Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080234870 | Irrigation System and Methodology - An irrigation system includes a radio transmitter station that transmits weather prediction information to a geographic region that includes multiple geographic sub-regions. The weather prediction information includes a respective geographic sub-region code for each of the geographic sub-regions for which a weather forecast predicts rain within a predetermined time period. An irrigation apparatus in a particular sub-region activates to water a watering zone at a schedule time. However, if the irrigation apparatus receives the sub-region code for the particular sub-region where the irrigation apparatus is located, the irrigation apparatus does not immediately activate to water the watering zone in one embodiment. The transmitter station may transmit both program content and data content on a common radio frequency signal wherein the data content includes the weather prediction information. | 09-25-2008 |
20080244625 | Method and apparatus for transferring data from an application to a destination - A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for sending content from a first application to a second application. In response to a user input indicating a selection of content for transfer to the second application, the selection of the content is copied to form copied content. The copied content is then automatically sent to the second application without requiring additional user manipulation of the copy content. Additionally, the destination may be another user. In this case, the second application is employed to automatically transfer the copied content to that second user. | 10-02-2008 |
20090059037 | USING A DISPLAY ASSOCIATED WITH AN IMAGING DEVICE TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE SUBJECTS BEING RECORDED - A method, computer program product, and system are provided for displaying an image device subject command on an imaging device. The imaging device receives an image device subject command from a user. The image device subject command instructs an action to be performed by a subject being recorded by the imaging device. The imaging device identifies a visual representation that correlates to the image device subject command. The imaging device displays the visual representation of the subject command on a display associated with the imaging device. The visual representation directs the subject being recorded to perform the action. | 03-05-2009 |
20090063434 | Method for Provision and Use of a Visual Representation of Website Browsing History - Embodiments of the invention provide site browsing history information that pertains to a specified network site user. One embodiment, directed to a method, comprises the step of acquiring data for a database, wherein the acquired data identifies multiple sites that are accessed by the user in an order, during a specified period of time. The method further comprises accessing at least a portion of the data from the database. From the accessed data, a pictorial representation of a plurality of the websites accessed during the specified time period is generated. The pictorial representation further illustrates the order in which at least some of the websites of the plurality were accessed. | 03-05-2009 |
20090063513 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR A WEB SERVICE FOLDER INTERFACE - A method of utilizing a Web Service folder interface. A user defines a folder in a local folder directory as a Web Services enabled folder. The folder includes file data and metadata corresponding to the file data. The metadata includes a configurable Web Services type property that corresponds to a remote Web Service. The metadata also includes a configurable data handling property that includes one or more allowable file formats. When a user submits the file data to the remote Web Service by selecting an option in a pull down menu of a graphical user interface (GUI) or dropping the file data in a local output folder, the operating system (OS) sends the file data to the remote Web Service. The OS automatically converts an output file received from the remote Web Service into one of the allowable file formats and updates the local file data with the output file. | 03-05-2009 |
20090063997 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RETAINING LINKING PAGES THROUGH A BROWSER SESSION - A method of retaining linking pages through a browser session. A browser window presents a first web page that includes one or more links. A user marks the first web page in as a “thumbtacked” web page. A thumbtack utility iteratively determines whether or not a graphical cursor is in proximity to a link among one of the one or more links included in the first web page. When the cursor is in close proximity to one of the links, the thumbtack utility displays a hidden pane in a first portion of the browser window. The hidden pane includes data from a second web page corresponding to the link. The browser also displays the first web page concurrently in a second portion of the browser window. When the cursor is not in close proximity to one of the links, the thumbtack utility removes the hidden pane from view. | 03-05-2009 |
20090064006 | Techniques for Performing Tasks Associated with Custom Folder Controls - A technique for associating user defined tasks with electronic files includes associating a custom control with an electronic folder. In this case, the custom control corresponds to a user defined task and the electronic folder includes multiple electronic files grouped according to a defined relationship. The user defined task is then executed on at least one of the multiple electronic files when the custom control, which does not correspond to a system control, is selected. | 03-05-2009 |
20090076831 | ONLINE AUCTION PROPAGATION - It has been discovered that instances of an item to be sold in online auctions may be linked to an already created online auction listing for the item. The associating propagates the online auction listing to these other item instances. The propagating allows junior bidders (i.e., losing bidders) to continue pursuing purchase of the associated item instances and allows the junior sellers of the associated item instances to leverage the information of the online auction listing. | 03-19-2009 |
20090119616 | SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MANIPULATING WINDOWS ON PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES THROUGH MOTION - A method by which a user may move windows from one location to another on a screen of a portable computing device is provided. In accordance with the method, when the device is in window manipulation mode, the user needs only tilt the device toward a destination location and the windows are moved toward that location Tilt detectors in the device sense an angle of tilt and provide the tilt angle as feedback to a processor. The processor, under proper software instructions, moves the windows toward the destination location on the screen based on the tilt angle. The greater the tilt angle, the faster the windows are moved toward the destination location. | 05-07-2009 |
20090125596 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORWARDING EMAILS TO PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS - The illustrative embodiments of the present invention described herein provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for forwarding a reply email message. The process dynamically inserts email addresses associated with a plurality of recipients of an original email message and with an email address associated with the sender of the original email message into a recipient field of the reply email message. The email address associated with the sender of the original email message is identified to form an identified email address, wherein a copy of the reply email message is unsent to the identified email address. However, the identified email address remains part of the recipient field. In response to receiving a send command, the reply email message is sent to the email addresses associated with the recipient field excluding the identified email address. | 05-14-2009 |
20090193009 | VIEWING TIME OF SEARCH RESULT CONTENT FOR RELEVANCY - Amounts of time that search result content is displayed for viewing can be collected and used for relevancy ranking. Selection of a first of a plurality of search results is detected. The plurality of search results is received in response to submission of a set of one or more search terms. An amount of time content of the first search result is displayed for viewing is determined. The content is loaded in response to the selection of the first search result. An indication of the amount of time is supplied as input for ranking relevancy of the first search result with respect to the set of one or more search terms. | 07-30-2009 |
20100030865 | Method for Prioritizing E-mail Messages Based on the Status of Existing E-mail Messages - Prioritizing e-mail messages based on the status of existing e-mail messages. Specifically, the invention provides methods and systems for prioritizing e-mail messages based on the number of e-mail messages from e-mail senders that have been opened versus the number of e-mail messages from e-mail senders that have not been opened. | 02-04-2010 |
20100031185 | WEB PAGE PUSH TO NEW WINDOW - A method is disclosed by which a user can set aside a tabbed internet browser window having a desired view. By user command the method creates a second tabbed internet browser window displaying the desired view. The user can then be returned to the first tabbed internet browser window displaying a previous view. | 02-04-2010 |
20100094534 | ELECTRONIC MAP ROUTES BASED ON ROUTE PREFERENCES - Users typically use routing systems including GPS systems, handheld devices, and online map routing services to navigate from one point to another (sometimes through several intermediate points). Routing systems typically calculate a route based on information derived from roadway maps. Typically, routing options focus on determining a shortest route, a route that can be traversed in the least amount of time, a route with the least use of freeways and toll roads, etc. Although routing options may be oriented towards helping users save time and money, the directions are generally confusing and do not take the users' driving preferences into account. Functionality can be implemented to determine a simplified route, regardless of time and distance, may present a driver with the least challenging set of directions. This may prevent the driver from missing a direction and navigating off the path. | 04-15-2010 |
20100174786 | Programmatic Message Forwarding - Illustrative embodiments present a computer-implemented method for programmatic message forwarding. The computer-implemented method initiates a messaging session on a primary device and identifies device priority preferences for a set of secondary devices. The computer-implemented method further monitors for a presence of the mobile device, wherein the presence of the mobile device is indicated as a heartbeat, and responsive to a determination of the absence of the heartbeat is detected, identifies one of the set of secondary devices as a target device, and responsive to locating the target device, forwards a message to the target device. | 07-08-2010 |
20100302277 | Image Modification for Web Pages - Provided is a method of providing a feature in a web browser that enables a user to adjust a downloaded image to correctly display on the user's computer screen. The disclosed technology provides a mechanism that enables a user to adjust images in a web page. The claimed subject matter provides “rotate” buttons, displayed in conjunction with the particular image, so that the user can rotate the image into an appropriate orientation. In addition, a “sizing” button or buttons are provided. Different web pages may display differently on different computer screens, depending upon both the size of the screen and the size of the window in which the web page is displayed. The disclosed technology enables a user to adjust, in addition to the rotation, the size of an image so that the image displays properly and completely on the user's screen and in the corresponding window. | 12-02-2010 |
20100306663 | Sequential Clicked Link Display Mechanism - Provided is a method to facilitate screen navigation in conjunction with a web browser. Specifically, a navigation history documenter and display module (NHDD) is employed in conjunction with a web browser to enhance the functionality of the browser. Using static links, categorical-hierarchical web sites, search engines or any combination of the three, a user freely navigates through multiple web sites and particular locations within web sites. The NHDD maintains a record of the navigation path. In conjunction with the specific sites and materials included in the navigation path, the NHDD maintain a record corresponding to the relations among the points along the path. In response to a user input, the NHDD displays navigation history information related to the order in which the points along a navigation path were traversed. In one embodiment, the information is displayed as sequentially order markers overlaid on a web page. | 12-02-2010 |
20120005596 | SAVING AND RESTORING COLLABORATIVE APPLICATIONS IN CONTEXT - A method for saving and restoring collaborative applications to a selected earlier time, may include saving, by a processing device, content for each collaborative application of a plurality of collaborative applications as a user uses each of the collaborative applications. The method may additionally include restoring each collaborative application to a selected earlier time in response to the selected earlier time being selected by the user. The method may further include presenting the content of each collaborative application at the selected earlier time to the user in response to each collaborative application being restored to the selected earlier time, wherein each collaborative application is presented in an original context from the selected earlier time. | 01-05-2012 |
20130176147 | MANAGING PARKING SPACE AVAILABILITY - A method, system or computer usable program product for a data processing system to anticipate parking space availability including receiving from the first user a request for a parking space for a first vehicle, obtaining location tracking data of a set of users, each of the set of users associated with one of a set of vehicles, each vehicle located at one of a set of parking spaces, predicting a set of departure times based on the location tracking data for a subset of the set of users away from and associated with vehicles located in parking spaces, determining a subset of departure times that are within an acceptable period of time, and sending to the first user a subset of parking spaces with vehicles associated with users having the subset of departure times. | 07-11-2013 |
20130191759 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND MANAGING RECURRING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS - Described are systems and methods for detecting and processing recurring electronic communications. A graphical user interface (GUI) event is detected that includes a selection and a drag-and-drop of a first electronic communication object onto a second electronic communication object. A similarity is determined between the first and second electronic communication objects. At least one search criteria rule is automatically generated from the at least one similarity in response to detecting the GUI event. | 07-25-2013 |
20130254031 | Dynamic Modification of Advertisements Displayed in Response to a Search Engine Query - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for modifying advertisements. A set of keywords is received from a user. A query is performed in a search engine with the set of keywords. A set of websites comprising ranked search results and ranked advertisements is displayed. Responsive to detecting a user input selecting a first website in the set of websites, modifying the ranked advertisements, based on the content of the first website, to form modified advertisements. | 09-26-2013 |
20130300909 | Using a Display Associated with an Imaging Device to Provide Instructions to the Subjects Being Recorded - A method, computer program product, and system are provided for displaying an image device subject command on an imaging device. The imaging device receives an image device subject command from a user. The image device subject command instructs an action to be performed by a subject being recorded by the imaging device. The imaging device identifies a visual representation that correlates to the image device subject command. The imaging device displays the visual representation of the subject command on a display associated with the imaging device. The visual representation directs the subject being recorded to perform the action | 11-14-2013 |
20140136947 | GENERATING WEBSITE ANALYTICS - Embodiments of the invention disclose a method for using website analytics to control factors associated with the display and use of website content. The method may include receiving first information relating to use of content elements within a first webpage. The method may also include determining a ranking of the content elements according to the first information. The method may also include generating elevation graphics data for an elevation map of the first webpage, wherein the elevation graphics data corresponds to the ranking of the content elements. The method may also include controlling user interface factors of the first webpage with respect to the elevation graphics data of the elevation map. | 05-15-2014 |
20140181714 | MANIPULATION OF USER INTERFACE CONTROLS - A computer program product is described. The computer program product includes a computer useable storage medium including a computer readable program. The computer readable program includes instructions that, when executed by a processing device within a computer, cause the computer to perform operations. The operations include displaying an attraction icon on a display device, moving the attraction icon relative to a user interface control on the display device. The operations further include moving the user interface control from a first position on the display device to a second position to facilitate manipulation of the user interface control by a user, and restoring the user interface control to the first position in response to completion of the manipulation of the user interface control by the user. | 06-26-2014 |
20150030141 | AUTOMATED RESPONSE SYSTEM - Automated response processing includes receiving a first audible prompt from a called system and a response to the first audible prompt from a calling system during a first phone call. Automated response processing further includes determining, using a processor, a semantic identifier for the first audible prompt using semantic analysis and storing the semantic identifier of the first audible prompt in association with the response. The stored response is played responsive to determining that a semantic identifier for a second audible prompt played to the calling system matches the semantic identifier of the first audible prompt. | 01-29-2015 |
20150030143 | AUTOMATED RESPONSE SYSTEM - Automated response processing includes receiving a first audible prompt from a called system and a response to the first audible prompt from a calling system during a first phone call. Automated response processing further includes determining, using a processor, a semantic identifier for the first audible prompt using semantic analysis and storing the semantic identifier of the first audible prompt in association with the response. The stored response is played responsive to determining that a semantic identifier for a second audible prompt played to the calling system matches the semantic identifier of the first audible prompt. | 01-29-2015 |