Tear Off Patents (Class 715/842)
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Patent number: 12236059Abstract: A system and method for algorithmically modifying, in real-time, one or more graphical user elements of an end user application for a SaMD or DHI product/platform. The method may enable real-time modification of a graphical user interface in response to determining that one or more user-generated responses in response to one or more CSIs are reflective of a targeted stimulus-response pattern. The targeted stimulus-response pattern may reflect a threshold of active therapeutic delivery for the SaMD or DHI to the end user. The method of algorithmically modifying the one or more graphical user elements may include rendering new elements or modifying existing elements, including changing the color of existing elements, for only the time period when the user-generated responses are reflective of the targeted stimulus-response pattern and/or for a pre-determined period of time before and/or after the user-generated responses are reflective of the targeted stimulus-response pattern.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Akili Interactive Labs, Inc.Inventor: Adam Piper
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Patent number: 12229497Abstract: Provided in the disclosed embodiments are a virtual multimedia scenario editing method, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The virtual multimedia scenario editing method includes: displaying a scenario editing interface, the scenario editing interface including a visual graphic editing region, a script editing region, and scenario editing tool options; acquiring a trigger operation performed with respect to the scenario editing tool option; generating a scenario element editing operation according to the trigger operation; displaying, in the visual graphic editing region, a graphic markup card corresponding to the scenario element editing operation; and generating and displaying, in the script editing region, a markup language script corresponding to the scenario element editing operation. The solution of the disclosed embodiments reduces development difficulties faced by a user, improves development efficiency, and is compatible with existing development processes.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: ALIBABA INNOVATION PRIVATE LIMITEDInventor: Chengzhe Liu
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Patent number: 12079394Abstract: An interactive electronic device includes a display module designed to display a graphical interface on a display surface, a detection module designed to determine a position of a user interaction element in a preset detection module volume and a processing module suitable for controlling the interactive electronic device as a function of the determined position of the interaction element according to at least a first operating mode. In the first mode of operation, a projected surface, corresponding to the orthogonal projection of the preset detection volume on the plane including the display surface, is offset from the display surface of the graphical interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: AKSORInventor: Daniel Tomasescu
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Patent number: 11893075Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for generating contextual hubs for organizing and presenting web-accessible content from third-party sources. In particular, the systems described herein can organize and manage within a contextual hub. For instance, the disclosed systems may perform actions on tabs based on analyzing usage signals associated with the tabs. Furthermore, the disclosed systems can organize contextually related content within contextual hubs. The disclosed systems may also facilitate collaboration between users within a contextual hub by synchronizing interactions with content within a contextual hub.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Hudson Arnold, Thomas Kleinpeter, Terrence McArdle, Kristoffer Mendoza
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Patent number: 11829571Abstract: A system and method for algorithmically modifying, in real-time, one or more graphical user elements of an end user application for a SaMD or DHI product/platform. The method may enable real-time modification of a graphical user interface in response to determining that one or more user-generated responses in response to one or more CSIs are reflective of a targeted stimulus-response pattern. The targeted stimulus-response pattern may reflect a threshold of active therapeutic delivery for the SaMD or DHI to the end user. The method of algorithmically modifying the one or more graphical user elements may include rendering new elements or modifying existing elements, including changing the color of existing elements, for only the time period when the user-generated responses are reflective of the targeted stimulus-response pattern and/or for a pre-determined period of time before and/or after the user-generated responses are reflective of the targeted stimulus-response pattern.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Akili Interactive Labs, Inc.Inventor: Adam Piper
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Patent number: 9015624Abstract: A floating command object is provided for offering a set of commonly or frequently used commands in close proximity to a selected text, data or other object in a document. When a given object is selected for editing, the floating object automatically displays near the object to allow easy selection of relevant commands such as formatting property commands. The object remains displayed to allow multiple command selections until it is closed by user action. If a mouse or touchpad pointer is moved away from the displayed object, the displayed object becomes increasingly translucent to visually deemphasize the relevance of the object to the new position of the pointer.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Roland Radtke, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Jensen M. Harris, Mark A. Peters, Deepak Menon, Mark R. Ligameri
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Patent number: 8918733Abstract: A technique is provided for enhancing the performance of an interface device. A collection of device elements having properties including a visual representation and a functionality are instantiated in a global container. The global container includes the device elements that are required for various screen views. Device elements that are not required in a currently displayed screen view are torn off in the global container so that memory and processing requirements are reduced, while increasing the speed and performance of the interface, particularly in switching between screen views.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2005Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Clinton Duane Britt, Joseph Francis Mann
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Patent number: 8683382Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including a display panel and a display frame to support the display panel. The display apparatus including an input unit, provided on the exterior surface of the display apparatus, for outputting a contact detection signal when a user contacts the input unit; a signal processor for generating a function adjustment user interface (UI) menu to be displayed on the display panel; and a controller for controlling the signal processor to display the function adjustment UI menu corresponding to the user's contact through the input unit when the user's contact is detected based on a detection result of the input unit. Thus, provided is a display apparatus which improves accessibility to a function adjustment UI menu, simplifies a manipulation process of the function adjustment UI menu, and enables a user to quickly and easily access a desired adjustment item when the function adjustment UI menu is displayed, and a control method thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2006Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun-kyu Yun, Hye-young Seong
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Patent number: 8631353Abstract: Method and apparatus for previewing new events in a computing device having a plurality of applications for managing respective events are described. Individual applications are each represented by an application icon on a screen of a graphical user interface for the device. In response to a new event of a one of the applications, the application's icon is visually modified to notify of the new event. A visual modification may be determined in response to the new event, for example, to preview a content of the event. The visual modification may include a count of all new events that remain to be disposed. On a selection of the visually modified icon, additional previewing may be provided. Activation of the application having a visually modified application icon may be configured to automatically initiate the application at the new event.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Gerhard D. Klassen, Craig A. Dunk, Christopher R. Wormald
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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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Patent number: 8578290Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for displaying information or a part within a second application, such as a sidebar application. The part can be docked in the sidebar application or undocked from the sidebar application and can send corresponding docking messages in a docking protocol to the sidebar application based on the docking status of the part or the location of the part in relation to the sidebar application. Graphically depicted animations indicate to a user the docking and/or undocking processes.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Louis Amadio, Paul Erickson, Oliver Fisher, Keira Amos
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Patent number: 8416201Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the operation of the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes displaying a first image on a touch screen; and if a multi-touch input is detected from the first image and then a drag input for dragging the first image is detected, displaying the first image as being torn from one side of the touch screen and storing the first image. Therefore, it is possible to easily store an image displayed on the touch screen in response to a multi-touch input and thus to effectively use the image for various purposes.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hye Jin Ryu, Moon Ju Kim, Jin Woo Chung, Dong Seok Lee
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Patent number: 8418069Abstract: A solution for providing an instant messaging (IM) space, such as for a chat session, is provided, which includes provisions for spinning off of chat threads. An embodiment of the invention provides a method of providing an IM space, the method comprising: providing a first graphical user interface (GUI) space for an IM conversation; obtaining a selected portion of the IM conversation represented on the first GUI; and creating a second GUI space for a second IM conversation based on the portion selected.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Anuphinh P. Wanderski, John M. Lance, Andrew L. Schirmer
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Patent number: 8397176Abstract: A user interface dialog is provided. The user interface dialog comprises tear-off functionality for being torn-off from a drop-down selection, and docking functionality for docking onto a docker.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2002Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Corel CorporationInventors: Ramesh Subramanian, Stephen Mereu, Robert Reid
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Patent number: 8352881Abstract: A method, apparatus and program storage device for providing customizable, immediate and radiating menus for accessing applications and actions. Upon initiation of a predetermined user action, such as a right-click operation, a primary menu is displayed and a second radial menu is displayed proximate the primary menu with the cursor position at a predetermined location for minimizing cursor manipulation for selecting a menu item from the second radial menu.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2007Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David Frederick Champion, Timothy Andreas Meserth, Mark E. Molander, Patrick Gabor Nyeste, David Thomas Windell, Jeffrey John Smith
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Patent number: 8255828Abstract: An improved user interface is provided for displaying selectable software functionality controls and for presenting logical groupings of particular functionality controls associated with a selected top-level functionality. Underneath a row of top-level functionality tabs, functionalities controls associated with a given top-level functionality tab are presented in logical groupings. Selection of a particular tab switches modes of the user interface to present controls for functionalities associated with the selected tab.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2004Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jensen M. Harris, Aaron M. Butcher, David A. Morton, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Justin Denney
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Patent number: 8209634Abstract: Method and apparatus for previewing new events in a computing device having a plurality of applications for managing respective events are described. Individual applications are each represented by an application icon on a screen of a graphical user interface for the device. When a new event occurs, particularly when the new event relates to a specific one of a plurality of similar applications, the invention provides a convenient way to denote which application relates to the event. In response to a new event of a one of the applications, the application's icon is visually modified to notify of the new event. A visual modification may be determined in response to the new event, for example, to preview a content of the event. The visual modification may include a count of all new events that remain to be disposed. On a selection of the visually modified icon, additional previewing may be provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2004Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Gerhard D. Klassen, Craig A. Dunk, Christopher R. Wormald
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Patent number: 8191007Abstract: Methods, computer-readable storage mediums encoded with computer programs executed by one or more processors, and systems, for organizing browser windows are disclosed. A selection of one or more tabs of a plurality of tabs arranged on one or more windows of a browser may be received, wherein each of the plurality of tabs corresponds to a web page. The tabs may be grouped based on the selection. The grouped tabs may be arranged on a grouped window of the browser. The grouped window comprising the grouped tabs may be tagged with an identifier that differentiates the grouped window from a remaining one or more windows of the browser not associated with the grouped tabs.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2011Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: Miguel Angel Veloz, III
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Patent number: 8146016Abstract: An improved user interface is provided for displaying a gallery of images showing different formatting options combinations that may be applied to a selected object. When a particular image is selected an associated formatting options combination is automatically applied to the selected object.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2004Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Andrew M. Himberger, Tracey M. Gauthier, Aaron M. Butcher, Jensen M. Harris, Jesse Clay Satterfield
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Patent number: 8091041Abstract: A method of identifying grouped toolbar icons. An application program displays a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes multiple toolbar icons. The application iteratively determines whether or not a graphical cursor is in proximity to a first toolbar icon. If the cursor is in proximity to the first icon, the application identifies one or more additional related icons, which are currently displayed and are included in a same pre-defined toolbar icon group as the first icon, and displays a graphical border that surrounds the first icon and the related icons. If the related icons are not adjacent to each other, multiple separate borders are displayed. The application displays a first identification tab in close proximity to the border. The first tab includes a toolbar group name and an icon name of the first icon. The application may also display a second tab that includes descriptive properties of the first icon.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2007Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Christopher K. Karstens
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Patent number: 7921380Abstract: A portal environment may include at least one detachable and reattachable portal page. The detachable and reattachable portal page may include a detach feature to detach the portal page from the portal environment. A reattach feature may be provided to reattach a detached portal page to the portal environment. In another embodiment, a method to detach and reattach at least one portal page may include detaching a selected portal page in response to activating a detach feature. The method may also include reattaching the detached portal page in response to activating a reattach feature. The selected, detached portal page may be transferred to a window in response to activating the detach feature. Tunneling communication may be provided between the detached portal page and the portal environment.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Patrick R. Guido, Steven P. Kim, Robert C. Leah, Paul F. McMahan
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Patent number: 7895531Abstract: A floating command object is provided for offering a set of commonly or frequently used commands in close proximity to a selected text, data or other object in a document. When a given object is selected for editing, the floating object automatically displays near the object to allow easy selection of relevant commands such as formatting property commands. The object remains displayed to allow multiple command selections until it is closed by user action. If a mouse or touchpad pointer is moved away from the displayed object, the displayed object becomes increasingly translucent to visually deemphasize the relevance of the object to the new position of the pointer.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2005Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Roland Radtke, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Jensen M. Harris, Mark A. Peters, Deepak Menon, Mark A. Ligameri
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Patent number: 7886234Abstract: Methods for generating an embedded target image to be stored in a non-volatile memory device of an embedded system as firmware thereof are disclosed. A graphical user interface (GUI) editor is generated to facilitate a user in providing settings information for multiple pins of a chip installed in the embedded system. Source code is generated in response to operating results of the user of the GUI editor. Linking an object file compiled from the generated source code generates the embedded target image.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2007Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Mediatek Inc.Inventors: Hung-Kai Shih, Shih-Chang Hu, Chih-Wei Ko
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Publication number: 20100333029Abstract: A computing device including a graphical user interface is described. The computing device comprises: a display; a display controller; and a graphical user interface controller. The graphical user interface controller is arranged to create a first and second cluster of associated menu options. The first cluster of associated menu options comprises: a first principal menu option and at least one first sub-ordinate menu option, smaller than the first principal menu option, and located on the periphery of the first principal menu option. The second cluster of associated menu options comprises: a second principal menu option and at least one second sub-ordinate menu option smaller than the second principal menu option, and located on the periphery of the second principal menu option.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Martin R. Smith, Michael N. McKenna
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Patent number: 7797645Abstract: A sidebar UI of an application program provides access to the application program's functionality while occupying a reduced amount of real estate on the screen when compared to conventional UIs. The sidebar UI comprises an icon or multiple icons, and each icon references a pane that provides its user the ability to access and utilize a function and/or feature of the application program. Selecting an icon in the sidebar UI causes the referenced pane which provides access to, for example, a feature of the application program to be displayed on the screen. “Clicking off” the pane causes the pane to close.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2005Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jeremy Max Stevens, Kanchan Mitra, Kenneth Wickes, Kyle Krum
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Patent number: 7725841Abstract: A moveable displayed user interface element can be used to select an item displayed on a user interface. Once the proper item or items are selected, an area of the moveable displayed user interface element can be activated to perform an operation on the selected item or items. The moveable displayed user interface element can additionally display information about a selected item, and, in some cases, the displayed information can be edited to modify the selected item. A versatile lightweight system can be used to determine when a moveable object is over any of a number of regions associated with specified targets. The lightweight system can be used to implement moveable displayed user interface elements.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2005Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Eric H. Michelman, Patrick Moulhaud, Daniel L. Tripp, Scott M. Isaacs
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Patent number: 7634742Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer program products, for docking toolbars and moving buttons from one toolbar to another toolbar on a graphical user interface. In calculating an adapted presentation for the destination toolbar, the destination toolbar constraints determine the size of moved buttons such that the destination toolbar size does not change and all the toolbar buttons on the destination toolbar are a uniform size.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2004Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventor: David Sawyer
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Patent number: 7587482Abstract: A system and method are directed towards providing a user interface for controlling a communication mode of a client device. The interface enables a user to set a presence and/or a communications mode, which the client device communicates to other devices directly or via an intermediary server. The presence generally reflects the user's availability, communication capability, desire to communicate, and the like. The presence can be directly or indirectly associated with the communication mode, which can comprise SMS, IM, email voice, and the like. The interface includes a contact list an enables the user to select a mode to communicate with a contact. The communication modes associated with each contact can also be incorporated into and displayed in an email address book. The interface also indicates the communication mode of each incoming and outgoing message in conversations with one or more other client devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2005Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Irvin Henderson, Naveen Dasa Sanjeeva, Thyagarajapuram S. Ramakrishnan
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Patent number: 7552401Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a portal environment may include at least one detachable portal page. The portal environment may also include a detach feature or element associated with the at least one detachable portal page. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a method to detach and reattach at least one portal page associated with a portal environment may include detaching a selected portal page in response to activating a detach feature or element. The method may also include reattaching the detached portal page in response to activating a reattach feature or element.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2004Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Patrick R. Guido, Steven P. Kim, Robert C. Leah, Paul F. McMahan
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Patent number: 7392487Abstract: This document describes a user interface mechanism to relate information from multiple heterogeneous data sources. Data displayed in different regions on a user interface can be related by selection of an element in one region and pinning it. The pinned element acts as a filter for the information in the other regions on the user interface. Successive pinning of elements in other regions allows further filtering of the information in unpinned regions using the context of previously pinned elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2004Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: P. J. Hough, Thomas F. Begstraesser, Jason D. Carlson
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Patent number: 7284207Abstract: A user interface on a display enables user perception of information regarding a communications session that leverages an instant messaging platform. The user interface includes an instant messaging application user interface and one or more tear-off elements corresponding to ongoing instant messaging communications sessions. Each tear-off element is configured to enable perception and selection by a user of a corresponding instant messaging communications session. Also, each tear-off element is configured to be independently visually separated from other elements of the instant messaging application user interface and maintained as a separate entity on the instant messaging application user interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2006Date of Patent: October 16, 2007Assignee: AOL LLCInventors: James Andrew Canfield, Kenneth Carbone, David Fairlie Colburn, Linda Nols Myers, Thomas E. Lenten, Gregory Alan Willis
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Patent number: 7127685Abstract: A user interface on a display enables user perception of information regarding a communications session that leverages an instant messaging platform. The user interface includes an instant messaging application user interface and one or more tear-off elements corresponding to ongoing instant messaging communications sessions. Each tear-off element is configured to enable perception and selection by a user of a corresponding instant messaging communications session. Also, each tear-off element is configured to be independently visually separated from other elements of the instant messaging application user interface and maintained as a separate entity on the instant messaging application user interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2002Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: America Online, Inc.Inventors: James Andrew Canfield, Kenneth Carbone, David Fairlie Colburn, Linda Nols Myers, Thomas E. Van Lenten, Gregory Alan Willis
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Patent number: 7000187Abstract: Support and training are provided for a user in operating a software application. A list of task indications are coupled to a GUI window. A graphical overlay is positioned on top of the GUI window and coupled to it. A sequence of instructions associated with a respective task is displayed in the graphical overlay upon selection of a task indication by the user. Each instruction directs attention to a respective selectable graphical area in the GUI window. The user operates a selector coupled to the GUI window, where after selecting a task, the selector is used to select graphical areas in response to the sequence of instructions. Recorded voice files or a text-to-speech synthesizer may be coupled to the sequence of instructions, whereby the instruction being displayed is simultaneously presented audibly to the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1999Date of Patent: February 14, 2006Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Frederic P. Messinger, Bruce E. Nevin
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Patent number: 6944829Abstract: A configurable user-interface component management system and method are provided where frame containers contain a number of child components and user-interface components. The frame containers and their children are arranged in a specific hierarchy that determine their on-screen appearance. The hierarchy is a result of the software architecture of the software objects corresponding to the visual on-screen objects. The user-interface components in each visual component are configured based on certain, predetermined policies. The method of managing the frame containers and their children includes waiting for an event that affects a frame and then responding by creating a frame, destroying a frame, changing a hierarchy order, moving a frame from one hierarchy to another, or sizing a frame, after which the appropriate policies are removed and applied as needed, affected hierarchies reconfigured and then saved.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2001Date of Patent: September 13, 2005Assignee: Wind River Systems, Inc.Inventor: Owen Dando