Patents Examined by Hien Duong
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Patent number: 9652140Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a page search function, and provides a page search method and electronic device supporting the same. The page search method for an electronic device includes: identifying information elements contained in a page to be output on a display unit of the electronic device; assigning indexes to the information elements for distinction in consideration of types of the information elements; arranging the indexes on a scroll bar region corresponding to the page; and outputting a composite scroll bar containing the scroll bar region on which the indexes are arranged.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sejun Song, Boyeon Na, Yohan Lee
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Patent number: 9652438Abstract: The document relates to a method for visually indicating on a display those documents that have been displayed a plurality of times on a plurality of axes of documents based on a matching value of an attribute, the method comprising providing a first group of documents at least some of which associated with one or more attributes; displaying documents of the first group of documents along a first axis; receiving an input representing a selected attribute of one of the first group of documents that is associated with one or more attributes; displaying to a second axis documents of the first group of documents that has a value matching the value of the user-selected attribute; and displaying a visual distinctive feature for each displayed document in the first group of documents that is displayed along the second axis, whereby a user is able to visualize which documents displayed along the first axis are also displayed on the second axis for having a value matching the value of the selected attribute.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: 9224-5489 QUEBEC INC.Inventor: Mathieu Audet
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Patent number: 9639258Abstract: Embodiments related to the manipulation of lists via a multi-touch display are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises a computing device having a touch-sensitive display, a processor, and memory. The memory comprises code executable by the processor to display a scrollable list of items on the touch-sensitive display, to detect a first touch gesture over the scrollable list of items on the touch-sensitive display, and, in response, to scroll the scrollable list of items on the touch-sensitive display. The memory further comprises code executable by the processor to detect a second, multi-touch gesture over the scrollable list of items on the touch-sensitive display, and in response to adjust a displayed range of the scrollable list of items.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventor: Dane Trevor Storrusten
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Patent number: 9633697Abstract: A computer-implemented method for zoom indication for stabilizing unstable video clips is described. To indicate zoom, a zoom value associated with an unstable segment of a video clip is received. The zoom value represents a value by which frames of the video clip in the unstable segment need to be zoomed to stabilize the unstable segment. An indicia is displayed representing the zoom value in a thumbnail in a user interface. The thumbnail represents the video clip. The indicia displayed over a region in the thumbnail corresponding to the unstable segment in the video clip.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2012Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventor: Randy Ubillos
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Patent number: 9632689Abstract: In particular embodiments, a computing device provides for presentation to a user a user interface, the user interface including a plurality of related interactive elements. The computing device may receive touch gesture input from the user selecting one of the plurality of related interactive elements. The touch gesture input may have a duration of at least a pre-determined amount of time. The computing device, in response to the touch gesture input, may rearrange the plurality of related interactive elements, rearranging including stacking the plurality of related interactive elements for presentation to the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Francis Luu, Christopher Tice
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Patent number: 9621493Abstract: Providing supplemental contact information for an individual referenced in an electronic message typically includes receiving an electronic message, examining the electronic message, detecting an identifier for a referenced individual contained in the electronic message, and making supplemental contact information for the referenced individual available to a recipient of the electronic message. The supplemental contact information may include information that is in addition to information contained in the electronic message. The supplemental contact information may include at least one of an e-mail address, a screen name, a telephone number, a facsimile number, and a mailing address, each of which is associated with the referenced individual.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventor: Barry Appelman
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Patent number: 9619134Abstract: To provide an information processing device capable of ensuring not to execute processing not intended by a user in a case of stopping an ongoing operation after selecting an object (for example, in selecting again an object other than the object already selected, or the like). In a case where one of a user's designated position is included in a determination area based on the position of one of the plurality of objects displayed in a screen, an object moving unit moves the one object based on the one designated position. In a case where the object moving unit moves first and second objects, a collision determination unit determines whether or not the first and second objects have collided. A processing executing unit executes processing relevant to the first and second objects based on a result of determination by the collision determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.Inventor: Seiichi Takeda
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Patent number: 9606719Abstract: In particular embodiments, a computing device provides for presentation to a user a first user interface, the first user interface including a plurality of interactive elements. The computing device receives first user input selecting one of the interactive elements. In response to the first user input, the computing device provides for presentation to the user an animation associated with the selected one of the interactive elements. The computing device receives second user input associated with the selected one of the interactive element and, in response to the second user input, provides for presentation to the user a second user interface, the second user interface being associated with the selected one of the interactive elements.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2013Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Francis Luu, William Joseph Flynn, III
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Patent number: 9600935Abstract: Methods of interacting with a mixed reality are presented. A mobile device captures an image of a real-world object where the image has content information that can be used to control a mixed reality object through an offered command set. The mixed reality object can be real, virtual, or a mixture of both real and virtual.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Nant Holdings IP, LLCInventor: Ronald H. Cohen
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Patent number: 9595186Abstract: An electronic device having a touch screen and an operation control method thereof are provided. The electronic includes a touch screen which receives a plurality of manipulations; and a controller which determines whether a second manipulation is made on a screen displayed on the touch screen during a predetermined time period after a first manipulation is made on the screen, and controls to perform an operation corresponding to the second manipulation instead of an operation corresponding to the first manipulation to be performed, if the second manipulation is made during the predetermined time after the first manipulation is made.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2010Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Jae-kwon Kim
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Patent number: 9588777Abstract: Knowledge transfer between users of a software application. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: tracking steps performed by a plurality of users of a software application, and the tracking creates tracked steps; identifying a first task as a first series of steps of the tracked steps, and identifying a second task as a second series steps of the tracked steps, the second series of steps distinct from the first series of steps; and providing, on a display device associated with the software application, an indication of the first series of steps of the first task and the second series of steps of the second task, the providing to a later user interacting with the software application.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATIONInventors: Amit Kumar, Brian D. Davis
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Patent number: 9582157Abstract: A user interface for display and navigation of multiple video programs displays a graphical user interface including a plurality of available video programs. A user is allowed to generate a custom list of video programs by selecting at least one video program from the plurality of video programs. The videos programs from the custom list are simultaneously displayed while displaying the graphical user interface to the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: I4VU1, Inc.Inventors: Chanchal Chatterjee, Robert Owen Eifrig
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Patent number: 9569073Abstract: According to various embodiments, a method for outputting a modified audio signal may be provided. The method may include: receiving from a user an input indicating an angle; determining a parameter for a head-related transfer function based on the received input indicating the angle; modifying an audio signal in accordance with the head-related transfer function based on the determined parameter; and outputting the modified audio signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2012Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: RAZER (ASIA-PACIFIC) PTE. LTD.Inventor: Min-Liang Tan
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Patent number: 9569060Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable storage media for composing and batch publishing feed items in a user interface in a feed-based interaction context. In some implementations, a computing device provides a first prompt for display in a first user interface component, which is configured to display unpublished feed items. The computing device receives, at the first prompt, first feed item data for a first feed item. Responsive to a request to compose a second feed item, the computing device displays in the first user interface component a second prompt for second feed item data without publishing the first feed item. The computing device receives, at the second prompt, second feed item data for a second feed item of a first record, the first and second feed items being related to the first record.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Mustafa Al-Alami, Jason Ellis, Benjamin Snyder, Vahn Phan
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Patent number: 9554182Abstract: One or more content sequences are created from a store of video content, which could simply be broadcast content which has been captured and stored at a server within a network. The content sequences are generated according to the viewer's specified, or demonstrated, viewing preferences. The viewer preferences are captured form entry by the user themselves, or by observation of their viewing habits. Multiple ‘users’ per household and multiple content sequences per viewer are possible. A content sequences is then streamed to the viewer, and looks to him/her just like a TV channel: when one program ends, another starts automatically. It is also possible for a viewer to select an item within the content sequence using an interactive program controller.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventor: Jonathan Dean Segel
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Patent number: 9542089Abstract: In particular embodiments, a computing device provides for presentation to a user a user interface, the user interface including a plurality of related interactive elements. The computing device may receive touch gesture input from the user selecting one of the plurality of related interactive elements. The touch gesture input may have a duration of at least a pre-determined amount of time. The computing device, in response to the touch gesture input, may rearrange the plurality of related interactive elements, rearranging including stacking the plurality of related interactive elements for presentation to the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2013Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Francis Luu, Christopher Tice
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Patent number: 9542091Abstract: A device that is in communication with a display and a touch-sensitive surface sends instructions to the display for displaying at least a portion of a user interface, the user interface having one or more selectable objects. The device receives an input that corresponds to a first gesture detected on the touch-sensitive surface; and sends instructions to the display for displaying an object selection indicator. In response to receiving the input that corresponds to the first gesture: the device searches for a target selectable object; and sends instructions to the display for moving the object selection indicator. When a target selectable object is identified, the device moves the object selection towards the target selectable object. When a target selectable object is not identified, the device moves the object selection indicator in accordance with the first gesture.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2010Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventor: Julian Missig
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Patent number: 9531654Abstract: Providing supplemental contact information for an individual referenced in an electronic message typically includes receiving an electronic message, examining the electronic message, detecting an identifier for a referenced individual contained in the electronic message, and making supplemental contact information for the referenced individual available to a recipient of the electronic message. The supplemental contact information may include information that is in addition to information contained in the electronic message. The supplemental contact information may include at least one of an e-mail address, a screen name, a telephone number, a facsimile number, and a mailing address, each of which is associated with the referenced individual.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventor: Barry Appelman
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Patent number: 9525838Abstract: Systems and methods are described for providing remote control of separate media sources over a network using, for example, pop-up windows graphically depicting remote control devices within corresponding tabbed windows of a web browser. A browser plug-in or add-on application provides a graphical depiction of a remote control device associated with each media source and receives a command from the viewer via interaction with the graphical depiction of the remote control device. The command is transmitted across the network to the placeshifting device to modify a media stream provided by the desired media source.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2009Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Sling Media PVT. Ltd.Inventor: Venkatesan Thiyagarajan
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Patent number: 9514367Abstract: A method and apparatus for playing contents are disclosed. The method may include: receiving an encoded content, where the content contains position information for each scene; decoding the encoded content; extracting a scene in which position information is changed, from among the scenes of the decoded content; creating a thumbnail for the extracted scene; and outputting at least one of the thumbnail and the content.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2013Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Alticast CorporationInventor: Soo Woong Kim