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7620949 Method and apparatus for facilitating recognition of an open event window during operation of guest software in a virtual machine environment  
In one embodiment, a method includes transitioning control to a virtual machine (VM) upon receiving a request from a virtual machine monitor (VMM), determining that the request to transition...
7620906 Display apparatus and method for displaying screen where dragging and dropping of object can be executed and program stored in computer-readable storage medium  
In the present invention, a user allows a computer to execute application software to display an object on a display and to move the object by dragging and dropping it using a pointing device, thus...
7620902 Collaboration spaces  
A computer implemented method and system enable users to create a social network providing access to other users. By providing access to such networks via a visual presentation, the system renders...
7620684 Method and system for issuing information over a communications network  
A method and a system for issuing information over a communications network, in particular over the Internet, wherein a central computer communicates with at least one user computer of a user for...
7617457 System and method for collaborative call management  
A system and method for collaborative call management are disclosed. In one embodiment of a method incorporating teachings of the present disclosure, a graphical user interface (GUI) element may be...
7607096 System and method for a user interface directed to discovering and publishing presence information on a network  
A system and method is provided for a user interface directed to publication and discovery of the presence of users on a network. A sidebar tile is provided that peripherally and unobtrusively...
7595810 Methods of manipulating a screen space of a display device  
Methods to manipulate a screen space of a display device are disclosed. A plurality of application windows of a plurality of applications are displayed on a screen space. At least a first...
7581192 Method and apparatus for application window grouping and management  
A method for displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen is described. The method includes steps of displaying a first application window and a second application window on a display...
7565614 Image data processing apparatus and image data processing method for a video conference system  
This invention provides a data processing apparatus and a data processing method for reducing the amount of image data denoting a pattern drawn on a whiteboard by a pen or the like being moved so...
7562102 Extensible handling of new or modified data within an independent distributed database system  
Newly added, deleted, or changed data of a local storage in a distributed database system is prevented from being replicated until it has been approved via a specific process. Any new, deleted, or...
7552397 Multiple window behavior system  
A method for displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen is described. The method includes steps of associating a first window with a second window, where the second window is independent...
7552394 Graphical user interface with intelligent navigation  
Systems, methods, media, and other embodiments associated with facilitating intelligent navigation in a graphical user interface (GUI) are described. One exemplary system embodiment includes a...
7543237 Dynamic collaboration assistant  
A dynamic collaboration assistant application for use in a computing system including a terminal connected to a server. The dynamic collaboration assistant application includes a collaborative...
7536641 Web page authoring tool for structured documents  
A web page is composed using a browser that displays an authoring web page containing an authoring tool embedded in the authoring web page. The authoring web page, as displayed in a browser window,...
7530028 Shared online experience encapsulation system and method  
A novel technique enables participants of an online group interaction to capture and encapsulate an ongoing activity at a particular moment in time. During the online group interaction, a user...
7506263 Method and system for visualization of threaded email conversations  
An embodiment of the invention uses the message sequence chart (MSC) and various visual cues to provide an interactive visualization of threaded electronic conversations (e.g., in email, bulletin...
7503006 Visual indication of current voice speaker  
Visually identifying one or more known or anonymous voice speakers to a listener in a computing session. For each voice speaker, voice data include a speaker identifier that is associated with a...
7496627 Automation control system having digital logging  
A convergence and automation system includes (a) an internet-protocol based network, (b) hardware implemented with a web service for devices (WSD) protocol, wherein the hardware includes a...
7487454 Managing arbitrary window regions for more effective use of screen space  
The present invention enables the management of arbitrary regions of a window. A surrogate window is created to contain a region of interest in a source window. A surrogate window may also be...
7484175 Method and apparatus for increasing personability of instant messaging with user images  
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for handling instant messages. In response to receiving an instant message, a determination is made as to whether a picture of a sender of the instant...
7478334 Folding text in side conversations  
An example of a solution provided here comprises receiving a signal for sending in a side conversation, and in response to the signal for sending, sending a first portion of text, in a side...
7478135 One-responder email feature  
The present invention discloses a method for allowing an email request to be sent to a group of recipients which requires one person to accept the request or task. Obtaining notification of the...
7447996 System for using gender analysis of names to assign avatars in instant messaging applications  
A software module for displaying gender-based avatar representations of users in instant messaging communications comprises a username analysis component and an interface component. The username...
7430721 Pointright: a system to redirect mouse and keyboard control among multiple machines  
The present invention provides a software system, PointRight, that allows for smooth and effortless control of pointing and input devices among multiple displays. With PointRight, a single...
7424683 Object entry into an electronic device  
A system for entering objects from a set of objects into an electronic device is arranged to determine a first pointer position ( 11 ) on a display ( 10 ) and display, surrounding the first point...
7421660 Method and apparatus to visually present discussions for data mining purposes  
A method of organizing information is disclosed. The method comprises providing a visualization of actor communications in the context of one or more discussion, a discussion including at least one...
7398476 Graphical list grouping widget and methods of use thereof  
Apparatus and methods for segmenting sets of distinct entities into groups with associated boundaries, wherein the associated boundaries have an associated logic are disclosed. The interaction of...
7398267 Information system  
This invention concerns virtual rooms for communicating information about specific topics. The virtual room comprises an identification code to identify the address of each virtual room, and a web...
7395509 Temporal visualizations of collaborative exchanges  
A user interface (UI), which reflects exchanges in the past and the future between a user and entities. The UI includes a background having a user defined granularity, a plurality of dots, which...
7386797 Framework to model and execute business processes within a collaborative environment  
A mechanism of specification of business process templates, to capture commonly performed business activities/workflows/projects within a business organization and encourage reuse of best...
7363590 Calendar bar interface for electronic mail interaction  
A calendar bar utility with a special user interface may be integrated and displayed simultaneously with an electronic mail list inbox. The calendar bar user interface comprises a linear display...
7363589 System and method for generating invisible notes on a presenter's screen  
Disclosed is a system and method for electronic-based communication between a plurality of remote users. The system includes a plurality of remote workstations, interconnected via a communication...
7362331 Time-based, non-constant translation of user interface objects between states  
The present invention relates to a method for moving objects within the graphical user interface (GUI) of an operating system in a manner that provides a transitional effect between window states,...
7360164 Collaboration launchpad  
Integrating collaboration products or processes includes displaying a plurality of contacts in a collaboration display area, receiving a selection of one or more contacts from the plurality of...
7346678 System and method for monitoring and managing a computing service  
A system and method for monitoring and managing a computing service are disclosed. In one embodiment, an agent is installed at each of a plurality of clients. These agents periodically test...
7343415 Display of software notes indicating that content from a content provider site is available for display  
First program code is executed at a content recipient so as to identify a content provider having posted content of interest to the content recipient. Second program code is executed at the content...
7328242 Using multiple simultaneous threads of communication  
A method, system, and computer-readable medium is described for providing a thread messaging system for communications between users of thread client computing devices. The thread messaging system...
7284203 Method and apparatus for application sharing interface  
An interface is provided for application sharing. An interface program facilitates application sharing by reducing it to a two step process hiding underlying details from a user. This interface...
7284202 Interactive multi media user interface using affinity based categorization  
Computing devices capable of internetworking and receiving, storing and viewing programmed (scheduled) television and multimedia content provide a platform for access to a combination of Internet...
7278108 System and method of displaying multiple pending notifications in a single window  
A system and method of displaying multiple, concurrent instant messaging (IM) sessions is described. The system and method includes providing multiple IM sessions, displaying a first one of the IM...
7278107 Method, system and program product for managing windows in a network-based collaborative meeting  
Under the present invention, a source meeting partner can select a target application for sharing with one ore more destination meeting partners during a collaborative meeting. Upon selection of...
7243299 Methods and apparatus for displaying multiple contexts in electronic documents  
Methods and apparatus for simultaneously displaying multiple-contexts in a page-oriented viewing architecture utilize the concept of page pinning in which a portion of a first document context is...
7240292 Virtual address bar user interface control  
A virtual address bar user interface control is presented. The virtual address bar includes a plurality of interactive segments, each segment corresponding to a predetermined filter for selecting...
7234116 Communications system for transmitting, receiving, and displaying an image and associated image action information  
A novel communications system is provided, including a plurality of user terminals capable of communication using a predetermined communication software program and accessible to Internet, and an...
7213211 System for knowledge transfer in a group setting  
A system for knowledge transfer in a group setting comprises a plurality of participant work areas and a moderator work area. Each of the plurality of participant work areas has at least one...
7191407 Method and apparatus for learning computer interface attributes  
The invention is a method and apparatus for automatically opening files of particular types in a computer application program using certain attributes, such as window size and position, as dictated...
7162699 Mechanisms and artifacts to manage heterogeneous platform interfaces in a collaboration system  
A collaboration system including a coordinated distributed design process and which allows individuals to hold interactions over a network and work together in a coordinated fashion on shared...
7124372 Interactive communication between a plurality of users  
A system, method, and computer program for interactive communication among a plurality of users. The invention, called Holocene Conversation Mode (“HCM”), takes advantage of the observation...
7013186 Switchgear cabinet monitoring and control arrangement  
A switchgear cabinet monitoring and control arrangement with several switchgear cabinet monitoring and control devices connected to a network, and with at least one personal computer, which is in...
7007235 Collaborative agent interaction control and synchronization system  
A system for supporting a coordinated distributed design process and which allows individuals to hold meetings over the internet and work together in a coordinated fashion on shared design problems...
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