Patents Examined by Mandrita Brahmachari
  • Patent number: 10936188
    Abstract: Provided is an in-vehicle device capable of setting split areas of appropriate sizes and displaying display information in each of the split areas in an easier-to-see display form. A layout of a plurality of display areas each displaying information can be easily changed by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akari Ishiguro
  • Patent number: 10936789
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a display system for displaying messages in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the system comprising: a display surface; a memory comprising a plurality of display templates; interfacing means adapted to retrieve information from an information system; processing means to evaluate said retrieved information and to select a display template from among said plurality of display templates conditionally on said evaluating; and formatting means configured to format said retrieved information in accordance with said selected template for displaying on the display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Televic Rail NV
    Inventors: Jabran Bhatti, Dirk Van Den Wouwer, Frank Delporte
  • Patent number: 10929365
    Abstract: Example implementations described herein are directed to detection of text and image differences between versions of documents (in particular, slide presentations), and generating an animation to indicate the differences between versions. Such example implementations can be implemented as an application layer on document platforms that otherwise do not have any features to indicate differences between document versions. Further, such implementations are also extendable to messaging applications for collaborative document editing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Laurent Denoue, Scott Carter
  • Patent number: 10915336
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for selecting content components to include in portions of a content page under various constraints and according to various effectiveness considerations. Organizing the content components may include considering the expected user engagement with the content components, while simultaneously endeavoring to comply with certain content constraints imposed on the system. The content constraints may be complied with to the greatest extent possible before the expected user engagement with the page is adversely impacted to an unacceptable degree. The content constraints may be imposed across an entire set of content pages, such that only the content pages in the aggregate are expected to comply with a global constraint. This allows for maximizing the expected user engagement while assembling a content page without unduly constraining each content page, where those global constraints may be known to reduce expected user engagement in some instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Weicong Ding, Dinesh Govindaraj, Vishwanathan Swaminathan
  • Patent number: 10911553
    Abstract: Various embodiments describe techniques for dynamically customizing structured interactive content for a particular user within a session of an interactive computing environment. Machine-learning techniques are used to establish a behavioral class of each individual user based on user interactions with a diagnostic set of interactive content items during the session. The identified behavioral class is used to customize interactive content presented later during the session using various machine-learning techniques. In some embodiments, the user progress during the session is determined based on user interactions with the customized interactive content, and a content customization is performed if the user progress is below a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: ADOBE INC.
    Inventors: William Brandon George, Kevin Gary Smith
  • Patent number: 10846300
    Abstract: A computer-based investigative analysis system is disclosed in which a user can share results of an investigation with other users in a way that allows the sharing user to visualize how the results will be shared before they are shared. The results are shared in the form of a visual graph having nodes, edges, and other presentation elements. The nodes represent data objects that are the subject of the investigation and the edges represent connections between the data objects. The graph is shared in the form of an automatically generated redacted graph omitting nodes, edges, and presentation elements for which the other users do not have permission to view. Before sharing the graph, the sharing user is presented with a visualization of the automatically generated redacted graph providing the user an opportunity to confirm that sharing the redacted graph will not constitute an unauthorized information leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Richards, David Cohen, Khan Tasinga
  • Patent number: 10838692
    Abstract: A method of and system for presentencing a user interface for the visually impaired is carried by dividing a user interface area of a user interface into a plurality of sections, mapping a different audible tone to each one of the plurality of sections, associating each one of the plurality of sections with a category, displaying a pane in one section of the plurality of sections, the pane having information about the category associated with the one section, receiving a first touch gesture on the pane, outputting a first audio signal having an audible tone mapped to the section, and depending on a type of the first touch gesture, outputting speech data for at least some of the information, the some of the information depending on a duration and a direction of the first touch gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jarnail Chudge, Tinisha Rocca, Joanna Mabbitt, Helen Day, Simon Middlemiss, Stuart McCarthy
  • Patent number: 10838575
    Abstract: The description relates to determining tiles of interest to a user. One example includes a computing device comprising a display, a user input receiving means, and a processing means. The processing means is configured to render on the display a first plurality of tiles each having a respective value of a first classification. The processing means is configured to receive from the user input receiving means a first user input indicating user interest in a first tile of the first plurality of tiles, the first tile having a first value of the first classification. The processing means is configured, in response to receiving the first user input, to render on the display a second plurality of tiles each having a respective value of a second classification and being related to the first tile by having a value of the first classification within a threshold similarity of the first value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Andreas Balzer, Alan Noel Mulhall, Muiris Woulfe, David Mowatt
  • Patent number: 10838607
    Abstract: A panorama display application shows objects from a spreadsheet such as charts in primary screen of a mobile device adjoined by left and right virtual screens. The application overlays interaction controls such as sort and filter functions on the object. The application also provides additional interaction controls for the object on the left virtual screen and associated objects links on the right virtual screen. The application may expose the additional interaction controls and the associated objects links by overlaying portions of the virtual screens on the primary screen. The application fluidly shifts content from virtual screens to the primary screen subsequent to detected user action on the overlaid portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Amy Lin, Melissa MacBeth, Daniel Battagin
  • Patent number: 10838499
    Abstract: A finger-mounted device may include finger-mounted units. The finger-mounted units may each have a body that serves as a support structure for components such as force sensors, accelerometers, and other sensors and for haptic output devices. The body may have sidewall portions coupled by a portion that rests adjacent to a user's fingernail. The body may be formed from deformable material such as metal or may be formed from adjustable structures such as sliding body portions that are coupled to each other using magnetic attraction, springs, or other structures. The body of each finger-mounted unit may have a U-shaped cross-sectional profile that leaves the finger pad of each finger exposed when the body is coupled to a fingertip of a user's finger. Control circuitry may gather finger press input, lateral finger movement input, and finger tap input using the sensors and may provide haptic output using the haptic output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Alex J. Lehmann, Michael J. Rockwell, Michael Y. Cheung, Ray L. Chang, Hongcheng Sun, Ian M. Bullock, Kyle J. Nekimken, Madeleine S. Cordier, Seung Wook Kim, David H. Bloom, Scott G. Johnston
  • Patent number: 10839143
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides for creating and displaying referential gestures in a content item. In some instances many words may be required to clearly describe a point that can be made in few words by referencing visual media. The present technology provides a method for associating a referential gesture to a text string and a particular location in a visual media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventor: Ran Tene
  • Patent number: 10831365
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for controlling a display device such that a section of an information element presented on the display device, where a first edge is not presented, a first edge section is presented that comprises the first edge of the information element as well as the region of the information element that is adjacent to the first edge, having the step of executing a translation of the presented section of the information element in a first direction according a to control motion executed by a user and triggering a first control signal for the translation in a second direction, wherein the first control signal is supplied to a control device, characterized by the steps such that a second control signal is generated and supplied to the control device as soon as the control motion has reached the second edge of the display device having been reached by the motion in the second direction, jumping to present the first edge section of the information element on the display device r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Lederer
  • Patent number: 10810553
    Abstract: A calendar view is rendered on a user interface (UI). A scheduled meeting is rendered in a time slot of the calendar view, initially without an interactive control to join the scheduled meeting. In response to determining that a start time for the scheduled meeting is within a threshold time, the rendered scheduled meeting is updated to include an interactive control to join the scheduled meeting. The interactive control has a selectable region that is configured to indicate that the scheduled meeting is to be joined. In response to input data indicative of a selection of the interactive control, a collaboration application joins the scheduled meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Randall Sexauer, Ewin Davis Kannuthottiyil, Kevin Daniel Morrison, Amey Parandekar
  • Patent number: 10796286
    Abstract: A calendar view is rendered on a user interface (UI). A scheduled meeting in a time slot of the calendar view, initially without an interactive control to join the scheduled meeting. In response to determining that a start time for the scheduled meeting is within a threshold time, the representation of the scheduled meeting is converted to a live meeting object within the calendar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Randall Sexauer, Ewin Davis Kannuthottiyil, Kevin Daniel Morrison, Amey Parandekar
  • Patent number: 10796072
    Abstract: The subject technology discloses configurations for determining a minimum dots per inch (DPI) setting for displaying graphical content in a window based on a native pixel density of a display. Respective graphical content is scaled for displaying in a first window based on the minimum DPI setting to fit a horizontal dimension of the first window. The subject technology then scales respective graphical content for displaying in a second window based on the minimum DPI setting to fit a horizontal dimension of the second window. In some configurations, the graphical content in the first window is scaled at a different DPI setting than the graphical content in the second window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Kuhne, Alexander Friedrich Kuscher, Scott Ronald Violet, John Nicholas Jitkoff
  • Patent number: 10798035
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that facilitate selecting videos to share in a messaging session such as group video chat. In one or more aspects, a system is provided that includes an interface component configured to generate a graphical user interface that facilitates selecting by a user of the device, one or more videos provided by a remote streaming media provider, for sharing with one or more other users in association with a messaging session between the user and the one or more other users, the interface comprising a plurality of input categories including at least one video selection category corresponding to information identifying a set of videos associated with a shared attribute. The system further includes a presentation component configured to display the graphical user interface via a display screen of the device in response to a request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Davies
  • Patent number: 10795697
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a device for managing a desktop. With the method, the desktop management request sent by the mobile terminal is obtained by the server, in which the desktop management request carries user information and desktop application information; the management rule corresponding to the desktop management request is selected from the preset rule base by the server; the user interest feature information corresponding to the user information is analyzed according to the management rule, and the desktop application information is planned according to the user interest feature information to generate the desktop application arrangement information; and the desktop application arrangement information is sent to the mobile terminal, such that the mobile terminal arranges a plurality of application icons on the desktop according to the desktop application arrangement information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING KINGSOFT INTERNET SECURITY SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sini He
  • Patent number: 10762274
    Abstract: A method controls execution of an intended application. One or more processors receive a first formatted character string that is in a first format. The processor(s) determine which application from multiple applications is an intended application that is to use the first formatted character string as a basis of an input to the intended application. The processor(s) convert the first formatted character string into a second formatted character string by applying a second format that is used by the intended application, and then execute the intended application by using the second formatted character string as an input to the intended application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Manish Bhide, Purna Chandra Jasti, Vijay Kumar Ananthapur Bache, Phani Kumar V. U. Ayyagari, Madan K. Chukka
  • Patent number: 10747840
    Abstract: A method for browsing virtual reality (VR) webpage content is provided. The browsing method includes: identifying a device information of a VR helmet by a native application; sending out a notification message by a first browser when it is detected that a VR webpage is browsed; retrieving a webpage information corresponding to the VR webpage and providing the webpage information to the native application by an extension component of the first browser in response to the notification message; determining, by the native application, whether the first browser supports the VR helmet to display a VR content of the VR webpage according to the device information; opening the VR webpage through a second browser, which supports the VR helmet to display the VR content, by the native application according to the webpage information when it is determined that the first browser does not support the VR helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shih-Hao Lin, Chao-Kuang Yang, Wen-Cheng Hsu, Chih-Sheng Chen, Siang-Jyun Cheng
  • Patent number: 10719219
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for combining dual volatility measurements on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computer system. The method may include receiving, via the GUI, a user selection for an anchor point, selecting a time window including the anchor point, calculating, using a volatility processor, a set of past volatility values based on the time window and the anchor point, calculating, using the volatility processor, a set of future volatility values based on the time window and the anchor point, and generating a dual volatility display for the GUI including the set of past volatility values and the set of future volatility values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventor: Carrick John Pierce