Customizing Multiple Diverse Workspace Objects Patents (Class 715/765)
  • Patent number: 9158836
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for displaying search results in a first page, receiving feedback from the user that indicate which of the search results in the first page are at least one of relevant and irrelevant, re-ordering the search results in a second page based on the indications of the search results in the first page, and displaying the re-ordered search results in the second page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Srinivas V. Chitiveli, Joshua Fox, Josemina M. Magdalen, Michael Pelts
  • Patent number: 9143578
    Abstract: A content delivery system is provided for delivering content relevant to a profile. The system comprises a server (106) arranged to store a plurality of data elements (114) having a plurality of respective profiles associated therewith. The server (106) is further arranged to mine the plurality of data elements relative to another data element having another profile associated therewith. The server (106) is consequently able to identify at least one of the plurality of data elements having as great a relevance as possible to the another profile. The plurality of respective profiles constitute respective meta-data, and the another data element and at least one of the plurality of data elements comprise data relating to a profiling model. The server (106) is capable of delivering the identified at least one of the plurality of data element to a recipient terminal (102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Gaiasoft IP Limited
    Inventor: Clive Morel Fourman
  • Patent number: 9141718
    Abstract: An implementation allows a user to select an area of interest in a content source and to clip content from the area of interest. A variety of content types may be clipped and presented to a user, and the clipped content may be refreshed from the selected area of interest. Various configuration parameters, as well as the clipped content, may be stored for future retrieval by a clipping application that presents the clipped content. Methods, computer program products, systems, and data structures are provided. One method includes identifying one or more content sources, identifying a portion of a content source to be included in each of a first and second view, storing information associated with the identified content source for each view including a name and identifying information for designating a respective portion of a content source, and displaying both the first and second view in an aggregate view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Forstall, Imran A. Chaudhri
  • Patent number: 9128890
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory system may include a plurality of memory devices each configured to have multiple planes, and an access controller configured to access each of the multiple planes corresponding to each of the plurality of memory devices as a unit memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jong-Ju Park
  • Patent number: 9117116
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and apparatus for managing deadline content in a document. The method comprises extracting deadline content from a document; comparing the extracted deadline content to content in one or more existing deadline profiles; and providing for storage on a cloud server, at least one of the extracted deadline content when the extracted deadline content matches the content in an existing deadline profile, or the extracted deadline content and a new deadline profile for the document when the extracted deadline content does not match an existing deadline profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Anshul Kothari, Lalit Vohra, Saurabh Rihan, Ram Bhushan Agrawal
  • Patent number: 9116931
    Abstract: An integrated, configurable, analytical, temporal, visual, electronic plan system includes one or more row descriptors that each include a plurality of row descriptor properties, column descriptors each including a plurality of column descriptor properties, cells mapped to one of the row descriptors by a unique row descriptor identifier and to one of the column descriptors by a unique column descriptor identifier, and each of the cells including a numeric formula or a user-defined formula that references other cells. The user-defined formula includes the unique row descriptor identifier and/or the unique column descriptor identifier from other cells initially expressed by an abbreviation associated with a row descriptor and/or an abbreviation associated with a column descriptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Logic9s, LLC
    Inventor: Dean Zarras
  • Patent number: 9107623
    Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically and intelligently estimating analyte data from a continuous analyte sensor, including receiving a data stream, selecting one of a plurality of algorithms, and employing the selected algorithm to estimate analyte values. Additional data processing includes evaluating the selected estimative algorithms, analyzing a variation of the estimated analyte values based on statistical, clinical, or physiological parameters, comparing the estimated analyte values with corresponding measure analyte values, and providing output to a user. Estimation can be used to compensate for time lag, match sensor data with corresponding reference data, warn of upcoming clinical risk, replace erroneous sensor data signals, and provide more timely analyte information encourage proactive behavior and preempt clinical risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: DexCom, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Brauker, Victoria E. Carr-Brendel, Paul V. Goode, Apurv Ullas Kamath, James Patrick Thrower, Ben Xavier
  • Patent number: 9088820
    Abstract: Provided are a method of managing the contents and an image display device using the same. The method includes: obtaining contents information on each of a plurality of contents sources; displaying the obtained contents information on one screen as a plurality of lists that are differently configured according a plurality of classified items; and receiving meta information on at least one content in the contents lists and displaying the received meta information in correspondence to the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chungeun Yu, Sanghyup Lee
  • Patent number: 9069843
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for displaying search results in a first page, receiving feedback from the user that indicate which of the search results in the first page are at least one of relevant and irrelevant, re-ordering the search results in a second page based on the indications of the search results in the first page, and displaying the re-ordered search results in the second page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Srinivas V. Chitiveli, Joshua Fox, Josemina M. Magdalen, Michael Pelts
  • Patent number: 9052762
    Abstract: An image display unit is provided which includes an input module receiving touch inputs, a display module displaying an image thereon, a touched state detection module detecting a touch input made onto the input module, a touched position acquiring module acquiring a touched position of the touch input, a flick detection module detecting whether the touch input is made by a flick operation, a flick direction detection module detecting a direction of the flick operation, and a display screen changing module executing either of a first display screen changing process of increasing the number of images displayed on the display module and contracting images displayed on the display module and a second display screen changing process of decreasing the number of images displayed on the display module and expanding images displayed on the display module based on the direction of the flick operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeo Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20150149939
    Abstract: A mobile device receives, from a user, parameters for a user interface theme associated with an application. The user interface parameters define conditions for altering features of the user interface theme based on variable data fields. The mobile device verifies compatibility of the user interface parameters, obtains data for the user interface parameters that corresponds to the variable data fields, and applies the obtained data to the user interface parameters to generate the features of the user interface theme. The mobile device also monitors the variable data fields to obtain updated data and applies the updated data to the user interface parameters to alter the features of the user interface theme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
    Inventors: Amir Mayblum, Kim M. Gutierrez, Matthew Sibigtroth, Alisan Atvur, Amalia Sieber, Jacob Gardner, Jen Yu, Justin Lee
  • Publication number: 20150149940
    Abstract: Methods of presenting medical test results include a plurality of test interpretation statements automatedly determined from medical test data. Each automatedly determined test interpretation statement includes a specificity value and a reliability value. A normalized quality is calculated for each of the plurality of test interpretation statements. A graphical display is operated to present a graphical user interface that includes a visual representation of the normalized quality of the plurality of test interpretation statements. A test interpretation statement is presented on the graphical user interface after a selection associated with the visual representations of the normalized quality of the plurality of test interpretation statements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Willi Kaiser, Rolf Band, Klaus May
  • Publication number: 20150149428
    Abstract: A computer system and associated method are provided for formulating a search inquiry. A user interface (UI) accepts commands for selecting a first data object, and a display presents the first data object with a top plane as located within a geometric boundary representation of a virtual object-bearing front surface. The UI then accepts commands for selecting a first feature associated with the first data object. The UI next accepts either a flip object command or a flip surface command. In response to the flip command, the display presents a first data object bottom plane, opposite of the first data object top plane. The UI is then able to accept commands for selecting a second feature associated with the first data object, and construct a search inquiry in response to the first data object, the first feature, and the second feature, which is sent to a search engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Dana S. Smith
  • Publication number: 20150149941
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes: a memory configured to store display information for displaying a plurality of display objects in standard positions for a dominant hand; a display configured to display the plurality of display objects based on the display information; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: determine whether the dominant hand is holding the mobile terminal using a sensor, control the display to display the plurality of display objects in the standard positions when the dominant hand is determined as holding the mobile terminal, and control the display to display the plurality of display objects in symmetrical positions determined using a change in the standard positions when the dominant hand is determined as not holding the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: HIROKI ITAGAKI, TAKAYUKI YAMAJI
  • Patent number: 9043711
    Abstract: A file managing software program for managing a list of elements in a specific sequence in a first file of a computer program, including the steps of copying the first file to form a second file having an identical list of elements as the first file. The user is then permitted to rearrange the sequence of the elements of the second file independently of the sequence of the first file. A display of both the first and the second file list elements is provided to the user. Further embodiments allow the user to categorize, prioritize, and order according to users specified rules of how the second file element list is organized and displayed to provide a more convenient and flexible presentation of the file contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yen-Fu Chen, Ta-Wei Lin, Chih-Wen Su, Shan Su, Meng Li Wong
  • Patent number: 9043714
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for adapting user interfaces for devices that include widescreen displays. In one aspect, a method includes determining a size characteristic of a display of a mobile device, determining a size characteristic of content that is to be displayed on the display, and comparing the size characteristic of the content to the size characteristic of the display. The method also includes selecting one or more controls to display in a portion of the display that is not to be used to display the content based on comparing the size characteristic of the content to the size characteristic of the display, displaying the content, and displaying the selected controls in a portion of the display that is not used to display the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Jean Baptiste Maurice Queru
  • Patent number: 9041658
    Abstract: A touch screen device and an operating method are provided in which only a specific position on a touch screen is activated to receive signals. The touch screen device includes a screen including a display configured to display menu images thereon and a detector configured to detect a screen touch, and a controller configured to control operations of the device according to the screen touch detected by the detector. The controller may cause the detector to be divided into an execution area configured to execute a menu when the menu placed on the execution area is touched, and a selection area configured to sequentially move the menu images to the execution area when the selection area is touched. Alternatively, the controller may cause the detector to be divided into a moving area configured to move a menu from a touch point along a drag line while the menu is dragged, and an execution area configured to execute the relevant menu when the touch on the execution area is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC
    Inventors: Ho Joo Park, Ji Suk Chae, Young Ho Ham, Kyung Hee Yoo, Ji Ae Kim, Yu Mi Kim, Sang Hyun Shin, Seung Jun Bae, Yoon Hee Koo, Seong Cheol Kang
  • Patent number: 9043712
    Abstract: A computerized method of presenting information from a variety of sources on a display device. Specifically the present invention describes a graphical user interface for organizing the simultaneous display of information from a multitude of information sources. In particular, the present invention comprises a graphical user interface which organizes content from a variety of information sources into a grid of tiles, each of which can refresh its content independently of the others. The grid functionality manages the refresh rates of the multiple information sources. The present invention is intended to operate in a platform independent manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: SurfCast, Inc.
    Inventors: Ovid Santoro, Klaus Lagermann, Tom Dechaene
  • Patent number: 9043713
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to display a user interface on a display unit according to screen information acquired from an outside device changes the screen information according to a display attribute set by a user, and if setting of a display attribute of an object included in the screen information is unchangeable, color conversion processing of a specified object included in the screen information is performed and the screen information obtained by executing conversion processing according to the display attribute set by the user with respect to the screen information including the object which has undergone the color conversion processing is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Isoda
  • Publication number: 20150141146
    Abstract: A system is disclosed including a first display control section 218 for selectively displaying, in a first display area, a second predetermined number of first objects among first objects, corresponding to a first predetermined number of game programs, for which an order is set, a second display control section for displaying a position designation image at a position corresponding to a position, of subject software, in an order set for the first predetermined number of pieces of software; a display change section for designating a first object to be displayed in the first display area, based on an operation input received by using the position designation image; and an activation execution section for activating software corresponding to one first object which is selected from among the second predetermined number of first objects displayed in the first display area, based on the operation input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshihiro MATSUSHIMA, Yuki ONOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150143272
    Abstract: A method for performing batch management on desktop icons and a digital mobile device are provided. The method is applied to the digital mobile device, including: when confirming that a user selects a desktop edition function, setting each icon on a current display interface to be in a check state; after confirming that the user selects at least one of icons, performing batch management on the selected icons according to user instructions. The device includes: an icon information unit configured to set each icon on a current display interface to be in a check state when confirming that the user selects the desktop edition function; and notify an icon operation unit after confirming that the user selects at least one of icons; the icon operation unit is configured to perform batch management on the selected icons according to user instructions after receiving the notification sent by the icon information unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventor: Guofeng Wu
  • Publication number: 20150143271
    Abstract: A remote control service on a mobile device interrogates a program on another computing device to obtain metadata describing the structure of information being displayed on the computing device. The remote control service then calculates a different data structure that is used to display a subset of the data on the display screen of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Sanders, Kevin H. Kahl, Feng Yu, Jing Han Shiau, Joshua S. Bolduc, Patrick S. Boyd, Kha Lam, David M. Gray, Roopesh Kumar Rajamani
  • Patent number: 9037983
    Abstract: Selectively restricting changes to a web page is disclosed. It is determined whether a current user is to be limited to editing content. If it is determined that the current user is to be limited to editing content, an interface that enables the current user to edit a content data but not an associated layout data of the web page is displayed to the user, based at least in part on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Igor Shmulevich, John Huang, Andy Simmons, Gary Tang
  • Patent number: 9037988
    Abstract: A user interface for selecting clinical applications in a medical imaging system is provided on a display and is responsive to user inputs in the medical imaging system. A request to view a study that includes a plurality of images is received. The study to be viewed is then acquired from a medical imaging system database. The acquired study is analyzed with a rule engine that executes rules on image data from the acquired study. The rule engine identifies one or more clinical applications that are appropriate for the study and identifies at least one data set from the plurality of images suited for each of the identified one or more clinical applications. One or more icons each associated with one of the identified one or more clinical applications are displayed. The one or more icons are each selectable on the user interface to initialize the associated clinical application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Vital Images, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Hafey, Todd B. Johnson, Brian Diaz, Kelly Dupasquier
  • Patent number: 9037987
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a user evaluation value table and a display controller portion. In the user evaluation value table, user evaluation values each corresponding to the number of processes of the respective content are stored on a basis of the respective content. When performing display changing of a respective content intended for display on a display portion, the controller portion detects from the user evaluation value table a user evaluation value of a content intended to be graphically displayed on the display portion. Then, the controller portion performs change control to change a display time period for the content intended to be graphically displayed on the display portion in accordance with the detected user evaluation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Imai, Keiko Hiraoka, Yoshimitsu Funabashi, Mayu Irimajiri, Seiji Muramatsu, Takamoto Tsuda, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takeshi Tanigawa, Tomoharu Okamoto, Akihiko Adachi, Tatsuhiko Nishimura
  • Patent number: 9035971
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a communication unit to communicate with information processing apparatuses; an image synthesizing unit to synthesize a multi-segmented screen image composed of screen images of the information processing apparatuses; a projection unit to project the multi-segmented screen image onto a screen; a functional mode management unit to control switching between a normal projection mode and a multi-segmented screen operation mode; an image capture device to capture the multi-segmented screen image and a hand movement of an operator when switched to the multi-segmented screen operation mode; a designated screen image recognition unit to detect a hand movement of the operator based on the image captured by the image capture device, and to recognize a screen image designated as an active-target image; and a signal control unit to transmit a request of image data transmission to an information processing apparatus corresponding to the designated active-target image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoshi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20150135107
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein are directed to managing elements within a notification area of a graphical operating system. The elements may include any graphic, logo, or image associated with running software. A user indicates which elements can be displayed in the notification area, consequently creating a list of potentially displayable elements. For each listed element, an order of display, file location, and display status is designated. The user may freely change the order in which elements are displayed in the notification area by repositioning the displayed elements. Elements may be permanently removed from the notification area, resulting in their deletion from the list. Only elements entered into the order list, at the discretion of the user, are displayable within the notification area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: RICHARD DUNCAN, LATIKA KIRTANE, JEFF MILLER
  • Publication number: 20150135103
    Abstract: In a first step of a two step content selection operation, initial content can be selected by detecting movement of a content selection object with respect to a computing device. The selection area can be calculated based on the object movement that is detected. The content within the selection area can be selected and displayed in a second display area in which content of different types are separated into logical units. All or part of the initial content can be enlarged, enabling the second step of the selection operation in which a subset of the initial content is selected. Content can be transformed before being pasted into the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Zhen Liu, Jerry Huang, Chiu Chun Bobby Mak
  • Publication number: 20150135106
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus for imaging a radiation image inputs an operation instruction from a user and performs display control of a screen that has an input region in which one or more information input regions for having various types of information input thereto are disposed, and a workflow region in which workflow information related to imaging of the radiation image is disposed. Here, when a confirmation instruction indicating confirmation of an operation is input, the radiation imaging apparatus moves the one or more information input regions of the input region toward a prescribed region of the workflow region, and performs display using animation that sequences the movement of the one or more information input regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Tsukasa Sako, Koji Takekoshi
  • Publication number: 20150135105
    Abstract: The embodiments herein provide a method and system for interacting with an application icon of an electronic device. Further, the method includes associating an interaction of the application icon with an activity to be performed in the application. Furthermore, the method includes executing the activity defined by the interaction without invoking the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Manish Jain, Shubham Joshi, Brij Mohan Purohit
  • Publication number: 20150135080
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touch screen; and a controller configured to receive a plurality of taps applied to the touch screen, and display at least one function executable by the mobile terminal on the touch screen based the received plurality of taps and based on at least one of an operating state and an ambient environmental state of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaeyoung JI, Byoungzoo JEONG, Jinhae CHOI, Soyeon YIM, Kyungjin YOU, Soohyun LEE, Younghoon LEE, Nayeoung KIM
  • Publication number: 20150135104
    Abstract: The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for interacting with a UI design in a first context and automatically performing and previewing related interactions with the UI design in at least one other context. A computer-implemented method includes, in one example, presenting a user interface (UI) layout for a first context in a primary display and a UI layout for at least one additional context in a secondary display. A modification to a UI element in the first context is identified, and a corresponding modification to the UI layout in at least one of the additional contexts based on the modification is made. The determined modification to the UI layout in at least one of the additional contexts is performed, and updated UI layouts for the first context in the primary display and the at least one additional context in the secondary display are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Johannes Osterhoff, Hans-Peter Schaerges, Irina Goetzenberger, Gerard Keane
  • Patent number: 9030716
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus to set a wallpaper includes providing a user interface (UI) for wallpaper editing of each program, and changing and displaying a wallpaper of a respective program according to items selected from the UI. Accordingly, a user-desired wallpaper is applied to each widget program used according to a user's purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Samung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ji-hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 9032312
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to composite applications that can be created and implemented using components of a platform disclosed herein. Widgets associated with one or more products available in a mashup container can be implemented based on a selection by a user of the widgets from a widget catalog. A behavior of, and an interaction between, the widgets can be defined using metadata data associated with the widgets without requiring assistance from the user. A skin can be applied to the composite application that controls a visual presentation of the application on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Barnes, Gregg Hill, Joe Busateri
  • Patent number: 9032317
    Abstract: A computerized method of presenting information from a variety of sources on a display device. Specifically the present invention describes a graphical user interface for organizing the simultaneous display of information from a multitude of information sources. In particular, the present invention comprises a graphical user interface which organizes content from a variety of information sources into a grid of tiles, each of which can refresh its content independently of the others. The grid functionality manages the refresh rates of the multiple information sources. The present invention is intended to operate in a platform independent manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: SurfCast, Inc.
    Inventors: Ovid Santoro, Klaus Lagermann, Tom Dechaene
  • Patent number: 9032313
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Limited (Hong Kong)
    Inventor: Akio Shiga
  • Publication number: 20150128077
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for editing a display of a touch display apparatus. A first screen including at least one object is displayed. An object on the first screen is designated. The touch display apparatus is converted to an edit mode for editing the display, when the object is designated. When a movement of the touch display apparatus is detected, the first screen is converted into a second screen according to at least one of a degree and a direction of the movement. The designated object is displayed on the second screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Sang-ok CHA, Sang-jun HAN, Jung-hyun SHIM
  • Publication number: 20150128076
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments relate to techniques for generating electronic menu (eMenu) graphical user interface layouts for use in connection with electronic devices (e.g., tablets, phablets, smart phones, etc.). A virtual grid-based layout including rows and columns that together constitute regularly sized and shaped grid cells is defined. Input identifying items to be included in the eMenu is received. Each item has associated length and width dimensions corresponding to a number of grid cells. At least some of the items are flagged for inclusion in the eMenu. Those items marked for inclusion are automatically and programmatically arranged in the eMenu in the grid cells of the grid-based layout in a manner that minimizes the number of unused grid cells. A tag-based representation of the layout corresponding to the formatted eMenu is stored. The file is made available to the electronic device in enabling the formatted eMenu to be displayed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Yu FANG, Robert R. DYKES
  • Publication number: 20150128075
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention may include a method of scrolling content on an electronic display upon detection that a gaze of a user is pointed to a pre-defined area of the display, such as for example an edge of the display. A scroll may be triggered by the gaze point of the user being directed to the pre-defined area of the screen or on a plane of the screen. A scroll may move the displayed content by a fixed amount or by a distance that is sufficient to bring the gaze point of the user our of the pre-defined area that triggered the scroll. A scroll may continue for example so long as a smooth pursuit of the viewers eyes is maintained. Embodiments may include tracking a position of a viewer of an electronic display, and altering an orientation of a one or more elements of the display to correspond to the changed orientation of the user. A layout of content that is display may be altered to accommodate the change in orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Yitzchak Kempinski
  • Patent number: 9026928
    Abstract: Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems receive user input to move, resize, or add a first user interface object to a first location in a user interface window. The user interface window includes a second user interface object in a second location. In response to the user input, constraints are generated based upon the first location and the second location. The constraints define a size or a position of the first user interface object relative to the second user interface object. The first user interface object is displayed within the user interface according to the determined constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Ferry, Kevin Cathey, Ali T. Ozer
  • Patent number: 9026935
    Abstract: A client system displays a user interface with a display region and a minimized window region. A plurality of windows are displayed in the display region, including a first window and a second window. The client system detects a first input that corresponds to a request to change a state of one or more of the windows; and in response to detecting the first input, the client system ceases to display the first window in the display region, and displays a representation of the first window in the minimized window region. After ceasing to display the first window, the client system detects a second input that corresponds to a request to view content of the first window; and in response to detecting the second input, the client displays an interactive overlay that includes content of the first window and partially overlaps the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen, Lars Eilstrup Ramsussen, Cameron Knox Adams
  • Patent number: 9026929
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for producing an online event. One embodiment is a method comprising: a conferencing system establishing an audio conference between one or more speakers and a plurality of listen-only viewers accessing the conferencing system via a communication network; the conferencing system presenting an event production user interface to an event producer, the event production user interface configured to enable the event producer to selectively control a viewer user interface presented to the listen-only viewers during the online event; obtaining analytics data associated with the online event; and during the online event, providing a production recommendation to the event producer in the event production user interface based on the analytics data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.
    Inventors: Boland T. Jones, David Michael Guthrie, Nicole C. Santoro
  • Patent number: 9025168
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a display portion that can display a plurality of icons including first information; a detection portion that detects a contact to the display portion; and a control unit that, in a case in which the detection portion detects a contact having a trajectory encircling at least one icon displayed on the display portion in a state in which the icons are displayed on the display portion in a first display mode, displays the at least one icon in a second display mode with a greater display area and displays the at least one icon in a central region of the display portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Ryuichi Nitta
  • Publication number: 20150121263
    Abstract: A method for navigating between display layers is applied in a display device. The display device includes a touch screen and a display panel. The method includes following steps of determining a target display layer according to whether a pinching gesture or an expanding gesture is performed. When the expanding gesture is performed, expanding a distance between relevant columns or rows of icons currently displayed to reveal icons on the target display layer, and visually compressing formerly-displayed icons to two opposite edges of the display panel during the expanding gesture. When the pinching gesture is performed, narrowing a distance between columns or rows of icons on the target display layer which are introduced respectively from the two opposite edges to cover columns and rows of old icons, and visually expanding the newly-introduced icons during the pinching gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: WANG-HUNG YEH
  • Publication number: 20150121262
    Abstract: In a method for managing a dial interface of a mobile device, a touch operation of a finger on a dial interface of the mobile device is detected. The mobile device is controlled to operate in a right-hand mode if the touch operation of the finger is detected moving downward on a right side of the dial interface. And the mobile device is controlled to operate in a left-hand mode if the touch operation of the finger is detected moving downward on a left side of the dial interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicants: CHIUN MAI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC., SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: LIN-LIN YAO
  • Publication number: 20150121267
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for processing a task event. The method includes creating a function button for a task event, and adding the function button to a status item corresponding to the task event in a status bar; and executing, in the status item, a function corresponding to the function button when an operation on the function button is detected. The method and the apparatus for processing a task event according to the embodiments of the present invention can improve efficiency of viewing and processing the task event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Gang Wu, Huan Wei
  • Publication number: 20150121264
    Abstract: 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 UI component can display an overview relating to the associated application program or the file responding to a time extended selection command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: XIAO-GUANG LI
  • Publication number: 20150121266
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a method for adding an application icon is disclosed. In the method: dragging a folder in a touch interface of a terminal; when a preset move-in triggering event is detected, determining whether a capture area of the folder includes an application icon, where the capture area of the folder is an area that is determined according to a location of the folder in the touch interface and whose size is within a preset range or the capture area of the folder is an area marked by a user in the touch interface; and when an application icon exists in coverage of the capture area of the folder, moving the application icon in the capture area of the folder from the outside of the folder to the folder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Zhang Gao, Shuoxing Wang
  • Publication number: 20150121265
    Abstract: Systems and methods (e.g., utilities) for use in providing automated, lightweight collection of online, open source data which may be content-based to reduce website source bias. In one aspect, a utility is disclosed for use in extracting content of interest from at least one website or other online data source (e.g., where the extracted content can be used in a subsequent search query). In other aspects, utilities are disclosed that are operable to perform various types of analyses on such extracted content and present graphical representations of such analyses on a display of a client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Abha Moitra, David Brian Bracewell, Steven Matt Gustafson, T. Michael Baylor, Tina H. Chau
  • Patent number: 9020565
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a user interface for mobile devices enable data and services available through the mobile device to be represented as a set of tiles maintained in a display space. The tiles provide a snapshot of the current state of content available through the mobile device without requiring any interaction by the user. The tiles and display space are customizable and can be dynamically updated to display content to a user. In addition, tiles can provide functionality, including simple tasks to a user without requiring the user to navigate away from the tile display space. Tiles can also provide quick access to start software applications. Tiles can be organized in the display space by the user or the tiles can be automatically grouped based upon associated metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David W. Flynt, Bryan T. Agnetta, Sally Louise Barton, Eduardo Escardo-Raffo, Tirthankar Sengupta, Peter G. Chin, Hok-Sum Horace Luke