Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
715766000 | Z order of multiple diverse workspace objects | 59 |
20080201654 | INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS - An information presentation apparatus, which presents an image of an object and information associated with the object to an operator, is composed of a user interface section including an operation section to be operated by the operator or a display section which presents information to the operator. And the information presentation apparatus is further composed of a user interface control section which detects or estimates an attitude of the operation section or the display section and switches an operation or function of the user interface section based on the detected or estimated attitude. | 08-21-2008 |
20080307344 | Plant Monitoring Equipment and Plant Operation Monitoring Method - A plant monitoring apparatus and a plant operation monitoring method are disclosed, wherein the plant monitoring apparatus includes a display unit for displaying a plant monitor screen having a plurality of windows displayed in superposition with each other, a monitor unit for monitoring a status change of the plant, and a control unit for transparently displaying at least a partial area of the superposed window upon detection of a status change of the plant by the monitor unit. | 12-11-2008 |
20080320406 | IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD, PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - It is controlled to determine priority for each of plural display objects, wherein the priority having plural levels, and to change displays of the plural display objects in the determined priority, in accordance with a display form of an image different from the plural display objects. To achieve this, the present invention provides an image displaying method of displaying the plural display objects on a display unit, the method comprising: determining the priority for each of the plural display objects, and changing the displays of the plural display objects in the determined priority, in accordance with a display form of the image different from the plural display objects. | 12-25-2008 |
20090064021 | User interface elements cloning and transitions - Systems and methods of displaying a user interface in a portable electronic device are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes creating a first clone and a second clone of a user interface element. The method also includes displaying the first clone of the user interface element on a display of the portable electronic device, modifying the second clone of the user interface element, and transitioning between the first clone of the user interface element and the second clone of the user interface element. In another embodiment, a method includes displaying an initial user interface element and displaying a transition between the initial user interface element and a final user interface element, wherein the transition is selected based on a classification of the initial user interface element and a classification of the final user interface element. | 03-05-2009 |
20090150815 | METHOD FOR SORTING GRAPHICAL OBJECTS - A method for sorting graphical objects having an assigned depth coordinate, wherein at least two sets of graphical objects are requested to be drawn, each set comprising at least two graphical objects having a different depth coordinate and a request to select at least one set to sort is received, wherein the request covers fewer than all sets whereby sorting of the graphical objects of each selected set, is executed within the set, according to depth coordinates of the graphical objects. | 06-11-2009 |
20090172578 | IMAGING DEVICE - This attempts to enhance the degree of freedom in device settings based on commands and thereby improving the usability of an imaging device. | 07-02-2009 |
20090177989 | User Interface for Selection from Media Collection - Among other things, techniques and systems are disclosed for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to user. A system includes a content source and a GUI communicatively connected to the content source. The GUI includes a user input area to receive user input and a display area to display available content items from the content source based on the received user input. The display area includes a presentation of the available content arranged in one or more rows. Each row includes a user selectable area to display at least one visual indication that represents one or more of the available content items. Each row includes a holding area to display another visual indication that represents other available content items not displayed in the user selectable area. The display area includes highlighting positioned over one of the available content items. | 07-09-2009 |
20090307624 | INTERFACE AND PROGRAM USING VISUAL DATA ARRANGEMENTS FOR EXPRESSING USER PREFERENCES CONCERNING AN ACTION OR TRANSACTION - A graphical user interface is provided for capturing application data in picture form. A set of data capture tools, including a subjective data parameter palette and accompanying data canvas, are presented to an operator during an interactive session. By selecting and placing such data parameters on the data canvas, a user can paint a data picture representing his/her subjective motivations, mental impressions, reasons, etc., for engaging in a particular transaction. In a preferred embodiment, the present interface is used in connection with a stock portfolio management application, where it is used to capture user rationale and logic for purchasing or selling financial instruments such as securities, options, etc. | 12-10-2009 |
20100017733 | Graphic-Information Flow for Visually Analyzing Patterns and Relationships - A display control and information management system seamlessly integrates layered and slotted formatted data from local and remote sources to provide a highly versatile information display. The system permits selective control of display and display features so that complex data and data flows can be seamlessly accessed with enhanced cognition of salient information by a user. | 01-21-2010 |
20100058212 | USER INTERFACE, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SPECIAL LOCATIONS ON A MAP - A user interface comprising a controller configured to display a map and to display at least one marked location on said map. The location is associated with at least one graphical object. The controller is further configured to determine whether a first graphical object will overlap a second graphical object when rendered and if so said controller is configured to create a third graphical object being associated with said first and second graphical objects and render said third graphical object. | 03-04-2010 |
20100058213 | Display controlling apparatus and display controlling method - A display controlling apparatus stores therein first position information of pieces of data in a predetermined n-dimensional virtual space displayed on a display device, specifies second position information in the virtual space indicating positions of the pieces of data obtained after performing a rearranging process thereon, specifies intermediate position information indicating positions in a m-dimensional virtual space corresponding to a period during which the data is rearranged from the first-position-information positions into the second-position-information positions, the m being smaller than the n by 1 or more, calculates first transition paths in transitions from the first-position-information positions to the intermediate-position-information positions, calculates second transition paths in transitions from the intermediate-position-information positions to the second-position-information positions, and outputs display screen information containing the pieces of data that go through the transitions in the virtual spaces according to the first and the second transition paths. | 03-04-2010 |
20100088623 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT COMPUTER PROGRAM AND OPERATIONAL ASSITANCE COMPUTER SYSTEM - It is an object to provide an operational support computer program and an operational support computer system that carry out a simple and convenient input operation by means of an input button, such as a keyboard or the like. | 04-08-2010 |
20100107101 | IN-DOCUMENT FLOATING OBJECT RE-ORDERING - Techniques are disclosed herein for re-ordering floating objects in an electronic document. An electronic document having floating objects is displayed in a first mode. Each floating object has an x-y location in the document and has a position on a z-order stack. In the first mode the floating objects are displayed in an x-y plane based on the z-order stack. Then, the electronic document is displayed in a second mode in which the electronic document is depicted as x-y plane slices. Each x-y plane slice corresponds to one position on the z-order stack. The x-y plane slices are displayed in particular order to depict the position of the floating objects on the z-order stack. A re-ordering of the x-y plane slices is displayed based on a request. Then, the electronic document is displayed in the first mode again based on the re-ordering of the x-y planes. | 04-29-2010 |
20100138765 | Indicator Pop-Up - An apparatus includes a display, an processor configured to allow for selecting items of interest for inclusion in an indicator pop-up, circuitry configured for maintaining the indicator pop-up for continued use when performing other actions, and an indicator configured for selecting the indicator pop-up to be shown on the display. | 06-03-2010 |
20100192081 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - An information processing apparatus including a display section to display a data, an input section to input user input information, a communication section to communicate with a server, and a control section. The control section controls a display of a received message on the display section in accordance with the input information input through the input section. The control section displays, on the display section, a post card in which information included in the received message is laid out on a template selected in advance by the server, and enables a user to judge whether the post card corresponds to a read message or an unread message by displaying the post card corresponding to the read message in different display forms from the post card corresponding to the unread message. | 07-29-2010 |
20110055742 | CONTEXT ARRANGEMENT METHOD, CONTEXT ARRANGEMENT PROGRAM AND INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - A context arrangement method, comprising: an operation input step of accepting an input of an operation with respect to a selection target embedded in contents on a display screen; a context arrangement step of arranging a context at a position corresponding to the input of the operation in a virtual display space which is larger than an area in which the contents are displayed; and a drawing step of drawing display data of the selection target in the arranged context by a background processing. | 03-03-2011 |
20110145744 | ABBREVIATED USER INTERFACE FOR INSTANT MESSAGING TO MINIMIZE ACTIVE WINDOW FOCUS CHANGES - An abbreviated user interface for instant messaging (or other type of communications occurring in a graphical user interface environment permitting concurrent running of multiple application) is provided. The abbreviated user interface is different from a related primary user interface and is presented when the primary user interface is instantiated, yet is not on top of a z-order of a graphical environment. The abbreviated user interface can be a light-weight one that permits a user to quickly read messages. In one embodiment, a user can create outgoing messages using the abbreviated user interface. Presentation of the abbreviated user interface can require a user action, such as hovering a pointer over a task bar element for a duration or pressing a hot-key combination. In one embodiment, presentation of an otherwise unread message within the abbreviated interface for a designated time can cause the message to be marked as read. | 06-16-2011 |
20110258566 | ASSIGNING Z-ORDER TO USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS - Various embodiments related to assigning z-order to a plurality of user interface elements are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment provides a method of assigning a z-ordering to a user interface element displayed on a multi-user interactive display based upon an interaction state of the user interface element, the interaction state being dependent upon how a user interacts with the user interface element. The method comprises detecting a change in the interaction state of the user interface element. If the change is an initiation of a movement of the user interface element on the display, the user interface element is moved to a first predetermined position within the z-ordering. If the change is an initiation of a user interaction with content contained within the user interface element, the user interface element is moved to a second predetermined position within the z-ordering. | 10-20-2011 |
20120131483 | DRAG-AND-DROP ACTIONS FOR WEB APPLICATIONS USING AN OVERLAY AND A SET OF PLACEHOLDER ELEMENTS - In order to improve performance and responsiveness for drag-and-drop actions for Web applications, the amount of JavaScript loaded and executed at each increment of the mouse as it moves during a drag-and-drop action should be minimized. This can be achieved by harnessing the efficient and native-code algorithms built into Web browsers. Instead of using a JavaScript algorithm to compute which drop target the mouse is on, an overlay with placeholders can be placed on top of the page using z-index, where the placeholders are placed directly on top of the drop targets. The current drop target can be computed using the browser's built-in onmouseover and onmouseout events on the placeholder elements, thus freeing the browser from loading and executing too much JavaScript. | 05-24-2012 |
20120151396 | RENDERING AN OPTIMIZED METRICS TOPOLOGY ON A MONITORING TOOL - Various embodiments of systems and methods for rendering an optimized metrics topology on a monitoring tool are described herein. A monitoring tool, installed on a computer, displays a list of monitorable systems and a plurality of components of a system selected from the list. Each component is analyzed under a selected category. Each component includes a set of metrics associated with the selected category. Each metric from the set of metrics for a component is ranked. A rank for each metric is determined based upon at least a navigation behavior of a user of the monitoring tool and a metric characteristic. Based upon their ranks, the metrics are arranged in an optimized metrics topology. Higher ranked metrics are arranged in relatively higher topology level thereby delivering critical or key metrics, up front, in which the user is interested in. | 06-14-2012 |
20120159363 | Z-ORDER BANDS - The subject disclosure relates to managing z-dimensional ordering of elements within a computing system display through the use of z-order bands. As described herein, z-order bands are utilized to arrange windows and other graphics corresponding to respective application types. A policy engine controls which windows and/or other graphical elements can enter and exit each band. Graphical elements within a given band can additionally be subject to per-band properties corresponding to the band and/or user preferences. As additionally described herein, z-order bands and/or other suitable mechanisms are utilized to facilitate registration watermarking for a computing environment by rendering a registration watermark display upon determining that one or more licensed elements of a computing system have not been registered. The registration watermark display is assigned a z-order band that enables its display over all other graphical elements associated with the computing system and prevents other graphical elements from interfering with its display. | 06-21-2012 |
20120159364 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a mobile terminal includes a touch screen configured to display a user interface of a multi-layered structure, the user interface including at least one layer stack having a plurality of layers, a command input unit configured to receive a command from a user, and a controller configured to display a first layer of a first plurality of layers in the first layer stack on a first zone of the touch screen, display the first plurality of layers in a spread mode in response to a first command to enter the spread mode, and in the spread mode, change a location of the first layer on the touch screen to a second zone of the touch screen and display the first plurality layers of the first layer stack except for the first layer on a third zone of the touch screen. | 06-21-2012 |
20120166988 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING PICTURES ON TOUCH SENSITIVE SCREEN - A system for presenting pictures on a touch screen is disclosed. The system displays a plurality of pictures associated with a Z-order of layout in the touch screen. When a user selects one of the presented pictures and performs a long tap for a time period on the selected picture, the system changes the Z-order index of the selected picture to a new Z-order index. If necessary, the system adjusts the Z-order indices of the other pictures to accommodate to the new Z-order index of the target picture and generates a new Z-order of layout. Then the system presents the plurality of pictures on the touch screen according to the new Z-order of layout. | 06-28-2012 |
20130047106 | OBJECT RELOCATION DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR RELOCATING MAP OBJECT - Evaluation values are set for placement candidate positions as indices for determining appropriate positions as positions for relocating objects; among from the placement candidate positions set for an object that comes later in an order of display, the placement candidate position that is set by an evaluation value indicative of being most appropriate as a position to be relocated is extracted, and whether or not the object that comes later in the order of display is adapted to a likely placement at the corresponding placement candidate position is determined; and the object is relocated at the placement candidate position that is determined the likely placement and drawn. | 02-21-2013 |
20130086499 | PRESENTING AUXILIARY CONTENT IN A GESTURE-BASED SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and techniques for automatically providing auxiliary content are provided. Example embodiments provide a Gesture Based Content Presentation System (GBCPS), which enables a gesture-based user interface to present auxiliary content that is related to an portion of electronic input that has been indicated by a received gesture. In overview, the GBCPS allows a portion (e.g., an area, part, or the like) of electronically presented content to be dynamically indicated by a gesture. The GBCPS then examines the indicated portion in conjunction with a set of (e.g., one or more) factors to determine auxiliary content to present. Auxiliary content may be in many forms, including, for example, a web page, code, document, or the like. Once the auxiliary content is determined, it is then presented to the user, for example, using a separate panel, an overlay, or in any other fashion. | 04-04-2013 |
20130091451 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALLY BROWSING OF OPEN WINDOWS - A method referred to as visual window browsing allows a user to browse through windows on their desktop. Aspects of the invention include responsive to a command, moving open windows to form a visual stack with the topmost window in the stack being in focus. Responsive to a browse the windows in the visual stack can be browsed, where the topmost window moves to the bottom of the visual stack and the other windows move higher in the stack, with the second highest window becoming the topmost window and being in focus. Successive browse commands causes this behavior to repeat allowing a user to cycle through each of the open windows. | 04-11-2013 |
20130198666 | Overlay Images and Texts in User Interface - In one embodiment, overlaying a first element on top of a second element in a user interface; and adjusting visual appearance of the first element based on a portion of the second element underneath the first element. | 08-01-2013 |
20130198667 | METHOD FOR CHANGING STRING ARRANGEMENT, RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STRING ARRANGEMENT CHANGING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSOR - A method for changing, by using a computer, an arrangement of strings that are arranged along an inner periphery of a graphic and partially overlap one another is offered. The computer arranges the strings in a radial pattern from a reference point determined within the graphic, determines whether overlapping strings are present, and moves the reference point in a direction to separate from the overlapping strings when the computer determines that the overlapping strings are present. | 08-01-2013 |
20130205239 | Global Z-Order for Windows - In some implementations, windows can be displayed based on a global z-order. The global z-order can be maintained for all open windows. The global z-order can include windows that are not currently displayed. The global z-order can define a display order of windows across multiple workspaces. In some implementations, workspaces can be associated with respective levels. The workspace levels can be used to determine how to display windows associated with each workspace when multiple workspaces are displayed simultaneously. | 08-08-2013 |
20130332870 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal using a plurality of message services and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal includes: a display unit configured to display list information including a plurality of identification items corresponding to a plurality of message windows, respectively, when the plurality of message windows are open for message communication between or among a plurality of conversation participants; and a controller configured to invite at least some of conversation participants of a first message window corresponding to a first identification item to a second message window corresponding to a second identification item when the first identification item, among the plurality of identification items, partially overlaps with the second identification item according to a touch input applied to the display unit. | 12-12-2013 |
20140059460 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - The invention provides an electronic device for displaying GUIs (graphical user interfaces) including a touch screen and a processor. The touch screen displays one or more of a plurality of GUIs and detects a first and a second touch signal. When the processor determines the first touch signal existing at the overlap of the GUIs and the second touch signal, switches the top GUI to another GUI based on the relative positions between the first and the second touch signals or the direction in which the second touch signal is moving. | 02-27-2014 |
20140157159 | COLLABORATIVE OVERLAY OF USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS RENDERED ON THE DISPLAY OF A COMPUTING DEVICE - Collaborative overlay of user interface elements rendered on the display of a computing device, including: identifying, by an overlay management module, one or more active elements of a user interface for a first application; selecting, by the overlay management module, a location on a user interface for a second application to place one or more of the active elements of the user interface for the first application; and displaying, by the overlay management module, the one or more of the active elements of the user interface for the first application at the selected location on the user interface for the second application. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157160 | COLLABORATIVE OVERLAY OF USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS RENDERED ON THE DISPLAY OF A COMPUTING DEVICE - Collaborative overlay of user interface elements rendered on the display of a computing device, including: identifying, by an overlay management module, one or more active elements of a user interface for a first application; selecting, by the overlay management module, a location on a user interface for a second application to place one or more of the active elements of the user interface for the first application; and displaying, by the overlay management module, the one or more of the active elements of the user interface for the first application at the selected location on the user interface for the second application. | 06-05-2014 |
20140173480 | SELECTOR CONTROL FOR USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS - A user input at a location on a user interface screen that intersects or otherwise touches a grouping of more than one overlapping user interface element can enable selection of a specific one of the overlapping user interface elements as the user interface elements in the grouping are made active in sequence (e.g. in a loop), which can be stopped by a second user input when the desired user interface element is currently active in the sequence. Related methods, system, article of manufacture, and the like are also disclosed. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173481 | HIGHLIGHTING USER INTERFACE - In one example embodiment, an apparatus includes a display unit configured to: display an image, and display a first highlighting bar and a second highlighting bar on the displayed image; a first highlighting bar controller configured to move the first highlighting bar up or down on the displayed image, based at least in part on a first input instructing a movement of the first highlighting bar; a second highlighting bar controller configured to move the second highlighting bar to left or right on the displayed image, based at least in part on a second input instructing a movement of the second highlighting bar; and an information display unit configured to display information associated with an overlap area in which the first highlighting bar and the second highlighting bar overlap, based at least in part on a third input to select the overlap area. | 06-19-2014 |
20140195941 | MANAGING DISPLAY ON A COMPUTING SYSTEM - A system and a computer program product displays information associated with one or more desired contexts on a computing system. The disclosure enables defining of the one or more desired contexts. One or more active applications on the computing system are tracked and filtered based upon the one or more desired contexts. Information associated with the one or more desired contexts is displayed, and information not associated with the one or more desired contexts is concealed. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195942 | MANAGING DISPLAY ON A COMPUTER SYSTEM - A method, a system and a computer program product displays information associated with one or more desired contexts on a computing system. The disclosure enables defining of the one or more desired contexts. One or more active applications on the computing system are tracked and filtered based upon the one or more desired contexts. Information associated with the one or more desired contexts is displayed, and information not associated with the one or more desired contexts is concealed. | 07-10-2014 |
20140201657 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING INPUT OF VARYING LEVELS OF COMPLEXITY TO PERFORM ACTIONS HAVING DIFFERENT SENSITIVITIES - A method and apparatus for receiving input of varying levels of complexity to perform actions having different sensitivities includes associating a first action having a high first sensitivity with a high first level of user input and animation sequence complexity; and associating a second action having a low second sensitivity with a low second level of user input and animation sequence complexity. The method further includes presenting, on an interface of the apparatus, an initial animation associated with the first action; receiving, in connection with the initial animation, a first user input that causes the generation, on the interface, of a first animation sequence that tracks the first user input, wherein the first animation sequence begins with the initial animation; and monitoring the first user input to determine whether the first user input meets the first level of user input and animation sequence complexity. | 07-17-2014 |
20140208248 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE LAYERING OF DISPLAYED OBJECTS - First and second objects are displayed on a pressure-sensitive touch-screen display device. An intersection is detected between the objects. Contact by one or more input mechanisms is detected in a region that corresponds to the first displayed object. Pressure applied by at least one input mechanisms is sensed. The depth of the first displayed object is adjusted as a function of the sensed pressure. The depth of the displayed objects are determined at their detected intersection. The determined depths of the displayed objects are compared. Based on a result of comparing the determined depths, data is stored indicating that one of the displayed objects is overlapping the other. In addition, the displayed objects are displayed such that the overlapping displayed object is displayed closer to a foreground of the pressure-sensitive touch-screen display device than the other displayed object. | 07-24-2014 |
20140215369 | Device and Method for Displaying a Multitude of Planar Objects - A device for displaying a multitude of planar objects arranged in at least one stack, includes a display area, e.g., a touchscreen, for displaying the stack; a processing unit to generate and modify graphics data of the objects; and a proximity ascertainment device for detecting an operating element in a proximity region in front of the display surface or an input device. The processing unit is arranged such that the graphics data of the objects are generated so that the at least one stack is displayed on the display area in different display states, i.e., a first mode, preferably a pure display mode; a second mode, in which an operating element is detected in the proximity region in front of the display area or an input device; and a third mode, following the touching or selection of the display area or an object displayed on the display area. | 07-31-2014 |
20140237406 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM INCLUDING A PROGRAM - An electronic device includes a processor and a touchscreen. The processor is configured to execute an application program. The touchscreen is configured to display, in response to a first user input, a display region corresponding to the application program being executed and a command region transparently overlapped on a portion of the display region, the display region including a command execution object. The processor is further configured to execute a command operation assigned to the command region for the command execution object in response to a second user input moving the command execution object to the command region. | 08-21-2014 |
20140282156 | MAP DISPLAY DEVICE AND MAP DISPLAY METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a map display device and a map display method that displays a plurality of map drawing pictures. The device and the method therefor can facilitate comprehension of relevance between drawing objects included respectively in the map drawing pictures. The map display device according to the present invention includes an input/display unit that receives input of user operation related to display of a drawing picture and displays a first drawing object related to map information in a first drawing picture and a second drawing object related to map information in a second drawing picture; and a controller that controls an overlapping state between the first drawing picture and the second drawing picture in accordance with input of user operation received by the input/display unit and outputs, to the input/display unit, a picture in which one of the first and second drawing objects masks the other one in a portion where the first and second drawing pictures are overlapped with each other. | 09-18-2014 |
20140337772 | INTERACTIVE DATA OBJECT MAP - An interactive data object map system is disclosed in which large amounts of geographical, geospatial, and other types of data, geodata, objects, features, and/or metadata are efficiently presented to a user on a map interface. The interactive data object map system allows for rapid and deep analysis of various objects, features, and/or metadata by the user. A layer ontology may be displayed to the user. In various embodiments, when the user rolls a selection cursor over an object/feature an outline of the object/feature is displayed. Selection of an object/feature may cause display of metadata associated with that object/feature. The interactive data object map system may automatically generate feature/object lists and/or histograms based on selections made by the user. The user may perform geosearches, generate heatmaps, and/or perform keyword searches, among other actions. | 11-13-2014 |
20140351728 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN DISPLAY USING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a touch screen configured to receive a touch input, and a controller configured to select a graphic image based on environmental information and provide the graphic image to a first layer, display the first layer on the touch screen, display a second layer that includes a user interface along with the first layer, display a third layer that includes a graphic object corresponding to the user interface along with the second layer, and change the graphic image of the first layer based on the touch input to the user interface of the second layer. | 11-27-2014 |
20140359502 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF OPERATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and an apparatus of operating an electronic device are provided. The method includes receiving an input for displaying an object screen in a state where a function execution screen is displayed, displaying the object screen in an overlaid manner on a part of the function execution screen in response to the input, and executing a function in response to a user input made on the object screen. | 12-04-2014 |
20140365930 | REMOTE DISPLAY OF CONTENT ELEMENTS - A system and method for creating a caching system for remote display of content elements are described herein. In one example, a method can include loading a first content element in a remote display system and a second content element in a virtual display. The method can also include detecting a selection of the second content element in a remote interface associated with the virtual display. Additionally, the method can include generating an instruction to move the second content element from the virtual display to the remote display system. Furthermore, the method can include moving the second content element from the virtual display to the remote display system. In addition, the method can include displaying the first content element and the second content element without overlapping in the remote display system. | 12-11-2014 |
20140372921 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAY OF A VIDEO CALL IN PICTURE IN PICTURE MODE - A system and method for dynamically displaying a video call within the display of another application is disclosed. The system and method includes displaying a first application in a foreground and receiving a request for a video call. The system and method further includes receiving display information associated with the first application and overlaying a display of the video call over a first portion of the foreground, wherein the first portion of the foreground is determined based at least in part upon the display information. | 12-18-2014 |
20150033168 | GRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION OF TASK BAR ENTRIES WITH CORRESPONDING DESKTOP LOCATIONS - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to task bar management and provide a method, system and computer program product for graphical association of task bar entries. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for graphically associating a window with a task bar entry in a windowing operating system GUI can be provided. The method can include rendering multiple windows in a z-space sequence in a desktop of the windowing operating system graphical user interface and detecting a proximity event for an entry in a task bar for the windowing operating system graphical user interface. In response to detecting the proximity event, a corresponding one of the windows in the desktop can be highlighted without re-ordering the z-space sequence. | 01-29-2015 |
20150100908 | ALTERNATE SCREEN REVEAL FOR INSTANT PRIVACY - A system and method for assuring the privacy of a computer application includes generating a user interface with a privacy feature coupled with a computer application. Through the user interface, the user is able to activate the privacy feature while interacting with the computer application. The computer application displays application-based screen elements against a backdrop. Once activated, the privacy feature presents a visual display hiding the application-based screen elements in the application from view without closing or logging out of the application. | 04-09-2015 |
20150128078 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal including a display unit arranged on the front surface so multiple pieces of visual information corresponding to multiple layers, respectively; and a front-surface input unit so a control command is input into the front-surface input unit and a rear input unit arranged on the rear surface so the control command is input into the rear input unit; and a controller to apply a function corresponding to an input to first visual information displayed on a first layer, and activate a second layer arranged under the first layer while maintaining a state in which the first visual information is displayed on the first layer in response to input to the rear input unit. | 05-07-2015 |
20150149942 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SCREEN CONTROL METHOD, AND ADDITIONAL DISPLAY PROGRAM - According to another aspect, a mobile electronic device includes a display unit and a control unit. The display unit displays thereon additional information associated with an application program. Upon accepting a first operation performed with respect to the additional information, the control unit display a screen provided by the application program as a background of the additional information. | 05-28-2015 |
20150309713 | Method And Apparatus Of Displaying Data - A method and an apparatus of displaying data is described. Target data is obtained and covered with at least one covering layer. The target data covered with the at least one covering layer is displayed. When a trigger event for removing the at least one covering layer is detected, the at least one covering layer is removed to reveal the target data. | 10-29-2015 |
20150355819 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INPUT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The information processing apparatus identifies whether a state of a pointer which is close to the display screen is in a hover state or in a touch state. According to the duration pointed by the pointer which is in the hover state, the information processing apparatus sets the priority to each item. When the state of the pointer changes from the hover state to the touch state, the information processing apparatus specifies the item touched by the pointer from the plurality of items according to the touch position and the priority. | 12-10-2015 |
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20160086584 | POP-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - Herein included are: an image display unit that displays hierarchical display images of an application constituted by software having one or more functions; a display information preserving unit in which settings of images to be displayed on the image display unit are preserved; and a display controlling unit that, when the hierarchical display images of the application preserved in the display information preserving unit are displayed, controls a pop-up image that corresponds to said application but is other than the display images, to be displayed on the front side of the hierarchical display images of the application. | 03-24-2016 |
20160163052 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ARRANGING OBJECTS - An electronic device includes a display unit and a control unit configured to detect a first object included in a background image, determine a first region corresponding to the first object, change an arrangement form of second objects related to the background image based on the first region, and control the display unit to display the second objects such in correspondence to the changed arrangement form. | 06-09-2016 |
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