Portable (i.e., Handheld, Calculator, Remote Controller) Patents (Class 345/169)
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Patent number: 11625143Abstract: A method and an apparatus for sharing data includes an electronic device and a storage medium. The method includes displaying a data sharing interface. The data sharing interface includes triggering areas respectively corresponding to data sources and association areas respectively corresponding to associated devices. The method further includes in response to a pairing operation of a user between a triggering area and an association area, acquiring data from a target data source corresponding to the triggering area, and transmitting the acquired data to a target associated device corresponding to the association area such that the target associated device outputs the received data. An electronic device and a storage medium are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Huiying Yang, Zetan Pei, Zhenzhou Lu, Jiayan Li
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Patent number: 11625075Abstract: An electronic device includes a first body, a pivot assembly and a second body. The first body includes a first side and a second side, and the second side includes a groove. The pivot assembly includes a container, a first gear, a second gear and a third gear. The container includes an accommodating space and a side wall. The first gear is disposed in the accommodating space and connected to the groove. The second gear is disposed in the accommodating space, pivotally disposed at the side wall and engaged with the first gear. The third gear is disposed in the accommodating space, pivotally disposed at the side wall and engaged with the second gear. The second body is pivotally disposed at the container and connected to the third gear.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Chin-Chung Lai, Yung-Hsiang Chen, Shih-Wei Yang
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Patent number: 11620468Abstract: Embodiments position a barcode reader, or other optical detector, to scan upright barcodes when the user hand is in the neutral position. To do this, embodiments rest the body of the ring scanner device on top of the index finger, with the palm facing inward toward the users body. Embodiments have integrated interactivity, including a touchscreen display and separate buttons that can be used to operate the optical detector and input data into an integrated computing device. The integrated computing device can run software applications on board the ring scanner device. Finally, the integrated computing device can be remotely managed.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Infinite Peripherals, Inc.Inventors: John Broderick, Brad Schuran
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Patent number: 11614824Abstract: A system to measure latency in displaying a key tap event corresponding to a touchscreen keyboard is disclosed. The system includes a text input module, configured to capture pre-defined text for latency measurement. The system includes a keyboard selection module, configured to select a virtual keyboard for the latency measurement with respect to the pre-defined text. The system includes a keyboard configuration module, configured to capture positional details of each text character of the pre-defined text with respect to registered virtual keyboard. The execution module, configured to execute the key tap event for each of the text character of the pre-defined text for latency measurement, to measure time gap of each text character of the pre-defined text between the key tap event and corresponding text display event and also configured to calculate average latency measurement of the pre-defined text from a measured time gap for each of the character.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Inventors: Rahul Prasad, Ankit Prasad
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Patent number: 11614948Abstract: An electronic device is provided such that a user can experience a quick launch of an application therein. The electronic device includes a housing, a display, an input unit, a processor, a non-volatile memory to store an application program, and a volatile memory to store instructions that allow the processor to load a first part of the application program in the volatile memory based on a first change of state of the electronic device, to load a second part of the application program in the volatile memory based on a second change of state of the electronic device and to display an image or text generated by the loaded first or second part. Since at least part of the application is preloaded before the second input is generated, only the remainder of the application has to be loaded in order to execute the application after the second input is generated.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: In-Hyung Jung, Chang-Gue Lee, Taejin Hyeon, Hyunsoo Kim, Minho Kim, Jong-Wu Baek
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Patent number: 11609615Abstract: A portable electronic device including a first body, a second body, a first hinge connected to the first body, a second hinge connected to the second body, and a linking rod is provided. The linking rod has a first end and a second end opposite to each other, wherein the first end is pivoted to the first hinge eccentric to a rotation axis of the first hinge, and the second end is pivoted to the second hinge eccentric to a rotation axis of the second hinge. The first and the second bodies are rotated to be closed to or far away from each other by the first hinge, the second hinge, and the linking rod.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Yi-Ta Huang, Wu-Chen Lee, Cheng-Nan Ling, Wen-Chieh Tai, Kun-You Chuang
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Patent number: 11590415Abstract: A system for displaying a mobile device screen comprises a head mounted display for displaying a first content to a user, a video camera mounted on the head mounted display, the video camera operable to capture a video image of a scene in front of the user, a region detection processor operable to detect a region of the captured video image comprising a mobile device screen, and an image processor operable to replace a corresponding region of the displayed first content in the head mounted display with the detected region of the captured video image comprising the mobile device screen.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Inventors: Sharwin Winesh Raghoebardajal, Simon Mark Benson
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Patent number: 11586255Abstract: A method and an apparatus for adjusting a view for a target device, an electronic device, and a computer-readable medium are provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. A specific implementation of the method includes: determining whether a currently playing video is a video of a first type in response to detecting a change of a posture of the target device; and adjusting a display direction of the video-stream-play view to match the posture of the target device and adjusting a display position and/or transparency of the at least one video-stream-play interactive control in response to determining that the currently playing video is the video of the first type. This implementation achieves matching of the view with the posture of the target device and enhances adaptability of the video-stream-play interactive control with the adjusted video-stream-play view.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Junpeng Xiao, Huijun Yu
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Patent number: 11589329Abstract: Distributed systems, controllers and methods for processing information from a plurality of devices are provided. A distributed system includes a plurality of devices distributed in an environment. Each device has at least a communication capability for interchanging information with others of the devices and/or with a communication system. Each of at least some of the devices has one or more sensors for acquiring sensor data related to the environment proximate to the device. At least one of the communication system or one or more of the devices is configured as a controller configured to: select a subset of devices from among the plurality of devices, receive information based on the acquired sensor data of the selected subset, and combine the received information from the selected subset to determine a characteristic of the environment proximate to one or more of the devices.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Staton Techiya LLCInventor: Steven W. Goldstein
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Patent number: 11579660Abstract: A secondary display may be integrated into a form factor of an information handling system having a primary display in a manner that synchronizes movement of the secondary display with the primary display. The secondary display may move from a closed position to an open position along with moving of a primary display from a closed to an open position. A rack and pinion mechanism may synchronize the secondary display with the primary display through a first and second primary pinion coupling a primary shaft of the primary display to a rack. A secondary pinion may couple a secondary shaft of the secondary display to the rack. Movement of the secondary display may be synchronized with movement of the primary display through the rack and pinions.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventor: Jason Scott Morrison
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Patent number: 11579655Abstract: In example implementations, an electronic device housing is provided. The electronic device housing includes a display housing, a lifting mechanism, abase housing, and a secondary display. The lifting mechanism is coupled to a side of the display housing. The base housing is coupled to the display housing. The secondary display is coupled to a distal side of the base housing. The lifting mechanism is to lift the secondary display on a rotation of the display housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Marcus Townsend, Ilchan Lee, Jin Sang Hwang
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Patent number: 11576271Abstract: A cold worked stainless steel bezel for a portable electronic device is provided. The bezel is secured flush to a housing to form part of the case of the portable electronic device. A brace that includes a slot for receiving a wall extending from the bezel is fixed to the housing. When the bezel engages the housing, the wall of the bezel is inserted in the slot of the brace and releasably held by a spring that engages both the brace and the wall. The bezel can be released by disengaging the spring, (e.g., using a special tool or a magnetic field). Because the bezel is manufactured from cold worked stainless steel, it is hard and resistant to impacts. Cold worked steel also facilitates manufacturing within design constraints and tolerances, and requires very little machining after manufacturing to comply with those constraints.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Stephen P. Zadesky, Phillip M. Hobson, Tang Yew Tan
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Patent number: 11570288Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a decorative ring, a functional module and a mobile terminal. The decorative ring includes a body portion, a sidewall portion and a light guide portion, wherein the sidewall portion encloses a peripheral side of the body portion to form a accommodating region, and the accommodating region is configured to accommodate a part of the camera module; and the decorative ring has an inner face and outer face opposite the inner face, the inner face defines the accommodating region, and the light guide portion enables light to transmit from the side where the inner face positioned to the side where the outer face positioned.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventor: Xiaoming Bao
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Patent number: 11556245Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a detection unit for detecting a state of a manipulating body in a manipulation area, a state judgment unit for judging whether the manipulating body is in an input state in which a given input manipulation process is executed according to input information input by the manipulating body or in a standby state in which the input manipulation process is not executed, based on the detection result of the detection unit, and an execution process determination unit for determining a process to be executed from a plurality of processes including the input manipulation process based on the state judged by the state judgment unit or a change of the state.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Ikuo Yamano, Fuminori Homma
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Patent number: 11557134Abstract: A method includes: (A) receiving a selection of a 3D model stored in one or more memories, the 3D model corresponding to an object and (B) setting a camera parameter set for a camera for use in detecting a pose of the object in a real scene. The method also includes (C) generating at least one 2D synthetic image based at least on the camera parameter set by rendering the 3D model in a view range for generating training data.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Ivo Moravec, Jie Wang, Syed Alimul Huda
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Patent number: 11550852Abstract: The methods and systems described herein reorder feed items. In one example, the methods and systems store in a memory feed items in a defined sequential order for display in a feed. The methods and systems monitoring a speed of scrolling the feed items (scroll speed) on a user device. The methods and systems also determine that the scroll speed is equal or greater than a scroll threshold and in response to the determination reorder one or more of the feed items in a new order for display in the feed. The methods and systems also generate for display the one or more feed items in the feed in the new order.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: Radhika Dewan, Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah
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Patent number: 11550465Abstract: Reduced-size user interfaces for providing weather information are disclosed. At an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, indications of a location and a temperature at the location may be displayed. In some examples, a user may provide input through a touch on the touch-sensitive display and/or through a rotation of a rotatable input mechanism to display additional weather information, such as weather information for another location, another temperature, another time, and so forth. In some examples, the device may obtain data representing an upcoming activity, determine whether the activity is to begin within a threshold amount of time, and display weather information based on the upcoming activity. In some examples, the device may display an affordance at a position to indicate the time of day for which a weather condition is provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lawrence Y. Yang, Wan Si Wan, Alan C. Dye, Christopher Patrick Foss, Kevin Lynch, Brian Schmitt, Christopher Wilson
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Patent number: 11545054Abstract: A flexible display panel of an expandable display device includes a first side with a display unit, and a second side opposite to the first side. A bending guide includes an external guide that faces part of the first side and has a first curved side, and an internal guide that faces part of the second side and has a second curved side. A slider that slides on the bending guide is attached to, one end portion of the flexible display panel. A radius of the first curved side is greater than a radius of the second curved side. When the slider moves toward the bending guide, the first side contacts the first curved side and is bent by the first curved side, and when the slider moves away from the bending guide, the second side contacts the second curved side and is bent by the second curved side.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung Hun Lee, Sun Ho Kim, Young-Seok Seo, Tae An Seo, Jin Hwan Choi
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Patent number: 11544035Abstract: A computing device may include a display, an audio output device, a sensor to detect the position of the display relative to the audio output device, and a processor to receive the detected position of the display and adjust audio output from the audio output device based on the detected position of the display.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Chieh-Hao Chen, Yi-Hsuan Huang, Tao-Sheng Chu
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Patent number: 11537171Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a switching mechanism, a spring and a sliding mechanism. The first body includes a base and an input module slidably disposed on the base. The second body is pivoted to the base of the first body. The switching mechanism is disposed at the input module and is configured to switch an engaging relationship between the input module and the base. The spring is disposed at the base and abuts against the input module. The sliding mechanism includes a rack and a gear set engaged with the rack, wherein the rack is mounted to the input module and the gear set is slidably disposed at the base. The input module is pushed by the spring to slide relative to the base, and the rack slides relative to the base synchronously with the input module.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Han-Tsung Shen, Shun-Bin Chen
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Patent number: 11537288Abstract: A display device, method, computer-readable storage medium and user interface, each of which detects contact to or proximity of an object with respect to a generated image, and responsive to detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, disables any operational functions associated with a first portion of the generated image. Additionally, operation associated with a second portion of the generated image is allowed responsive to the detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, where the second portion of the generated image is different from the first portion of the generated image. An indication corresponding to the second portion of the generated image for which operation is enabled may be displayed on the generated image.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuo Okumura, Hazime Matsuda, Shoji Imamura, Katsuji Miyazawa, Motoki Higashide, Kunihito Sawai
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Patent number: 11528314Abstract: A method for delivering a web page that displays a video includes delivering a requested web page with a WebAssembly Module to a web browser of a requesting device. The WebAssembly Module includes a plurality of video decoders each for decoding a corresponding one of a plurality of video encoding formats. An encoded video is delivered for display by the requested web page, the encoded video being encoded in a particular one of the plurality of video encoding formats. The encoded video is decoded using a respective one of the plurality of video decoders of the WebAssembly Module that corresponds to the particular one of the plurality of video encoding formats of the delivered encoded video.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventor: James Nicastri
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Patent number: 11515106Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include a housing, a key cover that penetrates at least a part of the housing and exposes at least a part of the key cover to an outside, a key button that is disposed inside the key cover and generates a pressing signal when the key button is pressed, a pressure sensor including a plurality of depressurization points between the key cover and the key button, and at least one processor electrically connected to the pressure sensor and the key button, and the at least one processor obtains a pressure signal corresponding to each of the plurality of depressurization points through the pressure sensor, obtains the pressing signal through the key button, and performs a specified operation based on the pressure signal corresponding to each of the obtained depressurization points and the pressing signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Inventors: Ilgeun Bok, Seongwon Cha
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Patent number: 11513661Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and a camera sensor. The device displays a message region for displaying a message conversation and receives a request to add media to the message conversation. Responsive to receiving the request, the device displays a media selection interface concurrently with at least a portion of the message conversation. The media selection interface includes a plurality of affordances for selecting media for addition to the message conversation, the plurality of affordances includes a live preview affordance, at least a subset of the plurality of affordances includes thumbnail representations of media available for adding to the message conversation, and the live preview affordance is associated with a live camera preview. Responsive to detecting selection of the live preview affordance, the device captures a new image based on the live camera preview and selects the new image for addition to the message conversation.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Roberto Garcia, Anil K. Kandangath, Arvindh Krishnaswamy, Xiaoyuan Tu, Justin Wood
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Patent number: 11507219Abstract: A touch panel apparatus including a first detector detecting a first operation of a touch operation unit, a second detector detecting a second operation of a rotating operation unit disposed close to the touch operation unit, and a microprocessor performing making a determination whether to prioritize the first or second operation, and outputting an operation command corresponding to the first or second operation in accordance with the determination. The second detector includes six or more touch sensors disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the rotating operation unit, and the microprocessor performs outputting the operation command corresponding to the first operation when the first operation is detected, while not outputting the operation command corresponding to the first operation even if the first operation is detected when the touch operation over a predetermined area on the outer peripheral surface is detected by the touch sensors.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: HONDA ACCESS CORP.Inventor: Takahiro Mitsunari
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Patent number: 11500423Abstract: A display device includes: a flexible display panel having a display area and a non-display area disposed adjacent to the display area; a supporting member provided at a predetermined area of the flexible display panel adjacent to one side of the flexible display panel, wherein the non-display area of the flexible display panel contacts the supporting member and surrounds the supporting member while being bent at a bend angle, and the bend angle of the non-display area is variously adjusted by the supporting member.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tae Wook Kang
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Patent number: 11494005Abstract: A mouse device includes a housing, a keyswitch, a swing arm, a wheel seat, and a wheel. The housing includes a bottom board. The keyswitch is located over the bottom board and includes a button. The swing arm includes a pivotal portion and first and second extending portions. The pivotal portion is pivotally connected to the bottom board. The first extending portion is connected to the pivotal portion and abuts against the button. The second extending portion is connected to the pivotal portion. The wheel seat is located over the bottom board and configured to laterally swing toward the second extending portion to move the second extending portion, so as to rotate the swing arm to press the button by the first extending portion. The swing arm is located at a side of the wheel seat. The wheel is rotatably disposed in the wheel seat.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yu-Chih Cheng
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Patent number: 11494470Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a fingerprint information acquisition unit that acquires fingerprint information, a determination unit that determines an action of a finger on the basis of the fingerprint information, and a processing unit that performs specified processing predetermined depending on the action on the basis of the determined action. This configuration makes it possible to perform a desired operation depending on the operation even with a compact apparatus, thereby enhancing user convenience.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Miwa Ichikawa, Yuhei Taki, Kota Aizawa, Koichi Sakumoto, Naoto Tsuboi, Naoya Sazuka
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Patent number: 11494004Abstract: A technique controls operation of a local application running on a user device (e.g., a smart phone, a tablet, a personal digital assistant, etc.). The technique involves receiving, by the user device, mouse input from external electronic equipment communicating with the user device. The user device has a touchscreen that displays a touchscreen image of the local application. The mouse input indicates user operation of a hardware mouse. The technique further involves translating, by the user device, the mouse input into translated touchscreen input. The technique further involves providing, by the user device, the translated touchscreen input to the local application running on the user device to operate the local application.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.Inventors: Chris Pavlou, Mukund Ingale, Georgy Momchilov
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Patent number: 11474650Abstract: The fingerprint recognition device of the present invention includes: a substrate; a sensor located on the substrate and the sensor including a plurality of sensing finger touch pads around thereof; an oscillator, electrically connected to the plurality of sensing finger touch pads, and outputting at least one oscillating frequency signal; a timer outputting a clock signal to the oscillator; and a counting and digital comparator, counting and comparing the oscillating frequency signals. The fingerprint recognition method of the present invention includes: the oscillator receiving the clock signal and outputting the oscillation frequency signal; a finger touching the plurality of sensing finger touch pads; and counting and comparing the oscillation frequency signal and the oscillation frequency signal after the touch. The present invention is applied to the display surface of the electronic product, and detects whether the finger touches the fingerprint recognition device.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: IMAGE MATCH DESIGN INC.Inventors: Yen-Kuo Lo, Yeh-Suan Yan
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Patent number: 11455093Abstract: One or more embodiments described herein include methods and systems of capturing and sending multimedia content items as electronic message. More specifically, systems and methods described herein provide users the ability to easily and effectively capture multimedia content items for inclusion in a communication session without navigating away from the communication session. Additionally, systems and methods described herein allow a multimedia content item to be sent to one or more co-users immediately following the capture of the multimedia content item without further user interaction. In other words, the system and methods can capture and automatically send a multimedia content item in response to a single user interaction.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin S. Langholz, Lucy Congyun Zhang
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Patent number: 11438652Abstract: A display system includes a main display unit configured to display a video; a plurality of subordinate display units configured to display a plurality of videos, respectively; a detection unit configured to detect the number of viewers of the main display unit and the respective numbers of viewers of the plurality of subordinate display units; and a control unit. The control unit is configured to switch a video displayed on a subordinate display unit of the plurality of subordinate display units to the same video as a video displayed on the main display unit when the number of viewers of the main display unit detected by the detection unit is equal to or more than a first predetermined value and the number of viewers of the subordinate display unit is less than a second predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.Inventor: Eifu Nezu
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Patent number: 11435840Abstract: Computing devices, input devices, keyboard assemblies, and related systems include a set of conductive traces or leads configured to transfer a capacitive load from an appendage of a user or another capacitive load source from a remote location, such as on a keycap of the keyboard, to a conductive portion or electrode on the keyboard that is positioned near a touch-sensitive interface of a computing device. The capacitive load is thereby transferable through the conductive traces or leads to the touch-sensitive interface without having to directly apply the load, such as by touching a finger to the interface. This can reduce or eliminate the need for on-screen controls or keyboard interface elements in a touch screen device without having to use a more expensive and energy-draining wired or wireless connection between the computing device and a keyboard case or accessory for the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Adam T. Garelli, Senem E. Emgin, Terrence L. Van Ausdall, Antonio Clarke
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Patent number: 11429196Abstract: A keyboard includes a processing resource and a memory resource storing machine-readable instructions to cause the processing resource to communicate, in response to the keyboard being in a computing device input mode, with a computing device connected to the keyboard, and communicate, in response to the keyboard being in a mobile device input mode, with a mobile device connected to the keyboard.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Anthony Kaplanis, John W. Frederick, Alexander Williams
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Patent number: 11429152Abstract: At least one embodiment of the disclosed system is directed to a computer-implemented method for operating a light projection technology keyboard of an Information Handling System. The computer-implemented method may include receiving electronic environmental condition data at a keyboard configuration system, and processing the electronic environmental condition data through a neural network of an adaptive configuration engine. The neural network may output one or more functions and/or visual settings to be used in configuring operation of the light projection technology keyboard. The light projection technology keyboard may be controlled based on the one or more functions and/or visual settings output by the neural network. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding computer systems, apparatus, and computer programs recorded on one or more computer storage devices, each configured to perform the actions of the methods.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Rohan Sharma, Shubham Gupta, Rangan Basu
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Patent number: 11430415Abstract: A management unit including: a demand plan generating unit that obtains control information items related to energy consuming appliances; an obtaining unit that obtains picture data items showing the appliances; a memory which stores the picture data items obtained by the obtaining unit; a selecting unit which selects a picture data item from selection candidates including the picture data items stored in the memory, based on a specified control mode; a processor that executes processing for superimposing the control information items corresponding to the appliances in the picture data item selected by the selecting unit; and an output unit which displays the picture data item with the superimposed control information item.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisashi Takayama, Yuki Waki, Yasuo Yoshimura, Tetsuya Kouda, Toshihisa Ikeda
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Patent number: 11399534Abstract: A broadband ultrasonic transducer device (UTD) is disclosed that utilizes a plurality of narrow-band piezo electric elements grouped into single-frequency sub-arrays to provide a relatively simple, highly-reliable deterrent unit (DU) capable of emitting ultrasonic energy over a wide coverage area and at a sound pressure level that meets or exceeds other DU approaches. In an embodiment, the broadband UTD includes a housing portion configured to couple to a plurality of piezo sub-array plates. Each piezo sub-array plate includes a plurality of pockets or cavities to receive respective narrow-band (e.g., 1-3 kHz) piezo electro transducer elements with characteristics, e.g., geometries and material composition, that cause each to emit ultrasonic energy at a particular resonant frequency. A controller of the UTD implements a control scheme to emit ultrasonic energy in a plurality of output modes including a white noise node and a single-frequency mode for deterrence applications.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: NRG SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Thomas J. Nostrand, Cody Spiegel, Dale E. Williams, Junda Zhu
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Patent number: 11379663Abstract: A computing device outputs a keyboard for display, receives an indication of a first gesture to select a first sequence of one or more keys, determines a set of candidate strings based in part on the first sequence of keys, and outputs for display at least one of the set of candidate strings. The computing device receives an indication of a second gesture to select a second sequence of one or more keys, and determines that characters associated with the second sequence of keys are included in a first candidate word based at least in part on the set of candidate strings, or are included in a second candidate word not based on the first sequence of keys. The computing device modifies the set of candidate strings based at least in part on the determination and outputs for display at least one of the modified candidate strings.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Yu Ouyang, Shumin Zhai, Xiaojun Bi
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Patent number: 11372503Abstract: A touch display device and a method for touch detection are provided. The touch display device is formed by at least two spliced touch screens, and includes an obtaining module, configured to acquire report data of at least one touch screen of the touch display device, where the report data is generated by the at least one touch screen when the at least one touch screen is touched by a user; and a processing module, configured to perform coordinate conversion according to a splicing state and the report data of the touch screen sending the report data, to obtain at least one output coordinate corresponding to an entire display area of the touch display device.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Jianting Wang, Jianzi He, Boxiao Lan, Rui Guo
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Patent number: 11357125Abstract: A medical device includes a hybrid circuitry assembly and a core circuitry support structure. The core circuitry support structure includes a frame defining a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the hybrid circuitry assembly. An outer surface of the frame is shaped to correspond to an inside surface of a core assembly housing configured to enclose the hybrid circuitry assembly and the core circuitry support structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Jean M. Bobgan, David P. Stieper, Joseph Prescott
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Patent number: 11347322Abstract: A haptic keyboard of an information handling system comprising a coversheet to identify keys of the haptic keyboard, a contact foil and a piezoelectric element to receive an applied mechanical stress at a first key of the coversheet and generate an electric actuation signal. A processor executing instructions of a haptic smart typing assistance system to detect and anticipate a next letter of a word being typed and a controller to receive an instruction of the anticipated next letter and increasing force required actuate at least one key for a letter adjacent to the anticipated next letter, and to send a response haptic feedback control signal to the piezoelectric element to cause the piezoelectric element to generate a first haptic feedback at the first key if the anticipated next letter is selected and to generate a second haptic feedback if a typographical error is detected.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Michiel Knoppert, Priyank Gajiwala, Frank van Valkenhoef
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Patent number: 11350536Abstract: The display apparatus includes a display assembly. The display apparatus further includes a mounting device on which the display assembly is mounted and a rotating shaft forming the center of rotation of the display assembly. The rotating shaft is at a fixed location for the mounting device and the display assembly, respectively. The display assembly is switched between a first mode and a second mode rotated from the first mode about a rotating shaft and is changed in the height of the center of the display assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Dae Su Choi, Chul Soon Park, Woo Sung In, Hyun Jun Jung, Jong Hee Han
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Patent number: 11340739Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an input device and a method of producing the device. The input device includes a flat panel defining an array of control surfaces, a support disposed on a side of the panel facing away from an operator, and a flat film layer structure disposed between the flat panel and the support which defines an array of capacitive sensors; wherein each capacitive sensor forms a measuring capacitance assigned to one of the control surfaces; wherein the support forms at least one web, which protrudes towards the flat panel and connects to the flat panel to fix the film layer structure between the flat panel and the support.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Preh GMBHInventors: David Heurich, Matthias Lembach, Ronald Schmidt
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Patent number: 11334113Abstract: An aspect provides a method, including: receiving a first input from a device component indicating positional orientation of an information handling device; receiving a second input from a device component indicating that the information handling device is undergoing movement; and disabling, responsive to the first input and the second input, at least a portion of a touch input surface of the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Arnold S. Weksler, John Carl Mese, Nathan J. Peterson
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Patent number: 11314391Abstract: The present application provides a navigation bar controlling method and device, and relates to the field of human-computer interaction. The method includes displaying a navigation bar, the navigation bar comprising at least one virtual button; starting an application; and displaying at least one function control on the navigation bar according to the running application, wherein the at least one function control is configured to trigger at least one target function of the application. The present application dynamically adds the display of at least one function control on the navigation bar according to the running application, and the at least one function control is configured to trigger the at least one target function of the application. The navigation bar enhances the function of the navigation bar on the basis of the virtual buttons provided natively, with the entry of other functions dynamically provided by the running application.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventors: Zhichao Zhang, Guojun Sun
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Patent number: 11316831Abstract: A node including processing circuitry configured to: generate anonymized data based at least in part on a first cryptographic key and network data, calculate a coordination vector, generate initialized data based at least in part on the anonymized data, a second cryptographic key and the coordination vector, transmit the initialized data, the random vector, a security policy and instructions to analyze n iterations of the initialized data and the security policy using the random vector and the second cryptographic key, and receive results of the analysis of the n iterations of the initialized data and the security policy using the random vector and the second cryptographic key. The analysis of an m iteration of the n iterations correspond to an analysis of the initialized data with prefix preservation where the analysis of the remaining iterations of the n iterations fail to be prefixed preserved.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Meisam Mohammady, Yosr Jarraya, Lingyu Wang, Mourad Debbabi, Makan Pourzandi
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Patent number: 11281330Abstract: One variation of a system for detecting inputs at a computing device includes: a substrate including a top layer, a bottom layer defining an array of support locations, and electrode pairs proximal the support locations; a touch sensor surface arranged over the top layer of the substrate; a set of spacers, each arranged over an electrode pair at a support location on the bottom layer of the substrate and including a force-sensitive material exhibiting variations in local bulk resistance responsive to variations in applied force; an array of spring elements coupled to the set of spacers, configured to support the substrate on a chassis, and configured to yield to displacement of the substrate downward toward the chassis responsive to forces applied to the touch sensor surface; and a controller configured to interpret forces of inputs on the touch sensor surface based on resistance values of the electrode pairs.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Sensel, Inc.Inventors: Ilya Daniel Rosenberg, Ninad Sathe, Eric Rosales
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Patent number: 11276418Abstract: Aspects of the invention include acoustic signature generation via user sentiment embedding. An example method includes an audio signal of user speech, obtaining a user context and a user state space for at least one user, generating a sentiment vector from the user context and the user state space, generating a set of sentiment signals for based on the sentiment vector, and embedding the audio signal with the set of sentiment signals to generate an embedded sentiment signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Diwesh Pandey, Arun Joseph, Shiladitya Ghosh, Shashidhar Reddy
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Patent number: 11275452Abstract: A computing device receives a response comprising one or more data sets corresponding to an identifier. The computing device identifies a first data set identifier in the response that signals the beginning of a first data set and edits the first data set to comprise a first keyboard stroke entry prefix understood by a second computing device as defining the first data set as a first particular type of data and a keyboard stroke entry suffix understood by the second computing device as defining an end of the first data set. The computing device identifies and edits a second data set. The edited first and second data sets are transmitted to the second computing device, where it processes the data sets based on the keyboard stroke entry prefixes and recognizes the end of the data sets based on the keyboard stroke entry suffix.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: GOOGLE, LLCInventors: Zachary Cancio, Brian De Vries, Parag Ladhawala, Krishna Kishore Kollipara, Curtis Steeves, Daniel Crosby, Ankit Prasad
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Patent number: 11269307Abstract: A method for operating an agricultural implement is provided, which in particular is configured as an implement pulled by a tractor or a self-propelled implement. One or more machine parameters relevant for the operation are administered via at least one job computer arranged on the implement, and are preferably imaged by means of an interface on one of the at least two universal terminals connected in particular in a wireless and/or cabled manner. After some initial configuration phase dining operation, the at least one machine parameter is imaged simultaneously on the second universal terminal.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Inventors: Gustaaf Garrit Johan Van Zadelhoff, Torsten Napierala, Christoph Grothaus