16th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130097448 | System and Method for High-Performance, Low-Power Data Center Interconnect Fabric - A system and method are provided that support a routing using a tree-like or graph topology that supports multiple links per node, where each link is designated as an Up, Down, or Lateral link, or both, within the topology. The system may use a segmented MAC architecture which may have a method of re-purposing MAC IP addresses for inside MACs and outside MACs, and leveraging what would normally be the physical signaling for the MAC to feed into the switch. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097449 | MEMORY UNIT, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD - A memory unit comprises at least two volatile memory elements, analyzing circuitry and power gate. The memory elements may for example be latches, flip-flops, or registers. Each of the memory elements has at least two different states including a predefined reset state. The analyzing circuitry generates a power-down enable signal in response to each of the memory elements being in its reset state. The power gate powers down the memory elements in response to the power-down enable signal. The memory elements may be arranged to assume their reset states upon powering up the memory unit. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097450 | POWER SUPPLY GATING ARRANGEMENT FOR PROCESSING CORES - A power gate is coupled to a power supply circuit to selectively provide power to a processing core. A switch has a local state and a remote state to alternately route (i) a local sense point on a supply side of the power gate and (ii) and a remote sense point on a load side of the power gate, to a load voltage feedback input of the power supply circuit. Timing logic and driver circuitry control the power gate and the switch in response to a processing core enable signal. Other embodiments are also described. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097451 | Computer and Data Saving Method - It is provided a computer comprising a nonvolatile memory for storing data, a control processor for controlling the saving of data into the nonvolatile memory, and a battery for supplying power to the computer in case of a failure of an external power supply, wherein the control processor checks a charge amount stored in the battery, calculates an amount of data which can be saved in the nonvolatile memory by the battery in case of a failure of the external power supply based on the checked charge amount, and saves data excluding the amount of data that can be saved, out of data which should be saved into the nonvolatile memory, into the nonvolatile memory in advance. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097452 | COMPUTER APPARATUS AND RESETTING METHOD FOR REAL TIME CLOCK THEREOF - A computer apparatus and a resetting method for a real time clock (RTC) of the computer apparatus are provided. The resetting method for the RTC includes: generating a judging result by determining whether the computer apparatus is in an S | 2013-04-18 |
20130097453 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CPU IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling a central processing unit in a portable terminal The method includes: operating a first core among multiple cores included in the central processing unit within a range of pre-designated limited clock frequencies; identifying the number of work queues corresponding to the number of processings being delayed by the central processing unit; comparing the identified number of work queues with a pre-designated reference value; and operating the first core and a second core among the multiple cores at a maximum clock frequency when a result of the comparison shows that the identified number of work queues exceeds the reference value. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097454 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING SERVERS AGAINST VIBRATION DAMAGE - An electronic device capable of communicating with a plurality of servers includes a storage unit, a vibration unit, a control unit, and a communication unit. The storage unit stores a vibration threshold value. The vibration sensor senses a vibration magnitude of the electronic device. The control unit generates control signals and transmits the control signals to the servers via the communication unit to direct the servers to take certain actions to protect data when the vibration magnitude sensed by the vibration sensor is equal to or greater than the vibration threshold value. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097455 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING INTERCONNECTION FAULT TOLERANCE BETWEEN CPU - A system for implementing interconnection fault tolerance between CPUs, a first CPU and a second CPU implements interconnection through a first CPU interconnect device and a second CPU interconnect device. The system adds a data channel between a first SerDes interface of the first CPU interconnect device and a second SerDes interface of the second CPU interconnect device, and transmits link connection state information and a link control signal through the added data channel. The system monitors a link state of any one link in a CPU interconnection system, transmits the link state through the added data channel, recovers any one of the connection links when determining whether any one of the first connection link, the second connection link and the third connection link is faulty. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097456 | Managing Failover Operations On A Cluster Of Computers - Managing failover operations on a cluster of computers, including: identifying, by a failover hold module, a failure to access data storage in the cluster of computers; preventing the execution of all read operations directed to the data storage that were received after the failure to access data storage was identified; executing all write operations directed to the data storage that were received after the failure to access data storage was identified, including writing data to a cache; identifying that a failover to alternative data storage is complete; executing the held read operations, including reading data from the alternative data storage; and copying, from cache to the alternative data storage, the data written to the cache as part of the write operations. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097457 | MANAGING FAILOVER OPERATIONS ON A CLUSTER OF COMPUTERS - Managing failover operations on a cluster of computers, including: identifying, by a failover hold module, a failure to access data storage in the cluster of computers; preventing the execution of all read operations directed to the data storage that were received after the failure to access data storage was identified; executing all write operations directed to the data storage that were received after the failure to access data storage was identified, including writing data to a cache; identifying that a failover to alternative data storage is complete; executing the held read operations, including reading data from the alternative data storage; and copying, from cache to the alternative data storage, the data written to the cache as part of the write operations. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097458 | STORAGE SYSTEM, AND DATA BACKUP METHOD AND SYSTEM RESTARTING METHOD OF STORAGE SYSTEM - In a storage system for performing data backup using a battery during blackout, when the blackout continues for a long time, problems such as the loss of volatile memory data due to the consumption of battery capacity and the difference in recovery time between controller units after power recovery occur during restarting of the system. The present invention solves the problems by selecting (a1) battery backup or (a2) saving of data in a nonvolatile device based on the battery capacity or setting of modes, and selecting (b1) inhibiting restart of the system or (b2) storing of data in the volatile memory to a nonvolatile memory means and performing access via write-through based on the remaining capacity of the battery when restarting the system after power recovery. Further, the system enables to increase and decrease the volatile memory capacity of the write area and mutually confirms synchronization of controller units and contents of volatile memories. Thereby, the system enables to prevent data loss and inconsistency of data. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097459 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTED DIAGNOSTIC REASONING - A method for distributed diagnostic reasoning is provided. The method includes establishing a computing node monitoring the operation of a component of a complex system and populating at least one of a processor and the memory of the computing node with one or more standardized executable application modules (SEAMs) and a workflow service. The method further includes creating a configuration file in combination with several SEAMS to create a distributed diagnostic reasoner (DDR) associated with the component. The method also comprises installing the configuration file in the computing node for execution by the processor; and initializing the one or more SEAMS, the configuration file and the workflow service, wherein the workflow service facilitates data flow between the one or more SEAMS and the static data associated with a fault condition resident in the configuration file. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097460 | METHOD OF TESTING UNIVERSAL FLASH STORAGE (UFS) INTERFACE AND MEMORY DEVICE IMPLEMENTING METHOD OF TESTING UFS INTERFACE - A method is provided for performing a self-test on a memory device in a test mode, where the memory device includes a universal flash storage (UFS) link layer and a UFS physical layer having a transmitting unit and a receiving unit. The method includes generating a first signal; sending the first signal from a test unit through the UFS link layer to the transmitting unit in the UFS physical layer to be transmitted to the receiving unit; receiving a second signal at the test unit from the receiving unit in the UFS physical layer through the UFS link layer, the second signal being the first signal received by the receiving unit; and testing an operation performed by at least one of the UFS physical layer and the UFS link layer based on the first signal and the second signal. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097461 | METHOD OF FAST REINITIALIZATION FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL VIEWING DEVICE - The general field of the invention is that of the management of the faults of the viewing devices used on aircraft. An aircraft instrument panel viewing device comprises an electronic assembly, embedded software and a viewing screen. When the viewing device detects a fault arising after a predetermined time of proper operation, the reinitialization method according to the invention executes just the software verification tests without executing the electronic assembly verification tests termed “safety tests”, no specific presentation of fault being displayed on the viewing screen. The duration for which the pilot is deprived of information is thus considerably reduced. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097462 | EMBEDDED LOGIC ANALYZER - A logic analyzer embedded in a data processor includes a state processing unit for providing state machines for storing state conditions of functional blocks of the data processor and triggering sequences of states with corresponding actions based on True/False evaluation of state conditions. The configurations of the state machines that can be selected by the user include different combinations of a first clock frequency CLK | 2013-04-18 |
20130097463 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROOT CAUSE AND CRITICAL PATTERN PREDICTION USING VIRTUAL DIRECTED GRAPHS - An approach to root cause determination in a complex systems based on monitoring and event data is disclosed. It includes a historical analysis of events with their probabilistic correlations. Applying information measures between the random variables which embody those events one can detect origins of problems and generate real-time recommendations for their locations in a hierarchical system. Estimation of system bottlenecks, as well as the risk of “black swan”-type events are also computed. The processes are based on a statistical processing of a virtual directed graph produced from historical events. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097464 | SOFTWARE APPLICATION PLACEMENT BASED ON FAILURE CORRELATION - Embodiments associate software applications with computing resources based on failure correlation information and an anti-affinity rule. An anti-affinity rule indicates that a first software application is to be separated from a second software application during execution. A management device determines failure correlations between a first computing resource that is associated with the first software application and a plurality of computing resources other than the first computing resource. The management device selects the computing resource that corresponds to the lowest failure correlation and associates the second software application with the selected computing resource based on the anti-affinity rule. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097465 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING VOICE SERVICE FEATURE FAILURES IN A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method includes receiving multiple alarm messages, each being associated with a failure associated with a service feature available within a telecommunication network. A failure rate for a type of failure having a common set of service feature failure characteristics is determined from the alarm messages received. When the failure rate exceeds a threshold, a maintenance ticket is generated automatically. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097466 | REMOVABLE AND REPLACEABLE TAP DOMAIN SELECTION CIRCUITRY - Today many instances of IEEE 1149.1 Tap domains are included in integrated circuits (ICs). While all TAP domains may be serially connected on a scan path that is accessible external to the IC, it is generally preferred to have selectivity on which Tap domain or Tap domains are accessed. Therefore Tap domain selection circuitry may be included in ICs and placed in the scan path along with the Tap domains. Ideally, the Tap domain selection circuitry should only be present in the scan path when it is necessary to modify which Tap domains are selected in the scan path. The present disclosure describes a novel method and apparatus which allows the Tap domain selection circuitry to be removed from the scan path after it has been used to select Tap domains and to be replaced back into the scan path when it is necessary to select different Tap domains. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097467 | SCAN FRAME BASED TEST ACCESS MECHANISMS - Testing of an electrical device is achieved by providing a test access mechanism within the device that can receive scan frames from an external tester. The received scan frames contain stimulus data to be applied to circuitry within the device to be tested, a command for enabling a test control operation, and a frame marker bit to indicate the end of the scan frame pattern. The inputting of scan frames can occur continuously and simultaneous with a commanded test control operation. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097468 | LOW POWER SCAN & DELAY TEST METHOD AND APPARATUS - Scan and Scan-BIST architectures are commonly used to test digital circuitry in integrated circuits. The present disclosure improves upon low power Scan and Scan-BIST methods. The improvement allows the low power Scan and Scan-BIST architectures to achieve a delay test capability equally as effective as the delay test capabilities used in conventional scan and Scan-BIST architectures. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097469 | LOW DENSITY PARITY CHECK DECODER FOR REGULAR LDPC CODES - A method and system for decoding low density parity check (“LDPC”) codes. An LDPC decoder includes an R select unit, a Q message first-in first-out (“FIFO”) memory, and a cyclic shifter. The R select unit provides an R message by selecting from a plurality of possible R message values. The Q message memory stores a Q message until an R message is generated by a CNU, the Q message and the R message are combined to provide a P message. The cyclic shifter shifts the P message. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097470 | ENCODING APPARATUS AND ENCODING METHOD IN DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An encoding method and apparatus in a data communication system are provided. The method includes inputting a source block including a plurality of source payloads, converting the source block to an information block including a plurality of information payloads according to an Information Block Generation (IBG) mode selected from a plurality of IBG modes, transmitting a delivery block generated by adding a parity block generated by encoding the information block according to a selected encoding scheme to the source block to a receiver, and transmitting information indicating the selected IBG mode to the receiver. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097471 | ERROR CORRECTION IN A STACKED MEMORY - Electronic apparatus, systems, and methods to construct and operate the electronic apparatus and/or systems include a stack of memory dies with user data and/or first level error correction data stored in a stripe across the memory dies. One such stack can include a second level error correction vault, such as a parity vault, to store parity data corresponding to the user data and/or first level error correction data. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097472 | Systems and Methods for Out of Order Y-Sample Memory Management - Systems and methods for out of order memory management. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097473 | FLASH MEMORY - A flash memory includes a memory sector, a command interface, a first signal buffer, a control signal generation circuit, a data input buffer, an error correction circuit, an address buffer, an address signal generation circuit, a plurality of data memory circuits, and write circuit. The command interface receives a write data input instruction from an external device to generate a write data input instruction signal, and receives a write instruction from the external device to generate a write instruction signal. The error correction circuit is activated by the write data input instruction signal to receive the write data in synchronization with the write enable signal, and is activated by the write instruction signal to generate a check data for an error correction in synchronization with the control signal. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097474 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION PACKET IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving a Forward Error Correction (FEC) packet in a mobile communication system are provided. In the FEC packet transmission method, an FEC packet transmission apparatus transmits an FEC delivery block to an FEC packet reception apparatus, wherein the FEC delivery block includes K source payloads and P parity payloads, each of the K source payloads and the P parity payloads includes a payload header, and each of the payload headers includes length information related to a length of a related payload. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097475 | LDPC Decoder With Targeted Symbol Flipping - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for decoding data in a non-binary LDPC decoder with targeted symbol flipping. For example, a non-binary low density parity check data decoder is disclosed that comprises a variable node processor operable to update variable node symbol values according to a plurality of elements in a non-binary Galois Field, a check node processor connected to the variable node processor and operable to perform parity check calculations, and a controller operable to perform symbol flipping and to control decoding iterations in the variable node processor and the check node processor. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097476 | CONTENT VIEWING APPARATUS, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SERVER, OPERATION METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTENT VIEWING APPARATUS - In the conventional technologies, although the placed comment is displayed according to time or position of the comment placement, the display cannot be executed by varying display form. For example, an entire comment placed for an entire scene of image content or for an entire page of electronic book content, and a partial comment placed for an object in the scene of the image content or a specific character string in the page of the electronic book content are similarly displayed without varying the display form. In order to solve the problems, we provide a content viewing apparatus, where it is determined that a comment placed for content is the entire comment or the partial comment, and if it is the entire comment, the comment is displayed by moving display, and if it is the partial comment, the comment is fixedly displayed in a predetermined area within the display. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097477 | CONTENT TRANSFORMATION FOR LEAN-BACK ENTERTAINMENT - The present invention relates to an apparatus, a method and a computer program product for adapting a document with actively selectable content, e.g., web-based content, for consumption in a lean-back mode. The document is rendered in a way that it can be optimally consumed in the lean-back mode. The multimedia content of the document (images, text, etc.) is transformed into a continuous information flow (e.g. video) that can be rendered as if it were a television channel, for example. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097478 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FORM BUILDING - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for generating electronic transactional documents using a form generating system. The electronic transactional document may be created using a design tool that allows a user to place data entry fields over an image or snap shot of a transactional document. Rules, default values, and attributes associated with the date entry fields may be established as the electronic transactional document is being created. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097479 | Electronic forms system - Electronic form systems are provided. In at least certain configurations, an electronic form system includes a form definition that is utilized to generate one or more user interfaces corresponding to a form. The form definition specifies a type for each of the fields within the form. The field types may include discrete and/or abstract fields, and data may be stored locally or synchronized with a remote device. Additionally, the form definition can include any other metadata such as, but not limited to location, rendering, and formatting information. These and various other features and advantages that characterize the claimed embodiments will become apparent upon reading the following detailed description and upon reviewing the associated drawings. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097480 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FORM BUILDING - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for generating electronic transactional documents using a form generating system. The electronic transactional document may be created using a design tool that allows a user to place data entry fields over an image or snap shot of a transactional document. Rules, default values, and attributes associated with the date entry fields may be established as the electronic transactional document is being created. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097481 | Application of Comments in Multiple Application Functionality Content - Application of comments to a variety of application functionality content is provided. Comments may be entered and displayed in a comments user interface component directly in line in the text or other objects of a document or other content item. Displayed comments may be collapsed to a simplified comments tab that may remain displayed in the associated document or content item. Selection of the comments tab may allow for expansion of the comments user interface component to full size. The comments tab may likewise be collapsed to an icon or other image displayed next to the associated content, and the icon or other image may be configured to provide an indication of the length of an associated comments conversation thread. One or more social feedback mechanisms may be employed to show feedback on a given component or portion of a document or content item. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097482 | SEARCH RESULT ENTRY TRUNCATION USING PIXEL-BASED APPROXIMATION - A presentation-layer algorithm that uses pixel-based character approximations, a feedback loop for detecting the available presentation width, and presentation-layer specific knowledge of the space available for the content in its rendered form, further taking into consideration adjacent content to optimize the presentation of web result title and snippet text. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097483 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, WEB BROWSER CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREOF - This invention causes the Web browser to display a tool for processing the acquired Web page, which is called by the Web browser by causing the Web browser to analyze a structured document including a description for calling the tool, and the acquired Web page, and processes the acquired Web page in accordance with operation via the tool. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097484 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF OPERATION RETRIEVAL FOR WEB APPLICATION - Operation retrieval of webpage which includes content that actively changes on client side. When transmitting a webpage to a web browser, a web server detects an operation log acquisition function operating in the client's browser, detects web page text layout changes, and inserts and transmits a saved difference detection function. Web browser executes the difference detection function that was inserted in the web page that was received and saves the text layout of the webpage as a first text layout. Web browser executes the operation log acquisition function and generates and saves the operation log for web page, executes the difference detection function, compares text layout of webpage and first text layout, and if there is a disparity, makes a link between the disparity and the operation log. The log coordination server retrieves the operation of the web application, using the disparity that was linked to the operation log | 2013-04-18 |
20130097485 | TEMPLATE-BASED CONTENT CREATION - Methods, systems and program products for generating content from a user-created template. Embodiments of the invention may provide an interface configured to allow users to create templates, where the templates further include a user-specified formatting. Embodiments may receive a template created by a user using the provided interface, and responsive to receiving the template, may retrieve data associated with the variable fields in the received template. Embodiments may generate new content based on the received template and the retrieved data, where the generated new content is formatted according to the user-specified formatting in the received template. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097486 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING WEBSITES - A method and system is provided for testing and analyzing websites via a test-enabled web browser. When requested, a representative embodiment can provide for deep recording of user interactions as they relate to a specific web page currently on display in the browser view area, for extracting key information from the current web page sufficient to validate that a future playback does or does not produce the same effects on the chosen website page, for playing back a prior recording to confirm that a website page continues to pass the user-defined tests, and/or for providing detailed analyses based on the specific contents of the current website page. The general result of systematic use of the test-enabled browser on websites is improved content quality, demonstrated website server behavior for deep tests, quicker delivery by the website server, and better serviceability for e-business. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097487 | SINGLE VIEW REPRESENTATION OF AN XLS TRANSFORMATION - In various embodiments, arrangements for presenting an XSLT mapping tool is presented. A computer system may receive XML source code that includes a plurality of source nodes. The computer system may also receive XSLT code configured to transform the XML source code into XML target code. The XSLT code may include multiple templates. The computer system may use the multiple templates of the XSLT code and the XML source code to create XML target code. The XML target code may include a plurality of target nodes. An interface of the XSLT mapping tool that displays mappings between the plurality of source nodes of the XML source code and the plurality of target nodes of the XML target code resulting from the multiple XSLT templates may be presented. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097488 | CUSTOM OPTIMIZATION OF WEB PAGES - A web page optimization system disclosed herein allows a user to generate web pages that are optimized for use with different user devices. In one implementation of the web page optimization system, a number of master pages and page layouts used to generate the web pages are defined, with each of the master pages defining generalized regions shared by all pages of a website and each of the page layouts defining the content and the arrangement of such content on the web pages. The web page optimization system also defines a number of channels and associates the master pages and the page layouts to the channels. Each of the channels is associated with a user device. The web page optimization system identifies components the user agent string of a web page request, such as the user device generating the request, the browser used to generate the request, etc., and renders a web page in response to such web page request using the master page and the page layout associated with the channel identified by such components of the web page request. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097489 | DRAWING AUTOMATION IN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN SYSTEMS - Methods for computer aided design (CAD) and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes performing a setup process to instantiate a booklet of CAD drawings. The method includes receiving a user selection of a template from a user. The method includes receiving geometry content information from the user and receiving reference geometry from a user. The method includes creating the booklet of CAD drawings based on the template, geometry content information and reference geometry. A CAD system maintains a CAD drawing booklet, the CAD drawing booklet associated with a plurality of drawings each including a sheet collection, and each drawing associated with at least one component. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097490 | Application of Multiple Content Items and Functionality to an Electronic Content Item - Application of content and associated functionality from multiple content sources to an electronic content item is provided. Content from a first document may be displayed over a second document via a user interface component. If desired, such content may be inserted into the second document, and application functionality associated with the inserted content may be retained after it is inserted into the second document. One or more navigation means may be provided for conveniently navigating inside a content item (e.g., a document) for adding new content or for reviewing or editing existing content. In addition, a number of content views and content mappings may be provided. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097491 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit that obtains information regarding a first meeting, a feature extracting unit that extracts a feature of the first meeting on the basis of the information, a meeting extracting unit that extracts a second meeting on the basis of the feature of the first meeting, the second meeting having been registered, a determining unit that determines whether or not the first meeting is continuous with the second meeting, a registering unit that registers the first meeting and the second meeting as a group of continuous meetings if the determining unit determines that the first meeting is continuous with the second meeting, a document extracting unit that extracts one or more documents associated with the group of the continuous meetings, and a presenting unit that presents a list of the one or more documents on the basis of a determination result. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097492 | Method of Providing English or Bilingual Legal Documents to Internet Users Who Lack Sufficient English Language Skills - A method or system of providing online legal document services to users lacking sufficient English language skills is provided, whereby an user accesses a legal services website written in a language understandable by the user, chooses the legal document(s) to be prepared, and fills in the corresponding questionnaire(s) written in that language, and the legal services provider accordingly creates the requested legal document(s) in English, or both in English and in that language, based on information retrieved from the user-answered questionnaire(s). | 2013-04-18 |
20130097493 | Managing Digital Signatures - A method includes searching a data instance in a modular interactive document to identify completed digital signatures, validating the identified completed digital signatures, generating a signature information table that associates nodes of the data instance with signature information including an indicator of a digital signature status associated with each of the nodes, retrieving a page of the modular interactive document, retrieving data associated with the page and identifying nodes of data associated with user interface elements of the page, retrieving the digital signature status associated with the identified nodes of data associated with the user interface elements of the page from the signature information table, and presenting the page of the modular interactive document to the user on a display, the presented page including data corresponding to the identified nodes and an indication of the digital signature status associated with the data corresponding to the identified nodes. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097494 | Method and system for visual cues to facilitate navigation through an ordered set of documents - Systems and methods for organizing a repository of unstructured documents into groups of ordered reading lists, i.e., document trails, comprising an ordered list of documents that relate to each by subject matter. Text analytics and natural language processing steps group documents, chose the most important/relevant documents from each group, and organize the documents into a suggested reading order. Document fragments are also analyzed by such analytic and processing steps to identify preselected fragment characteristic aspects. Documents within each document trail may be marked up or highlighted to indicate which paragraphs therein contain such aspects as novel or useful information, or information that is not useful or redundant. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097495 | CALENDAR OVERLAY NOTICES - Implementing an electronic calendar can include accessing a first electronic calendar owned by a first party, accessing a second electronic calendar owned by a second party, and presenting a view that combines at least one existing entry from within each of the first and second electronic calendars. Source information for each of the first and second electronic calendars may be electronically maintained. The combined view may be updated electronically to reflect a change to at least one of the existing entries from within at least one of the first and second electronic calendars. Electronic calendars may be accessed and overlaid without importing events, thus enabling simple updating. Event information may be imported and source or other attributes may be associated with imported information to enable updating and other sorting functions. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097496 | CALENDAR OVERLAY UPDATES - Implementing an electronic calendar can include accessing a first electronic calendar owned by a first party, accessing a second electronic calendar owned by a second party, and presenting a view that combines at least one existing entry from within each of the first and second electronic calendars. Source information for each of the first and second electronic calendars may be electronically maintained. The combined view may be updated electronically to reflect a change to at least one of the existing entries from within at least one of the first and second electronic calendars. Electronic calendars may be accessed and overlaid without importing events, thus enabling simple updating. Event information may be imported and source or other attributes may be associated with imported information to enable updating and other sorting functions. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097497 | IN-PRODUCT QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, AND TIPS - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for providing help content related to a software application to a user. The technique involves receiving textual input related to a first software application from a first user and comprising help content and generating a first discussion element based on the textual input. The technique further involves receiving first contextual information associated with the first user and related to the first software application, associating the first contextual information with the first discussion element, and transmitting the first discussion element to a server machine for processing. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097498 | EMBEDDING NON-BLOCKING HELP COMPONENTS IN A DISPLAY PAGE USING DISCOVERY DRAWER FEATURE CUES - A method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium to provide trigger-sensitive application help content to a user using a digital application. The method commences upon receiving an input application user interface, the input application user interface being encoded for display within a digital application context (e.g. on a computer screen or on a mobile device). Then, recoding the input application user interface to produce an output application user interface comprising one or more expandable screen devices added to the input application user interface. The user's progress (or lack thereof) is detected based on the user's interaction with the output application user interface page (e.g. on a computer screen or on a mobile device). At least one aspect of the method includes executing or otherwise interacting with a display protocol, the display protocol comprising detecting a trigger event, and revealing the expandable screen device to display an expanded screen device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097499 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PROCESS GUIDANCE - A context-sensitive process guidance system provides process guidance based on context data from a system used in performing the process. The system may be a work item tracking system or similar project management tool. Process guidance may provide information to a user performing actions related to a process. Context data may be derived from various sources, including the state of an application at the time of the request for process guidance, the user making the request and the role assigned to that user in the process, or the data displayed for the user who made the request. The context-sensitive process guidance system may display context-sensitive process guidance content and provide links to related process guidance content based on the context data. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097500 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING POSITIONABLE DYNAMIC CONTENT - Systems and methods are provided for providing positionable dynamic content. A system receives a selection of a part of help options displayed by a user interface. The system identifies content corresponding to the part of help options and a location of a displayed element corresponding to the part of help options. The system loads a tooltip with the content corresponding to the part of help options. The system outputs the tooltip at a position based on the location of the displayed element corresponding to the part of help options via the user interface. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097501 | Information Search and Method and System - The present invention relates to methods and systems for interacting with and querying information using user interfaces of mobile or hand-held devices with, preferably, touch-sensitive displays. The method comprises receiving electronic media content from a plurality of media sources and displaying the electronic media content in accordance with pre-determined criteria, providing a process for selecting one or more portions of the displayed electronic media content, wherein the process includes defining boundaries and position of a selection area, such that the displayed electronic media content overlapping the selection area is included in selected content; and wherein information associated with the selected content is operable for creating a request for information. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097502 | Editing and Saving Key-Indexed Geometries in Media Editing Applications - Some embodiment provide media editing applications that include libraries that (i) provide presets (i.e., predefined operations and/or predefined attribute values) for modifying key indices and interpolation between the key indices, and/or (ii) provide storage for storing presets defined by a user of the media editing application. Some embodiments display the presets as thumbnails, thumbnails with text descriptions, and/or text-defined operations. In addition, some embodiments provide user-interface tools that allow the user of the media editing application to augment the preset libraries by storing a selected part of one key-indexed geometry or parts of multiple different geometries as a user-defined preset. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097503 | Method and Device for Composing a Menu - Multimedia content of exchangeable storage media, such as optical discs, may be extended by bonus content that is downloaded via Internet connection and stored on a local storage device. An improved method for integration of different menu items relating to on-disc content and downloaded content provides flexibility and a simple, low cost solution. The method for integration of downloaded bonus content into a menu comprises defining one or more placeholders within a menu, determining a storage location or naming convention for bonus content, declaring for each placeholder an attribute providing a unique association to a specific type of bonus content, providing a button image, detecting presence of bonus content data, replacing the associated placeholder by the associated button image and enabling an associated action to be taken when said button is selected. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097504 | Method and Device for Composing a Menu - Multimedia content of exchangeable storage media, such as optical discs, may be extended by bonus content that is downloaded via Internet connection and stored on a local storage device. An improved method for integration of different menu items relating to on-disc content and downloaded content provides flexibility and a simple, low cost solution. The method for integration of downloaded bonus content into a menu comprises defining one or more placeholders within a menu, determining a storage location or naming convention for bonus content, declaring for each placeholder an to attribute providing a unique association to a specific type of bonus content, providing a button image, detecting presence of bonus content data, replacing the associated placeholder by the associated button image and enabling an associated action to be taken when said button is selected. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097505 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING OPERATIONS AMONG A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENTLY CLOCKED DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING DEVICES - An audio processing device comprising: a network interface configured to receive audio information from a network; a user interface module that includes a display configured to display a plurality of audio information sources available via the network; a control module configured to receive control input from the user interface module indicating a selection of one of the plurality of audio information sources; an audio information channelization device connected to the network interface configured (i) to receive a list of audio tracks to be played, (ii) to request the audio information from the selected one of the plurality of audio information sources according to the list, and (iii) to transmit the audio information in packet form via the network interface to two or more audio playback devices. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097506 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING OPERATIONS AMONG A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENTLY CLOCKED DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING DEVICES - An audio processing device comprising: a network interface to receive audio information from a packet network; a user interface module having a display of a list of audio tracks to be played; a control module to receive input from the user interface module indicating that a currently playing track is to be skipped and to advance playback to a next track in the list; an audio information channelization device connected to the network interface configured to (i) receive the list, (ii) request the audio information from an audio information source according to the list, (iii) transmit the audio information in packet form via the network interface to two or more audio playback devices, and (iv) cease transmission of packets associated with a currently playing track and begin transmission of packets associated with the next track in the list to the two or more audio playback devices. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097507 | FILMSTRIP INTERFACE FOR SEARCHING VIDEO - An interface for searching and playing recorded video comprises a filmstrip snapshot sequence, a selection window, a first input device, a second input device, and a third input device. The filmstrip snapshot sequence comprises chronologically ordered snapshots associated with video segments of the recorded video. The snapshots are taken at regular intervals that may be equal to the length of the video segments. The selection window highlights consecutive snapshots from the filmstrip snapshot sequence. The first input device advances the filmstrip snapshot sequence, causing the selection window to highlight a chronologically later set of snapshots. The second input device zooms in on the filmstrip snapshot sequence as a function of time, causing a new set of snapshots to be retrieved at a smaller regular interval. The third input device causes the video segments associated with the highlighted snapshots to be played. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097508 | REAL-TIME SCRUBBING OF ONLINE VIDEOS - A method for traversing a streaming video file includes receiving a representative streaming video file that includes less information than a higher-resolution streaming video file and spans the entire streaming video file. Based on navigation information associated with the representative streaming video file, a playback engine navigates to a different portion of the streaming video file. The navigation information may be based on input information received from a viewer of the streaming video file. One advantage of the disclosed method is that it enables fast and accurate navigation of a streaming video. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097509 | VIDEO STICKER ALBUM AVAILABLE ON LINE AND SYSTEM DEVELOED FOR OPERATIONALIZING SUCH ALBUM - A video sticker album is available through the a network, such as the Internet, that enables online trading. In such an album, each image is formed by at least one video sticker, which when completed will produce a video of a scene in question, which can be seen as many times as the user/collector so desires. A system provides access and allows users/collectors to acquire credits and obtain images through the video sticker systems such as PoS (point of sale) used by credit card/or debit cards management companies, ePay, e-commerce and/or SMS (cell phones). | 2013-04-18 |
20130097510 | AUDIO ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - An audio adjustment system is provided that can output a user interface customized by the provider of the audio system instead of the electronic device manufacturer. Such an arrangement can save both field engineers and manufacturers a significant amount of time. Advantageously, in certain embodiments, such an audio adjustment system can be provided without knowledge of the electronic device's firmware. Instead, the audio adjustment system can communicate with the electronic device through an existing audio interface in the electronic device to enable a user to control audio enhancement parameters in the electronic device. For instance, the audio adjustment system can control the electronic device via an audio input jack on the electronic device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097511 | Positioning a Virtual Sound Capturing Device in a Three Dimensional Interface - A method, system, and computer-readable product for positioning a virtual sound capturing device in a graphical user interface (GUI) are disclosed. The method includes displaying a virtual sound capturing device in relation to a virtual sound producing device in a three dimensional interface and in a two dimensional graphical map. Additionally, the method includes adjusting the display of the virtual sound capturing device in relation to the virtual sound producing device in both the three dimensional interface and the two dimensional graphical map in response to commands received from an input device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097512 | APPARATUS AND CONTENT PLAYBACK METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus and a content playback method of playing content of a wired/wireless network-connectable apparatus, includes discovering a connectable device with the apparatus through the wired/wireless network using an application provided in the apparatus, finding executable content from the discovered device, displaying a content metaphor corresponding to the found content and a device metaphor corresponding the discovered device on a first screen of the apparatus, and executing the found executable content through the discovered device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097513 | USER INTERFACES FOR DETERMINING THE REACTION OF A GROUP WITH RESPECT TO A SET OF ELEMENTS - The present invention provides systems and methods that provide knowledge about a reaction (e.g. interest) of a group (normally of people) with respect to a set of elements, wherein each group member can react in a different manner. Assuming that the group is accessible by electronic means (e.g. Internet) this system may be based on a group response algorithm to estimate group reaction minimizing workload of group members and minimizing the time needed. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097514 | System and Method for Storing Data Files in Personal Devices and a network - A system comprises a plurality of personal devices connectable to a network. Data files related to a user are stored in selected personal devices and/or the network. According to one embodiment, a user may select storage locations of a data file through a user interface displayed on one of the personal devices. According to another embodiment, the user may select the locations and associated priority for storing the data file. A storage manager transfers, stores and removes data files in the personal devices and in the network according to the user's inputs. The storage manager also manages a status files including storage locations, priorities and utilization of the storage capacity of the personal devices. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097515 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING BETWEEN USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS ACROSS PAIRED DEVICES - A method is provide that comprises detecting an incoming or outgoing call; and sending data to a paired device for displaying a plurality of elements associated with the call in a user interface on the paired device prior to connecting the call, the plurality of elements having been obtained from a plurality of sources accessible to the mobile device. Another method is provided, which comprises receiving data from the mobile device for displaying a plurality of elements associated with the call in a user interface on a paired device prior to connecting the call, the plurality of elements having been obtained from a plurality of sources accessible to the mobile device; and displaying the plurality of elements in a user interface on the paired device using the data received from the mobile device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097516 | USER TERMINAL DEVICE AND CONTENT SHARING METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal device is provided. The user terminal device includes a network interface unit for connecting to a network; a storage unit for storing content; a control unit for operating in local mode to search for content from the storage unit or network mode to search for content from the network in response to a user's selection; and a display unit for displaying the local mode User Interface (UI) or the network mode UI in accordance with whether the control unit is operating in the local mode or the network mode, respectively. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097517 | Permission Control for Applications - In one embodiment, methods and systems enabling a user to control access by an application to one or more hardware components of a user's client device and to user data stored remotely and/or locally on the user's client device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097518 | COOPERATIVE MOBILE ANALYTICS - A first computing device running a particular program is used to identify a second computing device also running the particular program and substantially co-located with the first computing device in a particular physical location. The first computing device and the second computing device are joined in a use session of the particular program. It is determined that the first computing device displays a first user interface of the particular program at a first instance, the first user interface showing a first context in a plurality of contexts. The second computing device displays a second user interface of the particular program at the first instance based at least in part on the first user interface showing the first context, the second user interface showing a second context in the plurality of contexts. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097519 | METHOD OF DISTRIBUTED LAYOUT NEGOTIATION IN A USER INTERFACE FRAMEWORK - A method of determining a layout of a user interface (UI) that composites elements from a plurality of applications, each of the plurality of applications having a respective UI client engine, the method comprising: receiving, from one of a plurality of UI client engines, a request to change layout parameters; negotiating, between the plurality of UI client engines, changes to the layout parameters to determine negotiated layout parameters; and transmitting the negotiated layout parameters to a UI rendering engine, as a component tree structure, for rendering to a display. A UI system, electronic device and computer program product are also provided. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097520 | METHOD OF RENDERING A USER INTERFACE - A user interface (UI) is presented in which a UI client engine is associated with an application, and a UI rendering engine is associated with the client engine. The UI rendering engine receives the scene graph and data items associated with elements of the scene graph, and processes a rendering thread to render a UI in accordance with the scene graph and the data items, independently of further input from the client UI engine. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097521 | METHOD OF RENDERING A USER INTERFACE - A user interface (UI) is presented in which a UI client engine is associated with an application, and a UI rendering engine is associated with the client engine. The UI client engine processes a client thread to manage a scene graph. The UI rendering engine receives the scene graph and data items associated with elements of the scene graph, and processes a rendering thread to render a UI in accordance with the scene graph and the data items, independently of further input from the client UI engine. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097522 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF GENERATING COMPOSITE WEB PAGE ELEMENTS WITH AN ANNOTATING PROXY SERVER - In one exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented method can include the step of obtaining a first web page with a server. An element of the first web page that has been indicated by a first user is determined. A first profile element of the first user that is related to the element is obtained. A second profile element of a second user that is related to the element is also Obtained. A graphical representation of the first element and the second element is visually associated (e.g. with HTML code) with the element of the first web page in another element that overlays the element indicated by the first user. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097523 | CUSTOMIZING USER INTERFACES BASED ON USER ACTIVITIES - A user interface including one or more references to content is customized. Several user profiles are provided from which a user may be associated. Each user profile includes user profile information. The user profile associated with a user to whom a user interface will be provided is accessed. A user interface is configured for the user, based at least in part upon the user profile accessed as being associated with the user. Access to content is enabled based on user manipulation of the configured user interface. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097524 | METHOD FOR CREATING A KEYWORD-BASED USER-PERSONALIZED WEBPAGE - A computer-implemented method of creating a user-personalized webpage includes the steps of (a) creating a container for collecting data; (b) defining at least one keyword to be associated with said container; (c) retrieving relevant data from the Internet or a database based on the at least one keyword and collecting the data in said container; and (d) displaying the data of said container on a webpage when the user browses that webpage. Moreover, disclosed herein is a computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions that, when executed on a computer system, cause the computer system to perform such a method. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097525 | DATA TRANSFERRING METHOD USING DIRECTION INFORMATION AND MOBILE DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of transferring data between a first mobile terminal and a second terminal, the method includes displaying an object on a display unit of the first mobile terminal; receiving an input of a directional gesture on the displayed object; and transmitting the object to the second mobile terminal based on the input gesture, when the first mobile terminal and the second terminal are in a predetermined directional range with respect to each other. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097526 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REPLY MESSAGE COMPOSITION - An electronic device and method provide for composition of reply messages within a message listing display. A message listing screen including a message listing and input field is displayed, and while the screen is displayed, content is entered in the input field and a send command is detected. In response to the send command, the entered content is sent in a reply message in reply to a selected message in the message listing. The selected message for which the reply is intended may be identified after the send command is detected. The message listing screen can include a preview of the selected message. The message format for the content to be sent in reply may be selected to be different from the message format of the selected message. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097527 | Method for Predicting Messaging Addresses for an Electronic Message Composed on an Electronic Device - A method for predicting messaging addresses for an electronic message composed on an electronic device is provided. In accordance with one embodiment, the method comprises: receiving a request to compose an electronic message; automatically filtering the contacts based on filter criteria comprising a type of the electronic message to generate a first list of contacts; displaying a message composition user interface screen on a display screen of the electronic device, the message composition user interface screen including one or more address fields for inputting message recipients; displaying the first list of contacts, the message recipients being selectable from the first list of contacts; and selecting a messaging address in accordance with selection of a contact from the first list of contacts and populating an active address field in the message composition user interface screen with the selected contact. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097528 | SUBJECTIVE USER INTERFACE - Disclosed is a subjective user interface that allows a user to define a worknet from a set of data objects of a business enterprise. The user may instantiate channels which are subsets of the worknet. In embodiments, predefined channels may be created and then installed in the user's subjective user interface, which the user may choose as a new channel. Activity spaces may be defined within a channel comprising members of the channel. The data objects that comprise a worknet, or a channel, or an activity space may comprise people as well as non-person (inanimate) entities. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097529 | Group Network Connector - The present invention relates to a method and system for contacts management and an interface application for managing, searching and sharing electronic contact information of users of a group. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097530 | CALENDAR OVERLAYS - Implementing an electronic calendar can include accessing a first electronic calendar owned by a first party, accessing a second electronic calendar owned by a second party, and presenting a view that combines at least one existing entry from within each of the first and second electronic calendars. Source information for each of the first and second electronic calendars may be electronically maintained. The combined view may be updated electronically to reflect a change to at least one of the existing entries from within at least one of the first and second electronic calendars. Electronic calendars may be accessed and overlaid without importing events, thus enabling simple updating. Event information may be imported and source or other attributes may be associated with imported information to enable updating and other sorting functions. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097531 | DETECTING ASSOCIATES - Detecting, for a content item, associated preference events is disclosed. For the content item, a plurality of preference events from a plurality of users is received. The received preference events are accumulated. Associated events are detected. The effect of the events is reduced when assigning a status to the item. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097532 | PREDICTIVE MOTION INTERPOLATION - Methods and devices for receiving input and presenting a user interface with two screens and an off screen gesture area. The device may have an off screen gesture area that accepts user input outside the display area. The interface inputs received in the off screen gesture are may have special handling and cause different display changes. Further, the device, having two screens, may receive user interface inputs that cross the seam between the two displays. To provide a display that acts like a single display area, the device can predict motions may cross the seam and then interrelate separate inputs on separate screens. The interrelated inputs can cause display changes as if the inputs were received as a single user interaction. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097533 | USER TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A RENDERER THEREOF - A method for controlling a renderer of a user terminal device includes selecting a renderer which shares contents, transmitting contents to the selected renderer, displaying a control User Interface (UI) including an object image of which position moves according to a user's touch manipulation, and performing a control operation which controls the renderer in accordance with movements of the object image on the control UI. Accordingly, renderer operations can be easily controlled. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097534 | METHOD OF RENDERING A USER INTERFACE - A user interface (UI) is presented in which a UI client engine is associated with an application, and a UI rendering engine is associated with the client engine. The UI client engine processes a client thread to manage a scene graph. The UI rendering engine receives the scene graph and data items associated with elements of the scene graph, and processes a rendering thread to render a UI in accordance with the scene graph and the data items, independently of further input from the client UI engine. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097535 | INTERACTION METHOD, APPARATUS AND TERMINAL FOR SYNCRETIC COMMUNICATION - An interaction method for syncretic communication is provided for effectively improving the use experience of a user. The provided interaction method for syncretic communication includes: establish a window gadget Widget unit floatingly displayed on a main display interface, in which the Widget unit is associated with at least one virtual user in a syncretic communication unit; the Widget unit receives communication information of the virtual user associated with the Widget unit, in which the communication information is sent to the Widget unit through the syncretic communication unit; the Widget unit sends a prompt signal according to an information type of the communication information; and the Widget unit receives a response instruction of a user that is sent in response to the prompt signal, and triggers a response policy according to the response instruction. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097536 | CUSTOMIZING USER INTERFACES - A user interface including one or more references to content is customized. Several user profiles are provided from which a user may be associated. Each user profile includes user profile information. The user profile associated with a user to whom a user interface will be provided is accessed. A user interface is configured for the user, based at least in part upon the user profile accessed as being associated with the user. Access to content is enabled based on user manipulation of the configured user interface. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097537 | CUSTOMIZED USER INTERFACE FOR SUBORDINATE USERS - A user interface including one or more references to content is customized. Several user profiles are provided from which a user may be associated. Each user profile includes user profile information. The user profile associated with a user to whom a user interface will be provided is accessed. A user interface is configured for the user, based at least in part upon the user profile accessed as being associated with the user. Access to content is enabled based on user manipulation of the configured user interface. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097538 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING ICONS ON MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for displaying icons on a mobile terminal by displaying icons, receiving an edit command for editing an arranged state of the icons, checking an arrangement rule corresponding to the edit command, and arranging and displaying the icons according to the arrangement rule. Because the arranged state of icons is edited and restored with a simple operation, intuitive use is improved. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097539 | METHOD OF MODIFYING RENDERED ATTRIBUTES OF LIST ELEMENTS IN A USER INTERFACE - A method of modifying attributes of list elements in a layout space of the list as the list scrolls in a user interface is disclosed herein. The method comprises determining a series of location values of each list element for a duration of a scroll event. Additionally, for each list element, at each determined location value of that list element, the attributes of that list element are determined by evaluating a set of spline curves associated with that list element based on that location value. The list elements are re-rendered in accordance with the determined attributes for the duration of the scroll event. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097540 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZING A USER INTERFACE TO AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE - In embodiments, methods and systems for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service can enable embodiments to provide a user interface designed by a tenant of the on-demand database service. The customization can include including third party content into the customized user interface, overriding a standard object, and providing content inline at a specified location. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097541 | SMART DRAG AND DROP - A method for processing selectable items on a server is described, comprising the steps of providing a plurality of items, including items within a personalized environment of a first user hosted by the server, each of the plurality of items related to online content; selecting by the first user at least one item of the plurality of items; moving by the first user the at least one selected item into an area associated with a target item of the items within the personalized environment; and processing the at least one selected item on the server, including determining by the server at least one action based on the at least one selected item and the target item, and initiating the determined action, wherein at least one selected item and the target item are related to a second user. Furthermore, a server for processing of the selected items is presented. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097542 | CATEGORIZING APPARATUS AND CATEGORIZING METHOD - A categorizing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a selected object position determining unit which determines a first position of an object selected by a user in a first region; an identifying unit which identifies one or more objects which are related to the selected object; a parameter assigning unit which assigns a parameter to each of the related objects according to a degree of relatedness between each of the related objects and the selected object, the parameter contributing to a predetermined relationship which defines tracking property of the related object to the selected object when the selected object is moved from the first position. Hence the categorizing apparatus allows the user to intuitively categorize content items through his or her operation, so that the content items are categorized as the user desires. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097543 | CAPTURE-AND-PASTE METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A capture-and-paste method is implemented by a processor of an electronic device having a display unit. The processor executes at least one application and correspondingly enables display of at least one application window. The capture-and-paste method includes: defining a transparent working zone superimposed on the application window; moving the working zone onto a user-selected part of the application window; capturing the user-selected part of the application window to result in captured content; moving the working zone onto another user-selected part of the application window; and pasting the captured content onto the another user-selected part of the application window. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097544 | Authoring of Data Visualizations and Maps - A visualization of computer-enabled information in association with a computer-enabled map is provided. One or more data items may be imported onto a computer-generated mapping surface. A data visualization application may obtain location information, for example, physical address or latitude/longitude coordinates, for each data item. A map showing a geographical area large enough to contain each data item may be automatically generated and displayed, and each data item may be located on the map and may be identified by an identifying icon or label. Selection of an icon or label for any of the data items may cause display of information about the data item. The map display and visualization of the data items on the map display may be dynamically modified as one or more other data items are imported onto the visualization surface or as one or more existing data items are removed from the visualization surface. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097545 | GRAPHICAL INTERFACE FOR DISPLAY OF ASSETS IN AN ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method that facilitates employing a graphical user interface to monitor and/or manage an asset within an industrial environment. A graphical user interface can facilitate asset management including a first field that provides a user with a hierarchical representation of assets within an industrial environment. The graphical user interface can further include a second field that displays available management functionality associated with an asset selected within the first field. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097546 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CREATING A COMMUNICATIONS LOG AND VISUALISATIONS OF COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE SERVICES - There is described a computer-implemented method comprising creating, in a communications log having a plurality of communication sources associated with the communications log, a database entry for each communication originating from any of the associated communication sources, each database entry comprising data representative of the respective communication. There is also described a computer-implemented method comprising displaying, in an interactive user interface on a display of an end-user electronic device, a visual representation of database entries contained in a communications log having a plurality of communication sources associated with the communications log, each database entry comprising data representative of a communication originating from any of the said associated communications source. Devices and computer-readable media comprising instructions implementing these methods are also described. | 2013-04-18 |
20130097547 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including a presentation section which presents an action log that is an action result of a third party, and a schedule adjustment section which incorporates the action log selected from the presented action log by a user as a schedule of schedule information of the user. | 2013-04-18 |