38th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 77 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130246893 | DYNAMIC BUFFER PARTITIONING - At least one implementation herein enables interleaver and deinterleaver buffer modification during Showtime. That is, at least one implementation herein enables a multicarrier controller apparatus to reallocate interleaver and deinterleaver buffer memory to accommodate data rate changes in the upstream and downstream communication channels. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246894 | DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-BINARY, LOW-DENSITY, PARITY CHECK CODES - Building and using sub-sets of configurations sets are provided to compute the check-nodes update by using a particular representation of the input messages, called here-after trellis-EMS (T-EMS). In a main aspect, the system provides a decoding method to compute d | 2013-09-19 |
20130246895 | ERROR PROTECTION FOR MEMORY DEVICES - Subject matter disclosed herein relates to methods and/or apparatuses, such as an apparatus that includes first and second groups of memory cells. The first group of memory cells stores multiple digits of program data per memory cell. The second group of memory cells stores a parity symbol per memory cell. Other apparatuses and/or methods are disclosed. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246896 | Page Creation System - Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for creating web pages for third party web sites such as Facebook. A page creation system is disclosed for creating web pages that encourage visitors to like a particular page on a third party site. Integration details are received about a third party site. Upon selecting a particular page template, the template is displayed with incomplete sections of the page template for the user to fill in. Content is received from the user for incomplete sections to form a completed page content. A create page selection is received from the user. A blurred version of a web page is created from the completed page content. A normal version of the web page that is designed for display after the blurred version is also created. The blurred version and normal version of the web page are published to the third party site. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246897 | AGGREGATION AND SEMANTIC MODELING OF TAGGED CONTENT - A system includes reception of first text including a first identifier, storage of the first text in a memory area associated with the first identifier, reception of second text including the first identifier, storage of the second text in the memory area associated with the first identifier, and determination that a size threshold associated with text stored in the memory area has been reached, the text stored in the memory area comprising at least the first text and the second text. In response to the determination, a semantic representation of the text stored in the memory area is generated and the semantic representation is stored in association with the first identifier. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246898 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MAPPING DATA FILES - A method of mapping interconnections between a plurality, of data files, such as files of the world wide web. The method comprises a step of, for a first file, in a display area displaying a first region. Then, according to a first distance scale, displaying one or more second regions, which respectively represent one or more second files logically related to the first file, for example by hyperlinks. The second regions are spatially related in, a display to the first region. In (n−1) further steps, i=2, . . . , n, the method displays according to an i-th distance scale smaller than the (i-1)-th distance scale one or more (i+1)-th regions. Each of these (i+1)-th regions respectively represent one or more (i+1)-th files which are logically related to the i-th file, and they are spatially related on a display to the i-th region representing that i-th file. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246899 | DRAWING SUPPORT APPARATUS, SUPPORTING METHOD AND DRAWING SUPPORT PROGRAM - Disclosed is a drawing support apparatus or the like that realizes a reduction of an execution frequency of a re-drawing processing performed for treating a drawing inconvenience caused by drawing timing in a Web browser. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246900 | SYNCHRONIZED THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY OF CONNECTED DOCUMENTS - A system and method for synchronizing the display and edit of a plurality of connected layouts or documents within a single display. A first document or plurality of elements may be displayed as active and a second document or plurality of elements may be displayed as non-active background in a first window. The second document or plurality of elements may be displayed as active and the first document or plurality of elements may be displayed as non-active background in a second window. Any action detected in either window may be displayed in the other window. Upon selection of any active element or predefined net list, the elements physically or logically connected to the selected element or net list may be highlighted in the active documents, listed, or otherwise identified. An inter-document net list may identify connections between existing net lists in multiple documents. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246901 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING BI-DIRECTIONAL DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods consistent with various disclosed embodiments provide for collaborating information over a computer network. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed for collaborating information over a network. The system may include a storage device and one or more processors. The processor(s) may maintain documents in the storage device and publish content links to the documents in a workspace rendered by a collaboration platform. The processor(s) may provide content to the collaboration platform in response to a content link selection by a reviewer and receive the reviewer's changes, with the collaboration platform temporarily storing the document in a virtual memory for rendering to the reviewer and deleting it after the communication session ends. The processor(s) may synchronize the changes bi-directionally from the workspace with the original document through a collaboration document, such that the original document remains unaltered, and by re-publishing an updated content link to the workspace. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246902 | COORDINATING THE MANAGEMENT OF THE LAYOUT AND DESIGN OF PORTAL PAGES WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF ITS ASSOCIATED WEB CONTENT - A method, system and computer program product for coordinating the management of portal pages and its associated web content. A node is created in the portal database representing a draft of a portal page, where the node refers to a data structure that holds structured information pertaining to the portal content (e.g., portlet instances, layout, design). A shadow node associated with the portal page is created in the web content management system, where the web content of the portal page is associated with the shadow node. The shadow node refers to a data structure that stores information used to identify the portal page stored in the portal database. The portal page, after completing various tasks in the workflow process, is rendered by linking the web content of the portal page associated with its shadow node with the portal content of the portal page stored in the portal database. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246903 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR STRUCTURED EVALUATION, ANALYSIS, AND RETRIEVAL OF DOCUMENT CONTENTS - The present invention relates to a system and methods for reviewers to evaluate digital document contents in a structured manner that facilitates document archiving and retrieval as well as aggregate document analysis. These systems and methods have many applications, including use for education, training, intelligent document indexing and archiving, and more. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246904 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNET META-BROWSER FOR USERS WITH DISABILITIES - The present invention is a system and method operable with generally available browser technology that may facilitate improved access and navigation of the Internet and world-wide web by a user who is a novice user or is a user with disabilities. A browser plug-in component may cause the display of buttons, indicators and/or textual information to a user to aid a user in accessing and navigating the webpages. The buttons, indicators and/or textual information may be provided as an overlay on existing webpages. The overlay and webpage display may be tailored to specific users at a point in time and over time so that the overlay elements may reflect user preferences and/or a level of access/navigation activities that is appropriate to the user. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246905 | INFORMATION GENERATOR, INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information generator has a first interface unit, a second interface unit, an application executing unit, a connection management unit to transmit the video data to the information output device through the second interface unit, a first screen output unit to display, on a display device, a list of web applications capable of being executed by the application executing unit, an application selector, a launcher, and a second screen output unit to display, on the display device, information for operating the information output device when the application executing unit accesses a URL notified by the launcher to acquire and execute the web application, and then the video data is transmitted to the information output device through the second interface unit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246906 | SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A BINARY REPRESENTATION OF A WEB PAGE - Systems and methods for providing a binary representation of a web page. A server may compile a source page, such as a hypertext markup language (“HTML”) document, to create a compiled representation of the source page. Creation of a compiled representation may include generating a document object model (“DOM”) for the content associated with the source page. The compiled page may be transmitted to a client as a random-access file or flat file, where the data is encoded in one or more data types other than a string representation. The client may receive the compiled page and load the compiled page directly as a DOM for the page without the need to parse HTML text strings. The server and client may reconcile the data format of the compiled page, such as by exchanging or verifying a compiler dictionary associated with the page. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246907 | Dynamic Variable-Content Publishing - A product creator system includes a business application and a distribution utility. The business application enables a user to specify and/or edit (via a user client) a document. The business application generates a packet that is transmitted to the distribution utility. The packet describes the document, such as a document of a particular type (where the document is based on variable content and/or variable layout), and a distribution method for the document. Distribution methods include print, ship, mail, fax, email, and save. The distribution utility generates and distributes the document (via an output device) based on the packet. The business application, which can be used with a variety of distribution utilities, includes a web front-end and a packet generator. The distribution utility, which can be used with a variety of business applications, includes control logic and a document processor. The document processor helps generate the document. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246908 | COORDINATING THE MANAGEMENT OF THE LAYOUT AND DESIGN OF PORTAL PAGES WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF ITS ASSOCIATED WEB CONTENT - A method, system and computer program product for coordinating the management of portal pages and its associated web content. A node is created in the portal database representing a draft of a portal page, where the node refers to a data structure that holds structured information pertaining to the portal content (e.g., portlet instances, layout, design). A shadow node associated with the portal page is created in the web content management system, where the web content of the portal page is associated with the shadow node. The shadow node refers to a data structure that stores information used to identify the portal page stored in the portal database. The portal page, after completing various tasks in the workflow process, is rendered by linking the web content of the portal page associated with its shadow node with the portal content of the portal page stored in the portal database. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246909 | AUTOMATIC MODIFICATION OF CASCADING STYLE SHEETS FOR ISOLATION AND COEXISTENCE - Cascading style sheet rules are managed by identifying a markup page of content items and designating a plurality of super-themes using markup elements. Super-themes associate at least one content item of the markup page with a corresponding cascading style sheet class. Cascading style sheet rules are further managed by loading a common cascading style sheet and automatically modifying the common cascading style sheet to use each super-theme as a parent selector for at least one cascading style sheet rule applied to at least one content item within the markup element associated with the super-theme. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246910 | DIAGRAM LAYOUT PATTERNS - Defining a layout of diagram elements can be performed in response to user input that includes one or more declarative statements specifying conditional patterns based on attributes of diagram elements, wherein the conditional patterns define layouts of diagram elements. Implementation of the layouts is dependent on conditions defined in the declarative statements and one or more values of one or more of the attributes. Implementations can further include organizing the conditional patterns as a pattern definition, wherein the pattern definition is stored on a computer readable medium in such a way that the pattern definition is retrievable by an application program that uses the pattern definition to evaluate the conditional patterns using values of attributes of one or more diagram elements. Representations of the diagram elements can be displayed according to the layouts when conditions for implementing the layouts are satisfied. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246911 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REARRANGING PARAGRAPHS OF WEBPAGE PICTURE CONTENT - The present invention provides a method for recomposing individual characters obtained by segmenting webpage image, comprising: determining whether the line of words is the start line of a new paragraph in the webpage image based on the blank space at the beginning of the line on the webpage image being processed; when a line of words is determined as the start line of a new paragraph in the webpage image, it is set as the start line of the new paragraph being recomposed and the original blank space at the beginning of line is retained, and all of the individual characters segmented are recomposed according to the screen size of the mobile terminal; and when the line of words is determined as not the start line of a new paragraph in the webpage images, all of the individual characters segmented are recomposed so as to be immediately after the ending character of the recomposed previous line of words according to the screen size of the mobile terminal. With the aforementioned method, the segmented individual characters may be recomposed according to the screen size of the mobile terminal so as to be adapted to be displayed on screens of mobile terminals to enhance the user experience. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246912 | ELECTRONIC NOTE TAKING FEATURES INCLUDING BLANK NOTE TRIGGERS - Embodiments provide electronic note-taking and application features and functionality, but the embodiments are not so limited. In an embodiment, a computer-based method can be configured to provide note-taking features, including using blank notes as focus placeholders and resurfacing triggers. Other embodiments are included. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246913 | USE OF TOUCH AND GESTURES RELATED TO TASKS AND BUSINESS WORKFLOW - A business data system generates a user interface display showing a business data record. The business data system receives a touch gesture user input to manipulate the business data record to perform an operation, a task or a workflow within the business data system. The business data system performs the operation, task or workflow based on the touch gesture user input. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246914 | DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Disclosed are a data management system and computer-readable medium encoded with instructions to execute a method including communicating, by one or more of a document management application supporting integration protocols and a document management module in communication with the document management application, with one or more of a user relationship management system and a document management system using the one or more integration protocols; receiving a request to execute the document management application comprising a previously-created document management process; displaying an indication of a set of documents to be acquired; communicating with a signature acquisition module using the integration protocols configured to acquire a digital signature from a signature input device to create a digitally-signed electronic document; receiving the digitally-signed electronic document; creating an association in the form of a transaction file between user identification information and the digitally-signed electronic document; and transmitting the transaction file to be stored. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246915 | Information Processing Apparatus - There is provided a non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer program stored thereon and readable by a computer that is installed in an information processing apparatus, the computer program, when executed by the computer, causes the information processing apparatus to operate as: a preview data generation unit configured to acquire image data of a print job using a RAW spool type and to generate preview data from the image data, wherein the preview data is image data for preview; and a display unit configured to start up a previewer when the preview data of at least one page is generated and to display the preview data on the previewer. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246916 | Context-Based User Music Menu Systems and Methods - Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to provide content to a playback network are disclosed. An example method includes displaying an indicator of multimedia content to a user via a graphical user interface. The example method includes enabling a multiselect state to allow the user to select multiple items from a browseable list of indicators associated with multimedia content. The example method includes providing a context-sensitive menu including a plurality of options associated with playback of selected items based on enablement of the multiselect state. The example method includes applying an option to each of the selected items based on user selection. The example method includes passing information regarding the multimedia content to a playback system including one or more multimedia playback devices in response to user selection of the option. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246917 | Virtual Representation of a Media Product - A method of providing access to media content and a virtual representation of physical packaging associated with said media content. The method includes providing, on a display of a computing device, a virtual representation of a physical media package, said virtual representation comprising at least one dynamically-rendered three-dimensional object. The method also includes providing, on the computing device, navigational controls to enable a user to dynamically manipulate said virtual representation and providing, on the computing device, media controls to enable said user to select said media content associated with said physical media package. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246918 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD FOR USE WITH VEHICLE-MOUNTED APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD PROGRAM FOR USE WITH VEHICLE-MOUNTED APPARATUS THEREIN - A vehicle-mounted apparatus is disclosed which includes a displaying unit for providing information to a user, an inputting unit for inputting operations carried out by the user, and a controlling unit for controlling a display of the displaying unit based on the operations input through the inputting unit. The inputting unit has at least a touch-sensitive panel attached to a display screen of the displaying unit. The controlling unit causes the displaying unit to display a menu screen based on the operations input through the inputting unit. The controlling unit also causes the displaying unit to switch the displays based on menus selected on the menu screen. Furthermore, the controlling unit causes the displaying unit to switch, as when a specific menu is selected on the menu screen, the displays in response to a fingertip gesture made by the user for detection on the touch-sensitive panel. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246919 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, SOURCE APPARATUS, AND METHODS OF PROVIDING CONTENT - A display apparatus, a source apparatus, and methods of providing content are provided. The display apparatus includes: a receiver which receives content data; a storage which stores frame size information corresponding to a content type; a detector which detects the content type of the content data; a video processor which forms a content frame having a frame size corresponding to the detected content type by using the frame size information stored in the storage; and a display which displays the content frame formed by the video processor. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246920 | METHOD OF ENABLING VOICE INPUT FOR A VISUALLY BASED INTERFACE - A method of enabling voice input for a graphical user interface (GUI) based application on an electronic device. The method includes: obtaining required properties of one or more user interface objects of the GUI-based application, wherein the one or more user interface objects include one or more input objects; receiving a voice input; extracting from the voice input one or more elements; associating the one or more elements with the one or more input objects; identifying, based on said associating, an input object having a required property which is not satisfied; and outputting, based on the required property, audio output for a prompt for a further voice input. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246921 | SYNCHRONIZING USER INTERFACES OF CONTENT RECEIVERS AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM COMPONENTS - A content receiver may establish a communication connection with an entertainment system component. Utilizing the communication connection, the content receiver may control the entertainment system component in order to synchronize user interfaces the content receiver is operable to provide with user interfaces the entertainment system component is operable to provide. Hence, the user interfaces provided by the various entertainment system components may more closely resemble user interfaces of the content receiver, reducing user confusion. The content receiver may synchronize such user interfaces by altering software of the entertainment system component. In altering the software, the content receiver may replace or modify the software to change one or more aspects of one or more entertainment system user interfaces to that of one or more aspects of a content receiver user interface. The aspects may include visual properties, audio properties, and so on. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246922 | Systems and Methods for a Multi-Tenant System Providing Virtual Data Centers in a Cloud Configuration - An automatically provisioned virtual private data center provided on a cloud network of multiple virtual private data centers that reside in one or more physical data centers and may migrate between multiple physical data centers. The VPDC is a encapsulated virtual structure provisioned according to customer selected options within a virtual data center having one or more foundation nodes. Different service profiles are provided in a provisioning interface to the customer, each defining several configuration specifics that are used to automatically provision a VPDC for the customer. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246923 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing system comprising a communication terminal and an information processing device that allow communication therebetween. The communication terminal includes: a remote controlling part for acquiring an operation screen image, with which the user makes remote operation of the information processing device; and a cloud service connecting part for connecting to a service providing server providing a cloud service over a network, and acquiring a display screen image for using the cloud service from the service providing server in response to user's instruction, thereby causing the acquired display screen image to be displayed on the display part together with the operation screen image. The remote controlling part sends connecting information for connecting to the service providing server to the information processing device. The remote controlling part switches the display screen image displayed by the cloud service connecting part to the display screen image acquired by the information processing device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246924 | Method and Device for Processing Network Element Object Information in 3D Topology View - A method and a device for processing network element object information in a 3D topology view are provided. The method includes: in response to a user's operation of selecting a first network element object in the 3D topology view displayed in a window, sending a first instruction to a back-end server; receiving position coordinates and size information of the first network element object from the back-end server; and adjusting position coordinates of the first network element object in the window according to a size of the window and the position coordinates of the first network element object, multiplying the size information of the first network element object by a preset zoom factor to zoom the first network element object, and redisplaying the zoomed first network element object at the adjusted position coordinates in the window. Thus the user can identify the network element object quickly in the window. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246925 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DATA AND POLICIES - In one embodiment, a method is provided and includes capturing a plurality of packet streams, recreating a plurality of flows from the packet streams, and analyzing the flows to identify one or more incidents. The incidents indentify one or more pieces of data. The incidents are filtered and the incidents are rendered on a display for an end user that initiated the filtering operation. In other embodiments, the display allows the end user to view a selected one of a group of attributes for the incidents. The display allows the end user to open a captured object associated with a specific incident. In still other embodiments, the display allows a user to filter the incidents using a selected one of a group of group options such as content, destination IP, destination location, destination port, filename, host IP, etc. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246926 | DYNAMIC CONTENT UPDATING BASED ON USER ACTIVITY - A software application is disclosed for updating content for presentation on a user's computer. A user's activity is monitored to determine one or more portions of the content likely to appeal to the user's interests. Techniques such as eye tracking, mouse pointer tracking, time spent on displayed area, etc., may be used to make such determinations. Information within the determined portions may be sent to another computer, such as a web server, where the information can be used to create and/or gather new content based on the information within the determined portions, which is subsequently returned to the sending computer. The content for presentation is updated based on the new content received. The new content can include displays, advertisements, video, and audio. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246927 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A PORTAL - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for performing actions associated with a portal. These mechanisms and methods for performing actions associated with a portal can enable an improved user experience, increased efficiency, optimized productivity, etc. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246928 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE - The invention concerns a portable user interface and a system utilizing the user interface for the collection and processing of information relating to elevator maintenance. Said user interface comprises means for transferring information between the user interface and an elevator control unit and between the user interface and an elevator maintenance database server. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246929 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING VIRTUAL GOODS OVER THE INTERNET - A Virtual Collectible Distribution Network generates and distributes Virtual Collectible objects, each potentially possessing unique properties, over a computer network such as the Internet, to a group of users. The Distribution Network utilizes a client-server system. The client software can be standalone or embedded in another application, such as a web browser or game. In one scenario, the client software observes certain behaviors of the user, and communicates such behavior to the server, which process is transparent to the user. The server, based on the communications from the client, predefined algorithm, and other factors, may decide to award the user with a Virtual Collectible. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246930 | TOUCH GESTURES RELATED TO INTERACTION WITH CONTACTS IN A BUSINESS DATA SYSTEM - A business data system generates a user interface display showing a business data record. The business data system receives a touch gesture user input manipulating a contact within the business data system. The business data system manipulates the contact based on the touch gesture user input. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246931 | USER ASSOCIATION OF A COMPUTING APPLICATION WITH A CONTACT IN A CONTACT LIST - Methods and systems may be provided for user association of a computing application with a contact in a contact list. A view of one or more contacts of the user may be transmitted to a user, the view included a first contact. A request may be received from the user to associate an application with the first contact. A revised view may be transmitted to the user responsive to the received request, the revised view including a user-selectable mechanism for invoking the application on the first contact. The user may be redirected to a user interface of the application subsequent to the user selecting the user-selectable mechanism associated with the contact in the revised view, and the redirection may include transmission of information associated with the user and information associated with the first contact. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246932 | Systems and Methods for Graphical User Interface Interaction with Cloud-Based Applications - Systems and methods may: execute a virtualized application instance in a virtual computing environment; receive from a remote client device first object data relating to a first set of user interactions received with respect to a client-side graphical use interface (GUI) object at the remote client device, the client-side GUI object representing a GUI object of the virtualized application instance; translating the first object data to second object data relating to the GUI object of the virtualized application instance, the second object data executing a command when applied to the GUI object of the virtualized application instance; and synchronizing the GUI object of the virtualized application instance with the client-side GUI object by applying the second object data to the GUI object of the virtualized application instance. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246933 | MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS FOR A SINGLE BUSINESS PROCESS - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing a customized representation of a business process involving one or more organizational entities that are accessible through a network. A user interface that can display a customized representation of a business process is provided. User information, including user privileges associated with the business process, is stored in a central repository that is accessible through the network. A request to view the business process is received from a first user through the user interface. The user privileges for the first user are retrieved from the central repository. A customized representation of the business process is displayed with the user interface. The customized representation is in compliance with the retrieved user privileges for the first user. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246934 | PREFERENCE STACK - Systems and methods for customizing a display of records. In an embodiment, a plurality of records are identified, and a virtual map comprising representations of the records is generated. In response to a selection of a property attribute, a range of values for the attribute is determined and divided into a plurality of segments. Each record is associated with one of the segments, and a graph is generated comprising visual representations. Each visual representation in the graph corresponds to one of the segments and comprises a representation of a number of the records which are associated with the corresponding segment. In response to selection of one or more of the visual representations, the virtual map is updated to visually identify a subset of the representations of the records which are associated with the segment corresponding to the selected visual representation(s). | 2013-09-19 |
20130246935 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZING A USER INTERFACE TO AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE - In embodiments, methods and systems for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service can enable embodiments to provide a user interface designed by a tenant of the on-demand database service. The customization can include including third party content into the customized user interface, overriding a standard object, and providing content inline at a specified location. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246936 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNLIMITED MULTI-USER COMPUTER DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT - Described herein are systems and methods for enabling an unlimited multi-user desktop environment. In accordance with an embodiment, the system includes a computing device hosting the desktop. Each user connects to the desktop through the same or different computing devices. Each user will, in their client-area, render a section of the unlimited sized multi-user desktop. The section can be the same or different for all users. In accordance with an embodiment, compatible objects can be allowed to render the same content at different content positions for each connected user. For example, a user can scroll on a shared webpage without impacting the scroll position for other users looking at the same window of the same webpage. Additional embodiments are also described herein. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246937 | METHOD FOR MANAGING SINK DEVICE, SOURCE DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME - A source device, system and method for managing displaying of information on a sink device including a sink device connection determining unit to determine whether an external sink device is connected to the source device, a page configuring unit to generate a virtual page interlinked with the sink device and to connect the virtual page to a basic page where the sink device is communicatively connected to the source device; a display unit to display the basic page or the virtual page, and a page processing unit to output frame data for displaying the basic page and the virtual page, respectively, to the display unit and to transmit the frame data for displaying the virtual page and update information of the virtual page to the sink device. Accordingly, the virtual page of the sink device may be managed and displayed independently from the basic page displayed at the source device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246938 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SEARCH-BASED EMAIL CLIENT - A search-based email client may incorporate a number of useful features. A search function can default to a search of all email contexts, thereby eliminating user cogitation over which context an email message may be stored in. Furthermore, the search function can automatically search for related personal content and/or related information on the internet or other computer network, and present this useful information to the user in addition to the returned emails. The search function can be integrated into a user interface to allow for one-click searches on any likely search field. The search function can search the body of email messages by default, thereby widening the scope of default searches and eliminating potentially missed information and user need to proactively widen their search. A search function can search attachments, which also provides a wider search scope. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246939 | Calendar Application for Communication Devices - An electronic device has a touch-sensitive display and a controller that executes an application. The application bisects a display into a plurality of regions using a timeline. In a first region on a first side of the timeline, the application displays events that are originated by the user of the device. In a second region on a second, opposite side of the timeline, the application displays events that are associated with the user, but are originated by others. Activities associated with the user are displayed along the timeline. The events and activities on the timeline can be shared with other users using drag-n-drop operations. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246940 | Sponsored-Stories-Unit Creation from Organic Activity Stream - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first selection of an entity associated with a user of a social-networking system; receiving a second selection of a type of user interaction with the entity; and providing the first and second selections for use in a sponsored-story specification. The use of the first and second selections in the sponsored-story specification facilitate entries in an organic activity stream of the social-networking system that match the sponsored-story specification being provided for display in pre-determined areas of web pages. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246941 | Method and System for Information Management - A system and method is described for managing litigation services, such as the designation of exhibits, deponents and other information for one or more cases. The method including the steps of receiving trial information and populating a database with the trial information. The method next includes the step of designating portions of the trial information for later use, followed by receiving confirmation of acceptance of the designated portions. Finally, the method includes the step of managing the designation and use of the trial information. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246942 | SOCIAL PLATFORM - Techniques are disclosed for providing a social platform for a user. In one embodiment, activity of the user is monitored in a virtual environment. A profile is generated for the user, based on the monitored activity. A social element of the virtual environment is modified for the user, based on the generated profile. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246943 | Central Logout from Multiple Websites - A method for enabling logout from websites includes creating at least one meta-data tag for a web page, where said at least one meta-data tag comprises a logout universal resource locator for the web page; reading the at least one meta-data tag for each web application that a user is logged into; recording the logout universal resource locator in a database; and displaying a name of each web application and the corresponding logout universal resource locator in a graphical user interface. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246944 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACES FOR MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS - The present application is directed towards systems and methods for providing user interfaces for management applications via a definition-based graphical user interface (GUI) framework for developing web based management applications for servers, intermediaries, routers, wide area network (WAN) accelerators, caches, switches, or any other type and form of computing device. The plug-in free framework reduces the server's resource consumption and bandwidth by making a full use of resources available on the client computing device or browser. A complete web application can be developed using JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) definitions along with a representational state transfer (REST) based application programming interface (API) efficiently using the framework, which may comprise light-weight pure JavaScript or similar executable code. In many embodiments, the framework may be layered in a model-view-controller (MVC) architecture easing resource consumption, maintenance and extensibility. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246945 | EVALUATING CONTENT - Recording a user's preference for content is disclosed. An indication of a problem associated with the content is received, in response to only a single action taken by a user interacting with a web page. After receiving the indication, at least a portion of the web page is continued to be displayed. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246946 | SHARING USER INFORMATION THROUGH SECONDARY DISPLAYS - Information sharing is disclosed between a rich user device and one or more secondary display devices. A user selects types of information at the rich user device to be shared with the secondary display devices. On selection, the rich user device sends the selected information sets to the secondary display devices for display. When updates of the information are detected at the rich user device, those updates are sent along to the secondary display devices to display the new, updated information. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246947 | BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY TOOL WITH INDICATIONS OF RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CONTENT ELEMENTS - In one example, a method comprises rendering a dashboard assembly user interface comprising a canvas section and a resource section, the resource section comprising one or more resource content elements, and the canvas section comprising one or more dashboard content elements. The dashboard assembly user interface enables resource content elements to be selectably added to the canvas section as dashboard content elements in response to user inputs, thereby configuring a business intelligence dashboard. The method further comprises searching for relationships between information associated with the one or more resource content elements and information associated with the one or more dashboard content elements; and, for a first resource content element from among the resource content elements that has a relationship with a first dashboard content element from among the dashboard content elements, rendering a visual indication of the relationship between the first resource content element and the first dashboard content element. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246948 | CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE - A control method and control device applied to an electronic apparatus having a touch screen display and executing a file are illustrated in the present invention. The control method comprises determining whether content in the file is being displayed on the display screen; determining a displaying portion for displaying the file on the display screen, when the content in the file is being displayed on the display screen; detecting a gesture information, which comprises the number of contact points of hands with the displaying portion and a movement information of the contact points, at an arbitrary position in the displaying portion; and adjusting the content in the file according to the gesture information. In the control method and control device, according to the present invention, the displaying of the files can be controlled exactly and conveniently according to the user's intention, and the usage experiences of the user are improved efficiently. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246949 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - In a display control device, a display setting unit creates, according to an operation input to an operation unit, a plurality of display settings according respectively to a plurality of moving states and stores the same in a setting information storage unit, a moving state determination unit determines a moving state based on a measurement value measured by a sensor, and a display control unit changes a screen display on a display according to the moving state by displaying a screen on the display according to any one display setting corresponding to the determination result of the moving state determination unit, among a plurality of display settings stored in the setting information storage unit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246950 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING OVERLAYS ACCORDING TO TRENDING INFORMATION - Methods and apparatus for providing a trending tool for presenting trending information measured or collected with regard to a content page within the context of a display of the content page. In some cases, a trending tool may be used to present trending information based on analytics data for a given selectable item of the content page, such as a clickable link or image, where the trending information may be displayed proximate to the given selectable item within the user interface. The trending information may be determined from the analytics data over a given period or periods of time. Further, the visual presentation of the trending information within, for example, an overlay may be modified based on the trending information, or based on other selected elements of the analytics data or based on other calculations of the analytics data. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246951 | FILTERING OBJECTS IN A MULTI-TENANT ENVIRONMENT - Various techniques and procedures related to filtering objects in a virtual application within a multi-tenant system are provided. One approach involves providing a first graphical user interface element enabling indication of a first filtering criterion and a second graphical user interface element enabling indication of a second filtering criterion within the virtual application being accessed over a network from a client device. After indication of the first filtering criterion and the second filtering criterion, a filtered set of objects is identified based on the first filtering criterion and the second filtering criterion. At least a portion of the filtered set of objects may then be presented within the virtual application on a client device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246952 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL GUI OBJECT STORES IN AUTOMATION TEST TOOLS - A method for storing graphical user interface (GUI) object properties includes: storing GUI object properties for each GUI object for a starting version of an application in an object map; associating the stored GUI object properties for each GUI object with a starting version identifier; determining that at least one of the GUI objects is changed; in response to determining that the at least one GUI object is changed, storing modifications of the GUI object properties for the at least one GUI object in the object map; and associating the modifications of the GUI object properties for the at least one GUI object with a new version identifier of the application. Over time, the object map contains multiple variants of the GUI objects. An automation test tool may use this object map to intelligently select appropriate GUI object version for recognition at script run time. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246953 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZING A USER INTERFACE TO AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE - In embodiments, methods and systems for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service can enable embodiments to provide a user interface designed by a tenant of the on-demand database service. The customization can include including third party content into the customized user interface, overriding a standard object, and providing content inline at a specified location. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246954 | APPROACHES FOR HIGHLIGHTING ACTIVE INTERFACE ELEMENTS - A graphical user interface can provide a three-dimensional appearance that is consistent for changes in a current location or point of view of a user. The user's point of view can be determined by analyzing images showing a current relative location of the user with respect to the device, and motion sensors operable to provide information about changes in orientation or position of the device. In addition to point of view updates, the interface can render active elements such that the elements appear to be closer to an outer surface of the display element. Such rendering can enable the user to easily determine which elements are active, such as may be used to provide text input to the device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246955 | VISUAL FEEDBACK FOR HIGHLIGHT-DRIVEN GESTURE USER INTERFACES - Disclosed are approaches for user interface control. In one embodiment, a method can include: indicating a highlight of a first object of a plurality of objects displayed on a display screen; accepting a signal deriving from a first gesture input of a user indicating a neutral position relative to the highlighted first object; accepting a signal deriving from a second gesture input of the user indicating a directional position at least a predetermined distance from the neutral position; and indicating, in response to the second gesture input, a movement of the highlight from the first object to a second object adjacent to the first object, and where the directional position of the second gesture input correlates to a position on the display screen of the second object relative to the first object. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246956 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a reception unit that receives manipulation of a manipulator, which corresponds to an electronic document arranged on a screen, a detection unit that detects a manipulation related to a movement of the electronic document from the manipulation received using the reception unit, an extraction unit that extracts at least a location of a movement source, a location of a movement destination, a first electronic document which is a movement target electronic document, and a second electronic document which is an electronic document within a predetermined distance from the location of the movement destination based on the movement manipulation detected using the detection unit, and a relevant document determination unit that determines whether the second electronic document is relevant to the first electronic document based on information extracted using the extraction unit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246957 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a reception unit that receives an operation of an operator; a detection unit that detects a moving operation related to movement of electronic information; a first collection unit that collects positions of a source, a destination, and a trajectory during movement and first and second electronic information; a second collection unit that collects third electronic information; a first calculation unit that calculates a degree of association between the first and second electronic information and a degree of association between the first and third electronic information; a memory that stores the first and second electronic information or the first and third electronic information; a second calculation unit that calculates a degree of association between fourth electronic information and the first electronic information; and a presentation unit that presents the second or third electronic information, as a destination of the fourth electronic information, in a different form. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246958 | INTERACTIVE CONTROL OF THE CURVATURE OF LINKS - A link curvature processing module enables a user with the ability to control the curvature of links in a node-link diagram. As a node-link diagram is displayed to a user, the user may interact with the diagram and adjust the curvature of one or more links in the diagram to improve the readability of the diagram. The user's modification to the curvature of a link alters the shape of the link so that the position of the nodes connected to the link does not change. By providing the user with such control, the user is able to tailor the visual display of the links to the user's preference. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246959 | SURFACE TEXTURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A surface texture measurement device displays in a display an operation screen based on display information of a current operation screen, and displays in the display a guidance screen when guidance display is requested by pressing a guidance screen display button on the operation screen. The operation screen has icon display for one or more buttons that activate predetermined functions. The guidance screen has a button list field that displays a list of icon display and function name display for the buttons included in the current operation screen and a description display field that displays a function description for any of the buttons included in the current operation screen. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246960 | Communication System for Emergency Response Teams - A communication system for emergency first responders provides a unique software application (“app”) used on a handheld tablet (for example, an iPad®) and web-based platform to aid with dispatch, communications, scene management, documentation, records, and billing of 9-1-1 emergency medical calls. A “thin” web-based client is viewable through the Internet, including wirelessly from within emergency vehicles, and communicates with a main system that is designed around a core-layered architecture with at least one system database and a web-based interface. The system facilitates report entry and delivery to hospitals and end-user administration, including the ability to create new fields for the e-PCR, notifications about relevant data conditions, continuous reporting capabilities, and en route updates. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246961 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD FOR USE WITH VEHICLE-MOUNTED APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD PROGRAM FOR USE WITH VEHICLE-MOUNTED APPARATUS THEREIN - A vehicle-mounted apparatus is disclosed which includes a displaying unit for providing information to a user, an inputting unit for inputting operations carried out by the user, and a controlling unit for controlling a display of the displaying unit based on the operations input through the inputting unit. The inputting unit has at least a touch-sensitive panel attached to a display screen of the displaying unit. The controlling unit causes the displaying unit to display a menu screen based on the operations input through the inputting unit. The controlling unit also causes the displaying unit to switch the displays based on menus selected on the menu screen. Furthermore, the controlling unit causes the displaying unit to switch, as when a specific menu is selected on the menu screen, the displays in response to a fingertip gesture made by the user for detection on the touch-sensitive panel. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246962 | DYNAMIC UPDATE OF A COMPLETION STATUS INDICATOR - An improved progress bar can convey a completion status of a task to a user in a manner that properly manages the expectations of the user. A browser application can overestimate a time to load a web page and thereby cause a completion status indicator in a progress bar to increment at a slower rate. The rate at which the completion status indicator increments can be adjusted as the browser application updates its estimation of the remaining load time. By underreporting the completion status of the task (i.e., loading the web page), the chances of the completion status indicator stalling towards the end of the progress bar are minimized, thereby allowing the user's expectations of completion of the task to be property managed. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246963 | PERSONAL NOTES ON A CALENDAR ITEM - Embodiments provide functionality to provide electronic calendar features and functionalities including personal note-taking features on calendar items, but the embodiments are not so limited. In an embodiment, a computer-based method can be configured to provide a personal note-taking space that enables users to take personal notes on appointment or meeting items with or without sharing the personal notes. Other embodiments are included. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246964 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREOF - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display which also serves as a touch operation input unit, and a display controller. The display controller includes a standby state output unit and a scroll controller. The standby state output unit displays, on the display, at least one of the images as a first image, and a second image as an array of a plurality of tabs. If the user swipes the display area of the second image, the scroll controller controls the plurality of tabs to scroll while maintaining the first image as a front image. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246965 | OPERATION INPUT SYSTEM - An operation input system and method are provided. The system includes a display device including a display screen, an input device that provides an input into the display device and a control device that includes a protrusion control section that controls a protrusion state of each of the plurality of protrusion members in accordance with a display content in the windows displayed on the display screen. The system is controlled such that when a first window and a second window are displayed so as to partially overlap each other, the protrusion control section makes the protrusion state of the protrusion members protruded in accordance with the display content of a hidden region of the second window different from the protrusion state of the protrusion members protruded in accordance with the display content of an entire region of the first window. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246966 | Multiple Display Modes for a Pane in a Graphical User Interface - Systems and methods for providing multiple display modes for a pane in a graphical user interface are provided. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method for displaying a pane in a user interface, includes: in a first display mode: displaying the pane in the user interface, wherein display of the pane persists regardless of a position of a pointer icon in the user interface; and ceasing to display the pane in response to detecting selection of an indicator; and in a second display mode: displaying the pane in the user interface, wherein display of the pane persists while the pointer icon is positioned over the indicator or within the perimeter of the pane; and ceasing to display the pane in response to detecting that the pointer icon is no longer positioned over the indicator or within the perimeter of the pane. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246967 | Head-Tracked User Interaction with Graphical Interface - A computer-implemented method includes controlling a wearable computing device (WCD) to provide a user-interface that has one or more menu items and a view region. The method also includes receiving movement data corresponding to movement of the WCD from a first position to a second position and, responsive to the movement data, controlling the WCD such that the one or more menu items are viewable in the view region. Further, the method includes, while the one or more menu items are viewable in the view region, receiving selection data corresponding to a selection of a menu item and, responsive to the selection data, controlling the WCD to maintain the selected menu item substantially fully viewable in the view region and in a substantially fixed position in the view region that is substantially independent of further movement of the WCD. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246968 | OPERATION SUPPORTING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - An operation supporting display apparatus comprises: an action recognition apparatus configured to recognize the position and action of a user; a display control unit configured to display after superimposing sub window for displaying an operation guidance showing the state of replacing the recognition action information recognized by the action recognition apparatus with an operation that corresponds to the output of a pointing device for the image displaying on a display unit over the image; and an action reflection unit configured to reflect the position and action of the user based on the recognition action information recognized by the action recognition apparatus as the user operation; wherein the display control unit updates the operation guidance of the sub window in accordance with the user operation reflected by the action reflection unit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246969 | REMOTELY CONFIGURING WINDOWS DISPLAYED ON A DISPLAY DEVICE - One or more window characteristics of at least one window displayed on a primary display device are displayed at a remote display device. User input is received at the remote display device to modify the one or more window characteristics of the at least one window displayed on the primary display device. The one or more modified window characteristics for the at least one window displayed on the primary display device are transmitted from the remote display device to the primary display device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246970 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES, ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND METHODS - An apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: in response to detecting a progressive dragging input gesture provided by a user via a graphical user interface, enable: revealing one or more menu items, such that the one or more revealed menu items are visible; highlighting at least one said visible menu item in correspondence with the progressive dragging input gesture; and selecting the highlighted menu item in response to detecting the completion of the progressive dragging input gesture. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246971 | UNLOCKING A TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE - A method for unlocking a touch screen device includes providing a touch screen device in an idle mode. An area or region displayed on a screen of the device in the idle mode is contacted or activated to reveal at least one application icon associated with an active/unlocked state of the device. The region is moved, expanded or dragged to an edge of the device to change a state of the device to an active/unlocked mode and activate the revealed application. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246972 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device includes a comment collection unit that collects comments on a submission target that progresses with the passage of time, a comment selection unit that selects comments to be presented from collected comments to a user based on the characteristics of the user, a display control unit that controls the display of the selected comments so that the user is able to give evaluations for the selected comments, and an evaluation collection unit that collects the evaluations given by the user. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246973 | INFORMATION DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information device having a touch-sensitive panel for displaying an operating screen having a scrolled display region is provided. The information device includes sets of data classified into at least three groups arranged in accordance with a predetermined order; a list display control portion for displaying, in the scrolled display region, a data list in which the sets of data classified into any one of the groups are listed; a scroll control portion for, when the data list is displayed, scrolling through the data list in accordance with touch operation of touching a position in the scrolled display region; and a support display control portion for displaying, in accordance with the touch operation, as pop-up, icons in a manner to appear in the predetermined order on the operating screen along one direction. The icons function as indicators corresponding to groups that are a part of the three groups. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246974 | System for Content Navigation - An example computing device for online idea collaboration includes: a processor; and a computer readable storage medium encoding instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to create a user interface including a navigation member having a plurality of content segments, the content segments extending in a circular configuration, with each of the content segments including content, and the navigation member including a center area into which content from one of the content segments is dragged to obtain additional information about that content. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246975 | GESTURE GROUP SELECTION - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to gesture group selection. In one embodiment, a group selection of an icon is determined based on a direction, duration, and distance of a user gesture relative to a selected icon. The selected icon may be added to a group of selected icons. An operation may be performed on the group of selected icons. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246976 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING ACTIVITIES - A handheld electronic device having a microprocessor housed within a body including a display area and a contact-sensitive area is disclosed. The contact-sensitive area detects contact engagement therewith and produces instruction data based thereupon. A microprocessor-run software program receives instruction data from the contact-sensitive area. The contact-sensitive area has a home zone area and a plurality of activity launch zone areas. The software program is programmed to process the instruction data and determine sweeping contact motion detected on the contact-sensitive area originating at the home zone area and terminating at one of the plurality of activity launch zone areas. The program responsively launches an operator-instructed activity corresponding to the activity launch zone area at which the sweeping contact motion terminated. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246977 | MULTI-CONTEXT DATA BINDING - A data binding is defined by a binding path that can point to any given location in a hierarchical data structure. The binding can bind to an object that has a collection of properties. The binding itself defines its own context and can be implemented as two-way binding so that data changes can be tracked. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246978 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED COMMAND INPUT - A portable electronic device having an input device for receiving a gesture based input from a user is used to control a navigation operation of an appliance. The portable electronic device receives via the input device the gesture based input and uses one or more parameters stored in a memory of the portable electronic device and one or more characteristics associated with the gesture based input to cause the portable electronic device to transmit a navigation step command to thereby control the navigation operation of the appliance. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246979 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED COMMAND INPUT - A portable electronic device having an input device for receiving a gesture based input from a user is used to control a navigation operation of an appliance. The portable electronic device receives via the input device the gesture based input and uses one or more parameters stored in a memory of the portable electronic device and one or more characteristics associated with the gesture based input to cause the portable electronic device to transmit a navigation step command to thereby control the navigation operation of the appliance. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246980 | EFFICIENT DECOMPOSITION OF LAYOUTS - Described herein are methods and systems for efficiently preparing a wafer layout for processing into a photomask. Portions of layouts containing semiconductor features and designs that are frequently used can be stored in a database. These portions can be post-decomposition, with all treatment and error checking already performed upon them. When a wafer layout is received for processing into a photomask, the processing and decomposition time can be reduced by analyzing the layout, and replacing sections of the layout with the portions from the database that have already been decomposed and processed. As these sections no longer need to be decomposed, error checked, and treated, the processing time is greatly reduced, and photomasks can be made quicker and more efficiently. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246981 | DISSECTION SPLITTING WITH OPTICAL PROXIMITY CORRECTION TO REDUCE CORNER ROUNDING - The present disclosure provides one embodiment of an integrated circuit (IC) method. The method includes receiving an IC design layout having an main feature, the main feature including two corners and an edge spanning between the two corners; performing a feature adjustment to the edge; performing a dissection to the edge such that the edge is divided to include two corner segments and one center segment between the two corner segments; performing a first optical proximity correction (OPC) to the main feature for a center target associated with the center segment; thereafter, performing a second OPC to the main feature for two corner targets associated with the corner segments; and thereafter, performing a third OPC to main feature for the center target, resulting in a modified design layout. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246982 | GENERATION METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a generation method of generating data for a mask pattern to be used for an exposure apparatus including a projection optical system for projecting a mask pattern including a main pattern and auxiliary pattern onto a substrate, including a step of setting a generation condition under which the auxiliary pattern is generated, and a step of determining whether a value of an evaluation function describing an index which indicates a quality of an image of the mask pattern calculated, wherein if it is determined that the value of the evaluation function falls outside a tolerance range, the generation condition is changed to set a new generation condition. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246983 | GATE CD CONTROL USING LOCAL DESIGN ON BOTH SIDES OF NEIGHBORING DUMMY GATE LEVEL FEATURES - A method of forming an IC including MOS transistors includes using a gate mask to form a first active gate feature having a line width W | 2013-09-19 |
20130246984 | PROPRIETARY CIRCUIT LAYOUT IDENTIFICATION - A method is provided for identifying use of a proprietary circuit layout. A representation of a layout of a circuit is input and the locations of a set of predetermined physical features of the circuit are identified. This set of locations is then compared with a previously generated characteristic pattern file, the characteristic pattern file comprising a representation of relative locations of a set of these predetermined physical features in the proprietary circuit layout. If the set of locations matches the relative locations of the characteristic pattern file, then an output is generated indicating that use of the proprietary circuit design has been found. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246985 | METASTABILITY EFFECTS SIMULATION FOR A CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION - A circuit design that contains at least two clock domains is simulated using a novel system and method for injecting the effects of metastability. The system includes detectors for detecting, during simulation, when a clock in a transmit clock domain and a clock in a receive clock domain are aligned and when the input of a register receiving a clock-domain-crossing signal is changing. The system includes coverage monitors for measuring, during simulation, statistics related to metastability injection. The system accurately models the effects of metastability by, at appropriate times during simulation, pseudo-randomly inverting outputs of registers receiving clock-domain-crossing signals. By accurately modeling the effects of metastability, errors in the circuit design can be detected while simulating a pre-existing simulation test. The simulation with metastability effects injection is repeatable and requires no modification of pre-existing RTL design files or simulation test files. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246986 | METHOD OF CIRCUIT DESIGN YIELD ANALYSIS - A method includes (a) generating a set of samples, each sample representing a respective set of semiconductor fabrication process variation values; (b) selecting a first subset of the set of samples based on a probability of the set of semiconductor fabrication process variation values corresponding to each sample; (c) estimating a yield measure for a semiconductor product based on relative sizes of the set of samples and the first subset, without performing a Monte Carlo simulation; and (d) outputting an indication that a design modification is appropriate, if the estimated yield measure is below a specification yield value. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246987 | Coexistence Of Multiple Verification Component Types In A Hardware Verification Framework - Coexistence of multiple types of verification components in a single verification framework is provided. Particularly, the coexistence of proprietary e verification components in an open verification methodology framework is provided. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246988 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR HIERARCHICAL FORMAL HARDWARE VERIFICATION OF FLOATING-POINT DIVISION AND/OR SQUARE ROOT ALGORITHMIC DESIGNS USING AUTOMATIC SEQUENTIAL EQUIVALENCE CHECKING - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for hierarchical formal hardware verification of floating-point division and/or square root algorithmic designs using automatic sequential equivalence checking. In use, for at least one of a floating-point division algorithm and a square root algorithm, an architectural specification for hardware, a hardware implementation on the hardware, and at least one intermediate model having a level of specificity between the architectural specification and the hardware implementation are identified. Additionally, an equivalence is automatically determined, hierarchically, between the architectural specification, and the at least one intermediate model, and between the at least one intermediate model and the hardware implementation. Furthermore, for the hardware, the at least one of the floating-point division algorithm and the square root algorithm are formally verified, based on the automatic sequential equivalence determination. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246989 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR METASTABILITY VERIFICATION OF CIRCUITS OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A system and methods for metastability verification of an integrated circuit design are provided. An IC design is received and the source-to-destination paths of the IC design are determined. For each of the determined source-to-destination paths, it is determined whether the corresponding source is synchronized. For each source its respective synchronized or unsynchronized result is stored and a report is generated for each source describing whether it is synchronized or unsynchronized. The system may be at least a portion of a computer aided design (CAD) system. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246990 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODELING THROUGH SILICON VIA - A computer implemented system comprises a processor programmed to analyze a circuit to determine a response of the circuit to an input radio frequency (RF) signal, for at least one of designing, manufacturing, and testing the circuit. An interposer model is tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine readable storage medium to be accessed by the processor. The interposer model is processed by the computer to output data representing a response of a though substrate via (TSV) to the radio frequency (RF) signal. The interposer model comprises a plurality of TSV models. Each TSV model has a respective three-port network. One of the ports of each three-port network is a floating node. The floating nodes of each of the three-port networks are connected to each other. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246991 | Clock-Reconvergence Pessimism Removal In Hierarchical Static Timing Analysis - A system and a method are disclosed for performing clock re-convergence pessimism removal (CRPR) during hierarchical static timing analysis (HSTA). A clock network is divided into a plurality of blocks. A top level includes clock components not included in the plurality of blocks. Block level analysis is performed to determine timing information for each of the plurality of blocks. If available, CRPR data from top level analysis is accounted for in block level analysis. Subsequently, similar analysis is performed on components that are included in top level analysis. If available, CRPR data from bottom level analysis is accounted for in top level analysis. CRPR data can be requested during levels of analysis from the other level. These steps are repeated until analysis is complete. | 2013-09-19 |
20130246992 | Generating Capacitance Look-up Tables for Wiring Patterns in the Presence of Metal Fills - A computer system selects a signal conductor from an electronic circuit design layout and assigns a first potential to the selected signal conductor. Next, the computer system assigns a second potential to other signal conductors included in the electronic circuit design layout. The computer system then selects a metal fill from the electronic circuit design layout, which is void from carrying an electrical signal, and generates a zero charge equation for the selected metal fill. The zero charge equation establishes that a total charge residing on the selected metal fill is equal to zero. The computer system includes the zero charge equation in a system of equations, which includes grid point potential equations, and solves the system of equations. In turn, the computer system computes capacitance values for the signal conductors based upon the system of equation solutions, and simulates the electronic circuit design layout using the computed capacitance values. | 2013-09-19 |