Patents Examined by Yongjia Pan
  • Patent number: 11972274
    Abstract: An application management method and apparatus, and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: when recognizing that a target image satisfies a preset condition, displaying M icons in a first display manner, where M is a positive integer; receiving a first input from a user to a target icon in the M icons; and performing a target operation in response to the first input. Each icon displayed in the first display manner indicates any one of the following: a non-installed application, an application to be updated, or an uncreated folder. The target operation includes at least one of the following: downloading an application corresponding to the target icon, updating the application corresponding to the target icon, or creating a new target folder corresponding to the target icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yimao Wu
  • Patent number: 11966664
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a display; an electronic device; a control panel including a plurality of items and configured to receive control information for controlling at least one function performed in the electronic device through at least one of the plurality of items; a communicator configured to perform communication with a server; and a processor. The processor is configured to identify a first item having a same function among the plurality of items of the control panel of the vehicle and a plurality of items of a control panel provided in another vehicle, based on manual guide information of the vehicle and manual guide information of the other vehicle received through the communicator. The processor is configured to control the display to display a control panel image of the vehicle and a control panel image of the other vehicle and to display a same emoticon with respect to the identified first item on each of the control panel image of the vehicle and the control panel image of the other vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jae Yong Lee
  • Patent number: 11918307
    Abstract: One example method for improving the efficiency of robotic surgical procedures by integrating applications into the surgeon console user interface is presented. The method includes generating and displaying a first graphical user interface at a surgeon console associated with a robotic surgical device during a robotic surgical procedure, and detecting a combination of user actions through control devices of the surgeon console. The method further includes responsive to detecting the combination of the user actions, causing surgical tools of the robotic surgical device to be locked and generating and displaying a second graphical user interface at the surgeon console which includes user interfaces of applications and is configured to be interactive through the control devices. The method further includes detecting a user action to exit the application mode, causing the surgical tools to be unlocked, and updating and displaying the first graphical user interface at the surgeon console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC
    Inventor: Michal Levin
  • Patent number: 11916918
    Abstract: Disclosed are some implementations of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for executing process flows. A request to initiate execution of a flow is processed, where the request is received from a first user. The flow includes a plurality of flow elements, where each of the flow elements represents a corresponding set of computer-readable instructions. Execution of the flow is initiated and an operation mode assigned to one of the flow elements is determined. A set of computer-readable instructions corresponding to the flow element is executed according to the operation mode such that an identity of the first user is recorded in association with an operation on a database record, wherein permissions allocated in a user profile to the first user do not provide the first user permission to cause the operation on the database record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Yucheng Wang, Saravanan Adaikkalavan, Hao Wu, Hugh Cockburn, Colin Frank, Kaysha Chandran, William Charles Eidson, Timothy Peng
  • Patent number: 11914853
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for configuring automatic playback settings on a media playback device. A graphical user interface displays automatic playback settings and receives selections of customized settings for automatic playback. The settings can include context granularity for automatic playback, limiting autoplay to when the media playback device is connected to a wireless network, and activating an audible notification when automatic playback of media content is beginning. An initial queue of media content is selected for playback on the media playback device. The system ascertains whether autoplay is enabled for a particular situation. If autoplay is enabled, the system automatically generates a queue of media that is related to the initial queue and initiates playback on the media playback device after the initial queue concludes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Adam Chase, Andrew Greene, Christopher Barthle, Eric Lundin, Jeffrey Paul Baxter, Kevin Sweeney, Mark Kizelshteyn, Matthew Young-Wook Lim, Michelle Ackerman, Thomas Gayno, Kylan McBride, Joseph Levin
  • Patent number: 11893223
    Abstract: A respiratory therapy device, which may include a flow generator, is provided. The RPT device includes a touch screen display that displays user interface screens to a user and accepts input from users to control parameters and functionality of the RPT device (e.g., a flow generator).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: RESMED PTY LTD
    Inventors: Robert Hudson, Rowan Furlong
  • Patent number: 11886764
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for presenting information and/or services to a user. One example method includes establishing a user session between a computing device operated by an entity and a first user device operated by a customer of the entity. The first user device provides a first interface through which the customer participates in the user session. The method also includes determining, based at least on a complexity of first information to be provided to the customer, to change the first interface to a new interface. Further, the method includes selecting, based on the complexity of the first information, a new interface, where the new interface is provided by at least a second user device. Furthermore, the method includes implementing the new interface to facilitate for the customer to participate in the user session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventor: Brian Andrew Lam
  • Patent number: 11862165
    Abstract: A system is provided that can provide a virtual assistant that can receive inputs from a user and can provide responses to the user. The system can perform natural language processing on the inputs to process the inputs into inputs that are comprehendible by the virtual assistant. The system can predict, based on the inputs, at least one objective of the user. The at least one objective can include a first objective for communication with a live agent and the at least one objective can include a second objective for a purpose for the communication with the live agent. Additionally, the system can determine the live agent that can be best suited to assist the user based on the second objective. The system can connect the user and the live agent. The virtual assistant can facilitate the connection by providing information to the user and to the live agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Truist Bank
    Inventors: Alex Heath Misiaszek, Mary Kim Clouser, William Christopher Hawks, Kimberly C. Steudtner, Kyla Smith, Christopher Alexander Tase, Yadhira Haydee Arroyo
  • Patent number: 11853353
    Abstract: Music pushing method, apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium are provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, for the method, firstly, a user end displays user information that satisfies a preset association relationship with music currently on a music playing interface in response to an operation acting on the music playing interface. In the present embodiments, upon inputting an operation instruction on target music by a user, information of other users who have taken an associated operation instruction to the target music and have an unrestricted friend relationship with the user is displayed, and by presenting music lists corresponding to other users, the user is guided to acquire music pushing information, and thus, ways for the user to acquire the music pushing information are expanded, and problems that music pushing is single and centralized as well as the pushing depends on a friend relationship are overcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yipeng Huang, Chaopeng Liu, Yan Yu, Jia Qu, Wei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11848976
    Abstract: Example embodiments facilitate extending client-side software functionality to leverage server-side functionality, such as server-side business logic implementing custom actions and accessible to a specialized add-in to the client-side software, e.g., a client-side spreadsheet. An example method includes exposing one or more parameters of server-side logic in a client-side spreadsheet, wherein the server-side logic includes code for implementing one or more software actions; providing input to one or more spreadsheet fields corresponding to the one or more parameters, there by allocating one or more values to the one or more parameters; detecting user selection of a User Interface (UI) control for using the server-side logic to implement the one or more software actions; and sending the one or more values to the server-side logic via one or more web services, thereby providing the one or more values as input to the server-side logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Shaun Logan, Edmund A. Davis
  • Patent number: 11841917
    Abstract: Embodiments of the inventive concept enable a user to define exactly what and/or where they would like to set a digital pinpoint bookmark, and at a later time, engage the use of the pinpoint bookmark so that they can jump back to the very spot where they left off. In an augmented reality environment, the pinpoint bookmark may point to a real object or a virtual object. In a virtual reality environment, the pinpoint bookmark may point to a virtual object. The pinpoint bookmark is a visual mark that overlays the digital content and that points directly to the spot (i.e., directly to a punctuation mark, letter, word, paragraph, image, video clip, audio clip, real object, virtual object, or the like) so that it is easy and quick for the user to get back to the exact position. The pinpoint bookmark can be cleared using a button. Multiple pinpoint bookmarks across various different personal computing devices associated with a single user can be centrally stored and managed using a remote pinpoint bookmark database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Enemy Tree LLC
    Inventor: John P. Rokos
  • Patent number: 11829586
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to techniques for reacting to a message in a communication platform. An exemplary method implemented at least in part by a user computing device of a user associated with a communication platform comprises: displaying the message in a message area; identifying, based on the message, one or more reactive emojis; displaying one or more graphical representations of the one or more reactive emojis; receiving, from a user, an input selecting a graphical representation of the one or more reactive graphical representations; in response to receiving the input, displaying a reaction to the message in a reaction area; and displaying a response input area for inputting a response to the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Fong, Mark Christian
  • Patent number: 11824647
    Abstract: The techniques disclosed herein improve existing systems by monitoring data indicative of the communication session and identifying a predefined trigger indicative of a desired engagement level of a user with respect to the communication session. A promotion action is determined that corresponds to the predefined trigger. In response to confirmation of the promotion action, the user is promoted on the user interface in accordance with the promotion action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Dominic Roedel, Marina Brebric, Ana Chetrari
  • Patent number: 11813031
    Abstract: A system for delivering energy to a patient's body includes a plurality of probes, a touch-sensitive display screen, and a controller communicatively coupled to each of the probes and the display screen. The controller is configured to perform operations including displaying a plurality of dynamically sized channel control regions within a user interface of the touch-sensitive display screen. Each of the plurality of channel control regions corresponds with at least one of the plurality of probes and is sized based at least in part on a number of the plurality of probes. The operations can include detecting a user touch action directed to a user-selected channel control region of the plurality of dynamically sized channel control regions. The operations can include performing a control action associated with the probe(s) that correspond with the user-selected channel control region when the user touch action is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Avent, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Cesa, Lisa M. McGregor, Jennifer J. Barrett, Tyler W. Crone, Lee W. Rhein, Christopher W. Thurrott, Morgan Rudolph, Scott Woodruff
  • Patent number: 11809696
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, method, and user interfaces to facilitate electronic chat conversations between users via multiple modes of electronic communication. A conversation view is displayed on a touch screen display of a client device. The conversation view presents messages exchanged between a first user and at least one other user in an electronic chat conversation. A user input comprising a touch gesture corresponding to an interaction with the display of the conversation view is received. Based on the user input, a camera feed view is displayed on the touch screen display. The camera feed view comprises a display of image data and enables a user to create a message comprising one or more images. A message is generated, and an indication of the message is displayed in the conversation view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Laurent Desserrey, Christie Marie Heikkinen, Nathaniel Parrott, Jeremy Voss
  • Patent number: 11809217
    Abstract: A system for generating a user interface described herein can include a processor to detect a type of the system based on hardware components residing within the system or coupled to the system and determine a user interface manager to execute based on the type of the system. The processor can also execute the user interface manager to generate a user interface for the system, wherein the type of the user interface manager comprises a plurality of rules to indicate a layout of the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Darren R. Davis, Kenton A. Shipley, Nathan T. Radebaugh, Paul Dykstra, Jan Harold Karachale, Brian David Cross, Patrick J. Derks, William Scott Stauber, Nishad Mulye
  • Patent number: 11789595
    Abstract: A customer management system can be designed to provide an integrated smart graphical user interface. For example, a computing device can receive information that includes a topic of conversation for a chat-based communication; initiate, via a first graphical user interface (GUI), the chat-based communication with another computing device after the information is received, display, via a second GUI, the user profile associated with the person, wherein the second GUI is displayed adjacent to and integrated with the first GUI; determine a relationship between one or more words or phrases received via the first GUI from the first computing device and the additional information in the user profile, where the relationship is determined in real-time or near real-time as the one or more words or phrases are received; and display a visual indicator in the second GUI that shows content in the second GUI that is relevant to the determined relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: William Daniel Farmer, Andre Rene Buentello, Jose L. Romero, Jr., Priyadarshini Badugu
  • Patent number: 11768595
    Abstract: A method of cohorting data sets can include accessing a plurality of data sets each associated with a different target item and a plurality of test items and receiving from a user a selection of a plurality of the data sets. For each of the selected data sets, the method may include determining one or more of the test items interacting with the respective target within a threshold parameter and identifying one or more matching test items of the plurality of test items associated with interactions with each of the targets of the selected data sets. The method can include generating a graphical user interface to display a representation of the matching test items, the selected data sets, or both and receiving a filter selection for reducing a number of the matching test items to a filtered one or more test items smaller than the number of matching test items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Myles Gurule, Amin Mannaa, Nabeel Qureshi, Arjun Prakash, Andrew Girvin, Matthew Owens
  • Patent number: 11755172
    Abstract: A method of generating a consciousness affect is described. The method includes: (i) receiving a consciousness input originating from one or more users associated with a client device; (ii) receiving a non-biological input not originating from one or more of the users and the non-biological input originating from a device or a module; (iii) calculating, using a server and/or the client device and based on the consciousness input and the non-biological input, a consciousness affect for one or more of the users; (iv) storing, in memory of the server and/or the client device, the consciousness affect; and wherein said consciousness input includes at least one input chosen from a group comprising emotional state input, reasoned input, location information input, physical awareness input and spiritual insight input, and said non-biological input is at least one input chosen from a group comprising emotional state input, reasoned input, location information input, physical awareness input and synchronicity input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TWIIN, INC.
    Inventor: James Mercs
  • Patent number: 11720244
    Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods that allow for capturing metadata associated with a drag-and-drop action. The metadata includes information about a participant of at least two participants connected, by a collaboration server, to a collaboration session via respective devices. The system and methods further introduce the concept of a meeting board. The collaboration server distributes to the respective devices media stream data representing a main display area and the meeting board section in a user interface screen associated with the collaboration session. Content items of the collaboration session are sequentially displayed in the main display area throughout the collaboration session and a portion of a content item that is drag-and-dropped from the main display area into the meeting board section remains on the meeting board section throughout the collaboration session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Pan Rongrong, Xi Yasi, Li Bin, Jian Wang