Patents Examined by Ayesha Huertas Torres
  • Patent number: 9846528
    Abstract: A secondary device receives presence information for a content item that is synchronized by a content management system with the secondary device and with a primary device. If a user of the primary device is present as indicated by the presence information, a collaboration element is displayed on the secondary device. Responsive to a user input at the collaboration element, a collaboration request is sent to the primary device, and collaboration information enabling collaborative interaction with an instance of the content item on the primary device is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Eccleston, Robert Baesman, Sang Tian
  • Patent number: 9762975
    Abstract: A program guide, such as an electronic program guide (EPG), may be used to display information regarding upcoming scheduled transmissions of content. The display may include thumbnail images for selected groups of programs, and the images may be positioned in a pseudo-random location, and moved along a randomly generated trajectory on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Loretan, Kevin Mercer, Jill McLaughlin, Aparna Ramchandran, Katherine Inglis, Arpit Mathur, Jesse Mullen, Meredith Kenney, Dheyvi Velagapudi
  • Patent number: 9759917
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes event and sensor triggered interface to external devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Ralph F. Osterhout, John D. Haddick, Robert Michael Lohse, Charles Cella, Robert J. Nortrup, Edward H. Nortrup
  • Patent number: 9753623
    Abstract: A touch panel device displays a nautical chart as map data on a display screen. The touch panel device detects a first touch operation on the display screen and a second touch operation on the display screen, the first touch operation being a touch operation of which a position is fixed, the second touch operation being a touch operation of which a position is changed. The touch panel device obtains a rotational axis parallel to the sea surface based on the position of the first touch operation, and rotates a viewpoint of the map data centering on the rotational axis based on a change amount of a distance from the position of the first touch operation to the position of the second touch operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tatsuya Asahara
  • Patent number: 9740825
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for determining and generating variably-sized display areas for presenting content items. The display areas include a notification bar that present icons representative of content items, a content item display area that displays content items, and a results display area that presents more detailed information concerning a particular content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc.
    Inventors: Casey J. Sansale, Thomas C. Gifford, Michael A. Ash
  • Patent number: 9727230
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for performing multi-tasking, and more particularly to a multi-tasking performance apparatus and method which easily enable a shift between a plurality of applications being executed and a shift into an initial application. A currently operating application window is simultaneously displayed, with at least one executed application window by overlapping the executed application window on the currently operating application window according to a predetermined format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Young-Joo Park
  • Patent number: 9727220
    Abstract: A touch panel device includes a display unit, a detector, and a controller. The display unit displays an image (nautical chart) on a display screen. The detector detects touches at two positions on the display screen and touched positions thereof. The controller displays a distance and azimuths between the touched positions, based on the two touched positions that are detected by the detector and either one of coordinates on the image corresponding to the touched positions and information associated with the coordinates (positional information).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Matsumoto, Tatsuya Asahara, Masashi Ohhora
  • Patent number: 9727836
    Abstract: An aspect of the technology described relates to a dashboard creation system for generating dashboards displaying key performance indicator (KPI) information. The dashboard creation system includes: a business database comprising a plurality of business values; an intermediate table comprising intermediate data; and at least one KPI record. In some implementations, the intermediate data includes: an intermediate value corresponding to a selected plurality of the business values; and an intermediate link identifying the corresponding selected plurality of business values. Also, the KPI record may include: a KPI value corresponding to the intermediate value; a KPI link corresponding to the intermediate link and identifying the corresponding selected plurality of the business values; and a KPI format corresponding to a desired graphical format for depicting the KPI value. A processor may be provided to render the KPI value in the KPI format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Dundas Data Visualization, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy A. Marchand, Ravindar A. Bhavnani, Adrian Serban Dobrin, Terrence Eugene Sheflin, Robert E. Siklos
  • Patent number: 9703867
    Abstract: An apparatus and method enabling a user to easily confirm a moving image. An apparatus for displaying thumbnails displays moving image clips in the form of thumbnails, and automatically plays a moving image corresponding to the thumbnail, on which an indicator is positioned, in accordance with a shift of the indicator. Also, if a key for adjusting the number of thumbnails displayed on a screen is input, the number of thumbnails displayed and the arrangement of the thumbnails are adjusted in accordance with the input of the adjustment key. In this case, a playback of the moving image corresponding to the thumbnail on which the indicator is positioned is maintained without interruption, and only the arrangement of the remaining thumbnail is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Suk-Soon Kim, Jin-Young Jeon, Bum-Taek Lim, Young-Seop Han
  • Patent number: 9696875
    Abstract: A method for managing an e-mail response based on the e-mail domains of the recipients is provided. The method receives a first e-mail sent to a plurality of e-mail addresses that includes e-mails with different domain names, provides a list of different domain names associated with a plurality of e-mail addresses and an e-mail address of a sender of the first e-mail, generates, based on a selection of one or more of the different domain names, a distribution list including one or more e-mail addresses limited to e-mail addresses having a selected domain name, and providing the distribution list in an addressee field associated with the e-mail response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Avinash V. Ramakrishna, Shishir Saha, Aparna Subramanian
  • Patent number: 9696900
    Abstract: Disclosed is a digital photo book creation and management system based on a client-server technology, wherein the client device comprises a touch screen. The system comprises receiving one or more source (or virtual location) of one or more images, via a client user interface and downloading one or more images from the source into the server and client databases. Further, the metadata is extracted from the downloaded images or from the source of the images and stored within the server and client databases. Further, the downloaded images are rated using gesture recognition and the rating is saved as photo's metadata. The images are compiled into a digital photo book that can be edited from the client device based on a criteria performed on the photo's metadata. Further, the compiled digital photo book can be shared with users within the network and can be signed by the visiting users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: AtomKnows LLC
    Inventor: Jane P. Hong
  • Patent number: 9690758
    Abstract: A method and system for supporting an electronic book (e-book) application service and a mobile device adapted to the method are provided. The method includes reproducing an e-book stored in a storage unit, creating, when a number of words related to place names are selected in the e-book, e-book auxiliary content that includes information regarding a map to which information regarding routes between locations corresponding to the selected words is applied, with respect to at least one page containing the selected words, and storing the e-book with the e-book auxiliary content in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Sun Pyo
  • Patent number: 9684443
    Abstract: In response to receiving a first user action in relation to an object displayed on the rendered display, a collar is displayed on the rendered display around the object. The collar and the object can be made translucent. The collar can have the same shape as the object, but can be larger in size than the object. In response to receiving a second user action in relation to the collar, the object and the collar are moved on the rendered display in correspondence with the second user action, without finalizing a current location of the object on the rendered display after the second user action has been completed. In response to receiving a third user action, the current location of the object is finalized on the rendered display and the collar is removed from around the object on the rendered display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David B. Lection, Mark E. Molander
  • Patent number: 9674132
    Abstract: System, methods, and user interface for managing emails and other message communications are disclosed as solutions for reducing confusion and avoiding mistakes in communications when replying to a message with multiple recipients. The mode of replying either to the sender only or to multiple recipients is first detected, and notifications and user interface objects are displayed to help the user to make sure the message is sent to the intended recipient, and to easily correct a mistake and switch the mode of reply for enhanced productivity. The notification can be displayed based on the user actions or based on the results of a text analysis of the content of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Inventors: Guangsheng Zhang, Chizhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 9658740
    Abstract: An electronic device displays a first row in a multitasking user interface that includes a plurality of representations of open applications. The device concurrently displays a second row that is spaced apart from the first row and includes application icons for the open applications. While concurrently displaying the first row and the second row, the device detects a first input that corresponds to movement in a second direction. In response, the device moves the respective representation out of the first row in the second direction in accordance with a progression of the first input without moving the application icon for the respective application in the second direction. When application-close criteria have been met for the respective application by the first input, the device closes the respective application, ceases to display the respective representation in the first row and ceases to display the application icon in the second row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Imran Chaudhri
  • Patent number: 9652128
    Abstract: There are provided a method and apparatus for controlling an electronic device. The apparatus for controlling an electronic device includes a marker recognition unit configured to recognize the marker of the electronic device and a control unit configured to perform communication with the electronic device based on the marker and control the electronic device using a Graphic User Interface (GUI) program received from the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hong Chang Shin, Gi Mun Um, Chan Kim, Hyun Lee, Eung Don Lee, Won Sik Cheong, Nam Ho Hur
  • Patent number: 9654348
    Abstract: In a synchronization system, the present invention provides an improved user interface through which a user can view and manage settings associated with the user's account in the synchronization system. In the preferred embodiment, a column is displayed for each electronic device associated with the user's account in the synchronization system. In each column is a visual representation of items (e.g., folders) that are (1) backed up, remotely accessible and/or synchronized in the synchronization system and (2) located on the electronic device associated with such column. For each item that is synchronized across multiple devices, all the visual representations of such item in the columns are aligned across a single row in the interface. In the preferred embodiment, there is an arrow, or other visual indicator, between the visual representations of such items to indicate that the items are synchronized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventor: Domingo A. Mihovilovic
  • Patent number: 9645702
    Abstract: A method includes monitoring an activity stream to identify actions that match stored sponsored story specifications, for providing one or more sponsored stories to a viewing user. The sponsored story specifications include a visual specification for the sponsored story, and matched sponsored stories are ranked for a viewing user. Users can set privacy preferences related to sponsored stories. The ranking and privacy settings contribute to which sponsored stories are provided for display to the viewing user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
  • Patent number: 9645697
    Abstract: Systems and methods for translating events in a high definition video playback system are disclosed. A disc viewer is configured to read at least one user interactive program on a high definition optical disc defining an original menu of a user interface. The user interface defines a plurality of event handlers for user interaction with the user interface. An express menu renderer is configured to generate a menu populated with a plurality of selectable elements that are responsive to interaction with a mouse and/or pointing device. The selectable elements correspond to user interactive features of the user interface and have a corresponding visual identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: CYBERLINK CORP.
    Inventors: Hsin-Wei Lee, Shang-Jung Chuang
  • Patent number: 9633335
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for managing a relationship with and information about a contact. An example includes a client device that can be used to manage and keep track of information about a contact's family.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Accompani, Inc.
    Inventors: Amy Chang, Twum Djin, Ryan Mcdonough, Jan M. Ruhl, Richard J. Walsh, IV