Patents Examined by Ashley M Fortino
  • Patent number: 11960711
    Abstract: A display control device has display setting information including setting information of a layer structure of display objects on a terminal screen and setting information of a group to which the display objects belong, display state information indicating a display state of the display object, and operation setting information defining which setting content a combination of an operation target and operation content on a screen indicate for a layer structure and a group of display objects for each combination of the operation target and the operation content. The display control device specifies the setting content to the display object based on the combination of the operation target and the operation content, the display state information, and the operation setting information when an operation on the display object occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Sayaka Yagi, Kimio Tsuchikawa, Fumihiro Yokose, Takeshi Masuda, Yuki Urabe
  • Patent number: 11954405
    Abstract: An electronic device can implement a zero-latency digital assistant by capturing audio input from a microphone and using a first processor to write audio data representing the captured audio input to a memory buffer. In response to detecting a user input while capturing the audio input, the device can determine whether the user input meets a predetermined criteria. If the user input meets the criteria, the device can use a second processor to identify and execute a task based on at least a portion of the contents of the memory buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William F. Stasior, David A. Carson, Rohit Dasari, Yoon Kim
  • Patent number: 11941235
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing weather information. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing weather information are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for displaying daily weather information are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Caroline J. Crandall, Ian V. Bambao, Dylan O. Boelte, Wyatt R. Mitchell, Ricky Lee Richards
  • Patent number: 11928327
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, an electronic device, an electronic handheld device and a computer program product and is in particular related to a touch sensitive selection of objects, which are displayed on a touch sensitive display of an electronic device by proposing a highlighting mode for selectable objects in order to jump/scroll and highlight one of the selectable objects for a subsequent selection, wherein the highlighting and selection is performed at a different position than the position of the selectable objects in order to make a selection of displayed objects, which are positioned far from the interaction area of a user, in particular far form the fingers of the user possible and to enhance the user interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Patmos, Unipessoal LDA
    Inventor: Amir Teymourian
  • Patent number: 11928305
    Abstract: A computer-based method for rendering modified graphical content is disclosed. The graphical content includes a plurality of cells. The method includes receiving the graphical content with metadata modifying the graphical content, rendering the graphical content upon a screen according to the metadata, and receiving user input. The method also includes in response to the user input, progressing through at least a subset of the cells, wherein the progressing includes moving a camera view from cell to cell in the at least a subset, each of the cells in the at least a subset being displayed as a focus point with surrounding area being adjusted in opacity according to the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Zumobi, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin B. Bederson, John SanGiovanni
  • Patent number: 11914849
    Abstract: A method for enhancing interaction between a customer and a customer service representative of a company is provided. A graphical user interface (GUI) of a windows control tool is displayed. A type of an interaction between the customer and the customer service representative at a computer operated by the company is determined. One or more applications associated with the type of interaction are launched based on a predetermined display layout associated with the type of interaction. One or more application windows corresponding to the launched applications are arranged on a screen based on the predetermined display layout associated with the type of interaction. The windows control tool is configured to control the one or more application windows based on customer service representative's input. The GUI of the windows control tool displays a plurality of window objects corresponding to the one or more launched applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
    Inventors: David W. Roberts, Aaron Quade, Steven D. Sternitzke
  • Patent number: 11907615
    Abstract: A context aware service provision method and apparatus for recognizing the user context and executing an action corresponding to the user context according to a rule defined by the user and feeding back the execution result to the user interactively are provided. The method for providing a context-aware service includes receiving a user input, the user input being at least one of a text input and a speech input, identifying a rule including a condition and an action corresponding to the condition based on the received user input, activating the rule to detect a context which corresponds to the condition of the rule, and executing, when the context is detected, the action corresponding to the condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jooyoon Bae, Minjeong Ko, Sungsoo Kim, Jinsung Kim, Hwakyung Kim, Jinha Jun
  • Patent number: 11893210
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods which generate and display a control overlay for user interface elements such as checkboxes and the like. The control overlay provides a larger selection area than an underlying user interface element. In one example, the method may include receiving a request associated with a user interface element from among a plurality of user interface elements displayed within a user interface, the user interface element comprising a selectable area, displaying a control overlay for the user interface element via the user interface, the control overlay being partially translucent and comprising a selectable area that is larger than and encompasses the selectable area of the user interface element, detecting an input command via the selectable area of the control overlay, and in response to the detection of the input command, selecting the user interface element displayed via the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Patrick Simon
  • Patent number: 11886525
    Abstract: Embodiments described include systems and methods for presenting additional content for a network application accessed via an embedded browser of a client application are provided. Additional content related to network applications may be presented on client devices. Specifically, activity such as embedded browser activity may be monitored. Responsive to detecting an event based on the monitored activity, additional content related to the network application may be provided. In various embodiments, the additional content is provided to a client application on the client device for presentation on the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Abhishek Chauhan
  • Patent number: 11875015
    Abstract: Rules can be selectively applied by a user to an access card using a graphical user interface (GUI) of a mobile application. For example, the mobile application can provide a graphical user interface through which the user can select how usage of the access card is to be handled by the service provider. The mobile application can receive, through the graphical user interface, input from the user indicating one or more rules to be applied to the access card. The one or more rules can dictate how usage of the access card is to be handled by the service provider. In response to receiving the input, the mobile application can transmit one or more commands to a computer system associated with the service provider. The computer system can receive the one or more commands and implement the one or more rules selected by the user of the access card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Truist Bank
    Inventors: Robert Rohr, Selcuk Karakaplan
  • Patent number: 11868593
    Abstract: An embodiment may involve a definition of a process, wherein the process is referenced by a parent entry, wherein the process includes a set of stages, wherein the stages in the set of stages are respectively associated with sets of activities, and wherein a process design application was used to define the process. The embodiment may also include one or more processors configured to: (i) receive a reference to the parent entry; (ii) identify a transformer class associated with the process design application, wherein the transformer class converts output in a first configuration related to the process design application to input in a second configuration; (iii) receive, from the transformer class, data related to the process in the second configuration; and (iv) generate a graphical user interface that displays the process and the set of stages in a hierarchical arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Bradley, Meredith Van Lier, Chris Widlowski, Yaron Guez, Jacob Burman, Suzanne Lai
  • Patent number: 11861541
    Abstract: Methods and systems for organizing and conducting a computer-implemented simulation to support an exercise are disclosed. The method includes a processor receiving, via a first GUI prior to the simulation, configuration data representing at least: (a) organizational nodes, (b) organizational pathways, (c) interorganizational relationships, and (d) one or more first events that change the interorganizational relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Norwich University Applied Research Institutes Ltd
    Inventors: Michael Schulz, William McConnell, Philip Susmann
  • Patent number: 11782590
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present application are a scene-operation method, an electronic device, and a non-transitory computer readable medium, relating to the field of the Internet of Things. The method includes: acquiring a plurality of scenes corresponding to a scene-trigger condition; acquiring a priority of each scene of the plurality of scenes; sorting the plurality of scenes according to the priority of each scene, and obtaining an execution sequence for the plurality of scenes; and executing the plurality of scenes according to the execution sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: SHENZHEN HEYTAP TECHNOLOGY CORP., LTD., GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiangwen Huang
  • Patent number: 11733843
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires a count result indicating the number of objects included in a predetermined area of an image captured by an imaging unit, a display control unit that displays on a display unit a graph based on acquired count results, the graph including a first element that is based on a plurality of count results from a plurality of images captured by the imaging unit in a first time period, and a selection unit that, in a case where a user operation specifying the first element in the displayed graph is received, selects, based on a number indicated by the first element, an image whose count result corresponds to the number indicated by the first element from the plurality of images captured in the first time period. The display control unit displays on the display unit the image selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshiya Komata
  • Patent number: 11726647
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a communication circuit, a processor operably connected to the display and the communication circuit, and a memory operably connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to display a content list through the display, select a first content from the content list, configure at least one security section for the first content, and share the first content for which the at least one security section is configured through the communication circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yejin Kim
  • Patent number: 11714521
    Abstract: Virtual buttons for dynamically displaying giveaway information are disclosed. The virtual buttons may include an interactive body, and dynamic information displayed within the body. The dynamic information may be associated with a giveaway. The dynamic information may include a first set of information relating to the giveaway and displayed prior to a user's interaction with the interactive body, a second set of information relating to the giveaway and displayed after the user's interaction with the interactive body, and a third set of information relating to the giveaway and displayed after the giveaway has ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: STICKER MULE, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Constantino, David Traver, Mitchell Millsaps
  • Patent number: 11704628
    Abstract: The system provides a method and process for displaying and sorting messages in a communication system. The system allows multiple folders of messages to be opened simultaneously. The system also displays sent and received messages in the same display when desired. The system includes automatic and/or custom color coding of messages for ease of identification of message types, sent or received messages, root sender, cc messages, responsive messages, etc. The system also includes a unique navigation system to allow the user to more easily move through related messages, threads, and folders. The navigation system can be used in situations where the prior art would have required a search to be executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Bitvore Corp.
    Inventors: Carl Mandel, David Mandel
  • Patent number: 11703994
    Abstract: A computing system is provided. The computing system includes a head mounted display (HMD) device including a display, a processor configured to execute one or more programs, and associated memory. The processor is configured to display a virtual object at least partially within a field of view of a user on the display, identify a plurality of control points associated with the virtual object, and determine that one or more of the control points associated with the virtual object are further than a predetermined threshold distance from the user. The processor is configured to, based on the determination, invoke a far interaction mode for the virtual object and receive a trigger input from the user. In response to the trigger input in the far interaction mode, the processor is configured to invoke a near interaction mode and display a virtual interaction object within the predetermined threshold distance from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sheng Kai Tang, Julia Schwarz, Thomas Matthew Gable, Casey Leon Meekhof, Nahil Tawfik Sharkasi, Nicholas Ferianc Kamuda, Joshua Kyle Neff, Alton Kwok
  • Patent number: 11704097
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a method for generating a description code of a user interface, and the method includes the steps of displaying a programmable user interface having a first object and a second object; grouping the first object and the second object to form a grouping block; cutting the grouping block into a first sub-block and a second sub-block; setting the first sub-block to have a first display attribute; displaying a first attribute element on the programmable user interface; detecting whether the first attribute element is selected; changing the first display attribute to a second display attribute when it is detected that the first attribute element is selected; and generating a first description code corresponding to the first sub-block according to the second display attribute. This disclosure also discloses a system for generating a description code of a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MIRACLE MOBILE CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Chuan Chang, So-Fong Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11688390
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle using speech recognition. One method involves identifying a user-configured speech recognition performance setting value selected from among a plurality of speech recognition performance setting values, selecting a speech recognition model configuration corresponding to the user-configured speech recognition performance setting value from among a plurality of speech recognition model configurations, where each speech recognition model configuration of the plurality of speech recognition model configurations corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of speech recognition performance setting values, and recognizing an audio input as an input state using the speech recognition model configuration corresponding to the user-configured speech recognition performance setting value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Naveen Venkatesh Prasad Nama, Vasantha Paulraj, Robert De Mers