Data processing: presentation processing of document inventions 10/06

20060242549 - Method, computer programme product and device for the processing of a document data stream from an input format to an output format: In a method or system for conversion of an input data document data stream that corresponds to one of many possible input data formats into an output document data stream that corresponds to one of many possible input data formats, the input document data stream is converted into an internal...

20060242550 - Media timeline sorting: Media timeline sorting is described. In an implementation, a method includes receiving a media timeline at an application programming interface, in which, the media timeline includes a plurality of timeline objects. One or more of the timeline objects reference a respective one of a plurality of media. A plurality of...

20060242552 - Mobile radiography apparatus, control method thereof, and program: A radiography order information request to request a radiography order information of an information system is transmitted to the information system through a network. Radiography order information corresponding to the radiography order information request is received from the information system through the network. The received radiography order information is stored....

20060242551 - System for abstracting audio-video codecs: A game system utilizes a codecs abstraction laver (CAL) to allow the game system to accommodate new and/or modified codecs without requiring the game application code to be modified. The CAL, functioning as an application programming interface (API), operates between media sources and the game application. The game application interacts...

20060242553 - Display and manipulation of web page-based search results: A system for displaying and re-ordering web page search results. Results obtained from a search engine site are displayed with same-type fields in same columns. A button at the top of each column allows result entries to be organized alphanumerically depending upon values for the fields in the column. A...

20060242555 - Method of enabling a device to be controlled via a printed control interface: A method of enabling a device to be controlled via a printed control interface is provided. The method includes the steps of: positioning an optical sensing device in an operative position relative to the control interface; sensing coded data on the control interface; generating indicating data in the sensing device...

20060242554 - User-driven media system in a computer network: A global computer network system includes a method and apparatus for writer compensation, a method and apparatus for reader rating and a method and apparatus for enabling readers to tip an author. The system further provides content organization according to user relationship and website community. Another feature effects content browsing...

20060242556 - Document processing system: A document display device for displaying a document on a screen on the basis of document information, includes: a sensor for detecting an action made on the document display device; a document information storing means for holding the document information of documents to be displayed on the screen; and a...

20060242557 - Flexible, dynamic menu-based web-page architecture: A method of displaying and navigating information using a hierarchical, spring loaded DHTML menu system that adjusts to fit the boundaries of a resizable, container (FIG. 1). A set of standard HTML table row elements, having a hierachical dependency (11), is consistently displayed as a web-page, under reasonable resizing. This...

20060242558 - Enabling users to redact portions of a document: Systems and methods for redacting portions of a document resulting in one or more versions of the document that show to readers the portions of the document that have been redacted. At least one of these one or more versions may have the content of the redacted portions encrypted and/or...

20060242562 - Embedded method for embedded interaction code array: Embodiments of the invention configure and analyze an embedded interaction code (EIC) array of an EIC document. An EIC font, having a selected geometric shape, is configured so that a generated EIC symbol encodes EIC data. The EIC font is configured with at least one orientation dot so that a...

20060242561 - Global metadata embedding and decoding: In accordance with embodiments of the invention, global metadata, such as a document identifier, which may be a globally unique identifier, is embedded into an embedded interactive code document by combining a first m-array and a plurality of copies of the first m-array to generate a combined m-array with encoded...

20060242559 - Journal file reader: A system and process for enabling programmatic access to the contents of documents containing electronic ink are described....

20060242560 - Local metadata embedding and decoding: In accordance with embodiments of the invention, local metadata is embedded into an embedded interactive code document by combining a first m-array and a second m-array to generate a combined m-array with encoded local metadata such that a start position of the second m-array in the combined m-array is shifted,...

20060242564 - Method and apparatus for indexing, searching and displaying data: A computer research tool for indexing, searching and displaying data is disclosed. Specifically, a computer research tool for performing computerized research of data including textual objects in a database or a network and for providing a user interface that significantly enhances data presentation is described. Textual objects and other data...

20060242563 - Optimizing xslt based on input xml document structure description and translating xslt into equivalent xquery expressions: Transformation of a set of XML documents via an XSLT stylesheet is made more efficient by rewriting the stylesheet at compile-time, based on the structural description of the set of XML documents, into an optimized stylesheet containing fewer dynamic template-matching calls than the original stylesheet. This rewritten stylesheet can be...

20060242569 - Automatic authoring and publishing system: The invention relates to a system and method for automatically producing documents that incorporate one or more data elements. A guided/structured software environment is provided that assists users in creating manuals by defining the appropriate content for each manual section, content rules and relationships, and tasks to be performed for...

20060242567 - Contact sheet based image management: Methods, systems and machine-readable instructions for managing images are described. In one aspect, images are segmented into image clusters. A page layout for a contact sheet comprising thumbnail clusters each comprising thumbnails of the images in respective ones of the image clusters is generated. The page layout divides at least...

20060242568 - Document image signature identification systems and methods: Method and system embodiments create unique signatures based on the unique layouts of user-readable text and graphics on a variable information document. The embodiments create, or are supplied with, a variable information document comprising a storyline of user-readable text and graphics and use a heuristic to create the unique signature...

20060242566 - Method and system for mapping between components of a packaging model and features of a physical representation of a package: Methods and systems for mapping between components of a packaging model and features of a physical representation of a package are provided. Components of a packaging model may include, by way of example only, a part name, a content type, the contents of a part, and/or a growth hint. Physical...

20060242565 - System and method for handling absolute positioning in a small screen optimized layout: A system and method for handling absolute positioning of content in an optimized layout on a display of an electronic device. Content in an original layout is provided, with the content including a primary element. A background element is identified, and a model of the content is calculated, the calculation...

20060242570 - Systems and methods for comparing documents containing graphic elements: A system and methods for comparing graphic elements in a changed document to those in a reference document is described. Attributes of selected graphic elements are first adjusted before comparing so that comparing does not identify certain document changes....

20060242571 - Systems and methods for processing derivative featurees in input files: Methods and systems for processing derivative features in input files are described. An input file, e.g., an XML file, may contain elements which are supported by an existing format (e.g., XSL-FO) as well as elements which are not supported by the existing format. Those which are not supported by the...

20060242572 - Viewer for protected content as a programming platform component: A system and method are provided for implementing a content viewer for fixed-format documents. An existing document may be “published” to create a fixed-format document using the user interface of the exiting document's native application. The content viewer is integrated into an application program interface, reducing the burden of software...

20060242574 - Associating information with an electronic document: A system for associating information comprises an association module that uses anchoring information to associate a first piece of information with a second piece of information, wherein the second piece of information is not part of the first piece of information. The system further includes a rendering module that presents...

20060242575 - Dynamic properties of documents and the use of these properties: A browser for executing HTML code received from a computer network having a computer. The browser comprises code programmed to analyze HTML code and identify scalar properties and expressions, each expression defining the value of a dynamic property and being a function of the scalar property; code programmed to map...

20060242573 - User-defined interface editing methods and systems: User-defined interface editing methods for mobile electronic devices. Display-related information of an interface is edited as modified information in an interface editor. The modified information is transmitted from the interface editor to the mobile electronic device. The interface is displayed on the mobile electronic device according to the modified information...

20060242576 - Electronic device having capability for interpreting user inputs and method therefor: An electronic device operates including a method for interpreting user input within an electronic device, the method comprising steps of receiving a first character via a user input (105), concurrently displaying a plurality of modal interpretations associated with the first character (110), selecting one of the plurality of modal interpretations...

20060242577 - Locale and operating platform independent font selection: A method, system and apparatus for locale and operating platform independent font selection. In an operating platform having an operating platform configuration and an associated locale, a locale and operating platform independent font selection method can include parsing a pre-established font properties file to identify whether a desired font referenced...

20060242580 - 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...

20060242578 - Method for managing content: A method is disclosed for editing by a user (1) of content (2) which content is to be represented via an end-user device to an end-user. According to this method, a translation function (3) is used that translates content (2) into production content (4). The translation function (3) makes use...

20060242579 - User interface device that sets processing mode, image processing apparatus that includes such user interface device, and processing mode setting method: In order to enable a user to easily and quickly set the processing mode, the user interface device sets the processing mode for job execution in an image processing apparatus. This user interface device includes specifying means that specifies the processing modes presented to the user prior to processing mode...

20060242581 - Collaboration spaces: A computer implemented method and system enable users to create a social network providing access to other users. By providing access to such networks via a visual presentation, the system renders content available for access by other network members. Access is sometimes provided through propagation of metadata or other uniquely...

20060242583 - Displaying content from multiple servers: A system and method are disclosed for integrating an on-line service community with a foreign service such as the Internet World Wide Web. To take advantage of the present invention, on-line service subscribers access a membership module to complete a membership process in which they join communities each of which...

20060242582 - Method for the display of visual sequencing of launched application portlets and task page relationship information in a web-base environment: A display portlet is incorporated into a portal page in a web-based environment. This display portlet presents the launch sequence of the portlets that are currently running on that portal page. The displayed launch sequence indicates the source of a launched portlet and displays any portlets that are launched by...

20060242584 - Heterogeneous content channel manager for ubiquitous computer software systems: A heterogeneous content channel manager is provided for content management and collaboration within and across interactive workspaces. A content channel bar, available on each of the displays in the workspace(s), contains two or more unique representations of respectively two or more different channels available in the interactive workspace(s). Within the...

20060242585 - Scenario specialization of file browser: In a graphical user interface environment, a situational-specific browser may be used to provide contextually appropriate levels of information for files whose information is to be displayed. As different views of files are to be displayed, the browser may dynamically adjust its configuration to display different types of information, features...

20060242587 - Method and apparatus for displaying messages in computer systems: In one embodiment, a client computer receives messages from a server computer over a computer network. The messages are displayed in the client computer based on preference settings that may be configured by end-users. This advantageously gives end-users some control over messages provided to them. In one embodiment, end-users configure...

20060242586 - Searchable task-based interface to control panel functionality: A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method is for enabling a user to efficiently navigate to a portion of a user interface configured to support performance of a particular task. The method includes receiving from the user an input that includes a description of the particular task. A result set...

20060242588 - Scheduled transmissions for portable devices: A system for a portable device may include reception of a schedule for the transmission of data to an external device, determination, based at least in part on the schedule, that the data is to be transmitted, and, in response to the determination, transmission of the data from the portable...

20060242589 - System and method for remote examination services: A system and method for providing remote examination services is provided. The system includes a control system communicatively coupled to a document viewing system, audio-receiving devices, and a video imaging system. The control system may also be communicatively coupled to a network such that remote systems can participate in the...

20060242590 - Simple content format for auxiliary display devices: Described is a system and method comprising a content format by which client programs running on a main computer system may provide data to various types of auxiliary display devices. The format, which may be XML-based, provides menu pages comprising a list of selectable items, content pages comprising text and...

20060242591 - File dialog user interfaces and creation of same: An OS generates a file dialog in response to a request from an application program. The file dialog has a format with a dedicated extensibility region. Multiple user interface controls from a predefined collection of UI control types can be placed within the extensibility region. An application requesting display of...

20060242592 - Interactive educational device: Embodiments of the invention described herein include an interactive, educational device. The interactive, educational device includes a main body comprising a screen; computer readable medium comprising an application module that includes a global loader, a user interface, navigation and optionally, a splash screen and user data tracking; one or more...

20060242593 - Printer emoticon detector & converter: A method for converting emoticons into printer icons includes building a lookup table having emoticon sequences and replacement icons therefore therein; in a print job, determining whether a string of characters comprise a recognizable emoticon sequence, and, if so: replacing the emoticon sequence with a single character printer icon....

20060242594 - Multi-window display system and method for displaying video data and storage medium: There is provided a multi-window display system that realizes simplified operation of window displays. Digital data selected more recently is displayed in a main screen window display section, and a plurality of subsidiary screen window display sections are displayed at progressively smaller sizes relative to the main screen window display...

20060242595 - Scroll display control: A scroll display control device is provided, which is capable of scroll-displaying a text corresponding to a picture in such manner that the text can be easily understood. The scroll display control device scroll-displays, in synchronism with reproduction of the picture correlated to text information (TI), the corresponding text information...

20060242596 - Updatable menu items: A menu is displayed within a graphical user interface. The menu of one exemplary embodiment includes a plurality of selectable menu items within the menu. One of the menu items includes a first region and a second region. The first region presents a static title for the menu item, and...

20060242597 - Apparatus and method for displaying icons and controlling direct link menus in portable terminal: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method provided for displaying icons and controlling direct link menus in a portable terminal. The method for displaying icons in a portable terminal includes displaying only the essential icons of all the icons set in an icon area. All the icons are displayed together...

20060242598 - Visual designer for telephony applications: An application server system is provided having a core engine connecting one or more protocol providers to one or more applications. In a preferred embodiment, the one or more applications run on a respective one or more virtual machines having their own execution threads. A thread pool may be used...

20060242599 - Improvements in and relating to searching on a user interface: There is provided a method for finding a particular item from a listing of items sorted by category, on a user interface. The user interface comprises a first portion showing the sorted listing of items and a second portion showing a listing of categories by which the items are sorted....

20060242600 - Providing user input values in input controls: A method of providing user input values for input controls includes receiving, in a graphical user interface wherein input controls are associated with predefined alternative input values, a first input identifying user selection of at least some of the input controls. The method includes receiving a second input identifying user...

20060242601 - Simple item selecting method and electronic apparatus provided therewith: To provide an electronic apparatus which allows a user to select a desired setting item easily on a menu screen for making settings of the electronic apparatus. A plurality of setting items of the electronic apparatus are divided based on predetermined classification and a plurality of icons 15 illustrating the...

20060242602 - Interface and system for manipulating thumbnails of live windows in a window manager: The present invention provides an interface, system, or method for displaying a window on a display in which a thumbnail corresponding to an application window is capable of being modified based on modifications in the application window. The modifications of the thumbnail may be accomplished in real-time. Also, the present...

20060242603 - Dynamic multi-dimensional scrolling: A system and method of automatically dynamically scrolling content in a dimension to enhance user navigation and display of a relevant node is disclosed. In one example, when a user scrolls vertically to a node in a folder tree control where the node/folder name is not visible, the folder tree...

20060242604 - Multiple roots in navigation pane: A method and system of creating and customizing multiple roots in a navigation pane are described. By selecting desired pages and adding them to the navigation pane, users may create multiple roots with which to navigate. A multiple roots navigation system permits the user to bypass irrelevant pages while reducing...

20060242606 - Graphical roadmap view and framework for activity tracking and execution: A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for providing a roadmap-like graphical view in a computer system that provides the user a global view of the actions for an activity and how they relate to one another in terms of execution. On an execution level the specifics on the actions...

20060242605 - Mouse radar for enhanced navigation of a topology: A system and method for enhancing navigation of a topology within a visual display. A system is disclosed including: a system for displaying an enhanced mouse pointer in a current view, wherein the enhanced mouse pointer includes an indicator that points to a resource outside the current view; and a...

20060242607 - User interface: A user interface for a display of an electronic device is described. The user interface includes a background layer for displaying an interface and at least a first animated control element overlaid on the back ground layer. The control element has a plurality of functions associated with it. Each of...

20060242608 - Redistribution of space between text segments: A system and method for redistributing space in ink-to-text conversions is described. In stylus-based computing systems, users often desire to convert ink from ink into text. Sometimes the conversion is made such that an interaction region is made too small for effective recognition correction or interaction. A system and procedure...

20060242609 - Sync manager ui and updated api: A system and method are provided for presenting a centralized display that allows a user to quickly and easily manage user or application initiated sync operations for multiple devices. The invention may also provide a layered sync display, in which each layer presents a user with successively more information, including...

20060236215 - Method and system for automatically creating document: The present invention describes a method and a system for automatically creating document. The present invention relates to a method and a system for creating certain electronic document specified for document by mapping from items of catalog sample document to automatically create electronic documents. A system for automatically creating document...

20060236217 - Programmable object models for bibliographies and citations: Programmable object models for bibliographies and citations enable manipulation of bibliographic information. For example, a programmable object model for one or more bibliographic sources in a document may include a manipulation module programmed to manipulate the one or more bibliographic sources in the document. The bibliographic information may be manipulated...

20060236216 - Search criteria control system and method: A method and system is provided for controlling search criteria when searching databases using active controls. In one aspect, a search criteria control bar (SCCB) displays results of a search by identifying category selections and keywords. Category selections may be identified by a unique delimiter and any keywords may also...

20060236220 - Apparatus, system and method for associating one or more filter files with a particular multimedia presentation: A method, apparatus, computer program product and computer accessible code configured to link or otherwise associate content filters with a multimedia presentation, e.g., a movie. The content filter data includes an identifier value with an aspect ratio identifier or as a function of an aspect ratio for a particular multimedia...

20060236219 - Media timeline processing infrastructure: A media timeline processing infrastructure is described. In an implementation, one or more computer readable media include computer executable instructs that, when executed, provide an infrastructure having an application programming interface that is configured to accept a plurality of segments from an application for sequential rendering. Each of the segments...

20060236221 - Method and system for providing digital media management using templates and profiles: An approach provides management of digital assets. A request for a digital asset is received. A template specifying a distribution channel for delivery of the digital asset is retrieved. The digital asset is delivered according to the template....

20060236218 - Recording medium, reproduction device, recording method, program, and reproduction method: A BD-ROM has recorded therein an AV Clip generated by multiplexing a video stream and a graphics stream. The graphics stream represents an interactive display to be overlayed with the video stream, and includes a sequence of three Button State groups. The interactive display includes a plurality of buttons, each...

20060236226 - Compile time meta-object protocol systems and methods: The subject invention pertains to a compilation system and meta-object protocol to facilitate interaction with objects of various types including but not limited to XML documents. More specifically, a delineator or dot operator can be extended to hide idiosyncratic details of interacting with objects. Code details can be generated by...

20060236229 - Document processing method and document processing apparatus, and recording medium: A method and an apparatus for processing a document of a tagged internal structure made up of a plurality of elements. A plurality of documents received by a receiving unit are stored in a RAM of a storage unit provided in a main body portion of the apparatus. The characteristic...

20060236228 - Extensible markup language schemas for bibliographies and citations: Extensible markup language schemas for bibliographies and citations facilitate utilization of bibliographic information. For example, a schema utilization module may enable the creation, modification, interpretation, etc. of a schema for bibliographic information. A schema utilization module may be an independent program, part of an application program, and so forth. A...

20060236224 - Method and apparatus for processing markup language information: Information represented in text-based markup languages, such as XML, is often a large, highly nested structure corresponding to complex patterns of metadata and/or data. Parsing such data streams via conventional software mechanisms rapidly exhibits degrading performance as the size, or volume, of data increases. Further, such do not perform dynamic...

20060236223 - Method and system for improving presentation of html pages in web devices: A method and system are disclosed for allowing a device using a Web browser unable to support CSS, to request trough a network and display Web HTML pages including CSS while using all the presentation features of the included CSS that it can support through the network, said method comprising...

20060236227 - Methods and apparatus for assigning content identifiers to content portions: A system assigns identities to received content portions by determining if the content portion has an assigned content identifier, and if so, applying the assigned content identifier to the content portion received. If the content portion does not have an assigned content identifier, the system selects an unassigned content identifier,...

20060236225 - Methods and apparatus for converting markup language data to an intermediate representation: Systems, methods and apparatus provide a character process for processing markup language data, such as XML data, by receiving a character stream of markup language data and applying sequences of characters of the character stream to a set of state machines. The set of state machines includes a plurality of...

20060236222 - Systems and method for optimizing tag based protocol stream parsing: A method to optimize tag based protocol parsing adapted to execute functions according to tags of a tag based protocol stream is disclosed. A reference tag table, associated to the document type definition of the tag based protocol stream, comprises tags and corresponding attribute and function names. When the optimized...

20060236230 - Automatic layout adjustment for documents containing text: In a method for automatically adjusting a document layout including an object containing text, an approximate linear model for the object containing text is created. In addition, a layout quality function is optimized based upon at least one constraint and the approximate linear model for the object is solved based...

20060236233 - Display apparatus and display method: Provided is a display apparatus by which a user can immediately browse necessary information in a large schedule table, and can browse also distributed information such as electronic mail at the same time, without being prevented from the browsing of the schedule table. The display apparatus includes: a display priority...

20060236232 - Electronic device and method, recording medium, and program: An electronic device includes a setting unit configured to set an order of priority for attributes of a reproducing device, for each content attribute, based on user instructions, a first obtaining unit configured to obtain attributes of the reproducing device, a second obtaining unit configured to obtain attributes of the...

20060236231 - Systems and methods for developing dynamic media productions: Systems and methods for developing dynamic media productions are disclosed herein. As just one example, a method for developing a dynamic content object media production includes providing a layout definition to a designer. The layout definition is associated with a layout space utilized by the designer to create a layout....

20060236234 - Determining fields for presentable files: Fields for presentable files can be determined by an application (i) based on a field type and at least one parameter of the fields and (ii) responsive to raw data and a separate transformation engine, even when the application is unaware of the mechanics of the separate transformation engine. In...

20060236235 - Information processing apparatus and program: An information processing apparatus includes: a multi-task operating system which displays a plurality of windows for displaying information on a display device; a detection unit which detects an active window among the windows; a determination unit which determines whether or not a task for managing the active window corresponds to...

20060236237 - Analysis of graphic design material: The analysis of graphic design material is discussed, and a system and adaptive method to automatically analyze graphic design material are disclosed. Aspects to be measured within a document containing the graphic design material are determined. Measurements of these aspects are performed. Output is prepared, wherein the output comprises an...

20060236238 - Portable terminal and document display control method thereof: A portable terminal includes a display section for displaying a document, and a control section for performing a control. The control includes: dividing an entire display region or a partial display region of the display section into a first display region and a second display region; displaying a document which...

20060236236 - System and method for monitoring computer user input: A system and method for monitoring text input from a keyboard and from a pointing device, by monitoring input from a user keyboard for entry of text and cursor controls; monitoring input from a pointing device; logging keyboard entered text to a key log; and responsive to input selectively from...

20060236240 - Highlighting comparison method: A method for processing and displaying individual views of the application of pre-defined criteria to textual, graphical, video, or audio material. The use of visually-differentiated emphasis to display similarities and differences can take a variety of forms, including color-coded highlighting, underlining, circling, or the insertion of graphical symbols....

20060236239 - Text entry system and method: A system and a method for text entry is disclosed. Each may be practiced using a single finger or thumb to create, select and enter characters or character sequences. The invention may be broadly applicable to the entry of a text object or a text string which may be created...

20060236242 - Graphical user interface for phacoemulsification surgical system: A graphical user interface for use in phacoemulsification surgical systems that allows a user to select different pulse modes by touching portions of the display screen. The user interface includes first and second display elements. One display element includes a representation of the on-time of the pulses, and the other...

20060236241 - Usability evaluation support method and system: The objective of this application is to make it possible to timely acquire the user's evaluation about evaluation-targeted content. A survey window is provided to include a title region, an operation region and a content region. The content region indicates the evaluation-targeted content that the evaluator evaluates. The operation region...

20060236243 - User interface methods and systems for device-independent media transactions: Methods, systems, techniques, and computer-readable media for device-independent media transactions, such as the transaction, acquisition, presentation, and publication of media, are provided. Example embodiments provide a Device Independent Video Transaction System (“DIVTS”), which enables a user to transact for media such as streamed video on any device that can receive...

20060236244 - Command links: A command link input control has a main title portion describing a user input option corresponding to selection of that command link. Upon selection of the command link, a dialog containing that command link is completed without requiring a user to select additional input controls. The command link may optionally...

20060236245 - Dynamic real-time playback: Systems and methods for previewing edited video. In general, in one implementation, a method includes generating a video sequence from a plurality of video segments, identifying an inability to output at least one video segment in the video sequence in substantially real time; and adjusting an output level associated with...

20060236246 - On-line slide kit creation and collaboration system: A slide kit is assembled with the collaboration of a number of reviewers who may be geographically separated. The slides are posted to a web site which is accessible by the reviewers. The reviewers post comments relating to particular slides. The comments are collated and considered, and a new version...

20060236247 - Interface to display contextual patient information via communication/collaboration application: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a graphical user interface for a conferencing and collaboration system in a healthcare environment. The interface includes a shared data display window. The shared data display window is capable of selecting and displaying data to be shared with one or more participants in...

20060236248 - Methods and apparatus for implementing manual and hybrid control modes in automated graphical indicators and controls: The present invention concerns methods and apparatus for enabling manual control over selection of a value for at least one operating parameter of a computer system resource. Manual control is enabled by de-coupling a pointer of a graphical indicator and control from an automated system advisor. During automated operation, the...

20060236249 - Mail program for processing multiple e-mail messages: A mail program allows a user to simultaneously process multiple email messages (130, 150) to separate recipients or groups of recipients. A primary email has a primary message (130) to be sent, and a secondary email has a floater or secondary message (150). The secondary email is associated with the...

20060236250 - Data display methods, display systems, network systems, and articles of manufacture: Data display methods, display systems, network systems, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one embodiment, a data display method includes providing a plurality of display source devices, providing a display sink system configured to depict visual images, specifying a source display rule associated with display data of one...

20060236251 - Apparatus with thumbnail display: In a thumbnail screen, categories and category thumbnails are disposed and displayed in the depth (Z-axis) direction and in the horizontal (X axis) direction, respectively. When focus is given by a focus to any of upper and lower category thumbnails, which are displayed on the most front side, and a...

20060236253 - Dialog user interfaces for related tasks and programming interface for same: One or more task page dialogs are housed within a frame. Each task page includes a header region and a content region. The header region includes a title serving as a main instruction regarding what input is expected within the content region. The content region includes text and/or user interface...

20060236254 - System and method for automated building of component based applications for visualizing complex data structures: A system and method for generating a screen component configured to visualize a data structure in a displayed screen on a graphical user interface of a device. The screen component for including in an application for execution on the device and having definitions expressed in a structured definition language for...

20060236252 - Task dialog and programming interface for same: A task dialog having a main instruction and a command region, and optionally a content and/or footer region, is automatically generated in response to a request from an application program. The task dialog main instruction is automatically sized and located so as to form a concise instruction or question located...

20060236255 - Method and apparatus for providing audio output based on application window position: In a computer system, a technique is provided by which audio output (e.g., a notification) from an application associated with an application window is modified in a manner that provides a user with an indication as to the location of the application window. The application window may be partially or...

20060236256 - Audio/video editing node processing and manipulation: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to display information and obtain a custom node in a procedural renderer. A schematic view of a flow of clip image data, wherein a node in the schematic view represents an operator/function performed on or that affects another node or...

20060236257 - Interactive user interface presentation attributes for location-based content: Tickers are populated with location-based information with interactive presentation attributes. The location-based information is selected according to the geographic location of communication devices. The location of a communication device is identified based on a GPS system, proximity to transmitters in a wireless network, user input, or using other techniques. Location-appropriate...

20060236258 - Scheduling of rendering of location-based content: Tickers are populated with location-based information that is selected according to the geographic location of communication devices and is scheduled for display on the tickers according to specified criteria. Location-appropriate content is obtained either in real-time from the network or from a local data store at the communication device. Selected...

20060236259 - Electronic library: The electronic library is an electronic user interface for use in a library where the books/items are stored away from the user accessible area. Users are therefore not in contact with the hard copies of books/items but can view electronic copies of them on the electronic user interface. From there...

20060236260 - Journal display having three dimensional appearance: A graphical user interface for use with a computer system including a display and a user selection device for selecting audio files, video files, and image files. A layout engine responds to a format file referenced to the selected audio files, the selected video files and the selected image files....

20060236261 - Multiple-panel scrolling: In a scrollable user interface window including two or more panels, a single scroll bar scrolls all of the panels. Panels move in lock-step with one another at certain times, but not at other times, depending on whether the lock-step scrolling would cause blank areas to be displayed. If the...

20060236263 - Tactile device for scrolling: A tactile touch-sensitive device for use as an electronic input device for navigating an electronic document on a display device is described. The tactile aspect of the device provides a document location indicator, such as a protrusion or a depression, which may be perceived through the sense of touch. The...

20060236262 - Tactile scroll bar with illuminated document position indicator: A tactile touch-sensitive device for use as an electronic input device for indicating a position of an electronic document on a display device is described. The illuminable document position indicator aspect of the device provides a relative location of the electronic document on the display. The device may be included...

20060236264 - Automatic window resize behavior and optimizations: A method and system for managing the layout of an application window during a resize operation. An application is responsive to a resize request to automatically resize the application window to have minimum height and/or width the dimensions when the user adjusts one or more of the window's dimensions below...

20060236265 - Dynamically composed user interface help: A user interface help dialog for a computer system is provided in which the computer system has a plurality of system parameters and the user interface includes a plurality of command options that may be enabled or disabled. A cursor for indicating one of the command options is also provided....

20060236266 - User interface: A user interface with a display and user input for a mobile telephone that provides a set of icons or other user selectable objects in a number of different idle mode screens. The user interface has two modes. In a focused mode, the user input can change focus so that...

20060236267 - Communications network planning system, method for creating communication network diagrams and control program for a communications network planning system: The invention relates to a communications network planning system, in which an overview of sub-networks within a communications network is provided on a graphical user interface. The system is also provided with a selector field for selecting a graphical representation of a sub-network, comprising a hierarchically structured display of node...

20060236268 - Method for seamlessly crossing gui toolkit boundaries: A method, computer program product, and data processing system for facilitating the traversal of a hierarchy of GUI components containing components and/or containers from disparate GUI toolkits is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, auxiliary associative data structures relating parent components in one toolkit to children in another toolkit are defined....

20060236269 - Method and an apparatus for displaying calendar information to a user: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates displaying calendar information on a display. The system operates by displaying a status bar in a location on the display, which does not preclude other content from being displayed simultaneously. In addition, the system displays a calendar timeline including...

20060230331 - Generating stylistically relevant placeholder covers for media items: Stylistically relevant cover images for media items are generated based on metadata for the media items. The cover images are placeholders that visually represent the media items until original cover images (if any) are found. In one implementation, the cover images incorporate design elements like font, background art, color schemes,...

20060230332 - Capturing and presenting interactions with image-based media: In one aspect, images of a person's interactions with images presented on a display are captured. The person's interactions are segmented from the presented images in the captured images. A multimedia data object is generated. The multimedia data object includes a presentation media object containing digital representations of the presented...

20060230333 - Creating associated content for a region of a document in response to a user selecting the region: Described herein are systems and methods for enabling a user to select a region within a document, and to specify the creation of content to link to the selected region. The user also may be enabled to specify to access and/or modify already-existing associated content linked to the selected region....

20060230334 - Visual thesaurus as applied to media clip searching: A Visual Thesaurus program is provided that allows a user to find media clips through successive queries by example. Clips similar to the example clip may be retrieved based on artistic style, color and shape, or keywords. Clips retrieved based on keywords may be found based on a single keyword,...

20060230337 - Architecture for creating, organizing, editing, management and delivery of locationally-specific information to a user in the field: Disclosed herein is a dynamic content design, delivery and distribution software architecture that enables a centrally located designer, using a graphical interface, to create, edit, manage, and organize a matrix of trigger points that are plotted on a computerized map of geographical space. Each of these trigger points may be...

20060230335 - Linking user interface frames: A method of generically linking a first user interface frame with a second user interface frame includes receiving developer input that selects the first user interface frame and the second user interface frame to be linked with one another. Additional developer input is received that specifies a first user interface...

20060230336 - Processing apparatus, method of displaying an image, and a method of producing a voice or sound: A processing apparatus is adapted to, when a particular action occurs, display information relevant to the action and also display an image assigned to the action. In this processing apparatus, image data of a large number of images is stored in an image storage unit, and a memory unit stores...

20060230338 - Data-driven actions for network forms: Systems and/or methods are described that enable a data-driven action associated with altering a data instance of a network form without altering and/or having access to the data instance. These systems and/or methods, in one embodiment, render a result of a data-driven action for a network form without transforming the...

20060230339 - System and method for high performance pre-parsed markup language: A system and method for high performance pre-parsed markup language is presented. A file converter performs translation between a binary data file and a markup language file. When translating a binary data file, the file converter translates binary data header tags and binary data sizes to markup language elements and...

20060230340 - System and method for publishing, distributing, and reading electronic interactive books: A book or other digital content is represented as a set of objects in a relational database schema format called IBF (Interactive Book Format) and the controlling system software. This design provides for viewing books in a manner that coordinates additional information and provides interaction with the original book, while...

20060230341 - Image editing apparatus and image editing method: In an image editing apparatus, an image input section inputs an original image. A processor section compresses the input image and stores the compressed input image as an image file in a memory section. The processor section decompresses the image file that is stored in the memory section, and executes...

20060230343 - Method and apparatus for detecting changes in websites and reporting results to web developers for navigation template repair purposes: A software application for enabling automated notification of applied structural changes to electronic information pages hosted on a data packet network is provided. The software application comprises, a developer-interface module for enabling developers to build and modify navigation templates using functional logic blocks, a navigation system-interface module for integrating the...

20060230342 - System and method for adorning shapes with data driven objects: Adornments are applied to shapes in a diagram that graphically displays data about those shapes. Once the adornments are applied to a shape, the information displayed is automatically updated as the underlying shape data changes. The appearance of the diagram is updated automatically when the user updates the data for...

20060230344 - Browser sensitive web content delivery: Systems and methods directed at providing browser sensitive web content are provided. A web server is configured to receiving a request from a client and to identify a browser in the client from which the request was initiated. A browser specific cascading style sheet (CSS) corresponding to the identified browser...

20060230345 - Portable data storage device that converts data types and data type converting method: A portable data storage device that converts data types and a data type converting method are disclosed. The data conversion function is integrated into the data storage device so that it can convert the data types as well as store data. This function enables the data storage device to make...

20060230346 - System and method for providing a transient dictionary that travels with an original electronic document: A system and method for providing a transient electronic dictionary that travels with an original electronic document are provided. An author of an electronic document may generate a transient electronic dictionary that is linked with the original electronic document such that the transient electronic dictionary is transmitted along with the...

20060230347 - Inputting character into mobile terminal: The present invention is related to easily and rapidly inputting a character into a mobile terminal. Preferably, a first character is inputted into the mobile terminal using a first key associated with at least one allocated alphabetical character. A second character is then inputted by pressing a second key not...

20060230349 - Coalesced per-file device synchronization status: Methods for reporting status information in a user interface and managing synchronizations. One or more categories of status information are defined in connection with synchronization operations performed on digital files. Upon termination of a synchronization operation, per-file status information for the terminated synchronization operation is categorized in one of the...

20060230352 - Contextual error messaging: A computer system and method for collecting and processing user input in data fields is presented. A set of data fields is organized according to one or more contextual groupings and displayed to a user in a user interface display. As user input is received for the set of data...

20060230348 - Generic user input for gui framework: A graphical user interface (GUI) environment that can consume generic property descriptions from a third party and generate visual properties to an end user based on a set of interface definitions, wherein said interface definitions include: a property descriptor interface that provides a root interface for a description of any...

20060230351 - Geometry creation tool: Developing from a drawing an information-presenting interface that includes one or more display objects having variable display characteristics is provided for by receiving information from a graphics file that describes the drawing; identifying object data from the information; using the object data to render a set of definable objects that...

20060230350 - Nonstandard locality-based text entry: A computer-implemented method of providing text entry assistance data includes receiving at a system location information associated with a user, receiving at the system information indicative of predictive textual outcomes, generating dictionary data using the location information, and providing the dictionary data to a remote device....

20060230353 - Object selection using hit test tracks: A method for labeling the pixels within a selected visual area of at least one image frame containing that visual area from a sequence of image frames stored in memory and operative to be displayed on an interactive display so that a user may subsequently select the selected visual area...

20060230354 - User interface with multi-state menu: A user interface having a persistent graphical interface element is disclosed. The element may have an appearance of a mechanical structure that traverses one or more displayed tracks. Movement along the tracks may be animated in response to navigation commands. Selectable menu panels may be included in the interface, and...

20060230355 - Controlling of loading of information: A method for browsing a document comprises analyzing at least a part of a structure of said document; providing an icon for an element in said structure; and accessing at least part of said document corresponding to said icon. Also disclosed is a device, a document browser, and a storage...

20060230357 - Software and method for internally organizing marketing tasks and related information within a business entity: A software product generates a main navigational window viewable on a computer display which has a plurality of links including a marketed entities link, an avenues link, a contacts link, and an events link. The marketed entities link opens a marketed entities window having data fields for contact data relating...

20060230356 - System and method for selecting a tab within a tabbled browser: The techniques and mechanisms described herein are directed to a method for managing and selecting one out of large set of open tabs in a tabbed browser. Browsing software is configured to provide a quick pick user-interface that visually displays the content of the several tabs, such as a by...

20060230360 - Method for selecting signal sources of a display apparatus: A method for selecting signal sources of a display apparatus is provided. The method comprises the steps, which is following as providing a plurality of windows for a menu, displaying the image content of a plurality of signal sources of the display apparatus via the windows, and selecting one of...

20060230359 - Methods of forwarding context data upon application initiation: A method to be performed in a computer system having a function for initiating applications that allows context data to be forwarded to the initiated application in a character string includes receiving a user input made during execution of a first application. The user input requests a specific operation to...

20060230358 - System for inspecting a printed image: A system is provided for inspecting a printed image. The system is provided with at least one evaluation unit, a display device and an image scanner. That scanner takes an image that represents, at least partially, a printed image. The copied printed image belongs to a sequence of images printed...

20060230361 - User interface with visual tracking feature: A user interface having a persistent graphical interface element is disclosed. The element may have an appearance of a mechanical structure that traverses one or more displayed tracks. Movement along the tracks may be animated in response to navigation commands. Selectable menu panels may be included in the interface, and...

20060230362 - Information management program product allowing enhanced searchability: When thumbnails displayed indicating document files stored in a database are changed in size to “large” the thumbnails all have their respective thumbnail frames unchanged in size and the number of thumbnails displayed is also unchanged while the thumbnailed and thus displayed document files have their respective thumbnails ranges reduced...

20060230363 - Methods and systems for entering object assignments: Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for entering object assignments. In one implementation, a system is provided that comprises means for storing first and second object hierarchies, the second object hierarchy including a plurality of objects and at least one folder object being the root of a sub-hierarchy...

20060224939 - Document management system, document management method, and program: To obtain the same print result from MFPs with different specifications. When it is instructed to store image data read by a scanner of an MFP of a plurality of MFPs which forms the grid computing system, resources of an MFP converts a format of image data into a common...

20060224937 - Information output device outputting plurality of information presenting outline of data: In a mobile phone as an information output device, when a mail application is executed to open an in-box, a mail file in a mail retention region is read. If there exists an unprocessed mail, pre-read processing for creating a thumbnail of an attachment file prior to a mail opening...

20060224938 - Systems and methods for providing a graphical display of search activity: A user's prior searching and browsing activities are recorded for subsequent use. A user may examine the user's prior searching and browsing activities in a number of different ways, including indications of the user's prior activities related to advertisements. A set of search results may be modified in accordance with...

20060224940 - Icon bar display for video editing system: A method and apparatus are provided for editing video sequences. The method includes the steps of providing a display with a plurality of audio/visual sequences depicted on the display where each audio/visual sequence of the plurality of audio visual sequences is displayed as a timeline parallel to a first axis...

20060224941 - Information display system: This invention provides a system and a method for information display that is well adapted to marketing in the current, rapidly changing digital transmission communications setting. The invention provides a viewer interface that can be embodied in an inexpensive portable information storage media, such as a compact disc, a mini-compact...

20060224942 - Electronic manual display apparatus: A contents table display unit displays, as a table of contents, titles for respective items written in the electronic manual made up of document data in which itemized texts are written. A bookmarker display unit displays a marker indicating a relationship of bookmarker information onto a title for an item...

20060224943 - Method and system to automatically publish media assets: A method and system to publish content for at least one remote electronic device are provided. The method may include providing a content provider with an interface to directly provide content for publishing by a content publishing system and automatically ingesting the content into the content publishing system. Thereafter, the...

20060224944 - Method of displaying an event in a mobile terminal and mobile terminal implementing the same: A method of, and a mobile terminal configured for, efficiently displaying an event indication in the form of a pop-up box during idle mode of a mobile terminal is provided. Upon occurrence of a second event in idle mode, it is determined whether an event pop-up box indicating an occurrence...

20060224945 - Operating method for computing devices: A method for the easy input and operation of computing devices and electronic devices with limited space for input components. The method allows for a plurality of input functions using only two buttons in a method of contextual navigation. The two buttons provide numerous input functions which are continually graphically...

20060224947 - Scrollable and re-sizeable formula bar: The present invention relates to new and improved embodiments of systems and methods for displaying content within a spreadsheet graphical user interface. In one embodiment, a computer system has a graphical user interface that performs a method for displaying data within a spreadsheet application. The method comprises displaying a formula...

20060224946 - Spreadsheet programming: Spreadsheet programming model and language is extended to create objects, with their associated state and set of defined behaviors, as first-class spreadsheet cell residents. Desired object behaviors can be invoked by calling methods on the objects through an event-based imperative programming language that potentially modifies the state of an object....

20060224948 - Method, system and software tool for processing an electronic form: A method, system and software tool for processing an electronic form, represented by a form template including data and user interface elements, are provided. The form is rendered in accordance with the data and user interface elements of the loaded form template. A form viewer provides one or more graphic...

20060224949 - Exclusion control method and information processing apparatus: Disclosed is an information processing apparatus that has an update procedure semaphore, which is necessary for exclusion control, and generation management information, which is for managing new and old generations of a shared data area, as management information of a shared data area that requires exclusion control. The generation management...

20060224950 - Media storing a program to extract and classify annotation data, and apparatus and method for processing annotation data: A storage medium readable by a computer stores a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform a function. The function comprises comparing input image data with reference image data, extracting an annotation contained in the input image data based on a result of comparing, discriminating a geometry of...

20060224951 - Multiple window browser interface and system and method of generating multiple window browser interface: A browser plug-in application provides functionality to allow the creation of a multiple window browser interface environment. By way of example, when the plug-in is activated, each time a user selects a URL to retrieve a new web document, the plug-in displays a new browser window in addition to the...

20060224952 - Adaptive layout templates for generating electronic documents with variable content: Methods, systems and machine-readable instructions for processing electronic documents are described. In one aspect, a description of a static layout of logical blocks of the electronic document is received. The static layout description assigns to each of the logical blocks at least one associated static layout attribute. Each of the...

20060224953 - Height-width estimation model for a text block: In a method for establishing a height-width estimation model for a text block, a discrete form of a relationship between the height and the width of the text block is calculated. In addition, at least one coefficient in a polynomial function depicting the relationship between the height and the width...

20060224954 - Method and system to determine area on a user interface: A method and system to determine the size of a first area on a user interface that is utilized to display data items. The system receives a request for a user interface that includes a first area and a second area that are complementary in size. The system utilizes the...

20060224955 - Optimization of content: The invention relates to an optimization of digital content being presented on the display. In a method for optimizing content, the content is analyzed and at least one sequence element is determined. According to this sequence element, said content is portioned into at least two portions, whereby an operation for...

20060224957 - Chemically activated highlighting system and method: A system and method for highlighting indicia on a printed page that includes applying a compound to a printed page that is in a transparent clear state and providing an actuator that when applied to the compound causes the compound to change to a transparent color state for visually highlighting...

20060224956 - Intelligent document saving: A method, system, and apparatus for intelligent document saving. An intelligent document saving method can include cropping a document to frame a changed portion of the document and saving only content framed by the cropping. Notably, the cropping step can include maintaining watermarks in the document to demarcate unchanged portions...

20060224958 - Processing of user character inputs having whitespace: A method and system for processing a user input character string entered by a user into a computer system that comprises a browser. The user input character string is received. The user input character string conforms to a native character set and encoding of the browser for a language selected...

20060224959 - Apparatus and method for providing a condition builder interface: An apparatus and method for providing a user interface through which a user may generate a conditional expression are provided. The user interface provides guidance to a user as to the proper parts of the conditional expression to include in the conditional expression as the user constructs the conditional expression....

20060224961 - Information processing method and apparatus: An information processing apparatus having the action modes, including an operating mode for performing an operation on the apparatus and an explaining mode for presenting an explanation corresponding to the operation on the apparatus presents the explanation for an operation input made in the explaining mode and stores the operation...

20060224960 - Methods and systems to process a selection of a browser back button: A method and system to process a selection of a browser back button at a client machine. The system receives a browser back button selection, associates the browser back button selection to a first user interface identifier, retrieves the first user interface based on the first user interface identifier, associates...

20060224962 - Context menu navigational method for accessing contextual and product-wide choices via remote control: An exemplary method includes selecting a media content item displayed on a graphical user interface, issuing a command via a remote control and, in response to the command, displaying a context menu on the graphical user interface wherein the context menu comprises one or more options for actions related to...

20060224963 - System and methods to access computer files and position and control application window(s) on a graphical user interface: The invention enables a computer user to issue voice commands to open computer readable files and control and/or position their associated graphical application windows on a graphical user interface. Further, the operator can issue voice commands to precisely position and control application window(s) on a graphical user interface displayed on...

20060224965 - Differential dynamic content delivery with a planned agenda: Differential dynamic content delivery that includes providing a session document for a presentation, where the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document, and the session structured document includes at least one structural element classified with at least one classification identifier; establishing a planned agenda for the...

20060224964 - Method, apparatus, and system of displaying personal digital media according to display characteristics: A method and apparatus for displaying media describe automatically processing metadata of each of a plurality of shared media objects to determine a display characteristic, and automatically displaying each of the plurality of shared media objects according to its display characteristic. A system for displaying media describes a media library...

20060224966 - Method of announcing a user of a computer and the activation and starting of several programs installed on a computer: A method for logging on as a user of a computer, the activation and the starting of several programs installed on the computer, which are used to execute work programs used by the user of the computer and controlled via a processor and with which after booting, the work on...

20060224967 - Method and system for transferring web browser data between web browsers: In one embodiment, a method for transferring web browser data between web browsers includes collecting browser data pertaining to a first web browser, packaging the browser data into an intermediate format, and storing the packaged data for a subsequent import into a second web browser....

20060224968 - Confirmation system and method for instant messaging: A system and method for confirming messages being sent within an instant messaging environment. An instant messaging system is disclosed, comprising a confirmation enablement system that allows a user to selectively enable a requires confirmation option for a contact associated with the user; and a send message interface that displays...

20060224970 - Differential dynamic content delivery with a session document recreated in dependence upon an interest of an identified user participant: Differential dynamic content delivery, including creating a session document for a presentation, including identifying a user participant for the presentation, where the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document, the user participant has a user profile comprising user classifications and user interests, the user interests comprising...

20060224969 - Scheduling subsidiary meeting locations: A method, system and apparatus for scheduling subsidiary meeting locations can include sending an invitation to a selection of invitees to a meeting in a collaborative environment for at least one primary location. The method further can include processing both complete acceptances and declinations to the meeting from individual ones...

20060224971 - System and method for online multi-media discovery and promotion: The present invention concerns a system and method for facilitating discovery and promotion of musical works via an electronic network. Broadly, the method comprises the steps of receiving the musical works from artists; establishing a virtual room; allowing a user to enter the virtual room and select one or more...

20060224979 - Apparatus for creating graphical application interface: Embodiments of an apparatus for creating a graphical application interface are disclosed....

20060224977 - Graphical application interface: Embodiments of a graphical application interface are disclosed....

20060224976 - Graphical application interface product: Embodiments of a graphical application interface product are disclosed....

20060224972 - Graphical application interface with a browser: Embodiments of apparatuses for creating graphical application interfaces with a browser, such as a web browser, are disclosed....

20060224974 - Method of creating graphical application interface with a browser: Embodiments of methods of creating a graphical application interface with a browser, such as a web browser, are disclosed....

20060224980 - Method of creating graphical visualizations of data with a browser: Embodiments of methods of creating graphical visualizations of data with a browser, such as a web browser, are disclosed....

20060224973 - Method of using a browser: Embodiments of a method for using a browser, such as a web browser, are disclosed....

20060224978 - System for creating a graphical application interface: Embodiments of a system for creating a graphical application interface are disclosed....

20060224975 - System for creating a graphical application interface with a browser: Embodiments of a system for creating a graphical application interface with a browser, such as a web browser, are disclosed....

20060224981 - Method for integrating user models to interface design: A method that incorporates a detailed, precise procedure of designing a user interface by utilizing agent behavioral models. This method applies quantitative and qualitative agent behavioral models derived through the Categorize Describe-Model (CDM) methodology to the iterative design stage of interface development. The method includes: (1) categorizing at least two...

20060224984 - Apparatus for creating graphical visualization of data with a browser: Embodiments of an apparatus for creating graphical visualization of data with a browser, such as a web browser, are disclosed....

20060224982 - Graphical application interface product using a browser: Embodiments of a graphical application interface product using a browser, such as a web browser, are disclosed....

20060224983 - Graphical visualization of data using browser: Embodiments of graphical visualization of data using a browser, such as a web browser, are disclosed....

20060224985 - Method of displaying an event in a mobile terminal and mobile terminal implementing the same: A method of, and a mobile terminal configured for, efficiently displaying an event indication in the form of a pop-up box during idle mode of a mobile terminal is provided. Upon generation of an event, an event pop-up box indicates the occurrence of the event, and the event is displayed...

20060224986 - System and method for visually expressing user interface elements: A method of visually expressing user interface elements on a display is provided which emphasizes those user interface elements which a user would be more interested in and deemphasizes those user interface elements which a user would be less interested in. Certain user interface elements, such as active elements, can...

20060224987 - Graphical user interface for accessing data: A graphical user interface for accessing data can display hierarchical information in an efficient organized layout that users may easily navigate. In one embodiment, subject headings are contained within cells that form a column. Information related to the subject headings is contained within cells which are formed in rows that...

20060224988 - Methods, systems, and products for calendaring applications: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for acknowledging a reminder in a calendaring application. One such method stores a calendar entry corresponding to an event and a rule. The rule comprises a reminder of the event. The reminder is presented according to the rule, and an acknowledgement of the reminder...

20060224989 - Method and apparatus for application window grouping and management: A method for managing a plurality of application window representations is described. The method includes steps of defining a set of application window representation positions in a predefined region, displaying a plurality of application window representations in the application window representation positions, receiving an input to open a first application...

20060224990 - Graphical input device with dynamic field width adjustment for input of variable data via a browser-based display: A graphical input device having the appearance of a drop-down menu in a browser-based display is generated locally, within a user's computer, in place of a pull-down menu expressed in a mark-up language such as HTML or its derivatives downloaded into the user's computer. The set of possible entries to...

20060224992 - Graphical user interface management: A graphical user interface (GUI) is presented on a display including a parent window and a number of child windows rendered within the parent window according to a display scheme. When the size of one of the child windows is changed, the size of one or more of the other...

20060224991 - Method and apparatus for application window grouping and management: A method for displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen is described. The method includes steps of displaying a first application window and a second application window on a display screen, declaring the first application window and the second application window as a group, the second application window...

20060224993 - Digital image browser: The present subject matter describes a browser for efficiently presenting and browsing a large digital photograph collection. The browser includes a graphical interface—referred to as a time quilt—that combines a wrappable timeline with a space filling layout. Thumbnails representing individual images or clusters of images are laid out chronologically in...

20060224994 - Method, system and computer program product for preventing inadvertent selection within a graphical user interface: A method, system and computer program product for preventing inadvertent selection within a graphical user interface by temporarily intercepting any user input from a keyboard or graphical pointer which occurs within a specified short period of time following detection of an initial display of a dialog box. A second dialog...

20060224995 - Data input method and system with multi-sub-field matching of user entries into a graphical input device: A current set of user-selectable choices is associated with a displayed graphical input device, which is used to select a value of an input parameter. Each user-selectable choice has at least one pair of information fields separated by a delimiter and each information field comprises sequentially ordered characters. A search...