Abstract: A system for managing a plurality of child profiles is provided that allows parents of children to capture a child's life events in media files, which are automatically imported into a life album for each child. The system also generates different views for the child's life album based upon both user-generated information and computer-generated information, and allows users to identify favorite media files for review using other tree structures. The system could automatically generate a face transformation video from life album media files, and could automatically generate expert queries from common issues gleaned from community discussions that are summarized and exported to experts for review.

Abstract: A method for associating a post with a goal may include receiving, by a processor, a special operator term entered by a user as part of a post. The special operator term may automatically cause the post to be associated with a selected goal. The method may also include providing, by the processor, a list of goals for selection by the user in response to receiving the special operator term and adding, by the processor, the selected goal from the list of goals to the post in response to the user selecting the select goal. The method may additionally include receiving, by the processor, content of the post entered by the user. The method may further include automatically associating, by the processor, the post with the selected goal from the list of goals.

Abstract: A display control device has a display device, a storage device and a controller. The storage device contains a function selection screen, a function items list screen and a function item setting screen. The controller is configured to set one of the functional items list screen and the functional item setting screen as a first hierarchy screen when one function is selected, retrieve the function selection screen from the storage device and display the same, receive a selection operation to select one of the multiple functions through the function selection screen, and retrieve a screen which is set as the first hierarchy screen from the storage device and displays the retrieved screen on the display device when one of the multiple functions is selected.

Abstract: A method of displaying an electronic device including a touch-sensitive display includes displaying a screen including a first image object disposed in an upper portion of the touch-sensitive display and a second image object disposed in a lower portion thereof; and displaying a hidden menu on at least a portion of the screen when a predetermined touch input is received via the touch-sensitive display, wherein the hidden menu may include the first image object.

Abstract: Methods for capturing at least one content layer displayed by a client application executing on a client device. At least one content layer may be displayed by the client device. An indication may be received to capture the at least one content layer by an activating of a capture button to selectively capture one or more currently displayed content layers. The content layers may show a displayed output of a remotely-accessed service application, annotations made by a participant in a collaborative session, a video of a participant, a chat interface between participants or other. A thumbnail associated with the captured content layer(s) is added to a gallery. A user of the client device may click the thumbnail to select, export or remove captured content. Upon export, the captured content layer(s) may be composited into an image file that may be saved locally or in a remote location.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for providing a dynamic interactive seat map are disclosed. A computer-implemented method may include receiving a base map illustrating locations of sections within an event venue, receiving polygon coordinates for a section depicted in the base map, determining a plurality of characteristics comprising a fill color, a stroke color, and a transparency for the section, and displaying an interactive seat map having the determined characteristics applied to the section of the base map.

Abstract: A graphical user interface for a touch display is provided. The graphical user interface includes a menu structure including a plurality of layers. The graphical user interface also includes a visual cue provided in association with the menu structure. The visual cue provides an indication of a current location of a user selection within the plurality of layers.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for intelligently managing a playlist of digital media provide an intelligent dynamic queue that is configured to manage the playback of digital media. The queue can transition between passive playback mode, active playback mode, and mixed playback mode. The queue can handle the playback of the songs in the queue according to the playback mode and/or a queue status field that is associated with each song in the queue.

Abstract: A method for generating an on-screen menu comprising menu buttons and other menu items, e.g. help text, is characterized in that one or more groups of menu buttons or menu items are defined, wherein a group comprises one or more menu buttons or menu items and has associated a defined area on the screen. A state is assigned to a button, the state being “enabled” or “disabled”, wherein only an enabled button or item may be displayed, and wherein within a group not more than one button or item may be enabled. The state of a button can be changed by commands associated with other buttons.

Abstract: User interface controls that facilitate the specification/modification of data hierarchies. In one set of embodiments, a first UI control component can be provided that comprises an ordered group of drop-down menus. Each drop-down menu in the ordered group can be populated with a selectable list of attributes from a data set and can be associated with a level in a data hierarchy. By selecting values using the various drop-down menus, a user can interactively specify a data hierarchy for the data set. The data set can then be visualized according to the specified hierarchy. In further embodiments, a second UI control component can be provided in addition to the first UI control component. The second UI control component can allow a user to interactively enable or disable certain drop-down menus in the ordered group, thereby acting as a “depth filter” for controlling the depth of the data hierarchy.

Abstract: An approach is provided for a route forecast user interface. The approach involves determining at least one target geographic point and at least one target time of arrival at the at least one target geographic point. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, a calculation of at least one reachability forecast with respect to one or more transportation parameters. The at least one reachability forecast indicates whether at least one user can reach the at least one target geographic point at the at least one target time from at least one starting location, at least one starting time, or a combination thereof with respect to the one or more transportation parameters. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, a generation of one or more representations of the at least one reachability forecast. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, a presentation of the one or more representations in at least one calendar-based user interface.

Abstract: A process creation engine is provided that allows a business to create and model business processes. Users can create business processes using the engine by defining various objects and data flows of the process. The particular objects and data flows of the process, and any proposed changes, can be discussed and voted on using the engine through a portal. The engine can model the process, and any proposed changes, to identify any problems that may result from the proposed changes. In addition, once the process has been approved, the engine can be used to view the statuses of each of the objects of the process in order to determine the overall completion status of the process.

Abstract: A method at a first electronic device with a display and an input device includes: displaying a message input area along with a graphical input stream in a first application, where the graphical input stream includes a source of predefined graphical images and a source for a coded character set. The method includes detecting entry of one or more objects from the graphical input stream into the message input area and receiving a user input to transmit the contents of the message input area. In response to receiving the user input to transmit, and in accordance with a determination that the one or more objects includes a predefined graphical image, the method includes forming a merged message comprising the contents of the message input area, including the predefined graphical image, where a merged message is an image, and transmitting the merged message to a recipient or another application.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a short range communication module configured to establish a communication channel for collecting device-related information on at least one other electronic device. The electronic device also includes a communication module configured to establish a communication channel with a service supporting device. The electronic device also includes a control module configured to transmit a message requesting function-related information installable or updatable on the other electronic device to the service supporting device in correspondence to the device-related information and configured to control transmitting identification information for receiving the function-related information and the device-related information.

Abstract: A system and method are presented to allow audio communication between users concerning a group of images. A first mobile device has an app that selects a plurality of images and then records audio commentary for the plurality of images. The images and audio commentary are grouped into an image grouping, and the image grouping is transmitted to a second mobile device. Reply commentaries to the image grouping can also be associated with a particular image in the grouping. Image groupings can be presented by reviewing all commentaries on a single image first before moving to a second image, or by reviewing all commentaries made in a user-session before moving to a second user session.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product provide the ability to structure an interactive and dynamic display of hierarchically organized media content. A library of the media content is acquired. The hierarchical structure of the content is graphically represented utilizing text corresponding to the hierarchical levels with a child level represented below and indented from a parent level. The content is graphically represented using (thumbnail) images that are left justified with respect to a highest hierarchical level, and directly below the text corresponding to the containing level. As scrolling of the media content is performed, the display is dynamically updated by sliding the images until all of the representative images have slid off, at which point, the text for the containing level slides under its own parent, leaving text corresponding to sibling levels of the containing level displayed.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems and computer implemented methods for creating and managing standalone and distributed models and simulations of Internet of Things (IoT) scenarios. In one example, the method can include presenting a visualization of a model representing an Internet of Things (IoT) scenario on a touch-capable display, the IoT scenario comprising a model of a location and two or more components, the touch-capable display capable of receiving touch-based input from a user interacting with the presented visualization via the display, identifying a selection of a particular component within the IoT scenario via a touch-based command, the touch-based command corresponding to a touch of the particular component within the presented visualization, receiving input defining a modified behavior of the particular component within the IoT scenario, and executing the IoT scenario based on the modified behavior of the particular component.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising: storing in a memory information of one or more game objects; causing to be displayed on a user interface of a touchscreen display a game board comprising one or more of said game objects; in response to determining contact or proximity of a selector at a first location of said display, determining by the processor one or more of said game objects stored in said memory that are displayed on and/or proximate to said location; and causing one or more of said game objects that are displayed on and/or proximate to said first location to be displayed on said display in a magnified region at a second location, wherein said second location is spaced from said first location.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems and methods for activating applications in a distributed asynchronous system based on detecting touches on a display.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a touch-screen display; a processing unit configured to: cooperate with said display for displaying in a first position on the display a first item associated to a first entity; cooperate with the display for displaying in a second position on the display a second item associated to a second entity; cooperate with the display to detect a drag gesture applied to the first item, the gesture defining on the display a trajectory which starts in the first position and ends in the second position; upon recognition of the gesture, triggering an operation, comprising at least one of: a transfer of information from a first memory area associated with the first entity to a memory area associated with the second entity; a command executed by an execution device, the execution device being associated with the second entity, the command being executed by the execution device as a function of data associated with the first item.

Abstract: A method for locking and unlocking an electronic device includes: displaying, on a touchscreen of the electronic device, a plurality of first visual objects and a plurality of second visual objects; upon detecting a contact with the touchscreen at a position corresponding to one of the first visual objects, while continuous contact with the touchscreen is detected, determining whether the continuous contact corresponds to a movement from the one of the first visual objects to one of the second visual objects; if affirmative, associating the one of the first visual objects with the one of the second visual objects, and locking the electronic device.

Abstract: A method of controlling a terminal, and which includes obtaining a rubbing touch input rubbing a partial area of a touch screen of the terminal; executing an intelligent agent providing a function or operation of the terminal based on the received rubbing touch input; and performing a function corresponding to an object displayed in the partial area based on the executed intelligent agent.

Abstract: The present application involves an information display device for realizing a screen operation function of selecting any one of a plurality of items using a touch operation on a display screen. The touch operation on the display screen includes an operation panel display unit, a gesture detection unit and an operation determination unit. The operation panel display unit displays at least a first operation button, and a second operation button substantially surrounding an outer circumference of the first operation button on the display screen. The gesture detection unit detects a tap operation of touching of the first operation button and a swipe operation in a rotational direction along the second operation button. The operation determination unit performs candidate switching control for sequentially switching the item to be a selection candidate in accordance with a movement amount and a movement direction of the touch position.

Abstract: An operation device includes a touch panel, a detection unit, and a line drawing determination unit. The touch panel detects a contact position where an object has contacted, and outputs a result of detection. The detection unit detects a trace from a start position of contact to an end position of the contact based on the result of the detection output by the touch panel, and detects a change of an area or a width of the contact of the object with the touch panel from the start position to the end position with time. The line drawing determination unit determines whether a line drawing operation to divide the touch panel by a straight line has been performed based on the trace and the change of the area or the width with time detected by the detection unit.

Abstract: An approach is provided for presenting transition animations on a user interface. The approach involves presentation of one or more map representations of at least one map route, one or more map objects associated with the at least one map route, or a combination thereof in at least one user interface, wherein the at least one map route is represented as at least one spline representation in a two-dimensional or a three-dimensional space represented in the at least one user interface. The approach also involves determining at least one straight-line representation of the at least one spline representation. The approach further involves transposing of the one or more map representations from the at least one spline representation to the at least one straight-line representation. The approach also involves causing a presentation of one or more transition animations generated to show at least one transition from the at least one spline representation to the at least one straight-line representation.

Abstract: A method for rapidly searching information, a display control system and an input device, wherein the method comprises: receiving a first operating instruction (101) when an electronic device is in an operating state; displaying a first operating page on the electronic device according to the first operating instruction (102); receiving a second operating instruction, and opening an icon corresponding to a first parameter on the first operating page according to the second operating instruction to enter a first parameter selection page (103); and receiving a third operating instruction, and selecting an icon corresponding to a target parameter in first parameters on the first parameter selection page according to the third operating instruction (104). The method makes operations in the channel switching used in the existing electronics device simpler, brings convenience to the users, and improves the interaction capability between the users and the electronic device.

Abstract: A smart terminal and related method for displaying application icons is provided. The method for displaying application icons includes: customizing at least two function modes, and categorizing the application icons displayed on the main interface of a smart terminal into the corresponding function modes; adding and displaying a corresponding shortcut icon for each of the at least two function modes; when to unlock the lock interface, entering the corresponding function mode via the shortcut icon displayed on the lock interface to display the application icons corresponding to the function mode. By the above means, the present disclosure enable the user to rapidly find the application icon currently needed via the shortcut icons of the customized function modes when entering the lock interface, thus enhancing the use efficiency of application programs of the user.

Abstract: Provided are an application icon adaptive adjustment method and terminal, the method comprising: collecting statistics on the running duration and/or use frequency of at least one application program in one or more state modes of a terminal; detecting the current state mode of the terminal; and according to the statistical running duration and/or use frequency of the at least one application program in the current state mode, adjusting the display status of the application icon on a terminal interface. The technical solution of the present invention adjusts the position of an application icon on a terminal interface according to the use habit of a user, thus enabling the user to quickly find a desired application icon.

Abstract: After a display displays a first symbol that represents a first device from among a plurality of devices in a communication network, a processor receives an instruction to display a specific port group from among a plurality of port groups that the first device includes. Then, the display displays a second symbol that represents a first port which is included in the specific port group in a position adjacent to the first symbol, and displays a line segment that indicates a connection relationship between the first port and a second device.

Abstract: A computer displays a first symbol indicating a communication network, displays a second symbol indicating a device group to be displayed from among a first device group that a device belongs to and a second device group that has a higher order than the first device group, and non-displays a symbol indicating a device group that is not a target to be displayed from among the first device group and the second device group. The computer displays a line segment connecting the first symbol and the second symbol.

Abstract: A mobile computing device includes a touchscreen display, a non-transitory computer-readable memory that stores a plurality of installed native applications, and one or more processors. A method performed on the mobile device includes displaying, on the touchscreen display, a screen that includes icons allowing the installed native applications to be launched. The method includes determining that a first set of native applications are launched at the mobile computing device at or near a first time of day. The method includes determining whether a current time of day matches the first time of day. The method includes, upon determining that the current time of day matches the first time of day, rearranging the icons on the screen into a first arrangement of icons, wherein the first arrangement of icons displays the icons for the first set of native applications above a line.

Abstract: A method and mobile device for emulating a field device display of a field device within an industrial process facility. A processor executes a display emulation program that implements a method of wirelessly sending a request for current information describing current display features displayed on a field device display (FDD). The current display features include at least one display window having graphical unit interface (GUI) process data therein associated with the field device, at least one user control for controlling the field device and placement information defining locations on the FDD for the display window, the GUI process data and the user control. The method further includes wirelessly receiving the current display features from the field device. The method further includes displaying the display window including the GUI process data and the user control in respective locations on the mobile display based on the placement information.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a touch panel display that displays an object, a contact state detection unit that detects a state of proximity or contact of a finger on the touch panel display, a coordinate detection unit that detects proximity position coordinates on a plane of the touch panel display when the state of proximity of the finger on the touch panel display is detected by the contact state detection unit, and an object selection unit that calculates a direction of movement and a speed of movement of the proximity position coordinates in a plane direction of the touch panel display based on the proximity position coordinates and selects the object displayed at a position corresponding to the direction of movement and the speed of movement.

Abstract: Provided is a batch processing method and a terminal. The batch processing method comprises: according to a trigger action of a user, selecting a first operation target area on an operation interface, a remaining area on the operation interface and/or another operation interface being a second operation target area; moving the first operation target area to cover the second operation target area; executing a predetermined operation on an operation target covered in the second operation target area. Via the technical solution of the present disclosure, an operation target area is selected on an operation interface, the selected operation target area is moved and a batch operation is performed on an operation target in a remaining area, thereby significantly simplifying cumbersome operations of existing batch operations, and saving operation time.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for opening a data processing page. The method includes: opening a function information page which is set up by a current application, displaying presentation information of a plurality of a plurality of function objects in the function information page, and displaying at least one page link button corresponding to at least one of the plurality of function objects; when a click instruction corresponding to a target page link button in the page link button is received, opening a data processing page of a function object corresponding to the target page link button; and when a resource transfer instruction corresponding to the function object is received, performing processing of account binding on an account of the current application and a resource library account.

Abstract: Examples of pinning portions of data visualizations are provided herein. A portion of interest of a data visualization can be selected, and a pinned portion can be generated that includes the portion of interest. A data visualization can be generated that represents data in a dataset. Instructions to select a portion of interest of the data visualization can be received. A pinned portion of the data visualization can then be generated. The pinned portion has pinned visualization content that includes at least some of the portion of interest of the data visualization. The pinned portion can be presented in association with the data visualization.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for generating a carousel user interface in which screenshots are shown. The files can include, for example, recently accessed files that are accessed on a client device. Screenshots for recently accessed files can be captured. The screenshots can be incorporated into a scene in which they are attached to an anchor point. The screenshots are rotatable around the anchor point and be rendered by a graphics processing unit (GPU).

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to provide an application tagging framework. An example of the method includes receiving, via a tag selection interface, an indication of selection of at least one tag corresponding to a set of tag information stored in a tag information datastore, accessing, using a tag loader element executing via a processor, the tag information datastore to obtain the set of tag information, determining, by the tag loader element, one or more applications associated with the set of tag information, generating, by the tag loader element, an instruction to each of the one or more applications based on the set of tag information, the instruction comprising data to cause a tagging component of each of the one or more applications to applying formatting to at least one component of a user interface to indicate content of the user interface associated with the set of tag information, and transmitting the instruction to teach of the one or more applications.

Abstract: Systems and methods for navigation control for mobile devices are provided. In example embodiments, a navigation system causes presentation of a navigation icon at a user interface. Navigation between a plurality of pages at the user interface is initiated with a single tap and hold action. In response to a drag motion, following the single tap and hold action without releasing the hold action, information display at the user interface is adjusted, thereby enabling navigating between multiple information content with a single tap, hold, and drag action of the user.

Abstract: A system for manipulating an image of a three-dimensional data volume comprises a data processing system, a touch screen electrically connected to the processing system so as to recognize a plurality of gestures, and a visual representation of a three-dimensional data volume displayed on the touch screen, wherein the processing system is configured to allow a user to select, view, and move a cross-section of said data volume by tapping a desired portion of the visual representation twice with a contact device and moving the contact device across the touch screen while maintaining contact with the touch screen after the second tap.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus wearable for a user and a display control method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes an interactive display device, a supplementary input device and a processor device. The interactive display device displays a user interface. The processor device coupled to the interactive display device and the supplementary input device detects a clockwise movement and a counter-clockwise movement performed on the supplementary input device, wherein the clockwise movement and the counter-clockwise movement are associated with a function under an operation mode of the electronic apparatus. When one of the clockwise movement and the counter-clockwise movement is detected, the processor device correspondingly performs is the function. When the function is an interface rotation function, the processor device rotates the user interface on the interactive display device in accordance with the detected clockwise movement and the detected counter-clockwise movement.

Abstract: A controller of a display control device is configured to display particular button images on a display, and determine whether setting in device has been set in response to receiving, from a user interface, a particular selection signal to identify a communication button image, which is one of the particular button images displayed on the display. When it is determined that the setting information has been set, the controller obtains the intensity of the radio wave detected by the detector and displays a communication-related screen corresponding to the obtained intensity of the radio wave. When it is determined that the setting information has not been set, the controller displays a particular setting screen on the display.

Abstract: A zoom control method includes identifying or receiving position information including a current position or a departure position associated with a user, displaying a transportation route map or a road map including the position information on a display of a terminal, determining that a preset period of time has elapsed from a display point in time, and displaying the transportation route map or the road map on the display of the terminal through an auto zoom-out or an auto zoom-in, wherein the displaying of the transportation route map or the road map on the display of the terminal through the auto zoom-out or the auto zoom-in includes marking the position information on the auto zoomed-out or zoomed-in transportation route map or road map.

Abstract: When displaying a N-up image view in which a plurality of thumbnail images displayed in given windows are grouped and displayed in a single window by using a detecting section for detecting a contact position on a display screen of a display section, position specifications for the N-up image view of thumbnail images in the windows are received based on a contact position in the window in selecting thumbnail images to be displayed in the N-up image view by making contact with the thumbnail images, and the thumbnails images are displayed in the N-up image view based on the received position specifications.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an interface and a processor programmed to prompt a user to configure a series of configurable features. The processor may be further programmed to sequentially output via the interface the series of configurable features based on a configuration request. The series of configurable features each prompting the user to select one of a plurality of options associated with the configurable feature to capture a preference of the user for the configurable feature. The processor may be further programmed to alter settings associated with the configurable features based on the selection of the options via the user interface.

Abstract: A method and system for managing images are provided. In one example, the system determines a category of a file being edited by a user in response to a user action indicating an intent to include in the file an image associated with an entity. Based on the category of the file, the system presents predetermined images associated with the entity for user selection of the image to be included in the file.

Abstract: Shared workspaces with selective content item synchronization. In one embodiment, for example, a method performed at a personal computing device comprises: displaying an actionable shared workspace launcher icon for a shared workspace accessible by a user account held with a content management system; downloading metadata pertaining to the shared workspace from the content management system; downloading one or more content item blocks for a particular content item belonging to the shared workspace from a content item server of the content management system; storing the one or more content item blocks at the personal computing device; and responsive to an activation of an actionable file system icon corresponding to the particular content item, updating display of the corresponding actionable file system icon for the particular content item to indicate that the particular content item is currently configured for offline access.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method and an electronic device for receiving a user input by the electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving a first touch input on a touchscreen, detecting at least part of a region contacted by the first touch input on the touchscreen, a region adjacent to the contacted region, and a position adjacent to the contacted region, after receiving the first touch input, and displaying a user interface on the touchscreen at least partially based on a relative relation between the region contacted by the first touch input, and at least one of the adjacent region and the adjacent position.

Abstract: An electronic device with a display displays a user interface on the display. The device determines a first set of content-display values for one or more content-display properties of first content that corresponds to a respective region of the display. The device determines a first set of control-appearance values for one or more control-appearance parameters based on the first set of content-display values. The device displays a control in the respective region of the display, where an appearance of the control is determined based on the first content and the first set of control-appearance values, and displaying the control includes applying a blur operation to the first content to generate first blurred content and overlaying a translucent colored layer over the first blurred content.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes an input unit, a display unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays a first setting screen which is for receiving a setting value of a job inserted into an image forming apparatus and displays execution in a first operational environment. The display unit displays a second setting screen which is for receiving a setting value of the job, displays execution in a second operational environment different from the first operational environment, and displays a smaller number of setting items than that of the first setting screen. The control unit controls the display unit to display the second setting screen, and controls the display unit to display the first setting screen obtained by applying a setting value which is input by the input unit and obtained through the second setting screen when the user presses a defined button in the second setting screen.