Data processing: presentation processing of document inventions 12/05

20050289449 - Indexing system package and display system: An indexing system includes a label display sheet to be positioned adjacent a divided stack of objects, the label display sheet including a plurality of spaced label indicia, and a plurality of tabs substantially adjacent the objects of the stack, each tab corresponding to a respective one of the plurality...

20050289448 - System and method for gathering, indexing, and supplying publicly available data charts: A system, method and search engine for searching images for data contained therein. Training images are provided and image attributes are extracted from the training images. Attributes extracted from training images include image features characteristic of a particular numerically generated image type, such as horizontal lines, vertical lines, percentage white...

20050289446 - System and method for management of document cross-reference links: A computer-implemented system and method for handling documents. Data is stored about links between document content. A subset of the document content is defined. If links are identified as broken due to the determination of the document content subset, then the identified broken links are resolved before delivery of the...

20050289447 - Systems and methods for generating and storing referential links in a database: Systems and methods for the generation of referential links according to predetermined association rules are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a first data storage location operable to store at least one data structure and having data elements extracted from at least one written document. A second data storage...

20050289450 - User interface virtualization: Systems and methods are provided for virtualizing a user interface. In particular, the present invention relates to providing access to a large amount of data while consuming a relatively small amount of a critical resource. The user interface is virtualized by allocating a critical resource to a relatively small subset...

20050289451 - Electronic discussion system and reading message method for exchanging information among users: An electronic discussion system that reliably provides an answer to a message is provided. A message management unit accepts a message specifying at least an answerer and an answer to the message from a plurality of networked terminals. The message management unit has a message management table. The message management...

20050289453 - Apparatys and method for off-line synchronized capturing and reviewing notes and presentations: The application and method disclosed herein teach the capturing of notes in synchronization to a presentation, or any other form of message delivery, that enables a synchronized review between the presentation and notes made thereof. A synchronization between a presenter's and a note taker's clocks through a time server allows...

20050289452 - Architecture for ink annotations on web documents: Digital ink annotations of digital documents are captured, processed, and stored for later retrieval. Elements within the digital documents are found and data concerning them are stored, in order that they may be associated with the digital ink annotation and serve as anchors for the digital ink annotations within the...

20050289456 - Automatic extraction of human-readable lists from documents: One aspect of the invention extracts a human readable list from a document. It does this by accessing a file that contains data that represents a portion of the document. The data is formatted in accordance with a document formatting description. The data is parsed into tokens that include container...

20050289458 - Enhancing browsing in electronic device: The invention relates to enhancing browsing in an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a display; a communication unit and a processor for browsing Internet, and a user interface for receiving a command from at least two different commands to load a page from Internet into the display. The processor...

20050289454 - Interactive website configuration, display and management application: The content of an interactive website is managed by an application comprising of two information systems. The visual system plays an interactive program which is dependent on and determined by the administrative system which provides access to various databases and allows the user to retrieve and configure the various components...

20050289457 - Method and system for mapping between structured subjects and observers: A method of binding elements of a structured document to an observer structure includes obtaining the logical structure of a document. Nodes representing information contained in the document are mapped to an observer structure which can include both a user interface or a programming object. The user interface may be...

20050289455 - Systems and methods for flexible report designs including table, matrix and hybrid designs: Columns and/or rows of a report can be declaratively defined as either dynamic or static. The declarative definition can be represented by any marking. If a column or row is declaratively designated as dynamic, it can be expanded into a plurality of columns or rows. If a column or row...

20050289459 - Learning method and system and method of conducting business: The present invention provides an electronically interactive educational and/or cognitive learning method and system in which electronically reproduced text and imagery may have portions thereof selected and automatically converted into notes and/or cues, annotations automatically inserted therein, dictionary definitions, thesaurus meanings, word etymology and language conversions displayed or automatically inserted...

20050289460 - Document processing apparatus, control method therefor, and computer program: According to this invention, bookbinding data containing pages created by respective applications can be constructed regardless of the type of application. Even when one or more desired pages contained in bookbinding data are selected, image editing is designated, but a non-image page exists in the selected pages, the non-image page...

20050289462 - Document processing apparatus, method and program: In order to import a document file in which security information is set into a document file to be edited with the security information being included in the document file, a document processing apparatus which imports a specified first document file in which security information is set into a second...

20050289461 - System and method for digital content processing and distribution: A publication system, method and apparatus simplifies end-to-end planning, building and printing of publications. The present invention allows a publication's audience and other third parties to submit content while allowing producers to collaboratively manipulate, proof and print the publication. The present invention provides in part a planning and budgeting tool...

20050289463 - Systems and methods for spell correction of non-roman characters and words: Systems and methods to process and correct spelling errors for non-Roman based words such as in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages using a rule-based classifier and a hidden Markov model are disclosed. The method generally includes converting an input entry in a first language such as Chinese to at least...

20050289465 - Video apparatus: When a user issues a bookmark setup instruction, bookmark information, which includes identification information for a reproduction point whereat video and audio data for currently reproduced content are recorded, identification information for the pertinent content and position information indicating the current reproduction point are generated and stored in a storage...

20050289464 - Wireless communication terminal capable of informing valid playing time of multimedia data and method thereof: Provided are a wireless communication terminal having a function of informing a valid playing time of multimedia data, and a method thereof. The wireless communication terminal informs a user of a valid playing time of multimedia data by checking the valid playing time of the multimedia data periodically, when a...

20050289466 - Multimedia authoring method and system using bi-level theme templates: A multimedia authoring method and system using theme templates. First, a multimedia template database including a plurality of theme templates is provided, each theme template including a menu template and a visual content template, and both including predetermined menu and visual content parameters respectively. Next, multimedia data is obtained. One...

20050289467 - Method and apparatus for representing a building system: An arrangement for coordinating data representative of a building system includes a process connected to a memory. The memory stores a plurality of building space objects and at least one building automation device object. At least one building space object includes a reference to at least one of the group...

20050289468 - News feed browser: Techniques for detecting, managing, and presenting syndication XML (feeds) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a web browser automatically determines that a web site is publishing feeds and notifies the user, who can then access the feed easily. In another embodiment, a browser determines that a web page or feed is...

20050289469 - Context tagging apparatus, systems, and methods: An apparatus and a system, as well as a method and article, may operate to store persistent context tag information associated with a geographic location. The persistent context tag information may be subsequently published to a mobile computing device located at a mobile location within a selected distance from the...

20050289470 - Identity based user interface: A method, system, and computer accessible medium for an identity based user interface. An identity based user interface may display user interface elements including communication-related information for a plurality of identities. The communication related information may indicate multiple communication mechanisms for each identity. In response to selection of one of...

20050289471 - Method and system for initiating communications with dispersed team members from within a virtual team environment using personal identifiers: A collaboration services suite is adapted to support a plurality of integrated telecommunications services accessed by geographically dispersed team members using a virtual team environment (VTE) client that generates a graphical user interface (GUI) for each of the respective team members. Communications sessions are automatically set up by the collaboration...

20050289472 - 3d display system and method: A 3D volumetric display system is configured to generate 3D diagnostic displays of 3D volumetric data acquired from a patient by an imaging system in a virtual-reality environment and to permit a user to conduct diagnostic interpretation of images in the virtual-reality environment and to permit the user to interact...

20050289473 - Method and system for providing search information via a communications network: A system and method for electronically reviewing and utilizing a trademark search report containing a plurality of records. Users of the system can place virtual color coded tags on selected records and sort the tagged records for creating a modified report. The users can select various colors for the tags...

20050289475 - Customizable, categorically organized graphical user interface for utilizing online and local content: A graphical user interface for accessing, managing, organizing and using local and online content from a personal computer. The graphical user interface is divided into several modules, displayed on the display screen of the computer. Some of these modules are categories, which contain links to content online and on the...

20050289474 - Presentation of information based on digital identities: Methods for controlling the display of information shared between users are disclosed. For example, an individual may agree to share his or her contact information with other users, for example, by exchanging one or more vCards of which the individual is considered the owner. The owner has a first relationship...

20050289476 - Electronic device and method for providing extended user interface: An electronic device and a method for providing an extended user interface in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device comprises a user interface and a display configured to display data objects. The device is configured to detect selection of a data object on the display, detect dragging of...

20050289477 - Interface apparatus, systems, and methods: Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to power a human-computer interface device with a radio frequency field. A radio frequency identification tag may be used to transmit device position information....

20050289478 - Management of multiple window panels with a graphical user interface: A method for managing a plurality of window panels within a computer software application including generating a window panel that is actively controlled by a user interface of a computer software application, indicating that a plurality of window panels generated by the generating are fastened together as a single union,...

20050289479 - Method and system for providing text information in an application framework for a wireless device: Methods and systems for processing text input within a MMI application framework are provided and may comprise creating at least one text editor by an active application and generating at least one text edit view by the text editor. Text input, for example, predictive input, multi-tap input and/or numeric input,...

20050289480 - Method and apparatus to reduce navigational keystrokes in electronic devices: A method (60) of reducing navigational keystrokes on an electronic device includes the steps of displaying (61) a plurality of options and associated references on a graphical user interface, dynamically associating (62) at least one among the plurality of options with at least one among the associated references, and activating...

20050289481 - Numeric keypad having keys assigned multiple-strokes for ideographic character input: A numeric keypad (100) for entering ideographic characters is provided. The numeric keypad (100) comprises a first set of input keys (102) corresponding to numerals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and a second set of input keys (104) corresponding to numeral 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0. Each of...

20050289482 - Graphical user interface for 3-dimensional view of a data collection based on an attribute of the data: A three-dimensional (3D) view of a data collection based on an attribute is disclosed. A timeline is provided for displaying files and folders. The timeline may include a focal group that displays detailed information about its contents to the user. Remaining items on the timeline are displayed in less detail...

20050289483 - Method for performing functions associated with a phone number in a mobile communication terminal: In a method for performing a function using a phone number in a mobile communication terminal that stores a plurality of phone numbers and includes at least one function key, an input of a phone number is received. An input of a function key is received. When the function is...

20050283717 - Apparatus, system, and method for the desktop-based creation, management, and publication of enhanced audiovisual presentations: A software apparatus for the user-friendly, desktop-based authoring, creation, management, and publication of a personal, enhanced audiovisual presentation comprising a software program which automatically captures and encodes the audiovisual presentation recorded by the user using the webcam, allows the user to edit an application-imported textual resume and synchronize parts of...

20050283718 - Hierarchical asset sharing model: Systems and methods for enabling the parent in a hierarchically organized pair of objects to allow the child to share access to selected assets. In one embodiment, the assets are shared in one of three modes: an IMPOSE mode; an INHERIT mode; and a CO-OWN mode. In the IMPOSE mode,...

20050283719 - Html file processing technique: In order to provide a technique of enabling any user to browse data of a table in a desired hierarchical structure, an HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) file processing method comprises: if an HTML file containing a table definition is received from another server in response to a request from...

20050283721 - Imposition process and apparatus for variable imaging system: The present invention is useful for assembling a book. The inventive method includes the steps of specifying pagination information including an indication of whether a page is to be selectively included in the book, determining whether the page is to be assembled into the book based on the pagination information,...

20050283720 - Process and apparatus for variable imaging system: The present invention is useful for assembling a book. The inventive method includes the steps of specifying pagination information including an indication of whether a page is to be selectively included in the book, determining whether the page is to be assembled into the book based on the pagination information,...

20050283722 - Imposition process and apparatus for variable imaging system: The present invention is useful for assembling a book. The inventive method includes the steps of specifying pagination information including an indication of whether a page is to be selectively included in the book, determining whether the page is to be assembled into the book based on the pagination information,...

20050283723 - Electronic reference system: An electronic reference system with a cross-referencing module, a highlighting module, a notes module, and an arranging module. The cross-referencing module stores at least one reference material and cross-references the at least one reference material. The highlighting module marks particular words or phrases. The notes module stores notes corresponding to...

20050283724 - Predictive text dictionary population: A method and system for populating a predictive text dictionary is provided. A connection between a handheld electronic device and a network is detected. The handheld electronic device is operable to allow a user to enter text. The handheld electronic device has a predictive text dictionary that is operable to...

20050283725 - Predictive text dictionary population: A method and system for populating a predictive text dictionary is provided. A connection between a handheld electronic device and a network is detected. The handheld electronic device is operable to allow a user to enter text. The handheld electronic device has a predictive text dictionary that is operable to...

20050283726 - Routine and interface for correcting electronic text: Error checking and correction techniques for web based applications use an error checking routine on a server or a client station to find errors in electronic text of an E-mail message. The disclosed error checking routine detects errors such as spelling errors in the electronic text and creates a correction...

20050283728 - Method for graphical presentation of objects and technical processes on a screen and computer program product used for this purpose: The invention relates to a method for graphical presentation of objects and/or technical processes on a screen, as well as an editor implementing the method. For the graphical reproduction of objects or the illustration of technical processes it is frequently necessary to work with a number of views. In most...

20050283727 - Non-resident methods and systems for providing clickless user actuation of a webpage: The present invention provides methods and systems for clickless user actuation of a webpage through a non-resident application. The non-resident application provides clickless web browsing by determining the position of a user-controlled pointer, displaying an indicator on the computer display corresponding to an active region and actuating the user controlled...

20050283729 - Multipurpose navigation keys for an electronic imaging device: A method and apparatus for a portable electronic imaging device, comprising a display screen for displaying objects including any combination of digital still images, video clips, menu items, and icons; and a navigation controller comprising navigation keys for allowing a user to navigate between the displayed objects, wherein the user...

20050283730 - System and process for viewing and navigating through an interactive video tour: A system and process for providing an interactive video tour of a tour site to a user is presented. In general, the system and process provides an image-based rendering system that enables users to explore remote real world locations, such as a house or a garden. The present approach is...

20050283731 - Remote audio: Various embodiments for remote presentation of an interface of a computing device, such as a PC, are described herein. In particular, in various illustrated embodiments, a local device such as a Digital Media Adapter (DMA), mobile device, cellular telephone, etc. may be used to receive input from a remote control,...

20050283732 - Method for controlling a presentation display: An apparatus, operable to display a plurality of display elements under computer program control, comprises a presentation display component; a memory for storing display element attribute data; and a presentation-only mode control component selectably operable to write and read display element attribute data; wherein the presentation display component is responsive...

20050283733 - Method and circuit configuration for computer-assisted generation of a graphical user interface: For computer-assisted generation of a graphical user interface for an equipment monitoring unit and/or equipment control unit of at least one appliance such as a household appliance, a base structure of the graphical user interface is determined from a base configuration file. Equipment-specific static detail data from an equipment-specific equipment...

20050283734 - System and method for simultaneous display of multiple information sources: A computerized method of presenting information from a variety of sources on a display device. Specifically the present invention describes a graphical user interface for organizing the simultaneous display of information from a multitude of information sources. In particular, the present invention comprises a graphical user interface which organizes content...

20050283735 - Adaptive universal symbol driver interface: A system and method are provided for processing an imaging job using adaptive universal symbols. The method comprises: establishing a user interface (UI) representing imaging job options with adaptive universal symbols at a job source, which can be an imaging driver or a direct submit application; accepting adaptive universal symbol...

20050283736 - Graphical user interface (gui), method, system and program product for generating usability data for a remote computer user: The present invention provides a GUI, method, system and program product for generating usability data for a remote computer user. The GUI consumes minimal screen real estate and remains on top of all other applications. The GUI generally includes a timer for timing a task of the remote computer user;...

20050283737 - Method for displaying link number tags to links on web pages and video system using the same: A method of additionally displaying link numbers to links on a web page and a video system using the same. The method of displaying link numbers on the web page for an video system which performs any of an image-receiving function, an image-reproducing function, and an image-recording function includes: storing...

20050283738 - Systems and methods for interfacing with a user of a computer system: Systems and methods are provided for interfacing with a user of a computer system. In one implementation, a method is provided that comprises providing a tabstrip controller to display different components of an application in a display, wherein in the display the components are displayed at once as a plurality...

20050283739 - Method and system to improve usability of a web application by providing a zoom function: A method and system to improve usability of a web application by providing a zoom function are disclosed. In one embodiment, zoom functionality in an exemplary form of a zoom tool may be provided to allow a user to freely select a desired area of the portal screen area. The...

20050283740 - Information organization and display: An apparatus includes an information content that has a unit of information. The apparatus further includes an object-icon, which has a part. The information content is logically associated with the object-icon and the unit of information is logically associated with the part. The object-icon visually resembles something of interest to...

20050283741 - Method and apparatus for storytelling with digital photographs: A method and system for digital story authoring, viewing and storing is described. A display showing an imported story track, an authored story track, and a story-in-progress track. Each story contains one or more objects. The display also shows a large photo corresponding to a selected object in a story....

20050283742 - Stack icons representing multiple objects: The features described herein are directed to a method and system for use in a computing environment for representing files stored in stacks. The method includes providing a set of stack icons, each icon in the set having a stack height representing a range of stack sizes. The method additionally...

20050278613 - Topic analyzing method and apparatus and program therefor: A topic analyzing method is provided in which the number of main topics in text data which is added in time series and generation and disappearance of topics are identified in real time as needed, and features of main topics are extracted and thereby one can know a change in...

20050278614 - System and method for efficient production of dynamic documents: A production system and method for producing a VIPDL output stream from a dynamic document and a recipients list including a data iterator for iterating through the recipients list one record at a time and computing values for each dynamic object in the dynamic document for the record, a document...

20050278619 - Apparatus and method of transmitting/storing print or display control information, and recording medium having embodies thereon computer program for executing the method: An apparatus and method of transmitting and storing print or display control information for printing or displaying an asset in various formats, and a recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing the method. The print or display control information transmission and storage method includes: generating a first...

20050278616 - Extensible binary mark-up language for efficient xml-based data communications and related systems and methods: An extensible binary mark-up language is disclosed that is compatible with existing XML standards yet provides significantly improved efficiencies for XML-based data storage and communications, particularly for narrow and low bandwidth communication media. A corresponding extensible non-binary mark-up language is also disclosed that is compatible with the XML standard. This...

20050278618 - Information processing apparatus and method, program, and recording medium: An information processing apparatus for processing content data obtained from a plurality of capturing devices by capturing an object includes a storing device, an obtaining device, and a searching device. The storing device stores additional information in association with the content data. The additional information includes address information for linking...

20050278617 - Methods and systems for dynamically assembling web pages: Systems and methods are used to dynamically assemble a web page at a web server. A plurality of content elements is prestored on the web server by associating each of the content elements with a unique file name. When a web page request is received at the web server, a...

20050278620 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for content-based screening of messaging service messages: Methods, systems, and computer program products for content-based screening of messaging service (MS) messages, such as short message service messages and multimedia message service messages, are disclosed. MS subscribers may provision specific message content screening rules via a web interface. Content-based MS screening functionality may be applied in the core...

20050278615 - Rendering independent persistence of information: A system and methods providing a rendering independent persistence of information is provided. In an illustrative implementation, data is provided having some predefined structure. In operation, the data is processed such that the data and it's associated structure are represented in a data format that is persistent. In operation, the...

20050278621 - System and method for efficient production of dynamic documents: A production system and method for producing a VIPDL output stream from a dynamic document and a recipients list including a data iterator for iterating through the recipients list one record at a time and computing values for each dynamic object in the dynamic document for the record, a document...

20050278622 - Automated creation of web gui for xml servers: A method for automatically generating a GUI program for displaying XML data, includes parsing the XML data to identify one or more data elements within the XML data, generating a GUI element for each data element having a primitive data type by applying a pre-programmed GUI element, generating a GUI...

20050278623 - Code, system, and method for generating documents: Disclosed are a computer-readable code, system and method for assisting in the preparation of a target document. The system stores a plurality of template documents which are each parsed into passages, typically paragraphs. The individual passages from the several template documents form a database of model passages from which a...

20050278624 - Image processing apparatus, control method therefor, and program: A read document image is converted into first vector data. First layout structure information representing the layout structure of the first vector data is generated. The first layout structure information is changed into second layout structure information on the basis of preset layout setting information. The first vector data is...

20050278625 - Dynamic document and template previews: Methods and systems are provided for dynamically generating and displaying previews of documents or templates of interest to a user. As a user provides or selects customized designs or themes, including color themes, font types, images, and the like, previews of one or more documents or templates to which the...

20050278626 - Converting the format of a portion of an electronic document: In some embodiments, among others, a searchable segment of a document is identified in accordance with an identification criterion. Thereafter, an image is generated from the searchable segment. The image is a substantially unsearchable representation of the searchable segment. A reference to the generated image is substituted for the searchable...

20050278627 - Editing an image representation of a text: Systems and methods are disclosed in which image representations of text strings can be easily edited. As such, one embodiment, among others, includes the step of receiving input from a user. The received input is indicative of a selection of an image. The image corresponds to a text string. That...

20050278628 - Document processing device, document processing method, and storage medium recording program therefor: The present invention provides a document processing device including: a specifying unit that specifies character strings which have a common property across documents, from among character strings included in plural documents which are represented by plural corresponding document data; and a rewriting unit that rewrites, among the character strings specified...

20050278631 - Information recording/playback apparatus: An information recording/playback apparatus, for example, sets the first and second object files and a single management file, stores the first object from the first encoder to the first object file, stores the second object from the second encoder to the second object file, and stores the first management information...

20050278629 - System for creating media presentations of computer software application programs: A system for producing presentations of computer application programs. The system also allows the inclusion of advertising, or other information, into a presentation. When the presentation is viewed online, the ads can be updated by a central ad server. This allows different ads to be inserted into the presentation, tailoring...

20050278630 - Tracking user operations: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for capturing user interface operations. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, includes logic configured to monitor an operation performed by an application interface; logic configured to determine whether the operation is at least one milestone event...

20050278632 - Tracking rescheduled meetings on electronic calendars: Methods and computer program products for tracking rescheduled meetings on an electronic calendar. When a meeting is rescheduled from a first time to a second time, the visual appearance of the meeting notice for the first time is altered. A link that changes the calendar page to the page showing...

20050278633 - Legal research system: Methods, systems, and user interfaces for accessing, retrieving, storing, and presenting information stored in computer readable media. Information stored on a computer readable media may be searched using selectable items representing an index of information. In response to selection of one of the selectable items, information is presented which is...

20050278634 - Disc content generation method and system: A motion menu generation method, implemented by a motion menu generation system. First, menu foreground elements are provided, and at least one still image is retrieved as an input of the motion menu generation system. Next, an animated image and animated image presentation data for presenting the animated image are...

20050278635 - Interface for compressed video data analysis: The invention described herein provides a video analysis tool to assist a computer programmer working on a program that effects video data. The tool may be integrated with program code. When enacted, the tool obtains statistical information related to the video data and information corresponding to functions of the code....

20050278636 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program for implementing the method, and storage medium storing the program: An image processing apparatus which makes it possible to automatically defining a processing area in which image processing is to be performed according to the type of image processing, to thereby improve user friendliness. A starting point and an ending point are designated on an image displayed on a display,...

20050278637 - Method, medium, and apparatus for processing slide show data: A method, medium, and apparatus for storing and displaying slide show data in response to a user command input via user interface. The method includes receiving the slide show data according to a predetermined protocol, parsing display screen construction information contained in the received slide show data and storing the...

20050278638 - method for graphical presentation of objects and technical processes on a screen and computer program product used for this purpose: The invention relates to a method for graphical presentation of objects and/or technical processes on a screen as well as to the computer program implementing the method. In these cases different views or perspectives are frequently selected which are represented in different display windows. In order to edit the totality...

20050278639 - Sap archivlink load test for content server: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for certifying a performance of a content server using a content server interface. The method includes requesting, by a test program, an address of the content server and a security key from the content server interface; receiving the address and the security key...

20050278640 - System and method of dynamic entitlement: A method for creating a user interface for a system may include dynamically assessing entitlement of a user to data elements and/or processes of the system based at least on a security setting of the user and a context of the transaction between the user and the system, authorizing the...

20050278641 - Javascript calendar application delivered to a web browser: The present invention is a calendaring system implemented as a JavaScript application for program execution on individual Internet browsers alter being downloaded by a webserver. The JavaScript application generates HTML on-the-fly and a graphical user interface is displayed on a user's screen. The result is an interactive scheduling system that...

20050278643 - Display control apparatus, information display apparatus, display system, display control program and display control method: A display control apparatus which displays information items from outside on a screen of a display apparatus, comprises a receiver for receiving the information from outside, and a controller which allocates in the screen multiple display areas respectively associated with multiple communication addresses that are different from one another, and...

20050278642 - Method and system for controlling a collaborative computing environment: A method and system for controlling a collaborative computing environment to accommodate client devices with different operational characteristics, which includes creating a collaborative environment with a global state data structure that maintains the state of one or more environment elements of the collaborative environment, collecting operational characteristics associated with one...

20050278644 - Method of acquiring products from vendor websites: A method for retrieving product codes from a Vendor Website over a network and inserting the product codes into an Affiliate Website. A search of the Vendor Website is conducted based on a keyword list created by a registered affiliate and product codes are acquired including graphic data and descriptive...

20050278645 - Master data framework: A system for organizing data is provided that includes a default template library and a universe of fields, each of the fields selectable by a user to apply to a particular modifiable template. The default template library includes a plurality of modifiable templates adapted to describe financial transactions. The system...

20050278646 - Spontaneous discovery of remote service profiles: A system for providing spontaneous discovery of remote service profiles is provided. A Bluetooth-enabled communication end point registers the service profiles available on Bluetooth devices in communication with the end point over a personal area network. The end point then translates the service profiles to a format supported over a...

20050278647 - User definable interface system and method: In a cursor-based computing environment having a display, a user definable interface (UDI) is displayed upon activation by a user. The UDI has a plurality of levels each having a plurality of buttons and is displayed in a selectable position about a pointer position in a display area to reduce...

20050278648 - Systems and methods for a dimmable user interface: Systems and methods for a dimmable user interface. A user interface is simultaneously displayed with video content or other data in the same window of a display device. The user interface has a level of transparency that is user adjustable. The user can thus make the user interface either more...

20050278649 - Frameless data presentation: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for presenting data from a plurality of computer applications for display. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, can be implemented as follows. A graphical interface control to launch execution of a plurality of computer applications is...

20050278650 - Floating user interface: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for displaying computer applications, such as call-center applications, on a computer desktop. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, can be implemented as follows. Logic is configured to associate a launched computer call-center application with a user-session....

20050278651 - Method and system of launching applications from a button of a browser: A system and method of launching an application from a button of a browser is disclosed, and includes providing one or more buttons, used with a downloadable toolbar for an Internet browser, which are configured to launch an external application. The method comprises associating the application to be launched with...

20050278653 - Automatic selection of user interface controls: Selection of a user interface control (UIC) type for display may be made automatically at run-time. Various aspects described herein relate to performing the selection of a UIC type at run-time instead of determining the UIC type at design-time. The run-time decision may be made by a processor executing pre-programmed...

20050278652 - User interface controls: Selection of a user interface control (UIC) type for display may be made by a user at run-time. Methods and computer program products described herein relate to selecting from among a plurality of UIC types at run-time instead of determining the UIC type at design-time. As such, an optimal UIC...

20050278654 - Organizing session applications: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for organizing session applications. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, includes logic configured to display a user interface for initiating a command to launch a business application on a computer display of a user; logic configured...

20050278655 - Multiple application viewing: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for managing computer application presentations. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, can be implemented as follows. In particular, one embodiment comprises first logic configured to display an application bar interface for initiating a command to launch...

20050278656 - User control for dynamically adjusting the scope of a data set: A user control for dynamically adjusting the scope of a set of content, information, and/or data and a user interface (UI) for representing the same are provided. A scope control tool represented, e.g., by a selectable icon, may be accessible from all screens in the UI and may be applied...

20050278657 - Electronic shipment planner: An electronic shipment planner is adapted for electronically presenting shipment and scheduling information to a user. The shipment and scheduling information includes at least one shipment event date. The shipment planner is linked to a shipment data repository containing shipment and scheduling information. A system interface communicates with the shipment...

20050273691 - Metadata system for tracking quality processes: Systems and methods for using metadata to describe quality management documents. Each quality management document is broken into sections, with each section describing the processes and checklists for a particular step in the manufacturing process. The metadata allows a system to automatically display a correctly formatted document and to guide...

20050273692 - Schemas for a notification platform and related information services: Described is a schema-based notification platform that provides regularized notification handling including user control and normalization of the operation of policies across different information types and contexts. Information-service schemas and services are combined to build a content-sensitive and context-sensitive information service to communicate information to recipient devices of users that...

20050273693 - Build-a-deck custom presentation tool: A method, system, and computer program product for creating a customized presentation in a networked computing environment using a set of pre-created presentation modules is provided. In one embodiment, a user accesses a set of pre-created presentation modules in a custom presentation tool via a network. The custom presentation tool...

20050273694 - Video television broadcasting: A process of time division marking of a video signal intended to be televised including recording an image base, image elements or reference video sequences; comparing a video stream with the image base; recognizing a graphic element in the video stream; and conditionally generating a marking signal when the graphic...

20050273695 - Representing spreadsheet document content: A representation of a spreadsheet is displayed on a mobile communication device after receiving a description of a spreadsheet. The description relates to a plurality of map cells, where each map cell corresponds to a cell block, and the description includes location information and primary data type information for each...

20050273696 - Distributed document processing: A method for document processing including decomposing an image of a document into at least one data entry region sub-image, providing the data entry region sub-image to a data entry clerk available for processing the data entry region sub-image, receiving from the data entry clerk a data entry value associated...

20050273697 - Data editing and verification user interface: The present invention provides for simultaneous display of a tabular and a form view of the records, (b) displaying multiple disparate values in a single control, and (c) formatting the values based on characteristics of the records....

20050273698 - Document genealogy: A computer-readable medium contains software that, when read by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method for tracing a document. The method includes: on the computer, generating a global unique identifier (GUID) for a master document; embedding the GUID in the master document; making a copy of the...

20050273699 - Information-processing apparatus and method for processing document: A document processing apparatus is provided to facilitate document management concerning update and registration of documents. The document processing apparatus includes a destination-obtaining unit for analyzing a document and obtaining destination information from the analyzed document and a notification unit for notifying a destination based on the obtained destination information....

20050273700 - Computer system with user interface having annotation capability: A system and method is provided for forming annotations for use with a computer that has a desktop for displaying images. Annotations are formed by one or more user interface devices, each located at a different remote location. The computer is provided with an Annotation application that generates a transparent...

20050273702 - Creation and management of common interest community web sites: Systems and methods consistent with the present invention integrate content creation, content management, content display and user interaction functions for web sites. In some site management methods consistent with the present invention content may be submitted and is processed to associate the submitted content with pre-existing related content accessible through...

20050273701 - Document mark up methods and systems: Modular content framework and document format methods and systems are described. The described framework and format define a set of building blocks for composing, packaging, distributing, and rendering document-centered content. These building blocks define a platform-independent framework for document formats that enable software and hardware systems to generate, exchange, and...

20050273704 - Method and apparatus for document processing: Modular content framework and document format methods and systems are described. The described framework and format define a set of building blocks for composing, packaging, distributing, and rendering document-centered content. These building blocks define a platform-independent framework for document formats that enable software and hardware systems to generate, exchange, and...

20050273707 - Method and apparatus to author and manage pages of a website: Systems and methods provide a mechanism to create and maintain web pages and other types of output pages. The system and methods use an author markup language (AML) to define output pages. Additionally, a Component Markup Language (CML) may be used to define components that may be referenced by the...

20050273705 - Method and system for automatically creating network software applications: A method and system for automatically creating network software applications. An existing web-site is visited on a communications network. New electronic content and new functionality is added. Electronic content and functionality for a new web-site is automatically re-generated. A brand new web-site can also be created using one or more...

20050273703 - Method of and system for providing namespace based object to xml mapping: The present invention relates generally to computers and computer databases, and more specifically, to a method of and system for converting between Object-oriented classes and markup languages. One aspect of the invention is broadly defined as a method for converting data from a markup language format to an Object model,...

20050273706 - Systems and methods for identifying and extracting data from html pages: Systems and methods for analyzing HTML formatted web pages to automatically identify and extract desired information. A computer algorithm identifies and extracts different pieces of information from different web pages automatically after minimal manual setup. The algorithm automatically analyzes pages with different content if they have the same, or similar,...

20050273708 - Content-based automatic file format indetification: A method and system for content-based, automatic file format identification. The invention also relates to a method and system for dynamically selecting a set of bytes for byte-pattern recognition. The invention matches the pre-selected number of bytes of a file with the data signature of selected file formats. The file...

20050273710 - Digital camera, print system, and data structure: A digital camera includes: an optical system for forming an optical image of a subject; an image pickup unit that converts the formed optical image of the subject and outputs a subject image; and a recording unit that associates the subject image output by the image pickup unit with a...

20050273709 - System and method for conversion of legacy language conforming data entries to industry-standard language conforming data entries: A system and method for conversion of data entries input in accordance with a legacy data structure to be in accordance with an industry-standard data structure is disclosed. An extraction utility may generate an extraction class based on a compiler stab information, and the extraction class may extract a data...

20050273711 - System and method for preparing distributable multimedia presentations: The present invention provides a method for providing a multimedia presentation that includes defining a first multimedia presentation comprising text and audio components, wherein the first presentation has a first file size and is viewable using a first presentation software application. The method further includes isolating the text and audio...

20050273712 - Method and system for transmitting texture information through communications networks: A system and method of rendering outputs from a predefined output definition such as an html file. The definition includes at least one texture expression that is evaluated to create a conventional texture picture or audio output to be employed in the rendering. The texture expression requires less storage space...

20050273713 - Correction widget: A correction tool that displays a correction widget when a user acts to correct text is provided. More particularly, if the user places an insertion point in or to the immediate left of the text, or selects the text, the tool displays the correction widget immediately to the left of...

20050273714 - Systems and methods for an embedded collaboration client: A system and method comprising, receiving a first communication over a first communication pathway; establishing a first process coupled to a host process as a result of the receiving; communicating between the first process and the second process over a second communication pathway; updating a user interface for the host...

20050273715 - Responsive environment sensor systems with delayed activation: Systems and methods for delayed function activation in a responsive environment are described. A responsive environment includes an intermediary system and notification manager to determine when a responsive environment will launch an application triggered by a sensed event. The environment includes sensor components and transparent software components that reside wholly...

20050273716 - Database server paging method: A method for retrieving data from a database and providing the data to a client is provided. In one embodiment, a server receives a request for data from a client. The request comprises a set of parameters, which in one embodiment comprises three parameters: an SQL SELECT statement, an indication...

20050273717 - System and method for improved managing of profiles in a web portal environment: There are provided mechanisms and methods for mapping information from disparate data sources into a single user profile. Embodiments can provide the capability to work with profiles for users as well as for other entities. These external data sources can include, without limitation: relational databases, file system and Java classes,...

20050273718 - System and method of routine navigation: A system and method for navigating through routinely visited web pages with a browser that allows a user to navigate through the web pages using a “Next/Previous” paradigm. The system includes a routine list having at least one routine, each routine including user ordered user specified URLs, means for editing...

20050273719 - Systems and methods for personalizing software programs: Systems and methods are provided for personalizing software programs in a computer system. In accordance with one implementation, default values for personalization data adapted to or harmonized with the individual needs or preferences of the end-user are provided to a plurality of end-users at start-up of a program. Further, two...

20050273720 - Graphical re-inspection user setup interface: The invention provides for a graphical user interface which provides for very simple and intuitive ways of changing single or multiple inspection parameters. The graphical display immediately shows what the monitoring or inspection result would have been if the effected change had been in place during the inspection of the...

20050273721 - Data transformation system: A data transformation system includes a display generator for displaying an image. The image includes a first window showing a first data structure having at least one data element and a second window showing a second data structure having at least one data element. The image also includes a display...

20050273723 - Accessing web pages in the background: A method and system allows a user to fetch a subsequent web page while maintaining the current web page as the active web page. The next web page is fetched “in the background” and stored in cache memory without interrupting the user. Once the requested web page has been stored...

20050273722 - Method and system for presenting data over a network based on network user choices and collecting real-time data related to said choices: A character having a plurality of attributes is created by a network user while within a character-enabled network site. Each attribute is defined by at least one of either audio data and/or visual image data and is selected by the user from a plurality of attributes presented to the user...

20050273724 - Method and device for entering words in a user interface of an electronic device: The present invention relates to character input methods for miniaturized electronic devices having a reduced user input interface, wherein the methods use the unequally distributed frequencies of words and numbers in a dictionary or a file to predict the most likely user input. The invention pertains to a method for...

20050273726 - Method and system for database migration and association: A system for data mining and warehousing is provided. The system includes a client computer running a web browser. In conjunction with the web browser is an applet that helps to sort, decompress, compress, encrypt and unencrypt data. A remote server is coupled to the client computer and sends the...

20050273725 - Method, system, and computer-readable medium for user-assignment of geographic data to an image file: A system for associating geographic data with an image data set comprises an input device operable to receive user input provided thereto and a memory device adapted to store an image data set is provided. The user supplied input specifies geographic data and the system associates the geographic data with...

20050273727 - Legibility of selected content: Systems and methods for repositioning selectable content. Content that includes selectable items is displayed on a display device through a user interface. When an item is selected, the item is repositioned and sometimes resized so that the selected item is more easily viewed. If the item includes text, the text...

20050273728 - Method and system for navigating a user dialog configured to accomplish a task: A method and system are disclosed for navigating a user dialog configured to accomplish a task. The dialog can be configured to display first and second pages of attribute fields to prompt an input of attribute values for use in accomplishing the task. Each page can be separately displayable in...

20050273729 - Information processor and file processing method: An information processor is disclosed that includes a file processing part configured to provide multiple file processing functions; and a menu extension part configured to add menu items corresponding to the respective file processing functions in the file processing part to a menu displayed for a file determined as an...

20050273730 - System and method for browsing hierarchically based node-link structures based on an estimated degree of interest: Method and system to enable a user to view large collections of hierarchically linked information on a computer based display. A tree structure visualization is created which presents a representation of the complete collection of information on the display. The visualization fits completely within a fixed area of the computer...

20050268212 - System, apparatus, and method for desktop-based creation and publication of a periodic community newsletter: A user-interactive apparatus for the desktop-based creation and publication of a periodic community newsletter wherein at least some of the content is presented to the user in the form of a pre-defined searchable database containing user-modifiable content relating to subject matter of interest to the community. A system and method...

20050268213 - System and method for automating job management in mobile data collection: A datasheet processing method for publishing and collecting datasheets includes performing datasheet operations and assigning datasheets to the jobs. Mobile terminals are updated by loading the assigned datasheet and the user collects field data by using the assigned datasheet. Mobile terminals are then synchronized with the local database by using...

20050268214 - Simple input method for a web browser: A simple input method for a web browser allowing a user to launch a web page from an on-screen menu when the web content is displayed on any enabled display device without a pointing device to aid navigation. The method for navigating in a web page environment includes parsing the...

20050268215 - Method and apparatus for viewing and interacting with a spreadsheet from within a web browser: A method, system, and apparatus are provided for enabling a spreadsheet to be viewed and modified within the context of a Web browser application program. According to a method, a request is received to view a spreadsheet document in the Web browser application program. In response to the request, a...

20050268218 - Method and system for checking downloaded input form: A form transmitting unit 112 of an application server 110 creates as-saved form information containing form information by required form type and check information for verifying input data and downloads it to a client personal computer 130 of a requesting client. A form uploading unit 133 uploads form data containing...

20050268216 - System and method for displaying images: Disclosed are systems and methods for generating customized images for display to a user. In one example, a system may comprise a web server and one or more databases. A web server may generate one or more HTML pages in response to a user request. These web pages can be...

20050268217 - System for describing the overlaying of electronic data onto an electronic image: In an environment in which some forms are received in paper form and some in electronic form or an environment in which in which workers prefer using paper forms, the invention provides a method of producing a template for the purpose of producing paper forms from electronic forms, the paper...

20050268220 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium in which information processing program is recorded: An information processing apparatus has an additional information adding unit, a display, an acquisition unit, a status determination unit, and a display control unit. The additional information adding unit adds additional information to an electronic document. The display displays the electronic document and the additional information added to the electronic...

20050268219 - Method and system for embedding context information in a document: A generic SmartTag module has a generic recognizer and a generic action handler. The generic module is provided for a platform with access to a repository having SmartTag configuration information and recognizers and action handlers for each host application residing in the platform. The repository may be a shared datastore...

20050268225 - Mechanism for automatic synchronization of scripting variables: The present invention defines a mechanism for automatic synchronization of scripting variables in an action tag extension facility. Attached to each action, there is a TagExtraInfo class that describes the action. The TagExtraInfo class knows the attributes of the class, including the names of the scripting variables introduced or modified...

20050268224 - Method and apparatus for transmitting documents over a network: An object comprising a Web document is transferred by a server to a client over a client-server data communications network. Alternatively, the object comprising the Web document can be executed by the server. The object, in turn, causes each object contained therein to execute and output a representation of the...

20050268222 - Method of creating, processing and storing html documents: A method of creating an HTML form allowing input of data is disclosed as including the steps of providing a blank editable HTML form with a number of form fields; editing the HTML form by changing the first form fields or inputting new form fields; and storing the edited HTML...

20050268221 - Modular document format: Modular content framework and document format methods and systems are described. The described framework and format define a set of building blocks for composing, packaging, distributing, and rendering document-centered content. These building blocks define a platform-independent framework for document formats that enable software and hardware systems to generate, exchange, and...

20050268223 - Representing logical model extensions and wire format specific rendering options in xml messaging schemas: A computer readable medium, method, and device for generating extensible Markup Language (XML) schema fragments for use in validating an XML message in a particular wire format is disclosed. The method uses as its input a custom XML schema based message model containing logical model extensions or wire format specific...

20050268226 - Method and system for displaying image information: A method and system for displaying image information along with images is provided. An image display system receives an image package that includes images and image descriptions. The image descriptions include image information (or “credits”) and instructions on how the image information is to be displayed. The image display system...

20050268227 - Method and system for mapping content between a starting template and a target template: Methods and systems are provided for mapping content from a first or starting template to a second or target template. An analysis is performed of any content objects and content placeholders contained in the starting and target templates. One or more potential content mappings are generated for potentially mapping content...

20050268228 - System and method for converting a page description file to a composite representation thereof for fast web viewing: A system for converting a page description file to a composite representation thereof for fast web viewing, said system including a conversion engine configured to convert a page of said graphics based page description file into an aggregate file having all display metrics of said page and to convert said...

20050268229 - Colorized template previews: Methods and systems are provided for generating colorized previews of selected document templates. Upon selection of a desired color scheme, each document template represented by a collection of displayed document template previews is colorized according to a user-selected color scheme to provide the user with a preview of the collection...

20050268230 - System and method for performing visual property updates: A preview system enables an administrator or designer of portal content to preview changes made to one or more documents in a portal. Upon modification of a document in the portal, a preview document is generated. The preview document utilizes a main portal archive for content, but the locally modified...

20050268231 - Method and device for inputting chinese phrases: The present invention discloses A method for inputting a Chinese phrase on a portable device, said device comprising a keyboard, a display means and a memory means, said method comprising the steps of: inputting Chinese Pinyin letter/Zhuyin character and other characters by the keyboard; entering a Chinese phrase matched mode...

20050268232 - Software logistics for pattern-based applications: Methods and apparatus including computer program products implement techniques for developing and deploying applications using configurable patterns. Configuration data is received for a pattern, and the configuration data is stored in a design store. The pattern defines an arrangement of user interface elements and specifies predefined actions that can be...

20050268233 - System and method for mixed language editing: An embodiment of the invention generally relates to a method of processing data. The method includes parsing a multi-language document and determining a plurality of languages for the multi-language document. The method also includes retrieving associated configuration information based on the plurality of languages and generating a visual representation of...

20050268234 - Strategies for providing just-in-time user assistance: Help functionality is described for integrating help information into a primary application in a just-in-time fashion. The help functionality can perform this task by providing a see-through panel which is presented on top of an application interface provided by the primary application. A user can move a mark on the...

20050268235 - Video system for grave stones: This Utility can be located at any location within the gravestone and stores videos and pictures on a hard drive, which displays them on the screen. This system is inset within a sealed, weatherproof L-4 box, which protects it from weather and dust. It is also kept from harms way...

20050268236 - Information processing apparatus and display control method for information processing apparatus: Every time a display select button is operated, an embedded controller/keyboard controller switches and controls a display select switch to switch between display data (internally processed data) for LCD display that is output from the first display controller, and display data (externally input data or processed internally processing data) for...

20050268237 - System and method for generating message notification objects on dynamically scaled timeline: A system and related techniques to collect and manage a set of incoming message notification objects, such as instant message notifications, email notifications, download notifications, transaction notifications and others and present those objects to the user an icon, tile or other representation on a dynamically scaled timeline. According to embodiments,...

20050268238 - Application server configuration tool: A system and method are provided for an application server configuration tool. In an embodiment the configuration tool includes a data layer to store a configuration for an application server or a cluster of application servers. The data layer may include a database and a file system. The configuration tool...

20050268239 - Enabling a user to have a custom desired experience while accessing an electronic file: An aspect of the present invention enables a user to have a custom desired experience while accessing electronic files. A digital processing system provides the user the ability to define an experience profile with experience profile containing experience attributes. The user may be provided the ability to associate an experience...

20050268240 - Softkey configuration: A method for controlling functions of an apparatus that comprises a user interface with at least one control means for controlling multiple functions of the apparatus. The apparatus has a plurality of user-adjustable operating profiles, and that in the method at least one of the functions of the control means...

20050268241 - Method and apparatus for integrating distributed shared services system: Method and apparatus for integrating distributed shared services system which integrates web based applications with each other and with other centralized application to provide a single sign-on approach for authentication and authorization services for distributed web sites requiring no access time back to the authentication/authorization server is provided....

20050268242 - Methods, systems, and products for network conferencing: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for conducting a conference amongst remote participants. During the conference an object from a library of digital objects is communicated to a participant communications device via a distributed computing network. During the conference the library of digital objects is downloaded to the participant communications...

20050268243 - Dynamic ecmascript class loading: A system and method for building a client application in a client-server network are disclosed. One system includes an HTML file that is requested from a server. An infrastructure script file is requested from the server based on a reference in the header section of the HTML file, and an...

20050268244 - Method and system to provide direct access to subviews: A method and system a method and system to provide direct access to subviews are disclosed. A subview may be utilized to provide a user with details of a particular aspect of a service. A direct access to a subview is provided to achieve more efficient navigation. In order to...

20050268245 - User interface for path determination system: Aspects of the present invention relate to a client-based graphical user interface for infrastructure path determination. In embodiments, methods and systems are provided for a user interface and remote infrastructure planning. Methods and systems provide a user interface for allowing a user to select an object that relates to the...

20050268246 - Apparatus and method of displaying electronic desktops based on a scheduler or network connection: A method and apparatus for selecting a desktop from a plurality of desktops for use upon turning on a computer system are provided. When the computer system is turned on, it is first determined whether there is more than one desktop available in the computer system. If so, the computer...

20050268247 - System and method for controlling a user interface: A system and method permits user control of a graphical user interface displayed to the user. The system comprises a user input device communicatively connected to a computing device. The computer device includes a display to display a graphical user interface, and a controller configured to partition the graphical user...

20050268248 - Content customization with resizability and context-sensitivity: Mechanisms are disclosed for delivering web content in a manner that allows user-specified manipulation of the content to be processed client side. An example web page comprises a plurality of modules organized into columns. The column widths can be resized by the user, and the modules can be moved from...

20050268249 - System and method for multiple document interface: A method for displaying a MDI graphical user interface, includes displaying a parent window displaying one or more command menus, corresponding to one or more parent window features, within the parent window, displaying one status bar, corresponding to one or more parent window features, within the parent window, displaying, one...

20050268250 - Apparatus and method for selecting actions for visually associated files and applications: An apparatus and a method for use within a graphical user interface visually associate a graphical representation of a file and a graphical representation of an application, and select an action from a menu appearing in proximity to the association. In the invention, selecting a file icon or file listing...

20050268251 - Input device for portable handset: There is disclosed an input device including a display for displaying a plurality of icons, and a selector for selecting a displayed icon. At least a portion of the display is an electronic display. The device is adapted such that the selector moves relative to the display between a plurality...

20050268252 - Switching between an arm's length user interface and a distance user interface: A new user interface, a distance user interface, in a computer system for operating a computer from a television-viewing distance is provided. A centralized display is provided enabling a user to access streaming video and sound as well as music files, video files, and picture files from a single screen....

20050268253 - Navigation of an n-dimensional hierarchical structure using a 2-dimensional controller: A system and method for navigating a multi-hierarchical menu system using a two-dimensional controller, comprising displaying an Nth level of the multi-hierarchical menu system having a plurality of icons in proximity to a pointer on a portion of a display, scrolling the icons in a first dimension relative to the...

20050268254 - Interactive electronically presented map: The present invention provides computerized systems and methods for providing electronically presented interactive area representation, such as a map, and information associated therewith. A user can select text, imagery, or other information presented on the map and associated with one or more items or locations, causing presentation of information relating...

20050268255 - Method and system for automating product configuration: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and system for implementing an easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI) for creating a data file for product and process configuration. The data file could contain information relating to how a given product is to be made, such as a list of...