Patents Examined by Haoshian Shih
  • Patent number: 11194816
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, from a user, input for generating an article, wherein the input comprises (i) an indication of topic-specific requirements for the article that are dependent upon a topic of the article and (ii) an indication of non-topic-specific requirements for the article that are independent of the topic of the article; creating at least one query from the input; retrieving, from secondary sources by performing a search utilizing the query, structured information contextually relevant to the topic; and from the structured information, generating the article, wherein the article comprises a coherent and grammatically fluid structured article generated in view of the topic-specific requirements and the non-topic-specific requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Parag Jain, Abhijit Mishra, Anirban Laha, Saravanan Krishnan, Karthik Sankaranarayanan
  • Patent number: 11169832
    Abstract: A method of generating an AR user manual in an electronic 3D viewing environment, comprising: recording a moving trajectory of the 3D viewing environment's optical sensor; receiving a landmark location information; executing an iterative target object pose estimation comprising: estimating an estimated target object pose from each of the optical sensor poses in the recorded moving trajectory and the landmark location; calculating an estimation error from a 3D model being arranged in the estimated target object pose and projected onto the target object in the real-world scene; calculating a mean of the estimation errors; and reiterating the iterative target object pose estimation to optimize the estimated target object pose for a minimum mean estimation error; if the minimum mean estimation error is within a predefined estimation error threshold, then rendering the AR user manual onto the target object according to the optimized estimated target object pose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited
    Inventors: Yat Cheung Ngai, Yin Yee Chan
  • Patent number: 11169681
    Abstract: A method includes receiving data from components of a smart window system and, responsive to determining that a first portion of the data corresponds to a first identifier, storing the first portion of the data in association with the first identifier. The method further includes receiving, via a graphical user interface (GUI) presented on a user device, a view request and, responsive to determining that the view request corresponds to the first identifier, retrieving the first portion of the data. The method further includes causing the GUI to be modified to display the first portion of the data and, responsive to user interaction with the GUI that was modified based on the view request, receiving, via the GUI presented on the user device, a change request to implement a change associated with electrochromic windows. The method includes causing a first component to implement the change associated with the electrochromic windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: KINESTRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Walter Thomas Barnum, Jason Aaron Litzinger, William S. O'Dell
  • Patent number: 11156462
    Abstract: A system and method for providing point of interest related notifications within a vehicle that include receiving sensor data associated with an operation of the vehicle or a use of a component of the vehicle. The system and method also include storing a first geo-location of the vehicle based on the sensor data and determining if a subsequent geo-location of the vehicle is within a predetermined vicinity of at least one point of interest. The system and method further include providing at least one point of interest related notification associated with the at least one point of interest if it is determined that the subsequent geo-location of the vehicle is within the predetermined vicinity of the at least one point of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ting Zhang, Kiyotaka Kawashima
  • Patent number: 11138798
    Abstract: An electronic device displays an environment that includes a virtual object that is associated with a first action that is triggered based on satisfaction of a first set of criteria. In response to a first input detected while the environment is displayed: the first action is performed in accordance with a determination that the first input satisfies the first set of criteria, and, in accordance with a determination that the first input does not satisfy the first set of criteria but instead satisfies a second set of criteria, the first action is not performed and instead a first visual indication of one or more inputs that if performed would cause the first set of criteria to be satisfied is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Grant R. Paul, David Lui, Mathew A. Mason
  • Patent number: 11137884
    Abstract: A method, system, and/or computer program product modifies an appearance of a graphical user interface (GUI) for a user. One or more processors determine a user context and a cognitive state of a user and identify a preferred focal point for the user. The processor(s) adjust a visual style of an image according to the determined user context and cognitive state of the user and the identified focal point for the user, and then present a graphical user interface that displays the image to the user using the adjusted visual style.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover, Maja Vukovic
  • Patent number: 11128681
    Abstract: A method for social viewing of media content includes transmitting, to multiple users, media content when the multiple users are are members of a common group associated with a social media site (i.e., “friends” or the like) while providing, to the users, an interaction region configured to allow the first user and the second user to share comments with each other regarding the media content via an interaction stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: Scott Pead
  • Patent number: 11112946
    Abstract: An interface information display method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: in a list display state, if a click on a list item is detected, performing operations including: acquiring object information and a position of the clicked list item; generating a screenshot image of a current page; displaying the screenshot image in full screen, displaying a first mask layer on the screenshot image, and displaying a second mask layer on the first mask layer; shrinking the screenshot image to a predetermined ratio, acquiring an object thumbnail and detailed information from the object information, displaying, in a predetermined size, the object thumbnail on the second mask layer, and displaying the detailed information in a blank area on the second mask layer; and returning to the list display state when an area of the first mask layer non-overlapping with the second mask layer is clicked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: Beijing Jingdong Shangke Information Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Jingdong Century Trading Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen Mo, Jiannan Xiong, Lei Bi
  • Patent number: 11113080
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing adaptive virtual reality (VR) assistant in VR environments. The system is configured to receive input from users within an interactive communication session, wherein text from the input is extracted and analyzed by a Natural Language Processing (NLP) engine, and context is determined based on the input text extracted. Based on the determined context and input, the adaptive VR assistant generates a VR environment that is integrated within the same interactive communication session. The system enables a communication session between a virtual character created for the user and other virtual users within the generated VR environment based on the determined context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Robin Tommy, Vansh Johri
  • Patent number: 11108578
    Abstract: A method for managing collaborative playlists includes providing indication regarding one or more available collaborative guidance controls for a playlist created by a first user of a plurality of users of a content sharing platform, wherein the playlist comprises content items hosted by the content sharing platform. The method also includes receiving a user selection of the first user regarding one of the one or more collaborative guidance controls for the playlist, wherein the selected collaborative guidance control is to provide a theme for user suggestions for the playlist, and wherein a number of user suggestions from a particular user is limited based on a number of content items previously suggested by the particular user that have been added to the playlist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Gavin James
  • Patent number: 11086500
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a foldable electronic device and a method for displaying information in the foldable electronic device. The foldable electronic device includes a foldable housing, a first display disposed on first and second inner surfaces of the foldable housing, where the first and second inner surfaces face each other in a folded state, a second display exposed through at least a portion of an outer surface of the foldable housing, a processor operatively connected to the first and second displays, and a memory operatively connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to display contents on the first display, receive a first user input for selecting at least a partial area of the displayed contents, generate an image based on information related to the selected partial area, and display the image on the second display. Other various embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunku Park, Jaecheon Jeong, Sukgi Hong, Jungsik Park
  • Patent number: 11073963
    Abstract: There is provided a method for displaying information regarding a user's point of interest. The method includes displaying a UI screen including a first UI region in which the user's point of interest is displayed on a map as a location identifier, and a second UI region in which at least one object for the user's point of interest is displayed. Here, the user's point of interest may include at least one of a point which is previously searched by the user, a point to which the user previously visits, and a point that the user previously registers as the point of interest, and the object may express the information regarding the user's point of interest in relation to the location identifier in detail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: THINKWARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Dal Jang, Dong Jin Yoon
  • Patent number: 11068128
    Abstract: Systems and processes for manipulating a graphical user interface are disclosed. One process can include receiving user input through a crown to rotate a virtual object. The process includes selecting a surface of the object from among the multiple surfaces of the object in response to determining that the crown rotation exceeded a speed threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Zambetti, Gary Ian Butcher, Imran Chaudhri, Jonathan R. Dascola, Alan C. Dye, Christopher Patrick Foss, Aurelio Guzman, Jonathan P. Ive, Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Duncan Robert Kerr, Stephen O. Lemay, Natalia Maric, Christopher Wilson, Eric Lance Wilson, Lawrence Y. Yang
  • Patent number: 11054965
    Abstract: Spherical video content may be presented on a display. The spherical video content may include an event of interest occurring within an event field of view during an event moment. Interaction information may be received during the presentation of the spherical content on the display. The interaction information may indicate a user's viewing selections of the spherical video content. Display fields of view may be determined based on the user's viewing selections. Relative positions of the event field of view with respect to the display fields of view may be determined. Progress differences between the event moment and moments corresponding to the display fields of view may be determined. A visual indicator graphically displaying the relative positions and the progress differences may be presented on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventor: David Oddy
  • Patent number: 11049413
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for enabling item selection in a widget. An example method comprises receiving at an electronic device, from a server, code instructing the electronic device to display a widget having a grid comprising one or more cells configured for point-and-click selection. The method further comprises displaying the grid in accordance with the received code and sending information associated with a currently selected cell to an assistive system on the electronic device. The method further comprises configuring the electronic device for keystroke operation of the widget. The method further comprises identifying a non-entry keystroke, and in response, determining a new cell associated with the grid, selecting the new cell, and sending information associated with the new cell to the assistive system for output to the user. The method further comprises identifying an entry keystroke and, responsive thereto, sending information associated with the new cell to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventor: Nicholas Beranek
  • Patent number: 11044358
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating a mobile terminal that is capable of interworking with a server, and the method includes: displaying a first user interface (UI) for managing a to-do list of a terminal user on a display unit; registering a task to be performed by the terminal user as a to-do item in the to-do list based on user information input through the first UI, and managing the plurality of to-do items registered in the to-do list; and when at least one of the plurality of to-do items is selected, performing an operation related to a task corresponding to the selected to-do item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: NAVER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Joon Won, Seung Yeon Choi, Yong Kee Hong, Won Sik Sung
  • Patent number: 11042268
    Abstract: A document display device includes a controller. The controller controls a display for displaying document data constituted by plural pages. The controller controls the display to display pieces of content of at least two consecutive pages of the document data side by side and to display one or more of content-displayed pages, which are the pages for which the pieces of content of the pages are displayed side by side, and one or more of pages other than the content-displayed pages among the plural pages so as to overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yoshihito Suezawa, Toshiyuki Komoda, Shinsuke Nakazawa, Taro Yoshihama, Masahiro Yamada, Jun Ohashi
  • Patent number: 11029835
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for delayed display of supplemental content in association with an underlying page image or other portion of a page. An initial portion of a page may be displayed and associated code may be executed. The code may cause a computing system to perform operations including determining that at least a predetermined minimum percentage of a certain image or other specific portion within the page is visible during display of the page, tracking an amount of time that the minimum percentage of the page image or other content portion remains visible during user interaction with the page, then causing display of overlay content over a portion of the particular image or other portion of the page based on a determination that the amount of time that the minimum percentage of the image or content portion has remained visible exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: GumGum, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Weiner, Anthony Bruscantini
  • Patent number: 11023102
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a digital experience system that non-intrusively obtains valuable user feedback by strategically prompting users for feedback during a user's journey of a digital content experience. For example, in one or more embodiments, the digital experience system detects when various discrete touchpoints are triggered throughout a user's journey. In response to detection a triggered touchpoint, the digital experience system can provide the user with a prompt from a template of prompts. In this manner, the digital experience system can receive valuable and meaningful feedback from users without disrupting the user's digital content experience. Indeed, the digital experience system enhances the content experience for the user by providing prompts to the user throughout the user's journey of the content experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: QUALTRICS, LLC
    Inventor: Ali BaderEddin
  • Patent number: 11019116
    Abstract: A conference system includes: a computer processing unit (CPU) that: acquires, for each of information processing devices used by participants of a conference, information specific to a first area in which the conference is held; extracts features from the information specific to the first area; compares the features of each of the information processing devices with one another; groups the information processing devices with similar features together; assigns, for each group of the information processing devices, a work space that can be accessed by the information processing devices of each group; and notifies the information processing devices of each group of information related to the work space that allows the information processing devices of each group to access the work space assigned to each group. The information processing devices access the work space using the information related to the work space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Rachit Garg, Kazuaki Kanai, Toshiyuki Maeshima