Abstract: A descriptive webpage about an entity is harmonized with other electronically published information about the entity. A descriptive webpage, which includes an entity profile about an entity, is located. Other electronically published information about the entity is retrieved. The descriptive webpage is harmonized with the other electronically published information by updating the entity profile with the other electronically published information about the entity.

Abstract: Automatic speech recognition implemented with a speech recognition grammar of a multimodal application in an ASR engine, the multimodal application operating on a multimodal device supporting multiple modes of user interaction including a voice mode, the multimodal application operatively coupled to the ASR engine, including: matching by the ASR engine at least one static rule of the speech recognition grammar with at least one word of a voice utterance, yielding a matched value, the matched value specified by the grammar to be required for processing of a dynamic rule of the grammar; and dynamically defining at run time the dynamic rule of the grammar as a new static rule in dependence upon the matched value, the dynamic rule comprising a rule that is specified by the grammar as a rule that is not to be processed by the ASR until after the at least one static rule has been matched.

Abstract: Techniques for jumping to a specific location in a list of items displayed at a touch-sensitive display of a computing device may include outputting, for display at the touch-sensitive display, a first sub-portion of a list of items, receiving an indication of a first gesture input entered at the touch-sensitive display, determining a first alphanumeric character based at least in part on the first gesture input, receiving an indication of a second gesture input entered at the touch-sensitive display, determining a second alphanumeric character based at least in part on the second gesture input, and responsive to determining the second alphanumeric character, outputting, for display at the touch-sensitive display, a sub-portion of the list of items that includes one or more entries having a first character that corresponds to the first alphanumeric character and a second character that corresponds to the second alphanumeric character.

Abstract: A system and method for indicating overscrolling in a mobile device is provided. The method may include outputting, at a display operatively coupled to a computing device, a graphical representation of at least one content item. The method may further include receiving, at the computing device, a user input and in response to the user input, scrolling the graphical representation of the at least one content item in a direction on the display. The method may further include determining, by the computing device, that the graphical representation of the at least one content item has reached a bound associated with a visible portion of the display. In response to the determining, updating, by the computing device, a visual aspect of a scrollbar slider output at the display.

Abstract: An unsolicited dynamic interactive message is created wherein the message defines any graphical user interface elements to be displayed, the rules associated with the message, the appropriate methods and functions which can be performed and specific contextual interactions supported. The message definition can originate from a local or remote computer and can be pre and post processed as specified by the computing environment and the message definition itself.

Abstract: A descriptive webpage about an entity is harmonized with other electronically published information about the entity. A descriptive webpage, which includes an entity profile about an entity, is located. Other electronically published information about the entity is retrieved. The descriptive webpage is harmonized with the other electronically published information by updating the entity profile with the other electronically published information about the entity.

Abstract: Publishing electronic messages to clients within a group in a Pub/Sub message publishing environment wherein the group includes authorized participating clients in network communication with a pub/sub service. A client is authenticated for authority to publish messages to a selected group of subscribing clients.

Abstract: A client application program subscribing to a channel of a pub/sub service, receives a message published by the pub/sub service, the received message invoking an associated application program at the client.

Abstract: Presenting a Pub/Sub service GUI interface to a subscribers computer system, the GUI interface comprising one or more topics to which the subscriber can subscribe, the Pub/sub service having a list of subscribers subscribing to a topic. The GUI interface preferably comprising widgets, enabling a subscriber to manage subscriptions to topics. The Pub/Sub service publishes messages of a topic according to the subscription list.

Abstract: A client subscribes to a pub/sub service, the client comprises an application program for performing an operation on a published message received from a Pub/Sub service. The operation on the message comprises any one of saving the message to storage, accessing a web service based on information in the received message, authorizing subscription, executing an application identified by the message, filtering the message information for presentation to a user, overriding a message function, transforming the message media format or forwarding the message to another node.

Abstract: Electronic messages are published through a pub/sub service to subscribing clients. Client applications filter incoming messages according to user predefined criteria, only presenting messages to the user that pass filtering criteria. Messages are preferably Instant Messages transmitted in a SOAP protocol.

Abstract: A client subscribes to a pub/sub service, the client comprises an application program for performing an operation on a published message received from a Pub/Sub service. The operation on the message comprises any one of saving the message to storage, accessing a web service based on information in the received message, authorizing subscription, executing an application identified by the message, filtering the message information for presentation to a user, overriding a message function, transforming the message media format or forwarding the message to another node.

Abstract: A method for providing inline spelling assistance to a user via a user interface. The method includes receiving at least a prefix of a word being typed by a user, determining whether the word is being misspelled while the user types the word, monitoring a number of times the word is misspelled by the user when it is determined that the word is misspelled, and providing inline spelling assistance by displaying a correct spelling of the word to the user via the user interface based upon a predetermined number of times the user misspells the word, and guiding die user to type the correct spelling of the word.

Abstract: User playback data is collected from multiple user media devices. The user playback data indicates how a media clip has been manipulated by the users during playback of the media clip. The collected user playback data is aggregated and presented for display to at least one user, along with the media clip, on a media playback timeline. The media playback timeline indicates manipulation of the media clip by other users and indicates points in time during playback of the media clip that the manipulation of the media clip by the other users occurred. The manipulation of the media clip includes at least one of pause, skip forward, replay, and rewind.

Abstract: Automatic speech recognition implemented with a speech recognition grammar of a multimodal application in an ASR engine, the multimodal application operating on a multimodal device supporting multiple modes of user interaction including a voice mode, the multimodal application operatively coupled to the ASR engine, including: matching by the ASR engine at least one static rule of the speech recognition grammar with at least one word of a voice utterance, yielding a matched value, the matched value specified by the grammar to be required for processing of a dynamic rule of the grammar; and dynamically defining at run time the dynamic rule of the grammar as a new static rule in dependence upon the matched value, the dynamic rule comprising a rule that is specified by the grammar as a rule that is not to be processed by the ASR until after the at least one static rule has been matched.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for context based search disambiguation. A client provides additional cues for search term disambiguation through the context of the specific user's browser. In one embodiment, a viewed content history is sent along with the search term(s) to be disambiguated. The viewed content history acts as a cue to a clustering search engine to display as more relevant the results that are classified in the same category as the pages sent along with the search term(s).

Abstract: A computer program product is presented including program instructions embodied on a tangible computer-readable medium. Execution of the program instructions results in operations including: monitoring at least one pathway between at least one application and a sound device in order to detect a presence of data that represents an audio signal; and in response to detecting the presence of data, generating a visual notification corresponding to the audio signal.

Abstract: A computer program product, electronic device and method are provided that incorporate a hierarchical structure of priority ranks for presenting a scheduling user with a relationship-based display of a schedule for another user. A priority rank of a scheduling user is determined. A view of a schedule of at least one other user is displayed, wherein the view shows scheduled events of the at least one other user that are selected at least partially in accordance with the determined priority rank of the scheduling user. Preferably the view shows scheduled of the at least one other user that correspond to a priority rank of greater importance than the determined priority rank of the scheduling user. Preferably the view does not show scheduled events of the at least one other user that correspond to a priority rank of lower importance than the determined priority rank of the scheduling user.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for context based search disambiguation using existing category taxonomy. A client provides additional cues for search term disambiguation through the context of the specific user's browser. A bookmark or favorites data structure is sent along with the search term(s) to be disambiguated. The bookmark data structure acts as pre-existing category taxonomy for a clustering search engine to classify the results of the search. A viewed content history may also be sent along with the search terms to be disambiguated. The viewed content history acts as a cue to a clustering search engine to display as more relevant the results that are classified in the same category as the pages sent along with the search terms.

Abstract: The present invention concerns methods and apparatus for managing e-mail creation and display operations. In particular, in one aspect of the invention, a new e-mail is generated as a new version of a pre-existing e-mail. Both the pre-existing and new e-mail are identified by version numbers which are displayed to both the e-mail author and to recipients of the e-mails. When displayed, both the new and pre-existing e-mail are initially collectively identified by a single entry in a graphical user interface, where the entry preferably provides information concerning the new e-mail, including at least the version number, and implies the existence of the pre-existing e-mail through display of a version number. The new e-mail is immediately accessible by selecting the entry, and previous versions of the e-mail are accessible by toggling a graphical control.