Abstract: A book which simultaneously displays physical content and related digital media. The content and coordination of the digital and physical media will be established by the end user of the book. The book may display specific digital media via an electronic device in response to the selection of specific physical page.

Abstract: A secondary device receives presence information for a content item that is synchronized by a content management system with the secondary device and with a primary device. If a user of the primary device is present as indicated by the presence information, a collaboration element is displayed on the secondary device. Responsive to a user input at the collaboration element, a collaboration request is sent to the primary device, and collaboration information enabling collaborative interaction with an instance of the content item on the primary device is received.

Abstract: In a website development tool, a web server is configured to communicatively couple to an Internet browser. An Internet browser opens a website administered by the web server. The website generates interactive objects associated with the backend processing of the web server. The website development tool includes a theme editor portion arranged to modify themes associated with pages of the website. When a modification command received at the theme editor requests a change to a first web page theme, a first theme identifier is communicated to a sector system controller. A theme draft is created based on the first theme, and a new URL is created by incorporating the theme draft's identifier into the original website URL. When the new URL is communicated to the web server, the web server delivers a web page having a control panel interface to the theme editor to the Internet browser via a proxy.

Abstract: One or more problems may be detected in an executing application by retrieving runtime execution information from the application executing on one or more computers. The runtime information is transformed into a temporal sequence of events. A knowledgebase is searched for a dialog that has nodes in an order that match the temporal sequence of events according to a threshold degree. Responsive to finding the dialog in the knowledgebase, the dialog is launched on a user interface to interact with a user and guide the user through a problem identification and solution. Responsive to not finding the dialog, additional instrumenter is enabled in the application.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for synchronizing one or more mediatations with a video timeline. A mediatation may refer to any media content displayed in a separate window from a video stream. Example mediatations include, but are not limited to, portable document format (PDF) documents, text documents, and image documents. Mediatations are associated with a timeline for a video stream. As the video stream is played, different indications of mediatations may appear in a window separate from the window playing the video. A user may then select an indication of a mediatation to display the entirety of the mediatation.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that controls a user interface to display content, acquires position information corresponding to an input received at the user interface, determines a condition corresponding to the position information, and controls the user interface to display data corresponding to the input based on a result of the determining.

Abstract: An alarm-position display apparatus includes a display unit that displays, on a screen, a system configuration of a PLC system, a scroll bar and a scroll bar area, a display-position calculating unit that calculates a display position of the system configuration and calculates a display position of the scroll bar and of the scroll bar area on the screen, an alarm-information processing unit that calculates, when an alarm occurs in the PLC system, an occurrence place of the alarm and a type of the alarm, and a combined-display calculating unit that calculates a display position of an alarm icon corresponding to the occurrence place on the scroll bar area. The display unit displays, on the basis of a calculation result of the combined-display calculating unit, the alarm icon on the scroll bar area in a display system corresponding to the type of the alarm.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel; a deformation sensor configured to sense a bending of the display panel; and a controller configured to control the display panel, wherein the controller is configured to: control displaying a plurality of objects on the display panel; detect the bending of the display panel through the deformation sensor; divide the display panel into a first area and a second area with respect to a bending line defined by the bending; divide the objects into a first object corresponding to the first area and a second object corresponding to the second area according to the bending; and move the first and second objects in first and second directions, respectively, according to the bending.

Abstract: During a medical scan session, a computing device executing a medical scan application receives a touch input from a touch sensitive medical scanning device. The computing device determines whether the touch input comprises at least one of a hold gesture or a swipe gesture. The computing device then performs a first function responsive to determining that the touch input comprises a hold gesture. The computing device then performs a second function responsive to determining that the touch input comprises a swipe gesture.

Abstract: An electronic device displays a user interface of a first software application that includes one or more draggable objects and one or more control objects; and, detects a contact on a touch-sensitive surface at a first location while a focus selector is displayed over a first draggable object and a movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface to a second location that corresponds to a first control object. In accordance with a determination that the contact at the first location satisfies object selection criteria, the device moves the first draggable object to the first control object in accordance with the movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface to the first control object. In accordance with a determination that the contact at the second location satisfies first intensity criteria, the device performs a first predetermined operation that corresponds to activation of the first control object.

Abstract: An electronic device displays, on a display, a map that is associated with a first orientation. The electronic device receives a touch input on a touch-sensitive surface, and, in response to receiving the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface, rotates the map on the display in accordance with the touch input. While rotating the map on the display in accordance with the touch input, in response to determining that a displayed orientation of the rotated map corresponds to the first orientation of the map, the electronic device generates a first tactile output.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at an electronic device. The device displays a first user interface including a background with a first appearance and foreground objects. While displaying the first user interface, the device detects a first input while a first focus selector is at a location in the first user interface that corresponds to the background of the first user interface. In response, if the contact has a characteristic intensity above a first intensity threshold, the device dynamically changes the background without changing the foreground objects, wherein the dynamic change in the background is based on the characteristic intensity of the contact. While dynamically changing the background, detecting termination of the first input; and, in response, the device reverts the background back to the first appearance of the background.

Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts: displays user interface objects in a first user interface; detects an input by a contact while a focus selector is over a first user interface object; if the input meets selection criteria, displays a second user interface; if a first portion of the input meets preview criteria, displays a preview area overlaid on at least some of the user interface objects, wherein the preview area includes a reduced scale representation of the second user interface; if a second portion of the input meets user-interface-replacement criteria, replaces display of the first user interface and the overlaid preview area with display of the second user interface; and, if the second portion of the input meets preview-area-disappearance criteria, ceases to display the preview area and displays the first user interface after the input ends.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide touch screen sonar adjustment for mobile structures. A sonar adjustment system includes a user interface with a touch screen display and a logic device configured to communicate with the user interface and a sonar system. The user interface is configured to receive and/or display sonar data provided by the sonar system. The logic device is configured to determine a stimulus or scroll rate component and a sample scale component of a pinch gesture performed on the touch screen display, adjust a rate and/or a sample scale factor for the touch screen display and/or for the sonar system, and render the sonar data according to the adjusted rate and/or sample scale factor. The user interface and logic device may be integrated together to form a multifunction display used to power and/or supply sonar transmission signals to the sonar system.

Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a touch panel where a specified input operation is performed with an indicator, an input detection unit, and an operation determination unit. The input detection unit detects the pattern of the input operation based on the position of the indicator on the touch panel, and decreases the frequency of execution of processing arranged to detect the input operation performed on the touch panel when an input operation performed on the touch panel is not detected over a specified time period. When the pattern of the input operation is detected in the case where the execution frequency of the processing arranged to detect the input operation is low, the operation determination unit causes a controlled unit determined to be an operation target in relation to the pattern of the input operation to execute a specified operation.

Abstract: When a multimedia conference between multiple users at multiple locations is established, a first cursor controlled by a first user in a first location is provided. A first event associated with the multimedia conference is detected. In response to detecting the first event associated with the multimedia conference, control of cursors in the multimedia conference can be handled in various ways to enhance the multimedia conference. For example, control of the first cursor can be switched from the first user to a second user at a second location, a second cursor can be provided to the multimedia conference that is controlled by the second user, or control of the first cursor can be merged so that the first cursor can be controlled by both the first user and the second user. This allows for enhanced control of the cursor in the multimedia conference that more closely resembles an in-person conference.

Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein provides a system, method, and computer program product for organizing and animating comments on webpages made in response to articles and comments made by other readers. Animation of card groups having comment cards, which may be arranged horizontally or vertically adjacent to one another, or arranged as a digital decks of cards, or cascading panels, reduces confusion to readers and prevents readers from posting comments to incorrect locations.

Abstract: A 3D object modeling method is disclosed herein. The method includes a first step of selecting an image of an object corresponding to the type of user terminal from images of the object and then disposing the selected image of the object, and a second step of three-dimensionally modeling the image of the object according to the type of event. The first step includes a first process of photographing the image of the object, setting the sizes of the photographed image to first reference sizes, and registering the images in a modeling server, a second process of connecting with the modeling server, and selecting the type and resolution of in the user terminal, a third process of setting the sizes of the set first reference sins as second reference sizes, and a fourth process of selecting and disposing an image corresponding to one of the set second reference sizes.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for acquiring and processing operation instructions. The systems and methods may include receiving a first operation instruction. The system may determine an application associated with the first operation instruction, and determine whether the first operation instruction satisfies one or more predetermined conditions, wherein the predetermined conditions are associated with the application. The system may also, responsive to determining that the first operation instruction satisfies the predetermined conditions, and after the second operation instruction is received, invoke the application, and transmit the second operation instruction to the application for execution. The system may also, responsive to determining that the first operation instruction does not satisfy the predetermined conditions, execute the first operation instruction as a standalone instruction.

Abstract: A display method of a scenario emoticon using an instant message service is provided. The display method includes displaying a scenario emoticon selection region showing at least one thumbnail image of at least one scenario emoticon; receiving an input of a selection upon one from the at least one thumbnail image; and displaying, in response to the selection, a scenario emoticon on a display region within a chat window where an instant message is output. When the play file is played, the at least one object is displayed according to a preset scenario, if a user interaction upon the object is input while the play file is played, a status of the object is changed in response to the user interaction.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a device displays a user interface that includes user interface objects associated with respective object-specific operations that are triggered by changes in contact intensity. While displaying the user interface, the device detects a first input. In response to detecting the first input: if a focus selector is at a first location, the device performs a first operation associated with the first object; if a focus selector is at the second location, the device performs a second operation associated with the second object; and if a focus selector is at a location that is away from any objects that are associated with object-specific operations that are triggered by changes in contact intensity, perform a third operation that includes updating the user interface on the display to concurrently visually distinguish the first and second objects in the user interface.

Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts: displays a first user interface that includes objects of a first type and objects of a second type; detects a first portion of a first input that includes an increase in characteristic intensity of a first contact above an intensity threshold while a focus selector is over a respective user interface object; in response, displays supplemental information associated with the respective user interface object; while displaying the supplemental information, detects an end of the first input; and, in response: if the respective user interface object is the first type of object, ceases to display the supplemental information; and, if the respective user interface object is the second type of object, maintains display of the supplemental information after detecting the end of the first input.

Abstract: An image display device includes: a selection screen display control section that performs a control process that displays a selection screen on a display section, a plurality of element buttons for selecting an analysis target element being arranged within the selection screen; and a sub-image display control section that performs a control process that reads analytical condition information about an element that corresponds to an element button among the plurality of element buttons that has been selected by using pointing means from a storage section, and displays a sub-image that represents the analytical condition information with a character that is larger than a character used for the element button on the display section.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display, a rotatable input mechanism, one or more processors, and memory. The electronic device displays content on the display, where the content includes a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge. The electronic device further detects a first user input, and in response to detecting the first user input, displays an enlarged view of the content that does not include the first edge. The electronic device further detects a rotation of the rotatable input mechanism in a first rotation direction, and in response to detecting the rotation, translates the enlarged view of the content in a first translation direction on the display to display the first edge of the content.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of performing simple pay using registered card information after information of a real card is registered at the mobile terminal and a method of controlling therefor. To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, according to one embodiment, a mobile terminal, includes a touch screen capable of outputting at least one card image and a controller.

Abstract: Generating an electronic coloring page image in the disclosed technology is accomplished by (a) obtaining an image to be converted into a the electronic coloring image; (b) converting the image into a corresponding outline image; (c) converting the corresponding outline image into an electronic coloring page image; (d) displaying the electronic coloring page image to a user; and (e) responsive to input provided by the user, manipulating the electronic coloring page image.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE has a screen display. The UE displays a first image of a first application on the screen display. The UE receives a selection of a first area of the screen display. The UE retains a first image section of the first image displayed in the first area. The UE receives a second image of a second application. The UE displays the first image section on the screen display at a second area of the screen display. The UE displays the second image in areas of the screen display other than the second area.

Abstract: A computing system comprises, in one example, a display system configured to generate user interface displays, a process configuration system configured to define a process action that targets at least one programming interface and to identify a set of parameters for the programming interface, and a display system controller configured to control the display system to generate a process action configuration user interface display with user input mechanisms that prompt the user based on the set of parameters, and to detect a user interaction with the user input mechanisms that defines one or more values for the set of parameters. The process configuration system defines the process action based on the one or more values.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to screenreader techniques and volume control techniques for electronic devices. In some embodiments, a device displays a plurality of user interface objects in an ordered progression. A rotation of a rotary input mechanism is detected. In response to the rotation of the rotary input mechanism, if a rotary screenreader navigation mode is activated, a visual highlight is displayed and an auditory output is produced. In some embodiments, a device has a volume setting. A gesture is detected, and a volume adjustment mode is activated. The gesture ends with a contact being maintained, and the volume setting is adjusted in accordance with detected movement of the contact.

Abstract: An electronic device displays a settings user interface that includes one or more control objects. The settings user interface is configured to adjust operations of the device that use one or more sensors that detect intensity of contacts with a touch-sensitive surface, and/or one or more tactile output generators. The device detects an input for a first control object of the one or more control objects; and, in accordance with the detected input for the first control object, changes the second intensity threshold and the second tactile output. The device provides a first tactile output in response to detecting that an intensity of a contact on a touch-sensitive surface increases above a first intensity threshold, and provides a second tactile output in response to detecting that an intensity of a contact on the touch-sensitive surface increases above a second intensity threshold, distinct from the first intensity threshold.

Abstract: A control panel includes an input portion to which an operation by an operator is input; a unified screen storage element that stores a unified screen that is a screen that is unified with respect to the plurality of types of controllers, and displays the data; a display portion capable of displaying a special screen and the unified screen; and an operation control portion that switches between displaying the special screen and the unified screen on the display portion based on information input to the input portion, and controls an actuator control portion based on information input to the input portion.

Abstract: A system providing a system user integrated player-client management services and functions with enhanced communications between a system user and a player-client defined by the system user having a user resource manager (URM) resident on a computing device of a system user. The URM having player-client profiles with player-client parameters that player-client reporting parameters and player-client action triggers. The URM providing player-client profile page displays, transmitting to a remote device a player-client reporting parameter and in response receiving instant player-client data/updates and updating the player-client profile with the instant player-client data. The URM comparing the received instant player-client data with a player-client action trigger detecting in near real time an occurrence of an resource action event and generating an alert action to the computing device providing the system user an indication on the computing device that the resource action event was detected.

Abstract: A user terminal device includes a display, a communicator configured to perform communication with a digital signage device and a processor configured to control the display to display user interface (UI) screens for managing a content to be displayed on the digital signage device and schedules sequentially, configured to combine information input from each of the UI screens displayed sequentially and configured to transmit the combined information to the digital signage device.

Abstract: An active color interface can include a first fader, where the first fader includes a first selector and a first range of selections. The active color interface can also include a second fader, where the second fader includes a second selector and a second range of selections. The first range of selections can be altered when the second selector moves among the second range of selections. The second range of selections can be altered when the first selector moves among the first range of selections. A light source of a lighting device can emit an overall color that corresponds to a first selection among the first range of selections by the first selector and a second selection among the second range of selections by the second selector.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a method of presenting an audio or audio-visual work including: (a) a user selecting a speed contour from one or more speed contours stored in a database apparatus; (b) presenting the audio or audio-visual work at a playback device using the user selected speed contour to provide presentation rates; (c) during presenting, the user selecting another speed contour from the one or more speed contours stored in the database apparatus; and (d) continuing to present the audio or audio-visual work at the playback device using the user selected another speed contour to provide presentation rates.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to varying threshold and feedback based on activity. The present disclosure includes receiving an input having an input intensity. Further, in response to receiving the input and in accordance with a determination that an electronic device is in a second activity state different from a first activity state, determining whether the input intensity of the input meets or exceeds a second characteristic intensity threshold different from a first characteristic intensity threshold. Additionally, in accordance with a determination that the input intensity of the input meets or exceeds the second characteristic intensity threshold, performing the application process and/or providing a haptic feedback of a second feedback level different from a first feedback level.

Abstract: In order to achieve comfortable operations while appropriately preventing incorrect operations by unintentional touch operations on a touch operation section, when a touch operation performed on the touch operation section such as a selfie pad is a predetermined touch operation such as a double tap operation different from a touch operation such as a single tap or slide operation for giving an instruction to perform a predetermined function, switching is performed between a first state that is a selfie pad restricted state for restricting the predetermined function capable of being performed by the touch operation on the selfie pad and a second state that is a selfie pad restriction released state for releasing the restriction of the predetermined function.

Abstract: Systems and methods may be implemented to enable an information handling system to adjust touchscreen interaction with a user depending on how the user is holding or otherwise touching a touchscreen display device and/or depending on what functions or tasks the user is currently performing. For example, in one embodiment, an information handling system may include one or more processing devices configured to first interpret how a user is currently using a touchscreen display device of the information handling system, and then to automatically modify the touchscreen behavior based on this interpreted touchscreen use by providing an inactive virtual bezel area that in a context-aware manner ignores touch events in the inactive area.

Abstract: A method suitable for a touch-control device having a touch-control surface for determining keys of a virtual keyboard is provided and includes: sensing positions of multiple control points on the touch-control surface to determine positions of multiple basic keys of a virtual keyboard; determining the input behavior of a user according to at least one touch behavior of at least one control point on the touch-control surface; and determining which key on the virtual keyboard is input by the user.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device, an operating method thereof, and a recording medium. The electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, includes: a display module; and a processor that controls to display, on the display module, a keypad that contains input elements for inputting a character to the electronic device, wherein at least some of the displayed input elements are displayed to correspond to at least one of a location where at least one character element that forms the character is disposed in the character and a pattern in which a user actually uses the character.

Abstract: Techniques for determining user input on a touch screen of a user device are disclosed. In some situations, the techniques include: receiving information about a user input provided to a touch screen of a user device, the touch screen displaying two or more selectable objects, wherein each of the selectable objects, if selected, initiates a response corresponding to the selection of the object, determining a selectable object among the selectable objects that has a highest likelihood of being an object that a user intended to select with the user input, and providing a response corresponding to a selection of the determined selectable object. In one situation, a selectable object is a button or a hyperlink included in a Web page displayed on the screen of the device, and the response includes content associated with the selected button or hyperlink.

Abstract: A mobile terminal displaying a virtual keyboard obtains a direction in which a mobile terminal is inclined and displays a modified virtual keyboard in correspondence to the obtained inclination direction. The virtual keyboard comprises a plurality of virtual keyboard regions. The mobile terminal displays the virtual keyboard in which at least one of the plurality of virtual keyboard regions is enlarged and other non-enlarged virtual keyboard regions are reduced based on the obtained inclination direction.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for inputting a character using a keyboard displayed on a touch screen in a portable terminal. The apparatus and method determines if a touch signal is generated, with the keyboard displayed. Upon generation of the touch signal, a touched character is recognized by analyzing the touch signal. The character is displayed enlarged in a predetermined screen area. It is then determined if the touch has been completed, while the character is displayed enlarged. Upon sensing the touch completion, the character is displayed in a main screen area.

Abstract: A mobile computing device includes a processor and a touch-sensitive display cooperable with the processor. The processor executes instructions to display a character set on the touch-sensitive display for receiving input from a user of the mobile computing device. The character set includes a plurality of keys that are arranged in an arc. The processor receives the input from the user of the mobile computing device by way of the touch-sensitive display.

Abstract: Embodiments of the inventive concept include a non-volatile memory module array system. The system can include non-volatile memory modules each including a first port, a second port, solid state drives, a switch, and a port configuration logic section. The system can include a bus connected to the first or second ports. The system can include a host to communicate with the non-volatile memory modules via the bus. The port configuration logic section can toggle between a first port configuration associated with the second port and a second port configuration associated with the second port. The port configuration logic section can include a first non-volatile configuration section to store the first and second port configurations associated with the second port. The first port configuration can cause the second port to operate as a downstream port. The second port configuration can cause the second port to operate as an upstream port.

Abstract: The present invention provides a data storage device including a flash memory, a plurality of counting control arrays and a controller. The flash memory includes a plurality of chips, each chip has a plurality of pages arranged to be assembled into a super block according to a predetermined order, and each of the super blocks includes the pages of the different chips. The controller keeps the value of a first field of a first counting control array corresponding to a first chip required to be read and writes a second value into the other fields except for the first field of the first counting control array when the first field is a first value, and writes the first value into the first field and keeps the values of the other fields of the first counting control array when the first field is the second value.

Abstract: A memory controller and methods thereof suitable for operating a system utilizing multiple memory bus channels and/or multiple banks of memory devices on each channel wherein the memory devices is polled only when necessary. The memory controller includes means for determining a status of each individual memory device of the plurality of memory devices, a channel controller for each memory bus channel, and at least one status register on which is stored a plurality of bits. The channel controller maintains a derived status of each individual memory device based on the current and previous status data. Each individual bit of the plurality of bits of the status register corresponds to an individual memory device of the plurality of memory devices and indicates the derived status of the individual memory device which are used to determine whether to check for a queued command destined for the individual memory device.

Abstract: In a computer, a logical partition for calculation in which an OS and an application operate and a logical partition for storage for providing a storage function are constructed. In the logical partition for calculation, a device corresponding to a storage device is provided, while the logical partition for storage provides a volume. A memory space that can be shared by the both logical partitions is prepared, and management information describing a sorting destination or a sorting method of an I/O request issued by an application is provided in the memory. If the logical partition for calculation receives an I/O request from the application, the partition refers to the management information and sorts the I/O request to the storage device or the logical partition for storage. The logical partition for storage processes the received I/O request by the storage function and transmits the result to the storage device.

Abstract: Techniques for improving memory page allocation are disclosed. In some embodiments, the techniques may be realized as a method for improving memory page allocation including generating, using a compression unit, compressed grains associated with compressed blocks, identifying a write page allocation unit to query, receiving, at the write page allocation unit, a query for a flash memory location to store the compressed grains, determining a flash memory location for the compressed grains, determining a parity location for the compressed grains, returning offsets indicating the flash memory location and the parity location, sending the compressed grains to the free grain location and a parity bit to the parity location as part of an atomic transaction, and recording a start location of compressed grains in a mapping.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a storage system includes a storage unit including a memory unit, the memory unit including a nonvolatile memory and a controller which controls the nonvolatile memory, a connection unit which connects the storage unit to outside and controls the storage unit, and a management unit which at least monitors power supply voltages of the storage unit and the connection unit.