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7596768 Screensaver display method and information processing system  
There are provided a screensaver displaying method and an information processing system in which characters arbitrarily selected or input by a user can be displayed with a simple operation during...
7594192 Method and apparatus for identifying hotkey conflicts  
The hotkey conflict avoidance program identifies a set of hotkeys in a first application and a second set of hotkeys in a simultaneously running second application, compares a first hotkey in the...
7565625 Toolbar slot method and apparatus  
A method for a computer system includes displaying a toolbar region with user selectable icons on a display, positioning a cursor on the display over the toolbar region, and receiving a first...
7552400 System and method for navigating within a graphical user interface without using a pointing device  
A system and method for navigating within a graphical user interface without using a pointing device is described. A set of one or more keyboard shortcuts is defined, including at least one key....
7543246 Image displaying program product and an image displaying apparatus  
To enable a user to grasp the detailed contents of respective files constituting a file group by allowing the user to view index images representing the file group along with file information, a...
7519921 Method and system for selecting a dynamic object in a graphical user interface  
A method and system for selecting a dynamic object in a Graphical User Interface (GUI), is provided. The GUI is represented by a matrix comprising a plurality of objects and a plurality of data...
7503016 Configuration mechanism for organization of addressing elements  
A method and apparatus for organizing and accessing addressing elements is herein disclosed. An exemplary speed dialing system includes a plurality of speed dial pages which can be selected by the...
7503012 Invoking user designated actions based upon selected computer content  
A program or system function on a computer system is automatically invoked by receiving a user-selected first insertion point or replacement area within a first user interface to a destination...
7441204 Method and system for automatically displaying content of a window on a display that has changed orientation  
A method and system for automatically displaying content of a window on a display that has changed orientation is described. The content of a window, such as a dialog box, that has been authored...
7353463 Interface for multifunctional system having multiple services  
An interface for a multifunctional electronic device capable of performing multiple services such as copy, fax, scan, and print wherein the interface is simplified by illuminating or otherwise...
7320111 Method for assigning large sets of characters in different modes to keys of a number keypad for low keypress-data-entry ratio  
A key assignment method assigns large sets of alphabetic and other characters and functions to the keys of a standard numeric keypad for text/data entry on an electronic device. Two letters are...
7308654 Information processing apparatus, menu processing method and recording medium storing a menu processing program  
Characteristic menu information corresponding to applications are stored in a menu storage unit. A menu development unit discriminates an application which is now started and develops a menu...
7290220 Method and apparatus for non-sequential access of form fields  
A method and system for non-sequential access to fields in a window, document, form or template. When the window, document, form or template is opened for user input, the user activates the...
7284206 Image processing apparatus, its control method, and storage medium  
An object of this invention is to process image data in which a plurality of link destinations are set in one region. Another object of this invention is to allow the user intuitively to recognize...
7281214 Automatically updating user programmable input sensors to perform user specified functions  
In a portable multimedia device, a method, apparatus, and system for automatically updating programmable buttons on a remote client device using a set of user preferences is described. A remote...
7277691 Method and system for management of call tones  
A method for management of call tones (tones that a caller hears when they call a party) is described which is particularly suitable for use by wireless telephones. The management of call tones can...
7263669 Patient communication method and system  
A healthcare communication system can include a patient terminal having a keyboard unit with message keys for transmitting different ones of one or more programmed messages, and alphanumeric keys...
7243309 Interface accelerator  
To facilitate interface navigation, accelerator keys are assigned to links within the interface. If the interface is a web browser, for example, accelerator keys may be associated with link...
7222307 Multipurpose navigation keys for an electronic imaging device  
A method and apparatus for a portable electronic imaging device, comprising a display screen for displaying objects including any combination of digital still images, video clips, menu items, and...
7194700 System and method for one-stroke multimedia programming  
Methods are provided for configuring and invoking command sequences from a remote control (RC) keystroke in a multimedia system of networked devices. The configuring method comprises: selecting a...
7191409 Method and apparatus for programming hot keys based on user interests  
A system is provided that configures a computer keyboard hot key based upon user interests. The system determines a profile of interests for a user, selects a web site address to associate with the...
7188318 Web accessibility assistant  
A utility computer program to make the web accessible to users who cannot use a mouse filters a web page and adds code to trigger all URLs in the page with a 2-character key code, display the code...
7159191 Input of data  
A data input method in user terminals having a limited-size keyboard with two different data input methods linked in such a way that toggling between the modes does not require from the user any...
7134094 Automatic assigning of shortcut keys  
Automatic assignment of shortcut keys for launching applications or for providing other commands is provided based on the position of corresponding application listings or shortcuts in a menu. The...
7036089 Distribution of application windows in a computing device display  
A method for distributing windows in a computing device desktop, comprises opening at least one window in the computing device desktop. The method continues with distributing the at least one...
7032184 Video display apparatus having hotkey functions and a method therefor  
A video display apparatus having user-selected hotkey functions and a method of using them is disclosed in which a function of the video display system can be changed by a user. Information on a...
6968537 Apparatus, system and method of automatically assigning mnemonics in a user interface  
A method, system and apparatus for automatically assigning mnemonics to text strings in a GUI are provided. First, all text strings used in the GUI that are associated with controls requiring...
6959422 Shortcut key manager and method for managing shortcut key assignment  
A shortcut key manager and method is provided for managing shortcut key assignment to non-command user interface items. In response to receipt of an item identification that identifies a...
6907577 System and method for accessing screen fields, functions and programs using a simple single key stroke  
A system, method and computer program in which a user by selecting a single keystroke may automatically place the cursor in a desired field on an active screen or execute another function or...
6785487 Image forming device with function selecting keys and at least one shortcut key  
This image forming device is arranged such that desired functions and their respective setting details can be allocated to shortcut keys, and titles and icons representing the functions allocated...
6724399 Methods and apparatus for enabling keyboard accelerators in applications implemented via a browser  
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for enabling keyboard accelerators in software applications implemented via a browser application are disclosed herein. Keyboard accelerators are...
6529219 Computer user interface for executing and controlling an application program using program selection smarts buttons  
A computer user interface of this invention is a special interface for executing an application program, and includes a program selection button and a shell program for executing an application...
6515686 Computer system for interface of shell program and interface method of the same  
A method for shell program interface of a computer system is described. A shell program is activated by using a wheel button of a wheel mouse and a defined hotkey or only the wheel button. A wheel...
6489976 System and method for displaying pop-up symbols for indicating accelerator keys for implementing computer software options  
A system, method, and computer readable medium containing computer readable instructions for displaying pop-up accelerator key symbols that indicate accelerator keys that may be activated by a user...
6445575 Base capable of adjusting the elevation of a panel  
A base enables the elevation of a panel to be selectively adjusted. The base includes a fixed flap, a supporting flap assembly and a hinge. The fixed flap is attached to the backside of the panel....
6415255 Apparatus and method for an array processing accelerator for a digital signal processor  
A data processing system for use in arrays includes a digital signal processor, a search accelerator unit and memory unit, the memory unit having a group storage locations that store the data...
6407739 Article and method for displaying a graphical history list  
A tool is disclosed that assists a user to assimilate, interrelate, and remember a succession of resources that are retrieved by a computer under the direction of the user. In particular, some...
5969718 Method and apparatus for providing a softkey prompted user interface  
A custom segment that includes softkey prompts which are included as icons in the display. A number of keys are associated with the display. Several functions are assigned to the same key. The...
5943054 Function designate method for designating a variety of functions to be performed by a control unit  
A function designate method for designating a variety of functions to be performed by a control unit. The method includes the step of displaying graphic icons under ordinary circumstances, which...
5825362 Graphical user interface with keyboard display graphical  
A method and system for controlling the operation of a digital computer system having a memory, visual display, and keyboard employs software for displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) in the...
5625810 Data file apparatus for registering and retrieving data files in accordance with attribute information thereof  
The present invention is a data file apparatus in which input data files are assigned attribute information which is a clue to retrieval of the data files. Each data file is assigned an appropriate...
5159324 Icon aided run function display system  
The present invention concerns an icon aided run function display system wherein a function may be selected from a plurality of choices shown on a display means and having a function selection...
5121477 System for interactively creating action bar pull-down windows of a user interface for use at program run time  
Customized screens are generated in accordance with the invention for interfacing with an application program in an information processing system. During a panel definition phase when a panel...
4859187 Database management enhancement device  
An enhancement device for database management systems utilizing a board or screen format having an array of cells with a set of mnemonic icons selctively positioned as portals to associated keys...
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