Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110087984 | MOVABLE INFORMATION PANELS - Various techniques, methods and apparatus are disclosed. In some example embodiments, a movable information panel may be moved to be displayed as a tabbed web page, moved to a different application window, or docked to a horizontal or vertical panel bar. Other example embodiments are also disclosed. | 04-14-2011 |
20110093941 | PRE-CONFIGURATION OF A CLOUD-BASED COMPUTER - Various example embodiments are disclosed herein. According to an example embodiment, a method may include receiving by a second computer a customization application, the customization application including a control panel to establish user preferences for a user account of the cloud-based service and/or system settings for the first computer; receiving by the second computer an input to the customization application to establish one or more user preferences for the user account and/or one or more system settings for the first computer; and transmitting from the second computer to a server associated with the cloud-based service the one or more user preferences and a username for the user account and/or the system settings for the first computer. | 04-21-2011 |
20110098917 | Navigation Queries - A computer-implemented method includes receiving at a computer server system, from a computing device that is remote from the server system, a string of text that comprises a search query. The method also includes identifying one or more search results that are responsive to the search query, parsing a document that is a target of one of the one or more results, identifying geographical address information from the parsing, generating a specific geographical indicator corresponding to the one search result, and transmitting for use by the computing device, data for automatically generating a navigational application having a destination at the specific geographical indicator. | 04-28-2011 |
20110099157 | Computer-to-Computer Communications - A computer-implemented method for information sharing between computers includes receiving at a computer system a search request from a first computer, generating with the computer system one or more search results that are responsive to the first computer, formatting the results for display on a second computer that is different than the first computer, and automatically providing the results for display on the second computer. | 04-28-2011 |
20110106534 | Voice Actions on Computing Devices - A computer-implemented method includes receiving spoken input at a computing device from a user of the computing device, the spoken input including a carrier phrase and a subject to which the carrier phrase is directed, providing at least a portion of the spoken input to a server system in audio form for speech-to-text conversion by the server system, the portion including the subject to which the carrier phrase is directed, receiving from the server system instructions for automatically performing an operation on the computing device, the operation including an action defined by the carrier phrase using parameters defined by the subject, and automatically performing the operation on the computing device. | 05-05-2011 |
20110113337 | INDIVIDUALIZED TAB AUDIO CONTROLS - According to one general aspect, a method may include detecting an audio signal configured to be played from a local loudspeaker. The method may also include determining which of one or more applications is included with the audio signal, wherein the determined application includes one or more tabs. The method may include determining which tab of the one or more tabs of the determined application is included with the audio signal. The method may comprise providing a graphical user interface (GUI) included with a handle of the determined tab, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to facilitate the manipulation of the audio signal by a user. The method may include manipulating the audio signal, based upon a command generated by the graphical user interface in response to a user interaction. | 05-12-2011 |
20110166851 | Word-Level Correction of Speech Input - The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method for correcting words in transcribed text including receiving speech audio data from a microphone. The method further includes sending the speech audio data to a transcription system. The method further includes receiving a word lattice transcribed from the speech audio data by the transcription system. The method further includes presenting one or more transcribed words from the word lattice. The method further includes receiving a user selection of at least one of the presented transcribed words. The method further includes presenting one or more alternate words from the word lattice for the selected transcribed word. The method further includes receiving a user selection of at least one of the alternate words. The method further includes replacing the selected transcribed word in the presented transcribed words with the selected alternate word. | 07-07-2011 |
20110289064 | Automatic Routing of Search Results - In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for providing search results automatically to a user of a computing device. A spoken input provided by a user to a computing device is received. The spoken input is transmitted to a computer server system that is remote from the computing device. Search result information that is responsive to the spoken input is receiving by the computing device and in response to the transmitted spoken input. An alert is provided to the user that the device will connect the user to a target of the search result information if the user does not intervene to stop the connecting of the user. The user is connected to the target of the search result information based on a determination that the user has not intervened to stop the connecting of the user. | 11-24-2011 |
20120015674 | Automatic Routing of Search Results - In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for providing search results automatically to a user of a computing device. A spoken input provided by a user to a computing device is received. The spoken input is transmitted to a computer server system that is remote from the computing device. Search result information that is responsive to the spoken input is receiving by the computing device and in response to the transmitted spoken input. An alert is provided to the user that the device will connect the user to a target of the search result information if the user does not intervene to stop the connecting of the user. The user is connected to the target of the search result information based on a determination that the user has not intervened to stop the connecting of the user. | 01-19-2012 |
20120022787 | Navigation Queries - A computer-implemented method includes receiving at a computer server system, from a computing device that is remote from the server system, a string of text that comprises a search query. The method also includes identifying one or more search results that are responsive to the search query, parsing a document that is a target of one of the one or more results, identifying geographical address information from the parsing, generating a specific geographical indicator corresponding to the one search result, and transmitting for use by the computing device, data for automatically generating a navigational application having a destination at the specific geographical indicator. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022868 | Word-Level Correction of Speech Input - The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method for correcting words in transcribed text including receiving speech audio data from a microphone. The method further includes sending the speech audio data to a transcription system. The method further includes receiving a word lattice transcribed from the speech audio data by the transcription system. The method further includes presenting one or more transcribed words from the word lattice. The method further includes receiving a user selection of at least one of the presented transcribed words. The method further includes presenting one or more alternate words from the word lattice for the selected transcribed word. The method further includes receiving a user selection of at least one of the alternate words. The method further includes replacing the selected transcribed word in the presented transcribed words with the selected alternate word. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022876 | Voice Actions on Computing Devices - A computer-implemented method includes receiving spoken input at a computing device from a user of the computing device, the spoken input including a carrier phrase and a subject to which the carrier phrase is directed, providing at least a portion of the spoken input to a server system in audio form for speech-to-text conversion by the server system, the portion including the subject to which the carrier phrase is directed, receiving from the server system instructions for automatically performing an operation on the computing device, the operation including an action defined by the carrier phrase using parameters defined by the subject, and automatically performing the operation on the computing device. | 01-26-2012 |
20120023087 | Computer-to-Computer Communication - A computer-implemented method for information sharing between computers includes receiving at a computer system a search request from a first computer, generating with the computer system one or more search results that are responsive to the first computer, formatting the results for display on a second computer that is different than the first computer, and automatically providing the results for display on the second computer. | 01-26-2012 |
20120023404 | INDIVIDUALIZED TAB AUDIO CONTROLS - According to one general aspect, a method may include detecting an audio signal configured to be played from a local loudspeaker. The method may also include determining which of one or more applications is included with the audio signal, wherein the determined application includes one or more tabs. The method may include determining which tab of the one or more tabs of the determined application is included with the audio signal. The method may comprise providing a graphical user interface (GUI) included with a handle of the determined tab, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to facilitate the manipulation of the audio signal by a user. The method may include manipulating the audio signal, based upon a command generated by the graphical user interface in response to a user interaction. | 01-26-2012 |
20120034904 | Automatically Monitoring for Voice Input Based on Context - In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes detecting a current context associated with a mobile computing device and determining, based on the current context, whether to switch the mobile computing device from a current mode of operation to a second mode of operation during which the mobile computing device monitors ambient sounds for voice input that indicates a request to perform an operation. The method can further include, in response to determining whether to switch to the second mode of operation, activating one or more microphones and a speech analysis subsystem associated with the mobile computing device so that the mobile computing device receives a stream of audio data. The method can also include providing output on the mobile computing device that is responsive to voice input that is detected in the stream of audio data and that indicates a request to perform an operation. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035907 | TRANSLATING LANGUAGES - A method, performed on a server, of translating between languages includes receiving first audio data for a first language from a mobile device, translating the first audio data to second audio data for a second language, receiving an indication that the mobile device has moved between two locations, and sending the second audio data to the mobile device in response to the indication. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035908 | Translating Languages - A method, performed on a server, of translating between languages includes receiving first audio data for a first language from a mobile device, translating the first audio data to second audio data for a second language, receiving an indication that the mobile device has moved between two locations, and sending the second audio data to the mobile device in response to the indication. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035924 | DISAMBIGUATING INPUT BASED ON CONTEXT - In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a mobile computing device, ambiguous user input that indicates more than one of a plurality of commands; and determining a current context associated with the mobile computing device that indicates where the mobile computing device is currently located. The method can further include disambiguating the ambiguous user input by selecting a command from the plurality of commands based on the current context associated with the mobile computing device; and causing output associated with performance of the selected command to be provided by the mobile computing device. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035931 | Automatically Monitoring for Voice Input Based on Context - In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes detecting a current context associated with a mobile computing device and determining, based on the current context, whether to switch the mobile computing device from a current mode of operation to a second mode of operation during which the mobile computing device monitors ambient sounds for voice input that indicates a request to perform an operation. The method can further include, in response to determining whether to switch to the second mode of operation, activating one or more microphones and a speech analysis subsystem associated with the mobile computing device so that the mobile computing device receives a stream of audio data. The method can also include providing output on the mobile computing device that is responsive to voice input that is detected in the stream of audio data and that indicates a request to perform an operation. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035932 | Disambiguating Input Based on Context - In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a mobile computing device, ambiguous user input that indicates more than one of a plurality of commands; and determining a current context associated with the mobile computing device that indicates where the mobile computing device is currently located. The method can further include disambiguating the ambiguous user input by selecting a command from the plurality of commands based on the current context associated with the mobile computing device; and causing output associated with performance of the selected command to be provided by the mobile computing device. | 02-09-2012 |
20120036121 | State-dependent Query Response - In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for receiving user input that defines a search query, and providing the search query to a server system. Information that a search engine system determined was responsive to the search query is received at a computing device. The computing device is identified as in a first state, and a first output mode for audibly outputting at least a portion of the information is selected. The first output mode is selected from a collection of the first output mode and a second output mode. The second output mode is selected in response to the computing device being in a second state and is for visually outputting at least the portion of the information and not audibly outputting the at least portion of the information. At least the portion of information is audibly output. | 02-09-2012 |
20120036151 | State-dependent Query Response - In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for receiving user input that defines a search query, and providing the search query to a server system. Information that a search engine system determined was responsive to the search query is received at a computing device. The computing device is identified as in a first state, and a first output mode for audibly outputting at least a portion of the information is selected. The first output mode is selected from a collection of the first output mode and a second output mode. The second output mode is selected in response to the computing device being in a second state and is for visually outputting at least the portion of the information and not audibly outputting the at least portion of the information. At least the portion of information is audibly output. | 02-09-2012 |
20120036556 | Input to Locked Computing Device - The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes receiving at a computing device that is in a locked state, one or more user inputs to unlock the device and to execute at least one command that is different from a command for unlocking the device. The method further includes executing in response to the user inputs to unlock the device an unlocking operation by the device to convert the device from a locked state to an unlocked state. The method further includes executing the at least one command in response to receiving the user inputs to execute the at least one command. The at least one command executes so that results of executing the at least one command are first displayed on the device to a user automatically after the device changes from the locked state to the unlocked state. | 02-09-2012 |
20120124644 | Input to Locked Computing Device - The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes receiving at a computing device that is in a locked state, one or more user inputs to unlock the device and to execute at least one command that is different from a command for unlocking the device. The method further includes executing in response to the user inputs to unlock the device an unlocking operation to convert the device from a locked state to an unlocked state. The method further includes executing the at least one command in response to receiving the user inputs to execute the at least one command. The at least one command executes so that results of executing the at least one command are first displayed on the device to a user automatically after the device changes from the locked state to the unlocked state. | 05-17-2012 |
20120127071 | Haptic Feedback to Abnormal Computing Events - A computer-implemented tactile feedback method includes receiving user input on a computing device, identifying a term input by the user that does not match a term known to the device, accessing an auto-correction service in order to provide a replacement for the term, and energizing a haptic feedback device in response to identifying the term input by the user that does not match a known term. | 05-24-2012 |
20120131321 | Contextual History of Computing Objects - Various features for a computer operating system include mechanisms for operating where a single native application, in the form of a Web browser, exists for an operating system, and all other applications run as Web apps of the browser application. A computer-implemented object tracking method includes instantiating, a first time, an operating system object on a computing device; automatically identifying contextual meta data that defines a state of objects that are open on the computing device, other than the instantiated operating system object, when the operating system object is instantiated; and storing the identifying contextual meta data in correlation with the operating system object, wherein the contextual meta data identifies one or more objects that are active in the operating system when the operating system object is instantiated. | 05-24-2012 |
20120131365 | Delayed Shut Down of Computer - A computer-implemented computer shut-down method includes identifying that a computing device has been moved from an open configuration in which input and output mechanisms on the computing device are accessible to a user, to a closed configuration in which at least some of the input and output mechanisms are inaccessible to a user; starting a shut-down timer in response to identifying that the computing device has been moved from the open configuration to the closed configuration; waiting a predefined time period, as established by the shut-down timer, and determining from the shut-down timer that the computing device can be transitioned from an active state into a sleep state in which power consuming components of the computing device are powered down; and transitioning the computing device from the active state to the sleep state upon determining that the computing device can be transitioned. | 05-24-2012 |
20120131441 | Multi-Mode Web Browsing - A computer-implemented method for displaying web pages includes receiving code for a first web page, the code defining formatting for displaying the web page in at least two different display modes, displaying web page in a first display mode in a browser, the first display mode being a full page display in browser pane, receiving a user command to display the web page in a second display mode, and displaying the web page in a second display mode, the second display mode not being a reduced-sized or cropped version of the first display mode. | 05-24-2012 |
20120131497 | Orthogonal Dragging on Scroll Bars - A computer-implemented user interface method includes displaying content in a first window on a display of a computing device, receiving a dragging user input on an element at a periphery of the window, and in response to receiving the dragging input, generating and displaying a second window on the display of the computing device and displaying the first window simultaneously with the second window. | 05-24-2012 |
20120136756 | On-Demand Auto-Fill - A method for user interaction with a web page includes displaying a web page in a web browser, displaying a user-selectable object outside the web browser on a user interface, receiving a user selection of the user-selectable object and a dragging of the user-selectable object onto the web browser, and causing a command to be performed with the web browser in response to the user selection. | 05-31-2012 |
20130095805 | Automatically Monitoring for Voice Input Based on Context - In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes detecting a current context associated with a mobile computing device and determining, based on the current context, whether to switch the mobile computing device from a current mode of operation to a second mode of operation during which the mobile computing device monitors ambient sounds for voice input that indicates a request to perform an operation. The method can further include, in response to determining whether to switch to the second mode of operation, activating one or more microphones and a speech analysis subsystem associated with the mobile computing device so that the mobile computing device receives a stream of audio data. The method can also include providing output on the mobile computing device that is responsive to voice input that is detected in the stream of audio data and that indicates a request to perform an operation. | 04-18-2013 |
20130191363 | Automatic Dialing - In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for providing search results automatically to a user of a computing device. A spoken input provided by a user to a computing device is received. The spoken input is transmitted to a computer server system that is remote from the computing device. Search result information that is responsive to the spoken input is receiving by the computing device and in response to the transmitted spoken input. An alert is provided to the user that the device will connect the user to a target of the search result information if the user does not intervene to stop the connecting of the user. The user is connected to the target of the search result information based on a determination that the user has not intervened to stop the connecting of the user. | 07-25-2013 |
20130219346 | Input to Locked Computing Device - The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes receiving at a computing device that is in a locked state, one or more user inputs to unlock the device and to execute at least one command that is different from a command for unlocking the device. The method further includes executing in response to the user inputs to unlock the device an unlocking operation by the device to convert the device from a locked state to an unlocked state. The method further includes executing the at least one command in response to receiving the user inputs to execute the at least one command. The at least one command executes so that results of executing the at least one command are first displayed on the device to a user automatically after the device changes from the locked state to the unlocked state. | 08-22-2013 |
20130304467 | Word-Level Correction of Speech Input - The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method for correcting words in transcribed text including receiving speech audio data from a microphone. The method further includes sending the speech audio data to a transcription system. The method further includes receiving a word lattice transcribed from the speech audio data by the transcription system. The method further includes presenting one or more transcribed words from the word lattice. The method further includes receiving a user selection of at least one of the presented transcribed words. The method further includes presenting one or more alternate words from the word lattice for the selected transcribed word. The method further includes receiving a user selection of at least one of the alternate words. The method further includes replacing the selected transcribed word in the presented transcribed words with the selected alternate word. | 11-14-2013 |
20140068456 | CUSTOMIZED LOGIN INTERFACE - Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for providing a customized background in a user interface based on a selection of a user login option. A system can be configured to identify at least a first user and a second user of a computing machine, display a first background for the first user in a user login interface comprising at least a first user login option for the first user and a second user login option for the second user, receive a selection of the second user login option for the second user, and replace, in response to the receiving of the selection, the first background for the first user in the user login interface with a second background for the second user. | 03-06-2014 |
20140075373 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING STACKABLE WORKSPACES - Systems and methods for navigating stackable workspaces on an electronic device are provided. A system includes a navigation module configured to display a first workspace of a plurality of workspaces stacked along a stacking axis. The plurality of workspaces includes a second workspace stacked on the first workspace. At least one application is open in the first workspace or in the second workspace. The system also includes a detection module configured to detect at least one of a first inter-workspace swipe gesture and an intra-workspace swipe gesture. The navigation module is configured to display the second workspace in response to the first inter-workspace swipe gesture. The navigation module is configured to switch between features or applications of the at least one application in response to the intra-workspace swipe gesture. | 03-13-2014 |
20140075374 | STACKABLE WORKSPACES ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Systems and methods for providing stackable workspaces on an electronic device are provided. A system includes a navigation module configured to display a first workspace of workspaces stacked along a stacking axis, and to display a navigation menu when the first workspace is displayed. The navigation menu comprises access points, each of which is associated with an application. The system includes a workspace module configured to open at least one of the applications in a second workspace stacked on the first workspace. The system includes a detection module configured to detect a second workspace scrolling command. The navigation module is configured to display the second workspace in response to the second workspace scrolling command. Displaying the second workspace comprises traversing the stack from the first workspace to the second workspace along the stacking axis. The navigation module is configured to display the navigation menu when the second workspace is displayed. | 03-13-2014 |
20140157138 | PEOPLE AS APPLICATIONS - The subject disclosure relates to associating contacts with corresponding system actions. It includes identifying a contact profile for configuring with system actions, based on one or more of an address book, user input, online accounts, or an interaction with a contact corresponding to the contact profile, retrieving contact information for the identified contact profile and determining at least one available system action based on the retrieved contact information for the identified contact profile. The disclosure also includes generating, based on the retrieved contact information, a system icon representing the contact profile for displaying the contact profile in a graphic user interface component of an operating system and associating the at least one available system action with the contact profile by configuring the at least one available system action to automatically launch when selected at the system icon representing the contact profile. | 06-05-2014 |
20140215387 | INTELLIGENT WINDOW SIZING AND CONTROL - The disclosed subject matter relates to a method for managing display of a window. In certain aspects, the method includes presenting a window in a display area, wherein the window comprises a control icon, receiving a first input indicating a selection of the control icon and presenting a plurality of selectable options associated with the control icon, wherein each of the plurality of selectable options correspond with one of an up direction, a down direction, a left direction or a right direction. In certain aspects, the method further includes receiving a second input indicating a selection of a first one of the plurality of selectable options and adjusting a size of the window in response to the second input based on a direction associated with the first one of the plurality of selectable options. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided. | 07-31-2014 |
20140223450 | Contextual History of Computing Objects - Various features for a computer operating system include mechanisms for operating where a single native application, in the form of a Web browser, exists for an operating system, and all other applications run as Web apps of the browser application. A computer-implemented object tracking method includes instantiating, a first time, an operating system object on a computing device; automatically identifying contextual meta data that defines a state of objects that are open on the computing device, other than the instantiated operating system object, when the operating system object is instantiated; and storing the identifying contextual meta data in correlation with the operating system object, wherein the contextual meta data identifies one or more objects that are active in the operating system when the operating system object is instantiated. | 08-07-2014 |
20140237421 | INTELLIGENT WINDOW PLACEMENT WITH MULTIPLE WINDOWS USING HIGH DPI SCREENS - The subject technology discloses configurations for determining a minimum dots per inch (DPI) setting for displaying graphical content in a window based on a native pixel density of a display. Respective graphical content is scaled for displaying in a first window based on the minimum DPI setting to fit a horizontal dimension of the first window. The subject technology then scales respective graphical content for displaying in a second window based on the minimum DPI setting to fit a horizontal dimension of the second window. In some configurations, the graphical content in the first window is scaled at a different DPI setting than the graphical content in the second window. | 08-21-2014 |
20140250409 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING APPLICATION WINDOWS - An apparatus may include one or more memories and one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to execute instructions to facilitate providing a first application window for display. The instruction may facilitate receiving a switching input. The instructions may facilitate, in response to the switching input, providing a plurality of application windows for concurrent display. The providing a plurality of application windows may include changing a display view from the first application window to the plurality of application windows. The plurality of application windows include the first application window and one or more additional application windows. The instructions may facilitate touching and sliding, off the display view, one of the plurality of application windows. The sliding may cause permanently removing the one of the plurality of application windows from application windows available for display. Methods for displaying windows and machine-readable storage medium are also disclosed. | 09-04-2014 |
20140288919 | TRANSLATING LANGUAGES - A method, performed on a server, of translating between languages includes receiving first audio data for a first language from a mobile device, translating the first audio data to second audio data for a second language, receiving an indication that the mobile device has moved between two locations, and sending the second audio data to the mobile device in response to the indication. | 09-25-2014 |
20140298239 | STACK STYLE TAB MANAGEMENT - The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method for managing tabs in a graphical user interface. The method includes receiving a first user input that selects a first tab from among multiple collapsible tabs in a tab area of a tabbed interface. The method further includes determining that the first user input occurs for at least a threshold amount of time. The method further includes expanding the first tab from a collapsed state to an expanded state in response to determining that the first user input occurs for at least the threshold amount of time. The method further includes collapsing a second tab, from among the multiple collapsible tabs, from the expanded state to the collapsed state in response to determining that the first user input occurs for at least the threshold amount of time. | 10-02-2014 |
20140298240 | MEGA LENS STYLE TAB MANAGEMENT - The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method for managing tabs in a graphical user interface. The method includes receiving a first user input that selects a first tab from among a plurality of tabs in a tab area of a tabbed interface. The method further includes expanding a dimension of the first tab and each of a first subset of tabs, from among and including fewer than all of the plurality of tabs, around the first tab in response to receiving the first user input. | 10-02-2014 |
20140331171 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING APPLICATION WINDOWS - An apparatus may include one or more memories and one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to execute instructions to facilitate providing a first window for display while hiding from display one or more additional windows. The instructions may facilitate receiving a switching input. The instructions may facilitate, in response to the switching input, providing a plurality of windows for display. The providing a plurality of windows may include changing a display view from the first window to the plurality of windows. The instructions may facilitate selecting one of the plurality of windows. The selecting one of the plurality of windows may include changing the display view from the plurality of windows to the selected one of the plurality of windows while hiding from display one or more other windows. Methods for displaying windows and machine-readable storage medium are also disclosed. | 11-06-2014 |
20140337404 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS POINTS - A method for providing a dynamic system-generated set of access points to a user including determining at least one web application or one web page to include within a set of access points according to a set of criteria, generating an access point for the determined web application or one web page, adding the generated access point to the set of access points such that the set of access points includes at least one access point corresponding to a web page and at least one access point corresponding to a web application and providing the set of access points for display to a user in a first page of a web browser. | 11-13-2014 |
20140344801 | INTEGRATING A WEB APPLICATION INTO AN OPERATING SYSTEM - The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method for integrating web applications from a web browser into an operating system. The method includes monitoring web application installation in a web browser at a computing device. The method further includes determining that at least one web application has been installed in the web browser. The method further includes creating a link to the web application in an operating system at the computing device in response to determining that the web application has been installed. Activating the link opens the web application in the web browser from a source external to the web browser. | 11-20-2014 |
20140372114 | Self-Directed Machine-Generated Transcripts - In one aspect, this application describes a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to perform operations that include receiving, from a user of a computing device, a spoken input that includes a note and an activation phrase that indicates an intent to record the note. The operations also include determining a target address based at least in part on an identifier associated with a registered user of the computing device, wherein the target address is determined without receiving, from the user, an input indicating the target address when the spoken input is received. The operations also include defining a communication that includes a machine-generated transcript of the note, and sending the communication to the target address. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372115 | Self-Directed Machine-Generated Transcripts - In one aspect, this application describes a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to perform operations that include receiving, from a user of a computing device, a spoken input that includes a note and an activation phrase that indicates an intent to record the note. The operations also include determining a target address based at least in part on an identifier associated with a registered user of the computing device, wherein the target address is determined without receiving, from the user, an input indicating the target address when the spoken input is received. The operations also include defining a communication that includes a machine-generated transcript of the note, and sending the communication to the target address. | 12-18-2014 |