Thumbnail Or Scaled Image Patents (Class 715/838)
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Patent number: 11157556Abstract: Systems and processes are provided to generate and transmit a thumbnail image for a video searching function including a video input configured to receive a video signal, a processor configured to decode the video signal to generate a video program, to generate a plurality of thumbnail images in response to the video program, to determine a subset of the plurality of thumbnail images in response to a client request and to couple the subset of the plurality of thumbnail images to a network interface, and the network interface configured to transmit and receive data on a local area network, the network interface being operative to receive the client request from a client device and to transmit the subset of the plurality of thumbnail images to the network interface for transmission to the client device.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: SLING MEDIA PVT LTDInventors: Varunkumar Tripathi, Yatish Jayant Naik Raikar, Abhiroop Boggavarapu, Rakesh Ramesh, Sanjiv Topiwalla
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Patent number: 11151627Abstract: A photo product design customization system for customizing a photo product design with minimal and intuitive user inputs includes a product design module that displays a photo product design in a main design panel, a user input detection unit that can detect a first directional movement from a first dynamic object in a product type selection panel to the main design panel, or a second directional movement from a second dynamic object in a product style selection panel to the main design panel, or a third directional movement from a third dynamic object in a product style selection panel to the main design panel, and an intelligent product design creation engine that can automatically change the photo product design in the main design panel in response to detection of the first, the second, or the third directional movement.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Shutterfly, LLCInventors: Yaron Stein, Alexander M. Kenis, Roman Sandler, Yehonatan Yehudai
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Patent number: 11137892Abstract: An information providing apparatus includes an information storage unit configured to store a plurality of pieces of information concerning objects, a first display data providing unit configured to provide first display data for arranging and displaying a plurality of display regions on a display screen of a user terminal in a predetermined display shape respectively in correspondence with a plurality of objects such that a part of the information stored in the information storage unit is displayed in the plurality of display regions, a switching instruction acquiring unit configured to acquire a switching instruction from the user terminal in response to a first operation performed on the display regions displayed on the display screen, and an information switching unit configured to, when the switching instruction acquiring unit has acquired the switching instruction, switch information displayed in the display regions based on the first display data.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: GURUNAVI, INC.Inventor: Atsushi Yamada
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Patent number: 11140308Abstract: A life-logging system is configured to register a plurality of cameras and a plurality of users to a life-logging network. The life-logging system receives a plurality of camera profiles associated with the plurality of cameras and a user profile associated with a user. The life-logging system determines location information associated with the user and identifies a camera of the plurality of cameras for capturing an image of the user based on the plurality of camera profiles, the user preferences, and the location information. The life-logging system arranges for the image of the user captured by the camera to be delivered to a client device.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Florian Pinel, Benjamin L. Johnson, Donna K. Byron
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Patent number: 11127177Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating product design by an electronic device are described. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may display one or more designable canvases of a user interface for editing the visual design of a product. The electronic device may display an extended workspace canvas adjacent to and at least partially surrounding the one or more designable canvases. The extended workspace canvas may be configured to display a plurality of design elements that can be reached directly from the one or more designable canvases for use. Each of the design elements may be configured to be selectively positioned within the one or more designable canvases. The electronic device may, in response to a surface change selection of the one or more designable canvases, maintain the displaying of the extended workspace canvas while the one or more designable canvases are in a transitioning state.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: CIMPRESS SCHWEIZ GMBHInventors: Nicholas Richard Swider, Edward James Hammond, Christina Kayastha, Donald J. Naylor, Christopher Wai-Lung Kwan, Brian Robert Chitester
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Patent number: 11126337Abstract: A picture display control device includes a screen generation unit, a picture designation acceptance unit, an operation acceptance unit, and a scroll processing unit. The screen generation unit generates a picture arrangement screen on which a plurality of picture display cells in which pictures are disposed frame by frame are arranged in a grid shape. The picture designation acceptance unit accepts designation of a picture. The operation acceptance unit accepts an execution instruction to perform scroll processing of replacing a picture to be disposed on the picture arrangement screen. The scroll processing unit executes the scroll processing for other pictures in the picture arrangement screen in a state where a scroll lock for fixing a disposition position in the picture arrangement screen is set to the picture subjected to the designation operation.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Masako Yoshida
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Patent number: 11119643Abstract: Responsive to a first selection input to a physical knob control, a menu is displayed at least partially surrounding the physical knob control, the menu having a plurality of menu item each associated with a respective action, the menu overlaying at least a portion of the onscreen controls and extending off-screen the touchscreen to allow menu items to be loaded from the sides of the touchscreen as the menu is rotated. A selection of the menu is set to an exit menu item to allow a second selection input to the physical control to dismiss the menu. Responsive to rotational input to the knob, the menu is rotated about the physical knob control to change the selection of the menu. Responsive to receipt of the second selection input, performing the action of the menu item at the selection.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Thomas Madden
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Patent number: 11099028Abstract: An interactive digital map of a geographic area is provided via a user interface. A request to obtain travel directions to a destination is received via the user interface. Respective indications of candidate rides for at least a portion of a route to the destination are requested from third-party providers, each of the indications including a pick-up location, a price estimate, and pick-up time. The requested indications of the candidate rides are received. A ranking of the candidate rides is determined using at least one of the corresponding pick-up locations, the price estimates, or the pick-up times, and a listing of the candidate rides is provided via the user interface in accordance with the determined ranking. In response to one of the candidate rides being selected via the user interface, a request for the selected ride is transmitted to the corresponding third-party provider.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Jon Øvrebø Dubielzyk, Scott Ogden, Izaak L. Rubin
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Patent number: 11068533Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for performing personalized actions on mobile devices associated with a media presentation device are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Chaitrali Amrutkar, Peng Guan
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Patent number: 11064106Abstract: Disclosed herein are electronic device display interface embodiments for controlling a camera and for reviewing images captured in the device from the camera. For example, in some embodiments, a device is provided with a display for viewing images to be captured by the camera and to provide a display interface for controlling camera operation, wherein the display interface, when in an image capture mode, is to provide an image capture button with two or more smaller image mode buttons disposed adjacent to the image capture button.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Peter W. Winer, Krishna Kaza, Russell Scott Love, Jim Granger, Jeff Solari, Edwin Van Dalen
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Patent number: 11030556Abstract: Systems and methods for converting data from tablature into moving objects are disclosed. A system may include at least one processor configured to maintain a table, the table having vertical rows and horizontal rows, and a cell at an intersection of each vertical row and horizontal row, wherein each cell contains a value. The processor may receive a selection of a row of cells for alternative display, and in response to the received selection, display data from the selected row of cells in a dynamic manner, wherein the value from each cell in the selected row is represented by a moving object, wherein at least one of a size of the moving object and a color of the moving object relates to data contained in an associated cell of each cell in the selected row, and wherein during display, the moving objects are configured to move relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2021Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Monday.comInventors: Roy Mann, Dar Bentov, Shirley Baumer
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Patent number: 11012619Abstract: High image quality real-time distribution of omnidirectional images is enabled. An imaging unit obtains a front image and a back image each having an ultra-wide viewing angle of greater than or equal to 180°. A transmission unit transmits the front image and the back image each having the ultra-wide viewing angle to an external device.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yukio Ichikawa, Makoto Urushihara, Yukinobu Mine
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Patent number: 11012658Abstract: An improved user premises device enhances the channel change experience. In response to a channel-up or a channel-down command, a currently displayed program is re-sized to fit within a smaller program window. In the display area that is exposed due to the re-sizing of the currently displayed program, additional content such as an advertisement or channel change progress information is displayed. Additional program windows that render snapshots of content from one or more program up and one or more program down may be displayed in windows that are organized in a vertical alignment with the program window of the currently displayed program. The program windows are animated or scrolled in a direction to bring the program window of the user-desired next program in place of the program window of the currently displayed programmed. The program window of the next program is then resized to occupy the entire display.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: OPENTV, INC.Inventors: Joonyoung Park, Jihyun Park, Samir Mehta
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Patent number: 11005946Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium stores instructions readable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes an accepter configured to accept an operation of a user. When executed by the computer, the instructions cause the information processing apparatus to perform: executing an accepting processing in which the accepter of the information processing apparatus accepts a selecting operation that is an operation of selecting data; executing an obtaining processing in which the information processing apparatus obtains a URL corresponding to data specified by the selecting operation accepted in the accepting processing; and executing a creating processing in which the information processing apparatus creates a two-dimensional code storing the URL obtained in the obtaining processing.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hirotaka Sato, Susumu Fujiwara
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Patent number: 11004473Abstract: Methods and systems for improving the interactivity of media content. The methods and systems are particularly applicable to the e-learning space, which features unique problems in engaging with users, maintaining that engagement, and allowing users to alter media assets to their specific needs. To address these issues, as well as improving interactivity of media assets generally, the methods and systems described herein provide for annotation and truncation of media assets. More particularly, the methods and systems described herein provide features such as annotation guidance and video condensation.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Sage Learning Inc.Inventors: Morgan Bruce DeWitt Talbot, Vishal Vijay Punwani, Emma Kathryn Giles
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Patent number: 10999501Abstract: An electronic device includes a display configured to display a panorama image and a processor. The processor controls to extract at least one focus by analyzing at least one object included in the panorama image and to display an area including the extracted at least one focus in the display by determining the area as a play viewpoint of the panorama image.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jonghyun Han, Bokeun Kim, Kyuok Choi
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Patent number: 10984233Abstract: An apparatus acquires an image by reading a document, extracts a plurality of regions having a predetermined attribute from the acquired image, determines information about a registered document most similar to the acquired image from among information about a plurality of registered documents stored in a storage unit with use of positional information about the extracted plurality of regions, selects a processing target region in the acquired image based on a position of a processing target region previously specified with respect to the determined information about the most similar registered document, performs character recognition processing on the selected processing target region, and displays text data obtained by the character recognition processing.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Junya Arakawa
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Patent number: 10983677Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for predicting and prefetching relevant thumbnails from remote servers to client devices based on a dynamic determination of file display criteria. For example, a thumbnail prefetching system utilizes previous thumbnail requests to predict a file directory sort order and determine thumbnails the operating system at the client device will next request. The thumbnail prefetching system can then prefetch the thumbnails prior to the operating system at the client device making thumbnail requests for the files. Thus, when the operating system does request thumbnails for the pertinent files, the thumbnail prefetching system can provide the thumbnails efficiently and quickly while leaving thumbnails for other (unrequested) files stored at the remote server (and not downloaded to the client device).Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: DROPBOX, INC.Inventor: Thomas Kleinpeter
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Patent number: 10956529Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing content. One of the methods includes providing a plurality of image content items to an application interface of a client device for presentation; receiving a user selection of a particular image content item of the plurality of presented image content items; and responsive to the selection, providing a combination of native content and third party content associated with the selected image content item, wherein the native content includes a close up view of the selected image content item and the third party content includes a third party webpage.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Pinterest, Inc.Inventors: Wendy Lu, Justin Velo, Kelvin Tow, Mengya You, Nicole Crawford, Harrison He
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Patent number: 10938939Abstract: Client-side Quality-of-Service (QoS) for viewing of Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) streams may be provided. First, a plurality of Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) objects corresponding to a first video rendition of a content program may be downloaded from a Content Delivery Network (CDN) in non-real-time. The plurality of ABR objects may comprise a portion of ABR objects comprising the content program. Next, the plurality of ABR objects downloaded in non-real-time may be stored in a cache. At least a portion of the content program may then be retrieved in real-time using ABR streaming. Retrieving the at least a portion of the content program may comprise obtaining a first ABR object corresponding to the content program and a second ABR object corresponding to the content program.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: James Cunningham, Ian Bastable
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Patent number: 10936177Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for providing a visual example-based user interface for adjusting images is provided. In example embodiments, a new image to be adjusted is received. A plurality of basis styles is generated by applying adjustment parameters to the new image. Each of the plurality of basis styles comprises an adjusted version of the new image with an adjustment of at least one image control. A user interface is provided that positions a version of the new image in a center portion and positions the plurality of basis styles on the user interface based on the adjustment parameters applied to the new image. A control mechanism is provided over the version of the new image whereby movement of the control mechanism to a new position on the user interface causes the version of the new image to adjust accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Adobe Inc.Inventors: Sylvain Paris, Durga Ganesh Grandhi, Srinivasa Madhava Phaneendra Angara, Robert Land Gager, Sharad Baliyan
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Patent number: 10929005Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device and a method of controlling a displayed object by an electronic device. The electronic device includes a display, a communication unit, and a processor executing instructions to implement the method. The method includes when detecting communication with an external electronic device, displaying one or more windows corresponding to one more applications, displaying selection of a window of the one or more windows responsive to a first input received from the external electronic device, when a first window of the one or more windows is selected, displaying a first user interface for controlling a first application displayed within the first window and when a second input is received from the external electronic device while the first window remains selected, and displaying scrolling of displayed content of the first application within the first window, while maintaining the first user interface on the first window.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Woo Jung, In-Sik Myung, Jung-Won Lee, In-Young Choi, Hyun-Soo Nah, Jong-Kee Lee
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Patent number: 10902493Abstract: A photo product design customization system for customizing a photo product design with minimal and intuitive user inputs includes a product design module that displays a photo product design in a main design panel, a user input detection unit that can detect a first directional movement from a first dynamic object in a product type selection panel to the main design panel, or a second directional movement from a second dynamic object in a product style selection panel to the main design panel, or a third directional movement from a third dynamic object in a product style selection panel to the main design panel, and an intelligent product design creation engine that can automatically change the photo product design in the main design panel in response to detection of the first, the second, or the third directional movement.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Shutterffy, LLCInventors: Yaron Stein, Alexander M. Kenis, Roman Sandler, Yehonatan Yehudai
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Patent number: 10845940Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a display; an input module for receiving a user input; and a processor configured to generate an image group including a plurality of images according to a designated condition, display a first object indicating an image group on a display, and display a second object for exploring the plurality of images included in the image group at a location corresponding to a location where a user input is received when the user input for the first object is received. Also, other embodiments are possible.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae Yong Moon, Hye Won Oh, Hyun Woo Kim, Jun Kyu Park, In Wook Song, Eun Yeung Lee, Cheong Jae Lee
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Patent number: 10839082Abstract: A data model extends or supplements an entity/resource association to include a “quality” of that association, where the quality is defined by an ordered set of relative values/characteristics. In an example scenario, an entity/resource association is augmented to include a quality characteristic that is defined by a tuple that is preferably an ordered set of relative values. The number of values and their designations in the data model will depend on nature of the underlying entity/resource association. When entity/resource associations are annotated to include relative quality values in this manner, much more useful comparisons of apparently similar entity/resource associations may be carried out.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Ronald Becker Williams
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Patent number: 10809878Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a display configured to display a first cine frame selected by a user from a plurality of cine frames, on a first area on a screen of the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus; a user input unit configured to receive a user input of inputting additional information onto the displayed first cine frame; and a processor configured to generate a reference frame based on the input additional information and the first cine frame and to control the display to display the generated reference frame on a second area on the screen.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2016Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.Inventors: Young-Joo Lee, Sung-nam Park, Jae-young Eum
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Patent number: 10783215Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for displaying images and contextually relevant content on a digital content platform, such as a web page. In one embodiment, for example, the systems and methods include receiving a request for content call from an end-user device, identifying content that is contextually relevant to the image, delivering the content to the end-user device, and delivering a computer-readable instruction that causes the end-user device to perform an animation that displays the content in a spatial relationship with respect to the image as originally published. The spatial relationship is defined such that the content appears to be displayed on a backside of the image.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Oath Inc.Inventor: Amy Lee
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Patent number: 10775971Abstract: A tile-based user interface (UI) may be presented on a display device in tile view in full-screen view. The underlying application is active whether the UI is in tile view or in full-screen view, and may generate data that can be presented via the UI. In tile view, the UI may present abbreviated representations of information generated by the underlying application. In full-screen view, the UI may present detailed representations of information, including graphical UI elements and data elements that were not presented in the tile view UI.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: SuccessFactors, Inc.Inventors: Ingrid Bernaudin, David Hsia, Derrick Koon, Animesh Das, Steve Zyskiewicz
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Patent number: 10768801Abstract: An electronic device includes a display module configured to display contents in which a second area for displaying a second content is nested in a first area for displaying a first content. A focus setting module is configured to set a focus on the first content or the second content according to a predetermined gesture operation. A scrolling module is configured to scroll the first content or the second content on which the focus is set according to the predetermined scrolling operation regardless of whether the scrolling operation target is the first area or the second area.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Sou Miyazaki, Masaki Narahashi, Hiroyo Tanaka, Tatsuya Inagi
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Patent number: 10762684Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a first content item on a screen of a computing device, the first content item occupying the entire screen and comprising an icon representing a second content item; and in response to a first user input, displaying a first animation sequence depicting the icon opening up to reveal the second content item, the second content item eventually replacing the first content item and occupying the entire screen. Then, in response to a second user input, the method further includes displaying a second animation sequence depicting the second content item closing down and returning to the icon included in the first content item, the second content item eventually disappearing from the screen.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2016Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventor: Michael Matas
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Patent number: 10754284Abstract: A control apparatus includes a processor and a memory to control a system having an image forming apparatus and a sheet discharge apparatus. Executing a memory store program causes the control apparatus to receive configuration information of the system and generate a system configuration image, receive stacking state information and generate a sheet bundle image, display a screen, receive job identification information of an image forming job of sheets to be picked up, and display a thumbnail image. The stacking state information includes a stacking amount of sheets stacked on a sheet stacking tray. The sheet bundle image represents the sheets stacked on a sheet stacking tray based on the stacking state information. The system configuration image and the sheet bundle image are combined in the screen. The thumbnail image is based on receiving the job identification information.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toru Shinnae, Jerome Guermont, Nobuaki Miyahara, Ryo Fujita, Yoshitaka Oba
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Patent number: 10747335Abstract: A character recognition apparatus includes a character display region including a plurality of character buttons, a character output region for displaying characters inputted by using the respective character buttons. The character recognition apparatus further includes a character recognition block for recognizing, when a character button is touched and dragged off to the character output region, a non-display matching character matched with the corresponding character button as an input and displaying the non-display matching character in the character output region. The character display region further includes one or more function key buttons, each being matched with a non-display matching function key, and the character recognition block recognizes, when a function key button is touched and dragged off to the character output region, a non-display matching function key matched with the corresponding function key button as an input.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Inventor: Jin Woo Lee
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Patent number: 10742573Abstract: A method of providing a message by a user device and user device supporting the same are provided. The method includes displaying a message with a first attribute through a user device, detecting a user input corresponding to a portion of the message, and providing the portion with a second attribute based on the user input.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jinhong Jeong, Geonsoo Kim, Hanjib Kim
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Patent number: 10740425Abstract: A content administration system receives user identification information from a terminal device via the Internet. The content administration system then specifies content administration information storage means corresponding to the received user identification information. The content administration system acquires object path information correlated to sharing permission information from a content administration information storage means of another unspecified user. The content administration system then acquires an icon image from the icon image storage means. The content administration system then makes display control information for the content administration screen containing the icon leading to the object based on the acquired icon image and the acquired object path information. The content administration system transmits the made display control information to the terminal device via the Internet.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takeshi Fujita, Mayuko Hattori, Shuji Masumoto, Tsutomu Kawachi
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Patent number: 10712700Abstract: A control apparatus includes a processor and a memory to control a system having an image forming apparatus and a sheet discharge apparatus. Executing a memory store program causes the control apparatus to receive configuration information of the system and generate a system configuration image, receive stacking state information and generate a sheet bundle image, display a screen, receive job identification information of an image forming job of sheets to be picked up, and display a thumbnail image. The stacking state information includes a stacking amount of sheets stacked on a sheet stacking tray. The sheet bundle image represents the sheets stacked on a sheet stacking tray based on the stacking state information. The system configuration image and the sheet bundle image are combined in the screen. The thumbnail image is based on receiving the job identification information.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toru Shinnae, Jerome Guermont, Nobuaki Miyahara, Ryo Fujita, Yoshitaka Oba
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Patent number: 10708210Abstract: A server maintains a multi-user gallery of ephemeral messages. Ephemeral messages are posted to the gallery by multiple different users for online viewing via a single, common gallery. In response to a gallery view request from any recipient device, the ephemeral messages in the multi-user are displayed on the requesting device in automated sequence, each message being displayed for a respective display duration before display of the next message in the gallery. Each ephemeral message is removed from the gallery, thus being unavailable, for viewing upon request, at expiry of a respective corresponding message availability parameter. An account administration interface is provided to enable multiple users to post to the multi-user gallery as a single organizational or celebrity account.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Nicholas Allen, Donald Giovannini, Chia-Yi Lin, Robert Murphy, Evan Spiegel
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Patent number: 10692533Abstract: A processing device provides, on a mobile device, a storyline content user interface (UI) for adding video content to a storyline, the storyline content UI having a first area including a media player, a second area including visual representations of video clips from the storyline, and a third area including a first UI element to record video content, and a second UI element to add the recorded video content to the storyline. In response to a user activation of the first UI element, the processing device initiates recording of a new video clip using the first area, creating, by a processing device, a visual representation of the new video clip, and adding the visual representation of the new video clip to the second area. In response to a user activation of the second UI element, the processing device causes the new video clip to be associated with the storyline.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2015Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Marco Paglia, William Frederick Kiefer, Jokubas Zukerman
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Patent number: 10684744Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device may store at least one of application data or application state information obtained from executing a first application on the electronic device, and may offload the first application from the electronic device. The electronic device may present a user interface on a display that may include a first application representation corresponding to the first application offloaded from the electronic device, and a second application representation corresponding to a second application installed on the electronic device. The first application representation is presented with a graphical style that visually distinguishes the first application representation from the second application representation based on the first application being offloaded. The electronic device may onload the first application on the electronic device and execute the first application on the electronic device using the at least one of the application data or the application state information.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: RAZER (ASIA-PACIFIC) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Michael A. Chan, Justin Quan, Brian Chu, Aanchal Jain
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Patent number: 10649817Abstract: A method and an apparatus for application synchronization are provided. Therein, a request for synchronizing actions of applications to the kernel space of the operating system is received, action categories of the applications are obtained and an action determination is carried out, according to action parameters of the applications, and results of the action categories and the action determination of the applications are sent to the kernel space, the actions of the applications to be synchronized to the kernel space would be achieved, thereby a basis for processing the task scheduling and system running core number/frequency is provided to the kernel space.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventor: Yuanqing Zeng
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Patent number: 10649382Abstract: A control apparatus includes a processor and a memory to control a system having an image forming apparatus and a sheet discharge apparatus. Executing a memory store program causes the control apparatus to receive configuration information of the system and generate a system configuration image, receive stacking state information and generate a sheet bundle image, display a screen, receive job identification information of an image forming job of sheets to be picked up, and display a thumbnail image. The stacking state information includes a stacking amount of sheets stacked on a sheet stacking tray. The sheet bundle image represents the sheets stacked on a sheet stacking tray based on the stacking state information. The system configuration image and the sheet bundle image are combined in the screen. The thumbnail image is based on receiving the job identification information.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toru Shinnae, Jerome Guermont, Nobuaki Miyahara, Ryo Fujita, Yoshitaka Oba
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Patent number: 10635920Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display unit that displays an image on a display device, a specifying unit that specifies a selection region selected in the displayed image, and a determining unit that determines a detection parameter for use in object detection processing based on a feature of an object within the specified selection region.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hideyuki Ikegami
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Patent number: 10620823Abstract: An information processing device includes a display configured to display a first graphical faceplate representing a state of a control target, an operation unit which is used for operating the first graphical faceplate, and a controller configured to switch the first graphical faceplate displayed by the display to a second graphical faceplate for operating the control target based on an operation performed by the operation unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: Naoto Takano, Ayako Kono, Jun Kobayashi, Motoichi Kuwatani
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Patent number: 10524087Abstract: In response to generation of a message in a communication application on a client device, a graphical user interface is generated on the client device. The graphical user interface includes a destination list that includes user-selectable entries for individual recipients and for a gallery of ephemeral message. The user can send the message to individual recipients and/or add the message to the gallery by selecting the corresponding entries.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Nicholas Richard Allen, Robert Cornelius Murphy, Evan Spiegel
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Patent number: 10482644Abstract: A method, an apparatus and an electronic device for processing a panoramic image are provided. The method includes converting a first planar projection image of the panoramic image into a spherical image; determining a position of a region of interest in the spherical image; and cutting and expanding the spherical image based on the position of the region of interest in the spherical image, and obtaining a second planar projection image of the panoramic image. A distance between the region of interest in the second planar projection image and a center point of the second planar projection image is shorter than a distance between the region of interest in the first planar projection image and a center point of the first planar projection image.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Chaofeng Li, Hong Yi, Liyan Liu, Haihua Yu, Hongyi Liu
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Patent number: 10454855Abstract: A method for predicting availability status changes includes: retrieving, via a provider computing device, present availability status information for a user of an instant messenger (IM) application managed by the provider computing device, wherein the present availability status information includes at least a present availability status and a timestamp useable to identify a present date and time the present availability status was retrieved; identifying, by the provider computing device, a behavioral pattern of a plurality of behavioral patterns for the user as a function of the present availability status; determining, by the provider computing device, a predicted availability status change event; and creating, by the provider computing device, a predicted availability status string based on the identified behavioral pattern.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Inventor: Randolph Rife
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Patent number: 10346459Abstract: A system maintains data objects representing insights. The system captures an insight object as a segmented media object. The system maintains user circles based on various topics of interest to users. The system assigns expertise scores to users within a circle. A user may have different expertise scores for different topics. The systems assigns significance scores for the insight objects based on user interactions performed with the insight object, the interactions weighted by expertise scores of users performing the interactions for topics associated with the insight. The system determines a schedule for repeated delivery of the insight to one or more users. The system adjusts the delivery of the insight to a user based on scheduled events or user activity of the user and delivers the insight in accordance with the schedule.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: humanLearning Ltd.Inventors: Arti Khanna, Kapil Singhal
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Patent number: 10346028Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a region control unit that provides a plurality of objects arranged in a predetermined direction with a detection region that detects contact or proximity of a pointing member, and conducts control in a manner that a plurality of modes exist with differing states of overlap between ranges in the predetermined direction of the detection region for the objects that neighbor each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2013Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Nao Matsumura
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Patent number: 10311116Abstract: A method for executing searches using a multi-function search button is disclosed. In some implementations the method includes receiving a search query in a search box via a user interface and receiving a first selection of the search button via the user interface. The method includes generating a first query wrapper containing the search query and first search indicia indicating a first search function, and transmitting the first query wrapper to a search system. The method further includes receiving and displaying first search results. The method further includes receiving a second selection of the search button and generating a second query wrapper in response to the second selection. The second query wrapper contains the search query and second search indicia indicating a second search function. The method includes transmitting the second query wrapper to the search system, receiving second search results, and displaying the second search results.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Thomas Lee Francis
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Patent number: 10303327Abstract: Information display methods and devices are disclosed. Because display screen of a device may not show a large information list, users may need to browse the information using browsing operations. The screen display a segment of the information list upon each browsing operation. In one embodiment, the identification information of each displayed information segment is recorded and the user may back navigate to a previously displayed information segment based on the recorded identification information.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: XIAOMI INC.Inventors: Ruixian Zhu, Guangjian Wang, Long Pan
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Patent number: 10255294Abstract: A search system interface is described. Known search system interfaces are largely unable to find composite articles on the basis of a description of the distribution of content types within them. A problem with providing such a search interface is the laboriousness of generating a suitable query. To address this problem, a display is provided with a key showing content types and associated map symbols. Also provided on the display is a search mapping area, which takes advantage of the fact that parts of text documents, and many other types of searchable items, can be referenced by one or more ordinal values, by having an easily perceivable relationship between position in the search mapping area and position within a target document.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited companyInventor: Jia Yan Gu