Abstract: A touch-screen monitor is described. The monitor includes an ultrasonic sensor for detecting motion of an object that is placed in contact with the monitor.

Abstract: Presenting contextual content corresponding to interactions associated with microenvironments of user interfaces is described. In an example, the contextual content can be presented via a user interface that includes a plurality of regions. Each region can have localized functionalities that are distinct from, but related to, a global functionality of the user interface. Each region can include one or more elements. The techniques described herein include receiving input indicating an interaction with an element associated with a region. Additionally, the techniques described herein include presenting, based at least partly on the interaction, a notification associated with the interaction in an orientation and/or a style that is based on the element, a container corresponding to the element, and a type of the notification. In an example, the notification can be presented within the region or proximate to the region such to appear at a current focus area of the user interface.

Abstract: Technologies are described herein for modifying a user interface (“UI”) provided by a computing device based upon a user's brain activity and gaze. A machine learning classifier is trained using data that identifies the state of a UI provided by a computing device, data identifying brain activity of a user of the computing device, and data identifying the location of the user's gaze. Once trained, the classifier can select a state for the UI provided by the computing device based upon brain activity and gaze of the user. The UI can then be configured based on the selected state. An API can also expose an interface through which an operating system and programs can obtain data identifying the UI state selected by the machine learning classifier. Through the use of this data, a UI can be configured for suitability with a user's current mental state and gaze.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for setting a background of a UI control. The method includes : acquiring, after a wallpaper of a terminal is updated, a fuzzy wallpaper obtained after fuzzy processing is performed on the updated wallpaper; capturing, according to a location of the UI control on a screen of the terminal, a wallpaper area block from the acquired fuzzy wallpaper; and setting the one captured wallpaper area block to a background of the UI control. In the embodiments of the present invention, the background of the UI control of the terminal can be enabled to dynamically change as the wallpaper changes, thereby enhancing flexibility and variability of a background image of the UI control.

Abstract: Systems and methods facilitating electronic signatures (E-Signatures) are provided. Multiple E-Signatures can be provided to electronic documents through a simple command, such as a selection of a single graphical element. A user's signatures, initials, or other identifier can be added to the electronic document in the appropriate fields upon receipt of the appropriate command or command set from the user.

Abstract: A system and method involves detecting operational social disruptive events on a global scale, assigning disease or non-disease event staging and warnings to express data in more simplistic terms, modeling data in conjunction with linguistics analysis to establish responsive actions, generating visualization and modeling capabilities for communicating information, and modeling disease or non-disease propagation for containment and forecasting purposes.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a display unit, and a plurality of sensor elements, wherein the plurality of sensor elements are provided separate from the display unit, wherein the display unit is configured to switch display between a plurality of output screens based on a user input on the plurality of sensor elements, the plurality of output screens including output screens having different hierarchical levels and output screens having a same hierarchical level, and wherein the output screens having different hierarchical levels display information on the different hierarchical levels, and the switching display is controlled to switch display directly between the output screens having different hierarchical levels based on the user input.

Abstract: A framework for automating clinical scoring for decision support is described herein. In accordance with one aspect, a patient record including corresponding medical image data is retrieved. The medical image data is processed to generate processed medical image data. A set of user interface screens is presented to guide a user through a clinical scoring questionnaire, wherein at least one of the user interface screens displays the processed medical image data. Responses to the clinical scoring questionnaire are received from the user via the set of user interface screens. A clinical score may be generated based at least in part on the responses. A clinical score report based on the clinical score may then be presented.

Abstract: In a medical imaging apparatus and a method for the operation thereof, on at least one processed image, an evaluation field to evaluate the image quality of the at least one image is displayed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-stage menu selection method for enhancing the user's convenience by displaying menus step by step when a large number of menus need to be displayed on a display having a small size compared to the number of the menus, and an electronic device for performing the method.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a system for enhancing user interaction with objects connected to a network. The system includes a processor, a display screen, a memory coupled to the processor. The memory comprises a database including a list of two or more objects and instructions executable by the processor to display a menu. The menu is associated with at least two independent objects. And the two independent objects are produced by two independent vendors.

Abstract: A display control device includes an operation-display unit and a controller. The operation-display unit hierarchically displays multiple functions using multiple screens and accepts an operation performed through an approach or touch of an object. The controller performs control so that, when the object approaches a function displayed on an original screen, a next screen associated with the function selected as a result of the approach of the object is temporarily displayed using a display mode corresponding to a relationship between the original screen and the next screen.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for multi-task management by a computing device. One method for multi-task management may include: receiving an operation signal for triggering display of a multi-task management interface; acquiring every running application on the computing device; acquiring, for each of the running applications, cached cache pages related to the application; displaying collections of previews for the running applications in the multi-task management interface, a collection of previews for an application being used to aggregate and display cache pages related to the application; and acquiring a selected cache page, controlling an application corresponding to the selected cache page to run in the foreground, and controlling the application to initially display the selected cache page.

Abstract: A method may include obtaining context data describing a context of a user of an electronic device and transmitting the context data to a back-end device. The method may also include receiving instructions from the back-end device, the instructions directing the electronic device to dynamically generate a single user interface including interactive content from a plurality of related resources, the plurality of related resources determined by the back-end device to be related to each other and to the context of the user, features of the interactive dynamic content extracted by the back-end device. The method may additionally include dynamically generating the single user interface, and displaying the single user interface to the user of the electronic device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit and a display controller. The obtaining unit obtains pieces of identification information for identifying plural target devices that cooperate with each other. The display controller controls display of a cooperative function that is executed through cooperation between the target devices identified by the pieces of identification information.

Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for dynamic user interface customization. A set of functions for a user interface is stored, each function comprising a function that can be added to the user interface. A first set of data is transmitted to a remote device that causes the user interface to be displayed on the remote device with a predetermined set of functions from the set of functions. Interaction data is received indicative of a user's interactions with the user interface. A second set of data is transmitted to the remote device that causes the user interface to dynamically add a new function from the set of functions to the user interface based on the interaction data, wherein the new function is displayed as a selectable item in the user interface that the user can select to use a function associated with the new function.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a group chat method and device, applied to a terminal. The method includes: outputting a selection interface to a user through a group chat interface, where the selection interface is used for prompting the user to select, in the group chat interface, a group chat message of a target group member; acquiring a group member ID of the group chat message selected by the user through the selection interface; and displaying, in a preset manner in the group chat interface, group chat messages corresponding to the group member ID. The present application can highlight, in the group chat interface during a group chat, the group chat messages of the target group member selected by the user, which can improve group chat experience of the user.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques of configuring a layout of graphical objects for display. In one example process, the device detects a scroll request and determines whether the scroll request meets predetermined criteria. If the scroll request meets the criteria, the device configures the layout of graphical objects that are to be displayed once the display is scrolled so that the graphical objects are arranged on the display differently than the arrangement in which the graphical objects would have been displayed, had the layout not been configured. If the scroll request does not meet the criteria, the device forgoes the configuration of the layout of graphical objects.

Abstract: A method and system for data management are presented. A plurality of data objects is generated in a graphical user interface. Each data object includes a lift handle, which may be selected by a user click clicking a mouse, for instance. A cargo is generated and placed in a carrier when the user selects the lift handle using a pointer. While the lift and drop action is pending, each additional selection of a data object by the user via its lift handle is added to the cargo. A graphical representation of the carrier showing the cargo manifest is attached to the pointer. When the user maneuvers the pointer to or over a drop zone, a list of available actions for the cargo in the carrier is presented to the user. A drop action can then be performed on the cargo when the user selects the drop zone.

Abstract: During a drag operation, commonly known as “drag and drop,” the processor causes display a separate graphical indicator or “drop socket” for each action available to a user at the current moment. For example, if the user is viewing a list of objects and selects one source object, if there is only one action possible for the selected receiving object, one drop socket is displayed. If there were two actions possible, then two drop sockets are displayed. The user completes the drag and drop operation by moving the finger or mouse pointer into the graphical region of the drop socket and deselecting or letting up. The specific action performed depends on which drop socket was selected. If the user selects not to complete the drag and drop operation, he simply lets up the finger outside the regions of the drop sockets.

Abstract: A terminal and an operation method therefor, a computer program and a carrier are described. The method includes: judging, by a terminal, whether the surface of a capacitive touchscreen of the terminal comes into contact with a label, the label including a sensing area which is made of an electric conducting material and has a specific shape; recognizing, by the terminal, the shape of the sensing area of the label when the surface comes into contact with the label; and executing, by the terminal, a corresponding operation according to the recognized shape.

Abstract: An invention is disclosed for using multi-touch input in a remote presentation session. In embodiments of the invention, a client computer is configured to locally receive both mouse and keyboard input, and multi-touch input. Where the client computer receives mouse or keyboard input, it sends this input to a remote presentation session server via a TCP connection. Where the client computer receives multi-touch input, it sends this input to the remote presentation session server via a UDP connection. The server computer processes input received from the client computer, via either the TCP or UDP connection, and sends the client a graphical result of performing processing corresponding to that received input.

Abstract: A control method of the disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display a display screen representing a floor plan for one floor including at least two rooms on the display; display device icons representing target devices within regions of the respective rooms included in the floor plan, the device icons being initially displayed at positions within the regions of the respective rooms; and when it is sensed that an illumination icon representing an illumination device among the one or more target devices is selected within a region of any room of the at least two rooms, display a region corresponding to the room, in which it is sensed that the illumination icon is selected, with brightness not less than specific brightness, in a case where power for the illumination device installed in the room, in which it is sensed that the illumination icon is selected, is on.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an approach for populating a virtual environment with objects. In one embodiment, an editing application may track a handheld device using sensor data from a camera, by following an image displayed on the handheld device's screen. The editing application then updates the position of an object in the virtual environment according to the tracked position of the handheld device. Initially, the handheld device may be placed at a fixed location for calibration purposes, during which the editing application initializes a mapping between the virtual and physical environments. To add an object to the virtual environment, a user may select the object on the handheld device. The user may then place the object at a desired location and orientation in the virtual environment by moving the handheld device in the physical environment.

Abstract: A method for visualizing historical pathogen sampling in a facility includes the following steps: (1) populating a plurality of sampling locations as a plurality of icons on a map of the facility; (2) receiving sampling data specifying a plurality of pathogen levels at the plurality of sampling locations; (3) assigning one of a plurality of colors to each of the plurality of sampling locations according to the plurality of pathogen levels; (4) coloring the pathogen sampling locations on the map with the assigned colors to form a frame; (5) repeating steps (2), (3), and (4) on at least three different occasions to form a sequence of frames; and (6) sequentially displaying the sequence of frames and an identification of the respective occasion at a constant rate.

Abstract: A method for displaying an application interface on a terminal. The method includes determining a first application of an application group. The application group includes multiple identical applications installed on the terminal, and the first application is a most recently used application of the multiple identical applications. The method further includes displaying application indication information in a specific area in an interface of the terminal, for indicating the first application.

Abstract: Access to system and application settings may be gained from one place without leaving the context of an application. System and application settings accessed may be limited to settings that are relevant to the application or to the context of the application. An application may to determine what application settings are displayed to a user. A user may to control some of the resources an application may access.

Abstract: The technology relates to integrating applications into a single user interface. One or more computing devices may display a user interface including associated data corresponding to a first application and generate a request for supplemental data. A second application which can satisfy the request for supplemental data may be identified by the one or more computing devices, and the one or more computing devices may generate and display a notification indicating that the second application can provide the requested supplemental data. A selection of the notification may be received by the one or more computing devices and a second user interface corresponding to the second application may be integrated into the user interface, wherein the second user interface displays the requested supplemental data.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, systems and apparatuses for home services and for completing various home services are provided. Based on received information, the system may generate a services list for the home, provide products and service providers for completion of the services, and provide clickable links to experts for advice to complete the services. Data related to services performed on the home may be received and, based on the received services data, a determination may be made as to whether one or more services on the services list have been completed.

Abstract: A display system includes a display unit that is provided to a portable terminal and displays a larger size document image than a size of a display area, a displacement amount calculating unit that calculates a displacement direction and a displacement amount of the portable terminal on a virtual surface set along a display screen of the display unit, and a document image specifying unit that specifies, in the document image, a partial area to be displayed in place of a partial area of the document image displayed on the display unit, based on the displacement direction and the displacement amount that are calculated by the displacement amount calculating unit.

Abstract: Examples of image background removal using a multi-touch surface input are disclosed. One example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure may include a computing system to display an image on a display of the computing system and to project the image onto a multi-touch surface of the computing system, the multi-touch surface to receive a touch input. The computing system receives a foreground input on the multi-touch surface indicative of a foreground region within the image and a background input on the multi-touch surface indicative of a background region within the image. The computing system then removes the background region from the image based on the foreground input and the background input.

Abstract: An icon management method, apparatus, and terminal, which relate to the field of electronic devices are provided. The method includes displaying a home screen, where the home screen includes at least one target icon with at least two non-overlapping function regions. The function regions correspond to different functions, and the functions are icon adjustment functions. The method also includes receiving a first user instruction, determining a target icon selected by the first user instruction and a target function selected by the first user instruction. The target function is a function corresponding to a function region of the target icon that is selected by the first user instruction. The method also includes executing the target function on the target icon selected by the first user instruction. The method may be implemented on a terminal.

Abstract: A split-screen display method, apparatus and medium are provided. The split-screen display method includes: receiving an operating signal for triggering display of a multi-task management interface, the multi-task management interface including a main partition and a secondary partition; acquiring a plurality of applications running on the electronic device, the plurality of applications including a first application and at least one second application; and displaying the first application on the main partition and displaying the at least one second application on the secondary partition.

Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for navigating an operational user interface for a building management system are described herein. One device includes a user interface, a memory, and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to display, on the user interface of the computing device, an operational user interface for a building management system, wherein the operational user interface includes a number of orthogonal navigation models for the building management system within a single navigation structure, and navigate between the number of orthogonal navigation models within the single navigation structure in the operational user interface.

Abstract: A device may provide information identifying a user interface layout, associated with a smart watch, for display. The device may receive a user configuration of the user interface layout based on providing the information identifying the user interface layout for display. The device may provide, to the smart watch, configuration information associated with the user configuration to permit the smart watch to update a user interface based on the configuration information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for controlling a device. In the method, the electronic device displays a control widget corresponding to the at least one device in a lock screen. When a trigger operation on the control widget is detected, the electronic device determines a control instruction corresponding to the control widget. The electronic device sends the control instruction to the at least one device, in which the control instruction is configured to instruct the at least one device to execute a predetermined operation corresponding to the control instruction.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a communicator configured to communicate with a plurality of speaker devices; a display; and a processor configured to control the display to display a first user interface (UI) element for controlling reproduction on the plurality of speaker devices, a second UI element for individually controlling volumes of each of the plurality of speaker devices and a third UI element for collectively controlling the volumes of the plurality of speaker devices in response to a preset event.

Abstract: To make it easy to select an optimal viewing environment depending on content and preference of each person when viewing an image with a head-mounted display or a large-screen display device. Evaluation values of respective elements of a visual effect with respect to viewing environments and image configurations are determined in advance. For example, when an observer tries to start image viewing, a viewing environment that is most likely to provide a desired visual effect is automatically extracted on the basis of the evaluation value determined in advance with respect to the viewing environment and the image configuration and parameters of that viewing environment are displayed in an easily understandable manner as GUIs. Further, the evaluation values of the elements of the viewing effect in the selected viewing environment are also displayed.

Abstract: A building management system includes a first device of building equipment, a camera, and a user interface system. The camera collects a first camera feed displaying an image of the first device of building equipment. The user interface system is configured to receive the camera feed displaying the image of the first device. The user interface system is also configured to generate an augmented user interface by overlaying onto the camera feed a first selectable option associated with a first command to be performed on the first device. The user interface system is also configured to perform the first command on the first device in response to a user selecting the first selectable option via the augmented user interface.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods disclosed herein provide an application development platform in an enterprise computing environment. More specifically, in certain embodiments, systems and methods are disclosed that enable an application development platform to reuse, extend, and/or customize entity-based applications in an enterprise computing environment. The application development platform can extend an entity to include user configured settings including zero or at least one of a property, a permission, an action, a behavior, or a resource to the entity to generate user customized versions of the entity. The applications may be customized by an end user, while allowing the underlying application to be updated without losing any user customizations.

Abstract: A method of selective display of vehicle information is to be implemented by an electronic system, and includes steps of: a) obtaining, by a processing unit of the electronic system, measured data of a physical quantity that is associated with a vehicle as generated by a sensing unit of the electronic system; b) making a determination, by the processing unit, as to whether the measured data satisfies a predefined criteria; c) controlling, by the processing unit when a result of the determination is affirmative, an output unit of the electronic system to display the measured data; and d) controlling, by the processing unit when the result of the determination is negative, the output unit to refrain from displaying the measured data.

Abstract: A tele-presence system that includes a remote device coupled to a control station through a communication link. The remote device includes a remote monitor, a remote camera, a remote speaker and a remote microphone. Likewise, the control station includes a station monitor, a station camera, a station speaker and a station microphone. The control station displays a plurality of graphical icons that each represents a different type of communication link between the control station and the remote device. The graphical icons can be selected to allow a user of the control station to change the communication link between the remote device and its initial node.

Abstract: In a method for displaying a three dimensional interface on an electronic device, a three dimensional user interface control with three dimensional effects is displayed on a display of the electronic device, the three dimensional effects based at least in part on a position of a user relative to the display. The position of the user relative to the display is tracked. Responsive to detecting a change in the position of the user relative to the display, the three dimensional effects of the three dimensional user interface control are dynamically changed based at least in part on the change in the position of the user relative to the display.

Abstract: Exemplified herein is a system and method to accept password on a touch-screen HMI (human-machine interface) device. The system and method uses a combination of tactile gestures that are each received at predefined quadrants (or regions) or the touch-screen. The combination of such tactile gestures and quadrant information are used as a shortcut sequence to a user-interface (UI) function call, e.g., change zoom parameter of a presented screen of the display, navigate to a next presented screen, navigate to a previous presented screen.

Abstract: Exemplified methods and systems provide a graphical HMI having an interface that mitigate or prevent touch errors and/or inadvertent touches through the use of multiple touch inputs, at a graphical user interface, of a touch-screen input device, to trigger an associated user interface command. In some embodiments, the multiple touch inputs comprise an input at two locations, one in relative association, with a displayed interface command, to trigger the command.

Abstract: If skilled people saw FIG. 1A, they would say it was a touch device (iTouch) in prior art sleep mode, which meant nothing could happen if you touched the screen, and saves power by a turned off touch-sensitive screen. They would be completely wrong, as it shows an i Touch operating by independent touch IT e.g. a user can unlock and turn on the display by performing the swipe 2 (FIG. 1A) independent to a turned off display screen without pressing the button 1, which is impossible for the prior art. IT's unknown beneficial superior properties are an instant, simplest, easier to use, more reliable, pressure independent, more power conserving operation, with less digit movement, and safer overall, with an aesthetic beauty requiring no ugly external buttons, improving the user's mental recall and decisiveness; and has beauty, ergonomic simplicity, and increased capacity, improving any performance of an operation or task in the prior art.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for executing function on a plurality of items on list are provided, one of methods comprises, receiving a touch gesture in a first direction on a first item on a list, determining the first item to be an execution target of a preset function in response to the touch gesture in the first direction, receiving a touch gesture in a second direction on a second item, adding the second item as an execution target of the preset function in response to the touch gesture in the second direction, receiving a touch gesture in the first direction, which is successive to the touch gesture in the second direction, on the added second item and executing the preset function on the first item and the second item in response to the touch gesture in the first direction on the added second item.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a signal from a first touch screen control in response to invocation of the first touch screen control. The first touch screen control is a control from a first cluster of touch screen controls of a plurality of different clusters of touch screen controls of an ultrasound imaging system touch screen user interface. The method further includes identifying a type of the first touch screen control based on the signal. The method further includes obtaining a control configuration for the touch screen controls based on the type of control. The method further includes constructing a control layout for the touch screen user interface based on the configuration. The method further includes visually rendering the control layout via the touch screen user interface.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying a storage volume comprising a plurality of files, calculating a file level input/output operations per second (IOPS) value for each of a subset of the plurality of files within the storage volume, creating a predictive model for the storage volume, using metadata determined for the subset of the plurality of files and the TOPS values calculated for each of the subset of the plurality of files within the storage volume, estimating file level TOPS values for each of the plurality of files in the storage volume, utilizing the predictive model, combining the estimated and calculated file level TOPS values and comparing the combined values to a calculated volume level TOPS value for the storage volume, conditionally adjusting one or more of the estimated file level TOPS values, based on the comparing, and returning the estimated file level IOPS values.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to a non-deterministic memory protocol. An example apparatus can perform operations on the memory device based on commands received from a host according to a protocol, wherein the protocol includes non-deterministic timing of the operations. The memory device can be a non-volatile dual in-line memory module (NVDIMM) device.