Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display screen and a computing hardware which is operable to execute a software product, wherein executing the software product results in generating and rendering a graphical user interface on the display screen. When rendered, the graphical user interface presents four or more user-selectable graphical objects. Selecting and moving a first graphical object towards a second graphical object is configured to result in exchanging spatial positions of the first and second graphical objects. The exchange of the spatial positions is configured to trigger starting a timer and enabling, during a time set by the timer, selecting and moving at least a third graphical object towards a fourth graphical object. The moving the third graphical object towards the fourth graphical object is configured to result in exchanging spatial positions of the third and fourth graphical objects.

Abstract: Methods and devices for sampling applications using a touch input are described herein. In some embodiments, an electronic device detects a touch input, which may cause the electronic device to send identifiers to a backend system. The backend system may then determine an application and sample audio request associated with the received identifiers. The backend system may then receive text data representing the sample audio request and text data representing a response to the sample audio request. The backend system may generate audio data representing the received text data and send the audio data to the electronic device. If, the touch input is still occurring, the backend system may find and send more sample audio requests and the responses thereof. If the touch input stops occurring during the sample, the backend system may send instructions to the electronic device to stop outputting the sample.

Abstract: Optimizing a user experience during transition to an updated user interface includes using a computer processor to capture a user experience of a user's interaction with a program based on migration of the user interface from a current version of a page layout associated with the user to a new version of the page layout associated with the user. Disparity events experienced by the user while transitioning from the current version of the page layout to the new version of the page layout are analyzed, and a recommendation report of changes to the user interface is generated and sent to a developer associated with the new version of the page layout. An updated page layout reflecting modifications may then be received based on the recommendation report.

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a computing device is configured to display a first frame, of a media composition, corresponding to a first position of a moveable playhead along a timeline. The first frame is displayed in a first display area of a GUI, while the timeline is concurrently displayed in a second display area of the GUI. The computing device also detects an initiation of a hover user input associated with a second position along the timeline. Responsive to detecting the initiation of the hover user input, the computing device replaces, in the first display area of the GUI, the display of the first frame with a display of the second frame of the media composition. Thereafter, responsive to detecting termination of the hover user input, the computing device resumes a display of the first frame of the media composition in the first display area of the GUI.

Abstract: A smart digital computer platform is disclosed that collects, analyzes, and/or renders appropriate information about fugitive emissions identified by a sensor network-based emissions monitoring system in a facility. More specifically to the methods used by the smart digital computer platform to analyze, filter, and transform the collected monitoring data into a visual output that is capable of being rendered on a graphical user interface (GUI) on a screen display with, in some embodiments, a restricted form factor. For example, smart analytics may be used to cull, filter, and transform the data displayed in a pop-up dialog box on a GUI. In another example, the transformed data may be translated into a visual, graphical element that conveys an abundance of appropriate, tailored information to a particular type of user viewing the GUI.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to mobile computing technology and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to systems for generating and presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes a presentation of an animated icon (e.g., a digital pet) on a display of a client device.

Abstract: Systems and processes for application integration with a digital assistant are provided. In accordance with one example, a method includes receiving an audio input including a natural-language user input and identifying an intent object of a set of intent objects. The intent object may be derived from the natural-language user input. The method further includes identifying a software application associated with the intent object of the set of intent objects, providing the intent object to the software application to cause the software application to perform a task associated with the intent object, receiving a result response indicating whether the task was successfully performed, and providing an output indicating whether the task was performed.

Abstract: Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide haptic button assemblies in which the haptic button has a low profile while still providing a satisfying tactile response or sensation to a user. Advantageously, the haptic button assemblies may have a profile that, for example, enables the assembly to be incorporated into the free space along an edge of a portable computing device. The haptic assemblies may, for example, be arranged to move the button perpendicularly with respect to the edge of the device.

Abstract: A system and method of creating electronic characters in one or more electronic formats, selectively customizing the characters, and presenting them via electronic channels in response to satisfaction of one or more programmable conditions is disclosed. The system enables entities to competitively bid to customize the personality and/or other attribute of a character. For example, a character may be presented via an electronic channel to an audience (e.g., one or more end users who view, listen to, or otherwise experience a character through an electronic channel). An entity may bid on altering that character's personality and/or other attribute. If the entity's bid is selected by the system (e.g., over other bids that also compete to alter one or more attributes of that character), the system customizes the character's personality and/or other attribute according to the winning bid's customization, and presents the customized character via the electronic channel to the audience.

Abstract: Generating a target schema is provided. The method comprises receiving an input schema that defines an input structure and receiving a transformation map. The transformation map and the input schema are both parsed, and a first tree for the map and a second tree for the schema are traversed in a step fashion. According to the traversal of the first tree and second tree, a target schema is generated that is valid for all possible instance documents that the transformation map would generate.

Abstract: An electronic device such as a voice-controlled speaker may have an array of strain gauges and light-emitting diodes. The light-emitting diodes may be configured to display dynamically adjustable button icons overlapping the strain gauges. Force measurements from the strain gauges may be used to adjust speaker output and other device operations.

Abstract: A device displays a plurality of selectable user interface objects that includes one or more folder icons on a display. The device detects a first input requesting to select a folder icon for a folder that includes selectable icons divided between a plurality of distinct separately displayed pages of a folder view. In response to detecting the first input, the device displays a first page of the folder view. While displaying the first page of the folder view, the device detects a second input that corresponds to a request to display a second page of the folder view. In response to detecting the second input, the device ceases to display the first page and displays the second page of the folder view.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a speaker; a touch display; a processor operatively coupled to the speaker and the touch display. The processor is configured to execute an application; in response to the execution of the application, display a first screen corresponding to the application through the touch display; acquire an input to play back audio data of the application while the first screen is displayed; in response to the acquisition of the input, output audio corresponding to the audio data through the speaker; determine whether an object associated with the outputted audio exists; determine whether the object is displayed in the first screen based on the determination that the object associated with the outputted audio exists; and when the object is not displayed in the first screen, perform auto scroll so that the object is displayed through the first screen while the audio is output.

Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device including a touch sensitive display is provided. The method includes displaying at least two application execution screens on the touch sensitive display not to be superposed on one another, receiving a touch input or a hovering input through the touch sensitive display, selecting at least one application execution screen among the at least two application execution screens at least partially in response to the reception of the touch input or the hovering input, and displaying the selected application execution screen to be superposed on at least a portion of a non-selected application execution screen among the at least two application execution screens.

Abstract: This application provides an application interface display method and an electronic device, and relates to the field of communication technologies. By using the solution of this application, according to an operation (for example, selection or copy) performed by the user on an object (for example, text or a picture) displayed on a current interface, a related application may be recommended, based on the target object, to the user for selection. When selecting a recommended application, the user may trigger simultaneous display (for example, split-screen display or floating-window display) of the current interface and an interface of the recommended application. In this application, a split-screen requirement may be determined according to a scenario behavior of the user, and then a recommended application and an intelligent split-screen service may be actively provided in a targeted manner, to achieve more efficient task parallel experience, thereby improving user experience.

Abstract: There is provided a method for supporting experience sharing between users. The method includes the steps of: acquiring spatial information on a shared content for experience sharing; determining a virtual space in which the shared content is to be provided to a user, with reference to the spatial information on the shared content and time point information associated with the user; and in response to the user creating an authored content in the virtual space, sharing the authored content with respect to a location matched with a location where the authored content is created in the virtual space.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an interactive control apparatus and an interactive system. The interactive control apparatus includes: an antenna array configured to transmit a radar signal and receive a reflected echo signal; a data processing assembly configured to determine, according to the radar signal and the echo signal, a body action and a corresponding control instruction, and output the control instruction to a terminal device; and a display assembly configured to display the determined body action and/or control instruction.

Abstract: A method, a computing device and a computer program is disclosed. The method comprises providing, at a computing device, at least one first executable image file comprising first executable software associated with a graphical user interface application; and executing the first executable image file as at least one first software container element that contains the first executable software and that is executable on one or more processors of the computing device; and responsive to executing the first executable image file, providing a first graphical user interface on a display of the computing device.

Abstract: A method and a system for tracking and managing data is disclosed. The method and system compile the tracked data into a user-accessible message and sends the user-accessible message to a subscriber periodically. A tracking device tracks selected data stored in at least one database and sends the tracked selected data to a user database. A data compiling device receives the tracked selected data and compiles the tracked selected data into a pre-determined form. The pre-determined form is then sent to the subscriber in an email or a cellular text message. The data stored in the at least one database includes image data and content data. The data is frequently updated to contain new files and new status of existing content data.

Abstract: A method and device for operating an application icon are provided, to prompt a user where a currently operated application icon is located. The method includes: displaying a first screen page of a desktop, wherein the first screen page comprises N application icons, the N application icons comprise a first application icon and at least one first-layer application icon, and the first-layer application icon is located around the first application icon and adjacent to the first application icon; and the first-layer application icon comprises a foreground layer and a background layer; and receiving an operation of a user related to the first application icon; and in response to the operation, displaying the at least one first-layer application icon in a first display manner, wherein the first display manner comprises that a foreground layer of the at least one first-layer application icon moves relative to the first application icon.