Graphical Or Iconic Based (e.g., Visual Program) Patents (Class 715/763)
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Patent number: 9098164Abstract: System and method for editing a graphical diagram. A graphical diagram, such as a graphical program, is displayed on a display device. User input may be received editing the graphical diagram, thereby generating an edited graphical diagram. Placement of one or more elements in the graphical diagram may be adjusted in response to the editing based on determined forces applied to the one or more elements in the edited graphical diagram based on the said editing, resulting in an adjusted edited graphical diagram. The adjusted edited graphical diagram may be displayed on the display device, which may include displaying an animation illustrating the movement of the elements to an equilibrium state in which the forces balance and movement ceases. The editing, adjusting, and displaying may be performed sequentially and/or concurrently, as desired.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: National Instruments CorporationInventor: Jeffrey L. Kodosky
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Patent number: 9086798Abstract: Techniques for associating strokes information generated at an interactive whiteboard system with a user identifier. The user identifier may, for example, be an image of a user who generated the strokes information. The associating may be performed based upon time stamps associated with the strokes information and the image. Information may be stored indicative of the association between the strokes information and the user identifier.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2011Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: John Barrus, Vikas Krishna, Jonathan J. Hull
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Patent number: 9081496Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the operation of the mobile terminal are provided. The method of one embodiment includes displaying an electronic document on a display module; responsive to detecting a scroll command, scrolling the electronic document in a particular direction at a particular speed; and changing a speed of scrolling the electronic document upon encountering a scroll limit during the scrolling of the electronic document. Therefore, it is possible to set a scroll limit in an electronic document and thus to automatically slow down or stop the scrolling of the electronic document upon encountering the scroll limit.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2011Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seonhwi Cho, Yeonjoo Kang, Jinhyung Lee
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Patent number: 9058174Abstract: For wiring web widgets of a web mashup application, a web widget registry may be generated based on one or more properties of the web widgets of the web mashup application. Based on the web widget registry, the web widgets of the web mashup application may be wired together, without requiring input from a user. Cycles among the web widgets may also be detected and removed.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2010Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nirmit V. Desai, Richa Gupta, Pawan Kumar, Shruti P. Kumar, Madhusudhan R. Ramidi, Virendra K. Varshneya
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Patent number: 9053119Abstract: A processor implemented method, system and computer program product presents and retrieves data directories. A facet tree is initialized to present facet-converted stored tabular data and dynamically entered user-input data on multiple facet nodes. The facet nodes represent directories for the facet-converted stored tabular data and user-input data. In response to a single facet node from the multiple facet nodes being selected by a user, the single facet node is expanded by presenting, on the facet tree, all other facet nodes from the multiple facet nodes as children of the single facet node that was selected by the user. In response to a child of the single facet node being selected, value directories for the child are retrieved and presented according to a definition of the single facet node that was expanded.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Adarsh Ramamurthy, Deepak M. Srinivasa
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Patent number: 9049152Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for assigning hotkeys to legacy tasks as part of modernizing such tasks are provided. A user can assign a hotkey to an individual task so that the user can have instant access to a legacy or a non-legacy task without needing to navigate to “sub-” tasks of the legacy task. Hotkey access may be used with role-based modernization of legacy tasks to provide navigation to and from legacy tasks without starting and stopping sessions. Example embodiments provide a Role-Based Modernization System (“RBMS”), which uses these enhanced modernization techniques to provide role-based modernization of menu-based legacy applications.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2010Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Advanced BusinessLink CorporationInventor: Christopher F. Lategan
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Patent number: 9047377Abstract: A method includes receiving a search query from a user interface. The method includes performing a keyword search at a computer device based on the search query to generate keyword search results. The method includes performing a natural language search of a frequently-asked question database based on the search query to generate frequently-asked question search results. The method also includes outputting a display page for display at a display device. The display page categorizes the keyword search results and the frequently-asked question search results into a plurality of categories.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2014Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Gregory W. Edwards, Jeffrey Michael Niemeyer, Mary C. Miller, Yongmei Jia
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Patent number: 9043709Abstract: An electronic device and a method for providing a menu are disclosed. The electronic device displays a plurality of words on the screen, detects a first action specifying selection of at least one of the displayed words, searches an option item related to the word selected by the first action, generates at least one menu item based on the selected word and the searched option item, and displays the generated menu item in a first area of the screen.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2011Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jisuk Chae, Hyunmin Kim, Byunghun Lee, Sayoon Hong
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Publication number: 20150143269Abstract: A method for adjusting an input-method keyboard includes: recording the sliding trajectories of a user's two fingers, and the trajectories include two starting contact points and two ending contact points of the two-finger sliding gesture; calculating an adjustment ratio according to the sliding trajectories; obtaining the current state of the input-method keyboard, and the state can be one of a maximum state, an intermediate state and a minimum state; and adjusting the size and/or layout of the current input-method keyboard according to the adjustment ratio and the current state of the input-method keyboard. The mobile terminal for adjusting an input-method keyboard includes a recording module, a calculation module, an acquisition module and an adjustment module. This method allows users to intuitively modify the size and layout of the input-method keyboard comprehensively, thus avoids accidental operation, enhances the user experience and strengthens the reputation and competence of the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Dingxi Liu, Hao Wu, Rucong Wang
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Publication number: 20150143270Abstract: Various methods and systems for collaborating on the specification of an interactive graphical design are provided. An exemplary system comprises a graphical design environment. The system also comprises a note interface in the graphical design environment that displays a note field for accepting a text string from the user. The system also comprises a design player that renders the design. The system also comprises a discussion interface that: (i) is displayed in the design player consistently with the design; (ii) displays the text string from the user as a note; and (iii) accepts a comment from a second user regarding the note. The system also comprises a data store accessible to the graphical design environment and the design player. The comment is displayed in the graphical design environment after being accepted in the discussion interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Victor Hsu, Martin Smith, Samir Hashem
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Publication number: 20150143268Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for system status visualization. In one embodiment, an operating system may comprise an expandable component tree graphic, comprising a plurality of parent icons and a plurality of child icons. In some embodiments of the present techniques, a plurality of dynamic component graphics are associated with the plurality of parent icons and the plurality of child icons, whereby the dynamic component graphics are adapted to change based on changes relating to the status of a computer resource. Additionally, a configurable sorting system may be adapted to pass a dynamic component graphic feature up the expandable component tree graphic from one of the plurality of child icons to at least one of the plurality of parent icons based on a configuration of the sorting system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Kevin A. Retlich
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Patent number: 9038017Abstract: A method and system for rapidly generating software applications is provided. An application model of a software application is generated which comprises modeled components and technology stack information. The modeled components correspond to functional and design aspects of the software application. The application model is generated by dragging and dropping multiple components into corresponding modeling perspectives defined in a visual modeling environment. Descriptors are generated for the application model which are logical representations describing each of the modeled components. Further, the descriptors are generated from application model object of the application model. Furthermore, technology templates are identified based on the technology stack information in the application model. The technology templates are predetermined templates comprising scripting languages for automatically transforming the application model into one or more technologies.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.Inventors: Prashanth Premkumar, Manigandan Kannan, Lakshmi Narasimhan Venkatakrishnan, Antony Sudharshan Gnanaraj, Vasu Rangachary
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Publication number: 20150135102Abstract: A method of managing digital images is disclosed. The method includes displaying images that a user may select; setting, by selection from images displayed on a display unit, a representative image and subsidiary images based on user input; creating a file including the representative image and the subsidiary images; and managing a plurality of images included in the file, based on the representative image corresponding to the created file.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Jong-soo Sung, Jong-yun Lee
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Patent number: 9032313Abstract: In a mobile phone, even when an audio-related function is running in background processing in parallel with a function running in the main processing (foreground processing) where operations by the main operating section have been assigned to the function running in the main processing, the control section operates the audio-related function based on a user operation detected by the touch screen, the imaging section, the sound collecting section, or the housing movement detecting section.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2009Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Limited (Hong Kong)Inventor: Akio Shiga
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Patent number: 9032314Abstract: A pattern of visual interactivity may be automatically proposed for processing a data set that exhibits dimensions of variability. A visual display component may be analyzed to assess whether it is capable of receiving user input representing changes that correspond to types of changes of the identified dimensions of the data set. A suitable visual display component may be provided as a suggestion on a user interface for potentially using the visual display component to allow a user to interact with the data. In some embodiments, a visual display component includes a number of visual objects and/or visually interactive components for use within a graphical user interface. A visual display component may include one or more analytic patterns having at least one of an equation, rule, constraint, expression or combination thereof that represents the analytic pattern. Alternatively, a visual display component may involve a visual display representation of data through visual characteristics of a graphical object.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Vijay Mital, Darryl Ellis Rubin, David G. Green, John A. Payne, Suraj T. Poozhiyil, Ahmad Nizam Anuar
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Publication number: 20150128074Abstract: A computer system and computer-implemented method colorizes a UI component image on the browser side. A data provider in the system encodes the UI component image into a Base64 character sequence which includes a header part and an image data part; generates Base64 header parts for specified colored versions of the UI component image; and transfers the encoded UI component image and the Base64 header parts for the specified colored versions of the UI component image to a client icon composer. The header part has a fixed amount of characters and the image data part has a variable amount of characters. The client icon composer replaces the header parts of the encoded UI component image with the Base64 header parts for the specified colored versions of the UI component image; and transfers the specified colored versions of the UI component image to a web page/application.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: Software AGInventor: Vittorio De Angelis
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Patent number: 9026945Abstract: A method of grouping multiple waveforms for a single channel of acquired data on a display area uses a graphic icon with the display area. The graphic icon has a first portion with a symbol indicating the single channel and with an indicator defining a baseline for the display area. The graphic icon also has a second portion with symbols indicating which of the multiple waveforms currently are being displayed. The symbol for the single channel and the symbol for a selected one of the multiple waveforms currently being displayed are highlighted. The highlighting may be via color, where the highlight color corresponds to the color of the waveforms currently being displayed.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.Inventors: Ian S. Dees, Ngoc Giao Tran, Amy M. Bergsieker, Gary J. Waldo, Steven C. Herring, Tony Lee Tarr
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Publication number: 20150121259Abstract: A computer implemented method of generating a graphical interface including receiving and displaying a selection of elements among a plurality of graphical and/or data entry elements, each element having at least a property among a plurality of graphical and/or activation and/or content properties; receiving and displaying formulas, each formula linking at least two properties of one element or several elements of the selection; and determining from the selection of elements and the formulas a separate graphical interface program, the execution of the separate graphical interface program resulting in the display of the selection of elements, the properties of which are linked by the formulas.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: Creative Information TechnologyInventors: Eric Grange, Philippe Rinaudo
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Publication number: 20150121260Abstract: Terminal devices and methods for designing a network application product are provided. The terminal device includes a task starting interface, a graphical displaying interface, an inputting interface. The task starting interface is configured to receive a task starting instruction to obtain a plurality of first type e-cards having at least one dimensionality type. Each first type e-card contains graphic information corresponding to a dimensionality type and text information corresponding to the graphic information. The graphical displaying interface is configured to display the plurality of first type e-cards. The inputting interface is configured to receive an inputting instruction to select at least two first type e-cards from the plurality of first type e-cards. The inputting interface is further configured to receive context information generated by correlating information including the graphic information and the text information on the at least two first type e-cards.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2015Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: ZHENWEI ZHANG, LING WANG, WENPEI HOU
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Publication number: 20150121258Abstract: A dynamic map-type graphic interface includes a number of user interface (UI) components. Each UI component is associated with one corresponding application program of the electronic device. The dynamic map-type graphic interface is a single-layer graphic interface made up of the UI components spliced together and around the center of the dynamic map-type graphic interface. A selection box to select the UI components is controlled to determine the different UI components of the dynamic map-type graphic interface via the input unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: TZU-HSIANG LAN, QUAN-QUAN LIU
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Patent number: 9021351Abstract: Apparatus, method and program product set output characteristics of at least one device of a multifunction image processing system by displaying an initial output image for setting the output image on the display screen; displaying an output setting menu 230 related to a position on the output image according to an operator's indication input made at the position; updating the output image according to operator's setting operations on the setting menu; and displaying the updated output image as the final output image upon completing the setting. The setting menu is displayed in response to the operator's indication input made at the position on the output image and the setting operation input to the position by the operator.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nao Takekawa, Kazuto Yamafuji
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Patent number: 9021374Abstract: A system and method for creating a dashboard in multi-tenant database environment is provided. The method may include, but is not limited to receiving, by a processor, positional data and one of a component type and a data source within a database in the multi-tenant database environment for a dashboard object via a first drag and drop operation, receiving, by the processor, the other of the component type and the data source within the database in the multi-tenant database environment for the dashboard object via a second drag and drop operation, and generating, by the processor, display data for the dashboard based upon the dashboard object in real time based upon the received component type, the received positional data and the received data source.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventor: Thomas Sola
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Publication number: 20150113450Abstract: A computer-implemented method and apparatus are described for deblurring an image. The method may include causing display of a graphical user interface configured to be used to deblur the image. The graphical user interface may include a display zone and a control zone adjacent to the display zone. A user-selected image may be displayed in the display zone, and a suggested blur kernel may be displayed in the control zone, wherein the blur kernel is associated with a blurred region in the user-selected image. The suggested blur kernel is then displayed proximate the associated blurred region in the display zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Dong Feng, Zhixin Xu
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Patent number: 9013746Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus capable of displaying a screen so that the contents of print jobs can be grasped immediately.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2011Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Saitoh, Yutaka Tamada
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Patent number: 9015628Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an arrangement information memory to store icon arrangement information in which entries respectively corresponding to standard applications and extension applications are provided, and in which application identification information identifying an application in each entry is associated with information about icon coordinates and information about an icon image, a list-screen generating unit to generate, based on the icon arrangement information, an application list screen in which icons corresponding to the standard applications and the extension applications are displayed, a display unit to display the generated application list screen, an input unit to detect pressing of an icon in the displayed application list screen, and a screen control unit to identify a standard or an extension application corresponding to the pressed icon based on the icon arrangement information and to request the identified application to generate an operation screen, wherein the display unit dType: GrantFiled: July 13, 2011Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Tomohiro Kuroyanagi
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Patent number: 9015235Abstract: A software-implemented method which allows the streaming of applications from a server or cluster of server to one or more clients, typically mobile devices. The invention also enables the sharing, through a social network cloud service, of applications located on connected computers or on the cloud. When applications are streamed to mobile devices, the user interface of the application may be modified to fit the native user interface of the device.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Antecea, Inc.Inventors: Anurekh Saxena, Hariharan Subramanian, Tejasvi Aswathanarayana, Joseph Rafail
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Patent number: 9015165Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for storing, retrieving, and updating data stored in a persistent Name/Value storage container. The system and method combine similar data into data strings using a programming language referred to as Text-SQL that separates and relates the data using delimiters. The data strings are further combined into groups of like data strings that are also organized using delimiters. These groups of data strings are assigned a name and stored in a Name/Value storage container with the value being the grouped data string. The present invention uses simple dot-notation to parse the data strings into specific detailed information, which may be accomplished through an application programming interface (Text-SQL API) that provides functions for updating, deleting, retrieving, and storing data. The API utilizes a standard syntax for use with Cookies, HTML5 sessionStorage, and HTML5 localStorage providing cross-browser functionality and simplified programming.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Inventor: Michael L. Hamm
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Patent number: 9013330Abstract: A taxi guidance system is provided for an aircraft having a primary thrust engine and an onboard electric taxi system. The taxi guidance system includes or cooperates with a source of aircraft status data for the aircraft, and a source of airport feature data associated with synthetic graphical representations of an airport field. The taxi guidance system includes a processor operatively coupled to the source of aircraft status data and to the source of airport feature data to generate, in response to at least the aircraft status data and the airport feature data, taxi path guidance information for the aircraft, start/stop guidance information associated with operation of the primary thrust engine, and speed guidance information for the onboard electric taxi system.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2011Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Joe Nutaro, Troy Nichols, Keith Hughes
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Publication number: 20150106752Abstract: A method of adding a widget in a wireless communication apparatus is provided. The method comprises: listing an application icon comprising the widget to be an editable mode according to a preset operation of a user; zooming in or out the application icon according to an editing operation of the user on the application icon; adding a corresponding widget type to a desktop when monitoring that the application icon comprising the widget is zoomed in or out to the corresponding widget type. A wireless communication apparatus is further provided. In this way, the present disclosure can improve the efficiency of adding the widget and the user's experiences.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTDInventor: Zhibing Yang
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Patent number: 9009610Abstract: A system and method for managing real estate data using a mobile device, such as a tablet computer. The data is displayed in a manner that facilitates quick analysis suing a mobile device. User interfaces, processing, and other features provide a mobile user with information required to make intelligent decisions on real estate transactions. A tour can be constructed based on a subset of data returned as a result of a database query.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: CoStar Group, Inc.Inventors: Andrew C. Florance, Bob Evatt, Scot Bohl, John Merritt
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Patent number: 9009612Abstract: A method is performed by an accessible electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. The method includes: displaying a plurality of user interface elements on the display, wherein a current focus is on a first user interface element; detecting a first finger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein the first finger gesture is independent of contacting a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a second user interface element; and, in response to detecting the first finger gesture: changing the current focus from the first user interface element in the plurality of user interface elements to the second user interface element in the plurality of user interface elements; and outputting accessibility information associated with the second user interface element.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2009Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher Brian Fleizach, Eric Taylor Seymour, Reginald Dean Hudson
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Patent number: 9009613Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for displaying help information on a mobile device is provided. The method can include receiving from a mobile device an image of a GUI for a computing application displayed in a separate computer. The method additionally can include determining from the image a subject portion of the computing application and retrieving help information from the computing application corresponding to the subject portion of the computing application. Finally, the method can include returning the help information to the mobile device for display in the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Andrew S. M. Edwards, Gregory Lubel, Anthony H. Phillips, Sam Rogers
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Publication number: 20150100904Abstract: A desktop operable to display one or more system objects is modified using one or more filters, operable to modify the presentation of the one or more system objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, Christopher Hynes, Eric Steven Peyton, John O. Louch, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner
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Publication number: 20150100903Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for providing an electronic search and guidance application that uses non-address destination designations. In one embodiment, a user enters a particular building identifier via a mobile device. A particular geographic location corresponding to the particular building identifier is determined. A user interface is generated that includes a map having an indicium showing the particular geographic location that corresponds to the particular building identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventor: Katharine Gillian Lee
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Patent number: 9003314Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for detecting unwanted data based on an analysis of an icon. In use, an icon is analyzed. Furthermore, unwanted data is detected based on the analysis.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2008Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: McAfee, Inc.Inventors: Alexander James Hinchliffe, Oliver Georges Devane, Lee Codel Lawson Tarbotton
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Patent number: 9001146Abstract: A method, computer program product and system for automatically determining an object display mode to provide a display for objects. Information about the objects to be displayed and information about a display area is received. An object display mode is selected according to the received information about the display area and according to the received information about the objects to be displayed. A display for the objects is then provided with the selected object display mode. Switching can be made between a single-page display mode and a paging display mode, and whether in the single-page display mode or in the paging display mode, the user can conveniently browse and select the display objects, and the browsing efficiency and user experience of object display for the user are improved.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2011Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Xin Wang
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Patent number: 9003318Abstract: Example embodiments are directed towards graphical user interfaces for declarative specification languages that express the logic of a computation without describing its control flow. These user interfaces are based on a visual representation of specifications where geometric proximity may be the sole determinant of the resulting configuration. Modularity is improved as each proximal grouping is functionally independent of others. Moreover, a system that executes such specifications may treat groupings independently and execute them in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Linden Research, Inc.Inventors: Martin Magnusson, Magnus Hallin
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Publication number: 20150095814Abstract: A method of displaying a data analysis result on a portable electronic device comprising: sending a data analysis request to a remotely located server, wherein the data request comprises raw data. In response to sending the data analysis request, receiving from the server a reply comprising information to create an editable, graphical representation of the raw data. In response to receiving the reply, determining whether the device has one or more valid graphical display templates corresponding to the information to create the editable, graphical representation, stored in memory. In accordance with a determination that the device has one or more valid graphical display templates corresponding to the information to create the editable, graphical representation, stored in memory, displaying the graphical representation of the raw data on the display using the one or more graphical display templates.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Jing LIU, Long CHEN, Longjun SUN, Yihui NONG, Yongsheng LIN, Feihong LI
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Patent number: 8997008Abstract: A computer-implemented method for constructing and manipulating a Graphic User Interface (GUI), comprising retrieving from a data repository first GUI data representing at least (i) an entity, (ii) attributes of an entity, (iii) a manipulatable scale associated with a respective attribute; constructing on a screen the GUI including converting the first GUI data into displayable GUI data which include at least the entity, its attributes and for at least one of the attributes a manipulatable scale and displaying the displayable GUI data; enabling a user to perform on the GUI a manipulation of at least one manipulatable scale of a respective attribute giving rise to manipulated displayable GUI data; converting the manipulated displayable GUI data into second GUI data representing at least one data record; and using the at least one data record or portion thereof for operations in the data repository.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Pelicans Networks Ltd.Inventors: Leon Waisbein, Yaron Finkel
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Patent number: 8996376Abstract: Techniques for improved text-to-speech processing are disclosed. The improved text-to-speech processing can convert text from an electronic document into an audio output that includes speech associated with the text as well as audio contextual cues. One aspect provides audio contextual cues to the listener when outputting speech (spoken text) pertaining to a document. The audio contextual cues can be based on an analysis of a document prior to a text-to-speech conversion. Another aspect can produce an audio summary for a file. The audio summary for a document can thereafter be presented to a user so that the user can hear a summary of the document without having to process the document to produce its spoken text via text-to-speech conversion.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2008Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher Brian Fleizach, Reginald Dean Hudson
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Publication number: 20150089407Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a detection unit configured to detect a position of a first point that has been designated, and a control unit configured to display an icon at a position designated by indicating a direction from the first point.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Toshikazu Suzuki
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Patent number: 8990715Abstract: A virtual space may be provided to users. In views of the virtual space, avatars may represent users engaging in the virtual space. Individual avatars may be visually associated with emblems in view of the virtual space. Systems and methods to guide a user through the design of an emblem may include determinations whether an emblem under design is visually distinct from other emblems and/or compliant with a set of design rules for emblems.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Maslow Six Entertainment, Inc.Inventors: Derek R. Harp, Bengt L. Gregory-Brown, Joseph P. Marfice
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Patent number: 8990714Abstract: A user interface event monitor captures user interface events executed by a client during a network session. A network session monitor captures network data exchanged between the client and a web application during the network session. A replay device identifies control events in the network session that require execution before replaying associated user interface events. Replay of the user interface events are delayed by the replay device until the associated control events have been fully executed.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Robert I. Wenig, Kirk R. Saathoff, Albert F. Gettier
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Publication number: 20150082210Abstract: A system and method for providing a visual preview of a heap dump, such as an application user interface heap dump. In accordance with an embodiment, the system comprises a software development environment including a heap dump viewer logic, wherein the heap dump viewer logic receives input from a user to select and display an instance of a heap dump or source elements therein, accesses the heap dump to determine information related to the selected instance or source elements, and builds graphical components corresponding to the selected instance or source elements, for use in generating a visual preview of the selected instance or source elements, for display to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: Jiri Sedlacek
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Publication number: 20150082211Abstract: A terminal for editing a user interface includes: an input unit for receiving an input of a user; a user interface (UI) editing module for providing a grid which is editable according to an input of the user, the UI editing module mapping a graphic item and a specific function which are to be connected to the grid; and a display unit for displaying a UI configured by the UI editing module. Accordingly, the UI on the terminal may be edited in various ways according to a demand or taste of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventor: Zoo Hyun LEE
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Patent number: 8982132Abstract: Methods and systems for animation timelines using value templates are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method includes generating a data structure corresponding to a graphical representation of a timeline and creating an animation of an element along the timeline, where the animation modifies a property of the element according to a function, and where the function uses a combination of a string with a numerical value to render the animation. The method also includes adding a command corresponding to the animation into the data structure, where the command is configured to return the numerical value, and where the data structure includes a value template that produces the combination of the string with the numerical value. The method further includes passing the produced combination of the string with the numerical value to the function and executing the function to animate the element.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Joaquin Cruz Blas, Jr., James W. Doubek
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Patent number: 8984425Abstract: A system and method is provided for creating accounts for users of a service. An infrastructure associated with an invited user enables the invited user to view a document that is stored in association with another user. A server computer is capable of receiving an indication to associate a second infrastructure with the invited user, which enables the creation of a document to be stored in association with the invited user.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Margaret H. Li, Srikanth Shoroff, Paramesh Siddesha, Maxim A. Ivanov
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Publication number: 20150074565Abstract: Embodiments described herein are directed to generating and displaying a user interface that allows data managers to provide supplemental metadata for data sources. In one scenario, a computer system generates a UI that shows an indication of data elements to which a metadata catalog is linked. The metadata catalog includes references to different data sources that store data elements. The UI receives an input indicating that metadata for at least one of the data sources is to be modified. The modification includes providing additional metadata for a specified data source, providing documentation for a specified data source and/or providing an entry point for an access request workflow. The computer system performs the received data source metadata modification according to the received input and, upon determining that the metadata has been modified, displays the updated metadata for the data sources in the UI.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Matthew Roche, Christian Liensberger, Ziv Kasperski, Stéphane Nyombayire
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Publication number: 20150074567Abstract: A dynamic map-type graphic interface includes a number of user interface (UI) components. Each UI component is associated with one corresponding application program of the electronic device. The dynamic map-type graphic interface is a single-layer graphic interface made up of the UI components spliced together and around the center of the dynamic map-type graphic interface. The arrangement of the UI components is dynamically alterable according to operating times of the application program operated under a predetermined state parameter value within a predetermined time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: TZU-HSIANG LAN, QUAN-QUAN LIU
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Patent number: RE45600Abstract: Techniques for collaborative power management for heterogeneous networks are described. An apparatus may include a first node having a managed power system and a power management module to manage power states for the managed power system. The power management module may be operative to communicate power state information with a second node over a communications connection, and manage the power states for the managed power system based on power state information for the second node. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Shian Tsai, Jr., Tsung-Yuan Tai