Network Resource Browsing Or Navigating Patents (Class 715/738)
  • Patent number: 9146675
    Abstract: Webpage navigation can include a computer device loading a Webpage having at least a first portion and a second portion, arranging the Webpage in order to present the first portion in the display area of the computer device and to place the second portion out of the display area, and presenting a navigation map corresponding to the Webpage in the display area. In response to a control command input with respect to the navigation map, the Webpage can be arranged in order to present the second portion in the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Li-Ju Chen, John J. Y. Hsu, Bor-Ping Pan, Rick M. F. Wu
  • Patent number: 9148706
    Abstract: The techniques disclosed herein facilitate online audience targeting based on brand and product interest/enthusiasm as determined by a measurement metric that is a function of one of more (and preferably all) of the following: recency data, frequency data, intensity data, consumption data, site data, meta data related to given videos, data, and other demographic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Visible Measures Corp.
    Inventor: Brian J. Shin
  • Patent number: 9141649
    Abstract: An online network collects a dataset of an individual's information through a computer-implemented method. An individual enters a dataset of the information and a plurality of an individual's life events into a computer system. The dataset is arranged and converted into a graphical representation for display. The online database receives and stores the dataset. The database associates the dataset with the plurality of the member's life events and then the dataset and the life events are outputted into the graphical representation for display for a witness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: LIFETHREAD, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Osborne, Tim Snoke, Mark Kutscher
  • Patent number: 9135341
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for paginating and previewing essentially continuously-flowing non-paginated search results, such as XHTML/HTML formatted information content. The method includes at least: entering a search query; sending the query to a search engine; and receiving a search result having a list of data files matching to the search query. The method comprises at least: paginating the essentially continuously-flowing content of the data files retrieved; rendering preview pages from the data files; selecting the preview pages to be previewed; and previewing the matching preview pages associated with the data files retrieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: DOCUMILL OY
    Inventors: Mika Könnölä, Rami Hänninen, Pasi Nummisalo, Terho Laakso
  • Patent number: 9134884
    Abstract: A method and system to process a selection of a browser back button at a client machine. The system receives at the client machine, a browser back button selection, associates the browser back button selection to a first user interface identifier, retrieves the first user interface based on the first user interface identifier, associates the first user interface identifier to a second user interface, and displays the second user interface responsive to selection of the browser back button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Anselm Paul Baird-Smith
  • Patent number: 9122382
    Abstract: A method for selecting a user's desired target from among a plurality of targets, at a touch point on a touch screen of a mobile device is provided. The method includes displaying a web page; checking a touch input at a touch point is received on the touch screen, a number of hyperlinks overlapped with the touch point in the displayed web page; enlarging, if at least two hyperlinks are overlapped with the touch point, defining a target area around the touch point, the target area, and displaying the enlarged target area; and selecting and visually emphasizing, if only a single one of the hyperlinks in the enlarged target area is overlapped with the touch point, the single hyperlink among the hyperlinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yeo Min Yun
  • Patent number: 9117003
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for navigating content on a single page. These mechanisms and methods for navigating content on a single page can enable optimized navigation of displayed content, more efficient content processing and resource use, increased content display speed, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventor: Todd Stellanova
  • Patent number: 9111260
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms are provided that allow participants in an electronic messaging conversation (e.g. email or instant message) to retrieve information related to words and phrases in the electronic messaging conversation without leaving the electronic messaging environment. An electronic messaging environment is provided that includes user interface tools that allow a user to (1) select text within the EM conversation, (2) submit the text to an information retrieval service, such as a search engine, and (3) display the results generated by the information retrieval service. To facilitate the selection of relevant text, certain “suggested words” within the conversation may automatically be highlighted by the instant messaging client. Various techniques are provided for customizing which words are suggested, which sources are searched, and which search terms are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Chen Zhang, Henri P. J. Torgemane, Frank J. Cort, Thyagarajapuram S Ramakrishnan
  • Patent number: 9092122
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for an industrial control system including a computer. The graphical user interface includes a display device. A plurality of process graphics including at least one software object for controlling and/or monitoring real world objects controlled by the control system are arranged such that elements of at least a portion of at least one software object may be displayed on the interface displayed on the display device. Computer program instructions generate and display in the graphical user interface a main view including a first process graphic in a window. The first process graphic is a member of a predetermined group of process graphics. The main view includes a designated view including at least one tab directly linked to other members of the predetermined group. Selecting one of the tabs allows the user to navigate to one of the predetermined group of process graphics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: ABB RESEARCH LTD.
    Inventors: Kristoffer Husoy, Tone-Grete Graven, Torgeir Enkerud
  • Patent number: 9092816
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for identifying relevant browsing and/or purchasing activity associated with one or more contacts of a user having a user account with an electronic commerce system. In one embodiment, a determination is made as to whether each contact is associated with a different user account with the electronic commerce system. If so, network content comprising such relevant browsing and/or purchasing history may be presented to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Siddharth Sriram
  • Patent number: 9081421
    Abstract: A user interface and methods are provided for presenting electronic content on a mobile device with a content-serving application. Heterogeneous content includes ‘internal’ and ‘external’ content. Internal content includes items served by a system hosting the application and/or other items to which the host has full access rights, while external content includes items to which the application host does not have full access rights (e.g., because they are served by a remote site). Placeholders representing content items are browsed using one input, and an item is opened by different input when its placeholder is displayed. External items may not be retrieved until they are opened. Gestures while an external item is open are communicated to its remote site, and when either type of item is fully panned left or right, the item begins to scroll out of view sideways and the placeholder of the next item scrolls into view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: Albert J. Lai, Lindsay Norman, Ankit Gupta
  • Patent number: 9075500
    Abstract: A method and system to define attributes of a plurality of interactive user interface elements, the attributes including, at least, a textual descriptor and a value representation of an associated data element; associate at least one of the interactive user interface elements into a group of user interface elements; and display, embedded in a user interface of a first application, the group including a presentation of the textual descriptor and the value representation of the associated data element for each interactive user interface element in the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Eduard Hess, Daniel Jakobs, Dagmar Opitz, Mariya Pavlenko, Arnulf Schueler, Lan Zhang
  • Patent number: 9075899
    Abstract: Provided herein are various systems and methods for customizing display of items associated with medical exams based on one or more categories (for example) associated with respective items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: D.R. Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Murray A. Reicher
  • Patent number: 9069802
    Abstract: This application relates generally to defining a domain-specific syntax characterizing a functional information system and performing operations on data entities represented by the domain-specific syntax, including defining a domain-specific syntax, receiving and storing a domain-specific data entity, assigning a syntactic tag to the domain-specific data entity, and electronically storing the tag assigned to the data entity in the electronic data store so that the tag is logically linked to the stored data entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Locus, LP
    Inventor: Rory Riggs
  • Patent number: 9065791
    Abstract: To generate dynamic relationship-based content personalized for members of a social networking system, at least one action of one or more members of the social networking system is associated with relationship data for the one or more members to produce consolidated data. One or more elements associated with the consolidated data is identified and used to aggregate the consolidated data. Further exemplary methods comprise weighting by affinity the aggregated consolidated data to generate dynamic relationship-based content personalized for the members of the web-based social network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew G. Bosworth, Chris Cox, Ruchi Sanghvi, Thyagarajapuram S. Ramakrishnan, Adam D'Angelo
  • Patent number: 9065850
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides phishing heuristic systems and methods that detect phishing sites. The present invention may be implemented via a server connected to the Internet, via a distributed security system, and the like. Phishing sites may be detected in a single transaction, i.e. client request plus server reply, while knowing as little as possible about the site being masqueraded. In an exemplary embodiment, a phishing site detection system and method utilized three steps—whitelisting, blacklisting, and scoring. For example, if a particular page meets all requirements of blacklisting without any elements of whitelisting and has a score over a particular threshold, that particular site may be designated as a phishing page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Zscaler, Inc.
    Inventor: Julien Sobrier
  • Patent number: 9053476
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a mobile client device for automatically performing a mobile financial service function, including a memory storing software instructions, the software instructions including a mobile financial service application configured to perform financial service processes. The system may also include and one or more processors configured to execute the software instructions to detect a physical action performed on the mobile client device, and determine a first financial service function to perform based on the detected physical action, wherein the first financial service function is a function provided by the mobile financial service application. The one or more processors may also determine whether verification of a user is required, verify the user if verification of the user is required, and automatically initiate the first financial service function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lawrence Douglas, Paul Moreton
  • Patent number: 9049259
    Abstract: The method of presenting and accessing visual, video, stream media or multimedia actions and activities feeds is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: ONEPATONT SOFTWARE LIMITED
    Inventor: Yogesh Chunilal Rathod
  • Publication number: 20150149917
    Abstract: Computer systems, methods and software for responding to remote clients with content selected based on when the request is made. The method may include selecting one or more interface components based on the time of day and/or date of the request, and returning a response including the selected interface components. The method may include adjusting the time for a time zone for the remote client and/or user. Interface components may be fully embedded in the response, or may be references to external components. Interface components may include data relating to a user task associated with the date and/or time of day, formatting information for displaying the task data to the user of the remote client, instructions for user interaction with the task data, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Jay Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20150149916
    Abstract: A co-browse service uses JavaScript to allow a web page shown in a user's browser to be viewed remotely. Updates to the web page are rendered into HTML and forwarded on the co-browse session. Aspects of the web page that should not be visible are specified in a list of masked elements which prevents the JavaScript from transmitting the content of those elements on the co-browse session. A person viewing the web page at the remote location can select objects to have those objects highlighted within the user's browser. Likewise the person viewing the web page may manipulate the objects by selecting objects and entering information into the objects. Updates to the web page are collected and aggregated such that only the most recent updates are forwarded on the co-browse session. Updates that don't affect the DOM, such as hover state, are also transmitted on the session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Deborah Mendez, Edward F. Hardebeck, Richard L. Baker, Claudio Topolcic
  • Patent number: 9043705
    Abstract: A service distribution device is provided that, when acquiring services to be used in an information terminal mounted in a vehicle or used in its passenger compartment, recognizes service availability beforehand, thereby improving usability of the services. A service distribution device includes an information correlation unit for correlating information that denotes service utilization conditions in relation to travel condition of the vehicle with the services. The service distribution device distributes to an information terminal the information that denotes the service utilization conditions correlated by the information correlation unit along with contents of the relevant service so that the information and the contents can be visibly displayed on a display unit in the information terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaaki Ichihara
  • Publication number: 20150143246
    Abstract: A system for automatically embedding behavior collection components into a mobile device application; the system includes a user interface module, a recording module, a marking module, and an embedding module. The user interface module provides an operation interface which includes tracking items. The tracking items correspond to behavior collection components. The behavior collection components transmit operation information of the mobile device to a server. The recording module records relational information respectively corresponds to each of the behavior collection components, and each relational information is a relational function selected from of a plurality of relational functions of a library. The marking module determines and marks embedding positions of the behavior collection components in the mobile device application based on the behavior collection components of the selected tracking items and relational information thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Hao-Cheng Wang, He-Wen Chen, Rong-Sheng Wang, Shih-Chun Chou
  • Patent number: 9037965
    Abstract: A browser and operating system (OS) compatibility system may include a user interface to select a first combination of a browser and OS for comparison to a second combination of a browser and OS. A download engine may capture source files for browsers for the first and second combinations. A parse engine may create Document Object Model (DOM) trees of objects of first and second website pages respectively for the browsers for the first and second combinations. A metric engine may read the DOM trees for attributes of the objects to capture metrics of the objects. An analysis metric engine may compare a metric of an object of the first website page to a metric of the same object of the second website page to determine a compatibility of the browser and the OS for the first combination to the browser and the OS for the second combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Rajesh Sarangapani, Kasi Vishwanath, Prem Sagar
  • Publication number: 20150135084
    Abstract: Cloud visualization and management systems and methods are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Joel ROSENBERGER
  • Patent number: 9032302
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of providing a user with a web-browser supplement is disclosed. One method includes providing access to a focal group, wherein the focal group includes at least one member having at least one association with the user. Access is provided to information associated with the at least one member having relevance to the focal group. Web browsing by the user is supplemented by the information of the members of the focal group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventors: Jonathan Davar, Serge M. Krasnyansky
  • Patent number: 9031955
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards generating a representative sampling as a subset from a larger dataset that includes unstructured data. A graphical user interface enables a user to provide various data selection parameters, including specifying a data source and one or more subset types desired, including one or more of latest records, earliest records, diverse records, outlier records, and/or random records. Diverse and/or outlier subset types may be obtained by generating clusters from an initial selection of records obtained from the larger dataset. An iteration analysis is performed to determine whether a sufficient number of clusters and/or cluster types have been generated that exceed at least one threshold and when not exceeded, additional clustering is performed on additional records. From the resultant clusters, and/or other subtype results, a subset of records is obtained as the representative sampling subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: R. David Carasso, Micah James Delfino
  • Publication number: 20150128057
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for remotely monitoring an individuals adherence to a personalised schedule includes receiving primary data inputs associated with an individual from a client device and generating a schedule based on the primary data inputs. The method also includes inputting secondary data inputs to the client device which provides feedback on the individual adherence to the generated personalised schedule, providing a graphical representation on the client device based on the secondary data inputs which provides a visually perceptible representation of the individual's adherence to the generated schedule, and providing a remote device access to the graphical representation for facilitating remote monitoring of the individual's adherence to the generated personalised schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Kevin O'Sullivan
  • Patent number: 9026916
    Abstract: A method for managing user-generated questions and answers across multiple social media data sources can begin with the receiving of query parameters, including a user-entered question, via the user interface of a social media Q&A manage. Social media data sources can be queried for knowledge related to the user-entered question. When knowledge related to the user-entered question exists, the existing related knowledge can be organized and presented in the user interface according to a determined answer quality. When knowledge related to the user-entered question does not exist or is deemed unsatisfactory by a user, the user-entered question can be automatically submitted to applicable social media data sources by the social media Q&A manager on behalf of the user. A status of the submitted user-entered question can be monitored. When the status of the submitted user-entered question changes, the method can be re-executed at the querying step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rose Catherine Kanjirathinkal, Srujana Merugu, Amit K. Singh, Karthik Visweswariah
  • Patent number: 9026938
    Abstract: A method for presenting applications on a display screen, comprising: displaying a first presentation on the display screen, the first presentation including two or more icons; receiving a signal indicative of an icon, the icon being one of the two or more icons, the icon having an application associated therewith; initiating the application, the application having information associated therewith; generating a second presentation, the second presentation having a first area for presenting the information at least partially surrounded by a second area for presenting reduced-size versions of the two or more icons other than the icon; and, displaying the second presentation on the display screen to replace display of the first presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Noregin Assets N.V., L.L.C.
    Inventors: Andrew Carlisle, Jamie Chong, Michael Doyle, Keith Ippel, Zeenat Jetha, Robert Komar, Catherine Montagnese, Chloe Morrow, Vincent Ting, David J. P. Baar
  • Patent number: 9026917
    Abstract: A system and method for Context Enhanced Mapping. A request is received from a user over a network for a map comprising an identification of a physical location, and at least one criteria. The physical location is mapped. Spatial, temporal, topical, and social data available to the network relating to the physical location and criteria is retrieved using a global index of data available to the network and prioritized for inclusion based upon the user and context of the request. The map of the physical location and at least some of the retrieved spatial, temporal, topical, and social data is displayed on a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Athellina Athsani, Christopher T. Paretti, Joseph James O'Sullivan, Ronald Martinez, Marc Eliot Davis, Christopher William Higgins, Christopher Kalaboukis
  • Patent number: 9024733
    Abstract: A universal remote control device (10) is programmed by determining layout properties of an existing remote control device (12) that must be replaced by the universal remote control device (10). Information identifying at least part of said layout properties is input into a selection system (14, 18). A command set for the universal remote control device (10) is selected dependent on said information. The universal remote control device (10) is programmed to implement the selected command set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Johan Agnes Emiel Wouters
  • Publication number: 20150121238
    Abstract: A remote play system includes: at least a remote device and a master device wireless coupled to the remote device. The master device includes a touch screen. A browser panel on the touch screen of the master device displays a remote device display region displaying at least a remote device icon which represents the remote device. The browser panel on the touch screen of the master device further displays a file display region displaying at least a file icon which represents a to-be-shared file. In response to a drag-and-drop event triggered on the touch screen, the file icon is dragged and dropped to the remote device icon, and the master device shares the file to the remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicants: STREAMING21 INTERNATIONAL INC., QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Jung-Shen LEE, Meng-Jou LIN, Chun-Chieh PENG, Po-Sheng HUANG, I-Chi CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150121239
    Abstract: Embodiments regard manifest schema to provide application flows. An embodiment of a method includes: loading a manifest schema on a device, the manifest schema including a parent manifest and one or more application manifests; making a call to a server to populate a user interface of the device based on the manifest schema; upon receiving a message at the mobile device, utilizing the parent manifest to automatically select an application for routing of the message, the selection of the application being based on contents of the message; and utilizing an application manifest for the selected application to automatically select a process for routing of the message, the selection of the process being based on the contents of the message using an application manifest for the selected application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Loic Juillard
  • Patent number: 9021366
    Abstract: A method and computing system for receiving an indication of a first photo being uploaded to a web-based resource. A first capture date is determined for the first photo. A first object is associated with the first photo. The first object is positioned within a graphical representation of a calendar based, at least in part, upon the first capture date.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Tomasz Charytoniuk
  • Patent number: 9021359
    Abstract: Enhanced presentation techniques for modeling a connectivity universe associated with a particular user or device are provided. Example embodiments provide a WorldView Display System (a “WVDS”), which automatically organizes a user's online relationships with entities, such as devices, data collections, services, and people, and provides a user interface for accessing and interacting with these entities. The WVDS automatically determines the universe of objects that the user has relationships with, automatically groups objects having similar measures of access proximity, displays a multi-dimensional representation of these groups of objects on a display device, and provides a uniform user interface for initiating an interaction with any represented object. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Cascade Basic Research Corp.
    Inventor: Eric H. Michelman
  • Patent number: 9021598
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing application events are provided. In embodiments, a notifier is received that indicates a usage of an application installed on a user device and a date associated with the usage. A verification notifier is also received that verifies that the user device is registered in association with the application and indicates a date associated with the verification. The date associated with the usage and the date associated with the verification are compared to determine whether the dates occur within a predetermined time period relative to one another. In such a case, it might be determined that a provider of the application installed on the user device should be rewarded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Steven Duane Myers, Terry Gene Rayburn, Raymond Emilio Reeves, Ryan Alan Wick
  • Patent number: 9015595
    Abstract: A system for serving localized advertisements receives data that defines an advertisement from an advertiser and determines a geographic location of the advertiser. The system also receives a request to serve an advertisement from a browser operated by a user and determines a geographic location associated with the user. The system communicates the advertisement to the browser if the geographic location associated with the user matches the geographic location of the advertiser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Nussel, Allie K. Watfa, Jonathan Kilroy
  • Publication number: 20150106724
    Abstract: The method of visually indicating optimal communication times provides a visual indicator to a user of the most and least desirable times for communicating with a selected entity, such as an individual, a business or the like. At least one type of communication of the entity is monitored, and percentages of communications with each hour-long period of a 24 hour day are recorded. The types of communications may include e-mails, telephone calls, social media activity, and the like. Based on the percentages for each hour-long period, a color-coded scheme is applied to each of the hours in the 24-hour day. A visual representation of the 24 hour day is displayed to the user. Each hour-long period is displayed in its respective color, visually indicating to the user the most desirable and least desirable times to communicate with the entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: MICHAEL T. DONNELLY, ERIK S. LABIANCA
  • Publication number: 20150106723
    Abstract: Embodiments can comprise a tool which provides access to an online library and a number of supporting functions including but not limited to functions for searching for content, capturing found content into the library, editing the captured content, and tracking use of the content. In one embodiment, this tool can be implemented as an extension to a client-side application such as a web browser. In such an implementation, the tool may be accessible through an icon on the toolbar of the browser. Launching of this tool, for example by a selection of the icon from the toolbar of the browser, can initiate or provide access to the functions and features described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: JONES INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
    Inventor: JAMES BERTELSEN
  • Patent number: 9009614
    Abstract: A method of making an article of footwear is disclosed. The method includes the steps of selecting a family of article types, selecting a customized article type, manufacturing an article of footwear with the customized article type and shipping the article of footwear to a pre-designated shipping address. The method may further include the step of limiting the number of articles of footwear manufactured with a customized article type to ensure exclusivity for customized article types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Dirsa, Clifford B. Gerber, Petre Gheorghian, E. Scott Morris
  • Patent number: 9009219
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes establishing a session to a remote desktop determined for a user of a client device. The session allows the client device to remotely access the remote desktop to have one or more services performed for the user of the client device using resources of the remote desktop. The client device sends a request for a service in the one or more services to be performed on the remote desktop in the session and receives a result set determined from the service being performed by the remote desktop. A native viewer for the client device is determined based on a type of the result set. The native viewer is then invoked to display the result set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Puneet Singh Chawla, Daniel Beveridge, Scott Howard Davis
  • Patent number: 9003272
    Abstract: A link association method and system. The method includes receiving by a computer processor from a user, a first link for a first Webpage and a second link for a second Webpage. The user determines that the first Webpage is related to the second Webpage. The computer processor receives a specification command indicating that the first Webpage is related to the second Webpage and in response the computer processor associates the first link with the second link. The computer processor stores the first link associated with the second link and generates a report indicating that the first link is related to the second link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 9003303
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for producing an online event. One embodiment is a method comprising: creating a production script for an online event comprising an audio conference between one or more speakers and a plurality of listen-only viewers, the production script comprising a series of production prompts associated with a production timeline; a server presenting an event production user interface to an event producer and a viewer user interface to the listen-only viewers, the event production user interface configured to selectively control the viewer user interface during the online event; and presenting, in the event production user interface, the production prompts in accordance with the production timeline during the online event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.
    Inventors: Boland T. Jones, David Michael Guthrie, Nicole C. Santoro
  • Patent number: 9002988
    Abstract: Systems configured to provide applications style functionality to at least one user, the systems comprising: at least one user device that includes at least one receiver for receiving data comprising a series of linked states plus additional data associated with each state, the additional data comprising, storage instructions and display instructions; and at least one decoder to decode the received data and cache each state and its corresponding display instructions in accordance with the storage instructions. The systems may also comprise: at least one server configured to communicate with the at least one user device that includes a processor for interpreting the execution of an application or rendering of a state and expressing it as a series of states through which the at least one user device may navigate to create the appearance of executing an application or browsing web content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Binu Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Paul Schlusser
  • Patent number: 9002987
    Abstract: A content reproducing method is provided for continuously reproducing content being reproduced by a client device in another client device in a multimedia data providing system including a server for providing content and a plurality of client devices for reproducing the content provided by the server. The method includes reproducing, by a first device, multimedia content being streamed by a content server; and transmitting, by the first device, a first request message for continuously reproducing content being reproduced by the first device in another device and an IDentification (ID) of the first device to another device using local area communication in order to continuously reproduce the content being reproduced by the first device in another device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Il-Woo Park
  • Patent number: 9003293
    Abstract: A project network service includes a server connected to the network, the server having access to least one processor and at least one data repository, the server including a non-transitory physical medium and software running from the non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a first function establishing a client-server connection between the server and at least one user-operated computing appliance, a second function registering at least one individual to use the service, a third function initiating and maintaining an active data session between one or more users through a graphics user interface (GUI), a fourth function accepting data input and asset contributions from the one or more users, a fifth function recording and applying the input, a sixth function facilitating a transaction for at least one project created through the GUI, and a seventh function orchestrating and managing production and delivery of the project to the one or more users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Interactive Memories, Inc.
    Inventors: Aryk Erwin Grosz, Daniel Andrew Laffoon
  • Publication number: 20150095789
    Abstract: A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically analyzing exchange information resultant at least in part from user interface interaction by one or more residential participants as to interface substance reviewed thereby and related at least in part to factors of residentially situated wireless electrical recharging of one or more electric vehicles concerning at least in part the one or more residential participants. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Clarence T. Tegreene, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
  • Patent number: 8997001
    Abstract: A system may receive a first user input that identifies an optical route in an optical network, may receive a second user input that identifies a direction with which to display the optical route, and may provide, based on the first user input and the second user input, a user interface. The user interface may display optical links associated with the optical route, and may display network entities associated with the optical route. The user interface may display a source entity, where the source entity identifies a source of an optical transmission carried by an optical link, and may display a destination entity, where the destination entity identifies a destination for the optical transmission. The interface may also display an optical power with which the optical transmission is transmitted from the source entity, and may display an optical power with which the optical transmission is received at the destination entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: Jagadeesh Virupaksha Huliyar, Lam D. Hoang, Kiran Dintakurthi, Vasudha N. Bhaskara, Dharmendra Naik
  • Patent number: 8996976
    Abstract: Various embodiments utilize page scripting and parsing to identify the target destination of a hyperlink and provide a visual indication of the destination to the user without causing redirection to the target destination. In some embodiments, hyperlink color, highlighting, or icons are used to indicate the destination. Particular colors and/or icons selected to indicate the destination can, in some embodiments, be selected based on the domain hosting the target destination. In at least some embodiments, the destination of a link is determined by the page script run by a web browser on a user's device, while in other embodiments, information is transmitted to a web request handler on the server hosting the web site to determine the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Hatem Zeine, Meir Shmouely
  • Patent number: 8996984
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for automatic visual preview of non-visual data. A visual preview of non-visual data is generated by obtaining the non-visual data; obtaining metadata describing one or more semantic data types in the obtained non-visual data; selecting one or more visual metaphors for the obtained non-visual data based on the metadata; and generating the visual preview of the non-visual data using the one or more selected visual metaphors. As used herein, non-visual data does not have an established automatic method for generating a preview of the non-visual data. A user can optionally interact with the visual preview.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Kissa, Zhen Wen, Qiang Zhang