Patents Examined by Jennifer N Welch
  • Patent number: 11392264
    Abstract: A social media platform provides a map-based graphical user interface (GUI) with multiple geographically anchored icons that are selectable to trigger playback of respective galleries of ephemeral messages. Each of the plurality of location-based ephemeral galleries comprises media content contributed by multiple different users. The ephemeral galleries are compiled based on geotag data associated with respective ephemeral messages submitted by multiple users to be publicly viewable via the map-based GUI. Two or more different types of galleries are represented in the map-based GUI by different, visually distinct types of gallery icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Amitay, Jonathan Brody, Jeffrey Arthur Johnson, Andrew Lin, Walton Lin, John Rauser, Evan Spiegel
  • Patent number: 11386261
    Abstract: A system according to various exemplary embodiments includes a processor and a user interface, communication module, and memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to: retrieve a digital image from a server using the communication module; present the digital image on a display of the user interface; receive edits to the digital image via the user interface; generate, based on the edits, a modified digital image, wherein generating the modified digital image includes transforming a format of the digital image to include a field containing an identifier associated with the modified digital image; and transmit the modified digital image to the server using the communication module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Rahul Sheth, Kevin Dechau Tang, Ning Zhang
  • Patent number: 11379109
    Abstract: A setting value change device is provided whereby change operations to correct temperature setting values or hot water amount values by drag operations are easy. A controller causes a display to display a drag button and a movement path on which the drag button moves. Additionally, the controller provides, on a touch sensor, a drag area for detecting a drag input on the drag button and a reference point disposed at a location off the movement path. Moreover, the controller is configured to set the drag area larger than the display range of the movement path, move the drag button to a crossing point where a straight line or specific curve connecting the reference point to a drag operation position in the drag area crosses the movement path, and change the temperature setting value to the value corresponding to the position of the drag button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomomi Kukita, Hiroko Kashimoto, Hiroyasu Kosuge
  • Patent number: 11379042
    Abstract: A method for use in a system comprising a transmitting haptic device, comprising a first haptic presentation device having an original set of haptic presentation properties, and a receiving haptic device, comprising a second haptic presentation device having a set of haptic presentation properties, said method comprising receiving haptic content in said transmitting haptic device; obtaining an alignment point for the haptic content according to said original haptic presentation properties; transmitting the haptic content to said second haptic device; obtaining a corresponding point to said alignment point according to the set of haptic presentation properties for the receiving haptic device; and presenting the haptic content in the receiving haptic device at the corresponding point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
    Inventors: Harald Gustafsson, Jose Araujo
  • Patent number: 11379093
    Abstract: A method performed by a computing system includes generating a to-do list user interface comprising a user actuatable list element corresponding to a particular entry on a to-do list associated with a user, and a user input mechanism actuatable to perform a to-do list management function comprising at least one of adding a new entry on the to-do list, deleting an existing entry on the to-do list, and modifying an existing entry on the to-do list. The method includes generating an agenda associated with the user, the agenda comprising an agenda item having an associated time period, and detecting a flick gesture on the user actuatable list element on the to-do list user interface, and adding, based on the detected flick gesture, an agenda item to the agenda associated with the user, the added agenda item corresponding to the particular entry on the to-do list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Clea Allington, Cindy Kwan, Joseph T. Flint, Flora M. Lee, Poonam G. Hattangady, Justin Son Pae, Jaime J. Hwacinski, Spencer K. Nelson, Joan Ching Li, Eva Britta Karolina Burlin, Ian Dwyer Curry, Anna Pablo, Andrew Winslow Brough
  • Patent number: 11375967
    Abstract: A method of automatically determining an imaging protocol. The method includes receiving, via a user-interface, a scan request. The scan request includes a region-of-interest definition. The method further includes determining, via a controller, an imaging protocol based on the scan request, and performing, via an imaging device, a scan of a patient based on the imaging protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: PaloDEx Group OY
    Inventors: Markus Kristian Rintamäki, Esa Suuronen
  • Patent number: 11379114
    Abstract: A method of operating a first data processing system having a screen for responding to a vector gesture performed on that screen is disclosed. The method includes estimating a direction and assuming an identity for the vector gesture prior to the vector gesture being completed. A command that depends on the estimated direction and assumed identity is executed, the command being a command that would be required to update a current state of the first data processing system if the assumed identity of the vector gesture is correct. The command is executed prior to the vector gesture being completed. The current state of the first data processing system is then updated based on the data generated by the command. After the vector gesture has been determined to have been completed, the first data processing system is updated to a state indicated by the completed vector gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Keysight Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Glenn R Engel
  • Patent number: 11379113
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to selecting text. An example method includes displaying, a focus indicator at a first location; while displaying the focus indicator, detecting a gesture at a first touch location that corresponds to the focus indicator; while detecting the gesture, detecting movement of the gesture to a second touch location; in response to detecting movement of the gesture to the second touch location: in accordance with a determination that the second touch location is in a first direction, moving the focus indicator to a second indicator location; in accordance with a determination that the second touch location is in a second direction, moving the focus indicator to a third location; while the focus indicator is at a fourth location, detecting liftoff of the gesture; and in response to detecting the liftoff, maintaining display of the focus indicator at the fourth location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Morgan Winer, Patrick L. Coffman, Dylan Ross Edwards, Stephen O. Lemay, Toby Paterson, Marcos Alonso
  • Patent number: 11373312
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus sets reference values for a plurality of evaluation indexes and captures images of affected regions for the evaluation indexes, based on user's operation. An image processing apparatus analyzes the captured images and determines the affected region(s) for the evaluation index(es) exceeding the associated reference value(s) set by the user. The image capturing apparatus causes a display unit to highlight the affected region(s) for the evaluation index(es) exceeding the associated reference value(s) and superposes (displays) the affected region(s) on the image of an affected region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 11372628
    Abstract: The display of a user interface including components associated with an application may be caused. A first selection of a component from the plurality of components associated with the application may be received via the user interface. In response to receiving the first selection of the component, properties associated with the component may be identified. A second selection of one or more properties associated with the component may be received via the user interface. In response to receiving the second selection of the one or more properties, the application may be generated in view of the component and the one or more properties associated with the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew L. Rubinger
  • Patent number: 11372531
    Abstract: System, method, and computer product embodiments for controlling a display device's display settings from a computing device's touch-based user interface are described. In an embodiment, the computing device establishes a wireless connectivity with the display device. The computing device sends a command generated to query information related to the display setting. Then, the computing device receives the queried information from the display device. The computing device configures a graphical user interface (GUI) with the queried information to display configurations of the display settings on the touchscreen. The configurations include the display settings currently configured in the display device. The computing device further enables, within GUI, a displayed configuration from the display configurations to be calibrated by one or more touch gestures on the touchscreen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: ROKU, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Shaw-Jong Liu, James Harold Shaw, Anita Ranganath, Gregory S. Gates, Michael Chin-Ming Fu, Matthew Wee, Kevin Ralph Cooper, Charles L. Smith, Harold Sun
  • Patent number: 11361676
    Abstract: A system and method for using augmented reality for assisting speech development of multiple languages includes analyzing speech recorded in an environment to detect a word used in a conversation between a first speaker and a second speaker that is in a language different from other words in the conversation, wherein a target user is in the environment with the first speaker and the second speaker, isolating an object associated with the word within an augmented reality environment of the target user located in the environment, determining a confusion level of the target user based on a use of the word in the conversation, and implementing, by the processor, an augmented reality technique based on the confusion level of the target user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY
    Inventors: Shubhadip Ray, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Avik Sanyal, Craig M. Trim
  • Patent number: 11360647
    Abstract: A method of generating a resource value transfer request is described. A window is displayed independent of a service interface of a service application displayed on a first terminal in response to a window display request from the service application. A user operation is received via the window. A resource value transfer code request instruction is generated, and a resource value transfer code is obtained when the service application detects the resource value transfer code request instruction. The resource value transfer code is displayed. The resource value transfer code is processed by a second terminal to generate the resource value transfer request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventor: Long Li
  • Patent number: 11360567
    Abstract: A true wireless headset that may include a housing, a microphone that is mechanically coupled to the housing, wherein the microphone is configured to detect sound and output detection signals indicative of the sound, a tap detector that is configured to receive a first representation of the detection signals, and to process the first representation of the detection signals to determine whether a user tapped on the housing; and at least one additional circuitry that is configured to respond to a determination that the user tapped on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: DSP GROUP LTD.
    Inventor: Nir Michael
  • Patent number: 11361021
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can be configured to identify audio content included in a video content item. A notification can be provided based at least in part on the identification. An interface that presents information associated with the identified audio content can be provided based at least in part on a user interaction with the notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platform, Inc.
    Inventors: Parth Popatlal Detroja, Brian Huntley, Eddie Leo Padron de la Torre
  • Patent number: 11360663
    Abstract: A computing system can present a miniprofile comprising an avatar associated with a first account, a handle associated with the first account, a description associated with the first account, and a swipe icon; receive, at the swipe icon, an upward swipe; in response to receiving the upward swipe, present a occupying a larger portion of the display than the miniprofile, the full profile comprising an image associated with the first account, the avatar, the handle, the description, and at least a first post associated with the first account; receive, at the swipe icon, a downward swipe; determine that the downward swipe was a fast downward swipe; and based on determining that the downward swipe was the fast downward swipe, close the full profile and present a feed, the feed comprising at least a second post associated with a second account and a third post associated with a third account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Twitter, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Haggerty, Brittany Forks, Zayaan Khatib, Vincent Lee
  • Patent number: 11354014
    Abstract: A social media platform provides a map-based graphical user interface (GUI) with multiple geographically anchored icons that are selectable to trigger playback of respective galleries of ephemeral messages. Each of the plurality of location-based ephemeral galleries comprises media content contributed by multiple different users. The ephemeral galleries are compiled based on geotag data associated with respective ephemeral messages submitted by multiple users to be publicly viewable via the map-based GUI. Two or more different types of galleries are represented in the map-based GUI by different, visually distinct types of gallery icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Amitay, Jonathan Brody, Jeffrey Arthur Johnson, Andrew Lin, Walton Lin, John Rauser, Evan Spiegel
  • Patent number: 11354023
    Abstract: A method to share map information between an electronic device and other nearby devices using peer-to-peer communication is provided. The method receives identification of different map items such as a route, points of interest, search results, a current map view and sends to a selected nearby device. The method provides different options to select the map items to share. The particular map information to share in some embodiments depends on what is currently displayed and/or selected on the map. When there are several items that can be shared and there is not a clear indication for what the user intends to share, an action list is shown to allow the user to select the information to share. Once a map item to share is selected, the method displays a share list to display a list of nearby devices. The method sends the shared information to selected devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bradford A. Moore, Sean B. Kelly, Marcel Van Os, Stephen O. Lemay, Woo-Ram Lee
  • Patent number: 11347386
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for sharing a position. The method comprises: obtaining geographic information and an intent to share corresponding to a marked position on a panoramic map; setting the geographic information and the sharing intention in a pre-set sharing link; and sending the preset sharing link through a pre-set system interface corresponding to a target application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ziji Wang, Jiefeng Sun, Dong Liu, Jiqing Zhang
  • Patent number: 11340752
    Abstract: A window management method in an electronic device and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes displaying, on a display, a first window; displaying, on the display with the first window, a second window as a pop-up window or a split window; displaying a handler for adjusting a size of at least one of the first window and the second window at a boundary area of the first window or the second window; and changing the displayed split window into the pop-up window or the displayed pop-up window into the split window in response to a user input to the handler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventors: Hye Soon Jeong, Jun Ho Lee, Ji Hoon Jeon, Kyung Hwan Kim, Dong Jeon Kim, Jin Wan An, Dae Sik Hwang