Patents Examined by William Bashore
  • Patent number: 9891821
    Abstract: A method for controlling a control region on a display screen of a computerized system is presented. The method includes obtaining data from a touchpad. The data is associated with a position of a portion of the hand of a user when the user operates the touchpad. The method includes transmitting the data from the touchpad to the computerized device and analyzing the data in accordance with a model of a human hand. In certain embodiments, the method includes identifying different sets of virtual keys to be associated with the different fingers of the user's hand and generating a control region comprising the sets of virtual keys. In some embodiments, the method may include displaying the control region in a position on the display screen in accordance with a position of one or more fingers of the user's hand on the touchpad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Handscape Inc.
    Inventor: Tong Luo
  • Patent number: 9888967
    Abstract: A method for guiding a user during surgical planning includes receiving input information; applying an algorithm to the input information to develop an initial surgical plan; and guiding a user by providing a plurality of suggested actions to the user. If the user performs the plurality of suggested actions, the plurality of suggested actions leads the user to the initial surgical plan. The user has an option to deviate from one or more of the plurality of suggested actions by performing non-suggested actions. Deviation from one or more of the plurality of suggested actions leads to development of a final surgical plan that is different from the initial surgical plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Carinne Granchi, Jason Otto, Thomas M. Coon, Michael Ballash, Tamas Erdos
  • Patent number: 9892374
    Abstract: A system for virtual event planning is disclosed. The system comprises a processor and memory that further includes computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to implement a user interface module for generating and/or accessing a virtual event, a virtual production facility for virtually customizing and displaying the contribution of one or more contributors and/or participants of the virtual event, and an interaction module for providing user controlled interaction between the one or more contributors and/or participants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Inventor: Mark C. Kneece
  • Patent number: 9894120
    Abstract: A portion of content within a social network content post indicated as liked by a social network user is identified responsive to receiving an indication from the social network user that the social network user likes content within the social network content post. A partial-like indication is generated, in association with the social network content post, that facilitates rendering of the partial-like indication with the portion of the content within the social network content post. The content is provided with the generated partial-like indication responsive to a client browser application request to render the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Liam S. Harpur, David G. Robinson, Eric M. Woods
  • Patent number: 9886168
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for scenario-based conceptualization and visualization of web-based user interface for effort estimation. The method includes providing user-selectable scenarios on said web-based user interface. A plurality of web components is provided on pre-populated screen to display existing number of screens, further user can modify the screen by adding new functionality based on business requirement. After modification, a workflow is stored in a repository for proposing it as pre-populated screen to new users. An effort is estimated by an effort estimation processor based on said modified user-selectable scenarios and compliance standard, and a report is generated for each stage of the development cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Infosys Limited
    Inventors: Shrirang Prakash Sahasrabudhe, Ajay Kolhatkar
  • Patent number: 9886183
    Abstract: An input method of a terminal is provided. The method includes receiving a first input for displaying a selection User Interface (UI); displaying the selection UI on a display unit of the terminal according to the first input; receiving a second input for selecting one or more specific coordinates on the display unit; selecting the one or more specific coordinates among specific coordinates on the display unit based on the second input and the selection UI; and performing functions corresponding to the one or more selected coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yohan Lee, Jaehyeon Kang, Boyeon Na
  • Patent number: 9887953
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for displaying micro-blog messages, which includes: when the users look up the list roster, the micro-blog terminal sends an obtaining request to the micro-blog server, receives and display the list roster fed back by the micro-blog server; when any one of the micro-blog list is selected from the list roster, the micro-blog terminal writes a name of the chosen micro-blog list into a new displaying page, and sending a message list request to the micro-blog server; the micro-blog terminal receives the message list of the chosen micro-blog list that is fed back from the micro-blog server, and displaying the message list of the chosen micro-blog list on the new message displaying page. It is disclosed a micro-blog terminal, server thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Jingjing Li, Heng Wang
  • Patent number: 9886189
    Abstract: Server-side systems and methods may: execute a virtualized application instance based on a version of the application in a virtual computing environment; capture first object data regarding an application object of the virtualized application instance; transmit to a remote client device the first object data; receive from the remote client device second object data relating to a client-side object at the remote client device, the client-side object representing the application object; and synchronize the application object with the client-side object based on the second object data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: CLOUDON LTD.
    Inventors: Jay Zaveri, Tzahi Glik, Meir Morgenstern, Doron Yaacoby, Christian Crumlish, Lucian Masalar, Justin Copeland
  • Patent number: 9888167
    Abstract: A system includes an image capture device configured to capture an image of at least a portion of an industrial device or machinery. The system also includes a display configured to display the image. The system further includes a processor communicatively coupled to the image capture device and the display and configured to cause the display to display a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display, wherein the GUI comprises a first indicator located in user selectable first portion of the display and a window configured to display a portion of the image corresponding to a location of the first indicator, wherein the processor is configured to cause the first indicator to move to a second portion of the display in response to receiving an indication of a user interaction with the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bryan David Maule, Daniel McClung, Melissa Rose Stancato, Thomas Charles Ward
  • Patent number: 9880540
    Abstract: A user interface system for a process plant includes a graphic display editor to configure a process graphic display having a graphic display element representative of a process plant element of the process plant. The process graphic display is specified via configuration information set forth in a declarative language. A graphics rendering engine generates a depiction of the process graphic display during runtime based on commands derived from the configuration information set forth in the declarative language. The configuration information for the process graphic display may be stored as an object, which, for instance, may include first and second portions to define a graphical parameter and identify a data source, respectively. The graphical parameter may be directed to defining a graphical depiction of the process plant element and, to this end, may be set forth in a formal in accordance with the declarative language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark J. Nixon, Tennyson Hao, Francis De Guzman, Richard Rodriguez, Ryan Valderama, J. Michael Lucas, Ken J. Beoughter, Stephen Gilbert
  • Patent number: 9875012
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer memory that is not a transitory has instructions executable by a processor to present on a display of a mobile device a user interface (UI) facilitating media shifting between the mobile device and an audio video device (AVD) separate from the mobile device. The UI has a grid of thumbnails, with each thumbnail being associated with a respective media asset. Responsive to a user touching and dragging a first thumbnail of the grid, a drop region is presented outside the grid indicating that a drop of the thumbnail will cause the media asset associated with the first thumbnail to be presented on the AVD. Responsive to a user releasing the first thumbnail in the drop region, a signal is sent to the AVD to cause the AVD to present the media asset associated with the first thumbnail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tanmay Agnihotri, Aravind Asam
  • Patent number: 9866506
    Abstract: A method of controlling group chatting in a portable device, and a portable device performing the same, which are capable of extracting and displaying a dialog of a certain conversation partner on a sub-chatting window are provided. The method includes detecting a request for an extraction of a dialog for at least one certain conversation partner from conversation partners in the group chat, extracting the dialog of the at least one certain conversation partner from one or more dialogs in the group chat, and displaying the extracted dialog on a sub-chatting window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eunyeung Lee
  • Patent number: 9864506
    Abstract: In a method for removing folders from a touch screen of an electronic device, a preset triggering operation for activating the folders is detected when performed on the touch screen. An acceleration of the electronic device is obtained in real time by the gravity sensor when the preset triggering operation is detected. The electronic device is determined that whether the electronic device is being shaken based on the obtained acceleration; and the folders are removed from the touch screen, the application icons of the folders are displayed on a desktop of the electronic device when the electronic device is being shaken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventor: Wan-Ling Ho
  • Patent number: 9857967
    Abstract: A method for showing page flip effect of touch panel comprises detecting a two-point touch event generated at the touch panel for defining a first touch position and a second touch position. The touch panel is determined into a first active area comprising the second touch position and a second active area comprising the first touch position according to the first touch position and the second touch position. When the first touch position continuously locates at the touch panel, the second touch position disappears and the first touch event is generated at the first active area, a corresponding first page flip event is executed. When the second touch position continuously locates at the touch panel, the first touch position disappears and the second touch event is generated at the second active area, a corresponding second page flip event is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Szu-Ju Shen
  • Patent number: 9857938
    Abstract: A unique system and method is provided that facilitates pixel-accurate targeting with respect to multi-touch sensitive displays when selecting or viewing content with a cursor. In particular, the system and method can track dual inputs from a primary finger and a secondary finger, for example. The primary finger can control movement of the cursor while the secondary finger can adjust a control-display ratio of the screen. As a result, cursor steering and selection of an assistance mode can be performed at about the same time or concurrently. In addition, the system and method can stabilize a cursor position at a top middle point of a user's finger in order to mitigate clicking errors when making a selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Hrvoje Benko, Andrew D. Wilson, Patrick M. Baudisch
  • Patent number: 9854013
    Abstract: A method and computing system for providing, using one or more computing devices, a synchronous communication session for a plurality of users of a social network. A first video stream of a first user of the plurality of users is rendered within a primary viewing field associated with the synchronous communication session. A placeholder for the first user of the plurality of users is rendered within a first portion of a secondary viewing field associated with the synchronous communication session. The secondary viewing field includes a plurality of portions. A video stream of the remaining users of the plurality of users is rendered within the remaining portions of the secondary viewing field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Andrew M. Dahley, Anil Sabharwal, Seth Hamlin, John Patrick Enstrom, Brandon David Herring
  • Patent number: 9852115
    Abstract: A virtual library of content is provided that makes it appear that the content is all of a supported file type for a particular client accessing the virtual library. When the virtual library is displayed at a client device, the content appears as if it is available in the appropriate format for the client device irrespective of the content's actual format. Content selected from a content library interface for the virtual library is provided in the appropriate format for the client device through the automatic invoking of a content access service. The content access service can determine the appropriate consumption format for the client device and convert to a supported file format any content that is in a non-supported format before providing the content to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Little, Zeyad Rajabi, Scott M. Stiles
  • Patent number: 9846691
    Abstract: A forms processing method involves accessing an individual scanned form, analyzing the individual form, based upon the analysis, selecting a proper forms-scanning template, loading multiple field-specific dictionaries linked to individual fields in the selected forms-scanning template, analyzing, text content, on a field by field basis using the field-specific dictionary linked to each respective field, for misspellings or improper entries, or for missing content, attempting to identify whether a closest fit between the particular content and contents of the field-specific dictionary linked to that field exists and, if the closest fit exists, automatically replacing the particular content with an entry from the field-specific dictionary linked to that field corresponding to the closest fit, or if there is no closest fit or the particular content is absent, providing an indication of an error to an operator, and storing, a correction as a new entry within the field-specific dictionary linked to that field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Dandala Vinod Reddy
  • Patent number: 9841879
    Abstract: A computing device can include a recognition mode interface utilizing graphical elements, such as virtual fireflies, to indicate recognized or identified objects. The fireflies can be animated to move across a display, and the fireflies can create bounding boxes around visual representations of objects as the objects are recognized. In some cases, the object might be of a type that has specific meaning or information to be conveyed to a user. In such cases, the fireflies might be displayed with a particular size, shape, or color to convey that information. The fireflies also can be configured to form shapes or patterns in order to convey other types of information to a user, such as where audio is being recognized, light is sufficient for image capture, and the like. Other types of information can be conveyed as well via altering characteristics of the fireflies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Thomas Gray, Forrest Elliott
  • Patent number: 9841886
    Abstract: There is provided a display control apparatus capable of maintaining visibility regarding a display item during a drag operation. The display control apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a position input on a screen displayed on a display unit, a display control unit configured to display the display item on the display unit and to perform control to scroll of the display item with a display effect according to a scroll instruction, and a control unit configured to, if the detection unit detects the position input on the screen during the scroll, perform control to stop the scroll with the display effect displayed when the position input has been detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Rui Nabeshima