Abstract: Transitioning of a command user interface (UI) between a toolbar UI and a full menu UI based on a use context is provided. An application such as a messaging application detects a request to interact with a message. A presentation mode is identified based on the use context associated with the request. The use context includes a reading mode or an authoring mode. A command UI is generated based on the presentation mode. The command UI includes a toolbar UI for the reading mode or a full menu UI for the authoring mode. The command UI is displayed in proximity to the message within a messaging UI.

Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and one or more sensors to detect signals from a stylus associated with the device: displays a user interface on the touch-sensitive display; while displaying the user interface on the touch-sensitive display, detects the stylus moving towards the touch-sensitive display, without the stylus making contact with the touch-sensitive display; determines whether the detected stylus movement towards the touch-sensitive display satisfies one or more stylus movement criteria; in accordance with a determination that the detected stylus movement satisfies the one or more stylus movement criteria, displays a menu overlaid on the user interface, the menu including a plurality of selectable menu options; detects selection of a first menu option in the plurality of selectable menu options; and, in response to detecting selection of the first menu option: performs an operation that corresponds to the first menu option, and ceases to display the menu.

Abstract: An icon display method of a wearable intelligent device and a related device, where the device includes a first display screen and an encircling apparatus, the encircling apparatus is configured to fasten the device on a human body in an encircling manner, and the encircling apparatus includes a second display screen, and the method includes receiving a display operation instruction, and jointly displaying, based on a preset sequence of at least two icons, the icons on the first display screen and the second display screen, where a display area of a display apparatus is skillfully increased, such an increase does not affect characteristics of lightness and handiness of the wearable intelligent device, an increase in a quantity of displayed icons is implemented, and a speed of locating, by a user, an icon that the user needs is improved, thereby preventing system load from increasing due to excessive user operations.

Abstract: According to various aspects of the present invention, a user interface capable of effectively manipulating high volumes of data is provided. The system and/or user interface is specially configured to aggregate large data volumes and translate the large data volumes into summary information and incorporate navigable categorizations that enable dynamic selection and visualization of portions of the large data volumes. Such interfaces may be particularly useful for managing large amounts of information, such as ad placement and performance information that is generated within an advertising network associated with ad campaigns. Moreover the integration of such summary menus in detailed visualizations improves information access, limits rendering operations by the system, and enables more efficient retrieval and visualization of information. In some examples, the contextual views limit errors in data entry, for example, by providing contextual visualization for subsequent functions.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display; a storage; and a controller configured to display a first GUI including a plurality of menu items corresponding to a plurality of functions respectively on the display, perform a function corresponding to a menu item selected by a user among the plurality of menu items, store history information including information on the selected menu item and information on a time when the menu item is selected, and in response to receiving a request for a GUI, display on the display a second GUI including at least one menu item selected based on the history information and a time when the request for the GUI is received. Thus, the user may easily select preferred function that the user uses at a specific time which results in an improvement of a usability of the functions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for navigating a user interface with a toolbar are provided.

Abstract: A display apparatus, including a display; an interface configured to connect to an external device; a storage; and a controller configured to: while connected with the external device, control the display to display a first graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a plurality of menu items corresponding to a plurality of functions, and perform a function corresponding to a menu item selected by a user from among the plurality of menu items, control the storage to store history information comprising information associated with the menu item and information on the external device connected through the interface when the menu item is selected, and in response to receiving a request for a GUI, control the display to display a second GUI comprising at least one menu item selected based on the history information and the external device connected through the interface when the request for the GUI is received.

Abstract: A video playlist associated with a set of videos is distinguished in a graphical user interface using a dynamic thumbnail to represent the playlist. The dynamic thumbnail comprises a static portion comprising a first image associated with the set of videos and a dynamic portion comprising one or more second images associated with the set of videos. An image provided in the dynamic portion is configured to change while the first image remains the same in response to a shift in the graphical user interface that results in a change in position of the thumbnail about the user graphical user interface.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, a first functional unit is configured to execute a predetermined function and to acquire, during execution of the predetermined function, first attribute information for use in performing sorting according to a first sorting rule. A second functional unit is configured to display, on a display, display target information including first display target information, to perform a first sort display in which the first sorting rule is displayed when the first display target information related to the first attribute information is stored in a second storage area and the first sorting rule is not displayed when the first display target information related to first attribute information is not stored in the second storage, and to sort the first display target information according to the first sorting rule selected by using the input unit and display the sorted information on the display.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a computer system comprising at least one processor may generate a tabular object containing data about an object. The layout of such tabular object comprises rows and columns, and may have a structure that includes plural sets of dual columns, each set representing pairs of related data (e.g. property value pairs). The size and portion of the tabular object in view at any particular time are determined by the user's sizing and scrolling behavior. The assignment of object data (e.g., property value pairs) to the resulting cells in that tabular object takes place dynamically according to the size and portion of the tabular object being displayed at any particular time in a manner that optimizes the use of available space.

Abstract: An in-vehicle terminal includes: a web browser that includes a plurality of tabs used to load and display a plurality of sets of content in different categories and a launcher tab used to display links to the set of content; a storage unit where the plurality of sets of content to be loaded into the plurality of tabs at the web browser and a settings file with categories into which the set of content are classified indicated therein, are saved; an input unit that accepts a user input; a display unit at which a tab among the plurality of tabs and the launcher tab is displayed; and a control unit that determines a category corresponding to a selected set of content indicated with a link selected via the input unit while the launcher tab is on display at the display unit by referencing the settings file, loads the selected set of content into a tab among the plurality of tabs based upon results of category determination, so as to ensure that the set of content loaded in the plurality of tabs belong to different

Abstract: A method for displaying information on a remote computer including the steps of (1) initiating an inquiry using the remote computer operated by a remote user in a remote session; (2) receiving the inquiry using a host computer operated by a host user in a host session; (3) providing a control command by the host user; (4) transmitting the control command from the host session to the remote session; (5) detecting the control command in the remote session; and (6) executing the control command in the remote session.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for using gestures during video capture are described. In one embodiment, a method of tagging a stream comprises recording the stream with a media device in real-time and tagging a portion of the stream in response recognizing one or more gestures to cause a tag to be associated with the portion of the stream, the tag for use in specifying an action associated with the stream.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for using gestures during video playback are described. In one embodiment, a method of tagging a stream comprises playing back the stream on a media device and tagging a portion of the stream in response recognizing one or more gestures to cause a tag to be associated with the portion of the stream.

Abstract: An information collection system includes an information collection terminal and an information collection server. The an information collection terminal includes an obtainer configured to obtain specification information for specifying a non-connection device which is not connected to a system which is capable of collecting information, a display configured to display an information input screen according to the specification information, an input device configured to input information of the non-connection device into the information input screen, and a communicator configured to transmit, to a network, input information which has been input into the information input screen. The information collection server includes a first collector configured to collect the input information transmitted from the information collection terminal through the network.

Abstract: A data aggregation system and method. A plurality of data source options is retrieved and displayed to a user. The user can select data from a data source, and the data aggregation system suggests additional data. The additional data is retrieved and compiled into a timeline with the data based on date information. A smart storybook engine prompts the user for additional contextual information and incorporates the contextual information into the timeline. The timeline can be output as a storybook or biography.

Abstract: Techniques for dynamic media album display and management are described. An apparatus may comprise a messaging component operative on the processor circuit to receive a plurality of messaging packages from a messaging server and determine a plurality of visual media items referenced by the plurality of messaging packages; a display component operative to display a first visual media item of the plurality of visual media items in a user interface and replace the first visual media item in the user interface in response to a user scroll; and a user interface component operative to receive a user scroll of the user interface. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: An operating method of a mobile terminal including a display unit is provided. The operating method includes displaying a plurality of items in a deform display area on the display unit, receiving a first input for moving any one item of the plurality of items toward a general display area on the display unit, and displaying an execution screen of an application corresponding to the item on the general display area according to the received first input.

Abstract: Techniques for interactive media album display and management are described. An apparatus may comprise a messaging component operative to receive a plurality of messaging packages from a messaging server; and determine a plurality of visual media items referenced by the plurality of messaging packages; a display component operative to display a messaging thread user interface; display a first visual media item of the plurality of visual media items in the messaging thread user interface; and replace the first visual media item in the messaging thread user interface in response to a horizontal swipe; and a user interface component operative to receive the horizontal swipe of the first visual media item. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A mobile terminal including a body; a touch screen disposed on a front surface of the body, and having a touch panel and a display unit; and a controller configured to display a home screen page or an application execution screen on the touch screen in response to the display unit being turned on, turn off the display unit and execute a lock mode requiring input of a password, in response to a plurality of touch inputs being consecutively received on a preset region of the home screen page, and turn off the display unit and not execute the lock mode, in response to a plurality of touch inputs being consecutively received on a preset region of the application execution screen.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a number-of-touches detecting unit, a first touch-area detecting unit and a first switching control unit. The number-of-touches detecting unit detects the number of touch operations when a user performs a plurality of touch operations on a touch panel. The first touch-area detecting unit detects areas, including touch positions of the plurality of touch operations, from a plurality of areas into which the touch panel is partitioned. The first switching control unit controls switching display, based on the number of detected touch operations and the detected areas.

Abstract: There is provided a vehicle comprising a first adjustable component, a touch sensitive display, a non-transitory memory storing an executable code, and a hardware processor executing the executable code to display, on the touch sensitive display, a user interface including a control element for controlling the first adjustable component using the touch sensitive display, receive a first selection input from a user using the user interface to select the first adjustable component, receive a first control input including a first initial touch input and a first subsequent drag input from a user using the control element of the user interface to control the first adjustable component, and continuously change an angle of the first adjustable component based on the first control input.

Abstract: A method for activating an application function is disclosed. The method includes obtaining an activation instruction sent by a user within a blank space accessible to the user on an application interface; and activating at least one application function according to the activation instruction. The present disclosure allows a user to send an activation instruction from within a blank space accessible to the user on an application interface, and activate a corresponding application function, without the need of operating a preset function button as existing technologies do. The technical solution of the present disclosure is not limited by application scenarios and has a higher flexibility, thus facilitating a convenient and rapid activation of a corresponding function and improving the convenience for a user to use application functions.

Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes novel techniques for controlling video content on a computing device, such as a mobile computing device. For example, a computing device may execute a media application that provides a video output to a presence-sensitive screen of the computing device. During execution of the media application, the presence-sensitive screen may receive a gesture touch input that has motion with respect to the presence-sensitive screen. The computing device may then rewind or fast forward the video output based at least in part on the gesture touch input. The computing device may display, during the rewinding or fast forwarding of the video output, a plurality of frames of the video output concurrently on the presence-sensitive screen in lateral motion corresponding to the rewinding or fast forwarding.

Abstract: A computing device is associated with one or more electronic devices in a smart home environment, the smart home environment having a plurality of environment statuses. A current environment status of the plurality of environment statuses is identified for the smart home environment. Based on the current environment status of the smart home environment, one of a plurality of different feature sets is determined for a smart home application executable on the computing device for interacting with the smart home environment. The determined feature set includes selectable commands for performing device functions associated with the current environment status. The determined feature set is provided to an instance of the smart home application, thereby enabling the instance to offer user interactions consistent with the selectable commands.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program for collaborative learning. The method, system, and computer program includes a computer including a display, a graphics processing unit, and a microprocessor, the computer programmed to receive at least one item and transmit the at least one item, a server comprising a central processing unit and a memory, the server configured to receive the at least one item from the computer, the memory having the at least one item stored therein, and the central processing unit programmed to: determine a group of the at least one item that is connected by a plurality of weighted edges; determine at least one set of characteristics based on the at least one item; determine at least one measured relationship between each characteristic in the at least one set of characteristics; and generate a visual landscape based on the at least one measured relationship.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an image processing device; a display portion capable of detecting a touch of an input object; a storage storing preset-setting groups; a preset-setting-group-selection-screen display controller displays icons corresponding to the preset-setting groups; and an image-processing-device controller for controlling the image processing device. When at least two icons are displayed on the display portion such that one icon is displayed in a selected state manner, and a specific icon is displayed in a non-selected state manner, and when the specific icon is touched, the preset-setting-group-selection-screen display controller moves the specific icon located on a second area to a first area and moves the one icon located on the first area to the second area in a direction in which the specific icon is moved, and displays the specific icon in the selected state manner and display the one icon in the non-selected state manner.

Abstract: One or more processors provide a first instruction to a first user. One or more processors receive a user input in response to the first instruction provided to the first user. One or more processors determine whether the user input is a correct response to the first instruction. Responsive to determining that the first user input to the first instruction is the correct input, one or more processors provide a second instruction to the first user.

Abstract: In some implementations, data indicating a touch received on a proximity-sensitive display is received while the proximity-sensitive display is presenting one or more items. In one aspect, the techniques describe may involve a process for disambiguating touch selections of hypothesized items, such as text or graphical objects that have been generated based on input data, on a proximity-sensitive display. This process may allow a user to more easily select hypothesized items that the user may wish to correct, by determining whether a touch received through the proximity-sensitive display represents a selection of each hypothesized item based at least on a level of confidence that the hypothesized item accurately represents the input data.

Abstract: Predicting what content items a user finds important and sending those items to a cache on the user's device at times when doing so will not drain resources and will not result in expensive data rates. Applying a ranking function that examines recency and other content metadata associated with the user's content items stored in a synchronized content management system. Determining how much of a ranked list of content items to cache and deciding when is a good time to send content items to the local cache.

Abstract: Techniques for media album display and management are described. An apparatus may comprise a messaging component operative to receive a plurality of messaging packages from a messaging server and determine a plurality of visual media items referenced by the plurality of messaging packages; a media layout component operative to determine a visual media item layout; and a display component operative to display the plurality of visual media items based on the visual media item layout Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a circuit for arranging window(s) on a GUI screen of a device. In an embodiment, the method may include: identifying a layout information associated with the window, with the layout information comprising an aspect condition and/or a direction notification; and, performing a layout determination for the window by: causing an aspect of the window to satisfy the aspect condition; and/or, aligning a direction of the window according to the direction notification, independent of a direction of another window on the screen.

Abstract: A method comprising, responsive to a selecting event, rendering an interactive display screen of a saved first state of a display layout of a medical information compilation, the interactive display screen comprising first information in a first display area and second information in a second display area, the saved first state comprising a plurality of display attributes of the first information and the second information, wherein the first information and the second information each include one of (i) a medical image, (ii) medical notes, or (iii) a medical record is described.

Abstract: A method, in an application executing at a client device, includes: receiving a plurality of video feeds, each video feed of the plurality of video feeds corresponding to a respective remote camera of a plurality of remote cameras, where the video feeds are received concurrently by the device from a server system communicatively coupled to the remote cameras; displaying a first user interface, the first user interface including a plurality of user interface objects, each user interface object of the plurality of user interface objects being associated with a respective remote camera of the remote cameras; and displaying in each user interface object of the plurality of user interface objects the video feed corresponding to the respective remote camera with which the user interface object is associated, where at least one of the video feeds is displayed with cropping.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for detecting, tracking, and recording data associated with physical manipulatives in a physical environment, and a corresponding set of virtual manipulatives in a virtual environment. Physical manipulative sensor devices may be configured to detect the position and/or movements of physical manipulatives within a physical environment, including simple or multi-step user interactions with physical manipulatives. The sensor devices and/or associated user computing devices may use the sensor data to determine updated positions, orientations, and configurations for one or more physical manipulatives within the physical environment, as well as defining relationships between sets of the physical manipulatives.

Abstract: A display control apparatus performs, when an image is switched to another image while remaining enlarged, display not giving an uncomfortable feeling to a user, and performs control, when a first image enlarged and displayed on a display unit is switched into a second image, to zoom and display, out of a display magnification of the second image based on magnification information used in the first image before the switching and stored, and of a fit magnification for making the second image have a size falling within a display area in the display unit to match the display area, the second image at a magnification that is the fit magnification or more when the display magnification based on the magnification information is smaller, and the second image at the display magnification based on the magnification information when the display magnification based on the magnification information is larger.

Abstract: A method for an adaptive user interface control on a display of a computing device, comprising displaying primary information in a graphical user interface on the display, the primary information being provided by a processor of the computing device, the processor receiving the primary information for display from a remote computer electronically connected to the processor, providing one or more secondary information for selection viewable with the primary information on the display, the selection of the secondary information based on user input such that the selected secondary information is provided by the remote computer to the computing device, and adaptively displaying in the graphical user interface a displayable toggle button including the selected secondary information displayed when the toggle button is expanded and hidden when the toggle button is contracted, wherein the secondary information is data related to the primary information and viewable on the display of the computing device simultaneousl

Abstract: When a communication session is established, display information is sent to a first window of a communication application. The first window of the communication application displays current status information for the live communication session. For example, the first window may include a mute status (e.g., that the call is currently muted by the user) and call time. When the display of the communication application is switched to a second window that covers the first window, display information for a call dart is sent that displays current status information for the first live communication session over a portion of the second window. For example, the call dart may be a small thumbnail or banner that allows the user to view the current status of the live communication session, such as the mute status of the live communication session and the current duration of the live communication session.

Abstract: A printer server includes a display unit that can display a recording region which indicates an area in a continuous paper sheet on which information is recorded and the information to be recorded in the recording region and a display control unit that controls display contents of the display unit. The display control unit causes the display unit to display the recording region and the information in each of a layout view and a pre-view which are display forms different from each other, and causes the display unit to display a slider that can perform an enlargement and reduction operation of the recording region in each of the layout view and the pre-view, and a switching operation between the layout view and the pre-view.

Abstract: A method at an electronic device includes: displaying a camera history timeline, including: displaying a chronologically ordered sequence of event identifiers, each event identifier corresponding to a respective camera event, each respective camera event associated with one or more respective alert events; and displaying, for a respective event identifier, one or more alert event indicators, each of the alert event indicators corresponding to an alert event associated with the camera event corresponding to the respective event identifier, each of the alert event indicators displayed with a visually distinctive display characteristic associated with a corresponding alert event.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system having a controller to collect a plurality of User Interface (UI) device configurations, receive a request from a computing device to download one or more of the plurality of UI device configurations, and transmit to the computing device the one or more UI device configurations requested to configure one or more UI devices of the computing device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: System and methods for accurate measurement and real-time feedback of solar ultraviolet exposure for management of ultraviolet dose. The systems can include a wearable device and a mobile device, the system performing accurate measurement of UV exposure.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and apparatuses for text entry that exploit mathematical mappings of symbol strings of arbitrary length onto finite-sized geometric regions. Embodiments of the invention enable input of text into devices with pan/zoom capabilities. An embodiment enables text entry for small hand-held devices such as smart-phones and tablets, comprising multi-touch capabilities.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that enables, during execution of information processing, a simple and intuitive operation to suspend the information processing, and to start another information processing. An example information processing apparatus includes a game processing unit that executes game processing, a suspension processing unit that suspends the game processing being executed in the game processing unit, in response to a touch-on operation to a touch panel, and a skip processing unit that switches the game processing being executed in the game processing unit to another game processing different from the game processing being suspended by the suspension processing unit, in response to a slide operation to the touch panel.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an information processing method and an electronic device. The information processing method, comprising: obtaining input traces, which are input by an operator, on an input area of an electronic device, the input area being not overlapped with a display area of a display screen of the electronic device; displaying the input traces on the display screen in real time; determining whether a trace complying with a predetermined rule is included in the input traces; and establishing a window corresponding to the trace complying with the predetermined rule when the trace complying with the predetermined rule is included in the input traces, the window being associated with an application. The above method provided by the present disclosure solves the technical problem with the conventional technical solutions that the processing mode for traces input by the user is generally unitary and inflexible, and cannot satisfy requirements of the user.

Abstract: Disclosed are a display device and controlling method thereof. The present invention includes a communication unit configured to perform a communication with a terminal device located in a preset distance, the communication unit configured to receive terminal device's information including an identifier of the terminal device, a controller determining whether a card included in a card group exists by searching the card group associated with the received terminal device's identifier, and a display unit, wherein if the card included in the searched card group exists, the controller displays a main card and wherein if the card included in the searched card group does not exist, the controller outputs a notification message.

Abstract: A Braille user interface for a Braille communication system on a touch screen-enabled electronic device with a touch screen and a touch screen-enabled interface. A user inputs a six-bit Braille character composed of raised dots and non-raised dots. Raised dot are created by a swipe in a first direction (say right) while non-raised dots may be created by a swipe in a second direction (say left). Swiping may be performed on an input area of the touch screen which is smaller than the touch screen. The user is offered an opportunity to perform a character check of entered Braille characters. A character check may include playing back the entered character and then offering the user the option of correcting that entered character.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a touch input device such as a touch screen or track pad or touch pad may be operated in mouse mode by touching the screen simultaneously with more than one finger. In one embodiment, three fingers may be utilized. The three fingers in one embodiment may be the thumb, together with the index finger and the middle finger. Then the index finger and the middle finger may be used to left or right click to enter a virtual mouse command.

Abstract: Software implemented user interface oriented for one-hand operation of small handheld computerized devices, such as smartphones, which in addition to a front touchscreen additionally have been augmented with rear mounted touchpads. With one hand operation, the user typically holds their thumb in front of the device, and holds their other various fingers in back of the device. The disclosed user interface can be viewed a semi-persistent button group, typically invoked by either simultaneous front and back touches or double taps. The semi-persistent button group can contain multiple virtual touch sensitive buttons, and can be maneuvered to be within easy reach of the user's thumb so that various buttons can then be easily thumb activated.

Abstract: A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal device includes a display having a main display area disposed on a front side of the user terminal apparatus and a sub display area extended from one side of the main display area to be disposed on at least one area of a rear side of the user terminal apparatus and a processor configured to, in response to a predetermined touch input being input on the sub display area, control the display to display a UI displayed on the sub display area on the main display area.