Abstract: In systems and methods for enhancing group watch experiences, a first user's reaction is detected using multiple sensors, e.g., at least one camera and a microphone, and may be combined with context information to determine an action to perform at user equipment devices of other users participating in the group watch to convey the first user's reaction. Images from the at least one camera can be used to determine a portion of the screen to which the user's reaction is directed and/or another user to whom the reaction is directed. The reaction may be conveyed using one or more of an audio effect, a visual effect, haptic effect or text, e.g., to highlight the determined portion or user, display an icon and/or output an audio or video clip. A signal for providing haptic feedback may be transmitted to the user equipment device of the determined user.

Abstract: A method and system for element navigation. The method includes: selecting a designated element from a plurality of elements; displaying the designated element on a display of an electronic device; monitoring for a predetermined primary user input from an input module; and upon receiving the predetermined primary user input, displaying an initial set of elements related to the designated element overlaid on the display of the designated element. The system includes: an element display module configured to display a designated element on an electronic device, the designated element selected from a plurality of elements; an input module configured to receive a predetermined primary user input; and a set display module configured to display an initial set of elements related to the designated element upon the input module receiving the predetermined primary user input, the initial set of elements overlaid on the display of the designated element.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus displays a main screen image including a main content, displays a sub-screen image including a sub-content of a kind different from a kind of the main content in a time period same as the main screen image, receives a switchover manipulation from a mode in which a manipulation for the main screen image is received over to a mode in which a manipulation for the sub-screen image is received, and displays the sub-screen image in an emphasized manner when a switchover to the mode in which the manipulation for the sub-screen image is received is performed.

Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating smart moderation and/or validation of product and/or service details in database systems according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes identifying images as a media description associated with a product, wherein the media description to be communicated using one or more media outlets over one or more communication networks, and wherein the images are captured using one or more cameras; detecting an image having an object potentially not suitable for communication based on a rule; assigning a score to the object; comparing the score to a threshold reflecting a minimum level of suitability for communication of the media description based on the rule; disallowing the object or the image to be communicated when the score is less than the threshold; and facilitating publication, by a website, of the media description without the object or the image.

Abstract: Computer systems and methods may display multi-dimensional data sets in a dynamically-generated ocular view, which may show the relationship between data points in the different dimensions. For example, such a data set may include in one dimension results of one or more laboratory tests and, in another dimension, body systems or functions that the respective tests may relate to. The ocular view may depict the relationships between the tests and the systems. By being generated dynamically, moreover, the ocular view may be able to present this information for arbitrary sets of test results, without a template having been generated in advance to specify the layout of some particular combination of results.

Abstract: A method of and system for providing a user interface (UI) element is carried out by receiving an input for invoking the UI element in a UI screen, the input being received via a writing instrument, determining a direction of tilt of the writing instrument at a point of input, and upon determining the direction of tilt of the writing instrument, displaying the UI element in a location on the UI screen that is a direction opposite to the determined direction of tilt of the writing instrument. The UI element may provide access to each of the UI controls via a plurality of unstructured paths.

Abstract: A system to provide: a) a randomizer to randomly select where to go for food or where to order food, what to do inside or outside, what sporting event to attend, what movie to go to watch, where people who meet on a dating site can meet for a first date, where users can meet other like-minded users, etc.; b) events for a user to choose from to attend, activities for a user to select from to attend, etc.; and c) a platform for a user to join a membership and create new events for other users to attend, and to choose to receive push notification when a new event has been created, and a method therefor.

Abstract: Usability improvement is achievable with respect to use of screen divisional display of windows of plural applications. Provided is an information processing apparatus including a control unit that displays divisional display information on a display screen as information associated with screen divisional display of windows of plural applications on the display screen, on the basis of a trigger operation, and displays the windows of the plural selected applications on the basis of a following operation for the displayed divisional display information while dividing display of the windows into at least a first region and a second region of the display screen. The following operation includes an operation that selects the applications for which the screen divisional display is to be executed.

Abstract: A building system including one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to cause a user interface of a user device to display a plurality of nodes of a semantic building model and a plurality of relationships between the plurality of nodes of the semantic building model. The instructions cause the one or more processors to receive a search input from the user device, generate a search result based on the search input, wherein the search result comprises an indication of a portion of nodes of the plurality of nodes and a portion of relationships of the plurality of relationships, and cause the user interface to display the portion of nodes of the plurality of nodes and the portion of relationships of the plurality of relationships.

Abstract: A system level search module receives system level search user interface registration information for an application of the computing device. The registration information includes an indication of how the system level search module can launch the application. The registration information is added to a registration store, and the application is included as one of one or more applications that can be searched using the system level search user interface.

Abstract: A core data-based storage method for radial multidimensional documents according to an embodiment includes classifying first documents with same document type information into a preset folder to obtain a classified folder; acquiring the total number of levels of document level information of all non-core documents; and displaying preset target images at core display positions and/or non-core display positions, and setting a corresponding storage link path for each of the displayed preset target images. The documents may be stored by classification and displayed visually.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method which provides visually-compacted search results with attribute information embedded therein. In one example, the method may include receiving, via a user interface, a search request based on a set of attributes, identifying search results that match the search request based on attributes of the search results with respect to the set of attributes, and displaying, via the user interface, a plurality of circular objects corresponding to the plurality of search results, respectively, each circular object comprising a round-shaped outer bar arranged around an outer boundary of the circular object which includes attribute information of a search result corresponding to the circular object embedded therein.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a program generates a query for a set of data from a dataset. The dataset includes a set of measures and a plurality of dimensions for categorizing the set of measures. The set of data includes a set of locations and measure values for a measure in the set of measures categorized according to a dimension in the plurality of dimensions. The program further sends the query to a computing system configured to manage the dataset. The program also receives the set of data from the computing system. The program further renders a visualization comprising a set of visual elements. Each visual element is configured to present a set of measure values for the measure associated with a location in the set of locations. The set of measure values are categorized according to the dimension. The program also presents the visualization on a display of the device.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a bezel as a first metallic component, a dial as a second metallic component to form a capacitor with the bezel, an inner ring as a dielectric disposed between the bezel and the dial, at least one processor configured to obtain a capacitance value generated by a touch input on the bezel.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for communicating via a communications network with a load control system of a respective user environment, receiving information on the load control system via the communications network, displaying graphical user interfaces based on the received information, and controlling and configuring the load control system via graphical user interfaces by communicating via the communications network messages with the load control system.

Abstract: A method of saccade-based positioning of a radial user interface includes performing operations while a first radial user interface is displayed on a display. The operations include (a) detecting a saccade movement based on eye-tracking data received from an eye-tracking system; (b) determining whether the saccade movement crosses a first region border corresponding to a first region of the first radial user interface; (c) determining a velocity of the saccade movement based on the eye-tracking data; and (d) dynamically determining a location for a subsequent radial user interface in response to the velocity and in response to determining that the saccade movement crosses the first region border. The method also includes displaying, on the display, the subsequent radial user interface at the location.

Abstract: An artificial reality system is described that renders, presents, and controls user interface elements within an artificial reality environment, and performs actions in response to one or more detected gestures of the user. In one example, an artificial reality system comprises a head-mounted display configured to output artificial reality content; a stylus; a stylus action detector configured to detect movement of the stylus, detect a stylus selection action, and after detecting the stylus selection action, detect further movement of the stylus; a UI engine configured to generate stylus movement content in response to detecting movement of the stylus, and generate a UI input element in response to detecting the stylus selection action; and a rendering engine configured to render the stylus movement content and the UI input element as overlays to the artificial reality content, and update the stylus movement content based on the further movement of the stylus.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for customizing user interface controls around a cursor. One example method includes receiving, at a computing device, a request to display an indicator menu and identifying at least one user interface element of a program being executed at the computing device. An interaction frequency for each identified user interface element is generated. In response to the request and for each identified user interface element, a spatial relationship between an indicator of the computing device and the identified user interface element is determined. Based on the interaction frequency value and the determined spatial relationship, an element set comprising one or more of the identified user interface elements is generated. The indicator menu comprising at least a portion of the element set is generated for display. The indicator menu is displayed proximate the indicator on a display of the computing device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting annotations across multiple videos are provided. In some implementations, methods for presenting annotations across multiple videos are provided, the methods comprising: receiving a selection of an annotation from a user; identifying, by a hardware processor, a plurality of videos associated with the user account to be associated with the annotation; and presenting the annotation upon rendering one of the plurality of videos.

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: A computer-implemented technique can include detecting, by a first computing device, a set of user communications at least one of transmitted to and received by from a second computing device via a first communication mode, identifying a second communication mode that is available for communication between the first and second computing devices, and obtaining an appropriateness score for the first and second communication modes based on a contextual feature of the set of user communications, wherein the contextual feature relates an appropriateness of a particular communication mode for the set of user communications, and wherein each appropriateness score is indicative of a level of the appropriateness of a particular communication mode for the set of user communications. The technique can also include selectively outputting a suggestion to switch from the first communication mode to the second communication mode.

Abstract: A method for split-screen display is provided and a terminal are provided, which relate to the field of electronic technologies. The method includes the following. A first interface is displayed in a display region of a screen of the terminal. An operation signal in a preset direction is detected in a preset region at an edge of the terminal, while displaying the first interface. The display region of the screen is divided into at least two sub-regions according to the operation signal detected, where the first interface is displayed in a first sub-region of the at least two sub-regions.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to resource usage tracking. A resource monitor may monitor resources of a network. A database may record resource usage. A client program may provide resource in a graphical display at a variety of specificity levels. A user may select portions of the graphical display to adjust information presented.

Abstract: Methods of controlling objects using an apparatus including a motion sensor and a processing unit and include sensing motion, converting the motion into a command function and processing the command function based on the sensed motion.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a system of controlling a dental laser system. The system can include a dental laser and a control system for controlling certain functions of the dental laser. A graphical user interface can be used to provide input to the control system. The graphical user interface can include a first display and an second display with selectable segments, and a menu navigation portion located adjacent the second display. Treatment categories, procedures or laser control options can be selected using the interface, and the interface can be updated based on data from the station.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer program product for operating a multi-application interactive support and communication interface of a multi-application interactive support and communication system. In providing a multi-application interactive support and communication interface, the system can be configured to receive a dynamic support request, the dynamic support request comprising a support user account identifier and support user issue data. The system is configured to output, to a computer interface, the multi-application interactive support and communication interface comprising a plurality of support user data elements and a multi-sector graphical interface element, wherein the multi-sector graphical interface element is configured to facilitate operator interaction with multiple service applications.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable online transactions related to buying/selling an item, such as a vehicle. In an embodiment, one or more installment agreements relating to a user and one or more items may be generated in response to one or more received inputs. In an embodiment, a deal table comprising the one or more installment agreements may be generated, and the deal table may be transmitted to a user device for presentation via the user interface.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, at least one processor, and a memory operatively connected to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that cause, when executed, the at least one processor to display a dynamic image in a stopped state; receive a drag input onto an area in which the dynamic image is displayed in the stopped state; and display a path of the drag input superimposed on the dynamic image, which has been switched from the stopped state to a playback state, while the drag input remains in contact with the display.

Abstract: A method includes displaying, on a touch-sensitive display, a plurality of application icons in a first configuration at locations on a hexagonal grid in relation to an origin. The application icons have corresponding ranks based on their respective locations in relation to the origin. In response to detecting a movement of a user contact from a first position to a second position: the display of a first application icon at a first location is translated to a second position; a second configuration of the application icons is determined based on the first location and the second location; and the display of the application icons is transitioned from the first configuration to the second configuration. In the second configuration, no application icon except the first application icon is displaced by more than one location relative to the first configuration.

Abstract: Augmented Reality is having numerous applications in the field of beverage industry. For example, in preparing cocktails. Conventional methods fail to provide an interactive AR based cocktail preparation, enabling the user to prepare cocktail. The present disclosure analyzes an image of a shelf to obtain a plurality of beverage types. A plurality of potential cocktails are generated based on the analysis and displayed to the user using 3D Augmented Reality (AR). A procedure for preparing a cocktail, requested by the user, is displayed near a located glassware kept by the user using 3D AR. A volume of the glassware is computed and a quantity of each beverage to be added is computed based on the volume. Further, a quantity of each beverage added by the user is dynamically measured by using 3D AR techniques and recommendations are provided to the user if there is any deviation.

Abstract: An information processing method and apparatus, a storage medium, and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: a direction indicator is provided on the GUI, the direction indicator including a direction identifier for identifying a direction; a location marking operation is detected, a marking location is determined in the game scene according to the location marking operation, and direction information of the marking location is acquired; and a graphical identifier corresponding to the marking location is generated at a position corresponding to the direction indicator according to the direction information.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable online transactions related to buying/selling an item, such as a vehicle. In an embodiment, one or more installment agreements relating to a user and one or more items may be generated in response to one or more received inputs. In an embodiment, a deal table comprising the one or more installment agreements may be generated, and the deal table may be transmitted to a user device for presentation via the user interface.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and user interfaces for search query formulation are provided. A graphical representation (610) of a media basis may be provided that includes at least one metadata region (611) representing metadata associated with the media basis. Then, at least one user selection (620) of at least a portion of the graphical representation (610) may be received. Based on the received selection(s) (620), at least one search term may be generated.

Abstract: A method of building a statistical survey of locations of mobile communication devices partitioned by geohashes. The method comprises accessing event data items from a data store, wherein each item of event data is created by a mobile communication device, based on the identities of cell sites associated with the items of event data, creating a plurality of location fixes of the mobile communication devices, wherein each of the created location fixes comprises a location determined based on a location of the identified cell site and a time stamp based on a time stamp of an associated item of event data, analyzing each of the location fixes by determining a first geohash that contains the location fix, determining counts of location fixes in each of a plurality of geohashes, and storing each count associated with a geohash in a data store, wherein each count is indexed by its associated geohash.

Abstract: According to various examples, an electronic device can comprise: a display; and a control unit for controlling the display such that the display displays a user interface on which at least one object is arranged according to a sequence of time and displays information on an object selected from among the at least one object arranged on the user interface while displaying the user interface.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a system of controlling a dental laser system. The system can include a dental laser and a control system for controlling certain functions of the dental laser. A graphical user interface can be used to provide input to the control system. The graphical user interface can include a central display and an outer display with selectable segments, and a menu navigation portion located adjacent the outer display. Treatment categories, procedures or laser control options can be selected using the interface, and the interface can be updated based on data from the station.

Abstract: A wearable electronic device and an operation method thereof are provided. The wearable electronic device includes a display configured to display a clock screen using an hour hand and a minute hand, and a processor configured to execute an application for displaying an icon including time information, and to display the icon in a location of the time information in a minute area of the clock screen or an hour rotation area of the clock screen when the application is executed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a unified graphical user interface for computing devices, enabling assembly of digital content for transmission to a plurality of network-based target destinations. The process may be initiated using content newly created or stored on the device, or using content accessible to the device by network connection. Destinations may be any communications services or upload destinations to which the device has access, and for some types of communication may be customized for singular recipients or groups of recipients. Icons representing content and one or more destinations are associated by user actions in the interface to establish the transmission to be executed. Methods are presented for handling of content that is non-compliant with destination requirement or limits in order to achieve compliance. The interface also enables launching of applications accessible from the device that are represented by the target destination icons.

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: Example implementations relate to touch-sensitive input devices. As an example, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprises instructions that when executed cause a controller of an electronic device to receive, via a touch-sensitive input device of the electronic device, a touch input. The instructions also cause the controller to determine whether the touch input corresponds to a re-orientation input. The instructions further cause the controller to, in response to a determination that the touch input corresponds to the re-orientation input, rotate an input axis associated with the touch sensitive input device from a first orientation to a second orientation based on the re-orientation input.

Abstract: An audio and visual representation of the transition between focus components in a GUI is provided in order to assist a user in understanding the design and layout of the GUI. A focus component is associated with a spatial position in a GUI or window and audio characteristics are generated to represent the focus component that is based on the spatial position. The transition between focus components can be represented visually in the GUI as a path of time-ordered user-selections. The transition between the focus components may also be represented by a continuous audible tone that changes in frequency and pitch between the focus components.

Abstract: A display method and display apparatus are provided. The display method includes: an image to be viewed is activated; an instructing operation from a user is monitored; a Tools menu associated with the activated image is displayed according to a first instructing operation; options in the Tools menu are toggled according to a second instructing operation for the Tools menu; an option from the toggled options is selected according to a user operation; and the activated image is displayed according to the selected option.

Abstract: The claimed invention relates to controlling electronic devices using a graphical user interface.

Abstract: Example techniques may involve tuning a music discovery dial. An implementation may include displaying, on the touch-sensitive circular graphical display, a circular graphical user interface including multiple wedge-shaped selectable regions arranged around the circumference of the circular graphical user interface, each wedge-shaped selectable region corresponding to a respective streaming audio channel. The implementation may include detecting a touch input in a circular motion to the touch-sensitive circular graphical display and causing a paired playback device to play back an audio content snippet corresponding to each selectable regions that the touch input enters. The implementation may further include switching the playback device from playing back a given pre-cached audio content snippet to playing back the full audio track from one or more servers of a streaming audio service.

Abstract: A map information display device includes a touch panel that displays map information and receives a user's touch operation, a touch position detection unit that detects a touch position on the touch panel, a building determination unit that determines whether there is a building whose inside information is displayable in the map information displayed on the touch panel, and a floor selection menu display processing unit that displays a floor selection menu having selection items corresponding to displayable floors in close proximity to the touch position on the touch panel when the building determination unit determines that there is a building whose inside information is displayable.

Abstract: A state acquisition unit (2020) acquires a state of a monitoring target in a captured image captured by a camera (3040). A monitoring point acquisition unit (2040) acquires, from a monitoring point information storage unit (3020), a monitoring point corresponding to the state of the monitoring target acquired by the state acquisition unit (2020). The monitoring point indicates a position to be monitored in the captured image. A presentation unit (2060) presents the monitoring point on the captured image.

Abstract: A state acquisition unit (2020) acquires a state of a monitoring target in a captured image captured by a camera (3040). A monitoring point acquisition unit (2040) acquires, from a monitoring point information storage unit (3020), a monitoring point corresponding to the state of the monitoring target acquired by the state acquisition unit (2020). The monitoring point indicates a position to be monitored in the captured image. A presentation unit (2060) presents the monitoring point on the captured image.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus which is a first electronic apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire second correspondence information and second select-item information indicating one or more second select-items selected from a plurality of second items in a predetermined menu in a second electronic apparatus, and a control unit configured to perform control to generate first select-item information indicating one or more first select-items selected in the predetermined menu in the first electronic apparatus based on the one or more second select-items selected in the second electronic apparatus, using the acquired second select-item information and one correspondence information out of first correspondence information and the second correspondence information.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for controlling the movement of a cursor on a display device in an aircraft are disclosed. An exemplary method disclosed comprises the use of a digital representation of a grid defining a plurality of cells overlaying at least a portion of a display area of the display device to control the movement of the cursor over the display area. The grid may be invisible to the user during operation.

Abstract: A data structure is dynamically displayed within a graphical user interface with an initial setting information. User input that provides instructions to adjust the setting information is received. The received user input is parsed to identify a position portion, a motion portion, and a magnitude portion. The setting information is adjusted based on the received user input. The data structure is dynamically displayed according to the adjusted setting information.