Patents by Inventor Michael Andrew Mok

Michael Andrew Mok has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10812429
    Abstract: A method at a first electronic device with a display and an input device includes: displaying a message input area along with a graphical input stream in a first application, where the graphical input stream includes a source of predefined graphical images and a source for a coded character set. The method includes detecting entry of one or more objects from the graphical input stream into the message input area and receiving a user input to transmit the contents of the message input area. In response to receiving the user input to transmit, and in accordance with a determination that the one or more objects includes a predefined graphical image, the method includes forming a merged message comprising the contents of the message input area, including the predefined graphical image, where a merged message is an image, and transmitting the merged message to a recipient or another application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Glu Mobile Inc.
    Inventors: Sourabh Ahuja, Michael Andrew Mok, Nicholas Kenichi Miyake, Lori Leilani Cox, Liang Wu, Tao Tao
  • Patent number: 10194015
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for displaying a graphical input stream comprising a plurality of keys, a first subset of which is a character set source and a second subset of which provides a message effect source. A first user input from the character set source forms an original multi-word message that is displayed in a message area. A second user input from the message effect source applies a corresponding message effect to only the multi-word message thereby forming a transformed representation. The multi-word message displayed in the message area is replaced with the transformed representation. Upon receipt of a third user input to transmit the contents of the message area, the original multi-word message and an indication of the message effect is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Glu Mobile Inc.
    Inventors: Sourabh Ahuja, Liang Wu, Michael Andrew Mok
  • Patent number: 10101902
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for, at a first electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, receiving a message from a second electronic device. The message comprises an original multi-word first text. A first representation of the original multi-word first text is displayed in accordance with a text effect in a messaging application. In response to a user input with respect to the first representation in the form of a tap gesture on the touch-sensitive display, the displayed first representation is transiently replaced with a display of the original multi-word first text for a predetermined time period. Without further user intervention, upon completion of the predetermined time period, display of the first representation is restored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Glu Mobile Inc.
    Inventors: Sourabh Ahuja, Liang Wu, Michael Andrew Mok
  • Publication number: 20160291822
    Abstract: A method at a first electronic device with a display and an input device includes: displaying a message input area along with a graphical input stream in a first application, where the graphical input stream includes a source of predefined graphical images and a source for a coded character set. The method includes detecting entry of one or more objects from the graphical input stream into the message input area and receiving a user input to transmit the contents of the message input area. In response to receiving the user input to transmit, and in accordance with a determination that the one or more objects includes a predefined graphical image, the method includes forming a merged message comprising the contents of the message input area, including the predefined graphical image, where a merged message is an image, and transmitting the merged message to a recipient or another application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Sourabh Ahuja, Michael Andrew Mok, Nicholas Kenichi Miyake, Lori Leilani Cox, Liang Wu, Tao Tao
  • Publication number: 20160286028
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for displaying a graphical input stream comprising a plurality of keys, a first subset of which is a character set source and a second subset of which provides a message effect source. A first user input from the character set source forms an original multi-word message that is displayed in a message area. A second user input from the message effect source applies a corresponding message effect to only the multi-word message thereby forming a transformed representation. The multi-word message displayed in the message area is replaced with the transformed representation. Upon receipt of a third user input to transmit the contents of the message area, the original multi-word message and an indication of the message effect is transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Sourabh Ahuja, Liang Wu, Michael Andrew Mok
  • Publication number: 20160179331
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for, at a first electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, receiving a message from a second electronic device. The message comprises an original multi-word first text. A first representation of the original multi-word first text is displayed in accordance with a text effect in a messaging application. In response to a user input with respect to the first representation in the form of a tap gesture on the touch-sensitive display, the displayed first representation is transiently replaced with a display of the original multi-word first text for a predetermined time period. Without further user intervention, upon completion of the predetermined time period, display of the first representation is restored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Sourabh Ahuja, Liang Wu, Michael Andrew Mok
  • Patent number: 9306881
    Abstract: A method at a first electronic device with a display and an input device includes: receiving a message from a second electronic device, the message comprising a first text and a text effect applied to the message; displaying a first representation of the message in accordance with the text effect; receiving a user input with respect to the first representation; and in response to the user input with respect to the first representation, displaying a second representation of the message in accordance with the text effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Glu Mobile Inc.
    Inventors: Sourabh Ahuja, Liang Wu, Michael Andrew Mok
  • Publication number: 20160094495
    Abstract: A method at a first electronic device with a display and an input device includes: receiving a message from a second electronic device, the message comprising a first text and a text effect applied to the message; displaying a first representation of the message in accordance with the text effect; receiving a user input with respect to the first representation; and in response to the user input with respect to the first representation, displaying a second representation of the message in accordance with the text effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Sourabh Ahuja, Liang Wu, Michael Andrew Mok
  • Patent number: 9230355
    Abstract: A method at an electronic device with a display and an input device includes: selecting an image; selecting an interactive filter; generating interactive filter data associated with the image and corresponding to the selected interactive filter; displaying a first representation of the image in accordance with the interactive filter data; receiving a user input; and in accordance with the user input and the interactive filter data, displaying a second representation of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Glu Mobile Inc.
    Inventors: Sourabh Ahuja, Liang Wu, Michael Andrew Mok, Lian A. Amaris