http://www.freshpatents.com/Data-processing--presentation-processing-of-document-dtnewntc715.php USPTO Class 715 - Data processing: presentation processing of document en-us Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023390.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 To enhance the user experience for users of an application, such as a web browser, the application obtains statistics on shortened links that are displayed in an application or that are associated with displayed unshortened links. The statistics may include, for example, a number of times that content available via... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023391.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A method includes recognizing an item within a first document based on a pattern associated with the item but not the exact content of the item. The method further includes identifying a link for the item and providing a second document that includes information associated with the item when the... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023392.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 One or more server devices receive a request associated with a link, where the link is further associated with a comment and where the comment provides an opinion of, or remarks upon, a content of a document. The one or more server devices retrieve a content of the comment associated... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023393.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 In various embodiments, a method for processing a user request is provided. The method may include receiving input data from a user including at least natural language associated with a user request; analyzing the user input data with an intermediary agent; selecting at least one form based on analyzing the... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023397.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A method of an interactive website is provided that assigns information to each of a plurality of screen blocks for a particular geographical region. The information for each of a first subset of the screen blocks is associated with a different entity within the geographical region and the information for... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023394.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A technique to provide runtime output sanitization filtering of web application content that contains multiple contexts in which dynamic output is included. To facilitate this operation, dynamically-generated content is prepared for sanitization in advance, preferably by being “marked” by the web application itself (or by middleware used by or associated... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023395.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A technique to provide runtime output sanitization filtering of web application content that contains multiple contexts in which dynamic output is included. To facilitate this operation, dynamically-generated content is prepared for sanitization in advance, preferably by being “marked” by the web application itself (or by middleware used by or associated... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023396.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A computer includes a memory area and a processor that is coupled to the memory area. The processor is configured to receive a document as an input string comprised of a markup language, store the input string in the memory area, parse the input string, and deserialize the input string... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023398.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 An apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive a selection of displayed content from a user. An obtaining unit is configured to obtain data corresponding to the selection. The data includes text data. An identification unit is... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023399.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 An information processing apparatus includes a selection unit selecting at least a part of a text included in contents, an acquisition unit acquiring a processing result of natural language processing for the part of the text selected by the selection unit, a specifying unit specifying a predetermined part of the... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023400.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A document stream operating system and method is disclosed in which: (1) documents are stored in one or more chronologically ordered streams; (2) the location and nature of file storage is transparent to the user; (3) information is organized as needed instead of at the time the document is created;... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023401.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 The subject matter of this document can be implemented in, among other things, a method that includes displaying, on a user interface of a computing device, a base portion of a keyboard. The method further includes receiving, on the user interface, a user input that includes initiating a contact at... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023402.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 Provided are a computer program product, method, and system for capturing information on a rendered user interface including user activatable content. A user interface is executed on the computer system. An initial representation is generated of a rendered user interface. A determination is made of locations rendered in the user... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023405.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A method includes inputting a seed data through a media interface associated with a music service on a music device. The seed data is a driver of creation of a playlist associated with the music service. The method also includes dynamically controlling a frequency of songs associated with the seed... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023404.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 According to one general aspect, a method may include detecting an audio signal configured to be played from a local loudspeaker. The method may also include determining which of one or more applications is included with the audio signal, wherein the determined application includes one or more tabs. The method... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023403.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 There is provided herein a system and method for efficient generation and management of similarity playlists. The instant invention allows users to initiate and shape the playlist generation process to automatically provide playlists that are based on the musical features of the files stored in the database and that contain... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023406.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 Mixer includes first and second displays each capable of displaying a pop-up screen that simultaneously displays pieces of information of eight channels. Once a display instruction for displaying a pop-up screen is received, it is ascertained whether or not the pop-up screen currently instructed to be displayed can be displayed... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023407.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A method and system for creating at least one presentation, comprising: at least one computer; at least one application operable on the at least one computer, the at least one application configured for: receiving a plurality of assets; and allowing at least one user to define the at least one... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023408.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A method and a system are put forth for providing regional content information to a user device (e.g., television, laptop, cell phone, etc.). In one example, the system provides content information messages that provide explanations of cultural peculiarities that may occur in the original media content (e.g., television programs, Internet... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023409.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 Computer-readable media, methods and network information computer systems are provided for obtaining network topology information about a relationship between a configuration item and a network of configuration items based upon a property of the selected configuration item, and displaying the network topology information as a topological map.... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023410.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 The present invention provides a computing device that supports cloud service. The computing device of present invention includes a communication module configured to communicate with an external cloud database. The computing device also includes a display screen configured to display a cloud navigation area containing a cloud icon. The computing... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023411.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 An apparatus and method is provided, in which when transmitting a remote User Interface (UI), a remote UI server may provide feedback effects associated with user inputs, such as vibrations and sound effects to a remote UI client. The remote UI client includes a web browser module for rendering and... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023412.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A change in a status of a guest at an event is identified, and a current preference list is updated based on one or more preferences associated with the guest. Multimedia content is provided based on the updated current preference list. A set of preferences associated with the guest may... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023413.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A system is provided for use in distributing information associated with an investigational product, such as a pharmaceutical drug. The information includes electronic documents associated with the investigational product, and a plurality of different electronic reports based on real-time patient clinical study data of the investigational product. The system includes... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023416.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 An enhancement to e-mail user interfaces and message formats includes a dynamic preview window to view and retrieve attachments and summaries of e-mail messages directly in the e-mail list view or inbox view without opening an e-mail message. The efficient viewing mechanism further allows previews without cluttering the listing of... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023414.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A method of processing a reply to a received e-mail is provided. When a plurality of messages are contained in a received e-mail, the plurality of messages are divided into a plurality of groups, and the plurality of messages are output according to the groups.... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023415.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A system may provide a toolbar in a browser at a client, where the toolbar permits user selection from multiple different services for sharing document content. The system may receive a selection of a first one of the multiple different services from a user via the toolbar and may receive... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023417.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 Hubs for social interaction via electronic devices are described. In one aspect, a data processing device includes a display screen displaying a social interaction hub, the social interaction hub including a collection of records. Each record includes a counterparty identifier identifying a counterparty of a past social interaction event, a... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023418.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A method and apparatus for a real-time interface for collaborating between users is described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request to initiate a collaboration on a particular subject. The method may also include selecting a collection of framework widgets based on the particular subject, each framework widget... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023420.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A method, system and graphical user interface for a chat room system is disclosed. One aspect of certain embodiments includes sending messages that originate from a user's current chat room as well as messages that originate from nearby chat rooms to the user. Both types of messages are displayed in... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023419.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A context sensitive slider content area provides a slide out mechanism that is automatically actuated when additional information is needed during a chat session between an agent and a visitor, e.g. where a pre-chat and/or exit form is to be completed. The context sensitive slide out content area also provides... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023421.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A customized application that is declared based on an abstract class definition derived from a declared host component model associated with a host software application implementing business processes and providing a graphical display associated with a user interface (UI) for a user in a client program executing on a client... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023422.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 The invention relates to an intelligent portable personal security object including graphical personalization data visible from a face of the object, wherein the graphical personalization data are presented by electronic display. The invention also relates to a use of the portable object in the carrying out of secure electronic transaction;... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023423.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A dynamically orientable graphical user interface (GUI) can include user input controls that are configured to receive user input. The GUI can be displayed as a band around a perimeter of a horizontally oriented interactive display surface. The user input can be received directly from the orientable GUI in the... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023424.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 An electronic interaction apparatus with a touch screen coupled thereto is provided. In the electronic interaction apparatus, a processing unit executes a widget, and the widget generates a widget image and at least one display object. Also, the widget displays the widget image in a frame on the touch screen,... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023425.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 Display of on-screen elements is coordinated, which includes generating a graphical wallpaper representation in a first process on a first visual layer on a display of a computing device, generating one or more graphical objects in a second process on a second visual layer of the display, wherein the second... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023426.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 An electronic interaction apparatus for position adjustment of widget presentations is provided. In the electronic interaction apparatus, a touch screen comprising a first area and a second area is coupled thereto. A processing unit determines that an image of a widget is dragged and dropped within the second area. Also,... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023427.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 Methods and systems for providing graphical user interfaces are described. To provide greater access and consolidation to frequently used items in the graphical user interface, a userbar is established which includes a plurality of item representations. To permit a greater number of items to reside in the userbar, a magnification... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023428.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A HVAC device is provided. The device includes at least one environmental sensor, a control processor that compares data from the at least one environmental sensor with a reference value, the processor providing an output indicating the environmental data exceeds the reference value a communication interface coupled to the processor,... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023430.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A system and method are provided for generating and displaying one or more indicators indicative of a level of activity within a media sharing system. In one embodiment, with respect to a user participating in the media sharing system, an indicator representative of an activity level of a media collection... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023431.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A computing device and method that support multitasking environment are discussed. According to an embodiment, the computing device includes a display screen; and a processor which controls the display screen and which: identifies a user command for selecting a first job from a group of jobs associated with the multitasking,... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023432.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 One embodiment is a method that generates a map of a system. The map includes an icon that is divided into multiple parts that depict different operational information about a device in the system.... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023429.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 Example methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to manage system, computer, application, service, and/or network performance information are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a data interface, a display interface, a user control interface, and a temporal scale handler. The data interface is responsive to a user selection of a... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023433.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A method and apparatus for inputting a character in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes displaying a virtual keypad on a screen, inputting the character by detecting a user touch, predicting at least one next input character associated with the input character, and controlling at least one area... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023434.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 Methods and systems for providing graphical user interfaces are described. To provide greater access and consolidation to frequently used items in the graphical user interface, a userbar is established which includes a plurality of item representations. To permit a greater number of items to reside in the userbar, a magnification... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023435.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A method of inspecting a physical asset using a mobile computing device is disclosed. Data regarding the asset and its condition is collected on the mobile device by a user, and may include photographs, audio or video recordings, text or other types of data. The data is automatically annotated with... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023436.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 There is disclosed a user interface for selecting a photo tag. In an embodiment, the user interface embodies a method of selecting a photo tag for a tagged photo, comprising: providing a tag entry field for entering a photo tag; in dependence upon a string entered by a user, displaying... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023437.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a CPU, a display, a recording module and an arrangement module. The recording module is configured to record a plurality of position information items each indicating a position on a screen of the display. The position on the screen is a... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023438.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 Embodiments relate to a computer-implemented method for graphically displaying or presenting a fisheye-based view of a large data list on the limited content viewing area of a mobile device. At least a subset of data rows within the data list and graphical representations of a plurality of data fields of... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023439.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 Methods, program products, and systems of chunking data records are described. In general, in one aspect, a mobile device can provide for display on a display screen a scrollable window. The scrollable window can display first display content (e.g., a first segment of formatted data) stored in a first display... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023440.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 The invention relates to a motor vehicle having an operator control element for the operator control of a function of the motor vehicle, wherein the operator control element comprises an upwardly directed surface having a touchpad for the operator control of at least a first function of the motor vehicle,... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023441.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 This disclosure provides an electronic device and a method for displaying an event used for presenting a first type of event and a second type of event to a user. The method includes the following steps. A time interval inputted by the user is received. A record of the first... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023442.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A dynamic user interface for previewing live content includes multiple tiles. Information for multiple pieces of live content available from a gallery is obtained, and this information is presented in the multiple tiles of the user interface in accordance with a current user interface layout. In accordance with one aspect,... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023443.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 At least certain embodiments of the present disclosure include an environment with user interface software interacting with a software application to provide gesture operations for a display of a device. A method for operating through an application programming interface (API) in this environment includes transferring a scaling transform call. The... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023444.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A CE device such as an Internet protocol TV (IPTV), Internet-enabled digital radio, Internet-enabled game console. Instead of or in addition to device-centric authentication, user-centric authentication may be used with an Internet TV server which stores information on the preferences of each user and which also enables users to login... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023445.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 According to some embodiments, information about a delta change package may be received. The delta change package may be, for example, associated with a customer extension project to be applied to content from a business service provider. A description tag for the delta change package may be received from a... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023446.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 The invention relates to user access to data sets associated with a digital map via a user terminal. According to the invention the digital map together with data indicators associated with positions on the map and providing data sets are obtained. Here each data indicator is provided with at least... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023447.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 An apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive a selection of displayed content from a user. An obtaining unit is configured to obtain data corresponding to the selection. The data includes text data. An identification unit is... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023448.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A relational service system for generating an input method is disclosed; the system uses an input unit to provide phonetic symbol and symbol input for a user, transmits an input string by the user to a temporary storing unit for display and selection, and then transmits the selected input string... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023449.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A system applies an interactive filter. The system includes a data storage device, a display device, a user interface input device, and a processor. The data storage device stores data. The display device displays an initial representation of the data. The user interface input device facilitates a localized selection of... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023450.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A user interface device includes: a display unit on which plural buttons are displayed; a touch panel integrally formed with the display unit and detecting input in plural input areas corresponding to respective display areas of the plural buttons; a pressure detection means for detecting water pressure; and a layout... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023451.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 An image forming apparatus includes an arrangement information memory to store icon arrangement information in which entries respectively corresponding to standard applications and extension applications are provided, and in which application identification information identifying an application in each entry is associated with information about icon coordinates and information about an... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023452.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A method of generating a menu display (203), the method comprising the steps of: selecting a plurality of menu items (205—1, 205—2, 205—3, 205—4) from a plurality of candidate menu items, the candidate menu items being arranged in a plurality of hierarchical levels, on the basis of most frequently used... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023453.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A multifunction device displays a view of a top level of a hierarchical user interface. The hierarchical user interface has a plurality of levels including the top level and one or more lower levels. In response to detecting a first input, the device displays a view of at least one... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023455.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for creating and displaying a hierarchical organization chart in a mobile application is provided. The method includes obtaining information from a database. The information represents a first node, second node, and, optionally, at least one third node. The nodes are related to each... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023454.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 An event scheduler may schedule a first event having a first recurrence characteristic within a scheduling module, and to schedule a second event having a second recurrence characteristic within the scheduling module. A link manager may store a link between the first event and the second event within the scheduling... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023460.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 At least certain embodiments of the present disclosure include an environment with user interface software interacting with a software application to provide gesture operations for a display of a device. A method for operating through an application programming interface (API) in this environment includes transferring a scaling transform call. The... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023461.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 At least certain embodiments of the present disclosure include an environment with user interface software interacting with a software application to provide gesture operations for a display of a device. A method for operating through an application programming interface (API) in this environment includes transferring a scaling transform call. The... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023456.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A user interface enables interactive image matting to be performed on an image The user interface may provide results including an alpha matte as feedback in real time. The user interface may provide interactive tools for selecting a portion of the image, and an unknown region for alpha matte processing... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023457.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 Methods and systems for presenting advertisements based on user interactivity with a web page are provided. According to embodiments of the invention, a web page is rendered on a client device. Gesture interactivity with the web page is monitored on the client device. A trigger is executed which defines an... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023459.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 The selective rejection of touch contacts in an edge region of a touch sensor panel is disclosed. In addition, by providing certain exceptions to the rejection of edge contacts, the functionality of the touch sensor panel can be maximized. Contacts in edge bands around the perimeter of a touch sensor... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023462.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for skipping through electronic content displayed on an electronic device having a touchscreen display coupled to a processing engine. According to one embodiment, a multi-touch gesture is received from a user. Based on the user's multi-touch gesture, electronic content associated with digital... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023458.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 A device with a touch-sensitive display may be unlocked via gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display. The device is unlocked if contact with the display corresponds to a predefined gesture for unlocking the device. The device displays one or more unlock images with respect to which the predefined gesture is... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120023463.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:05 -0800 In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products. A mobile computing device is determined to have electrically coupled by physical contact with a docking system that is adapted to supply electrical power for charging the mobile computing device. The docking...