Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure include a content navigation system that allows a user to search, browse, and otherwise experience a collection of digital content items. For example, the content navigation system can provide a graphical user interface including a scroll element. One or more embodiments of the scroll element can include various navigational functions that provide a user-friendly interface for browsing and experiencing a collection of digital content items. Furthermore, the content navigation system can provide methods and systems for a user to easily configure the way in which the digital content items are organized within the user interface, thereby customizing the user's browsing experience.

Abstract: A dispatch advisor to assist in selecting operating conditions of a power plant that maximizes operational revenue is described. The dispatch advisor obtains a base load map for operating the power plant to meet base load power demands. The base load map includes a primary base load operating space for attaining target plant power output and efficiency, and an expanded base load portion for attaining higher plant power output and less than optimal efficiency. Both the primary base load operating space and the expanded base load portion associate power output and efficiency values of the power plant that result from a subset of operational parameter values for operating the power plant during base load. The dispatch advisor can transform the flexible base load map into one or more visualizations describing the revenue possibilities associated with operating the power plant based on operating values and attained power output and efficiency.

Abstract: An electronic device having a camera, while displaying a live preview for the camera, detects activation of a shutter button at a first time. In response, the electronic device acquires, by the camera, a representative image that represents a first sequence of images, and a plurality of images after acquiring the representative image, and also displays an indication in the live preview that the camera is capturing images for the first sequence of images. The electronic device groups images acquired by the camera in temporal proximity to the activation of the shutter button at the first time into the first sequence of images, such that the first sequence of images includes a plurality of images acquired by the camera prior to detecting activation of the shutter button at the first time, the representative image, and the plurality of images acquired by the camera after acquiring the representative image.

Abstract: Provided is a method for acquiring historical information. The method includes displaying, in response to a first target operation received on an information display page, a content finder control on the information display page; determining, in response to a second target operation on the content finder control, key information corresponding to historical information to be found; acquiring historical information associated with the key information based on the key information; and displaying the historical information.

Abstract: Provided is a method for acquiring historical information. The method includes displaying, in response to a first target operation received on an information display page, a content finder control on the information display page; determining, in response to a second target operation on the content finder control, key information corresponding to historical information to be found; acquiring historical information associated with the key information based on the key information; and displaying the historical information.

Abstract: A method for processing electronic documents comprises an iteration including: (i) applying, by a computer device, a first statistical test process to a first subset of the documents, the first statistical test process estimating whether or not content of the documents of the first subset comply with a predefined criterion; (ii) in response to a result of the first statistical test process, estimating, by the computer device, that the documents of the first subset do not comply with the criterion, selecting, by the computer device, a part of the documents of the first subset, and moving, by the computer device, the part of the documents to a second subset of the documents; and (iii) applying, by the computer device, a second statistical test process to the second subset of the documents, the second statistical test process calculating at least one statistical metric related to the documents of the second subset.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus having a touch panel display includes a detection unit configured to detect a touch operation performed by a user on the touch panel display, and a display control unit configured to, when the detection unit detects that an object has touched a predetermined region and further detects that the object touching the predetermined region has separated therefrom, control a display to shift to a screen associated with the predetermined region. Further, the display control unit is configured to, during a period from when the object has touched the predetermined region until when the object has separated therefrom, display a text string on the predetermined region of the touch panel display, and scroll-display a text string on the predetermined region if the text string exceeds a number of characters displayable at a time on the predetermined region.

Abstract: An image editing user interface, displayed by a computer system, for editing a sequence of images (e.g., an enhanced digital image), includes an affordance for turning on, or off, animated playback of the sequence of images, while retaining the sequence of images. While animated playback is turned off, a representative image from the sequence of images is displayed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for interaction control of a display page. The method includes: obtaining a sliding operation performed by a user on the display page and a sliding parameter corresponding to the sliding operation, the display page including a plurality of pieces of display content; controlling the display page to move in accordance with the sliding operation, and predicting, based on the sliding parameter, a position of current display content on the display page when the display page stops; determining whether the position of the current display content meets a predetermined requirement; and correcting, when it is determined that the position of the current display content does not meet the predetermined requirement, the position of the current display content, such that the position of the current display content meets the predetermined requirement when the display page stops.

Abstract: A method controls a list scroll bar, including displaying a partial area of a list having at least one first item, and a list scroll bar to scroll the list; expanding and displaying a first index area having at least one first index corresponding to the at least one first item in the list scroll bar; downscaling a second index area having at least one second index corresponding to at least one second item different from the at least one first item and displaying a representative second index representing the second index area in the list scroll bar; and upon detecting a gesture to select the representative second index, expanding and displaying the second index area in the list scroll bar while downscaling the first index area and displaying a representative first index representing the first index area in the list scroll bar.

Abstract: Aspects disclosed herein relate to the use of navigational control UI elements to aid in navigating large surfaces on a touchscreen device. The navigational control UI element may be operable to facilitate traversal of the navigable surface along the axis upon which the navigational control UI element is placed. In alternate examples, the navigational control element may be operable to provide functionality to traverse or adjust the navigable surface along both the horizontal vertical axes. In still further aspects, other types of navigational control UI elements may provide the ability to directly jump to a specific position on the navigable surface.

Abstract: A mobile computing device, comprising: a touch-sensitive display; a processor; a memory configured to store one or more programs; and wherein the processor is configured to execute the one or more programs to cause the mobile computing device to: display a control icon; display an item preselection in a list of items; detect a contact on the touch-sensitive display; and in response to detecting a change in a position of the contact beginning anywhere on the control icon, change a position of the item preselection with respect to the list of items by an amount proportional to the change in a position of the contact; and in response to detecting a gesture on the control icon, select an item at a position of the item preselection in the list of items.

Abstract: Based on information regarding positions of two-dimensional images included in a first three-dimensional image and two-dimensional images included in a second three-dimensional image, an information processing apparatus acquires information regarding a first range, which is a range of positions where the two-dimensional images included in the first three-dimensional image are present, and a second range, which is a range of positions where the two-dimensional images included in the second three-dimensional image are present, and displays, on a display unit, a figure indicating the first range such that an area, in the first range, included in the second range is distinguishable.

Abstract: A method for displaying an application interface on a terminal. The method includes determining a first application of an application group. The application group includes multiple identical applications installed on the terminal, and the first application is a most recently used application of the multiple identical applications. The method further includes displaying application indication information in a specific area in an interface of the terminal, for indicating the first application.

Abstract: A system and method for making reservations in a hospitality establishment are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system, a database includes multiple the media source files relative to guest room spaces within a room. A server which handles reservations renders a map view of the hospitality establishment based on obtained map data. The map view includes a graphical representation of the room as well as other rooms. In response to the room being selected, the graphical representation of the selected room is annotated with room reservation data and at least one of the media source files of the selected room. The server may execute a reservation for the selected room.

Abstract: A computing system, including a processor configured to receive a content item. The processor may extract a plurality of content item features from the content item and receive a user request to summarize the content item. The user request may have associated contextual metadata indicating a spatiotemporal context in which the user request is received. Based on the contextual metadata, the processor may determine an estimated distraction level for the user. The processor may select a subset of the plurality of content item features based on the contextual metadata. The processor may generate a content item summary including the subset of the plurality of content item features based at least in part on the estimated distraction level. The processor may convey the content item summary for output on one or more output devices.

Abstract: Described embodiments provide systems and methods for controlling loading of web content with scrolling. A scroll manager of a web browser may determine a ratio of a first dimension of a portion of a webpage visible within a viewport of the web browser to a second dimension of an entirety of the webpage. Prior or to loading any other portion of the webpage, the scroll manager may set a scroll thumb dimension within a scroll bar of the web browser based on the ratio. The scroll manager may receive an interaction on the scroll bar of the web browser to arrive at a position within the webpage relative to the second dimension to be displayed within the viewport. Responsive to the interaction, the scroll manager may select a requested portion of the webpage corresponding to the first dimension about the position to render in the viewport.

Abstract: An electronic device, while in a first media acquisition mode, captures media and performs scene recognition. If the scene recognition meets first criteria, the media is displayed as a sequence of images acquired by the camera in temporal proximity to a single activation of a shutter button of the device at the first time. The sequence of images includes a plurality of images acquired by the camera prior to detecting activation of the shutter button at the first time, a representative image that represents the sequence of images and was acquired by the camera after one or more other images in the sequence of images, and a plurality of images acquired by the camera after acquiring the representative image. If the scene recognition does not meet the first criteria, the media is displayed as a single image in temporal proximity to the activation of the shutter button.

Abstract: A method can include presenting a feed, the feed including at least a first post, a second post, and a third post; receiving a selection gesture in an area corresponding to the first post; in response to receiving the selection gesture, expanding a size of the first post from an original size to an expanded size; receiving a scrolling gesture; and in response to receiving the scrolling gesture, moving the first post, the second post, and the third post in a same direction as the scrolling gesture while maintaining the expanded size of the first post.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for improving search speed and quality using differential indexing. One method includes an operation for building a first index for a database, the first index being for first tokens resulting from normalizing words in input data. Further, the method includes building a second index for the database, the second index being for second tokens comprising words of the input data eliminated from the first index during the normalizing. The method further includes operations for receiving a raw query for a search of the database, and for generating a search query based on tokens of the raw query. The search query comprises a combined search of the first index and the second index. A search is performed based on the search query, and results of the search are returned for presentation on a display.

Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile apparatus to display an end effect is provided. The method includes displaying at least one object on a first layer on a touch screen, converting the at least one object in response to a first gesture that converts the at least one object, detecting that the conversion for the at least one object is ended, and displaying an end effect, which represents a message saying that the at least one object to be converted does not exist anymore or represents additional information, on the touch screen.

Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for layering content objects for a user interface are provided. For example, a z-axis is defined for the user interface. A set of layers are defined along positions of the z-axis. Content objects, such as images, text, or other user interface elements, are ranked and assigned to layers based upon such ranks. The user interface is rendered on a display of a computing device, such that content objects of layers below a current layer are not displayed. In response to receiving user input for a currently displayed content object, the user interface is modified to display content objects of a layer that is below the current layer along the z-axis.

Abstract: While displaying a first page of a home screen user interface in a first reconfiguration mode, the computer system detects a first input that corresponds to a request to enter a second reconfiguration mode, where the availability of pages in the home screen user interface can be changed in accordance with user inputs in the second reconfiguration mode. The computer system displays respective representations of at least two of the plurality of pages of the home screen user interface in the second reconfiguration mode. While displaying the second reconfiguration mode, the computer system detects a second input. If the second input is directed to a second representation of a second page that is displayed in the second reconfiguration mode, and the second input meets first criteria, the computer system displays the second page of the home screen user interface in the first reconfiguration mode.

Abstract: An electronic device displays one or more thumbnails. The device detects a first multi-contact gesture that includes movement of a first contact and a second contact; and, in response to detecting the first multi-contact gesture, the device displays content associated with a respective thumbnail and enlarges the content associated with the respective thumbnail to a respective enlarged size in accordance with the first multi-contact gesture. The device detects termination of the first multi-contact gesture; and, in response to detecting termination of the first multi-contact gesture: when a resizing metric based on the first multi-contact gesture is below a predefined threshold, the device ceases to display the content at the respective enlarged size; and, when the resizing metric based on the first multi-contact gesture is above the predefined threshold, the device displays the content on the display in a predefined arrangement.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus displays part of function keys for menu items of basic functions so as to be stopped at a predetermined stop position. The image forming apparatus switches the function keys for menu items of basic functions to be displayed, by displaying another part of function keys for menu items of basic functions so as to be stopped at a predetermined stop position. When part of function keys for menu items of advanced functions are displayed so as to be arranged in a predetermined direction, the image forming apparatus accepts scroll operation and then moves the menu items of advanced functions by a distance decided based on the speed of the scroll operation.

Abstract: A non-volatile recording medium has recorded thereon a program for causing a computer of an information processing apparatus to, when displaying a virtual electronic apparatus on a first display, display a first display area and a second display area on the first display, the first display area and the second display area each respectively capable of displaying at least part of contents stored as a display target in a virtual memory of the virtual electronic apparatus, the first display area being displayed on the first display as a virtual display of the virtual electronic apparatus, and the second display area being capable of displaying, within one screen in the second display area, more contents than a maximum amount displayable within one screen in the first display area from among the stored contents of the display target.

Abstract: A data capturing method is provided, which obtains a current image of a target software window according to a handle of the target software window, captures at least one data image from the current image according to at least one target capture area so as to obtain at least one corresponding character image and at least one corresponding representative character from a character image database according to the at least one data image, and outputs the at least one representative character corresponding to the at least one data image, such that the data capturing performing on the target software window would not be affected by the occlusion of other software windows, thereby improving the efficiency of data capturing.

Abstract: A mobile device and a touch-based operation method allow a user to easily and conveniently use a desired communication-related function through a touch-sensitive interface. The mobile device displays a scrollable communication-related list that includes but is not limited to a call log list, a message list, a phonebook list, and an email list. When a specific item is selected in response to a first touch event, the mobile device determines whether or not a second touch event occurs on the selected item in a non-scrollable direction. Then the mobile device executes a particular function predefined in the selected item in response to the second touch event occurring in the non-scrollable direction.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and message-based conversation operation method for the same are provided. The message-based conversation operation method includes generating message groups by classifying one or more messages exchanged during a message-based conversation according to preset conditions, storing the generated message groups, and outputting display items corresponding to the stored message groups in a dialog window for the message-based conversation.

Abstract: An electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and software code configured to interact with applications and provide the applications with an application programming interface (API) for performing gesture operations in response to a user input detected on the touch-sensitive surface, detects, via the software code, a drag input that includes movement of a contact on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to movement over a displayed scrollable region in an application. While detecting the drag input, the device scrolls on the display, via the software code, the scrollable region of the application in accordance with the drag input. After detecting an end of the drag input, the device continues to scroll on the display, via the software code, the scrollable region in accordance with the drag input including slowing the scroll to a stop over time in accordance with a deceleration factor set using the API.

Abstract: The slide bar display control device according to the present invention includes, a display means which indicates a first slide bar including a first slider and a first bar, an input means which can select an arbitrary part of the first slide bar shown on the display means based on touch operation, and a control means which controls the display means and the input means, wherein, when the control means detects that a first operation has been performed in a state that the first slider shown on the display means is being touched in the input means, the display means indicates a second slide bar including a second slider and a second bar, and wherein the second slider is a slider different in a variation amount of a set value per unit moving distance from the first slider.

Abstract: The slide bar display control device according to the present invention includes, a display means which indicates a first slide bar including a first slider and a first bar, an input means which can select an arbitrary part of the first slide bar shown on the display means based on touch operation, and a control means which controls the display means and the input means, wherein, when the control means detects that a first operation has been performed in a state that the first slider shown on the display means is being touched in the input means, the display means indicates a second slide bar including a second slider and a second bar, and wherein the second slider is a slider different in a variation amount of a set value per unit moving distance from the first slider.

Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile apparatus to display an end effect is provided. The method includes displaying at least one object on a first layer on a touch screen, converting the at least one object in response to a first gesture that converts the at least one object, detecting that the conversion for the at least one object is ended, and displaying an end effect, which represents a message saying that the at least one object to be converted does not exist anymore or represents additional information, on the touch screen.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating integrating enterprise data from multiple sources for display via in a common interface. An example method includes displaying, via a first user interface display screen, a first set of one or more personnel icons representative of one or more enterprise personnel, and providing a first user option to select one or more of the personnel icons. A second user interface display screen may be displayed in response to or after selection of one or more of the personnel icons. The second user interface display screen presents a first type of data. The second user interface display screen further provides a second user option to select one or more user interface features associated with the first type of data, and to then trigger display of a third user interface display screen. The third user interface display presents a second type of data that is associated with the first type of data.

Abstract: A computing system comprising a touch-sensitive surface, a processor, and memory is provided. The memory stores instructions for executing a method in which a plurality of images is accessed. The images are indexed in a data structure specifying a bi-directional order by which the images are to be accessed. A first image from the images is included in a module on the surface based upon the order. A navigation wheel and a bar UI element are included in the module. The bar UI element presents a current location indicator indicating a location of the first image within the structure. A directional input for the navigation wheel in a first direction is received, and, in response, the first image is replaced with a second image in the module from among the plurality of images based upon the order and the bar UI element is updated to indicate the second image location.

Abstract: A display control device includes a display section and a display controller. The display section displays, as a list screen, an image including a plurality of listing images, a scroll bar, and a slider. The display controller controls a displayed form of the listing images and a displayed shape of the slider. The display controller modifies the displayed form of the listing images and the displayed shape of the slider based on a total number of listing images displayable within the list screen or the displayed shape of the slider.

Abstract: An instruction associated with a first sliding control is received, where the first sliding control is located on a first side of a second sliding control, and where the received instruction instructs the first sliding control to be slid to a second side of the second sliding control. The first sliding control is slid to the second side of the second sliding control in response to receiving the instruction.

Abstract: An instruction associated with a first sliding control is received, where the first sliding control is located on a first side of a second sliding control, and where the received instruction instructs the first sliding control to be slid to a second side of the second sliding control. The first sliding control is slid to the second side of the second sliding control in response to receiving the instruction.

Abstract: A system and method for making reservations in a hospitality establishment are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system, a database includes multiple the media source files relative to guest room spaces within a room. A server which handles reservations renders a map view of the hospitality establishment based on obtained map data. The map view includes a graphical representation of the room as well as other rooms. In response to the room being selected, the graphical representation of the selected room is annotated with room reservation data and at least one of the media source files of the selected room. The server may execute a reservation for the selected room.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an operation section; and a control section adapted to cause, when dragging is carried out through the operation section, a cursor interconnecting a start point and an end point of the dragging to be displayed on a display section in response to the dragging and execute, where a direction from one end portion of the cursor which is a start point side of the dragging to the other end portion of the cursor which is an end point side of the dragging is determined as a direction of the cursor, a process corresponding to the direction of the cursor for information displayed on the display section; the control section changing the information to be displayed on the display section when the other end portion of the cursor enters a predetermined region set on the screen by the dragging.

Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a processor, a touch screen and a memory including instructions executable by the processor to execute the method, including: when detecting a first touch input to the touch screen, identifying an orientation for arranging a plurality of selectable objects, rearrange one or more objects from among the plurality of selectable objects according to the identified orientation relative to a location on the touch screen where the first touch input is detected, and outputting information associated with a particular object from among the rearranged one or more objects corresponding to detection of a second touch input.

Abstract: Video content may be presented on a touchscreen display. A viewing window for the video content may define an extent of the video content presented on the touchscreen display. Reception of an automatic movement input by the touchscreen display during the presentation of the video content may be determined. The automatic movement input may include user engagement with the touchscreen display that moves along the touchscreen display to an edge of the touchscreen display during an input period. The movement along the touchscreen display may cause a movement of the viewing window during the input period. Based on the automatic movement input, the movement of the viewing window may be continued after the input period. The movement of the viewing window after the input period may be continuous with the movement of the viewing window during the input period.

Abstract: An online system or an application of the online system generates and provides user interfaces that include user interface elements configured to allow users to browse newsfeed stories. For example, users can browse newsfeed stories via scrolling actions. The user interface elements are further configured to control presentation of individual stories that include series of images. The user's scrolling action causes the images to be presented sequentially. The online system selects a particular image and configures a speed of presenting the images according to the user action. The online system further generates and provides user interfaces that present still images in a parallax effect by adjusting viewpoints of observing the still images. The viewpoints can be adjusted according to the user action. The online system further configures the user interfaces to present related stories in adjacent positions and to present 360-degree videos as well as panorama images.

Abstract: A method is provided for validating a selection of entries from a user through a user interface displayed on an electronic device. The method includes the steps of displaying on the user interface the plurality of entries through a first and at least a second list both movable separately along a first direction of the user interface, capturing a user input on the first list to move the first list from a first to a second position in the first direction, detecting a user sliding input from a first entry of the first list in the second position in a second direction distinct from the first direction and towards the at least second list, and selecting the first entry and a second entry of the at least second list in the direction of the user sliding input.

Abstract: A visualization displays a portion of a big data set in a control in a browser-based GUI. The browser may support HTML and the control may include a DOM element. The control includes a canvas for rendering the big data portion. To create the visualization, the smaller of the browser's maximum canvas size and the big data set's candidate canvas size is determined. The canvas is sized accordingly. A page in the canvas is filled with initial data and the visualization is displayed with a scrollbar. Upon receiving a user input, it is determined if the user input denotes a short or long scroll. It is also determined if the scroll reaches an end of the scrollbar. Data is fetched from a relative location in the big data set in proportion with the relative scroll position, and respecting the data set and canvas limits.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing a thumbnail scrubber mode in electronic devices, such as a touch screen device. In an embodiment, a thumbnail scrubber may be displayed to the user in response to a distinguishable touch screen gesture, or in response to a toolbar command. A toolbar may be displayed on the device including a scrubber bar, and the thumbnail scrubber mode may be invoked when a user interacts with the scrubber bar. The thumbnail scrubber displays multiple thumbnail images of pages of digital content and allows the user to preview and scroll through the digital content while continuing to display the current page in the main viewer of the device. After scrubbing through the digital content pages, the user may select one of the thumbnail images in the scrubber in order to access that page of the digital content.

Abstract: A display device with a display section and a control unit including a processor, the processor performing operation in accordance with an operation program and the control unit performing control of: receiving an instruction based on touch operation on the display section; storing a list; storing use information; updating the stored use information; and allowing the display section to display the stored list upon reception of an instruction for displaying the list and performing scroll display of the list upon reception of a scroll instruction and in a case where the list is a scroll image. The control unit detects, as priority information, information highest in a use frequency out of the information listed in a scroll direction from a start position of the scroll display, and ends the scroll display while displaying the priority information at a predefined position in a display region of the display section.

Abstract: An information device having a touch-sensitive panel for displaying an operating screen having a scrolled display region is provided. The information device includes sets of data classified into at least three groups arranged in accordance with a predetermined order; a list display control portion for displaying, in the scrolled display region, a data list in which the sets of data classified into any one of the groups are listed; a scroll control portion for, when the data list is displayed, scrolling through the data list in accordance with touch operation of touching a position in the scrolled display region; and a support display control portion for displaying, in accordance with the touch operation, as pop-up, icons in a manner to appear in the predetermined order on the operating screen along one direction. The icons function as indicators corresponding to groups that are a part of the three groups.

Abstract: Disclosed are various approaches performing actions on data items in a third-party service with a network-accessible application programming interface from an email client. The email client can perform an action as specified by an email service profile, which specifies how to identify the email message, the data item and how to interact with the network-accessible application programming interface.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein relates to methods, systems, and computer readable media for utilizing an augmented scroll bar. In some examples, a system for utilizing an augmented scroll bar includes a processing unit, a memory accessed by the processing unit, and a scroll bar manager that is stored in memory and when executed by the processing unit is configured to display contents of a data file within a table layout of a display field. The scroll bar manager is further configured to display, within the display field, a scroll bar user interface element that includes a scrolling region and a view slider element that traverses the scrolling region, wherein the view slider element indicates a position of the table layout within a portion of the data file and the scrolling region graphically illustrates indicia corresponding to dynamic status information of data elements included in the data file.