Abstract: According to various embodiments, a content marking command is received from a mobile device at a particular time. For example, a user selection of the content marking command may be received via a user interface displayed on the mobile device. The content marking command may indicate a user interest in a particular moment of an event viewed by the user. Moreover, the event viewed by the user and video content data corresponding to the event may be identified. Further, content marking data may be generated, whether content marking data indicates a particular portion of the identified video content data corresponding to the particular moment of the event.

Abstract: A method of integrating a component into an information system of a vehicle is provided, in which at least one application executable or provided by the component is made available to a user of the vehicle by a man-machine interface of the information system. The integration of the component into the information system with respect to the input and/or output of information by the user is carried out in a personalized manner with respect to a user of the component.

Abstract: In a mobile communications terminal 100, there is provided a gestural control application for associated operation with an image viewing application. The gestural control application is configured to receive user gestures inputted through a touch-sensitive display of the apparatus when one or more images is displayed by the image viewing application. The gestural control application is configured to identify a correspondence between a received gesture and one of a plurality of locally-stored reference gestures and to identify selection by means of the inputted gesture of one or more entities in the or each image. By means of this identification and selection, said application is configured to communicate and apply a function associated with the identified reference gesture to an external web site through which is accessed a predetermined social network application, the function being applied in relation to the selected one or more entities.

Abstract: A reading list panel is displayed as a sidebar window with respect to a main window of a content viewing application. In response to a first input, a first article representation of a first article associated with a presentation page displayed in the main window is listed in the reading list panel, where the first article representation includes information identifying the first article. In response to a selection of a second article representation from the reading list panel, content of a second article represented by the second article representation is presented in a reader mode within the main window.

Abstract: A method in which a mobile terminal displays information is provided. The method includes: transmitting, to an external display device, a first signal for selecting an object displayed on the external display device based on a first input of a user through the mobile terminal; transmitting, to the external display device, a second signal for requesting additional information corresponding to the selected object based on a second input of the user through the mobile terminal; and displaying, on a screen of the mobile terminal, the additional information received from the external display device.

Abstract: An information processing method and information processing device, used in an electronic device that has a display area and an operation detecting area corresponding to the display area are described. The information processing method includes detecting the gesture operation in the operation detecting area when the first operation object and the second operation objects are displayed on the display area; generating a corresponding operating instruction based on the gesture operation when the gesture operation corresponds to the first operation detecting area; performing the operation corresponding to the operating instruction to the first operation object when the operation object parameter indicates the first operation object; performing the operation corresponding to the operating instruction to the second operation object when the operation object parameter indicates the second operation object.

Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a method and apparatus in which one or more user specific windows may be launched within a single computing session executed and displayed on the display of an interactive table. More specifically, the present invention is directed toward detecting the position of one or more users around an interactive table and generating one or more user-specific windows proximate to one or more user/s on the display of the interactive table within a single session.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to virtual worlds and provide a method, system and computer program product for deploying and managing an avatar silhouette in a location in a virtual world. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for deploying and managing an avatar silhouette in a location in a virtual world can include creating and inserting a silhouette avatar into one location of a virtual world in correspondence with a primary avatar in a different location in the virtual world, rendering the silhouette avatar recognizable by an avatar in the one location and prohibiting independent movements by the silhouette avatar, and passing a communication directed from the avatar in the one location to the silhouette avatar in the one location along to the primary avatar in the different location.

Abstract: A method is provided for enhancing a user interface with a mobile device by joining the displays of multiple devices together to function together with one another. In particular, example methods may provide for detecting a first touch or drag event, receiving a message indicating a second touch or drag event from a nearby device occurring during the first touch or drag event, creating a join event, and providing for transmission of the join event to the nearby device. The method may also include updating a registry of nearby devices in response to receiving a message regarding a touch or drag event from a nearby device. The method may further include providing for presentation of content on a display of a device and direction of content to be presented on a display of the nearby device, wherein the content to be presented on the display of the nearby device is related to the content on the display of the device.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for detecting input gesture events on a touchscreen of an electronic device and for unlocking the electronic device is disclosed. The method may include displaying, while the electronic device is in a locked state, a plurality of guidance lines on the touchscreen of the electronic device, detecting, during an input gesture event, guidance line crossings and calculating a number of guidance line crossings detected during the input gesture event. The method may also include converting a calculated number of detected guidance line crossings into at least one password digit, comparing a sequence of password digits to a stored password in the electronic device and unlocking, in response to comparing the sequence of password digits to the stored password, the electronic device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus are provided for time-based image display. In an aspect, a method includes accessing two or more images; obtaining, for each of the images, a timestamp for the image; generating, based on the timestamps for each of the images, a slideshow schedule, the slideshow schedule specifying, for each of two or more time windows, one or more of the images for display during the time window; identifying, based on a current time, a current time window from the two or more time windows; and causing display of the one or more images specified by the slideshow schedule for the current time window.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for displaying electronic calendar information. A calendar entry corresponding to a date is selected. In response to selecting the calendar entry, the calendar entry is expanded by increasing a portion of a display area associated with the calendar entry. Other calendar entries are compressed by decreasing a portion of the display area associated with the other calendar entries.

Abstract: A device is provided for visually indicating a replay status of media items on a media device. Aspects of the device include displaying in a graphical user interface (GUI) of the media device a representation of a first media item; displaying a profile score of the first media item that is based on user preferences; and displaying a replay score for the first media item.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a storage unit; a first display control unit; and a demanding unit. The storage unit that stores attribute data representing specified attribute of contents and category data representing a category of the attribute correlated to each other. The first display control unit that provides controls for displaying information for a selected attribute and for displaying, in a categorized state, information for related attributes correlated to the same category as that of the attribute on a correlation display screen. The demanding unit that demands data search by referring to the correlated attribute selected corresponding to information selected from among those displayed on the correlation display screen to an information provision device.

Abstract: Systems and method for capturing content for sharing are disclosed. In some aspects, a content capturing application is instantiated on a first computing device. A visual output providing application is instantiated for execution within the content capturing application. The visual output providing application does not execute independently of the content capturing application. The visual output providing application is configured to display an image. The image displayed by the visual output providing application is provided for presentation via the first computing device. At least a portion of the image displayed by the visual output providing application is captured via operation of the content capturing application. The captured at least the portion of the image displayed by the visual output providing application is transmitted via a network to a second computing device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of realizing a user menu edit function, including (a) providing a list of menu items selectable on a per mode basis, (b) receiving selection of at least one from the list of menu items input by a user, (c) applying the menu item selected by the user to a diagnostic screen application field linked to a real screen of a diagnostic apparatus, and (d) displaying the menu item selected by the user on the real screen of the diagnostic apparatus in response to the application result.

Abstract: A method and device for executing an object on a display. The method of executing an object includes receiving a user input to an object displayed on a display; gradually enlarging and displaying the object; and executing the application corresponding to the object as the object is enlarged.

Abstract: A portable device and a method for controlling a display device include receiving first display information of a first arrangement of icons displayed on a screen of the display device, displaying the first arrangement of icons on a display of a portable device based on the first display information, modifying the first arrangement of icons displayed on the display of the portable device to generate a second arrangement of icons, generating second display information based on the second arrangement of icons, and transmitting to the display device a request to display the second arrangement of icons on the display of the display device, the request comprising the second display information.

Abstract: A method and system are disclosed in which a group of people are able to replicate the physical world experience of going with a group of friends to pick a movie, watch the movie together, and provide commentary on the movie itself in the virtual world on a virtual couch while each user is sitting in different physical locations. Additionally, the virtual representation of the destination that the group of people are watching the movie together in can be themed to allow users to watch movies in different locations pivoting on special events or by the users choice.

Abstract: A method and device for executing an object on a display. The method of executing an object includes receiving a user input to an object displayed on a display; gradually enlarging and displaying the object; and executing the application corresponding to the object as the object is enlarged.