Patents Examined by Antonio Xavier
  • Patent number: 10656754
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an electronic device displays a plurality of user interface representations in a stack on a display. The device detects a first drag gesture by a first contact at a location on a touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location of a first user interface representation on the display. While the first contact is at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the location of the first user interface representation on the display and is moving across the touch-sensitive surface in a direction that corresponds to a first direction on the display, the device moves the first user interface representation in the first direction on the display at a first speed in accordance with a speed of the first contact on the touch-sensitive surface and moves a second user interface representation, disposed above the first user interface representation in the stack, in the first direction at a second speed greater than the first speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLC
    Inventor: Michael S Smith
  • Patent number: 10656756
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided, comprising: a non-transitory memory storing instructions and a plurality of applications; a touch screen; and one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory memory and the touch screen, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to: present a particular object utilizing the touch screen; detect a contact being detected on the touch screen on the particular object; in the event that a first duration of the contact is detected on the touch screen on the particular object, perform an operation; and in the event that a second duration of the contact is detected on the touch screen on the particular object where the second duration is greater than the first duration, perform another operation; wherein the apparatus is configured to present, utilizing the touch screen, a setting interface, where the one or more processors execute the instructions to also cause the apparatus to: detect, utilizing the setting interfa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLC
    Inventor: Michael S Smith
  • Patent number: 10656752
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided for displaying, on a display, a first user interface that includes one or more selectable user interface objects; detecting that an input on a touch-sensitive surface, which is at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a respective user interface object of the one or more selectable user interface objects, is in a first touch state; in response to detecting a cessation of the input while the input is in the first touch state, displaying information associated with the respective user interface object; detecting that the input on the touch-sensitive surface, which is at the location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the respective user interface object of the one or more selectable user interface objects, is in a second touch state; in response to detecting that the input is in the second touch state, blurring or shading at least a portion of the first user interface; and in response to detecting that the input is in the second touch stat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLC
    Inventor: Michael S Smith
  • Patent number: 10656755
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided, comprising: displaying a first user interface on a display, the first user interface including an object; while displaying the first user interface on the display, detecting a first input by a first contact on a touch-sensitive surface at a location in the first user interface that corresponds to the object of the first user interface; in response to detecting the first input by the first contact, in accordance with a determination that the first contact has a contact duration that is less than a duration threshold, displaying the object; and in response to detecting the first input by the first contact, in accordance with a determination that the first contact has a contact duration that is greater than the duration threshold, dynamically changing the appearance of the object, wherein the dynamic change in the appearance of the object is based at least in part on the duration of the first contact and wherein the dynamic change in the appearance of the object inclu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLC
    Inventor: Michael S Smith
  • Patent number: 10656758
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an electronic device is provided, comprising: a display; a touch-sensitive surface; one or more processors; memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, on the display, an application launching user interface that includes a plurality of application icons for launching corresponding applications; while displaying the application launching user interface, detecting a first single-finger touch input that includes detecting the first single-finger touch input at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a first application icon of the plurality of application icons, wherein the first application icon is for launching a first application that is associated with one or more corresponding quick actions; and in response to detecting the first single-finger touch input, determining a response to the first sin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLC
    Inventor: Michael S Smith
  • Patent number: 10656753
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system, method, and computer program product are provided to: display a textual word; detect a gesture via the touch screen on the textual word; in a first touch state, perform a first function in connection with the textual word; in a second touch state, perform a second function in connection with the textual word, the second function including selecting the textual word so as to display a selection of the textual word in a separate virtual display layer that is at least partially transparent or translucent for viewing an insertion point of the textual word.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLC
    Inventor: Michael S Smith
  • Patent number: 10649581
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus and associated method are provided, comprising: at a device having a display and a touch-sensitive surface: displaying a first user interface of a first application on the display; while displaying the first user interface on the display, detecting a first movement of a first contact across the touch-sensitive surface in a first direction; and during detection of the first movement of the first contact across the touch-sensitive surface: in accordance with a determination that first one or more criteria is met by a first movement condition being met, displaying a second user interface, and in accordance with a determination that second one or more criteria is met by a second movement condition, that is different from the first movement condition, being met, displaying a third user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLC
    Inventor: Michael S Smith
  • Patent number: 10649579
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an electronic device is provided, comprising: a touch screen; an actuator; memory storing one or more programs; and one or more processors in communication with the touch screen, the actuator, and the memory; wherein the one or more programs are configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, utilizing the touch screen, indicia associated with a particular application on an interface, the interface for choosing among a plurality of applications including the particular application; when a first duration of a touch being applied to the touch screen is detected as ceasing in connection with the indicia, launching the particular application; when a second duration of the touch, that is greater than the first duration of the touch, being applied to the touch screen is detected in connection with the indicia after the first duration is detected without the ceasing, outputting feedback that is perceptible by touch, utilizin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLC
    Inventor: Michael S Smith
  • Patent number: 10649578
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer readable storage medium is provided for storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions which, when executed by an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, cause the electronic device to: display a screen on the display; while displaying the screen, detect a first input by a first contact on a first icon that meets application-launch criteria; in response to detecting the first input on the first icon that meets the application-launch criteria, replace the screen with a first user interface of a first application that corresponds to the first icon; while displaying the first user interface, detect a second input by a second contact that includes movement across the display in a first direction; and in response to detecting the second input, perform an operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLC
    Inventor: Michael S Smith
  • Patent number: 10649571
    Abstract: An electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface: displays a first user interface that includes a plurality of selectable objects; detects an input that includes detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to a respective selectable object; and in response to detecting the input: in accordance with a determination that detecting the input includes detecting an increase in intensity of the contact that meets intensity criteria, displays a menu that includes contact information for the respective selectable object overlaid on top of the first user interface; and in accordance with a determination that detecting the input includes detecting a liftoff of the contact without meeting the intensity criteria, replaces display of the first user interface with display of a second user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLC
    Inventor: Michael S Smith
  • Patent number: 10649580
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an electronic device is provided, comprising: at least one non-transitory memory; a touch screen; a camera; and one or more processors in communication with the at least one non-transitory memory, the touch screen, and the camera, wherein the one or more processors execute instructions stored in the non-transitory memory to cause the apparatus to: display, via the touch screen, a first virtual display layer including contents; display, via the touch screen, at least one user interface element; detect, via the touch screen, at least a portion of touch on the least one user interface element; when an aspect of the touch is detected to surpass a threshold, display, via the touch screen, a plurality of markings in a second virtual display layer that appears to have a lesser depth than the first virtual display layer, where at least a portion of the second virtual display layer is at least partially translucent so that at least a portion of the contents of the first virtual display layer is visi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLC
    Inventor: Michael S Smith
  • Patent number: 10642413
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and a computer-readable media are provided to: displaying, utilizing a display, a graphical user interface; while the graphical user interface is displayed, detecting, utilizing a touch interface, a first gesture that begins in connection with a first portion of the at least one edge and moves inward; in response to the detection of the first gesture that begins in connection with the first portion of the at least one edge and moves inward, displaying, utilizing the display, a first menu as sliding in and including a plurality of first menu items; and when the first menu is displayed including the plurality of first menu items: detecting, utilizing the touch interface, a first pressure on at least one of the first menu items, when the first pressure on the at least one of the first menu items surpasses a first threshold, performing a first operation, and when the first pressure on the at least one of the first menu items surpasses a second threshold, performing a second operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLC
    Inventor: Michael S Smith
  • Patent number: 10621918
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display with improved aperture ratio includes: a substrate; first and second pixels disposed in a first row of the substrate and third and fourth pixels disposed in a second row adjacent to the first row and respectively disposed in the same columns as the first and second pixels; a scan line and a previous scan line applying a scan signal and a previous scan signal, respectively, to the pixel units; a data line and a driving voltage line applying a data signal and a driving voltage, respectively, to the pixel units; and a common initialization voltage line disposed between the first and second pixels and between the third and fourth pixels, commonly connected to the pixel units, and applying an initialization voltage. One common initialization contact hole connected to all pixels units and one initialization voltage line connected to the common initialization contact hole are surrounded by the pixel units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju-Hee Hyeon, Hyun-Chol Bang
  • Patent number: 10606396
    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods are provided at an apparatus including at least one non-transitory memory storing a plurality of applications, a touch screen, and one or more processors in communication with the at least one non-transitory memory and the touch screen. The methods include various operations that are performed based on a contact or gesture duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLC
    Inventor: Michael S Smith
  • Patent number: 10606542
    Abstract: An image display apparatus is disclosed. The image display apparatus includes a display, an interface unit to exchange data with a mobile terminal, and a controller configured to display an mirroring image received from the mobile terminal and to display additional information related to the mirroring image in a blank area other than a display area for display of the mirroring image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sai Manchinasetti, Samavarthy Challagali, Reddy Pratap Ratakonda, Chanabasappa Chitrali
  • Patent number: 10599234
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a stylus with one or more electrodes and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying logic for transmitting signals wirelessly to a device through a touch sensor of the device has one or more sensors for detecting movement of the stylus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Esat Yilmaz, Trond Jarle Pedersen, John Logan, Vemund Kval Bakken, Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Joo Yong Um, Igor Polishchuk
  • Patent number: 10599332
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for controlling the movement of a cursor on a display device in an aircraft are disclosed. An exemplary method disclosed comprises the use of a digital representation of a grid defining a plurality of cells overlaying at least a portion of a display area of the display device to control the movement of the cursor over the display area. The grid may be invisible to the user during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.
    Inventors: Benoit Ouellette, Frederic Leblanc, Philippe Doyon Poulin, Noemie Seguin Tremblay
  • Patent number: 10593263
    Abstract: The OLED voltage of a selected pixel is extracted from the pixel produced when the pixel is programmed so that the pixel current is a function of the OLED voltage. One method for extracting the OLED voltage is to first program the pixel in a way that the current is not a function of OLED voltage, and then in a way that the current is a function of OLED voltage. During the latter stage, the programming voltage is changed so that the pixel current is the same as the pixel current when the pixel was programmed in a way that the current was not a function of OLED voltage. The difference in the two programming voltages is then used to extract the OLED voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Ignis Innovation Inc.
    Inventors: Yaser Azizi, Gholamreza Chaji
  • Patent number: 10592039
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device is provided for: displaying, on a display, a plurality of active applications; detecting, on a touch interface, a first-orientation gesture on at least one of the active applications; in response to the detection of the first-orientation gesture on the at least one of the active applications, performing a first operation including moving multiple of the active applications; detecting, on the touch interface, a second-orientation gesture on one or more of the active applications; in response to the detection of the second-orientation gesture on the one or more of the active applications, performing a second operation; detecting, on the touch interface, a particular gesture on a particular one of the active applications; after the detection of the particular gesture on the particular one of the active applications, performing different operations, that are different from the first and second operations, based on a duration of the particular gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLC
    Inventor: Michael S Smith
  • Patent number: 10580344
    Abstract: A method of scanning video information to a pixel array comprises, during a first active row interval, setting a column signal line to an initial voltage, asserting a first row signal line of the pixel array, setting the column line to a desired voltage, and de-asserting the first row signal line when the column signal line is at the desired voltage. The method further comprises, during a second active row interval occurring after an amount of time, setting the column signal line to the initial voltage, asserting the first row signal line of the pixel array, and de-asserting the first row signal line while the column signal line is at the initial voltage. The method further includes, during the second active row interval, asserting a second row signal line, and maintaining the assertion of the second row line for a period of time after de-asserting the first row signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Kopin Corporation
    Inventor: Frederick Herrmann