| 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.... |
| 7036088 |
Multi-modal method for application swapping |
| Apr-25-2006 |
A multi-modal method for application swapping. An embodiment of a method includes, in response to a first key stroke, displaying a plurality of graphical icons corresponding to running applications, in... |
| 7017120 |
Methods for creating a customized program from a variety of sources |
| Mar-21-2006 |
The invention provides a method and system for defining a personalized sequence of discrete media content segments to be played at particular times. The media content segments are selected from live media... |
| 7000196 |
Data item list display apparatus, data item list display method, and computer-readable recording medium recorded with data item list display program |
| Feb-14-2006 |
According to the present invention, a plurality of data items are displayed in different display forms corresponding to attributes of the data items in a list by recording a computer-readable recording... |
| 6996783 |
Selectively adjusting transparency of windows within a user interface using a flashlight tool |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A method, system and program for selectively adjusting transparency of windows within a user interface are provided. An n-level is determined within a z-order of at least one displayable object from among... |
| 6966037 |
Method and apparatus for scrollable cross-point navigation in a calendar user interface |
| Nov-15-2005 |
Method and apparatus for displaying an electronic calendar in a scrollable cross-point navigation image having two bars, each containing panels corresponding to a separate folder or entry of the calendar's... |
| 6928623 |
Method and system for selecting a target window for automatic fill-in |
| Aug-9-2005 |
An improved data processing system in which a user of a GUI can easily designate one of a plurality of windows to be automatically filled in with predetermined, pre-stored information. A method and system... |
| 6915489 |
Image browsing using cursor positioning |
| Jul-5-2005 |
Image browsing through memory-stored items, such as a library of images or desktop windows, is efficiently performed by arranging images in partially overlapping fashion and generating a second-level image... |
| 6901558 |
System and method for displaying status of background worker threads |
| May-31-2005 |
A system for displaying the status of a plurality of threaded tasks operating in the background includes a status bar; a progress control bar in the status bar for a primary task operating in the background... |
| 6854089 |
Techniques for mapping graphical user interfaces of applications |
| Feb-8-2005 |
Techniques for generating maps of graphical user interfaces of applications are provided. An application mapper programmatically executes an application to generate a map of the graphical user interface... |
| 6807543 |
Data access component providing transparent access to a plurality of medical imaging databases |
| Oct-19-2004 |
A technique is provided for accessing data stored in separate databases. A communication system having a first and second computer system is used to retrieve data from a primary or a secondary database.... |
| 6753868 |
Single-chip microcomputer and method of modifying memory contents of its memory device |
| Jun-22-2004 |
A CPU including a CPU-side signal line for connecting each of CPU-side memory device, OSD device, and OSD-side memory device to the CPU, and switching means for disconnecting the OSD device and OSD-side... |