Patents Examined by Enrique Iturralde
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Patent number: 8775946Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for providing a user interface component. In some implementations, a request for the user interface component may be received at a computing device. The user interface component may have a default visual presentation. A branding override may be selected from a plurality of available branding overrides. The branding override may define a modification to the default visual presentation of the user interface component. The branding override may be selected based on one or more contextual variables associated with the request for the user interface component. The user interface component may be modified in accordance with the selected branding override. The user interface component may be displayed on a display device.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Nathan Jensen-Horne, Dileep Burki, Walter Sims Harley, Matthew Small, Kenneth Douglas Scott, David Andrew Brooks, Prasad Peddada, Hemang Patel, Gaurav Chawla, Theresa Vietvu, Shriman Gurram
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Patent number: 8775949Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon. The instructions when executed by the processor, cause that processor to schedule a network-based media event; and to invite an attendee to attend the network-based media event. Other aspects of the invention includes a process and a method.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Peter Sirota, Don Johnson, Sudheer Tumuluru
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Patent number: 8775969Abstract: The present invention provides a contact searching method, including: receiving first input of a user; selecting a first grapheme from a first graphemes sequence according to the first input, the first graphemes sequence being displayed on a display; where the first graphemes sequence is associated with an initial unit of characters in multiple contact labels; receiving second input of the user; selecting a second grapheme from a second graphemes sequence according to the second input, the second graphemes sequence being displayed on the display, and the second graphemes sequence being associated with a secondary unit of characters in the multiple contact labels; where each of the contact labels comprises at least two units of characters, and a unit character is formed or represented by at least one grapheme; and searching for and displaying a contact label on the display, where contact label is matched with the first grapheme and the second grapheme.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shaoting Fan
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Patent number: 8762878Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for selective rendering of display components in a web browser. In an embodiment, a system for providing tabbed views at a browser includes a plurality of tabs and at least one renderer for each tab in the plurality of tabs that receives an identifier (for example, but not limited to, a URL) of content visited by the browser. The renderer then selectively renders a user interaction cluster and a content area corresponding to the identifier depending on whether the respective tab is newly instantiated.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Arnaud Weber, Linus Upson, Ben Goodger, Glen Murphy
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Patent number: 8756522Abstract: A method of controlling a portable electronic device that has a touch-sensitive display includes displaying information on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display, scrolling through the information in a first scrolling mode when the gesture is associated with a first area of the touch-sensitive display, and scrolling through the information in a second scrolling mode when the gesture is associated with a second area of the touch-sensitive display.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: John Jong-Suk Lee, Jason Tyler Griffin, Michael George Langlois, Alen Mujkic, David William Bukurak
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Patent number: 8745529Abstract: A display control and information management system seamlessly integrates layered and slotted formatted data from local and remote sources to provide a highly versatile information display. The system permits selective control of display and display features so that complex data and data flows can be seamlessly accessed with enhanced cognition of salient information by a user.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2008Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Tavusi Data Solutions LLCInventor: Barbara L. Barros
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Patent number: 8739036Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a display unit configured to display a setting menu; an operation unit configured to receive an operation from a user; an operation detection unit configured to detects the operation received by the operation unit; a timer unit configured to measure an elapsed time that has elapsed since a start operation relating to a setting of a given function received by the operation unit is detected by the operation detection unit; and a help display processing unit configured to cause the display unit to display help information thereon when an end operation relating to the given function to the operation unit has not been detected by the operation detection unit before the elapsed time measured by the timer unit reaches a predetermined time.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2009Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Kyocera Mita CorporationInventor: Toshimitsu Morimoto
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Patent number: 8732589Abstract: An apparatus and method for dynamically creating a community space in a virtual space. A request for a connection to a personal web space of another user to be visited by a user possessing a personal web space is made. When the connection request is identified, a new community space is generated by connecting the personal web spaces of the users to each other. Immediate interaction between the users is performed in the generated new community space.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2009Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin-He Jung, Dae-Kyu Shin, Dong-Kyu Heo, Byoung-Hoon Kwak
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Patent number: 8726156Abstract: The disclosure refers to a graphical user interface device. In one example, the device is configured to provide images for display on a plurality of split screen forming areas of a split screen display. The device displays to a user an operation window having operation areas, the number of operation areas being the same as the number of split screen forming areas of the split screen display. Each of the operation areas is associated with one of the split screen forming areas.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2008Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Kazuyoshi Kitabayashi
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Patent number: 8719713Abstract: Described herein is an in-text advertising display that presents web advertisements contextually related to retrieved web content about text on a web page. The text of a web page is analyzed to determine whether terms or phrases are associated with particular contextual definitions called entities. Portions of text associated with an entity are emphasized to the user. Detection of a user trigger event initiates retrieval of additional web content about the emphasized text and the retrieved additional content is displayed in a display window, within a pop-up advertisement, or within a quickbar window. An adjacent seamless window displaying web advertisements related to the additional web content is also presented to the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2009Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Mario Esposito, Ehr-Chun Yeh
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Patent number: 8719717Abstract: A method and mobile computing device for sharing a calendar database stored at a second computing device, are provided. The mobile computing device comprises a processer and, interconnected thereto, a memory and a photo acquisition module. An image of a graphical indicator of the calendar database is acquired at the mobile computing device. The image of the graphical indicator is processed, at the processor, to extract an identifier of the calendar database to access the calendar database and store at least a portion of the calendar database in the memory.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2009Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Kalu Onuka Kalu
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Patent number: 8707175Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile terminal is presented. The method includes detecting a first touch on the mobile terminal for a predetermined time when the mobile terminal is in a locked state, simultaneously displaying a locking icon and an unlocking icon in response to the detected first touch, and detecting a second touch on the locking icon or the unlocking icon, wherein touching the locking icon for a predetermined time will partially unlock the mobile terminal, and wherein touching and dragging the unlocking icon to the locking icon will fully unlock the mobile terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2010Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Sang-Min Lee
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Patent number: 8694909Abstract: The device (D) is dedicated to the analysis of time varying quantities. It comprises a tool for managing display windows (MA) each for displaying the representation of a selected quantity and each associated with a first quantity selection tool (01) and a second time reference(s) selection tool (02) coupled to the management tool (MA).Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Inventor: Wally Tzara
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Patent number: 8689111Abstract: Techniques, including systems and methods for configuring a bookmark are disclosed. A bookmark is configured such that the bookmark has one or more variables and/or one or more commands associated therewith. A value is dynamically substituted for each variable of the bookmark. The value(s) of the bookmark are used in execution of the bookmark.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: A9.com, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Leblang, Matthew W. Amacker
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Patent number: 8689120Abstract: A visualization system utilizing pre-configured visualization profiles and templates to reduce the level of effort and time required to commission an industrial automation visualization system. The preconfigured visualization profiles and templates include graphic displays, informational reports and data sampling and collection strategies appropriate for the specific sector of manufacturing or industry.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2013Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert Joseph McGreevy, Michael John Pantaleano, Bruce Gordon Fuller, Ian Edward Tooke, Kevin John Albert, John Joseph Baier, Jan Pingel
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Patent number: 8689145Abstract: The present invention can include three-dimensional remote control systems that can detect an absolute location to which a remote control is pointing in first and second orthogonal axes and an absolute position of the remote control in a third orthogonal axis. Remote control systems of the present invention can employ absolute position detection with relative position detection. Absolute position detection can indicate an initial absolute position of the remote control and relative position detection can indicate changes in the position of the remote control. By combining absolute and relative position detection, remote control systems of the present invention can track remote controls more precisely than systems that only employ absolute position detection. The present invention also can include methods and apparatus for zooming in and out of an image shown on a display based on the absolute position of the remote control in the third axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2012Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Duncan Robert Kerr, Chad Bronstein, Wing Kong Low, Nicholas Vincent King
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Patent number: 8683379Abstract: The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for providing dynamic search results based upon historical data through the use of one or more widgets. The method of the present invention comprises receiving a request for content from a client and generating one or more widgets for providing search result content. A display profile is applied to the one or more widgets and the one or more widgets are combined with static search results to form a search result page that is provided to a requesting client.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Christopher LuVogt, Erick Cantu-Paz
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Patent number: 8683364Abstract: A system and a method for graphical interconnection of hardware signals of a device, (e.g., a controller device) are provided. The graphical interconnection can now be implemented in a simple manner so that a user can perform this function intuitively and without knowledge of the address convention used in the engineering system. This may be achieved by the inventive system and by the inventive method by the hardware signals being interconnected graphically with program elements of a programming environment using drag & drop features in a graphical user interface.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2006Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Franz-Josef Menzl, Ralf Mildenberger, Pablo Munoz Ibarra, Axel Platz, Johanna Schmidt, Wilhelm Wehrfritz, Markus Weinlander
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Patent number: 8677254Abstract: The invention relates generally to virtual universe environments and, more particularly, to discerning and displaying information regarding relationships between two or more avatars in a virtual universe environment. In one embodiment, the invention includes determining whether a first avatar and a second avatar have at least one relationship with one or more common avatars in response to the first avatar initiating an interaction with the second avatar, and in the case that the first and second avatars have at least one relationship with at least one common avatar, displaying information regarding the relationship with the common avatar to at least one of the first and second avatar.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2008Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Peter G. Finn, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Neil A. Katz, James W. Seaman
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Patent number: 8677239Abstract: An electronic album and a method for replaying the electronic album are provided. The method for replaying the electronic album includes determining whether a predetermined command is received, and replaying an image file and audio file simultaneously, if it is determined that the predetermined command is received. Hence, it is possible for a user to utilize image and audio files which are automatically replayed simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2009Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Guen-ho Jeong