Patents Examined by Andres E Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 8881052
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer readable media defining computer instructions for rendering a user interface (UI) are provided. The UI is defined for handling a widget that provides functionality to a displayable and executable mini-application. The widget includes a plurality of widget attributes, including a dock tile that is defined to display only selected ones of the plurality of widget attributes of the widget. Also provided is a widget dock to display and contain the dock tile on a display screen, and the dock tile is linked by a functional association to the widget. The widget dock provides access to launch the widget when selection of the dock tile is detected, so as to provide full interface with the plurality of widget attributes of the widget.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Strauss, Marco Boerries, Arlo Rose, Edward Voas, Joseph Scott Derringer
  • Patent number: 8856668
    Abstract: In some aspects, a method includes displaying multiple different screens on a user interface during a treatment, administering a first drug during the treatment; and while administering the first drug, displaying an identifier of the first drug in a drug identification region of the user interface. The drug identification region is present on the user interface with each of the different screens, and the identifier of the first drug is displayed in the drug identification region of the user interface regardless of which of the different screens is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Niesslein, Marisette Edwards, Tom Monahan, Douglas Mark Zatezalo
  • Patent number: 8843846
    Abstract: System, method and graphical user interface for a simulation base calculator provides one or more selectable distribution models. One or more input fields are provided for inputting rules with one or more random variables. A processing module inputs one or more of the selectable distribution models and the rules into a simulator running on the system. An output field is provided for displaying one or more aspects of a result determined by the model run on the simulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Murray R. Cantor, Jacquelyn A. Martino, Paul M. Matchen
  • Patent number: 8832565
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for facilitating detection of a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area. Source data representing one or more input images of a geographic area including the dig area is electronically received at a first user location, which may be remote from the dig area. The source data is processed so as to display at least a portion of the input image(s) on a display device. One or more indicators are added to the displayed input image(s), via a user input device associated with the display device, to provide at least one indication of the dig area and thereby generate a marked-up digital image. A limited access file comprising information relating to the marked-up image may be transmitted to at least one party associated with the at least one underground facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: CertusView Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr
  • Patent number: 8819550
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a touch-screen display. The apparatus includes first logic for generating a virtual assistant for presentation to a user via the touch-screen display. The virtual assistant has one or more anthropomorphic characteristics and interacts with the user via at least the touch-screen display to facilitate user access to one or more vehicle features. The apparatus includes second logic for automatically receiving data from a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag in a personal item of the user to identify the user, automatically accessing a profile associated with the RFID tag, and automatically initiating implementation of one or more of preferences of the user indicated by a profile associated with the RFID tag. The apparatus includes a vehicle interface for coupling the apparatus to any one of multiple vehicles and communicating data between the first or second logic and the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David K. Evans, Vishakha Radia, Michael A Caponigro
  • Patent number: 8812969
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for assisting a user with authoring a multimedia representation of documents. In one embodiment, the method comprises displaying one or more visual, audible, or audiovisual document elements from an input document in graphical user interface; and selecting one or more elements and for inclusion in a multimedia representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter E. Hart, Berna Erol, Kathrin Berkner, Jonathan J. Hull
  • Patent number: 8762840
    Abstract: A user interface method is provided for use in a device having a touchscreen. The method includes maintaining the state of content displayed on the device, determining a display image, applying a transformation to at least a portion of the display image based on the maintained state of the displayed content on the device, and displaying the transformed image on the device. The user interface detects transitions, such as, for example, page transitions, and the like, and updates the state based on detected transitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Beamberry Solutions Inc. d/b/a SLG Mobile, Inc.
    Inventors: Dimitar Gouglev, David Shalamberidze, Evgeny Lebanidze, Shota Shalamberidze
  • Patent number: 8745544
    Abstract: A device with a touch-sensitive display may be unlocked via gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display. The device is unlocked if contact with the display corresponds to a predefined gesture for unlocking the device. The device displays one or more unlock images with respect to which the predefined gesture is to be performed in order to unlock the device. The performance of the predefined gesture with respect to the unlock image may include moving the unlock image to a predefined location and/or moving the unlock image along a predefined path. The device may also display visual cues of the predefined gesture on the touch screen to remind a user of the gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Imran Chaudhri, Bas Ording, Freddy Allen Anzures, Marcel van Os, Scott Forstall, Greg Christie
  • Patent number: 8726155
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system of individually and separately displaying and sharing of video/audio that is used in an vehicle, comprises: a primary video/audio device having a micro processor, a storing device for storing various of digital video/audio information owned by a user for displaying in secondary video/audio devices and a network interface, the primary video/audio device provides at least one service of displaying digital video/audio information; and a plurality of secondary video/audio devices, each of the secondary video/audio devices is provided with a digital video/audio encoding device, a network interface, a display panel or a video/audio output interface and an operation interface, and the operation interface is provided with a display key and a share key; each of the secondary video/audio devices can individually and at-any-time applies a service request to the primary video/audio device and obtains a related service, such as video/audio displaying, or one of the secondary video
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Funtoro Inc.
    Inventors: De Min Fang, Chin Ming Yang
  • Patent number: 8707208
    Abstract: A multi-glyph character selector is disclosed. The selector includes at least two glyphs associated with a character, wherein a microprocessor driven activation of the character selects a first of the at least two glyphs, and a subsequent activation of the character selects a second of the at least two glyphs, and a display driver, wherein the first glyph provides a first characterization of the character on a display in accordance with the display driver, and the second glyph provides a second characterization of the character on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Confetti & Frolic
    Inventors: Adrienne T. DiCamillo, Mark R. DiCamillo
  • Patent number: 8694923
    Abstract: A device with a touch-sensitive display may be unlocked via gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display. The device is unlocked if contact with the display corresponds to a predefined gesture for unlocking the device. The device displays one or more unlock images with respect to which the predefined gesture is to be performed in order to unlock the device. The performance of the predefined gesture with respect to the unlock image may include moving the unlock image to a predefined location and/or moving the unlock image along a predefined path. The device may also display visual cues of the predefined gesture on the touch screen to remind a user of the gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Imran Chaudhri, Bas Ording, Freddy Allen Anzures, Marcel van Os, Scott Forstall, Greg Christie
  • Patent number: 8689102
    Abstract: User interface for creating and using media keys. A user interface is provided for outputting media data corresponding to one or more media keys. The same user interface may be used to output media data of different types. The user interface provides user selectable options for performing various actions such as scanning one or more media keys, accessing and loading media data corresponding to media keys, performing actions on the media data accessed for the media keys, generating media keys, creating collections and media keys for collections, performing actions on collections, and other actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jamey Graham, John W. Barrus
  • Patent number: 8640057
    Abstract: A device with a touch-sensitive display may be unlocked via gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display. The device is unlocked if contact with the display corresponds to a predefined gesture for unlocking the device. The device displays one or more unlock images with respect to which the predefined gesture is to be performed in order to unlock the device. The performance of the predefined gesture with respect to the unlock image may include moving the unlock image to a predefined location and/or moving the unlock image along a predefined path. The device may also display visual cues of the predefined gesture on the touch screen to remind a user of the gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Imran Chaudhri, Bas Ording, Freddy Allen Anzures, Marcel Van Os, Scott Forstall, Greg Christie
  • Patent number: 8627237
    Abstract: A device with a touch-sensitive display may be unlocked via gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display. The device is unlocked if contact with the display corresponds to a predefined gesture for unlocking the device. The device displays one or more unlock images with respect to which the predefined gesture is to be performed in order to unlock the device. The performance of the predefined gesture with respect to the unlock image may include moving the unlock image to a predefined location and/or moving the unlock image along a predefined path. The device may also display visual cues of the predefined gesture on the touch screen to remind a user of the gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Imran Chaudhri, Bas Ording, Freddy Allen Anzures, Marcel van Os, Scott Forstall, Greg Christie
  • Patent number: 8566737
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for facilitating detection of a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area. Source data representing one or more input images of a geographic area including the dig area is electronically received at a first user location, which may be remote from the dig area. The source data is processed so as to display at least a portion of the input image(s) on a display device at the first user location. One or more indicators are added to the displayed input image(s), via a user input device associated with the display device, to provide at least one indication of the dig area and thereby generate a marked-up digital image. In one example, the indicator(s) is/are markings that indicate a point, line, and/or path. The indicator(s) may provide a reference for a locate operation or an area of planned excavation. A description, such as of the area of planned excavation, may be provided with reference to the indicator(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: CertusView Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr
  • Patent number: 8549419
    Abstract: A mobile terminal providing a graphic user interface and method of providing a graphic user interface are disclosed. In one embodiment a mobile terminal may comprise a control unit, a touch screen display unit coupled to the control unit, and a memory storing instructions to be executed by the control unit. In one embodiment a method may comprise displaying and then moving one or more icons around the screen of the mobile terminal, detecting a designation of a point on the screen, and executing a predefined action based on a distance from a location of the designated point to a location of at least one of the icons. Another embodiment may detect an application related event, display an indicator icon, and execute a predefined action in response to the event detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Yeon Woo Park
  • Patent number: 8527903
    Abstract: A device with a touch-sensitive display may be unlocked via gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display. The device is unlocked if contact with the display corresponds to a predefined gesture for unlocking the device. The device displays one or more unlock images with respect to which the predefined gesture is to be performed in order to unlock the device. The performance of the predefined gesture with respect to the unlock image may include moving the unlock image to a predefined location and/or moving the unlock image along a predefined path. The device may also display visual cues of the predefined gesture on the touch screen to remind a user of the gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Imran Chaudhri, Bas Ording, Freddy Allen Anzures, Marcel van Os, Scott Forstall, Greg Christie
  • Patent number: 8522142
    Abstract: A user interface and a method are disclosed for viewing digital videos. Responsive to resizing a window, a video region and associated controls are resized so that they remain visible. The video image within the video region is correspondingly resized to maintain the aspect ratio. The location of the video image within the window is independent of scroll events taking place in other regions of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhatla, Matthew Vosburgh, Steve Okamoto
  • Patent number: 8504925
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for transitioning a component between graphical user interface screens is provided. The method initiates with identifying a start state of the component within a transition panel. An end state of the component is identified within the transition panel and timer logic is triggered to periodically call a transition engine. An effects engine is called in response to the triggering and a next state of the component is rendered into an animation layer. The next state of the component is then displayed. A transition framework is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventor: Chet S. Haase
  • Patent number: 8407610
    Abstract: Techniques for decoupling models created during design-time from the runtime environment. A declarative and executable representation for GUIs for applications is provided that is independent of any particular runtime platform, GUI framework, device, or programming language and which acts as an interface between the design environment and the runtime environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: SAP Portals Israel Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuval Gilboa, Rinat Gilboa