公开(公告)号：US20100315335A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-16

申请号：US12485543

申请日：2009-06-16

申请人： Nicolas Villar ,  John Helmes ,  Shahram Izadi ,  Daniel Rosenfeld ,  Stephen E. Hodges ,  David Alexander Butler ,  Xiang Cao ,  Otmar Hilliges ,  Richard Banks ,  Benjamin David Eidelson ,  Hrvoje Benko

发明人： Nicolas Villar ,  John Helmes ,  Shahram Izadi ,  Daniel Rosenfeld ,  Stephen E. Hodges ,  David Alexander Butler ,  Xiang Cao ,  Otmar Hilliges ,  Richard Banks ,  Benjamin David Eidelson ,  Hrvoje Benko

IPC分类号： G06F3/033

CPC分类号： G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0383

摘要： A pointing device with independently movable portions is described. In an embodiment, a pointing device comprises a base unit and a satellite portion. The base unit is arranged to be located under a palm of a user's hand and be movable over a supporting surface. The satellite portion is arranged to be located under a digit of the user's hand and be independently movable over the supporting surface relative to the base unit. In embodiments, data from at least one sensing device is read, and movement of both the base unit and the independently movable satellite portion of the pointing device is calculated from the data. The movement of the base unit and the satellite portion is analyzed to detect a user gesture.

摘要翻译： 描述具有独立可移动部分的指示装置。 在一个实施例中，指示设备包括基本单元和卫星部分。 基座单元布置成位于用户手掌下方并且可在支撑表面上移动。 卫星部分被布置成位于用户手的数字下方，并且可相对于基座单元独立地在支撑表面上移动。 在实施例中，读取来自至少一个感测装置的数据，并且根据该数据计算指示装置的基本单元和可独立移动的卫星部分的移动。 分析基本单元和卫星部分的移动以检测用户手势。

公开(公告)号：US20100082662A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-01

申请号：US12238169

申请日：2008-09-25

申请人： Stuart Taylor ,  Shahram Izadi ,  Richard Harper ,  Richard Banks ,  Abigail Sellen

发明人： Stuart Taylor ,  Shahram Izadi ,  Richard Harper ,  Richard Banks ,  Abigail Sellen

IPC分类号： G06F3/048 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F16/2428

摘要： A user interface for an information retrieval system is described. In an embodiment an output region for showing retrieved documents is displayed on an interactive surface. One or more movable user interface items, such as digital buttons or tangible objects, may be positioned in an active region. Each movable user interface item has a stored query associated with it and for example, the queries may be words or images. In an embodiment a user interface controller apparatus identifies any movable user interface items in the active region and identifies a spatial relationship between those items and the output region. In an embodiment, a query is accessed for each of the user interface items in the active region and those queries and the information about the spatial relationship are used to retrieve documents from a document database.

摘要翻译： 描述用于信息检索系统的用户界面。 在一个实施例中，用于显示检索到的文档的输出区域被显示在交互式表面上。 可以将一个或多个可移动用户界面项目（例如数字按钮或有形对象）定位在活动区域​​中。 每个可移动用户界面项目具有与其相关联的存储查询，并且例如，查询可以是单词或图像。 在一个实施例中，用户接口控制器设备识别活动区域中的任何可移动用户界面项，并且识别这些项与输出区之间的空间关系。 在一个实施例中，针对活动区域中的每个用户界面项访问查询，并且使用这些查询和关于空间关系的信息来从文档数据库检索文档。

公开(公告)号：US07360171B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-15

申请号：US11103836

申请日：2005-04-12

申请人： Scott L. Ruthfield ,  Richard Banks

发明人： Scott L. Ruthfield ,  Richard Banks

IPC分类号： G06F17/21 ,  G06K3/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0481 ,  G06F17/30882 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99934 ,  Y10S707/99935

摘要： Systems of providing information to computer users are described. In one embodiment, the system comprises means for displaying, in a navigable window of a display area of a user interface, a first contextual display associated with a first context that can enable a user to accomplish one or more tasks. The system further comprises means for, without changing the first context, presenting quick links to one or more contexts that are different from the user's current context and that are provided by the single application program, each context being associated with a functionality that can enable the user to accomplish various tasks that are different from the one or more tasks that the user can accomplish using the first contextual display, the quick links being selectable to navigate the navigable window to a context associated with a selectable quick link.

摘要翻译： 描述向计算机用户提供信息的系统。 在一个实施例中，系统包括用于在用户界面的显示区域的可导航窗口中显示与能够使用户完成一个或多个任务的与第一上下文相关联的第一上下文显示的装置。 该系统还包括用于在不改变第一上下文的情况下呈现与一个或多个与用户当前上下文不同的并由单个应用程序提供的上下文的快速链接的装置，每个上下文与能够使得 用户完成与用户可以使用第一上下文显示完成的一个或多个任务不同的各种任务，快速链接可选择以将可导航窗口导航到与可选快速链接相关联的上下文。

公开(公告)号：US07346610B2

公开(公告)日：2008-03-18

申请号：US11056439

申请日：2005-02-11

申请人： Scott L. Ruthfield ,  Richard Banks

发明人： Scott L. Ruthfield ,  Richard Banks

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F3/0481 ,  G06F17/30882 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99934 ,  Y10S707/99935

摘要： Methods and systems of providing information to computer users are described. In one embodiment, the methods and systems can provide a ranked list of favorite links. The list can be based upon the recency and frequency with which a user accesses items associated with the links. A most recently added favorites list of links is provided that is based upon when particular links were added to a user's favorites list. The methods and system can calculate a union of the lists to provide a collection of favorite quick links.

摘要翻译： 描述向计算机用户提供信息的方法和系统。 在一个实施例中，方法和系统可以提供喜爱链接的排名列表。 列表可以基于用户访问与链接相关联的项目的新近度和频率。 提供了最近添加的最喜爱的链接列表，其基于什么特定链接被添加到用户的收藏夹列表中。 方法和系统可以计算列表的并集，以提供最喜欢的快速链接的集合。

公开(公告)号：US20060200466A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-07

申请号：US11379732

申请日：2006-04-21

申请人： Shaun Kaasten ,  Jason Moore ,  Kenneth Tubbs ,  Relja Ivanovic ,  David De Vorchik ,  Richard Banks ,  Patrice Miner

发明人： Shaun Kaasten ,  Jason Moore ,  Kenneth Tubbs ,  Relja Ivanovic ,  David De Vorchik ,  Richard Banks ,  Patrice Miner

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30235 ,  G06F17/30011 ,  G06F17/30115 ,  G06F17/30126 ,  Y10S707/922 ,  Y10S707/955 ,  Y10S707/99931 ,  Y10S707/99932 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99937 ,  Y10S707/99942 ,  Y10S707/99943 ,  Y10S707/99944 ,  Y10S707/99945

摘要： A system and method for filtering and organizing items from computer memories based on common elements is provided. Filters are provided for manipulating the items. The filters are essentially tools for narrowing down a set of items. The filters can be dynamically generated based on the properties of the separate items. The system utilizes virtual folders. The virtual folders expose regular files and folders to users in different views based on their metadata instead of the actual physical underlying file system structure on the disk.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于基于共同元素从计算机存储器中过滤和组织项目的系统和方法。 提供过滤器来操作物品。 过滤器基本上是用于缩小一组项目的工具。 可以基于单独项目的属性动态生成过滤器。 系统利用虚拟文件夹。 虚拟文件夹根据其元数据而不是磁盘上的实际物理底层文件系统结构，向不同视图中的用户公开常规文件和文件夹。

公开(公告)号：US20060026534A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-02

申请号：US11234767

申请日：2005-09-23

申请人： Scott Ruthfield ,  Richard Banks

发明人： Scott Ruthfield ,  Richard Banks

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0481 ,  G06F16/9558 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99934 ,  Y10S707/99935

摘要： Methods of providing information to computer users are described. In one embodiment, the method displays, in a navigable window of a display area of a user interface, a first contextual display associated with a first context that can enable a user to accomplish one or more tasks. The method further, without changing the first context, presents quick links to one or more contexts that are different from the user's current context and that are provided by the single application program. Each context is associated with a functionality that can enable the user to accomplish various tasks that are different from tasks that the user can accomplish using the first contextual display. The quick links are selectable to navigate the navigable window to a context associated with a selectable quick link.

摘要翻译： 描述向计算机用户提供信息的方法。 在一个实施例中，该方法在用户界面的显示区域的可导航窗口中显示与能够使用户完成一个或多个任务的与第一上下文相关联的第一上下文显示。 该方法进一步地，不改变第一上下文，呈现与一个或多个不同于用户当前上下文并由单个应用程序提供的上下文的快速链接。 每个上下文与能够使用户完成与用户可以使用第一上下文显示完成的任务不同的各种任务的功能相关联。 快速链接是可选择的，以将导航窗口导航到与可选快速链接相关联的上下文。

公开(公告)号：US20060004692A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-05

申请号：US11213840

申请日：2005-08-30

申请人： Shaun Kaasten ,  Jason Moore ,  Kenneth Tubbs ,  Relja Ivanovic ,  David De Vorchik ,  Richard Banks ,  Patrice Miner

发明人： Shaun Kaasten ,  Jason Moore ,  Kenneth Tubbs ,  Relja Ivanovic ,  David De Vorchik ,  Richard Banks ,  Patrice Miner

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30235 ,  G06F17/30011 ,  G06F17/30115 ,  G06F17/30126 ,  Y10S707/922 ,  Y10S707/955 ,  Y10S707/99931 ,  Y10S707/99932 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99937 ,  Y10S707/99942 ,  Y10S707/99943 ,  Y10S707/99944 ,  Y10S707/99945

摘要： A system and method for filtering and organizing items from computer memories based on common elements. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, filters are provided for manipulating the items. The filters are essentially tools for narrowing down a set of items. In one embodiment, the filters are dynamically generated based on the properties of the separate items. The system utilizes virtual folders. The virtual folders expose regular files and folders to users in different views based on their metadata instead of the actual physical underlying file system structure on the disk. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, quick links are provided. In one embodiment, quick links are a set of predefined links (e.g., located on the left side of the display) that can be clicked on to generate useful views of the sets of items. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, libraries are provided. Libraries consist of large groups of usable types of items that can be associated together.

公开(公告)号：US08555192B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-08

申请号：US12792960

申请日：2010-06-03

申请人： Xiang Cao ,  John Helmes ,  Abigail Sellen ,  Richard Banks

发明人： Xiang Cao ,  John Helmes ,  Abigail Sellen ,  Richard Banks

IPC分类号： G06F3/048

CPC分类号： G06Q10/06 ,  G06F17/30277

摘要： A sketching and searching application for idea generation is described. In an embodiment, a software application is described which has a user interface which comprises a sketching area. When a user draws or annotates a sketch in the application, the application automatically searches for images based on the sketch and displays results in the form of images outside the sketching area. These images are used to inspire new ideas and to facilitate the creative process in a way that is closely linked with the sketching process. When the sketch is updated, additional searching is automatically performed and new results are displayed. In some examples the sketching area is deformable and deformation may cause new results to be displayed and in some examples the user is able to drag image results into the sketching area to enable tracing of the image or to include the image in the sketch.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于想法生成的草图和搜索应用程序。 在一个实施例中，描述了具有包括素描区域的用户界面的软件应用程序。 当用户在应用程序中绘制或注释草图时，应用程序将根据草图自动搜索图像，并以草图区域外的图像形式显示结果。 这些图像用于激发新想法，并以与草图过程密切相关的方式促进创作过程。 当草图更新时，会自动执行附加搜索，并显示新结果。 在一些示例中，草图区域是可变形的并且变形可能导致显示新的结果，并且在一些示例中，用户能够将图像结果拖动到草图区域中，以使得能够跟踪图像或将图像包括在草图中。

公开(公告)号：US08458180B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-04

申请号：US12771140

申请日：2010-04-30

申请人： Philip Charles Gossel ,  Richard Harper ,  Richard Banks

发明人： Philip Charles Gossel ,  Richard Harper ,  Richard Banks

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30058 ,  G06F17/30864

摘要： Information exploration is described. For example, a user provides gathering terms to an information exploration system which uses those terms to generate many composite items formed from content of different media types obtained from a web search engine. For example, the composite items are displayed simultaneously on a user interface and provide a user with a partial map of information “territory” accessible through the system. In some examples the user is able to select a composite item and use it to explore further in the same direction by generating more composite items using related gathering terms. In some examples the user is able to select a composite item and use it to explore further in a manner indirectly related to the selected composite item. In examples the composite items may be saved in scrap books, sent to other users or used to access content.

摘要翻译： 描述信息探索。 例如，用户向信息探索系统提供收集条件，该系统使用这些术语来生成由从web搜索引擎获得的不同媒体类型的内容形成的许多复合项目。 例如，复合项目同时显示在用户界面上，并向用户提供可通过系统访问的信息“区域”的局部映射。 在一些示例中，用户能够选择复合项目，并使用它来通过使用相关的收集术语生成更多的复合项目来在相同的方向进一步探索。 在一些示例中，用户能够选择复合项目并且以间接与所选择的复合项目相关的方式使用它来进一步探索。 在示例中，复合项目可以保存在废书中，发送给其他用户或用于访问内容。

公开(公告)号：US20100037148A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-11

申请号：US12187081

申请日：2008-08-06

申请人： Richard Harper ,  Philip Gosset ,  Richard Banks

发明人： Richard Harper ,  Philip Gosset ,  Richard Banks

IPC分类号： G06F3/01

CPC分类号： H04L51/32 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L51/14

摘要： A social networking tool is described for use with a display. In an embodiment, the display is permanently located in an enterprise office and facilitates social interaction between users some of whom are remote of the display and at least one of whom is physically local to the display. In an embodiment messages comprising content are received from remote users and the content displayed. One display region for each remote user is displayed concurrently and content received from any particular remote user is only displayed in the display region for that remote user. In an embodiment a user local to the display is able to send a message to a remote user by selecting the appropriate display region. In another embodiment a user local to the display is able to change the position of the display regions on the display and may also annotate the display.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于显示器的社交网络工具。 在一个实施例中，显示器永久地位于企业办公室中并且促进用户之间的社交交互，其中一些人远离显示器，并且其中至少一个物理地本地显示在显示器上。 在一个实施例中，包含内容的消息从远程用户接收并显示内容。 每个远程用户的一个显示区域被同时显示，并且从任何特定的远程用户接收的内容仅显示在该远程用户的显示区域中。 在一个实施例中，显示器本地的用户能够通过选择适当的显示区域向远程用户发送消息。 在另一个实施例中，显示器本地的用户能够改变显示器上的显示区域的位置，并且还可以对显示器进行注释。