44th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150309631 | TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A touch panel and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The touch panel comprises touch electrodes ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150309632 | RESIN COMPOSITION, DEVICE FOR IMAGE DISPLAY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR IMAGE DISPLAY - To provide a photocurable liquid resin composition which may be suitably applied for the purpose of filling a space between a protective panel and an image display unit or the like in an image display device, has an appropriate viscosity, is excellent in curing properties at a low dose and shaded part curing properties, is favorable in moist heat resistance reliability of a cured material, and is able to not only sufficiently suppress bleedout but also enhance resistance to yellowing after photocuring when used as a structural member of an image display device; an image display device using the same; and a method for manufacturing an image display device. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309633 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - A touch display panel includes a display module, a polarizer, a first touch electrode structure and a second touch electrode structure. The display module has a substrate. The polarizer is disposed opposite to the display module. The first touch electrode structure and the second touch electrode structure are electrically insulated to each other and are disposed between the polarizer and the substrate of the display module. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309634 | TOUCH SENSOR INTEGRATED TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch sensor integrated type display device includes gate lines and data lines disposed to cross over each other, pixel electrodes respectively disposed in areas defined by the crossing of the gate lines and the data lines in an active area, 1-1 electrodes arranged in at least two rows and at least two columns in the active area, 1-2 electrodes positioned outside the 1-1 electrodes and extending from the active area to a bezel area, and first routing wires respectively connected to the 1-1 and 1-2 electrodes and arranged in parallel. Each gate line extends from the active area to the bezel area on opposite sides of the active area, and each data line extends from the active area to the bezel area on opposite sides of the active area crossing the gate line. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309635 | METHOD FOR USING A CONTROLLER ON A TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a method for using a controller on a touch sensitive device. The touch sensitive device includes a touch pad and an integrated circuit (IC) electrically connected to the touch pad. The method includes: providing at least one controller; identifying the at least one controller; detecting position of electrical signal of the at least one controller; locating the at least one controller; detecting varying of the electrical signal of the at least one controller; processing the varying of electrical signal; and sending out an order. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309636 | SENSOR-EQUIPPED DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes a display panel includes at least a substrate and a sensor in a detection electrode including a transparent conductive layer. The transparent conductive layer includes a plurality of first regions in a crystalline state and a plurality of second regions in an amorphous state that are mixed therein. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309637 | Display Device and Electronic Device - A display device with high design flexibility is provided. The display device includes a display element, a touch sensor, and a transistor between two flexible substrates. An external electrode that supplies a signal to the display element and an external electrode that supplies a signal to the touch sensor are connected from the same surface of one of the substrates. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309638 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - An on-cell capacitive touch panel is disclosed. The capacitive touch panel includes a laminated structure. The laminated structure includes a LCD module, a touch sensing module, and a polarizing module. The touch sensing module is disposed on the LCD module. The polarizing module is disposed on the touch sensing module. The touch sensing module includes a touch sensor pattern. The touch sensor pattern has a single-layer ITO structure and includes at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode. The at least one first electrode is arranged along a first direction and the at least one second electrode is arranged along a second direction. The first direction and the second direction are two mutually perpendicular directions. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309639 | VALIDATING A PHYSICAL TOUCH EVENT IN OPTICAL TOUCH SCREENS - A hybrid optical-physical touch screen is provided herein. The touch screen includes: an electronic panel display; one or more optical sensors coupled to the electronic panel display and configured to determine, a spatial location of a physical object on an X-Y plane near the electronic panel display; a plurality of physical touch sensors coupled to the electronic panel display and configured to determine, a physical touch event between the physical object and the electronic panel display; and a processor configured to compare the determined spatial location of the physical object with the determined physical touch event between the physical object and the display at a same time, and determine, based on predefined parameters, whether an intentional physical touch event between the physical object and the electronic panel display has occurred. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309640 | TOUCH SENSITIVE CONTROL FOR A TOOL - A tool comprises a housing, a tactile sensing device that is coupled to a portion of the housing and that is configured to detect at least one of a position sensing, gesture sensing, and pressure sensing for the tool, a memory that is configured to store information related to a profile, and a processor that is in communication with the tactile sensing device and the memory. The processor may be configured to monitor an output signal from the tactile sensing device when at least one of a position, gesture or pressure is detected and to retrieve the profile from the memory, compare the output signal from the tactile sensing device with the retrieved profile, and generate a second signal based upon the comparison. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309641 | TOUCH SCREEN STACK-UP PROCESSING - A multi-touch sensor panel is disclosed that can be produced by forming a plurality of first traces of substantially transparent conductive material on a first substrate, forming a plurality of second traces of the substantially transparent material, and creating a fluid-tight gap between the plurality of first traces and the plurality of second traces. The fluid-tight gap can then be filled with a fluid having substantially no bubbles and an optical index similar to the optical index of the first and second traces to make the gap and the first and second traces substantially transparent. The second and first traces can be oriented to cross over each other at crossover locations separated by the fluid, the crossover locations forming mutual capacitance sensors for detecting touches. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309642 | THIN SCREEN FRAME TABLET DEVICE - Systems and methods may provide for identifying a back touch event with respect to a back of a device, and identifying a front touch event with respect to a front of the device. Additionally, the front touch event may be associated with either a user grasp of the device or a user request based at least in part on the back touch event. In one example, the device is a smart tablet having a thin screen frame with limited grasping area. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309643 | SOURCE DRIVER TOUCH TRANSMITTER IN PARALLEL WITH DISPLAY DRIVE - Various embodiments enable driving one or more sub-pixels with a source voltage while concurrently modulating the voltage of one or more common electrodes coupled to the sub-pixels to perform input sensing with the common electrodes. The voltage driven onto the sub-pixel may be shifted while the common electrode is modulated by a value about equal to about the amplitude of the modulation applied to the common electrode. Thus, the potential difference between the source line and common electrode remains substantially unchanged so that display asperities are not introduced while input sensing while concurrently updating a sub-pixel with display information. Thus, the common electrode(s) may be modulated for input sensing without interfering with display updating of the one or more sub-pixels, greatly increasing the amount of time available for performing input sensing and/or display updating. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309644 | IN-CELL TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses an in-cell touch panel and a display device to improve the opening rate of the in-cell touch panel. The in-cell touch panel provided by the embodiment of the present invention comprises a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other, a black matrix layer and a color resin layer located at the side of the first substrate close to the second substrate, and a pixel array located at the side of the second substrate close to the first substrate, and further comprises a plurality of first electrodes located on the first substrate or the second substrate and extending in a first direction and a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; the first electrodes and the second electrodes are disposed at the same layer and insulated from each other; the first electrodes comprise a plurality of electrode units independent of each other, the electrode units and the second electrodes are arranged with an interval therebetween, and two electrode units which belong to the same first electrode and are located at two sides of the second electrodes are electrically connected through a bridge line. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309645 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION IN PHASES - The present invention relates to a terminal comprising a display, a central processing device, and an input device. When a phase operating command for distinguishing phases is inputted on the display, the input device outputs the phase operating command, and the central processing device recognizes the phase of the phase operating command and outputs information which matches the recognized phase to the display. Thus, information which is associated with information displayed on the current screen can be effectively displayed on a display screen even without executing several screen changing commands. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309646 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH PANEL ATTACHED - A display device equipped with a touch panel capable of correcting, with high precision, a line drawn upon the touch panel with an inclined touch pen or input member. A display device equipped with a touch panel includes a touch panel unit, a touch panel control unit, a pen incline information acquiring unit, a coordinate correction unit, and a display panel unit. The touch panel control unit detects a touch upon a touch panel surface, and acquires touch point coordinate information which is information for specifying a location which is touched on the touch panel surface. The pen incline information acquiring unit acquires pen or input member incline information, which is information relating to an angle which is formed by the touch pen and the touch panel surface when the touch pen and the touch panel face are in contact. The coordinate correction unit corrects, on the basis of the pen incline information, the touch point coordinate information when the line is drawn with the touch pen or input member upon the touch panel screen. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309647 | OPTICAL TOUCH APPARATUS AND OPTICAL TOUCH METHOD - An optical touch apparatus and an optical touch method are disclosed. The optical touch apparatus comprises a touch panel, a first optical sensor, a second optical sensor and a processor. The first optical sensor senses a light pen to output a first sensing signal. The second optical sensor senses the light pen to output a second sensing signal. The processor decides a threshold value according to the second sensing signal, and determines whether the first sensing signal is greater than the threshold value. The processor determines that the light pen touches the touch panel if the first sensing signal is greater than the threshold value. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309648 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An electronic device according to an embodiment including: a sensor to detect a contact position of a touch operation on a screen of a display; a display controller to display, on the screen, first information indicative of a first process to be performed, and to display, on the screen, second information in place of the first information when a moving distance of a contact position of the touch operation exceeds a first value, the second information indicative of a second process to be performed; and a processor to perform the first process when the touch operation finishes while the first information is displayed on the screen and to perform the second process when the touch operation finishes while the second information is displayed on the screen. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309649 | DISPLAY DRIVING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DRIVING METHOD - A system includes an input-output unit, a system on chip, a touch integrated circuit and a display driving integrated circuit. The input-output unit includes a display panel configured to display images based on display data and a touch panel configured to provide touch data corresponding to a touch operation of a user. The system on chip includes a processor configured to generate graphic user interface (GUI) image data using a GUI engine. The touch integrated circuit generates touch coordinate data based on the touch data. The display driving integrated circuit generates the display data based on the GUI image data provided from the processor in a normal display mode and generates the display data based on the touch coordinate data provided from the touch integrated circuit in a fast display mode. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309650 | EFFICIENT LOSSLESS COMPRESSION FOR PERIPHERAL INTERFACE DATA TRANSFER - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for processing touchscreen information are provided. The method may include receiving touchscreen data that includes node values representative of signals generated by a touchscreen panel, generating a first data frame including difference values, and transmitting the first data frame over a control data bus. Each of the difference values may be calculated as a difference between one of the node values and a different node-related value wherein the first data frame has a predefined size. The first data frame may be configured to permit a receiver of the first data frame to reconstruct the touchscreen data without information loss. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309651 | Contact Sensor - A contact sensor apparatus comprises: a first insulative layer ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150309652 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE AND INPUT CONTROL METHOD - A portable terminal device includes a touch panel configured to detect a touch operation by an operator, a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory, configured to determine a holding mode of the portable terminal device by the operator, and set a delay region, in which confirmation of the touch operation is delayed, in a predetermined region corresponding to the holding mode determined by the determination within an operation region of the touch panel. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309653 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - A touch display panel comprises a polarizer, a display module, and a touch electrode structure. The display module is disposed opposite to the polarizer and comprises a transparent substrate. The touch electrode structure is disposed between the polarizer and the transparent substrate. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309654 | TOUCH PANEL APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH TOUCH PANEL ALLOWABLE FLICK OPERATION, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND OPERATION PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is a touch panel apparatus that matches a flicked icon with an icon that a user meant, even if a flick direction of the flicked icon is ambiguous. The touch panel apparatus has a touch panel and an operation processing part. On the touch panel, a movement source icon and a plurality of movement destination icons are displayed. The movement source icon is movable to a flick direction by flick operation. The plurality of movement destination icons serve as a movement destination of the movement source icon. In each of the plurality of movement destination icons, a decision range for determining as the movement destination icon to the flick direction is provided. An operation processing part acquires the movement destination icon having the decision range to the flick direction of the movement source icon as a movement destination candidate. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309655 | TOUCH SENSING DEVICE - A device for sensing a touch by measuring a variation in capacitance according to a contact of an object, and measuring a contact position of the object is provided. The device includes a touch screen panel comprising grid electrodes forming a plurality of electrode patterns, the grid electrodes serving as Tx antennas or Rx antennas, a Tx circuit unit connected with the grid electrode to apply an electric signal to the touch screen panel unit, an Rx circuit unit connected with the grid electrodes to sense variations in the capacitance in the plurality of electrode patterns, and a controller configured to control the touch screen panel unit, the Tx circuit unit, and the Rx circuit unit. The Rx circuit unit includes a first operational amplifier, a first feedback capacitor, and a second feedback capacitor. The first feedback capacitor and the second feedback capacitor are connected with the first operational amplifier. Both terminals of the first feedback capacitor and the first operational amplifier are connected through a first switching unit. The first switching unit includes a 1-1 switch and a 1-2 switch, which are controlled to be short-circuited at a first phase of the electric signal. Both terminals of the second feedback capacitor and the first operational amplifier are connected through a second switching unit. The second switching unit includes a 2-1 switch and a 2-2 switch, which are controlled to be short-circuited at a second phase of the electric signal. The controller is further configured to short-circuit the first switching unit and the second switching unit, at different times, to store charges in each of the first feedback capacitor and the second feedback capacitor. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309656 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An electronic device having a plurality of electrodes arranged to detect a touch operation onto an operation plane has a control unit for effecting control such that in a case where a capacity of an electrode arranged at an end portion of an arrangement of the plurality of electrodes is equal to or greater than a first capacity, a process corresponding to the touch operation is executed, and in a case where a capacity of another electrode different from the electrode arranged at the end portion is equal to or greater than a second capacity greater than the first capacity, the process corresponding to the touch operation is executed. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309657 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a touch screen configured to switch between an inactivated state in which illumination is not applied to the touch screen and an activated state in which illumination is applied to the touch screen, and a controller configured to release a locked state of the mobile terminal and switch the touch screen to the activated state, when a plurality of touch inputs is input in the inactivated state and the plurality of touch inputs matches a predefined pattern. Further, the predetermined pattern is initially set using a quadrant image displayed on the touch screen in the activated state, touch inputs for setting the predetermined pattern are applied to at least one of quadrant I, II, III and IV included in the quadrant image displayed on the touch screen in the activated state of the touch screen, a first touch input included in the plurality of touch inputs in the inactivated state is applied to the touch screen, and quadrant areas on the touch screen for receiving the plurality of touch inputs in the inactivated state change based on a first touch position of the first touch input and a second touch position of a second touch input of the plurality of touch inputs in the inactivated state. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309658 | DRIVING SENSOR ELECTRODES FOR NOISE MEASUREMENT - In an example, a processing system for a capacitive sensing device includes a sensor module and a determination module. The sensor module includes sensor circuitry coupled to a plurality of transmitter electrodes and a plurality of receiver electrodes. The sensor module is configured to receive resulting signals from the plurality of receiver electrodes during a plurality of noise acquisition bursts while suspending transmission with the plurality of transmitter electrodes. The resulting signals include the effects of noise. The sensor module is further configured to introduce at least one time delay between a respective at least one pair of the plurality of noise acquisition bursts. The determination module is configured to determine an interference measurement for a first frequency based on the resulting signals. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309659 | METHOD AND TOUCH APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING COORDINATE VALUE NEAR EDGE OF TOUCH PANEL - A method for calibrating a coordinate near an edge of a touch panel is provided. The method includes: obtaining a calculated coordinate according to a capacitance change corresponding to a proximity event; selecting a first linear function from a plurality of first linear functions included in a look-up table (LUT) according to the calculated coordinate and the capacitance change; and obtaining a calibrated coordinate according to the first linear function and the calculated coordinate. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309660 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION ACCORDING TO DAMAGE TO TOUCH AREA OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of controlling an operation of an electronic device having a damaged touch area is included. The method includes detecting a damaged area in a touch area, identifying information on a location and a width of the damaged area, and performing a touch compensation function when a touch is to be compensated for based on the information. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309661 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Discussed are a display device and a method of driving the same. The display device can include a panel where a plurality of touch groups including a plurality of self-capacitance electrodes are arranged along with a plurality of gate lines, a touch sensing unit configured to analyze a plurality of touch sensing signals sequentially received from the plurality of touch groups to determine a touch event on the panel, during a plurality of touch sensing periods included in one frame period, a data driver configured to respectively supply data voltages to a plurality of data lines which are provided in the panel in a direction perpendicular to the plurality of touch groups, a gate driver configured to sequentially supply a scan pulse to the plurality of gate lines, and a timing controller configured to supply image data to the data driver. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309662 | PRESSURE, ROTATION AND STYLUS FUNCTIONALITY FOR INTERACTIVE DISPLAY SCREENS - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus related to touch and gesture recognition with an electronic interactive display. The interactive display has a front surface that includes a viewing area, a planar light guide disposed proximate to and behind the front surface, a light source, and at least one photo sensing element coupled with the first planar light guide. The planar light guide is configured to receive scattered light, the received scattered light resulting from interaction between light emitted by the light source and an object in optical contact with the front surface. The photo sensing element is configured to detect at least some of the received scattered light and to output, to a processor, image data. The processor is configured to recognize, from the image data, one or both of a contact pressure and a rotational orientation of the object. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309663 | FLEXIBLE AIR AND SURFACE MULTI-TOUCH DETECTION IN MOBILE PLATFORM - Systems, methods, and apparatus for recognizing user interactions with an electronic device are provided. Implementations of the systems, methods, and apparatus include surface and air gesture recognition and identification of fingertips or other objects. In some implementations, a device including a plurality of detectors configured to receive signals indicating interaction of an object with the device at or above a detection area, such that a low resolution image can be generated from the signals, is provided. The device is configured to obtain low resolution image data from the signals and obtain a first reconstructed depth map from the low resolution image data. The first reconstructed depth map may have a higher resolution than the low resolution image. The device is further configured to obtain a second reconstructed depth map from the first reconstructed depth map. The second reconstructed depth map may provide improved boundaries and less noise within the object. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309664 | INTERACTIVE TOUCH SYSTEM AND LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - An interactive touch system includes a display device, a light source device and an invisible light detecting device. The display device is adapted to provide an image beam to a display surface. The light source device includes a light-emitting element and a light-guide element. The light-guide element has a conical surface and a cylindrical curved surface facing the conical surface. The curvature center of at least partial section of the cylindrical curved surface is not located on the central axis of the conical surface. The light-emitting element is adapted to emit an invisible light beam toward the conical surface, and the invisible light beam is reflected by the conical surface and the cylindrical curved surface to be diverged and range over the display surface. When an object moves to the display surface, the invisible light beam is reflected by the object to be detected by the invisible light detecting device. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309665 | OPTICAL PROXIMITY SENSOR FOR TOUCH SCREEN AND ASSOCIATED CALIBRATION TOOL - A proximity sensor including a housing, light emitters mounted in the housing for projecting light out of the housing along a detection plane, light detectors mounted in the housing for detecting amounts of light entering the housing along the detection plane, whereby for each emitter-detector pair (E, D), when an object is located at a target position p(E, D) in the detection plane, corresponding to the pair (E, D), then the light emitted by emitter E is scattered by the object and is expected to be maximally detected by detector D, and a processor to synchronously activate emitter-detector pairs, to read the detected amounts of light from the detectors, and to calculate a location of the object in the detection plane from the detected amounts of light, in accordance with a detection-location relationship that relates detections from emitter-detector pairs to object locations between neighboring target positions in the detection plane. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309666 | OPACITY METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFOR - A method of controlling a user interface responsive to user input with a display area comprising a plurality of game object positions on said interface, the method comprising the following implemented by at least one processor of a device in communication with said interface and at least one memory: displaying an area having a plurality of game objects displayed at said game object positions, displaying at least one first object having one or more display characteristics in a first area of said displayed area overlaying at least partially at least one displayed game object on said area, detecting a trigger event associated with said first area, modifying said one or more display characteristics of said first object in dependence on detection of said trigger event, and displaying said first object in said first area with said modified characteristic. The display characteristic of the first object may comprise opacity or transparency, and a gradual increase or reduction may be provided for in dependence on the trigger event. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309667 | System and Method of Demand Oriented User Interface Framework - A system for Demand Oriented User Interface Framework may include a display screen displaying a user interface, a memory, an input, and a processor to detect information of a data item displaying in a window for an application program in the user interface. The processor, in response to the input detecting the information of the data item, may control the display screen to display one or more additional windows. The one or more additional windows may provide one or more functions outside of functionality for the application program to process the data item. The one or more functions may be ranked and displayed in the user interface for user selection. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309668 | METHODS FOR OPERATING MULTIPLE WINDOWS ON A HANDHELD MOBILE TERMINAL AND THE HANDHELD MOBILE TERMINAL CONDUCTING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to handheld mobile terminals that implementing methods for a technology of displaying and adjusting sizes of multiple windows on a screen of a handheld mobile terminal. The handheld mobile terminal may be configured to display a plurality of windows together on a screen. Under an edit mode, the handheld mobile terminals may receive a first instruction from a user of the handheld mobile terminal to adjust a target window of the plurality of windows to any size the user wishes; and adjust the size of the target window according to the instruction. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309669 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PRESENTING RELATED CONTENT IN A USER INTERFACE NAVIGATED USING DIRECTIONAL CONTROLS - Methods, systems, and media for navigating a user interface are provided. In some embodiments, a method for navigating a user interface is provided, the method comprising: causing a user interface to be presented including a plurality of media identifier elements corresponding to media assets; causing the plurality of media identifier elements to be arranged along a first direction of the user interface; selecting a first media asset associated with a first media identifier element for presentation; identifying related media assets in response to selection of the first media asset; causing the first media asset to be presented in a first portion of the user interface; and causing related media identifier elements to be presented in a second portion of the user interface aligned with the first portion along the first direction. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309670 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR NAVIGATING A USER INTERFACE USING DIRECTIONAL CONTROLS - Methods, systems, and media for navigating a user interface are provided. In some embodiments, methods for navigating a user interface is provided, the method comprising: causing a user interface to be presented including media identifiers that correspond media assets; causing the media identifiers to be arranged along a first direction; causing a first media identifier at a first position to be highlighted; causing a menu element to be presented at a first menu position associated with the first media identifier; receiving an instruction from a user input device to navigate to a next element along the first direction; causing a second media identifier next to the first position to be highlighted in response to receiving the instruction; causing the menu element to be presented at a second menu position associated with the second media identifier; and inhibiting presentation of the menu element at the first menu position. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309671 | Treemap-Type User Interface - In one embodiment, a user interface system based on a treemap-type presentation includes a processor and a memory. The processor is operative to store data for items which can be invoked, generate data for a user interface screen having regions arranged according to an arrangement, at least some of the regions being different sizes and being arranged according to size order, assign at least some of the items to the regions, receive user selections from an input device, determine which item is being selected for each user selection, refresh an assignment of the items among the regions of the user interface screen so that even though the assignment of the items among the regions is changed as a result of the refreshment, the arrangement and sizes of the regions in the user interface screen remain unchanged. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309672 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - To allow a user to access a desired image rapidly, the present invention includes a web page creating section ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150309673 | MEDIA COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A media collection system and method including a user interface module operating through a user interface device that allows a user to add media information to a structured media collection. The user interface module includes a real-time recording module that allows a user to record media information to a media file in real-time. The real-time recording module includes a countdown synchronization module, a prompt module, and a recording control module. The user interface module includes an organization module that allows a user to associate media files within a hierarchical structure. The system includes a media structure module that enforces and presents stored media files according to their association within the hierarchical structure. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309674 | Ultra-High Density Frames - A total front access double sided frame includes a first access side opposite a second access side, and fiber blocks received in the first and second access sides. The fiber blocks may include splice modules and patch modules and have capacity to receive about 6,900 fiber terminations. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309675 | TIMESPIRAL CALENDAR - A method and system for time planning and scheduling capable of displaying the scheduled time events on a spiral-shaped timeline in a manner in which all events in a single 18-hour or a single 24-hour period are displayed on one screen in three dimensions and are visible without the use of scrolling and without the user having to access multiple screens. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309676 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ON-SCREEN MENU - A method for generating an on-screen menu comprising menu buttons and other menu items, e.g. help text, is characterized in that one or more groups of menu buttons or menu items are defined, wherein a group comprises one or more menu buttons or menu items and has associated a defined area on the screen. A state is assigned to a button, the state being “enabled” or “disabled”, wherein only an enabled button or item may be displayed, and wherein within a group not more than one button or item may be enabled. The state of a button can be changed by commands associated with other buttons. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309677 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ON-SCREEN MENU - A method for generating an on-screen menu comprising menu buttons and other menu items, e.g. help text, is characterized in that one or more groups of menu buttons or menu items are defined, wherein a group comprises one or more menu buttons or menu items and has associated a defined area on the screen. A state is assigned to a button, the state being “enabled” or “disabled”, wherein only an enabled button or item may be displayed, and wherein within a group not more than one button or item may be enabled. The state of a button can be changed by commands associated with other buttons. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309678 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING A COLLECTION OF WIDGETS ON A MOBILE DEVICE DISPLAY - A system renders a collection of widgets on a mobile device display by identifying a first appearance and a second appearance associated with a respective rendering of a first and second collection of widgets on the mobile device display. The system transitions from the rendering of the first collection to the second. The system receives notification to transition the collection of widgets on the mobile device display from a two-dimensional presentation to a three-dimensional presentation. The system renders a native widget on the mobile device display utilizing a native interface by identifying a non-native widget requiring a non-native interface to operate on the mobile device display. The system provides a proxy widget to host the non-native widget allowing the non-native widget to operate on the mobile device display utilizing the native interface. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309679 | COMMAND USER INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING MULTIPLE SECTIONS OF SOFTWARE FUNCTIONALITY CONTROLS - To increase command-access efficiency and to optimize a user's available user interface work space, an improved user interface is provided for displaying logical groupings of selectable software functionality controls that are associated with one or more selected top-level functionalities. Upon selection of a top-level functionality tab, selectable functionalities associated with the top-level functionality tab are divided into logical groupings and are presented in a customizable functionality control section below the tab. Upon selection of a different top-level functionality tab, selectable functionalities associated with the subsequently selected top-level functionality tab may either replace the first functionality control section or may be displayed in a separate functionality control section adjacent to the first functionality control section if real estate is available in the user interface. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309680 | ELECTRONIC-BOOK DISPLAY PROCESSING PROGRAM AND ELECTRONIC-BOOK SYSTEM - To provide an electronic-book display processing program for displaying a passage of an electronic book which has the same content as a paper book on a display portion of a terminal device based on electronic book data including reflowable document data, which allows a computer to execute a passage specifying function which extracts part of the electronic book data including data corresponding to a passage written in a page of the paper book corresponding to a page number based on the page number of the paper book designated by the user through an operating portion of the terminal device, a page-number specifying function which specifies a page number of a page of the paper book in which at least part of display information is written from the electronic book data based on the display information of the electronic book displayed on the display portion. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309681 | Depth-based mode switching for touchless gestural interfaces - Disclosed are techniques for detecting a gesture performed at a first distance and at a second distance. A first aspect of a target may be manipulated according to the first gesture at the first distance and a second aspect of the target may be manipulated according to the first gesture at the second distance. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309682 | POP-UP SEARCH BOX - A user device may: receive a search selection; and display a search box concurrently with application or page from which the search selection was received. The search box may be displayed without the user device navigating to another application or another page. The user device may output a search query based on search terms inputted into the search box; receive search results to the search query; and display or outputting the search results. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309683 | Method for displaying input text in interface and interface component for displaying input text - The invention provides a method for displaying an input text in an interface and an interface component for displaying an input text. The display method comprises: disposing a first textarea in the interface; disposing a second textarea in the interface, the second textarea being arranged behind the first textarea, such that the position of the second textarea corresponds to the position of the first textarea; receiving an input text in the first textarea, and displaying the input text in a first predetermined format; and displaying the text input in the first textarea in the second textarea in a second predetermined format, such that the input text is displayed at the same positions in the first textarea and in the second textarea, and that the input text is displayed superposedly in the first predetermined format and in the second predetermined format. The invention may solve the problem that an input text in a textarea can not be automatically displayed according to a different format, and may present a more friendly interface to a user. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309684 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING MULTI-VISION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - A method for configuring multi-vision by an electronic device is provided. The method includes obtaining, by the electronic device, a user input, generating first user input information from the obtained user input, determining whether the electronic device is one of a master device and a slave device, when the electronic device is determined to be the master device, obtaining second user input information from one or more other electronic devices, and determining an arrangement structure of one of the master device and the slave device based on one of the first user input information and the second user input information. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309685 | TRAVERSING DATA UTILIZING DATA RELATIONSHIPS - Systems and methods may provide traversing data using metadata. In one example, a method may include gathering a textual description of a first object, wherein the textual description includes a word, generating a vector represent the textual description, assigning a first weight value to the word, associating an object space with the word including assigning a second weight value to the word, and associating an object space with the first object. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309686 | VIDEO SCROLLING - A system for video scrolling may allow a user to control speed and/or direction of video playback through user inputs. Such user inputs can include swiping one or more fingers on a touch-sensitive surface, clicking and dragging a computer mouse, or other input actions comprising lateral movements. The rate of playback can be configured based on the speed of the input action. In one embodiment, the user may play the video backward by reversing direction of the input action. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309687 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO CONTENT ON A DISPLAY - A controller for controlling a display device that displays secondary digital content displayed in an overlay above a primary video stream. The controller includes a touch interface device, a processor, and a memory storing non-transitory instructions. These instructions, when executed, can include (i) detecting a first input gesture by a user on the touch interface device, (ii) in response to detecting the first input gesture, selecting an application for display on the display screen, (iii) detecting a second input gesture by the user on the touch interface device, (iv) in response to detecting the second input gesture, scrolling through a currently-displayed layer of the selected application displayed on the display screen, (v) detecting a third input gesture by the user on the touch interface device, and (vi) in response to detecting the third input gesture, scrolling between layers of the selected application in a simulated Z-space. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309688 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTING WITH A DISPLAYED WORK SPACE - An application interface is provided that allows a user to interact with a work space. The application interface may include a defined display area that includes one or more discrete works spaces. In one implementation a user interaction with the defined display area, such as an overscroll interaction, results in the defined display area being modified, such as to include additional or fewer discrete work spaces. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309689 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING EXECUTION RESULT OF APPLICATION - Provided are a device and method for displaying association information associated with a first application and a second application. The method may include: presenting a list of applications executable by the device; receiving a user input of moving an icon of the first application, in the presented list of the applications, to an icon of the second application; obtaining the association information associated with the first application and the second application by using at least one piece of preset data corresponding to the icon of the first application, in response to the received user input; and presenting the obtained association information in a periphery of the icon of the second application. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309690 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEARCHING INFORMATION RECORDS - Providing searching information records includes detecting a touch action input by a user via a touchscreen, determining whether the touch action corresponds to a predefined search switching action, in the event that the touch action corresponds to the predefined search switching action, switching an application program currently displayed on the touchscreen to a search mode corresponding to the search switching action, displaying on the touchscreen an information record index relating to the search mode for the application program, determining whether a touchscreen display zone corresponding to an index node in the information record index displayed by the touchscreen has detected an information search action input by the user, and displaying an information record or a next-level index corresponding to the index node in the event that the information search action input by the user has been detected. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309691 | PORTABLE DEVICE COMPRISING A TOUCH-SCREEN DISPLAY, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A method of controlling a portable device including at least one foldable panel and first and second touch screens is provided. The method includes displaying, on the first touch screen, a first page designated as a home screen and an icon related to at least one application, and a dock area, and displaying, on the second touch screen, first information in a state where the foldable panel is unfolded. The method also includes replacing the first page and the dock area with an outgoing call screen, receiving a phone number input, replacing the outgoing call screen with a dialing screen, and displaying, on the second touch screen, a guide message indicating to fold the portable device for a call. The method also includes replacing the dialing screen with a mid-call screen, and removing the guide message displayed on the second touch screen, and displaying the first information. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309692 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR COPYING FORMATTING ATTRIBUTES - An electronic device simultaneously displays on a touch-sensitive display a first user interface object and a second user interface object. The second user interface object has formatting attributes, one or more of which are distinct from corresponding formatting attributes in the first user interface object. The device detects a first contact on the first user interface object and a second contact on the second user interface object. While continuing to detect the first contact and the second contact, the device detects movement of the second contact across the touch-sensitive display, and moves the second user interface object in accordance with the movement of the second contact. The device changes one or more formatting attributes for the second user interface object to match corresponding formatting attributes for the first user interface object if the second user interface object contacts the first user interface object while moving. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309693 | CURSOR ASSISTANT WINDOW - A touch device is configured to display a touch activated cursor on a touch screen. The touch device is also configured to detect an assistant window triggering movement of the touch activated cursor on the touch screen. In response to detection of the assistant window triggering movement, the touch device is configured to display an assistant window on the touch screen. The assistant window magnifies a portion of the touch activated cursor as well as magnifies a display area of the touch screen adjacent to an end of the touch activated cursor. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309694 | COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, RELAY DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A non-transitory computer readable medium causing a computer to execute a process, the process includes: acquiring coordinate information indicating a boundary between an operable region and an inoperable region in the operation screen of a server; acquiring, from an operating system of the computer, an arrangement coordinate of a first window displaying the operation screen of the server including a first mouse cursor; detecting positions of the operable region and the inoperable region from the acquired coordinate information and the acquired arrangement coordinate; and interrupting notifying the first window of a coordinate of a second mouse cursor when the coordinate of the second mouse cursor acquired from the operating system of the computer is included in the inoperable region. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309695 | VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT - Methods, systems and computer readable mediums for designing a virtual interactive learning environment. A model defining visuospatial parameters of a simulated environment is read from memory. The simulated environment, comprising scene object(s), is rendered for display within a Graphical User Interface (GUI). The scene object(s) comprise at least one interactive scene object. Using the GUI, an interactive node is associated with the interactive scene object and defines an interactive action for activation. An action node associated with the scene object is defined using the GUI, for affecting a visuospatial representation of at least one of the scene object(s) following activation of the interactive node. The rendered simulated environment may be re-rendered during the designing of the virtual learning environment when the action node is defined. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309696 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING USERS TO INTERACT IN A VIRTUAL SPACE - The present invention provides a highly scalable architecture for a three-dimensional graphical, multi-user, interactive virtual world system. In a preferred embodiment a plurality of users interact in the three-dimensional, computer-generated graphical space where each user executes a client process to view a virtual world from the perspective of that user. The virtual world shows avatars representing the other users who are neighbors of the user viewing the virtual word. In order that the view can be updated to reflect the motion of the remote user's avatars, motion information is transmitted to a central server process which provides positions updates to client processes for neighbors of the user at that client process. The client process also uses an environment database to determine which background objects to render as well as to limit the movement of the user's avatar. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309697 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING APPLICATIONS AND WIDGETS ON A MOBILE DEVICE INTERFACE IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - A system represents each of the available applications, including widgets, with a respective image representation on a display associated with the communications device. The system associates each of the image representations with a respective subset of image representations, or panels that are organized to assist a user to locate and interact with the image representations. The system arranges the panels in a three dimensional structure, on the display. The three dimensional structure is rendered as a plurality of joined adjacent panels. The system allows the user to access an available application within the three dimensional structure by manipulating the three dimensional structure three dimensionally where the available application are accessed via the respective panel. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309698 | BROWSING AND SELECTING CONTENT ITEMS BASED ON USER GESTURES - The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods that provide users with efficient and effective user experiences when browsing, selecting, or inspecting content items. More specifically, systems and methods described herein provide users the ability to easily and effectively select multiple content items via a single touch gesture (e.g., swipe gesture). Additionally, systems and methods disclosed herein can allow users to select various content items in a selection interface, preview a content item, and return to the selection interface with the previous selections remaining in tact. Still further, systems and methods described herein allow users to transition between a content graphical user interface and a selection interface based on touch gestures with content items. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309699 | MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MEASURING DEVICE USING TRANSPARENT DISPLAY CONTENT - A measuring device comprises a control unit, a display unit and an input unit. The control unit is configured to control the display unit to display a first content in a first display area and a second content in a second display area. The input unit is configured to allow a user to select one of the first display area, the second display area and no display area. The control unit is then configured to display the first content at least partially transparent, when the first display area is selected, and to display the second content at least partially transparent, when the second display area is selected. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309700 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USER INTERFACE PRESENTATION - The present disclosure relates to presenting a graphical user interface for navigating and browsing content. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting one or more interface commands for navigating the graphical user interface and one or more content titles associated with an index table, analyzing the one or more interface commands for navigating the graphical user interface and the one or more content titles associated with the index table, and updating presentation of the graphical user interface based on the analyzing, wherein the graphical user interface is updated to display graphical elements based on a subset of the content titles associated with the index table and wherein navigation of the graphical user interface is modified to provide increased navigational speed for the graphical user interface. The method may also include receiving a selection for an index table and updating the graphical user interface based on the selection. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309701 | TECHNIQUES FOR COLLAPSING VIEWS OF CONTENT ITEMS IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods that provide users with efficient and effective user experiences when browsing, selecting, or inspecting content items. More specifically, systems and methods described herein provide users the ability to easily and effectively select multiple content items via a single touch gesture (e.g., swipe gesture). Additionally, systems and methods disclosed herein can allow users to select various content items in a selection interface, preview a content item, and return to the selection interface with the previous selections remaining intact. Still further, systems and methods described herein allow users to transition between a content graphical user interface and a selection interface based on touch gestures with content items. Embodiments of the present invention further provide improved navigability by collapsing views of content items. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309702 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A USER INTERFACE FOR DEVICE DIAGNOSTICS OF A VALVE ASSEMBLY AND IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF - A system with a server configured to generate data for display on a first computing device. The server configured to receive a query over a network from a web browser launched on the first computing device and to generate an output with data for transmission over the network to the first computing device. The data generates a user interface on the web browser that configures the web browser to display information about the plurality of valve assemblies. In one example, the user interface is configured to conform to a form factor that defines physical attributes of the display on the first computing device. The user interface is also configured to receive a user selection from an end user that defines the query to change the information on the user interface to relate to an individual valve assembly from among the plurality of valve assemblies. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309703 | MUSIC CREATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The exemplary systems and methods allow a user to create music using continuous sound structures and other graphical elements using a graphical user interface. The method comprises: depicting a music portion space in the graphical user interface of a display apparatus for creating a portion of music; and allowing the user, using an input apparatus, to add one or more continuous sound structures to the music portion space, wherein each of the one or more continuous sound structures comprises a plurality of sound elements arranged around a continuous loop representing a period of time. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309704 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MANAGING OBJECT - An electronic device includes: a first display functionally connected to the electronic device; a second display functionally connected to the electronic device; and a display control module configured to select at least one object in correspondence to a first input event relating to the first display and perform a function relating to the at least one object through at least one display of the first display and the second display on the basis of a second input event. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309705 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL COMMERCE ENVIRONMENTS - In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods, and/or processes can provide information to a virtual reality device and/or an augmented reality device, among others, of a user/customer. The information can be associated with offerings of goods and/or services for sale, purchase, or rent. Determining the information can be based on past actions of the user and/or other users. For example, the determined information can be inferred from past actions of the user and/or other users. In one or more embodiments, a layout of a virtual store and/or presentations of one or more items can be based on past actions of the user and/or other users. In one or more embodiments, one or more of the layout of the virtual store and/or providing (e.g., via augmented reality or virtual reality) the information associated with the goods and/or services can be determined and/or chosen to maximize sales and/or profits. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309706 | SELECTION INTERFACE STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Enhanced user selection interface structures comprise one or more buttons that are linked to selectable characteristics, and a display linked to the buttons, for display of an item that corresponds to the selected characteristics. The interface is typically linked to a database comprising stored images and other information that corresponds to the selectable characteristics, wherein an image that corresponds to an item that meets a selected characteristic is retrieved and displayed. Corresponding information other than the image may also be retrieved and displayed. In some embodiments, the stored images comprise a single image that matches all the selected characteristics. In alternate embodiments, the displayed image comprises a composite image that corresponds to different selected characteristics. In some embodiments, the user selection interface comprises any of a graphic user interface or a mechanical interface. Some preferred interface embodiments provide links for merchandising functions, such as for ordering, purchasing, inventories, and/or shipping. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309707 | PROCESSING AN INFRARED (IR) IMAGE BASED ON SWIPE GESTURES - A method and a system for displaying an infrared (IR) image and/or a related image on a touch screen are provided. For example, a method may include: displaying, on a touch screen, an image of a scene; partitioning the image into a first part and a second part in response to a user indication made on the touch screen; displaying the first part of the image in an IR image mode using an IR image of the scene capture by an IR imaging sensor; and displaying the second part of the image in a non-IR image mode. The non-IR image mode may include a visible light (VL) image mode for displaying a VL image of the scene, or a fusion image mode for displaying a combination of the IR image and the VL image. The partitioning may be adjusted in response to a swipe gesture made on the touch screen. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309708 | AUGMENTED I/O FOR LIMITED FORM FACTOR USER-INTERFACES - An architecture is described that can enhance and/or simplify tactile-based I/O transactions in connection with a user-interface (UI) of limited form factor. In particular, the architecture can monitor a position of a selector object such as an operator's finger relative to a UI display as the selector object hovers or moves above the UI display. Based upon this position, an analogous coordinate in the UI display can be determined, and a portion of the UI display substantially centered at the coordinate can be modified. As one example, the UI display can be modified to increase the magnification scale (e.g., a virtual magnifying glass) of the portion of the display indicated by the selector object. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309709 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RENDERING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - Various aspects of a device and a method for rendering multimedia content are disclosed herein. The method determines a ratio between a first resolution of multimedia content and a second resolution of a display screen of a display device. At least one user input is received that selects a region of interest (ROI) on the multimedia content being rendered on the display screen. Based on the determined ratio, the selected ROI on the multimedia content being rendered on the display screen is dynamically modified based on the determined ratio. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309710 | SCALABLE VISUALIZATION OF A PRODUCT AND ITS VARIANTS - A method for generating a scalable visualization of a hierarchical data structure is provided. The method may include mapping at least one component within a plurality of components to the hierarchical data structure. The method may also include mapping at least one sub-component within a plurality of sub-components to the at least one mapped component. The method may further include mapping at least one variant within a plurality of variants to the hierarchical data structure as an accordion user interface widget. Additionally, the method may include mapping at least one variant component within a plurality of variant components to the at least one mapped variant as an accordion user interface widget. The method may also include mapping at least one variant sub-component within a plurality of variant sub-components to the at least one mapped variant component as an accordion user interface widget. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309711 | TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A terminal device includes a display control unit that displays on a display unit, a display flake having a predetermined form to produce a visual effect and an information flake which indicates that there is notification information to be communicated to a user, where the information flake has a form identical or similar to the form of the display flake. It is possible that information flakes corresponding to different items of the notification information are displayed and a type of the notification information and/or an amount of information for each item of the notification information are determined. Each information flake may be displayed on the display unit in a manner such that the information flake has one or both of color and size which changes according to the results of the above determination. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309712 | USER INTERFACE FOR MEDICAL IMAGE REVIEW WORKSTATION - Methods, systems and computer program products for controlling display of different types of medical images and providing touchscreen interfaces for display on a mobile communication device and associated with different image types, e.g., different imaging modalities or different view modes. Detection of a multi-finger tap on the screen of the mobile communication device while viewing a first touchscreen interface for an image type invokes a second or auxiliary touchscreen interface for that image type having a subset of interface elements of the first touchscreen interface. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309713 | Method And Apparatus Of Displaying Data - A method and an apparatus of displaying data is described. Target data is obtained and covered with at least one covering layer. The target data covered with the at least one covering layer is displayed. When a trigger event for removing the at least one covering layer is detected, the at least one covering layer is removed to reveal the target data. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309714 | NAVIGATING INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATIONS WITH COLLABORATIVE FILTERING - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for navigating interactive visualizations of a business analysis application based on collaborative filtering. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a recommender that functions together with a visualization tool and business analytics application. This recommender can track use of interactive visualizations provided by the visualization tool, e.g., views selected, functions performed, navigation between views, etc., by various users to build a set of inquiry histories. Then, based on these histories and possibly other considerations, recommendations can be made to a current user as to which views, functions, etc. might be useful or insightful. In other words, embodiments of the present invention track the analysis behavior of each user and recommend which views may be of interest for the corresponding analysis task based on the behavior of similar users in similar situations. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309715 | Media Service User Interface Systems and Methods - In an exemplary method, a media service user interface system provides, for display on a screen of a primary display device, a media menu tray user interface view that includes a media menu tray representing a menu of one or more media programs and provides, for display on a display screen of a mobile device while the media menu tray user interface view is provided for display on the display screen of the primary display device, a remote control user interface view dynamically tailored to facilitate remote user interaction with the media menu tray included in the media menu tray user interface view provided for display on the display screen of the primary display device. In certain examples, the remote control user interface view is dynamically tailored based on a current state of the media menu tray user interface view. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309716 | MEASURING DEVICE AND MEASURING METHOD WITH INTERACTIVE OPERATION - A measuring device comprises a control unit, a measuring unit, a display unit and an input unit. The measuring unit comprises a plurality of functional units and a connection unit configured for selectively connecting the plurality of functional units. The control unit is configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of function blocks each corresponding to at least one functional unit. The input unit is configured to allow a user to select one of the plurality of function blocks. The control unit is configured, after a function block is selected by the user, to control the display unit to display possible connections of the selected function block to further function blocks. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309717 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIMITING INTERACTION BETWEEN A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND A NAVIGATION SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE - A method and system for limiting interaction between a portable electronic device and a navigation system in a vehicle. The method and system includes connecting one or more portable electronic devices to the navigation system. The method and system additionally includes determining the presence of one or more passengers within the vehicle. The method and system also includes setting an enabled state of a device destination pointer application stored on the one or more portable electronic devices based on the determination of the presence of one or more passengers within the vehicle. The method and system further includes controlling access to a device destination pointer user interface based on the enabled state of the device destination pointer application. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309718 | Apparatuses, Methods and Systems for Hierarchical Multidimensional Information Interfaces - The disclosure teaches a hierarchical multidimensional interfaces for navigating information, responsive to user feedback in the placement and appearance of navigation panes The way a user views the contents of a menu pane is to move the mouse toward the particular menu pane. When a cursor is hovering over a pane, it may be highlighted. When the cursor is subsequently moved toward any inactive pane, a preview of that pane slides into view, showing only part of the pane. The closer the cursor gets to the pane, the larger the preview area becomes and if the user moves the mouse away frin an inactive pane, its preview becomes smaller. Once the cursor crosses over to a pane different from the currently viewed, that pane slides into view. A user only need select a menu item when one wishes to navigate to a URL or application external to a navigation system. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309719 | SYSTEMS AND USER INTERFACES FOR DYNAMIC AND INTERACTIVE ACCESS OF, INVESTIGATION OF, AND ANALYSIS OF DATA OBJECTS STORED IN ONE OR MORE DATABASES - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to user interfaces and systems that may enable dynamic and interactive access of, investigation of, and analysis of data objects stored in one or more databases. The data objects may be accessed from the one or more databases, and presented in multiple related portions of a display. In particular, the system provides a time-based visualization of data objects (and/or properties associated with the data objects) to a user such that the user may, for example, determine connections between various data objects, observe flows of information among data objects, and/or investigate related data objects. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309720 | MESSAGING WITH DRAWN GRAPHIC INPUT - Messaging applications are enhanced with drawn images or words that appear on a communication device screen alongside messages. Users can express themselves more creatively as well as visually reference previously sent or received messages, such as by drawing an arrow to them or circling them. Graphic inputs are also operable to alter a sent message so as to convey additional or corrective meaning. By extending the drawing field outside the individual messages, this combination of messages and graphic inputs creates a third communication functionality not present in either messaging or drawing alone. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309721 | INTERACTIVE BROWSER-BASED SEMIOTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An interactive semiotic communication system is provided. In one embodiment, the interactive semiotic communication system comprises a software engine configured to allow a user to represent and understand a complex system in a semiotic environment, wherein the semiotic environment comprises a multivariable system. In one embodiment, the interactive semiotic communication system comprises a toolset comprising a semiotic ontological framework and accompanying semiotic representations. In one embodiment, the interactive semiotic communication system comprises a graphical user interface, displayed on a computing device with a display, configured to allow the user to access and select an item from the toolset and otherwise interact with the complex system in the semiotic environment. The software engine of the interactive semiotic communication system, in one embodiment, is implemented on a computing device with a processor. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309722 | DYNAMIC BAR ORIENTED USER INTERFACE - Method and user interface for controlling an apparatus are provided. At least one dynamic bar is provided for displaying on a main screen of a graphical user interface for controlling the apparatus. Each dynamic bar is associated with respective one or more interfaces for applications and/or functions provided by the apparatus and each dynamic bar has a pop-up interface for providing at least one of preview information determined from information managed by the applications and/or functions and links to invoke said respective interfaces. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309723 | Systems and Methods for Notification Reminders - Devices, terminals and methods are provided for notification reminders. For example, in response to a notification-reminder-triggering event being detected, current time information is obtained; one or more first notification reminder mechanisms corresponding to the current time information are obtained; and a notification reminder is generated based on at least information associated with the notification-reminder-triggering event and the first notification reminder mechanisms corresponding to the current time information. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309724 | Method and apparatus for setting keyboard - The disclosure discloses a method and apparatus for setting a virtual keyboard which may adjust individual buttons in the virtual keyboard to prevent password cracking software from cracking a password by the approach of continuously trying to input a command sequence. The method comprises: in a current keyboard layout, receiving a character string constituted by selected button key values for password check; when it is detected that the character string matches a preset password, passing the password check of the character string; when it is detected that the character string does not match the preset password, resetting the keyboard layout, and changing the button positions corresponding to the button key values in the virtual keyboard; and in the reset keyboard layout, receiving the character string constituted by selected button key values to continue to perform the password check. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309725 | Shared Memory Controller and Method of Using Same - Disclosed herein are a shared memory controller and a method of controlling a shared memory. An embodiment method of controlling a shared memory includes concurrently scanning-in a plurality of read/write commands for respective transactions. Each of the plurality of read/write commands includes respective addresses and respective priorities. Additionally, each of the respective transactions is divisible into at least one beat and at least one of the respective transactions is divisible into multiple beats. The method also includes dividing the plurality of read/write commands into respective beat-level read/write commands and concurrently arbitrating the respective beat-level read/write commands according to the respective addresses and the respective priorities. Concurrently arbitrating yields respective sequences of beat-level read/write commands corresponding to the respective addresses. The method further includes concurrently dispatching the respective sequences of beat-level read/write commands to the shared memory, thereby accessing the shared memory. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309726 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING REFERENCE VOLTAGES FOR A MEMORY - Techniques and mechanisms for a memory device to concurrently receive and process signals each based on a different respective reference voltage level. In an embodiment, an input/output (I/O) interface of a memory device includes receiver circuits each to process a respective signal received via a corresponding signal line of a bus. In response to one or more configuration commands, a first receiver circuit is configured to process a first signal based on a first reference voltage level and a second receiver circuit is configured to process a second signal based on a second reference voltage level. In another embodiment, a memory controller sends the one or more configuration commands to such a memory device based on an evaluation of voltage swing characteristics each corresponding to a different respective signal line of a bus. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309727 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF INTERFACE BETWEEN DEVICES OR INPUT/OUTPUT PERIPHERALS AND ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS - An electronic device ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150309728 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY - A memory system includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory having blocks, the block being data erasing unit; and a controller configured to execute; an update processing for; writing superseding data in a block, the superseding data being treated as valid data; and invalidating superseded data having the same logical address as the superseding data, the superseded data being treated as invalid data; and a compaction processing for; retrieving blocks having invalid data using a management table, the management table managing blocks in a linked list format for each number of valid data included in the block; selecting a compaction source block having at least one valid data from the retrieved blocks; copying a plurality of valid data included in the compaction source blocks into a compaction target block; invalidating the plurality of valid data in the compaction source blocks; and releasing the compaction source blocks in which all data are invalidated. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309729 | APPLICATION-TRANSPARENT HYBRIDIZED CACHING FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE STORAGE - Systems, apparatus, and computer-implemented methods are provided for the hybridization of cache memory utilizing both magnetic and solid-state memory media. A solid-state cache controller apparatus can be coupled to a host computing system to maximize efficiency of the system in a manner that is transparent to the high-level applications using the system. The apparatus includes an associative memory component and a solid-state cache control component. Solid-state memory is configured to store data blocks of host read operations. If a host-read operation is requested, the controller communicates with a solid-state cache memory controller to determine whether a tag array data structure indicates a cached copy of the requested data block is available in solid-state memory. | 2015-10-29 |
20150309730 | SYSTEM PERFORMANCE CONTROL COMPONENT AND METHOD THEREFOR - A system performance control component, and method therefor, for configuring at least one system performance parameter within a signal processing system. The system performance control component is arranged to receive an indication of an address of a memory access performed by at least one signal processing component, compare the received indication of an address of a memory access to at least one address value, and configure at least one system performance parameter based at least partly on the comparison of the received indication of an address of a memory access to at least one address value. | 2015-10-29 |