Patents Examined by Aaron Lowenberger
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Patent number: 10860167Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to perform multiple actions based on a reality captured image. An adjustable splitter splits a viewport into viewing panes with the ability to freely adjust the splitter angle. A sphere represents a view of a scene from a viewpoint and used to render an interactive preview of the view without moving to the viewpoint. A series of 2D images may be used to simulate the navigation of a 3D model in an expedited manner. A 3D mesh error scroll bar is used navigate unsorted errors resulting from mesh creation. An interactive gradient map can be used to select a points based on a range of values for non-geometric parameters. An irregularly shaped mesh selection boundary can be directly modified by stretching. An elevation slice of a 3D model can be defined and isolated for viewing/manipulation.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Mason J. Foster, Damian Paul Stephen Willcox
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Patent number: 10496275Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods associated with a multi-window soft input keyboard application. A multi-window soft input keyboard application is displayed. The soft input keyboard application is used to provide application command control for one or more applications. The soft input keyboard application may comprise a first application window that displays two or more user interface elements for services of the soft input keyboard application. In examples, the first application window displays/updates based on the detected foreground application. The user interface elements are usable for application command control of the detected foreground application. An exemplary soft input keyboard application may further comprise a second application window that displays a soft input keyboard. Display of the second application window may update including replacing display of the soft input keyboard based on selection of a user interface element of the first application window.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2015Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventor: Sung Joon Won
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Patent number: 10484488Abstract: Technology is disclosed for dynamically creating a user interface for interacting with various devices of multiple communication clusters. The technology enables a communication between a mobile apparatus and a first device in a communication cluster and transmits a publication request, from the first device, to a second device in the same communication cluster. The method receives a publication reply from the second device and then generates consolidated information based on the publication reply. The consolidated information includes control instructions for interacting with the first and second devices. The consolidated information is transmitted to the mobile apparatus. The method then creates a user interface based on the consolidated information. The user interface enables a user of the mobile apparatus to directly interact with the first and second devices in the communication cluster.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: C-Labs CorporationInventor: Chris Muench
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Patent number: 10466856Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first display, a second display, and a processor configured to display execution screens of applications corresponding to at least two icons on the first display and the second display, when detecting the least two icons in at least one display among the first display and the second display.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-Min Shin, Min-Kyu Kim, Ui-Jeong Park
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Patent number: 10444939Abstract: Comparing recurring processes. A method includes automatically identifying a plurality of recurring process instances having one or more commonalities. The method further includes displaying the plurality of recurring process instances having one or more commonalities to a user in a user interface. The method further includes receiving user input at the user interface selecting a first recurring process instance from the plurality of recurring process instances. The method further includes receiving user input at the user interface selecting a second recurring process instance from the plurality of recurring process instances. The method further includes automatically identifying differences in the first and second recurring process instances. The method further includes presenting the differences in the graphical user interface to the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Jiahui Wang, Yaron Burd, Omid Afnan
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Patent number: 10423661Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for providing a media consumption history annotated with social context. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving, from a first user device that is associated with a sharing user, a request to share a video item; providing an address associated with the video item; receiving a request, associated with the address, to play the video item; determining, based on the address, that the request to play the video item is associated with the request to share the video item; and causing, via a user interface, a media consumption history to be presented that includes an indication that the video item was shared by the sharing user.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Davies
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Patent number: 10397302Abstract: Methods and systems may provide for receiving a set of attributes that identify a pegged area of a page delivered to a user interface during a first browsing session and storing the set of attributes. Additionally, the set of attributes may be used to conduct a subsequent delivery of the pegged area to a user interface during a second browsing session, wherein the subsequent delivery of the pegged area excludes portions of the page that are outside the pegged area. In one example, the subsequent delivery is conducted further based on the type of client device participating in the second browsing session.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Al Chakra, John A. Feller, Trudy L. Hewitt, Francesco C. Schembari
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Patent number: 10379615Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for providing a haptic feedback signal to a user of a touch surface display. Aspects include providing a plurality of partitions within the touch surface display via a processor. Aspects further include displaying a plurality of content icons via the touch surface display, wherein the plurality of content icons correspond to a plurality of content files. Based on a touch input received from the user via the touch surface display aspects also include manipulating at least one of the plurality of content icons in response to the touch input via the processor. Aspects further includes providing the haptic feedback signal to the user in response to the at least one of the plurality of content icons traversing at least one of the plurality of partitions via a haptic feedback device.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Sarbajit K. Rakshit, John D. Wilson
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Patent number: 10365793Abstract: An electronic apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, a first functional unit is configured to execute a predetermined function and to acquire, during execution of the predetermined function, first attribute information for use in performing sorting according to a first sorting rule. A second functional unit is configured to display, on a display, display target information including first display target information, to perform a first sort display in which the first sorting rule is displayed when the first display target information related to the first attribute information is stored in a second storage area and the first sorting rule is not displayed when the first display target information related to first attribute information is not stored in the second storage, and to sort the first display target information according to the first sorting rule selected by using the input unit and display the sorted information on the display.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Kana Masaki
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Patent number: 10353554Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for presenting data are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes presenting, by a user device, an answer box as a search result in a search result location of a search results page. The answer box can include first content responsive to a query that submitted with a first resource request over a network. The user device determines that a user interaction with the answer box has occurred. In response to determining that the user interaction has occurred, the user device can presents second content in the answer box. The second content is selected from available content that has not been presented prior to the user interaction. The second content is presented independent of submission of a second resource request over the network subsequent to submission of the first resource request.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Nicholas G. Fey, Michael van Ouwerkerk, Yury Pinsky
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Patent number: 10342634Abstract: A medical apparatus, such as a dialysis machine (e.g. a hemodialysis machine or a peritoneal dialysis machine), includes a plurality of components, one or more sensors corresponding to the components and configured to detect signals, a display and a control unit. The control unit is configured to: receive signals from the one or more sensors, determine, from the signals, a status of the medical apparatus, and determine control commands for the display based on the determined status for status-dependent control of the display. The described apparatus improves the human-machine interface in terms of set-up time, operating time and freedom from errors. Depending upon the determined status, different status-specific menus may be illustrated on the display in order to assist the user when operating the apparatus or advise the user about any errors or subsequent steps.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventor: Pia Nora Daniel
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Patent number: 10338686Abstract: A method for facilitating and enhancing computer-based authoring of gesture definitions that are useful in controlling a walk-around character and other systems using gesture controls. The method includes, during performance of a gesture by a performer, collecting sets of raw sensor data each corresponding to differing parameters of the performance of the gesture. The method includes displaying a graphical user interface with a graphical plot of each of the sets of raw sensor data. The method includes receiving user input identifying which of the parameters to include in a gesture definition. The method includes, for the graphical plots associated with the chosen parameters receiving user input defining a starting position, an ending position, a maximum value, and a minimum value. The gesture may involve movement of a performer's arms, legs, hands, head, eyes, and so on in a particular manner.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: James R. Robertson, Raymond J. Scanlon, Michael R. Honeck, Angela Jay, Cory J. Rouse, Holger Irmler
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Patent number: 10338937Abstract: A server computing system provides a web application graphical user interface (GUI) that has a first pane and a second pane. The first pane includes data items of the web application. When a user selects multiple data items in the first pane, the second pane identifies the actions that are available for the data items that are selected in the first pane. When an action is selected in the second pane, the data items in the first pane are modified in response to the selection without a web browser refreshing or reloading a corresponding web page. The server computing system receives a user request for additional information for a data item in the first pane and provides the additional information in a third pane that is together with the first pane in the GUI without the web browser refreshing or reloading the corresponding web page.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.Inventors: Jason E. Rist, Shannon Ray Hughes
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Patent number: 10311751Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for enabling item selection in a widget. An example method comprises receiving at an electronic device, from a server, code instructing the electronic device to display a widget having a grid comprising one or more cells configured for point-and-click selection. The method further comprises displaying the grid in accordance with the received code and sending information associated with a currently selected cell to an assistive system on the electronic device. The method further comprises configuring the electronic device for keystroke operation of the widget. The method further comprises identifying a non-entry keystroke, and in response, determining a new cell associated with the grid, selecting the new cell, and sending information associated with the new cell to the assistive system for output to the user. The method further comprises identifying an entry keystroke and, responsive thereto, sending information associated with the new cell to the server.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONInventor: Nicholas Beranek
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Patent number: 10311461Abstract: A method includes generating a display that includes an option to prohibit delivery of tangible items and, for each of a plurality of assets, information identifying the asset and an icon corresponding to an access platform associated with the asset. A first icon of a first asset is included in the display in response to determining that a first access platform associated with the first asset includes a delivery option. The first asset includes a tangible asset. The delivery option is associated with delivery of the tangible asset. The method also includes sending the display to a display device. The method further includes, in response to a selection of the option to prohibit delivery of tangible items, removing the association between the first access platform and the first asset and updating the display to reflect the removal.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2013Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Heather Lloyd, Daniel Malee, Satish Baratam, Charles Boland, Eric Hedgecock
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Patent number: 10303332Abstract: Interactions with content on a social networking system are presented in real time using icons. Content items are presented to users of the social networking system by the social networking system. The social networking system receives interactions with a content item from users of the social networking system. In some embodiments, the interactions comprise users liking the content item, posting a comment on the content item, and sharing the content item with other users. Icons are displayed to users describing an interaction with a content item. The icon may comprise information about the type of the interaction with the content item and which user performed the interaction. In some embodiments, icons are presented to users based on a measure of affinity of the user for the interaction. In some embodiments, a user can select the icon to see the interaction with the content item.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Robin Maxime Clediere, Samantha P. Krug
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Patent number: 10303345Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for transferring notifications between multiple computing devices. A notification is provided for display at a first computing device associated with a user account. An indication is received of a user gesture for moving the notification to a second computing device associated with the user account, the second computing device being remote from the first computing device. In response to the indication, the notification is provided to the second computing device for display at the second computing device and removed from the first computing device so that the notification is no longer displayed at the first computing device.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Benjamin Goldsmith, Santhosh Balasubramanian, Jennifer Shien-Ming Chen, Alexander Friedrich Kuscher
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Patent number: 10289277Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve methods and systems for managing various applications, services, configuration data, business data and the like corresponding to a business enterprise. An information technology portfolio knowledge and management system may generate an application management view configured to enable users to automatically manage the various applications, services, configuration data, and business data.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2014Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Paul W. Farnsworth, Martin M. Feltz, Jennifer Relfe, Steven M. Rdzak, Chad D. Woods
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Patent number: 10289271Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including: a detection unit configured to detect a position of a manipulating object, and a display control unit configured to cause a menu to be displayed on a screen according to the position of the manipulating object detected by the detection unit. The display control unit causes, when the detection unit detects that the manipulating object is positioned on a first icon serving as a base point, one or more second icons corresponding to a main menu to be opened and displayed, and causes, when the detection unit detects that the manipulating object is positioned on one of the second icons, one or more third icons corresponding to a sub-menu subordinate to the main menu to be opened in a direction orthogonal to an opening direction of the second icons and displayed by using the selected second icon as a base point.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2014Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki Sakai, Teruya Kaneda, Anna Ariga, Shunichi Sugiura, Hiroyuki Mitsubori
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Patent number: 10262047Abstract: An interactive vehicle information map system is disclosed in which, in various embodiments, geographical, geospatial, vehicle, and other types of data, geodata, objects, features, and/or metadata are efficiently presented to a user on an interactive map interface. In an embodiment, the user may search vehicle-related data via the interactive map by providing search criteria including, for example, information regarding a geographic area, a time period, a vehicle, a vehicle owner, and/or a license plate number, among other items. The map system may provide search results including a list of vehicles that match the search criteria, vehicle information, and/or points on the interactive map that indicate license-plate recognition read locations, among other information. In an embodiment, the user may view detailed information associated with particular vehicles including, for example, captured images, vehicle-owner data, event history, and the like. Further, the user may export data and/or create search alerts.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Mitchell Beard, Michael Glazer, Robin Lim, Sina Iman, Mark Basoa, Tristan Huber, Paul Ryan, Youssef Moussaoui, Bonnie McLindon, Nick White, Alexander Vasilyev, Mark Lundquist