Patents Examined by Abdullah-Al Kawsar
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Patent number: 9864567Abstract: A method of outputting a includes detecting a touch on a shortcut icon of a plurality of shortcut icons displayed on a touch screen, executing an application corresponding to the shortcut icon in response to the touch, detecting an angle between a first housing including a first touch screen and a second housing including a second touch screen by using a sensor, and determining an output mode based on the angle and a property of the application, and outputting a sound through a plurality of speakers according to the output mode.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Seok-weon Seo
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Patent number: 9857954Abstract: A computer system displays a first window corresponding to an aspect of a first executing program in a first display area on one or more display devices. The computer system identifies an activity of a second program. The computer system determines whether the activity of the second program meets a threshold of priority. In response to determining that the activity meets the threshold, the computer system manipulates the first window such that the display area can be distributed, at least partially, between the first window and a second window corresponding to the activity of the second program. The computer system displays the second window with the first window within the display area.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gene L. Brown, Brendan F. Coffey, Christopher J. Dawson, Clifford V. Harris
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Patent number: 9857955Abstract: A computer system displays a first window corresponding to an aspect of a first executing program in a first display area on one or more display devices. The computer system identifies an activity of a second program. The computer system determines whether the activity of the second program meets a threshold of priority. In response to determining that the activity meets the threshold, the computer system manipulates the first window such that the display area can be distributed, at least partially, between the first window and a second window corresponding to the activity of the second program. The computer system displays the second window with the first window within the display area.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gene L. Brown, Brendan F. Coffey, Christopher J. Dawson, Clifford V. Harris
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Patent number: 9851867Abstract: A portable electronic device capable of more easily selecting a desired text input application, a method of controlling the same, and a program are provided. In a state in which characters or an image is displayed on a display of a portable telephone, an instruction is given such that either the image or at least one of the characters (for example, the characters “a”, “i”, “u”, and “e” on a region) is selected and then the character or the image is moved to an end region (for example, the right side of an end region). Consequently, the portable telephone starts a text input application storing the character associated with the end region (for example, a notepad application) and the selected character or image is input.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2011Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Masashi Nakazawa, Ayano Nakamura, Shuji Ishikawa, Shinya Ishizaki
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Patent number: 9853934Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining available shows from one or more content sources, providing at least a portion of the available shows for display in a programming guide on a display device of a user, receiving a selection by the user of a particular entry in the programming guide, determining a plurality of modules for the particular show, and providing a show page that includes the determined modules for display on the display device in response to the selection by the user. The entries of the programming guide are each associated with one of the available shows. At least one of the determined modules includes social content from a social graph of the social-networking system.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventor: Erick Tseng
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Patent number: 9836178Abstract: A method of guiding a user's web navigation through the recommendation of online content in the form of a navigation recommendation includes a server and a browser. The browser receives identification associated with a user in a navigation network and transmits the login information to the server. The browser additionally transmits information about the user's browsing activity to the server. The server receives browsing activities from many browsers having associated users and stores information indicating an association between the users and their respective interactions. The server additionally receives social networking information for the users and stores information indicating an association between the user and their respective social connections. Based on an input received from the browser associated with the user in the navigation network, the server determines a navigation recommendation for the user based on the stored information and transmits the navigation recommendation to the browser.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2012Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: EXCALIBUR IP, LLCInventors: Ilan Twig, Eyal Ophir
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Patent number: 9830051Abstract: According to an example computer-implemented method, shared media content is presented to a plurality of users during a collaborative session, with the session including a plurality of events. A breadcrumb trail of events occurring during the collaborative session is created. For each of the events, a descriptor is determined for the event, and the event is tagged in the breadcrumb trail with the descriptor. Responsive to receipt of a descriptor selection, a filtered breadcrumb trail including only events tagged with the selected descriptor is presented.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: CA, Inc.Inventors: Steven L. Greenspan, Michael C. Roberts, Maria C. Velez-Rojas, Serge Mankovskii
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Patent number: 9811239Abstract: Systems and methods for efficiently searching for applications on a mobile device are presented. A user may be provided with an interface on the display screen of his mobile device. The interface may display a collection of categories associated with one or more applications. If the user selects a category, the interface may display a collection of one or more subcategories associated with the selected category, and a selectable cursor that is configured to allow the user to select one of the subcategories by moving the cursor through a grid in the interface. In response to the user selecting one of the subcategories, the interface may display a collection of applications associated with the selected subcategory, and the user may select one of the applications using the selectable cursor and grid. A user can select an application to purchase and/or download onto his mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Cellco PartnershipInventor: Michelle Felt
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Patent number: 9804861Abstract: Embodiments of a method and system for utilizing a configurable interface are disclosed. User information for a first user is accessed. The user information is reviewed to determine whether the user information includes a preselected configurable interface. The preselected configurable interface is provided based on the user information including the preselected configurable interface. Alternatively, based on the user information not including the preselected configurable interface, a configurable interface based on a user selection of the configurable interface from a plurality of available configurable interfaces is configured.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventor: Neelakantan Sundaresan
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Patent number: 9747008Abstract: Embodiments include methods for creating collaborative information threads relating to maintenance or repair, comprising receiving a user selection of an equipment unit; displaying information related to one or more collaborative threads, where each thread corresponds to a task related to the selected unit; receiving user selection of one of the collaborative threads; and displaying at least a portion of the selected collaborative thread, including one or more previous actions and one or more continuation options. Embodiments also include methods for interactive selection and display of maintenance or repair information, comprising displaying a visual representation of an equipment; receiving user selection of a region for which information is desired; displaying a list of elements within the region; receiving a user selection of one of the elements; and displaying information related to the selected element.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Gregory Paul Allgair
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Patent number: 9740375Abstract: Technologies are presented for routing content rendering to a secondary display at a gateway. In some examples, a gateway system may be provided through which a user device may request content. The system may receive the requested content and route it to a renderer for rendering on a secondary display. The system may also route the requested content, in its original form or in a modified form, to the user device.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLCInventor: Ezekiel Kruglick
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Patent number: 9736089Abstract: A method and system are provided for enabling voice communications via a messaging application. The method comprises enabling an instant messaging (IM) presence status option to be selected; and blocking an incoming voice communication when the presence status option has been selected. A method and system are also provided comprising displaying a first instant message in an instant messaging conversation user interface comprising call status information; and displaying updated call status information in the instant messaging conversation user interface after determining whether an call attempt has been successful.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Henry Yao-Tsu Chen, Jennifer Anne Pretti
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Patent number: 9733820Abstract: A method of pasting data from a source application to a destination application, where the source and destination applications are not the same; the method comprising the steps of: identifying whether the data is of text or graphics data type and selecting a text input handler if a text data type is identified and a graphics input handler if a graphics data type is identified; converting the data using the text or graphics input handler to a standard format for pasting based on the identified data type; determining semantics of the data in the standard format for pasting and a location of the user in the destination application, to which the data is to be pasted; determining which portions of the data are to be pasted to which areas of the determined location in the destination application, depending on the determined semantics of the data and the location of the user in the destination application; and pasting the data to the respective areas of the destination application.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: AMADEUS S.A.S.Inventors: Pierre-Jean Reissman, Tadhg Pearson, Jerome Mikaelian, Elona Eski, Guillaume Fournols
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Patent number: 9729695Abstract: A user interface for a messaging client application can include a message list. By executing various input operations on a representation of a message in the message list, the user can take an action on the message. For example, a user operating a pointing device can perform a drag operation on a representation of the message in the message list, and the action to be taken on the message can be indicated by the direction and distance of the drag. Visual feedback can be provided during the drag operation to indicate the action that will be taken if the user ends the drag at the current location.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: DROPBOX INC.Inventors: Kijun Seo, Anthony DeVincenzi, George Milton Underwood, IV, Sean Beausoleil, Darian Edwards
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Patent number: 9703445Abstract: A computer system displays a first window corresponding to an aspect of a first executing program in a first display area on one or more display devices. The computer system identifies an activity of a second program. The computer system determines whether the activity of the second program meets a threshold of priority. In response to determining that the activity meets the threshold, the computer system manipulates the first window such that the display area can be distributed, at least partially, between the first window and a second window corresponding to the activity of the second program. The computer system displays the second window with the first window within the display area.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gene L. Brown, Brendan F. Coffey, Christopher J. Dawson, Clifford V. Harris
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Patent number: 9703456Abstract: A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal, if a memo-writing function is activated during video play, assigns at least one part of a touchscreen as an area for handwriting inputs while displaying a video on the touchscreen and obtains a first play timing corresponding to a memo-start time; and if a memo-saving function is carried out, obtains a second play timing which corresponds to the memo-saving time and stores a memo generated based on handwriting inputs received through the handwriting input area in association with the video by reflecting at least one of the first and the second play timing.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Jongseok Park
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Patent number: 9697751Abstract: Various embodiments enable, in a mapping context, various visual entities to be clustered into groups that do not occlude one another. In at least some embodiments, individual clusters are represented on a map by a puddle defined by a computed contour line. Users can interact with the puddle to acquire more information about the puddle's content. In at least some embodiments, user interaction can include zooming operations, clicking operations, hovering operations and the like.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2010Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventor: Gonzalo A. Ramos
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Patent number: 9690445Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program products for controlling a computing device comprising a touch-screen user interface. A status of one or more applications having access to the touch-screen user interface of the computing device is monitored. In response to the monitoring indicating that a predetermined application is displaying a screen on the touch-screen user interface, at least one overlay portion is configured over a part of the displayed screen. Hence, an augmented user interface experience is provided which allows display of information to a user via an overlay displayed on top of information associated with a predetermined application already being presented to the user. No interaction by the user with the touch-screen user interface is required in order to navigate away from or back to the predetermined application.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: METASWITCH NETWORKS LTDInventors: Liz Rice, Philip Pearl, Felix Palmer, Shaun Crampton
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Patent number: 9684395Abstract: A wireless communication device with a voice-input and display-touch interface has an interface processor that enables, in part (i) an either display-touch or a voice-input based interface, and in part (ii) only a voice-input based interface for efficiently searching information databases. A sequence of context based search verb and search term is selected via either touch or voce selection and then the human articulated voice query is expanded using a culture and a world intelligence dictionary for conducting more efficient searches though a voice-based input.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
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Patent number: 9674263Abstract: One method for managing remote display performance includes operations for embedding pixel data in a file of an application executing on a server, and detecting an open window of a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with the application. The pixel data is used to create a pixel strip in the window, while the GUI is being displayed on a remote display of a remote client. Update information for the GUI being displayed on the remote display is transmitted from the server to the remote client, the update information corresponding to the change in the presentation of the open window on the server. Further, a change in a presentation of the open window is detected, and a pixel strip received at the remote display is identified. A performance metric for the remote display is calculated based on the received pixel strip when compared to the expected values for the pixel strip.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence Spracklen, Banit Agrawal, Rishi Bidarkar