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A user interface is that portion of an interactive computer system that communicates with the user as mentioned in this paper. User interfaces include any aspect of the system that is visible to the user, such as a keyboard, mouse, or display.
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A user interface is that portion of an interactive computer system that communicates with the user. Design of the user interface includes any aspect of the system that is visible to the user. Once, all computer users were specialists in computing, and interfaces consisted of jumper wires in patch boards, punched cards (q.v.) prepared offline, and batch printouts. Today a wide range of nonspecialists use computers, and keyboards, mice, and graphical displays are the most common interface hardware. The user interface is becoming a larger and larger portion of the software in a computer system--and a more important portion, as broader groups of people use computers. As computers become more powerful, the critical bottleneck in applying computer-based systems to solve problems is more often in the user interface rather than in the computer hardware or software.

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Idle screen arrangement structure and idle screen display method for mobile terminal

TL;DR: In this article, an idle screen arrangement structure and a display method for a mobile terminal is presented. But the static static display is not considered, and the static display can be switched between the base and extended idle screens in a circular or non-circular manner.
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Authenticated device used to unlock another device

TL;DR: In this paper, an electronic device having a user interface locked state and a user-interface unlocked state may be in the locked state, and an external device may detect, via wireless communication, an external devices; receive, from the external device, unlocking information for unlocking the electronic device; in response to the received unlocking information, and/or a determination that the external devices is authorized, the locked electronic device may unlock and enter a normal operating state wherein application programs may be launched and used.
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Smartcard encryption cycling

TL;DR: In this paper, various arrangements for encrypting multiple television channels are presented, where a first television channel of a plurality of television channels to be protected via a first entitlement control message (ECM) using a first encryption scheme may be designated.
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Display apparatus and method of controlling the same

TL;DR: In this paper, a display apparatus and a method of controlling the same is presented, which includes a signal processing unit which processes an image signal, a display unit which displays an image thereon corresponding to the processed image signal; a communication unit which communicates with a server which stores a plurality of application programs; and a controller which requests information about the plurality of applications from the server, determines whether the application programs can be properly performed in the display apparatus based on the information received corresponding to request, and controls the communication unit to receive only at least one application program that can be performed
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Vocal command directives to compose dynamic display text

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a speech display for a user of a surface computer, the surface computer comprising a surface, which is capable of receiving multi-touch input through the surface and rendering display output on the surface.
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Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction

TL;DR: The Sixth Edition of Designing the User Interface provides a comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date introduction to the dynamic field of human-computer interaction and user experience (UX) design.
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Direct Manipulation: A Step Beyond Programming Languages

TL;DR: As I talked with enthusiasts and examined the systems they used, I began to develop a model of the features that produced such delight, and the central ideas seemed to be visibility of the object of interest; rapid, reversible, incremental actions; and replacement of complex command language syntax by direct manipulation of the objects of interest.
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Direct manipulation interfaces

TL;DR: A cognitive account of both the advantages and disadvantages of direct manipulation interfaces is sought and two underlying phenomena that give rise to the feeling of directness of manipulation are identified.
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What is the user interface the sy ?

The user interface is the part of a computer system that interacts with the user, encompassing visible aspects. It has evolved from specialist tools to user-friendly hardware like keyboards and mice.

What is user interface capability in computer systems?

The paper does not provide a specific answer to the query. The paper discusses the design and importance of user interfaces in computer systems, but does not explicitly mention the capability of user interfaces in computer systems.

What is the User Interface?

The user interface is the part of a computer system that allows communication between the user and the system.