Abstract: A mobile device having a user interface supporting multiple windows is disclosed. The user interface is suitable for use in any device having a handheld form factor, such as a mobile phone or mobile Internet device. The user interface includes two windows that are displayed on the mobile device's screen. The mobile device may be configured to switch between a single window mode and a dual window mode. The device may also be configured to launch applications in either mode. It may be configured to switch between modes automatically or in response to a user command. The windows may also be re-oriented in response to a change in the device's orientation or to a user's command.

Abstract: A user interface method and apparatus for a mobile terminal having a touchscreen are provided. The apparatus and method improve interactivity using a toolbar menu mode screen which allows a user to execute functions and commands with drag and drop behaviors on the touchscreen to graphical objects such as toolbar, icons, and other active objects. An interface apparatus includes a touchscreen unit that displays a screen including a second region for presenting a toolbar having at least one User Interface (UI) element representing a specific function and a first region for activating, when the UI element is dragged from the toolbar and dropped in the first region on the touchscreen, the function represented by the UI element. The interface apparatus also includes a control unit which detects a drag and drop action of the UI element and activates, when the drag and drop action is detected, the function associated with the UI element in the form of an active function object. The interface apparatus of the present invention registers the frequently used functions with the toolbar in the form of icons such that, when an icon is dragged from the toolbar to the main window, the function represented by the icon is activated.

Abstract: Provided is a single repository for capturing, connecting, sharing, and visualizing information based on a geographic location, for example. Detailed information about a structure or other object information can be displayed as mode information. An object of interest can be identified by monitoring a user activity or inactivity with regard to a displayed map. If the user hovers a pointing device over an object within the displayed map for longer than a predetermined amount of time, it can be inferred that the user should be presented with additional information regarding the object.

Abstract: A portable computer that is configurable between a plurality of display modes including a laptop mode (in which the portable computer has a conventional laptop appearance) and an easel mode in which the base of the computer and its display component stand vertically forming an inverted “V.” The portable computer includes a hinge assembly that couples the display component to the base of the computer, and allows the display component to be rotated about an axis along an interface between the display component and the base to configure the portable computer between a closed position, the laptop mode and the easel mode. The portable computer further comprises a scroll wheel and optional navigation buttons that permit a user to control or manipulate various aspects of operation of the portable computer (such as volume or display brightness) and/or content displayed the computer.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods, such as those that read data from non-volatile integrated circuit memory devices (106), such as NAND flash. For example, disclosed techniques can be embodied in a device driver (110) of an operating system (104). Errors are tracked during read operations. If sufficient errors are observed (204) during read operations, the block is then retired when it is requested to be erased or a page of the block is to be written (210), (212), (214), (310). One embodiment is a technique to recover data from uncorrectable errors. For example, a read mode can be changed (410) to a more reliable read mode to attempt to recover data. One embodiment further returns data (106) from the memory device regardless of whether the data was correctable (430) by decoding of error correction code data or not.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is performed at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display while the portable electronic device is in a user-interface locked mode of a workout monitoring application with the touch screen display turned off. The method includes: monitoring a workout by a user with the workout monitoring application; detecting an interaction by the user with a first physical button on the portable electronic device; and determining whether the detected interaction by the user with the first physical button corresponds to a first predefined action. The method further includes, in response to determining that the interaction by the user with the first physical button corresponds to the first predefined action; turning on the touch screen display; providing an audio status report of the workout by the user; displaying a workout pause icon; and displaying an unlock image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle system and a method for operating a motor vehicle system. The vehicle system, controlled by control inputs, provides functionalities in the motor vehicle (1) and comprises an interface (9) for acquiring the control inputs and outputting data as well as a control device (5) for controlling the functionalities in accordance with the acquired control inputs. A storage medium (7) on which instructions explaining the functionalities and/or operation are stored is linked to the control device (5). The control device (5) is designed to retrieve instructions from the storage medium (7) and output the same as part of the instructions via the interface (9). The vehicle system (3, 3') can be operated in an assistance mode in which the user inputs are interpreted and evaluated as control inputs for the functionalities while instructions explaining the respective activated functionality and/or other operational options are additionally output at the same time.

Abstract: A system and method for document editing. A system includes an operator input device, a processor, gesture recognition program, and an edit mode program. The operator input device that senses gestures and multiple simultaneous touch points. The processor is coupled to the operator input device. The processor executes the gesture recognition program, which recognizes inputs from the input device. The gesture recognition program recognizes a predetermined edit mode gesture and, based only on the gesture, causes the processor to execute the edit mode program. The edit mode program provides a plurality of document editing functions for modifying a currently displayed document.

Abstract: A system and method for notifying users in a manner that is appropriate for the event and the environment for the user. The method of the present invention relates to determining the desired properties of an event and assigning varying notification characteristics to that event. Profiles are created of the various events, wherein each profile relates to a different mode or situational environment, such as a meeting environment, an office or normal environment, a louder outside-type environment, etc. The invention further relates to placing the small computer device in a particular mode, either automatically or manually. Once in a particular mode the device provides notifications according to that mode.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, in which an input method editor receives composition inputs and determines language context values based on the composition inputs. Candidate selections based on the language context values and the composition inputs are identified.

Abstract: A portable proximity alarm apparatus comprising a Bluetooth system and an alarm monitors the presence of a portable electronic device equipped with a compatible transceiver within range and alarms when that device leaves its range. On detecting disconnection, the proximity alarm automatically tries to reconnect. A portable proximity alarm apparatus with an optional voice mode allows to additionally use the unit as a headset when an earpiece is folded. A portable proximity alarm apparatus with relay functionality allows using a Bluetooth headset and proximity alarm functions unobtrusively on most mobile phones.

Abstract: A user interface for use with a device having a display and a controller, the controller being configured to receive touch input representing a slide-in gesture and in response thereto switch input mode, wherein the input mode is one of DIRECT, in which mode touch input is interpreted to be direct actions, or HOVER, in which touch input is interpreted to be hover actions.

Abstract: Transitioning between a high-resolution input mode, such as a mouse-based interface, and a low-resolution input mode, such as a touch-based interface, is described. A change of orientation of a touch screen between a first orientation and a second orientation is detected. Transitioning between the two input modes and corresponding user interfaces (UIs) is based on the detected change of orientation. A change of orientation can be detected with one or more sensors, such as an accelerometer, position sensors, etc. Transitioning from one mode to another can include modifying an item displayed in the UI of the one mode into a corresponding item displayed in the UI of the other mode. The modifying can include enlarging/reducing, obscuring/unobscuring, moving, etc. For example, an item can be obscured by the visual effect of sliding it off of the screen.

Abstract: A method for navigating through notifications on a wireless device having a primary user interface shown on a primary display and a secondary user interface shown on a secondary display, the method comprising the steps of: generating a notification at the wireless device, the notification being associated with an event; detecting if the secondary user interface is being shown; indicating the notification on the secondary user interface if the secondary user interface is being shown; displaying a preview of the event on the secondary user interface in response to a selection of the notification in a preview mode; and closing the preview of the event on the secondary user interface in response to a deselection of the notification and bringing the secondary user interface out of the preview mode; wherein the notification is still maintained after displaying the preview of the associated event.

Abstract: A virtual device emulated in software and included in a virtual machine is provided in a virtualized computer system. The virtual device includes an emulation mode and a pass through mode. The emulation mode is used for a first plurality of device operations. The pass through mode is used for a second plurality of device operations. The virtual device is configured to communicate with a physical device and each of the second plurality of device operations are configured to be handled by the physical device. The virtual device also includes a switching logic to switch between the emulation mode and the pass through mode based on a device operation to be performed by the virtual machine of the virtual device.

Abstract: A system and method for displaying menus of selectable options to a user are provided. The menus may include options that are contextually related to a current mode of the device to provide relevant options to a user. The electronic device modes may include, for example, a media mode, a radio mode, a workout mode, a calendar or event mode, a clock mode, a stopwatch mode, or any other suitable mode. To further enhance a user's experience, the displayed menus may not cover the entirety of the screen such that a portion of the content associated with a current mode or application may be visible, thus providing context to the displayed options.

Abstract: A menu user interface providing device and a method thereof are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the method of providing a menu user interface by a portable apparatus, including determining whether a main menu icon displayed on a touch screen is selected; determining whether a menu mode is an activation mode or an inactivation mode if the main menu icon is selected; and changing the menu mode into the activation mode if the menu mode is determined as the inactivation mode and forming an expanded menu by radically arranging a submenu of n hierarchies, n being a natural number, corresponding to the main menu icon and displaying the formed expanded menu through a touch screen. Accordingly, with the present invention, a user interface capable of inputting various data with easy manipulation and minimized multi-points can be provided.

Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention relate to reading data from and writing data to a storage system. Specifically, embodiments of the invention relate to a read only mode for a portion of a storage system. In one embodiment, a selective read-only mode for a portion of a storage system is implemented by monitoring a condition that affects a subset of persistent storage in a storage system, by detecting the condition, by entering a read-only mode for the subset, and by enforcing a policy of processing write requests and read requests to the storage system, which includes processing the write requests without modifying user data stored on the subset and processing the read requests, including requests for user data stored on the subset.

Abstract: A multimodal electronic device (100) includes a shutter enabled dynamic keypad for presenting one of a plurality of keypad configurations to a user. Each keypad configuration, which is presented by an optical shutter (204) that opens or closes windows or shutters that are geometrically configured as alphanumeric or device keys or symbols. Each keypad configuration, in one embodiment, is limited to those needed for the particular mode of operation of the device (100). The optical shutter (204) is a low-resolution display that presents user actuation targets to a user in a low-resolution key area. As each mode of the device changes, the corresponding keypad configuration presented changes accordingly.

Abstract: The invention discloses a network multimedia searching and inquiry method integrating individualization and collaboration, which includes the following steps: (1) existing semantic information is adopted to automatically mark media object semanteme; (2) a user sub-file containing user information and personal preferences is established and a searching system sorts and optimizes the searched results according to the intention of the user; (3) the weight of each key phrase in the user sub-file is dynamically adjusted according to relevant feedbacks of the user so as to more accurately reflect the user intention; (4) a multi-layer sub-file mode respectively including the user sub-file, group sub-file and community sub-file is established and a succession and sharing mechanism is preserved between layers so as to both strive for sameness and allow the existence of difference and support a mass storage; (5) multi-modal information is converged and analyzed for multimedia semantic understanding so as to realize the cross-modal multimedia object searching. The invention can accurately learn about the intention of users and realize the high-accurate, individualized and cross-modal multimedia searching.

Abstract: There are provided methods and apparatus for video encoding and decoding geometrically partitioned bi-predictive mode partitions. An apparatus includes an encoder (300) for encoding bi-predictable picture data for at least a portion of a picture using adaptive geometric partitioning. Geometric partitions for the adaptive geometric partitioning are predicted using at least one predictor selected from a first set of predictors corresponding to a first list of references pictures, a second set of predictors corresponding to a second list of references pictures, and a third set of predictors used for bi-prediction and including predictors from at least one of the first and second sets.

Abstract: A method includng storing one or more user profile modes in a device, activating a user profile from the stored profiles where activating a user profile mode comprises configuring a user interface of the device to allow access to only applications and/or information associated with the activated user profile mode and displaying only applications and/or information associated with the activated user profile mode.

Abstract: The invention provides an interface generating method and a platform based on the description of an XML document; the method comprises the following steps: an interface generating engine searches a composed interface request mapping file; a memory address of a description document of styles is obtained and the description document of styles is searched; a style document analytic module is called so as to generate a corresponding style model tree; the interface layout is set according to the attribute of root nodes of the style model tree and is traversed in a mode of depth-first; a reflection mechanism and a script mode are adopted to generate an executing code of the event of a sound monitor of an interface control corresponding to leaf nodes of the model tree, thus generating the interface control and forming the final interface; by adopting the style model cache interface style description document, the times of document reading of the interface generating engine are reduced and the executing efficiency of the interface generating engine is improved; the interface features in the specific application background are analyzed, and a module document which reflects the requirement of the common interface is composed in advance; by introducing the module document, the reusability of the existing work is improved and the workload of a secondary development period is reduced.

Abstract: Provided is a character input method and apparatus for automatically switching an input mode in a terminal having a touch screen. If a press event occurs in one of key regions displayed in the touch screen, it is determined whether a drag event occurs prior to occurrence of a release event. According to whether the drag event occurs, one of a separate input mode for inputting one of characters of a corresponding character group and a text input mode for inputting a word including one of the characters of the character group is executed. Thus, a user can easily input a character by rapidly selecting a desired input mode.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and network control node for detecting the point of attachment of mobile terminals moving within a mobile communication network in idle mode, wherein the mobile communication system can be logically divided into plural tracking areas to which the mobile terminals register. Further, the invention relates to a method for enabling management of mobile terminals in idle mode receiving a service within such mobile communication system. Moreover, the invention relates to a method and mobile terminal for updating the mobile terminal's tracking area registration in a mobile communication system being logically divided into plural tracking areas, wherein mobile terminal is in idle mode and is registered to plural tracking areas simultaneously. The invention suggests different mechanism how to detect terminals registering to plural tracking area, how to verify their current location in the network and how to use these information, for example for resource management.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer arrangement (10) comprising a processor (11) and memory (12; 13; 14; 15) accessible for the processor (11). The memory (12; 13; 14; 15) comprises a computer program comprising data and instructions arranged to allow said processor (11) to: a) obtain an image to be displayed, b) obtain depth information relating to the image, c) use depth information to identify at least one region in the image, d) select display mode for at least one identified region.

Abstract: A generic input device built of Electro-optical camera, sensors, buttons and communication means, provides a measure for operating in absolute and/or relational mode, most software applications on many electronic platforms with display independent of the screen characters.

Abstract: A user interface configured to detect a first press on a volume key and upon the detection determine a second operating mode and switch from a first operating mode to the second operating mode.

Abstract: A method for operating a communications system is provided. The method includes receiving a text communication from a first user destined for a second user. One of a number of user communication points on which to connect the text communication to the second user is selected, and a suitable communication type capable of displaying the text on the selected communication point is determined. The text communication is then forwarded the second user using the communication type.