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7631278 System and method for directional focus navigation  
A system and method for improved directional focus navigation in a user interface is provided. The directional focus navigation engine may receive directional input for changing the input focus of...
7624358 Mouse radar for enhanced navigation of a topology  
A system and method for enhancing navigation of a topology within a visual display. A system is disclosed including: a system for displaying an enhanced mouse pointer in a current view, wherein the...
7620911 Collapsible dialog window  
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture of the invention provide for collapsing a dialog window of an application. A complete dialog window of a currently active application is displayed on...
7620646 Real-time construction of a selection representation for items in tree structures  
Systems and methods for generating a selection representation for items in a tree structure using an include modifier and an exclude modifier. The methods exemplarily include updating a selection...
7607104 Data processing method, data processor, and program  
An apparatus performs a data processing, including a data layout processing, to generate processed data. When the data processing has been completed, the apparatus performs a data output processing...
7603632 System and method for creating customizable nodes in a network diagram  
The present invention permits customization of shapes, sizes, and layout for data of nodes within a network diagram based upon node category or nodes selected by the user. The invention also...
7577921 Method and system for performing search using acronym  
Techniques for facilitating efficient local search using acronym are disclosed. According to one aspect of the techniques, a graphic user interface is provided to accept inputs from a user; letters...
7551184 Information processing apparatus and information processing method, and program  
There is disclosed a highly convenient user interface which can suitably perform enlarged display of a designated object and suitably allow the user to operate original objects occluded under the...
7549132 Presenting identifiers and states of processes in a stacked cursor  
In an embodiment, identifiers and states of processes are displayed in a stacked cursor, which is moved in response to movement of a pointing device. The display of the identifiers and the states...
7523391 Indicating change to data form  
Indicating a change to a data field in an electronic data entry form, such as a Web page, database form, or other electronic form. Upon loading an electronic data entry form, an initial content of...
7523189 Methods and computer readable media for generating displays of user-defined blocks of networking addresses  
Methods and computer readable media for generating displays of user-defined blocks of networking addresses on a map of an associated address space are provided. Each block of networking addresses...
7506275 User interface navigation  
User interface navigation is described. In an embodiment, an indicator displayed on a user interface rotates in place to indicate selectable directions of travel. When an input is received to stop...
7500203 Document processing method and system  
The present invention provides a document processing method and system which implement display that improves efficiency and usability of edit operations when inserting, moving, or copying & pasting...
7500200 System and method for instant messenger busy gauge  
A system and method that gathers activity level from users and provides a “busy gauge” to others that indicates the user's activity level. In one embodiment, the user's activity is computed...
7492286 Reduced keyboard character selection system and method  
A system and method of selecting a character for display in a communication device having a display and a reduced-key keyboard is provided. One of the plurality of keys on the reduced-key keyboard...
7493570 User interface options of a data lineage tool  
Provided are techniques for viewing data lineage of objects. A data lineage view that includes at least one data lineage path is displayed. The data lineage view is generated by a data lineage tool...
7480863 Dynamic and intelligent hover assistance  
A method, system and article of manufacture for hover help management in data processing systems and, more particularly, for providing dynamic and intelligent hover assistance in graphical user...
7475358 Alternate progress indicator displays  
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to novel techniques for showing the progress of an automated computer process, particularly through a graphical user interface (GUI). Graphical...
7472357 Method and apparatus for managing list items  
A method, apparatus, and a user interface for managing and prioritizing items in a list are provided. Each item in the list is associated with and displayed adjacent to a user interface control for...
7405722 Portable telephone  
In a portable telephone according to the present invention, a display displays a block indicative of an operator, predetermined information and a pointer; the operator can be operated in directions...
7382473 Program and method of print instruction for printer with PDF direct printing function  
A print instruction program and method for allowing a network terminal device to send print instructions to a PDF direct-printing printer in a communications network in an efficient and...
7380216 Zoom-capable scrollbar  
A graphical user interface displays a coarse control scrollbar to provide a user with coarse resolution sequential data control and a magnified view scrollbar proximate to the coarse control...
7372371 Notification lights, locations and rules for a computer system  
Notifications to computer users are provided via indicators such as lights. The indicators are controlled according to rules, to convey computer-related state information to users in a consistent...
7365738 Guides and indicators for eye movement monitoring systems  
A computer system aids user positioning of a pointing device by providing an animated post warp retro guide in conjunction with an eye tracking system, based on perceived user intent, to assist a...
7349000 Method and system for display of video device status information  
The status of a video call is displayed in a simplified and intuitive graphical user interface that presents status information of individual video devices of the video call with graphical or color...
7342581 Method and apparatus for displaying 3-D state indicators  
A method for presenting a user selected status of an object in a three dimensional graphic display is disclosed. The method includes the step of receiving a request to select a property of an...
7302650 Intuitive tools for manipulating objects in a display  
A method and system for providing a user with user-friendly handles for manipulating graphics and other displayed objects using a pointer. An initial toolset of handles can evolve into a toolset...
7296244 Method of visually indicating transfer of data in response to a transfer data command  
A method of visually indicating transfer of data in response to a pointing device data transfer command is provided. A display position indicator on a display screen is modified based on a data...
7274375 Timekeeping system and method for graphically tracking and representing activities  
A timekeeping system and method is provided for enabling users to graphically represent one or more activities, as well as the time that has been allocated to each. A graphical display uniquely...
7269800 Restartable image uploading  
A computer-implemented method uploads image data to a remote computer such as a server by: defining an area in a user interface adapted to receive an image; generating a thumbnail associated with...
7254775 Touch panel system and method for distinguishing multiple touch inputs  
Touch panel systems and methods are disclosed that can distinguish temporally overlapping touch inputs from single touch inputs so that valid touch position coordinates can be determined. Touch...
7248263 User interface for representing multiple data sets on a common graph  
A method and user interface are provided for independently and conveniently scaling y-values of multiple data sets whereby the data sets may be plotted against a common y-axis and provide...
7240297 User assistance system  
A method and system for providing user assistance in utilizing a computer program is disclosed that provides the capability for combining an active display of the past, current, and future steps in...
7146575 Image uploading  
A computer-implemented method uploads image data to a remote computer such as a server by: defining an area in a user interface adapted to receive an image; generating a thumbnail associated with...
7134095 Simulated three-dimensional navigational menu system  
A user interface, system, method and software for displaying a simulated three-dimensional display of menu options to a user, thereby maximizing use of a display's real estate by presenting all...
7133028 Drive activity sampling and notification  
A data storage device activity state is sampled and used to control a remote data storage device activity indicator. A disk drive activity signal is sampled by hardware either based on an edge...
7124374 Graphical interface control system  
A graphical user interface for a computer system with attached processor devices transfers input control for a pointing device on a principal computer display to native display devices and...
7107545 System and method for providing a graphical user interface display with a conspicuous image element  
A system and a method are described for providing a graphical user interface display with a conspicuous image element. In one example, a particular image element is first identified. Predetermined...
7046232 Information processing apparatus, method of displaying movement recognizable standby state, method of showing recognizable movement, method of displaying movement recognizing process, and program storage medium  
The information processing apparatus allows, based on an image obtained by photographing a user by the CCD camera 8 , to recognize the movement direction of the user and when generating a command...
7010761 Controller selectable hyperlinks  
A data processing system for connection to a network utilizing a guidance diagram overlay on a network page with selectable options associated with input controller keys to facilitate network...
6971071 System and method for implementing an image ancillary to a cursor  
A system and method to display an ancillary image which is movable with a cursor image. A cursor image indication is obtained which is indicative of the cursor image. An ancillary image indication...
6961912 Feedback mechanism for use with visual selection methods  
A feedback mechanism usable with graphical user interface systems that do not have a cursor improves the usefulness of such graphical user interfaces. Locating, identifying and/or selecting...
6920619 User interface for removing an object from a display  
A digital system that may be used by children two years old and older. The digital system is contained in a child-proof case and has an upward-facing display with a touch-sensitive screen that is...
6918087 Visual clues to navigate three-dimensional space in a computer-implemented graphics system  
A computer-implemented graphics system provides visual clues for navigating a three-dimensional space. The graphics system displays a two-dimensional viewport of the three-dimensional space on a...
6907569 “Show me” user interface command with scroll tracking  
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for displaying a document on a display device. Methods include receiving a user input selecting a location in a document displayed in a...
6886138 Directing users′ attention to specific icons being approached by an on-screen pointer on user interactive display interfaces  
In an interactive display interface, an implementation for highlighting all icons in any set of a plurality of the icons, wherein each icon in the set is within a predetermined distance of an...
6844887 Alternate reduced size on-screen pointers for accessing selectable icons in high icon density regions of user interactive display interfaces  
In an interactive display interface, an implementation switching to an alternate smaller sized cursor when the original sized cursor does not have the minimum clearance between the target icon and...
6836275 Method for distinguishing between single and multiple connections in a network topology  
A computer user interface to display connections in a network topology display. Different visual representations are used for a single and multiple connection types. If there is only a single...
6834372 Internet web browser with proximity sensitie hyperlink history report  
A web browser program presents historical information about hyperlinks shown on web pages. Initially, the computer determines whether it is receiving certain user input, such as placement of a...
6825861 Three state icons for operation  
A three state icon for a computer is disclosed. The icon prevents inadvertent starting of an operation on a computer. The icon has a first state which conceals a second state. Upon selection of the...
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