Patents Examined by Hua Lu
  • Patent number: 12124677
    Abstract: Disclosed are a dynamic display method based on an operating body, a computer-readable storage medium and electronic device. The method includes: determining a position of a to-be-displayed icon on a screen in response to an air operation performed by the operating body relative to the screen in space; displaying the icon at the determined position; determining a first movement physical quantity of the operating body in response to detecting the operating body moving; determining a second movement physical quantity of the icon on the screen based on the first movement physical quantity; and controlling the icon to be dragged on the screen based on the second movement physical quantity. Thus, a user can know whether the air operation is accurate or not in real time according to a moving track of the icon, which improves the user's sense of control and the accuracy of the air operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Beijing Horizon Robotics Technology Research and Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jizhou Long, Shaopeng Li, Liang Xu, Junkai Sun
  • Patent number: 12107907
    Abstract: A system enabling interactions in virtual environments comprises one or more cloud server computers comprising at least one processor and memory storing data and instructions implementing a virtual environment platform comprising at least one virtual environment; at least one camera obtaining live data feed from a user of a client device; and a client device communicatively connected to the one or more cloud server computers and at least one camera. The system generates a user graphical representation from the live data feed that is inserted into a selected virtual environment and is therein updated, enabling real-time multi-user collaboration and interactions in the virtual environment. Suitable system architectures and methods thereof are also herein disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: TMRW FOUNDATION IP S.ÀR.L.
    Inventor: Cevat Yerli
  • Patent number: 12093512
    Abstract: The field of the invention relates to methods, systems and computer program products for navigating digital media content, in particular for navigating digital media content using an interface abstracted from that digital media content instead of, or as a supplement to, traditional user interface controls. There is provided a method for presenting a user interface to an end user to facilitate the searching, browsing and/or navigation of digital media content, the method comprising the steps of: (a) analysing the digital media content to create “hooks” related to the digital media content, or retrieving “hooks” in the digital media content, and (b) replacing or augmenting a graphical or textual representation of the digital media content with the “hooks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Lemon Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Anthony Sant, Dominic Blatchford, Neal Hart, Matthew White
  • Patent number: 12073175
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method, each of which: stores in a memory information relating to a plurality of forms each issued by a first user; receives, from a first terminal of the first user, a request for applying a service based on a particular form of the plurality of forms, and an identifier of the particular form; and transmits a request for applying the service and the identifier of the particular form to a second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Murata, Xiaonan Jiang, Katsuyuki Kaji
  • Patent number: 12068562
    Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring a brush holder assembly and/or detecting wear of a brush in a brush holder assembly are disclosed. One method includes sending data from a plurality of remote monitoring locations to a central control unit, where the data may be evaluated in order to monitor states of brushes at a plurality of remote electrical facilities. For example, multiple images of a marker tracking longitudinal movement of the brush may be acquired. A comparison of the images, for example, a comparative imaging technique, such as pixel-by-pixel comparison, may then be performed in order to evaluate a condition of the brush, such as the wear rate, wear state, or life expectancy of the brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: CUTSFORTH, INC.
    Inventor: Robert S. Cutsforth
  • Patent number: 12061771
    Abstract: Systems and methods for visual streams/Feeds and no-coding programming/management interface of trusted application/human flows and of addressable/measurable resources for end of supply excellence are described herein. Specifically, a biometrically controlled, crypto secure, peer-to-peer/service/authority/united trusted, “no touch” capable, space point independent, closed-loop self-resource/service-resource efficacy increasing, flexible assistant as a service is described that addresses the situational disconnected multi-channeling, over-processing and parallel communication flaws and lack of evidence/efficiency/non-identifiable transparency seen in current systems of (social) media and (physical) services, administration and overhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Inventor: Patrick Schur
  • Patent number: 12042598
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for a vaporizer journaling device. The journaling adapter has a housing providing a first coupler at a first end for engaging a hand-held vaporizer device and a second coupler at a second end for engaging a removable power supply. The housing encloses a first electrical pathway structured and arranged to interconnect an engaged vaporizer device and the removable power supply. A wireless transceiver is also enclosed and structured and arranged for wireless communication with at least one remote computing device. A control system having at least one processor is structured and arranged to sense a flow of current through the first electrical pathway to the vaporizer device, detect a vaporizing event, and communicate by the wireless transceiver each vaporizing event to the at least one remote computing device. An associated method of use is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Inventors: John Jesse Woodbine, Max J Schnurrenberger, Peter William Calfee
  • Patent number: 12039580
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, using a first graphical user interface, information associated with a request for proposal, quote, bid, or information (RFX) to be generated and provided to a supplier. The method also includes identifying one of multiple acquisition scenarios associated with the RFX to be generated based on the received information. The method further includes generating the RFX based on the received information and the identified acquisition scenario. The method also includes receiving, using a second graphical user interface, an RFX response from the supplier. The method further includes identifying multiple requirements associated with the RFX response based on the identified acquisition scenario and comparing contents of the RFX response to the identified requirements. In addition, the method includes automatically informing the supplier of one or more identified requirements for which the RFX response is non-compliant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Adrianne M. Norwood, F. Scott Whipple, James K. Villarreal
  • Patent number: 12034686
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of displaying a user interface comprises: displaying a preview of a message on a screen; receiving a discard motion; displaying a discard instruction with varying opacity during the receiving, the opacity increasing in proportion to a range of the discard motion; reaching a minimum motion threshold; and discarding the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Laurent Desserrey, Christie Marie Heikkinen, Nathaniel Parrott, Jeremy Voss
  • Patent number: 12019862
    Abstract: Methods for sharing user-configurable graphical constructs, e.g., for use with a portable multifunction device, are disclosed. The methods described herein allow for sharing user-configurable graphical constructs that contain independently configurable graphical elements and graphical assets. Further disclosed are non-transitory computer-readable storage media, systems, and devices configured to perform the methods described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eliza Block, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Aurelio Guzman, Kevin Lynch, Christopher Wilson, Eric Lance Wilson, Paul W. Salzman, Vera Carr
  • Patent number: 11994311
    Abstract: When first screen customizing information is changed in order to change a first display screen, a local controller sends first setting information indicating a changed part of the first screen customizing information to a server. When second screen customizing information is changed in order to change a second display screen, a remote controller sends second setting information indicating a changed part of the second screen customizing information to the server. The server sends first renewal information identical to the second setting information to the local controller and sends second renewal information identical to the first setting information to the remote controller; the local controller changes the first display screen in accordance with the first renewal information; and the remote controller changes the second display screen in accordance with the second renewal information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto Katsukura
  • Patent number: 11991193
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for displaying cyber threat data in a narrative format. The mechanism receives a cyber threat information file that comprises cyber threat data in a serialized format. The mechanism generates a tree data structure representing relationships between objects in the cyber threat data and generates a user interface presenting the cyber threat data in a narrative format based on the tree data structure. The mechanism presents the user interface to an analyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan Sherwood, Tina L. Zeng
  • Patent number: 11983393
    Abstract: An image processing method includes displaying a first screen on a display surface, the first screen including at least a part of a drawing area in which at least one object image drawn by a user is arranged, excluding an area in which at least a part of an object image included in the first screen is arranged from the drawing area when an operation of erasing the at least a part of the object is received, and displaying a reduced screen on the display surface when an operation is received, the reduced screen being obtained by reducing a whole of the drawing area into a size of the display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akio Tomotoshi, Toshiki Fujimori
  • Patent number: 11977732
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving a user interaction with a user interface of a client device, determining a current communication mode and a desired communication mode, where the desired communication mode is determined based on the user interaction received by the sensor module. The system further sets the desired communication mode as the current communication mode, and causes presentation of a user interface of the client device based on the desired communication mode being set as the current communication mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Brody, Matthew Hanover, Chamal Samaranayake, William Wu
  • Patent number: 11960601
    Abstract: A system for managing an infrastructure includes extraction engine is in communication with a managed infrastructure that includes physical hardware. A signalizer engine includes one or more of an NMF engine (Non-negative matrix factorization), a k-means clustering engine (a method of vector quantization), and a topology proximity engine. The signalizer engine determines one or more common characteristics of events and produces clusters of events relating to the failure or errors in the infrastructure. The signalizer engine uses graph coordinates and optionally a subset of attributes assigned to each event to generate one or more clusters to bring together events whose characteristics are similar. One or more interactive displays provide a collaborative interface coupled to the extraction and the signalizer engine with a collaborative interface (UI) for decomposing events from the infrastructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Philip Tee, Robert Duncan Harper
  • Patent number: 11960374
    Abstract: A system is provided for managing a managed infrastructure that has physical hardware components. A signalizer engine is coupled to the managed infrastructure. The signalizer engine includes a central processor and a main memory. In response to input from the managed infrastructure, the central processor and the main memory use graph coordinates to determine hop proximity of a source of an event. Clusters of events are then produced relating to one or more failures or errors in the physical elements of the managed infrastructure. Each event being is converted to words to group the events into the clusters that relate to a failure or an actionable problem in the physical hardware components to produce an output. A compare and merge engine is coupled to the signalizer engine to receive the output. In response to the output, the system executes physical corrections to the physical hardware of the managed infrastructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Philip Tee, Robert Duncan Harper
  • Patent number: 11960580
    Abstract: A system and method of managing applications and event notifications using a cursor-based GUI, wherein the cursor-based GUI is located adjacent to the cursor and provides a user with the ability manage and monitor a plurality of dynamically updated applications, commands and event notifications via a persistent and centralized interface. Since the cursor-based GUI is persistent in nature, the plurality of applications, commands and event notifications can be accessed regardless of the user's computer environment. The user can manage user authentication requirements and other configuration information for the cursor-based GUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Transparence LLC
    Inventor: James J. Nicholas, III
  • Patent number: 11947724
    Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and one or more tactile output generators displays, on the display, a respective user interface element within a user interface region. The device detects a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface for moving the respective user interface element by a respective amount. In response, in accordance with a determination that moving the respective user interface element by the respective amount would cause the respective user interface element to move beyond a predefined limit, the device generates a respective tactile output via the tactile output generators and moves the respective user interface element by the respective amount and beyond the predefined limit. In response to detecting liftoff of a contact used to perform the gesture, the device at least partially reverses the movement of the respective user interface element, such that the respective user interface element is moved to the predefined limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Julian Missig, Avi E. Cieplinski, May-Li Khoe, Bianca C. Costanzo
  • Patent number: 11947606
    Abstract: A search engine system generally includes a user interface in a computing environment configured to receive at least a first fragment from a user and a content display module configured to automatically generate an anticipated search result in the computing environment based on at least the first fragment. The content display module is configured to automatically display search results that include an arrangement of a plurality of visual content elements based on the anticipated search result. The content display module is configured to direct the user to content at one of a network and a local destination associated with one of the visual content elements selectable by the user with the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: STRONG FORCE TX PORTFOLIO 2018, LLC
    Inventors: William Tod Gross, Paul Thomas Ryan
  • Patent number: 11941232
    Abstract: In implementations of context-based copy-paste systems, a computing device implements a context system to receive input data describing a selection of a vector object. The context system detects vicinity vector objects based on a bounding box of the vector object and bounding boxes of the vicinity vector objects. A transformation is identified based on similarities between the vicinity vector objects and target vector objects. The context system generates a modified vector object for display in a user interface by transforming the vector object using the transformation and reproducing the transformed vector object relative to a particular target vector object of the target vector objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Harish Kumar, Praveen Kumar Dhanuka, Arushi Jain