Selection Or Confirmation Emphasis Patents (Class 715/823)
  • Patent number: 8225229
    Abstract: A device may determine an area at which a user gazes on the display screen. The device may identify on the display screen a screen region which does not overlap the area, may darken the identified screen region, and/or may refresh the display screen by updating a screen region that overlaps the area and not updating the identified screen region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Ola Karl Thorn, Simon Lessing
  • Patent number: 8225207
    Abstract: Systems and methods for audio editing are provided. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method is provided. The method includes receiving digital audio data and displaying a representation of the received digital audio data as an audio waveform. The display also includes a representation of one or more controls for applying one or more effects to the digital audio data. A user input is received manipulating a first control relative to the audio waveform. The displayed representation of the audio waveform is modified according to the relative position of the first control and a corresponding effect is applied to the digital audio data. The modified digital audio data is then made available for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: Daniel Ramirez
  • Patent number: 8212786
    Abstract: An image data identifying unit identifies at least two pieces of image data for images displayed in display regions detected by a detecting unit. The at least two pieces of image data includes a first image data firstly identified by the image data identifying unit. An image data selecting unit selects or deselects the at least two pieces of image data identified by the image data identifying unit. A selection data storing unit stores selection data for each of the plurality of pieces of image data read by a reading unit. The selection data indicates whether each of the plurality of pieces of image data is in a selected state or a deselected state by the image data selecting unit. A determining unit determines whether the first image data is in the selected state or the deselected state based on the selection data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideki Arimoto
  • Publication number: 20120159391
    Abstract: In one aspect, annotating graphical elements can include displaying a graphical element at a user interface which provides annotation options for selecting areas for annotation, and options for adding highlighting and comments. A user uses the annotation options to select areas of the graphical element for annotation, to select highlighting and user input methods, to and provide comments. After receiving the user input, the graphical elements can be displayed along with the selected annotations. In another aspect, providing information about medical conditions can include presenting a user interface that includes a representation of an anatomical region of the human body. A user can use user-selectable display elements to indicate areas in the anatomical region in which a medical condition is experienced. After receiving the user input, the user can be presented with a selection of medical conditions corresponding to the selected areas, as well as information about medical specialists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Orca MD, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew M. Berry, Robert M. Berry, Wesley D. Chapman, Shawn B. Saunders, Michael V. Caldwell, Christopher T. Owens, Daniel D. Lyman, Darren L. Turetzky
  • Patent number: 8190688
    Abstract: A method of emailing photographs from a set top box is disclosed and includes presenting a menu of photographs at a television coupled to the set top box. The photographs within the menu can be highlighted using a remote control device. The method further includes presenting an email button at the television and presenting an address book. The address book contains at least one recipient email address. Further, the method includes sending an email addressed to the at least one recipient email address. In particular, the email includes a return email address that causes a response to the email to be sent to a location other than the set top box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Philip Ted Kortum, Marc Andrew Sullivan, James L. Cansler, Jr., Alyssa Lenorah Noll Williams
  • Publication number: 20120131506
    Abstract: An apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, a method may obtain metadata associated with corresponding values of a first characteristic and a second characteristic of a plurality of content elements. A display including a plurality of display elements may be generated, and the content elements may be assigned to corresponding ones of the display elements, based on a comparison between first and second characteristic values and first and second characteristic value ranges. A first signal may be generated to display a representation of the display to a user, and a selection of a display element may be received from the user. The method may obtain a content element assigned to the selected display element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Junichiro SAKATA, Kotaro ASAKA, Susumu TAKATSUKA, Hideo TSUKAZAKI, Takashi KINOUCHI, Takeshi OZAWA
  • Patent number: 8185164
    Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile terminal and includes displaying on a display of the mobile terminal a list having a plurality of items, identifying a selected item of the plurality items of the list, and detecting movement of the mobile terminal. The method further includes displaying on the display a menu having a plurality of items that are each associated with a function which can be performed based upon information associated with the selected item, wherein the displaying of the menu is in response to the detecting of the movement of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jong Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20120108960
    Abstract: Methods and systems for organizing stored ultrasound data are provided. One method includes displaying selectable anatomical identification guidance information having a plurality of identifiers corresponding to a plurality of anatomical portions of an anatomical region and receiving a user input selecting one of the plurality of identifiers. The method further includes storing a subsequently acquired image and associating the stored image with the anatomical potion of the anatomical region corresponding to the selected identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Menachem (Nahi) Halmann, Mark Steven Urness
  • Patent number: 8171426
    Abstract: A method is provided to assist a user in selecting, identifying, and handling email messages. A display of color coding and selection highlighting may be provided. A secondary highlighting color may be provided to indicate messages related to a selected message. One or more of the following may also be provided: an indicator that provides the user with a number of items that are off the screen for a particular category, a command that causes the first entry for a category to be scrolled into view, a label to indicate the number of items in a particular category matching a particular criteria, and/or a control for scrolling between next or previous categories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Darrell J. Loverin, Jodi L. Coppinger, Douglas M. Conmy, Eric M. Wilcox, Paul B. Moody
  • Publication number: 20120102432
    Abstract: An illustrative embodiment of a computer-implemented process for communicating secondary selection feedback using a potential action receives a selection of a single data point to form a selected single data point, renders a first highlight using the selected data point to create a first rendered portion, identifies and generates an available data structure associated with the selected data point, displays the first rendered portion, combines a type of action with the available data structure to form a combination, renders a second highlight using the combination to create a second rendered portion and displays rendered portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten, Susan C. McIntyre
  • Patent number: 8164580
    Abstract: An input apparatus and method using optical masking which enable a user to intuitively manipulate a menu by mapping light sources of an optical masking sensing unit and icons displayed on a display panel to corresponding positions. The input apparatus includes a display panel displaying a plurality of icons and functions of the icons, and an optical masking sensing unit including a plurality of optical devices as light sources, turning on optical devices located at positions corresponding to positions of the displayed icons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-hyun Shim, Dong-kyung Nam, Chang-su Kim
  • Publication number: 20120084729
    Abstract: The method provides a browsing environment for a user in a free space through proactive interface design and dragging-style operation gesture. The method contains the following steps. First, an interface is provided, which contains a number of selection items. Then, an automatic selection zone is provided in the interface. Then, by pressing down a button of a remote control device and moving the remote control device, the selection items are scrolled. Then, as a selection item enters the automatic selection zone, the selection item becomes the automatic selected item, and clicking the selection item would execute the selection item. With this method, a remote control device with a single key could be conveniently used for browsing menu, setting configuration, and Internet navigation without looking at the remote control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventor: Poshen Lin
  • Patent number: 8151214
    Abstract: A system and method is provided to assist a user in selecting, identifying, and handling email messages. A selection color module may provide for the display of color coding and selection highlighting. The selection color module may provide a secondary highlighting color to indicate messages related to a selected message. A category navigation module may provide one or more of the following: an indicator that provides the user with a number of items that are off the screen for a particular category, a command that causes the first entry for a category to be scrolled into view, a label to indicate the number of items in a particular category matching a particular criteria, and/or a control for scrolling between next or previous categories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Darrell J. Loverin, Jodi L. Coppinger, Mary Elizabeth Raven, Paul B. Moody
  • Publication number: 20120060121
    Abstract: A content feed aggregator displays an ordered list of content items, including a selected item and a set of other items. The selected item is displayed in an expanded format while the other items are simultaneously displayed in a compact format. At least one respective item in compact format is displayed above the selected item and at least one respective item in compact format displayed below the selected item. In response to a user action for selecting a second item in the displayed list, the ordered list of content items is redisplayed with the second item displayed in the expanded format and the other items, including the first item, displayed in the compact format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Steven L. Goldberg, Christopher Jason Wetherell, Mihai Parparita, Kevin David Fox
  • Patent number: 8130233
    Abstract: A system for identifying prior selection of specific display information on an EPG. In one embodiment, a user selects an object on a screen, and upon selection of the object, an attribute of the object (e.g., color, transparency, etc.) is modified. The modified value is saved into memory so the user may later identify that the specific object was selected. Each subsequent selection will modify the attribute further, allowing the user to identity that the object was selected a number of times. In one embodiment, the attribute will continue to be modified until a specific expiration limit has been reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: JLB Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Yakov Kamen
  • Patent number: 8127230
    Abstract: A display control device controls an image display device capable of displaying a preview of an output image that is to be subjected to an output process, before the output image is subjected to the output process. The display control device refers to a storage section in which specific information specifying an image process which a user cannot recognize from a previewed output image is stored, and selects an image process specified by the specific information out of image processes to be carried out on the output image. Further, the display control device causes the image display device to display a setting confirmation image showing a content of the selected image process. This allows a user to correctly understand the content of an image process to be carried out on the output image and the image quality of the output image subjected to the output process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasutaka Hirayama, Makio Gotoh, Takafumi Hosogi
  • Patent number: 8117593
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method for highlighting selected tasks in a program code listing comprising: converting the program code listing to a mark-up language; inserting instructions at a starting point and at an ending point; and testing if highlighting is to be turned on at a point in the program code listing by the instructions provided at the starting point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventor: Ann Freeman
  • Patent number: 8112723
    Abstract: A method, program and system for displaying the consequence of an input in a graphical user interface (GUI) are provided. The invention comprises displaying a GUI including a plurality of interaction control mechanisms (controls) having a selected or a deselected state. An input to a first control may cause a change in state to at least one other of the plurality of controls. Responsive to a first input at the first control (e.g., holding down a mouse button with the pointer on the first control), the invention displays a preview of the change in state of the plurality of controls that would occur if a second input is made at the first control (e.g., releasing the mouse button with the pointer still on the first control). If the user does not want the previewed change in state to occur, the user has simply to avoid making the second input (e.g., move the pointer off the first control before releasing the mouse button).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Didier D. Bardon, Richard E. Berry, Scott A. Morgan, Anthony C. Temple
  • Publication number: 20120023447
    Abstract: An apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive a selection of displayed content from a user. An obtaining unit is configured to obtain data corresponding to the selection. The data includes text data. An identification unit is configured to identify a keyword within the text data, and a control unit configured to generate a signal to highlight the keyword within the displayed content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Masaaki HOSHINO, Kenichiro Kobayashi, Shouichi Doi, Akihiro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120017147
    Abstract: Aspect methods and systems enable interaction with projected user interface through user input gestures performed on a mobile device. The mobile device may project the user interface image on an external surface, such as from a pico projector, and detect user input gestures performed by users. The mobile device may interpret the detected user input gestures, and change the projected user interface image in response to the interpreted user input gestures. User input gestures may be in the form of touch gestures performed on a touchscreen of the mobile device and/or in the form of hand gestures performed by turning, rotating and/or hoping the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventor: John Liam Mark
  • Publication number: 20120017175
    Abstract: A method includes, in response to items being selected in a graphical user interface, defining a first state for the items as selected items and a second state for a set of one or more unselected items in the list as unselected. The method includes graphically indicating via the graphical user interface the items as selected items and the set of items as unselected items. The method includes updating the first state of the items to a third state that reflects manipulation of the items while still indicating the items as selected items and maintaining the second state for the set of items. The method includes updating the graphical user interface to depict the manipulation of the items in accordance with the command while still indicating the items as selected items and the set of items as unselected items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joel Duquene, Morris Stanley Johnson, JR., Henri F. Meli, Karline Vilme
  • Publication number: 20120005626
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for providing to a user rapid access to search resources while interacting with electronic documents by providing for recognition of user initiated search triggers that result in searches being performed with minimal user input or page navigation. A method and system for performing a web search includes detecting, by a client-side module, a user-initiated search interface trigger occurring during display of the web page, the search interface trigger not associated with an input focus of the web page or an input focus of a browser, detecting, by the client-side module, a user-initiated search execution trigger after the detecting of the search interface trigger, and transmitting, by the client-side module to a search entity, in response to the detecting of the search execution trigger, a request for search results related to content associated with the search interface trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Wai Hung Wong, John A. Geishecker
  • Publication number: 20110320978
    Abstract: Methods and devices provide a user interface featuring a gesture recognition overlay suitable for the small display of a mobile device equipped with a touchscreen user input/display. Such a gesture recognition overlay functionality may enable users to enter alphanumeric text and edit text by performing simple gestures on an overlay presented above other images on the touchscreen display. By providing a larger area for accepting user input touch gestures as well as presenting menus, the various embodiments facilitate text entry and editing operations on the relatively small area of most mobile device touchscreen displays. A variety of functions may be correlated to user inputs within the gesture recognition overlay, and various operating modes may be included in the functionality, such as a text selection mode and a toolbar menu mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Samuel J. Horodezky, Kam-Cheong Anthony Tsoi, Kathleen M. Bruce
  • Publication number: 20110314421
    Abstract: A method for activating objects displayed on a touch screen by using a finger of a user. The method includes the steps of displaying one or more objects on the touch screen, detecting an activation event of a specific one of the one or more objects caused by the user touching the specific object, and displaying a first peripheral zone around the specific object. The peripheral zone contains a plurality of regions each for allowing the selection or activation of a function underlying the specific object by finger touch of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert T. Arenburg, Franck Barillaud, Bradford L. Cobb, Shivnath Dutta
  • Publication number: 20110307831
    Abstract: A host application on a computing device displays an icon or other visual representation of a resource of the computing device, and receives a request from one of one or more applications hosted by the host application. The request is a request to access the resource represented by the icon or other visual representation of the resource, and in response to the request the appearance of the icon or other visual representation of the resource is altered. The requesting application is allowed to access the resource only if a user selection of the displayed icon or other visual representation is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Crispin Cowan, Christopher John Clark
  • Publication number: 20110307499
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed that analyze patent-related documents having at least one property type. In one implementation, a method involves displaying, in a first graphical element, identifiers of the patent-related documents. The method also involves analyzing the patent-related documents to determine at least one property value for the property type. The property value includes a string of one or more words describing subject matter associated with the patent-related documents and occurring in a subset of the patent-related documents. The method also displays a second graphical element associated with the property type. The second graphical element includes the property value. The method receives, at the second graphical element, a user selection of the property value. The method displays, in the first graphical element, identifiers of the subset of the patent-related documents in which the property value occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Brian K. ELIAS, Matthew C. Morrise
  • Publication number: 20110302532
    Abstract: A device that is in communication with a display and a touch-sensitive surface sends instructions to the display for displaying at least a portion of a user interface, the user interface having one or more selectable objects. The device receives an input that corresponds to a first gesture detected on the touch-sensitive surface; and sends instructions to the display for displaying an object selection indicator. In response to receiving the input that corresponds to the first gesture: the device searches for a target selectable object; and sends instructions to the display for moving the object selection indicator. When a target selectable object is identified, the device moves the object selection towards the target selectable object. When a target selectable object is not identified, the device moves the object selection indicator in accordance with the first gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventor: Julian Missig
  • Patent number: 8059182
    Abstract: An apparatus and method provides different animations or effects when screens of different groups of icons are switched. This technique prevents a user for mistakenly assuming that icons on different screens necessarily are related to each other, even if they occupy the same location on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ota, Keita Takatani, Hidehiko Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20110265038
    Abstract: A method of filtering data entries on a mobile device includes displaying a list of data entries on a display device of the mobile device. An indication of one of the data entries of the list is received at one of an input device and an auxiliary input device. Highlighting the data entry in response to the indication is performed. At an auxiliary input device, a pause of the indication is received. A filter for data entries that match the value of a predetermined field of the highlighted data entry is then executed. Results of the filter are displayed on the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: ODION OKOGUN
  • Publication number: 20110264463
    Abstract: The activity notification process includes a first step of selecting an activity center on a home screen of a home station. The home screen of the home station has a plurality of selectable activity center choices, the selection thereof generating a plurality of selectable patient location options. The next step includes selecting one of the location options to send a message to an activity station of the activity center, the home station touch screen returning to its home screen with the activity center being predominantly highlighted thereon. The activity station generates an alert window providing directions to a location. The predominately highlighted activity center on the home station touch screen is deselected, only when the message has been answered, thereby returning the home screen thereon to a state that does not show the predominant highlights, the deselection providing verification that the message has been answered. The activity center may be disabled until the required activity is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: AUTOMATED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: WILLIAM R. KINCAID, Michael D. Combs, Robert E. Goepel, Jason T. Goepel
  • Publication number: 20110258583
    Abstract: A computer readable computer program product containing a processing execution program, the processing execution program includes: an area display instruction to display, in correlation to data displayed on a screen, a selection area to be operated by a user for selecting the data; a selection status display instruction to display a selection status indication indicating that the data has been selected in the selection area; a processing execution instruction to execute the processing to the data corresponding to the selection area in which the selection status indication is displayed; and an execution status display instruction to display an execution status indication on the processing in place of the selection status indication in the selection area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Hayashi, Hiromi Kuwata, Atsushi Ohhori
  • Publication number: 20110258584
    Abstract: The present invention provides a search capability to allow a user to easily locate a menu command or other user interface element associated with a search result. In one embodiment, a user enters a search term (or a portion thereof) in a search field. A list of results is displayed, for example in a results menu. The user can select or highlight any of the listed results; in response, the corresponding command is brought into view in context within the user interface, and is highlighted. The user can activate the selected command directly from the search results menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Joshua Matthew Williams, Tristan Arguello Harris, Patrick Coffman, Giulia Pereyra Pagallo, Christina E. Warren, Steve Ko, Celia Vigil
  • Patent number: 8042063
    Abstract: A system and method for the multiple selection of digitally stored objects and the link-tokens of each selected object for simultaneous presentation and examination of the selected objects with their associated linked objects and information, including organized array presentation for graphical thumbnails that represent the selected objects, as well as sub-framing, which allows intelligent partitioning of information associated with an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Inventor: Catherine Lin-Hendel
  • Publication number: 20110250966
    Abstract: Spotlight information that contains at least coordinate information indicating a coordinate at which an object is positioned is generated in accordance with a selection operation for selecting the object. A spotlight screen, including a spotlight illuminating region for receiving an operation input and a darkened region for receiving a request to cancel the selection operation, is displayed in accordance with the generated spotlight information. The received selection operation is determined in a case where a selection of the spotlight illuminating region is received. A predetermined region having its center at a coordinate at which the object is positioned is determined as the spotlight illuminating region. A predetermined region including a coordinate on which an object, for which the selection operation is not received, exists is determined as the darkened region in a case where there is the object within the spotlight illuminating region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX (also trading as SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)
    Inventors: Takashi OHARA, Hisatoshi OHNO, Takehiro ANDO, Hidetoshi AOYAGI
  • Publication number: 20110252368
    Abstract: A method a multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display includes: detecting a first user input on a first application icon on the display; in response to detecting the first user input: activating and displaying a first application associated with the first application icon in a first region of the display and displaying a partial view of a second application in a second region of the display without activating the second application; detecting a second user input on the partial view of the second application on the display; in response to detecting the second user input: suspending the first application and activating a full view of the second application on the display; detecting a third user input to deactivate the second application; and, in response to detecting the third user input: deactivating the second application and resuming the first application on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Freddy Allen Anzures, Alessandro Francesco Sabatelli
  • Publication number: 20110252316
    Abstract: A system described herein includes an acquirer component that acquires an electronic document that comprises text in a first language, wherein the acquirer component acquires the electronic document based at least in part upon a physical object comprising the text contacting or becoming proximate to the interactive display of the surface computing device. The system also includes a language selector component that receives an indication of a second language from a user of the surface computing device and selects the second language. A translator component translates the text in the electronic document from the first language to the second language, and a formatter component formats the electronic document for display to the user on the interactive display of the surface computing device, wherein the electronic document comprises the text in the second language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michel Pahud, Takako Aikawa, Andrew D. Wilson, Hrvoje Benko, Sauleh Eetemadi, Anand M. Chakravarty
  • Patent number: 8037424
    Abstract: A visual browsing method allows a user to look at an item closely by hovering over, instead of clicking on, an icon representing the item. The method also enables the user to browse items in different levels of a multiple level category without waiting for web pages to be loaded, to know where he/she has been in the multiple level category, and to back up if he/she likes. The method makes the browsing process faster and easier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: David Kujda, Andrew Olcott, Eden Soto
  • Publication number: 20110246194
    Abstract: A client station having access to an application is provided. The application has at least one indicia having a first configuration and a second configuration different from the first configuration. The second configuration indicating the application is able to accept input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: nVoq Incorporated
    Inventors: Rebecca Heins, Edward Kizhner
  • Publication number: 20110243525
    Abstract: Techniques and systems for centralized access to multimedia content stored on or available to a computing device are disclosed. The centralized access can be provided by a media control interface that receives user inputs and interacts with media programs resident on the computing device to produce graphical user interfaces that can be presented on a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Imran Chaudhri, Thomas Madden, Scott Forstall, Duncan Robert Kerr, Nick King, Stephen O. Lemay, Richard W. Fabrick, II, Bas Ording, Eric Seymour, Marcel van Os
  • Publication number: 20110246876
    Abstract: In an embodiment, precise measurement on a mobile computing device is facilitated with a computer comprising one or more processors; a computer readable storage medium comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform displaying, in a touch-sensitive computer display unit: an image of an object; over the image, a first reticle at a first position and a second reticle at a second position that is spaced apart from the first position; a measurement value representing a linear distance between the first reticle and the second reticle with reference to the object; one or more fine positioning icons each associated with a different direction; obtaining a selection of one of the first reticle and the second reticle as a selected reticle; obtaining user input selecting one of the fine positioning icons; in response to the user input, re-displaying the selected reticle in a new position in a particular direction associated with the se
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Sailesh Chutani, David M. Zar, Nikhil J. George
  • Publication number: 20110239115
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques that allow the user of a mobile device to select an avatar within a virtual world presented on the display screen of the mobile device. In some embodiments, a user manipulates a thumbwheel. As the thumbwheel is turned, the avatars on the display screen are highlighted one after another. The user then presses a thumbwheel button to select a desired avatar. Some embodiments allow the user to select more than one avatar at a time. Several highlighting techniques are available. In some embodiments, the user uses speech commands instead of a thumbwheel to highlight the avatars one by one. Speech input is also used to select one or more avatars. Some devices support a touch-screen interface. Embodiments for these devices allow the user to select an avatar by, for example, drawing an arc enclosing the avatar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Jay J. Williams, Renxiang Li, Jingjing Meng
  • Publication number: 20110231798
    Abstract: A dynamic diagram for a set of connected tasks comprises icons in a graphic user interface, each icon representing a task, including a first task, a last task, and at least one intermediate task, the at least one intermediate task having at least two connected tasks one of which can optionally be immediately performed after the at least one intermediate task. Only one of the tasks is a current task represented by an active icon. Remaining tasks are represented by inactive icons. Two of the inactive icons, each representing one of the at least two connected tasks, are selectable as a new active icon representing a new current task; and first new-task indicators indicating the selectable inactive icons representing the at least two connected tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventor: Ronald S. Cok
  • Patent number: 8024669
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus allows a user to quickly find a changed setting value in a list screen after the user changes the setting value of a desired setting item and returns to the list screen. When a rightward direction button is pressed with the list screen being displayed on a display unit, a setting screen of a drive mode is displayed. When a desired drive mode is selected in the setting screen by using a rightward or leftward direction button, an icon is displayed in a predetermined color for indicating selection. When the setting is activated by a set button, a highlight is displayed on the icon in order to indicate activation. After the highlight is displayed for a predetermined period of time, the screen is changed to the list screen, and the previously set drive mode is highlighted so that the user quickly recognizes the changed drive mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Emi Hitosuga
  • Publication number: 20110225546
    Abstract: Various embodiments enable, in a mapping context, various regions containing points of interest to be spotlighted. In at least some embodiments, a map is displayed on a computing device and points of interest can be located on the map. One or more regions containing the points of interest can be visually spotlighted to draw the user's attention to associated regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventor: Gonzalo A. Ramos
  • Publication number: 20110197150
    Abstract: When a web page is visited in a browser, the method automatically loads a tool bar so that a user could specify the visited web page to be tracked or one or more regions of the visited web page to be tracked (or excluded). Then, at the specified periods or instants, the method automatically checks to see if the web pages or regions of web pages are updated. If updates are detected, colored and audible notification is provided. A user then can select an updated web page to view and locates the spot(s) where update takes place. The notification of update of a specific web page or region could be provided by the method as a RSS or web service for other third-party applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: YEN-CHENG HUANG
  • Publication number: 20110185309
    Abstract: The invention includes methods, systems, computer program products and means for providing an intuitive user interface for interacting with a game console that obviates the need for, or use of, a typical game controller. In one embodiment, the user interface comprises an analog-like mechanism for manipulating a menu and icon system. The menu system allows the user to highlight a menu option or icon using movement along one axis and to activate the menu option or icon via movement on a different axis. In one embodiment, highlighting is associated with a vertical motion and activation is associated with a horizontal motion. The vertical motion can be tied to the vertical movement of a particular appendage, e.g., the up and down movement of the user's right arm, and the horizontal motion can be tied to the horizontal movement of that or another appendage, e.g., movement of the right arm or hand across the body from right to left.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Challinor, Dare Matheson, Kasson D. Crooker, Marc A. Flury, Matthew C. Boch, Eran B. Egozy, Dean N. Tate, Seth Goldstein
  • Patent number: 7984387
    Abstract: A widget is incorporated into a user interface associated with a processing system to provide the user with a display of the entered data, together with any added text or other data modifications that result from application of a default format. The display thus enables the user to determine whether or not the default format can be used with the entered data, before the data is processed. The widget also provides a toggle capability, to allow the user to override the default behavior of the processing system and select a different valid format for use with the entered data, from a format priority list contained in the widget. The display and toggle capabilities cause the entered data to be processed by the system as intended by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Violaine Batthish, John Frank Fellner
  • Publication number: 20110167016
    Abstract: A radio station market analysis program displays a grid having radio station entries and associated attributes. A subset of the stations can be selected based on the attributes, and a map displays location markers corresponding to physical locations of stations in the subset. Attributes include multiple station ratings criteria such as Cume and AQHP. Entries may be sorted according to the attributes. A filter may be used to identify the subset based on a selected value for an attribute. Entries in the grid can be highlighted responsive to user selection of corresponding station location markers shown in the map. The user interface may further include a chart window which compares media stations according to a selected attribute, a trend window which shows attribute values for media stations over time, and a station information window for a selected media station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Marwan Shaban, Leslie A. Culpepper
  • Publication number: 20110161880
    Abstract: A disclosed method of transferring information between application programs on a mobile device may involve executing a browser application program on the mobile device to display a page containing one or more objects on a touch panel display; responsive to user touching of the display, identifying an object from the displayed page as having been selected by the user; and copying the selected object from the displayed page. The method further includes steps of displaying on the display a list of one or more destination programs available for selection and execution on the mobile device. The method may also involve steps of, responsive to user touching of the touch screen display, identifying one destination program as having been selected by the user, and launching the identified program. Then, the copied object is pasted for use in the execution of the identified destination program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Martin Jeffrey ABBOTT, Ioannis Tsampalis, Shelley K. Allen, Huiyu Wang, Kathleen Jane Chylinski
  • Publication number: 20110162084
    Abstract: Processing documents by highlighting a portion of a document displayed on a computer display, where the portion is highlighted when a cursor is in a predefined location of the display relative to the location of the portion of the document, where the portion is identified as a candidate for selection for a post-selection operation prior to the cursor being in the predefined location of the display, and where the highlighting is done independent of any input received via a computer input device to indicate the extents of the portion, and recording a selection of the portion when an input that is predefined to indicate a selection action is received in association with the portion via a computer input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Joshua Fox, Michael Pelts, Vladislav Rybak