number on the second band. On the display are displayed results of at least two mathematical operations involving the first operand and the second operand, in direct response to the determining of at least one of the first operand and the second operand. | 05-08-2014 |
20140173517 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing Concurrently Open Software Applications - An electronic device displays a first application view at a first size. The first application view corresponds to a first application in a plurality of concurrently open applications. The device detects a first input; and, in response, enters an application view selection mode for selecting one of the concurrently open applications, and displays images of open applications. Each image is displayed at a second size that is smaller than the first size, a corresponding open application icon is concurrently displayed with each image, and the images and corresponding open application icons correspond to at least some of the plurality of concurrently open applications. The device detects a selection gesture on a respective image of an open application; and, in response, displays a respective application view at the first size for a corresponding application; ceases to display the images and corresponding open application icons; and exits the application view selection mode. | 06-19-2014 |
20140189591 | TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A terminal and method of controlling the same are presented. The terminal includes a touchscreen for displaying a list of items and a controller for controlling a scroll of a first list of items in a first direction and a scroll of a second list of items in a second direction, wherein the second list of items is related to an item selected from the first list of items, wherein the second list of items is scrolled in the second direction while the first list of items is displayed. | 07-03-2014 |
20140282250 | MENU INTERFACE WITH SCROLLABLE ARRANGEMENTS OF SELECTABLE ELEMENTS - In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media are described that are associated with menu interfaces for media source and content navigation. In embodiments, a menu interface may be selectively rendered. In various embodiments, the selective rendering may include selectively rendering a first scrollable arrangement of selectable elements disposed along a first axis to represent sources of media content; and selectively rendering a second scrollable arrangement of selectable elements to represent media contents available from only a selected one of the sources of media content and not unselected ones of the sources of media content, wherein the second scrollable arrangement of selectable elements is disposed along a second axis that extends from the first axis. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282251 | INTERACTIVE SLIDING TOUCHBAR FOR AUTOMOTIVE DISPLAY - A console includes a console surface, an interactive touch bar disposed within the console, the touch bar configured to move from a position recessed within the console surface to a position raised above the console surface and the touch bar being configured to receive user touch input, and a proximity sensor disposed on the console surface, the proximity sensor configured to detect a user gesture. The touch bar is configured to rise above the console surface when the proximity sensor detects the user gesture. The interactive surface comprising a capacitive surface zone configured to detect user touch input. The interactive touch surface is configured to receive sliding user input across the interactive touch surface to navigate through content options and is configured to receive pressing user input for selecting the content options. | 09-18-2014 |
20140289676 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND USER INTERFACE - A screen ST | 09-25-2014 |
20140304656 | Method for Looking Up by Flicking On Touchscreen and Touchscreen Device - A method for looking up by flicking on a touchscreen and a touchscreen device are provided. The method including: obtaining an initial entry corresponding to a leaving position where a touch body leaves a touchscreen after flicking on the touchscreen, and an initial flicking velocity; determining a predicted flicking distance according to the initial flicking velocity and a preset acceleration; obtaining widths of entries; determining, according to the predicted flicking distance and the widths of entries, a predicted target entry starting from the initial entry when the flicking stops. By using the embodiments of the present invention, efficiency of a user in looking up a target entry by flicking on a touchscreen can be improved. | 10-09-2014 |
20140317571 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING ACTIVATION CONTROL PROGRAM STORED THEREIN AND ACTIVATION CONTROL APPARATUS - A system is disclosed including a first display control section 218 for selectively displaying, in a first display area, a second predetermined number of first objects among first objects, corresponding to a first predetermined number of game programs, for which an order is set, a second display control section for displaying a position designation image at a position corresponding to a position, of subject software, in an order set for the first predetermined number of pieces of software; a display change section for designating a first object to be displayed in the first display area, based on an operation input received by using the position designation image; and an activation execution section for activating software corresponding to one first object which is selected from among the second predetermined number of first objects displayed in the first display area, based on the operation input. | 10-23-2014 |
20140325445 | VISUAL INDICATION FOR FACILITATING SCROLLING - A method and device for enhancing scrolling operations in a display of a device is disclosed. The method includes detecting a scrolling operation on a list of objects in a linear direction. During the scrolling operation, it is determined whether the list of objects is reaching an end and at least one object at the end of the list of objects is extended in the linear direction in response to reaching the end of the list of objects. Further, the method includes determining that the object(s) is reaching a peak length of extension in the linear direction and retracting the object(s) in a reverse linear direction in response to reaching the peak length or in response to detecting that the scrolling operation is terminated. | 10-30-2014 |
20140337798 | SPEED DEPENDENT DISPLAYING OF INFORMATION ITEMS IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - An apparatus with a graphical user interface includes a processor, a display screen coupled to said processor, and a navigational input device coupled to said processor. The processor is configured to display a plurality of information items on the display screen, position the information items on the display screen as a string of information items along a path, move the string of information items along said path in response to input from said navigational input device, and change a shape of said path in relation to a speed at which the string of information items moves along the path by including only straight sections at zero speed of movement of the string of information items and including one or more curves at increased speeds of movement of the string of information items. | 11-13-2014 |
20140344754 | Providing Enhanced User Interfaces - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing enhanced user interfaces are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may generate a user interface that presents a selectable control element. Subsequently, the computing device may receive input selecting the control element. In response to receiving the input selecting the control element, the computing device may update the user interface to present a ring that includes at least one band of icons. In addition, the ring may have a first portion that is visible and a second portion, different from the first portion, that is hidden. In some instances, the computing device then may receive a selection of an icon included in the at least one band of icons. In response to receiving the selection of the icon, the computing device may update the user interface to hide the ring. | 11-20-2014 |
20140351760 | ORDER-INDEPENDENT TEXT INPUT - A computing device is described that outputs, for display, a plurality of character input controls. A plurality of characters of a character set is associated with at least one character input control of the plurality of character input controls. The computing device receives an indication of a gesture to select the at least one character input control. The computing device determines, based at least in part on a characteristic of the gesture, at least one character included in the set of characters associated with the at least one character input control. The computing device determines, based at least in part on the at least one character, a candidate character string. In response to determining the candidate character string, the computing device outputs, for display, the candidate character string. | 11-27-2014 |
20140365968 | Graphical User Interface Elements - A system, method and computer-readable medium are disclosed for generating and animating GUI elements. | 12-11-2014 |
20140372949 | Content Attribute Control Interface Including Incremental, Direct Entry, and Scrollable Controls - Embodiments provide content attribute adjustment controls that enable the use of a variety of input types when adjusting content attributes such as font sizes, but the embodiments are not so limited. In an embodiment, a computer-based method uses a font size control interface that is configured to accept a variety of input types to adjust font sizes. A handheld device of an embodiment includes at least one application that uses a font size control interface configured with first and second incremental controls, a direct entry control, and/or a scrollable control. Computer storage of an embodiment includes executable instructions that operate to display a font size control interface that accepts inputs via one or more of first and second incremental controls, a direct entry control, and/or a scrollable control. Other embodiments are included. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372950 | RESTRICTED USER INTERFACE NAVIGATION - A method and system that permits a user to navigate or browse a long list on a handheld device with a restricted user interface, such as a limited display and a limited user input device. The user first uses a coarse search to find a generally desired area in the list. The user then uses finer and finer search intervals in the vicinity of the desired area, until the desired entry is located. | 12-18-2014 |
20150033189 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF SPIRAL NAVIGATION - Methods and systems of navigating through process steps of a guided procedure are described. A plurality of process step identifiers may be caused to be displayed in a spiral formation in a graphical user interface of a device. Each process step identifier may identify a corresponding process step of a guided procedure. The process step identifiers may be displayed in positions along the spiral formation that reflect an order of their corresponding process steps in the guided procedure. User input may be received for one of the process steps of the guided procedure using the process step identifier that corresponds to the one of the process steps for which the user input is received. The plurality of process step identifiers may be caused to be rotated within the graphical user interface of the device. | 01-29-2015 |
20150052485 | HEAT MAP CAROUSEL FOR DISPLAYING HEALTH AND STATUS INFORMATION FOR AN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM - A heat map carousel displays health and status information for an electro-mechanical system using a set of heat maps rendered in a carousel view. The set includes a plurality of sub-systems, each sub-system including one or more instances of hardware components from different categories or sub-categories. A heat map is more prominently displayed as a focus heat map. Health and status information for different instances of hardware components is organized within a heat map either by category/sub-category and instance or by location. Attribute values are mapped to a color indicative of health and status of the instance. In response to an operator input, the carousel is rotated to display a different heat map as the focus heat map. In response to operator selection of a cell in the focus heat map, health and status information for that cell is displayed. | 02-19-2015 |
20150067605 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Scrolling Nested Regions - A method is performed at an electronic device with a display, touch-sensitive surface and one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface. The method includes displaying a user interface with a first region and a second region embedded in the first, the second region also being independently scrollable such that its content can be moved without moving other content in the first region. In response to detecting a contact and movement of the contact when a focus selection is over the second region, and when the contact has a maximum intensity that is above a respective intensity threshold, content in the second region is translated on the display without other content translating the first region. When the contact has a maximum intensity that is below a respective intensity threshold, content in the first region is translated on the display. | 03-05-2015 |
20150100923 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCROLLING AND POINTING IN USER INTERFACES - Systems and methods according to the present invention address these needs and others by providing a structure for navigating in a GUI with a handheld device, e.g., a 3D pointing device, which incorporates buttons and a scroll wheel. | 04-09-2015 |
20150113479 | ACCELERATED SCROLLING FOR A MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE - A computer-implemented method is performed at a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. The method includes detecting multiple input gestures by a user, beginning with an initial input gesture. For each input gesture after the initial input gesture, the method scrolls information on the display at a respective scrolling speed. The respective scrolling speed is determined based on the respective input gesture movement speed in the input gesture and a movement multiplier. The method determines whether the respective input gesture meets one or more swipe gesture criteria, and determines whether the respective input gesture meets one or more successive gesture criteria. When the input gesture meets the one or more swipe gesture criteria and the one or more successive gesture criteria, the method updates the movement multiplier in accordance with one or more movement multiplier adjustment criteria. | 04-23-2015 |
20150113480 | USER INTERACTION SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING DIGITAL OBJECTS - A user interaction system includes a control for controlling digital objects characterized by a first content level. Each said digital object includes at least one digital object characterized by a second content level. A display for displaying the digital objects by means of thumbnail images is arranged to show under control of the control a first scrollable list of at least one selectable thumbnail image, each of which represents a digital object characterized by a first content level on the display, and a second scrollable list of at least one selectable thumbnail image, each of which represents a digital object characterized by a second content level on the display. The control is configured to show the first scrollable list on the display and to show, upon selection of a thumbnail image of the first scrollable list, simultaneously with the first scrollable list, the second scrollable list corresponding to the at least one digital object characterized by the second content level included in the digital object characterized by the first content level corresponding to the selected thumbnail image. | 04-23-2015 |
20150135140 | MICROSCOPE-IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING MICROSCOPE-IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, AND MICROSCOPE-IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A microscope image desired for observation is specified in a shorter time while playing back microscope images. Provided is a microscope-image display control method including a displaying step of displaying, of a plurality of microscope images acquired by moving a focal position of an objective optical system of a microscope in an optical-axis direction, one of the microscope images on a display screen; a top-bottom instructing step of giving an instruction for one of top and bottom directions on the display screen; and Z-direction image switching steps of switching the microscope image displayed on the display screen to another microscope image acquired at a focal position of the objective optical system, which is adjacent to the displayed microscope image in the optical-axis direction, based on the direction instructed in the top-bottom instructing step. | 05-14-2015 |
20150143297 | INPUT DETECTION FOR A HEAD MOUNTED DEVICE - Methods and devices for providing a user-interface are disclosed. In one aspect, a head-mounted-device system includes a processor data storage comprising user-interface logic executable by the at least one processor to receive data corresponding to first position of a head-mounted display (HMD) and responsively cause the HMD to display a user-interface comprising a view region, at least one content region located above the view region, and a history region located below the view region. The user-interface logic is further executable to receive data corresponding to an left or right movement of the HMD and responsively cause the HMD to move the field of view such that the at least one content region becomes more visible, for example, scrolling an item in a user interface. The scrolling may have a non-linear relationship with the head movement speed. | 05-21-2015 |
20150143298 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR GOVERNING AND/OR MONITORING HOW AN IMAGE DATA-STACK IS VIEWED - Image analysis systems components, devices, and methods are provided for viewing the image data stack in less time with less effort and less repetitive motions. The navigation device, for example, can include: (i) an indexing state selector for independently selecting a desired subset within the independently viewable subsets, the desired subset indexed for an efficient image selection with a single click of the indexing state selector; and, (ii) a scrolling state selector for scrolling through the desired subsest as a data series of the discrete images. And, a graphical user interface can be operably connected to the processor for viewing the plurality of sets of discrete sets of images. The systems, components, devices, and methods provided are solutions to the problem of providing rapid, efficient process for viewing a data-stack of images by implementing, for example, “point-free” steps and less repetitive motions. | 05-21-2015 |
20150331571 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MANAGING CONCURRENTLY OPEN SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - A technique for accessing concurrently open applications is described. A first application view is displayed that corresponds to a first application in a plurality of concurrently open applications. A first input is detected. In response, an application view selection mode is entered and images of open applications are displayed in a three-dimensional stack extending backwards on the display. A gesture is detected on a respective image of an open application in the three-dimensional stack. In response, a respective application view for a corresponding application is displayed, the three-dimensional stack of images ceases to be displayed, and the application view selection mode is exited. | 11-19-2015 |
20150331603 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PHOTOS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR USING THE SAME - The invention provides a method for displaying photos. The method of the present invention comprises displaying a photo marked with a burst shooting icon, wherein the displayed photo corresponds to a photo group having a plurality of photos successively taken in a burst mode. A selection signal is received through the burst shooting icon. Upon the received selection signal, one of the photos in the photo group is displayed accompanying with a tool bar, wherein the tool bar at least includes a seek bar and a play key. An operating signal is received through the tool bar and upon the received operating signal, the photos in the photo group are displayed. | 11-19-2015 |
20150363052 | METHOD FOR SELECTING AN ITEM IN A LIST - The invention relates to a method for scrolling through a list comprising a plurality of selectable items and configured so that a single item in the list is displayed at a given instant on an interface, the display of the next item in the list being triggered by the detection of a scrolling action ( | 12-17-2015 |
20150363055 | INFORMATION DISPLAY UNIT AND METHOD OF MULTI-LEVEL TYPE, ORDERING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-EXECUTABLE PROGRAM - An information display unit includes a first display control device for displaying a plurality of first button portions of higher level items of a first menu level in a button display area. A selective detector detects a selected first button portion selected among the plural first button portions. A second display control device displays a plurality of second button portions within the selected first button portion in relation to lower level items of a second menu level associated with a higher level item of the selected first button portion. Preferably, the first display control device causes the first button portions to display the higher level items, and the second display control device causes the second button portions to display the lower level items. Also, the second display control device aligns the second button portions within the first button portions. | 12-17-2015 |
20150370424 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a mobile terminal and controlling method thereof, by which saved image data can be effectively searched. The present invention includes a memory configured to store at least one image data, a touchscreen, and a controller outputting a thumbnail list for the stored image data on a 1 | 12-24-2015 |
20150370439 | GPU-OPTIMIZED SCROLLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A scrolling method includes producing a render tree associated with a plurality of web resources and a plurality of displayable components then providing a subset of the plurality of displayable components to a graphics processing unit such that each of the displayable components has its own corresponding layer. The method further includes receiving a scroll gesture indicative of a request to scroll the plurality of displayable components, determining a scroll behavior based on the scroll gesture, and sequentially modifying and rendering the subset of the plurality of displayable components based on the scroll behavior. | 12-24-2015 |
20160041702 | Pull and Swipe Navigation - The “Pull and Swipe Navigation” comprises a set of heuristic gesture-based commands overlaid on a smart user interface that optimizes for dynamic content and ease of navigation on touch screen devices. | 02-11-2016 |
20160103598 | PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR TOUCHSCREEN INTERFACE - A physiological monitor touchscreen interface presents interface constructs on a touchscreen display that are particularly adapted to finger gestures so to change at least one of a physiological monitor operating characteristic and a physiological touchscreen display characteristic. | 04-14-2016 |
20160124589 | METHOD OF SELECTING ONE OR MORE ITEMS ACCORDING TO USER INPUT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - A method for selecting one or more items by an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving a first input for selecting two more points on a screen, in response to the first input, executing a multi-selection mode for selecting one or more items, receiving a second input which is inputted in succession to the first input, and in response to the second input, selecting the one or more items. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124591 | ITEM SELECTION APPARATUS AND ITEM SELECTION METHOD - An item selection apparatus storing multiple items being classified into multiple groups, and selecting a desired item on a display screen by displaying the multiple items on the display screen and by changing a group with which the items are displayed, is provided. The item selection apparatus includes an operation portion, a selection candidate display portion, a selection candidate change portion, a determination portion, and a group change portion. The operation portion has a predetermined reference position and is rotated from the reference position. The selection candidate display portion displays an item of a selection candidate in a mode different from another item. The selection candidate change portion changes the item at a speed corresponding to a rotational angle. The determination portion determines the item as a selected item. The group change portion changes the group with which the multiple items are displayed on the display screen. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124598 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus causes some of a plurality of items to be listed in a display area. The information processing apparatus receives an operation to cause at least one of items not being displayed in the display area, among the plurality of items, to be displayed in the display area. The information processing apparatus receives an operation to select one item from among the items displayed in the display area. The information processing apparatus causes a predetermined process corresponding to the operation to be performed for a selected first item and causes items to be arranged in the display area so that the first item or a second item arranged just before the first item among the plurality of items is the item arranged foremost among the items listed in the display area. | 05-05-2016 |
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