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| 20100201636 | MULTI-MODE DIGITAL GRAPHICS AUTHORING - Various embodiments related to the presentation of a multi-mode digital graphics authoring program are disclosed herein. One embodiment provides a computing device comprising a multi-touch display, a processor and memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to detect an initial touch of a physical object on the display, to display a workspace border defining a bounded workspace, to display a contextual menu associated with the bounded workspace, and to receive a touch input requesting an application setting selected from the contextual menu to be applied within the workspace border. The instructions are further executable to detect a subsequent touch within the workspace border, and, in response, to apply the application setting to the subsequent touch detected within the workspace border, to detect a subsequent touch outside of the workspace border, and, in response, not to apply the application setting to the subsequent touch detected outside of the workspace border. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100295820 | LIGHT-INDUCED SHAPE-MEMORY POLYMER DISPLAY SCREEN - A light-induced shape-memory polymer display screen is provided herein. One example display device includes a display screen having a topography-changing layer including a light-induced shape-memory polymer. The display device further includes an imaging engine configured to project visible light onto the display screen, where the visible light may be modulated at a pixel level to form a display image thereon. The display device further includes a topography-changing engine configured to project agitation light of an ultraviolet band towards the display screen, where the agitation light is modulated at a pixel level to selectively change a topography of the topography-changing layer. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110074739 | LIGHT-TRANSMISSIVE KEY AND OPTICALLY-RECOGNIZABLE SIGNATURE - A machine vision input system includes a light-transmissive key including a base surface and an opposing touch surface. The base surface is configured to optically mate with a display surface so that images displayed on the display surface are viewable through the touch surface. An optically-recognizable signature is registered to the light-transmissive key for detection by an image capture device. The optically-recognizable signature provides machine vision differentiation from other optically-recognizable signatures while transmitting images displayed on the display surface for viewing through the touch surface of the light-transmissive key. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110270824 | COLLABORATIVE SEARCH AND SHARE - Collaborative search and share is provided by a method of facilitating collaborative content-finding, which includes displaying a toolbar user interface object for each user that not only allows each user to perform content-finding but also increases awareness of each user to the activities of other users. The method further includes displaying content results as various disparate image clips that can easily be shared, moved, etc. amongst users. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110313803 | Social Task Lists - Providing access to task lists via social communications systems is provided. A user may expose a list authoring surface and associated task lists to other users via one or more social communications systems. When another user attempts to access contents of the list authoring surface, the user attempting access may be required to provide permissions credentials, or the attempting user's social communications account may be designated as a permissioned account from which access to the contents of the list authoring surface may be obtained. Version control management may be applied to the accessed task lists to ensure accessing users receive access to most up-to-date versions of accessed task lists. Once an accessing user obtains access to a given task list, the accessing user may comment on accessed tasks, make changes to accessed tasks and/or collaborate on accessed tasks. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110314375 | Personal Assistant for Task Utilization - An electronic personal assistant that uses task information to obtain task performance assistance and help content is provided. Tasks from an electronic tasks application may be utilized by the personal assistant application to search a variety of information sources for task performance functionality and help content related to the tasks. The personal assistant may provide functionality to help a user actually perform a given task. Alternatively, once help content is obtained, a new task may be generated or the related task may be modified to provide the help content or to provide a link to the help content. The personal assistant application may provide the help content in a separate user interface or cause an application from which the help content is obtained to be launched. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110314402 | Flagging, Capturing and Generating Task List Items - Generation of a task or reminder in an electronic task list authoring surface from a variety of data or information locations or media without the need for launching a separate task or reminder application and without the need for moving focus away from an information location or media presently in use is provided. Generation of a task or task reminder may be accomplished from a variety of information locations or media. When an information item is flagged or captured and a task/reminder is generated, one or more pieces of metadata may be applied to the flagged information item for enhancing the subsequent use of the associated generated task or reminder. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110314404 | Context-Based Task Generation - A triggering mechanism for generating task reminders based on contextual information associated with the tasks is provided. Contextual information may be extracted from a variety of sources and may be related to one or more tasks. Based on the contextual information, task reminders may be generated and may be presented in a manner that makes the task reminders more useful to an end user. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110314418 | List Authoring Surface - A list authoring surface (LAS) is provided that includes a lightweight user interface component for entering, displaying, manipulating, and providing reminders for one or more tasks that takes the place of hand-written notes, scraps of paper, or “sticky” notes. The list authoring surface may be deployed across a multitude of software applications and may be readily accessed anywhere on a stationary or mobile desktop or display screen. Information may be manually or automatically entered into the list authoring surface user interface. An event timeline that uses a “fuzzy” reminder method allows for reminders to be associated with tasks where some tasks must be accomplished or must occur at hard dates/times, but where other tasks may be accomplished or may occur during soft or “fuzzy” date/time ranges. | 12-22-2011 |
