04th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160026322 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for operating of an electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting a palm touch on a touch screen of the electronic device while performing a first function of the electronic device, and performing a second function of the electronic device based on the detected palm touch on the touch screen of the electronic device. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026323 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE, TOUCH-SENSING COVER AND INITIATION METHOD WITH FUNCTION OF MULTI-TOUCH - A touch-sensing cover for hand-held electronic device includes a cover and a touch-sensing structure. The cover is disposed on the other side of the hand-held electronic device opposite to the panel. The touch-sensing structure with its partial or full area is disposed on the cover and has a plurality of detective points to receive a trigger event triggering part of the detective points. The touch-sensing structure includes a first sensing layer having a plurality of first sensing lines. The first sensing lines include the detective points and are coupled to a capacitance detection unit. While the trigger event conforms with an initiative determination condition stored in the hand-held electronic device, the capacitance detection unit detects or starts to detect a plurality of the touch events occurring simultaneously at distinct positions on the cover, and generates a plurality of signals representing the positions where the respective touch events occur. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026324 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER-EXECUTED METHOD AND TOUCH-SENSING COVER - A hand-held electronic device comprises a touch-sensing cover comprising a cover and a touch-sensing structure, a panel and a control unit. At least a part of the touch-sensing structure is disposed on the cover and the touch-sensing structure comprises a plurality of detection points. The control unit is electrically connected with the touch-sensing cover and the panel and executes the following steps of: computing a trigger event of the detection points; comparing the trigger event with an initiative determination condition which is pre-stored in the hand-held electronic device; permitting the touch-sensing structure to receive at least an input action inputted by a user if the trigger event conforms to the initiative determination condition; and controlling a volume of the hand-held electronic device by the input action. Therefore, the fingers can be prevented from blocking user's view, and the panel scratch problem can be reduced. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026325 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE, TOUCH-SENSING COVER AND COMPUTER-EXECUTED METHOD - A shadeless touch hand-held electronic device comprises a touch-sensing cover, a panel, and a control unit. The touch-sensing cover comprises a cover and a touch-sensing structure. Partial or total area of the touch-sensing structure is disposed on the cover and has a plurality of detection points. The control unit is electrically connected to the touch-sensing cover and the panel and executes following steps, the steps include: computing a trigger event of the detection points; comparing the trigger event with an initiative determination condition pre-stored in the shadeless touch hand-held electronic device; permitting the touch-sensing structure to receive at least one input action from a user if the trigger event conforms to the initiative determination condition; and executing the operation by the input action. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026326 | Smart Wearable Device and Computer-Executed Method - A smart wearable device is capable of detecting a data structure of an electronic data stored therein and generating corresponding link instruction. The smart wearable device comprises a body, a display module and at least one touch-sensing structure. The display module comprises a display unit for displaying information corresponding to the electronic data and a processing unit coupled with the display unit. The touch-sensing structure is coupled with the processing unit and disposed on one side of the display unit, and senses at least one trigger event. The processing unit executes steps comprising: detecting at least one data structure of the electronic data; linking to at least one link instruction corresponding to the detected data structure; enabling the detected data structure to be selected for inputting; and executing the link instruction linked to the selected data structure according to an action received by the touch-sensing structure. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026327 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT THEREOF - An apparatus and method are provided for controlling an output in an electronic device including a touch screen. The method includes receiving a hovering input from a touch input tool over a touch screen; identifying an inclination attribute of the touch input tool providing the hovering input; and providing an output attribute corresponding to the hovering input, based on the identified inclination attribute. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026328 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - A touch display panel comprises a display module and a sensing electrode layer. The sensing electrode layer is disposed on the substrate of the display module and includes first sensing electrodes, second sensing electrode and wires. The first sensing electrodes are arranged along a longitudinal direction. The second sensing electrode is extended along the longitudinal direction and disposed beside the first sensing electrodes. The wires are electrically connected with the first sensing electrodes and include a plurality of wire segments which are extended alternately along a first extending direction and a second extending direction. The first sensing electrode includes a plurality of first slits, the first slits are extended along the first extending direction, the second extending direction or the combination thereof. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026329 | EMBEDDED AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - This invention is directed to an electronic device with an embedded authentication system for restricting access to device resources. The authentication system may include one or more sensors operative to detect biometric information of a user. The sensors may be positioned in the device such that the sensors may detect appropriate biometric information as the user operates the device, without requiring the user to perform a step for providing the biometric information (e.g., embedding a fingerprint sensor in an input mechanism instead of providing a fingerprint sensor in a separate part of the device housing). In some embodiments, the authentication system may be operative to detect a visual or temporal pattern of inputs to authenticate a user. In response to authenticating, a user may access restricted files, applications (e.g., applications purchased by the user), or settings (e.g., application settings such as contacts or saved game profile). | 2016-01-28 |
20160026330 | FULL IN-CELL SENSOR - A display device having an integrated capacitive sensing device includes receiver electrodes disposed on a back side of a color filter glass. Transmitter electrodes of the capacitive sensing device are configured with a size and geometry that reduces the capacitive coupling between the transmitter and receiver electrodes. The transmitter electrodes may be made of one or more prongs or segments from a segmented common electrode. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026331 | TOUCH DISPLAY DRIVING CIRCUIT CAPABLE OF RESPONDING TO CPU COMMANDS - A touch display driving circuit capable of responding to CPU commands, including: a first interface receiving touch configuration data from a CPU and outputting touch report data to the CPU; a second interface coupling with a touch display module; a control unit executing a touch detection procedure on the touch display module via the second interface to derive touch detected data, and processing the touch detected data to generate the touch report data, wherein the touch detection procedure is determined according to the touch configuration data determining a connection configuration of at least one multiplexer and a weighting configuration of at least one touch point, and the content of the touch report data include a sensed pressure profile, a finger print, a palm print, an ear image, characteristics of a finger print, characteristics of a palm print, or characteristics of an ear image. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026332 | SMART TOUCHPAD INPUT DEVICE - The subject technology discloses a system for filtering out touches on a touch sensitive input device (e.g., touchpad) during a typing-intensive task. A typing task detection module receives key-press events and computes the typing speed in terms of keys per second in combination with a determined amount of typing based on a number of received key-press events. When input speed and amount of continued typing are higher than a threshold, the typing task detection module then determines that the user is performing a typing task. The typing mode and other characteristics of user's typing activity are used to adjust the responsiveness of touchpad. The subject technology further includes a touchpad responsiveness adjustment module. This module receives the determined typing speed and amount of typing from the typing task detection module, and adjusts the input sensitivity (which controls the responsiveness) of the touchpad to filter out accidental finger touches. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026333 | PORTABLE TERMINAL CAPABLE OF SENSING PROXIMITY TOUCH AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN IN THE SAME - A portable terminal for sensing a touch input, including a direct touch input and a proximity touch input, includes a touch screen configured to receive the touch input via a touching object and responsively displaying at least a first portion of a page and a controller configured to recognize the direct touch input when the touching object contacts the touch screen and recognize the proximity touch input when the touching object is located within a threshold distance relative to the touch screen for a period of time, the proximity touch input being effective as long as the touching object remains within the threshold distance, wherein in response to the proximity touch input, a size of the displayed page is changed from a first size to a second size, or a second portion of the page is displayed on the touch screen, the second portion being different from the first portion. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026334 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING SCREEN IN DEVICE HAVING TOUCH SCREEN - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for displaying a screen in a device having a touch screen. The method for displaying a screen in a device having a touch screen, according to the present invention, comprises: a detection step of detecting the approach of a touch means on the touch screen; and a displaying step of magnifying at least one input item corresponding to a position at which the approach has been detected, among a plurality of input items displayed on the touch screen, and displaying the magnified input item. According to the present invention, input errors can be reduced. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026335 | TOUCH SENSING DEVICE AND CONTROL DEVICE THEREOF - A touch sensing device may include: a pre-processing unit configured to reduce common signal noise and frequency components higher than a preset cut-off frequency from a pair of signals outputted from a touch panel, in response to a driving signal; and an attenuation unit configured to attenuate a frequency of a preset frequency region in an output signal of the pre-processing unit, and output a sensing signal. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026336 | Denoising Touch Gesture Input - In one embodiment, a computing device determines a touch gesture on a touch screen of the computing device. The touch gesture includes two or more data points that each correspond to a particular location on the touch screen and a particular point in time. For each of one or more of the data points, the computing device adjusts a time value representing its particular point in time. For each of one or more of the data points, the computing device adjusts a position value representing its particular location on the touch screen. The computing device fits a curve to the two or more data points to determine a user intent associated with the touch gesture. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026337 | OPTICAL COUPLING OF LIGHT INTO TOUCH-SENSING SYSTEMS - A touch-sensitive apparatus operates by light frustration (FTIR) and comprises a light transmissive panel ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160026338 | Detecting Multitouch Events in an Optical Touch-Sensitive Device Using Touch Event Templates - An optical touch-sensitive device is able to determine the locations of multiple simultaneous touch events. The optical touch-sensitive device includes multiple emitters and detectors. Each emitter produces optical beams which are received by the detectors. Touch events disturb the optical beams. Touch event templates are used to determine the actual touch events based on which optical beams have been disturbed. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026339 | HANDWRITING SYSTEMS AND OPERATION METHODS THEREOF - A handwriting system includes a light source module, an image sensing apparatus and a processing circuit. The light source module is configured to provide a light source to illuminate an object on a plane. The image sensing apparatus is disposed on the plane and configured to capture an image of the object reflecting light emitted by the light source. The processing circuit is electrically connected to the image sensing apparatus and configured to receive the image captured by the image sensing apparatus, analyze the shape of each of light spot(s) in the captured image and screen out the light spot(s) not conforming to the shape of the object. Another handwriting system and two handwriting system operation methods are also provided. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026340 | TOUCHLESS USER INTERFACES - An electronic device having a touchless user interface for providing at least one input to the device, said touchless user interface comprising at least one ultrasound transmitter arrangement arranged to transmit ultrasonic signals and at least one ultrasound receiver arrangement arranged to receive reflections of said ultrasonic signals from an input object, wherein the device further comprises a substantially continuous outer surface portion, wherein said outer surface portion comprises at least one localised zone 30′ having a greater compliance for moving in response to impingement by said ultrasonic signals or reflections such that said localised zone 30′ forms part of said transmitter arrangement and/or said receiver arrangement. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026341 | MATRIX INTERFACE FOR ENABLING ACCESS TO DIGITAL CONTENT - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for implementing a matrix interface for enabling access to digital content. The method includes the steps of receiving instructions for generating a matrix interface that enables a user to select digital content to be processed by a device and executing the instructions to cause the matrix interface to be presented on a display associated with the device. The matrix interface comprises a plurality of icons arranged in a two-dimensional array, each icon in the plurality of icons being associated with a portion of the digital content. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026342 | ALIGNABLE USER INTERFACE - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to interacting with a graphical user interface in a manner to facilitate hands-free operation. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method including outputting to a display device a user interface that displays graphical representations of a plurality of alignable user interface objects, each alignable user interface object representing a selectable object. The method further includes receiving depth data from an imaging device, the image data capturing an image of a face directed toward the display device. The method further comprises changing an alignment condition of a first user interface object of the plurality of alignable user interface objects to move the first user interface object into an aligned condition, and changing an alignment condition of a second user interface object to move the second user interface object out of an aligned condition based on the received image data. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026343 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING INPUT DETECTION AREAS - A system, a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method are described herein to modify a size of one or more input detection areas. A size modifier accesses user interface size data. The user interface size data comprises a size for a first user interface element and a size for a first user input detection area. The size modifier determines a size of a display area of a user device. The size modifier calculates a modified size of the first user interface element. The modified size of the first user interface element is based on the size for the first user interface element and the size of the display area. The size modifier calculates a modified size of the first input detection area based on the size for the first input detection area and a first factor unrelated to the size of the display area. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026344 | Multi-Story Visual Experience - Techniques and apparatuses enabling multi-story visual experiences are described. These techniques and apparatuses enable a user to view multiple storylines through their view selections. By so doing, a user may enjoy either or both of the stories without sacrificing the storytelling experience or a user's ability to determine a manner in which to engage with the stories. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026345 | OPERATION PANEL FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device for displaying an operation panel is provided in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure. The operation panel displayed on a screen of the electronic device includes multiple levels of menus. The electronic device displays a first menu of the operation panel on the screen. When a second item being a subordinate item of a first item is selected, the electronic device bides the first menu showing the first item, and displays a. second menu of the operation panel on the screen. The second menu includes a central section for identifying the second item. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026346 | Methods and Software for Facilitating Theme-Based Online Social Interaction, Support, Awareness, and Learning - Online social-interaction systems that provide any of a variety of features that promote positive behaviors, such as social interaction, compassion, support, awareness, and learning. In some embodiments, an online social-interaction system provides multiple private journals that members of the system can selectively share with other members of the social-interaction system. The private journals may be directed to aspects, such as practices, beliefs, tenets, etc., of the corresponding community. In some embodiments, private journals are provided with action-request features and functionalities that allow other members to accept action requests and create followup lists for following up on such requests. In some embodiments, private journals are provided with features that allow members to share helpful resources. In some embodiments, features and functionalities are provided to allow members to participate in meditation sessions. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026347 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR AGGREGATING DATA TO PROVIDE A DISPLAY IN A USER INTERFACE - A method, a system and a device are provided for aggregating data to provide a display in a user interface. The method includes populating data records in data storage of a data management system; authenticating a user; retrieving a list from the data records and displaying the list for the authenticated user; selecting an item from the list through the user interface; receiving an item authentication token associating with the authenticated user; retrieving the plurality of attributes for the item authentication token and a progress status of the object history record; and in response to receiving a user selection, providing a text input field on the display for receiving a user's text inquiry; determining a numerical figure for the authenticated user; and aggregating data for displaying the plurality of attributes, displaying the progress status and determining the numerical figure for the authenticated user. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026348 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ENABLING A USER TO SYNCHRONIZE, MANAGE, AND SHARE FOLDERS ACROSS A PLURALITY OF CLIENT DEVICES AND A SYNCHRONIZATION SERVER - A system, method, and computer program are provided for enabling a user to synchronize, manage, and share files and folders across a plurality of client devices and a synchronization server. In a user interface, a first view displays all folders, which a user has synchronized to the synchronization server and a drop-target zone to which the user is able to drag a folder from the local device to synchronize the folder with the synchronization server. A second view displays all files and folders, which the user has shared with other users. A third view displays a list of user contacts, where each contact is a drop-target zone on which a user is able to drag a folder to share the folder with the contact. A fourth view is provided in which a user is able to see activity related to a folder displayed in the first view. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026349 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information processing device according to the present technology includes an action recognition unit that recognizes an operation action of a user based on sensor information, and an action representation generation unit that analyzes operation action data showing the operation action of the user recognized by the action recognition unit to generate an action segment represented by a meaning and content of the operation action from the operation action data. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026350 | USER INTERFACE APPARATUS FOR PATH SEARCH AND METHOD THEREOF - A user interface apparatus for path search and a method thereof are disclosed. The interface apparatus for path search includes an interface unit configured to provide a first user interface comprising a plurality of image objects, the first user interface configured to implement sweeping transition between the image objects in at least one direction, wherein the interface unit displays an image associated with at least one place which is an object for path search on the image objects. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026351 | COMPUTING DEVICE PROVIDING ELECTRONIC BOOK DATA WITH ROLLING IMAGES AND RELATED METHODS - A computing device may include a display, a memory to store electronic textbook data comprising a plurality of different images associated with at least one location within the electronic textbook data, a user input device, and a processor coupled to the display, the memory, and the user input device. The processor may be configured to display the electronic textbook data with a primary image from among the plurality of different images at the at least one location on the display, and selectively replace the primary image with at least one secondary image from among the plurality of different images at the at least one location on the display based upon the user input device. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026352 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE-READABLE MEDIUM FOR MESSAGE COMPOSITION WITHIN A UNIFIED EVENT VIEW - A method, electronic device, and device-readable medium are provided for implementing a quick reply action for communication events listed in a unified inbox. In a unified inbox, a subset of communication event listings include a user interface element that is actuatable to initiate a reply to the communication event, while other listings in the unified inbox do not include this user interface element. In response to actuation of this user interface element, reply message content can be received, and provided to an application executing on the electronic device to send the content in a reply message. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026353 | IMPLEMENTING MANAGEMENT OF ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE ELEMENTS - An information management solution is disclosed that overcomes drawbacks associated with the ability of traditional hierarchy structures to support complex organizational structures. The information management solution uniquely implements a two-level entity associating map for depicting relationships between entities of a group of entities. A first level of the two-level entity association map has units is a one-dimensional layer comprising organizational entities and a second level of the two-level entity associating map is a multi-dimensional level comprising organizational entities to which organizational entities of the first level have a direct association. An entity type of any first-level entity is different than an entity type of any second-level entity. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026354 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE INDIRECT MONITORING OF SUBJECT FOR WELL-BEING IN UNATTENDED SETTING - A system is provided for event-based monitoring of a subject's well-being within an unattended setting. A plurality of sensors are disposed within the setting for sensing disparate events, and an analytics processing portion is coupled to the sensors to collectively acquire sensing data therefrom, and map a plurality of sensed data points for a selected combination of disparate events to a conduct adaptively characterized for the subject. The mapping occurs according to a set of pre-established reference event patterns, relative to which each characterized conduct is screened for excessive aberration. The analytics processing portion actuates generation of a graphic user interface displaying at least one reporting page. The reporting page contains for each characterized conduct certain graphic indicia determined responsive to the screening thereof. At least one wirelessly coupled monitoring device actuates responsive to the analytics processing portion to render the graphic user interface for a remotely monitoring user. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026355 | ACCESSIBLE CHART NAVIGATION USING OBJECT NEIGHBORHOOD - A method, system, and computer program product for accessible chart navigation using object neighborhood are provided. An input is received to navigate a focus away in a direction from a first object, the first object being a member of a set of objects depicted in a graphical visual chart. A set of inputs is designed to access the chart without using a pointing device or requiring visual inspection of the chart and the set of objects. The set of inputs includes the input and a second input to allow return to a previous step in navigating the chart. A second object is identified to which to navigate responsive to the input, the second object being located within a neighborhood of the first object at a shortest neighborhood distance from the first object. Navigation is performed to the second object to keep the focus within the neighborhood. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026356 | CLIENT-SIDE DYNAMIC CONTROL OF VISUALIZATION OF FROZEN REGION IN A DATA TABLE - A method, system, and/or computer program product visualizes tabular data with dynamically-generated frozen regions. A control and coordination mechanism oversees modification of a visualization of a browser-based main data table. A cloning and sizing process recursively traverses regions of the browser-based main data table to selectively clone and size regions of the browser-based main data table to be frozen, wherein the regions of the browser-based main data table to be frozen are selectable from any area of the browser-based main data table. An element insertion and positioning process positions and makes visible each newly cloned frozen region, wherein each newly cloned frozen region overlays a region of the browser-based main data table. A responsiveness process uses event listeners and polling mechanisms to detect actions and changes in a table viewport of a visible portion of the browser-based main data table to trigger regeneration of each newly cloned frozen region. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026357 | TOUCH-TYPE TERMINAL AND METHOD THEREOF FOR LOCATING PROMPT BOX - Disclosed are a touch-type terminal and a method thereof for locating a prompt box. The method includes: receiving a slide gesture instruction and obtaining, according a preset coordinate system, coordinates of a start touch point which is corresponding to the slide gesture instruction and is on a touchscreen; when a prompt box pops up, dividing the touchscreen into multiple touch regions according to a size of the prompt box; counting the number M of times of the slide gesture instructions being received after a terminal is turned on, and calculating, according to the coordinates of the start touch points, the number of the start touch points which are corresponding to the slide gesture instructions received in the M times and are distributed on each touch region; and locating the prompt box in a touch region where the start touch points corresponding to the maximum number of slide gesture instructions are distributed on the touchscreen. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026358 | GESTURE-BASED WINDOW MANAGEMENT - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are presented for detecting a multi-touch gesture on one or more displays of an information handling device, the information handling device being associated with a plurality of display contexts, and invoking a window event in response to the multi-touch gesture, the window event being associated with one or more graphical window interfaces presented within a display context of the plurality of display contexts. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026359 | CLOUD BASED OPERATING SYSTEM AND BROWSER WITH CUBE INTERFACE - A user interface and or browser is provided having a tilted cube hexagonal structure. The cube is rotatable and has advertisements and theme based window panes on the back and the front of the panes. The cube is rotated in such a fashion that the tilted orientation is maintained constant but the panes revolved about a tilted axis much as the Earth revolves about its axis. Computer software coordinates the responses of keyboard, mouse and other devices as they interact with the cube itself so as to provide a stimulating 3D graphical user interface. The system is applicable to mobile devices such as smart phones and similar devices. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026360 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USER INTERFACE OF INPUT DEVICES - A 3 dimensional (3-D) user interface system employs: one or more 3-D projectors configured to display an image at a first location in 3-D space; one or more sensors configured to sense user interaction with the image and to provide user interaction information; and a processor configured (i) to receive the user interaction information from the one or more sensors; (ii) to correlate the user interaction with the image; and (iii) to provide one or more indications responsive to a correlation of the user interaction with the image, including displaying the image at a second location in 3-D space. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026361 | Three-Dimensional Tracking of a User Control Device in a Volume Using Position Sensing - Tracking objects presented within a stereo three-dimensional (3D) scene. The user control device may include one or more visually indicated points for at least one tracking sensor to track. The user control device may also include other position determining devices, for example, an accelerometer and/or gyroscope. Precise 3D coordinates of the stylus may be determined based on location information from the tracking sensor(s) and additional information from the other position determining devices. A stereo 3D scene may be updated to reflect the determined coordinates | 2016-01-28 |
20160026362 | Three-Dimensional Tracking of a User Control Device in a Volume Using Orientation Sensing - Tracking objects presented within a stereo three-dimensional (3D) scene. The user control device may include one or more visually indicated points for at least one tracking sensor to track. The user control device may also include other position determining devices, for example, an accelerometer and/or gyroscope. Precise 3D coordinates of the stylus may be determined based on location information from the tracking sensor(s) and additional information from the other position determining devices. A stereo 3D scene may be updated to reflect the determined coordinates | 2016-01-28 |
20160026363 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING THE ORIENTATION OF AN OBJECT ON A DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of manipulating a three-dimensional object displays a first view of a three-dimensional object on a touchscreen. The touchscreen has three-dimensional views associated with at least one pre-specified visually undelineated portion of the touchscreen. The method receives a touch input on the touchscreen in a visually undelineated portion, and determines a second view of the three-dimensional object based on the view assigned to the visually undelineated portion that received the touch input. The method displays the second view of the three-dimensional object on the touchscreen. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026364 | HUB-BASED BENEFITS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A hub-based user interface (UI) is provided for obtaining and presenting employee benefits information. The hub-based UI may present the user with a comprehensive view of the state of the benefits based on inputs provided by the user. A method of generating an employee benefit UI includes determining, by a computer system, one or more benefits based on a combination of user input and a predefined set of benefits. The method also includes generating, by the computer system, a reconfigurable, dynamic hub UI that includes a listing of the one or more benefits, wherein each of the one or more benefits in the listing includes a respective selectable object. The method additionally includes navigating to a benefit UI associated with a particular one of the one or more benefits based on receiving a selection of the selectable object associated with the particular one of the benefits. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026365 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION - An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on a display, a display screen representing at least a floor plan including one or more rooms; and when it is sensed that movement of a device icon that is movable within a region corresponding to a predetermined room associated with a type of the device icon, judge whether or not the device icon is moved out of the region corresponding to the predetermined room, and in the case where it is judged that the device icon is moved out of the region corresponding to the predetermined room, return the device icon to the region corresponding to the predetermined room. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026366 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZING MOBILE TERMINAL APPLICATION - The invention discloses a method and system for customizing a mobile terminal application, comprising: providing in advance several types of application templates in an application generation platform; when a certain type of application template is selected by a user, displaying initially by the application generation platform according to the application template selected by the user; configuring the resource information in the application template, and transferring the configured resource information to a first and a second server of different service types respectively, wherein the first server and second server convert the configured resource information into characteristic files which are compatible with the type of server and correspond with the type of the selected application template, copy the selected application template, analyze the characteristic file that corresponds with the type of application template. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026367 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE-READABLE MEDIUM FOR LAST-VIEWED COMMUNICATION EVENT INTERACTION WITHIN A UNIFIED EVENT VIEW - A method, electronic device, and device-readable medium are provided for improving user interaction with a unified inbox. A first view of the unified inbox includes a set of communication event listings for a number of communication events. Each listing can include at least a first user interface element for initiating a first action that operates on the corresponding communication event. Individual communication events may be viewed in the inbox. After a viewing of a given communication event, when the first view is re-displayed, additional user interface elements are displayed in relation to the just-viewed communication event. These additional user interface elements may be removed from the display as a result of a trigger condition. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026368 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing device includes a first region extracting unit that extracts a first region from a background image, the first region which should not be hidden in the background image; a second region extracting unit that extracts a second region from a form to be composed with the background image, a position of the second region being fixed in the form; and a controller that, when a form is selected and when a background image and a form are composed, if the composite meets a condition relating to overlap of the first region in the background image and the second region in the form, provides control so that a form including the second region is not allowed to be selected. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026369 | Virtual Opening of Boxes and Packs of Cards - Systems and methods for virtual opening of packages such as boxes and packs of cards are provided herein. Exemplary systems may execute methods via one or more processors, which are programmed to generate a visual representation of a package, receive input from the user, the input indicating opening of the package, and provide feedback to the user corresponding to the opening of the package that at least partially mimics a physical opening of the package. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026370 | DEVICES AND METHODS TO RECEIVE INPUT AT A FIRST DEVICE AND PRESENT OUTPUT IN RESPONSE ON A SECOND DEVICE DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST DEVICE - An apparatus includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to receive user input into the apparatus implicating an output in response, and present the response on a device separate and apart from the apparatus instead of presenting the response on the apparatus. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026371 | TOUCH-BASED USER INTERFACE CONTROL TILES - A user interface includes a digital image display canvas and a plurality of control tiles arranged on a rotatable carousel. A user can browse through the control tiles using swiping gestures that rotate the carousel. Each control tile represents a parameter, an imaging effect, or some other manipulation that can be applied to the displayed image. For control tiles representing a parameter which can be selected from a range of numerical values, such as image brightness, selecting the control tile causes a universal slider to be displayed. The universal slider extends across an entire dimension of the display, thereby providing the user with a wide range of adjustment for the corresponding parameter. Selecting a different control tile associated with a different parameter causes user input received via the universal slider to be applied to the different parameter, thereby such that the same universal slider can manipulate multiple parameters. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026372 | GRAPH-BASED APPROACH FOR DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF USER INTERFACES - Implementations of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and computer-readable storage mediums for dynamically configuring a user interface for interacting with an application. Actions can include: receiving user input, the user input having been provided through the user interface; in response to receiving the user input, determining one or more expected user-actions based on a graph and the user input, the graph modeling user interactions with the application; obtaining one or more modifications based on the one or more expected user-actions; and transmitting instructions to modify the user interface based on the one or more modifications. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026373 | ACTIONABLE STEPS WITHIN A PROCESS FLOW - A computer system displays various stages corresponding to a process. As a user enters a stage in the process, the computer system displays a plurality of different steps corresponding to the given stage. Each step can have a user input mechanism that is mapped to corresponding action functionality. When the user input mechanism is actuated, the action for the corresponding action functionality is performed within the computer system. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026374 | CHECKBOX MASS EDITING - Methods and systems for selecting multiple rows, columns, and/or cells are described. A user opens or otherwise accesses a file or document containing multiple rows, columns, and/or cells. The user hover a cursor or pointer over a particular row, column, or cell, or the user touches a particular row, column, or cell on a touchscreen. A single checkbox appears for that particular row, column, or cell. When the user selects that checkbox, unselected checkboxes for the other rows, columns, or cells appear. From there, the user can choose to select all the checkboxes or just some of the checkboxes to perform a mass action on the selected rows, columns, or cells. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026375 | SHADELESS TOUCH HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A method is executed by a computer and executes, on a shadeless touch hand-held electronic device including a panel and a touch cover, following steps of: computing a trigger event of a plurality of detection points on the touch cover; comparing the trigger event with an activation judgment condition which is pre-stored in the shadeless touch hand-held electronic device; permitting the touch cover to receive at least an input action inputted by a user if the trigger event conforms to the activation judgment condition; and executing an operation corresponding to the input action. The operation includes enlarging and substantially centering a first box of a plurality of content boxes of a structured electronic document on the panel, and the enlargement includes extending the first box such that a width of the first box is substantially equal to that of the panel. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026376 | GRID-BASED VISUAL DESIGN ENVIRONMENT - In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and computer-readable devices for presenting, by a computing system, multiple cells that are arranged in a multi-dimensional grid of cells. The computing system may display content in a first cell without displaying the content in a second cell. The computing system may present a first user interface element that is to expand the display of the content from the first cell to both the first cell and the second cell. The computing system may receive first user input that selects the first user interface element. The computing system may display, in response to receiving the first user input, the content in the first cell and the second cell. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026377 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING, CURATING, AGGREGATING, AND DISPLAYING METRICS DATA FROM AND TO STAKEHOLDERS IN THE CHARITABLE SECTOR - A system for analyzing data, comprising a metrics data system operating on a processor and configured to generate a user prompt that allows a user to interactively provide metrics data associated with an organization. A metrics display function system operating on the processor and configured to generate a user prompt that allows a user to interactively select or modify a display process that is to be applied to the metrics data. A metrics analytics function system operating on the processor and configured to generate a user prompt that allows a user to interactively select or modify a data analysis function that is to be applied to the metrics data. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026378 | Answer Confidence Output Mechanism for Question and Answer Systems - Mechanisms are provided for generating an output of confidence score for candidate answers of an input question. The mechanisms, implemented in a data processing system configured to answer an input question receive candidate answer information comprising confidence scores associated with candidate answers for the input question. The mechanisms categorize, for each candidate answer in the candidate answer information, the corresponding confidence score into one of a plurality of confidence score categories. For each candidate answer in the candidate answer information, a graphical representation of the confidence score category of the candidate answer is generated. A graphical user interface output comprising an entry for each candidate answer in the candidate answer information is generated where each entry comprises the corresponding graphical representation of the confidence score category of the candidate answer corresponding to the entry. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026379 | DISPLAYING REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES IN A VISUAL MAPPING SYSTEM - Embodiments provide systems and methods for generating a street map that includes a position identifier that identifies a location on the street map. The method and system may also generate and display a plurality of images representative of the location of the position identifier. A user may interact with a position identifier or one of several scroll icons to view images of other locations on the street map and/or to obtain driving directions between two locations. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026380 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER-EXECUTED METHOD AND TOUCH-SENSING COVER - A hand-held electronic device comprises a touch-sensing cover, a panel and a control unit. The touch-sensing cover comprises a cover and a touch-sensing structure. Partial or total area of the touch-sensing structure is disposed on the cover and the touch-sensing structure comprises a plurality of detection points. The control unit is electrically connected with the touch-sensing cover and the panel and executes following steps of: computing a trigger event of the detection points; comparing the trigger event with an initiative determination condition pre-stored in the hand-held electronic device; permitting the touch-sensing structure to receive at least one input action inputted by a user if the trigger event conforms to the initiative determination condition; and executing an opening or closing of the hand-held electronic device by the input action. Therefore, the finger can be prevented from shading user's view. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026381 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a terminal body having an inner surface, an outer surface and side surfaces, and configured to be opened into an open state and closed into a closed state; a touch screen having first and second regions disposed on the inner surface, a third region disposed on the outer surface, and a fourth region disposed on the side surface between the first and third regions, in the closed state; and a controller configured to display an execution screen to at least one of the first and second regions in the open state, display information related to the execution screen on at least one of the third and fourth regions, based on a closed type of the terminal body corresponding folding closed the terminal body, and execute a function related to the displayed information. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026382 | Touch-Based Flow Keyboard For Small Displays - Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable a full keyboard of characters, such as Latin-based characters, to fit on a small touchscreen display. In an embodiment, a keyboard may be displayed including a text entry area and six virtual buttons. As a user interacts with the displayed keyboard, event actions may be determined based on the current displayed keyboard, the user input action indications received, and the text entry area state. The determined event actions may include displaying further keyboards, generating characters, and/or outputting character strings, and the event actions may be executed to enable the user to control character entry on a touchscreen display. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026383 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INTEGRATED FUNCTIONS OF DIAL AND CALCULATOR AND METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device is provided which includes an input/output interface configured to provide a plurality of number keys and function keys, a buffer configured to store a value of a key selected through the input/output interface, and a controller configured to determine, when a specific condition occurs through the input/output interface, whether the specific condition is associated with a calculation function or a telephone function and perform a telephone function or a calculation function using the stored key value based on a result of the determination. Furthermore, a delete key of the plurality of number keys and the function keys is applied in common to the calculation function and the telephone function. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026384 | METHOD FOR DISPLAY CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method and electronic device are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a display and a processor which executes the method, including displaying at least two display regions on a display of the electronic device, displaying an execution screen of an application on one of the at least two display regions, and in response to detecting an input event for displaying a user interface, displaying the user interface on one of the at least two display regions. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026385 | Hover Controlled User Interface Element - Example apparatus and methods concern controlling a hover-sensitive input/output interface. One example apparatus includes a proximity detector that detects an object in a hover-space associated with the input/output interface. The apparatus produces characterization data concerning the object. The characterization data may be independent of where in the hover-space the object is located. The apparatus selectively controls the activation, display, and deactivation of user interface elements displayed by the apparatus on the input/output interface as a function of the characterization data and interface state. Selectively controlling the activation, display, and deactivation of the user interface elements includes allocating display space on the input/output interface to the user interface elements when they are needed for an operation on the apparatus and selectively reclaiming space on the input/output interface allocated to the user interface elements when they are not needed for an operation on the apparatus. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026386 | Suspending and Resuming Non-Volatile Memory Operations - A method of operation in a non-volatile memory system includes starting execution of a first memory operation from a first queue and in conjunction with starting a first timer, set to expire after a first predetermined time interval. The method further includes, in accordance with a determination that the first timer has expired, determining whether a second queue contains at least one memory operation for execution, and if so, suspending the first memory operation, executing a second memory operation from the second queue, and after completing execution of the second memory operation from the second queue, performing one or more subsequent operations (e.g., resuming execution of the first memory operation and restarting the first timer). In addition, the method includes, when the second queue does not contain at least one memory operation for execution, restarting the first timer, and continuing execution of the first memory operation from the first queue. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026387 | Method of writing data in a solid state drive - A method of writing data in a solid state drive includes receiving data, converting the data to a logical page having a logical allocation address and logical allocation data, a first connection table is searched for another logical page the same as the logical page, the logical page is merged with the another logical page, the logical allocation address is temporarily stored in the first connection table, the logical allocation data is temporarily stored in the data cache unit, it is determined if the first connection table is filled, and the logical page temporarily stored in the cache memory is written to a corresponding flash memory to increase efficiency. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026388 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA THEREOF - A method of operating a data storage device includes fetching a first plurality of commands from at least one submission queue generated in a host memory, determining whether a ratio of a second plurality of commands from among the fetched first plurality of commands exceeds a reference ratio, and adjusting a number of a plurality of pointers being fetched at substantially a same time based on determining whether the ratio exceeds the reference ratio. The second plurality of commands has a same property, the plurality of pointers indicates a physical address of the host memory corresponding to the first plurality of commands, and the data storage device includes a storage controller configured to perform an interfacing operation with a host including the host memory. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026389 | TAPE DRIVE BUFFER UTILIZATION - Various embodiments for improving tape drive efficiency using a processor device are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises aggregating one of records and filemarks, the aggregating restricted to being performed only on read operations, from a plurality of data segments into at least one single data segment, including sequentially aggregating the one of the records and filemarks into the at least one single data segment. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026390 | METHOD OF DELETING INFORMATION, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER SYSTEM - A method of deleting information from a memory provided via a data network and having dynamic memory location allocation includes determining the size and name of files stored in the memory, creating files having a predetermined content and a size and a name corresponding to the determined sizes and names of the files stored in the memory, overwriting the stored files in the memory with the corresponding created files, writing at least one file of a predetermined content to the entire remaining available memory, and waiting for a period of time predetermined by a memory provider to back up the memory, upon completion of the steps of overwriting and writing. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026391 | Content-Addressable Memory Device - Techniques described herein are generally related to storing and retrieving data from a content-addressable memory (CAM). A data value to be stored in the CAM may be received, where the data value has two or more bits. The CAM may include a plurality of memory sets. An index corresponding to the data value may be determined. The index may be determined based on a subset of bits of the data value that correspond to an index bit set. A memory set of the CAM may be identified based on the determined index and the data value may be stored in a storage unit of the identified memory set. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026392 | OFF-HEAP DIRECT-MEMORY DATA STORES, METHODS OF CREATING AND/OR MANAGING OFF-HEAP DIRECT-MEMORY DATA STORES, AND/OR SYSTEMS INCLUDING OFF-HEAP DIRECT-MEMORY DATA STORE - Certain example embodiments relate to a highly-concurrent, predictable, fast, self-managed, in-process space for storing data that is hidden away from the garbage collector and its related pauses. More particularly, certain example embodiments relate to improved memory management techniques for computer systems that leverage an off-heap direct-memory data store that is massively scalable and highly efficient. The off-heap store may be provided in connection with a Java-based environment, and garbage collection may be completely or nearly completely avoided for the off-heap store. The off-heap store may be integrated into a tiered storage solution in certain example embodiments. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026393 | CLUSTER STORAGE USING SUBSEGMENTING FOR EFFICIENT STORAGE - Cluster storage comprises an interface and a processor. The interface is to send a tag to a selected node and receive tags from the selected node. The tags received from the selected node comprise tags for likely similar segments stored on the selected node. The processor is to break a segment into subsegments, calculate subsegment tags for each subsegment, identify one or more references to one or more previously stored subsegments and/or one or more segment data using the tags from the selected node and the subsegment tags, and send the one or more references to the one or more previously stored subsegments and/or segment data and associated tags to the selected node. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026394 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, DATA ACCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes a storage, an access controller, a counter, a determination processor, and a deleter. The storage includes a NAND-type flash memory to store data. The access controller is configured to output an access request for accessing the data stored in the storage. The counter is configured to, when the access request represents a request for reading, increment a reading count for a memory area of the storage specified in the access request by one. The determination processor is configured to determine whether or not the reading count reaches a predetermined count. The deleter is configured to, when the determination processor determines that the reading count reaches the predetermined count, delete first data that is stored in the memory area corresponding to the reading count. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026395 | MEASURING PERFORMANCE OF DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS - A combination of a host system and data storage system that enables accurate performance testing of the storage subsystem is disclosed. In one embodiment, a driver of a host system receives a command message from a host system application. The command message enables the driver to generate and communicate one or more storage access commands to the data storage system. The driver then receives one or more execution results from the data storage system and determines and communicates the total execution time of the one or more storage access commands to the host system application. When the host system application determines performance of the data storage system the undesirable impact of the communication overhead between the host system application and the driver is minimized. Accordingly, accurate performance measurements of data storage systems are obtained. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026396 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a memory circuit unit, a radio frequency (RF) signal unit which wirelessly transmits and receives signals, and a control circuit unit which accesses the memory circuit unit in response to a signal received through the RF signal unit and provides data of the memory circuit unit to the RF signal unit. At least one of the RF signal unit and the control circuit unit has a one-chip structure with the memory circuit unit. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026397 | INFORMATION SYSTEM AND I/O PROCESSING METHOD - In an information system including: first and second storage apparatuses executing synchronous copying of data to a counterpart storage device; a first quorum apparatus coupled to the first and the second storage apparatuses; and a second quorum apparatus coupled to the first and the second storage apparatuses, wherein the first and the second storage apparatuses are each configured to perform control to determine whether to execute the I/O request in accordance with an execution feasibility setting, and in health check processing that is repeatedly executed, the first and the second storage apparatuses are each configured to store survival information thereof in the first and the second quorum apparatuses, check whether the survival information of the counterpart storage apparatus is able to be checked from any one of the first and the second quorum apparatuses, and set the execution feasibility setting of the storage apparatus. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026398 | STORAGE DEVICE AND STORAGE SYSTEM - A virtualization controller identifies a node that manages a segment to be accessed, and instructs the node to access the segment. A mirror controller of the node instructed to access the segment writes data in the segment managed by the node and in a segment having a mirror relation with the segment managed by the node. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026399 | BLOCK I/O INTERFACE FOR A HOST BUS ADAPTER THAT UTILIZES NVDRAM - A block I/O interface for a HBA is disclosed that dynamically loads regions of a SSD of the HBA to a DRAM of the HBA. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes a host system and a HBA. The HBA includes a SSD and DRAM. The host identifies a block I/O read request for the SSD, identifies a region of the SSD that corresponds to the read request, and determines if the region is cached in the DRAM. If the region is cached in the DRAM, then the HBA copies data for the read request to the host memory and a response to the read request utilizes the host memory. If the region is not cached, then the HBA caches the region of the SSD in the DRAM, copies the data for the read request to the host memory, and a response to the read request utilizes the host memory. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026400 | LOADING METHOD AND DIVIDING METHOD - A loading method includes steps of providing a storage device and a system, among which the storage device having at least one physical storage partition is installed in the system, booting the system, loading an identifying program, inputting an identifying information corresponding to an user, and loading the physical storage partition of the storage device corresponding to the user according to the identifying information. As a result, accesses of unauthorized users are avoided, and external accesses and software cracking are also avoided. Meanwhile, the management of the system is simplified, and a real multiboot function is achieved. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026401 | UPDATING OF SHADOW REGISTERS IN N:1 CLOCK DOMAIN - A processing unit includes a first storage entity being updated at a first clock cycle (CLK | 2016-01-28 |
20160026402 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONSISTENT, RELIABLE, AND PREDICTABLE PERFORMANCE IN A STORAGE DEVICE - The solution described here is a method to provide consistent performance in a storage device. A performance manager module is implemented to measure the time interval in which a command takes to be completed. In case the time interval is longer than a certain threshold, the difference is annotated and used on the consecutive commands within a programmable time window. This time window can be a regular time interval e.g. every second. In case the time interval is shorter than a threshold, the control module delays sending the command completion to the host until the threshold value is reached. The delay is adjusted based on the credit annotation due to commands that took longer than the time interval to be completed in order to compensate for commands that took longer than the threshold to complete, during a certain time window. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026403 | MERGING AN OUT OF SYNCHRONIZATION INDICATOR AND A CHANGE RECORDING INDICATOR IN RESPONSE TO A FAILURE IN CONSISTENCY GROUP FORMATION - A first data structure stores indications of storage locations that need to be copied for forming a consistency group. A second data structure stores indications of new host writes subsequent to starting a point in time copy operation to form the consistency group. Read access is secured to a metadata storage area and a determination is made as to whether the second data structure indicates that there are any new host writes. In response to determining that the second data structure indicates that there are new host writes, write access is secured to the metadata storage area, the first data structure is updated with contents of the second data structure to determine which additional storage locations need to be copied for formation of a next consistency group, and the second data structure is updated to indicate that that the second data structure is in an initialized state. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026404 | OBJECT CLASSIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION FROM RAW DATA - Raw data is accessed from a storage device. A sample survey technique is used on the raw data to select a sample data. A data science technique is used on the sample data to determine a sample data category. The raw data is classified at least in part by considering the sample data category. A tier of storage is identified for the raw data on the storage device based on the classification. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026405 | STORING DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a computing device generating a set of write requests regarding a set of encoded data slices and sending the set of write requests to a set of storage units, where each write request includes an encoded data slice, a corresponding slice name, and a transaction number. The method continues with each of at least some of the storage units generating a write response that includes the transaction number and a list of revision levels corresponding to the slice name. The method continues with the computing device receiving the write responses from the at least some of the storage units, determining a most current revision level based on the lists of revision levels and generating a set of write commit messages, where a write commit message includes the transaction number and a new revision level for the set of encoded data slices. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026406 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING FLEXIBLE HOST MEMORY BUFFER - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing a flexible host memory buffer are disclosed. One method includes allocating an amount of host memory as a host memory buffer accessible by a solid state drive (SSD) as a cache for SSD data. The method further includes caching data from the solid state drive in the host memory buffer. The method further includes monitoring utilization of the host memory buffer. The method further includes dynamically increasing or decreasing the amount of host memory allocated for the host memory buffer based on the utilization. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026407 | USING AN ALIAS VOLUME NAME FOR A VOLUME TO ALLOCATE SPACE TO A DATA SET - Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using an alias volume name for a volume to allocate space to a data set. An assignment of a plurality of volumes to a data set is maintained, wherein the volumes are configured in a storage system. A request is received to extend the data set. An alias volume name is assigned to the data set for a previously assigned volume to the data to extend the data set in response to one of the previously assigned volumes having available space to extend the data set. A base volume name is assigned to the data set for a volume not assigned to the data set in response to one of the previously assigned volumes to the data set not having available space to extend the data set. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026408 | STORAGE DEVICE METADATA SYNCHRONIZATION - Embodiments are disclosed relating to garbage collecting storage blocks in a storage device. In one embodiment, data is selected for relocation from a storage block in a storage device during reclaiming of the storage block. The data may be selected based on metadata that identifies whether data is valid at a time when the reclaiming is initiated. In some embodiments, prior to relocating data from the storage block, the metadata is captured from a data structure that identifies whether data on the storage device is valid. In one embodiment, a determination of whether the selected data has become invalid due to other data that is stored during the reclaiming is made. In some embodiments, in response to determining that the selected data has become invalid, the selected data is specified as invalid in the data structure. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026409 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MIGRATING THE SAME - The present invention provides a storage system capable of performing data migration without stopping the IO access from a host computer, without having to copy data in an external connection storage subsystem to a migration destination storage subsystem. A configuration information of a migration source volume in a migration source storage subsystem is migrated to the migration destination storage subsystem, and during migration, cache memories of the respective subsystems are used to duplicate and store write data from the host computer, and the migration destination storage subsystem reflects the write data to the external connection storage subsystem. Reading of data is also performed by the migration destination storage subsystem. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026410 | Weighted Read Scrub for Nonvolatile Memory - In a nonvolatile memory array, such as a three-dimensional array of charge-storage memory cells, data is scrubbed according to a scheme which weights particular data that is exposed to potentially damaging voltages. Data that may cause damage to other data is moved to a location where such potential damage is reduced. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026411 | PRINTING APPARATUS - Folding information and printing surface information, included in content information of a sealed letter creation job, are compared with content printing conditions stored in a storage section, and an appropriate condition (a conveyance path after printing, execution/non-execution of image rotation, and printing page order) is selected such that the position of a window of a windowed envelope is aligned with the position of specifying information printed on a print sheet P to be a content when the print sheet P is enclosed in the envelope. A convey section and a printing section are controlled based on the selected content printing condition. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026412 | MANAGING PRINT JOBS - Systems and methods for managing print jobs associated with multiple customers. Customer-editable design templates for printed products and design software tools enabling creation by customers of custom print product designs are provided, via a network, to multiple customers operating corresponding electronic devices. Individual print jobs corresponding to custom print product designs created by multiple different customers via the electronic devices are received and automatically aggregated into an aggregate print job comprising individual print jobs from different customers. The aggregated individual print jobs in the aggregate print job are printed simultaneously on one or more units of a shared substrate when the aggregate print job is printed. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026413 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH PROTOCOL SHARING PROGRAM, AND PROTOCOL SHARING METHOD - A controller of a management device managing a plurality of image processing apparatuses acquires ability information and device identification information from the respective image processing apparatuses; determines, based on the ability information of the respective image processing apparatuses, as an in-charge device any one of the respective image processing apparatuses for each of a plurality of protocols predetermined; for the respective protocols, causes the in-charge device determined for the protocol to respond to a packet by multicast of the protocol on behalf of the respective image processing apparatuses; and causes one or more image processing apparatuses other than the in-charge device determined for the protocol to refrain from responding to a packet by multicast of the protocol. The respective image processing apparatuses respond to a packet by multicast of the protocol if the apparatus itself is determined the in-charge device for the protocol. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026414 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT REQUIRES AUTHENTICATION OF USER, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus which allows execution of NFC touch-to-print printing on condition that user authentication is successful, thus preventing NFC touch-to-print printing from being performed by every user. The information processing apparatus is equipped with an NFC (near-field communication) unit which has a memory. When authentication of a user is successful, connecting information for an external device to connect to the information processing apparatus is written into the memory. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026415 | NETWORK SYSTEM, CLIENT AND CLIENT CONTROL METHOD - A network system has a printer with an internal web browser connected to a web server. The printer has a request unit that sends an HTTP request with printer status information embedded in the URL to the server, a data acquisition unit that gets HTML data from the server, and a print unit that executes a printing process based on the supplied HTML data. The server includes a request receiving unit that receives HTTP requests from the printer, a data transmission unit that sends HTML data to the client, and a status management unit that manages the printer status based on the status information embedded in the URL of the HTTP request. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026416 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus acquires, from a plurality of plug-ins that performs searches for printers, detection results in the searches, and displays, based on the detection results, a selection screen enabling selection of a printer from detected printers. If a printer is determined to have been redundantly detected, the printer is displayed as a single selection candidate on the selection screen. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026417 | PRINTING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING NEAR FIELD WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - When a print processing apparatus is not connected to a printing apparatus, the printing apparatus generates communication information using an IP address of the printing apparatus and writes the generated communication information into a memory of an NFC communication unit. When the print processing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus, the printing apparatus generates communication information using an IP address of the print processing apparatus and writes the generated communication information into the memory of the NFC communication unit. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026418 | Big Data Algorithm and Platform Solution For 3D Visualization Services - A method for generating a 3D object for visualizing multivariate data includes gathering subscriber information about subscribers of a network, receiving a user request to generate the 3D object, and generating object-data specifying a three-dimensional contour that models a relationship between at least two variables of the subscriber information and a measure. The three-dimensional contour is based on the received request and on the subscriber information, and the object data is generated in a format that is printable by a 3D printer. The object data is transmitted to the user. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026419 | IMAGE DATA GENERATION - A method of generating data associated with printing an image. The method comprises receiving data defining an image design specification, generating a plurality of options for printing an image based upon the image design specification, 5 displaying data based upon the plurality of options to a user, receiving selection of one of the options from the user, and generating the data associated with printing an image based upon the selected option. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026420 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC MOBILE PRINTING BASED ON SCHEDULED EVENTS - Systems and methods are disclosed method for dynamic mobile printing based on scheduled events. One method includes receiving, from a device associated with a user, an identifier associated with the user and a print request, the print request including one or more print items to be printed; accessing, by a server, a calendar of the user based on the received identifier associated with the user; determining, by the server, whether an event of the calendar is scheduled for a time of interest; locating, by the server, a printer near a location of the event when the event is scheduled for the time of interest; and transmitting, by the server, the one or more print items to the printer near the location of the event. | 2016-01-28 |
20160026421 | SMART NETWORK SYSTEM - A smart network system comprises at least one addressing wireless display device and a smart slide-on-strap terminal device. The smart slide-on-strap terminal device communicates with the addressing wireless display device. The smart slide-on-strap terminal device comprises a body, a wireless module, a processing unit, and at least one slide-on-strap touch-sensing structure. The body has a strap. The wireless module is disposed on the body. The processing unit is coupled to the wireless module. The slide-on-strap touch-sensing structure is disposed on the strap and coupled to the processing unit. The slide-on-strap touch-sensing structure senses at least one trigger event to remotely control the addressing wireless display device. The disclosure is applied to the communication between the addressing wireless display device and the smart slide-on-strap terminal device to increase the applications of the smart slide-on-strap terminal device. | 2016-01-28 |