24th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150160751 | INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTING LOAD AT PLURALITY OF POINTS USING INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a capacitive touch panel sensor capable of detecting a pressing position on an operation surface, a plurality of load sensors configured to output a sensor output depending on a load, and a control unit configured to calculate respective loads at a plurality of pressing points simultaneously pressed on the operation surface. In particular, it is possible to obtain the load of each pressing point even when the number of a plurality of simultaneously pressed pressing points is equal to the number of load sensors. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160752 | REMOTE SESSION CONTROL USING MULTI-TOUCH INPUTS - Accessing and controlling a remote desktop of a remote computing system using a multi-touch display of a local computing system. The remote desktop is displayed on the multi-touch display. Upon detecting a user contact with the multi-touch display when the display is not engaged as a trackpad, the multi-touch display is engaged as a trackpad; and the user contact is assigned as a cursor pointer for controlling the multi-touch display as a trackpad. In accordance with some embodiments described herein, left and right pointer controls (e.g., left mouse button and right mouse button) controls may be emulated also. This remote desktop technique allows multi-touch displays to be used to manipulate remote desktops, even for those that do not support multi-touch semantics, interaction techniques, or metaphors. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160753 | TRACKING APPROACHING OR HOVERING OBJECTS FOR USER-INTERFACES - An architecture is described that can utilize photo-sensors embedded in a substantially transparent layer of a UI display for tracking objects that approach or hover over the UI display. The photo-sensors can be configured to detect light of certain wavelengths (e.g., visible light, infrared light) that are propagated toward the UI display, while ignoring light emanating from the UI display when displaying content. Accordingly, by examining various characteristics of the incoming light such as intensity, the architecture can identify a location of a shadow incident upon the display caused by an approaching or hovering selector object blocking portions of incoming light. Additionally or alternatively, the architecture can identify a location of higher intensity for light emanating from the selector object. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160754 | Integrated Shielding In Touch Sensors - In certain embodiments, a touch sensor includes a plurality of first electrodes, and a plurality of second electrodes. The plurality of second electrodes are separated from the plurality of first electrodes by an insulator and are operable, when operated by a controller, to capacitively couple with one or more first electrodes across the insulator. The touch sensor also includes a touch panel, a plurality of proximity electrodes, and a plurality of shield electrodes. Each shield electrode is associated with a respective proximity electrode of the plurality of proximity electrodes such that each shield electrode substantially surrounds its respective proximity electrode from a perspective orthogonal to a surface of the touch panel. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160755 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TOUCH SPOTS OF THE TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel having an anisotropic conductive film is disclosed. A method for detecting a touch spot of the touch panel having the anisotropic conductive film is also disclosed. The method includes the following steps. At least two adjacent first driving electrodes are driven simultaneously to obtain a first signal. At least two adjacent second driving electrodes are driven simultaneously to obtain a second signal. Finally, the touch spot is determined according to the first signal and the second signal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160756 | Hybrid Capacitive Touch System Design - In one embodiment, a system includes a touch sensor comprising first and second lines of conductive material inside and outside the touch sensor and third lines of conductive material outside the touch sensor and disposed between first lines of conductive material outside the touch sensor and the second lines of conductive material outside the touch sensor. The system further includes logic that is configured when executed to apply a ground signal to the third set of lines of conductive material and sense touch inputs at the touch sensor using mutual-capacitive touch sensing in response to determining to operate in a mutual-capacitive mode of operation, and apply a voltage signal to the third set of lines of conductive material and sense touch inputs at the touch sensor using self-capacitive touch sensing in response to determining to operate in a self-capacitive mode of operation. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160757 | TEST METHOD OF PRESSING A TOUCH PANEL - A test method of pressing a touch panel includes driving at least one pressing element such that a bottom surface of the at least one pressing element presses on a top surface of the touch panel. Pressing forces and corresponding pressing strokes are recorded while the touch panel is continuously pressed. The recorded pressing forces and the pressing strokes are converted into a test curve diagram, according to which a first turning point is determined at which the corresponding pressing force represents a force when the pressed touch panel contacts a test platform. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160758 | TOUCH PANEL WITH MESH ALLOY ELECTRODES - A touch panel with mesh alloy electrodes including first and second electrodes each having an alloy layer sandwiched between two transparent conductive layers. The second electrode is disposed in parallel with or stacked on the first electrode. Either one or both of the first and the second electrodes may include meshes. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160759 | Touch Panel - A touch panel comprises a substrate, a touch sensing layer and a transparent cover. The touch sensing layer is disposed in the substrate. The transparent cover with different thickness is disposed on the touch sensing layer. The touch sensing layer has a plurality of sensing units. Each sensing unit corresponds to a thickness of the transparent cover. According to the thickness of the transparent cover, an area of corresponding sensing unit and a distance between corresponding sensing unit and its adjacent sensing unit are decided. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160760 | TOUCH PANEL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TOUCH PANEL, AND TOUCH PANEL INTEGRATED DISPLAY DEVICE - An electrostatic capacitive touch panel includes a case body made of electric insulation transparent resin film, including a principal surface portion, side surface portions, and a hollow portion. The principal surface portion includes a principal surface input region, and at least one side surface portion includes a side surface input region. The principal surface portion includes first and second electrode rows. The side surface portion includes third and fourth electrode rows. One end of a first lead wiring is electrically connected to an end of the first or third electrode row. One end of a second lead wiring is electrically connected to an end of the second or fourth electrode row. Other ends of the first and second lead wiring are formed on the side surface portion not having the side surface input region. At least the first or second lead wiring passes through the side surface portions boundary. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160761 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display device includes: a touch display panel including a display region and a non-display region; gate lines and data lines crossing each other to define a pixel region in the display region; a thin film transistor in the pixel region and connected to the corresponding gate and data lines; a touch block having a plurality of pixel regions; a touch line connected to the touch block; a touch display driver IC that supplies a gate signal, a data signal and a common voltage to the pixel region, and supplies a touch scan signal to the touch block; a flexible printed circuit board that transfers timing signals and image data from an external system to the touch display driver IC; and a memory mounted on the flexible printed circuit board. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160762 | CONTROL-POINT SENSING PANEL - Once size of the substrate of a control-point sensing panel and tip width of a control object are given, an electrode layout structure can be acquired. The electrode layout structure includes M*N first sensing electrodes; M*N second sensing electrodes; a first signal input/output terminal set including M signal input/output terminals, each being electrically connected to N first sensing electrodes in parallel; and a second signal input/output terminal set including N signal input/output terminals, each being electrically connected to M second sensing electrodes in series. The first and second sensing electrodes are formed on the same plane, and form M*N electrode juxtaposition zones in M*N sensing cells at intersections. Each the electrode juxtaposition zone has width being 0.5˜4.5 times the tip width of the control object, and/or clearance between adjacent ones of the electrode juxtaposition zones is 0.5˜1.5 times the tip width of the control object. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160763 | INPUT DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present technology is to provide an input device that is a capacitance coupling type input device capable of easily being incorporated into a display device. The input device includes: a plurality of driving electrodes | 2015-06-11 |
20150160764 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch panel and a method for manufacturing the same, where the touch panel includes: a substrate; a first sensing electrode pattern disposed on the insulation substrate, including a plurality of first sensing electrodes, a first connection to connect the plurality of first sensing electrodes in a first direction, and a plurality of floating electrodes; and a second sensing electrode pattern including a plurality of second sensing electrodes insulated from the plurality of floating electrodes and overlapping the plurality of floating electrodes and a second connection to connect the plurality of second sensing electrodes in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first sensing electrode pattern includes nanowire. The second sensing electrode pattern includes a transparent conductive material. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160765 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR PREVENTING OPERATIONAL ERROR, AND PROGRAM - A mobile terminal device includes a display section, a touch panel for detecting a touch operation at least on a display area of the display section, a judgment section for judging whether or not a contact area of the touch operation is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold value when the touch operation on an outer side region which is the outer peripheral portion of the touch panel is detected, and a control section for disabling the touch operation on the outer side region when judged that the contact area of the touch operation on the outer side region is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value. Accordingly, an erroneous operation is prevented during a normal touch operation without requiring a specific operation. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160766 | Display Device Having Partial Panels and Driving Method thereof - Disclosed are a display device comprising panel portions and a driving method thereof, which are capable of dividing the display panel into two or more panel portions and adding a touch mode between the display modes of each panel portion, thereby improving the frequency of the touch sensing or the touch report rate. The display device comprising panel portions and the driving method thereof can reduce the pulse width of the signals from 4H 8phase to 2H 4phase by using an oxide TFT and maintain or reduce the number of the signal lines applied to the gate driver of the partial display panel, thereby having the advantages in terms of the bezel. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160767 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE HAVING TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided is an organic electroluminescent device (OLED) having a display area and a non-display area outside the display area that may include an OLED panel including a plurality of organic light-emitting diodes in a cell end line of the display area on an array substrate; and a touch panel on the OLED panel, the touch panel including a plurality of touch contact holes in the non-display area, wherein at least two of the plurality of touch contact holes that are immediately adjacent to the cell end line have substantially the same distance from the cell end line, and method for fabricating the same. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160768 | SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES - A system for displaying images is provided. The system includes a touch sensor device including a transparent substrate having a sensing region and a non-sensing region adjacent to the sensing region. A sensing electrode pattern layer is on the transparent substrate in the sensing region. An inorganic dielectric material layer is on the transparent substrate. The inorganic dielectric material layer has a first portion in the non-sensing region and a second portion in the sensing region and partially covering the sensing electrode pattern layer. A method of forming a touch sensor device is also disclosed. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160769 | TOUCH SCREEN BORDER REGIONS - Touch screens with more compact border regions can include an active area that includes touch sensing circuitry including drive lines, and a border region around the active area. The border region can include an area of sealant deposited on conductive lines, and transistor circuitry, such as gate drivers, between the active area and the sealant. The conductive lines can extend from the sealant to the active area without electrically connecting to the transistor circuitry. The conductive lines can have equal impedances and can connect the drive lines to a touch controller off of the touch screen. A set of drive signal characteristics for the drive lines can be obtained by determining a transfer function associated with each drive line, obtaining an inverse of each transfer function, and applying a set of individual sense signal characteristics to the inverse transfer functions to obtain the corresponding set of drive signal characteristics. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160770 | CONTACT SIGNATURE CONTROL OF DEVICE - A method includes receiving sensed information corresponding to objects touching portions of a device having pressure sensors, generating a contact signature from the sensed information, selecting a control action corresponding to the contact signature, and controlling the device in accordance with the control action. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160771 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a display to display an operation object on a display screen, a touch sensor to output an operation signal based on a touch location on an operation surface, a force sensor to detect a pressing force to the operation surface and output a detection signal, a vibrator to vibrate the operation surface based on a vibration control signal, and a controller to output the vibration control signal such that the vibrator vibrates at a frequency in a predetermined range when the touch location is within a region corresponding to the operation object and when the pressing force detected is not less than a predetermined value, and the vibrator vibrates with a waveform obtained by amplitude-modulating a waveform at a frequency in an ultrasonic range by a modulation wave at a frequency in a predetermined range when the pressing force detected is smaller than the predetermined value. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160772 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a display to display an operation object on a display screen, a touch sensor to output an operation signal based on a touch location on an operation surface corresponding to the display screen of the display, a vibrator to ultrasonic-vibrate the operation surface based on a vibration control signal, and a controller to receive the operation signal and output a first vibration control signal to vibrate the vibrator at a first vibration frequency when the touch location is out of a region corresponding to the operation object on the display screen or outputs a second vibration control signal to vibrate the vibrator at a second vibration frequency different from the first vibration frequency when the touch location is within the region. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160773 | TOUCH PAD WITH FORCE SENSORS AND ACTUATOR FEEDBACK - Electronic devices may use touch pads that have touch sensor arrays, force sensors, and actuators for providing tactile feedback. A touch pad may be mounted in a computer housing. The touch pad may have a rectangular planar touch pad member that has a glass layer covered with ink and contains a capacitive touch sensor array. Force sensors may be mounted under each of the four corners of the rectangular planar touch pad member. The force sensors may be used to measure how much force is applied to the surface of the planar touch pad member by a user. Processed force sensor signals may indicate the presence of button activity such as press and release events. In response to detected button activity or other activity in the device, actuator drive signals may be generated for controlling the actuator. The user may supply settings to adjust signal processing and tactile feedback parameters. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160774 | Disambiguating Touch-Input Based on Variation in Pressure Along A Touch-Trail - Disclosed is a method and corresponding apparatus or system for disambiguating touch-input based on variation in a characteristic such as speed or pressure along a touch-trail ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150160775 | TERMINAL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A terminal device is provided that makes it possible to improve operability when a plurality of image data items are associated with a single character data item and displayed. This terminal device is provided with: a first display unit that displays main information on an upper layer, and displays attachment information that is associated with the main information on a lower layer underlying the main information; a first input unit that detects an operation that is input into a front surface side of the first display unit; a second input unit that is located on a rear surface side of the first display unit, and detects an input operation; and a control unit that, when the second input unit detects the operation, processes the attachment information that is displayed on the first display unit in accordance with the operation detected by the second input unit. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160776 | INPUT DEVICE, INPUT DISABLING METHOD, INPUT DISABLING PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An input device with excellent usability is provided. An input device ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150160777 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention discloses an information processing method and an electronic device for solving a technical problem that conventionally, a single hand cannot implement a multipoint touch control operation in some usage environments. The method comprises: detecting a first touch control operation of a first operator on a first position of the touch control display unit; determining whether the first touch control operation meets a first predetermined condition, so as to obtain a first determination result; controlling the first position to be in a touch-controlled state so as to become a first touch control point, if the first determination result indicates that the first touch control operation meets the first predetermined condition; detecting at least one second touch control operation for at least one object in an area of the touch control display unit, during the time when the first position is in the touch-controlled state; generating and executing a control instruction based on the first touch control point and the at least one second touch control operation, so as to perform a control operation corresponding to the control instruction on the at least one object. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160778 | TOUCH SCREEN CONTOLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF - A touch panel control device may be provided that includes: a touch panel which generates at least one touch signal in response to a touch of an object; a displayer; and a controller which performs a first touch action mode in which the change of the touch position of the object is displayed on the displayer by a line in response to the object which has touched the touch panel, and performs a second touch action mode in which, in response to the position change of the object which corresponds to the position of the line displayed on the displayer, it is to carry out at least one of the removal of at least a portion of the line displayed on the displayer and the change of the color coordinate of the line. Also, a method for controlling the touch panel may be also provided. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160779 | CONTROLLING INTERACTIONS BASED ON TOUCH SCREEN CONTACT AREA - To assist user interaction through a touch screen, a continuous or discontinuous Area-Based Interaction (ABI) code area-to-magnitude function monotonically relates non-zero contact area sizes to corresponding pressure or other magnitude values as user input interactively controlling variables such as: depth behind the touch screen, paint flow, ink flow, rendered object movement, line width, state changes in a user interface button. Some embodiments use pressure velocity (contact area size change over time change) to zero-zero- or zero-constant-control variables. Some calibrate ABI code using sample contact area(s). Some ABI functions relate contact area sizes separated by thresholds to different respective magnitudes. Some contact areas are circular, quadrilateral, or irregular, and defined in terms of vertex points, center, radius, or bitmaps, using one or more touch locations, previously specified values, offsets from touch locations, tracings, averages, or weighted averages. ABI code resides in an operating system, in an application, or both. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160780 | OPERATING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus and a method are provided for controlling an operation of an electronic device. The electronic device includes a touchscreen and a processor. The processor may be configured to determine a pocket reception state based on a touch movement direction and a movement direction of the electronic device. The processor can also process an operation corresponding to the pocket reception state. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160781 | Touchscreen Testing - Touchscreen testing techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a conductor is placed proximal to a touchscreen device and the touchscreen device is tested by simulating a touch of a user by placing the conductor in a grounded state and lack of a touch by the user by placing the conductor in an ungrounded state. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160782 | POSITION MEASURING APPARATUS, PEN AND POSITION MEASURING METHOD - A position measuring apparatus that measures an input position of a pen is disclosed. A position measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include one or more electrodes, and a control unit that controls to transmit an electric field transmission signal generated from one or more electrodes to the pen and receives an electric field reception signal corresponding to the electric field transmission signal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160783 | INPUT DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD USING INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a position detection sensor capable of detecting an input operation position of an operation body on an operation surface, a load detection sensor capable of detecting a load in the input operation position, and a control unit capable of executing offset calibration to correct an offset of an output of the load detection sensor based on input operation information resulting from an output of the position detection sensor. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160784 | Compact Interactive Tabletop with Projection-Vision - The subject application relates to a system(s) and/or methodology that facilitate vision-based projection of any image (still or moving) onto any surface. In particular, a front-projected computer vision-based interactive surface system is provided which uses a new commercially available projection technology to obtain a compact, self-contained form factor. The subject configuration addresses installation, calibration, and portability issues that are primary concerns in most vision-based table systems. The subject application also relates to determining whether an object is touching or hovering over an interactive surface based on an analysis of a shadow image. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160785 | Object Detection in Optical Sensor Systems - Object detection techniques for use in conjunction with optical sensors is described. In one or more implementations, a plurality of inputs are received, each of the inputs being received from a respective one of a plurality of optical sensors. Each of the plurality of inputs are classified using machine learning as to whether the inputs are indicative of detection of an object by a respective said optical sensor. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160786 | DISPLAY DEVICE, MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A display device which may enhance recognition precision of an operation command input by a user, a mobile terminal which communicates with the display device, and a method of controlling the same are provided. The display device includes a display panel, an image collector configured to collect an image of an object in a first direction, a communicator configured to receive an image of the object collected in a second direction by a mobile terminal, and a controller configured to process the collected image and the received image together into a processed image, to recognize a motion of the processed image, determine an operation command corresponding to the recognized motion, and control an operation of the display panel based on the determined operation command. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160787 | CONTROLLING MULTIPLE COMPUTING SYSTEMS - Collaborating within a network computing system includes establishing a peer-to-peer communication link between a first computing system and a second computing system. The first computing system includes a first display device and a first pointer upon the display device. The second computing system includes a second display device and a second pointer upon the second display device. The second computing system receives first pointer control data for the first pointer indicating that the first pointer is to be displayed upon the second display device. The first pointer is displayed upon the second display device as specified by the first pointer control data. The second computing system moves the first pointer on the second display device responsive to second pointer control data received from the first computing system. The first pointer remains under control of the first computing system while the second pointer remains under control of the second computing system. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160788 | APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: provide for first and second operational modes for a set of a plurality of user interface elements, the plurality of user interface elements in the set being associated with respective applications, wherein in the first operational mode, the set of the plurality of user interface elements is displayed such that limited contextual content is provided, the limited contextual content being associated with the respective applications and in the second operational mode, the set of the plurality of user interface elements is displayed such that additional contextual content Is provided, the additional contextual content being associated with the respective applications. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160789 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus comprises a display, comprising: a display control unit configured to display a first window and a second window on the display with the second window positioned behind the first window and at least partially overlapped with the first window; a first obtaining unit configured to obtain a first position information representing a position within a display range of the display designated on the display. The information processing apparatus further comprises a second obtaining unit configured to obtain a second position information corresponding to position information representing a position within the display range of the display, the second position information designated in an area corresponding to a rear side of the display and existing on one surface among the surfaces constituting the information processing apparatus. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160790 | WINDOW INTERFACE DISPLAY METHOD AND SYSTEM - Window interface display method and system are disclosed. The window interface display method comprises: receiving a request for creating a first window, the request including type information of a window to be created and information of a data source to be loaded; determining sub-regions included in the window to be created based on the type information, wherein the sub-regions include a public region and a characteristic region, the public region includes a same portion of at least two different types of windows, and the characteristic region includes a characteristic portion of each specific type of window that is different from other types of window; loading respective control sets corresponding to the sub-regions of the first window to be created and respective data sources corresponding to the sub-regions; and displaying a result of the loading. By using this technical solution, a code structure of an entire window system is clearer and more concise, and can effectively reduce development and maintenance costs, avoid loading the same content repeatedly, improve the operation efficiency of a program, and reduce the occupancy of system resources. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160791 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A VIRTUAL DESKTOP - An approach is provided for managing desktop components. A device determines to facilitate access to at least one interface for subscribing to one or more inputs of one or more desktop components, advertising the availability of one or more subscriptions to one or more outputs of the one or more desktop components, publishing the one or more outputs of the one or more desktop components, or a combination thereof. The one or more desktop components generate the one or more outputs based, at least in part, on the one or more inputs. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160792 | DYNAMICALLY-GENERATED SELECTABLE OPTION ICONS - Systems and techniques are provided for dynamically generating a list of selectable options based on one or more applicable factors, which include visual representations of input components that can be used to select from among the options. For example, an icon corresponding to an input component may be displayed proximate to a respective selectable option such that activating the input component elects the selectable option. Additionally, each icon may be visually similar to its respective input component. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160793 | PROVIDING TRENDING INFORMATION TO USERS - A system may provide, via a user interface, information identifying two or more of trending search-related information, trending video-related information, trending image-related information, or trending news-related information. The two or more of the trending search-related information, the trending video-related information, the trending image-related information, or the trending news-related information are visually presented as graphical items. Each graphical item, of the graphical items, is visually identified as corresponding to the trending search-related information, the trending video-related information, the trending image-related information, or the trending news-related information. The user interface presents multiple graphical items simultaneously. The system may further receive information identifying a topic, and provide, based on receiving the information identifying the topic, a subsequent group of graphical items, on the user interface. The subsequent group of graphical items relates to the topic. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160794 | RESOLVING AMBIGUOUS TOUCHES TO A TOUCH SCREEN INTERFACE - Ambiguous touch gestures on a touch screen displaying an arrangement of user interface items are resolved. Multiple candidate items are identified from a touch area, and a resolution menu is activated. Resolution menu items have corresponding candidate items, but resolution menu items are positioned relative to one another differently than their corresponding candidate items, with respect to gaps, edge alignment, presentation order, or size. A resolution menu item selection converts to a candidate item selection. Ambiguous Touch Resolution (ATR) code may reside in an operating system, in an application, or both. Some touch areas are circular, quadrilateral, or irregular, and defined in terms of vertex points, center, radius, or bitmaps, using one or more touch locations, previously specified values, offsets from touch locations, tracings, averages, or weighted averages. Some selections include sliding and releasing a digit, touching the screen inside an item, or highlighting an automatically chosen proposed item. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160795 | VISUALIZING MIGRATION OF A RESOURCE OF A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for visualizing migration of a resource of a distributed computing environment are provided. Embodiments include displaying, within a graphical user interface (GUI), one or more graphical resource representations. Each graphical resource representation represents a resource of a distributed computing environment. Each graphical resource representation is displayed in a particular location within the GUI according to a location of the resource within the distributed computing environment. Embodiments also include displaying, within the GUI, a first graphical migration representation. The first graphical migration representation represents a first transfer operation of a first resource of the distributed computing environment. Embodiments also include updating based on a progress of the first transfer operation, within the GUI at least one of: the first graphical migration representation and a location of at least one of the one or more graphical resource representations. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160796 | TECHNIQUES FOR AUTHORING VIEW POINTS, VIEW PATHS, AND VIEW SURFACES FOR 3D MODELS - Techniques for managing authored views. The techniques includes displaying a main window including a model, an authoring panel configured for displaying authored view indicators associated with authored views of the model, and a navigation panel configured for displaying thumbnail representations of authored views associated with the model. The techniques also include based on a user input, accessing an authored view of the model, wherein the authored view includes one of a view-point, a view path and a view surface. The techniques further include displaying the authored view in the main window, an authored view indicator associated with the authored view in the authoring panel, and a thumbnail representation based on the authored view in the navigation panel. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160797 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RULES-BASED AUTOMATIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS - Methods, systems, and devices are described for improved graphical user interfaces suitable for monitoring and controlling home automation, security, and/or energy management systems. In some embodiments, rules of different types may be displayed in, and controlled from, a list view. The graphical user interface may display a list of rules associated with generic automation rules and context-associated automation rules. List items may be associated with suggested automation rules, notification rules, or both. The list of rule items may include items associated with a property context or an external condition context. Items may be included in the list based, at least in part, on the current property context, the current external condition context, or both. In some instances, the system may be communicatively coupled to a third-party information service. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160798 | Multifunctional Operating Device for Motor Vehicles - A multifunctional operating device for a hierarchical menu structure consisting of several menus, includes a video screen, several operating keys, to which in each case one function within the menu structure can be assigned arbitrarily and can be selected by operating the respective operating key, and assigned visual information concerning the function selected by the operating key on the video screen. An operating status is assigned to the operating keys, in which operating status the assigned visual information concerning the selectable function is displayed on the video screen. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160799 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CONTACT LIST OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for controlling a contact list in an electronic device includes, when an event to be highlighted occurs, scheduling contact information related to the highlight event into a highlight area. The method further includes displaying the contact list comprising the highlight area containing the contact information related to the highlight event, and a normal area containing normal contact information. The contact information related to the event includes one or more contextual actions. When one of the contextual actions is selected, the method further includes executing the selected contextual action. An apparatus for controlling a contact list in an electronic device is also provided. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160800 | DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PROGRAM - According to a method of adjusting a display of a display apparatus, a first menu including a first group of an adjustment item and value is superimposed on an image displayed on a display module. A menu file made in markup language to indicate a second menu is transmitted to an external apparatus in response to a transfer request given from outside, the second menu including at least the first group of the adjustment item and value. A response file is output from the external apparatus based on transmission of the menu file, which includes the display adjustment item and value set in the second menu, and displaying of the image is adjusted in accordance with the set display adjustment item and value in the response file. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160801 | USER INTERFACES FOR GRID NAVIGATION - User interfaces for grid navigation. In one example embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores a program configured to cause a processor to generate a user interface. The user interface includes a grid including horizontal rows and vertical columns, a plurality of multidimensional grid cells each having a specific position in the grid, and a viewport configured to display only a portion of the grid and configured to scroll the grid in any direction within the viewport upon receiving a first diagonal scrolling input that indicates a diagonal scrolling direction. The viewport is further configured to scroll the grid exactly along either a column or a row within the viewport upon receiving the first diagonal scrolling input in combination with a simultaneous second input from the user. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160802 | TECHNIQUE FOR ENABLING MULTIPLE ACTIONS TO BE PERFORMED ON AN ACTIVE DATA ITEM - A record is processed, and a determination is made as to whether a data item in the record is usable by any one of a plurality of applications that are operable on the device. The detected data item is made actionable by assigning multiple actions to the data item, so that each action is programmatically initiated responsive to a designated input. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160803 | TECHNIQUE FOR ENABLING MULTIPLE ACTIONS TO BE PERFORMED ON AN ACTIVE DATA ITEM - A record is processed, and a determination is made as to whether a data item in the record is usable by any one of a plurality of applications that are operable on the device. The detected data item is made actionable by assigning multiple actions to the data item, so that each action is programmatically initiated responsive to a designated input. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160804 | MENU SCREEN DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE FOR EXCHANGING ICONS OF A MENU BASED ON USER INSTRUCTION - According to a method of the present invention for controlling display of a menu screen, content is displayed in a content display region located in a central part of a display screen in a size smaller than the display screen, and a plurality of icons are displayed in a circle around the content display region so that the plurality of icons sequentially move to a specific position in accordance with a user's selecting operation while moving around the content display region without overlapping the content display region. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160805 | Electronic Reading Device and Method Therefor - An electronic reading device or e-reader comprises a display ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150160806 | INTERACTIVE ANSWER BOXES FOR USER SEARCH QUERIES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for presenting data are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes presenting, by a user device, an answer box as a search result in a search result location of a search results page. The answer box can include first content responsive to a query that submitted with a first resource request over a network. The user device determines that a user interaction with the answer box has occurred. In response to determining that the user interaction has occurred, the user device can presents second content in the answer box. The second content is selected from available content that has not been presented prior to the user interaction. The second content is presented independent of submission of a second resource request over the network subsequent to submission of the first resource request. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160807 | Wheel-Based Interface for Browsing Applications - A wheel-based user interface provides navigation between categories and subcategories of applications. A first browse wheel contains a plurality of category regions, each corresponding to an application category. In response to a user selection of an application category received at the first browse wheel, a second browse wheel is displayed. The second browse wheel contains a plurality of subcategory regions, each corresponding to an application subcategory within the selected application category. In response to a user selection of an application subcategory received at the second browse wheel, an application search query is generated using the selected category and subcategory. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160808 | Zoom Interactions in a User Interface - In particular embodiments, a computing device provides for presentation a user interface including an image. The computing device receives user input to proceed to a second view of the image and, in response to the user input, provides for presentation the second view of the image. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160809 | VISUAL EFFECTS FOR SCIENTIFIC WORKFLOW EDITORS - Provided are methods and systems for the visualization of elements of a scientific workflow. A method for visualization of elements of a scientific workflow may include displaying the scientific workflow via a user interface. Based on predetermined grouping criteria, one or more collapsible groups of elements are defined within the scientific workflow. Upon receiving a request to collapse the collapsible groups of elements, the collapsible groups of elements are collapsed into collapsed groups of elements. After collapsing, a layout of the plurality of elements and the collapsed groups of elements is selectively readjusted. The method can further include adding further elements to the scientific workflow, removing elements from the scientific workflow, and modifying elements in the scientific workflow. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160810 | COMMON USER INTERFACE VIEW GROUPING AND SHARING FRAMEWORK IN ONLINE APPLICATIONS - A system and method for a common user interface view grouping and sharing framework is described. A user interface layer generates a custom view of a user interface of an application. The custom view comprises a plurality of common views. The custom view provides common view functions shared from the plurality of common views. Common view functions are performed using custom view information provided by the custom view to the plurality of common views in response to a call from the custom view. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160811 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING, EDITING, AND NAVIGATING ONE OR MORE FLOWCHARTS - Systems and processes are described for creating, editing, and navigating one or more flowcharts. A process includes causing display of a graphical user interface having a plurality of display regions. The plurality of display regions including at least a first, a second, and a third display region. Each display region is for displaying a node of a plurality of nodes in the one or more flowcharts. The plurality of nodes are connected by a plurality of logic paths and the total number of display regions is less than the total number of hierarchical levels in the one or more flowcharts. Additionally, the process includes causing display of a first node in the first display region and a second node in the second display region. A first logic path connects from the first node to the second node. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160812 | User Interface Component with a Radial Clock and Integrated Schedule - Techniques are provided to obtain event scheduling information for one or more events occurring within a time period and to obtain a reference time. A composite display widget is generated comprising a radial time indicator for the reference time and a radial event indicator for a first event of the one or more events based on the scheduling information. The composite display widget is displayed. The composite display widget can be used to display time integrated with events scheduled from a plurality of scheduling applications to provide a small icon-based scheduling package that can be viewed at a glance by a user. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160813 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BLOCKING ELEMENTS OF APPLICATION INTERFACE - A method, system and computer program product for blocking access to restricted elements of application interface and covering the restricted elements by trusted interface elements. The system includes an analyzer module, a database of restricted elements and a blocking module. The analyzer module is configured to detect interface elements of an active application rendered on a computer or a mobile device. The analyzer module determines if an application interface element is restricted by comparing the application interface element against the known restricted interface elements from the database. If the restricted element is detected, the analyzer module sends the data about the restricted element to the blocking module. The blocking module covers the restricted interface element by a trusted interface element or by an image. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160814 | CONSUMPTION LAYER FOR BUSINESS ENTITIES - A system includes a first non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and a second non-transitory computer-readable storage medium each having stored thereon computer executable program code which, when executed on a computer system, causes the computer system to perform steps. The steps associated with the first non-transitory computer readable medium include generating a Service Adaptation Definition Language (SADL) definition for each of a plurality of business entity types, the SADL definition being based on an intermediate representation of each of the plurality of business entities, and publishing the SADL definition as a service of a SADL engine. The steps associated with the second non-transitory computer-readable storage include discovering the SADL definition and displaying, on a user interface, a representation of the SADL definition, the user interface configured to enable selection of two or more business entity types each associated with a different model layer framework. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160815 | VISUALIZING MIGRATION OF A RESOURCE OF A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for visualizing migration of a resource of a distributed computing environment are provided. Embodiments include displaying, within a graphical user interface (GUI), one or more graphical resource representations. Each graphical resource representation represents a resource of a distributed computing environment. Each graphical resource representation is displayed in a particular location within the GUI according to a location of the resource within the distributed computing environment. Embodiments also include displaying, within the GUI, a first graphical migration representation. The first graphical migration representation represents a first transfer operation of a first resource of the distributed computing environment. Embodiments also include updating based on a progress of the first transfer operation, within the GUI at least one of: the first graphical migration representation and a location of at least one of the one or more graphical resource representations. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160816 | FIELD DEVICE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, DEVICE INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A field device management apparatus is communicably connected to one or more field devices. The field device management apparatus includes a communication module configured to obtain, from a field device connected to the field device management apparatus, fundamental information serving as inherent information, and one or more parameters determining operation contents, a device information storage module configured to determine device identification information based on the fundamental information, and to store, in association with the device identification information, device information including the fundamental information, the parameters, and one or more comments optionally input concerning the field devices, and a user interface module configured to generate a device information display screen that displays a list of the device information corresponding to each of the field devices which are being connected to the field device management apparatus, and that receives an edit of the device information. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160817 | SEARCH RESULTS INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT TRIGGERED BY USER ACTIONS WHEN BROWSING THE SEARCH RESULTS - Supplemental content, such as suggested search queries, that are related to a search query and distinct from search results for the search query, may be provided to a user. A device may receive a search query from a user; and obtain a search result document responsive to the search query, where the search result document may include one or more search results that are initially presented to the user and one or more suggested search queries, relating to the search query, that are initially not presented to the user. The device may detect performance of a sequence of actions by the user, the sequence of actions including a scroll down operation followed by a scroll up operation. The device may present the one or more suggested search queries to the user in response to the detection of the sequence of actions. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160818 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus having a touch panel display includes a detection unit configured to detect a touch operation performed by a user on the touch panel display, and a display control unit configured to, when the detection unit detects that an object has touched a predetermined region and further detects that the object touching the predetermined region has separated therefrom, control a display to shift to a screen associated with the predetermined region. Further, the display control unit is configured to, during a period from when the object has touched the predetermined region until when the object has separated therefrom, display a text string on the predetermined region of the touch panel display, and scroll-display a text string on the predetermined region if the text string exceeds a number of characters displayable at a time on the predetermined region. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160819 | Crane Gesture - Example apparatus and methods concern detecting and responding to a crane gesture performed for a touch or hover-sensitive device. An example apparatus may include a hover-sensitive input/output interface configured to display an object that can be manipulated using a crane gesture. The apparatus may include a proximity detector configured to detect an object in a hover-space associated with the hover-sensitive input/output interface. The apparatus may include fogies configured to change a state of the object from untouched to target to pinched to lifted to released in response to detecting the appearance and movement of bracket points. The appearance of the object may change in response to detecting the state changes. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160820 | DRAG AND DROP PORTLET DEPLOYMENT - Deploying portlet(s) onto a displayed portal page by dragging and dropping portlet related artifacts from the IDE like portlet deployment descriptor node or a specific portlet node, and, responsively displaying the portlet(s), corresponding to the dropped node, in the displayed portal page. The updating of the portal page is accomplished by an internal IDE browser of a stand-alone type IDE working co-operatively with a remote portal server. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160821 | METHOD OF ARRANGING MEDICAL IMAGES AND MEDICAL APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a method for arranging medical image sets and a medical apparatus configured to implement the method. The method includes displaying a plurality of medical image sets, receiving a selection of a first medical image set from among the plurality of medical image sets, receiving a user input that facilitates a movement of the selected first medical image set to a region in which a second medical image set is displayed, and changing an arrangement of the plurality of medical image sets based on the user input. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160822 | Touch Panel Device, Process Determination Method, Program, and Touch Panel System - A touch panel device includes: first and second touch panels that detect contact of an object, and a control unit that associates images that are displayed on the first touch panel and that indicate data with the display positions of the images on the first touch panel, and determines on the basis of the state of contact detected on the second touch panel, from among a plurality of types of processes that have been determined in advance, a process that is to be performed upon data indicated by a selected image that is an image that corresponds to the position of contact detected on the first touch panel. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160823 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CURSOR IN PORTABLE DEVICE - A method and apparatus for controlling a cursor in a portable terminal is provided. The method includes displaying a character on a screen, modifying the character and displaying the modified character, when a position of a cursor is designated, and restoring the modified character, when the designation of the position of the cursor is cancelled. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160824 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORK INTERACTIONS - The present invention relates to the control and distribution of information and media content, and, more particularly, to an engine, system and method of providing interactive content delivery management. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160825 | METHOD FOR EXTENDING A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH REGISTRATION - A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having base virtual world functionality and a base world list of base virtual world users, includes providing a virtual world layer, communicating to the base virtual world that the virtual world layer will overlay the base virtual world and adding the virtual world layer to the base world list in order to register the virtual world layer with the base virtual world. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160826 | Electronic Device - An electronic device comprising a controller that performs a control of, in response to an operation input, selectively executing a plurality of kinds of application software and causing a display to display a plurality of icons each corresponding to each of the plurality of kinds of application software; and a storage that stores identification information that identifies whether each of the plurality of kinds of application software is normal application software or special application software, the controller performing a control of causing an icon corresponding to the normal application software to be displayed in a first mode on the display and causing an icon corresponding to the special application software to be displayed in a second mode on the display, the special application software being selectively executable by a user's operation that is different from an operation performed to execute the normal application software. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160827 | METHOD OF INTERFACE CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method and an apparatus for configuring a user interface in an electronic device are provided. The method for configuring the user interface in the electronic device includes determining whether application execution information satisfies a predefined condition. The method for configuring the user interface in the electronic device includes determining an icon corresponding to the condition among a plurality of icons. The method for configuring the user interface in the electronic device includes displaying the determined icon. The application execution information includes at least one of an execution count, an execution time, and an execution point of the application during a reference time. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160828 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING INTERFACE - A method for displaying an interface is provided. The method includes displaying an icon of at least one first object in a first area of a display interface, displaying an icon of a second object in a second area of the display interface if the second object exists, the second object and the first object belong to a same level and different categories, wherein if one of the at least one first object is selected, the method further includes: hiding an icon of a first object which is not selected in the first area, displaying an icon of each sub-object of the selected first object in the second area, displaying an icon of a first object in the first area which is not selected in a third area of the display interface and displaying the icon of the second object in a fourth area of the display interface. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160829 | METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR MANAGING APPLICATION PROGRAMS - The present invention provides a method and a user device for managing application. The method includes: detecting the touch event which induced by a user touching icons displayed in a display interface; determining the area of the display interface which the first icon located in, when the touch event corresponding to the first icon is detected and the detected touch event persists a scheduled time; displaying a second icon in the determined area; detecting the movement path which induced by the user dragging the first icon through the application corresponding to the second icon, when the first icon moves into the location of the second icon. The distance of moving the first icon will not be very long and easy to operate, when the first icon is moved into the location of the second icon and the application corresponding to the first icon is deleted. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160830 | INTERACTIVE CONTENT CONSUMPTION THROUGH TEXT AND IMAGE SELECTION - Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided that enable content feedback to be provided in association with displayed content. A user is enabled to interact with the displayed content to indicate a first preference that the displayed content is not preferred and that replacement content be provided, to indicate a second preference that the displayed content is preferred and that similar content to the displayed content be provided, or to indicate a third preference that the displayed content is preferred and that content that is descriptive of the displayed content be provided. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160831 | IDENTIFYING A COMMON ACTION FLOW - A common action flow for an application is identified by processing session data maintained for a plurality of users to identify a plurality of action flows. Each action flow represents a series of actions taken by one of the users navigating the application's user interface during a session. A data structure is generated from the plurality of action flows. That data structure is indicative of a plurality of candidate sub-flows. The data structure is analyzed to identify a selected one of the candidate sub-flows repeated in multiple ones of the plurality of action flows. That identified sub-flow is the common action flow. Data representative of the identified common action flow can then be communicated. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160832 | Dismissing Interactive Elements in a User Interface - In particular embodiments, a computing device provides for presentation a user interface including a first interactive element. The computing device receives first user input selecting the first interactive element and, in response to the first user input, provides for presentation a second interactive element. The second interactive element may be associated with functionality to dismiss the first interactive element. The computing device receives second user input comprising moving the first interactive element toward the second interactive element. In response to the first interactive element being within a particular distance of the second interactive element and receiving third user input, the computing device removes the first interactive element and the second interactive element from presentation in the user interface. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160833 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry implements a first effect in response to a user input when the apparatus is in a first posture and implements a second effect when the apparatus is in a second posture. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160834 | PORTABLE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A SCREEN THEREOF - A portable apparatus and a method for displaying a screen of the portable apparatus are provided. A method for displaying a screen of a portable apparatus includes detecting a touch on an icon corresponding to a timeline application displayed on a touch screen; and displaying a screen of the timeline application including a timeline area in which a timeline including a plurality of event times is displayed and an event area in which a plurality of event information corresponding to the plurality of event times is displayed. The plurality of event times are disposed apart from one another at an interval corresponding to a time gap therebetween in the timeline. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160835 | Pluggable Layouts for Data Visualization Components - Various arrangements are presented that allow for a prebuilt visualization component to be incorporated into an application under development, wherein the prebuilt visualization component is configured to create graphical nodes to be arranged and output for presentation by the application following compilation. A layout plug-in may be registered with the prebuilt visualization component such that the prebuilt visualization component communicates with the layout plug-in. The layout plug-in may be configured to arrange the graphical nodes such that the graphical nodes created by the prebuilt software component are arranged by the layout plug-in following compilation. The application may be compiled such that the application is compiled to include the prebuilt visualization component and the registered layout plug-in. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160836 | EXTRACTING DEMONSTRATIONS FROM IN-SITU VIDEO CONTENT - Embodiments disclosed herein include a method, a non-transitory computer-readable medium, and a system for generating video clips for teaching how to apply a tools in various application programs for editing documents. The method includes identifying one or more characteristic features of a video clip. The method also includes providing the one or more characteristic features to a trained machine learning analysis module. The method further includes evaluating the characteristic features to generate a clip rating. The method also includes determining whether to discard the video clip based on the clip rating. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160837 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING AND DISPLAYING A PLURALITY OF IMAGES - A method and a device for processing a first image and a second image respectively obtained from first and second image sensors to output in a screen are provided. The method includes recognizing first disposition information of at least one object included in the first image output through a main window; identifying disposition information of a sub-window outputting the second image; and generating optimum disposition information of the first image by comparing the first disposition information of the at least one object and the disposition information of the sub-window with predetermined basic disposition information. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160838 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC GRAPHIC EDITING WITH MAP-DEPENDENT CONSTRAINTS - A graphic editing apparatus allows a user to edit graphic objects in a drawing space. The graphic objects are subject to constraints to have specified dimensional properties and/or relationships that need not be Euclidean geometric or topological but may be dependent on spatial variation of selected conditions represented by maps, each of which assigns values to locations in the drawing space. The apparatus also allows the user to edit the constraints. If one or more attributes of a graphic object or of a constraint are modified, then affected graphic objects are selected and modified automatically. If any constraints are violated due to these modifications, the initial and subsequent modifications are undone and information is generated to notify which constraints are violated and how they are violated. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160839 | EDITING OPTIONS FOR IMAGE REGIONS - Implementations relate to editing options for image regions. Some implementations include detecting a region portion of an image based on one or more characteristics of pixels of the image. The detected region has an identified class selected from multiple identifiable classes, and each identifiable class is associated with a set of multiple editing options. Each editing option is associated with edit operation(s) operable to adjust value(s) of one or more image pixels. One of the sets of editing options is presented for selection, where the presented set is associated with the identified class of the detected region and each of the editing options in the presented set is operable to adjust value(s) of one or more pixels of the detected region. The presented set of editing options is different from at least one of the other sets of editing options associated with the other classes. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160840 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A display device includes a display unit configured to display an image; a sensor unit configured to sense an input to the display device and to generate an input signal according to a sensed result; and a processor, wherein the processor is further configured to: provide a user interface for editing the displayed image, divide the image into a first area and a second area if a first input signal is detected, determine any one of the first area and the second area as a variable area having variable visibility if a second input signal is detected, switch the variable area to an invisible state and display an indicator indicating the invisible state of the variable area if a third input signal is detected, and switch the variable area in the invisible state to a visible state if a fourth input signal is detected. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160841 | DESKTOP-LIKE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING USER INTERFACE - The invention provides a desktop-like device, including a detecting unit, a display unit and a processing unit. The detecting unit detects an attitude of the desktop-like device, and a first display mode of user interface. The first display mode provides a first long axis and a first short axis, and the first long axis is in predetermined proportion to the first short axis. The display unit provides a second long axis and a second short axis, and the user interface is shown in a display area by the first display mode. The processing unit determines whether the first display mode is compatible with the attitude or not. If the first display mode is not compatible with the attitude, the first display mode will be displayed in the display area in predetermined proportion, and the first long axis will be equivalent to the second short axis. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160842 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - An electronic device includes an input detection unit that detects a contact operation or a proximity operation made by a user; a display unit that includes a first display region displaying a first image showing a position where a first operation is received; and a control unit that changes display mode of the first display region based on a second operation when the input detection unit detects the second operation and that has a second image displayed in a second display region where a third operation is received. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160843 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MODIFYING CONTOUR LINE - A method and an apparatus for modifying a contour line of an object are provided. The method involves displaying a contour line of an object on a screen, receiving a plurality of touch points, matching each of the plurality of the received touch points with corresponding contour line points on the contour line, generating touch point movement data by tracing a movement path of each of the plurality of the received touch points, determining a curvature variation of the contour line based on the touch point movement data, and modifying the contour line by moving each of the corresponding contour line points based on the touch point movement data and applying the curvature variation to a section connected between each of the moved corresponding contour line points to generate the section. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160844 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING MEDICAL IMAGES - A method of displaying medical images includes displaying a medical image list on a display; changing a size of a first medical image included in the medical image list according to a user input; changing respective sizes of medical images other than the first medical image in the medical image list according to the changed size of the first medical image; determining a layout of the medical image list according to the changed size of the first medical image and a size of the display; and aligning the medical image list according to the determined layout. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160845 | BREATHING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USER INTERACTION THEREWITH - A breathing apparatus has one or more electronic processors and a touch screen communicatively coupled to at least one of the processors. The processor is configured to provide a user interface on the touch screen for modification of at least one operational parameter of the breathing apparatus. The user interface includes at least two touch sensitive display areas on the display area of the touch screen for modification of the operational parameter by an operator of the breathing apparatus. Each of the two touch sensitive display areas is dedicated for different types of user interaction, i.e. different user interaction modes are provided for by each of the two different display areas. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160846 | PROVIDING DYNAMIC WIDGETS IN A BROWSER - A computer may provide, in a rendered and displayed browser, access to a cloud services related portal. Access may also be provided to a dynamic graphical widget in the portal. The dynamic graphical widget may be related to a cloud service and be customizable via the browser. The computer may receive a user input to cause movement of the dynamic graphical widget from a docked to undocked displayed position in the browser. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160847 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING THROUGH A GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE - A computer-implemented method for constructing and manipulating a Graphic User Interface (GUI), comprising retrieving from a data repository first GUI data representing at least (i) an entity, (ii) attributes of an entity, (iii) a manipulatable scale associated with a respective attribute; constructing on a screen the GUI including converting the first GUI data into displayable GUI data which include at least the entity, its attributes and for at least one of the attributes a manipulatable scale and displaying the displayable GUI data; enabling a user to perform on the GUI a manipulation of at least one manipulatable scale of a respective attribute giving rise to manipulated displayable GUI data; converting the manipulated displayable GUI data into second GUI data representing at least one data record; and using the at least one data record or portion thereof for operations in the data repository. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160848 | IMAGE HANDLING AND DISPLAY IN X-RAY MAMMOGRAPHY AND TOMOSYNTHESIS - A method and system for acquiring, processing, storing, and displaying x-ray mammograms Mp tomosynthesis images Tr representative of breast slices, and x-ray tomosynthesis projection images Tp taken at different angles to a breast, where the Tr images are reconstructed from Tp images | 2015-06-11 |
20150160849 | Bezel Gesture Techniques - Bezel gesture techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a determination is made that an input involves detection of an object by one or more bezel sensors. The bezel sensors are associated with a display device of a computing device. A location is identified from the input that corresponds to the detection of the object and an item is displayed at a location on the display device that is based at least in part on the identified location. | 2015-06-11 |
20150160850 | METHOD FOR OPERATOR GUIDANCE, CONTROL PANEL COMPONENT, PRODUCTION OF A CONTROL PANEL COMPONENT AND HOME APPLIANCE COMPRISING A CONTROL PANEL COMPONENT - The present disclosure relates to a method for selective operator guidance for operator inputs, in particular for operator inputs in a home appliance, to a control panel component, in particular for an operating control panel for a home appliance, and to a method for producing a control panel component, in particular for an operating control panel of a home appliance. The control panel component may comprise a cover layer, a sensor layer which covers a rear side of the cover layer in a flat manner, at least sectionally, and an indicator layer comprising at least one discrete indicator element, wherein the sensor layer is arranged between the cover layer and the at least one discrete indicator element, wherein the sensor layer is configured to detect operator inputs, in particular operator gestures, wherein the sensor layer may be activated sectionally depending on a desired input mode, and wherein the at least one discrete indicator element may be actuated for selective operator guidance. | 2015-06-11 |