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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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User terminal device and displaying method thereof

TL;DR: In this paper, a user terminal device includes a display configured to display a first screen on a display which is divided by a folding line into a first area and a second area, including an exposure area that is exposed while the display is folded along the folding line such that the first area faces the second area.
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Mobile traffic categorization and policy for network use optimization while preserving user experience

Michael Luna, +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a method of detecting an activity state of an application on a mobile device to which traffic is originated from or directed to, detecting a time criticality of data contained in the traffic to be sent between the mobile device and the host server, determining a timing with which to allow traffic to pass through, based on the activity state or the time-criticality and/or controlling radio use on the mobile devices based upon the timing of traffic.
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Method and system for providing an embedded application tool bar

TL;DR: In this paper, a method and system for providing menu tools directly from an operating system includes a computer system having a user interface including a display, a cursor, and a cursor control device.
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Competing devices responding to voice triggers

Abstract: At a first electronic device with a display and a microphone: sampling audio input using the first microphone; in accordance with the sampling of audio input using the first microphone, sending stop instructions to a second electronic device with a second microphone, the second electronic device external to the first electronic device, wherein the second electronic device is configured to respond to audio input received using the second microphone, and wherein the stop instructions instruct the second electronic device to forgo responding to audio input received using the second microphone, wherein responding to audio input received using the second microphone comprises providing perceptible output.
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System and method for inferring user intent from speech inputs

TL;DR: In this article, a text string with a first and a second portion is provided, and a domain of the text string is determined by applying a first word-matching process to the first portion of text string.
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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.