Patents Examined by Stella Higgs
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Patent number: 10931996Abstract: A method of connecting a mobile device to a common display associated with a display computer controlling the common display, including, for each mobile device downloading a display application onto the mobile device, selecting the display computer for the common display in the display application, connecting the mobile device to the display computer, selecting, on the mobile device, what is to be displayed on the common display, and sending a data stream of the selection to the display computer to be displayed in a window on the common display corresponding to the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: TIV, INC.Inventors: Michael R. Feldman, James E. Morris
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Patent number: 10922496Abstract: Modified graphical user interface (GUI) language learning includes establishing a user language learning profile, for a user, which indicates language learning preferences and user competency in understanding words of a target natural language, building and displaying, for the user, a modified GUI in which OS GUI elements of the modified GUI provide translated text in the target natural language, which is translated from the source natural language, and increasing, over a specified interval, and based on the user profile, a number of OS GUI elements of the initial GUI for which OS GUI elements of the modified GUI are built and displayed to provide translated text in the target natural language that is translated from text in the source natural language.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo
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Patent number: 10896373Abstract: In an embodiment, degree of comprehensibility of a graphical representation of a model is identified. The model is provided in a graphical modeling environment. The degree of comprehensibility of the graphical representation of model is identified based at least in part on one or more visual characteristics of one or more elements in the model. The one or more elements in the model include at least one of entities in the model, or relationships in the model. The degree of comprehensibility assigned to the model is communicated, for example, to a user.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2013Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.Inventors: Dave Aaron Forstot, Gregory Thomas Wolff, Jeffrey Paul Chapple
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Patent number: 10866719Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for auto-scrolling devices and methods. In one embodiment, an example method may include determining a content feed that includes first content and second content for presentation at a user device, and determining a first relevance value for the first content. Example methods may include determining that the first content is relevant to a user account associated with a user of the user device based at least in part on the first relevance value, determining a second relevance value for the second content, and determining that the second content is irrelevant based at least in part on the second relevance value. Example methods may include determining a first scroll speed to scroll through the content feed when the first content is presented by the user device, and determining a second scroll speed to scroll through the content feed when the second content is presented.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Prakash Bulusu, Pragyana K. Mishra
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Patent number: 10866636Abstract: A virtual touch recognition apparatus and a method of correcting a recognition error of the virtual touch recognition apparatus utilize a user's eye position and an image display position or projection position of a head-up display (HUD). The virtual touch recognition apparatus includes a gesture recognizer detecting the eye position of a user, the head-up display projecting an image on the image display position in front of the user, and a controller correcting a recognition error of a virtual touch based on the eye position of the user and the image display position. The apparatus and method can minimize a virtual touch recognition error occurring depending on the user's eye position and the image display position of the HUD when gesture control technology using the virtual touch is applied to a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignees: VTouch Co., Ltd., Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hee Won Shin, Dong Woo Kim, Sang Woo Ji, Seok Joong Kim
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Patent number: 10861202Abstract: Disclosed are a system and a method for providing user-interactive flow diagrams such as Sankey diagrams. In an embodiment, a machine data search and analysis system retrieves search results including a plurality of events in response to a search query, each of the events containing time-stamped data. The system identifies a plurality of nodes based on the time-stamped data of the events. Each of the events is indicative of a relationship between a starting node and an ending node. The system further causes display of an interactive flow diagram that includes the nodes and a plurality of flows. Each of the flows represents events that share a common relationship between a starting node and an ending node and visually connecting the starting node and the ending node.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2016Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: SPLUNK INC.Inventors: Marshall Chalmers Agnew, Michael Porath, Patrick Wied, Clark Eugene Mullen
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Patent number: 10863016Abstract: A display controlling method includes displaying content in a first display area on a screen of a terminal; determining whether the content is viewed; and moving the content from the first display area to a second display area in order to display the content if it is determined that the content is not viewed.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: LINE CORPORATIONInventors: Shinobu Senoo, Hiroyuki Miyajima
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Patent number: 10852925Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to a platform for ultra-fast, ad-hoc data exploration and faceted navigation on integrated, heterogenous data sets. The disclosed method of declarative specification of visualization queries, display formats and bindings represents queries, widgets and bindings combined on a dashboard in real time, with flexible display options for analyzing data and conveying analysis results.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Didier Prophete, Fred Im, Vijayasarathy Chakravarthy
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Patent number: 10832589Abstract: An advisor system creates an advisor panel to advise a user with regards to any number of topics, such as, e.g., a financial questions or concerns the user may have. The panel is composed of one or more advisor avatars that are generated based on one or more traits of the user. The avatars may include past, present and/or future versions of the user. Various devices are utilized to display the panel to the user and allow the user to engage the panel. The system may adapt the advice provided by the panel, the features of the avatars and/or the manner in which the avatars interact with the user and/or each other in response to trends noted by the advisor system as the system is used by the user as well as others.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Marjorie S. Anzalone, Darius A. Miranda, Warinola Marria Rhodriquez, Samundra Timilsina, Paul Vittimberga
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Patent number: 10824296Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to configuring an application for launching. In some embodiments, a method includes displaying on a display screen at least one application icon and a map. The method further includes receiving from a user a selection of the at least one application icon. The method further includes determining a placement region on the map to which the user can drag and drop the at least one application icon, wherein the determining of the placement region is based on a constraint condition. The method further includes indicating the placement region to the user as the user drags the at least one application icon onto the map. The method further includes enabling the user to drop the at least one application icon when the at least one application icon is over the placement region.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Hayato Uenohara, Akira Saito, Kazuhiro Konno, Yuhichi Takahashi
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Patent number: 10809876Abstract: Techniques and architectures for implementing a team of virtual assistants are described herein. The team may include multiple virtual assistants that are configured with different characteristics, such as different functionality, base language models, levels of training, visual appearances, personalities, and so on. The characteristics of the virtual assistants may be configured by trainers, end-users, and/or a virtual assistant service. The virtual assistants may be presented to end-users in conversation user interfaces to perform different tasks for the users in a conversational manner. The different virtual assistants may adapt to different contexts. The virtual assistants may additionally, or alternatively, interact with each other to carry out tasks for the users, which may be illustrated in conversation user interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: VERINT AMERICAS INC.Inventors: Fred A. Brown, Tanya M. Miller
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Patent number: 10796083Abstract: The invention describes a process and system for improving user experience with web-based applications on an electronic device. In particular, instructions are provided for one or more truncated applications that may be stored in memory of the electronic device. Icons associated with the one or more truncated applications are caused to be displayed on the electronic device. It is further determined that a user has selected at least one of the truncated applications. Thereafter, user input fields of the selected one or more truncated application is populated with user information.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.Inventor: Daniel Collart
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Patent number: 10791211Abstract: A display controlling method includes displaying content in a first display area on a screen of a terminal; determining whether the content is viewed; and moving the content from the first display area to a second display area in order to display the content if it is determined that the content is not viewed.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: LINE CORPORATIONInventors: Shinobu Senoo, Hiroyuki Miyajima
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Patent number: 10775979Abstract: The present disclosure provides a buddy list presentation control method and system, and a computer storage medium. The method includes the following steps: acquiring user information, the user information including buddy grouping information; determining whether the acquired user information further includes theme cover information separately corresponding to each buddy group; and adding, if not, a corresponding theme cover to each buddy group separately according to a preset rule, and then, presenting a buddy grouping list obtained by adding the theme covers. According to the method, the system and the computer storage medium in embodiments of the present invention, recognition and operability of buddy grouping are improved, and an operation cost and operation difficulty are lowered.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventor: Zhifen Xu
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Patent number: 10747939Abstract: Systems and Methods of the current disclosure may provide customized webpages. A client device of the system may retrieve a profile corresponding to a user. The client device may further receive a deck including a set of packs, with each pack including a set of cards. As defined herein, a deck corresponds to a workflow (i.e., a series of webpages), while each pack includes context specific user-interface elements which make up a webpage. Further, a card may correspond to one or more elements of the webpage. The client device renders and displays webpages locally by selecting elements to be displayed on the webpage based on a details corresponding to a user of the client device. In other words, the client device creates webpages by selecting one or more cards for each pack of the deck based on details indicated in the profile.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: BlueOwl, LLCInventors: Hans Oksendahl, Charles O. Schwabacher
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Patent number: 10732824Abstract: A vehicle includes a display for providing a character input interface, a touch input apparatus for sensing a plurality of sub gestures sequentially through a touch portion, and a controller for controlling the character input interface to display, when a difference between a direction of a first sub gesture of the plurality of sensed sub gestures and a direction of a second sub gesture sensed within a first delay time period starting at a time at which the first sub gesture ends is greater than or equal to a reference direction difference, a character corresponding to a gesture including the first sub gesture and the second sub gesture.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Sihyun Joo, Dongsoo Shin
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Patent number: 10725634Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for virtual reality dining includes establishing an index of different human consumables positioned on a sensory surface of a serving tray and, generating in a display of a virtual reality headset, a rendering both of a thematic visual background and also a display of different graphical representations of corresponding ones of the different human consumables at different positions consistent with the index. Thereafter, the removal from the serving tray of one of the different human consumables is detected. In response, a theme of the thematic visual background changes and the thematic visual background re-renders in the headset with the changed theme. Finally, the method includes animating the movement of a display of a corresponding one of the different graphical representations of the removed one of the different human consumables in the headset.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.Inventors: Joey Hasty, David Smith, Josh Nakaya
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Patent number: 10664122Abstract: A method of displaying windows is provided. The method includes displaying at least two windows, displaying at least one center button disposed at at least one boundary between the at least two displayed windows, determining a window of which the size is to be changed according to a movement direction of the at least one center button, and changing a size of the determined window according to movement of the at least one center button and displaying the determined window having the changed size, wherein the determined window is overlaid on the at least two displayed windows, and wherein a size of the determined window is changed according to movement of the at least one center button.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2014Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung-hwan Choi, Young-jin Kim, Kang-tae Kim
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Patent number: 10649622Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electronic message user interfaces. A device, including a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and a rotatable input mechanism, is described in relation to accessing, composing, and manipulating electronic messages. In some examples, a user can provide input through the rotatable input mechanism to access a landing screen of an electronic messages application. The landing screen concurrently displays an affordance for accessing an electronic messages inbox and an affordance for accessing an interface for composing electronic message.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2015Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lawrence Y. Yang, Stephen O. Lemay, Alan C. Dye, Christopher Patrick Foss, Christopher Wilson, Imran Chaudhri, Gary Ian Butcher, Jonathan R. Dascola
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Patent number: 10628014Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of utilizing, as a control use, an hour hand and a minute hand, and a control method therefor. To this end, the mobile terminal can comprise a display unit for outputting information, and a control unit for controlling the outputting, through the display unit, of information corresponding to a time indicated by the hour hand and the minute hand, if a first touch input for outputting the hour hand the minute hand through the display unit is received or if a second touch input for dragging any one of the hour hand and the minute hand outputted through the display unit is received.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yeonsuk Na, Hongjo Shim, Yunmi Kwon, Sungjin Kang, Mihyun Park, Gukchan Lim, Seonghyok Kim