Abstract: Provided is a method of sharing an image card with an external device. The method includes receiving, at the electronic device, a user input, obtaining at least one image associated with content that is provided by the electronic device, according to the user input, generating a first image card comprising the at least one image, based on preset template information, and sharing the first image card to the external device.

Abstract: A method for transferring a content data file stored in a storage unit from a file transfer apparatus to an external device is provided. The method includes displaying a file display window and a file transfer window on a display unit so that the file transfer window is viewable at any time, where the file display window includes at least one file identification image for identifying one of at least one data file and the file transfer window is used for receiving a request for transferring a data file to the external device, and, upon detecting a drag and drop operation of a file identification image displayed in the file display window into the file transfer window, reading the data file corresponding to the file identification image from the storage unit and writing the data file to the external device using a transfer processing unit of the file transfer apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems, apparatus, and methods for utilizing user interface (UI) snooping to optimize network connections. The method includes accessing, by a client proxy running on a client system, a UI events queue. The UI events queue is stored on the client system. The method further includes identifying events within the UI events queue. The identifying includes filtering the events for events to be optimized. The method further includes, based on the identified events, determining at least one command, and optimizing the at least one command, and executing the optimized command.

Abstract: A package installer identifies a utility tool that is capable of opening a file attempted by a user based on metadata downloaded from a remote server, where the metadata includes information identifying one or more packages available for download from the remote server, including mime types of files that the one or more packages support. A graphical user interface (GUI) is displayed to the user prompting whether the user desires to install the identified utility tool. In response to an input from the user via the GUI, the package installer downloads a package associated with the identified utility tool from the remote server for local installation.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a storage part for storing criteria information of a plurality of destinations, and a display control part for performing control to display transmission capability information indicating whether it is possible to transmit, to each of the destinations, a selected motion picture file in a predetermined range selected from a motion picture file by a user, the transmission capability information being derived based on information about the selected motion picture file and the criteria information.

Abstract: A mobile terminal, computer program product and method of displaying information therein are disclosed, by which data stored in the mobile terminal can be uploaded to a website to be shared. The present invention includes a camera for taking a picture, a memory for storing data, a wireless communication unit for transmitting the data, a display displaying the data stored in the memory, and a controller controlling the data transmitted among the data stored in the memory to be displayed by being discriminated from the data not transmitted.

Abstract: A method and system for providing access to content on an electronic device is provided. One embodiment includes receiving contextual information and querying a packaged content source for content related to the contextual information. Available content relating to the contextual information from the packaged content source is then indicated for user access.

Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying reference information on a remote device that corresponds to a control element displayed on a host device are provided. A system and method can include displaying one or more control elements of a user interface and a selection element by a host device. An input can be received corresponding to moving the selection element onto a control element. An identifier of the control element can be determined, and then transmitted to a remote device. When received by the remote device, the identifier can be used to identify and display reference information corresponding to the control element.

Abstract: File management machines, computer readable media, and methods of file management, are provided. An exemplary file management machine includes a file management server configured to receive or retrieve user files through an electronic communication/computer network to provide categorical organization and establishment of albums. The file management server can also function to create member user and visitor accounts. The visitor accounts can be provided individual custom access by the member user to provide individualized tailored access to a subset of the files uploaded by the member user. The visitor accounts can be used as to gather information about the file unknown to the member user.

Abstract: A tool for identifying selections of streaming content such as video, movies, and audio, establishes connections to an input device (stylus, mouse, trackball, a touch screen, etc.) and an output device (smart television, computer screen, etc.) or a streaming content server (on-demand server, cable TV decoder, online radio station, etc.). A user selects a portion of the streaming content such as by tapping or circling a person, place or thing in a video, using the input device, and the selection criteria are used to look up pre-tagged content or to submit to image or audio recognition services. The resulting identification is shown to the user on an output device, and may be instantly shared with collaborators on the same streaming content.

Abstract: Among other things, one aspect includes receiving one or more mapped relationships between a given output and one or more inputs represented by input variables, at least one of the mapped relationships including a transformational expression, the transformational expression defining an output of a mapped relationship based on at least one input variable mapped to an element of an input dataset; receiving identification of elements of an output dataset mapped to outputs of respective mapped relationships; generating output data according to the transformational expression based on input data from the input dataset associated with the element of the input dataset mapped to the input variable; determining validation information in response to the generated output data based on validation criteria defining one or more characteristics of valid values associated with one or more of the identified elements of the output dataset; and presenting visual feedback based on the determined validation information.

Abstract: Methods are provided for transferring an application to a virtual electronic device. One method may include receiving an application to be relocated from a first local electronic device to a virtual electronic device. The method may further include, establishing a first anchor between the first local electronic device and the relocated application. The first anchor may be adapted to act as a conduit between the first local electronic device and the application. The method may further include, requesting local application data from the first local electronic device via the first anchor in response to an interrupt from the application on the virtual electronic device.

Abstract: Provided is a content uploading method performed by a user terminal so as to upload content to a server. The content uploading includes operations of selecting a plurality of contents; generating an associated parameter indicating an association relationship between the plurality of contents; and uploading the plurality of contents comprising the associated parameter to the server.

Abstract: Data transfer system. The system transfers data by touch from a first digital device to a second digital device and includes a first digital device having a touch screen along with a second digital device also having a touch screen. The first and second digital devices are connected to a network including a data storage cloud wherein the first digital device is programmed to copy a touched visual representation of a data item to the data storage cloud and wherein the second digital device is programmed to retrieve the data item from the data storage cloud when a paste-able area in the second digital device is touched. The first and second digital devices may be touch-enabled smart phones, tablet computers or other digital devices.

Abstract: A method and a device are disclosed, whereby the device can be a first electronic device. The first electronic device is adapted to be coupled to a second electronic device. The method comprises outputting, with the first device, a request to communicatively couple with a second device in response to a gesture performed with the first device. The second electronic device and method of operating it are also disclosed.

Abstract: A processor of an information processing apparatus sets an enlargement target region in a system screen based on coordinates inputted in a coordinate input unit, superimposes and displays an enlarged image obtained by enlarging the enlargement target region, on the system screen, monitors whether or not the input in the coordinate input unit in the state where the enlarged image is displayed is performed through a drag operation of which starting coordinates are in the enlarged image. When the input in the coordinate input unit in the state where the enlarged image is displayed is performed through a drag operation of which starting coordinates are within the enlarged image, the processor monitors coordinates while the drag operation is performed. When the coordinates while the drag operation is performed come to be present within a predetermined range defined by the edge of the enlarged image, the processor erases the enlarged image.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus accesses a memory to obtain information regarding sharing history (as pertains, for example, to a particular user and/or device) and uses that sharing history to display at least one recommended sharing action (from amongst a plurality of available candidate sharing actions) as regards to a particular content item (such as, for example, a particular digital photograph, a video, a presentation, and so forth). This sharing history can comprise previously-selected sharing actions as correlated to content item types including shared-content recipients, corresponding temporal data, shared-content size, corresponding location data, and so forth. By one approach the apparatus itself serves to automatically track user-based content-sharing selections over time, which information is stored as the aforementioned sharing history.

Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and computer-readable storage mediums for receiving, at a computing device, a technical service description associated with a web service, receiving, from an annotation repository, one or more first annotations to one or more user interface (UI) elements associated with the technical service description, the annotation repository electronically storing annotations to UI elements, refining at least one of the one or more UI elements based on one or more edits to the one or more UI elements, extracting one or more second annotations based on the one or more edits, and providing the one or more second annotations for storage in the annotation repository.

Abstract: A data assignment column, a first data element column, and a second data element column are presented in a graphical user interface, wherein the first and second data element columns show data elements stored in a database. First user input selecting one or more data elements in the first data column is received. Second user input in one or more of the data assignment elements indicates selection of one or more data elements of the second data column. The selected one or more data elements in the first data column are associated in the database with the selected one or more data elements in the second data column.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of displaying traffic information using at least one widget in a mobile terminal are provided. The method of displaying traffic information in a mobile terminal includes receiving traffic information from at least one broadcasting station through at least one digital broadcasting channel, and displaying the traffic information on a standby screen with at least one of an image file and a text file using the at least one widget. Thereby, a user can determine a traffic situation using the traffic information provided on the standby screen using the at least one widget. Further, even when no navigation device is provided in the mobile terminal, the user can conveniently receive traffic information.

Abstract: A device with a display and, optionally, a touch-sensitive surface detects a first input corresponding to a request to share first content from a first application while displaying the first application on the display. In response to detecting the first input, the device displays a sharing interface that includes a plurality of options for sharing the first content. While displaying the sharing interface, the device detects selection of an affordance in the sharing interface. In accordance with a determination that the affordance is a respective user-first sharing option for a respective user, the device initiates a process for sharing the first content with the respective user. In accordance with a determination that the affordance is a protocol-first sharing option for a respective protocol, the device initiates a process for sharing the first content using the respective protocol.

Abstract: A device displays a first user interface on a first display, including a plurality of objects and corresponding to a second user interface on a second display. While a first object is displayed as a selected object in the second user interface, the device: detects a first input requesting information about a second object; and in response to detecting the first input, displays information about the second object in the first user interface and maintains display of the first object as the selected object in the second user interface. After displaying the information, the device detects a second input selecting the second object. In response to detecting selection of the second input, the device: displays the second object as the selected object in the first user interface; and provides, to the second display, information that enables the second user interface to display the second object as the selected object.

Abstract: Certain embodiments herein relate to systems and methods for sharing a user interface element based on user gestures. In one embodiment, a method can include selecting, based on a user gesture, a user interface element being displayed on an output device of the source computer. The method can further include identifying a location on the output device of the source computer to move the user interface element. The method can further include updating the output device of the source computer to display the user interface element at the identified location on the output device. The method can also include generating, in response to updating the output device, a notification indicating that the source computer is sharing the user interface element. The method can also include transmitting the notification to one or more target computers in communication with the source computer.

Abstract: A universal environment extender is disclosed. The universal environment extender comprises a smart device; and a main control utility running on the smart device. Then the main control utility allows the extender as a receiver to operate in a mode that allows the extender to explore and reverse-explore the source content/applications and to extend the display environment from another smart device as a transmitter.

Abstract: Notifications of events that take place within a virtual space and/or information related the notifications may be transmitted from a server which hosts an instance of the virtual space to the presentation control device via which users may interact with the virtual space. Based on the received notifications and/or the information related to those notifications, the presentation control device may transmit external notifications to one or more user devices that are within the vicinity of the presentation control device. The external notifications may be sent, for example, via email, text message, instant message (external from the virtual space), push notification and/or through other external communication media.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal comprises a wireless communication unit, a display (151) configured to display an image, and a controller configured to display a first input area overlapping with at least part of the image in response to a first touch applied to the display (151) and to transmit data based on a touch trace corresponding to a second touch of a user, which is acquired through the displayed first input area, to a client terminal (200, 300) including one or more other terminals through the wireless communication unit in real time, the first input area having translucent property to allow the overlap image to be recognized. According to the present invention, data corresponding to a touch applied to an input area can be transmitted to a client terminal to achieve each data exchange.

Abstract: A method of transferring image data from a first terminal to a second terminal connected via a communication network, the method comprising: displaying on a screen of the first terminal a screen image generated by a processor executed application; a processor executing a communication client to: establish a communication event between the first and second terminals and display at the first terminal an interactive selection component; a user at the first terminal actuating the selection component to select at least one object displayed on the screen to be shared with the second terminal, wherein the communication client accesses data defining displayed object dimensions and adjusts the selection component based on those dimensions to cause the at least one object selected by the window selection component to be displayed on a screen of the second terminal by transferring image data over the communication network in the established communication event.

Abstract: A method for accessing multimedia content from a server for consumption of the multimedia content at a mobile device. The method includes detecting user interaction with a graphic user interface of the mobile device and translating, by the mobile device, user interaction with the graphic user interface into a command. The user interaction includes request to retrieve or access the multimedia content from a server. The multimedia content includes the command to retrieve the multimedia content from a server in a message generated at the mobile device. The method includes transmitting the message to the server for execution of instructions associated with the command included in the message for multimedia content access and retrieval and receiving the multimedia content for access at the mobile device as a result of the execution of the instructions associated with the command included in the message.

Abstract: An invention that degrades avatar appearances in a virtual universe is provided. In one embodiment, there is a degradation tool, including a visual obstruction component configured to: identify an object in the virtual universe as an object of interest, and determine whether a set of avatars within the virtual universe is likely to cause a visual obstruction of the object of interest to an avatar. The degradation tool further comprises a modification component configured to degrade an appearance of at least one of the set of avatars within the virtual universe if the set of avatars within the virtual universe is likely to cause a visual obstruction of the object of interest to the avatar.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for indicating unavailability of an uploaded video file that is being bitrate encoded. For instance, upon a determination that the uploaded video file is being bitrate encoded, a graphical user interface may be provided that includes an interface element indicating that the uploaded video file is unavailable for processing except for the bitrate encoding. The interface element may be an icon, a textual message, or any other suitable interface element that is capable of indicating that the uploaded video file that is being bitrate encoded is unavailable. When the bitrate encoding is completed, the interface element may be automatically updated to indicate that the uploaded video file is available for processing.

Abstract: An electronic device comprising a processor, a communication module and a touch screen is provided. The communication module and the touch screen are electrically connected to the processor. The touch screen is used for receiving a dragging signal and displaying a user interface. The user interface is used for displaying a hot information area, an application area and a device area on a main page. The device area comprises at least one device icon corresponding to at least one electro-communication device contacting the communication module. When the dragging signal is moving from the hot information area or the application area towards at least one device icon, files of the hot information area or the application area are transmitted to at least one electro-communication device corresponding to at least one device icon of the device area.

Abstract: A method and system for enabling performance of a transaction. A client computer displays a first representation of a transaction policy depicting transaction policy options for fulfilling the transaction policy. After a user selects a first transaction policy option, the client computer displays a second representation of the transaction policy, depicting at least one mechanism pertaining to the first transaction policy option for satisfying the requirements of the first transaction policy option. After the user selects a first mechanism, the client computer displays evidence options for each requirement of the first transaction policy option. After the user selects an evidence option for each requirement of the first transaction policy option, the client computer sends to a server transaction enablement information that includes evidence dictated by the selected evidence options to enable the server to perform the transaction.

Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods for accessing a presentation stored on a remote server with a first computing device that is connected to the remote server over a network. The first computing device communicates with the network over a wireless connection. The first computing device is used to cause a second computing device to display the presentation. The second computing device is connected to the remote server over a network. The display of the presentation is substantially controlled with communication between the first computing device and the second computing device. The communication occurs only through the remote server.

Abstract: A multifunction device displays a plurality of selectable user interface objects on the display. In response to detecting the first input, the device moves a first object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects across the display to a location on the display that is proximate to a second object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects. In response to detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria while the first object is proximate to the second object, the device creates a folder that contains the first object and the second object.

Abstract: A wireless communication device, system and methods are presented. The wireless communication device includes a display unit, a transmitting unit, a touch input, a storage unit and an execution unit. The display unit displays screens comprising display objects related to one or more applications. The touch input acceptance unit accepts a touch input. The storage unit stores screen information comprising icons related at least to the applications, disposition information of the icons on the screens, and acquisition source information for the applications. The execution unit causes the transmitting unit to transmit screen information associated with the screens selected based on input accepted by the touch input acceptance unit.

Abstract: A method is described. The method comprising the steps of receiving character data from the remote device following a selection of character data for application to a target; and determining, based on one or more characters in the character data, one or more components executable on the processor for supplying the character data thereto. A device is also described.

Abstract: A method is described. The method comprising: receiving character data from the remote device in response to a user applying the character data to a displayed target; and supplying the character data to one of a plurality of components executable on a processor of a device based on one or more characters in the character data. A device is also described.

Abstract: A method includes connecting the first electronic device to a second electronic device, determining whether a transfer event occures on a first transfer area of a screen of the first device, transferring the input control authority of the first electronic device to the second electronic device in response to occurrence of the transfer event, and recovering the input control authority of the first electronic device from the second electronic device in response to occurrence of the transfer event on the second device. An electronic device includes a controller configured to transfer the input control authority of the electronic device to the external device in response to occurrence of the transfer event, and recover the input control authority of the electronic device from the external device in response to occurrence of the transfer event on a second transfer area of a second screen of the external device.

Abstract: A method includes monitoring media content at media content locations to identify media content items. The media content locations are identified in social network data stored by a set-top box device. The method includes receiving, at the set-top box device, a command to present image cells to a display device. The command is responsive to an alert sent from the set-top box device. The method also includes presenting the image cells at the display device. At least one of the image cells includes an image corresponding to an identified media content item.

Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a recording unit configured to record in a recording medium an image file with which position information and date and time information are associated, a reproducing unit configured to reproduce the image file recorded in the recording medium, an acquiring unit configured to acquire multiple pieces of tag information determined based on position information associated with the image file to be reproduced by the reproducing unit, a determining unit configured to determine tag information to be displayed on a playback screen of the image file based on date and time information in the acquired multiple pieces of tag information, and a display control unit configured to perform control to display the tag information determined by the determining unit on the playback screen of the image file.

Abstract: A system may include a first network in which user device(s) and a HIP server are communicably coupled. The first network may include a secure data administrator, such as a medical data system, that stores secure data. In some implementations, at least one of the user devices may include a web module and communicate with a web server through a second network. At least one of the user device may be restricted from communicating with the secure data administrator, so the user device may request data stored in the secure data administrator through the HIP server. The user device may base the requests for the data on information received from the web server.

Abstract: The functionality of a browser application is enhanced using a browser plug-in, which enables the browser application to access portions of a file system not otherwise accessible to the browser application. The enhanced functionality provided by the browser plug-in is used in one example by an image uploading web application. The browser application may also start a task in the background, such as a task for uploading several images, and then monitor the progress of the task even when the browser application navigates away from the page that initiated the task. The browser application may use a local web server running on the client device to perform tasks, including the rendering of images and monitoring progress of long running tasks.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a receiver which receives a broadcasting signal, a display which displays an image based on the received broadcasting signal, a communication unit which communicates with a mobile device, and a controller which determines whether the mobile device interferes with at least one channel of a plurality of broadcasting channels received through the receiver, and controls the display to display a user interface (UI) indicates a user whether image noise has resulted from channel interference by the mobile device.

Abstract: An information transmitting method includes the following steps: generating a connecting code and displaying the connecting code on a display of the information sending device; receiving a second unique identity from the server; obtaining contents selected by a user; generating an information sending request; and sending the information sending request to the server. According to above information transmitting method, by establishing a connection between two terminals, or two browser applications, information of different categories can be efficiently transmitted from one terminal to the other terminal. In addition, this disclosure also publishes an information transmitting device and an information transmitting system.

Abstract: An illustrative embodiment of a computer-implemented method for information transfer displays a graphical user interface on a display device, wherein the graphical user interface has a plurality of regions defined by boundaries on the display device, wherein each region represents output from an associated data processing system, and responsive to an object in a first region in the plurality of regions in the graphical user interface being moved to a second region in the plurality of regions in the graphical user interface, transferring information associated with the object from a first data processing system associated with the first region to a second data processing system associated with the second region.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage media for displaying an image at an electronic device are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, an electronic device is disclosed that includes a first panel having a first display surface to display a graphical user interface element associated with an application. The electronic device also includes a second panel having a second display surface. The first display surface is separated from the second display surface by a gap. A processor is configured to execute program code including a graphical user interface. The processor is configured to launch or close the application in response to user input causing a movement of the graphical user interface element in relation to the gap.

Abstract: In one or more embodiments described herein, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processor; and at least one memory having computer program code stored thereon, the at least one memory and computer program code being configured to, when run on the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to provide an application switcher to a first device, the application switcher providing an indication of content available to the first device from one or more open applications on a second device, wherein at least part of the content of the one or more open applications of the second device is shareable in real time with an application on the first device; and provide, in response to user-selection of content from the application switcher, the user-selected shareable content of the open application of the second device for use on the first device using a first device application.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including an application is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a determining unit that, when the application starts in the image forming apparatus, checks first information indicating a function to be used by the application against second information indicating a function supported by the image forming apparatus so as to determine whether the function to be used by the application is executable, and changes operations of the application according to a determination result. The determining unit is automatically updated if the determining unit does not support a structure of the first information or a structure of the second information.

Abstract: An editing method includes the steps of: providing a plurality of editing applications to a user terminal over a network, each of the editing applications allowing a user of the network to modify an image; in response to the user's request, performing at least one editing operation on the image by using a first editing application; storing an editing list in a storage area, the editing list embodying the at least one editing operation; and applying at least a portion of the stored editing list to the image to modify the image such that the user can apply previous editing operations embodied in the stored editing list to the image when the user edits the image by using a second editing application.

Abstract: An integration tool is presented for integrating and/or commissioning a new device or system into a building control system. The integration tool is incorporated into the building control system and is operative to create one or more databases and/or applications for the new device that is then flashed to an appropriate building system controller. In one form, the present invention is a software tool for integrating a building control device into the building control system. In another form, the present invention is an integration tool for defining applications for new devices. In yet another form, the present invention is a seamless software tool that allows field personnel to create databases and define applications by simply following the defined point structure.