Abstract: In a hand-held device, a graphic user interface (GUI), comprising an active area in which a selected one or more items is displayed, said selected one or more items can be manipulated when displayed in said active area. The GUI also comprises a grid displaying non-selected items, wherein at least one row in the grid contains two or more items, wherein the items in the active area and the grid are displayed in an order maintained when a new item is selected and replaces the one or more items in the active area. Another GUI may combine a grid and one or more rows displaying items in a list arrangement.

Abstract: The subject matter discloses a graphic user interface, comprising a touch screen application activated by a user's thumb and a main menu comprising one or more main options to be selected by a user using the user's thumb positioned on the screen in an area associated with a selected main option. The GUI also comprises one or more submenus comprising one or more secondary options to be selected by a user using the user's thumb positioned on the screen in an area associated with a selected secondary option. Each submenu is associated with a main option and a second menu is displayed when a main option is selected. The one or more secondary options are arranged in an elliptical arrangement having a center, wherein the center of the elliptical arrangement is a function of the location of the user's thumb.

Abstract: A mobile device comprising a touch screen and a method for activation thereof using one hand. The device is provided with physical controls or virtual such as touch-screen controls arranged in areas reachable when using one hand, preferably for right-handed persons the right hand side of the device and the vertically middle area of the device. The user interface of various options and applications is arranged so that the relevant operations are performed via controls located in these areas. The controls may change dynamically according to the application or operation.

Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an interface apparatus for a multi-application electronic device, including a human interface surface having integrated presentation and sensing elements, such that the device has substantially full functionality for substantially all applications without the use of other human interfaces.

Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a method, circuit and system for interfacing with an electronic device such as a mobile communication or computing device. According to some embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device is provided with a display having an active region/area and at least a first queue area. In response to a signal produced by: (1) a human input sensor, (2) sensor device, and/or (3) sensor array, items (e.g.

Abstract: The present invention is a device method and system for providing asynchronous event based reminders in the context of a mobile communication/computing device. According to some embodiments of the present invention, integral with a communication/computing device there may be provided a Reminder Logic Module functionally associated with or integral with an Event Register, an Event Receiving Unit, an Event Correlation Unit and an Event Action/Response Triggering Unit.

Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an interface apparatus for a multi-application electronic device, including a human interface surface having integrated presentation and sensing elements, such that the device has substantially full functionality for substantially all applications without the use of other human interfaces.

Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a communication device including a call handling unit adapted to handle a given incoming call (i.e. voice calls, video calls, sms, etc.) based on a device operation profile (e.g. general, meeting, silent, outdoor, etc.) and based on an exception parameter associated with an identifier of the given call. The exception parameter may be stored as part of the device operation profile or the exception parameter may be stored as part of contact data associated with the identifier of the given call.

Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention a communication device is provided with a data storage module adapted to store data related to one or more communication sessions of the communication device. According to some embodiments of the present invention, voice, video, text and other types of communication sessions, conducted via the communication device, may be: (1) stored, (2) characterized, (3) indexed, (4) searched, and (5) retrieved.

Abstract: A method for conveying a multimedia sequence from a source computer to a destination computer, including, providing an ordered series of data frames at the source computer, each data frame corresponding to an image in the sequence and including data representing one or more media associated with the image, producing a table including pointers, each pointer associated with one frame in the series, transmitting the table to the destination computer, and responsive to selection of one of the pointers in the table, transmitting at least a sub-series of the series of data frames, said sub-series beginning with the frame with which the selected one of the pointers is associated.

Abstract: A method for real-time broadcasting from a transmitting computer to one or more client computers over a network, including providing at the transmitting computer a data stream having a given data rate, and dividing the stream into a sequence of slices, each slice having a predetermined data size associated therewith. The slices are encoded in a corresponding sequence of files, each file having a respective index, and the sequence is uploaded to a server at an upload rate generally equal to the data rate of the stream, such that the one or more client computers can download the sequence over the network from the server at a download rate generally equal to the data rate.

Abstract: A compressed data file for real time display of multimedia applications, e.g., animation, on a network is disclosed. The file includes general information about the animation. Also included in the file are complete segment blocks of information representing single frames in the animation. Each frame is made up of multiple images (layers) which are overlapped. Each image is made up of vector objects. Display of the file is conducted through asynchronous transfer of data so that as a frame is displayed, the next frame is transmitted and received by an end user for immediate display.