Patents Issued in May 6, 2004
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Publication number: 20040085325Abstract: A system and process for reconstructing optimal texture maps from multiple views of a scene is described. In essence, this reconstruction is based on the optimal synthesis of textures from multiple sources. This is generally accomplished using basic image processing theory to derive the correct weights for blending the multiple views. Namely, the steps of reconstructing, warping, prefiltering, and resampling are followed in order to warp reference textures to a desired location, and to compute spatially-variant weights for optimal blending. These weights take into consideration the anisotropy in the texture projection and changes in sampling frequency due to foreshortening. The weights are combined and the computation of the optimal texture is treated as a restoration problem, which involves solving a linear system of equations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Lifeng Wang, Sing Bing Kang, Richard Szeliski, Heung-Yeung Shum, Baining Guo
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Publication number: 20040085326Abstract: Color mapping methods, data signals, articles of manufacture, and color mapping apparatuses are described. According to one aspect, a color mapping method includes providing a spectral model corresponding to a respective image forming device configured to utilize a plurality of available colorants of a device dependent color space to form a plurality of hard images, providing a colorimetric value of a device independent color space, and searching a plurality of weighting values for individual ones of the available colorants to associate the colorimetric value with a plurality of weights of the available colorants.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventor: Ufuk A. Agar
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Publication number: 20040085327Abstract: Systems and methods for processing data representative of a full color image. Such systems may comprise the steps of assisting a color blind person to indicate portions of an image which to their color-deficient vision are indistinguishable, and altering the image to cause those portions to become distinguisable and identifiable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Tenebraex CorporationInventors: Peter W. J. Jones, Dennis W. Purcell
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Publication number: 20040085328Abstract: A window switching apparatus comprises a title list display processing unit displaying titles of application programs run at present as a list on a screen of a display unit, and an activation processing unit making a window of an application program corresponding to a desired title active when the title is designated through an input unit. The title list display processing unit comprises a select-and-display processing unit selecting a predetermined number of titles and displaying them in respective title display columns of a predetermined size constituting the title list when the number of application programs run at present is larger than a predetermined number, and a change-and-display processing unit changing titles displayed as the title list and displaying them when a title display change command is inputted through the input unit. The user can find out a desired window and make it active, easily and quickly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Akira Maruyama, Tutomu Yagi, Etsuyuki Shizuka, Minoru Imaizumi, Junji Hayashi, Hiromi Saito
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Publication number: 20040085329Abstract: A system and method for an auxiliary network for a peer-to-peer overlay network using landmark numbering. Using information available through the auxiliary network, expressway connections are established amongst expressway nodes and ordinary connections are established between ordinary and expressway nodes. The connections established is unconstrained and arbitrary. After the connections are established, efficient routing of information may take place.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Zhichen Xu, Mallik Mahalingam, Magnus Karlsson
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Publication number: 20040085330Abstract: A system and method for automatically generating composite images from component images selected by a system user and incorporating the composite images into an image of a custom product. The user can select component images in any sequence and can delete, add, replace or change component images and colors during the design process. The library of component images is organized into categories and subcategories for presentation to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Kenneth A. Walker, Daniel R. Malone, Alexander K. Schowtka
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Publication number: 20040085331Abstract: A monitor display task displays a layout frame which is a layout position image for a print status image on the screen of a monitor. Then, the monitor display task displays the print status image in that portion on the screen which corresponds to the displayed layout frame. This can allow a user to quickly check the layout of the print status image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Noriyuki Sai
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Publication number: 20040085332Abstract: A PWM signal voltage to be applied to each of signal voltages X1 to X4 of a simple matrix display to be PWM controlled is controlled in such a manner that the numbers of forward approach signal voltages and rearward approach signal voltages are almost equal to each other for a certain scanning electrode within an optional period.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiromitsu Nakaoka, Toshimasa Tanaka
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Publication number: 20040085333Abstract: A method of processing image data to generate output image data for driving a display panel is provided. In the method, a new resolution for input image data is set according to a resolution of the display panel. A first virtual screen is divided into a plurality of pixel areas according to the new resolution set for the input image data. A second virtual screen having a sub-pixel array structure of the display panel is superimposed on the first virtual screen. A mask wider than a sub-pixel area on the superimposed second virtual screen is laid on each sub-pixel area. An area ratio of the area of each pixel portion on the first virtual screen included in each mask to the area of the mask is obtained and set. The new resolution and the area ratios are applied to a driving device of the display panel. The input image data having an original resolution is transformed into image data having the new resolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Sang-Hoon Yim, Yoon-Hyoung Cho, Dong-Ju Woo, Su-Yong Chae
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Publication number: 20040085334Abstract: A system and method are provided for creating and displaying interactive computer characters on sports stadium and arena video screens. A virtual character or avatar is create by a computer and controlled by the computer's joystick and keyboard. Further control is provided by a voice activated device attached to the computer's joystick. This device allows the operator to control specific-functions, such as moving the avatar's mouth, by speaking into the microphone. The video output of the computer is then displayed on the extremely large video screen of a sports stadium or arena. The display of the avatar can be enhanced by superimposing it over a live video picture of fans in the venue, captured by a video camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventor: Mark Reaney
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Publication number: 20040085335Abstract: The system displays an image portraying a virtual space as viewed by a virtual camera at a first location on a spatially navigable camera surface within the virtual space. A user begins a drag operation. Based on the dragging, the virtual camera is spatially translated from the first location on the spatially navigable region to a second location on the spatially navigable region. The orientation of the virtual camera at the second location may be automatically set to either point towards the pre-defined look-at point or to point in a direction normal to the spatially navigable region at the second location. The system then displays an image portraying the virtual space in accordance with the location and orientation of the virtual camera at the second location in the spatially navigable camera surface. While the drag operation continues, the system determines that further translating the virtual camera would place the virtual camera beyond the spatially navigable region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Nicolas Burlnyk, Azam Khan, George William Fitzmaurice, Ravin Balakrishnan, Gordon Paul Kurtenbach
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Publication number: 20040085336Abstract: A method of controlling a video control system in a computer having a video controller supplying a picture signal to a displaying apparatus, by setting up in advance a display adjusting value for adjusting a displaying status of a picture displayed on the displaying apparatus, selecting a conversion of the displaying status according to a user's selection, and adjusting the picture signal to be supplied to the displaying apparatus, according to the display adjusting value set up in advance. The adjusted picture signal according to the set up display adjusting value is output to the displaying apparatus via the video controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.Inventor: Myoung-Ho Kim
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Publication number: 20040085337Abstract: A tombstone for communicating audio and visual data related to the deceased from the tombstone to a user, the tombstone comprising an indicia bearing and viewing portion, a visual display, an audio transmitter for communicating sound waves to a user, data related to the deceased, the data comprising audio and visual images of the deceased, the data stored within storage media, and means for reproducing the audio and visual images of the deceased from the data related to the deceased utilizing one or more players, readers or drivers for the one or more of the storage media. The visual display of the tombstone is one or more selected from the group consisting of a television monitor, other CRT or any flat panel, LCD, LED, plasma, crystal or thin film visualization display or monitor or other viewing means.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventor: Robert M. Barrows
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Publication number: 20040085338Abstract: An automatic index making system for an electronic catalog comprises an object input section configured to enter an image object which enables generation of at least two or more different images by setting a virtual view point to read an image, a generated image specification section configured to output specified information, and a two-dimensional image generation section configured to electronically analyze the image object entered by the object input section, based on the specified information from the generated image specification section to generate a two-dimensional image. The system further comprises an index data creation section configured to create index data by use of the two-dimensional image generated by the two-dimensional image generation section, and an index output section configured to output an index by use of the index data created by the index data creation section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Mikihiko Terashima, Takao Shibasaki, Hiroshi Matsuzaki, Yukihito Furuhashi
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Publication number: 20040085339Abstract: A method summarizes unknown content of a video. First, low-level features of the video are selected. The video is then partitioned into segments according to the low-level features. The segments are grouped into disjoint clusters where each cluster contains similar segments. The clusters are labeled according to the low-level features, and parameters characterizing the clusters are assigned. High-level patterns among the labels are found, and the these patterns are used to extract frames from the video according to form a content-adaptive summary of the unknown content of the video.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Ajay Divakaran, Kadir A. Peker
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Publication number: 20040085340Abstract: A method and apparatus for editing a source video that has already been taken to stabilize images in the video. To eliminate jerky motion from a video, changes in shots are first detected. Then, any jerkiness within the video of that shot is classified and the video is segmented further into smaller segments based on this classification. The jerkiness within the selected segments is removed. The corrected shot, comprising a plurality of frames, is then added to the preceding shot until all shots of the video have been appropriately corrected for jerkiness. To help the user identify the shots being edited, keyframes or snapshots of the shots are displayed, thereby allowing the user to decide whether processing of the shot is desired and which shots should be incorporated into the final video.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.VInventors: Nevenka Dimitrova, Radu S. Jasinschi
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Publication number: 20040085341Abstract: Systems and methods to automatically edit a video to generate a video summary are described. In one aspect, sub-shots are extracted from the video. Importance measures are calculated for at least a portion of the extracted sub-shots. Respective relative distributions for sub-shots having relatively higher importance measures as compared to importance measures of other sub-shots are determined. Based on the determined relative distributions, sub-shots that do not exhibit a uniform distribution with respect to other sub-shots in the particular ones are dropped. The remaining sub-shots are connected with respective transitions to generate the video summary.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Xian-Sheng Hua, Lie Lu, Yu-Fei Ma, Mingjing Li, Hong-Jiang Zhang
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Publication number: 20040085342Abstract: An audio/video generation apparatus comprises an audio and/or video generation device operable to generate audio and/or video material, and a metadata generation processor. The metadata generation processor is operable to generate metadata describing the content and/or attributes of the audio/video material. The metadata generation processor is operable to generate a reference value providing a quasi-unique reference to the audio/video material with a reduced amount of data with respect to the audio/video material itself, the reference value being generated from data values representing the audio/video material in accordance with a predetermined relationship. The quasi-unique reference may be stored in association with the metadata describing the audio/video material from which the quasi-unique reference was generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Michael John Williams, Daniel Warren Tapson
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Publication number: 20040085343Abstract: A large area display workstation provides a liquid crystal display, configured to produce an image. The electrical components of the liquid crystal display are disposed on a substrate through a large area fabrication technique. The workstation has a first, high-resolution video display, and the large area display is a second, lower-resolution file identification display. The computer displays a user-selected file in a high-resolution format on the high-resolution video display for manipulation, and displays a plurality of file indicators in a low-resolution format on the large area display.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Warren Jackson, Ping Mei
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Publication number: 20040085344Abstract: A method and apparatus are described for providing a graphical user interface for a plurality of users under a predetermined format substantially controlled by an employer of the plurality of users. The method includes the steps of disposing a proxy server between the plurality of users and an information resource used by at least one user of the plurality of users and converting information exchanged between the predetermined format substantially controlled by the employer of the user and a predetermined format of the information resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Nayel Saleh, Mark Power, Mike Peters, Jeff Hodson, Craig Shambaugh, David Funck, Eric James, Joseph Bloom, Dave Mosquera, Anthony Dezonno
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Publication number: 20040085345Abstract: A new capability for managing complex cross-connects: instead of flipping through multiple windows to find the desired link, the operator can simply specify the endpoints. The system will then find the connect which links these endpoints, and bring it to the top (or make it visible).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., a California corporationInventors: Salim Galou, De Syang Leo Lyou
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Publication number: 20040085346Abstract: A user interface for managing connections across multiple cross connects of a communication network. The user interface provides for creating, viewing and removing connections in the cross connect. The user interface displays the relative position of cross connects along the communication network. Time slots for communicating ports are adjacently displayed so that mis-configured connections may be easily recognized.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: CIENA CorporationInventors: Mahesh Subramanian, Suresh Muthu
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Publication number: 20040085347Abstract: A computerized method for managing a storage area network (SAN) including a SAN manager associated with a storage area mapping (SAM) module. The method includes displaying, in a first window of a graphical user interface (GUI), any mapped devices, and displaying, in a second window of the GUI, any unmapped devices. A user can supplement a topology map selectively and incrementally, using inferred link information and/or user-supplied information to include additional devices in the map.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Richard Hagarty, Eric D. Hubbard
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Publication number: 20040085348Abstract: The invention relates to methods and associated systems for displaying network fabric data for managing electronic networks, such as computer networks, storage area networks (SANs), and the like. In one aspect, the invention provides a method for displaying parameters of a plurality of devices in a network for comparison, where each device has a plurality of parameters, including determining and storing values for a plurality of parameters for each of a plurality of devices, and displaying a table of said stored parameter values, where the parameters form a first dimension of the table and the devices form a second dimension of the table. As an example, methods may further include determining if values for a common parameter among devices are identical, and displaying the table without the parameter if all the values for the parameter are identical.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventor: Pengyu Wang
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Publication number: 20040085349Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a user interface design for telecommunication systems. In a particular embodiment, the user interface includes a first level interface organized by data communications network technology area and a second level interface grouped by operational function. The first level interface identifies a plurality of different data communications network technologies. Each of a plurality of operational functions identified by the second level interface includes a summary view and a detailed functional view. Each summary view is organized as a drill down view based on a set of view detail levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: SBC Properties, L.P.Inventors: Baofeng Jiang, Jerold D. Osato, Xidong Wu, Raghbendra G. Savoor
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Publication number: 20040085350Abstract: In a terminal with a display screen that is too small to accept a required input in its entirety, a user is enabled to perform the input without intricate operation. The terminal displays input pages downloaded from a server via a network, and transmits input information entered into the pages by the user. The terminal comprises a page display section, which displays a plurality of input pages using a browser executed on the terminal, an input information storage section, which stores a plurality of input parameters entered into more than one of the input pages, and an input information transmission section, which combines the input parameters and transmits the combination to the server in response to an instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tohru Tachibana, Yuhichi Takahashi
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Publication number: 20040085351Abstract: An electronic device comprises a touch screen and is configured to enter a lock state upon the fulfilment of a predetermined condition. The device is configured to display one or more images on the touch screen when the device is in the lock state, of which images one or more includes at least one predetermined point. The device is further configured to detect a touch on a predetermined point in one or more images and to deactivate the device lock state upon detection of a predetermined number of touches on successive images including a predetermined point.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventor: Timo Tokkonen
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Publication number: 20040085352Abstract: A screen operating device having good operability is obtained. When a push switch is pressed via a sheet switch within a predetermined time from a finger touching the sheet switch, a click signal is received within a predetermined time from receipt of a touch signal. After receipt of this touch signal, if a click signal is received within a predetermined time, buttons other than a predetermined selection button 32 are not displayed on a screen of a monitor device 26, and processing corresponding to a label displayed on the selection button 32 is carried out. In this way, a specific processing, such as a processing having a high frequency of use or the like, can be carried out rapidly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Chikao Nagasaka, Yoshimasa Kunimatsu, Yasuhiro Fujioka
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Publication number: 20040085353Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display device, setting processing section, and a control section. The setting processing section is capable of setting information related to a visual field angle of an object on a display area of the display device. The control section controls the visual field angle of the object on the display area in accordance with the information set by the setting processing section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tomoyuki Kawakami, Kunio Ueda
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Publication number: 20040085354Abstract: A computer software product for allowing simultaneous multi-level collaboration, including in real time between an author and a group of reviewers invited by the author to comment on a document stored in a computer file. The computer software enables each reviewer to view the document and make changes thereto which are stored in a secondary data file without modifying the contents of the original document. The author receives and views the secondary data files from the reviewers and selectively incorporates the changes into the document. Each reviewer may invite an unlimited number of sub-reviewers to review the document, the comments of each sub-reviewer similarly being stored in a secondary data file wherein only the author may edit the document directly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventor: Deepak Massand
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Publication number: 20040085355Abstract: A collaborative contract management system integrates the collaborative creation of contract documents, the collaborative negotiation of the contents of those documents, and the management of executed contracts, thereby enabling multiple parallel users to work collectively on the creation, negotiation, and management of contracts. The multiple parallel users communicate with a contract server to access a database containing electronic contracts documents arranged into a plurality of files based on a contract status. A graphical user interface presented through a display at any active user terminal includes graphical representations of the files. The multiple parallel users can easily navigate through the database using the graphical user interface to create and view contract documents, view relationships between contract documents, track versions of contracts, access documents for editing, copying, or annotating during negotiation, track executed documents, and otherwise manage executed contracts.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Jeffrey E. Harmes, David Keith Jensen, Michael Faik Tominna
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Publication number: 20040085356Abstract: A communication line is connected between a client terminal apparatus 2 and a game server apparatus 3 via a network 1, and an Internet game system, which runs a pre-determined network game in a virtual space provided by the game server apparatus 3, adds blurring to objects other than the object of attention when a view point is moved in the virtual space. Accordingly, since the object of attention is clearly displayed with regard to other objects, it is possible to make the object of attention stand out even when view point moving is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Tomokazu Kake, Akio Ohba
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Publication number: 20040085357Abstract: Methods, systems and carrier media for viewing business rules are disclosed. Components of the business rules may be stored as entries in one or more database tables. A rule editor may access business rule components and assemble the components to form a graphical display of a business rule. The graphical display may allow the user to view, edit and/or create business rules. A number of business rules may utilize one or more of the same business rule components in such a system. A graphical display of a business rule may identify other business rules or business rule components that use a selected business rule component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Allen B. Childress, Allison W. Spann
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Publication number: 20040085358Abstract: Methods for rendering electronic ink with highlighting attributes include: (a) receiving data representing at least one electronic ink stroke including a highlighting attribute; (b) rendering a first highlighting stroke in a first dimension and in a first highlighting color and/or pattern; and (c) rendering an ink color stroke in an ink color and/or pattern and in a second dimension that is smaller than the first dimension to produce a composite stroke that has a highlighted appearance. When the highlighted stroke is selected, this stroke may be rendered with a third, inner layer that is narrower than the ink colored layer, in a highlight color and/or pattern. This invention also relates to systems and computer-readable media for performing these methods, and to data structures that include a highlight attribute with electronic ink data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Justin Garrett Tolmer, Charlton E. Lui
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Publication number: 20040085359Abstract: In the invention, a system and method providing maintenance functions for an electronic device is provided. The system and method utilize configurable software tools to provide executable routines for a maintenance function related to the electronic device. The system and method employ a scripting module for building a script from a selection of tools utilizing a graphical user interface and for initiating activation of tools in the selection from selectable triggering events via the graphical user interface. The system and method utilize a script display module for generating a graphical representation of a script illustrating the selection of tools, relationships relating to triggering events of tools within the selection and a flow of execution of the scripts in the selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Sean C. Steg, George A. Carroll, David Yue, Tracee Smith
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Publication number: 20040085360Abstract: The wireless communication device GUI uses a hierarchical set of commands that integrate the displays generated on the graphical display with the standard 12-button telephone keypad. In particular, the graphical display produces an image of all or a selected part of the standard 12-button telephone keypad (for convenience, both options being noted as the “telephone keypad” herein) with iconic and textual representations of commands/functions being displayed juxtaposed to the image of the numeric key. The user can then activate a selected key on the telephone keypad to activate one of the displayed commands/functions. A home state is used to provide a baseline point of reference from which the user can select one of a plurality of basic functions that include reading messages, generating messages as well as accessing various administrative functions and predetermined stock message icons and/or cards.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Hallmark Interactive, LLCInventors: Gary T. Pratt, Gabriel F. Braddy, Chris Cobb
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Publication number: 20040085361Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for building and displaying control and non-interactive, non-control information on a touch panel. The method can include constructing a page for display on the touch panel, configuring one or more graphical display units and one or more sub-pages for display on the page, and displaying the page, graphical display units and sub-pages, selectively, on the touch panel. The method further includes determining whether any of the graphical display units is activated by a touch message applied to a location on the touch panel. Respective graphical display units may be selectively provided with features from a group of features that includes bitmaps, icons, borders and text. Two graphical display units having respective active touch areas may be displayed on the touch panel so that their active touch areas are separated by no more than one pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Joseph Kessler, Mark R. Lee, Robert Pittana
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Publication number: 20040085362Abstract: A user interface element for manipulating Boolean expressions includes at least one tab panel element operable to define a term of a Boolean expression with each term including one or more condition statements, and an add tab element operable to add an additional tab panel element. The defined terms of each of the tab panel elements are combined to form the Boolean expression.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Volker Sauermann, Axel Von Bergen, Arne Schwarz
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Publication number: 20040085363Abstract: A system is provided for interfacing with at least one data source through a graphical interface. The system comprises a plurality of data view definitions to enable data display and manipulation for the data source as defined for each individual data view. A user environment index is included that represents descriptive information about a user who is accessing a data view. In addition, an access origin index is included that represents a location within the graphical interface from where a request was made to open a data view. A data set index is also included that represents a data set requested for a data view. An indexing engine is configured to generate an appropriate data view based on a relationship between the requested data set from the data set index, and an access location within the graphical interface from where the data view was requested as selected through the access origin index, and the descriptive information about a user as selected through the user environment index.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventor: Casey J. Lawrence
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Publication number: 20040085364Abstract: Graphical user interfaces for computer display devices include a page bar control element that allows a user to easily and quickly navigate among the pages of a multiple page electronic document and/or among the pages of a plurality of electronic documents. In some examples, the page bar control element displayed on the computer system provides a visual representation of a multiple pages of the document(s), wherein the visual representation includes several tabs or markers, each marker representing one or more pages of the document(s). In some examples, the markers are rendered in colors that enable quick identification of the current page and/or the page being viewed as well as pages viewed in a riffling action. The page bar control element also may include a visual “flag” that helps users quickly located text that they have previously flagged or that the system has automatically flagged for them.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Leroy B. Keely, David Switzer, Shawna Swanson, Kevin P. Paulson, Tamara Stephas
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Publication number: 20040085365Abstract: Managing requirements to incorporate technology advances and user requested enhancements to fielded Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems is challenging. Due to the complex interrelationship between the various subsystems of an ATC system, adding new or revising existing operational requirements is complicated. Operational requirements must be translated into system requirements and integrated into all appropriate existing subsystems. A functionality tree (FT) also helps reduce implementation and integration time and costs by catching potential inconsistencies during requirements definition rather than during implementation and testing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Wulf Eggers, Richard M. Helfand, Mayer M. Jacobovits, Rolf B. Kramer, Joerg D. Tessnow
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Publication number: 20040085366Abstract: A method, system, program product, and means for maintaining state information for a browser instance when multiple browser instances are instantiated, the method comprising the steps: instantiating a first browser instance; associating first state information with the first browser instance and storing the association; instantiating a second browser instance; associating second state information, which is different from the first state information, with the second browser instance and storing the association; accessing the instantiated first browser instance; and retrieving the first state information for the first browser instance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Ward Scott Foster, Charles J. Gazdik, Shell Sterling Simpson
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Publication number: 20040085367Abstract: A computer-implemented method of allowing a user to select a visual component for one of a plurality of navigation objects in a table cell. The method includes using a label and pointers to the navigation objects to allow the user to select one of the navigation objects. The user can navigate directly from the table to view information pertinent to the selected navigation object.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventor: Richard Hagarty
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Publication number: 20040085368Abstract: A method and apparatus providing visual feedback to a computer user while dragging selected text is described. As its first step, the processing logic creates a text object from the selected text once the computer user has initiated a drag. Simultaneously, the selected text is visually de-emphasized. Secondly, the processing logic snaps the text object to the cursor so that the text object follows the cursor without obscuring text at the insertion point. Finally, when the computer user selects the final insertion point, the selected text is visually zoomed from the source location to the final insertion point.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Robert G. Johnson, Scott Jenson
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Publication number: 20040085369Abstract: An invention is provided for presenting time related data on small screen devices is disclosed. The invention includes examining a plurality of time related data entries to obtain a start time and an end time for each time related data entry, and generating a time bar based on the time related data. The time bar includes a plurality of pixels, wherein a predefined block of pixels represents a particular period of time. The time bar also includes a plurality of indicia, such as hour numbers, indicating a plurality of times. The start time and the end time of each time related data entry are correlated to pixels on the time bar, and an intensity of pixels on the time bar between the start time and the end time of each time related data entry is changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.Inventor: Mingchi Stephen Mak
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Publication number: 20040085370Abstract: A mobile device contains a dedicated key for switching between input modes. A special key code is assigned to that key. If a user presses the dedicated key, that key code is generated and passed to the operating system of the mobile device. In response, a shell determines what the current input mode is and instructs an Input Method Manager to switch the input mode from the current input mode to a “next” input mode. Each available input mode may be identified in an Input Mode Table.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Maurizio Cibelli, Peter Gregory Davis
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Publication number: 20040085371Abstract: Disclosed is a common voltage regulating circuit of a liquid crystal display device which can be adjusted by software, comprising: a pulse signal generating means for outputting a pulse width modulation signal in response to up/down signal for adjusting a common voltage; a smoothing means for smoothing a pulse width modulation signal to a direct current level provided from the pulse signal generating means; and an amplifying means for amplifying the signal smoothed by the smoothing means to a predetermined level and then outputting a common voltage signal Accordingly, since a common voltage can be adjusted by software, by means of a surplus pulse width modulation signal generated in an integrated board without installing a separate hardware, the common voltage can be easily adjusted. Further, since a variable resistor has not been used, not only manufacturing cost but also possibility of breakage can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Hwa Jeong Lee, Jin Tak Kim, Hang Seok Oh
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Publication number: 20040085372Abstract: Circuit architecture for driving Piezo-electric transducers with a Head Drive ASIC powered with only regular (constant) power supplies (instead of ramped and shaped power supplies) is disclosed. The circuit architecture consists of current mirroring systems and current switching techniques used to generate the required particular voltage waveforms across the capacitive transducers using only constant (DC) power supplies. There is no need for high voltage switching elements in this approach.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventor: Mostafa R. Yazdy
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Publication number: 20040085373Abstract: Circuitry for providing a method (semi-analog) for normalization procedure of the Head Driver ASIC is disclosed. The circuitry utilizes current DAC's (Digital-to-Analog Converts) to adjust the amplitudes of the voltages across piezo-electric elements, based on predetermined normalization (calibration) data which are stored in separate latches (a different normalization data for each individual transducer). The transducers all receive their respective calibrated voltage values all at the same time utilizing a single current slope delivered to each. This method provides more simplicity and more accuracy for normalization procedure and results in better performance then using digital circuitry and digital counters.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventor: Mostafa R. Yazdy
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Publication number: 20040085374Abstract: A drop emitting device that includes a drop generator, a drive signal including a plurality of fire intervals applied to the drop generator, wherein the drive signal includes in each fire interval a bi-polar drop firing waveform or a time varying non-firing waveform.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Sharon S. Berger, Andrey S. Kim