Abstract: A conversion tool enables XPS documents to be automatically converted into the Open XPS format and for Open XPS-formatted documents to be automatically converted into the XPS format. The conversion tool may convert content types, package-level relationships, part-level attributes, and image parts into a format supported by either document format.

Abstract: A page restoring method includes when starting, detecting whether a predetermined file is empty. The predetermined file is configured to store a Uniform/Universal Resource Locator (URL) accessed before a browser exits abnormally. When detecting that the predetermined file is not empty, take a page corresponding to the URL in the predetermined file as a displaying page.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for content delivery used in a mobile terminal application. The method includes: (a) integrating, by the mobile terminal application, a software development kit (sdk) into the mobile terminal application, importing a download request into the sdk, and waiting to receive downloaded data; (b) receiving, by the sdk, the download request imported by the mobile terminal application, downloading an initial packet from a cache system or a source station based on the download request, and determining if P2P download can be started based on the initial packet, the initial packet being an initial data fragment of data to be downloaded; (c) when it is determined to start the P2P download, fragmenting, by the sdk, remaining undownloaded data to a plurality virtual files; and (d) sequentially downloading the plurality of virtual files and caching a download result until downloading of all of the virtual files is completed.

Abstract: A method and system for a route search is provided. The route search method implemented with a computer includes displaying a map screen on a screen of an electronic device, verifying a position selected on the map screen according to a movement event of a user for an indicator indicating at least one of a departure point, a destination, or a stop or an indication line indicating a previously searched route, determining a road, corresponding to the verified position, as a new passing road, searching a route, between the departure point and the destination, including the new passing road, and displaying a map screen, associated with the searched route, again on the screen of the electronic device.

Abstract: Features are provided for the distributed moderation of content annotations and the dynamic display of the moderated annotations. The annotations can be selectively distributed to subsets of user devices currently viewing a content item, thereby limiting the number of annotations that each user device receives. By selectively distributing only subsets of new annotations, users can give more attention to individual annotations and provide meaningful moderation information (e.g., ratings, “likes,” responses, etc.) regarding individual annotations. The annotations can be displayed in a manner that emphasizes the more highly-rated annotations and/or commonly-submitted annotations over other annotations. The annotations can also be displayed in a manner that provides visual cues regarding the sources of individual annotations.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media can determine a depth of rendering a user interface (UI) element organized as a tree structure including one or more elements, wherein each element of the one or more elements is associated with a customary rendering logic and an alternative rendering logic. Whether an element in the tree structure is at a boundary for rendering the UI element can be determined based on the depth of rendering the UI element. In response to determining that the element is at the boundary for rendering, the element can be rendered according to the alternative rendering logic associated with the element.

Abstract: A system and method indicates certain terms on a web page as links or portals to additional information and then allows the user to click the link or operate the portal to obtain the additional information, which may be a different web page on the world wide web.

Abstract: During an image-analysis technique, the system calculates features by performing image analysis (such as optical character recognition) on a received image of a document. Using these features, as well as spatial and grammatical constraints, the system determines a layout of the document. For example, the layout may be determined using constraint-based optimization based on the spatial and the grammatical constraints. Note that the layout specifies locations of content in the document, and may be used to subsequently extract the content from the image and/or to allow a user to provide feedback on the extracted content by presenting the extracted content to the user in a context (i.e., the determined layout) that is familiar to the user.

Abstract: A testing materials production system generates a testing document associated with an electronic foundation document. The testing materials production system automatically generates the testing document by populating regions of a template with testing elements extracted from the electronic document. User customizations of the testing document are received, and the testing document is published to an extended catalog database associated with the electronic document. Regions of the testing document may be delivered in association with the electronic document to designated recipients via browser applications executing on computing devices of the recipients.

Abstract: A composite variable duration soundtrack for a user to play while reading a text source, the soundtrack duration being defined by a soundtrack timeline. The soundtrack comprises multiple sound layers configured to play concurrently through the soundtrack timeline, each sound layer having an arrangement of one or more audio features that are configured to play at preset start times in the soundtrack timeline. At least one sound layer is adapted for modifying the preset start and stop times of its audio features to match the reading speed of a user based on a reading speed input.

Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein provide form search results in response to form-specific search criteria. One embodiment involves receiving, at an electronic form search server, input providing form-specific search criteria comprising one or more field characteristics. The embodiment further involves identifying, by the electronic form search server, one or more forms as search results based on form-specific search criteria. The embodiment further involves providing, by the electronic form search server, the search results.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for mobile device interface generation. Embodiments commence upon receiving electronic communication comprising form metadata describing a user interface form. The form metadata comprises one or more field identifiers, which fields of the user interface form are bound to JSON messages (e.g., to receive field data). The form metadata further describes data types pertaining to the form fields, and the data types pertaining to the fields are used to select one or more user interface screen devices from a repository. One or more of the user interface screen devices are associated (e.g., bound) to occurrences of the same JSON message as were bound to fields of the user interface form. The selected one or more interface screen devices are output in a format of data that describes the selected interface screen devices in a manner for deployment on corresponding a mobile device or devices.

Abstract: A system and method for data replication for databases using an intermediary server, the intermediary server choosing the order in which databases are replicated, the utilities used for each of the steps in the data replication process, the timing of the replication, and/or the timing each step of the data replication process is performed.

Abstract: An information device includes a communication component and a controller. The communication component communicates with an external device. The controller downloads video data from the external device through the communication component, executes a post-download processing for playing the video data after completing download of the video data, and executes an application for playing the video data. The controller sends a download request for the video data to the external device based on a processing time for the post-download processing.

Abstract: A user computing device may receive a command from a user to modify an object of a canvas. The canvas state may be shared between multiple users as part of a collaborative editing session. The received command may be accepted and the user computing device may perform a first operation on the object of the canvas according to the command, such as modifying a mutable attribute. The computing device may perform one or more steps to generate a patch. The computing device may be configured to receive a remote patch and process the remote patch in a manner where some operations of the remote patch are discarded and other operations of the remote patch are applied. A hybrid logical clock may be utilized to coordinate the application of remote patches.

Abstract: Operation of a user interface includes performing token based analysis of a baseline text corpus and a targeted text listing. For a selected token in the targeted text listing, a matching baseline token in identified. From a plurality of contexts corresponding to the matching baseline token, context-matched and non-context matched usage data for the matching baseline token is identified and provided to a user interface. Similar processing may be performed on the basis of a related, but matching, baseline token. In another embodiment, instances of similar spelling errors are identified on the basis of a plurality of tokens identified in the targeted text listing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for and a method of collaborative annotation of digital content. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method of annotating digital content is provided. An annotation related to a portion of a volume of digital content is created. The annotation is stored in computer-readable memory in a manner that maintains a logical connection between the annotation and the portion of the volume of the digital content. The annotation is created by a first user. A comment is created by a second user in response to the annotation. The comment is stored in computer-readable memory in a manner that maintains a logical connection between the comment and the annotation. The portion of the volume of the digital content is displayed together with at least an identification of the annotation and at least an identification of the comment.

Abstract: A network system includes a server and an apparatus connected to the server via a network. The server includes a connection information generation part configured to generate connection information including network connection information for a portable terminal connecting to the network and apparatus connection information including the IP address of the apparatus, and a connection information transmission part configured to transmit the connection information to the apparatus. The apparatus includes an image code display part configured to display an image code into which the connection information is converted, a request reception part configured to receive a job request specifying the IP address of the apparatus and transmitted from the portable terminal having decoded the image code and connected to the network using the network connection information, and a job execution part configured to execute a job based on the job request.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and an image processing method are provided. The image processing apparatus includes an image capturer configured to capture a plurality of images having different zoom levels, a storage configured to store the plurality of image, a display configured to display a first image among the plurality of images, and a processor configured to control the display to display a second image among the plurality of images based on a control input, the second image having a zoom level different from a zoom level of the first image.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention discloses a method, computer program product, and system for converting a Microsoft® PowerPoint® file to Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA). A document converter receiving a command from a client device to convert one or more PowerPoint slides to DITA, wherein the PowerPoint has been formatted for conversion to DITA. Starting with the first PowerPoint slide, metadata tags, PowerPoint slide and notes text, and file names of grouped images are compiled into a string parsed with DITA markup. If the next slide does not begin a new topic, then that slide's metadata tags, PowerPoint slide and notes text, and grouped image file names are compiled into a string parsed with DITA markup and appended to the previous slides string. If the next slide begins a new topic, then the string is exported to a DITA topic. This process is repeated throughout the PowerPoint presentation.

Abstract: Systems and methods may be provided for masking data on public networks. At a publishing node, the system may monitor data input fields in a webpage, and intercept and encode content, such as text, images, and video input at the data input fields, prior to the content being posted online on a public service provider's website. A policy may be defined to control which users are permitted access to a key to decode the encoded content. The policy may defer to a third party policy node in determining key access. An account for a controlling entity, such as a guardian or employer, may be configured to control the encoding status of posts made by another. The controlling entity may control who has key access to decode posts made by the other account. The guardian account may be configured to have preemptive rights over posting decisions made by the minor.

Abstract: The present document describes a method for controlling an output presented on a visual display of a portable computing device having an orientation, the portable computing device comprising a memory on which is stored visual content comprising at least one of graphics data, photo data and video data, and text content substantially comprising text data, the text content further comprising a visual content indicator indicative of the existence of the visual content, the method comprising: detecting the orientation of the portable computing device as corresponding to one of a first display mode and a second display mode; in the orientation corresponding to the first display mode, presenting the text content on the visual display in the first display mode; in the presence of the visual content indicator, detecting a change of the orientation corresponding to the first display mode to the orientation corresponding to the second display mode; and in the orientation corresponding to the second display mode, present

Abstract: Devices, computer readable medium, and methods for selecting an object displayed on a screen and providing information about that object.

Abstract: Systems and methods may be provided for masking data on public networks, such as social networking sites. At a publishing node, the system may monitor data input fields in a webpage, and intercept and encode content, such as text, images, and video input at the data input fields, prior to the content being posted online on a public service provider's website. A privacy agent may process input field content to try to detect encoding markers in the input field content, which define portions of the content that are to be encoded. A third party key server may be used to store decoding keys. A URI reference to the decoding key may be used to access the decoding key by a node attempting to view the decoded version of the input field content.

Abstract: The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for enhancing visual applications. A computer-implemented method includes: identifying a map-based application for enhancement, identifying a configuration file defining one or more application parts for enhancing the map-based application, the one or more application parts associated with a second application, and incorporating the one or more application parts from the identified configuration file into the map-based application. In some instances, incorporating the one or more application parts into the map-based application includes identifying a symbol associated with each of the one or more application parts, accessing data from the second application associated with each of the one or more application parts, and inserting an instance of the symbol for each application part based on the accessed data from the second application.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for exploring knowledge. The mechanism receives a set of known facts. The mechanism traverses paths in an ontology for a domain of knowledge from known facts in the set of known facts to one or more hypotheses. The ontology includes a plurality of entity types and a plurality of relationships between the entity types. The mechanism presents one or more hypotheses to a user.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and software applications for managing slide presentation content are described in the present disclosure. According to one embodiment, among many, a computer readable medium is configured to store instructions that are executable by a processing device. The computer readable medium comprises logic adapted to enable a user to enter one or more search terms via a graphical user interface, the one or more search terms being used to initiate a text search of individual slides disassembled from one or more slide presentations and stored in an external database. Additional logic is adapted to display results of the text search on the graphical user interface, which displays a visual representation of a plurality of the individual slides resulting from the text search. The computer readable medium also includes logic adapted to enable a user to select one or more of the individual slides displayed on the graphical user interface.

Abstract: Methods, computer systems and computer readable media for receiving data from infusion pumps in a healthcare setting and displaying the data on a user device are provided. Centralized clinician views are provided to enable clinician to provide additional information for infusion data within selected time ranges. Embodiments provide near real-time graphical displays of infusion data to clinicians on separate user devices. In addition, near real-time graphical displays of patient physiologic data is displayed simultaneously to a clinician along with the infusion data.

Abstract: An ebook is represented as a plurality of ebook pages associated with a plurality of segments. A navigation command is received from a user, the navigation command requesting a navigation graphical user interface (GUI) in a particular navigation mode of a plurality of navigation modes. One or more ebook pages, of the plurality of ebook pages, are identified for page thumbnail generation, and page thumbnails are generated for each of the identified one or more ebook pages. The generated page thumbnails are grouped by segment, using the plurality of segments. The navigation GUI is generated in the requested navigation mode using the grouped page thumbnails, the navigation GUI listing at least one segment, of the plurality of segments, and horizontally listing at least one page thumbnail associated with the at least one segment, and the navigation GUI is displayed.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a system and method place data on an user interface wherein the user interface is a medium for interaction between user and an internet capable device such as a web page or an application. The method and system includes extracting color information from at least one of the web page and the application. Extracting the color information includes the step of classifying each pixel of at least one of the web page and the mobile application into a cluster of a plurality of clusters. Further, the method and system includes assigning an attribute from a plurality of attributes to the cluster of the plurality of clusters. Furthermore, the method and system includes creating a plurality of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) classes. In addition, the method and system includes customizing the data based on the plurality of CSS classes. Additionally, the method and system includes placing the data on at least one of the web page and the application.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for and a method of collaborative annotation of digital content. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method of annotating digital content is provided. An annotation related to a portion of a volume of digital content is created. The annotation is stored in computer-readable memory in a manner that maintains a logical connection between the annotation and the portion of the volume of the digital content. The annotation is created by a first user. A comment is created by a second user in response to the annotation. The comment is stored in computer-readable memory in a manner that maintains a logical connection between the comment and the annotation. The portion of the volume of the digital content is displayed together with at least an identification of the annotation and at least an identification of the comment.

Abstract: In accordance with one example embodiment of the present invention a method comprises at least partially enabling a set of functionalities and attributes associated to an area for facilitating business transactions, networking activities, or social interactions of users who are within, proximate, or associated, at least provisionally, with said area. In some implementations, the present invention provides functionalities apt to discover taxonomies of users in relation to locations. In some other implementations, the present invention provides functionalities apt to trace or follow up with users who have associated their identities, at least during a time window, with said area.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for purchasing, accessing, consuming, and/or providing electronic content using an electronic bookshelf (eBookshelf) system. The eBookshelf system can be used by accessing a touchscreen-based user interface and/or local hardware controls and/or a remote control. A user's personal library of eBooks and/or any other electronic content can be displayed and/or aurally presented. In addition, the vast content of commercial retailers can also be displayed for browsing and purchase/rental. If the user identifies a content selection on the eBookshelf system that he/she wishes to consume, it can be readily transferred from the system to a personal content consuming device. Multiple eBookshelf systems can be attached to one another to extend the length and/or height of the eBookshelf. Accessing the eBookshelf system by a user ID allows multiple users to enjoy a personally customized version of the system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating a presentation from a metadata only, or from a metadata and a document file. A content management system stores electronic data as electronic objects, wherein an electronic object is associated with metadata having one or more properties and corresponding values. The method in such a system comprises determining a presentation template for an electronic object; modifying at least one section of the presentation template with a property value obtained by utilizing metadata of the object; and generating a metadata presentation of the modified presentation template.

Abstract: Ensuring integrity of a displayed web page in a client-server infrastructure including defining an enhancement for a web page markup for an enhanced web page content including a provided web page content and at least one identified provider added content as prerequisite content for the provided content, implementing a secure web browser document object model (DOM) enhancement and an enhanced document object model (DOM) processing embedding a user-requested content and the at least one corresponding prerequisite content based on the web page markup enhancement so that the requested content and the at least one prerequisite content of the enhanced web page content of an enhanced web page are secured and displayed as entity.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a system and method place data on an user interface wherein the user interface is a medium for interaction between user and an internet capable device such as a web page or an application. The method and system includes extracting color information from at least one of the web page and the application. Extracting the color information includes the step of classifying each pixel of at least one of the web page and the mobile application into a cluster of a plurality of clusters. Further, the method and system includes assigning an attribute from a plurality of attributes to the cluster of the plurality of clusters. Furthermore, the method and system includes creating a plurality of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) classes. In addition, the method and system includes customizing the data based on the plurality of CSS classes. Additionally, the method and system includes placing the data on at least one of the web page and the application.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device having: a distribution portion that distributes an update data to a client terminal updating, on the client terminal, a first manual information constituted as a structured document; a PDF generation portion that generates a PDF file having a second manual information updated with the update data; and a file storage portion that stores the PDF file generated by the PDF generation portion in a state allowing the client terminal which is a distribution destination of the update data to download the PDF file.

Abstract: For automatically aggregating text-based messages together based on context, an apparatus for automatically identifying a topic of a reply message and associating the reply message with a conversation thread based on the topic is disclosed. The apparatus may include a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor, including code that identifies a messaging conversation between two or more messaging devices, code that determines a topic of a reply message in the messaging conversation, and code that associates the message with a conversation thread based on the topic. In one embodiment, the apparatus examines active applications on a messaging device composing the message and determines the topic based on the active applications. In one embodiment, the apparatus identifies an unanswered question and determines whether the reply message answers the unanswered question. A method and computer program product also perform the functions of the apparatus.

Abstract: A system and method for creating and managing electronic forms is described. The system includes a processor configured to receive an image of a form and receive, via a network interface, form template information specifying at least a first input field. The form template information includes a first input field type selection and first field location information for the first input field. The first input field type is selected from a plurality of input field types and the first field location information is defined relative to the image. The processor stores the form template information within a memory. The electronic form is configured to be rendered by superimposing a representation of the first input field over the image of the form.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for securely storing information of a user in a user profile to prevent access to the information and minimize the amount of information disclosed during a security breach. Information pertaining to a user is obtained from one or more sources and organized into a user profile and securely stored in a database. The user profile can be stored remotely in a cloud-based system at a remote encrypted server, with portions of the profile stored in separate locations with separate encryption to minimize the risk of unauthorized access to one portion of the information. The fields of data in the user profile can also be separately encrypted with separate encryption keys and separately stored in separate databases to minimize the amount of information which could be disclosed by the unauthorized access to a single encryption key or a single database.

Abstract: A semantic database is generated to provide answers to questions by users. Text processors can receive text from text sources, and can convert the text into intermediate logical statements. The text processors can then convert these statements into unambiguous semantic representations. A semantic database connected to the text processors can store the semantic representations. Query processors connected to the semantic database can receive a question from a computing device operated by a user, and can convert the question into intermediate logical subqueries. The query processors can then use a disambiguation table to generate unambiguous semantic subqueries from these intermediate logical subqueries. Using the semantic database, the query processors can match each semantic subquery to the stored semantic representation, and join results of the matching as appropriate, to determine one or more answers to the question. The query processors can send the one or more answers to the computing device.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a network device, a search key from a global search initiated at a mobile device, the network device in communication with the mobile device via a proxy operable to retrieve the search key from a packet transmitted from the mobile device, performing a search at the network device for local content associated with the search key, and transmitting the local content from the network device for display on the mobile device. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A dependent object delegation testing approach can feature use of a dependent object delegation tester object that prompts a service provider to make delegation calls and a mock enterprise services infrastructure that include mock objects for receiving the delegation calls and verifying compliance of those delegation calls with one or more predefined check types.

Abstract: Provided is an information browsing apparatus provided with a display section on which display surface a touch panel to detect contact of an object is disposed. The information browsing apparatus is capable of displaying a document in a first display form where the entire display section is configured with a single region, and in a second display form where the display section is divided into a plurality of regions and provided with a data processing section. In case handwriting information is inputted straddling two or more than two regions in the second display form, the data processing section judges to which region the handwritten information belongs, thereafter when the display from is changed to the first display form, the data display section displays all of the handwritten information in the region which is judged that the hand written information belongs to the region thereof.

Abstract: In the case where display contents are converted according to a set value in a pixel data process, even in the case where there is a limitation in the number of instructions or the number of instructions suitable to be handled for one pixel data process is exceeded, setting contents are reflected on displayed pixel data. Conversion processing to be executed is divided into a plurality of pixel data processes so that the number of instructions falls within an appropriate range. The display controls are overlappingly arranged in the number same as the divided pixel data processes in an area to be processed, and by assigning the divided pixel data processes in a processing executing order to the display controls from the display control in the upper layer, the plurality of pixel data processes is reflected on display.

Abstract: According to at least one embodiment, a system for generating a plurality of caption frames is provided. The system comprises a memory storing a plurality of elements generated from transcription information, at least one processor coupled to the memory, and a caption engine component executed by the at least one processor. The caption engine component is configured to identify at least one element sequence as meeting predetermined criteria specifying a plurality of caption characteristics, the at least one element sequence including at least one element of the plurality of elements, and store the at least one element sequence within at least one caption frame. The at least one element sequence may correspond to at least one sentence. The transcription information may be time-coded.

Abstract: A computerized system and method for creating interactive electronic books over a computerized network. The system includes an effects library module having a plurality of interactive effects wizard modules configured to automate code generation for an effect, the effects include performing a mathematical function on user input; animating a graphic on a trigger; playing an author uploaded audio file on a trigger; and scrolling a user view on a trigger other than a usual scroll trigger; triggering code generated by an interactive effects wizard module; delaying operation of code generated by an interactive effects wizard module; requesting a user input and storing the same in memory; operating a user interface effect; changing a display characteristic of a displayed object; selecting a displayed item; sending data on a trigger; controlling the display of media by a user; randomizing an effect, and etc.

Abstract: A processing device identifies comparison subjects comprising a first subject and a second subject. The processing device builds a first network of a first profile of the first subject and a second network of a second profile of the second subject, wherein the first network and the second network are multi-degree connections networks. The processing device the first network and second network to produce a similarity score. The processing device examining first-degree connections between the first network and the second network and accounting for centralities that rely on information about the entire first network and the entire second network. Responsive to the similarity score exceeding a similarity threshold, the processing device merges the first profile and the second profile into a common profile for the first subject and the second subject.

Abstract: In a method for utilizing multiple social computing services of a user, a processor accesses a first networking service of a user and a second networking service of the user, wherein the first networking service includes a first group of contacts connected with the user and the second networking service includes a second group of contacts connected with the user. A processor retrieves the first group from the first networking service and the second group from the second networking service. A processor creates a set of contacts, wherein the set of contacts includes each contact of the first group of contacts with a corresponding link to information about that contact, and each contact of the second group of contacts with a corresponding link to information about that contact, and wherein a contact of the set of contacts has an associated relationship, established externally from either networking service, with the user.

Abstract: Techniques and solutions for providing a cloud browse service are described. For example, a client can request a web page. In response to the request, the client can receive a processed layer tree representing the web page. The processed layer tree can be created by a server environment (e.g., by creating an original DOM from obtained HTML and associated web page resources for the web page and creating the processed layers from the original DOM). The client can create a simplified DOM from the received processed layers and display the web page using the simplified DOM. Techniques and solutions for providing a browser as a service are described. For example, a web browser component can receive a processed layer tree representing a web page, create a simplified DOM, and display the web page.