公开(公告)号：GB2519124A

公开(公告)日：2015-04-15

申请号：GB201317959

申请日：2013-10-10

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BELL DAVID ROWLAND ,  PHILLIPS CHRISTOPHER

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/048

Abstract: The present invention provides a method in a computing device of controlling how an application window of a graphical user interface will open. The method includes the following steps. A time period is defined immediately after an application launch selection action by a user and before the drawing on screen of the application window. During the time period, a gesture input is sensed, and this is then recognised by a gesture recognition engine. The computing device then selects, based on at least one of a type and location of the recognised gesture input, a window location and dimensions which are then used for the window which is then opened. For example a user may launch an application and then use an cursor control device, such as a mouse, trackball or touchpad, to input a gesture at the top right quarter of the screen. This indicates to the computing device that an application window covering the top right quarter of the display screen should be opened. The location of the gesture may relate to predefined window dimensions and locations such as quarter-screen, half-screen or full-screen or double-screen windows. The user may define a set of window sizes and locations.

公开(公告)号：GB2502263A

公开(公告)日：2013-11-27

申请号：GB201208604

申请日：2012-05-16

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： WHITBOURNE MATTHEW ,  PHILLIPS CHRISTOPHER ,  ARMSTRONG ANDREW

IPC: G06F21/35

Abstract: A method and system for authenticating a user of a near field communications (NFC) transmitter (such as an identifying tag or card) at an NFC receiver or reader comprises: receiving 404 at the receiver a signal comprising a first unique identifier; measuring 406 the signal strength of this signal and tracking how it varies with time; converting 408 this variation into a second identifier; comparing 410 the first unique identifier with the second identifier to determine whether there is a correlation; authenticating 414 the user if they correlate correctly. The signal strength may be varied by moving the transmitter towards and away from the receiver in a predetermined pattern of movement. The method may be used to determine the outcome of a transaction, and the transaction may be denied or not completed 412 if the identifiers do not correlate. The transmitter may be passive and powered by the NFC reader.