Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080222569 | Method, Apparatus and Program Storage Device For Providing Customizable, Immediate and Radiating Menus For Accessing Applications and Actions - A method, apparatus and program storage device for providing customizable, immediate and radiating menus for accessing applications and actions. Upon initiation of a predetermined user action, such as a right-click operation, a primary menu is displayed and a second radial menu is displayed proximate the primary menu with the cursor position at a predetermined location for minimizing cursor manipulation for selecting a menu item from the second radial menu. | 09-11-2008 |
20080235579 | COMPARING AND MERGING MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS - Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for comparing and merging multiple documents. A determination is made of a plurality of merge documents to merge, wherein each merge document includes content element locations, wherein content in the content element locations comprises user content or indication that the content element location is empty. A determination is made for each content element location in the determined merge documents content element locations in the merge documents having a same content and content element locations in at one of the determined merge documents having different content than the other determined merge documents. An aggregate document is generated including content element locations corresponding to the content element locations in the determined merge documents. A content graphical indicator is rendered with content element locations in the aggregate document for which at least one of the determined merge documents provide different content. User selection is received of one content element location for which the graphical indicator is rendered. Information is rendered for the content in the plurality of the merge documents provided for the selected content element location, wherein at least one of the merge documents provide different content for the selected content element location. | 09-25-2008 |
20080270976 | MANAGEMENT OF GRAPHICAL INFORMATION NOTES - Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein information is associated with a program element that is capable of being processed in a software environment generated by an operating system. A graphical information note application is executed in response to a processing of the program element in the software environment. A graphical information note that includes the associated information is displayed, in response to the execution of the graphical information note application. | 10-30-2008 |
20090050461 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CONTROL PANEL THAT REDUCES OVERALL SIZE WHILE PROVIDING INTEGRATED BUTTON PROTECTION FOR FUNCTIONAL ADVANTAGE - An apparatus and method for providing a control panel that reduces overall size while providing integrated button protection for functional advantage. The control panel includes a function activator disposed at a fixed position on panel face of a device and a moveable cover, disposed over the panel face, the moveable cover having a first selection aperture configured to allow selection of a desired function by allowing engagement of a function activator only when the first selection aperture is moved to align with a function activator associated with the desired function. | 02-26-2009 |
20090213149 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO DISPLAY INFORMATION USING AN INFORMATION LAYER LAMINATE - A method to display information using an information layer laminate comprising at least three color layers each comprising a different color by selectively removing one or more portions of a first color layer to display portions of a second color layer, and selectively removing one or more portions of a first color layer and one or more portions of a second color layer to display portions of a third color layer. | 08-27-2009 |
20090237006 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DEVICE GROUP IDENTIFICATION - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for identifying and differentiating among multiple groups of devices, comprising at least two LEDs, a controller, and a blending medium. The at least two LEDs emit a wavelength of light that is different from a wavelength of each other LED. The controller drives the at least two LEDs to each emit light at specified intensities in response to a color identifying value. The blending medium combines the light emitted by the at least two LEDs into an identifying color that identifies a group of devices. | 09-24-2009 |
20090249251 | GENERATING A USER DEFINED PAGE HAVING REPRESENTATIONS OF CONTENT IN OTHER PAGES - Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for generating a user defined page having representations of content in other pages. User selection is received via a computer user interface of a portion of content within a page rendered in a display device. A graphical element is generated representing the selected portion of the content in response to receiving the user selection. A determination is made of a computer address of the selected content in response to receiving the user selection. The generated graphical element is added to a user page. The graphical element in the user page is associated with the determined computer address. User selection is received via the computer user interface of the graphical element within the user page. Content at the computer address associated with the selected graphical element is rendered in the within the user page display device. | 10-01-2009 |
20100070950 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR WORKFLOW CAPTURE AND DISPLAY - The apparatus for workflow capture and display is provided with a plurality of modules configured to functionally execute the necessary steps of capturing task workflow information, storing the task workflow information captured by the capture module in a data storage device, retrieving a portion of the task workflow information from the data storage device in response to a first event, and presenting the task workflow information in response to a second event. These modules in the described embodiments include a capture module, a storage module, an assembly module, and a presentation module. | 03-18-2010 |