| 7043702 |
Method for visualizing user path through a web site and a path's associated information scent |
| May-9-2006 |
A method and system for visualizing actual and predicted usage patterns through a web site is provided. A plurality of web pages may be represented as a node and visualized on a dome tree. The dome tree... |
| 7039879 |
Method and apparatus for scrollable cross-point navigation in a user interface |
| May-2-2006 |
Method and apparatus for controlling an electronic device by navigating through a hierarchy of groups of commands while continuously providing the current location and path in the hierarchical structure.... |
| 7036093 |
User interface for exploring a graph of information |
| Apr-25-2006 |
A method for displaying a source node having connections to contained nodes and linked nodes peripherally within and around the source node to which they are connected, computing a focus position for each... |
| 7036092 |
Categorical user interface for navigation within a grid |
| Apr-25-2006 |
Methods, systems, and computer program products for presenting a plurality of options for selection. Each option is organized into either a category or a sub-category that is associated with a category.... |
| 7032186 |
Methods and apparatus for representing resources in a computing system environment |
| Apr-18-2006 |
A computer system and method provide a systems for representing resource(s) in a computing system environment by creating an object to represent a resource in the computing system environment and assigning... |
| 7032179 |
System for creating on a computer display screen composite images from diverse sources |
| Apr-18-2006 |
An interactive user/server system wherein a user with a computer, a display screen and an Internet connection through a browser can create in real time a composite image of graphical images and text capable... |
| 7020845 |
Navigating internet content on a television using a simplified interface and a remote control |
| Mar-28-2006 |
A method and apparatus of simplified navigation. A web page is provided having a link to a sister site. The sister site facilitates simplified navigation. Pages from the sister site are served responsive... |
| 7017123 |
Graphical user interface including palette windows with an improved search function |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A system and method for searching for items in a hierarchy of palette windows and for incorporating located items into programs. Palette windows may include one or more palette window selection items that,... |
| 7017121 |
Method for visual display unit-based definition and parametrization of interfaces |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A method for visual display unit-based parameterization of interfaces of the software components of an automation system, the interface being a software interfaces having at least one interface parameter.... |
| 7016900 |
Data cells and data cell generations |
| Mar-21-2006 |
Data cells are described containing an entity identifier ("O"), an entity type ("E") an attribute type ("A"), and an attribute value ("V"). Cells with identical O and E values constitute a cell set. Pairs... |
| 7010760 |
Batch-based method and tool for graphical manipulation of workflows |
| Mar-7-2006 |
An autofill algorithm provides tools for defining and automatically executing batch based procedures in an adaptive hierarchical workflow environment, and may be suitable for a large variety of applications... |
| 7010754 |
Method, system and user interface for inputting and manipulating tokenized strings |
| Mar-7-2006 |
A computer-based method of interactively generating an index page displays a window including a list of index page types. Upon selection of one index page type in the list of index page types, a window... |
| 7010747 |
Method and system for full text search of purchasable books that make the full text inaccessible to users |
| Mar-7-2006 |
A search expression is received. A first plurality of values is determined for a corresponding plurality of purchasable items. Each of the first plurality of values is based on a similarity between the... |
| 7007245 |
Product selection expert system |
| Feb-28-2006 |
The invention includes a system for product selection, the system including: a CPU; a memory operatively connected to the CPU, the memory containing a program adapted to be executed by the CPU and the... |
| 7007244 |
Method and system for displaying categorized information on a user interface |
| Feb-28-2006 |
A computer implemented method and system for displaying categorized information on a user interface is provided, in which the user may choose one or more categories of information. In response, data associated... |
| 7007243 |
Method and apparatus for producing digital images with embedded image capture location icons |
| Feb-28-2006 |
A digital image production and display method and apparatus produce digital images (102) that include at least one iconic region (104) having one or more location icons (106) with a likeness... |
| 7007237 |
Method and system for accessing web pages in the background |
| Feb-28-2006 |
A method and system that allows the user to fetch a subsequent web page while maintaining the current web page as the active web page. The next web page is fetched "in the background" and stored in cache... |
| 7003735 |
Calendar desktop graphical user interface (GUI) for computer workstations, personal computers, and personal digital assistants |
| Feb-21-2006 |
A structure and method for supplying a graphic user interface for a computer. The graphic user interface comprises a schedule having at least one time slot identifying at least one activity and at least... |
| 6996778 |
User interface for managing multiple network resources |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A method and system for displaying information related to a plurality of resources in a network environment. The system uses web technology to receive and store information related to back-end resources... |
| 6990638 |
System and method for using shading layers and highlighting to navigate a tree view display |
| Jan-24-2006 |
A system and method for displaying layered data, such as data with a hierarchical relationship is provided. A flat tree view control is provided that indicates the level corresponding to individual data... |
| 6990494 |
Identifying links of interest in a web page |
| Jan-24-2006 |
Links in a web page relevant to search criteria are marked. In one embodiment, a search engine returns to a browser a set of URLs of web pages meeting search criteria. The browser stores the URLs, and... |
| 6989821 |
Method of managing a graphical user interface |
| Jan-24-2006 |
A method of managing keyboard events for a graphical user interface configured in the form of a tree of graphical elements. Each graphical element of the tree is associated with a list of keys, and each... |
| 6988249 |
Presentation service architectures for netcentric computing systems |
| Jan-17-2006 |
A presentation service architecture in a netcentric computing system that includes a client connected with a web server. A desktop manager service for allowing users to manipulate files and launch applications... |
| 6983425 |
Short-cut icon vault |
| Jan-3-2006 |
A system and method for organizing short-cut icons on an electronic display device utilizing a virtual filing cabinet for storing the icons to reduce clutter and confusion on large electronic device screens,... |
| 6983421 |
Using connectors to automatically update graphical user interface elements at a client system according to an updated state of a configuration |
| Jan-3-2006 |
A method for automatically updating a GUI element at a client system according to an updated state of a configuration includes displaying the GUI element at the client system in connection with a configuration... |
| 6981228 |
Interactive topology graphs for visualization and characterization of SONET consumption patterns |
| Dec-27-2005 |
A computer-based monitoring system provides interactive topology information about a synchronized optical network (SONET). The monitoring system utilizes a trunks integrated record keeping system (TIRKS)... |
| 6976231 |
Image selecting apparatus |
| Dec-13-2005 |
An image selecting apparatus for selecting images of the same property is disclosed. The image selecting apparatus includes a storing device for storing a plurality of images, a display screen for displaying... |
| 6975330 |
Graphic display of network performance information |
| Dec-13-2005 |
A process for graphic display of network performance information includes querying a number of platforms serving communication network functions for performance data, scaling such data to a scale of colors,... |
| 6973626 |
Automatically generating graphical user interface elements at a client system according to a current configuration model |
| Dec-6-2005 |
A system for automatically generating a GUI element at a client system according to a current configuration model includes one or more software components generated at a server system for communication... |
| 6965803 |
Apparatus and method for commissioning and diagnosing control systems |
| Nov-15-2005 |
The engineering of automation systems is configured more simply where the functionality of a control system is implemented via an object model. The object model permits the functional interconnection of... |
| 6963339 |
Filtering tree map data for tree map visualization |
| Nov-8-2005 |
Data from a first data set utilized in generating a first tree map visualization is displayed by filtering the first data set so as to provide a second data set having a reduced amount of data relative... |
| 6961910 |
System for interacting with participants at a web site through an interactive visual proxy |
| Nov-1-2005 |
A computer graphical user interface (GUI) that has two or more visual categories. Each of the visual categories is divided into visual subcategories of ordered levels of specificity. Each of the ordered... |
| 6961909 |
System for displaying a hierarchical directory |
| Nov-1-2005 |
A segmented-tree system for web browser display of a selected part of a tree-structured directory of hierarchically-related entities in a computer system. In the segmented-tree design of the present system,... |
| 6959424 |
System and method for displaying an enabled image associated with a predetermined image in an iframe of a visual display |
| Oct-25-2005 |
A method for delivering information to a person having a terminal with an associated display upon which the images are visually perceived by a person using the terminal and a cursor whose position is controllable... |
| 6952422 |
Congestion control method and system |
| Oct-4-2005 |
Association identifiers for identifying, as the flow of a series of services, screen information are imparted to respective screen informations in a tree structure constituting a web service provided by... |
| 6944830 |
System and method for browsing hierarchically based node-link structures based on an estimated degree of interest |
| Sep-13-2005 |
Method and system to enable a user to view large collections of hierarchically linked information on a computer based display. A tree structure visualization is created which presents a representation... |
| 6944829 |
Configurable user-interface component management system |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A configurable user-interface component management system and method are provided where frame containers contain a number of child components and user-interface components. The frame containers and their... |
| 6941518 |
Method and system for booting of a target device in a network environment based on a provided administrator topology GUI |
| Sep-6-2005 |
A method of managing booting of a plurality of target devices in communication with a network is provided. A server in communication with the plurality of target devices receives a request from at least... |
| 6931625 |
Method and system for collapsing a graphical representation of related elements |
| Aug-16-2005 |
Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide an improved software development tool that simplifies a graphical representation of software code for a developer. The software development... |
| 6931604 |
Method of navigating a collection of interconnected nodes |
| Aug-16-2005 |
A method and apparatus for organizing and processing interconnected pieces of information ("nodes") using a digital computer is disclosed. Each node has elements that may be text, images, audio, video,... |
| 6925608 |
Graphical user interface for building Boolean queries and viewing search results |
| Aug-2-2005 |
Graphical user interfaces and methods for building Boolean queries and viewing search results using search cells, combination cells, toolbar, and menu bar. Search cells are movable within a workspace and... |
| 6924800 |
Shape production method and apparatus by window display |
| Aug-2-2005 |
To store and display shape data in different stages of a shaping operation to allow comparison and examination of plurality of operation plans to facilitate determination of a shape. A shape modification... |
| 6901555 |
Tree visualization system and method based upon a compressed half-plane model of hyperbolic geometry |
| May-31-2005 |
A node-link structure is displayed within a display area, having a narrow rectangular shape with an edge along one side acting as a horizon of a hyperbolic space half-plane. Lower level node features that... |
| 6892361 |
Task composition method for computer applications |
| May-10-2005 |
Jigsaw connector pieces representing tasks to be performed are displayed on a computer screen, preferably hierarchically in a tree, to elucidate the relationships between tasks. To perform a task, a user... |
| 6886134 |
System and method for providing an application navigator client menu side bar |
| Apr-26-2005 |
A hybird Notes/DB2 environment provides a requisition catalog on the Web. Client browsers are connected to a GWA infrastructure including a first network dispatcher and a virtual cluster of Domino.Go servers.... |
| 6880132 |
Method and apparatus for arranging and displaying files or folders in a three-dimensional body |
| Apr-12-2005 |
Files and folders in the form of hierarchy can be confirmed visually easily to enhance the operability of search or content confirmation. An artist reading group 101, an album reading group 102, and a... |
| 6880131 |
Apparatus and method for selecting data sets |
| Apr-12-2005 |
A storage medium stores a large number of data sets or files as grouped in a smaller number of data groups or directories, each data group containing a plurality of data sets. On a control panel is provided... |
| 6868528 |
Systems and methods for creating and displaying a user interface for displaying hierarchical data |
| Mar-15-2005 |
A graphical user interface for displaying hierarchical data, such as extensible markup language (XML) data, in hypertext markup language (HTML) format in a convenient and efficient manner. For data having... |
| 6868525 |
Computer graphic display visualization system and method |
| Mar-15-2005 |
An improved human user computer interface system, providing a graphic representation of a hierarchy populated with naturally classified objects, having included therein at least one associated object having... |
| 6854091 |
Method of displaying nodes and links |
| Feb-8-2005 |
The present invention relates to an improved method of displaying nodes, and links between nodes. Instead of the conventional method of displaying nodes and links as points and lines respectively, in accordance... |
