Patents Examined by Ayesha Huertas Torres
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Patent number: 9262520Abstract: A computer network-implemented method for displaying a tag cloud representing a data structure. The data structure includes data entities and representations of relationships between the data entities. The method enables one or more users to interact with the data structure, and via the data structure, to interact with one another. In an example embodiment, the method comprises, via a computer processor, populating a display of a user interface showing a tag cloud populated with images of data entities from the data structure, such images, and in response to user input to the interface, associating one or more visual properties of the user interface with one or more of said relationships between data entities in the data structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2011Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Primal Fusion Inc.Inventors: Peter Joseph Sweeney, David Goodwin, David Janik-Jones
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Patent number: 9239657Abstract: A character input method according to the present invention includes the steps of when a user brings a mouse cursor into contact with the term input box of a web browser or website, or clicks the term input box one or more times, displaying a character input window, in which two or more character buttons and a completion button for enabling the input of a signal indicative of the completion of the entry of one or more characters are arranged, in abutment with the term input box; when one or more of the character buttons are clicked, entering one or more characters cor? responding to the clicked character buttons into the term input box; and when the completion button is clicked, generating an activation signal so that an search engine associated with the term input box is run using the characters, entered into the term input box, as search data.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2008Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY, INC.Inventor: Youn Soo Kim
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Patent number: 9213464Abstract: A multimedia data processing device for providing a graphic user interface includes a multimedia data processing unit configured to process a plurality of multimedia data corresponding respectively to a plurality of sources; an icon generating unit configured to generate a plurality of icons corresponding respectively to the plurality of sources; and a controller configured to control updating at least one of the plurality of icons to reflect a usage history of the at least one of the plurality of icons.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2010Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Suyeon Cho, Jaekyung Lee
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Patent number: 9201582Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a display control means. In the display control apparatus, the display control means is configured to scroll-display a plurality of contents. If it is determined that the speed of the scroll display has increased to reach a first predetermined value, then the display control means classifies and groups the plurality of contents by using group classification information corresponding to the plurality of contents and displays the grouped contents. On the other hand, if it is determined that the scroll speed has decreased to reach a second predetermined value, then the display control means sorts the plurality of contents in order according to a selected grouping method and displays group classification information images at a group classification level one stage lower than the current group classification level.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2009Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takamitsu Sengoku
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Patent number: 9182948Abstract: Navigating hierarchical levels of a design using graphical preview images. In one aspect, a method for providing a preview image for a design includes causing a display of a main image depicting a first portion of the design, the design organized into multiple hierarchical levels, each level having a different amount of abstraction of graphical information of the design. A preview image smaller than the main image is displayed, portraying a second portion of the design at a different hierarchical level than the first portion. The preview image is receptive to a selection causing the second portion to be displayed as the main image. Some embodiments allow the preview image to include one or more hotspots that cause a display of another preview image at a different hierarchical level, or to show a connected object connected to a probed first object.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2010Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Donald J. O'Riordan
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Patent number: 9178754Abstract: A system and method for anomaly detection and presentation. The method of anomaly detection and presentation comprises receiving information for a plurality of traits from a plurality of servers. A first server has fewer of the plurality of traits than a second server. A first trait is on fewer of the plurality of servers than a second trait. The plurality of servers is rendered in a graphical display wherein the first server is positioned to one side of the second server based on respective numbers of traits had by the first and second servers. The first trait is rendered in the graphical display to one side of the second trait based on respective numbers of systems having the first and second traits. A table may be displayed in a cell in response to a user request. Anomalous traits may be displayed in an anomaly table.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2010Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: SYMANTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Sachin M. Vaidya, Venkeepuram R. Satish
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Patent number: 9141641Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a method may include accessing, by at least one processor from at least one non-transitory computer-readable memory device, a map and a hierarchy of places included in the map. The method may also include accessing, by the at least one processor from the at least one non-transitory computer-readable memory device, quantitative information associated with places in the hierarchy. The method may also include receiving a scaling input from a user. The method may also include determining, by the at least one processor, a level in the hierarchy at which to aggregate the quantitative information, based on the scaling input. The method may also include aggregating, by the at least one processor, the quantitative information for a plurality of the places at the determined level, the aggregating including independently aggregating the quantitative information associated with places below at least two of the plurality of places at the determined level.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2010Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Nadine Gaertner, Holger Zendler, Benjamin Spieler
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Patent number: 9134905Abstract: A mobile terminal and method of organizing a menu screen therein are disclosed, by which a menu item can be rearranged in a manner of shifting the menu item located on a first line to another line except the first line. The present invention includes displaying the menu screen including a plurality of lines, each having at least one menu item arranged therein, receiving an input of a touch and drag action from a first point of a first line included in a plurality of the lines to a second point of a second line included in a plurality of the lines, and if receiving the input of the touch and drag action, arranging a first menu item having the first point belong thereto in a manner of shifting the first menu item to a position corresponding to the second point in the second line.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jungwoo Kim, Mijun Yoo, Hyunho Kang
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Patent number: 9098288Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide an interactive tool that allows users to design and evaluate storage mechanisms while program code executes. For example, an embodiment uses compact histogram density scales (CHDS's) to display count information for bins making up the storage mechanism (e.g., a register). The user can determine whether counts are within a desirable range, exceeding an overflow threshold, or exceeding an underflow threshold for a bin. Embodiments allow the user to observe overflow/underflow thresholds, signedness, word lengths, fraction lengths, etc., while program code that interacts with the register executes.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.Inventors: Julia Argentina Granada Rodriguez, Ashok Ruman Charry, Darel Allen Linebarger
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Patent number: 9098597Abstract: An area of interest can be defined in a content presentation and a clip can be created that contains content associated with the area of interest. The clip can be presented with other clippings in a clipping page where it can be edited by a user. The clipping page can be stored as a web page or other content source, so that the clipping page can be shared with other users. The clippings can be refreshed in accordance with a selectable refresh scheme.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2006Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mike Matas, Scott Forstall, Imran A. Chaudhri
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Patent number: 9088812Abstract: A method performed in a transmitter operable to provide multiple functions, comprising identifying available functions, receiving input relating to a current user context, based on said context, selecting a subset of functions from said available functions, and dynamically generating said user interface, said user interface arranged to present user activatable items representing each of the functions in said subset, and, upon activation of one of said items, performing a function associated with said item in accordance with said user context. A system with a transmitter adapted to perform the method. The disclosed method and system creates a fully dynamic user interface where the context and user should be able to define what should be available where in the interface without additional programming.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2009Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Plejd ABInventor: Erik Calissendorff
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Patent number: 9075434Abstract: A system for translating user motion into multiple object responses of an on-screen object based on user interaction of an application executing on a computing device is provided. User motion data is received from a capture device from one or more users. The user motion data corresponds to user interaction with an on-screen object presented in the application. The on-screen object corresponds to an object other than an on-screen representation of a user that is displayed by the computing device. The user motion data is automatically translated into multiple object responses of the on-screen object. The multiple object responses of the on-screen object are simultaneously displayed to the users.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Oscar Omar Garza Santos, Matthew Haigh, Christopher Vuchetich, Ben Hindle, Darren A. Bennett
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Patent number: 9043733Abstract: In one example, a method includes receiving an indication of an input gesture detected at a presence-sensitive input device, where the input gesture includes one or more input points and each input point is detected at a respective location of the presence-sensitive input device. The method may also include determining a focal point of the input gesture, and determining a radius length. The method may also include determining a shape centered at the focal point and having a size determined based on the radius length. The method may also include responding to a change in a geometric property of the shape by scaling information included in a graphical user interface, where the scaling of the information being centered at the focal point.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Winson Chung, Adam William Powell, Svetoslav Ganov, Michael Adam Cohen
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Patent number: 9021400Abstract: A navigation system for navigating a three-dimensional (3D) scene that includes a model or object with which a user can interact. The system accommodates and helps both novice and advanced users. To do this, the system allows a user to designate a point on a model and the system moves the view toward that point. A perspective scale is provided that shows the user the relative position of the current view from the starting point of the view to the surface point.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2008Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Autodesk, IncInventors: George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka, Igor Mordatch, Gord Kurtenbach, Azam Khan
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Patent number: 9003291Abstract: Various embodiments provide a mechanism to allow end users to install web applications and websites onto their desktop. In accordance with one or more embodiments, client-side code can be utilized to allow developers associated with a website to define boundaries associated with user interaction, and have those boundaries enforced by a run-time engine. In at least some embodiments, developers can provide, through JavaScript code and/or HTML markup, various configurations for the creation of a start menu shortcut, navigation, and so-called jumplist integration.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Israel Hilerio, Alexander H. Malek, Bruce A. Morgan, John E. Davis, Justin Martin Posey, Kinnary M. Jangla
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Patent number: 8966377Abstract: An approach is provided for managing desktop components. A device determines to facilitate access to at least one interface for subscribing to one or more inputs of one or more desktop components, advertising the availability of one or more subscriptions to one or more outputs of the one or more desktop components, publishing the one or more outputs of the one or more desktop components, or a combination thereof. The one or more desktop components generate the one or more outputs based, at least in part, on the one or more inputs.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Sasu Tarkoma
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Patent number: 8966372Abstract: A method is implemented in a video playback system that includes a video editing interface for assigning geotagging data to a video. The method comprises receiving, by the video playback system, the video from a tangible storage medium. The method further comprises reading metadata associated with the video, selecting a frame from the video, providing a user interface with a map, displaying a default location of the selected frame on the map according to the metadata, receiving geotagging data via the user interface, and associating the geotagging data with the selected frame of the video to generate a geo-based timeline.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Cyberlink Corp.Inventors: Meng Hui Lin, Huang-Hsin Wu
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Patent number: 8943441Abstract: Graphical user interface relationship graph for displaying relationships between image backup files in a backup job. In one example embodiment, one or more non-transitory computer-readable media store a program that causes a processor to generate and visually present, on an electronic display device associated with the processor, a graphical user interface (GUI) relationship graph for displaying relationships between image backup files in a backup job. The GUI relationship graph includes multiple image nodes each representing an image backup file of a source storage and a chain path including multiple links. Each of the links represents a parent-child relationship between one of the image nodes and another of the image nodes.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Storagecraft Technology CorporationInventors: Nathan A. Patrick, S. Blake Fordham
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Patent number: 8875027Abstract: The present invention is and includes a device, system and method for providing an image enhancement widget. The device, system and method include a javascript component that, upon execution, obtains at least one subject of primary content on a networked page, and at least one permission for enhancement of the primary content, ones of a plurality of content produced remotely from the javascript component and according to the javascript component, and an enhancement widget. The enhancement widget may be a flash widget.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2011Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Brand Affinity Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Ryan Steelberg
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Patent number: 8863027Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 31, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David B. Lection, Mark E. Molander