Data processing: presentation processing of document inventions 02/06

20060041827 - Page information collection program, page information collection method, and page information collection apparatus: A page information collection program for efficiently collecting pages required to verify a web site. When a page acquisition request is input, a page acquisition section acquires the contents of a page and creates page information including the contents of the page and communication information used to acquire the page....

20060041828 - Triggering actions in response to optically or acoustically capturing keywords from a rendered document: A system for processing text captured from rendered documents is described. The system receives a sequence of one or more words optically or acoustically captured from a rendered document by a user. The system identifies among words of the sequence a word with which an action has been associated. The...

20060041829 - Selective composition of a media event: A media terminal selects a subset of a set of media components associated with a media experience available via a media network. The media terminal receives from the media network media components corresponding to the selected subset of media components, and mixes and plays the media components corresponding to the...

20060041830 - Method and apparatus for organizing internet information for dissemination to others, collaboration on that information with others, enabling self-publishing of online content and associating it with digital media, enabling contextual search results trigg: A method and apparatus for gathering, organizing and disseminating web-based content to others, optionally with the association and display of dynamic metadata. The invention enables the operator to select the URL addresses of data accessible via the internet and group them together into a collection that is stored in a...

20060041831 - Method and system for facilitating information exchange: A method and system for facilitating information exchange between individuals and entities interacting on a shared project are provided, and more particularly to a method and system for horizontal. i.e. non-hierarchical, participation in and/or contribution to a spreadsheet-based project. The method and system is Web-based and utilizes conventional browser and...

20060041832 - Method and system for facilitating information exchange: A method and system for facilitating information exchange between individuals and entities interacting on a shared project are provided, and more particularly to a method and system for horizontal. i.e., non-hierarchical, participation in and/or contribution to a spreadsheet-based project. The method and system is Web-based and utilizes conventional browser and...

20060041833 - Method and system for facilitating information exchange: A method and system for facilitating information exchange between individuals and entities interacting on a shared project are provided, and more particularly to a method and system for horizontal. i.e.. non-hierarchical, participation in and/or contribution to a spreadsheet-based project. The method and system is Web-based and utilizes conventional browser and...

20060041835 - User-controlled web browser table reduction: The invention that meets the needs identified above is a web browser plug-in or feature comprising a modification program (MP), a configuration program (CP), a table reduction program (TRP), algorithms and rules, that interacts with a web browser to analyze a web page for tables. The analysis consists of interrogating...

20060041834 - User-controlled web browser table sorting: The invention that meets the needs identified above is a web browser plug-in or feature comprising a modification program (MP), a configuration program (CP), a sorting program (SP), algorithms and rules, that interacts with a web browser to analyze a web page for tables, and to insert controls. The analysis...

20060041841 - Apparatus and method for contacting a customer support line on customer's behalf and having a customer support representative contact the customer: A method is provided in an application server configured for responding to hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) requests. The method includes storing, in response to a first HTTP request, an XML document that specifies for a user, a call number of a second party. The stored XML document is retrieved based...

20060041837 - Buffered viewing of electronic documents: A system, program storage device, and method of buffering an electronic document received from a host computer, wherein the method comprises determining whether an original source code of the electronic document includes executable coding which when executed by a client computer, causes the client computer to perform undesired operations, and...

20060041840 - File translation methods, systems, and apparatuses for extended commerce: A first file is received in a first format. The first format is determined. A converter is selected based on the first format. Using the converter, the first file is translated to at least one second file. The second file has a second format....

20060041836 - Information documenting system with improved speed, completeness, retriveability and granularity: An information documenting system that makes use of structured documents and a knowledge tree with links to information and/or to other structured documents such that information from the knowledge tree can be inserted in the structured document as the discretion of the user. Further an information documenting system that makes...

20060041838 - System and method for automatically generating xml schema for validating xml input documents: Techniques, systems and apparatus for automatically generating schema using an initial documents constructed in an XML compatible format are disclosed. A method involves providing an initial XML document that and analyzing the XML document to identify the XML data structures in the document and generating a data framework that corresponds...

20060041839 - System and method for providing formatted print pages: In one embodiment, the invention regards a method for providing formatted print pages of electronic material in response to a request initiated by a user. The method includes providing to the user a virtual document that includes at least one formatting instruction which affects the appearance of the virtual document....

20060041842 - Capturing a user's intent in design software: A software program for use in designing interior and exterior spaces receives user input that is associated with one or more attributes. Subsequent user input, having other attributes, is resolved in light of the first input attributes to create a real-world depiction of design choices in real-time. For example, design...

20060041843 - Recommendation aggregation for digest generation: Systems and methods for processing automatically generated recommendations. In various exemplary embodiments, a method of producing a recommendation digest for a user includes (a) generating a recommendation log for the user by storing a plurality of recommendations, one or more of the plurality of recommendations relating to a representation of...

20060041844 - Methods, devices, systems and computer program products for providing availability data associated with data files to users of a presence service: Methods, devices, systems and computer program products for providing availability data are provided. Availability data associated with a data file stored at a first client device is provided to a presence server. The presence server is configured to provide the availability data to at least one subscriber of a presence...

20060041845 - Systems and methods for exchanging display data between machines: A method and system are provided for performing a process of exchanging display data between work machines. In one embodiment, the process includes displaying, at a first work machine, first display data associated with operations of the first work machine and sending the first display data to a second work...

20060041846 - Method of window management for a windowing system: A method of organizing a plurality of windows for display to a user is described. The windows are displayed in a cascade stack. One of the windows is selected as an active window and is displayed in a preferred display state such as a maximized window, a window having a...

20060041847 - Paged graphical user interface: A graphical user interface where layers of visual information are arranged like the pages in a stack of sheets of paper. Mechanisms, which resemble an actual person navigating through the stack of pages, to turn the pages one at a time, and to hold up the whole stack of pages...

20060041848 - Overlaid display of messages in the user interface of instant messaging and other digital communication services: The invention relates to instant messaging communications, and more particularly to overlaid messages, e.g. texts, graphics, images, animations, movies, or any combination of them, with or without sounds, that are delivered from a sender's instant message client to at least one recipient's instant message client. Typically, such overlaid messages are...

20060036934 - Document information processing apparatus and document information processing program: A document information processing apparatus is obtained in which there is no need to provide the consistency of management between the instances of documents and their metadata, that is, there is no fear that inconsistency in management might be caused, thereby eliminating the possibility of loading the system, which would...

20060036935 - Techniques for serialization of instances of the xquery data model: A method for representing XML information is provided. A serialized image of XML information is generated. The serialized image comprises a collection of one or more serialized data values, where each particular serialized data value in the collection includes data associated with a particular serialized data value type of a...

20060036936 - Method and apparatus for playing multimedia: A method and an apparatus for playing multimedia are comprised by the following steps. First, a multimedia is played using an apparatus. The playing multimedia is stopped after a preset period of time through a predetermined procedure and all commands for operating the apparatus are also disabled. After the passage...

20060036937 - Method and system for facilitating information exchange: A method and system for facilitating information exchange between individuals and entities interacting on a shared project are provided, and more particularly to a method and system for horizontal. i.e., non-hierarchical, participation in and/or contribution to a spreadsheet-based project. The method and system is Web-based and utilizes conventional browser and...

20060036938 - Efficient method of migrating lotus domino documents to a non-domino web server, while preserving sections, using portable javascript: A method of mirroring Lotus Notes Domino documents to a non-Domino web server, while preserving document sections. Each request for expansion or collapsing of a section is handled at the client end when serving the mirrored copies of the original document. The number of fetches is reduced during retrieval of...

20060036939 - Support for user-specified spreadsheet functions: A facility for enabling the use of user-defined function in a spreadsheet document made up of cells is described. The facility receives a trigger to evaluate cells that include a distinguished cell. In response to receiving the trigger, the facility determines that the distinguished cell contains an invocation of a...

20060036940 - Remote document viewing system, device, and method thereof: A remote document viewing system that allows wireless handheld devices equipped with only built-in browsers to view document files stored in remote computers in real time without downloading the entire document files first onto the wireless handheld devices, and without requiring the wireless handheld devices to pre-install any special applications....

20060036942 - Method and apparatus for searching data: A method and apparatus is disclosed which provide a scroll bar for use with a display device. The scroll bar has an index and the data displayed on the display device is presented according to the index. In response to user commands the method and apparatus provide additional nested indexes...

20060036941 - System and method for developing an application for extending access to local software of a wireless device: A system and method for developing an application for subsequent deployment on a mobile device, the mobile device configured for using the deployed application to communicate over a network with a data source through a transaction server. The system and method comprising: an interface component module for providing access to...

20060036943 - Method and system for selectively enforcing presentation themes: Disclosed is a theme property sheet system that supports presentation themes by coordinating values provided to elements used in a user interface. When an interface user expresses a preference for a particular presentation theme, that theme's property sheet is given precedence over other mechanisms for setting property values. By appropriately...

20060036944 - Surface ui for gesture-based interaction: Disclosed is a unique system and method that facilitates gesture-based interaction with a user interface. The system involves an object sensing configured to include a sensing plane vertically or horizontally located between at least two imaging components on one side and a user on the other. The imaging components can...

20060036945 - User interface for displaying selectable software functionality controls that are contextually relevant to a selected object: An improved user interface is provided for displaying selectable functionality controls that identifies the context of the object to which the user interface is relevant, which contains rich functionality controls for applying contextually relevant functionality to a selected object, and which may be efficiently switched to a different context for...

20060036946 - Floating command object: A floating command object is provided for offering a set of commonly or frequently used commands in close proximity to a selected text, data or other object in a document. When a given object is selected for editing, the floating object automatically displays near the object to allow easy selection...

20060036947 - User interface controller method and apparatus for a handheld electronic device: A user interface controller of a handheld electronic device (100) that has a camera that generates video images presents (1105) information on a display (105) of the handheld electronic device, processes (1110) the video images to track at least one of a position and orientation of a directing object (260)...

20060036948 - Image selection device and image selecting method: The image selection processing device of the present invention is an image selection processing device for selecting as still images part of a moving image based on specified setting conditions, comprising an image extraction unit for extracting a plurality of images from the image group that forms the moving image,...

20060036949 - Method and system for dynamic interactive display of digital images: A method and system for the dynamic interactive display of digital images, comprising client and server applications working together over the Internet or over other similar modes of digital data transmission to collect, store, select, present, distribute and manage information for digital images, including photographs, pictures, videos, movies and other...

20060036950 - User interface for displaying a gallery of formatting options applicable to a selected object: An improved user interface is provided for displaying a gallery of images showing different formatting options combinations that may be applied to a selected object. When a particular image is selected an associated formatting options combination is automatically applied to the selected object....

20060036951 - Method of switching internet personas based on url: A method of communicating with a remote site on a network by establishing different user personas respectively associated with different remote sites on the network, each user persona containing one or more attributes used in accessing the remote sites, and then accessing a specific one of the remote sites using...

20060036952 - Program-controlled system startup management interface for computer platform: A program-controlled system startup management interface for computer platform is proposed, which is designed for use with a computer platform, such as a network server, for providing a user-operated program-controlled system startup procedure for the user to start up or shut down the computer platform, and which is characterized by...

20060036953 - User identification and password field determination: The present invention is a method for automatically determining a user identification (user ID) display field and a password display field during a logon process. The present invention comprises identifying the password display field based on a characteristic associated with the password display field and then identifying the location of...

20060036954 - Web services based portlet catalog: Described is a method for determining a portlet for inclusion in a portal for an industry specific business role. The portlet provides access to a web based capability associated with the business role. Industry specific information associated with the business role is mapped to the desired web based capabilities to...

20060036955 - System and method of displaying content on small screen computing devices: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and computer-readable medium for viewing Web pages on small form factor computing devices. More specifically, the present invention layers Web browsing in a system where a Web page is first displayed in an overview mode at a predetermined magnification. From a...

20060036956 - Method and system for facilitating information exchange: A method and system for facilitating information exchange between individuals and entities interacting on a shared project are provided, and more particularly to a method and system for horizontal, i.e., non-hierarchical, participation in and/or contribution to a spreadsheet-based project. The method and system is Web-based and utilizes conventional browser and...

20060036957 - Method and system for facilitating information exchange: A method and system for facilitating information exchange between individuals and entities interacting on a shared project are provided, and more particularly to a method and system for horizontal. i.e., non-hierarchical, participation in and/or contribution to a spreadsheet-based project. The method and system is Web-based and utilizes conventional browser and...

20060036959 - Common user interface for accessing media: A user interface for a computer or the like for accessing media files. The interface includes a resizable window displaying a preview image of each of a plurality of media files and providing access thereto for use in at least one of a plurality of applications....

20060036958 - Method, system and article of manufacture to capture a workflow: Various embodiments of a method, apparatus and article of manufacture that captures a workflow are provided. A capture application automatically stores at least a portion of a copied screen of a source application from a clipboard to provide a captured screen. The capture application repeats the automatic storing to provide...

20060036960 - Using digital objects organized according to histogram timeline: A method for organizing visual digital objects into a histogram timeline having a first axis with a timeline representing a range of time organized into separate time periods and a second axis orthogonal to the timeline axis representing a number of digital multimedia objects corresponding to portions of the histogram...

20060036962 - Computer interface having a single window mode of operation: A computer-human interface manages the available space of a computer display in a manner which reduces clutter and confusion caused by multiple open windows. The interface includes a user-selectable mode of operation in which only those windows associated with the currently active task are displayed on the computer monitor. All...

20060036961 - Method of extending virtual wallpaper for a portable electrical device: The present invention relates to one method of extending the wallpaper to be used in a portable electronic device, such as an MP3 player. The method comprises: (A) detecting a non-predetermined image; (B) determining whether or not to set the non-predetermined image as the wallpaper; if not, then the operation...

20060036963 - 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...

20060036965 - Command user interface for displaying selectable software functionality controls: An improved user interface is provided for displaying selectable software functionality controls and for presenting logical groupings of particular functionality controls associated with a selected top-level functionality. Underneath a row of top-level functionality tabs, functionalities controls associated with a given top-level functionality tab are presented in logical groupings. Selection of...

20060036964 - User interface for displaying selectable software functionality controls that are relevant to a selected object: An improved user interface is provided for displaying selectable software functionality controls that are relevant to a selected object and that remain visibly available for use while the selected object is being edited. Upon selection of a particular object for editing, functionality available for editing the object is presented in...

20060036966 - Method and system for presenting links associated with a requested website: A dynamic toolbar operates in conjunction with a web server for presenting links associated with a website requested by a web surfer at a client computer. The web server receives a source URL of a source website requested by the web surfer and compiles a directory of URLs of related...

20060036967 - Remote meter reading using transmitted visual graphics.: A technique for remote meter reading (RMR) of a plurality of meters uses visual image devices coupled to pattern recognition technologies to allow unattended meters, gages, registers, screens, and other similar display equipment to communicate their output data without human intervention to a central source and to provide this data...

20060036968 - Confirming a processing action: Confirming a performed processing action to a computer user may comprise performing, in a computer system, a processing action for which a visual confirmation is made to a user. The computer system may include a display device having a work area wherein an application program output is being displayed. Upon...

20060036969 - Detachable and reattachable portal pages: A portal environment may include at least one detachable and reattachable portal page. The detachable and reattachable portal page may include a detach feature to detach the portal page from the portal environment. A reattach feature may be provided to reattach a detached portal page to the portal environment. In...

20060036970 - System for configuring and controlling home appliances: A system includes a single common graphical user interface for a network of home appliances, comprising a communication window and a task window, both of which are connected to the network. A communication window includes agent utterance bubbles associated with a software agent, and user utterance bubbles associated with a...

20060036971 - Mouse cursor display: The present invention provides a method, data processing apparatus and computer program product which displays status information with the mouse symbol, the status information relating to an operation being performed with a mouse cursor. For example, the status information may provides position co-ordinates relating to the cursor symbol....

20060031747 - Input/output screen creating system, input/output screen creating method, and work processing system: An input/output screen creating system, which creates an input/output screen to be used in a work processing system, has an object storage unit, an input/output screen creating unit, a grid display unit, and an input/output screen storage unit. The object storage unit stores a plurality of objects capable of being...

20060031746 - Publishing architecture system and method: A publishing architecture system and method for importing data into a document from one or more data sources. Content can be imported into the document from one or more content libraries. Content libraries may include libraries native to the architecture system as well as those that reside in external applications....

20060031748 - System and method for loading content in an in-flight entertainment system: An in-flight entertainment system is shown wherein digital content servers are interconnected with network servers such that the content servers can communicate with one another and with a portable data loader. The loader stores digital content files that are to be downloaded to the content servers. A script downloaded to...

20060031749 - Adaptive multimedia integration language (amil) for adaptive multimedia applications and presentations:

20060031752 - Method and apparatus for providing simplified access to the internet: A system for providing access to a computer network comprises a first computer operatively coupled to the computer network and a second computer operatively coupled to the computer network. A peripheral device, which is coupled to the first computer, includes a plurality of buttons. If one of the plurality of...

20060031751 - Method for creating editable web sites with increased performance & stability: A method, apparatus and computer program product for creating stable and editable web sites, which use efficient bandwidth, with fast response time and smooth web page transitions. The method creates a web page in the client's machine browser by combining layout instructions & content data. When navigating to a web...

20060031750 - Web browser as web service server: Systems and techniques for operating a Web browser as if the Web browser were a Web service server with and without a business process engine. In one exemplary implementation with a business process engine, an interface module with a HTTP server is provided to convert data from the Web browser...

20060031753 - Image processing method, image processing system and image processing program: In an image processing system, attribute extraction processing is carried out on image information. The attribute extraction processing being processing where attribute data representing the attributes of components forming the image information is extracted on the basis of the image information and the attribute data and image data representing the...

20060031754 - Method for optimizing space allocation in table layout: Space is allocated within a table layout for a plurality of items to be placed therein by application of a first rule in which each item is ordered according to increasing column span for the item. Thereafter, a second rule is applied for each ordered item. The second rule recognizes...

20060031755 - Sharing inking during multi-modal communication: Voice input is captured by a microphone that is connected to a standard sound card. Ink is also captured using an input device, such as a mouse, a tablet pc or the pen/stylus of a personal digital assistant (PDA). The captured voice input is converted in the soundcard to speech...

20060031756 - Method for compressing xml documents into valid xml documents: A method comprising compressing a first XML document into a binary stream, converting the binary stream into a compressed valid XML document, and associating at least one XML tag with the compressed valid XML document in order to identify the document as a compressed XML document....

20060031758 - Packages that contain pre-paginated documents: 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...

20060031757 - System for creating and editing mark up language forms and documents: A system for creating and editing mark up language forms and documents in a manner that is user friendly. The system dynamically generates a user interface that is customized to the particular form or document selected by the user. The user then enters information into the plurality of fields in...

20060031759 - Method and system for providing browser functions on a web page for client-specific accessibility: A method and system that provide browser-based functions by injected into a web page a control button, form text field or similar browser-based function control such that both the browser controls and the content of the web page can be transformed for accessibility. A proxy machine retrieves a web page...

20060031760 - Adaptive document layout server/client system and process: A system and process for a server to provide a page of a document generated by an adaptive document layout application in a fixed-layout document format to a client computer over a client-server based network is presented. The document page is provided in response to a request for the page...

20060031761 - Information processing apparatus, control method therefor, and program: A reference size when data of a data field is laid out in a page is decided on the basis of the data display sizes of data fields having the same data field name in a plurality of types of records. A data field having a data display size corresponding...

20060031762 - Information processing apparatus, control method therefor, and program: A template to be estimated is selected from a template list containing a plurality of types of templates for which usage conditions for layout control of content data in a page are respectively set. The usage condition of the selected template is estimated. A template used for layout control of...

20060031763 - System and method relating to access of information: The present invention relates to a system (a node, an arrangement) for, in an environment comprising distributed applications and service/information/content providers or information holding means, providing communication between a requesting system with a protocol supporting a generic markup language and an information holding means. A distributed application comprises, or is...

20060031764 - Methods and apparatus for automatic page break detection: In one aspect of the present invention, page breaks are identified in the following manner. A set of ink data and a document description are processed by a variety of scoring methods, each of which generates a score for each possible insertion point in the ink. These scores are combined...

20060031765 - Pushbutton user interface with functionality preview: A pushbutton user interface enables a user to preview the effect of activating a pushbutton of the interface before the pushbutton is activated. The pushbutton user interface can be implemented so that an input (preview input) to the pushbutton that does not produce an activation of the pushbutton is sensed...

20060031766 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing program for performing output setup to device apparatus, and memory medium storing such program therein: In an output setup to a device apparatus, when the contents of a plurality of setting items are changed in a lump by using a compound setup consisting of a plurality of setting items, a mismatching of the set contents and a function of the device apparatus is avoided. For...

20060031767 - Information recording and reproducing device: Provided is a technique capable of eliminating unnecessary processing of transferring data that is not required by a play list when the play list registered at a transfer source is to be implemented at a transfer destination. In data transfer between recording and reproducing devices, to implement a play list...

20060031768 - Network-based system for selecting or purchasing software products: System and method for receiving purchase information for a client system, e.g., a measurement system. A configuration diagram visually representing a current configuration of the client system is displayed. Multiple product icons are displayed representing products (hardware and/or programs) available for use in the client system. User input is received...

20060031769 - Embedded user interface system and method for a mobile communication device: A method of remotely controlling a pointing device on a computing system is provided. The method comprises establishing a communication connection between a mobile device and the computing system; and activating a first mode wherein user interaction with a user interface of the mobile device results in communication of instructions...

20060031770 - Methods, systems, and storage mediums for providing multi-media content storage and management services: Exemplary embodiments include methods, systems, and storage mediums for providing multi-media content storage and management services. From a single user interface, the method includes creating a library of content items including at least one of a photo library and a video library, creating at least one other content item including...

20060031771 - Method and code module for facilitating navigation between webpages: A method (104), operable on a processor platform (24), and a code module (38) facilitate navigation between webpages (34) of a website (32). The code module (38) is incorporated into the webpages (34), and is executed at the processor platform (24) when one of the webpages (34) is downloaded to...

20060031772 - Automatic categorization of entries in a contact list: Entries within a participant list of an electronic communications system may be categorized automatically into one or more groups based on attributes of users represented in the participant list. Categorizing users includes maintaining a list of identifiers that are selected by a first user and for which online presence information...

20060031773 - Apparatus and method for processing information, and program and storage medium: The present invention allows a user to efficiently perform a setting operation in an automatic layout system. To accomplish this object, an information processing apparatus has the following configuration. An information processing apparatus having an automatic layout function includes a function for, in editing containers, measuring a distance between a...

20060031774 - Indicating the differences between internet web pages: Software may be provided for indicating the difference between an earlier cached version and a current version of a web page. This saves the user the trouble of comparing the two pages to determine whether there are changes that would be of interest. For example, in one embodiment of the...

20060031775 - Action pad: Integration techniques for bridging business management software systems with external objects and data. An action pad application program window provides an interface to these integration techniques, and includes a drop area to receive external objects by drag-and-drop, an information area to display information about received external objects and data, and...

20060031776 - Multi-planar three-dimensional user interface: A 10-Foot media user interface is herein described. A computer user interface may be designed for primary use as a 10-Foot user interface, where a user controls the computer using a remote control device, instead of as a traditional 2-Foot user interface where the user controls the computer using keyboard...

20060031777 - System and method to provide integrated device, user, and account information to users: A system and method for managing and servicing a device communicatively coupled to a network, including: receiving device information, including alert information and status information, from the device over the network; storing the received device information; storing business context information, including contract management information, billing management information, and order management...

20060031778 - Computing platform for loading resources both synchronously and asynchronously: A platform that provides the ability for a developer to specify different synchronicity properties for navigations within the same application is disclosed. This includes the ability to specify synchronicity globally for the entire application, to specify different synchronicities on different navigation windows within the application, and on different frames within...

20060031779 - Selectively sharing screen data: The present invention relates to systems and methods for providing screen sharing techniques to selectively share portions of the screen between a source node and a consumer node. The source node, such as the computer of a presenter of an online meeting, may transmit screen data to a consumer node,...

20060031780 - Dynamically configurable, task oriented communication between user and application: A method for enabling communication between a user and an application. A window which enables communication between the user and the application is created within a graphical user interface. At least one task indicator is created dynamically from a data file within the window. Each created task indicator has a...

20060031781 - System and method for reversing a windows close action: A system and method for reversing a windows close action is provided. The system retains data corresponding to a window after the window is closed for some period of time. The parameters by which the closed window data is retained is user-configurable. When a window is closed, data corresponding to...

20060031782 - Terminal device, and message display method and program for the same: The present invention relates to massage control of a terminal device provided with a messaging function and acts to enhance the display function for new and old events such as reception of plural pieces of mail. The terminal device provided with a messaging function that indicates an event comprises a...

20060031783 - Centralized control and management system for automobiles: In a control and management system for automobiles, a central processor in the system connects traditionally unrelated vehicle subsystems together to realize synergistic functions such as smart driving, automatic parking, etc. A master interface having a display is employed in the system to help a user control and manage the...

20060031784 - Mobile communications terminal and method: A method for operating a graphical user interface of a computer terminal running multiple asynchronous simultaneous tasks. The progress of the tasks is shown in a list in an information window. The content and visibility of the list determines the type of user interaction defined by the terminal when one...

20060031785 - Rich content download: According to the invention, a content download system for downloading a content file and additional content using a window is disclosed. The content download system includes a content site, a content provider and a third party. The content site presents the window that displays the download progress of the content...

20060031786 - Method and apparatus continuing action of user gestures performed upon a touch sensitive interactive display in simulation of inertia: A method and apparatus for operating a multi-user interactive display system including a display having a touch-sensitive display surface. A position is detected for each contact site at which the display surface experiences external physical contact. Each contact site's position history is using to compute velocity data for the respective...

20060031787 - System and method for real-time configurable monitoring and management of task performance systems: The system and method of the present invention enable the user to build and/or use an interactive visual instrument panel for monitoring and/or managing one or more target systems locally or remotely in real-time, with the instrument panel being configured based on the user-defined requirements and based on the attributes...

20060026495 - Notebook layout view: A method and system for seamlessly integrating typical word processing functionality with note taking. A new view called a notebook layout view is added to the already-existing views of a word processor. Data needed for the notebook layout view is stored in data structures that already exist for the word...

20060026496 - Methods, apparatus and computer programs for characterizing web resources: Methods, apparatus and computer programs are provided for characterizing Web-based information resources based on their interactions. A Web-based information resource is a single Web document or a collection of related Web documents. Unlike simple text documents, Web documents contain hyperlinks and other HTML tags. Different types of interactions, including inbound...

20060026497 - Apparatus and method for directing user to internet resource: The invention allows a user to directly access multiple Internet resources by activating predetermined areas within a single banner ad with a single click. The inventive graphical advertising object contains embedded links to multiple Internet resources. Each such link may be associated with a specific graphical primitive within the graphical...

20060026499 - Calendar based graphical user interface for manipulation of spatial operations and information: A computerized graphical user interface is provided for temporal manipulation of spatial operations and information. The interface comprising a general-purpose computer adapted for execution of instructions, wherein the instructions include a graphical user interface, and data for use by the general-purpose computer and adapted to be acted upon by the...

20060026498 - Systems and methods for controlling report properties based on aggregate scope: A plurality of scope declarations can be provided to delineate various portions of any data structure, such as a matrix, a table, or a chart. Some scope declarations may correspond to portions of a horizontal axis, or columns, while other scope declarations may correspond to portions of a vertical axis,...

20060026500 - System and method for data collection and processing: A system and method for data collection and processing. Creation of an electronic form by a form creator is facilitated. The electronic form includes a plurality of fields. A form user enters data into the fields of the electronic form, which is then submitted by the form user. The data...

20060026501 - Method of collecting data from one or multiple respondents using spreadsheet based tool with programmed wizard utility deployed by direct activation: The invention discloses a method of collecting data from one or multiple respondents comprising creating a questionnaire is created using an easy-to-use wizard utility within a spreadsheet application operating a series of macros; deploying by activating a computer or computers connected to a network for direct data entry by respondent;...

20060026502 - Document collaboration system: The invention relates to a network-distributed document collaboration interface for document review sessions that permits multiple participants to view, markup, and annotate a document simultaneously and in real-time. Both synchronous and asynchronous modes of document collaboration are possible. A network-based application permits the centralized control of documents and collaboration sessions...

20060026504 - Document creation system and related methods: A method of creating a document comprising: a. obtaining a plurality of content-elements that it is desired to print on the document; b. considering one or more perimeters into which the obtained content-elements are to be placed; c. attempting to arrange the or each considered perimeter on the document; d....

20060026503 - Markup document appearance manager: An appearance manager for editing and previewing a portion of a Web page, such as a header and/or a footer. A browser-based appearance manager user interface enables a user to edit, validate, and store source markup code of the portion of the Web page without affecting a corresponding deployed Web...

20060026505 - Tree construction for xml to xml document transformation: Transforming a user-supplied DTD satisfying a first XML grammar into a PDTD satisfying a second XML grammar, including converting DTD declarations of alternate content to sequences, converting DTD declarations of optional content to mandatory content, converting DTD declarations of imbedded sequences to subsequences, and demoting attribute definitions of DTD elements...

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20060026508 - Document creation system and related methods: A method of laying out a plurality of content-items on an electronically stored document which provides an area onto which the content-items are to be placed, the method comprising: positioning within the area any content-items for which there is a requirement for placement at a predetermined location within the area;...

20060026506 - Test display module for testing application logic independent of specific user interface platforms: A method, computer readable medium and/or module are provided for testing application logic independent of specific user interface platforms or devices. In the operating environment, an application logic model is provided and is operable with data in a database. A logical layer model is generated having user interface features independent...

20060026509 - Displaying network properties in a graphical user interface: Network information can be represented by displaying one or more graphical components representing network entities in a first portion of a graphical user interface. An embedded browser is provided in a second portion of the graphical user interface. A selection of one of the graphical components is detected. In response...

20060026510 - Method for optimizing markup language transformations using a fragment data cache: A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for transforming markup language documents is provided. A first markup language document in a first format to be transformed into a second document of a second format is obtained. A reference to a source of a data fragment to be...

20060026511 - Server based image processing for client display of documents: Methods and systems that allow the viewing of arbitrary documents on a client display by up-loading all necessary image processing steps to the server, thereby eliminating any software downloads to, or installation on, the client device....

20060026512 - Systems and methods for pagination using variable page dimensions: On-line or computer based document generation and consumption has become as common, or more so, than paper based document generation and consumption. With the move away from paper there is no longer the physical restriction of the paper on which a document may be printed. It is still desirable, however,...

20060026513 - Client dependent image processing for browser-based image document viewer for handheld client devices: Methods and systems that dynamically control and/or direct document image processing based on one or more of client device display capabilites, image formats supported by the client device, network bandwidth, document file format, document content and user hints....

20060026515 - Document creation system and related methods: A method of creating a document having an allocated area in which information is placed, the method comprising: i. providing a set of content-items which contain information to be displayed in the allocated area, and each having a one or more sides; ii. selecting two content-items to be combined; iii....

20060026514 - Electronic document editing program and sales method of the same: The object of the present invention is to provide an electronic document editing program, which edits a plurality of electronic documents, of which a specific expression of text information and a specific part of image information are associated with each other by means of a common symbol, thereby editing the...

20060026516 - Importing text into word processing documents: Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for importing text into word processing documents. A target string that is specified by a user within a word processing document is identified, and references are searched for occurrences of the target string. Passages from the references that include the target string are displayed...

20060026517 - Enhanced efficiency in handling novel words in spellchecking module: A method for adding words to an online dictionary used for spellchecking is described. A spellchecker module compares words of an electronic document with words in the online dictionary and identifies a word in the electronic document that is missing from the dictionary. After a user indicates a desire to...

20060026518 - Apparatus and method for processing text data according to script attribute: A method of and an apparatus for processing text data recorded on an information storage medium according to an attribute of the text data. One of a plurality of script categories classified according to a language attribute of the text data is extracted; and the text data according to script...

20060026519 - Providing programmatic access to an application's user interface elements: The invention describes a principal possibility and structural organization of turning any application that utilizes graphical user interface into programmatic accessible object model. This conversion is non-invasive and independent of the underlying object model of the application. Moreover, this approach allows extended functionality, user interface and interoperability of existing applications....

20060026520 - Movable barrier operator operating parameter transfer method and apparatus: Operating parameters as were previously learned by a first movable barrier operator (18) are transferred to a second movable barrier operator (10) such as, for example, to a replacement movable barrier operator. Pursuant to a preferred approach, such information transfer occurs via a receiver interface (13) that ordinarily serves to...

20060026521 - Gestures for touch sensitive input devices: Methods and systems for processing touch inputs are disclosed. The invention in one respect includes reading data from a multipoint sensing device such as a multipoint touch screen where the data pertains to touch input with respect to the multipoint sensing device, and identifying at least one multipoint gesture based...

20060026522 - Method and apparatus for revising data models and maps by example: A method, computer readable medium and system are provided which implement a change in a specialized model. In the method, a change made by a user to an instance of the specialized model is detected. A potential revision, to at least one of a master model and a map used...

20060026523 - Information management apparatus, information presentation method, image processing apparatus, and image processing method: An information management apparatus includes a determination unit which determines the type of information designated by an input unit, and a display control unit which controls, in accordance with the type of information determined by the determination unit, the display form of an information presentation portion presenting explanatory information on...

20060026524 - Systems and methods for smart media content thumbnail extraction: Systems and methods for smart media content thumbnail extraction are described. In one aspect program metadata is generated from recorded video content. The program metadata includes one or more key-frames from one or more corresponding shots. An objectively representative key-frame is identified from among the key-frames as a function of...

20060026525 - User opt-in processor feature control capability: A processor includes a feature control unit to enable or disable one or more processor features individually in response to a user selectable setting. The feature control unit is adapted to disable the processor feature(s) if the user setting has not been updated in accordance with an input regardless of...

20060026526 - Interface engine providing a continuous user interface: An interface engine provides animated views in a user interface. The interface engine directs the operation of a rendering environment to create an interface in a rendering area. The interface engine includes views, layouts, animators, and constraints. Views identify child views and resources for display in the rendering area. In...

20060026527 - Method for customizing the visual attributes of a user interface: A method for customizing a complex field in a user interface, wherein the complex field has a predefined set of visual attributes to govern the appearance of graphic elements in the complex field, including text. The method operates in the context of a rendering operation and includes storing a current...

20060026528 - Media cue cards for instruction of amateur photography and videography: Disclosed herein are systems and methods useful to create multimedia presentations utilizing templates that contain scene divisions and cues to the capturing of multimedia objects applicable to a template for use in a created production. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description...

20060026529 - Media cue cards for scene-based instruction and production in multimedia: Disclosed herein are systems and methods useful to create multimedia presentations utilizing templates that contain scene divisions and cues to the capturing of multimedia objects applicable to a template for use in a created production. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description...

20060026530 - Dma overlay addressing methodology for optimizing power and improving memory bandwidth for display engines: A method, comprising determining parameters for a first window and a second window on a display screen, said first window superimposed in front of the second window. The method further comprises determining which areas of the second window are not superimposed by the first window and dividing the areas into...

20060026531 - State-based computer help utility: A help utility application assists users to complete step-by-step processes in real time by providing information associated with each step in a sequence of data entry steps. The help utility application provides context-based functionality by determining a particular step in the sequence at which a user needs help. The help...

20060026532 - Confirming an action utilizing a single button object: A method for confirming an action on a display of a computer device includes selecting a button object to initiate the action and utilizing the button object to confirm the action. According to the method of the present invention, an action and its confirmation are enforced within the integral functionality...

20060026533 - Method for pointing and selection of regions in 3-d image displays: A method for selecting a desired region of an image displayed by a three-dimensional display device includes using a pointing device in communication with the three-dimensional display device to direct a pointer to at least one of a desired position and orientation, the pointer displayed by the three-dimensional display device....

20060026534 - Providing information to computer users: Methods of providing information to computer users are described. In one embodiment, the method displays, in a navigable window of a display area of a user interface, a first contextual display associated with a first context that can enable a user to accomplish one or more tasks. The method further,...

20060026537 - A voice controlled cursor: The invention is directed to a voice controlled cursor, location pointer, mouse pointer or the like whereby a user's spoken input or inputs indicative of both a direction and a distance are employed to directly move the cursor from its current position towards a target position on a display of...

20060026536 - Gestures for touch sensitive input devices: Methods and systems for processing touch inputs are disclosed. The invention in one respect includes reading data from a multipoint sensing device such as a multipoint touch screen where the data pertains to touch input with respect to the multipoint sensing device, and identifying at least one multipoint gesture based...

20060026535 - Mode-based graphical user interfaces for touch sensitive input devices: A user interface method is disclosed. The method includes detecting a touch and then determining a user interface mode when a touch is detected. The method further includes activating one or more GUI elements based on the user interface mode and in response to the detected touch....