Abstract: In an embodiment, a plurality of graphical elements of a graphical model may be displayed on a display device. An indication of a graphical operation involving a first graphical element of the plurality of graphical elements may be received. The graphical operation when performed may establish a relationship between the first graphical element and one or more other graphical elements of the plurality of graphical elements that are compatible with the graphical operation. Two or more graphical elements of the plurality of graphical elements that are compatible with the graphical operation and one or more characteristics associated with the first graphical element may be identified. A visual indication may be provided on the display device. The visual indication may indicate that the identified plurality of graphical elements is compatible with the graphical operation.

Abstract: Dynamic display of hierarchical data in the form of a treemap. A first instance of an object representation is selected in a first visualization of a hierarchy encoded by containment. A second instance of the object representation is designated, wherein each instance is a tier for object occupation. An object within the hierarchy is displayed as a shape comprising at least two opposing surfaces, and the object is selected through the opposing surfaces. The hierarchy is dynamically re-ordered in response to the selection and designation, and the second representation of the hierarchy is displayed based on the dynamic re-ordering.

Abstract: Dynamic display of hierarchical data in the form of a treemap. A first instance of an object representation is selected in a first visualization of a hierarchy encoded by containment. A second instance of the object representation is designated, wherein each instance is a tier for object occupation. An object within the hierarchy is displayed as a shape comprising at least two opposing surfaces, and the object is selected through the opposing surfaces. The hierarchy is dynamically re-ordered in response to the selection and designation, and the second representation of the hierarchy is displayed based on the dynamic re-ordering.

Abstract: A method for providing contextual information regarding semantic entities included in a page of content, includes the steps of: displaying to a user a page of content including one or more semantic entities; identifying the included one or more semantic entities; and receiving input from the user indicating a desire to receive contextual information regarding a specific one of the identified semantic entities.

Abstract: Technologies are described herein for identifying a sharing level of content items in a content library. The content library includes a first content item having a first sharing configuration and a second content item having a second sharing configuration. The first sharing state associated with the first content item is set based on the first sharing configuration. The second sharing state associated with the second content item is set based on the second sharing configuration. A content list including multiple rows and a sharing hint column is displayed. A first row corresponds to the first content item, and a second row corresponds to the second content item. A first icon corresponding to the first sharing state is arranged under the sharing hint column on the first row. A second sharing icon corresponding to the second sharing state is arranged under the sharing hint column on the second row.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for providing contextual menus are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may receive user input. Subsequently, the computing device may determine, based on the received user input, that a drag-and-drop operation has been completed, where the drag-and-drop operation includes at least one item being dragged from a source palette to a target palette. In response to determining that the drag-and-drop operation has been completed, the computing device may cause a contextual menu associated with the at least one item to be displayed. In some arrangements, the contextual menu may be a configuration menu. Additionally or alternatively, causing the contextual menu to be displayed may include animating the contextual menu as a panel that slides into view from at least one edge of a displayed user interface.

Abstract: A method for providing a contents curation service in an electronic device includes selecting a part or entirety of the contents, detecting that the selected part or entirety of the contents moves to an area of a screen, and storing the selected part or entirety of the contents to a folder, if the selected part or entirety of the contents moves to the area of the screen. An electronic includes a processor configured to select a part or entirety of the content, a touch screen configured to detect that the selected part or entirety of the contents moves to an area of a screen, and a memory configured to store the selected part or entirety of the content to a folder, if it is detected that the selected part or entirety of the content moves to the area of the screen.

Abstract: A user interface includes one display area in which a set of cards is displayed and another display area in which a set of proxies is displayed. Each card includes content that can be displayed, although not all of the cards can be displayed concurrently. Each proxy in the set of proxies corresponds to one of the cards in the set of cards, including the subset of cards that is displayed at any one time as well as the cards that are not displayed. The set of proxies can be used to sort and navigate the cards in the set of cards in various manners, including dragging and dropping a proxy to change the order of the proxies and the corresponding cards, selecting one of the proxies to display the corresponding card, and displaying a name or other information for a card when hovering over the corresponding proxy.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a user interface for building a graphical flowchart that represents a database query. One method includes presenting a plurality of flowchart step types, wherein each of the flowchart step types is associated with a different logical expression format. The method also includes receiving a selection of one of the plurality of flowchart step types, presenting at least one expression option for the logical expression format of the selected flowchart step type, and receiving at least one input for the expression option. The method further includes generating a graphical flowchart step associated with a logical expression, wherein the logical expression is based on the at least one input and the logical expression format of the selected flowchart step type. The method also includes displaying the graphical flowchart step and automatically generating a database query corresponding to the logical expression associated with the displayed graphical flowchart step.

Abstract: To display an object opening menu can include a user selection of an unopened object from a first area within a user interface, a user command to relocate a selected unopened object from the first area to a second area within the user interface, and displaying the object opening menu in response to the user command to relocate the selected unopened object to the second area, wherein the object opening menu includes an icon that is associated with an application capable of opening the selected unopened object.

Abstract: A terminal and a method of storing and executing contents thereof are provided. The method of storing and executing contents of a terminal includes displaying a container to store contents on a screen, selecting a content and storing the content in the container, displaying the stored content and an application corresponding thereto if the container is selected, and executing the corresponding content if the specific content and an application corresponding thereto are selected.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing a duplicate content mode in touch sensitive computing devices. The duplicate content mode can be used to copy content or objects to a target location using a multiple contact point drag and drop gesture. For example, the duplicate content mode may be used to copy files from a first folder to a second folder. In some cases, the duplicate content mode drag and drop gesture is initiated using multiple contact points, such as two or more fingers, but may transition to a smaller number of contact points, such as one finger, once initiated. In some cases, the user may be able to select additional content after initiating the drag and drop gesture. Once the content has been copied to the target location, the user can then share or organize the content to the users liking.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for generating a message in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes displaying a touch area and a character area in a message display area such that the touch area and the character area intersect each other, and displaying different types of a plurality of characters on a first character area and a second character area based on an overlapping area where the touch area and the character area intersect each other.

Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a moveable interactive element that can display information about control elements are provided. A system and method can include displaying one or more control elements of a user interface, and receiving initial touch input. In response to the initial touch input, the interactive element can displayed in the user interface. Further touch input corresponding to dragging the interactive element onto a control element can be received. The interactive element can be associated with the control element, and content related to the functionality of the control element can be determined. The content can then be displayed within the interactive element.

Abstract: A method of generating and displaying data display elements in a computer system. A data display element comprises a standardised data set and a display configuration for the data set. The standardised data set comprises a set of data values, and the display configuration defines how the data values making up the standardised data set are displayed. If a request from a user made using the graphical representation of a first data display element to combine the first data display element with a second data display element is received, a combined data display element is generated. The combined data display element comprises a combined standardised data set generated by combining the sets of data values of the data sets of the first and second data display elements, and a display configuration for the combined standardised data set derived from the display configurations of at least one of first and second data display elements.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program code which when executed by an apparatus causes the apparatus to effect the method, for pre-fetching web content. Preferably, a proxy server performs the pre-fetching. Techniques such, for example, as executing Javascript in pre-fetched pages, modifying pre-fetched pages to address URL generation involving random numbers or dates, using cookie information or browser specifics when performing pre-fetching of pages, and injecting Javascript to measure response time may be performed, by way of example.

Abstract: A multifunction device displays a plurality of selectable user interface objects on the display. In response to detecting the first input, the device moves a first object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects across the display to a location on the display that is proximate to a second object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects. In response to detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria while the first object is proximate to the second object, the device creates a folder that contains the first object and the second object.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a position determination unit for determining whether or not a position of an information input area included in a display area of a first application and a position of an information output area included in a display area of a second application satisfy a predetermined first positional relationship, and a coordination processing unit for inputting, in a case it is determined that the predetermined first positional relationship is satisfied, output information of the second application that is associated with the information output area to the first application as input information associated with the information input area.

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: A mobile terminal having a touch function is provided. The mobile terminal includes a display module and a controller. The display module displays content lists in a content list screen. The controller is configured to divide a predetermined region of the content list screen into a first region and a second region and to execute different functions according to whether a content list in the content list screen is dragged to the first region or to the second region.

Abstract: A display system input device includes a touchpad including a touch surface; a direction key divided into a plurality of sections on the touch surface, and a switch installed on a bottom surface of the touchpad. At least one among a drag signal, a tap signal, and a click signal is generated using at least one among the touchpad, the direction key, and the switch.

Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional (3D) information providing device which reads values of sensors provided in equipment in a building, displays the sensor values on a 3D graphic monitoring screen, and controls the actual equipment in the building by using output values or control values of 3D device images corresponding to the equipment on the 3D graphic monitoring screen.

Abstract: A dual-screen user device and methods for controlling data displayed thereby are disclosed. Specifically, the data displayed by the multiple screens of the dual-screen user device is conditioned upon the type of user gesture or combination of user gestures detected. The display controls described herein can correlate user inputs received in a gesture capture region to one or more display actions, which may include maximization, minimization, or reformatting instructions.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving from a web browser, by a server system via a network, an indication of dragging, by a user of the web browser, of an element displayed on a webpage displayed by the web browser, and dropping, by the user, of the element into a content area displayed on the webpage, the element selected from the group consisting of: a first content item displayed at a location on the webpage other than in the content area, and a graphical element displayed in association with the first content item. Responsively to the indication, the server system causes the web browser to display, in the content area, at least a portion of a set of one or more second content items related to the first content item. Other embodiments are also described.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus and a method of performing a function thereof are disclosed. A list is scrolled in response to a grab-and-drag operation occurring in a scroll direction in a state in which the list is displayed, a particular object is moved in a dropped area in response to a particular object of the list being dragged and dropped in a direction perpendicular to the scroll direction of the list, and an object which is pressed during equal to or more than a predetermined time in a state in which an application is displayed is moved by a drag.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for processing a document in a touch-sensitive device by performing a document locking function in order not to expose a specific portion that contains significant content requiring security or confidentiality in a document, and by unlocking a locked portion of a document. In the method, when a document locking input is detected from a displayed document, the displayed document is folded in a direction of a first drag input. Thereafter, when the first drag input is removed, the displayed document is locked by completing the folding of the displayed document.

Abstract: A method and a terminal for creating a folder on a user interface are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, a multiple-selection operation of a user, where the multiple-selection operation refers to a selection operation performed by the user for at least two icons on a user interface simultaneously; creating, by the terminal, a new folder on the user interface according to the multiple-selection operation; and placing, by the terminal, the at least two icons selected simultaneously by the user on the user interface into the new folder.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a processor that receives an output from a user interface indicating that a first icon is selected; acquires sensor information corresponding to movement of the information processing apparatus; and controls a display to move at least a second icon on the display based on the acquired sensor information corresponding to the movement of the information processing apparatus upon receiving the output from the user interface that the first icon is selected.

Abstract: A method of inputting text in an electronic device having a touch screen is provided. The method includes displaying a screen including a keypad and a character input window, displaying a recommended text related to a character on a candidate window when an input of the character is detected through the keypad, detecting a gesture of a touch input according to the recommended text, and displaying a recommended text to which a style corresponding to the gesture is applied on the character input window.

Abstract: A display device including a display panel, a sensing electrode that is disposed in a matrix pattern and outputs a sensing signal with respect to an external stimulus, a calculator that divides the display panel into a plurality of detection regions based on a coordinate of a first stimuli group outputting a sensing signal with respect to a first stimulus, and a position determiner is presented. The position determiner determines a coordinate of a second stimuli group outputting a sensing signal with respect to a second stimulus and designates the coordinate as a stimulus position if the second stimulus is generated from a selection detection region within predetermined detection time after the first stimulus.

Abstract: An illustrative embodiment of a computer-implemented method for information transfer displays a graphical user interface on a display device, wherein the graphical user interface has a plurality of regions defined by boundaries on the display device, wherein each region represents output from an associated data processing system, and responsive to an object in a first region in the plurality of regions in the graphical user interface being moved to a second region in the plurality of regions in the graphical user interface, transferring information associated with the object from a first data processing system associated with the first region to a second data processing system associated with the second region.

Abstract: A computing device with a touch screen display simultaneously displays on the touch screen display a plurality of user interface objects and at least one destination object. The computing device detects a first input by a user on a destination object displayed on the touch screen display. While continuing to detect the first input by the user on the destination object, the computing device detects a second input by the user on a first user interface object displayed on the touch screen display. In response to detecting the second input by the user on the first user interface object, the computing device performs an action on the first user interface object. The action is associated with the destination object.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an input unit and a controller. The input unit is configured to detect a user operation and output a signal corresponding to the user operation. The controller is configured to cause a data icon to be displayed on a screen of a display unit, judge a drag operation with respect to the data icon based on the signal from the input unit, and cause an icon to be displayed on the screen according to the drag operation, the icon indicating a state of an access authority of data related to the data icon.

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: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage media for displaying an image at an electronic device are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, an electronic device is disclosed that includes a first panel having a first display surface to display a graphical user interface element associated with an application. The electronic device also includes a second panel having a second display surface. The first display surface is separated from the second display surface by a gap. A processor is configured to execute program code including a graphical user interface. The processor is configured to launch or close the application in response to user input causing a movement of the graphical user interface element in relation to the gap.

Abstract: The various embodiments of the present invention may be directed to a system for facilitating data processing in a visual manner. An application may include, inter alia, a basket component for visually representing the particular data items that a user desires to be processed by an application. The application may allow a user to initially search for data items that may be of interest (e.g., points-of-interest or POIs). A user may select POIs to obtain additional descriptive information regarding each data item. If the selected POI is to be included in processing, a user may drag the visual representation of the POI into the basket component. When the basket component contains all POIs desired for processing, the user may further instruct the application to formulate a result that is a composite of some or all of the POIs in the basket component.

Abstract: Provided are a display apparatus capable of manipulating user interface (UI) objects included in a UI, and a method of providing the UI. The display apparatus includes a touch screen which is configured to display the UI including a plurality of UI objects and receive a user input; and a controller which is configured to determine a plurality of preset sizes corresponding to the UI objects, respectively, and a plurality of pieces of information to be displayed on the UI objects, respectively, in response to the user input, and control the touch screen to display the UI objects with the preset sizes and the plurality of pieces of information.

Abstract: Enhancements to a strategy object editor for creating and modifying control strategies for process control systems (both distributed and discrete) is described. The improvements include: supporting a set of graphical depictions for individual control object (modified by an appearance object editor), drag and drop connections for declarations that connect control strategies to other control strategies, GUI-based designation of object execution order, automatically applied line styles based upon connection data type, and automatic modification of elements within an appearance object to accommodate a moved attribute.

Abstract: Various systems and methods can perform a drag operation. The drag operation involves selecting an item displayed in a graphical user interface, and moving the selected item from a first location to a second location on the graphical user interface. One method involves detecting a user input and modifying the drag operation in response to the user input while the drag operation is ongoing.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: a status change unit configured to change, if a drag operation required to drag an object is made by bringing an instruction member into contact with a screen which is configured to accept a multi-touch instruction, an object, for which the drag operation is made, of a first page to a drag state; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not an instruction requested by bringing the instruction member into contact with the screen during dragging of the object is a page change instruction; a page change unit configured to change, if it is determined that the instruction is the page change instruction, a display target page from the first page to a second page during dragging of the object; and an arrangement unit configured to arrange the dragged object on the second page.

Abstract: A method can comprise accessing data identifying instances of an application server such as a group of server instances that are administered together. The method can comprise presenting a user interface including a visual element corresponding to each instance of the application server. The interface may include a server settings panel listing a plurality of setting values for a first instance of the application server in detail and an instance panel comprising visual elements for each instance of the application server in the group. The method can comprise receiving input changing a value of a setting of an instance of the application server and sending an update request to the application server to change the value of the setting. The update request may comprise a command to apply a hotfix or update.

Abstract: A web development, application development, or other tool can be enhanced by configuring the tool to support an overlay for defining a plurality of regions (i.e. slices) simultaneously. Embodiments include providing, via a computing apparatus, a graphical user interface comprising an overlay over the area of a visual element, the graphical user interface configured to define from one to nine adjustable slices, with each slice corresponding to a respective region or component of the visual element. The method can comprise associating a default repetition behavior with each slice based on its relative position in the overlay and receiving input via the overly and adjusting a characteristic of at least one slice, the adjusted characteristic comprising a size or position of the slice. The default and/or adjusted characteristics can be used to generate HTML, CSS, and/or other code for providing the desired scaling behavior for the visual component.

Abstract: A method for executing a menu in a mobile terminal is disclosed, wherein the method includes displaying a first icon on a touch screen of the mobile terminal, receiving a first multi touch gesture pattern on the first icon, and displaying at least one second icon upon recognition of the first multi-gesture pattern, the at least one second icon a sub icon of the first icon.

Abstract: At an animation authoring component, an inputted movement of an object displayed in a graphical user interface is received. Further, at a physics animation rule engine, a physics generated movement of the object that results from a set of physics animation rules is applied to the inputted movement. In addition, at the graphical user interface, the inputted movement of the object is displayed in addition to the physics generated movement of the object. At the animation authoring component, the physics generated movement of the object in addition to the inputted movement of the object is recorded.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for drag and drop manipulation of object attribute values. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for drag and drop manipulation of object attribute values is provided. The method includes detecting a drop event for an object in a GUI of an application executing in memory of a computer. The method additionally includes identifying a region of the GUI into which the object is dropped and retrieving a value associated with the identified region, that is additionally associated with an attribute of the object.

Abstract: A method for visualizing data is disclosed. The method is performed on a client system. The client system displays a visual representation of a set of data having a plurality of fields; wherein the visual representation is an area-based visual representation. The client system displays the plurality of fields associated with the set of data. The client system then receives an indication from a user associating a first field in the plurality of fields with a column or row attribute of the visual representation and in response to receiving the indication associating a first field in the plurality of fields with a column or row attribute of the visual representation alters the displayed representation to display the set of data as a plurality of smaller area-based visual representations which are sorted in columns or rows according to the values of the selected first field.

Abstract: A method for executing a plurality of object is disclosed. The method includes establishing a group icon on a screen, assigning a plurality of shortcut links to the group icon by the pointing device, and triggering the group icon to simultaneously start execution of the plurality of objects.

Abstract: A computer-based system for idea capture, organization and management is shown. The system presents a creation template for capturing ideas and building digital content onto electronic notes. The e-notes may be migrated over on to an electronic board in an organization template. In the latter case, e-notes may be grouped, repositioned, deleted, or copied. Multiple users can access the e-board, and it can be saved or sent as a converted image file or PDF. The e-board has multiple layers, allowing for marking directly on the e-board. Various other features and aspects of the system designed to facilitate group collaboration and team development are disclosed.

Abstract: A gesture-based control system having a graphical display and a gesture sensor. One or more interactive elements are displayed on the graphical display. When the interactive element has been dragged a threshold distance, an application associated with the interactive element is controlled. Computer-implemented methods are also described herein.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for receiving data, displaying the data visualization based on the data, the data visualization being displayed within a GUI and being provided as a histogram including a first plurality of bins, the first plurality of bins being defined based on default binning parameters, receiving user input, the user input being input to the data visualization using the GUI and indicating a first operation, providing user-defined binning based on the user input, and displaying a modified data visualization based on the data and the first operation, the modified data visualization being displayed within the GUI and being provided as a histogram including a second plurality of bins, the second plurality of bins being defined based on the user-defined binning parameters and being different from the first plurality of bins.