| 7038662 |
Tilt-based pointing for hand-held devices |
| May-2-2006 |
Systems and methods of pointing in hand-held devices are described. In accordance with this scheme, a user may control the position where a pointer is displayed on a display screen simply by changing the... |
| 7032188 |
Multilevel sorting and displaying of contextual objects |
| Apr-18-2006 |
An apparatus and method for displaying a plurality of icons on the display of a mobile terminal are provided. Icons are displayed in at least two different sections. The first section includes icons having... |
| 7020849 |
Dynamic display for communication devices |
| Mar-28-2006 |
Techniques for displaying information on communication devices are disclosed. The techniques are highly beneficial for devices with relatively small viewing areas (e.g., remote wireless phones). An enhanced... |
| 7017125 |
Portable terminal system, portable terminal, method of controlling portable terminal, and storage medium storing program for controlling portable terminal |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A portable terminal provided with a text browser for perusing text contents which are supposed to be displayed on a display of the portable terminal, and a help browser for perusing help contents showing... |
| 7017115 |
Portable information terminal equipment and display method therefor |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A portable information terminal equipment with a browser function includes an image information acquisition section for acquiring image information constituted by at least image data and display sequence... |
| 7016963 |
Content management and transformation system for digital content |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A transformation engine that enables content and information to be transformed from one format, a source format, to a format that is compatible with the requesting device, a destination format. Advantageously,... |
| 7010758 |
Dynamically defined context sensitive jump menu |
| Mar-7-2006 |
Selection of a jump menu option on a wireless communication device presents the user with a dynamically defined, context sensitive menu that provides access to each previously visited card in the current... |
| 7010581 |
Method and system for providing browser functions on a web page for client-specific accessibility |
| Mar-7-2006 |
A method and system that provide browser-based functions by injected into a web page a control button, form text field or similar browser-based function control such that both the browser controls and... |
| 7010294 |
Wireless control of a field device in an industrial process |
| Mar-7-2006 |
A mobile terminal is arranged to communicate over a cellular communication system with a control system connected to a plurality of field devices in an industrial process, in order to remote control, configure... |
| 7007246 |
Information input device, operation method for information processing device, information processing device, recording medium and program |
| Feb-28-2006 |
As a rotating member of an operating unit is operated, a graphical user interface works so that a band-shaped display area wound on a roll-shaped object looks like being extended upward in visually the... |
| 7007239 |
Method and apparatus for accessing a contacts database and telephone services |
| Feb-28-2006 |
Sophisticated computer-enhanced mobile telephones require intuitive user interfaces in order to allow a user to take advantage of all the available features. The present invention discloses an intuitive... |
| 7000188 |
System and method for intelligently selecting media through a simplified user interface |
| Feb-14-2006 |
The present invention is a media player and media player interface. The media player includes a storage unit for various types of media, media related data, and media selection logic. The media player... |
| 6996784 |
Method and apparatus for interacting with a portable computer system |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A palmtop computer system that incorporates mechanical buttons that combine the task of turning the palmtop computer system on and starting a particular application program. Furthermore, the same mechanical... |
| 6996777 |
Method and apparatus for presenting auditory icons in a mobile terminal |
| Feb-7-2006 |
An apparatus and method for presenting one or more auditory icons are provided to deliver contextual information in a timely manner to the user without requiring the user to view the mobile terminal's... |
| 6995760 |
Editing method and medium in CAD system |
| Feb-7-2006 |
Disclosed is a technology of making a user grasp and specify a basic configuration invisible in a finally generated three-dimensional configuration in a three-dimensional CAD system for generating the... |
| 6985887 |
Apparatus and method for authenticated multi-user personal information database |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A method of assuring integrity of a personal information in a data base containing personal information provided by multiple users uses in various embodiments physiological identifiers associated with... |
| 6983445 |
System for controlling a parameter |
| Jan-3-2006 |
The invention relates to a system for controlling a parameter by programming said parameter using a programmable control device. The system according to the invention comprises drawing means which enable... |
| 6980200 |
Rapid entry of data and information on a reduced size input area |
| Dec-27-2005 |
A method and device designed to improve the speed, accuracy, and ease of entry of characters and other symbols by a user. The device is designed to use a reduced size input area as an input source and... |
| 6978424 |
Versatile user interface device and associated system |
| Dec-20-2005 |
A versatile user interface device and associated system includes a consumer device, such as a set-top terminal, and a user interface device, such as a versatile remote control unit for sending command... |
| 6976226 |
Translating tabular data formatted for one display device to a format for display on other display devices |
| Dec-13-2005 |
A method and system are provided that translates tabular data prepared for a first display format into a second display format. Tabular data prepared for display on a conventional desktop display device... |
| 6976217 |
Method and apparatus for integrating phone and PDA user interface on a single processor |
| Dec-13-2005 |
Separate processors, a PDA processor, and a baseband processor are maintained in a PDA having an integrated telephone device. The PDA processor runs PDA related programs and a user interface for the telephone... |
| 6971070 |
Technique for automatic parking of a vehicle |
| Nov-29-2005 |
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,... |
| 6971064 |
Method for automatically forwarding and replying short message |
| Nov-29-2005 |
A method for automatically forwarding and replying short message is provided. Firstly, a local user joins a message chat room. If the user presses a key for forwarding a message, the message chat room... |
| 6961029 |
Pixel border for improved viewability of a display device |
| Nov-1-2005 |
A display device having a display matrix including a pixel border of width x and located around the edge locations of the matrix for improved viewability. In particular, the border can be several pixels... |
| 6959425 |
System and method for managing a scalable list of items for display |
| Oct-25-2005 |
A system and method for managing a scalable list of items for display in a display device of a small footprint device. A client program running in a small footprint device may instantiate a "list container... |
| 6959419 |
Audience information collecting system, audience information collecting method, and information providing method |
| Oct-25-2005 |
An information collecting system and method for providing information to members of the audience at theaters where movies and theatrical productions are presented, collecting information from the members... |
| 6957397 |
Navigating through a menu of a handheld computer using a keyboard |
| Oct-18-2005 |
A technique to navigate through one or more menus of a handheld computer is disclosed. In one embodiment, the technique uses a handheld device having a first button to cause a cursor to navigate through... |
| 6956562 |
Method for controlling a handheld computer by entering commands onto a displayed feature of the handheld computer |
| Oct-18-2005 |
A method for software control using a user-interactive display screen feature is disclosed that reduces stylus or other manipulations necessary to invoke software functionality from the display screen.... |
| 6950994 |
Data list transmutation and input mapping |
| Sep-27-2005 |
A method for converting a list of data, each entry in said list having at least one alpha-numeric character, to a format suitable for display and manipulation in a limited display area. The method comprises:... |
| 6944831 |
Operator buttons as active buttons |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A programmable controller has a processing unit, a display screen, an operator unit, and signal inputs and signal outputs. The processing unit, the display screen, the operator unit, the signal inputs,... |
| 6941382 |
Portable high speed internet or desktop device |
| Sep-6-2005 |
A portable device that allows accessing the Internet and World Wide Web wirelessly through a cellular telephone. A host computer, which may also be a Web server, translates and compresses into bitmap or... |
| 6939231 |
Method for controlling a terminal display and a terminal |
| Sep-6-2005 |
A terminal includes a display and a user interface. The terminal also includes means for providing the terminal display with at least one virtual display, a display portion or an object, and means for... |
| 6938222 |
Ink gestures |
| Aug-30-2005 |
A system and process for capturing and implementing handwritten gestures is described. A user may use gestures to quickly command a pen-based input device to perform operations. Using the described embodiments,... |
| 6938221 |
User interface for stylus-based user input |
| Aug-30-2005 |
A stylus user interface for a computer system having a display is disclosed. The user interface receives stylus-based user input. Responsive to receiving the user input, the user interface displays a menu... |
| 6938220 |
Information processing apparatus |
| Aug-30-2005 |
An information processing apparatus obtains a distance that an input pen is moved in terms of the number of dots covered on a display screen, and from that number, judges whether a pen stroke is a gesture... |
| 6934911 |
Grouping and displaying of contextual objects |
| Aug-23-2005 |
An apparatus and method for displaying a plurality of icons on the display of a mobile terminal are provided. Messages are first sorted by comparing characteristics of the messages with first context category... |
| 6928617 |
Segmentation of views for simplified navigation on limited device |
| Aug-9-2005 |
In one form, a method, for creating multiple segments of source information for presentation on a device having a limited size display screen, includes generating a first derivative file describing first... |
| 6925613 |
Strobe reading technology and device |
| Aug-2-2005 |
A method and device for displaying electronic text on a screen is disclosed, comprising presenting text as a single word display of a particular duration plus a non-text gap, and continuing this single... |
| 6924797 |
Arrangement of information into linear form for display on diverse display devices |
| Aug-2-2005 |
A method of display with a graphical user interface includes arranging selectable navigation points along a line configured on a display screen. In some embodiments, the selectable points correspond to... |
| 6904570 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a display of data on a display screen |
| Jun-7-2005 |
A user interface of a smart compact device employs a combination comprising a display screen in combination with an activating object that is capable of reporting X and Y position information in a first... |
| 6895559 |
Auto-completion algorithm for dialing telephone numbers |
| May-17-2005 |
A method of dialing is disclosed which attempts to "guess" as to which number the user is attempting to dial into a communication device, such as a cellular telephone. From the idle mode (200), the user... |
| 6886139 |
Method and apparatus for managing infant care |
| Apr-26-2005 |
A generic solution is disclosed to facilitate and improve the management of infant care, the complex nutritional and health requirements of infants. According to one embodiment, a portable device collects... |
| 6882865 |
Fixing structure for input keys |
| Apr-19-2005 |
The present invention offers a fixing structure for input keys, applied in personal digital assistant provided with function of a mobile telephone. On the backside of the case of a framework are provided... |
| 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... |
| 6865719 |
Cursor movable interactive message |
| Mar-8-2005 |
A method for displaying an image which can include a text or graphic message on a display driven by an electronic device that includes a graphical user interface, including the steps of storing the image... |
| 6862713 |
Interactive process for recognition and evaluation of a partial search query and display of interactive results |
| Mar-1-2005 |
A method for presenting to an end-user the intermediate matching search results of a keyword search in an index list of information. The method comprising the steps of: coupling to a search engine a graphical... |
| 6845488 |
Multi-line editor for compact display |
| Jan-18-2005 |
A method for displaying information, expressed as a sequence of alphanumeric characters, on a screen having a sequence of entry lines. Where a designated entry includes more than one line of characters:... |
| 6832353 |
Viewing web pages on small screen devices using a keypad for navigation |
| Dec-14-2004 |
A method and system for browsing and navigating web pages on a small screen device using a keypad are disclosed. A web page is divided into logical sections. In one embodiment, each section is mapped to... |
| 6810504 |
System and method for implementing a user interface for use with Japanese characters |
| Oct-26-2004 |
A system and method for implementing a user interface for use with Japanese characters includes a font-encoder compiler on a host computer for encoding selected text strings and creating custom fonts,... |
| 6806867 |
Palm pad system |
| Oct-19-2004 |
A palm pad system including an electronic notepad coupled to a conventional personal digital device ("PDD") via a data bus is set forth that enables a user to transpose handwritten data into electronic... |
