Patents Examined by Ryan F. Pitaro
  • Patent number: 11477317
    Abstract: A computer-implemented user notification method includes displaying, in a status area near a perimeter of a graphical interface, a notification of a recent alert event for a mobile device, receiving a user selection in the status area, and in response to the receipt of the user selection, displaying, in a central zone of the graphical interface, detail regarding a plurality of recent messaging events for the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Erick Tseng, Dianne K. Hackborn, Daniel Fridgren, Per Claes Olof Grimberg, Joseph M. Onorato, German W. Bauer, Jeffrey D. Yaksick, Christopher J. DeSalvo
  • Patent number: 11468208
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for linking a two-dimensional (2D) design image to a three-dimensional (3D) design model. One method comprises receiving a 2D design document and a 3D design file, the 2D design document comprising a 2D design image and the 3D design file comprising a 3D design model including design elements. The 3D design model is converted to a coded 2D design image. A unique identifier is determined for each design element based on the coded 2D design image, and stored in association with the respective design element in the 3D design file. Upon a user selection of a point in the 2D design image, detailed information on the design element corresponding to the user-selected point may be retrieved from the 3D design file. The retrieval may be based on matching a code associated with the user-selected point to a unique identifier in the 3D design file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: BLUEBEAM, INC.
    Inventor: Jae Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11467708
    Abstract: A VR device (110) comprising a controller (910) configured to: present a Virtual Reality space (120) comprising at least one virtual object (130) being associated with a gesture for executing an action associated with said virtual object (130); determine that the virtual object (130) is in a Line Of View (LOV); and providing a graphical marking (140) of the virtual object (130); wherein the graphical marking includes an indication of the associated gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Crunchfish Gesture Interaction AB
    Inventor: Paul Cronholm
  • Patent number: 11436403
    Abstract: The present application provides an online document commenting method and apparatus. In an embodiment of the method, an operation of a user on a display interface is monitored, and a commenting behavior of commenting on a first document is recognized. The format of the first document is acquired when the commenting behavior is recognized, and the format of the first document is determined whether a pre-set format. The format of the first document is converted in order to generate a second document when the format of the first document is not the pre-set format, wherein the format of the second document is the pre-set format. The comment information regarding the second document is received and displayed. By means of the method, it is possible to present comment content to a user having a comment requirement, and not present the comment content to a user having no comment requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: TIANJIN BYTEDANCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Cheng Peng
  • Patent number: 11430306
    Abstract: A smartphone application-based entertainment light show hardware and software timing-based synchronization system is disclosed that provides a synchronized entertainment light show not requiring real-time internet connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Inventor: Charles David Alden
  • Patent number: 11416126
    Abstract: A control method includes displaying a first interface, receiving first input of a user acting on a non-navigation button, displaying, in response to the first input, at least one of an artificial intelligence (AI) function entry interface and a scene service task interface that are corresponding to the non-navigation button, where the first interface includes a navigation bar, the navigation bar is provided with a navigation button and at least one non-navigation button, when the navigation button is triggered, an electronic device performs at least one of returning to a previous interface, jumping to a home interface, and invoking an interface of an application program accessed within a preset time up to a current moment, and when the at least one non-navigation button is triggered, the electronic device displays at least one of an AI function entry interface and a scene service task interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jing Ni, Kai Qian, Zhiyan Yang, Jingjin Xu, Shi Liu, Yuxiao Zhou, Yonggang Zhu
  • Patent number: 11416114
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a control method therefor are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a body, an input unit configured to receive user input, a display coupled to the body to vary a display region viewed from a front face of the body according to switching between an enlarged display mode and a reduced display mode, and a controller. The controller receives a first signal in a state in which at least two applications are being executed in split regions of the display, controls output of an icon according to the first signal, controls selection of at least one region among the split regions based on a second signal for the icon, and controls a function of an application which is being executed in a selected region based on a third signal for the icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kensin Noh, Dongwan Kang, Seungyong Lee
  • Patent number: 11405499
    Abstract: A do-not-disturb method and a terminal are provided. The method includes: displaying, by the terminal, an interface of a first application, then, if the interface of the first application includes a media playing window, and the first application is in a media do-not-disturb mode, determining whether any first media playing in the window was triggered by a playing operation of a user. If the playing of the first media in the window was triggered by the playing operation of the user, the method includes playing the corresponding media, and if the playing of the first media in the window was not triggered by the playing operation of the user, the method includes pausing or stopping play of the corresponding media. This method can avoid automatic playing of media, to reduce resource waste, data traffic consumption, a processing load of a mobile phone, and power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanhui Yu, Yuchuan Sun
  • Patent number: 11392262
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable record mediums for providing a chatroom in a three-dimensional (3D) form. A chatroom display method including recognizing a screen switch event for a chatroom displayed on the electronic device, switching a screen to display the chatroom in a form of a 3D space in response to the screen switch event, and representing a distance between a user of the electronic device and a chat partner included in the chatroom as depth information of the 3D space based on location information of the electronic device and location information of at least one chat partner may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: LINE PLUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: SeokJu Hong
  • Patent number: 11381676
    Abstract: Methods executed by a processor of computing device for launching a selected application on a computing device are disclosed. Various embodiments may include authorizing a user based on a fingerprint of a finger detected on a fingerprint sensor portion of a touchscreen display matching a fingerprint of an authorized user of the computing device, determining a selected application installed on the computing device from a selective engagement of the finger on the touchscreen display, continuous from the fingerprint sensor portion, which provides an indication of a user selection of an application, and unlocking the selected application in response to the selective engagement of the finger on the touchscreen display. In some embodiments, selection of an application may be based a continuous swipe movement by the finger on the touchscreen display from the fingerprint sensor portion toward an icon on the touchscreen display representing the selected application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Suzana Arellano, Livingstone Song
  • Patent number: 11373035
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods generate a structured report based on unstructured data. Unstructured data may be received. One or more reference segments in the unstructured data may be detected. The one or more reference segments may be provided. A selection of at least one of the reference segments may be received. The one or more reference segments may be imported into the structured report in accordance with the selection. A structured report may be generated based on the detected one or more reference segments. Generating the structured report may include importing the reference segments. A records management system may generate the structured report based on unstructured data. A system may include first recording device, second recording device, and a server configured to generate a structured report from unstructured data recorded by the first recording device and the second recording device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Nomura, Michael Wheeler, Timothy Wingerter, Tian Xia, Daniel Ladvocat Cintra, Sayce Falk, Michael Bohlander
  • Patent number: 11327651
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are related to systems and methods for providing inputs through a virtual keyboard with an adaptive language model. In one approach, one or more processors determine whether a user intended to provide semantically meaningful characters or not, when providing a hand motion or a hand pose with respect to a virtual keyboard. The virtual keyboard may be located on a surface without physical keys. In one approach, the one or more processors determine an input to the virtual keyboard based on the hand motion or the hand pose. In one approach, the one or more processors determine weight of a language model according to the determined user intention. In one approach, the one or more processors modify the detected input according to the determined weight of the language model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Richardson, Robert Y. Wang
  • Patent number: 11314533
    Abstract: A virtual desktop management which includes establishing a log-on session and loading a first user's desktop on a computer of the first user, capturing a virtual workspace by taking a snapshot of the state of the first user's desktop, saving the captured virtual workspace of the first user for automated retrieval of the captured virtual workspace by any one of the first user and a second user during the log-on session or during a subsequent log-on session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: ZUDOMANZI (PTY) LTD
    Inventors: Zosokuma Sepiri Kunene, Re Kunene, Ra Kunene
  • Patent number: 11301777
    Abstract: A messaging server provides conversational text subsets to a machine-learned model that analyzes the text subsets to identify intents expressed therein. The messaging server determines intent groups associated with the text subsets based on the expressed intents. An intent group describes a category representing a subject area in which a text subset may express intent, and also describes a stage of the category representing a strength of the expressed intent. The messaging server applies decay factors to the intent groups. The decay factors include decay rates that describe how long the types of intents represented by the intent groups are maintained. The messaging server has access to suggestions having associated targeting criteria including intent groups to which the suggestions are targeted. The message server uses the targeting criteria to select suggestions targeted to users associated with particular text subsets, and delivers the selected suggestions to the users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventor: Yoram Talmor
  • Patent number: 11287895
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle door and window opening system comprising a controller that includes a user control, a motion sensor configured to detect a first defined motion and a second defined motion of the controller, and a transmitter configured to transmit signals related to the motion sensor and the user control. The system also includes at least one actuator, a receiver configured to receive the signals, and a control unit in communication with the receiver and the at least one actuator. When the user control is activated and released, the control unit commands a first action from the at least one actuator. When the user control is activated and held while the motion sensor detects the first defined motion, the control unit commands a second action from the at least one actuator. When the user control is activated and held while the motion sensor detects the second defined motion, the control unit commands a third action from the at least one actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Salem Bensalem, Mingher F. Shen
  • Patent number: 11275874
    Abstract: A method, implemented by a computer, for constructing a 3D digital model of a building from a 2D plan of the building, the building having a geometry defined by at least one geometric parameter, the method comprising a plurality of steps, at least one of the steps requiring an input of at least one internal parameter, the method being wherein it comprises a step of selecting a set of parameter values without human intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Frédéric Suard, Lucile Gimenez, Sylvain Robert
  • Patent number: 11263056
    Abstract: Described are embodiments for management of virtual machines that are executed in one or more hosts. In one example, virtual machines are identified using a search criteria. A graphical user interface is generated with the virtual machines. Each of the plurality of virtual machines is listed in association with an indication of hardware utilized by the virtual machines. An input event is detected that specifies a selected virtual machine. The graphical user interface is updated to show and enable interaction with an operating system executed within the selected virtual machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventor: David Stephen Trowbridge
  • Patent number: 11256526
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes receiving an indication of a first item to be saved for later interaction, monitoring a context of a user's activity, comparing the context of the user's activity to a list of saved items, including the first item, selecting the first item in response to a determination that the context of the user's activity is suitable for interacting with the first item, and modifying a user interface to alert the user regarding the first item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Russell VanBlon, Robert Kapinos, Scott Wentao Li, Timothy Winthrop Kingsbury
  • Patent number: 11238210
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer-readable media for generating and presenting customized information cards. In some implementations, an indication of a data set is received. Data indicating a selection of an element of the data set is received. An indication of items in the data set that are associated with the selected element is received. Data is received indicating a selection of one or more of the items that are associated with the selected element of the data set. Card data defining an information card for the selected element of the data set is stored. The card definition data can indicate the selected one or more items and a reference to the data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: MicroStrategy Incorporated
    Inventors: Siamak Ziraknejad, Jiao Xu, Boyu Li, Quan Jia, Saurabh Abhyankar, Timothy Lang
  • Patent number: 11227018
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention disclose a method for generating a reasoning query based on a user selection of a generated data visualization of a knowledge graph. The method includes one or more processors generating a knowledge graph of a domain. The method further includes constructing a hierarchy of the knowledge graph. The method further includes generating a data visualization of the domain based at least in part on the hierarchy of the knowledge graph. The method further includes identifying a user selection of one or more nodes of the data visualization. The method further includes generating a reasoning query corresponding to the domain based on the data visualization of the domain and the user selection. The method further includes determining whether the knowledge graph includes a collection of nodes that are on a level of the constructed hierarchy that corresponds to a level of the one or more nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Geetha Adinarayan, Hari Hara Prasad Viswanathan, Sathiskumar Palaniappan, Amit Mohan Mangalvedkar