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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...
7376669 System for automatically initiating a computer security and/or screen saver mode  
A system for automatically switching a computer to a password protected screen saver mode when a computer user leaves the proximity of the computer. The system includes a proximity sensor that...
7360176 Symbol selector and symbol selection method  
A symbol selector comprising a storage unit which stores a symbol list including predetermined arrayed symbols; a manipulator unit for manipulating a pointing position of a virtual pointer which...
7336256 Conveying the importance of display screen data using audible indicators  
An audible indicator such as an audio tone is associated with the importance of data elements displayed on a visual display screen of data processing apparatus such as a personal computer or work...
7298382 Figure selection method, figure selection device, and storage medium storing figure selection program  
A figure selection method and device including a retrieval operation of a figure element adjacent to a designated figure element where a figure is formed by a plurality of figure elements....
7296230 Linked contents browsing support device, linked contents continuous browsing support device, and method and program therefor, and recording medium therewith  
Pop-up display information is created and displayed in a dynamic manner even without establishing settings in advance related to pop-up display for an anchor or an icon or the like, and...
7293246 System and method for aligning objects using non-linear pointer movement  
The present invention provides a system, method, and computer-readable medium that adjusts pointer movement when an input device causes the pointer to intersect one or more alignment areas. Pointer...
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...
7240300 Method for creating user-defined computer operations using arrows  
A method for creating user-defined computer operations involves drawing an arrow in response to user input and associating at least one graphic to the arrow to designate a transaction to the arrow....
7237186 Exiting a spreadsheet edit mode during a mouse drag operation  
A user can click on a spreadsheet cell to enter edit mode and alter the contents of the cell. Edit mode can be exited through a click and drag maneuver. The click and drag maneuver not only exits...
7231989 Drilling control arrangement  
A method and a control system for controlling rock drilling. A control unit of a rock drilling apparatus is provided with one or more control modes, each determining the drilling variables to be...
7225414 Method and system for virtual touch entertainment  
The present invention is a method and apparatus for attracting the attention of people in public places and engaging them in a touch-free interaction with a multimedia display using an...
7109975 Computer pointer control  
The present invention relates to a method and system which allows for the transfer of pointer movements and events from small devices with space and data rate constraints to a display device. This...
7100123 Electronic content search and delivery based on cursor location  
An electronic search is automatically initiated when a cursor hovers in one location for a predetermined time. A target process associated with a target window is forced to re-render data to the...
7039874 Interface for modifying data fields in a mark-up language environment  
A method for modifying a data field is described, illustrated and claimed. The novel system and method allows for quick and efficient modification of all or a portion of a plurality of data fields,...
7028269 Multi-modal video target acquisition and re-direction system and method  
The present invention relates generally to the field of video-camera systems, such as a video conferencing systems, and more particularly to video camera targeting systems that locate and acquire...
7000197 Method and apparatus for inferred selection of objects  
One or more embodiments of the invention comprises a collection of techniques to infer the real construction of a collection of graphical elements. Typically the underlying graphical elements of a...
6995746 Method for controlling the movement of a cursor on a screen  
This is a method of processing the movement of a cursor over a screen ( 12 ) which comprises one or more cursor activatable zones ( 10 ), at least one activatable zone ( 10 ) being surrounded by an...
6981224 System and method for conditionally associating a plurality of enabled images with a predetermined image  
In a method for delivering information to a person accessing a banner website from a terminal located remote from the source of the banner website the terminal has an associated display upon which...
6976224 Information processing apparatus and method with graphical user interface allowing processing condition to be set by drag and drop, and medium on which processing program thereof is recorded  
An information processing apparatus includes an operation detecting unit which detects a predetermined operation performed on a first icon which has been dragged to a second icon, the first icon...
6975299 Computer system control with user data via interface surface with coded marks  
A method and system for enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system. The user is provided with an interface surface containing information relating to the computer...
6964022 Electronic board system  
An electronic board system includes an electronic board having a screen for displaying information of interest to a work group or community, an input device for receiving information from users in...
6954899 Human-computer interface including haptically controlled interactions  
The present invention provides a method of human-computer interfacing that provides haptic feedback to control interface interactions such as scrolling or zooming within an application. Haptic...
6938216 Menu system requiring reduced user manipulation of an input device  
A graphical user interface (GUI) for a computer system reduces the amount of manipulation of an input device required in accessing a selected item on a menu. The GUI displays a selected menu on the...
6907581 Method and system for implicitly resolving pointing ambiguities in human-computer interaction (HCI)  
A method and system for implicitly resolving pointing ambiguities in human-computer interaction by implicitly analyzing user movements of a pointer toward a user targeted object located in an...
6907574 System and method of hyperlink navigation between frames  
A system and method for navigating between hyperlinks and frames on a Web page within a Web browser in a client system in communication with one or more server systems. A plurality of hyperlinks...
6897880 User interface for generating parameter values in media presentations based on selected presentation instances  
A system providing a user interface to allow a user to easily modify parameters of media presentations such as images and audio. The user selects first and second reference instances, such as...
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...
6885363 Pointing device dwell time  
A method, apparatus, and signal-bearing medium that selects an object displayed on a display screen when a cursor controlled by a pointing device pauses at the object for a time period longer than...
6883145 Arrow logic system for creating and operating control systems  
A graphic programming system for associating distinctive arrow appearances to specific transaction(s) that the arrow may convey among and between on-screen objects. The distinctive appearance...
6871327 Method and apparatus for extending coverage of GUI tests  
A method of testing a graphical user interface includes selecting a widget of the graphical user interface, associating an access mode with the widget, generating a mode-specific input message...
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...
6842795 Methods and apparatus for shifting focus between multiple devices  
A system, method, apparatus, means, and computer program code for shifting focus between multiple devices. In some embodiments, a method in accordance with the present invention may include...
6822664 Browser navigation for devices with a limited input system  
Methods, system, and computer program products for browsing content with a display area and input system that may be limited in comparison to more traditional browsing systems. Movement between and...
6816176 Temporarily moving adjacent or overlapping icons away from specific icons being approached by an on-screen pointer on user interactive display interfaces  
In an interactive display interface, an implementation for setting up around each of the selectable items, e.g. icons, a perimeter zone or halo at a predetermined distance from the perimeter of the...
6803906 Passive touch system and method of detecting user input  
A passive touch system includes a passive touch surface and at least two cameras associated with the touch surface. The at least two cameras acquire images of the touch surface from different...
6791588 Method for conducting a contest using a network  
A method for conducting a contest using a network is provided. A plurality of pick spaces, a virtual display fixture, and a plurality of virtual articles of commerce are displayed on the screen of...
6771284 System and method of providing a navigational aide  
The present invention is directed to a system and method of providing a navigational aide. In a first aspect of the present invention, a system and method of providing a navigational aide includes...
6727929 Automatic determination of nearest window controller having a function consistent with motion of cursor  
In a computer windowing operating environment: a method, apparatus, and program product to select the appropriate window controller corresponding the motion of the window cursor. A user will...
6717600 Proximity selection of selectable item in a graphical user interface  
The focus on a selectable item, such as a menu item, desktop icon, hyperlink, etc., changes based on proximity of the cursor. Whenever a portion of the area surrounding the cursor moves over a...
6714215 System and method for displaying media interactively on a video display device  
A graphical user interface (GUI) allows a user to directly access items of visual and/or audio media by passing a cursor over points on an electronic map. Indicators in the form of icons...
6693653 Method of assisting cursor movement toward a nearby displayed target  
A method of assisting movement of a cursor toward a target on a display screen is disclosed. According to the method, an initial cursor movement is detected. It is determined whether the direction...
6678865 Method for adding a cell to the side of an existing table in a document  
A method and system for inserting a table over text, for splitting a cell with text into two or more cells, for converting a bordered paragraph into a table, and for adding cells to a table. A...
6675070 Automation equipment control system  
A automation equipment control system comprises a general purpose computer with a general purpose operating system in electronic communication with a real-time computer subsystem. The general...
6657647 Controlling the order in which content is displayed in a browser  
A main document and referenced frame documents to be rendered by a browser for a display page are parsed by the browser to identify where text and graphics objected are to be located. The location...
6654035 Computer system and method of manipulating a graphical user interface component on a computer display through collision with a pointer  
A computer system and method manipulate a window or similar graphical user interface component through collision of a pointer controlled by a user with the boundary of the window. When it is...
6646657 Systems and methods for processing data  
In a computer system comprising a screen, a screen saver determines if a predetermined time period lapses and, saves a screen when the predetermined time period has elapsed. When the screen saver...
6628315 System, method, and program for providing a barrier around a menu choice to reduce the chance of a user accidentally making a selection error  
A system, method, and program of the invention reduces the chance of a user accidentally making a menu selection error, without causing the user extra effort in responding to a confirmation dialog....
6614458 Method and apparatus for displaying and manipulating multiple geometric constraints of a mechanical design  
Computer instructions that operate to view a display of geometric constraints associated with a selected piece of geometry of a mechanical design and to drag and manipulate multiple geometric...
6587131 Method for assisting user to operate pointer  
A system and method for assisting the user to operate a pointer so as to move the pointer onto a desired object by the pointing device. A pointer movement direction in which the user wants to move...
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