Abstract: A split screen processing method includes determining that a screen is in a first interface state, the first interface state including a plurality of snapshot windows, obtaining a first gesture operation for at least two snapshot windows of the plurality of snapshot windows, and determining that the first gesture operation satisfying a split screen gesture condition, and controlling the at least two snapshot windows to be displayed on the screen in a split screen mode.

Abstract: A method of supporting an expert meeting of medical specialists to interpret genetic information, may include: accepting a test request for genetic information on a patient; extracting test progress information that is stored in association with the accepted test request and indicates progress of a test for the test request, and schedule information on a schedule of the expert meeting to interpret the genetic information obtained in the test for the test request; and displaying the extracted test progress information and the extracted schedule information on terminal devices of the medical specialists.

Abstract: Systems and methods may highlight paths through graphical models having executable semantics. Paths through a model leading from a starting location and terminating at final source and/or destination model elements may be identified. The paths may be highlighted. A model may include hierarchical levels, and the highlighting may be extended into lower or higher hierarchical levels relative to a current level. A model may execute over a plurality of simulation time steps, and the highlighting may indicate model elements executing in a given simulation time step.

Abstract: A browser-based, user interface served by a manager application providing for a unified ecosystem experience empowering healthcare users with seamless control over a plurality of different applications and/or websites in a maximized, consolidated and synchronized manner. The manager application includes a user interface with common toolbar controlling a plurality of panels built upon underlying frame data for displaying various applications and/or websites in a consolidated view. The information in the panels can be contextually linked such as via an informational update in one panel triggering a message for a relevant update to be performed in adjacent panels in the user interface manager application. Therefore, a uniform user experience with consistent look-and-feel is provided despite using separate applications and/or websites.

Abstract: An application window divider control is shared by a first application window and a second application window in a user interface. Based on a received directional instruction that moves the application window divider control along an axis of the user interface, placement of the first application window and the second application window may be positioned across a range of consistently spaced points along an axis of the user interface. Placement adjustment can also impact other application windows in the user interface. The application window divider control may also snap to provide “magnetic” points along the axis when certain conditions are satisfied.

Abstract: An embodiment facilitates user control of user interface layouts. A layout diagram visually and diagrammatically represents a current layout. The layout diagram includes layout diagram regions which correspond to user interface component regions in the current layout; the user interface component regions have user interface components as occupants. The embodiment gets a choice identifying a traveler component and a destination region, with the traveler component being an occupant of a source region. The embodiment modifies the current layout of the user interface to produce a modified layout in response to the choice, and updates the layout diagram to match the modified layout. Interaction is improved by diagrammatically showing the user the results of possible layout changes before performing any of them.

Abstract: A method, including displaying, by an electronic device, a window preview region in a first region of a display having the first region, a second region and a third region, where the first, second and third regions do not overlap, and the second and third region are larger than the first region, displaying a first user interface in the third region, displaying a second user interface in the second region, detecting a first operation and displaying a first window of the first user interface in the window preview region, detecting a second operation and displaying a third user interface of the first application in the third region, detecting a fourth operation associated with displaying the first user interface in at least one of the second region or the third region, and switching, in response to the fourth operation, the second or third user interface to the first user interface.

Abstract: Various embodiments for customizing a dynamic navigation system are described herein. An embodiment operates by identifying an activity to be performed by a user, the activity including a plurality of steps to be performed by the user using a plurality of screens of a data input portion of a user interface. The user interface is provided for display, the user interface including the data input portion and a navigation pane. A selectable visual sequence of steps corresponding to the plurality of steps to be performed by the user with regards to the activity is provided for display in the navigation pane. A record of the database corresponding to information displayed in the data input portion of the user interface is identified. First data of the database corresponding to the identified record is retrieved and provided for display in the navigation pane portion.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system are provided for window placement in a visual display of a data processing system. A computer gathers data of user preferences of size and position of windows in a visual display through use of the visual display, wherein windows relate to resources accessed by a user of the data processing system. Upon a new display action, the computer determines a current context of the visual display, wherein the current context includes existing windows in the visual display. The computer applies the data of user preferences to the new display action to provide an updated display context, wherein the applying includes influencing one or more sizes and one or more positions of one or more windows in the visual display.

Abstract: Selection of visualization objects, such as applications windows, is performed by determining a position of a system object. A graphical representation of a system object can be positioned over a display area of an application interface. The application interface is preeminently displayed in response to a graphical representation of system object being positioned over a corresponding display area of the application interface.

Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for suggesting annotation shapes to be applied to a medical image. In one example, a method includes outputting, for display on a display device, a set of annotation icons from an icon library based on a current image displayed on the display device and displaying an annotation on the current image in response to selection of an annotation icon from the set. The method further includes automatically adjusting the annotation to a corresponding anatomical feature in the current image and saving the current image with the annotation.

Abstract: Techniques for video manipulation based on an immersive video experience including rotation are disclosed. Parameters pertaining to a video are determined. Second parameters pertaining to a video display are determined. A minimum scale value is calculated to inscribe a rectangle within an oval based on a height and a width of the video. A height and a width of the video display define the rectangle. A gravity sensor input is preprocessed using a low-pass filter before using it to determine the minimum scale value. The video is preprocessed using a video inset and a viewport inset. The video can be trimmed, and the rectangle can be scaled. A rectangular portion of the video is rendered on the video display wherein the rectangular portion is on or inside the boundaries of the oval.

Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing fixed-layout display components embedded as part of a screen display of a device. In preferred embodiments, fixed-layout components may be utilized and managed independently of the remaining programmatically generated screen display functionality. A fixed-layout component may comprise a plurality of elements and be associated with user interactivities. Each element may be related positionally, dimensionally and display sequence to an overall component and to other elements comprised such that a computed relative position, size and dimension aspect ratio of component items and the item display sequence is maintained programmatically and visually relative to each other irrespective of a screen size or orientation when the fixed-layout component is part of an overall display of a device. The fixed-layout elements may further be operable to display dynamic data which may be logically associated with data comprised within the overall fixed-layout component.

Abstract: Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop.

Abstract: The present patent application relates to three-dimensional computer graphics applications for performing an affine transformation of an element in a virtual environment using an input devices. According to the present invention, the method comprises receiving a first data set from the input device, wherein the first data set comprise at least one input data, which comprise the coordinates of at least one point in the physical space and a switch status, selecting at least an affine transformation based on the first data set, receiving a second data set from the input device, wherein the second data set comprises at least one input data, which comprise the coordinates of at least one point in the physical space and a switch status and executing the affine transformation on the element, the transformation being based on the second data provided by the input device.

Abstract: A content sharing device for use in controlling content replicated from a video source device on a large common display screen, the content sharing device comprising a housing, a processor supported by the housing, at least first and second control buttons supported by the housing and linked to the processor, a cable linked to the processor and having a distal end opposite the processor, the cable including a connector at the distal end for linking to the video source device, wherein, the processor is programmed to enable content from the video source device linked to the connector to be replicated in a first field on the common display screen upon selection of the first control button and to enable content from the video source device linked to the connector to be replicated in a second field adjacent to and separate from the first field upon selection of the second control button.

Abstract: An application window divider control is shared by a first application window and a second application window in a user interface. Based on a received directional instruction that moves the application window divider control along an axis of the user interface, placement of the first application window and the second application window may be positioned across a range of consistently spaced points along an axis of the user interface. Placement adjustment can also impact other application windows in the user interface. The application window divider control may also snap to provide “magnetic” points along the axis when certain conditions are satisfied.

Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing fixed-layout display components embedded as part of a screen display of a device. In preferred embodiments, fixed-layout components may be utilized and managed independently of the remaining programmatically generated screen display functionality. A fixed-layout component may comprise a plurality of elements and be associated with user interactivities. Each element may be related positionally, dimensionally and display sequence to an overall component and to other elements comprised such that a computed relative position, size and dimension aspect ratio of component items and the item display sequence is maintained programmatically and visually relative to each other irrespective of a screen size or orientation when the fixed-layout component is part of an overall display of a device. The fixed-layout elements may further be operable to display dynamic data which may be logically associated with data comprised within the overall fixed-layout component.

Abstract: A browser-based, user interface served by a manager application providing for a unified ecosystem experience empowering healthcare users with seamless control over a plurality of different applications and/or websites in a maximized, consolidated and synchronized manner. The manager application includes a user interface with common toolbar controlling a plurality of panels built upon underlying frame data for displaying various applications and/or websites in a consolidated view. The display layout of various applications and/or websites can be controlled by the user or even triggered by an event, such as event-based triggers to optimally align to a healthcare workflow. Therefore, a uniform user experience with consistent look-and-feel is provided despite using separate applications and/or websites.

Abstract: A browser-based, user interface served by a manager application providing for a unified ecosystem experience empowering healthcare users with seamless control over a plurality of different applications and/or websites in a maximized, consolidated and synchronized manner. The manager application includes a user interface with common toolbar controlling a plurality of panels built upon underlying frame data for displaying various applications and/or websites in a consolidated view. Therefore, a uniform user experience with consistent look-and-feel is provided despite using separate applications and/or websites.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for presenting a multi-view user interface in which a plurality of application interfaces are displayed simultaneously. An example in-vehicle computing system includes a display, a user input interface, a processor, and a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to present a multi-view user interface including a plurality of simultaneously-displayed application interfaces displaying content for different applications, each application interface filling at least one cell of a grid. The instructions are further executable to detect user input requesting the application interfaces to be resized, the user input indicating an updated location of at least one boundary of at least two of the application interfaces, and adjust the size of each application interface by snapping the at least one boundary of the at least two application interfaces to a nearest cell boundary of a cell of the grid.

Abstract: Systems, devices, instructions, and methods are provided for a computing device comprising a display screen, with the computing device configured to display on the display screen a content feed interface for communication cells for a plurality of user accounts associated with a first user account, and at least one high-signal suggestion cell of a user account not associated with the first user account. Each of the communication cells is associated with a communication from a corresponding user account of the plurality of user accounts and a direct user interface target area for display of one or more content elements. The high-signal suggestion cell is associated with a set number of actionless impression displays within the content feed interface before the high-signal suggestion cell is removed from the content feed interface.

Abstract: A prediction model may be created to predict future actions likely to be performed by users while interacting with electronic content via user devices. The predictions may be used to streamline access to interface controls or other information to enable the users to facilitate or expedite performance of the predicted actions, while reducing computational demands on computing devices that provide the electronic content by, for example, reducing unnecessary intervening computing actions.

Abstract: A system facilitates identifying service providers capable of performing services for users and enable the pricing and scheduling of services to be performed by the service providers. A user submits a service request including a service description and optionally service constraints such as a required service location and service time. The system matches the service request with service providers potentially suitable for performing the requested service. The system sends bid solicitations to matched service providers, who may then respond with requests for additional information or bids. The bids are presented to the user, who then selects the bid best suited for his or her needs. The service provider associated with the selected bid is notified of the user's selection, thereby scheduling the service. A social graph associated with the user may be used to assist users in selecting bids.

Abstract: A display control device includes: a first display control unit that displays, on a display screen, a display region in which a plurality of display frames are arranged and a selection region in which a list of a plurality of thumbnail images obtained by reducing each of a plurality of examination images is displayed; a receiving unit that receives an operation of selecting the plurality of thumbnail images from the selection region to select the plurality of examination images corresponding to the plurality of thumbnail images; a comparison unit that recognizes the number of selected examination images and compares the recognized number of selected examination images with the current number of display frames; a change unit that changes the number of display frames in the display region and adds the display frame in the display region in a case in which the number of display frames is less than the number of selected examination images; and a second display control unit that lays out and displays the pluralit

Abstract: Database systems and techniques are disclosed for accessing data stores of digital medical images, processing the digital images, and displaying the digital images to efficiently provide information in an interactive user interface. The disclosure may advantageously provide efficient and rapid dynamic interaction with digital images accessed from one or more databases to enable user detection of differences between related digital images. Interactive user interfaces may be dynamically updated to provide rapid comparison of digital images. Further, digital images from multiple data sources may be automatically sorted by the system according to attributes associated with the images and rules and/or preferences of the user. In an embodiment the user may select a digital image from a first data source, and the system automatically determines and displays one or more comparison images from other image data sources.

Abstract: A solution for aligning objects to multi-layer grid layouts is proposed. For a document including multiple objects, a first alignment is performed on edges of a plurality of objects to be aligned. Irregularities in edge orderings are reduced. Then, a second alignment is performed on the edges of the plurality of objects based on the first alignment. A first grid layout of the plurality of objects is generated. A third alignment is then performed based on the first grid layout of the plurality of objects and a second grid layout of the plurality of objects is generated.

Abstract: A method of controlling a user interface having a screen and being arranged to display a plurality of display items on the screen simultaneously in a configurable layout, the layout specifying at least one of: a selection of display items to be displayed simultaneously; a configuration of windows that are assigned to the display items to be displayed; and a level of detail for at least one of the display items to be displayed. The method further includes selecting a subset of said plurality of display items; entering a single command for concurrently changing, for each display item in the subset, at least one of the configuration of windows and the level of detail; and for each display item in the subset, translating the single command into an item-specific command adapted to the display item, and executing the item-specific command.

Abstract: A flexible display apparatus may display a graphical user interface (GUI) indicating a deformation gesture associated with a function executed when the deformation gesture is performed. Accordingly, a user may easily control the flexible display apparatus to perform functions using the deformation gesture.

Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods relate to the creation and use of fixed-layout display component(s) embedded as part of the overall programmatic device(s) screen display(s). In preferred embodiments, these fixed-layout components may behave in a specific manner and can be utilized and managed independently of the remaining programmatically generated screen display functionality. A fixed-layout component may contain many elements and associated user interactivities. Each element may be related positionally, dimensionally and display sequence to the overall component and to other elements contained such that the mathematical calculation of relative position, size and dimension aspect ratio of all the component items and the item display sequence is maintained programmatically and visually relative to each other irrespective of the device screen size or orientation when the fixed-layout component is part of an overall display.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for dynamically updating a user interface. One embodiment takes the form of a method that includes displaying, via a user interface of a computing device, a database-coordination workspace that includes a database-access area and a working area. The database-access area includes multiple selectable database-access elements that correspond to respective databases. Each database-access element is operable to display within the working area a database-management window for the corresponding database. The method also includes receiving, via the user interface, selections of the database-access elements, and responsively displaying a corresponding database-management window in the working area.

Abstract: A multi-window control method and an electronic device supporting the same is provided. The multi-window control method includes changing a size of at least one specific window among a plurality of windows, and altering a focus to the at least one specific window based on a changed size of the at least one specific window.

Abstract: An electronic device to provide a fluid user interface (UI) and a method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a display configured to display at least one first icon, an inputter configured to receive a user command to select the at least one first icon and move the at least one first icon to another area of the display, and at least one processor configured to control the display to determine a duration to receive the user command and determine a moving distance of the user command, and display at least one second icon located around the at least one first icon based on the duration and the moving distance.

Abstract: Customizable bladed applications are described herein. A device platform is configured to provide a simultask mode that enables combined user access to multiple applications of the platform via respective chrome portions. When simultask mode is active, arrangement of chrome elements within a user interface is controlled to generate a bladed view that provides a compact representation for one application in conjunction with an expanded view that provides principal chrome for a different application. The platform makes the bladed view available for any displayable application of the platform. The bladed view may also include application-specific elements that are populated using customizations designated via metadata of the application, or using default information for applications in the absence of designated customizations.

Abstract: A method for control in a process control system, where a graphical user interface of said process control system is arranged with graphic representations of one or more control objects for monitoring and/or control of a process or an equipment. The control system GUI is displayed by a control system client application on a computer or workstation. In addition, one or more applications for monitoring and/or controlling at least one said control object are run in a computing process environment separate from said process control system. No code components execute in the same processing space as that running the GUI for the process control system. Any flaw or error in the extended applications cannot affect the control system program controlling an industrial process in real-time. A control system and a computer program are also disclosed.

Abstract: There is disclosed a system, including apparatus, methods and computer programs, for running native software applications (apps) and HTML5 web-based apps on a computing device, particularly a mobile computing device, in a multitasking mode of operation. In one embodiment, touch screen displays having one or more browsers are adapted to run one or more HTML5 apps, and receive input from hand gestures. One or more software modules execute on the operating system and are responsive to a dragging gesture applied to an HTML5 app displayed in a full screen mode, to subdivide the screen display and display the HTML5 app in one of the subdivided areas and display icons used to launch a second HTML5 app in a different one of the subdivided areas. The second HTML5 app is run concurrently with the first HTML5 app in order to provide multi-tasking between the first and second apps.

Abstract: One or more processors create a first scrollable user interface display including content that is scrollable in at least a first direction in response to user input. The processor(s) receive a first user input including an indication of a first portion of the content which is less than all of the content. In response to the receipt of the first user input, the processor(s) create a second scrollable user interface display, where content on the second user interface display is scrollable in at least the first direction except for the first portion of the content which is pinned such that it does not scroll when the rest of the content scrolls. Responsive to the receipt of a second user input, the processor(s) scroll content in the first direction except for the first portion of the content which remains pinned and does not scroll.

Abstract: A method for controlling a display device that includes a touch screen is provided. The method includes establishing a plurality of window display spaces in the touch screen, wherein each of the plurality of window display spaces displays a window for running an application, displaying a launcher application in one of the plurality of window display spaces, the launcher application presenting at least one icon to run at least one application, receiving in the launcher application a new application run command to run a new application, and displaying a new window for running the new application in one of the other window display spaces than the window display space where the launcher application is displayed, in response to the new application run command.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a responsive user interface. One of the methods includes receiving a page for a user device, the page including a panels. The method includes receiving a layout for the page, the layout defining a visual relationship between the panels. The method includes generating, by a computer system, a slide including a subset of panels to display on the user device, the subset of panels selected based on characteristics of the user device and the layout. The method includes sending the slide to the user device.

Abstract: A method comprising, responsive to a selecting event, rendering an interactive display screen of a saved first state of a display layout of a medical information compilation, the interactive display screen comprising first information in a first display area and second information in a second display area, the saved first state comprising a plurality of display attributes of the first information and the second information, wherein the first information and the second information each include one of (i) a medical image, (ii) medical notes, or (iii) a medical record is described.

Abstract: A method comprising, responsive to a selecting event, rendering an interactive display screen of a saved first state of a display layout of a medical information compilation, the interactive display screen comprising first information in a first display area and second information in a second display area, the saved first state comprising a plurality of display attributes of the first information and the second information, wherein the first information and the second information each include one of (i) a medical image, (ii) medical notes, or (iii) a medical record is described.

Abstract: A display control method is provided. An example method includes monitoring a first window and a second window of an application which are separately displayed on a screen of a terminal. The first window and the second window each is provided with at least one attachment point. The method further includes determining a position of the first window on the screen when it is monitored that the second window moves on the screen. A master attachment point of the first window and a slave attachment point of the second window are determined according to the position. The second window is attached to the first window by merging the slave attachment point into the master attachment point to form a merged window. The merged window is displayed on the screen.

Abstract: A problem is to provide a cursor movement control method by which labor necessary for a movement of a cursor can be reduced and convenience of a user can be improved even when a plurality of screens is displayed on one display device, a computer program, a cursor movement control device, and an image display system. A technical solution is such that a display image creation unit (13) sets a region in a display image corresponding to a display region A to a region a and a region in the display image corresponding to a display region B to a region b, and allocates the regions a and b into the display image. An input unit (12) receives an instruction for whether or not to superposedly display the display region B on the display region A on the display screen (54). A cursor movement control unit (15) controls the movement of the cursor between the region a and the region b according to the received instruction for a superposed display.

Abstract: Efficient sharing of documents via logical tagging is provided. A document tagging system allows a user to tag a document with a label that is associated with a virtual folder of documents in an online document system, and to provide one or more users with access to the virtual folder. Providing access to the virtual folder associated with the label provides access to the document and other documents tagged with the label. The document and other documents tagged with the label can be shared with other users without attaching documents to emails or creating duplicate copies of the documents. A user interface element is provided for allowing the user to enter or select one or more labels with which to tag a document. Various documents can be associated with a label regardless of the document type. Further, the documents may be stored across various repositories.

Abstract: A method for generating search results based on a search term and displaying the search results in one or more groupings. The method includes receiving a search term entered by a user, selecting one or more search result groupings based on the search term entered by the user and at least in part on a bid amount associated with the search term, providing search results based on the search term entered by the user for each search result grouping, and displaying the search groupings to the user.

Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods relate to the creation and use of fixed-layout display component(s) embedded as part of the overall programmatic device(s) screen display(s). In preferred embodiments, these fixed-layout components may behave in a specific manner and can be utilized and managed independently of the remaining programmatically generated screen display functionality. A fixed-layout component may contain many elements and associated user interactivities. Each element may be related positionally, dimensionally and display sequence to the overall component and to other elements contained such that the mathematical calculation of relative position, size and dimension aspect ratio of all the component items and the item display sequence is maintained programmatically and visually relative to each other irrespective of the device screen size or orientation when the fixed-layout component is part of an overall display.

Abstract: A user interface system including a display and a control module. The control module displays a plurality of active tiles in an active area of the display, and displays a plurality of inactive tiles in an inactive area of the display. An inactive tile selected by a user is moved to the active area, and an application associated with the selected tile is activated. An active tile having a priority level that is lower than a priority level of the selected tile is moved to the inactive area. In the active area, the tile having the lower priority level is replaced with the selected tile having the higher priority level. The inactive tiles of the inactive area are arranged in order of decreasing priority.

Abstract: There are provided a setting unit, a selecting unit, a moving unit, and a reception unit. The setting unit sets each of sensitive regions of a plurality of display items in a wider region than each of display regions of the plurality of display items. The selecting unit selects any of the plurality of display items. The moving unit moves a display item in accordance with a touch operation. The reception unit receives a touch operation as an operation to a display item having been selected when a touch operation to an overlapped region is detected. The overlapped region is a region in which the sensitive regions of the plurality of display items overlap.

Abstract: User selection of a displayed object is detected. The size of the selected object is identified and compared with a move target size threshold. If the size of the selected object does not meet the move target size threshold, then a user actuatable move handle is displayed in a location displaced from the selected object, on the user interface, but visually connected to the selected object. User actuation of the move handle correspondingly moves the object on the user interface.

Abstract: A mobile terminal for performing multi-tasking may include a display and a controller configured to cause the display to: display first screen information and second screen information concurrently in a first display format in response to a first type of user input, wherein the second screen information overlaps with at least part of the first screen information in the first display format; and display the first screen information and the second screen information in a second display format in response to a second type of user input, wherein the first screen information and the second screen information do not overlap in the second display format.