Thumbnail Or Scaled Image Patents (Class 715/838)
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Patent number: 8640043Abstract: A data processing device for providing access to information related to a digital image record includes a display for presenting the digital image record. A user interface system receives an indication of user interaction with the displayed digital image record. A data processing system responsive to the received indication presents tab on the display. The tab displays or emanates near or from an edge of the displayed digital image record or from an edge of a displayed digital image record container including the digital image record. The tab includes an access point configured to allow a user to access a category of information related to content contained within the digital image record, and the tab is labeled according to the category of information for user access.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLCInventors: Dale F. McIntyre, Kevin M. Gobeyn
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Patent number: 8640051Abstract: An information processing unit according to the present invention includes: a content information acquiring portion which acquires meta data containing a thumbnail of a content corresponding to the content data and information indicating presence/absence of a preview of the content and the content data; a display control portion which displays a list of the content thumbnails on a display portion; and an operation detecting portion which detects the operation of a position specifying object for specifying the content to be reproduced from the displayed thumbnail, wherein if the position specifying object stays in the thumbnail corresponding to the content whose preview is present in a predetermined time interval, the content information acquiring portion acquires content data relating to the preview, and the display control portion automatically reproduces the acquired content data relating to the preview.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Fujio Nobori, Nariaki Satoh, Mamoru Tokashiki
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Publication number: 20140019915Abstract: A data retrieval system is disclosed comprising means for displaying data relating to one or more entities in a timeline format wherein the data is presented to a user by an icon on a display related with a particular point on a timeline whereby a user can take an action in relation to an icon and view or otherwise process or manipulate further data or a document related to the data represented by the icon.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: FORTRUS LIMITEDInventor: Stephen Livermore
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Patent number: 8631347Abstract: A method and system for rendering electronic document objects is provided in which a style matrix holds potential attribute values, and attribute references are used to address values in the style matrix. A mix of attribute references and actual attribute values may be used to make some attributes theme- and application-specific, and others theme- and application-independent. Further, a method for rendering a gallery of potential styles is provided. Additionally, a method for associating a style matrix with an electronic document application is provided. Finally, a computer-readable medium for storing a computer-interpretable data structure that identifies a matrix of style attribute types and style attribute values is provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: John R. Schilling, Howard L. Cooperstein, Michael J. Antonio, Keri D. Vandeberghe, Vlada Knowlton
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Publication number: 20140013280Abstract: Provided is an input apparatus, including: a touch panel configured to receive input operation of at least selecting a medical image, the medical image being displayed on a display area of a display apparatus; and an operation input unit configured to receive spatial operation of the medical image as continuous input, the medical image being displayed on the display area.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventors: Shigeatsu Yoshioka, Hidaka Uchida, Yoichi Mizutani, Seiji Miyama, Toru Mitome
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Patent number: 8626762Abstract: A method of providing a user interface (UI) and a display apparatus having the same. In a method for providing a UI, a display apparatus receives an manipulation for two or more axis directions, and searches for one of a plurality of images by applying two or more different classification standards according to the directions of the received input manipulation. Therefore, the user may easily search for a desired image using one or more classification standards.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung-ah Seung, Yun-ji Yoo
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Patent number: 8627206Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method that include generating display video data of a plurality of images to be displayed respectively in a plurality of image display sections on a display screen from image data, determining display types indicating display modes of displaying the images of the image data on a picture by picture basis or GOP by GOP basis according to variations expressing extents of change of the image data, altering the display parameters or the reproduction parameters corresponding to the display video data according to the type information expressing the display types on a picture by picture basis or GOP by GOP basis as determined, and displaying the images to be displayed in the form of moving image on the display screen with time lags in the display sequence, using the display parameters or the reproduction parameters altered.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2007Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Junichi Ogikubo
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Patent number: 8621391Abstract: Computing devices and methods for managing user interface content and user interface elements are disclosed. In one embodiment, after a plurality of user interface elements is selected from an ordered list, wherein a selection order is maintained for the selected plurality of user interface elements: a user gesture to perform an operation on the plurality of user interface elements is detected, and in response, a stack of temporarily displayed thumbnails corresponding to the selected plurality of user interface elements is displayed, wherein a display order of the stack of temporarily displayed thumbnails corresponds to the selection order of the selected plurality of user interface elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Akiva Dov Leffert, Peter William Rapp
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Publication number: 20130346898Abstract: Implementations generally relate to applying image enhancements. In some implementations, a method includes providing a selection of image enhancements to a user. The method also includes causing the image enhancements to be displayed as a collection of icons, where the collection includes icons representing different image enhancements, and where one or more of the image enhancements are applied to one or more images. The method also includes enabling the user to select any icon in the collection in order to modify the collection, where the selected icon has a corresponding selected image enhancement. The method also includes hiding icons associated with image enhancements that are subsequent image enhancements relative to the selected image enhancement. The method also includes deactivating the subsequent image enhancements corresponding to the hidden icons.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventor: Nils Kokemohr
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Patent number: 8615716Abstract: Content items that have the same metadata are grouped together as content groups out of content items to which metadata of different categories has been added, and a content group having a previously selected category and metadata thereof is taken as a criterion. The arrangement of the content groups that have been grouped together is determined based on the relevance between the metadata of another category in the content group serving as the criterion and the metadata of the other category in the content groups to be arranged. The determined arrangement of the content groups is displayed on a display apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2008Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Naoto Kagaya
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Patent number: 8615721Abstract: A thumbnail image generating unit generates thumbnail images from a plurality of images having a sequential relation. A thumbnail image displaying unit displays the thumbnail images generated according to the sequential relation. A thumbnail image designating unit receives a designation of a thumbnail image from among the thumbnail images. An enlarging unit generates an enlarged image of a designated thumbnail image. An enlarged image displaying unit displays the enlarged image. A forward-advance designating unit designates a forward advance of the enlarged image displayed by the enlarged image displaying unit according to the sequential relation.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Junichi Hara
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Publication number: 20130332831Abstract: A content management user interface (UI) provides a consistent appearance and operation across multiple devices of a user. Thumbnails representing content that is located on the user's devices are presented along with layered filtering operators which enable a user to filter the thumbnails by both content source and content type.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: Marc Steven Birnkrant, Gary Robert Lyons, Edward Theodore Winter, Adrian Crisan, Christopher Mark Ohren, Arvind Knudsen, Andrew Lee Lawton
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Patent number: 8605325Abstract: There is provided an image processing device, comprising: an input unit configured to accept a user instruction to designate first image data; and an image addition unit configured to add the first image data corresponding to the user instruction to second image data, as a thumbnail for the second image data.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2008Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Sadaaki Miyazaki
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Patent number: 8607166Abstract: User interfaces for browsing and/or searching are described. In some embodiments, an icon representing a file is displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI), where the icon includes one or more predefined decorations. The decorations may be chosen based on the file type, such as slide decorations for presentations, a foldover for documents, etc. This may also be referred to as type conformance. A preview of the content of the file is presented within the icon without launching an application which has created the file (also referred to as the creator application). The pre-defined decorations on the icon may be maintained on the icon while the preview of the content of the file is presented. The format of the icon (e.g., shape of the icon, size of the icon, etc.) may be maintained as well during presentation of the preview. Other embodiments are also described, and computer readable media and apparatuses are also described.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2008Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Julien Jalon, Julien Robert, Cedric Bray, Alexandre Carlhian, Alexandre Moha
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Publication number: 20130326419Abstract: A communication terminal displays thumbnails for predetermined-region images in a panoramic image and accepts a selection of a predetermined thumbnail so as to display the predetermined-region image corresponding to the accepted thumbnail. This brings about an effect that a user can easily find a desired panoramic image or a desired predetermined-region image in the panoramic image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventors: Toru HARADA, Hiroyuki SATOH, Noriyuki TERAO, Yoshiaki IRINO, Tomonori TANAKA, Nozomi IMAE, Hirokazu TAKENAKA, Hideaki YAMAMOTO, Kensuke MASUDA, Satoshi SAWAGUCHI, Satoshi TANEICHI, Masanori WATANABE, Takeshi ITO
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Patent number: 8601398Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide system and methods for organizing, browsing and editing materials stored in a computer system. The system is configured to dynamically create an organizational structure for the materials according to classification groups specified by the creator of each stored material. Additionally, the system is configured to expose certain editable material parameters of a selected material to the end-user and make available specific GUI elements to the end-user so that the end-user can edit the selected material, thereby changing the appearance of the material.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2008Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.Inventors: Jérôme Maillot, Andre Gauthier, John Schrag
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Patent number: 8595651Abstract: A single page multi-tier catalog browser interface page is presented in a view formatted in response to a selection of a primary filter. The view displays a graduated element for selecting a primary filter value, and a matrix of secondary filter Yes or No indicators, each associated with the graduated element primary filter values, the Yes indicators aligned with the primary and secondary filter values that match within at least one record in a catalog. Selection of a graduated element value causes aligned Yes matrix indicators to be presented as selectable first-click icons in the interface page. Selection of a first-click icon expands it into a tertiary sub-window within the interface page, wherein selection thereof effects a layered primary-secondary-tertiary value searching of the catalog. Each of the above is achieved without navigating the user away from the single interface page.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2011Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kerry D. Kenemer, Robert S. Thompson
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Publication number: 20130311949Abstract: A thumbnail display apparatus includes a display that displays, one by one, thumbnail images corresponding to plural pages included in a document, the thumbnail images being generated by reducing images of the corresponding pages included in the document to a predetermined size, a detecting unit that detects a sliding operation of an object, the sliding operation being performed when the thumbnail image displayed by the display being touched by the object, and a controller that performs, in response to detection of the sliding operation by the detecting unit, page switching so as to sequentially switch the page of the document whose thumbnail image is being displayed by the display to other pages.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventor: Kiyoko SHIMADATE
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Publication number: 20130311885Abstract: A method and system for displaying images captured by an in vivo imaging device are disclosed. Embodiments according to the present invention display image sequence data in a first display area. When a first annotated image is displayed in the first display area, a first thumbnail image in a second display area corresponding to the first annotated image is replaced to indicate an occurring correspondence between the first annotated image and the first thumbnail image corresponding to the first annotated image being displayed. In one embodiment, the method further comprises displaying the first thumbnail image in the second display area when one other image of the image sequence data is displayed in the first display area after the first annotated image is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: Capso Vision, Inc.Inventors: Kang-Huai Wang, Gordon C. Wilson
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Patent number: 8589821Abstract: A technique for end-user programming includes populating a template with graphically illustrated actions and then invoking a command to generate a screen element based on the template. The screen element is rendered within a computing environment and provides a mechanism for triggering execution of a sequence of user actions. The sequence of user actions is based at least in part on the graphically illustrated actions populated into the template.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2007Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Sandia CorporationInventors: Ann M. Bouchard, Gordon C. Osbourn
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Patent number: 8589811Abstract: Apparatus and articles of manufacture are provided for assisting in the organization of information accessed through a web browser. At least one item of information accessed through the web browser is captured and visually represented in a defined organizational area of a display. A relevance index is calculated for each item of information that is visually represented to a current web-browsing behavior. The relevance index is conveyed for each item of information to the current web-browsing behavior to a user of the web browser.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2007Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: David Gotz
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Patent number: 8589416Abstract: A form identification apparatus includes a form registration unit and a candidate registered form extracting unit. The form registration unit registers stylized forms as registered forms, and sets, for each of the registered forms, content of form processing and a threshold for determining a degree of difference in accordance with the content of the form processing. The candidate registered form extracting unit extracts, as a candidate registered form, the registered forms in which content of form processing executable on a to-be-processed form has been set, based on a degree of difference between an image of the to-be-processed form and an image of each of the registered forms and the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tsuyoshi Watanabe
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Patent number: 8589807Abstract: A social networking system includes a question and answer system that displays to a viewing user questions and answers provides by other users of the social networking system. The question and answer system may display answers to a particular question in a way that visually indicates both the global answer set and a subset of the global answer set, such as the viewing user's friends. The social networking system may also display to a viewing user news stories about another user asking or answering a question, where the format of the displayed new stories is based on an affinity that the viewing user has for the user who provided the question or answer mentioned in the news story. The displayed questions and/or answers may be associated with an object in the social networking system, where the user interface provides additional information about those objects.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Adrian A. Graham, Drew W. Hamlin, Benjamin E. Hiller
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Publication number: 20130305189Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof capable of configuring a background image of a background screen. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a display unit configured to display a background screen containing at least one object; a selector configured to select at least one image to be set to a background image of the background screen; and a controller configured to display a preview screen for the background screen and the selected image together on the display unit, and set at least a partial region of the selected image to the background image of the background screen when the at least a partial region of the selected image is overlapped with the preview screen. Here, the preview screen may include an outline of the object contained in the background screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Sungho KIM
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Publication number: 20130305190Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying a contents list. The method includes: displaying a loading image on a loading region to display a thumbnail image before the thumbnail image is displayed, animating the loading image displayed in the loading region such that a center coordinate of the loading image is maintained; and displaying the thumbnail image in the loading region, by substituting the loading image with the thumbnail image. The loading image represents a state in which the thumbnail image is loading, the animating the loading image comprises pivoting the loading image by a preset degree of an angle, and the pivoting the loading image by the preset degree of the angle comprises displaying a plurality of loading images by differentiating pivoting speeds of the plurality of loading images.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Jun-mo AHN, Yong-hwan KWON, Joon-hwan KIM, Heui-jin KWON, Chang-soo LEE, Jeong-yeon LEE, Victor SZILAGYI
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Patent number: 8584011Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for transitioning between representations of an electronic document. Elements, such as visual elements, common between a first set of elements from a first representation of the document and a second set of elements from a second representation of the document are identified. The non-intersecting elements from the first and second sets are respectively ranked in accordance with a representation relevance. First set non-intersecting elements are removed from an intermediate representation of the document, and second set non-intersecting elements are added to the intermediate representation, while the intermediate representation is not equivalent to the second representation; and respective iterations of the intermediate representation are output, such as to a display to depict a transition from the first representation of the document to the second representation of the document.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2010Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jaime Teevan, Susan T. Dumais, Daniel J. Liebling
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Patent number: 8582148Abstract: In a conventional image processing apparatus configured to display a preview image of a representative page of an image file including a plurality of pages and including a plurality of pieces of image data, it is difficult for a user to easily recognize, from the preview image, the content of the image file stored in a storage medium. In a technique according to the present invention, a page having a high evaluation value is detected, and a reduced image of the detected page is produced. The resultant reduced image is displayed as the preview image thereby allowing a user to easily recognize the content of the file.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2009Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takayuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 8584042Abstract: A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for creating visualizations of documents are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving an electronic visual, audio, or audiovisual content; generating a display for authoring a multimedia representation of the received electronic content; receiving user input, if any, through the generated display; and generating a multimedia representation of the received electronic content utilizing received user input.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2007Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Berna Erol, Kathrin Berkner, Jonathan J. Hull, Peter E. Hart
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Patent number: 8584043Abstract: A mobile terminal including a touch screen and a method of controlling an operation thereof are provided. The method of controlling an operation of a mobile terminal includes: displaying a thumbnail image corresponding to an image file on a touch screen to be randomly overlapped; selecting any one of thumbnail images by touch input; and displaying the selected thumbnail image together with an option icon for selecting a quick menu to be distinguished from other thumbnail images. Therefore, a list of stored image files can display thumbnail images in a new arrangement manner and it possible to quickly enter a related menu from the thumbnail image.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2008Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hang Jun Cho, Min Joo Kim, Jeong Hyuk Yoon, Yoon Hwan Kang, Sang Hyun Lee, Min Soo Park, Hyo Jin Suh, Hye Youn Cho, Hye Eun Shin, Se Il Hwang
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Patent number: 8578273Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for presenting digital images over a display in a slideshow presentation. The slideshow has an appearance of the images being hand-placed and for providing a more human feel to the presentation of digital images.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventor: Mark D. MacKenzie
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Patent number: 8576428Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an output image forming unit that forms an output image from an image-repeat image which is obtained by arranging a plurality of input images on one recording medium based on predetermined repeat conditions, a preview image generating unit that generates reduced images of the input images, sets arrangement positions of the reduced images based on the repeat conditions, and arranges the reduced images in the arrangement positions in accordance with the repeat conditions, thereby generating a preview image, and a display unit that displays the preview image generated by the preview image generating unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2010Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Tsuyoshi Nitta
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Patent number: 8578297Abstract: Disclosed is a method of browsing a set of media items on a display device. A sequence of thumbnail images corresponding to a portion of the set are initially displayed in a looping arrangement. A first thumbnail image of the sequence is displayed at a size larger than other thumbnail images of the sequence. The first thumbnail image corresponds to a focus position in the sequence. The arrangement responds to a user scrolling action to replace display of a second thumbnail image adjacent to an insertion point in the displayed sequence with a third thumbnail image corresponding to a media item of the set not displayed prior to the user action. The method then updates the focus position and insertion point and replaces a display of the first thumbnail image with display of a fourth thumbnail image corresponding to the updated focus position.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Steven David Webster, Ernest Yiu Cheong Wan
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Patent number: 8572491Abstract: A method of presenting media content includes receiving a command to present multiple image cells to a first device of a first user after an alert is sent to a second device associated with the first user. The method also includes sending a first view including multiple image cells to the first device of the first user, where at least one cell of the multiple image cells includes an image. The method further includes automatically collecting a second image from a third party website and sending a second view to the first device. The second view includes the multiple image cells having the image and includes the second image.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Kurt Trauth
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Patent number: 8571330Abstract: A method for selecting a video thumbnail includes generating a visual theme model for a sample set of images that are representative of textual information corresponding to a video file. Each of a set of candidate key frames is distinguished according to similarities shared between the candidate key frames and the visual theme model. A display is caused of a selected one of the distinguished candidate key frames as a video thumbnail for the video file.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2009Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Yuli Gao, Tong Zhang, Jun Xiao
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Patent number: 8566748Abstract: A human-machine interface system for an industrial automation environment is provided. The human-machine interface system includes a communication interface configured to receive machine data from an aggregation server, a user interface configured to display graphical data to a user, and a processor coupled to the communication interface and the user interface. The processor is configured to process the machine data to produce first graphical data including a first human-machine interface including one or more tabs, transmit the first graphical data to the user interface for display, and detect a pointer indicating an interest over one of the one or more tabs. The processor is also configured to process the machine data to produce second graphical data including the first human-machine interface including an open drawer corresponding to the one of the one or more tabs, and transmit the second graphical data to the user interface for display.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2009Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John Joseph Baier, Karen Kui, Kevin George Gordon, Mark David Hobbs, Monte Leroy Fevang, Teunis Hendrik Schouten
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Patent number: 8566722Abstract: Methods and systems for presentation of content through an interface to provide personalized video feeds to a user. The video feeds are harvested from feed items gathered at various Internet sources. Those video feeds are referenced by icons or channels that rotate about, or scroll within, a first carousel. Video feeds are arranged in columns and/or rows that rotate about, or scroll within, a second carousel. Movement in one carousel causes movement in the other in a synchronous manner even though the movement may be at different speeds.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Frequency IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Michael M. Gordon, Blair R.R. Harrison, Adrian K. Roston
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Patent number: 8559683Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a storage device configure to store cheer level information which indicate a time change of a cheer level included in video content data and applause level information which indicate a time change of applause level included in the video content data, and video content information displaying module configure to display two types of graphs of a cheer graph showing a time change of the cheer level in accordance with the cheer level information and an applause graph showing a time change of the applause level in accordance with the applause level information in a volume level indication area in a two-dimensional display area.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2012Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Kouetsu Wada
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Patent number: 8560967Abstract: A mobile terminal including a display unit configured to display information; a wireless Internet module configured to wirelessly access the Internet; and a controller configured to display an Internet access history including web page images of captured web pages previously accessed through the wireless Internet module in a first area of the display unit, to group the web page images by categories, and to display the grouped web page images in the first area.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Keunjae Heo
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Patent number: 8554278Abstract: A system and method of navigating among multiple real-time data streams on a mobile device is presented. Multiple thumbnail image representations are displayed wherein each thumbnail image is associated with an available real-time data stream. A user provides navigation input via a user interface for navigating among the multiple displayed thumbnail image representations. The thumbnail image representation currently selected based on the navigation input is highlighted or otherwise made to stand out on the mobile device display. The user then selects a highlighted thumbnail image representation, via the user interface, thereby activating the real-time data stream associated with the highlighted thumbnail image representation. This causes the real-time data stream associated with the selected highlighted thumbnail image representation to be displayed on the mobile device display.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2006Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications ABInventor: Anthony J. Sammarco
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Patent number: 8555165Abstract: Systems and methods according to the present invention provide a control framework for organizing, selecting and launching media items including graphical user interfaces coupled with an optional 3D control device for collection of the basic control primitives of point, click, scroll, hover and zoom which permit for easy and rapid selection of media items, e.g., movies, songs etc., from large or small collections. The remote control maps natural hand movements and gestures into relevant commands while the graphical display uses images, zooming for increased/decreased levels of detail and continuity of GUI objects to provide easy organization, selection and navigation among the media items by a user.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2004Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Frank A. Hunleth, Negar Moshiri, William J. Napier, Daniel S. Simpkins, Frank J. Wroblewski
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Patent number: 8555186Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to computing devices and systems, software, computer programs, applications, and user interfaces, and more particularly, to generating a reproduction of an electronic document, such as a thumbnail, that includes an input field.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2007Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Ganesh Sahai, Anmol Dhawan, Sachin Gaur, Sachin Soni
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Publication number: 20130263056Abstract: An image reproduction method and apparatus are provided for simultaneously displaying multiple moving-image thumbnails. A controller of the image reproduction apparatus generates a moving-image contents list including moving-image thumbnails corresponding to one or more moving-image contents, when a request for displaying the moving-image contents list is input. A multi-image reproducer of the image reproduction apparatus simultaneously reproduces the moving-image thumbnails. The moving-image contents list including the simultaneously reproduced moving-image thumbnails is displayed at a display unit of the image reproduction apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joo-Young SON, Tae-Hwa Hong
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Publication number: 20130263057Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing digital images is provided. A collection of digital images may be managed using a digital image system that displays images using groups, stacks, and versions. A group is a set of unordered digital images that may be visually represented, in a first state, using a representative image, and in a second state, by each digital image in the group. Stacks are similar to groups, except that each digital image in a stack has a rank, and each digital image in the stack is depicted in order of its rank. Versions are similar to groups, except that one or more images in the group are derived from another image in the group.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Inventors: Randy Ubillos, Laurent Perrodin, Dan Waylonis, Stan Jirman, Sarah Brody, Mike Mages
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Patent number: 8549434Abstract: A method use on a computer having a graphical operating environment is provided for displaying the content items of a container. The method includes enumerating the items that exist within the container or folder and determining whether a graphical preview can be generated for the item. If so, the item is added to a list of candidates as preview items for the container or folder. The items are then evaluated, and a desired number are chosen for display based upon a sort criteria. Prior to being displayed, the graphical preview for each item is sized and is located on the background image. The above method results in a container having graphical or pictorial indicia of the container contents on the outside thereof. These indicia allow a computer user to more readily determine the contents of the container or folder without having to open the container or folder.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2001Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Todd Ouzts, Philip Fortier, Chris J. Guzak
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Patent number: 8549430Abstract: A navigation system which provides: a navigation system which provides tiles that are easily identifiable and content-driven vs. context-driven; a navigation system that includes an expanded view/tile paradigm; and a navigation system that allows users to interact with the native operating system environment of the information handling system.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Deborah C. Russell, Jonathan Cho, Mark Ligameri
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Patent number: 8549436Abstract: Displaying search query records as moveable thumbnail objects in a flip page metaphor whereby mouse-dragging on a first axis pages the objects from background to foreground, a mouse-down event over an object fires an event to retrieve data at a uniform resource location associated with the object.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: RedZ, Inc.Inventors: Colin Capriati, Ryan J. Krupnick
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Patent number: 8549437Abstract: For a first device, some embodiments provide an application for displaying several media content stored on a second device communicably connected to the first device. The application includes a graphical user interface (“GUI”). The GUI includes a media content display area for displaying the media content stored on the second device. The GUI includes a selectable item for activating a synchronization feature that automatically modifies a clock of the second device to match a clock of the first device.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hans-Werner Neubrand, Baskaran Subramaniam
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Patent number: 8549407Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to present a first plurality of visible images indicating a corresponding group of visible element navigation pathways associated with a first level of an online marketplace, receive a selection of one of the first plurality of visual images to provide a selected image, and navigate to a second level of the online marketplace along the visible element navigation pathways by presenting a second plurality of visible images representing one of a super-category including the selected image and a sub-category included in the selected image, wherein the first and second levels form part of at least three levels of visual navigation. Selections may be saved for future manipulation, review, and navigation as a collection of thumbtacked images. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2007Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventor: Edward O'Neil Garcia
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Patent number: 8548277Abstract: Provided are an image display apparatus and method which enables a user to quickly and easily obtain information related to an image currently being reproduced. The image display apparatus includes: a setting module setting a plurality of sub regions into which a predetermined image frame of an image being played back are divided according to color; and a mapping module mapping one or more thumbnail images of one or more relevant contents related to the image to one or more sub regions selected from the sub regions.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ju-hwan Lee, Jong-ho Lea, Sang-wook Park, Yeun-bae Kim
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Patent number: 8549435Abstract: A piece of data is selected from a collection of one or more pieces of data to be inserted. A thumbnail is generated that includes at least some content associated with the selected piece of data. The thumbnail is displayed in place of or with a cursor, where the cursor is associated with specifying an insertion location in a document.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2006Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Lance D. Bushore, David C. Stephens