Abstract: Systems and methods for ranking a feed in a social network. The systems and methods include operations for displaying a feed includes identifying a group of users associated with a first user, identifying a plurality of content generated by one or more of the group of users, determining one or more actions that may result when each of the plurality of content is presented to the first user, ranking the content based on the one or more determined actions, and displaying the content to the first user according to the ranking.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for detecting information that indicates that a user will be traveling from a first geographic location to a second geographic location, and responsively accessing a playlist indicated by a profile of the user that indicates a plurality of streaming media that the user intends to consume. Control circuitry may then compare data corresponding to each streaming media of the plurality of streaming media to a database to determine whether each streaming media of the plurality of streaming media is accessible to the user at the second geographic location, and may determine that a subset of the plurality of media is not accessible to the user at the second geographic location. In response to determining that the subset is not accessible to the user at the second geographic location, the control circuitry may download each media of the subset.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a method for managing subscriptions. The method includes monitoring a plurality of query requests executing on a plurality of query nodes, identifying, based on the monitoring, a query request of the plurality of query requests that satisfies a hidden subscription criterion, and generating a hidden subscription for the query request.

Abstract: A notification builder implemented through a graphical user interface (“GUI”) provides a platform for building notifications and defining priorities for how the notifications will be presented to users of managed devices. Elements included in the notification builder and selectable as part of a build process can provide options for naming a notification, providing content for the notification, defining recipients, setting a respective priority, and creating action buttons. An action button can allow a user that has received a notification built with the notification builder to interact with the notification in a predetermined manner. The GUI can also provide data relating to the notification, such as success/failure, read/unread, etc.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of detecting a web session within an open window of a web browser on a user device, monitoring for user activity on the user device with respect to the web browser, determining there has been a lack of user activity with respect to the web browser for a predetermined amount of time based on the monitoring of the user activity, and temporarily concealing content within the open window of the web browser in response to the lack of user activity.

Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums that provide for techniques for scrambling and/or updating meta-data that enable an efficient internal copyback operation. In some examples, improved data distribution techniques decouple the scrambling key from a physical address to allow for copyback operations while maintaining data distribution requirements across a memory device. The controller may generate a seed value that is used by a scrambling algorithm to scramble the host-data and meta-data prior to the data being written. The seed value is then encoded and written to the page with encoded versions of the scrambled user data and meta-data—the random seed is written without scrambling the random seed.

Abstract: Systems and methods are included for detecting driving based on user-specific models for driving detection, and restricting access to an application of the user device while a user is driving. A management agent installed on the user device can collect data from sensors in a user device and provide the data to a management server, which can build a user-specific model for driving detection for that user. The management agent can then use that user-specific model for detecting when the user is driving. When the agent determines that the user is driving, it can enforce a driving policy that limits access to applications and delay or modify notifications generated by applications.

Abstract: Almost all mobile devices, such as cell phones, tablets, laptops, etc., have touch sensors that enable a user of the device to control various aspects of the device through a touch screen. The touch screen is comprised of a touchable surface and numerous touch sensors positioned across the surface to sense which portion of the surface has been touched by the user. With current touch sensor technology, a touch controller of the device will perform a periodic scan, at some rate, of all of the touch sensors in order to determine which touch sensors have sensed a touch by the user. The present disclosure provides selective activation of the touch sensors for portions of a graphical user interface (GUI) determined to have user-selectable input elements, for providing power savings on the mobile device.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for creating a design of a collection. For example, the method may include providing a single sign-on process over a communications network for enabling a user to access a design environment. The method may include, in response to the user being validated, accessing a user profile associated with the user. The method may include identifying, based on the user profile, a first plurality of user interface (UI) features for designing a UI. The method may include receiving a request to create a collection for designing the UI. The method may include, in response to creating the collection, receiving, from the user, a design for the collection including a selection of UI features from among the first plurality of UI features. The method may include storing the design of the collection in a repository, the design being accessible as a template.

Abstract: Methods and systems for manual and programmatic remediation of websites. JavaScript code is accessed by a user device and optionally calls TTS, ASR, and RADAE modules from a remote server to thereby facilitate website navigation by people with diverse abilities.

Abstract: System and methods for enhancing user productivity by integrating multiple services and providing a centralized output to a user as disclosed. A message notification server may receive various notifications, and may dynamically prioritize them for a ranked order presentation to users. The system may automatically re-rank the notifications based on changed conditions or to present messages of greatest urgency or importance. The system may also store sender-specific sets of rules, governing how notifications are to be handled for different application servers or services.

Abstract: A system configured to generate and present hierarchical notifications is provided. The system may generate a notification structure comprising a plurality of notifications associated with a user, and output a top-level composite notification based on the notification structure. The system may receive a user command in response to the composite notification, and further output a lower-level composite notification based on the user-selected portion of the top-level composite notification identified by the user command. Further, the system may modify the notification structure based on the user command.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device that includes a display that outputs execution screens of a plurality of applications, a memory that stores the plurality of applications, and a processor electrically connected with the display and the memory. The processor retrieves a history of one or more applications among the plurality of applications that were previously executed in the electronic device, in response to a user input detected by the electronic device and outputs the history on the display based on information about the one or more applications and information about layouts of execution screens of the one or more applications. If at least one of the one or more applications is selected from the history, the processor outputs an execution screen of the selected application on the display according to the corresponding layout.

Abstract: A method for generating a stimulation program for electrical stimulation of a patient includes providing, by a processor on a display, a first grid of first pixels and a representation of a portion of an electrical stimulation lead with electrodes; obtaining, by the processor, a user selection of a first set of the first pixels in the first grid for stimulation; generating, by the processor, a stimulation program based, at least in part, on the user-selected first set of first pixels for stimulation using at least one of the electrodes of the electrical stimulation lead; and initiating, by the processor, a signal that provides an implantable pulse generator with the stimulation program. In other methods, instead of a grid of pixels, user-selectable primitives or selectable-objects are used to determine a desired stimulation region and generate the stimulation program.

Abstract: System for ontological evaluation and filtering of digital content evaluates metadata associated with content available from an original content server. The metadata is filtered and evaluated by a processing cluster to develop correlation among content for the formation of content “channels”. In general, the filtering and evaluation criteria use predictive algorithms and seek to identify content that is likely to be desired for download by the consumers located at, for example, a particular multi-dwelling unit. The content, once so correlated, is then grouped or aggregated into “channels”.

Abstract: A sales data processing apparatus includes the following. An operation unit is associated with a display and receives operation by touch. A setting unit associates an operator group with each operator according to a predetermined condition and associates a predetermined number of operator groups with each tab or each screen displayed on the display. A display control unit generates an operator selection screen to select the operator based on contents set by the setting unit and displays the operator selection screen on the display.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for accurately setting notification priority levels for applications on a user device. An example system includes a user device and a management server. When an application generates a notification, it provides a priority level for the notification. A management agent executing on the user device can detect the notification and its assigned priority level, determine a predicted priority level using a prediction engine or prediction server, and cause the application the replace or update the assigned priority level based on the predicted priority level. The management agent can then receive user actions related to that notification from the application, and use that information to determine an observed priority level. The prediction engine or prediction server can be updated based on the observed priority level, thereby dynamically increasing the accuracy of predictions.

Abstract: Priority assignment embodiments are discussed. In one embodiment, a system comprises a comparison component configured to make a first comparison of a first message of a message set against a mission with regard to a similarity of the first message to the mission to produce a first message similarity result and make a second comparison of a second message of the message set against the mission with regard to a similarity of the second message to the mission to produce a second message similarity result. The system also comprises a priority component configured to assign a transfer priority order among the first message and the second message through use of the first message similarity result and the second message similarity result, where the transfer priority order is based, at least in part, on the more similar a message is to the mission the higher priority given to the message.

Abstract: One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for application management are provided herein. For example, a system for application management may launch or execute multiple applications, such as a first application and a second application. The system for application management may provide a user with different ways of multi-tasking or ways to switch between applications, such as providing or generating home screen shortcuts for a most recently utilized application or a most frequently launched application. Additionally, the system for application management may enable multi-tasking or swapping of applications when a user double taps a home button, initiates a swipe gesture, hits a task swap button, speaks a voice command, etc. In this manner, application management is provided such that a user may engage in the use of multiple applications or switching between in a quick or efficient manner.

Abstract: A remote asset management system comprising a network of programmable wireless modules, each having an antenna and an identification module and configured to communicate via a radio communication protocol. The system further includes a plurality of assets each linked to one of the wireless modules and configured to be managed by the linked wireless module. A remote system server service platform is configured to receive remote asset data from the wireless modules, pass the remote asset data to and from the wireless modules, send messages to at least one of the wireless modules, monitor the wireless modules by requesting and receiving current mode information, and remotely program the wireless modules. A data processing module located within the wireless module(s) and configured to process messages received by the wireless module, authenticate said message, analyze authenticated messages, and carry out asset management instructions included in the message.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for obtaining insight information for a plurality of user devices. In an embodiment, an identification of target location(s) are received from a client. For each of the target location(s), the target location is categorized, and insight algorithm is automatically selected for the target location from a plurality of different insight algorithms based on the categorization of the target location. The selected insight algorithm can be configured to, for each of a plurality of user devices, receive a location of the user device, and determine whether or not to store an event record for the user device based on the location of the user device.

Abstract: A method for updating an electronic mail (“email”) message presented to a user on a display screen of a data processing system, the email message belonging to a thread of email messages received by the data processing system, the method comprising: determining whether one or more of the email messages in the thread was received after the email message is opened on the display screen; and, if so, displaying an update message on the display screen indicating that one or more of the email messages in the thread was so received.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel system and method for initiating trial use of a software application. One or more trial software icons are displayed on a messaging window of a graphical users interface on a display coupled to a computing device. Each trial software icon represents a trial software application, such as a separate and distinct trial software application, that is not currently installed on the computing device. Moving an object representing a file attachment, such as through drag-and-drop action, to one of the trial software icons automatically installs the trial software application on the computing device. Also the trial software application is launched automatically to open the file attachment.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: operation accepting means for accept an operation input; image storing means for storing a plurality of images; management information storing means for storing management information corresponding to the plurality of images stored in the image storing means; image drawing means for drawing, in a display area including at least an image display area, at least one of images stored in the image storing means onto the image display area in a predetermined sequence; and controlling means for, when an operation input commanding selection of an image included in the image display area has been accepted by the operation accepting means, controlling recording of the selection of the image to management information stored in the management information storing means in correspondence with the image.

Abstract: Various embodiments proactively monitor and efficiently manage resource usage of individual tabs. In at least some embodiments, one or more tabs can be dehydrated in accordance with various operational properties, and rehydrated when a user actually activates a particular tab. In at least some embodiments, rehydration can occur on a tab-by-tab basis, while at least some tabs remain dehydrated. Dehydrated tabs can, in some embodiments, be visually presented to a user in a manner in which normal, active tabs are presented.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for populating and/or animating a spatial visualization, such as a map, a timeline, and/or other 2D and/or 3D visual representations of locations. The spatial visualization may be populated with events extracted from a data source (e.g., real-time events, news events, social network events, etc.), and may include relationships between events (e.g., based upon time, location, contextual similarity (e.g., social network check-in events at a restaurant), events referencing one another (e.g., an article describing a first event may comprise a hyperlink to an article describing a second event) etc.). Filter criteria (e.g., date, event type, location, etc.) may be applied to events and/or relationships when populating the spatial visualization. A sequence of events and corresponding relationships may be animated within the spatial visualization (e.g., as the events unfold over a (user) designated period of time).

Abstract: A method of managing instant messaging communication over a computer network is provided. One or more instant messaging session windows are organized in an instant messaging session manager. At least one distinguishing session characteristic is attributed to each of the one or more instant messaging session windows. The at least one distinguishing session characteristic is at least one of a sound clip associated with a user of the session, an instant messaging session window background associated with a user of the session, and a change in at least one of a color and an intensity of the instant messaging session window. The at least one distinguishing session characteristic increases a likelihood of identification of each of the one or more instant messaging session windows.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for populating and/or animating a spatial visualization, such as a map, a timeline, and/or other 2D and/or 3D visual representations of locations. The spatial visualization may be populated with events extracted from a data source (e.g., real-time events, news events, social network events, etc.), and may include relationships between events (e.g., based upon time, location, contextual similarity (e.g., social network check-in events at a restaurant), events referencing one another (e.g., an article describing a first event may comprise a hyperlink to an article describing a second event) etc.). Filter criteria (e.g., date, event type, location, etc.) may be applied to events and/or relationships when populating the spatial visualization. A sequence of events and corresponding relationships may be animated within the spatial visualization (e.g., as the events unfold over a (user) designated period of time).

Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read allocation data in which categories of images to be displayed in a slide show are associated with display periods, a display control unit configured to display a selection screen that allows selection of a plurality of images for each of the categories based on the allocation data read by the reading unit, a selection unit configured to select images to be allocated to each of the categories based on a user operation performed on the selection screen, and a playing unit configured to sequentially play a plurality of images based on the images allocated to each of the categories in the selection and also based on the allocation data.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for stream-based media management. A device may be configured to receive information streams including displayable content and to at least display the displayable content. For example, a stream manager in the device may be configured to control how the displayable content is displayed on a display in the device based on activity detected in the information streams. The activity may be defined by user preferences as trigger activities. For example, upon detecting a trigger activity in an information stream, the stream manager may cause the displayable content to be displayed or hidden, may cause the manner in which the displayable content is displayed (e.g., size, shape, order, etc.) to be altered, or may cause a visible or audible alert to be generated.

Abstract: A method and system for managing awareness information relating to a mobile device's visibility with respect to other buddy devices, the system comprising; the mobile device, a mobile application listing one or more buddies, an application listener which tracks the one or more buddies zoom operations and radar zoom factors, and a server, the server comprising an encounter manager, an approach manager and a notification marshalling system.

Abstract: Techniques for generating a timeline of significant events associated with a user and of user behavior that is contextually relevant to the events are described herein. Also, the techniques include predicting user behavior that has a tendency to occur after an event and for providing item recommendations associated with the predictions. In some implementations, the event that is noted in predicting user behavior may be retrieved from the timeline.

Abstract: There is provided a method of synchronizing multiple views of multiple displayed documents. The method includes displaying a first document in a first viewing window. The method includes displaying a second document in a second viewing window. The method includes determining from the viewing windows an active window. The method includes determining for the active window a scale value and an offset value associated with the display of the associated one of the documents. The method includes redisplaying each document associated with the viewing window that is not the active window by using the determined scale and offset values.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of an electronic device for managing notifications is disclosed herewith. The method includes identifying a plurality of notifications associated with one or more electronic devices. The method further determines context data of the plurality of notifications based, at least in part, on their association with at least one remote device. The method then determines an order of display of the plurality of notifications based on the context data. The method further provides the plurality of notifications based on the order of display.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems that allow a user to reposition or size a graphics item or background such that a portion of the graphics item resides outside the background. This permits tailored operating spaces based on user preference and allowable conditions, which are particularly useful with display devices having a large display area.

Abstract: A method for determining user behavior related to media includes receiving a media file containing media, partitioning the media into segments, monitoring user behavior with respect to the media and the segments, logging user behavior with respect to the segments, and identifying a baseline level of user interest with respect to the media. The method may further include comparing logged user behavior with respect to a segment of the media with the baseline level of user interest with respect to the media, responsive to determining that the deviation exceeds a threshold, tagging the media segment to indicate that deviation of the logged user behavior with respect to the segment of the media from the baseline level of user interest with respect to the media, and communicating with a user device regarding tagged segments.

Abstract: A computer-human interface provides a mechanism to manage the available space of a computer display in a manner that facilitates navigation, among multiple windows that are overlaid upon one another. The interface includes a user-selectable mode in which the windows are rearranged, and resized if necessary, so that all open windows can be simultaneously viewed within the area of the display, thereby enabling any one of the windows to be easily selected for access. In effect, the presentation of the windows is “flattened” so that all windows appear at the same virtual depth, rather than overlapping one another. With this approach, there is no need to minimize windows in order to access one that is overlaid by another, thereby enabling the user to keep the content of all windows visible and accessible. Subsets of windows can be repositioned in the same manner, or all windows can be removed from the display area for access to desktop objects.

Abstract: A perceptual reaction analyzer transmits content to the terminals, receives the perceptual reaction information, generates perceptual reaction change information, estimates the presence/absence of interest of the users based on the perceptual reaction change information to classify the users into groups corresponding to the presence/absence of the interest, generates a certainty level which indicates a degree of certainty of the presence/absence of interest, and tries, for a low certainty user, an operation on the content corresponding to the perceptual reaction by which the same presence/absence of interest of the low certainty user is estimated again, based on the perceptual reaction information of a user of which presence/absence of interest is the same as the low certainty user.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for managing user lists are provided. A group of instant messaging addresses used most frequently by a user of an instant messaging client on the communications device is identified. The identified group of instant messaging addresses is displayed visibly within a display in the communications device.

Abstract: A method for customizing a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes identifying an event associated with the GUI and a user; matching the event to a trigger of a GUI pattern; identifying, within the GUI pattern, an expected interaction between the GUI and the user in response to the event; and modifying the GUI to improve user access to a graphical element involved in the expected interaction.

Abstract: A mobile terminal is presented. The mobile terminal includes a memory unit, a touchscreen configured to display an icon, and a controller configured to control an operation associated with a function corresponding the icon displayed on the touchscreen, control the touchscreen to display a UI (user interface) for bookmarking icons, detect a bookmark command for the icon displayed on the touchscreen, temporarily store, in the memory unit, the icon in response to the bookmark command, and control the touchscreen to display the bookmarked icon within the UI.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for storing, retrieving, and updating data stored in a persistent Name/Value storage container. The system and method combine similar data into data strings using a programming language referred to as Text-SQL that separates and relates the data using delimiters. The data strings are further combined into groups of like data strings that are also organized using delimiters. These groups of data strings are assigned a name and stored in a Name/Value storage container with the value being the grouped data string. The present invention uses simple dot-notation to parse the data strings into specific detailed information, which may be accomplished through an application programming interface (Text-SQL API) that provides functions for updating, deleting, retrieving, and storing data. The API utilizes a standard syntax for use with Cookies, HTML5 sessionStorage, and HTML5 localStorage providing cross-browser functionality and simplified programming.

Abstract: Various aspects and embodiments are directed to a graphical user interface that organizes interface elements into views of computer content for presentation to a user. Different views of are used to provide an interface that is responsive to configurations of the device and responsive to activity being performed by the user. Aspects include permitting the user to transition the device from one configuration to another during its use, for example from easel to laptop modes. Further the elements that comprise the graphical user interface are configured to present a summarized view of available actions and content, in order to simplify user interaction. The different views present different organizations of the interface elements and in some example display only certain ones of the modes of content in order to reduce the number of options a user must navigate to accomplish an objective. According to another aspect, methods and systems for streamlining user interaction with computer content are provided.

Abstract: A terminal for controlling a display of a multi window includes: an event detecting unit for detecting an execution, change or finish event of an application; a display analyzing unit for analyzing screens of applications executed on a multi window which includes a mini window; a display controller for controlling a location and size of the mini window based on an analysis result of the display analyzing unit; and a display unit for displaying the mini window at a controlled location. Accordingly, a window to which an AOT function is set is automatically disposed not to disturb the use of an application executed in a non-mini window, thereby giving convenience to a user.

Abstract: Particular embodiments receive an indication from a first user that the first user desires to play a game; retrieve, from a social-networking system, one or more second users who are connected to the first user within a threshold degree of separation within the social-networking system; and invite each second user to play the game with the first user.

Abstract: Particular embodiments access a search query submitted by a first user of a social-networking system; identify one or more web pages in response to the search query; for each of the one or more web pages, determine a value indicating a number of user clicks associated with the web page by one or more second users of the social-networking system who are connected to the first user within the social-networking system; and send a set of hyperlinks for the one or more web pages, wherein hyperlinks for web pages where the value is greater than zero are visually emphasized over other hyperlinks.

Abstract: In one of many possible embodiments, a system includes a media content processing subsystem including an output driver configured to provide at least a component of a media content instance to a display for presentation to a user, and a receiver configured to receive an input command initiated by the user during the presentation of the component of the media content instance. The media content processing subsystem is further configured to select a control pane from a group of control panes based on the input command, each of the control panes including a different set of control tools, and provide, in response to the input command, the control pane to the display for concurrent presentation of both the component of the media content instance and the control pane to the user.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for inputting and outputting data by using a virtualization technique are provided. The method includes generating a virtual operating system (OS) for the external device, which is connected to a host, based on OS information stored in the external device, setting a partial area of a storage of the host as virtual storage for the external device, and storing the data in the virtual storage or a memory of the external device in response to a request for inputting and outputting the data from the virtual OS.

Abstract: A device is provided for visually indicating a replay status of media items on a media device. Aspects of the device include displaying in a graphical user interface (GUI) of the media device a representation of a first media item; displaying a profile score of the first media item that is based on user preferences; and displaying a replay score for the first media item that affects replay of the first media item.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for creating a URL shortcut name corresponding to a web page and printing the web page with the shortcut name. The system includes a printer in operative communication with a processor configured for accessing a network and the at least one web page identifiable by a corresponding URL; a memory storing a shortcut name corresponding to the URL; and at least one application software module having a set of programmable instructions configured for execution by the processor for enabling said printer to print the shortcut name on a web page printout corresponding to the at least one web page. The system further enables providing the shortcut name in an URL address window of a network browser, determining the corresponding URL from the shortcut name, and accessing the at least one web page using the determined URL.