Abstract: An input device includes a housing for supporting a user's hand and a displacement sensor, mounted in the housing, for providing a displacement signal. The input device also includes a first portion of the housing operable to receive a first digit of the user and a first solid-state touch sensor disposed in the first portion and operable to detect movement of the first digit along the first portion. The input device further includes a second portion on the housing operable to receive a second digit of the user and a second solid-state touch sensor disposed in the second portion and operable to detect movement of the second digit along the second portion.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus hibernation recovery setting method for an electronic apparatus is provided. The method includes: assigning different priorities to multiple tasks in process before the electronic apparatus enters a hibernation state; storing multiple image files of the tasks; and first reading and loading the image file for the task having a highest priority when the electronic apparatus recovers from the hibernation state.

Abstract: A display processing apparatus comprising: a transmission portion for transmitting screen data for operations of the apparatus to a portable terminal apparatus; a receiving portion for receiving operation information indicating an operation by a user on a remote screen from the terminal apparatus and for receiving the operation information and enlargement display information indicating an enlarged display state when a user operation is performed on the screen displayed with some part thereof missing in a state in which the screen is enlarged; a determination portion for determining whether the operation is an operation of displaying a popup portion; and a screen generating portion for adjusting a display position of the popup portion to generate next screen data, so that the popup portion is displayed in an image enlarged state if the operation information and the enlargement display information are received, and the operation is the operation of displaying the popup portion.

Abstract: A mobile device user interface method activates a camera module to support a video chat function and acquires an image of a target object using the camera module. In response to detecting a face in the captured image, the facial image data is analyzed to identify an emotional characteristic of the face by identifying a facial feature and comparing the identified feature with a predetermined feature associated with an emotion. The identified emotional characteristic is compared with a corresponding emotional characteristic of previously acquired facial image data of the target object. In response to the comparison, an emotion indicative image is generated and the generated emotion indicative image is transmitted to a destination terminal used in the video chat.

Abstract: A method for controlling a touch control device includes defining a first area and a second area on a touchpad, detecting whether a touched position on the touchpad that is touched by an operating object falls in the first area or the second area, and calculating the corresponding on-screen coordinates of the operating object with different sets of ratios depending on the touched position.

Abstract: In a method for determining other content related to location information of program content displayed on a device, one or more processors receive one or more portions of a first content displayed on a first device. One or more processors determine location information of the one or more portions. One or more processors determine a second content based, at least in part, on the location information. One or more processors cause the determined second content to be displayed.

Abstract: The present invention relates a mobile terminal capable of controlling contents displayed on a display unit, and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to one exemplary embodiment includes a terminal body, a transparent display unit having first and second transparent substrates both configured to sense touch inputs, a sensing unit to sense at least one of motion and rotation of the terminal body, and a controller to determine whether or not the sensed at least one of the motion and the rotation of the terminal body meets a preset condition information when an event is generated while a content is output on the first transparent substrate, and decide whether or not to display information relating to the generated event on the second transparent substrate based on the determination result.

Abstract: A display input apparatus comprises a display portion and a touch panel portion. When the touch panel portion accepts a first operation, the display portion sets a screen in current display as a shift start screen, sets a one-more downward layer screen than the shift start screen as a shift target screen, and gradually shifts the display screen from the shift start screen to the shift target screen. Besides, when the first operation is continued on the touch panel portion, if there are a plurality of downward layer screens that are screens on a one-more downward layer than the shift target screen, the display portion displays a list screen that represents the plurality of downward layer screens in the same screen.

Abstract: Disclosed is an operation display device including: a touch panel unit to detect a touch position; a display unit; and a display control unit to execute a display according to a first display process on the display unit when a first operation is received on the touch panel unit, and to execute both of the display according to the first display process and a display according to a second display process when a second operation including an element of the first operation is received on the touch panel unit.

Abstract: An operation input system and method are provided. The system includes a display device including a display screen, an input device that provides an input into the display device and a control device that includes a protrusion control section that controls a protrusion state of each of the plurality of protrusion members in accordance with a display content in the windows displayed on the display screen. The system is controlled such that when a first window and a second window are displayed so as to partially overlap each other, the protrusion control section makes the protrusion state of the protrusion members protruded in accordance with the display content of a hidden region of the second window different from the protrusion state of the protrusion members protruded in accordance with the display content of an entire region of the first window.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing graphical user interfaces are described. Overlaid, information-bearing windows whose contents remain unchanged for a predetermined period of time become translucent. The translucency can be graduated so that, over time, if the window's contents remain unchanged, the window becomes more translucent. In addition to visual translucency, windows also have a manipulative translucent quality. Upon reaching a certain level of visual translucency, user input in the region of the window is interpreted as an operation on the underlying objects rather than the contents of the overlaying window.

Abstract: Efficiently managing visual information by small form factor electronic devices having limited display resources using a persistent overlay is described. The persistent overlay can be formed of selected visual information from a first page and can remain viewable over subsequently displayed pages.

Abstract: A computing device including a display unit to display a screen, a touch input to receive a user's touch input on the display unit, and a controller to control the display unit to display at least a part of a plurality of user interface (UI) items on the screen with a predetermined degree of transparency, to scroll the UI items in a predetermined direction and to sequentially display the UI items on the screen according to the user's touch input, and to increase the degree of transparency of the UI items if the UI items are not scrolled any more.

Abstract: Alert event notifications may be provided by: displaying a first user interface layer including at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification; displaying a second user interface layer such that at least a portion of the second user interface layer overlays the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification; detecting an alert event; and at least partially displaying the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification in an area where the at least a portion of the second user interface layer overlays the at least one user interface element configured to provide an alert event notification.

Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus for imaging a radiation image inputs an operation instruction from a user and performs display control of a screen that has an input region in which one or more information input regions for having various types of information input thereto are disposed, and a workflow region in which workflow information related to imaging of the radiation image is disposed. Here, when a confirmation instruction indicating confirmation of an operation is input, the radiation imaging apparatus moves the one or more information input regions of the input region toward a prescribed region of the workflow region, and performs display using animation that sequences the movement of the one or more information input regions.

Abstract: A media type currently associated with a multiple media player device is determined by the multiple media player device. A current setting status associated with each of a set of adjustable options associated with the determined media type is determined. A set of option icons that each represents one of the set of adjustable options is identified. Each identified option icon is paired with the associated current setting status of each adjustable option. A menuing input is detected. An overlay user interface menu, including only one option icon and the associated current setting status pair, is displayed over full-screen content on a display. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and terminal for operating through a touch screen. The method includes: after a transparent virtual keyboard is displayed, receiving a first operation for a display area of the transparent virtual keyboard through a touch screen; determining, according to the first operation, that a target object of the first operation is a page content in the display area of the transparent virtual keyboard; and performing the first operation for the page content in the display area of the transparent virtual keyboard. Therefore, the operation may be directly performed for the determined target object. Therefore, no additional operation is required to perform switching between the transparent virtual keyboard and the page, thereby reducing user operations and improving the user experience.

Abstract: An information processing method and an electronic device are disclosed. The method includes: judging whether a display region of a second non-full-screen window is totally covered by a display region of a first non-full-screen window; and if the display region of the second non-full-screen window is totally covered by the display region of the first non-full-screen window, generating an adjustment instruction and adjusting the first non-full-screen window and/or the second non-full-screen window based on the adjustment instruction to make both the display region of the first non-full-screen window and the display region of the second non-full-screen window displayed partly or totally in the display region of the touch display unit, where the conversion parameter at least includes a parameter value, a matrix, a parameter group or a parameter set.

Abstract: Disclosed is a user interface providing method for controlling a game play in a portable device. A user interface providing technology determines whether a received first touch input is a touch input for setting a GUI, determines a GUI setting mode, and activating at least one GUI element for controlling the game play in response to the GUI setting mode.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, in which syndication spaces for a webpage are identified, each syndication space defining a location on the webpage in which one or more content items are displayed at a client device, and each syndication space is associated with one or more attributes. One or more of the attributes are selectively displayed on the webpage at the client device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for updating a web-based user interface. The method comprises generating a user interface for a host application, accessing the user interface in a web browser, and modifying the user interface within the web browser during run-time of the application. The apparatus comprises a user interface, a user interface updater, a web browser, and a host application. The web browser provides a way to display, access, and modify the user interface for communicating with the host application. The user interface updater generates the user interface and modifies the user interface in response to command information received from the web browser.

Abstract: An instructional graphical overlay system is configured to overlay an instructional graphical overlay over an operating system, software application, or menu on a computing device to provide instructions or guidance to a user to complete a desired action using the computing device. In various embodiments, the system is configured to display a first graphical user interface and overlay a second instructional graphical user interface over at least a portion of the first graphical user interface. In some embodiments, the system is configured to enable the user to use the first graphical user interface to complete the desired action while the second instructional user interface is overlain over the first graphical user interface.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter are directed to affixing a first window to a top layer of a stack of overlaid windows in a user interface, and making one or more portions of the first window transparent. One or more portions of one or more additional windows below the first window in the stack of overlaid windows become visible through the one or more portions of the first window. Some embodiments are further directed to directing a focus for user input to the one or more additional windows below the first window while the first window remains affixed at the top layer.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of causing a control interface to be presented on a touch-enabled device based on a motion or absence thereof. A motion, such as a hover gesture, can be detected and the control interface presented in response to the detection. Alternatively, absence of a motion can be detected and the control interface presented in response to the detection. A hover gesture can occur without a user physically touching a touch screen of a touch-enabled device. Instead, the user's finger or fingers can be positioned at a spaced distance above the touch screen. The touch screen can detect that the user's fingers are proximate to the touch screen, such as through capacitive sensing. Additionally, finger movement can be detected while the fingers are hovering to expand the existing options for gesture input.

Abstract: Various arrangements for simplifying a display of a flowchart are presented. A flowchart may include a plurality of elements, including a plurality of vertices and a plurality of edges. A selection of an element of the plurality of elements may be received. A logical distance for each element of the plurality of elements may be calculated. The logical distance may be between each element and the element identified by the selection. The flowchart may be displayed with a portion of the plurality of elements emphasized. The portion of the plurality of elements emphasized are selected at least partially based on the logical distance of each element of the plurality of elements.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling an application using key inputs or a combination thereof. The apparatus may be implemented as, for example, a mobile terminal including a touch screen configured to display an icon corresponding to a first application under a display layer of a second application currently displayed on the touch screen, and a controller configured to execute the first application in response to detecting an input to the second application configured to execute the first application.

Abstract: Ambient noise sampled by a mobile device from a local environment is used to automatically trigger actions associated with content currently playing on the mobile device. In some implementations, subtitles or closed captions associated with the currently playing content are automatically invoked and displayed on a user interface based on a level of ambient noise. In some implementations, audio associated with the currently playing content is adjusted or muted. Actions can be automatically triggered based on a comparison of the sampled ambient noise, or an audio fingerprint of the sampled ambient noise, with reference data, such as a reference volume level or a reference audio fingerprint. In some implementations, a reference volume level can be learned on the mobile device based on ambient noise samples.

Abstract: A variably displayable mobile device keyboard includes a display for presenting two or more groups of basic images, such that a different keyboard display can be generated by each of these groups of basic images, a filter for filtering one or more groups of basic images so that a single group of basic images will be displayed; and a touch screen transparent to ambient light for selecting a key of the displayed single group of basic images.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for running an application in a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a display for running a second application on a first screen according to a second touch event, and displaying a second screen smaller than the first screen, and a controller for hiding the second screen from a current screen to display an entire area of the first screen while a touch in an external area of the second screen is detected, and displaying again the second screen on the first screen if the touch in the external area of the second screen is released.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing graphical user interfaces are described. Overlaid, information-bearing windows whose contents remain unchanged for a predetermined period of time become translucent. The translucency can be graduated so that, over time, if the window's contents remain unchanged, the window becomes more translucent. In addition to visual translucency, windows also have a manipulative translucent quality. Upon reaching a certain level of visual translucency, user input in the region of the window is interpreted as an operation on the underlying objects rather than the contents of the overlaying window.

Abstract: In response to receiving a first user action in relation to an object displayed on the rendered display, a collar is displayed on the rendered display around the object. The collar and the object can be made translucent. The collar can have the same shape as the object, but can be larger in size than the object. In response to receiving a second user action in relation to the collar, the object and the collar are moved on the rendered display in correspondence with the second user action, without finalizing a current location of the object on the rendered display after the second user action has been completed. In response to receiving a third user action, the current location of the object is finalized on the rendered display and the collar is removed from around the object on the rendered display.

Abstract: Disclosed is a user interface, and particularly, to a method for providing a user interface based on multiple displays and a mobile terminal using the same. The method for providing a user interface of a mobile terminal comprises controlling transparency of a first display unit, controlling the first display unit to display a first screen, controlling a second display unit to display a second screen, and controlling the second display unit to display one or more parts of the first screen.

Abstract: An electronic device and an input method editor window adjustment method thereof are provided. The electronic device comprises a touch screen and a processor, wherein the touch screen is electrically connected to the processor. The processor is configured to display an input method editor window, wherein the transparency of the input method editor window is a first transparency percentage. The processor increases the transparency of the input method editor window until the transparency reaches a second transparency percentage after an input silence time, wherein the second transparency percentage is smaller than 100%.

Abstract: A method for operating a virtual adjusting button is provided. A virtual adjusting button is displayed. The virtual adjusting button is operated by an operating point of an operating unit for adjusting a setting value correspondingly. A movement of the operating point is detected when the operating point is located on the virtual adjusting button and the virtual adjusting button is selected. A dynamic virtual adjusting button corresponding to the virtual adjusting button is displayed with the movement of the operating point when detecting that the operating point moves toward a direction away from or close to a reference point of the virtual adjusting button. A displaying size of the dynamic virtual adjusting button is changed correspondingly with a change of a distance between the operating point and the reference point. A precision of the setting value for adjusting is changed by operating the dynamic virtual adjusting button.

Abstract: Particular embodiments include a method comprising accessing location data representing a first location of a first user wherein the first location corresponds to geographic coordinates, retrieving image data defining a graphical map from a remote server based on the first location accessing a search query inputted by the first user, retrieving one or more second locations in response to the search query, where the one or more second locations correspond to geographic coordinates, and displaying a first view comprising a list of the one or more second locations overlaying at least a portion of the graphical map, wherein the graphical map includes indicators for the first location and at least one of the one or more second locations in accordance with their respective geographic coordinates.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for organizing a listing of activities on a social networking website, including present each user of the plurality of users an organized representation of activities, the representation of activities sorted by how relevant each activity is to the particular user.

Abstract: An apparatus for displaying characters in a mobile device includes a screen configured to display an input window containing a virtual keyboard and a message window, wherein the screen is configured to receive one or more characters through a virtual keyboard in the input window on a screen in a typing mode, and a controller configured to cause the screen to display the one or more characters in the input window, and a message window on the screen at a substantially same time by each character received. A method includes receiving one or more characters through a virtual keyboard in an input window on a screen in a typing mode, and displaying the one or more characters in the input window, and a message window on the screen at a substantially same time by each character received. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method control applications in the electronic device. The method of controlling applications in the electronic device includes: executing a plurality of applications in a foreground and a background; detecting the number of touch points input to a touch screen to select an application according to the detected number of the touch points; detecting a touch gesture for controlling the selected application; and controlling the selected application according to the detected touch gesture.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which transparency and output location of a video can be automatically adjusted. In performing multitasking for processing an additional task while playing a video, the present invention includes displaying a play window for outputting the video by overlaying the play window on a task window for processing the additional task, receiving a user input for scrolling the task window, and automatically adjusting at least one of a transparency of the play window and a display location of the play window while scrolling the task window in response to the user input.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a mobile terminal data refreshing method and a mobile terminal. The above method comprises: updating interface image data of a HOME User Interface (HOME UI) and/or a local top bar, synthesizing interface image of the HOME UI and the local top bar into top bar image data with transparency; and displaying the top bar image data in the top bar window of the desktop of the mobile terminal. According to the technical solution provided in the present invention, the local top bar can be easily integrated into the HOME UI to implement translucent display style, and all functions of the top bar of the HOME UI can not be affected.

Abstract: An invention that degrades avatar appearances in a virtual universe is provided. In one embodiment, there is a degradation tool, including a visual obstruction component configured to: identify an object in the virtual universe as an object of interest, and determine whether a set of avatars within the virtual universe is likely to cause a visual obstruction of the object of interest to an avatar. The degradation tool further comprises a modification component configured to degrade an appearance of at least one of the set of avatars within the virtual universe if the set of avatars within the virtual universe is likely to cause a visual obstruction of the object of interest to the avatar.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing graphical user interfaces are described. Overlaid, information-bearing windows whose contents remain unchanged for a predetermined period of time become translucent. The translucency can be graduated so that, over time, if the window's contents remain unchanged, the window becomes more translucent. In addition to visual translucency, windows also have a manipulative translucent quality. Upon reaching a certain level of visual translucency, user input in the region of the window is interpreted as an operation on the underlying objects rather than the contents of the overlaying window.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to task bar management and provide a method, system and computer program product for graphical association of task bar entries. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for graphically associating a window with a task bar entry in a windowing operating system GUI can be provided. The method can include rendering multiple windows in a z-space sequence in a desktop of the windowing operating system graphical user interface and detecting a proximity event for an entry in a task bar for the windowing operating system graphical user interface. In response to detecting the proximity event, a corresponding one of the windows in the desktop can be highlighted without re-ordering the z-space sequence.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for manipulating three-dimensional modeled objects of an assembly in a three-dimensional scene comprising the steps of: displaying a three-dimensional bounding box (BB) encompassing at least one three-dimensional object, a face of the surface of the bounding box (BB) comprising a plurality of interactive surfaces which are parts of the face; hovering pointing means (PM) on the bounding box (BB); and if at least one face of the surface of the bounding box (BB) is displayed such that its interactive surfaces are not accessible for the pointing means (PM), displaying a wider surface (WS) that allows accessibility of said interactive surfaces.

Abstract: A portable terminal and a method for controlling locking and unlocking of a touch screen are provided. The method of unlocking a portable terminal includes displaying a three dimensional (3D) lock screen recognized in 3D on a screen, and determining a locking state of the portable terminal based on a spatial gesture input when the spatial gesture input is detected on the 3D lock screen.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a touch input interface for information, computing and control devices. In accordance with an embodiment, the systems and methods described herein, in a high level conceptual embodiment, can be used to provide interface devices and methods that naturally and organically present a preview of the action that will take place, if and only if the element (or elements) of the interface that is (are) currently indicated, is (are) definitely commanded by further confirmation. Otherwise the state of the device will be maintained, and the display will be restored to its previous state if no such action is taken, and/or if the indication is removed or changed. In most embodiments, the feedback is to be presented in a natural way that does not distract, such as in the line of sight.

Abstract: A mobile communication terminal and a method for controlling a background task is disclosed that can increase user convenience by controlling the background task simply. The method includes running foreground and background tasks simultaneously by a multitasking operation; inputting a selection key to directly call a task setting window for setting a specific operation of the background task; displaying the task setting window on a foreground screen that corresponds to the selection key that was input; and setting the specific operation using displayed task setting window.

Abstract: A screen definition device includes a screen data generating unit that outputs screen data generated by combining model screen data in which section information is set, with screen definition tables for the model screen data; a screen data combining unit that combines the screen data with the other screen data based on a reference relation indicated by link information of the screen data and the link information of the other screen data; and a screen definition table setting unit that sets screen definition tables in a table form.

Abstract: An application in which a portion of a layer is transparent. When the application is a first state (with a first layer on top), a transparent portion of that layer may make a portion of a second layer visible. The first layer may include various menus and the second layer may have a feature that displays web page content in a position that overlaps the transparent portion of the first layer. In a second state, the second layer is rendered on top making the web page feature visible and accessible and, since nothing in the second layer overlays the menus, those menus are also visible and accessible. When needed, the application switches to a first state, for example, to expand a menu's display on top of (i.e., covering) some of the web content, while leaving the uncovered portion of the web content visible through the transparent portion.

Abstract: A background image is displayed on a touch screen of an electronic device. Overlapped with the background image, a semitransparent layer is displayed. When a touch and drag action is detected from the semitransparent layer, the transparency of a touch and drag region is changed. Transparency of the semitransparent layer may be changed according to temperature or humidity.