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| 20080229197 | DYNAMIC AND INTELLIGENT HOVER ASSISTANCE - A method, system and article of manufacture for hover help management in data processing systems and, more particularly, for providing dynamic and intelligent hover assistance in graphical user interfaces. One embodiment provides a method of displaying hover assistance on a display screen. The method comprises moving a pointer element to a position over a user interface element shown on the display screen in response to user manipulation of a pointing device, while the pointer element is positioned over the user interface element, invoking a first hover element for display on the display screen, and invoking a second hover element for display on the display screen after invoking the first hover element, and while the pointer element continues to be positioned over the user interface element. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080235335 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CHANGING THE STATUS OF AN EXISTING EMAIL IN A RECIPIENT EMAIL CLIENT INBOX - A method, system, and computer program product for changing the status of an existing email in a recipient email client inbox are provided. The method includes receiving a message from an email server that includes a message identifier identifying the existing email message, the existing email message transmitted to the recipient email client inbox. The method also includes retrieving the existing email message corresponding to the message identifier, replacing a date and time of the existing email message with a current date and time corresponding to a time the message is transmitted, and moving the existing email message to the top of an email queue of the recipient email client inbox. The method further includes marking the existing email message at the top of the email queue as unread and notating the existing email message with the date and time of the existing email message. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080316176 | PORTABLE COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH EXTENDABLE USB-POWERED I/O DEVICE - A laptop computer system having an extended touchpad functionality includes a base having a media bay, the base housing a microprocessor based computer system; a keyboard having a plurality of keys, the keys communicatively coupled to the microprocessor based computer system; a display screen connected to the base via first and second hinges such that the display screen is moveable between a closed position and an open position, the display screen communicatively coupled to the microprocessor based computer system to drive the display screen; and a touch-pad disposed in the media bay, the touchpad being extendable and retractable with respect to the media bay, the touch-pad configured for at least one of, (i) a drawing tablet, and (ii) configured to control the cursor movement and placement functions on the display screen. The touchpad is disposed on either a right or left opposing side of the base having the media bay and has a form factor substantially the same as a USB I/O powered device. An exemplary touchpad may further include a support member to support the touchpad in an extended position, thereby alleviating a force on an electrical connection from the touchpad to the base. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090175154 | Disk with Embedded Flash Memory and Disc Drive - A disc has an outer section on which digital media can be recorded and a core in its center in which a flash memory is embedded with the core having a central hole and electrical contacts to the flash memory. A disc drive has a drive spindle that is to extend into the disc core central hole with one of the spindle or spindle hub having electrical contacts to engage with the core electrical contacts so that data can be written into and/or read from the core flash memory by electronic components of the drive. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090222760 | Method, System and Computer Program Product for Automating the Selection and Ordering of Column Data in a Table for a User - A method, system, and computer program product for automating the selection and ordering of column data in a table for a user are presented. In an exemplary manner, when a selected column is received, at least one available column related to the selected column is automatically recommended for display in an active table view. In response to the selected column being placed in the automatic data manipulation mode, a manipulation relationship between the selected column and the available column(s) is identified. When the selected column is manipulated (e.g., sorted, filtered), the available column(s) related to the selected column are automatically manipulated. The related available column(s) that are automatically recommended are concurrently displayed and grouped with the selected column in an active table view. Moreover, if a sort relationship exists between the available column(s) and the manipulated selected column, the related available column(s) are displayed according to the sort relationship. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090262656 | METHOD FOR NEW RESOURCE TO COMMUNICATE AND ACTIVATE MONITORING OF BEST PRACTICE METRICS AND THRESHOLDS VALUES - A method is provided for monitoring a resource by utilizing proxy metrics provided by a dependent resource. A primary resource is recognized by a dependent resource, where the dependent resource is dependent upon certain capabilities of the primary resource. Metrics of the primary resource upon which the dependent resource needs are determined. Thresholds related to the metrics of the primary resource are determined. The dependent resource communicates the metrics and related thresholds to a central management tool. The metrics and related thresholds are monitored. Also, the dependent resource may act as a proxy for the primary resource, where the central management tool monitors the metrics and the related thresholds of the primary resource via the dependent resource. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110093413 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Defining Normal and Expected Usage of a Computing Resource - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for defining normal usage of a computing system resource. A method for defining normal usage of a computing system resource includes receiving a repeating schedule that represents system usage of one or more computing resources and receiving one or more demand events that will affect the system usage of the one or more computer resources. The method also automatically creates a predictive temporal profile that represents the system usage of the one or more computer resources from information comprising the repeating schedule and the one or more demand events. The predictive temporal profile is displayed for the user to review. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110235577 | CONTENT IDENTIFICATION AND RETRIEVAL BASED ON DEVICE COMPONENT PROXIMITY - The invention provides proximity based content retrieval. A proximity element is provided for each of a plurality of components associated with a primary device. Identification information of each proximity element for an associated particular proximity space is communicated to a mobile wireless device. Upon the mobile wireless device being located within the associated particular proximity space of a particular proximity element, the mobile device receives associated identification information of the particular proximity element. The mobile device retrieves video content based on the associated identification information. | 09-29-2011 |
