Abstract: When a location of a wearable system changes, the wearable system can ensure that a gesture working region always remains in a field of view of the wearable system. Therefore, the wearable system can still collect and recognize a gesture image and implement gesture control. The solution provided in this application is as follows: The wearable system creates a gesture working region and a region of interest, where the region of interest is within a shooting area of a first camera, and the first camera is included in a wearable device; obtains a location parameter of the wearable system; adjusts the region of interest according to the location parameter, so that the region of interest covers the gesture working region; collects a gesture image within the gesture working region; recognizes the gesture image to obtain a gesture instruction; and performs a corresponding operation according to the gesture instruction.

Abstract: A method on a computer readable storage medium operable to store a virtual representation of a plurality of physical components, introduce a component having a predefined functionality to interact with the virtual representation and generate indications of a response of the virtual representation to the interactions of the component. A system having a memory configured to store a virtual representation of a plurality of physical components and a processor configured to introduce a component having a predefined functionality to interact with the virtual representation and generate indications of a response of the virtual representation to the interactions of the component.

Abstract: An electronic device has a graphical user interface that displays a viewport of a canvas containing positioned and sized graphical information units. Smaller units are displayed in front of overlapping larger units. Relative size determination uses a specific-size-metric such as unit width. The device uses parentage determination rules to deduce a current hierarchical relationship between two units according to current sizes and positions. When there is full or partial overlap, the larger unit of each pair is deduced as the parent; otherwise there is no direct relationship. Clusters of decreasingly sized descendants result. User input adjusts the size and/or position of a selected unit while concurrently applying the adjustment proportionally to all descendants. Throughout continuous input, each adjusted and other canvas units are independently displayed with smaller in front of overlapping larger units.

Abstract: Method of causing a selectable item including customized graphic for electronic messaging application starts with a processor generating customized graphics based on user identifiers for a first, a second, and a third client device. Processor causes a communication list interface that includes a group selectable item to be displayed on the first client device. The group selectable item includes the second customized graphic and the third customized graphic. Processor receives a request for a group communication session from the first client device. The request for the group communication session is generated by the first client device when the user of the first client device selects a first portion of the group selectable item displayed on the first client device. Processor causes a communication interface for the group communication session between a group of client devices to be displayed at the first client device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for item inquiry and information presentation via standard communication paths. More particularly, the method and system detects an item associated with an avatar of a virtual universe (VU) user in a VU and determine information associated with the item. Additionally, the method and system are operable to display the information in the VU in a high-resolution component of the VU.

Abstract: An abnormality detection parameter adjustment display device adjusts a parameter for determination for detecting operation abnormality of a mechanical facility based on an input from a user, collects operation information on the mechanical facility, creates a dataset based on the operation information, determines whether or not the dataset indicates a normal operating state, based on the parameter, displays the dataset in a graph, and makes an adjustment for display in such a position that the relationship between the data of the graph and the parameter is visually ascertainable.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for configuring automatic playback settings on a media playback device. A graphical user interface displays automatic playback settings and receives selections of customized settings for automatic playback. The settings can include context granularity for automatic playback, limiting autoplay to when the media playback device is connected to a wireless network, and activating an audible notification when automatic playback of media content is beginning. An initial queue of media content is selected for playback on the media playback device. The system ascertains whether autoplay is enabled for a particular situation. If autoplay is enabled, the system automatically generates a queue of media that is related to the initial queue and initiates playback on the media playback device after the initial queue concludes.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus controls display of a plurality of applications on a screen. The information processing apparatus includes circuitry to: acquire first image data that at least includes a display area of a first application displayed on the screen; acquire information on the display area of the first application; and generate second image data that includes at least a part of the first image data based on the information on the display area of the first application.

Abstract: A display control unit determines, in a case of determining that a part of a character string acquired by a character string acquiring unit cannot be displayed along a curve indicated by curve information acquired by a curve information acquiring unit because the length of the curve is short, a shape of an extended part of the curve from a shape of the curve indicated by the curve information acquired by the curve information acquiring unit, extends the curve, and generates display information for displaying the part of the character string along the curve of the extended part.

Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods and devices for segregating web browser instances are provided. A first web browser application instance may be opened. An application instance may comprise at least an application opening a new application window for displaying content. A plurality of webpages may be browsed in a plurality of tabs in the first web browser application instance. An indication to browse to a new webpage that is not one of the plurality of webpages may be received. A determination may be made that the received indication is a browser-change event. A second web browser application instance may be opened. Content corresponding to the new webpage may be surfaced in the second web browser application instance.

Abstract: Embodiments are the creating of a plan artifact. A location, with respect to a virtual canvas, of each of a plurality of user interactions is identified. A plurality of noes are caused to be displayed on the virtual canvas wherein each node is displayed at a position corresponding to a location of one of the plurality of user interactions. Links between selected pairs of the displayed nodes are identified based on at least one of a user defined virtual canvas path and relative proximities between the displayed nodes. A connection is caused to be displayed between each pair of nodes identified as linked. A plan artifact defined at least in part by the displayed nodes and identified links is created.

Abstract: A method for rendering interface elements, including: obtaining a first set of one or more interface elements associated with a target user interface (UI) to be rendered, the first set of one or more interface elements comprising one or more interface elements that meet a pre-configured priority condition; rendering the first set of one or more interface elements at a higher priority than other interface elements associated with the target UI; and outputting a rendering result of the first set of one or more interface elements.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an input method and device. The method specifically comprises: displaying an input interface, where the input interface includes at least one key; in response to a touch operation of a key by a user in an input process, playing an audio corresponding to the key and matching the characteristics of the input interface. Based on keystroke by the user in the input process, the disclosed embodiments provide feedback to the user with animation effect and dynamic audio matching a theme of the current input interface, and enhance key tones in the input process.

Abstract: Visualization of a topology of a network is provided. An aspect includes receiving, via a user interface, user-inputted device information for a first device. The first device has a first device type. An aspect also includes populating a map view window of a user interface screen with a graphical representation of the first device, and receiving, via the user interface, connector information for a user-inputted connector that connects the first device with a graphical representation of a second device in the map view window. The second device has a second device type that is different than the first device type. Upon receiving the connector information, an aspect further includes searching a database for device information for the second device, and validating, from the user-inputted device information of the first device and the device information of the second device, compatibility of the first device and the second device.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to generating and modifying virtual avatars. An electronic device having a camera and a display apparatus displays a virtual avatar that changes appearance in response to changes in a face in a field of view of the camera. In response to detecting changes in one or more physical features of the face in the field of view of the camera, the electronic device modifies one or more features of the virtual avatar.

Abstract: Providing a user interface for configuring a computer-executable application includes receiving a specification defining: relationships among user interface elements, the relationships based on dependencies between components of a dataflow graph that includes multiple nodes representing components of the dataflow graph and links between the nodes representing flows of data between the components, parameters defining respective characteristics of the components of the dataflow graph, and variables defining respective characteristics of the user interface elements. During operation of a user interface, user interface elements are displayed based on the relationships defined in the specification.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein are generally directed towards systems and methods relating to a crowd-sourced digital assistant system and related methods. In particular, embodiments describe techniques for effectively searching, modifying, identifying parameter values, and determining features for selecting action datasets for distribution to digital assistant devices based on commands received therefrom. Action datasets include computing events or tasks that can be reproduced when a command is received by a digital assistant device and communicated to the server device. The digital assistant server described herein can receive action datasets, maintain action datasets, receive commands from digital assistant devices, and effectively select most relevant action datasets for distribution to the digital assistant devices based on the received commands.

Abstract: An electronic device displays a radial menu including a first sequence of selectable options that extends off an edge of the display so that a first portion of the first sequence of selectable options is displayed while a second portion of the first sequence of selectable options is not displayed. The radial menu also includes a first selection region at a first fixed location on the radial menu. While a first option in the first sequence of selectable options is displayed in the first selection region of the radial menu, the electronic device detects an option-selection input associated with the radial menu. Responsive to detecting the option-selection input, the electronic device slides the first sequence of selectable options around the perimeter of the radial menu so that the first option is moved out of the first selection region and a second option is moved into the first selection region.

Abstract: A computing device and computer automated method for controlling the display of application windows on a computer screen. A background process monitors a user's interaction with applications running on the computing device. The background process logs aspects of the user's interaction with applications, each application being associated with a window. The log is analyzed to detect the presence of a pattern in the user's interaction between any two applications, in particular repeated switching between two applications. If the pattern is detected, then the windows are reconfigured to present one of the windows as a picture-in-picture window within the other window. The automated switching to the picture-in-picture display of the two application windows ensures both windows are visible at the same time without the user having to reconfigure the windows manually.

Abstract: Technologies are generally provided for enabling authors to create and/or modify content such as content itself, style, format based options for creating a document or similar content by determining authors' intent and providing suggestions associated with content actions based on collected crowdsourcing data. Author intent and suggestions may be determined from a variety of crowdsourcing information associated with one or more attributes of the author, the content, and the environment in which the content is being created/modified.