Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide a computer implemented method and computer program product for efficient usage of screen real estate, and an electronic device configured to execute the computer program product, by controlling the display of GUI objects on a display screen of an electronic device. This controlled display further comprises identifying a user-selected part of an original GUI object that is associated with an application program, in response to detection of a predefined user interaction with the original GUI object. A new representative GUI object is then created and displayed on screen, and this new object comprises a visual representation of the selected part of the first GUI object. This second GUI object automatically replaces the first GUI object on the display screen. Subsequent user interactions with the second GUI object are mapped to instructions to the application program.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter comprises an enhanced screen organizer component (ESOC) that can efficiently control organization and presentation of desired screens, which relate to an industrial control system, to a user. At design time, a designer employs the ESOC to select and organize one or more screens for a project relating to a control system, create and organize screen folders that can contain desired folders or screens in a hierarchical fashion, select a home screen or favorite screens, respectively, for the operator, role or group, wherein a home screen can be a screen a user views when authenticated into a terminal or the screen the user can be returned to in response to selection of a home control. During run time, the user can access desired screens, and use context menus to select a home screen, favorite screens, or other screens, in accordance with user access rights.

Abstract: The present invention provides a Widget processing method and a mobile terminal. The method includes: receiving a Widget placing instruction given by a user,; if on the designated Home screen, there is not enough position for presenting the designated Widget, determining a display position of the designated Widget on a Home screen adjacent to the designated Home screen according to attribute information of the designated Widget, where the attribute information of the Widget includes position occupation information of the Widget; and placing the designated Widget in the display position on the Home screen adjacent to the designated Home screen. Technical solutions of the present invention solve a problem that operations are complicated when there is not enough space on the designated Home screen for placing the designated Widget, and increase Widget processing efficiency of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: Among other disclosures, a method may include receiving a repositioning request, relative to a work area marker, and an adjustment request, relative to a work area, wherein the work area is associated with a portion of graphical data, and the marker allows interaction with the work area. The method may include deriving an updated marker and an updated work area, wherein the updated marker reflects the repositioning request, the updated work area is associated with the portion, and the work area reflects the adjustment request. The method may include providing visually the updated marker, wherein the updated marker allows interaction with the updated work area.

Abstract: A dynamic icon overlay system of a present invention embodiment dynamically generates icon overlays to be applied to a primary file icon of a target file. The icon overlays convey information regarding the target file and are relevant to an end user. The icon overlay system determines icon overlays to be applied to the primary file icon based on attributes associated with an end user of the target file that are correlated with attributes of the target file itself. The system applies the icon overlay to the primary icon and displays the primary icon with the applied icon overlay at an end user system. The applied icon overlay for the same target file may vary for different end users based on user attributes.

Abstract: An audience platform is disclosed. In a first example case, a first question is received. A preference event associated with the first question is received. A score is determined for the first question based at least in part on the preference. In a second example case, indications of a first and second potential interviewee are received. Preference events associated with the first and second potential interviewees are received. Scores are determined for the first and second potential interviewees based at least in part on the received preference events. A designated interviewee is selected based on the first and second scores. In a third example case, indications of a first and second potential awardee are received. Preference events associated with the first and second potential awardee are received. Scores are determined for the first and second potential awardees based at least in part on the received preference events.

Abstract: In a method for arranging a toolbar on a user interface of an electronic device, the toolbar includes toolbar buttons. The electronic device displays a polyhedral box for arrangement of the toolbar on the user interface. The method divides each surface of the polyhedral box into a plurality of blocks, and moves the toolbar buttons onto the blocks of the polyhedral box. The polyhedral box may be rotated in several planes to reveal all available toolbar buttons, and when a user selects a toolbar button, a function of the toolbar button is triggered.

Abstract: An apparatus displays, via a display device, an icon associated with an executable function on a display screen based on display settings including a selection recognition zone associated with the icon. The apparatus stores icon setting information that associates the icon, an area, and change information for changing the display settings of the icon. The apparatus determine that the icon is selected when the selection recognition zone is specified on the display screen. Then, the apparatus acquires position information of the apparatus, and changes the display settings of the icon based on the change information of the icon setting information when the position of the apparatus is within the area registered in the icon setting information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure may provide a method and apparatus of testing a computer program. The method may include acquiring first display data of a character region in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) of the computer program. The method may also include reducing display size setting of an original character string associated with the character region. The method may also include acquiring second display data of the character region in refreshed GUI. The method may further include generating a message indicating character truncation when there is a difference other than actual display size of character between the first display data and the second display data. With the technical solution provided by embodiments of the disclosure, character truncation existing in a GUI may be automatically detected.

Abstract: A table processing system generates a user interface display of a table and receives a user input to display a table manipulation element. The table processing system receives a user touch input moving the table manipulation element and manipulates the table based on the user touch input. The manipulated table can then be used by the user.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus which allows a user to input various types of operating instructions in simpler operations is provided. An electronic apparatus including a touch panel and a processor for causing the touch panel to display an object including a plurality of types of regions is provided. Based on a touch operation on an object being displayed on the touch panel, the processor causes the object being displayed on the touch panel to be moved in accordance with a rule corresponding to the type of a touched region.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present application is directed to an apparatus, method, and or article of manufacture. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving an indication of selection of an editing mode for editing a displayed one of a plurality of linked electronic screen overlays, without editing any of the plurality of electronic screen overlays linked to the displayed electronic screen overlays; receiving an indication of selection of a key location for editing on the displayed electronic screen overlay, subsequent to the receiving the indication of selection of the editing mode; receiving an indication of selection of a parameter from a plurality of parameters associated with the selected key location; and receiving an indication of a change in the selected parameter.

Abstract: Heuristic caching techniques are used to improve application usability within the constraints of computing resources. A user's behavior in connection with an application is recorded and used to intelligently determine which transitions of a user interface of the application to cache. In addition, the user may have one or more characteristics. Such characteristics may also be used to identify other users so that the other users' behavior in connection with the application can be used for intelligently determining which transitions of the user interface to cache.

Abstract: There is disclosed an information processing method including: a step of displaying a setting window, which includes customizable items, of a device driver; a step of registering items set using the setting window as customized items; a step of writing the customized items in user interface-related data of the device driver; and a user interface display step of displaying a user interface of the device driver with reference to the user interface-related data upon launching the device driver.

Abstract: An information processing unit according to the present invention includes: a content information acquiring portion which acquires meta data containing a thumbnail of a content corresponding to the content data and information indicating presence/absence of a preview of the content and the content data; a display control portion which displays a list of the content thumbnails on a display portion; and an operation detecting portion which detects the operation of a position specifying object for specifying the content to be reproduced from the displayed thumbnail, wherein if the position specifying object stays in the thumbnail corresponding to the content whose preview is present in a predetermined time interval, the content information acquiring portion acquires content data relating to the preview, and the display control portion automatically reproduces the acquired content data relating to the preview.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing graphical user interfaces are described. To provide greater access and consolidation to frequently used items in the graphical user interface, a user bar is established which includes a plurality of item representations. To permit a greater ease of access to open application windows, a context menu listing open windows associated with an item representation can be generated in response to a user input received by the item representation.

Abstract: Systems and methods receive, from a building, an inventory identifying a plurality of electronic devices associated with a building automation system. The systems and methods compare the inventory to an additional inventory associated with an additional building automation system of an additional building to determine that the inventory is the same as or similar to the additional inventory, wherein the additional inventory identifies a plurality of additional electronic devices. The systems and methods further identify an automation scene that coordinates operation of at least a portion of the plurality of additional electronic devices and provide the automation scene to the building for implementation in the building automation system.

Abstract: A method for providing an Integrated Development Environment comprises receiving input from a user identifying an area containing an edge shared by two or more objects, wherein said shared edge includes two or more individual edges corresponding to said objects, and visibly separating said two or more individual edges in a localized exploded view responsive to said receiving.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a graphical interface and application for managing assets in an asset zone such as a yard, a port, a warehouse, or a lot. Embodiments of the invention provide an asset management software application configured to manage assets pro-actively by maximizing visibility of the asset zone and by providing selectable options to a user to improve operations across the asset zone.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-program products are disclosed. A cross-platform application can access a platform identifier indicating a characteristic of a computing system in response to beginning execution of the application. User interfaces can be provided interface based at least in part on the platform identifier and an interaction model, with the interaction model used to define the layout and content of the interface. The model can be separate from the program component that provides the user interface, and so the application can customize at least some aspects of its output for different platforms based on the platform identifier. Embodiments also include the use of screen-based application navigation.

Abstract: A user interface (e.g. to a mobile device) integrates temporal and geographic information in an intimate and flexible manner. A view engine presents views of geographic information (such as points of origin, destinations, preferred/alternative routes) closely linked with associated time information (such as scheduled delivery times, current actual time, estimated transit times etc.). As a user manipulates an input (e.g. a timebar) to move forward and backward in time, the interface adjusts correspondingly to display geographic information relevant to the selected time. Conversely, as a user manipulates geographic information (e.g. a map), the interface may adjust correspondingly to display relevant temporal information. Time information may be afforded by the interface to the user through the use of color and/or movement of displayed items. As an aid to use, the interface may further include an input dedicated to returning the user to the present time and geographical location display.

Abstract: Techniques for zero fixed placement (ZFP) ads are described. ZFP ads may be triggered independently of a fixed placement for the ad in a user interface. In an implementation, data describing a user interface includes a trigger associated with a ZFP ad. The ZFP ad may be configured to set various modifiable attributes of the user interface. Setting the modifiable attributes of the page enables a ZFP to modify both the appearance and layout of elements and modules included in the user interface. A client may load the data having the trigger and render the user interface without presenting the associated ZFP ad or including a placeholder for the ZFP ad. When the trigger is detected, the client executes the associated ZFP ad, modifies attributes of the user interface in accordance with the ZFP ad, and outputs the modified user interface to present the ZFP ad.

Abstract: Systems and methods for downloading customized applications from a server are described. In some embodiments, a server receives a request from a client device to download an application. The server identifies a type of the client device and a user characteristic. In response to the request, the server obtains a customized environment file associated with the user characteristic for the application, where the customized environment file defines an interface appearance of the application. The server sends to the client device, the customized environment file and the application appropriate for the type of the client device, such that the customized environment file gives the application running on the client device an appearance associated with the user characteristics. Other embodiments are also described.

Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention includes a display module, a touch panel, and a control module that controls display of the display module in accordance with an operation of the touch panel. When a predetermined operation is performed to the touch panel, the control module transfers, on a display screen of the display module, an image to cause the electronic device to execute a predetermined function. When the image is transferred on the display screen, if an identical image to the image is included in the display screen, the control module performs processing of informing to that effect. The display module can display a screen for selection to select an operation screen in which the image is to be set from a plurality of operation screens, and the screen for selection includes a plurality of thumbnails corresponding to the plurality of operation screens, respectively.

Abstract: An improved user interface is provided for displaying selectable software functionality controls that are relevant to a selected object and that remain visibly available for use while the selected object is being edited. Upon selection of a particular object for editing, functionality available for editing the object is presented in a ribbon-shaped user interface above the software application workspace to allow the user ready and efficient access to functionality needed for editing the selected object. The display of relevant functionality controls is persisted until the user dismisses the display, selects another top-level functionality control or selects another object for editing.

Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to augmenting user interface elements of a large interactive display. A user interface element displayed on a region of interest of the large interactive display is determined. A location of the user interface element is augmented based on timing information.

Abstract: A particular method includes detecting a context switch to a first interface. In response to the context switch, data values from a plurality of data fields of the first interface may automatically be copied to a shared storage location.

Abstract: A method, system and article of manufacture are disclosed for creating a graphical user interface (GUI) item, in a computer system having a graphical user interface and a display screen. The method includes the step of enabling a user to create one or more instances of a defined GUI item. This enabling step, in turn, includes the steps of displaying on the display screen a Universal Graphical User Interface (UGUI) item; and identifying on the display screen, in a defined manner associated with the display of the UGUI item, a desired GUI item. In response to said identifying this desired GUI item, the displayed UGUI item is visually transformed on the display screen to said desired GUI item. The UGUI item may be a UGUI element or a UGUI relation for indicating the relation between two GUI elements.

Abstract: An illustrative embodiment of a computer-implemented method for plug-in re-use in a web page for simulated simultaneous interactive elements, determines whether an interactive element is a plug-in instance on a web page and responsive to a determination that the interactive element is not a plug-in instance on a web page, requests current state information of the interactive element from the web page. The computer-implemented method loads the current state information into an available plug-in instance on the web page, positions and sizes the available plug-in instance on top of the interactive element on the web page and enables interaction with the interactive element.

Abstract: Multiple degrees of context for media content that is consumable on computing platforms including PCs and personal media players is provided by logically organizing context objects into halos that surround each piece of consumable content. The context objects represent information and experiences that are contextually associated with media content to enable users to easily discover content and experiences that they will find interesting in a rich and personal manner. As a user navigates from a content item to a context object in the halo, the context object itself morphs into content that is then surrounded by a new halo of context objects to which the user may navigate. The organization of media content and information into halos enables an effective contextual paradigm that cuts across strict hierarchical structures to allow the user experience to be much more seamless and free-flowing.

Abstract: A method and device for controlling information display output and an input device. wherein the method and device control the display output of pages or files based on the pressure parameter information, the electromagnetic parameter information, the energy parameter information and/or the time parameter information input by the user. Therefore, the method and device can quickly locate the position needed to be displayed in a plurality of displayed pages, and can multi-dimensionally arbitrarily move or select the displayed position, pages or files, etc., at one time. Furthermore, the method and device can also quickly, flexibly, accurately change the currently displayed position.

Abstract: A method and system for rendering electronic document objects is provided in which a style matrix holds potential attribute values, and attribute references are used to address values in the style matrix. A mix of attribute references and actual attribute values may be used to make some attributes theme- and application-specific, and others theme- and application-independent. Further, a method for rendering a gallery of potential styles is provided. Additionally, a method for associating a style matrix with an electronic document application is provided. Finally, a computer-readable medium for storing a computer-interpretable data structure that identifies a matrix of style attribute types and style attribute values is provided.

Abstract: An electronic device capable of rearranging icons on a graphic user interface is described. The electronic device provides a method that allows icons that are displayed on one of a plurality of pages to be moved from one page to any other page. The icons can be dragged to a page indicator associated with the page it is to be moved to.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a moving unit configured to move an object group including a plurality of objects within a predetermined area of a display apparatus, and a control unit configured to display in the predetermined area, the objects included in the object group, wherein the control unit changes a shape of the object group so that the objects displayed outside the predetermined area can be displayed within the predetermined area, in a case where one or more objects displayed within the predetermined area are placed outside the predetermined area when the moving unit moves the object group.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system dynamic modification of desktop layout and a computer storage medium thereof. The method includes: obtaining desktop elements; placing the desktop elements on the desktop area; receiving requests for modifying the desktop elements; and modifying the desktop elements according to the requests for modification. The method and system for dynamic modification of desktop layout and computer storage medium thereof could modify desktop elements according to requests for modifying desktop elements; the desktop elements could be elastically modified to meet different demands.

Abstract: Provided is a window display system and the like, in which plural window structures are switched to be displayed on a single window. An event processing program is associated with a first window structure, and this first window structure is assigned to a basic window. By executing an event processing program, a second window structure is assigned to the basic window. By changing or updating the basic window, or by assigning the second window structure to the basic window, a drawing window is drawn. On the single drawing window, the first and second window structures and are switched to be displayed. The drawing of the drawing window is caused by window size change, window movement, change of overlapping window position, window visualization, invalidation of window drawing area, or window color change.

Abstract: A system is provided for customized execution sequences for portions of third party applications. A customizing tool conducts discovery through application program interfaces to identify data associated with screens associated with third party applications. Each application program interface is associated with a corresponding third party application. The customizing tool also enables selection of a customized screen execution sequence based on the data and a portion of the screens. The customized screen execution sequence includes at least one screen corresponding to each third party application and excludes at least one default start screen associated with at least one of the third party applications. Additionally, the customizing tool stores the selection of the customized screen execution sequence as a customized application. Execution of the customized application outputs a customized result to a user interface. The customized result is based on execution of the customized screen execution sequence.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus enable a mobile device to suggest available applications or features in which a user may be interested to the user based upon the user's past and current mobile device usage patterns. The mobile device may monitor the specific application/features used and their frequency of use. The mobile device may determine other available applications/features that the user may be interested in using based upon the frequency of use of applications or features and information which indicates a likelihood of user interest in one application or feature based upon usage of another application or feature. Applications or features determined to be potentially of interest to the user may be presented to the user in the form of suggestions to be added to the user interface menu so that the user can elect to accept or rejection the suggestion to modify the menu.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided including an input assembly. The input assembly includes a graphic display layer, a masking layer, and an input device. The graphic display layer includes a plurality of function icons. The masking layer includes a plurality of function icon windows for displaying functions icons associated with a particular application. Each of the displayed function icons corresponds to a function of the particular application. The input device includes a plurality of input device sections for receiving a gesture input. The graphic display layer is moveable relative to the masking layer such that, based on the relative positioning between the graphic display layer and the masking layer, function icons associated with a particular application are displayed through the function icon windows and the other function icons are at least obscured by the masking layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a user interface that is compatible with every Mac and PC platform as well as every Web Browser including: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple's Safari and Opera and works with every eco-system built for computers, tables and mobile phones. The user interface is for computing devices wherein location and access to the menu can be positioned to instantly adjust to the preference of the user. In the preferred embodiment, the interface is for use with a portable tablet computer a handheld device. In the preferred embodiments the interface works with a touch-sensitive display and/or a graphical user interface (GUI) with sets of instructions stored in the memory for performing multiple functions. The user interacts with the GUI primarily through finger contacts and gestures on the touch-sensitive surface.

Abstract: A method for personalization of content by a user comprises providing artwork, providing a template, combining the artwork and template to produce a personalized icon, and linking and displaying a plurality of personalized icons to create a continuous group for displaying preferences of the user.

Abstract: Provided are a computer device, a control method, and a storage medium which can suitably change a display method of a sub-content at a next and subsequent times, in response to a content of a user's manipulation during display of the sub-content. A game program causes a game device to function as a manipulation accepting section for accepting an input of the user's manipulation; a main content display section for displaying a main content; a sub-content display section for displaying a sub-content different from the main content at a specified timing; and a display method deciding section for deciding a display method of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times, in response to a content of the user's manipulation with respect to the sub-content being displayed; wherein the sub-content display section displays the sub-content based on the display method decided by the display method deciding section.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a touch detection unit which detects a touch operation on a display unit, a display control unit which controls to display a specific display item on the display unit, and a control unit which controls to execute a specific function in response to a touch operation as a touch at a position in a first area, at least a portion of which is included in a display area of the specific display item, and controls not to execute the specific function in response to a touch operation as a touch at a position in a second area, at least a portion of which is included in a display area of the specific display item.

Abstract: The content display device includes (i) a display section for displaying, on a screen (20), a plurality of thumbnail images (12) arranged in a first arrangement, (ii) an input operation section for accepting, from a user, an input of an instruction on changing a display size of the thumbnail image (12), a scaling up/down display processing section for changing a display size of a predetermined number of thumbnail images (12), and a moving display processing section for moving the predetermined number of thumbnail images (12) on the screen (20) such that the predetermined number of thumbnail images (12) are displayed in a second arrangement.

Abstract: A data transmission device comprises: an entry information acquisition unit which acquires entry information from a storage device; an entry information display unit which displays the acquired entry information on a display device in a style discriminating between entry information including detailed information and entry information not including the detailed information; an entry information selection unit which selects a piece of entry information including the detailed information from the entry information displayed on the display device depending on an input through an input device; a detailed information display unit which displays the detailed information included in the selected entry information on the display device; a destination information acquisition unit which acquires destination information from the selected entry information; and a data transmission unit which executes data transmission using the acquired destination information.

Abstract: Techniques and systems for centralized access to multimedia content stored on or available to a computing device are disclosed. The centralized access can be provided by a media control interface that receives user inputs and interacts with media programs resident on the computing device to produce graphical user interfaces that can be presented on a display device.

Abstract: A method for editing documents using an electronic device detects a selection operation on a touch panel of the electronic device to obtain a selected object of a document. An editing operation marked on the selected object is obtained. An action is executed corresponding to the editing operation, to manipulate the selected object.

Abstract: A computing device outputs a graphical user interface (GUI) for display at a display device. The GUI includes a first version of the element. The computing device receives an indication of a user input. In response to determining that the user input corresponds to a gesture that includes a rotating movement of an input point relative to a fixed region, the computing device outputs, for display at the display device, a second version of the element in place of the first version of the element. The second version of the element is larger than the first version of the element.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a computer-readable medium for adjusting size of screen object adapted to a mobile device having a touch screen are provided. In the method, a display direction is randomly selected for each of at least one screen object to display each screen object on the touch screen, where each screen object has at least one object size capable of being adjusted. Then, the touch screen is used to detect a first touch and a second touch performed on one of the at least one screen object. The object size of the screen object being touched is adjusted according to the display direction thereof and a relative moving direction of the first touch and the second touch.