An apparatus and method for handling special windows in a display comprises a window manager in an operating system that is called by application...

To provide a predetermined user with a privilege for a delegated application processing without providing the user with the application requester's...

The method of collecting a time based stream of information to generate a presentation is provided for in which a processing system is employed. In...

A method of manipulating a time based stream of information through use of a user interface to generate a presentation is provided in which a...

Techniques for providing limited access to data stored in records of databases are disclosed. The techniques can be implemented in a database program...

The invention provides a cryptographic method which includes receiving at a first entity a second public key MA. At least one of a first session key...

Improved housing for a computing device is disclosed. The improved housing is provided with one of an illuminable connector, a touch pad arrangement,...

The present invention is a cooling device for removing heat from an integrated circuit. In one embodiment, the cooling device includes a conduit and a...

System and method for integrating media objects for viewing on and manipulation via a computing device such as a personal computer. The system and...

Methods and apparatuses for variable length decoding using multiple look-up tables simultaneously. In one aspect of the invention, a method for...

Methods and apparatuses for performing vector table look-up using multiple look-up tables. In one aspect of the invention, a method for execution by a...

A method of controlling a display of a data processing system includes displaying a first list as a scrollable view of items in a first mode;...

The method and apparatus determine a specific position of a user-selectable region at a particular point in time within a sequence of display frames....

A duplicate suppression protocol is introduced in order to suppress duplicate entries from appearing in a list of available network resources. With...

The invention provides for the coordination of client/server processes. One or more embodiments provide a completion object comprised of various...

A method and apparatus is described for producing a translucent image over a base image created on the display screen of a computer system by a...

The present invention implements, in a data processing environment, many of the attributes of paper Post-it® notes. The note program of the present...