Patents Examined by Eric J Bycer
  • Patent number: 10558345
    Abstract: Described herein is a framework for facilitating user interface development. In accordance with one aspect, a trigger for creating a native user interface element for a target platform based on a user interface context is received from a client system. The native user interface element may be instantiated and initialized, along with an associated native control. The user interface context with the native user interface element may then be returned to the client system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Marco Pesarese
  • Patent number: 10545651
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for conveniently providing animated bitmap image files from media is described. The method uses a technique in which a plurality of PNG files are generated and transmitted to be presented to the user via an overlay to a media program player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Hend Baghdady, Benjamin Q. Jones, Michael J. Schmelling, Nicholas Weidenfeld, Nicole L. Wilke
  • Patent number: 10542237
    Abstract: A system can be provided that allows a user of a device to easily navigate through other users connected on a network. More particularly, the system can present or otherwise display indicators representing other users, and can allow a user of the device to manipulate (e.g., via scrolling, panning, gesturing, and the like) the display to traverse through the various indicators. In at least one embodiment, a level or a mode of communication between on the device and the devices represented by the indicators can be modified (e.g., upgraded or downgraded) depending on whether those indicators are currently being displayed in a display area of the device. This can simplify and maintain stability in the management of a large scale system of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Shindig, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven M. Gottlieb
  • Patent number: 10540090
    Abstract: A method of controlling a display device including a touch screen is provided. The method includes setting an application execution space having one or more sub spaces in which windows executing applications are arranged, arranging windows corresponding to one or more applications which are being executed in the sub spaces of the set application execution space, displaying a first sub space corresponding to one of the one or more sub spaces on the touch screen, receiving a data sharing command for sharing data included in a first window arranged in the first sub space, and sharing the data to be shared by a second window arranged in a second sub space corresponding to one of the one or more sub spaces based on the data sharing command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Soo Kim, Kang-Tae Kim, Doo-Hwan Kim, Chul-Joo Kim, Seong Choi
  • Patent number: 10534518
    Abstract: A method of on-demand model navigation includes providing a graphical explorer layout (GEL) algorithm for user exploring within an enterprise process model including assets as nodes, relationships between assets as links between nodes, and related node information. The GEL triggers on the display device displaying an initial dashboard fixed view including ?2 of the nodes (shown nodes), a context menu and a menu for the links. Responsive to selecting a first of the shown nodes (first selected node) from the dashboard fixed view, displaying a first on-demand enterprise model graph showing the first selected node as an anchor node along with related nodes with links therebetween shown. Responsive to selecting a second of the shown nodes, a second on-demand enterprise model graph having ?two levels can be displayed with the second selected node as an anchor node along with related nodes with the links therebetween shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Vijayakumar Ranganathan, Rajapriyan Thambidurai, Timothy Black
  • Patent number: 10534520
    Abstract: Systems and methods herein assist users by identifying actionable tasks in an email and providing reminders and other tracking mechanisms for those tasks. For example, a method can include extracting a portion of the email and assigning a number to each word of the extracted portion of the email according to a library. The method can further include determining, based on the assigned numbers, whether the extracted portion of the email includes at least one actionable portion. In response to determining that the extracted portion of the email includes at least one actionable portion, at least one actionable portion can be presented to the user on a GUI associated with the user's device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Mayank Kulkarni, Adam Chow
  • Patent number: 10528658
    Abstract: A method comprising, responsive to a selecting event, rendering an interactive display screen of a saved first state of a display layout of a medical information compilation, the interactive display screen comprising first information in a first display area and second information in a second display area, the saved first state comprising a plurality of display attributes of the first information and the second information, wherein the first information and the second information each include one of (i) a medical image, (ii) medical notes, or (iii) a medical record is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM MEDICAL SYSTEMS U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Takuya Shimomura, Tatsuo Kawanaka
  • Patent number: 10521504
    Abstract: A method comprising, responsive to a selecting event, rendering an interactive display screen of a saved first state of a display layout of a medical information compilation, the interactive display screen comprising first information in a first display area and second information in a second display area, the saved first state comprising a plurality of display attributes of the first information and the second information, wherein the first information and the second information each include one of (i) a medical image, (ii) medical notes, or (iii) a medical record is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM MEDICAL SYSTEMS U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Takuya Shimomura, Tatsuo Kawanaka
  • Patent number: 10514824
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of providing a pivot-based tile gallery with an adapted tile (e.g., in an application, such as a web application in a browser). A pivot is code that enables selection of a subset of tiles from multiple subsets of tiles. A pivot element is an interface element that represents a pivot. For instance, selection of the subset of tiles via the pivot may cause a user interface (UI) representation of the tile gallery to include UI representations of the tiles in the selected subset (e.g., and not UI representations of the tiles that are not included in the selected subset). An adapted tile is a tile that includes a wrapper and a second tile. The wrapper wraps the second tile. For instance, the wrapper may enable the adapted tile to use the second tile to implement functionality of an aspect of a resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jesse D. Francisco, Leon E. Welicki, Mo Wang, Joshua Prentice Keckley, Adam M. Abdelhamed, Brad M. Olenick, Stephen Siciliano, William J. Staples, Jonathan Harris, Karandeep Singh Anand, Christopher Scrosati, Angela Moulden
  • Patent number: 10510048
    Abstract: An activity stream based interaction model and systems implementing such a model are disclosed. In various embodiments, a text-based tag is recognized in a received communication stream, such as an activity stream. An action indicated by text included in the tag is determined and performed in response to receiving the tag. In some embodiments, a tag to be inserted into the communication stream may be determined automatically by a machine or a process running on a machine, for example a workflow engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: OPEN TEXT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeroen Mattijs van Rotterdam, Gary Frankel
  • Patent number: 10496727
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a responsive user interface. One of the methods includes receiving a page, the page including panels, each panel having an equivalent predetermined size. The method includes receiving a layout for the page, the layout defining a predefined hierarchy of panel groups that defines a visual relationship between the panel groups. The method includes selecting panels to include in a slide based on characteristics of the user device and the panel groups. The method includes determining a scaled size for each panel in the selected panels based on a relative weighting of the panel groups. The method includes resizing a panel in the set of panels based on the scaled size. The method includes generating the slide using the set of panels including the resized panel. The method includes sending the slide to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Vinyl Development LLC
    Inventor: Thomas R. Kennedy, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10474335
    Abstract: A method of displaying an image includes: receiving a user input of selecting an image displayed on a display included in the communication device; selecting an image according to the user input; and activating an application using the selected image when the selected image is displayed on a foreground of the display, and displaying the selected image and the activated application to overlap with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shilong Liang
  • Patent number: 10474353
    Abstract: Systems and methods for control of application actions using a modification trigger to visually modify an electronic document are disclosed. A computing device, such as a mobile computing device having a touchscreen display, can display an electronic document having a first portion and a second portion. Initially upon displaying the electronic document, the computing device displays the first portion and the second portion may lie out of view, not displayed. A user can swipe along a scroll direction, causing the second portion to be displayed. The second portion can include or otherwise be associated with a modification trigger. Upon receiving a gesture on the second portion, the modification trigger performs actions, including, for example, subscribing to a series of electronic documents and minimizing the visual display of the electronic document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Burfitt
  • Patent number: 10466890
    Abstract: A computer-implemented user interface method for a computing device is disclosed. The method includes associating each of a plurality of telephone keys with a direction of each key relative to a center of a telephone keypad, receiving a contact from a user of the device at a location on a touchscreen display of a computing device and an input at a direction relative to the location of the user contact, and causing a telephone number to be entered on the computing device based on the direction of each key relative to the center of the telephone keypad corresponding to the direction relative to the location of the user contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Tiruvilwamalai Venkatram Raman, Charles L. Chen
  • Patent number: 10466794
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry that is configured to provide a user interface to control a plurality of controllable objects. The user interface is associated with a gesture recognition area that is defined by a predetermined detection area of a sensor. The gesture recognition area is divided into a plurality of gesture recognition sub-areas based on a number of the controllable objects to be controlled by the user interface. The circuitry is further configured to detect a predetermined gesture within the predetermined detection area, determine the gesture recognition sub-area in which the predetermined gesture is detected, and perform an operation on one of the controllable objects based on the detected predetermined gesture and the determined gesture recognition sub-area in which the predetermined gesture is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori Maeda, Jun Yokono, Katsuki Minamino
  • Patent number: 10430071
    Abstract: An electronic device, and a method of an electronic device, are provided. The method includes entering a first input mode that receives input with a first input means and a second input mode that receives input with a second input means; receiving a touch input from the first input means; and performing a predetermined function corresponding to the touch input. The function corresponding to the touch input is different based on whether the electronic device is in the first input mode or the second input mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Geon-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 10417326
    Abstract: A method comprising, responsive to a selecting event, rendering an interactive display screen of a saved first state of a display layout of a medical information compilation, the interactive display screen comprising first information in a first display area and second information in a second display area, the saved first state comprising a plurality of display attributes of the first information and the second information, wherein the first information and the second information each include one of (i) a medical image, (ii) medical notes, or (iii) a medical record is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM MEDICAL SYSTEMS U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Takuya Shimomura, Tatsuo Kawanaka
  • Patent number: 10409373
    Abstract: An object execution method and apparatus is provided for executing an object based on an input pressure level with a haptic feedback indicative of an attribute of the object. An object execution apparatus may include a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit. The display unit may display at least one object. The input unit may detect a selection of an object and/or a pressure level input for executing the object. The control unit may check a reference pressure value preset for the selected object. The reference pressure value may be indicative of attribute information of the object. The control unit may compare an input pressure value of the pressure level input with the reference pressure value, and may determine whether to execute the object based on the comparison result. The input unit comprising a vibration generator may generate a vibration mapped to the reference pressure value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Chul Jung, O Jae Kwon, Chang Beom Shin
  • Patent number: 10387026
    Abstract: An information processing system includes circuitry that causes a first scrolling of a displayed content region within its boundaries in response to a first user operation. The circuitry of the information processing system also causes a second scrolling of the displayed content region beyond its boundaries in response to a second user operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuuji Takimoto
  • Patent number: 10379715
    Abstract: Systems and processes are disclosed for operating a digital assistant in a media environment. In an exemplary embodiment, a user can interact with a digital assistant of a media device while content is displayed by the media device. In one approach, a plurality of exemplary natural language requests can be displayed in response to detecting a user input of a first input type. The plurality of exemplary natural language requests can be contextually-related to the displayed content. In another approach, a user request can be received in response to detecting a user input of a second input type. A task that at least partially satisfies the user request can be performed. The performed task can depend on the nature of the user request and the content being displayed by the media device. In particular, the user request can be satisfied while reducing disruption to user consumption of media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lia T. Napolitano, Grace H. Hwang, Henrique D. Penha, Jeremiah D. Shaw, Jorge S. Fino