Patents Examined by Gregory A DiStefano
  • Patent number: 10481763
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and a mobile stamp creation and communication system (MSCCS) dynamically creates, renders, and transforms a digital stamp for a stamped communication and media interactions. The MSCCS creates digital stamps by integrating media content, data elements, and dynamic functional elements received from multiple sources. The MSCCS renders the digital stamps to a user device for user selection based on dynamic rendering criteria, generates a stamped communication with the selected digital stamps, and marks the selected digital stamps with a visual usage marker that indicates use of the selected digital stamps in the stamped communication. The MSCCS transforms the marked digital stamps into dynamic content on the user device using data elements and functional elements imbedded in the marked digital stamps and inherent elements of the user device for performing actions on the marked digital stamps and invoking media interactions for creation and rendering of enhanced digital stamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: LETT.RS LLC.
    Inventors: Drew Charles Bartkiewicz, Dane Alfred Bartkiewicz, Blake Daniel Bartkiewicz, Ana Drew Bartkiewicz
  • Patent number: 10474740
    Abstract: A virtual library of content is provided that makes it appear that the content is all of a supported file type for a particular client accessing the virtual library. When the virtual library is displayed at a client device, the content appears as if it is available in the appropriate format for the client device irrespective of the content's actual format. Content selected from a content library interface for the virtual library is provided in the appropriate format for the client device through the automatic invoking of a content access service. The content access service can determine the appropriate consumption format for the client device and convert to a supported file format any content that is in a non-supported format before providing the content to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Little, Zeyad Rajabi, Scott M. Stiles
  • Patent number: 10438168
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating dynamic customization of reporting tools in an on-demand services environment in a multi-tenant environment according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes importing, by a database system, a first application from a computing system associated with a third-party entity, where the first application is associated with the third-party entity and first one or more reporting forms of a plurality of reporting forms. The method may further include integrating, by the database system, the first application with a second application to generate an integrated application, where the second application includes a local application and is independent of the first application. The second application may be associated with second one or more reporting forms of the plurality of reporting forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Arunkumaran Varadharajan, Catherine Block Daves, Daniel Scott Perry, Garrett George Kiel, Chuqiao Zha, Khushboo Shah, Linh Pham, Patrick Yu Pang Louie, Srividhya Agandeswaran, Stefan Eberl, Sulabh Bansal
  • Patent number: 10423597
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for performing database maintenance is described. Index information for data stored in a tree based file system running in a computer is received. The file system includes a set of data blocks arranged in logical layers and a set of pointers within the set of data blocks which reference respective data blocks in different logical layers. The received index information is parsed. A model of the file system is built based on the parsed index information. A graphical user interface having an index panel is presented. In the index panel, ones of a plurality of icons respectively represent ones of the set of data blocks and are arranged in layers representing the logical layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Neal E. Bohling, III, Roity Prieto Perez, Helen M. Witter
  • Patent number: 10394836
    Abstract: An operator tag search system can generate a search page including a search box and identify an initial set of user inputs in the search box. The search system can generate operator tags in the search box, where each operator tag includes a selected search property, an operator, and an inputted value. The search system can perform a dynamic search in one or more databases to satisfy each of the operator tags. Based on the dynamic search, the search system can generate a results feature for display on the search page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Seo Cho, John Conway Badalamenti
  • Patent number: 10387015
    Abstract: In some implementations, windows can be displayed based on a global z-order. The global z-order can be maintained for all open windows. The global z-order can include windows that are not currently displayed. The global z-order can define a display order of windows across multiple workspaces. In some implementations, workspaces can be associated with respective levels. The workspace levels can be used to determine how to display windows associated with each workspace when multiple workspaces are displayed simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Philip James Holland
  • Patent number: 10386635
    Abstract: An electronic device and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The electronic device includes a main body, a display configured to display a 3D screen corresponding to virtual reality content, a controller, when an event occurs from at least one application while the 3D screen is displayed, configured to output notification information notifying an event occurrence in correspondence to the 3D screen, and a sensor configured to sense a degree of movement of a user when the notification information is output. At this time, when the degree of movement of the user sensed during the event satisfies a predetermined condition, the 3D screen is replaced with dummy content related to the 3D screen; and the dummy content disappears when the event ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Beomsuk Moon, Yusol Ha, Minhyeok Kim
  • Patent number: 10387034
    Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein that receives captured stroke information when a user enters a handwritten note using an input capture device. The technique then analyzes the captured stroke information to produce output analysis information. Based on the output analysis information, the technique modifies the captured stroke information into an actionable form that contains one or more actionable content items, while otherwise preserving the original form of the captured stroke information. The technique then presents the modified stroke information on a canvas display device. The user may subsequently activate one or more actionable content items in the modified stroke information to perform various supplemental tasks that pertain to the handwritten note. In one case, for example, the technique can recognize the presence of entity items and/or list items in the note and then reproduce them in an actionable form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Nicole Lee, Jan-Kristian Markiewicz, Sarah Graham Williams
  • Patent number: 10379881
    Abstract: Method for delivering an immersive remote desktop involves a client server session involving a server computer and a client computer. The server computer accesses image data representative of at least one of an application window and a desktop associated with a graphical user interface (GUI). The image data is used to generate one or more stereoscopic image pairs. The client computer incorporates the one or more stereoscopic image pairs in a 3D composite presentation in which one or more of the stereoscopic image pairs are displayed in side-by-side (SBS) configuration to create a 3D visual effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian R. Wesley, Lin Cao, Rakesh Kumar
  • Patent number: 10382502
    Abstract: Described embodiments enable device users sharing content items via a content management system to view and modify content items within native applications on their client devices. In various embodiments, a client application detects a save operation on a content item and prompts a user to provide a comment based on changes to the content item. User comments and metadata are provided to a content management system to create a historical log that provides a comprehensive summary of user interactions with a content item, including comments regarding content item changes, version information, and timestamps. The content management system provides the comments and other log contents to client applications associated with other users sharing the content item. The client applications use the comments and log information to provide notifications to the users regarding content item changes and comments by sharing users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Anvisha Hrishikesh Pai, Michael Wu
  • Patent number: 10366264
    Abstract: A system and method for transferring content among multiple devices are disclosed. Herein, the system for transferring content may include a coupling controller configured to identify a user equipment in accordance with a content transfer request and to perform coupling with the identified user equipment, and a content transfer unit configured to transmit content to the user equipment or to receive content from the user equipment, when coupling is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Sang Sik Kim, Joon Yeong Park, Sung Kwan Jung, Jun Seok Park, Yong Chul Shin, Yong Rok Kim, Hyo Ju Park
  • Patent number: 10353534
    Abstract: A system for presenting a common user interface (UI) of multiple applications on a client computing device as a web page that includes a set of UI elements leading to a respective set of the multiple applications for a user. In the system, backend servers host a UI infrastructure including the common UI. Design tools are coupled to UI infrastructure for personalizing the common UI that is presented by the backend servers on the client device. The design tools include a tool that disposes, in the common UI, an overview page (OVP) element leading to a personalized overview page that visually displays, at a glance, application information and data visualizations for a specific work domain or role of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Ioannis Grammatikakis, Daniel George Watters, Florian Jann, Michael Krenkler, Emil Voutta, Jamila Schon, Marc Ziegler
  • Patent number: 10353582
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus according to the present application includes a receiving unit, a first display control unit, and a second display control unit. The receiving unit receives an operation to designate a first area. When the receiving unit has received the operation to designate the first area, the first display control unit displays first input candidates. When an operation to designate a second area has been received, the second display control unit displays second input candidates corresponding to a first input candidate determined to be selected among the first input candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuki Sakamoto, Yuta Suzuki, Sakiko Nishi
  • Patent number: 10324939
    Abstract: In an approach for managing computing interruptions, a processor receives a computing interruption on a computing device. A processor monitors computing activity of a user on the computing device. A processor accesses user preferences, wherein the user preferences are based on an analysis of previous responses by the user to previous computing interruptions. A processor determines a minimum threshold, based on the computing activity of the user and the user preferences, wherein the minimum threshold identifies when a computing interruption is allowed to be presented to the user. A processor determines from the computing interruption, a sender and a context of the computing interruption. A processor assigns a ranking to the computing interruption based on the sender and the context of the computing interruption. A processor compares the ranking to the minimum threshold. A processor determines whether to present the computing interruption, based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James E. Bostick, John M. Ganci, Jr., Martin G. Keen, Brian M. O'Connell
  • Patent number: 10303323
    Abstract: The methods, systems, techniques, and components described herein may facilitate user interactions with virtual objects in a three-dimensional virtual environment using user input into a graphical interface of a control device that is coupled to a display that may display the three-dimensional virtual environment. The control device may be configured to display a 3D representation of a virtual object having a non-virtual reality representation of the virtual object. The graphical interface of the control device may receive selection information that corresponds to a user selection of the 3D representation of the virtual object. Transformation parameters that provide a basis for rendering a three-dimensional representation of a virtual object in the three-dimensional virtual environment may be obtained to define a transformation of the 3D representation of the virtual object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Meta Company
    Inventor: Yishai Gribetz
  • Patent number: 10289262
    Abstract: For example, in an embodiment, a method of determining user interface usage may comprise collecting, from a user interface including at least one data entry field, data indicating at least one event that occurs as a result of an action performed by a user on a data entry field and data associated with the user interface at the time of the at least one action, extracting, from the data indicating at least one event and the data associated with the user interface, data indicating an entity associated with the at least one event, applying an interval to the data indicating at least one event, the data associated with the user interface, and the data indicating an entity and determining an entity as owner of the event for that interval, and determining a duration of an activity based on a number of intervals that contain a given entity and action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Pegasystems Inc.
    Inventors: Damon Lockwood, Karin Lim Poorts, Thomas Rieck, Glen Sprague, Jeremy Wetherford
  • Patent number: 10289273
    Abstract: A digital image display device comprising: a display screen; a processor; a network connection for receiving digital media assets provided by a plurality of individuals; an image memory; a user interface for receiving input from a user of the digital image display device; and a program memory. The program memory stores instructions to execute the steps of: receiving a digital media asset; displaying the received digital media asset on the display screen; determining an asset classification for the displayed digital media asset; selecting a set of classified feedback message choices responsive to the determined asset classification; displaying the selected set of feedback message choices, receiving input from the user to select a particular feedback message choice; and providing an indication of the selected feedback message to the individual who provided the displayed digital media asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Monument Peak Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: Ting-Yee Liao, Kenneth Alan Parulski, Timothy L. Nichols
  • Patent number: 10264037
    Abstract: In one example, a presentation control device may allow a presenter, such as a teacher, to control interactions between audience members and the presenter. The presentation control device may display a presentation controlled by a presenter to a presentation audience as part of a group presentation session. The presentation control device may receive from the presenter a communication rule controlling an interaction between an audience member device and the presentation control device as part of controlling the presentation. The presentation control device may receive a communication regarding the presentation from an audience member in the presentation audience via the audience member device. The presentation control device direct the communication based on the communication rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Danielle Ellbogen, Divya Kumar, Rowan Forster
  • Patent number: 10262044
    Abstract: In an approach for managing computing interruptions, a processor receives a computing interruption on a computing device. A processor monitors computing activity of a user on the computing device. A processor accesses user preferences, wherein the user preferences are based on an analysis of previous responses by the user to previous computing interruptions. A processor determines a minimum threshold, based on the computing activity of the user and the user preferences, wherein the minimum threshold identifies when a computing interruption is allowed to be presented to the user. A processor determines from the computing interruption, a sender and a context of the computing interruption. A processor assigns a ranking to the computing interruption based on the sender and the context of the computing interruption. A processor compares the ranking to the minimum threshold. A processor determines whether to present the computing interruption, based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James E. Bostick, John M. Ganci, Jr., Martin G. Keen, Brian M. O'Connell
  • Patent number: 10242341
    Abstract: Systems, methods and products are described that provide taskbar grouping by user task. One aspect includes identifying a plurality of applications open on a computing device; identifying one or more objects open in said plurality of applications; determining one or more objective measures of said one or more objects belonging to a particular task; and automatically grouping objects sharing one or more objective measures of belonging to a particular task together in a common taskbar icon of a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John W. Nicholson, Philip J. Jakes