Patents Examined by Jeffrey Gaffin
  • Patent number: 9389879
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for web-widget manipulation. The request includes a scope of manipulation. The method further includes identifying at least one managed web widget as being covered by the scope of manipulation. In addition, the method includes identifying at least one instance of the at least one managed web widget as being covered by the scope of manipulation. Further, the method includes extracting a plurality of user-interface (UI) display items relative to the at least one managed web widget and the at least one instance. The plurality of UI display items includes at least one global UI display item and at least one website-level UI display item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Michel Brisebois, Vineetha Abraham, Daniel Barker, Nicolae Anca, Xuejun Situ, Peizhen Tian, Yuan Liang, Xiang Chen
  • Patent number: 9389770
    Abstract: A method of displaying items on a mobile terminal includes displaying a first icon group of a plurality of icons on a display of the mobile terminal, such that each icon of the first icon group is associated with an application that is executable on the mobile terminal. Also performed is detecting user contact at a first location of the display relative to a displayed location of a particular icon of the first icon group and detecting further user contact representing a dragging over a distance beginning from the first location, such that the dragging represents substantially continual user contact from the first location over the distance. Also, after the dragging occurs over a threshold distance, displaying a second group of icons in an icon display region, such that each icon of the second icon group is associated with an application that is executable on the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Sungeun Bang
  • Patent number: 9381289
    Abstract: This invention relates to a device for peritoneal dialysis with a means for the regular discharge and reuptake of dialysate, wherein the means includes an agent by which the color and turbidity of the dialysate can be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Hedmann, Stephan Klatte
  • Patent number: 9377924
    Abstract: An approach for providing a user interface display, for example, with a first window that includes a first predefined area to present a status display control and a second predefined area that is separately defined in the first window to present a status display related to the status display control. Further providing, for example, the user interface display with a second window that includes the first predefined area to present the status display control and a third area that transparently presents the status display over content in the second window upon selection of the status display control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Maulik Sailor, Craig Pugsley, David Fishlock, Daniel Puzey, Christopher Rodwell, Ben Buttigieg, Mike Roberts, Pramod Dhanwade, Rishikesh Maktedar
  • Patent number: 9378225
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method for designing, developing, implementing and maintaining a core service related to a database is provided. The processor-implemented method may include displaying a graphical user interface and identifying, from the graphical user interface, the core service. Then the processor-implemented method may include determining, from the graphical user interface, a type of folder request based on the identified core service and accessing a folder based on the determining of the type of folder request. The processor-implemented method may further include determining a lock order based on the accessed folder; and manipulating the accessed folder based on the determining of the lock order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel S. Gritter, Glenn I. Katzen, Colette A. Manoni
  • Patent number: 9378354
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing identification tests. In some embodiments, a system and a method are provided for generating and serving to a user an animated challenge graphic comprising a challenge character set whose appearance may change over time. In some embodiments, marketing content may be incorporated into a challenge message for use in an identification test. The marketing content may be accompanied by randomly selected content to increase a level of security of the identification test, hi some embodiments, a challenge message for use in an identification test may be provided based on information regarding a transaction for which the identification test is administered. For example, the transaction information may include a user identifier such as an IP address. In some embodiments, identification test results may be tracked and analyzed to identify a pattern of behavior associated with a user identifier. A score indicative of a level of trustworthiness may be computed for the user identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: NuData Security Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Everett Bailey
  • Patent number: 9372606
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for dynamically selecting and ordering facets and/or facet values in a user interface. A user's “preference” concerning the selection and ordering of facets and/or facet values that the user desires to be displayed in the user interface is determined. Such user's preference may be determined based on monitoring the actions of the user (e.g., online activity) as well as possibly other types of information, such as the user's input and context of the user's faceted search. Upon determining the user's preference, facets and/or facet values are selected and ordered based on the user's preference and consequently displayed in the user's user interface. In this manner, the user is provided a more relevant and insightful perspective on the data set as the user sees the “best” information more quickly while performing less work to see and apply the facets and/or facet values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Josef Scherpa, Andrew L. Schirmer, Ethan L. Perry
  • Patent number: 9372592
    Abstract: An electronic device may present an interface providing information related to one or more content items. For example, the interface may present representations related to a plurality of content items to indicate relative values among the content items of at least one metric. Additionally, each representation may further indicate at least one of a quality of the value of the metric or a different metric value. A user may navigate the interface to more specific or more general views for a particular metric, characteristic and/or category, and may use the interface to view more information about a selected content item. Alternatively, the representations may represent, or may be arranged according to, authors, publishers, genres, etc. In some examples, the representations may represent terms obtained from content items that satisfy one or more metrics, such as terms that occur in content items sold within a specified period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua M. Goodspeed, Peter Thomas Killalea, Donald E. Schneider
  • Patent number: 9367200
    Abstract: A focus part of an object is displayed in an actual display area, which is a part of a display target area set within a window that is visible on a screen, without changing the size of the focus part and the layout of the display object. A control unit sets a reference point P based on the positions of a display element and the actual display area in a drawing target area (22), in which a Web page is drawn, so that the display element is displayed in the actual display area, which is an area not covered with another window (16a) within a Web page display target area (20). For example, the control unit (a) displays the display element without changing the size and (b) minimizes a blank area that is created when the reference point P is moved, or (c) preferentially displays, from among a plurality of display elements, display elements that are relatively high in priority order in the actual display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: RAKUTEN, INC.
    Inventor: Tomoharu Kumagai
  • Patent number: 9367848
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an interactive seat map showing locations of available tickets in an event venue are described. A client computer receives, from a network-based system, a base map illustrating locations of sections within the event venue, a coded image map for building a map overlay having a polygon for each section depicted in the base map, and an inventory for an event at the event venue. The inventory provides, for each section, section data that includes available tickets for each section within the event venue. The client computer displays an interactive seat map by loading the base map and building the map overlay on top of the base map so that each polygon of the map overlay aligns with the respective section of the base map. The client computer determines one or more characteristics for each polygon of the map overlay based on the received section data corresponding to each polygon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Stubhub, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Salles
  • Patent number: 9367798
    Abstract: Adaptive controller apparatus of a plant may be implemented. The controller may comprise an encoder block and a control block. The encoder may utilize basis function kernel expansion technique to encode an arbitrary combination of inputs into spike output. The controller may comprise spiking neuron network operable according to reinforcement learning process. The network may receive the encoder output via a plurality of plastic connections. The process may be configured to adaptively modify connection weights in order to maximize process performance, associated with a target outcome. The relevant features of the input may be identified and used for enabling the controlled plant to achieve the target outcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: BRAIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Olivier Coenen, Oleg Sinyavskiy
  • Patent number: 9367564
    Abstract: A method of organizing a first group of domain objects relating to hydrocarbon management is disclosed. User-defined logic conditions are established. A plurality of the domain objects in the first group of domain objects are selected. It is determined whether any of the selected plurality of domain objects satisfies the logic conditions. A second group of domain objects is created that includes the logic conditions and a list of the domain objects satisfying the logic conditions. An operation command is performed on the second group of domain objects such that the operation command is performed on all domain objects listed in the second group of domain objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Stephen Bart Wood, Neal L. Adair, Timothy A. Chartrand, Kelly G. Walker, Alan R. Wild
  • Patent number: 9367212
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for navigating pages of paginated digital content (e.g., an eBook), referred to herein as a go-to mode. The go-to mode may include a page number input field and a keypad. The keypad, which may be presented in response to a reveal command (e.g., tapping on the input field), can be used to provide numerical input to the input field and allow a user to navigate to the input page number. The go-to mode may be configured to disable keys on the keypad when selection of one of the keys would result in an invalid input in the input field. The go-to mode may also be configured to update which keys are disabled and/or enabled when a cursor position in the input field is changed, contents in the input field are selected, or a number is input into or deleted from the input field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: BARNES & NOBLE COLLEGE BOOKSELLERS, LLC
    Inventor: Amir Mesguich Havilio
  • Patent number: 9360339
    Abstract: The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for rendering maps using canvasses. One method includes: presenting a portion of a first map in a first canvas of a user interface; receiving a user input to perform a function associated with changing a display presentation of the first map; populating a second canvas with a second map associated with the first map; exposing at least a portion of the second canvas; and hiding at least a portion of the first canvas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Ulrich Roegelein
  • Patent number: 9363470
    Abstract: A method for operating an image display apparatus is discussed. The method according to an embodiment includes storing a Web site list including a plurality of Web sites and login information for the Web sites, connecting to servers of at least two of the stored Web sites using the stored login information, and displaying a list of the connected Web sites or Web pages of the connected Web sites on at least a part of a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngho Jeong, Jeonghee Ahn
  • Patent number: 9361575
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for programming a target neural network computer for use in cognitive computing systems in automotive safety applications. An observer neural network computer is integrated into active safety systems of a plurality of vehicles to observe signals. Each respective observer neural network computer is arranged to observe signals from a forward facing camera and signals from a driver action monitor of its respective vehicle, to process the observed signals from the forward facing camera of its respective vehicle and correlate them with the observed signals from the driver action monitor of its respective vehicle. The correlated signals from the plurality of observer neural network computers are combined, and the target neural network computer is programmed for use in cognitive computing systems in automotive safety applications based on said combined correlated signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Ichiro Sugioka
  • Patent number: 9355368
    Abstract: A method and a system for providing personal assistance in daily activities. A method and a system for actively and automatically providing personal assistance, using a robotic device/platform, based on detected data regarding a user and the user's environment. The method and system may include a processor, at least one sensor, an output device, a communications unit, and a database. The database may further include a memory and cloud-based database and computing. The method and system may provide assistance in jogging the memory of the user, parental control of a child, hazard detection, and various other circumstances. The method and system may actively and automatically provide personal assistance regarding health, exercise, diet, or nutrition. The method and system may assist the user or a health professional in health diagnosis and treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph M. A. Djugash
  • Patent number: 9354790
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for dynamically selecting and ordering facets and/or facet values in a user interface. A user's “preference” concerning the selection and ordering of facets and/or facet values that the user desires to be displayed in the user interface is determined. Such user's preference may be determined based on monitoring the actions of the user (e.g., online activity) as well as possibly other types of information, such as the user's input and context of the user's faceted search. Upon determining the user's preference, facets and/or facet values are selected and ordered based on the user's preference and consequently displayed in the user's user interface. In this manner, the user is provided a more relevant and insightful perspective on the data set as the user sees the “best” information more quickly while performing less work to see and apply the facets and/or facet values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Josef Scherpa, Andrew L. Schirmer, Ethan L. Perry
  • Patent number: 9342852
    Abstract: A method includes receiving login with a first identity. The first identity is associated with a first set of privileges. The reception of login with the first identity enables a first presentation of content associated with a first user account. The content is displayed on a page that has a visual indicator identifying the first user account. The method further includes receiving an interactive input in a location associated with the visual indicator. The received interaction input causes an identity selection menu to be generated on the page. When selection of a second identity other than the first identity is received, the method includes enabling a second set of privileges associated with the second identity. The reception of selection with the second identity enables a second presentation of content associated with a second user account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Karthik Murili Nagaraj, Dennis Troper, Pavan Desikan, Gustavo Gonçalves Mesquita Moura, Charles H. Warren, Barbara Veloso Bacharach
  • Patent number: 9338198
    Abstract: An example system includes: a first memory in which a plurality of first objects each corresponding to a content included in a plurality of contents is stored; a second memory in which a plurality of second objects each corresponding to a user is stored; an association unit that associates a content with a second object; a first display controller that displays one or more first objects each corresponding to a content selected from the plurality of contents; and a second display controller that displays a second object adjacent to a first object corresponding to a content associated with the second object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisashi Nogami, Kiyoshi Mizuki, Kouichi Kawamoto, Ryota Oiwa, Ichiro Suzuki, Wataru Tanaka