Abstract: Management or coordination of playback of digital media assets by an electronic device (e.g., a computing device), that supports media playback is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the electronic device can be controlled such that a user is able to schedule playback of distinct digital media assets.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a responsive user interface. One of the methods includes receiving a page for a user device, the page including a panels. The method includes receiving a layout for the page, the layout defining a visual relationship between the panels. The method includes generating, by a computer system, a slide including a subset of panels to display on the user device, the subset of panels selected based on characteristics of the user device and the layout. The method includes sending the slide to the user device.

Abstract: There are provided: a detection means for detecting user's touch; a moving speed calculating means for calculating a moving speed from a moving distance and a travel time of a detection position detected by the detection means; and a page turning means for indicating a plurality of pieces of data while sending the pieces of data one after another, wherein the page turning means indicates pieces of data while sending the pieces of data at a page turning speed decided in advance, determines a deceleration rate according to the moving speed calculated by the moving speed calculating means, and performs indication while decelerating the page turning speed gradually.

Abstract: An approach is provided to map virtual displays to physical displays that are accessible from an information handling system. When the number of attached physical displays changes, the approach detects the change and remaps the virtual displays to the changed number of physical displays.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for visualizing interactions between an individual and an entity such as an organization. Disclosed embodiments may include a processor configured to acquire data associated with one or more events from one or more sources, analyze the acquired data to construct a time-ordered sequence of the one or more events, and generate derived interaction information from the analyzed event data, and store the analyzed data or the derived interaction information in a structured database. The analyzed data and generated derived interaction information may be recalled and/or transmitted on-demand for use by an application or browser to construct a visualization of the events and the derived interaction information using code that represents a visual language, thereby providing a comprehensive visualization of events involving an individual and the organization in a digitized format that is easy to store, transmit, and update, while minimizing computer network burdens.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, a script defining a flow of a user interface is distributed to a user application operating on a client device. Then interactions between users on one or more client devices and one or more server devices are tracked. The script is then modified based on the information about the interactions, the modification changing the flow. The modified script may then be distributed to the user application, thus causing a modification in the flow of the user interface of the user application.

Abstract: A user interface translation system can provide functionality of translating at least a portion of a user interface of a primary application. The user interface translation system may, for instance, add an overlay interface over a portion of the primary application. The primary application can conduct all the processing tasks. The overlay interface can correspond to user interfaces of well-known applications that users may prefer. In certain embodiments, users can select from a list of overlay interfaces. The user interface translation system can receive user control input from the overlay interface and map the received input to a corresponding command for the primary application. The user interface translation system can also train users to adapt to a change in user interface over a period of time or usage.

Abstract: Disclosed are some examples of methods, apparatus, systems and computer program products related to a user interface providing a call center service. In some implementations, the user interface presents session tabs and application tabs. A session tab can have a parent-child relationship with an application tab. Customer data can be retrieved from a database, where the customer data includes account data and child data. The customer data can be provided to cause display in the user interface of the account data in association with a first session tab and the child data in association with a first application tab. Edits to the child data can cause the first application tab to be designated as unsaved.

Abstract: Techniques for automatically completing a partially completed UI design created by a user are described. A UI query including attributes of UI components in the partially completed UI design is created. Example designs with similar UI components are identified. UI components of one such design example are displayed to automatically complete the partially completed UI design (also called an “auto-complete suggestion”). The user can systematically navigate the design examples and accept auto-completed suggestions to include into the partially complete UI design.

Abstract: A terminal screenshot method and device are disclosed, and particularly relate to the terminal application field. The method includes: capturing a content currently displayed on a screen of a terminal to obtain a first picture; moving the content displayed on the screen, and capturing other pictures except the content currently displayed on the screen in turn; and performing connection processing on the first picture and other pictures in turn to obtain a complete screenshot comprising the first picture and other pictures which are connected with each other. The embodiments of the present document enable a user to conveniently complete a picture capturing operation on an entirely or partially scrolling window by way of automatically scrolling a screen or sliding a touch screen using a finger, thereby satisfying the individualized requirement of the user on capturing contents.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for deleting an email from a terminal device running Android system. The method includes: acquiring sliding trace information of a touch point; acquiring, if a sliding operation of the touch point meets a pre-determined condition, initial coordinates of the control in a first layout file of an email interface where the touch point is located, target coordinates of a deletion button in a second layout file, and a preset interface shift threshold; shifting, according to the interface shift threshold, the initial coordinates of the control in a preset direction, and shifting, according to the interface shift threshold and a width value of the deletion button, the deletion button in a preset direction to the target coordinates of the deletion button; and deleting the email when a touch point is detected in a deletion button region of the email interface.

Abstract: A device includes two touch sensitive displays. Particular display device (e.g., balloons, pop-up windows, tooltips, etc.) can be displayed in the two touch sensitive displays. However, in some circumstances, presenting the display device may cause problems interfacing with or viewing data on the device. Thus, the device can determine if presenting the display device in a proposed location will cause difficulties for the user. If such difficulties are predicted, the device may move the display of the display device to the other touch sensitive display.

Abstract: In a method for planning a medical imaging examination, as well as a graphical interface and a medical imaging apparatus and a storage medium for implementing the method, a planning environment for the planning of the medical imaging examination is provided on a touch display of a graphical interface, at least one imaging parameter for the medical imaging examination is specified by a manual input on the touch display, and information is provided on the touch display in response to the manual input, the information being presented haptically on the touch display.

Abstract: An input device is disclosed. An input device comprises a display unit, an input unit, a load detection unit and a control unit. The display unit is configured to display an object of a folder with a hierarchical structure. The load detection unit is configured to detect a pressing load with respect to the input unit corresponding to the location of the object of the folder that is displayed on the display unit. The control unit opens and closes folders based on a change in the pressing load.

Abstract: A display system includes a display for the graphic representation of changeable information, an operating unit for the control of the displayed information by a user, a proximity sensor which is arranged to detect an approach of the user to the operating unit, and a control unit. The control unit is coupled to the display, the operating unit and the proximity sensor. The control unit is arranged such that, as a function of an approach of the user to the operating unit, it alters the representation of the changeable information, such that a time rate of display change of the graphic representation of the changeable information is reduced.

Abstract: Selection refinement tool techniques are described in which a selection within an image is modified using a tool that automatically resizes according to the shape of selection boundaries. In one or more implementations, selection boundaries are displayed in an image that is exposed in a user interface. The selection boundaries may represent an automatic selection via an editing tool, or a selection that is based on manual manipulation of an editing tool by a user. The selection refinement tool is operable to modify the selection boundaries by positioning of a cursor of the refinement tool proximate to the selection boundaries. In response to positioning of the cursor relative to the selection boundaries, the cursor is dynamically resized in dependence upon a positional relationship between the cursor and the selection boundaries, such that boundaries of the cursor are kept from intersecting with the selection boundaries.

Abstract: Methods and systems for user interaction with information handling systems include using a physical object as a virtual input device. The virtual input device may be manipulated by a user to provide user input to an information handling system. The physical object may be identified and tracked using an image acquisition device. Different types of physical objects may be manipulated by the user to define gestures that are interpreted as user input.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including an operation amount acquiring unit that acquires an operation amount of an operation input on a display screen; a depth position computing unit that computes a depth position of a three-dimensionally viewable operation object, on the basis of the operation amount; and a display processing unit that executes processing for adjusting the depth position of the operation object on the basis of the depth position and displaying the operation object on the display screen.

Abstract: Three dimensional, conditional formatting based data visualization is provided. Received underlying data may be analyzed and one or more portions of the underlying data that are of interest to a user determined. The portions may be selected actively by a user of automatically determined based on a variation of values in each portion, values of data points in each portion, a usage history of the user, and/or a credential of the user. A background image may be generated by converting the tabular data into a three dimensional image or selecting and image or a graphic associated with the underlying data. The visualization(s) may then be displayed over the background. Scenes may be selected for animated slide shows or movies.

Abstract: When three warnings (a brake abnormality, a charging abnormality and an oil pressure reduction) occur in a vehicle, a brake abnormality icon, a charging abnormality icon and an oil pressure reduction icon are displayed in an icon displaying region of a display. On the other hand, brake abnormality warning information, charging abnormality warning information and oil pressure reduction warning information are displayed, in an information displaying region, in a switching manner every fixed time period.

Abstract: A method for adjusting an operating state of a smart housing device includes monitoring a device list in a control application on a mobile terminal. The control application is configured to control the smart housing device. The method further includes, when an instruction for creating a shortcut key for controlling the smart housing device is detected, creating the shortcut key on a desktop of the mobile terminal and adjusting an operating state of the smart housing device in response to actuation of the shortcut key.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for extracting and distributing text of mixed types from displayed graphical data from a display of an electronic device are disclosed. The text types can include rendered text and text represented in rendered images. Displayed graphical data can be captured from data being displayed by an application on a display device. Text data can be extracted from the captured graphical data as text data at the rendering tree level, or by an optical character recognition process. In response to the extracted text data, a text selection tool with visual representations of selectable text can be applied to the displayed text data. Selectable text is differentiated by being displayed with more clarity than or in stark contrast to non-text data that is rendered as being degraded or blurred. Using the text selection tool, a user can select a subset of the text.

Abstract: An electronic device, computer implemented method and computer program product adapted to facilitate the management of and application of actions to objects displayed on the electronic device are disclosed. A wire metaphor, including so-called pass-through and lassoing techniques are used to illustrate the use of an uninterrupted gesture path to facilitate the contextual selection and application of a predefined action to associated target objects displayed on a mobile device that employs a touch screen user interface. Examples of such actions include grouping, moving, arranging, aligning, distributing, joining, and applying a theme to the selected target objects.

Abstract: A method of for visualizing equipment for use in a facility includes presenting a view including at least one facility; upon receiving a selection of a selected facility of the at least one facility, presenting at least one brand of equipment for use with the selected facility; and upon receiving a selection of a selected brand of the at least one brand, presenting information directed to equipment associated with the selected brand.

Abstract: An electronic device that increases both visibility and selectability of executable programs. The electronic device includes a touch panel display having an elongated shape, a memory storing programs, and a processor controlling program execution and the display. The touch panel includes a first display region and a second display region contiguous with and narrower than the first display region. The display displays an execution image of a first program in the first display region and an icon image of a second program in the second display region in a smaller display area than the execution image. When the processor detects contact at the icon image and detects that the contact moves towards the first display region, the processor causes the display to display an execution image of the second program in the first display region.

Abstract: An information processing method and an electronic device are provided. The information processing method is applied to the electronic device, the electronic device includes a touch display unit including a display region and an operation region, and the method includes: detecting a first input operation, the first input operation being an input operation performed in the operation region; identifying the first input operation; and executing a predetermined instruction to move first display content in the display region to a first display region corresponding to the predetermined instruction to generate second display content, if it is determined that the first input operation includes the predetermined instruction, where the first display region is smaller than the display region.

Abstract: A mobile terminal according to the present invention can provide various user interfaces for editing an image itself displayed on a front surface display area, an editing function for items displayed on the front surface display area, and so on by using the front surface display area and a side surface display area.

Abstract: In one example embodiment, an interface providing method in an interface providing system implemented with a computer including a touch screen, includes displaying, by a processor, contents on the touch screen, and activating and displaying, by the processor, a pointer object at a position corresponding to a position of a touch on the touch screen. The method further includes moving, by the processor, the pointer object as a position of the touch moves in a state where the touch is maintained, controlling, by the processor, a rotation of contents displayed on the touch screen based on the moving of the pointer object, and deactivating, by the processor, the pointer object and the displaying of the pointer object, when the touch is terminated.

Abstract: An method for playing video contents including detecting whether or not a play condition for playing a video content corresponding to a first content block in a video display page is met. When it is detected that the play condition for playing the video content corresponding to the first content block is met, adjusting a player instance corresponding to the video display page to the first content block, and playing the video content corresponding to the first content block through the player instance. The technical solution of the present disclosure simplify a play process of playing a video content, avoid that a user browses information related to the video content after entering into a new detail page by clicking icons on the video display page one by one, and enable the user to directly watch a video content corresponding to a content block on the video display page.

Abstract: A method for displaying data in a graphical overlay. The method includes overlaying a first lens, including a first dataset, on a first region of the graphical overlay while a second lens, including a second dataset, overlaps the first lens. The first and second datasets are simultaneously displayed, and a correlation between the datasets is determined. Separation of the first and second lenses preserves a circumscribed region within each lens. The first dataset corresponds to first orientation position of the first lens. Rotation of the first lens to a second orientation position reconfigures the first dataset to provide a modified first dataset which corresponds to the second position. A rotational position may also be associated with points in time, a first position corresponding to a first point in time and the first dataset representing the first dataset at the first point in time.

Abstract: A touch screen user interface is provided that is adjustable between at least two positions, and preferably adjustable over a range of positions. By providing the ability to adjust the interface's position, the user can optimize screen placement for either data entry or viewing. Additionally, the screen position can be optimized for the user's seating position. As a result, when the screen is being used for viewing, for example when the screen is being used with the navigation system, the user can easily see the screen without having to look downward or dramatically alter their viewing angle. Similarly, when the screen is being used for data entry, for example to input data into the navigation system or make adjustments to the audio system, the screen can be positioned so that the user can easily reach the interface without straining, thereby helping to avoid neck, shoulder and/or back pain.

Abstract: In one example, user interactions with a computing system are detected, and information that represents an insight is identified and extracted from the detected user interaction. If the information is relatively sensitive, the user is asked to approve of storing the insight for potential access by others. Other users can then request insights (or requests can be automatically generated) about certain items, and the stored insights can be searched and returned in response to the request. If the insights to be returned contain sensitive material, then the owner of the insight can be asked to approve dissemination of the insight to the requestor or requesting system.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an input unit, a storage unit and a processing unit. The input unit receives an input signal corresponding to a Uniform Resource Identifier of a file resource. The storage unit stores settings of a default application and a plurality of applications for executing the file resource. The processing unit executes the file resource according to the input signal and the default application. After executing the file resource by the default application, the processing unit clears the setting of the default application and displays application shortcuts corresponding to the applications in a window when a disabling signal corresponding to the default application is received within a first predetermined time and the input signal corresponding to the Uniform Resource Identifier is received within a second predetermined time. The processing unit further re-executes the file resource according to the input signal.

Abstract: A facility for managing a media player is described. In one example facility, the facility discerns direction from an application program specifying a presentation of media player controls for the media player. Based at least in part on the discerning, the facility causes the media player to be displayed, including a visual user interface for the media player in which media player controls are presented in accordance with the discerned direction.

Abstract: A touch screen user interface is provided that is adjustable between at least two positions, and preferably adjustable over a range of positions. By providing the ability to adjust the interface's position, the user can optimize screen placement for either data entry or viewing. Additionally, the screen position can be optimized for the user's seating position. As a result, when the screen is being used for viewing, for example when the screen is being used with the navigation system, the user can easily see the screen without having to look downward or dramatically alter their viewing angle. Similarly, when the screen is being used for data entry, for example to input data into the navigation system or make adjustments to the audio system, the screen can be positioned so that the user can easily reach the interface without straining, thereby helping to avoid neck, shoulder and/or back pain.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device that may provide a slideshow function to a drafted message, in addition to merely drafting, transmitting, receiving, and checking a message.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for adjusting video playback interface. The method comprises: a browser opening a webpage where a target network video is located on the basis of a received request message requesting for the target network video, acquiring a video tag of the webpage, parsing the video tag to obtain a display size of the target network video in the page and actual playback address of the video, and then invoking a player in the smart television; the player receiving a call request, acquiring the target network video on the basis of the actual playback address of target network video, and stretching the display size of the target network video in the page on the basis of the full-screen size of the smart television, to allow for the full-screen playback of the target network video on a screen of the smart television.

Abstract: Many software applications have the ability to render the application's user interface from content delivered by internet connected HTML servers. At times it is desirable to limit the amount of access the end user has to the rendered content. This inventive method is able to limit and guide the end user interaction within the HTML content, without requiring any changes to the delivered HTML content, or changes to the appearance of the rendered content. The look-and-feel of the content is preserved while ensuring the end user remains inside the software application intended boundary.

Abstract: A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle includes: establishing a signal transfer connection between a mobile display device and a position determination device of the vehicle; determining, based on the signal transfer connection, the position of the mobile display device relative to the vehicle; and displaying, by the mobile display device, based upon the determined position, at least one item of vehicle information and/or at least one operating menu for remote control of at least one vehicle function.

Abstract: For removing connective strokes, code identifies two connective points in a contiguous written input from a written input device. Each connective point is identified in response to a connective score for the connective point exceeding a connective threshold. The code further removes a connective stroke between the two connective points from the contiguous written input.

Abstract: Provided is a terminal allowing a user to easily search for and execute an application, and a method of controlling the terminal. The method includes displaying a first output screen including a screen of an application; receiving a first gesture; displaying a second output screen including a keyboard interface, according to the received first gesture; receiving a search word via the keyboard interface; displaying a third output screen including a list of applications searched by using the received search word; receiving a second gesture; and executing at least one application from among the applications, according to the received second gesture.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a touch input device and a method. The touch input device comprises a main touch screen located to be attached with a primary surface of the touch input device, a minor touch screen located to be attached with a lateral surface of the touch input device and a main control module coupled to the main touch screen and the minor touch screen; wherein the main control module controls the minor touch screen to show a plurality of auxiliary touch buttons, and the touch input device further comprises a main touch button, and the main touch button is employed for activating and deactivating touch control function of the plurality of auxiliary touch buttons. Accordingly, the present invention can activate the auxiliary touch buttons when the user demands and deactivate the auxiliary touch buttons as not demanded to prevent misoperation for the user's convenience.

Abstract: A computing device includes at least one processor and at least one module operable by the at least one processor to output, for display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys, receive an indication of a first gesture portion, and determine, based on the first gesture portion, at least one candidate string. The at least one module may be further operable to output, for display at a first location of a display device, the at least one candidate string, receive an indication of a second gesture portion that traverses a location that corresponds to the at least one candidate string, wherein the first gesture portion and the second gesture portion are included in a single continuous gesture, select, based on the second gesture portion, the at least one candidate string, and output, for display at a second location of the display device, the at least one candidate string.

Abstract: A memory control circuit unit including a plurality of data randomizer circuits and a data selection circuit is provided. When a first data stream is received from a host system, the first data stream is input into the data randomizer circuits to respectively output a plurality of second data streams. The data selection circuit selects one of the second data streams as a third data stream according to contents of the second data streams, and the third data stream is programmed into a rewritable non-volatile memory module. Accordingly, data written into the rewritable non-volatile memory module can be effectively disarranged.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller. The nonvolatile memory includes erase blocks. The controller is configured to provide a host device with first information. The first information is indicative of whether or not an erase block to which data associated with a first stream are written and data unassociated with the first stream are not written is used for a garbage collection operation of the nonvolatile memory.

Abstract: When receiving a write command from a host, a memory system according to one embodiment updates first correspondence information indicating the correspondence relationship between a logical address corresponding to user data and a position in a first memory and transmits the user data which has been stored in a second memory to the first memory. When the transmission is completed, the memory system writes the user data to the first memory. When the update and the transmission are completed, the memory system releases a memory area which stores the user data such that the memory area can be used as a memory area for other data.

Abstract: A memory device includes an interface to a host device, a semiconductor memory element, and a controller configured to perform a write operation on the semiconductor memory element in response to a command received from the host device, and upon completion of the write operation, either output a completion notification to the host device or suspend outputting the completion notification based on a load on the controller.

Abstract: A method of operating a memory system including a nonvolatile memory, having a meta data region and a user data region, and a memory controller having a meta data manager. The method includes programming data to a memory block of the user data region and, by operation of the meta data manager, generating a meta log based on the programming. The meta log is stored to the memory controller. Upon a power-off operation, selectively storing the meta log to the meta data region of the nonvolatile memory based on status information of the nonvolatile memory.

Abstract: A control unit calculates the expected number of access operations to each recorded data set, and selects one or more recorded data sets as recorded data sets to be relocated, based on the expected number of access operations. The control unit calculates the expected number of access operations to each recorded data set, based on a calculation period and the number of access operations per unit time. The calculation period differs from one recorded data set to another, depending on the next update timing. If the next update timing is earlier than the next relocation timing, the calculation period is a period from the current relocation timing to the next update timing. On the other hand, if the next update timing is later than the next relocation timing, the calculation period is a period from the current relocation timing to the next relocation timing.

Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus comprises: a physical server; a guest operating system (OS) instance that runs on the physical server; a cache communicatively coupled to the guest OS instance via the physical server and allocated the guest OS; a plurality of storage units; wherein the guest OS instance is configured to access data in the plurality of storage units via a network; and wherein the cache is configured to boost a performance of a guest OS machine of the guest OS instance. In another embodiment of the invention, a method comprises: accessing, by a guest operating system (OS) instance, data in a plurality of storage units via a network; and boosting, by a cache, a performance of a guest OS of the guest OS instance.