Patents Examined by Linh K Pham
  • Patent number: 11977812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic speech recognizer and a speech recognition method using a keyboard macro function, the method being characterized by including the steps in which: a transcription data generation unit generates transcription data on the basis of speech data input through a microphone; a labeling unit, in order to perform a macro function on the generated transcription data, labels and sessionizes the generated transcription data and stores the labeled and sessionized data when a preset labeling target word is included; and the generated transcription data is displayed in a space in a utility program in which data can be input by a virtual keyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Inventor: Ha Rin Jun
  • Patent number: 11977719
    Abstract: A mode setting method and a mode setting device for a monitoring system are provided. The mode setting method includes: selecting one or a plurality of monitoring objects; selecting a corresponding display template from preset display templates for each of the one or the plurality of monitoring objects, and associating and packaging each of the one or the plurality of monitoring objects and the selected display template in a one-to-one correspondence, and generating one or a plurality of single display units; selecting a single display unit from the generated single display units according to a monitoring scene; and placing the selected single display unit into a corresponding block of a monitoring interface layout of the monitoring system, and storing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: OPPLE LIGHTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaohua Tu, Fei Zhou, Changfu Xue
  • Patent number: 11968936
    Abstract: A method of determining health of a plant which method includes displaying, on a screen of an electronic display of a mobile computing device, a digital leaf colour chart with colours ranging from yellow green to dark green; displaying on the screen next to the digital leaf colour chart a white area on which a leaf of the plant is to be placed; receiving input to the mobile computing device from a user about which colour of the digital leaf colour chart that best matches the leaf placed on the white area; and the mobile computing device determining the plant health based on the received input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA
    Inventors: Idaly Ali, Robin Yeo, Muhammad Izuddin, Navin Twarakavi
  • Patent number: 11966572
    Abstract: A computer system and method generates one or more commenting features on a canvas, wherein each commenting feature carries at least one comment from a given source. Each commenting feature can include a pin component and a comment body element. The pin component is associated with a corresponding location on the canvas. The computer system and method enable the user to move the comment body element about at least a region of the canvas to view the at least one comment from the given source, while rendering the pin component to coincide with the corresponding associated location of the canvas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Figma, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryhan Hassan, Christa Simon, Thomas John Pavlu, Michael Harris, Meagan Gamache
  • Patent number: 11941048
    Abstract: In one aspect, an example method to be performed by a computing device includes (a) receiving a request to use a camera of the computing device; (b) in response to receiving the request, (i) using a microphone of the computing device to capture audio content and (ii) using the camera of the computing device to capture an image; (c) identifying reference audio content that has at least a threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content; and (d) outputting an indication of the identified reference audio content while displaying the captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.
    Inventors: Nisarg A. Modi, Brian T. Hamilton
  • Patent number: 11934643
    Abstract: Usage metrics for augmented reality content may be identified and analyzed to determine measures of fitness for respective usage metrics. The measures of fitness may indicate a level of correlation with an outcome specified by an augmented reality content creator and an amount of interaction with an augmented reality content item by users of a client application. Recommendations may be provided to augmented reality content creators indicating modifications to augmented reality content items that have at least a threshold probability of increasing the level of interaction between users of the client application and the augmented reality content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Luo, Per Sandell, Vincent Sung
  • Patent number: 11934640
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device displays a user interface associated with a first record label. In some embodiments, the user interface includes one or more representations of artists associated with the first record label and one or more representations of content items, and does not include representations of content or artists not associated with the first record label. In some embodiments, in response to a selection of a representation of a first artist, the electronic device displays a user interface of the content playback application associated with the first artist, which includes one or more representations of content associated with the first artist, but not one or more representations of content associated with the second artist. In some embodiments, in response to a selection of a representation of a first content item, the electronic device initiates a process to access the first content item via the content playback application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Cielak, Evan Mills, Samer A. Harami
  • Patent number: 11934631
    Abstract: The embodiment of the present disclosure discloses multimedia data processing method, apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium. The method comprises: displaying a first shooting page which includes a first icon; displaying identification information of one or more pieces of pre-buffered multimedia data according to an operation of a user on the first icon; acquiring a publishing instruction for target multimedia data of the one or more pieces of pre-buffered multimedia data according to the identification information; and in response to the publishing instruction, publishing the target multimedia data to a network. Due to the fact that the user usually enters the shooting page when wanting to share multimedia data through a terminal, therefore the user can see a draft browsing entrance more intuitively and publish a draft to the network by directly displaying the draft browsing entrance in the shooting page, and the probability of the draft being successfully published is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chenman Zhou, Yujie Li, Pingfangzi Ai
  • Patent number: 11921927
    Abstract: A cabin control apparatus for installation in a cabin surface of an aircraft or other vehicle includes a set of haptic display devices in a housing, each haptic display device having a compact touch-sensitive display surface via which a passenger or user may provide control input for cabin services (e.g., lighting, seat adjustment, crew call, in-flight entertainment (IFE)). Each haptic display device includes haptic actuators for simulating the movement and feel of a mechanical button or switch. Each haptic display device provides information to the user as to the currently controlled cabin service or system, and the set of devices may be toggled between different operating modes wherein the set of devices controls a different set of services. Cabin services and systems controlled by the cabin control module may include passenger-specific context as well as network context, e.g., based on the time of day or the position of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony D. Kuker, Christopher M. Avgenackis, Stephanie L. Cooper
  • Patent number: 11918308
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for using a robotic surgical system comprising a GUI and a robotic arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Nuvasive, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Kim, Gregory Pellegrino
  • Patent number: 11914840
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for presenting information related to electric charging stations for charging an electric vehicle. A first plurality of icons corresponding to an identified plurality of electric charging stations may be generated for presentation on a display. A zoom command to modify a zoom level of the map interface may be received, and in response to receiving the zoom command, a subset of the plurality of electric charging stations having a charging speed above a threshold charging speed may be identified, and a second plurality of icons, corresponding to the identified subset of the plurality of electric charging stations, may be generated for presentation at the display on a zoomed-out view of the map interface. Selectable options to display a detailed view of information related to an electric charger associated with an electric charger category from among multiple electric charger categories may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Meyer Quint, Kok Wei Koh, Brennan Matthew Boblett
  • Patent number: 11907507
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control specification visualization program and a control specification visualization method for improving work efficiency when designing a plurality of processes to be executed in controlled devices. The control specification visualization program causes a computer to execute an input process for inputting processing contents of a plurality of processes to be executed in controlled devices, and a visualization process for visualizing a control specification by analyzing the processing contents of the plurality of processes. The visualization process visualizes the control specification by analyzing the processing contents of the plurality of processes based on at least any of operation control modes, a control operation range, input/output items, or meanings/purposes. The operation control modes, the control operation range, the input/output items, and the meanings/purposes are written in the processing contents of the plurality of processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kousuke Kibo
  • Patent number: 11907516
    Abstract: An electronic device include a housing, a flexible display capable of being slid into the housing and being slid out of the housing, a memory configured to store instructions, and a processor operably coupled with the flexible display. The processor is configured to, when the instructions are executed, display a user interface including sets of information in a display area of the flexible display exposed out of the housing. The processor is configured to, when the instructions are executed, receive a user input for changing size of the display area from first size to second size smaller than the first size, while displaying the user interface including the sets of the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuenyoung Seo, Semin Park, Kyunghoon Han, Haemi Yoon, Hyungjoo Nam, Sumi Shim, Eunhye Lee, Minji Cho
  • Patent number: 11907502
    Abstract: A system includes least one processor to display a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising at least one user interface element that when selected captures at least one image by an imaging device, display a carousel GUI that shows a first contact card from a list of contact cards, the first contact card comprising a name of a first contact, the phone number of the first contact, and the email address of the first contact displayed as a first layer that displays on top of a second layer comprising the at least one image and simultaneously display a first map GUI that shows a map of where the at least one image of the imaging device is captured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Woofy, Inc.
    Inventor: Arjun Rai
  • Patent number: 11899912
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, systems and methods are provided, comprising: a memory storing executable program code; and a processing unit to execute the executable program code to cause the system to: generate a visualization of a plurality of cards, wherein each card displays at least one dimension; receive a value of a first dimension; and in response to reception of the value: determine an association between one or more of the plurality of cards and the first dimension; and dynamically modify the visualization by emphasizing the one or more of the plurality of cards based on the association. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Leena Khatri
  • Patent number: 11886677
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides a digital sign with a video camera. The digital sign and video camera are connected via a communications medium to a central computer. The central computer provides a way of changing the images displayed on the digital sign and of disseminating the video from the video camera either through real time forwarding/viewing or recording the real time video stream and playing back the recorded video to a user. The central computer also provides a user interface where an authorized user, which would normally include an authorized governmental entity, can view the video stream and unilaterally interrupt the normally displayed image (or series of images) with an emergency notification message that would display on the digital sign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Texas Emergency Network, LLC
    Inventors: Curtis E. Ford, Drew Cartwright
  • Patent number: 11861132
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying and rendering content relevant to a user's current mental state and context. In an aspect, a system includes a state component that determines a state of a user during a current session of the user with the media system based on navigation of the media system by the user during the current session, media items provided by the media system that are played for watching by the user during the current session, and a manner via which the user interacts with or reacts to the played media items. In an aspect, the state of the user includes a mood of the user. A selection component then selects a media item provided by the media provider based on the state of the user, and a rendering component effectuates rendering of the media item to the user during the current session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Thabet Alfishawi, Sagar Mittal, Mark Stevens
  • Patent number: 11861075
    Abstract: A personalized emoji dictionary, such as for use with emoji-first messaging. Text messaging is automatically converted to emojis by an emoji-first application so that only emojis are communicated from one client device to another client device. Each client device has a personalized emoji library of emojis that are mapped to words, which libraries are customizable and unique to the users of the client devices, such that the users can communicate secretly in code. Upon receipt of a string of emojis, a user can select the emoji string to convert to text if desired, for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Bayer, Prerna Chikersal, Shree K. Nayar, Brian Anthony Smith
  • Patent number: 11850359
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for operating a breathing apparatus with a touch-sensitive graphical display and just one other mechanical operating element, wherein the basic treatment can be started by pressing down the mechanical operating element, and additional adjustments are made using the touch-sensitive graphical display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A.
    Inventors: Karl-Andreas Feldhahn, Christof Schroeter, Andreas Rensmann, Uwe Strempel, Regina Schaefer, Matthias Schwaibold
  • Patent number: 11853526
    Abstract: This application provides a window display method, a window switching method, an electronic device, and a system. The method is applied to multi-screen collaboration between a mobile phone and a PC, and a plurality of application interfaces of the mobile phone are displayed in a form of tabs in a multi-screen collaboration window. In the multi-screen collaboration process, a background of the mobile phone may obtain user operations, distinguish between operation objects according to the user operations, and then determine a running status of an application and a window display status, so as to obtain an operation result that better meets user's expectation. The method may further implement file sharing between the mobile phone and the PC and between different applications of the mobile phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Siyue Niu, Hejin Gu, Guoqiang Qi, Yang Bai, Shicong Liu