Abstract: A light touch panel, a light touch display screen and a light touch display device are disclosed. The light touch panel includes a substrate (1) and one or more light sensitive elements (2) disposed on the substrate, wherein the light sensitive elements (2) are configured to convert touch infrared light incident onto them into current signals to facilitate determining a touch position of the touch infrared light according to the electric current signals. The light touch panel converts touch infrared light that is incident onto it into current signals with light sensitive elements, thereby enabling the light touch panel to determine touch position of touch infrared light more accurately and sensitively, and in turn improve light touch performance of light touch panels.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a 3D (Three-Dimensional) infrared touch system and a terminal thereof, which comprise an infrared module for establishing two layers of infrared nets over a display device for sensing a user touch operation; and an infrared recognition module for recognizing the user touch operation sensed by the two layers of infrared nets. 3D control is carried out by virtue of the infrared rays and as such, it is easy to be compatible with large-sized and oversized terminals. 3D touch for large-sized terminals is realized and great convenience is brought to the users.

Abstract: An optical touch-sensitive device is able to determine the locations of multiple simultaneous touch events. The optical touch-sensitive device includes multiple emitters and detectors coupled with an optical coupler assembly through a waveguide on the surface on the optical-touch sensitive device. Each emitter produces optical beams which propagate in the waveguide via total internal reflection and are received by the detectors. Touch events disturb the optical beams, and are determined based on the disturbances. The waveguide has at least one dead zone on its surface. The dead zone is formed with a cover layer having a top surface and a bottom surface where the bottom surface of the cover layer is directly coupled to the top surface of the waveguide. The cover layer preserves optical beam propagation in the waveguide and makes the dead zone insensitive to touches on the top surface of the cover layer.

Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for standardizing user interface elements are presented. A method includes determining parameters of one or more user interface elements as part of a first application, the first application selected based on an increased usage by a user compared with other applications, generating a profile for the user, the profile indicating the respective parameters of the one or more user interface elements, and modifying locations of user interface elements with matching predetermined identifiers as part of a second application based on the respective parameters indicated in the profile.

Abstract: A workflow guidance widget presents rows of buttons. Each button, when triggered, initiates a procedure for completing a respective task. The spatial order of buttons in a row corresponds to temporal positions of their respective tasks in a workflow. Each button indicates whether or not the respective task has been completed and whether or not the button can be triggered without completing a non-respective task. For hierarchically arranged rows, a button in the parent row ray indicate completeness of a task based on completeness indications in its one or more child rows. Accordingly, a user can tell, at a glance, the current state of the workflow, what actions are required to advance the workflow, and what actions are available without having to complete a non-respective task.

Abstract: Techniques for presenting a message in a communication session are described. In at least some embodiments, a message is sent by a participant in a communication session. The message is presented in a graphical user interface (GUI) for the communication session and visually linked to a visual representation of the participant. According to one or more implementations, a number of messages that are presented in a GUI for a communication session is throttled.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed for automatically creating an instant presentation to be displayed to user on a user device. The method includes the steps of: (a) selecting, by a computer processor, a set of content items determined to be relevant to the user at a particular moment in time from a multimedia library of content assets; (b) creating, by the computer processor, an instant presentation using said set of content items; and (c) transmitting, by the computer processor, said presentation to a display of the user device to be shown to the user.

Abstract: Techniques for social networking systems and methods for testing and applying user interfaces are disclosed herein. The method includes steps of presenting a user interface including a new user interface feature to a group of test users, collecting response data from the test users experiencing the user interface, performing analytics on the response data, and determining at least one interface rule of applying user interface features for a user depending on one or more user attributes of the user based on the analytics using a machine learning model.

Abstract: A method of providing access to an application from a portable electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting an event to provide a selectable option, identifying a selectable option associated with the event and providing the selectable options on a touch-sensitive display of the portable electronic device, and in response to detecting a touch associated with the selectable option on the touch-sensitive display and movement of a keyboard portion of the portable electronic device relative to the touch-sensitive display, performing a function associated with the selectable option.

Abstract: A user interface menu for a user interface displayed on a touchscreen device, the user interface menu for executing an application, the user interface menu comprising a menu button displayed at a first given corner of the screen of the touchscreen device and at least one icon displayed surrounding the menu button upon detection of a finger gesture on the menu button, each of the at least one icon for executing a corresponding application upon detection of a given finger gesture on it.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a device for controlling an operation of at least one electric device including a user interface unit having a conversation display window in which a conversation with the at least one electric device is displayed, a conversation input window configured to receive a character for controlling the operation of the at least one electric device, an icon selection window in which an icon corresponding to the at least one electric device is displayed, and a chatting screen on which a send button for transmitting the character received by the conversation input window is arranged, and a control unit configured to collectively control the operation of the at least one electric device based on a batch control instruction received by the conversation input window.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed that, in some aspects, provide for a cost-reduced touch sensitive user interface including a static printed display. The methods and systems may include providing illumination to guide a user through interaction with a touch sensitive user interface. The methods and systems may include a configurable printed display. Further aspects are disclosed providing use of a cost-reduced touch user interface in a beverage dispensing apparatus.

Abstract: An electronic device and method are provided for displaying information in the electronic device. The electronic device includes a display; and a processor configured to display an application (App) bar including at least one object through a first area of the display, display an execution screen through a second area of the display, and change at least one of the displayed App bar and the displayed execution screen, in response to a first user input received through the first area.

Abstract: An integrated media user interface is described. In an implementation, a user interface is output that includes a plurality of representations of media, each of the media rendered by the mobile device through execution of a respective one of a plurality of applications. Responsive to selection of at least one of the representations, a corresponding application is located to render the media represented by the at least one said representation. The media represented by the selected representation is rendered through execution of the located application.

Abstract: Embodiments provide relevancy-based smart page navigation within an application interface. A container is associated with each page of the interface (e.g., as represented by a tree topology). The container references other pages deemed relevant according to a measure. This relevancy value may be determined from factors such as frequency of accessing the other page, proximity of the other page to the current page, and/or user designation. A home page and/or recently accessed pages may also be included in the container, irrespective of their relevance score. The container, including page thumbnails, is offered to the user. Upon selecting a thumbnail, the user moves directly to that other page, thereby avoiding laborious effort to navigate the tree topology. Embodiments may retain unsaved data of a previous page following navigation away using the container. That unsaved data is thus available for editing if the user seeks to return to the previous page.

Abstract: Disclosed are various examples for remotely restricting client devices. A client device can be placed into a restricted mode in which application switching capabilities of the client device are disabled. Additionally, the client device can transmit screen capture data to a management service, which can provide the ability for an administrator user to monitor data shown on a display associated with the client device. The client device can also be removed from the restricted mode in response to a command sent from the management service to the client device.

Abstract: A method of viewing content on a display device includes selecting, by a user using a computing device different from the display device, media content stored on the computing device, editing the selected media content to form edited media content, transferring the selected media content onto the display device, and viewing the edited media content on the display device. The display device may also be pre-loaded with content of a user.

Abstract: A live presentation may be prepared and displayed by providing a primary scripting room for preparing a presentation script and a control computer in the primary scripting computer for use by a control operator to view and/or edit possible contributions to the presentation script and for saving the presentation script being preparing. At least one remote scripting room may be connected to the primary scripting room by network to form a virtual scripting room therewith. A remote computer may be provided in the remote scripting room for operation by a contributor to provide possible contributions to the presentation script viewable by the remote operator. At least portions of the saved scripted presentation may be presented on a display computer as the live presentation.

Abstract: A method of quoting content from a post in a discussion forum can include selecting content within a source post of the discussion forum and performing a drag operation. A representation of the selected content can be dragged in coordination with motion of an onscreen pointer. The method further can include inserting the selected content within an open reply form in the discussion forum upon termination of the drag operation.

Abstract: The present invention is applicable to the field of terminal technologies, and provides a processing method and apparatus, and a terminal. The method includes: acquiring a sensing position on a sensitive screen of a screen; acquiring, according to the acquired sensing position on the sensitive screen and a preset correspondence between a sensing position on the sensitive screen and a display position on the screen, a display position, corresponding to the acquired sensing position on the sensitive screen, on the screen; displaying, when the display position is located in an operable area displayed on the screen, a touch button at the sensing position, corresponding to the operable area displayed on the screen, on the sensitive screen; and receiving an operation instruction for the touch button, where the operation instruction is used to instruct to perform an operation on the operable area.

Abstract: Touch events can be predicted relative to a visual display by maintaining a database of aggregated touch event history data relative to the visual display and from a plurality of touch screen devices. The database can be queried according to a set of input parameters defining an environment for use of the visual display. The results from the querying of the database can be analyzed to predict a set of touch events within the environment and based upon inferences obtained from the results. A representation of the set of touch events can be displayed along with the visual display.

Abstract: Touch events can be predicted relative to a visual display by maintaining a database of aggregated touch event history data relative to the visual display and from a plurality of touch screen devices. The database can be queried according to a set of input parameters defining an environment for use of the visual display. The results from the querying of the database can be analyzed to predict a set of touch events within the environment and based upon inferences obtained from the results. A representation of the set of touch events can be displayed along with the visual display.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a portable electronic apparatus includes a housing, a touch panel, and a control unit. The housing includes a first surface, and a convex section that is formed near an edge area of the first surface. The touch panel is arranged on the first surface, and includes a first area near the convex section and a second area excluding the first area. The control unit controls the touch panel to display an operation screen on the first area.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling an in-focus window in a graphical user interface (GUI) are disclosed. For example, the apparatus includes a processor and a computer readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, perform operations including displaying a plurality of windows that is overlaid on top of one another in the GUI, receiving a control operation intended for the in-focus window while a cursor of the GUI is over an area of an out-of-focus window that is adjacent to the in-focus window, analyzing one or more parameters to determine an intent of the control operation and applying the control operation to the in-focus window.

Abstract: Systems and methods for visualizing the history of events are provided. Some methods can include displaying, on a user interface device, a BIM of a secured area, displaying, on the BIM on the user interface device, a respective representation of each of a plurality of sensors within the secured area, the respective representation being displayed on the BIM at a respective location corresponding to respective geographic coordinates of a respective one of the plurality of sensors in the secured area, receiving first user input indicative of a specified time, and displaying, on the BIM on the user interface device, a respective geographic indicator of at least one of the plurality of sensors that was active at the specified time, the respective geographic indicator being displayed at or connected to the respective location on the BIM of the respective representation of the at least one of the plurality of sensors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal adapted to guide a plurality of functions, performable on the current screen, to a front display unit in accordance with user interaction on a rear surface input unit, and relates to a method for operating the rear surface input unit of same, and the present invention comprises the steps of: displaying content on the front display unit; detecting a first input on the rear surface input unit; displaying, through a guide unit, at least one function performable on the current screen on the front display unit on the basis of the type of first input detected; and performing the function in accordance with a second input on the rear surface input unit.

Abstract: Methods and systems for associating a standardized electronic icon with a user and displaying the icon with electronic communications of the user are disclosed. A computer implemented method includes: determining one or more icons to associate with an individual when the individual creates an electronic message; and at least one of selectively and automatically appending at least one of the one or more icons that are associated with the individual to the electronic message. The at least one of the one or more icons is subsequently displayed with the electronic message to a recipient to provide information about the individual to the recipient.

Abstract: A method of graphically duplicating graphic objects through the steps of a computer: receiving a selection of at least two objects and a direction of duplication along an axis. A zero axis point, a farthest axis point for the objects based on the direction of duplication, and a proximal object is determined. A proximal offset point equivalent to a farthest point on the proximal object from the zero axis point is set. A distal object is determined from the objects based on the direction of duplication along the axis, with a starting point of the distal object being designated as a distal offset point. An offset distance equal to a distance between the distal offset point and the proximal offset point is determined. The selection of the objects is duplicated and placed immediately after the farthest axis point plus the offset distance from the farthest axis point.

Abstract: The technology disclosed describes systems and methods for implementing extensible browser executable components, such as popup controls for action, checkbox and radio button dropdown menus, modals, dialogs, date pickers and autocompletes. The disclosed technology systems and methods can also be used for rendering executable components for mobile application interfaces. The technology further discloses systems and methods for providing support for developers whose goal is to render specific implementations of browser executable components. The technology disclosed also describes systems and methods for bypassing suppression of DOM click event bubbling for a popup controls for action, checkbox and radio button dropdown menus, modals, dialogs, date pickers and autocompletes; and discloses systems and methods for implementing modal interaction between an iframe and a popup control.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a display control unit configured to explicitly indicate a selected range in a character string displayed on a display unit, an acceptance unit configured to accept a position pointed on the character string, and a selection control unit configured to gradually add one or more characters, which lie between a start character or an end character of the selected range in the character string and a character corresponding to the pointed position, to the selected range based on that the pointed position is outside an area in which the selected range is displayed, and gradually exclude one or more characters, which lie between the start character or the end character of the selected range and the character corresponding to the pointed position, from the selected range based on that the pointed position is in the area in which the selected range is displayed.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the invention, systems, methods and devices are directed to removal of objects in a video feed that are captured continuously through video sources in real-time. Various embodiments of the invention implement several novel features, including, in one embodiment, a device that is coupled to cameras has an input device for selecting the objects to be removed from the feed. The selected object is removed and replaced with pixels neighboring the location where the pixels were taken from. Contour may also be controlled via the input, and sensitivity may be adjusted based on the application. Removed objects may also be selectively reintroduced into the video feed via the input device.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a display unit on which a tiled object corresponding to a function is displayed and a touch panel located on the display unit. The mobile terminal further includes at least one processor. The at least one processor displays, when a plurality of tiled objects are stored in a folder, display the folder on the display unit. The at least one processor displays an image representing a tiled object stored in the folder on the display unit in association with the folder. The at least one processor performs, when a touch operation is performed on the folder, a function corresponding to the tiled object represented by the image displayed on the display unit.

Abstract: Window-invoking functionality is described herein for leveraging context information to present a graphical control element (e.g., a window) of an application in a manner that most likely corresponds to the underlying intent of a user. By doing so, the window-invoking functionality improves the efficiency of the user in interacting with the application, and also reduces consumption of computing resources. In one implementation, the window-invoking functionality includes an information gathering component for collecting the context information, and an invocation component for selecting a particular virtual desktop on which to present the graphical control element, based on the context information.

Abstract: An air conditioner control method includes as follows. Control a vehicle to switch to an air conditioning mode in response to input operations applied on a touch input unit of a vehicle. Recognize a gesture in response to input signals generated by a touch input unit of the vehicle in response to input operations applied thereon. Compare the gesture with a plurality of predefined gestures stored in a storage unit of the vehicle to determine whether the gesture is same as one of the plurality of predefined gestures. Obtain a control order corresponding to the one of the plurality of predefined gestures when the gesture is same as the one of the plurality of predefined gestures. Control a temperature of an air conditioner of the vehicle to rise or go down according to the control order.

Abstract: A portable device and a method for controlling brightness thereof are provided. The portable device includes a display, a sensor and a controller. The display provides a display region that is displayed with a first brightness. The sensor senses a surrounding brightness of the portable device. The controller controls the display to display a partial region corresponding to a User Interaction (UI) element in the display region with a second brightness based on the sensed surrounding brightness.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a flexible display configured to display an image, a driver configured to change a screen size of the flexible display, and a processor configured to control the driver to display an image corresponding to a content, at a screen size corresponding to a size of a content to be displayed in the flexible display.

Abstract: A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for creating a parking zone with an associated parking policy is presented. The method may include causing display of a user interface for receiving information describing a parking zone including at least one parking space. The method may further include receiving location data describing a location of the at least one parking space included in the parking zone, and generating a parking zone data object that includes the location data. The method may further include receiving a parking policy definition defining a parking policy that includes one or more parking rules associated with the parking zone. The method further including modifying the parking zone data object to include the parking policy, and persisting the parking zone data object to the data store of the system.

Abstract: A control object among control objects is assigned to each of a plurality of channel strips each have at least a control and are disposed on a panel according to a predetermined order. A parameter of control object assigned to each channel strip is adjusted in accordance with a manipulation of the control of the channel strip. A display unit is controlled to display parameters of the control objects assigned to a series of channel strips extracted from the channel strips arranged on the panel according to the order, and on accepting a first operation from the user, another series of channel strips are extracted from the channel strips, and the display unit is controlled to display parameters of the control objects assigned to the extracted channel strips.

Abstract: A display apparatus that includes circuitry that displays a user interface screen including device information that identifies a plurality of output device groups and a plurality of input device groups to control connection between one of the output device groups and one of the input device groups; and receives an input that designates a combination of said one of the output device groups and said one of the input device groups, the user interface screen includes a matrix comprising a plurality of cells in a row direction and a column direction, the input designates the combination by designating one of grouped cells corresponding to the combination of said one of the output device groups and said one of the input device groups in the matrix, and the grouped cells are grouped such that the input designates the combination as a group.

Abstract: A remote control device of a heat pump system is useable to switch an operating state of the heat pump system. The remote control device includes a touch screen and physical keys provided separately from the touch screen. The touch screen is configured and arranged to display a plurality of touch keys displayed by words, graphics, or symbols associated separately with any of a plurality of set items. The physical keys include at least two function keys. A number of the function keys is fewer than a number of the set items and a number of the touch keys. The function keys are assigned a common function utilized when the operating state is switched. Same functions as when the touch keys are inputted are enacted by inputting the function keys.

Abstract: A method for navigating video content comprising the steps of receiving a video content item; receiving a plurality of thumbnails from the video content item, each thumbnail associated with a time point in the video content item; playing the video content item starting at a first time point; receiving in the user interface a gesture having a magnitude and a direction, the magnitude associated with a speed of playing of the video content item, the direction associated with a direction of playing of the video content item, and the gesture received at a second time point in the video content item; displaying a first subset of the plurality of thumbnails; receiving a selection of a third time point in the video content item; and playing the video content item at the third time point.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a terminal operating method. The method comprises: generating at least one contact on a screen interface of a terminal; and if the at least one contact is located at a gap between a bottom edge of the screen interface of the terminal and a function identifier displayed on the screen interface and a preset gesture track is formed by using the contact as a start point, displaying a preset functional interface on the screen interface. The present disclosure also provides a terminal. By using the technical solutions of the present disclosure, operations of a user can be accurately recognized by means of a gap or a slit on a screen interface of a terminal, so that the method is more applicable to one-hand operations of a large-screen terminal.

Abstract: Provided are an object switching method and apparatus, and a touch screen terminal. The object switching method includes: detecting, on an object display interface, that a user performs a multipoint touch control operation of zooming out and/or zooming in a currently displayed object on a touch screen; and judging whether the multipoint touch control operation satisfies a pre-set object switching condition, and when the multipoint touch control operation satisfies the pre-set object switching condition, switching the currently displayed object. The switching method can enable the user to directly switch the currently displayed object without switching to single-point touch control when performing an operation of zooming out and/or zooming in the object, thereby being able to improve the experience of the user browsing the object.

Abstract: Techniques for navigating a virtual environment are provided. A first portion of the virtual environment is displayed on a touchscreen of a mobile device. The virtual environment comprises multiple portions that includes the first portion. While the first portion is displayed, input that comprises a movement in a particular direction is received via the touchscreen. In response to receiving the input: (1) a second portion, of the plurality of portions, that is different than the first portion is identified based on the particular direction; (2) the second portion of the virtual environment is displayed on the touchscreen; and (3) a virtual object that was displayed on the first portion is automatically moved to a position on the second portion.

Abstract: A method in an electronic device comprising: displaying a screen on a touchscreen; identifying at least one coordinate of a gesture performed on the touchscreen; identifying a tilt change value of the electronic device; and controlling the screen based on the coordinate and the tilt change value of the electronic device and displaying the controlled screen.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention are related to systems, methods and apparatus for digital-marking-surface spatial management of content units and display of content units. Some aspects relate to diagrammatic gestures that invoke content-unit spatial separation on a digital marking surface. Some aspects relate to the generation and display of a transformed view of content units on a digital marking surface.

Abstract: An interactive reticle to be displayed on a user interface displayed on a touchscreen device is disclosed. The interactive reticle comprises a center portion comprising a zone for displaying data and a plurality of icons displayed around the center portion, each of the plurality of icons for executing a corresponding application upon detection of a corresponding finger gesture on a corresponding icon.

Abstract: A software keyboard input method for implementing compound keys on an electronic device screen is provided to assist a user in fast inputting a text with convenience and efficiency. Two letters are displayed on a key. The user performs a ambiguous input by directly clicking a key, and performs a precise input by moving a contact point via which a fast selection of a symbol and a fast switching of a uppercase letter are realized. With the software keyboard input method for implementing compound keys on an electronic device screen, information can be inputted on the electronic device screen easily and accurately. The method is of convenient usage and flexibility.

Abstract: A memory device controller includes a main processor and a sequencer. The sequencer is configured to: estimate a time interval required to complete execution of a set of atom commands allocated to a channel of a non-volatile memory; calculate, for each of the plurality of atom commands, an urgency value associated with completing execution of a corresponding memory command after expiration of the time interval required to complete execution of the set of atom commands allocated to the channel; schedule each of the plurality of atom commands in the set of atom commands for execution by the non-volatile memory based on the calculated urgency values; and output the plurality of atom commands to the non-volatile memory for execution in the scheduled order.

Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor field, especially to a method for increasing burning speed of a system firmware. The invention adjusts the size of an intermediate file system, generates the corresponding mirror of the system according to the size of the adjusted intermediate file system, then burn the mirror of the system into the flash memory of the device. Thus the size of the mirror of the system is reduced efficiently, the time of making the mirror of the system and transmitting the mirror to the memory is saved, the time of burning the mirror of the system into the flash memory is saved, and the burning speed of the system firmware is increased efficiently.