Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
715833000 | Slider control | 72 |
20080201663 | ACCESSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE DEFINED SLIDER CONTROL - An accessible markup language specified slider control. A slider control which has been configured for rendering in a content browser in accordance with the present invention can include a script controlled slider track; a markup language specified text input field; and, coordination and control logic coupled both to the slider track and the text input field to harmonize a position of the slider track and a value specified in the text input field. The markup language specified text input field and the script controlled slider track can be defined in a DHTML document. Moreover, the coordination and control logic further can include a coupling to browser settings for the content browser to selectively enable and disable the slider track based upon the browser settings. | 08-21-2008 |
20080256489 | Range Sliders with Linked Auto-Updating Spans - A graphical user interface (GUI) is provided for use in a system, such as a video test and measurement instrument. The GUI provides a mechanism for a user to select one, or more, ranges of values. Embodiments of the GUI provide an ability to correlate ranges between a first sequence and second sequence, such that two ranges of values are related in some fashion. | 10-16-2008 |
20090037847 | ADDRESS RANGE VIEWER - The exemplary embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for a graphical user interface for managing a plurality of internet protocol ranges. A plurality of internet protocol ranges are displayed in a control area. A user selects either a one-dimensional or a two-dimensional graphical representation of a portion of the plurality of internet protocol ranges. A visual representation of the internet address space of the plurality of internet protocol ranges is generated in a view manipulation component. A graphic display component displays the selected graphical representation of the portion of the plurality of internet protocol range. | 02-05-2009 |
20090077499 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING USER PREFERENCE SETTINGS FOR A CATEGORY, AND IN PARTICULAR A MEDIA CATEGORY - A system and method for assigning user preference settings for fields in a category using selected settings for only a subset of the media category fields is disclosed. A subset of fields for a media category is defined. A base setting for each field in the subset of the category fields is established. The base setting may be a weight or preference value. The base setting may be established by the user selecting a base setting or may be a default base setting. Once a user selects the settings for the subset of category fields, a set weight for the fields in the category not in the subset is determined using the base setting. That is possible because the fields in the subset of category fields are chosen from fields that contain aspects and attributes of the other fields. | 03-19-2009 |
20090276731 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides an image processing apparatus including a slider display unit configured to display, on a slider bar, a slider used to change an adjustment value used upon execution of image processing of image data, a thumbnail display unit configured to display a plurality of thumbnail images which respectively indicate results of image processing of the image data using a plurality of different target values, a selection unit configured to select at least one of the plurality of thumbnail images, and a target value display unit configured to display a position indicating the target value corresponding to the thumbnail image on the slider bar to be discriminated from the slider. | 11-05-2009 |
20090293019 | USER INTERFACE HAVING SLIDER CONTROLS FOR WEIGHTED PARAMETERS IN SEARCHING OR DECISION MAKING PROCESSES - User interface having slider controls for weighted parameters in searching or decision making processes. Slider controls may correspond to certain search parameters, which may be given more or less weight in searching depending on the user's adjustments to the position of the slider controls. A sliding display element may also include a display icon that changes with respect to the position of a slider control, in real-time. Search results may also be updated in real-time based on user input. | 11-26-2009 |
20090327962 | COMPUTING WITH LOCAL AND REMOTE RESOURCES INCLUDING USER MODE CONTROL - A method for selectively controlling allocation of one or more computing resources for a process. The method includes providing a user option to execute a process using local or remote computing resources and then executing the process using a selected option. A more specific method includes predetermining two or more allocation options; displaying a plurality of the predetermined allocation options, wherein each option indicates a different allocation of resources between at least one resource on a local computing system and at least one resource on a remote computing system, wherein the resources; determining, by using the local computing system, a function to be performed; accepting a signal from a user-input device to select one of the plurality of options in association with performing the function; allocating the resources in accordance with the selected option; and then using the selected resource allocation to accomplish a task. | 12-31-2009 |
20100005420 | NOTCHED SLIDER CONTROL FOR A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A slide track of a notched slider control can include a continuous path extending between two end points. A slider can be a graphical element able to move along the slide track. The end points can correspond to upper and lower extremes of a value range. Positions between the end points can represent values within the value range. The slide track can include at least one notch that is visually represented within the slide control as a deviation from a straight line segment having the two end points. The notch corresponds to a value within the value range. The notch can causes the slider to become fixed at a point along the slide track whenever a pointing device controlling the slider is moved in a direction of the deviation. | 01-07-2010 |
20100162169 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing a Dynamic Slider Interface - An apparatus for providing a slider interface module for use with touch screen devices may include a processor. The processor may be configured to identify a selected functionality option based on a detected first slider selection event on a touch screen display. The processor may also be configured to present, in response to identifying the selected functionality option, at least one sub-functionality option on the touch screen display based on the selected functionality option, the at least one sub-functionality option being selectable via a second slider selection event. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided. | 06-24-2010 |
20100185983 | Curved Slider Control - The presently disclosed technology provides curved slider GUIs with user interface sensitivity independent from a distance between a cursor and a radial center of the curved slider on a display. An area of operation is defined by an area between parallel bounds oriented equidistant from a radial center of a curved slider and extending from the outermost limits of the curved slider in both directions. Because of the geometry of the area of operation, a distance required to operate an entire range of the curved slider is independent from a distance between the cursor and the radial center of the curved slider. Since a distance that the cursor moves on the display often directly corresponds to movement of a physical input device, the presently disclosed technology results in a more intuitive operation of curved slider because the physical input motions more directly correlate to movements of the curved slider. | 07-22-2010 |
20100185984 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALIZING CONNECTED TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL INFORMATION AS AN INTEGRATED VISUAL REPRESENTATION ON A USER INTERFACE - A system and method for configuring the presentation of a plurality of presentation elements in a visual representation on a user interface, the presentation elements having both temporal and spatial parameters, the method comprising the steps of: defining a time bar with a time scale having time indicators as subdivisions of the time scale and having a first global temporal limit and a second temporal global limit of the time scale for defining a temporal domain of the presentation elements, defining a focus range of the time bar such that the focus range has a first local temporal limit and a second local temporal limit wherein the first local temporal limit is greater than or equal to the first global temporal limit and the second local temporal limit is less than or equal to the second global temporal limit; defining a focus bar having a focus time scale having focus time indicators as subdivisions of the focus time scale and having the first and second local temporal limits as the extents of the focus time scale, such that the focus time scale is an expansion of the time scale; and displaying a set of presentation elements selected from the plurality of presentation elements based on the respective temporal parameter of each of the set of presentation elements is within the first and second local temporal limits. | 07-22-2010 |
20100306704 | User Interface Widget For Selecting A Point Or Range - A technique for selecting and/or displaying an exact point or a range is provided wherein a slider widget comprising a thumb with a left edge and a right edge lying in proximity to the left and right edges of the thumb is provided such that a user may utilize the widget to display an exact point or a range. | 12-02-2010 |
20100325583 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING CONTENT - An approach is provided for receiving, in association with first content to be rendered on user equipment, a vector of one or more values for a corresponding one or more sliding scales. A determination is made of a relationship of the first content to second content based, at least in part, on the vector received. Each value of the vector represents a relative position along a corresponding sliding scale between a minimum label and a maximum label for the sliding scale. | 12-23-2010 |
20100333027 | DELETE SLIDER MECHANISM - A device provides a delete slider icon, receives one or more characters, and selects a delete function from multiple delete functions, based on user activity associated with the delete slider icon. The device also deletes a single character of the one or more characters when a tap on the delete slider icon is detected, deletes one or more of the one or more characters when the delete slider icon is dragged over the one or more characters and released, and deletes all of the one or more characters when a flicking of the delete slider icon is detected. | 12-30-2010 |
20100333028 | TECHNIQUE FOR SETTING NETWORK COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS - Techniques are disclosed for providing a bandwidth control interface that displays the relative amount of bandwidth assigned to each application executing at a computer device. By displaying the relative amount of bandwidth, the interface allows the user to easily determine how the available bandwidth is allocated among the applications, and whether the allocation provides for efficient network communication. The bandwidth control interface also allows the user to adjust the relative allocation of bandwidth to the executing applications. The user can thereby control the relative amount of bandwidth that is allocated to each application by a network interface device. | 12-30-2010 |
20110061026 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING WEB SITES - Presented is a method and system for navigating web sites. The method includes organizing web sites accessed by a user into a plurality of groups and generating a radio-like interface for selecting at least one web site from the web sites organized into the plurality of groups. | 03-10-2011 |
20110113376 | SCAN CONDITIONING SETTING APPARATUS, MEDICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SETTING SCAN CONDITION - A scan condition setting apparatus sets a scan condition used upon scanning a subject. The apparatus includes a selection device having a plurality of combinations of scan times and image quality and selecting one from within the combinations according to a manipulation of an operator, and a scan condition storage device for storing scan conditions corresponding to the combinations of the scan times and image quality therein. The scan condition corresponding to the combination of the scan times and image quality selected by the selection device is set as the scan condition used when the subject is scanned. | 05-12-2011 |
20110202881 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REWARDING A USER FOR SHARING ACTIVITY INFORMATION WITH A THIRD PARTY - The present invention provides a method and system for receiving a user privacy preference that indicates an amount of activity information that the user is willing to share in response to a reward, a value of the reward related to a degree of the user privacy preference. The method and system includes setting a privacy setting for the user based on the received user privacy preference. The method and system further includes tracking web browsing activity of the user during one or more web-browsing sessions based on the privacy setting to generate user activity information. The method and system further includes sending the user activity information and providing a reward to the user based on the user activity information sent. | 08-18-2011 |
20110246943 | SLIDE BAR DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND SLIDE BAR DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - The slide bar display control device according to the present invention includes, a display means which indicates a first slide bar including a first slider and a first bar, an input means which can select an arbitrary part of the first slide bar shown on the display means based on touch operation, and a control means which controls the display means and the input means, wherein, when the control means detects that a first operation has been performed in a state that the first slider shown on the display means is being touched in the input means, the display means to indicates a second slide bar including a second slider and a second bar, and wherein the second slider is a slider different in a variation amount of a set value per unit moving distance from the first slider. | 10-06-2011 |
20110276922 | Method and System for Video Interaction Based on Motion Swarms - A system and method for generating a video display suitable for interaction with a public audience or group. The system comprises one or more video capture devices for capturing a scene, a module configured to extract one or parameters that describe a field of motion in the scene, and a module configured to generate a plurality of particles or a swarm of particles that are responsive or react to the motion field. | 11-10-2011 |
20120030626 | Hybrid Knob/Slider Control - A control object including a knob element is displayed in a GUI. A first user input can be detected that indicates selection of the knob element. In response to the first user input, the knob element can be visually augmented. The visual augmentation can include displaying text labels of range limit values and a slider element with the knob element. The slider element can include a fill bar to indicate the current value of the knob element. A second input can be a linear motion on or near the slider control. In response to the second user input, both the fill bar of the slider element and a fill portion of the knob element can be visually augmented to indicate the change in the value. A cursor image of a pointing device providing the second input can be hidden at least during the receiving of the second input. | 02-02-2012 |
20120036480 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL SLIDER CONTROL - Some embodiments provide a computer program that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for controlling an application. The GUI includes a contiguous two-dimensional sliding region for defining several values. The GUI also includes several sliders for moving within the sliding region. Each slider selects one or more values from the several values based on a position of the slider within the sliding region. The selected values are parameters for controlling one or more operations of the application. | 02-09-2012 |
20120060123 | Systems and methods for deterministic control of instant-on mobile devices with touch screens - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to overcome the limitations described above in order to provide a user with a more deterministic experience when using his/her touch screen-enables instant-on device such as a smartphone. More specifically, the user is provided with a lock menu screen via an application, which displays a menu of a plurality of applications that can be run on his/her phone when the user unlocks/wakes up the phone. Since the user typically uses only a limited number of applications most of the time, the lock menu application allows the user to specify these applications and then provides them quick access to these applications. This not only provides the user with a deterministic experience by allowing them quick access to their most important applications when the phone wakes up, but also allows the user to return to the application that was running prior to the phone going to sleep if the user desires. | 03-08-2012 |
20120110510 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING SETTINGS THEREOF - A method for adjusting settings of an electronic device is disclosed. The method includes the steps as follows: providing a user interface including a plurality of main setting menu keys and a control unit; selecting one of the main setting menu keys to call a main setting value corresponding to the main setting menu key; outputting a corresponding main setting option image at least including a main setting value display area according to the main setting value; and providing a touch control event to operate the control unit for adjusting the main setting value and then display the adjusted main setting value on the main setting value display area. The touch control event includes a touch displacement event and a touch event. The method for adjusting the settings is contemplated for user's intuitive operation to save the time cost. | 05-03-2012 |
20120131507 | PATIENT INFORMATION TIMELINE VIEWER - An example patient information viewer timeline includes a timeline arranged to provide a longitudinal visualization of a patient's record. The timeline provides visual indicators of clusters of patient encounters. The timeline expands to provide further detail on a patient encounter based on user input. The timeline includes a plurality of graphical indicators along the timeline, each graphical indicator corresponding to a patient encounter. The timeline includes a slider to facilitate user navigation along the timeline to view patient encounters. The timeline includes a scroll line associated with the slider to indicate a subset of patient encounters currently viewable in a detail view area of the timeline. The scroll line and associated detail view area are scalable based on available display real estate. The detail view area provides an expanded view of one or more encounters corresponding to a time period in the timeline encompassed by the scroll line. | 05-24-2012 |
20120159394 | METHOD FOR SELECTING FILES ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of selecting files and a portable electronic device configured to perform the method are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of selecting one or more files on a portable electronic device, comprising: displaying a file selection user interface screen on a display of the portable electronic device, the file selection user interface screen comprising a slider comprising a reference bar and an indicator moveable within the reference bar; selecting one or more files in accordance with a position of the indicator; and attaching the selected files to an electronic message. | 06-21-2012 |
20120216145 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING FILES - An electronic device includes a display, a storing module, an accessing module, a displaying controller, a sensing module, and a file operating module. The storing module stores a folder and a plurality of files. The folder is displayed as a folder representative icon on the touch-sensitive display. Each file is displayed as a file representative icon on a display window. The accessing module obtains the folder representative icon. The displaying controller displays the folder representative icon on the display. The sensing module detects a slide operation along a first direction on the touch sensitive display by a finger/stylus on the folder representative icon. The file operating module outspreads the displaying window, along a first direction corresponding to the slide operation from a side of the folder to display the file representative icon when the slide operation is detected. | 08-23-2012 |
20130014057 | COMPOSITE CONTROL FOR A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A system and method for manipulating computer data using a new GUI element is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the new GUI element is a composite of a traditional GUI button control and a traditional GUI slider control. In one embodiment, a composite slidable button control appears and functions similar to a traditional button control on the GUI. Dragging the composite control past its predetermined anchor distance un-anchors the composite control allowing it to travel similar to a traditional slider control, optionally constrained in direction(s) and distance(s) by predetermined settings. During the slider adjustment phase, the composite control can optionally overlap other GUI elements realizing a more compact and efficient GUI appearance. In another embodiment, a composite clickable slider control appears and functions similar to a traditional slider control on the GUI. Clicking on the composite control's slider handle invokes the button functionality while dragging the handle invokes the slider functionality, again affording the composite control the ability to function as both a button and a slider control. | 01-10-2013 |
20130019204 | ADJUSTING CONTENT ATTRIBUTES THROUGH ACTIONS ON CONTEXT BASED MENU - Context based menus are employed for content attribute adjustment through touch or gesture actions, keyboard entries, mouse or pen actions, and similar input. Context based menus are deployed to adjust displayed attributes of content. In some examples, a slider enables the user to visually confirm selected attribute such as a font size. Other content attributes may be adjusted using context based attribute menus providing granular adjustment for incremental attribute values. Attributes including line weights and gradient based values are adjustable through context based attribute menus. | 01-17-2013 |
20130104078 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM USED FOR THE DEVICE - An information processing device includes: (a) a display unit for displaying a representation and receiving an operation that is to be performed, by a user, onto the displayed representation; (b) an icon display controller for displaying, as the representation, a plurality of icons in a first displaying region; (c) an icon scroll controller for scrolling the icons in the a direction, when it is recognized that the received operation is performed in the first displaying region and that the received operation is constituted by a slide movement in the first direction; and (d) a relating-object display controller for displaying, as the representation, a relating object that relates to one the icons displayed in a selected-status indicating manner such that the relating object is displayed in a second displaying region that is offset from the first displaying region in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. | 04-25-2013 |
20130185676 | METHOD AND MOBILE DEVICE FOR CLASSIFIED WEBPAGE SWITCHING - Embodiments of the present application relate to a classified webpage switching method, a mobile device for classified webpage switching, and a computer program product for classified webpage switching. A classified webpage switching method is provided. The method includes receiving, via a touch-sensitive screen, information pertaining to a sliding action performed by a user, determining whether the sliding action is a designated sliding action, displaying a classification options zone containing a plurality of classification labels in the event that the sliding action is the designated sliding action, selecting a classification label from among the plurality of classification labels based on the designated sliding action, sequentially changing the classification label that is selected from among the plurality of classification labels, and switching the current classified webpage to a classified webpage corresponding to the currently selected classification label in the event that contact with the display screen has stopped. | 07-18-2013 |
20130185677 | Unlocking a Device by Performing Gestures on an Unlock Image - A device with a touch-sensitive display may be unlocked via gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display. The device is unlocked if contact with the display corresponds to a predefined gesture for unlocking the device. The device displays one or more unlock images with respect to which the predefined gesture is to be performed in order to unlock the device. The performance of the predefined gesture with respect to the unlock image may include moving the unlock image to a predefined location and/or moving the unlock image along a predefined path. The device may also display visual cues of the predefined gesture on the touch screen to remind a user of the gesture. | 07-18-2013 |
20130185678 | Unlocking a Device by Performing Gestures on an Unlock Image - A device with a touch-sensitive display may be unlocked via gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display. The device is unlocked if contact with the display corresponds to a predefined gesture for unlocking the device. The device displays one or more unlock images with respect to which the predefined gesture is to be performed in order to unlock the device. The performance of the predefined gesture with respect to the unlock image may include moving the unlock image to a predefined location and/or moving the unlock image along a predefined path. The device may also display visual cues of the predefined gesture on the touch screen to remind a user of the gesture. | 07-18-2013 |
20130212532 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UNLOCKING TOUCH SCREENS - An electronic device and a method uses to unlock touch screens. A first icon is displayed on a locked touch screen. The first icon randomly moves on the touch screen. A second icon is displayed on the touch screen when the touch screen is touched. The touch screen is unlocked when the second icon is made to touch the first icon. | 08-15-2013 |
20130219339 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SHARING OF CONTENT ON AN ONLINE SHARING PLATFORM - A method and system for managing sharing of content on an online sharing platform. The method includes receiving the content from a user to post on the online sharing platform, determining indicator position on one or more sliders associated with the content, acquiring preferences of the user based on the indicator position on the one or more sliders and displaying the content based on the preferences of the user. The system includes an electronic device that enables a user to provide content using one or more sliders. The system also includes a communication interface in electronic communication with the electronic device, a memory that stores instructions and a processor. | 08-22-2013 |
20130239056 | FANNING USER INTERFACE CONTROLS FOR A MEDIA EDITING APPLICATION - Some embodiments provide a method of presenting several user interface (UI) controls for editing images. Upon receiving a selection of an image to edit, the method displays the image in a display area for displaying edits to the image. At a first location, the method receives input to activate a UI tool includes the several UI tools. In response to the input, the method displays, at a second location, a fanning animation that fans the several UI controls from a fanned closed layout to a fanned open layout. | 09-12-2013 |
20130239057 | UNIFIED SLIDER CONTROL FOR MODIFYING MULTIPLE IMAGE PROPERTIES - Some embodiments provide a novel user interface (UI) tool that is a unified slider control, which includes multiple sliders that slide along a region. The region is a straight line in some embodiments, while it is an angular arc in other embodiments. In some embodiments, the unified slider control is used in a media editing application to allow a user to modify several different properties of the image by moving several different sliders along the region. Each slider is associated with a property of the image. A position of the slider in the region corresponds to a value of the property associated with the slider. | 09-12-2013 |
20130239058 | HANDHELD DEVICES AND CONTROLLING METHODS USING THE SAME - Controlling methods for handheld devices with a touch display unit are provided. The controlling method includes the steps of: detecting a sliding gesture on the touch display unit when the handheld device is locked; in response to the detected sliding gesture, displaying at least one indication data on the touch display unit, wherein the indication data includes an indication object and the indication object rotates/flips around a central axis of the touch display unit and a rotating/flipping status of the indication object indicates an unlocking status in response to a detected contact position corresponding to the sliding gesture; and determining whether to unlock the handheld device according to the rotating/flipping status of the indication object. | 09-12-2013 |
20130332885 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TERMINAL DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed are a method for controlling a terminal device, a terminal device and an electronic device. The method comprises: acquiring a first input; determining, in the locked state, a first instruction of the first instruction set corresponding to the first input, the first instruction being an unlocking instruction; controlling a switching from the locked state to the unlocked state according to the unlocking instruction; determining, in the unlocked state, a second instruction of the second instruction set corresponding to the first input; and responding to the second instruction. With the present invention, user operations are simplified, and intelligence of the terminal device is improved. | 12-12-2013 |
20130339903 | UI Differentiation Between Delete and Clear - An intuitive user interface for clearing or deleting a structured data element is provided. One or more elements in a data structure may be selected and upon selection of a delete option, the contents of the one or more elements may be cleared. One or more animating panels may be provided which contain elements around the cleared elements. A panel may be moved by a gesture-type action to replace cleared elements. The panels may visually indicate which elements may be moved in place of the cleared elements. The user can visualize how elements may be shifted instead of having to understand terminology in a dialog. Selecting outside the panels may cause the panels to disappear, which may be equivalent to a clear action where other elements are not moved into the place of the deleted elements. | 12-19-2013 |
20140007011 | EVENT FLOW USER INTERFACE | 01-02-2014 |
20140047388 | SLIDE BAR DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND SLIDE BAR DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - The slide bar display control device according to the present invention includes, a display means which indicates a first slide bar including a first slider and a first bar, an input means which can select an arbitrary part of the first slide bar shown on the display means based on touch operation, and a control means which controls the display means and the input means, wherein, when the control means detects that a first operation has been performed in a state that the first slider shown on the display means is being touched in the input means, the display means indicates a second slide bar including a second slider and a second bar, and wherein the second slider is a slider different in a variation amount of a set value per unit moving distance from the first slider. | 02-13-2014 |
20140075387 | SLIDE BAR DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND SLIDE BAR DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - The slide bar display control device according to the present invention includes, a display means which indicates a first slide bar including a first slider and a first bar, an input means which can select an arbitrary part of the first slide bar shown on the display means based on touch operation, and a control means which controls the display means and the input means, wherein, when the control means detects that a first operation has been performed in a state that the first slider shown on the display means is being touched in the input means, the display means indicates a second slide bar including a second slider and a second bar, and wherein the second slider is a slider different in a variation amount of a set value per unit moving distance from the first slider. | 03-13-2014 |
20140123066 | USER INTERFACE CONTROLS FOR SPECIFYING INTERVAL DATA - A computer-implemented method for specifying interval data includes displaying, via a user interface, a slider row of user select buttons, the slider row being configured to support selection of a range term of the interval data, receiving first data indicative of a first touch input via the user interface directed to a respective one of the user select buttons to specify a value for the range term, displaying, via the user interface, a plurality of user select range composition buttons, receiving second data indicative of a second touch input via the user interface directed to a respective one of the plurality of user select range composition buttons to determine whether the interval data includes a further range term to be specified, and storing, with a processor, the interval data in a memory in accordance with the first data and the second data. | 05-01-2014 |
20140149938 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR SCATTERGRAM RELATING TO BLOOD CELLS, AND BLOOD ANALYZER HAVING SAID DISPLAY DEVICE - The display device is composed of at least a data processor and a display. The blood analyzer is composed of the display device. The display method is performed using the display device. The data processor is composed to define a display-condition range corresponding to the range between the lowest frequency and the highest frequency in the frequencies of respective dots in the data set, so that a user can input a display-condition value through an input means. Then, a dot having a frequency not less than a frequency corresponding to the input display-condition value is displayed as a scattergram on the display. As a result, the user can freely change the display-condition value through the input means, and change the dot display range of the scattergram accordingly. | 05-29-2014 |
20140157199 | Systems and Methods for Collecting Information with a Mobile Device and Delivering Advertisements Based on the Collected Information - In one example embodiment, an information processing system transmits, to a mobile device having a window, question data representative of a question. For an application program, in this example, the mobile device displays the question in the window. For the application program, the information processing system may receive, from the mobile device, answer data representative of an answer to the question. Based on the answer data representative of the answer to the question, the information processing system selects advertisement data representative of an advertisement. In response to the advertisement data being selected, the information processing system transmits, to the mobile device, the advertisement data representative of the first advertisement. For the application program, the mobile device displays the advertisement in a second window of the mobile device. | 06-05-2014 |
20140173518 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING MENU - A menu displaying method applied to an electronic device to control the electronic device to display menu icons. The menu icons are arranged on a first path and a second part intersecting at a selection position. The menu icons are arranged on the first path circularly slide on the first path, and the menu icons are arranged on the second path circularly slide on the second path according to a manual operation. The menu icons that are arranged on the selection position is selected in response to the manual operation. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173519 | APPARATUS WITH AN AUDIO EQUALIZER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An apparatus comprising: a processor and memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to: display a user interface for an audio equalizer, the user interface comprising a predefined region associated with a particular category of audio equalization; detect the position of a user input within the predefined region; and control the relative amplitudes of one or more frequency bandwidths of an audio signal to be output based on the detected position within the predefined region to produce a specific audio output having audio characteristics associated with that particular audio equalization category. | 06-19-2014 |
20140195976 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF DIGITAL MEDIA - A media management system configured provides functionality to store, organize, and share digital media. The media management system may capture media in one or more media capture sessions and organize the media according to the time at which it was created or captured. An adaptable media grouping system is included to allow desired media to be quickly and easily located through coarse and fine groupings. The media management system may also manage and share URLs. The media management system may be implemented on various hardware devices, including mobile, desktop, and other computing devices. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195977 | USER INTERFACE CONTENT PERSONALIZATION SYSTEM - A user interface content personalization system is described. An apparatus may comprise a content personalization application operative on a processor circuit to present personalized content on a user interface. The content personalization application may comprise a content descriptor component operative to associate content with one or more content descriptors; a content search component operative to present search results on a user interface, the search results being selected from the content based on one or more search terms; a descriptor selection component operative to receive, by the transceiver, a descriptor selection enabled by a graphical user interface element accessible from the user interface; and a search results personalization component operative to generate personalized search results based on the descriptor selection, the search results personalization component to provide personalized search results on the user interface without re-entry of the one or more search terms. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195978 | GRANULAR GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE ELEMENT - A graphical user interface (GUI) element permits a user to control an application in both a coarse manner and a fine manner. When a cursor is moved to coincide or overlap the displayed GUI element, parameter adjustment is made at a first (coarse) granularity so that rapid changes to the target parameter can be made (e.g., displayed zoom level, image rotation or playback volume). As the cursor is moved away from the displayed GUI element, parameter adjustment is made at a second (fine) granularity so that fine changes to the target parameter can be made. In one embodiment, the further the cursor is moved from the displayed GUI element, the finer the control. | 07-10-2014 |
20140223375 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SLIDER INTERFACE ELEMENT - A method comprising determining to provide for adjustment of a first setting, causing display of a first curvilinear slider interface element that relates to a value of the first setting, receiving an indication of a drag input associated with the first curvilinear slider interface element, causing adjustment movement of the selection point relative to the curvilinear slider interface element in proportion to the drag input, and determining a value of the first setting is based, at least in part, on a position of the first selection point relative to curvilinear slider interface element is disclosed. | 08-07-2014 |
20140223376 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SLIDER INTERFACE ELEMENT - A method comprising determining to provide for adjustment of a first setting, causing display of a first curvilinear slider interface element that relates to a value of the first setting, receiving an indication of a drag input associated with the first curvilinear slider interface element, causing adjustment movement of the selection point relative to the curvilinear slider interface element in proportion to the drag input, and determining a value of the first setting is based, at least in part, on a position of the first selection point relative to curvilinear slider interface element is disclosed. | 08-07-2014 |
20140237428 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS EXECUTABLE BY THE SAME - A display apparatus includes: a display device; a touch panel for sensing movement of an input object; a storage storing data representating images; and a controller. Images are displayed on the display device so as to be arranged in an arrangement order. The controller calculates a moving amount for moving the images, in response to movement of the input object. When the images are movable by the calculated moving amount in a moving direction commanded, the controller moves the images displayed on the display device, by the calculated moving amount in the moving direction. When the images are not movable in the moving direction by the calculated moving amount, the controller changes a display manner of the images and display the images in the changed display manner. | 08-21-2014 |
20140258935 | DEVICE HAVING TOUCH PANEL, DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A touch panel device ( | 09-11-2014 |
20140282252 | TOUCH OPTIMIZATIONS FOR RANGE SLIDER CONTROLS - Operating a range slider. A method includes displaying a range slider in a graphical user interface. The method further includes detecting a minimum selecting user interaction on a graphical user interface. The method further includes placing the minimum slider thumb at value on the slider track by placing the inside edge of the minimum slider thumb on the value to select the minimum endpoint of the selected range at the inside edge of the minimum slider thumb. The method further includes detecting a maximum selecting user interaction on the graphical user interface. The method further includes placing the maximum slider thumb at a value on the slider track by placing the inside edge of the maximum slider thumb on the value to select the maximum endpoint of the selected range at the inside edge of the maximum slider thumb. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282253 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BATCH SELECTION OF MULTIPLE IMAGES - The present invention relates to the technology field of touch screen device, and provides a method and apparatus for multi-image batch selection. The method comprise: detecting slide touching event under an image editing mode; acquiring a slide track of the slide touching event; and setting unselected images within image display areas that the slide track passes through as being selected. The invention achieves the flexible batch selection of multi-image that are displayed continuously or uncontinuously. | 09-18-2014 |
20140289677 | Touch screen input method and device - A touch panel is constructed by a display/sensor unit which is slightly larger than a display screen of an LCD and a sensor unit which is projected to the outside from one side, for example, from one side on the right. A finger of the user is touched to a selection item such as desired button, icon, or the like on the display/sensor unit and vertically moved on the sensor unit. A selection display constructed by a plurality of buttons is displayed along the side of the display screen by the LCD. A button beside the finger is highlighted. When the finger is released, the highlighted button is selected. If there are no buttons adjacent to the finger, the button is not highlighted. Even if the finger is released, the state is not changed. When finger is moved to the display/sensor unit, the selection display disappears. | 09-25-2014 |
20140325446 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An information processing device | 10-30-2014 |
20140337799 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND TERMINAL FOR SELECTING CONTENT - A method, an apparatus, and a terminal for selecting content. The method includes displaying a rail and a slider on the rail in a predetermined region of a display screen, the rail including at least one rail segment and each rail segment corresponding to one list content; receiving a first sliding signal for controlling the slider; and sliding the slider on the rail based on the first sliding signal and performing selection operation or selection-clearing operation on the list content corresponding to the rail segments through which the slider passes during its sliding. With the configurations of the present disclosure, a plurality of list contents are selected in batch or such selection is cleared in batch by sliding the slider only once or by sliding a few times. | 11-13-2014 |
20140359528 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING AN INTERFACE BASED ON TOUCH OPERATIONS - An apparatus includes a touch panel display and circuitry for controlling the touch panel display such that an initial selection range of at least one of one or more character strings and one or more images is displayed. The circuitry determines, based on a predetermined condition of an input operation, a first mode and a second mode of altering the initial selection range. The circuitry alters the initial selection range by controlling the touch panel display such that, in response to a detection of the input operation and based on the determined mode, a starting point and/or an end point of the initial selection range are moved at a predetermined speed. The circuitry respectively controls the touch panel display under the first mode and the second mode such that the predetermined speed is different than, or the same as, a speed that the instruction object moves on the operation surface. | 12-04-2014 |
20150040068 | REFERRAL SLIDER - Various embodiments generally relate to user interface elements informative of referral incentives. In some embodiments, contact information may be obtained for contacts associated with a user of a content management system. Various amounts of additional storage space available to the user upon acceptance of referral requests sent by or on behalf of the user to the contacts may be determined. One or more graphic indicator of various types may be displayed to the user indicating one or more of: amounts of additional storage space obtainable through successful new referrals, the user's current storage space, and the relative sizes of the user's current storage space and the amounts of additional storage space. | 02-05-2015 |
20150074605 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A control method of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display an operation icon for causing an operation screen for an electric shutter device to be displayed; display the operation screen which includes a shutter image representing a shutter of the electric shutter device when selection of the operation icon is sensed; when a swipe operation is sensed, output a movement control command for moving the shutter in a swipe direction, and move the shutter represented in the shutter image in accordance with a swipe amount of the swipe operation; and in a case where stop information is received and the shutter represented in the shutter image is varied into a closed state, return the shutter represented in the shutter image in a second direction opposite to a first direction which is a moving direction of the shutter represented in the shutter image. | 03-12-2015 |
20150089450 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMPLEMENTING A VARIABLE CONTENT MOVABLE CONTROL - Various methods for implementing a variable content movable control are provided. One example method includes receiving an indication that a movable control is located at a second position along a defined path on a touch screen display. A first position, the second position, and at least a third position may defined along the defined path such that the movable control being located at the first position causes first content to be presented and the movable control being located at the third position causes a transition from a locked mode to an unlocked mode. The example method may further include causing second content to be presented on the touch screen display in response to at least receiving the indication that the movable control is located at the second position. Similar and related example methods, example apparatuses, and example computer program products are also provided. | 03-26-2015 |
20150149963 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE FOR USE IN SELECTING AN AMOUNT TO BE TRANSACTED BY A USER OF AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE - A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing a user interface for use in selecting an amount to be transacted by a user of an automated teller machine (ATM). The user interface comprises an input unit for receiving a user input associated with a sliding gesture, and an output unit for displaying a selected amount determined based on the user input associated with the sliding gesture, to thereby provide a user interface for selecting an amount of money in an intuitive manner. | 05-28-2015 |
20150331595 | UNIFIED SLIDER CONTROL FOR MODIFYING MULTIPLE IMAGE PROPERTIES - Some embodiments provide a novel user interface (UI) tool that is a unified slider control, which includes multiple sliders that slide along a region. The region is a straight line in some embodiments, while it is an angular arc in other embodiments. In some embodiments, the unified slider control is used in a media editing application to allow a user to modify several different properties of the image by moving several different sliders along the region. Each slider is associated with a property of the image. A position of the slider in the region corresponds to a value of the property associated with the slider. | 11-19-2015 |
20150378546 | MULTI-FUNCTION SLIDE CONTROL - A system can include a processor; memory operatively coupled to the processor; a display operatively coupled to the processor; a touch sensitive surface that comprises a slider region; and assignment circuitry that assigns one of a plurality of assignable system functions to the slider region. | 12-31-2015 |
20160077725 | FIGURE DISPLAY APPARATUS, FIGURE DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING FIGURE DISPLAY PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a figure display apparatus includes a display, a touch panel, and a processor. The processor is configured to: cause the display to display a first figure; cause the display to display an operation display element for changing, in accordance with a user operation, a set value for determining the displayed first figure; cause the display to display a second figure being changed from the displayed first figure in accordance with a user operation of the displayed operation display element; and change a variation range of the set value by the operation display element in accordance with a user's multi-touch operation. | 03-17-2016 |
20160103565 | WRAP PACKAGE OF CARDS INCLUDING A GALLERY - A variety of data structures, components, runtime viewers and methods are described for defining, delivering and rendering wrapped packages of cards in a manner particularly well suited, but not limited to, display on mobile devices. Each card may selectively include media content, a palette of application functionality and/or supporting e-commerce related services. The cards are arranged to be browsed in a first linear direction. The wrap package may also include a gallery card having a plurality of gallery items. The gallery items associated with a gallery card are not arranged to all be viewed simultaneously within a card display frame. The gallery card is arranged to be browsed in a linear direction that is different than the direction that the cards of the wrap are browsed. | 04-14-2016 |
20160139784 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE TIME-LAPSE SELECTION FOR CAPTURED MEDIA CONTENT - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can provide an interactive slider element for selecting a time-lapse amount for captured media content. A selection of the time-lapse amount can be received via the interactive slider element. A stabilized time-lapse media content item having the time-lapse amount associated with the selection can be generated based on the captured media content. The stabilized time-lapse media content item can be presented. | 05-19-2016 |
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