Abstract: A securing device used for tightly securing a plug to a socket is provided. The securing device has a casing for tightly securing a plug to a socket and fitting various sizes of plugs. The securing device includes a plug having a clamping element, and a socket having a fitting element corresponding to the clamping element and capable of being clamped by the clamping element for securing the plug to the socket.

Abstract: A television screen (24) is displayed as a window (25) within a larger displayed image (21), also referred to as a “picture-in-picture.” A control program associated with the window (25) provides additional functions to the window, including the ability to view the time, title, and other information about future programs, in the window (25). A user can switch between various preset lists of channels, and can dynamically edit such lists to add or delete channels. The control program senses the location of a cursor (37) relative to the window (25) and a control region, as defined therein. Depending upon the location of the cursor (37), the window (25) is either in a reduced-size state with fewer controls visible, or in an expanded-size state with greater controls visible.

Abstract: A method, system, signal, and software program for handling search through the use of a page index. Searches are performed across a plurality of content information sources and content types. For every search that returns unique search results, the page index is updated to include links to those pages. Accessing the same page multiple times does not cause multiple entries in the page index, and no search results nor page index entries are deleted as a result of additional searches performed.

Abstract: A control program or operating system (28) manages a graphical user interface (21) of an electronic device (27) in such a way that substantially all of the screen of data (25) remains visible irrespective of whether toolbars or graphical objects (39) are displayed or hidden. The program or operating system rescales or resizes the data screen (25) to fit in whatever size display region (37) is available, such region (37) being generally smaller when graphical objects (39) are displayed on the display screen (31) and generally larger when the graphical objects (39) are hidden therefrom. The user displays graphical objects (39) in a corresponding tool area (55) defined in the display screen (31) by moving a cursor or other pointing device (33) into a control region (35) defined in the display screen (31).