Patents Examined by Darrin Hope
  • Patent number: 11645379
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a security verification method and a relevant device, to increase the difficulty of cracking. The method includes: receiving, from a verification requester, a request for pulling a sliding verification code; acquiring the sliding verification code which includes a slider and a second endpoint image obtained by performing filter processing on a first endpoint image; and returning the sliding verification code to the verification requester. The first endpoint image and the slider are generated from the same original image, and the slider and the second endpoint image are returned to the verification requester finally. The second endpoint image is obtained by performing image processing on the first endpoint image, and after the image processing, in an area outside the slider placement area, pixel values of pixels in the second endpoint image are different from pixel values of corresponding pixels in the original image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Dandan Peng
  • Patent number: 11635826
    Abstract: A device displays a first selectable user interface (UI) element associated with a first touch activation region. The device detects a change of movement of the display. In response to the change of movement, the device adjusts the first touch activation region to encompass a new area. The new area is at least partially different from the first touch activation region prior to the change of movement and is based on the change of the movement. After detecting the change of movement, the device detects a touch input. In accordance with a determination that the touch input is detected within the adjusted first touch activation region, the device performs a user interface operation associated with the first selectable UI element. In accordance with a determination that the touch input is detected outside the adjusted first touch activation region, the device forgoes performance of the user interface operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Glenn Wolters
  • Patent number: 11625145
    Abstract: Electrostatic friction textures on a touchscreen panel are used to create the sensation of block icons in a contextual menu adapted to an automotive environment. In particular, a center stack touchscreen friction display in a passenger vehicle provides one set of touch controls and HMI data to the driver while simultaneously providing either the same control options and HMI or a completely different set of information and menu structure to the passenger in invisible texture form. The invisible texture is in the form of block icons, and coincidence between a finger of a passenger and a block icon results in an audio announcement of the block icon to guide a visually impaired passenger through the contextual menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: John R. Van Wiemeersch, Ryan E. Hanson
  • Patent number: 11620140
    Abstract: A configurable user interface architecture to be used in high integrity safety critical avionic systems and is adaptable to multiple cockpit displays has a protocol-agnostic layer that handles entry and display update behaviors, and a protocol-specific layer that connects the entry and display behaviors to protocol-specific input/output messages using configuration tables. The configuration tables are built using a specially designed configuration tool and the configuration table built by the tool can be embedded in the target user interface software or loaded externally into a pre-compiled application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Paul Tama Sokomba, James Creighton Zandee, David Allen Fairchild, Joseph Mark Downey, Timothy Jay Lindgren
  • Patent number: 11614845
    Abstract: Selection of visualization objects, such as applications windows, is performed by determining a position of a system object. A graphical representation of a system object can be positioned over a display area of an application interface. The application interface is preeminently displayed in response to a graphical representation of system object being positioned over a corresponding display area of the application interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hynes, John Louch, Bas Ording, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
  • Patent number: 11615507
    Abstract: Techniques and systems are described for automatic content-aware collages. Collage templates are generated based on generated set of initial points. Salient regions are determined within digital images, and the salient regions are matched with cells of a collage template. Chrominance of digital images may be mediated to provide a cohesive color scheme among the digital images, and geometric parameters of digital images may be generated to optimize visible salient regions within cells of the template. A collage is generated incorporating the digital images in corresponding cells of the template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Ionuţ Mironic{hacek over (a)}, Andreea Bîrhal{hacek over (a)}
  • Patent number: 11599188
    Abstract: A system configured to generate and/or modify three-dimensional scenes comprising animated character(s) based on individual asynchronous motion capture recordings. The system may comprise sensor(s), display(s), and/or processor(s). The system may receive selection of a first character to virtually embody within the virtual space, receive a first request to capture the motion and/or the sound for the first character, and/or record first motion capture information characterizing the motion and/or the sound made by the first user as the first user virtually embodies the first character. The system may receive selection of a second character to virtually embody, receive a second request to capture the motion and/or the sound for the second character, and/or record second motion capture information. The system may generate a compiled virtual reality scene wherein the first character and the second character appear animated within the compiled virtual reality scene contemporaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Mindshow Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Michael Ross, Gil Baron
  • Patent number: 11601419
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for providing an upgrade option for accessing an account on a service. In some embodiments, the method is performed at a computer system that is in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, and includes displaying a user interface that includes information associated with a service provided by a first entity, receiving a first user input, and in response to receiving the first user input, displaying a first selectable user interface object corresponding to an upgrade option. Enabling the upgrade option causes login requests corresponding to requests to log in to the service using an access account to be authenticated by a second entity different from the first entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Keetae Ryu, Dmitry V. Belov, Jonathan Birdsall, Frank De Jong, Richard Mondello, Hannah S. Story, Patrick L. Coffman
  • Patent number: 11592962
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for generating and managing an online tool GUI with tiles. An embodiment operates by causing the online tool GUI to be displayed responsive to a request to access the online tool GUI from a user. The online tool GUI includes: a first main tile including a use-case for a first online tool; a first use-case navigation button configured to generate, when selected, a request for the first main tile to be displayed within the online tool GUI; and a second use-case navigation button configured to generate, when selected, a request for a second main tile to be displayed within the online tool GUI. In response to a selection of the second use-case navigation button, the online tool GUI replaces the first main tile with the second main tile including a use-case for a second online tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Denise Nicole Francis, Paul Joseph Nix
  • Patent number: 11593470
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for using a volumetric CAPTCHA display to verify that a human is present at a computer. Responsive to a request for a computer resource, a volumetric CAPTCHA is displayed in a user interface at the computer. The volumetric CAPTCHA has a first three dimensional (3D) feature and a second 3D feature. The user is prompted to answer a question about the first 3D feature of the volumetric CAPTCHA display. The received user response to the question is evaluated for correctness in describing the first 3D feature of the volumetric CAPTCHA. In response to the received user response being correct, the user is allowed access to the computer resource. The first 3D feature and the second 3D feature have a relationship with each other in the volumetric CAPTCHA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rasit O Topaloglu, Kafai Lai
  • Patent number: 11586790
    Abstract: Techniques for determining one or more hydrocarbon sweet spots include generating a three-dimensional (3D) simulation model of a hydrocarbon reservoir in a subterranean formation; executing a gas winnowing process to the 3D simulation model; applying one or more geomechanical restraints to the 3D simulation model; activating one or more energy simulation parameters with the 3D simulation model; applying a total dynamic productivity index (TDPI) process to the 3D simulation model to generate at least one 3D index that includes one or more hydrocarbon sweet spots; and generating a graphical representation of the generated 3D index for presentation on a graphical user interface (GUI) to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ghazi Dhafer AlQahtani, Shahid Manzoor, Faisal AlNaseef, Menhal A. Alismael, Osman Hamid, Taher Mohammed Yusuf Sodagar, Fabio M. De Matos Ravanelli
  • Patent number: 11573694
    Abstract: A method for invoking a procedure by a first network node in a computer system comprising the first network node and a second network node is provided. The method includes detecting a gesture or a user interaction event contacting a plurality of locations on a screen space of the first network node, obtaining an identification of a workflow procedure in dependence upon an interpretation of the gesture, the workflow procedure having an input parameter, mapping locations, included in the plurality of locations contacted by the gesture, to the location of the graphical object on the screen space, to obtain, from a data set, an identification of corresponding information associated with the graphical object, obtaining an identification of the input parameter of the identified workflow procedure in dependence upon the identified corresponding information, and invoking the identified workflow procedure according to the identified input parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Rupen Chanda, Demian Entrekin
  • Patent number: 11573680
    Abstract: Systems and methods to control navigation within an interactive networked application between instances of enterprise software applications are described herein. Exemplary implementations may: present a given subordinate interface to a user, the given subordinate interface including a given navigation toolbar; receive first user input; present a first subordinate interface to the user, the subordinate interface including a first navigation toolbar; modify the given navigation toolbar to include a first icon and a first indicator; receive second user input; present a second subordinate interface to the user, the second subordinate including a second navigation toolbar; modify the first navigation toolbar to include a second icon and a second indicator; modify the given navigation toolbar to include the second icon and the second indicator; and/or perform other operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Instabase, Inc.
    Inventors: Jessica Andersen Campos, John Hung
  • Patent number: 11568041
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention provide for: storing a correlation table including images and associated strings, and a secure password table; generating a GUI, displayed on a client computer and including GUI components for visual authentication; receiving a selection of a component; updating the GUI with a menu of images associated with the selected component; receiving a selection of one of the images; identifying an associated string as an authentication string; and storing the authentication string as a secure password in the password table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Harris, Stefan Hill, Claudio Parisi
  • Patent number: 11562021
    Abstract: A method of managing a media file storage relocation and/or editing process that comprises receiving location data indicative a user geographical location of users during a monitored period and a capturing/uploading geographical location and time of each media file, using the file capturing/uploading geographical location and time to identify a spatiotemporal proximity of a group from the users to respective the media file capturing/uploading geographical location of one or more of the media files during a respective the media file capturing/uploading time, detecting member(s) of the group which is imaged in the one or more media files using a recognition function, such as a face and/or voice recognition functions and in response to the detecting, initiating a media file storage relocation process and/or an editing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: PomVom Ltd.
    Inventors: Yehuda Minkovicz, Shmuel Assa
  • Patent number: 11550459
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device present navigation routes from various perspectives. In some embodiments, an electronic device modifies display of representations of (e.g., physical) objects in the vicinity of a navigation route while presenting navigation directions. In some embodiments, an electronic device modifies display of portions of a navigation route that are occluded by representations of (e.g., physical) objects in a map. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of (e.g., physical) objects in maps. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of (e.g., physical) objects in maps in response to requests to search for (e.g., physical) objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan W. Apuy, Brian J. Andrich, Jaime Chen, Giovanni S. Luis, Syed Mohsin Hasan, Linghao Li, Leo Emile Jean Pierre Vallet, David Lam, Christian J. West, Sofia Boutahar, Sarah A. Bergquist, Ray R. Chen
  • Patent number: 11544651
    Abstract: An electronic manual system for a machine tool: generates an inquiry code on the basis of information relating to a user including a manufacture number of a machine tool; refers, on the basis of the inquiry code, to a user information database in which information relating to the machine tool and user identification information are associated with each other and stored; acquires, from an instruction manual database which stores electronic data of an instruction manual for the machine tool possessed by the user, a corresponding electronic manual; and displays the electronic manual on a manual display terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomofumi Nagatomo
  • Patent number: 11526594
    Abstract: In one aspect, the provided is an authentication control device including: receiving means for receiving an input associated with at least one position among a plurality of positions that are included in an authentication image causing a viewer to perceive depth and are at different apparent depths; and determination means for determining, based on the input, whether or not the input is made by a human.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi Akiu
  • Patent number: 11475062
    Abstract: A system for presenting and controlling content includes a computing device that can generate messages including a first command in a first format and a reference to a piece of content associated with a particular media playing application. The computing device can communicate the messages to a server system, and the server system can generate a second command in a second format based on the first command and the particular media playing application associated with the referenced piece of content. The communication can cause a content presentation system coupled to the server system to control presentation of the referenced piece of content utilizing the particular media playing application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Touchstream Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: David Strober
  • Patent number: 11468118
    Abstract: A system for remotely presenting and controlling various types of content includes a computing device that receives a unique identifier of a content presentation system. The computing device generates a set of messages that include a first command in a first format, a reference to a piece of content associated with a particular media playing application, an identifier of the particular media playing application, and the unique identifier. The set of messages is communicated to a server system, which sends the content presentation a second command in a second format. The communication causes the content presentation system to utilize the second command and the particular media playing application to control the referenced piece of content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Touchstream Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: David Strober