Abstract: A system and method for managing action items over a network comprises a wearable computing device, a first communication device and a second communication device. The wearable computing device displays a plurality of action groups wherein each action group comprises a plurality of action items. The second communication device is configured to allow a user to send an action item associated to an action group to the first communication device. A processor installed with an action management application enables the user to access, manage and update the action item associated to the action group. A user interface controller in communication with the display unit and the processor is configured to allow the user to approve and reject the action item associated to the action group and press the screen with a small amount of force to activate a context menu to approve and reject all action items simultaneously.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods of use directed to Boolean builders. More specifically, the disclosed invention relates to systems and methods of use directed to graphical Boolean dependency builder interfaces as part of business process flows. In embodiments, the disclosed systems are configured to provide an interface allowing a user of the system with little or no knowledge of programming to create complex Boolean expressions which are utilized in the system or software. The creation of the Boolean expressions are performed by the user dragging and dropping objects which are representative of data elements (operands) and operations (operators) as well as evaluation orders. In a further embodiment, the system is configured to allow the user of the system to utilize drop down menus and selection options to further create and modify the Boolean expressions. The created expressions may then be utilized as part of a business process flow to achieve the desired outputs or obtain the desired results.

Abstract: Proxy controls are generated for corresponding original controls. An input is received in the proxy controls in a personalized user interface. The input received may be in a read mode or write mode. Based on the received input, it is determined whether the corresponding original controls are located on a deactivated tab page. Upon determining that the corresponding original controls are located on the deactivated tab page, the deactivated tab page is activated. Data is exchanged between the proxy controls and the corresponding original controls in the deactivated tab page. In data exchange, if the input received is in read mode, data is read from the original controls to the proxy controls. In data exchange, if the input received is in write mode, data is written into the original controls from the proxy controls.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the disclosure disclose a terminal and method for sorting pages of a user interface. In some embodiments of the disclosure, the terminal displays a plurality of page thumbnails, obtains a clicking operation on at least one of the page thumbnails, and determines an order in which a page corresponding to the at least one page thumbnail is displayed on the user interface, in response to the clicking operation.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing a page flipping mode in electronic touch sensitive devices. The user can engage the page flipping mode by performing an activation gesture, which causes the device to display a magazine page flipping mode or a fast page flipping mode. The page flipping modes may show paginated content such as an opened book or magazine in a single stack or side-by-side layout. The fast page flipping modes may show a single page lying relatively flat or somewhat curled with the edges of subsequent pages visible at the right edge of the page. A page flipping gesture may prompt an animation showing one or more pages folding up to display subsequent pages to the user. In some cases, the number of pages being flipped and/or the speed at which the pages are flipped, is dependent upon the speed and/or length and/or duration of the page flipping gesture.

Abstract: Features associated with smart tables are disclosed. In some embodiments, address tabs associated with a table are provided on-demand in response to receiving an indication of interest in the table. In some embodiments, controls for modifying the number of rows and/or columns of a table are provided on-demand when an indication of interest in the table is received. In some embodiments, in response to a passive indication of interest in an address tab associated with a row or column of a table, a set of one or more options associated with the row or column and/or associated table are made available.

Abstract: Slicers are configured to filter tabular data arranged in columns. A user may use the slicers to filter tabular data from a client application and/or a server based application/service. Slicers may be created for one or more columns and for all/portion of the tabular data within a column. Selection of a slicer element filters the associated tabular data and updates a display of the other slicers. Interaction with the slicers may also update other user interface controls that filter the tabular data (e.g. selecting a slicer element changes a value of a filtering setting in a drop down menu and/or selecting the filtering setting in the drop down menu changes a state of a slicer element). A slicer element may be associated with other objects in the spreadsheet and/or included within one or more functions of a spreadsheet.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus of the disclosure herein is an electronic apparatus 10 having a controller 11 for providing a notification of, upon reception of a mail, mail information containing a portion of contents of the mail in a display unit 12, wherein the controller 11, when a screen of the display unit 12 changes from an off-state to an on-state, provides a re-notification of the mail information of an unread mail in the display unit 12 and, based on an input operation via an input unit 13 during the re-notification, displays the mail information in the display unit 12.

Abstract: Users may interface with user interfaces populated with large sets of data items (e.g., contacts, files, photos, etc.), but may be unable to quickly and/or efficiently find a desired data item. Accordingly, as provided herein, a graphical user interface, populated with a set of data items, may be presented to a user of a client device. Sensor data may be received from a motion sensing component of the client device. The sensor data may indicate a motion of the client device. A motion rate of the motion may be determined. The set of data items may be visually traversed at a scroll rate derived from the motion rate (e.g., a faster motion may increase the scroll rate and a slower motion may decrease the scroll rate). In this way, the user may efficiently scroll through large sets of data items by panning, tilting, twisting, or otherwise moving the client device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing user interface elements using gestures are disclosed. In some implementations, a block representing a plurality of user interface elements is displayed on a touch screen of a device. A first gesture is initiated at a position corresponding to the block representing the plurality of the user interface elements is received via the touch screen. A first path corresponding to the first gesture is stored in a memory. At least a portion of the plurality of user interface elements are displayed on the touch screen in positions along the first path.

Abstract: A method for launching a further program even though another application is already open controls a touch screen to display a drawing area, and detects one or more touch positions in the drawing area to determine a touch track. The method further recognizes a shape of the touch track, determines whether a template similar to the input shape is existed, and launches one application corresponding to the template similar to the shape according to the relationship between the templates and the applications when the template similar to the shape is existed. A related electronic device and a related non-transitory storage medium are also provided.

Abstract: A graphical user interface is provided for navigating and/or manipulating content simply via touch of a touch-sensitive surface. The content may include discrete content items (e.g., songs, video clips, documents, web pages) and/or actions (e.g., place a call, read a message, play a game), and may or may not be hierarchical in nature. The interface may be presented on a touch-screen display, such that a user may navigate to a content item or action via a single touch on the display (e.g., with a finger or other tool), followed by gliding through any number of levels or clusters of nodes (representing content items, content compilations/categories and/or actions). The desired content item or action may be initiated automatically (e.g., opened, performed) simply by touching it, by lifting the gliding finger or by performing some other input (e.g., tapping a node, speaking a command, touching with a second finger).

Abstract: The techniques described herein implement a classification process to evaluate information associated with a tool input (e.g., from an input tool such as a pen or a stylus) and a user touch input (e.g., from a finger or a palm of a hand) to determine whether the user touch input is an intended or an unintended touch input. The information evaluated may be associated with an arrival of the tool input relative to an arrival of the user touch input. The information evaluated may also be associated with a movement of the tool input relative to a movement of the user touch input. In various implementations, the techniques may calculate an evaluation score and compare the evaluation score to a confidence classification threshold. If a confident classification cannot be achieved, the techniques further the classification process as more information associated with the inputs is received.

Abstract: A user interface for a touchscreen display device including a technique for cursor positioning, with respect to: (i) a touchscreen display upon which the cursor is displayed; and (ii) displayable content (also sometimes herein referred to as a “display area”) which is also, at least in part, displayed on the touchscreen display. Based on a desired position to which the activated display area is moved while a cursor remains static on the display screen, a placement position at which the cursor is to be placed with respect to the displayable content is determined.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image display device for displaying a pointer and a control method thereof. An image display device according to the present disclosure may include a display unit configured to display image information, and a controller configured to display a pointer at a position set on the basis of a region displayed with a first layer based on the first layer displayed as an upper layer in a state that the image information is displayed thereon.

Abstract: Disclosed is a user interface which enables mark based interaction for images. The present disclosure relates to a user interface which enables mark based interaction for images, the images comprising a volume which is a three-dimensional image and slices which are two-dimensional images, each of which represents a cross section of the volume. At least two of the images each include the same visual mark for identifying at least one common region of interest. The user interface comprises: an input unit for receiving a user input associated with the same visual mark included in one of the images; and at least one component for enabling the interaction for the images including the same visual mark associated with the user input.

Abstract: A device for managing image and audio files displays thumbnails, which are representative of the files, on a screen in different arrangements, depending on the selected layout and order. When the user enters input to indicates that he or she wishes to browse through the thumbnails, the thumbnails move across the screen in sequence, following a path through a focus outline in the center of the screen. The path followed by the thumbnails depends on the selected layout.

Abstract: A method for displaying a background screen in a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes resizing at least one of a plurality of background screens according to a first input, displaying at least one of the at least one resized background screen, detecting a second input, and transitioning among the resized background screens based on the detected second input, wherein the background screens respectively include an icon that may represent a grouping of a first icon and a second icon respectively displayed on one of the plurality of background screens.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to sharing of user interface objects via a shared space in a data sharing application. In example embodiments, a data sharing application provides a shared space. A user command may then be received to transfer a respective UI object from each of a plurality of applications to the shared space. In response, each transferred UI object may be displayed within the shared space, such that each displayed UI object retains associated functionality from the corresponding application within the shared space. Finally, each UI object in the shared space may be shared with a plurality of users granted access to the shared space.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a methods and devices for interaction with one or several users, where each user carries at least one personal communication device which is Body Coupled communication, BCC, enabled. A communication device comprises screen which displays information comprising user interface components and the communication device comprises a BCC enabled selection indication means and the users uses the selection indication means to make selection indications of user interface components.

Abstract: At an electronic device having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, an image and a location affordance associated with the image are concurrently displayed. The image has an associated location and corresponds to a source media item that was generated at the associated location. A selection of the location affordance is detected. In response to detecting selection of the location affordance, a map showing the associated location of the image is displayed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing applications by an electronic device are provided. The method and apparatus include identifying, by a processor, a secondary application based on an application executed on the electronic device or content included in the application, displaying a representation corresponding to the secondary application on the electronic device, selecting the representation based on an input, and invoking the secondary application corresponding to the selected representation on the electronic device.

Abstract: A system having a processor is provided that visually manipulates objects on a touch screen responsive to inputs through the touch screen. The processor may be responsive to first motion inputs received through an input device to: move a selected first object on a workspace relative to an unselected and unconnected second object on the workspace displayed through a display device while maintaining a size, shape, and orientation of the first object; determine a connection between the selected first object and the unselected second object; and snap the selected first object to a connection position on the workspace such that the first and second objects display a preview of the connection. The processor may form the connection responsive to completion of the first motion inputs.

Abstract: Many users may share information, such as messages, photos, and/or links to websites or other content, through social networks as social network posts. As provided herein, a commentating user may be provided with the ability to overlay content, such as images, icons, text, links to websites, and/or other content visually and positionally onto a social network post to create an overlaid social network post. The commentating user may resize, reposition, and/or tag the content that is overlaid the social network post. In this way, various users may overlay content onto social network posts for an improved user interface and interaction for social network interfacing.

Abstract: A content item includes content such as video. A preview of a content item that includes video is displayed by an electronic device, where displaying the preview includes playing the video. A user input selecting the content item is detected. In response to detecting the user input, the electronic device transitions from displaying the preview of the content item to displaying the content item, wherein displaying the content item includes displaying a portion of the content item not displayed in the preview. Furthermore, the electronic device continues to play the video while transitioning from displaying the preview of the content item to displaying the content item, and while displaying the content item.

Abstract: A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for generating graphical representations of data are presented. In example embodiments, the method may include generating a graphical representation of a dataset using a first rendering convention. The method may further include receiving user input requesting an adjustment to the scale level of the graphical representation and determining that the scale level specified by the user input is above a predefined threshold. In response to determining that the scale level is above the predefined threshold, the graphical representation of the dataset is updated in accordance with the scale level using a second rendering convention.

Abstract: An information processing device includes an operation receiver capable of receiving a gesture operation for an object on a screen; and a controller configured to receive an output from the operation receiver and an output from a user motion detector configured to detect whether the gesture operation received by the operation receiver is a two-hand operation or a one-hand operation. The controller sets a size change associated with the resizing to a first degree when the gesture operation for the object is the two-hand operation, and sets a size change associated with the resizing to a second degree which is relatively greater than the first degree when the gesture operation for the object is the one-hand operation on a basis of a user operation detected by the user motion detector, and reflects resizing of the object on the screen on a basis of the set degree.

Abstract: An object display device is disclosed. An object display device includes a display unit, a detection unit and a control unit. The display unit is configured to display an object. The detection unit is configured to detect a location and a load of a pressing to the display unit. The control unit can control a movement of the object based on conditions of first and second pressings.

Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a display accessible to the processor, and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to identify an area of focus on a user interface (UI) presented on the display while content for the UI is loading, where at least a portion of the UI that comprises the area of focus is presented on the display at a first position while the content is loading. The instructions are also executable to, in response to the identification, control the display to present the area of focus on the display at least substantially at the first position as the content continues to load.

Abstract: This disclosure concerns the providing of media, and more particularly to the streaming of media. In accordance with an example embodiment: a portion of a day is determined; a first data message is sent to a computer server system. The first data message comprises instructions to the computer server system to return media content associated with the determined portion of the day. A second data message is received from the computer server system, the second data message comprising media content associated with the determined portion of the day. In response thereto is playback performed of the media content at the user interface of the electronic device in dependence of the determined portion of the day. While performing playback is a visual appearance parameter of the user interface adjusted according the determined portion of the day.

Abstract: This disclosure concerns the providing of media, and more particularly to the streaming of media. In accordance with an example embodiment, a portion of a day is determined; a first data message is sent to a computer server system. The first data message comprises instructions to the computer server system to return media content associated with the determined portion of the day. A second data message is received from the computer server system, the second data message comprising media content associated with the determined portion of the day. In response thereto is playback performed of the media content at the user interface of the electronic device in dependence of the determined portion of the day. While performing playback is a visual appearance parameter of the user interface adjusted according the determined portion of the day.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to providing video, and more particularly to streaming of video. There is described a method and a system for performing scrubbing in a video stream of a video item selected at a media device. The video item is streamed from a server system to the media device. The method comprises dividing the selected video item into a number of segments and selecting a first snippet for each segment, which snippet is pre-buffered. The video stream of a first segment of the selected video item is played at the media device simultaneously as scrubbing to a second segment of the selected video item. When the scrubbing is done the video stream of the first segment stops and the first snippet of the second segment starts playing seamlessly.

Abstract: A screen information generation device generates screen information indicating display content of a display device connected to a programmable controller that controls a control object device according to a chart program indicating execution order of a plurality of steps each provided per operation unit. When generating the screen information of an individual-manipulation screen for use in individually operating the control object device per operation unit, the screen information generation device is configured to generate the screen information based on the chart program such that a plurality of operation buttons that respectively correspond to the plurality of steps is displayed on the display device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an operation unit; and a control unit performing a process corresponding to dragging and displaying, on a display unit, a cursor which elongates from a start point of the dragging to an end point of the dragging and of which at least one of a size and a shape is different at one end portion, which is on a side of the start point of the dragging, and at the other end portion, which is on a side of the end point of the dragging, when the dragging is executed through the operation unit.

Abstract: A novel elastic button user interface system and a related method of operation are disclosed. In one embodiment, the elastic button user interface system generates an elastic button that simulates physical characteristics of a button suspended on an elastic string on a touch-sensing display unit. The elastic button first allows selection of a particular item from a display menu, and invokes dynamic transformations to the particular item by correlating a user-induced horizontal and/or vertical movement of the elastic button with application-specific design parameters for two-dimensional and multiple-level thresholds for the elastic button user interface system. Furthermore, releasing the elastic button by removing a finger from the elastic button triggers a “final activation” for the particular item, after dynamic transformations to the particular item during the user-induced movement of the elastic button.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display configured to detect a stroke inputted on a screen of the display, and a hardware processor configured to display, on the screen, an icon that, when selected, initiates creation of an apparatus group comprising at least the electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus displays a document on the screen and modifies the document to include additional strokes in response to receiving the additional strokes. Some of the additional strokes are inputted on the screen and some other of the additional strokes are inputted on another electronic apparatus belonging to the same apparatus group.

Abstract: Provided are an operation control method and a terminal. The operation control method includes: identifying an operation trace activated on a terminal screen by a user; judging whether the operation trace is in an area where a grid path is located, the grid path being composed of gap regions among various application icons on a terminal interface; and if the operation trace is in the area where the grid path is located, then executing a shortcut operation corresponding to the operation trace. The method makes full use of gaps among application icons, and performs certain shortcut operations according to operation traces in the gaps so as to be effectively differentiated from other existing shortcut operation gesture areas to facilitate a user to operate.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for generating a content of a display apparatus. The method includes receiving a user touch on the display apparatus; detecting an area on the display apparatus corresponding to the received user touch; and inserting and displaying an object into the detected area, wherein the inserting and displaying the object further comprises, in response to a command for inserting an object on the detected area included in the displayed user touch which is input by a user, displaying a list of a plurality of objects to be inserted.

Abstract: Techniques for an electronic montage system are described. An apparatus may comprise a logic device arranged to execute a montage application comprising an authoring component operative to provide a presentation surface having multiple presentation tiles, receive control directives to associate content files with presentation tiles, generate tile objects for the content files based on content file types for the content files, and store the presentation surface and tile objects as a montage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: An example display device and an example method for providing recommended characters on the display device involve displaying a character input UI including a plurality of character items, and, when one of the plurality of character items is selected, providing a recommended character item with respect to a selected character item, according to different methods depending on a character input mode.

Abstract: A display control method and device for a touch screen interface, and the method includes: if it is detected that a user touches a switch-screen control, switching an activated application on a floating screen to be displayed on a main screen, and switching a main screen interface to be displayed in one floating application window of the floating screen; and if it is detected that a user touches a split-screen control, displaying the activated application on the floating screen and the main screen interface on the floating screen in a split-screen manner.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods, software, devices and APIs for defining touch events for application level software. Furthermore, some embodiments are directed to simplifying the recognition of single and multiple touch events for applications running in multi-touch enabled devices. To simplify the recognition of single and multiple touch events, each view within a particular window can be configured as either a multi-touch view or a single touch view. Furthermore, each view can be configured as either an exclusive or a non-exclusive view. Depending on the configuration of a view, touch events in that and other views can be either ignored or recognized. Ignored touches need not be sent to the application. Selectively ignoring touches can allow for simpler software elements that do not take advantage of advanced multi touch features to be executed at the same device and time as more complex software elements.

Abstract: A processor-memory system, a stacked-wafer processor-memory system, and a method of fabricating a processor-memory system are disclosed. In an embodiment, the invention provides a processor-memory system comprising a memory area, a multitude of specialized processors, and a management processor. The specialized processors are embedded in the memory area, and each of the specialized processors is configured for performing a specified set of operations using an associated memory domain in the memory area. The management processor is provided to control operations of an associated set of the specialized processors. In one embodiment, each of the specialized processors controls a respective one associated memory domain in the memory area. In an embodiment, the processor-memory system further comprises a specialized processor wafer. The specialized processor wafer includes the memory area, and the multitude of specialized processors are embedded in the specialized processor wafer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device connectable to a host includes a plurality of semiconductor memory units, which includes first and second memory units, a temperature sensing unit, and a controller. The temperature sensing unit is configured to detect temperatures of the plurality of semiconductor memory units, and includes a first sensor positioned to detect a temperature of the first memory unit, as a first temperature, and a second sensor positioned to detect a temperature of the second memory unit, as a second temperature. The controller is configured to receive a command to access the first memory unit from the host, and in response to the command, access the second memory unit and not the first memory unit, when the first temperature is higher than a first predetermined value and the second temperature is lower than a second predetermined value.

Abstract: The present application relates to a heap sorting method based on arrangement and apparatus which can improve the heap sorting conducting speed through reducing access (I/O) frequency of the external memory when conducting heap sorting through storing binary data in the basic access unit of the external memory device in reference to the subtree unit.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing system to improve enjoyment in information processing using data obtained in non-contact communication. The information processing system includes a dedicated figure, a non-contact communication unit, a processing unit, and a first storage unit. The dedicated figure is configured to store data and has a non-contact communication function. The non-contact communication unit is configured to read data from the dedicated figure by using the non-contact communication function of the dedicated figure. The processing unit performs figure data processing based on the data read by the non-contact communication unit. The first storage unit stores the number of times of execution of the figure data processing. Processing details of the figure data processing performed by the processing unit depend on the number of times of execution stored in the first storage unit.

Abstract: A data storage system includes a generic snapshot interface, allowing for integration with a wide variety of snapshot-capable storage devices. The generic interface can be a programming interface (e.g., an application programming interface [API]). Using the snapshot interface, storage device vendors can integrate their particular snapshot technology with the data storage system. For instance, the data storage system can access a shared library of functions (e.g., a dynamically linked library [DLL]) provided by the vendor (or another by appropriate entity) and that complies with the specifications of the common programming interface. And by invoking the appropriate functions in the library, the data storage system implements the snapshot operation on the storage device.

Abstract: A storage infrastructure, device and associated method for processing immutable data objects using in-flash processing. An in-flash processing system is provided that includes: an input/output manager that receives parameters from a host to perform back-end data processing tasks on immutable objects and that outputs commands to read and write immutable data objects to and from super-pages in a set of flash memory storage devices; a priority manager that ensures that front-end data processing tasks takes priority over back-end data processing tasks; and a back-end processing system that processes at least one immutable object in order to generate at least one new immutable object.

Abstract: Systems and methods for allocating space in persistent storage are provided. A modified bitmap and a tree of bitmap summary pages are used to manage the free space of a large scale storage system. The bitmap is separated into fixed size pages and has bitmap summary entries to summarize the information in the bitmap. Bitmap summary pages can be further summarized into secondary summary pages. The tree data structure can continue to N levels until a topmost level has one bitmap summary page.

Abstract: Embodiments include receiving an indication of a data storage module to be associated with a tenant of a distributed storage system, allocating a partition of a disk for data of the tenant, creating a first association between the data storage module and the disk partition, creating a second association between the data storage module and the tenant, and creating rules for the data storage module based on one or more policies configured for the tenant. Embodiments further include receiving an indication of a type of subscription model selected for the tenant, and selecting the disk partition to be allocated based, at least in part, on the subscription model selected for the tenant. More specific embodiments include generating a storage map indicating the first association between the data storage module and the disk partition and indicating the second association between the data storage module and the tenant.