Patents Examined by Anil N Kumar
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Patent number: 10921955Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with an executable information processing program stored thereon. The executable information processing program causes a computer of an information processing apparatus having a storage that stores a plurality of contents to perform designating an amount of data, displaying on a display a plurality of pieces of content information representing contents as being aligned in accordance with a priority for each content, selecting at least one of the plurality of pieces of content information in response to an operation by a user, and performing a calculation based on the designated amount of data and an amount of data of a content corresponding to the selected content information. The step of displaying a plurality of pieces of content information includes showing a result of the calculation on the display.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventor: Masaaki Sugino
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Patent number: 10911392Abstract: In one implementation a method is provided that includes receiving a coalesced notification from a client device associated with a social group. The coalesced notification indicating that a number of messages transmitted between a first and a second user of the social group meets a pre-determined number. In this regard, the messages comprise messages associated with the first user and messages associated with the second user. The coalesced notification is provided to a display without providing contents of the messages associated with the first user and the messages associated with the second user. An interaction with the coalesced notification is detected at the display. Based on the interaction, it is determined whether to present at the display new messages in a unified list. The unified list comprising a first portion of the messages associated with the first user and a second portion of the messages associated with the second user.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Gregory Matthew Marra, Eduardo Knust Thuler, Alison Boncha, Austin Chang, Barbara Veloso Bacharach
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Patent number: 10901576Abstract: A color selection and display device includes a display, a user interface configured for receiving input data identifying a selected color, an orientation sensor configured to generate an orientation signal based on an orientation of the color selection and display device, and a memory storing a virtual paint chip arrangement. Relative locations of individual colors within the virtual paint chip arrangement correspond to a real world retail paint chip display. The device further includes at least one processor configured to receive the orientation signal and determine an orientation of the color selection and display device, and to control the display to automatically display the virtual paint chip arrangement based on the orientation of the color selection and display device. The selected color is highlighted in the virtual paint chip arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: SWIMC LLCInventors: Meghan L Vickers, Pamela A Gillikin, Lori A Domanick
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Patent number: 10896016Abstract: Provided is a device in which an application having a web browser function is installed. The device controls a display on a local UI using content provided by a message providing service. The device accepts a selection of a link included in the display, determines whether a referrer of a link destination indicates a domain to which the message providing service belongs. If the referrer indicates the domain to which the message providing service belongs, the device controls display using content corresponding to the link destination, and if the referrer does not indicate the domain to which the message providing service belongs, the device controls display of a screen indicating that the link destination cannot be accessed.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshimasa Kawana
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Patent number: 10877636Abstract: A system includes an item of electrical equipment, a power meter configured to monitor a parameter of power delivered to and/or supplied by the item of electrical equipment, a processor configured to receive an indication of the monitored parameter and determine a rating from at least the indication of the monitored parameter, and a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to display the rating in a visualization including an object divided into a plurality of graphical category sub-sections. Each of the plurality of graphical categories represents a range of ratings, At least one of the plurality of graphical categories represents a greater range of ratings than at least one other of the plurality of graphical categories.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.Inventors: David Charles Thompson, Przemyslaw Mroz, Mathew Losey
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Patent number: 10871869Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: a reception unit that receives a pop-up display command of a first object; a determination unit that determines whether a second object whose display order is not secured in a vertical direction with respect to the first object is displayed on a displayed screen; a generation unit that generates, based on image data of the second object, a third object whose display order is secured in the vertical direction with respect to the first object, if the determination unit determines that the second object whose display order is not secured in the vertical direction with respect to the first object is displayed; and a display control unit that sets the second object in a non-display state, and display the first object and the third object.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2016Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Daisuke Ito
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Patent number: 10860176Abstract: An image control method includes: acquiring detection information indicating a gaze region or a position of a user with respect to a display device displaying plural items of selection option information that are subject to a selection operation; determining whether or not the gaze region of the user indicated by the acquired detection information is in a resting state, or whether or not the position of the user indicated by the acquired detection information is within a predetermined range; and by a processor, controlling modification of a display state of items of the selection option information displayed in a specific region of the display device in accordance with a determination result based on the detection information.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Soichi Nishiyama, Hiroaki Sugimura, Ken Fujiki, Hajime Hirozumi
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Patent number: 10855732Abstract: Techniques and systems are described that support collection of electronic signatures within an online conference. At least one user input is received as part of the online conference. The user input specifies an attendee of the online conference that is provide an electronic signature. A signature module is communicated within the online conference. The signature module is configured to receive the electronic signature from the attendee. The electronic signature received via the signature module from the attendee within the online conference is applied to the digital content.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Adobe Inc.Inventors: Anurag Aggarwal, Ajay Jain
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Patent number: 10853438Abstract: A system for saving the state history of a web browser includes an interface and a processor. The interface is to receive an instruction to begin. The processor is to provide a display window code. The display window code causes retention of a display window state history. The display window state history comprises a display window state for each display window in a set of one or more display windows previously or currently displayed. The display window state comprises a composite state for a set of the one or more window modules.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Workday, Inc.Inventors: Hob Anthony Spillane, Joseph Bennett
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Patent number: 10846465Abstract: An electronic mail (email) system generates an email user interface display for composing an email message. A context-sensitive widget display is surfaced, on the user interface display, in-line with other message content. A widget that generates the widget display interacts with a remote data service to surface data from the remote data service, on the widget display.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Andrew James Peacock, Shahil Soni
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Patent number: 10824332Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a device that includes one or more processors, a touchscreen, and an operating system. A first dialogue interface is displayed on the touchscreen for receiving user commands by a user touching the dialogue interface. Received user commands are ignored for a defined first period of time in response to the operating system causing a generation of a second dialogue interface on the touchscreen, wherein the defined first period of time is a function of a user interaction with the touch screen by the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Paul M. R. Edmonds, Joe Pavitt, James E. Ravenscroft, James Sutton
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Patent number: 10810211Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes selecting a set of criteria related to managing expression stickers. The method also includes determining values for the set of criteria based on input from a first user. In addition, the method includes storing the values for the set of criteria to a user profile created for the first user on a memory. Additionally, the method includes determining meanings for each expression sticker in a set of expression stickers stored to the memory based on content and context of each expression sticker and context of the set of expression stickers. Moreover, the method includes integrating the set of expression stickers with an existing input interface of messaging applications to allow the user to select expression stickers from the set of expression stickers when engaged in a chat or instant messaging session via one of the messaging applications.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Su Liu, Steven R. Loomis, Cheng Xu, Qin Qiong Zhang
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Patent number: 10796792Abstract: A machine for extracorporeal blood treatment includes a user interface having a touch screen and a controller programmed to display on a screen (16) a display in which two distinct areas are arranged, one of which (161) exhibits a series of touch keys (17), wherein activation of any one touch key (17) causes visualization of an image in a second area (162) of the screen, wherein the images are displayed alternatively and are at least partly different one from another, wherein each touch key (17) is associated to an instruction, or to a group of instructions, each concerned with readying the machine for use, wherein each image is a pictograph of a configuration of the machine, correlated with an instruction associated to the touch key (17) selected, and wherein the operator is aided in making the machine ready for treatment.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Gambo Lundia ABInventors: Massimo Zaccarelli, Lorenza Ferrarini, Danielle Pelletier, Jeffrey J. Letteri
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Patent number: 10761675Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer-implemented data processing method comprises, in a collaborative electronic information management system that is hosted using a collaboration computer, establishing operation of a plurality of event listener units, wherein each of the event listener units is configured to communicate with or listen for a plurality of application events that have been generated by a plurality of external applications; automatically correlating two or more of the plurality of application events to a particular content item from among a plurality of content items that are managed in the system based on an identifier specified in the application events or a substantive content value; and generating and causing displaying, in a graphical user interface, a set of notifications comprising a first notification generated from the system and a second notification that is based upon the application events from the external applications.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: ATLASSIAN PTY LTDInventors: Matt Ryall, Bill Arconati, Sherif George Mansour, Shihab Hassan Hamid, Michael Alexander Cannon-Brookes
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Patent number: 10755358Abstract: A method of providing user interaction includes providing a processor and transmitting a communication from a first party to a second party. The method also includes posting, using the processor, an entry associated with the communication on a website, receiving a second communication from the second party to the first party, and posting, using the processor, a second entry associated with the second communication.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Roberta Urrutia, Pamela Glimm Diener, Shanna Ruth Limas, Jennifer Lynn Darland, Richard Paul Proft, Cleburne Robinson Burgess, Regina Rose Van Nest
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Patent number: 10757049Abstract: A messaging system for effecting effect instant messaging communication sessions (chats) between users of the messaging system allows “actions” to be exchanged in chats. The actions are generated in an action database. A template-creating user can create a custom action template for generating actions, which is only available to certain users.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Harshvardhan Singh, Arun Rajappa, Jayawant Tewari, Abhisek Kumar Behera, Prashant Gupta, Apoorv Seth
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Patent number: 10756991Abstract: The technology disclosed offers a declarative and visualization framework that implements a state machine for multi-step progression of interaction with an entity. The declarative framework is usable over and over for a broad range of applications because it provides a simple rule-based authoring tool that can be used for specifying different elements and components of a complex state machine, including state definitions, state transition triggers, state transition conditions and state transition actions. Once defined, the state machine is automatically generated and visually implemented based on the declarative input provided by a non-technical user.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2015Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Andrew Layman, Eric Hauser, Matthew John Fleckenstein, Tatyana Mamut, Arthur Ping-Tak Che, Tiffany Joy Chin, Amy Kar Sin Poon
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Patent number: 10725635Abstract: An information processing system comprises a first computer, a second computer, a display apparatus and a touch panel. The display apparatus includes a display portion, and displays a first screen that is transmitted from the first computer and a second screen that is transmitted from the second computer on the display portion. The touch panel includes a touch controller, and is provided on a display surface of the display portion of the display apparatus. Furthermore, the touch controller includes a CPU. Then, under instructions of the CPU, when a touch input designates the second screen, a display position of the second screen is moved according to a change of touch coordinates of the touch input.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Teppei Hosokawa
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Patent number: 10715692Abstract: The present disclosure discloses methods and systems for localizing a user interface of a device such as a multi-function device, the multi-function device presents a user interface in a pre-defined language. The method includes receiving a document, the document includes text information in a local language of a user. Then, the document is analyzed to identify the local language of the user. Upon identification, the pre-defined language of the user interface is changed to the identified local language of the user. The local language enables the user to operate the multi-function and/or perform one or more functions using the local language.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Ashok Raj Anbalagan, Premkumar Balasubramanian, Srividhya Rengasamy
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Patent number: 10712562Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for enabling immersive viewing of a multimedia. The method may comprise receiving multimedia from one or more source devices, a user data associated with a user wearing an eyewear, a display device data associated with a display device, and an alignment data. The eyewear may comprise a regular glass and a smart glass, and the display device data may comprise dimensions of the display device. The method may further comprise dividing the multimedia in to a primary multimedia and a secondary multimedia based on one or more of the user data, the display device data, and the alignment data. The method may furthermore comprise transmitting the primary multimedia to the display device for display on the display device and transmitting the secondary multimedia to the eyewear for display on the smart glass, thereby enabling immersive viewing of a multimedia.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: HCL Technologies LimitedInventors: Jasbir Singh Dhaliwal, Sankar Uma Tammana