Abstract: In an approach to pointer positioning, a computing device receives an instruction to enter a Move Mode. The computing device magnifies, in Move Mode, screen content to generate a virtual display. The computing device displays a first portion of the virtual display and a fixed pointer on the virtual display. The computing device receives physical movement data. The computing device analyzes the physical movement data. The computing device displays a second portion of the virtual display based on the analyzed physical movement data. The computing device receives an instruction to leave Move Mode. The computing device deactivates Move Mode.

Abstract: In one general aspect, a method and system are described for generating a customizable web interface for launching a plurality of applications on a client computing device. The system and method may include obtaining access to a plurality of services for configuring the plurality of applications on the customizable web interface. At least one of the plurality of services determines a role for a user accessing the client computing device. The system and method may also include registering a namespace for each application, generating a plurality of graphical targets leading to selectable access of a portion of the plurality of applications, embedding, in the customizable web interface, the plurality of graphical targets corresponding to the portion, and accessing at least one service to generate and display, on a display device of the client computing device, the customizable web interface with the plurality of graphical targets for the portion.

Abstract: A graphical user interface is disclosed for controlling a harvesting system, the harvesting system driving each of two shaking actuator frequencies individually, the user interface setting or displaying the frequencies of the two actuators as a Value-Time User Interface (VTUI). The VTUI shows shaking parameters in the vertical axis against time in the horizontal axis, the VTUI able to be used to control the shaker in real time, to create and edit a shake pattern, and to display values of shake parameters as the shake is occurring.

Abstract: An example collaboration system is provided in according with one implementation of the present disclosure. The system includes a SD display a 3D data visualization, at least two hand avatars of two different users, and a view field avatar. The system also includes a plurality of auxiliary computing devices and a behavior analysis engine to perform a behavior analysis of a user. The behavior analysis engine is to: determine an attention engagement level of the user, and determine a pose of the user in relation to the auxiliary computing device. The system further includes an intention analysis engine to determine an intention of the user in relation to the 3D visualization based on the user's attention engagement level and the user's pose, and a collaboration engine to implement an action with the 3D data visualization by using a hand avatar based on the user's intention and an identified gesture.

Abstract: A user interface and an earth-moving machine are described. The user interface includes displaying means and a control unit (CU). The displaying means includes a transparent display unit for displaying virtual earth-moving images. The images are displayed at a virtual image distance from the displaying unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for interacting with a 3D virtual image containing activatable objects. The system of the invention includes a 3D display device that presents to a user a 3D image, an image sensor and a processor. The processor analyzes images obtained by the image sensor to determine when the user has placed an activating object such as a hand or a finger, or has performed a gesture related to an activatable object, in the 3D space, at the location where the user perceives an activatable object to be located. The user thus perceives that he is “touching” the activatable object with the activating object.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems and methods for generating multi-view interactive digital media representations in a virtual reality environment. According to particular embodiments, a plurality of images is fused into a first content model and a first context model, both of which include multi-view interactive digital media representations of objects. Next, a virtual reality environment is generated using the first content model and the first context model. The virtual reality environment includes a first layer and a second layer. The user can navigate through and within the virtual reality environment to switch between multiple viewpoints of the content model via corresponding physical movements. The first layer includes the first content model and the second layer includes a second content model and wherein selection of the first layer provides access to the second layer with the second content model.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for determining suggestions of emojis, and other pictorial or multimedia elements, to users based on the content (e.g., a derived intent, tone, sentiment, and so on) of their messages. In some embodiments, the systems and methods access a string of text input by a user of a messaging application of a computing device, assign a specific classification to the string of text, and identify one or more pictorial elements to present to the user for insertion into the string of text that are associated with the specific classification of the string of text.

Abstract: A method for generating a sentiment map user interface is presented. The method may include collecting a plurality of content data, whereby the plurality of content data includes an original message and at least one response. The method may include collecting a plurality content path data. The method may include determining a plurality of user sentiment data based on the collected plurality of content data. The method may include generating the sentiment map user interface based on the determined plurality of user sentiment data and the collected plurality of content path data, whereby the generated sentiment map user interface includes a plurality of user icons indicating a user sentiment, and whereby the plurality of user icons are positioned within the generated sentiment map user interface based on the collected plurality of content path data. The method may include presenting the generated sentiment map user interface to a user.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a controlling method thereof are provided. The method includes receiving a notification message regarding a content from an external server, displaying a notification message including the content provided from the external server and a user interface (UI) element regarding the content in one area of a notification area, in response to a user input being detected on the UI element, performing an operation corresponding to the selected UI element while the notification area is displayed, and displaying a graphic UI (GUI) corresponding to the operation on the notification message.

Abstract: A method for a XML editor includes loading one or more files, extracting elements that extend a browser user interface from the one or more files, and presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) for editing the plug-in XML manifest file. The method further includes receiving one or more user edits to the plug-in XML manifest file through the GUI, validating the one or more user edits against properties of the elements, and generating a warning in the GUI for a user edit that conflicts with a property of an element. The method also includes generating or updating XML code in the plug-in XML manifest file in response to the one or more user edits, and saving the XML code.

Abstract: A method and system including a display; a memory storing processor-executable process steps; and a processor to execute the processor-executable process steps to cause the system to: present a user interface on a display, the user interface including one or more sub-actions associated with a core action, and one or more user-entry sub-action fields associated with the one or more sub-actions; receive data in one or more of the displayed user-entry sub-action fields, wherein the received data is entered by a first user; present a sharable action indicator in response to reception of the data in the one or more displayed user-entry sub-action fields; in response to a first user selection of the sharable action indicator, display a list of one or more additional users; and in response to selection by the first user of at least one of the one or more additional users, transmit a notification to the selected one or more additional users indicating that the core action has been shared with them by the first user.

Abstract: A selection control method includes: acquiring configuration information of an assembled article; displaying a three-dimensional shape image of the assembled article based on the configuration information; specifying a first element group included in the assembled article in response to a selection of a range in the three-dimensional shape image, the first element group corresponding to the range; and selecting a specific element set as a unit when a ratio of elements included in the first element group among elements associated with the specific element set exceeds a predetermined value, the specific element set included in the assembled article, and selecting each element included in the first element group respectively when the ratio of the elements included in the first element group among the elements associated with the specific element set does not exceed the predetermined value.

Abstract: A picture selection method of projection touch for a projection touch system is provided. The projection touch system includes an image projection module, a sensing module, an image recognition module including at least one camera module and a processing unit. The picture selection method includes: the sensing module sensing and transferring a first projection coordinate on the target picture at a first time point of a sensing action; the sensing module sensing and transferring a second projection coordinate on the target picture at a second time point of the sensing action; the processing unit selecting at least one to-be-selected picture in the target picture based on the first and second projection coordinates and generating a set of selected image data; and the processing unit controlling the selected image data projected by the image projection module to move to a designated position according to a movement instruction of the user.

Abstract: A customized interactive computing environment may allow for a customized interactive user experience. The interactive computing environment may be defined by session parameters to customize a session of the interactive computing environment. The session parameters may include customized interactive user objectives that may be defined by a user. Each objective may be defined with a number of points awarded to a user for completing the objective. Real-time interactive user data may be received from user devices for completion of the custom objectives. Custom profile information may be defined by a user to customize user interfaces provided to users that log into a session of the interactive computing environment. Data analysis about the session and/or the defined objectives may be generated and displayed to users to indicate progress or other data about the session.

Abstract: Emotional characteristic based searching is described. A method may include providing, for display on a graphical user interface (GUI), emotional characteristic indicator pairs and interface elements, each of the interface elements being associated with an emotional characteristic indicator pair. The method may further include receiving first user input selecting, via a first interface element of the GUI, a desired level of first emotion from emotions represented by a first pair of the emotional characteristic indicator pairs and receiving second user input selecting, via a second interface element of the GUI, a desired level of second emotion from emotions represented by a second pair of the emotional characteristic indicator pairs. In response to the first user input and the second user input, the method may further include providing one or more items corresponding to the desired level of first emotion and the desired level of second emotion.

Abstract: In general, transparent fuel dispensers are provided, and in particular methods and devices are provided for increasing visibility on a fuel dispensing device. In one embodiment a fuel dispenser is provided having a display that is at least partially transparent at least during certain modes of operation. The display can display information on portions thereof during certain modes of operation as well.

Abstract: This application discloses various unlocking control methods and apparatuses, and various electronic devices. An unlocking control method disclosed herein comprises: in response to an orientation of a to-be-unlocked first control plane of an electronic device as a reference orientation, acquiring second unlocking input information through a second control plane of the electronic device, and an orientation of the second control plane and the orientation of the first control plane being different; according to the second unlocking input information, unlocking the first control plane. This application improves privacy and security of the unlocking control.

Abstract: A display device includes a display section, a touch panel, and a controller. The display section displays a first icon. The touch panel detects a first touch operation and a second touch operation different from the first touch operation to the first icon. The controller causes the display section to display a window associated with the first icon upon detection of either of the first and second touch operations. The controller controls the display section such that a window displayed upon detection of the second touch operation is different in size from a window displayed upon detection of the first touch operation.

Abstract: Functionality is described herein for directly interacting with parts of a data visualization. For instance, the functionality allows a user to directly interact with data items to filter them out from the data visualization, and later restore them to the data visualization. The functionality also allows a user to directly interact with an axis to sort the data items in the data visualization. The functionality also allows a user to directly interact with a label of the data visualization to choose a new label, and to reorganize the information represented by the data visualization in response thereto. Further, before finalizing any update to the data visualization, the functionality may provide a preview of the updated data visualization.

Abstract: A user interface device includes: a display unit which displays a two-dimensional or a three-dimensional display object in a display space; a sensor unit which measures 3D coordinates of fingers of a user in the display space; a motion detecting unit which detects motion of the fingers of the user relative to the display object based on the 3D coordinates of the fingers of the user measured by the sensor unit; and a display control unit which changes display content displayed by the display unit, according to a detection result obtained by the motion detecting unit.

Abstract: A graphical user interface is disclosed for controlling a harvesting system, the harvesting system driving each of two shaking actuator frequencies individually, the user interface setting or displaying the frequencies of the two actuators as a single point on a display—a Frequency-Frequency User Interface (FFUI). The FFUI abstracts the tuning process of shaking with independent frequency control, allowing a user to choose the parameters for shaking the tree, e.g., frequencies, duration at a given frequency, etc., all while observing the effects of the shake taking place on the tree. The FFUI employs user gestures to map the shaker eccentric speeds and directions to the x and y coordinates of a graph, with the length of time a user gesture remains at any given coordinate pair determining the time that the first and second eccentric frequencies are driven according to the values of the given coordinate pair.

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: A method for presenting digitally stored information to a user, including providing, from a server to a client device, timeline information having first and second time points, each time point being relative to when a user accesses the timeline information, the first time point being associated with a digital audio or digital video media file, the second time point being associated with additional content, the additional content being a text or a file comprising video, audio, image, text, a webpage, user comment or user rating in a digital format. Accessing the timeline information causes the client device to start a timing procedure, the client device automatically starting playing the media file when timing reaches the first time point of the timeline information and the client device automatically presenting, to the user, the additional content when the timing reaches the second time point of the timeline information.

Abstract: A control method causing a computer of the information apparatus to: display a display screen on the display, the display screen representing a floor plan for one floor including at least two rooms; display device icons representing target devices on the display screen, the device icons including an illumination icon which represents illumination devices, the illumination icon being commonly used for the illumination devices installed in two or more rooms of the at least two rooms; and cause the floor plan represented by the display screen to function as an operation screen for controlling the illumination devices, and display a region of the floor plan with brightness less than specific brightness, when it is sensed that the illumination icon is selected, the region corresponding to a room in which an illumination device whose power is in an off state is installed.

Abstract: A user-activatable dashboard (also referred to as a unified interest layer) contains any number of user interface elements, referred to herein as “widgets,” for quick access by a user. In response to a command from a user, the dashboard is invoked and the widgets are shown on the screen. The user can activate the dashboard at any time, causing the dashboard to temporarily replace the existing user interface display on the user's screen. Once the dashboard has been activated, the user can interact with any or all of the widgets, and can configure the dashboard by adding, deleting, moving, or configuring individual widgets as desired. When the user wishes to return to the normal user interface he or she was working with, the user issues a command causing the dashboard to be dismissed. Once the dashboard has been dismissed, the previous user interface state is restored, allowing the user to resume normal interactions with the operating system.

Abstract: A thermostat for controlling an HVAC system in an enclosure may include a passive infrared sensor, an active infrared sensor, and an electronic display having a first mode and a second mode. The thermostat may also include one or more processors programmed to change a setpoint temperature of the thermostat to an energy-saving temperature upon detection of a non-occupancy condition for the enclosure. The processor(s) may detect the non-occupancy condition based at least in part on readings received from the passive infrared sensor. The processor(s) may also be programmed to change the electronic display from the first mode to the second mode upon detection of a person approaching the thermostat. The processor(s) may detect a person approaching the thermostat based at least in part on readings received from the active infrared sensor.

Abstract: A display device includes a display section having a touch panel function, and a control unit that includes a processor and performs, as a result of operation performed in accordance with an operation program by the processor, display control of the display section and control of receiving an instruction based on touch operation performed on the display section and detected by the touch panel function. The control unit performs, upon reception of an instruction for scrolling based on the touch operation, scroll display of a display screen, and calculates a display end position of a display target image provided by the scroll display based on the instruction for scrolling, and before ending of the scroll display, displays, at a predefined position in a display region of the display section, at least one portion of a final image to be displayed at the display end position.

Abstract: An E-signing workflow enables an E-document to be signed by multiple parties including a document signer and a third-party, such as a guarantor. The E-signing workflow employs various online detours that enable addition of third parties to an E-document. The E-signing workflow enables a complete audit trail to be easily and automatically developed for a document sender and signers, and associated with a particular E-document. Privacy concerns are addressed by way of secure electronic communications that take place between the parties within the E-signing workflow. The E-signing workflow reduces reliance on e-mail for document execution insofar as most if not all relevant activities in the E-signing workflow take place within the workflow and result in storage of the E-document and all relevant information within the E-signing solution itself.

Abstract: Systems and methods for control of application actions using a modification trigger to visually modify an electronic document are disclosed. A computing device, such as a mobile computing device having a touchscreen display, can display an electronic document having a first portion and a second portion. Initially upon displaying the electronic document, the computing device displays the first portion and the second portion may lie out of view, not displayed. A user can swipe along a scroll direction, causing the second portion to be displayed. The second portion can include or otherwise be associated with a modification trigger. Upon receiving a gesture on the second portion, the modification trigger performs actions, including, for example, subscribing to a series of electronic documents and minimizing the visual display of the electronic document.

Abstract: A touch screen device enabling an entity to be shifted or copied based on a touch input and an operating method thereof according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention may provide a function of shifting or copying entities included in an electronic document only with an application of a simple touch input onto a touch screen by a user, thereby promoting convenience of the user who desires to write or edit the electronic document on the touch screen device.

Abstract: An image processing device, an image processing system, and a method of processing an image. The image processing device and the method includes displaying a first screen and a second screen using an image processing device connected to an image display apparatus, controlling a display to display one of the first screen and the second screen on the image display apparatus, acquiring from the image display apparatus discrimination data including at least data for distinguishing between the first screen and the second screen, and determining a partition between the first screen and the second screen based on the discrimination data. The image processing system includes an image display apparatus and at least one information processing device.

Abstract: A method for changing the size and color of a character in a touch input device including a controller and a touch input unit may be provided. The method includes: selecting, by the controller, a predetermined character in a display of the touch input unit; generating, by the controller, a pop-up window for changing at least one of the color and size of the selected predetermined character and displaying the generated pop-up window on the display; and changing, by the controller, at least one of the color and size of the selected character into at least one of the color and size selected by an object, and displaying the changed character on the display.

Abstract: A numerical controller making it possible to manipulate a processing machine just as an operator intends without visually observing a screen is for controlling the machine and is provided with: a touch-type pointing device capable of detecting a plurality of touch manipulations performed at the same time; a manipulation analyzing portion analyzing and extracting a first manipulation which is a touch manipulation by at least one touch and a second manipulation which is a manipulation performed while a touch state by the first manipulation is maintained, from among manipulations detected by the touch-type pointing device; and an operation deciding portion deciding a function to be caused to operate, based on the first manipulation and the second manipulation and giving an instruction to perform the operation.

Abstract: Systems and methods for authentication code entry in touch-sensitive screen enabled devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for entering data to a data entry device comprising at least one computer processor and a touch-sensitive screen may include (1) the touch-sensitive screen displaying an input interface; (2) the touch-sensitive screen sensing a first input comprising at least one finger touch; (3) the touch-sensitive screen sensing a release of the first input; (4) the at least one computer processor determining a number of finger touches in the first input; and (5) the at least one computer processor using the number of finger touches in the first input to identify at least a first portion of a value in an authentication code.

Abstract: Image processing includes: applying shader code to an original image to generate a blurred image version (BIV); obtaining a composite image that is generated based at least in part on the original image and the BIV, wherein the composite image is generated by: obtaining a mask that includes an unblurred region and a blurred region; applying the mask to combine the original image and the BIV to render a composite image that includes an unblurred portion comprising a portion of the original image corresponding to the unblurred region of the mask, and a blurred portion comprising a portion of the BIV corresponding to the blurred region of the mask; and outputting the composite image to be displayed.

Abstract: A method, performed by a split-screen display apparatus, of performing a split-screen display in a terminal includes: when an event notification message is received while an application is being executed, receiving a view instruction for viewing the received event notification message; splitting a screen of the terminal into an original application area and a new application area based on the received view instruction; and displaying an interface of the application that is being executed in the terminal on the original application area and displaying an interface of an application related to the received event notification message on the new application area.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device and a method of controlling the electronic device. The method of controlling the electronic device including a plurality of screens includes receiving a user input via a second screen having a user interface independently updated from a first screen; and controlling an operation performed by the electronic device and displayed on the first screen based on the user input.

Abstract: A method for displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) is disclosed, which relate to the data processing field. The method specifically includes: determining whether a display of a device is shielded; when it is determined that the display is shielded, determining a shielded area and a display area of the display; determining parameter information of the display area, where the parameter information includes an area size of the display area and a position of the display area; and obtaining, according to the parameter information, a GUI that matches the display area, and displaying the GUI in the display area. Whether a display of the device is shielded is determined. When the display is shielded, the GUI is displayed in the display area, so that the GUI can be displayed only in the display area of the display and does not need to be displayed in full screen.

Abstract: A default virtual interface is replaced by an adapted interface to an independent application. The adapted interface allows one (dependent) application to be accessed from within a second (independent) application. This allows, for example, a game application to be executed within a text messaging application. Output of the dependent application can be conveyed to the base application. The adapted user interface optionally includes a plurality of shortcut keys each represented by a different shortcut icon. One or more of the shortcut keys are optionally configured for sharing the dependent and/or independent applications with remote devices. Content shared via the virtual interface is optionally provided as a data stream and is optionally mapped to a social network, such sharing can be tracked across social networks.

Abstract: A default virtual interface is replaced by an adapted interface to an independent application. The adapted interface allows one (dependent) application to be accessed from within a second (independent) application. This allows, for example, a game application to be executed within a text messaging application. Output of the dependent application can be conveyed to the base application. The adapted user interface optionally includes a plurality of shortcut keys each represented by a different shortcut icon. One or more of the shortcut keys are optionally configured for sharing the dependent and/or independent applications with remote devices. Content shared via the virtual interface is optionally provided as a data stream and is optionally mapped to a social network, such sharing can be tracked across social networks.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a first touch-screen keyboard on a touch-screen display of a computing device; detecting a touch gesture on the touch-screen display; identifying the detected touch gesture as a particular touch gesture, the particular touch gesture being one of a plurality of touch gestures; determining, based on the identification of the particular touch gesture, a second keyboard to display on the touch-screen display, wherein the second keyboard is associated with the particular touch gesture; and displaying the second keyboard on the touch-screen display.

Abstract: Provided are a computer product, method, and system to generate a virtual subsystem to process read and write requests to storage devices. A virtual subsystem is configured in the memory to provide a representation of a subsystem presented to at least one host system. The at least one host system is to communicate with the virtual subsystem to access the at least one storage device. At least one virtual namespace is configured in the memory for the virtual subsystem. Each of the at least one virtual namespace maps to at least one physical namespace in at least one storage device. Each virtual namespace is assigned to one host system to use to direct read and write requests to the at least one physical namespace of the at least one storage device assigned to the virtual namespace.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first memory suitable for storing a plurality of segment codes each associated with at least one operation; a second memory; and a processor suitable for loading a first segment code among the plurality of segment codes from the first memory to the second memory, and performing an operation associated with the first segment code by executing the first segment code loaded into the second memory.

Abstract: A secure SoC IC is disclosed herein. In embodiments, a SoC IC for computing may comprise a plurality of processor cores, wherein each processor core has at least one level of private cache and its own private memory to securely execute one or more applications. Further, the SoC IC may include a plurality of isochronous memory disposed between selected pairs of the processor cores to provide deterministic data transfers between the processor core pairs. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.

Abstract: A data processing system includes: a host suitable for processing a plurality of tasks in parallel through a plurality of processors included therein, detecting write tasks that generate write data among the plurality of the tasks, and generating write process data which represent which one of the processors processes the respective write tasks; and a memory system suitable for storing the write data, which are processed by same one of the processors, into a plurality of memory devices thereof according to an interleaving scheme. The memory system determines based on the write process data whether the write data are processed by the same processor.

Abstract: A memory system includes: a memory device comprising a plurality of dies each die comprising a plurality of planes, each plane comprising a plurality of blocks, each block comprising a plurality of pages; a controller suitable for inputting a plurality of commands received from a host to the memory device through command queuing, wherein a first memory die among the plurality of memory dies processes the plurality of commands as a burst command, and performs command operations in one or more pages in one or more first memory blocks included in the first memory die, and data corresponding to the command operations are stored in a plurality of latches corresponding to the one or more first memory blocks.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a history data structure of a Lempel-Ziv compressor is preloaded with fixed predetermined history data typical of actual data of a workload of the Lempel-Ziv compressor. The Lempel-Ziv compressor then compresses each of multiple data pages in a sequence of data pages by reference to the fixed predetermined history data.

Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for selecting resources to make available in local queues for processors to use. Each processor of a plurality of processors maintains a queue of resources for the processor to use when needed for processor operations. One of processors is selected. The selected processor accesses at least one available resource and includes the accessed at least one resource in the queue of the selected processor.

Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and device that assists with dynamic resource reservation based on classified input/output requests includes receiving an input/output request from a client computing device. The input/output request is classified as a first priority request, wherein the first priority request has priority to a second priority request. A deadline time period to execute the received input/output request classified as the first priority request is determined and the first priority request is added to a first priority queue. The first priority request in the first priority queue is processed by assigning a plurality of reserved resources.