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20080222569 | Method, Apparatus and Program Storage Device For Providing Customizable, Immediate and Radiating Menus For Accessing Applications and Actions - A method, apparatus and program storage device for providing customizable, immediate and radiating menus for accessing applications and actions. Upon initiation of a predetermined user action, such as a right-click operation, a primary menu is displayed and a second radial menu is displayed proximate the primary menu with the cursor position at a predetermined location for minimizing cursor manipulation for selecting a menu item from the second radial menu. | 09-11-2008 |
20080229245 | Multiple Sorting of Columns in a Displayed Table in a User Interactive Computer Display Interface Through Sequential Radial Menus - Multi-sorting of displayed columns representative of a tabular display is carried out by displaying a table of a plurality of columns, selectively displaying a first radial menu having a plurality of sectors, each sector representative of one of the plurality of columns, enabling a user to select one of the sectors, and responsive to a user selection of a sector for displaying a second radial menu of the plurality of sectors wherein the selected one sector is disabled, e.g. eliminated. This is continued through a sequence of subsequent radial menus until the user has selected the intended set of sequential columns for the multiple sorting. | 09-18-2008 |
20090007015 | Segment ring menu - A segment ring menu is provided that is used to easily access menu items. The segment ring menu includes a number of menus that are located equidistant from an initial mouse position from where the segment ring menu is evoked. Hovering over any of the sections of the segment ring menu displays the menu items hosted in that section. The segment ring menu layout is directed at making it easy for the user to reach any of the menu items with a small amount of mouse movement. | 01-01-2009 |
20090083665 | MULTI-STATE UNIFIED PIE USER INTERFACE - A state menu selection system that provides a function control set relating to an active application, maps at least one function from the function control set to at least one input device, and activates a function from the control set upon activation of the corresponding input device. | 03-26-2009 |
20090083666 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR A 3D VIRTUAL SCENE - A navigation system for navigating a three-dimensional (3D) scene that includes a model or object with which a user can interact. The system accommodates and helps both novice and advanced users. To do this, the system provides a set of mini navigation wheels for experienced users that include all of the function of the larger wheels in pie shaped wedges and that acts as a cursor. | 03-26-2009 |
20090132963 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACS SOFTWARE TOOL CUSTOMIZATION AND INTERACTION - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for circular tool menu configuration and use with a clinical application. Certain embodiments provide a user interface providing software tools and customization for a picture archiving and communication system. The user interface includes a pie-shaped menu including a plurality of tool segments arranged as pieces of the pie-shaped menu. The user interface also includes a pointer movable by a user to select one of the plurality of tool segments in the pie-shaped menu. The user interface further includes an image review area displayed underneath the pie-shaped menu. In certain embodiments, the user interface further includes a tool bar including one or more tools and functions associated with a tool segment in the pie-shaped menu, for example. | 05-21-2009 |
20090158215 | INPUT APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME AND METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus through which a user inputs characters using a rotatable search wheel. The image forming apparatus includes a display unit to display a character set in order to input characters, a search wheel, which is able to rotate, to search for characters to be input from the displayed character set while being rotated, an input button to select the characters searched by the search wheel and to input the selected characters, and a control unit to display on the display unit characters selected from the displayed character set according to a rotation direction of the search wheel. Therefore, it is possible to input characters more conveniently and rapidly. | 06-18-2009 |
20090172596 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display control apparatus controls display of a graphical user interface including a plurality of choices which are presented to a user and from which the user selects a choice. The display control apparatus includes a ring display generating unit configured to generate a ring display serving as the GUI, the ring display being formed by annually arranging a plurality of marks corresponding to the choices in a predetermined order; a marker adding unit configured to add a marker indicating at least one of the position of the first mark and the position of the last mark, among the plurality of marks arranged in the predetermined order, to the ring display; and a display controlling unit configured to display the ring display to which the marker is added. | 07-02-2009 |
20090187859 | Graphical user interface elements using video pre-fetch - The described embodiments of the present invention provide a video database client application configured to execute on a wireless communication device or a device with a small display screen. The video database client application includes a user interface including user interface components designed to access video information and view videos using the wireless communication device. The video database client application includes a video player module to integrate and control a native video player within the user interface. The video database client application further includes a video database interface module adapted to retrieve videos and video information from the video database. The video database interface module functions to pre-fetch information from the video database based on anticipated user information needs. | 07-23-2009 |
20090187860 | RADIAL CONTROL MENU, GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING VARIABLES USING A RADIAL CONTROL MENU, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A graphical user interface for displaying actions of an input device on a display is provided. The interface includes a radial menu having an origin disposed at a center thereof and at least a first wedge defining an area extending outwardly from the origin. The first wedge is associated with a variable that is capable of being set to a value between a predetermined minimum value and a predetermined maximum value. A cursor for indicating a current position of the input device on the display is provided in the interface. The cursor is movable within the first wedge to select a current value of the variable based upon the angular position of the cursor with respect to said origin. A radial menu, computer system, and method are also provided. | 07-23-2009 |
20090249254 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING RECORDS FROM A DATABASE - The present invention relates generally to methods and systems for searching and retrieving records from a database and in particular to capturing a user's preferences to facilitate retrieval of records from the database in accordance with those preferences. The invention is suitable for use in applications in which the records retrieved from the database correspond to books, films, music or the like and it will be convenient to describe the invention in relation to that exemplary, but non-limiting, application. | 10-01-2009 |
20090254864 | Visualization system and method - The invention is a method and system by which a visualization of a predetermined subject can be generated with the assets and/or attributes of the subject identified and, if assessed, the results of the assessment can be indicated. The visualization includes a center point with a core which represents the subject and a series of annular rings depending outwardly therefrom, each ring represents a set of assets or attributes and each ring has a segment representing each of the assets or attributes in the set. The visualization allows effective analysis and representation of the predetermined subject. | 10-08-2009 |
20090282368 | User Interface for Accessing Lists - A consistent method of navigating across large data sets, particularly search results from search engines and play lists from media player devices is disclosed. Persistent navigation position markers provide the user with indication of current position in the data set. By using a click wheel which is provided on many mobile communication platforms, personal digital assistants and the like, simple operation is provided. Alternatively, a touch pad, touch screen and stylus, or thumb mouse may be used. | 11-12-2009 |
20090319950 | System And Method For Chart Based Order Entry - Systems and methods for chart-based order entry are described. According to one example method a chart is used to display historical market data corresponding to a tradeable object. An order entry interface is displayed in relation to the chart. The order entry interface includes a plurality of price objects for selecting price levels to be used for trade orders to buy or sell the tradeable object. According to one example method, the price levels corresponding to the price objects depend on a location of the interface in relation to the chart, and as the interface is moved in relation to the chart, the price levels are automatically updated. Upon selection of the price level on the interface, a trade order to buy or sell is submitted to a matching engine at an electronic exchange. | 12-24-2009 |
20090327963 | RADIAL MENU SELECTION - A method comprising of displaying a GUI object is disclosed. The method displays a first graphical user interface (GUI) object with multiple selectable GUI items. The method detects a movement of a cursor in a direction of a particular selectable GUI item. The method determines an expected location for the stopping of the cursor. The method displays, at the expected location, a second GUI object corresponding to the particular GUI item. | 12-31-2009 |
20090327964 | MOVING RADIAL MENUS - A computer readable medium storing a computer program for execution by at least one processor is disclosed. The computer program is for determining that a first identified location is too close to an edge of a window of a graphical user interface to display a radial display area. The computer program is also for identifying a second location far enough from the edge to fully display the radial display area within the window. The computer program is also for displaying the radial display area at the second location. | 12-31-2009 |
20100050122 | ROTATION-PREVENTING MEMBER AND SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A rotation-preventing member has an annular main body, first keys, and second keys. The first keys face one another across a main body axis, and extend to one side along an axial direction of the main body. The first keys have first surfaces that include the axial direction and a radial direction of the main body. The second keys face one another across an imaginary surface being parallel to the first surfaces and including the axis, and the second keys extend to the same side as the first keys extend to or the side opposite to the first keys along the axial direction. The second keys also have third surfaces orthogonal to the first surfaces and including the axial direction. Of the first keys and second keys, at least the first keys are provided with recesses that open onto end surfaces on the side toward which the keys extend. | 02-25-2010 |
20100077354 | Area Selectable Menus - System and method of adjusting selection areas of menu options in a menu utilize the frequency of selection of each of the menu options to adjust the size of various selection areas over time. The sizes of menu options or selection areas with relatively high frequency of use may increase, while the sizes of the selection areas of the remaining menu options may decrease. In addition, the size of the menu options may be further adjusted to return to the original arrangement, e.g., in which the size of each of the selection areas is equal or occupies some predetermined area. The user may hold an electronic pen over the menu or select an icon from the menu to resize the selection areas to return to the original arrangement. | 03-25-2010 |
20100083180 | Graphical User Interface Manipulation Method - An input apparatus includes an input unit via which a user can point specific coordinates on a screen, and a display unit for displaying a graphical user interface (GUI). A menu for selecting an arbitrary item from a plurality of items is displayed on the GUI. When the user conducts manipulation to move a location of coordinates pointed by the user on the screen so as to draw a circle, center coordinates of a circle locus of the manipulation are presumed regardless of the location of the coordinates. An item selected in the menu is moved so as to be associated with a rotation angle of the manipulation with respect to the center coordinates. The user can conduct selection manipulation of consecutive menu items without depending upon the location of coordinates pointed by the user on the screen. | 04-01-2010 |
20100095245 | AUTOMOTIVE USER INTERFACE FOR A VENTILATION SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An automotive user interface for controlling the temperature, the distribution and of the air flow rate in a ventilation system of a motor vehicle. The automotive user interface comprises: a touch-sensitive control display unit, which comprises light-emitter diodes structured for providing a visual representation of temperatures that can be set by a user according to a generally circular arrangement; an optically semitransparent touch-sensitive control panel superimposed on the light-emitter diodes in a position corresponding to an area for setting the temperature; and an electronic control unit connected to the light-emitter diodes and to the control panel for controlling the temperature of the air in the ventilation system and the light-emitter-diode means in response to an action of touch contact by a user on the area for setting the temperature. | 04-15-2010 |
20100100848 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPECIFYING AN ITEM ORDER - An embodiment of a graphical user interface for specifying an item order includes a graphical order generator arranged in a geometric pattern. The graphical order generator may include an order input tool including a category section for displaying a plurality of inter-dependent dynamically filtered category indicators arranged in a sequential and user-modifiable hierarchy, and an option section for displaying a plurality of selectable option indicators associated with a category indicator. The category indicator may include a graphical representation of an active state or incomplete state before selection of an option indicator, and a graphical representation of a complete state after selection of the option indicator. The graphical order generator may also include a communication tool for displaying a plurality of selectable communication indicators associated with one or more past or current communication messages, and a contextual information tool for displaying one or more selectable information indicators. | 04-22-2010 |
20100122215 | CONTROL INTERFACE FOR HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM - The control interface is adapted for display on a control point for a home automation device and includes a plurality of control buttons, that when selected, invoke services of devices in a home automation network. The control buttons are displayed in a selection wheel, which is preferably implemented in a circular, double linked list data structure. The control interface includes a horizon that extends along the horizontal axis of the display screen and is vertically centered. The user's focal point, preferably colored differently than other elements on the display, remains centered on the horizon as the user scrolls from one control button in the selection wheel to another. Choosing a control button on a first selection wheel results in display of a second adjacent selection wheel. | 05-13-2010 |
20100162170 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIAL DISPLAY OF TIME BASED INFORMATION - In certain embodiments, a radial configuration of time based information is displayed by a computing system in a graphical user interface. The radial configuration includes a graphical timeline spirally disposed about at least one axis point in the graphical user interface. In certain examples, the graphical timeline represents a time period and includes a first section representing a first portion and a second section representing a second portion of the time period. In certain other embodiments, a radial configuration of time based information is displayed by a computing system in a graphical user interface. The radial configuration represents a time period and includes a first radial section and a second radial section disposed about an axis point at different radial distances from the axis point. The first radial section represents a first portion and the second radial section represents a second portion of the time period. | 06-24-2010 |
20100180233 | Mobile Communications Device User Interface - A mobile communications device user interface is described. In an implementation, a method is implemented by a computing device that includes displaying content in conjunction with a first level of a hierarchical menu in a user interface on a display device of the computing device. Responsive to receipt of an input to navigate to a second level of the hierarchical menu that is a sublevel of the first level, the second level in displayed conjunction with the content on the display device, the content having a reduced display richness when displayed in conjunction with the second level than when displayed in conjunction with the first level. | 07-15-2010 |
20100185985 | MANAGING RADIAL MENUS IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM - The present invention is generally related to graphical user interfaces (GUIs), and more specifically to displaying items in a radial menu. A radial menu may be displayed in a display screen including a first set of radial menu items. A screen object may also be displayed in the display screen. A second set of radial menu items may be displayed in the radial menu when a screen pointer event occurs over the screen object. | 07-22-2010 |
20100192100 | Method for operating a space menu and electronic device with operating space menu - A method for operating a space menu, suitable for an electronic device having a screen is provided. In the present method, a plurality of item objects are sequentially displayed along a linear path on a menu plane to generate a space menu. Then, an operation of a user for the space menu is received and used for operating the space menu. The item objects on the menu plane are rotated about a rotation axis according to a position of the item object pointed by the operation so as to protrude the pointed item object from the other item objects, in which a direction of the rotation axis is not parallel to a normal direction of a display plane of the screen. Further, an item function is executed according to the item object selected by the operation. | 07-29-2010 |
20100192101 | DISPLAYING RADIAL MENUS IN A GRAPHICS CONTAINER - Embodiments of the invention provide radial menus that allow users to quickly make selections of menu items using simple gestures. A radial menu may be displayed on a display screen in response to detecting a predefined screen pointer event such as a mouse click. Thereafter simple strokes using the screen pointer may be employed to select a desired item. The radial menus may be displayed on the display screen such that all radial menu items are visible thereon and there is sufficient space for making gestures for selecting radial menu items. | 07-29-2010 |
20100192102 | DISPLAYING RADIAL MENUS NEAR EDGES OF A DISPLAY AREA - Embodiments of the invention provide radial menus that allow users to quickly make selections of menu items using simple gestures. A radial menu may be displayed on a display screen in response to detecting a predefined screen pointer event such as a mouse click. Thereafter simple strokes using the screen pointer may be employed to select a desired item. The radial menus may be displayed on the display screen such that all radial menu items are visible thereon and there is sufficient space for making gestures for selecting radial menu items. | 07-29-2010 |
20100192103 | SPIRALING RADIAL MENUS IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS - The present invention is generally related to graphical user interfaces (GUIs), and more specifically to displaying items in a radial menu. The radial menu may include a first number of locations for displaying radial menu items. Embodiments of the invention facilitate displaying a second number of radial menu items in the radial menu, the second number being greater than the first number. For example, in some embodiments, performing a radial gesture may allow the second number of radial menu items to spiral through the locations of the radial menu. | 07-29-2010 |
20100192104 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING CHARACTERISTICS OF A MULTIMEDIA ITEM - An apparatus and a method for adjusting a characteristic of a multimedia item are provided. The apparatus and method includes an auxiliary execution region and an execution region for adjusting a sound resource of a multimedia item, outputs a sound resource adjustment list on the auxiliary execution region according to the selection of a function of sound resource adjustment selected on the execution region, and outputs indexes capable of controlling a value of a corresponding sound resource adjustment if a specific sound resource adjustment item is selected. In this respect, the apparatus and method easily processes the sound resource adjustment based on the execution region and auxiliary execution region. | 07-29-2010 |
20100192105 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUNCTION OF A DEVICE - A method and a system are disclosed for function control using a display unit including a touch area and a non-touch area. The device includes an output area for displaying various types of screen data corresponding to execution applications, a control area for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for controlling a function of the device, and a control unit for detecting execution of a particular application, configuring a screen comprising the output area and the control area in response to the executed application, and controlling a function of the device according to a user interaction occurring through the GUI in the control area. | 07-29-2010 |
20100218141 | VIRTUAL SPHERE INPUT CONTROLLER FOR ELECTRONICS DEVICE - An electronic device including a processor communicably coupled to a display component wherein the processor is configured to generate and display an interactive icon on the display component. The interactive icon includes a primary item and at least one alternative item, and the processor is configured to visually prioritize the presentation of the primary item on the display component relative to the presentation of the alternative item. | 08-26-2010 |
20100251179 | RADIAL MENU SELECTION WITH OVERSHOOT CAPABILITY - Embodiments of the invention are generally related to graphical user interfaces (GUIs), and more specifically to selecting items from a radial menu. More specifically, embodiments of the invention provide a complex set of gestures which, when performed using a screen pointer, facilitate fast and accurate selection of radial menu items from a radial menu. The gestures may generally involve a first movement of the screen pointer to activate a desired radial menu item, and a second predefined movement of the screen pointer to select the radial menu item. | 09-30-2010 |
20100251180 | RADIAL MENU SELECTION WITH GESTURES - Embodiments of the invention are generally related to graphical user interfaces (GUIs), and more specifically to selecting items from a radial menu. More specifically, embodiments of the invention provide a complex set of gestures which, when performed using a screen pointer, facilitate fast and accurate selection of radial menu items from a radial menu. The gestures may generally involve a first movement of the screen pointer to activate a desired radial menu item, and a second predefined movement of the screen pointer within a predefined selection zone to select the radial menu item. | 09-30-2010 |
20100251181 | USER INTERFACE FOR DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME - A digital picture frame has a frame bounding a touch screen that presents a user interface having first and second arcs of selector elements. The first are of selector elements is manipulable to establish an input genre root, and the second arc is manipulable to select an input branching from a genre root selected using an element in the first group. The arcs are rotatable to reveal previously unpresented selector elements when a person moves a hand along the respective arc. | 09-30-2010 |
20100251182 | SELECTION CANDIDATE DISPLAY METHOD, SELECTION CANDIDATE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE - A selection candidate display method, a selection candidate display device, and an input/output device are provided. When a number of receivable broadcasting stations is not “4” or less, a controller allocates the receivable broadcasting stations to three segmented logical areas among four segmented logical areas, allocates a scroll area to the remaining one logical area, and displays the channel numbers of the allocated receivable broadcasting stations and information indicating the scroll area, for example, “S” in the respective logical areas of a circle pad. When the logical area to which the scroll area is allocated is operated, the controller moves the scroll area to the adjacent logical area and allocates the next receivable broadcasting station after the broadcasting station allocated to the remaining logical area among the logical areas adjacent to the scroll area, to the logical area which was the scroll area. | 09-30-2010 |
20100281430 | MOBILE APPLICATIONS SPIN MENU - A mobile communication system and a process of organizing applications ( | 11-04-2010 |
20100299637 | RADIAL MENUS WITH VARIABLE SELECTABLE ITEM AREAS - A method and apparatus for facilitating selection of items from a radial menu. Radial menu items may be differentiated from one another based on a desired difficulty of selection from the radial menu. Where it is desirable to make a radial menu item easy to select, the radial menu item may be placed in a relatively larger pie slice of the radial menu. Conversely, where it is desirable to make a radial menu item difficult to select, the radial menu item may be placed in a relatively smaller pie slice of the radial menu. | 11-25-2010 |
20100333029 | USER INTERFACE FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE - A computing device including a graphical user interface is described. The computing device comprises: a display; a display controller; and a graphical user interface controller. The graphical user interface controller is arranged to create a first and second cluster of associated menu options. The first cluster of associated menu options comprises: a first principal menu option and at least one first sub-ordinate menu option, smaller than the first principal menu option, and located on the periphery of the first principal menu option. The second cluster of associated menu options comprises: a second principal menu option and at least one second sub-ordinate menu option smaller than the second principal menu option, and located on the periphery of the second principal menu option. The graphical user interface controller is also arranged to enable a user (a) to decouple the first sub-ordinate menu option from the first principal menu option and (b) to couple the decoupled the first sub-ordinate menu option to the second principal menu option. | 12-30-2010 |
20100333030 | RADIAL MENU DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In certain embodiments, a graphical representation of a two-dimensional radial menu is displayed in a graphical user interface. The graphical representation of the two-dimensional radial menu is transformed into a graphical representation of a three-dimensional radial menu in the graphical user interface. In certain embodiments, the displaying comprises utilizing data representative of a three-dimensional radial menu model to render the graphical representation of the two-dimensional radial menu, based on a first viewpoint, in the graphical user interface, and the transforming comprises utilizing the data representative of the three-dimensional radial menu model to render the graphical representation of the three-dimensional radial menu, based on a second viewpoint, in the graphical user interface. In certain embodiments, the transforming comprises repositioning a viewpoint associated with the graphical representation of the two-dimensional radial menu to produce the graphical representation of the three-dimensional radial menu. | 12-30-2010 |
20110041095 | SELECTION INTERFACE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A user selection interface system comprises one or more rotatable selectors linked to selectable characteristics, and a display linked to the selectors, for display of an image that corresponds to the selected characteristics. The interface is typically linked to a database comprising stored image and other information which corresponds to the selectable characteristics, whereby an image that corresponds to an item which meets a selected characteristic is retrieved and displayed. Information other than the image which corresponds to the selectable characteristics may also be retrieved and displayed. In some embodiments, the stored images comprise a single image, which matches all the selected characteristics. In alternate embodiments, the displayed image comprises a composite image that is based upon stored images which correspond to different selected characteristics. In some embodiments, the user selection interface comprises a graphic user interface. In alternate embodiments, the user selection interface comprises a mechanical interface. Some preferred embodiments of the user selection interface provide links for merchandising functions, such as for ordering, purchasing, inventories, and/or shipping. | 02-17-2011 |
20110055760 | METHOD OF PROVIDING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE USING A CONCENTRIC MENU - In a graphical user interface a display is animated by activation with an input device with a first concentric menu comprising a first grouping of menu items having a subset of one or more items from a set of menu items. Then, after selecting one menu item out of the first grouping of menu items, the display is animated with at least one additional grouping of menu items that are each concentrically in a pie sliced shape. The graphical user interface can be activated by a user at any position on the display area via the input device. | 03-03-2011 |
20110066980 | PLACEMENT OF ITEMS IN RADIAL MENUS - Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for placing menu items in a radial menu. A radial menu may be displayed in response to receiving a predefined gesture made with a screen pointer. A plurality of global menu items may be placed at predefined locations in the radial menu. A set of local menu items that are to be displayed in the radial menu be determined and displayed in the radial menu based on one or more predefined relationships between the local or global radial menu items. | 03-17-2011 |
20110066981 | PLACEMENT OF ITEMS IN CASCADING RADIAL MENUS - Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for placing menu items in a cascading radial menu. A cascading radial menu may be displayed upon receiving a gesture that causes a screen pointer to select a radial menu item in a first radial menu. The first radial menu item may be associated with a second radial menu. One or more second radial menu items may be placed in the second radial menu based on a direction of movement of the screen pointer in the gesture to select the radial menu item in the first radial menu. | 03-17-2011 |
20110126157 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVED MENU SEARCH AND SELECTION - A method and apparatus for displaying options of a menu in order to easily search and select an option are provided. According to an embodiment, the method includes receiving a menu request from a user, determining a number of menu items associated with the requested menu, and displaying on a menu screen the menu items in a particular display form selected from a plurality of prestored display forms depending on the determined number of menu items. | 05-26-2011 |
20110209093 | RADIAL MENUS WITH BEZEL GESTURES - Bezel gestures for touch displays are described. In at least some embodiments, the bezel of a device is used to extend functionality that is accessible through the use of so-called bezel gestures. In at least some embodiments, off-screen motion can be used, by virtue of the bezel, to create screen input through a bezel gesture. Bezel gestures can include single-finger bezel gestures, multiple-finger/same-hand bezel gestures, and/or multiple-finger, different-hand bezel gestures. | 08-25-2011 |
20110231799 | DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a display processing apparatus includes an operation receiver, a relation calculator, a display information generator, and a display controller. The operation receiver receives operation to select a key content of a first type. The relation calculator calculates relation between the key content and each of second contents of a plurality of types including the first type. The display information generator generates first display information specific to the key content and pieces of second display information specific to the second contents, respectively. The display controller arranges the first display information at a center and the pieces of the second display information in at least one of the predetermined areas divided by each of the items in a radial direction from the center, based on the relation calculated by the relation calculator. The display controller displays the arranged first display information and the arranged pieces of the second display information. | 09-22-2011 |
20110265041 | RADIAL USER INTERFACE AND SYSTEM FOR A VIRTUAL WORLD GAME - A user interface for a virtual world includes a circular area forming a display for an item in the virtual world, and controls surrounding only a portion of the display for controlling that item. | 10-27-2011 |
20110271233 | SPIN CONTROL USER INTERFACE FOR SELECTING OPTIONS - A spin control graphical user interface is used to display a currently applied option and to receive options from a user. The spin control is a circular graphical user interface that is positioned near a displayed document to which it applies. For example, the spin control may be positioned on or near a corner of the displayed document. The spin control comprises options that are presented to a user upon rotation of the spin control. An option may be manually selected or automatically selected and applied to the displayed document upon rotating the spin control clockwise or counterclockwise. More than one spin control may be associated with the displayed document. The spin control may be automatically shown and removed from a display in response to whether the document to which the spin control is attached is currently being displayed. | 11-03-2011 |
20110320981 | STATUS-ORIENTED MOBILE DEVICE - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for providing a status-oriented mobile device. A user interface (UI) is provided that concurrently presents a plurality of user-related status-oriented sections in a display of the mobile device. The respective status-oriented sections are provided to be organized in a cylindrical representation as a cylinder, where the UI presents elements of the sections in the display as views of the cylinder. | 12-29-2011 |
20120042283 | Graphical User Interface With A Concentric Arrangement And Method For Accessing Data Objects Via A Graphical User Interface - A graphical user interface ( | 02-16-2012 |
20120042284 | 3D TAG CLOUDS FOR VISUALIZING FEDERATED CROSS-SYSTEM TAGS - A sphere is displayed on an interactive graphical user interface with a central circular disk that represents a current computer system, and a second circular disk that represents a second computer system as part of the sphere positioned parallel above or below the central circular disk. A current tag representing a first resource stored in a current storage of the current computer system is displayed on the interactive graphical user interface on a surface of the central circular disk. A second tag representing a second resource stored in a second storage of the second computer system is displayed on the interactive graphical user interface on a surface of the second circular disk. | 02-16-2012 |
20120066646 | RELATIVE ITEM OF INTEREST EXPLORER INTERFACE - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for representing a reference item and a number of items of interest. In one embodiment, each item of interest is assigned to one of a number of concentric regions in a two-dimensional space based on one or more attributes of the item of interest. The concentric regions in the two-dimensional space are centered at a location in the two-dimensional space that corresponds to the reference item. A GUI is then generated such that the GUI includes concentric display regions that correspond to the concentric regions in the two-dimensional space, where a select concentric display region provides an expanded view of the items of interest located within the corresponding region in the two-dimensional space and the remaining concentric display region(s) provide collapsed view(s) of the items of interest in the corresponding region(s) of the two-dimensional space. | 03-15-2012 |
20120079430 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A GUI FOR SEARCHING FOR CONTENT, AND DEVICE ADOPTIVING SAME - A method and apparatus for providing a Graphic User Interface (GUI) by a display device are provided. The method includes accessing a storage medium including stored content; displaying a GUI item including category indicators along a border region thereof, each of the category indicators corresponding to a type of content, spanning a predetermined range of the boarder region, and including content from the accessed storage medium; displaying a content preview based on a user manipulation of the GUI item; and selecting content from the content preview through the GUI item. | 03-29-2012 |
20120124520 | Graphical User Interface Component - A user interlace component for an electronic device having a display. The user interface component, when instantiated is arranged to provide a representation of a hierarchical structure of interlinked objects arranged in a plurality of levels. The representation is displayed as a plurality of concentric rings, each corresponding to a given one of the plurality of levels. The instance of the user interface component is responsive to user interaction therewith to rotate one of the rings, whereby at least one of the objects is rotated out of view, and the instance of the user interface component is responsive to the user selecting an object in a ring to display a limited number of interlinked objects in a connected ring. | 05-17-2012 |
20120124521 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING MENU AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device includes a graphical user interface, a display unit, a moving unit, an input unit, and a processor. The graphical user interface includes a menu. The menu includes a main menu having at least one main option. The display unit defines a first displaying region for displaying the at least one main option of the main menu and a selecting region in the first displaying region. The moving unit is used for moving the at least one main option in the display unit. The input unit is operable by users for generating an input signal accordingly. The processor selects the selected main option which is moved to be displayed in the selecting region in response to the input signal. | 05-17-2012 |
20120144343 | User Interface with Media Wheel Facilitating Viewing of Media Objects - A mechanism directed to extracting and displaying media content of a news feed or other structured document in a scrollable media wheel frame. | 06-07-2012 |
20120185801 | REMOTE CONTROL INTERFACE PROVIDING HEAD-UP OPERATION AND VISUAL FEEDBACK WHEN INTERACTING WITH AN ON SCREEN DISPLAY - In one embodiment, a remote control interface is provided that allows a user to interact with a programmable multimedia controller from a mobile device having a touch screen display, in a largely “head-up” manner, while providing visual feedback on the mobile device to confirm touch input. The user may enter touch input, including taps, holds swipes and pans, on the touch screen display. Such touch input may be processed and communicated to the programmable multimedia controller, which displays an on-screen display menu system on a display device coupled to the programmable multimedia controller. The user may direct the majority of his or her attention to the on-screen display menu system on the display device. However, some visual feedback may also be displayed on the touch screen display of the mobile device that is specific to the type of touch input received on the touch screen display. | 07-19-2012 |
20120221976 | RADIAL MENU DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In certain embodiments, a graphical representation of a two-dimensional radial menu is displayed in a graphical user interface. The graphical representation of the two-dimensional radial menu is transformed into a graphical representation of a three-dimensional radial menu in the graphical user interface. In certain embodiments, the displaying comprises utilizing data representative of a three-dimensional radial menu model to render the graphical representation of the two-dimensional radial menu, based on a first viewpoint, in the graphical user interface, and the transforming comprises utilizing the data representative of the three-dimensional radial menu model to render the graphical representation of the three-dimensional radial menu, based on a second viewpoint, in the graphical user interface. In certain embodiments, the transforming comprises repositioning a viewpoint associated with the graphical representation of the two-dimensional radial menu to produce the graphical representation of the three-dimensional radial menu. | 08-30-2012 |
20120254804 | Personal wireless navigation system - A personal wireless navigation system operable on wireless phone devices provides a platform for empowering a merchant-paid search. Performance of a navigation functionality in a personal wireless navigation system is higher and more comparable and competitive with portable navigation devices and in-car navigation systems, and the search capability is comparable and competitive with the most popular web search engines. A user interface (UI) and look and feel of the personal wireless navigation system is provided which is enhanced so that users do not simply want to use the product—they covet it. The personal wireless navigation system may be constructed such that a subset of it with fewer features and functions can be productized, marketed and deployed to users. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254805 | System for Displaying Hierarchical Information - A system of displaying hierarchical information in a user interface includes displaying a first plurality of icons aligned in a first arc course on a display device, selecting one of the first plurality of icons using a user input device, rotating the first plurality of icons to position the selected one of the first plurality of icons to a front position of the first arc course in response to the selecting to define a first selection indicator and displaying a second plurality of icons aligned along a second-level arc course, the second-level arc course displayed adjacent to and positioned co-axial with the first arc course, and the second plurality of icons representing sub-hierarchical data for the first selection indicator. | 10-04-2012 |
20120272189 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AT LEAST A PORTION OF A FLOW OF PROGRAM ACTIVITY OF A COMPUTER PROGRAM - A method of controlling at least a portion of a flow of program activity of a computer program including executing, by a processor, a computer program stored in memory to initiate the flow of program activity, the flow of program activity including a program environment generated by the computer program and displayed on a graphical user interface, wherein the computer program is adapted to allow an end user to interact with the program environment and at least one graphical menu being displayed on the graphical user interface in conjunction with the program environment, wherein the computer program is adapted to allow an end user to interact with the at least one graphical menu without interrupting the ability of the end user to interact with the program environment. | 10-25-2012 |
20120278762 | RADIAL MENU SELECTION - A method comprising of displaying a GUI object is disclosed. The method displays a first graphical user interface (GUI) object with multiple selectable GUI items. The method detects a movement of a cursor in a direction of a particular selectable GUI item. The method determines an expected location for the stopping of the cursor. The method displays, at the expected location, a second GUI object corresponding to the particular GUI item. | 11-01-2012 |
20120284668 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERFACE MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems for interface management are provided. First, at least one interface is provided and displayed on a screen of the electronic device. The interface is a page or a menu. A plurality of candidate tilt interface images corresponding to the interface are provided, wherein the respective candidate tilt interface images correspond to the interface which is to be rotated at various angles. Then, a signal including a movement of an object continuously detected on the screen is received. In response to the signal, one of the candidate tilt interface images is selected as a specific tilt interface image according to a distance corresponding to the movement of the object on the screen, and the specific tilt interface image is displayed on the screen. | 11-08-2012 |
20120317514 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL IMAGES UTILIZING AN INFINITE CYLINDER USER INTERFACE - Systems and methods presenting digital images utilizing an infinite cylinder user interface that includes a plurality of modes of movement to variously display the digital images in an efficient and convenient manner. An image viewing system utilizing an infinite cylinder user interface includes a data store storing a plurality of images in a local visual dictionary, each of the plurality of images configured to convey a message to at least one additional user as a replacement for words; a network interface communicatively coupled to a network; a processor communicatively coupled to the data store and the network interface; and instructions executable by the processor, and in response to such execution causes the processor to: present a set of the plurality of images in an infinite cylinder user interface; and manipulate the infinite cylinder user interface in a plurality of movement modes based on user input. | 12-13-2012 |
20130019205 | DETERMINING GESTURES ON CONTEXT BASED MENUS - Context based menus are employed for content management through touch or gesture actions, keyboard entries, mouse or pen actions, and similar input. Different actions and combinations of actions enable users to activate sub-menus, execute commands, or collapse context based menus. Gestures associated with the actions are determined through action analysis. The action analysis includes tap action hit target region analysis and swipe action direction, angle, and/or length analysis. | 01-17-2013 |
20130019206 | PROVIDING ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES ON CONTEXT BASED RADIAL MENUS - Radial context based menus are employed for content management through touch or gesture actions, keyboard entries, mouse or pen actions, and similar input. Different actions and combinations of actions enable users to activate submenus, execute commands, or collapse context based menus. Accessibility features are integrated with radial context based menus to ease user interaction with radial context based menu controls. Distinct accessibility controls are superimposed on radial context based menu controls to aid with command interactions. Additionally, contrast schemes are implemented on radial context based menu controls and surrounding regions to differentiate the context base menu controls for visual acuity. | 01-17-2013 |
20130047123 | METHOD FOR PRESENTING USER-DEFINED MENU OF DIGITAL CONTENT CHOICES, ORGANIZED AS RING OF ICONS SURROUNDING PREVIEW PANE - RingGuide is an organizational and social media methodology and system that enables new forms of distributed interfaces on any 2D or 3D class electronic device. The RingGuide comprises a hierarchy of Rings displaying on one or more of these devices. The Rings may contain Asset Cells representing a database record available in associated local or remote databases (a movie, video or graphical advertisement, TV show, metadata, etc.); Code Cells capable of executing specific functionality, such as search, “show by time”, a widget that displays realtime weather information or a separately launchable application such as an instant messaging client; Element Cells showing locally or remotely update-able user interface elements, and Link Cells that refer to sub-Rings that may be organized by genre, media owner brands, etc. | 02-21-2013 |
20130104079 | RADIAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - Systems, methods, and machine-readable and executable instructions are provided for displaying a radial graphical user interface. The radial graphical user interface can include displaying a first layer radial menu item as a circular shape and displaying a second layer radial menu of a number of first menu sub-items related to the first layer menu item grouped concentrically around the first layer radial menu in response to a user selecting the first menu item. The graphical user interface can also include replacing the first layer menu with a user selected first menu sub-item and replacing the second layer radial menu with a number of second menu sub-items related to the selected first menu sub-item in response to a user selecting one of the number of first menu sub-items, wherein the second layer is rotatable by a user. | 04-25-2013 |
20130111407 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN APPLICATION CAROUSEL | 05-02-2013 |
20130132904 | CONTENT SHARING APPLICATION UTILIZING RADIALLY-DISTRIBUTED MENUS - Disclosed herein are encoded computer readable storage media and computer-implemented systems creating a content sharing application comprising: a software module for identifying content to share; a software module for displaying a radially-distributed menu of destinations for identified content in response to a first user interaction, wherein said menu of destinations allows a user to select at least one destination; a software module for displaying a radially-distributed menu of individuals associated with one or more displayed destinations in response to a second user interaction, wherein said menu of individuals allows a user to select at least one individual; and a software module for customizing said radially-distributed menus. Also disclosed are methods for rapidly sharing content utilizing the same. | 05-23-2013 |
20130145322 | DEVICE NAVIGATION ICON AND SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - Three-dimensional interactive icons and other mechanisms, methods, and systems for easing user selection of information, such as may be presented on screens or other interfaces of devices, such as tablet, telephone and other hand-held devices, and personal computers (PCs). | 06-06-2013 |
20130174093 | COMPASS MENU - A compass menu is generated as a graphical user interface for an application of a computer. The graphical user interface has a compass structure with at least four branches adjacent to a central button. The graphical user interface receives a user selection on the compass structure. A menu is generated based on the user selection on the compass structure and a context of the application. The menu is displayed adjacent to the compass structure. | 07-04-2013 |
20130191784 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MENU DISPLAYING METHOD, CONTENT IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD AND FUNCTION EXECUTION METHOD - A content image displaying unit displays a content image on a display. A first acknowledgment unit acknowledges an instruction for selection of the displayed content image. A menu item displaying unit displays a plurality of menu items defined for the selected content image so as to surround the content image. A second acknowledgment unit acknowledges an instruction for selection of the displayed menu item. A function execution unit executes a function of the selected menu item. A menu item displaying unit situates a plurality of menu items along a single circle. | 07-25-2013 |
20130198691 | MOBILE TERMINAL MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND MOBILE TERMINAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - A mobile terminal management server in which ERP runs provides a search condition designation screen (for example, a slip search screen) used to designate a search condition in response to the request from mobile terminals; receives a search condition designated through the search condition designation screen on which selection item arrangement circle display regions to display selection item arrangement circles, in each of which a plurality of selection items selectable to designate the search condition are arranged substantially on a circumference, are provided from the mobile terminals; searches for report data satisfying the received search condition by referring to a process flow table; and provides search result data (a search result list display screen) representing the searched report data to the mobile terminals as a search result. | 08-01-2013 |
20130205259 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Displaying Clusters Via A Dynamic User Interface - A computer-implemented system and method for displaying clusters via a dynamic user interface is presented. Cluster spines are displayed and each cluster spine includes two or more clusters of documents. At least one compass frames at least a portion of one or more of the cluster spines in the display. At least one label is generated to identify a concept of one of the framed cluster spines. The label is circumferentially displayed around the compass. Then, the concept is changed as the compass moves over others of the cluster spines. | 08-08-2013 |
20130219340 | Navigation on a Portable Electronic Device - A portable electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display. In embodiments, initial touch zones are enabled on the left- and right-hand sides of the display. A person grasping the device with one hand may navigate using their thumb by making gestures in the touch zones. For example, one such gesture may select a touch zone as the default. A selection menu may then be displayed in the region of the touch zone. Suitable gestures (e.g. using the thumb) can manipulate the selection menu. | 08-22-2013 |
20130232449 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE MECHANISMS - A machine-controlled method can include a display of an electronic device visually presenting to a user a graphical user interface having a trigger mechanism component. The method can also include the display visually presenting to the user a rotational interface mechanism having multiple toolset icons responsive to the user interacting with the trigger mechanism component. The method can also include the display visually presenting to the user individual tool icons that correspond to a certain toolset icon. | 09-05-2013 |
20130246974 | System for Content Navigation - An example computing device for online idea collaboration includes: a processor; and a computer readable storage medium encoding instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to create a user interface including a navigation member having a plurality of content segments, the content segments extending in a circular configuration, with each of the content segments including content, and the navigation member including a center area into which content from one of the content segments is dragged to obtain additional information about that content. | 09-19-2013 |
20130298080 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SELECTING ELEMENTS FROM A LIST - A mobile electronic device for selecting elements from a list is provided. The mobile electronic device comprises a communication interface enabled to communicate with an output device, the output device enabled to provide feedback for selecting elements from a list; a first input element which, when actuated, causes the communication interface to transmit a coarse selection of the elements of the list, the coarse selection provided at the output device; and a second input element which, when actuated, causes the communication interface to transmit a fine selection of the elements of the list, the fine selection provided at the output device. | 11-07-2013 |
20130339904 | CONCENTRIC HIERARCHICAL LIST BROWSER - The present disclosure involves computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for browsing hierarchically structured data using a concentric hierarchical list browser. A computer-implemented method includes displaying, using at least one hardware processor, a first-level circular user interface object with at least one first-level user interface object representing a first-level data object. Responsive to receiving an indication of a selection of the at least one first-level user interface object, decreasing the diameter of the first-level circular interface object, and displaying in a second-level circular user interface object at least one second-level user interface object representing a second-level data object associated with the first-level data object, wherein the second-level circular user interface object has an inner circular edge and an outer circular edge, and wherein the inner circular edge of the second-level circular user interface object is attached to the outer circular edge of the first-level circular user interface object. | 12-19-2013 |
20140033128 | ANIMATED CONTEXTUAL MENU - An electronic book system provides interfaces particularly suited to students' use of textbooks. A finger press on a touch screen produces a contextual menu with user choices that relate to where the finger was pressed or what the user was recently doing with the book. A student provisionally navigates through a book by a specific gesture which, when it stops, returns the user to the previous position in the book. Annotations are displayed and hidden using specific gestures and through selective movement of the reader as sensed by its accelerometer. | 01-30-2014 |
20140047389 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODIFICATION OF DIGITAL IMAGES THROUGH ROTATIONAL CASCADING-EFFECT INTERFACE - Provided is a method and system of modifying a digital image rendered on a display screen. The method comprises showing, at the display screen, a category menu shaped as a portion of an annular ring and including a plurality of category options, ones of the plurality of category options being cascadable onto the display screen via a rotational input action received at the processor of the computing device; receiving a first input selecting one of the plurality of category options; displaying, in the portion of the annular ring, a subcategory menu having a plurality of subcategory options associated with the selected category option, ones of the plurality of subcategory options being cascadable onto the display screen via the rotational input action, receiving a second input selecting one of the subcategory options, displaying, in an arched arrangement on the display screen, a plurality of product effect options associated with the selected subcategory option; receiving a third input selecting one of the product effect options; and automatically modifying the digital image by simulating application thereon of a visual effect associated with the selected product effect option. | 02-13-2014 |
20140059490 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS UTILIZING AN INFINITE CYLINDER USER INTERFACE - A computer-implemented method includes providing one or more data streams; providing one or more target groups for comparison with the one or more data streams; providing a focus format for improving the one or more data streams relative to the one or more target groups; and providing an infinite cylinder user interface for display of data associated with the one or more data streams, the one or more target groups, and the focus format. | 02-27-2014 |
20140075388 | PROVIDING RADIAL MENUS WITH TOUCHSCREENS - The subject technology discloses configurations for providing a radial menu on one or more computing devices with a touch-sensitive screen. In one example, a user activates the radial menu after touching a first finger at a first or anchor point on a touchscreen that serves as a center of the radial menu. While the first finger is disposed, the user then touches a second finger at a second point some distance from the anchor point corresponding to the first finger on the touchscreen. The radial menu is generated based on a distance calculated between the anchor point and the second finger at the second point. The radial menu is not a complete circle and instead displayed as a partial circle, and the radial menu is generated so that the display area is bisected from the anchor point to the second point in some configurations. | 03-13-2014 |
20140082557 | RADIAL MENUS - Some embodiments of the invention provide several novel techniques for manipulating radial menus in graphical user interfaces of an application. In some embodiments, radial menus include multiple selectable items arranged about an internal location (e.g., a center of the radial menu). The novel radial menu techniques of some embodiments include (i) non-uniform spacing of menu items, (ii) the use of shading or highlighting within a region associated with an item to indicate the present selectability of the item, and (iii) the use of radial gestures for opening sub-menus and the subsequent display of the sub-menu. | 03-20-2014 |
20140137042 | MENU DISPLAY METHOD AND SYSTEM, RADIAL MENU, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A menu implementing method, comprising: establishing a mapping set between a sub-area and an operation; obtaining an operation event at a starting point being located at the edge of a screen, and popping-up a fan-shaped menu at the edge of the screen according to the operation event; obtaining a distance and an angle between a user's operation point and the starting point; searching a corresponding operation in the mapping set according to the obtained distance and angle; performing the found operation. This menu implementing method enables triggering a menu at the edge of the screen and improves the expansibility of the menu in the same direction. Furthermore, a menu implementing system, a fan-shaped menu and storage medium are provided. | 05-15-2014 |
20140143725 | SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD IN MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE METHOD - A screen display method by which to configure a screen in which media objects are moved according to navigational inputs in order to easily browse for a desired media object from among a plurality of media objects. The screen display method in a mobile terminal includes displaying media objects to be piled up at first and second positions and media objects to be arranged along a course that connects the first and second positions; and displaying the piled-up media objects at one of the first and second positions to be sequentially moved along the course toward the other of the first and second positions when an input event occurs. | 05-22-2014 |
20140157200 | USER TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus includes a display configured to provide a screen including an editing object, a user interface unit configured to receive a user operation, and a controller configured to control to display a first wheel navigation User Interface (UI) in a region of the screen when a preset event is generated, the first wheel navigation UI including at least one editing menu related to an attribute of the editing object and being rotatable according to the user operation. | 06-05-2014 |
20140173520 | Personal Wireless Navigation System - A personal wireless navigation system operable on wireless phone devices provides a platform for empowering a merchant-paid search. Performance of a navigation functionality in a personal wireless navigation system is higher and more comparable and competitive with portable navigation devices and in-car navigation systems, and the search capability is comparable and competitive with the most popular web search engines. A user interface (UI) and look and feel of the personal wireless navigation system is provided which is enhanced so that users do not simply want to use the product—they covet it. The personal wireless navigation system may be constructed such that a subset of it with fewer features and functions can be productized, marketed and deployed to users. | 06-19-2014 |
20140195979 | INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACE - A system and method for providing a selection interface on a touch screen device is disclosed. The selection interface depicts a claw for grasping. A progress indicator is provided by varying the motion of the claw. A completion indicator is also provided by depicting the claw in an open state or a closed state, and by moving the claw into a target region. | 07-10-2014 |
20140245226 | DISPLAY AND OPERATING DEVICE - A display and operating device has a touch-sensitive display field by way of which the parameters of a parameter vector can be changed. In order to set the parameters, a structure of circular or annular elements is displayed, on the circumference of which a corresponding contact element is positioned. Using the position of a contact element on the circumference of the ring element, the value of the parameter is coded. The contact element is moved by user interaction to different radial positions about the center of the respective ring element to change the parameter value along the display field in the radial direction, and rotated in the circumferential direction of the ring element. The resolution of the parameter adjustment can be established in a simple and intuitive manner by selecting the radial position of the contact element during its rotation. | 08-28-2014 |
20140289678 | Sprocket Shaped User Interface for Navigating a Dynamic Collection of Information - The sprocket shaped menu accepts except selections of information from the menu, where selecting an item in the menu causes other parts of the look of the menu to change. In one embodiment, this can cause a break in the menu which shows a preview. In another embodiment, touching an item on the menu can cause an automatic update of the other items unless those other items have been automatically updated within a predetermined time before, such as within 15 minutes. | 09-25-2014 |
20140289679 | Relative Item Of Interest Explorer Interface - Devices are disclosed for providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for representing a reference item and a number of items of interest. In one embodiment, each item of interest is assigned to one of a number of concentric regions in a two-dimensional geographic space based on the location and one or more attributes of the item of interest. The concentric regions in the two-dimensional geographic space are centered at a location in the two-dimensional space that corresponds to the reference item. A GUI is generated includes concentric display regions that correspond to the concentric regions in the two-dimensional geographic space, where a select concentric display region provides an expanded view of the items of interest located within the corresponding region in the two-dimensional geographic space and the remaining concentric display region(s) provide collapsed view(s) of the items of interest in the corresponding region(s) of the two-dimensional geographic space. | 09-25-2014 |
20140298264 | GESTURE CONTROLLED USER INTERFACE - A method, in a computer system including an interactive display surface, of controlling the display of a user interface menu, the method comprising: displaying a menu option in each of a plurality of active display positions, each display position being located at one of a respective plurality of active radial positions radiating from a central position; detecting movement of a contact point on the interactive display surface; and changing the menu option displayed in each of the plurality of display positions in response to the detected movement of the contact point being inward or outward of the central position. | 10-02-2014 |
20140344755 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROTATIONAL LIST BASED USER INTERFACE - Disclosed is a system and method for selection of objects appearing in a rotational user interface list. A rotational list in a user interface is enabled to provide text, images, icons, links and scrolling abilities to either end to make components visible or invisible. The rotational list can be made to incorporate variable size icons or images and spacing can be adjusted. A rotational list may respond to priority settings and preferences to provide priority positioning in a geometric shape. Higher priority items may ascent to a narrower portion of the geometric shape and lower priority items may descend to a broader portion of the geometric shape. | 11-20-2014 |
20140365969 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and an apparatus efficiently display and control a plurality of pieces of content in a user interface of an electronic device which provides the user interface. | 12-11-2014 |
20150040069 | USER INTERFACE FOR TRACKING HEALTH BEHAVIORS - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with a user interface for tracking behaviors are described. In one embodiment, a method includes generating, on a display of a computing device, a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI includes a dial that indicates a chronological order for a set of events. The dial includes a center area with an activity object for manipulating the set of events. The GUI includes a context panel with one or more buttons for modifying the set of events. The method includes populating the dial with icons for the set of events by pinning the icons to the dial. The set of events include predefined events for tracking behaviors of a user. Populating the dial includes displaying the icons around the dial to correlate with when each of the set of events occurs. | 02-05-2015 |
20150046875 | HIGH-EFFICACY CAPTURING AND MODELING OF HUMAN PERCEPTUAL SIMILARITY OPINIONS - A personalized human perceptual opinion capturing and modeling system includes a processor and memory. Logic stored in the memory renders a user interface on an electronic display. The user interface includes many active areas radially linking multiple peripheral image objects to a central image object where an image object is an object of an image or a visually represented entity. The multiple peripheral image objects are positioned around a curved path about the central image object. The active areas include impression characteristic objects associated with hyperlinks that render a second user interface. The second user interface displays a selected peripheral image object, the central image object, and a color mapping model or a visual feedback mechanism. A database stores user expressed perceptual opinion data representing the similarity of the selected peripheral image object to the central image object. A user's positional movements of a positional object rendered on the electronic display enable the user to visually express and represent the similarities between each of the plurality of peripheral image objects to the central image object through the impression characteristic objects, a visual heuristic object, and a spatial separation. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046876 | LONG CLICK DISPLAY OF A CONTEXT MENU - In cases where the right mouse click operation to access a context menu is disabled, the techniques described in the disclosure may provide access to the context menu through a long click of the left mouse button. For example, the user may click and hold the left mouse button for at least a threshold period of time, and in response thereto, the user interface is updated to display the context menu. To indicate to the user how long it would take for the context menu to appear, an icon can be displayed next to the cursor, or as a part of the cursor. The icon can show the relative time left before the context menu is displayed (e.g., an elapsed and/or remaining portion of the threshold period of time, etc.). | 02-12-2015 |
20150046877 | Dynamically Adjusting Ratios of Beverages in a Mixed Beverage - The dynamic adjustment of ratios of beverages to be mixed and dispensed in creating mixed or blended beverages is provided. A selection of beverages may be received from a user interface menu displayed by a computing device. A representation of a mixed beverage comprising the beverage selections may then be displayed according to pre-assigned default ratios. An input may then be received to adjust an assigned ratio associated with one or more of the beverage selections. The computing device may then adjust an assigned ratio associated with the one or more beverage selections in response to receiving the input. The computing device may then automatically adjust assigned ratios associated with other beverage selections in the representation of the mixed beverage. The computing device may then display a representation of the mixed beverage with the adjusted ratios in the user interface. | 02-12-2015 |
20150067606 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH CONTINUOUS NAVIGATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - An electronic system includes: a control unit configured to generate a graphical navigation interface including a marker in a loop configuration, detect a touch gesture on the marker; and a user interface, coupled to the control unit, configured to present identifying information associated with the touch gesture. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067607 | PASSWORD FRAUD PROTECTION APPARATUS - A locking apparatus is provided which includes a display including a plurality of characters comprising the predetermined characters of the personal identification code, a pointer for moving along the plurality of characters on the display means and a controller for selecting the predetermined characters of the personal identification code when the pointing means moves along the plurality of characters on the display means. The controller is configured to select a first predetermined character of the personal identification code when the pointing means is configured to move in a first direction on the display means and to pass the first predetermined character and then to stop randomly between the first predetermined character and a first predetermined marker character on the display means. The apparatus provides password fraud protection. | 03-05-2015 |
20150309675 | TIMESPIRAL CALENDAR - A method and system for time planning and scheduling capable of displaying the scheduled time events on a spiral-shaped timeline in a manner in which all events in a single 18-hour or a single 24-hour period are displayed on one screen in three dimensions and are visible without the use of scrolling and without the user having to access multiple screens. | 10-29-2015 |
20150317048 | APPLICATION QUICK LAUNCH EXTENSION - A system (and/or a method) are disclosed to launch an application directly from a menu on a screen of a handheld computing device. In one embodiment, the handheld computing device is configured to receive an event signal corresponding to executing an application assigned to the switch when actuated for a first time period. When the switch is maintained actuated for a second predetermined period of time, the system is configured to transmit an identifier corresponding to the switch to a preferences manager. The system retrieves a plurality of application identifiers from a database of the preferences manager, where each application identifier linking an executable for a corresponding application. The system displays the menu on the screen of the mobile computing device. The menu includes a plurality of application identifiers that are being selectable for execution of a different application. | 11-05-2015 |
20150324069 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR PRESENTING A MENU OF OPTIONS - One embodiment of a graphical user interface for providing a menu to a user, wherein the menu comprises a plurality of executable actions, includes a plurality of petals, wherein each of the plurality of petals is associated with one of the plurality of executable actions, and a common central point at which all of the plurality of petals meet. | 11-12-2015 |
20150331562 | MULTIMEDIA CONTROL CENTER - Techniques and systems for centralized access to multimedia content stored on or available to a computing device are disclosed. The centralized access can be provided by a media control interface that receives user inputs and interacts with media programs resident on the computing device to produce graphical user interfaces that can be presented on a display device. | 11-19-2015 |
20150331589 | CIRCULAR INTERFACE FOR NAVIGATING APPLICATIONS AND AN AUTHENTICATION MECHANISM ON A WEARABLE DEVICE - In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a touch- and/or physical control-enabled wearable computer includes a circular user interface with interface regions set along the outer edge of the display and a concentric content display area. The interface regions allow the user to switch between applications and scroll/select actions within applications. The content display area shows information for the current foreground application and can include additional interface regions specific to an application. | 11-19-2015 |
20150346953 | RENDERING OBJECT ICONS ASSOCIATED WITH AN OBJECT ICON - A device detects objects touching a first object icon representing a folder on a touch sensitive display and then moving in generally opposing directions, where the folder includes a plurality of constituent elements. In response to the detecting, additional object icons are rendered to display on the touch sensitive display, each additional object icon representing a respective constituent element, where the additional object icons are rendered in a pattern around the first object icon. The pattern of the additional object icons is animated. | 12-03-2015 |
20150378528 | REFERENCE POSITION IN VIEWER FOR HIGHER HIERARCHICAL LEVEL - A system and method for facilitating preservation of context information during navigation of a visualization. An example method includes representing hierarchical data via an orbit visualization; providing a first user option to navigate to a child node selected from among the one or more child nodes of the orbit visualization; and updating the orbit visualization in response to user selection of the first user option, resulting in an updated orbit visualization, wherein the updated orbit visualization includes a parent node positioned at a periphery of the visualization, and wherein the selected child node is positioned as a new central node of the updated orbit visualization. A carousel control may be displayed concurrently with the orbit visualization, wherein the carousel control includes one or more user options to navigate to a previously navigated-to node of the orbit visualization. | 12-31-2015 |
20150378529 | INTERACTION IN ORBIT VISUALIZATION - A system and method for facilitating interacting with data and/or functionality via a visualization. An example method includes determining number of hierarchical levels to display in an orbit visualization; displaying the number of hierarchical levels via one or more nodes and one or more orbit paths, wherein each child node of a parent node of the one or more nodes is confined to one or more orbit paths that at least partially circumscribe the parent node; providing a first user option to navigate downward or upward in the hierarchy, at least in part via user selection of a node of the orbit visualization; and selectively updating the orbit visualization in response to user selection of the first user option so that a resulting updated visualization illustrates a navigated-to location, wherein the updated visualization illustrates the number of hierarchical levels. | 12-31-2015 |
20150378532 | Mobile Communications Device User Interface - A mobile communications device user interface is described. In an implementation, a method is implemented by a computing device that includes displaying content in conjunction with a first level of a hierarchical menu in a user interface on a display device of the computing device. Responsive to receipt of an input to navigate to a second level of the hierarchical menu that is a sublevel of the first level, the second level in displayed conjunction with the content on the display device, the content having a reduced display richness when displayed in conjunction with the second level than when displayed in conjunction with the first level. | 12-31-2015 |
20160048291 | A CONTINUOUS + DISCRETE CONTROL MECHANISM COORDINATED WITH DECOUPLED OBJECT DISPLAY - The invention provides a method, device and mechanism for human-computer interaction (HCI) on a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes the steps of establishing a joint interaction arena (JIA) as a bounded connected subspace of the computing device's control space, establishing a Fused Threshold (FT) on the boundary of the JIA, establishing one or more interactive objects, establishing a relation between one or more of segments of the Fused Threshold and the object(s), displaying representations of at least two of the objects, receiving user input relative to the JIA and the FT, changing the JIA and/or the FT based on the user input whenever the relevant user input changes, and displaying the effect of the changes on the displayed objects. | 02-18-2016 |
20160070425 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDEX PROCESSING - A method in an electronic device, comprising: displaying a set of data items and a first index list; detecting a first selection of a first index from the first index list; identifying a first subset of the set of data items, the first subset being associated with the first index; displaying, by the electronic device, a second index list that is associated with the first subset; detecting a second selection of a second index from the second index list; and identifying a second subset of the set of data items, the second subset being associated with both the first index and the second index. | 03-10-2016 |
20160132209 | OPERATION SYSTEM, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND OPERATION CONTROL PROGRAM - An operation system includes a detector, an area designator, a selection item designator, and a display controller. The detector may be configured to detect an operation of touching a touch panel at a touch-position on the touch panel. The area designator may be configured to designate an area, which includes the touch-position at which the operation of touching the touch panel is detected, from a plurality of areas of the touch panel. The selection item designator may be configured to designate an associated set of selection items which is associated with the area designated by the area designator. The display controller may be configured to control the touch panel to display an operator which includes the associated set of selection items at or in the vicinity of the touch-position, at which the operation of touching the touch panel is detected by the detector. | 05-12-2016 |
20160139745 | GESTURE CONTROLLED USER INTERFACE - A method, in a computer system including an interactive display surface, of controlling the display of a user interface menu, the method comprising: displaying a menu option in each of a plurality of active display positions, each display position being located at one of a respective plurality of active radial positions radiating from a central position; detecting movement of a contact point on the interactive display surface; and changing the menu option displayed in each of the plurality of display positions in response to the detected movement of the contact point being inward or outward of the central position. | 05-19-2016 |
20160147433 | REFERENCE COMMAND STORAGE AND PATTERN RECOGNITION FOR USER INTERFACE IMPROVEMENT - A method and system for improving user interface efficiency through muscle memory and a radial menu are disclosed. A computer device stores a list of reference commands. The computer device receives a first input component from a user. The computer device then determines whether the first input component matches a first component of at least one reference command in the list of reference commands. In accordance with a determination that the first input component matches the first component of the at least one reference command in the list of reference commands, the computer device continues to monitor user input without displaying a radial menu. In accordance with a determination that the first input component does not match the first component of the at least one reference command in the list of reference commands, the computer device displays the radial menu to the user. | 05-26-2016 |
20160154564 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DESKTOP USER INTERFACE | 06-02-2016 |
20160179309 | MULTIMODAL INTERFACE | 06-23-2016 |
20160188128 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE DISPLAY AND CONTROL METHOD AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display method of an electronic device is provided. The method includes arranging a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of applications installed on the electronic device in a closed loop and displaying the plurality of icons arranged in the closed loop. The method also includes receiving control information transmitted from an external control terminal, wherein the control information carries application information. Further, the method includes adjusting a position of a selected application icon in the closed loop based on the received control information, such that the selected application icon is at a position closest to a viewing side of the electronic device, wherein the selected application icon is the icon of the selected application corresponding to the application information carried in the control information. In addition, the method includes displaying the selected application icon at the position closest to the viewing side of the electronic device. | 06-30-2016 |