Patents Examined by Joy M Weber
  • Patent number: 9986242
    Abstract: A method is provided to perform enhanced image encoding in a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environment that includes a client device having a first graphical user interface (GUI) and a server device having a second GUI associated with the first GUI. One example method may include receiving, from the client device, user interface (UI) events based on which the first GUI is to be updated, and obtaining, by an agent on the server device, UI information relating to a UI element on the second GUI. The method may further include determining, by the agent on the server device, an encoding configuration for an encoder based at least in part on the UI information, encoding image data of the second GUI based on the encoding configuration, and sending encoded image data to the client device to update the first GUI on a screen of the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventor: Yuping Wei
  • Patent number: 9971484
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic apparatus and method for executing object in the electronic apparatus that performs a specific function based on relations between multiple objects, the object executing apparatus including a display unit for displaying a list of at least one related object to a first object for which a selection gesture is made, the at least one related object capable of performing respective function related to the first object; and a controller for controlling a specific function to be performed based on relationship between a first function of the first object and a second function of a second object among the at least one related object if a link gesture to connect the first object and the second object is made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myung-Su Kang
  • Patent number: 9965133
    Abstract: A covert application, including one or more modules can be provided to assist individuals in conducting covert cyber operations. Furthermore, the covert application can operate in a secure operating environment, which provides a reliable and protected computing environment from which a user can conduct cover cyber operations. The covert application can allow a user to create and utilize one or more personas. Personas created by the covert application can appear to originate from any part of the world, and personas can allow a user of the covert application to interact through various Internet services, such as email, instant messaging, online forums, and website browsing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: NTREPID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teddy Lindsey, Benjamin Adams, Michael Dickun, Brian Sobel
  • Patent number: 9952750
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for managing a widget is disclosed. The widget can include a drop-down menu. The method can include opening the drop-down menu having a set of items corresponding with a set of data. The method can also include updating the set of items dynamically in the opened drop-down menu in response to a change in the set of data. The method can also include processing a selected item from the updated set of items in the opened drop-down menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Randal L. Bertram, Gregory R. Hintermeister, David M. S. Niedergeses, Hai Feng Yao
  • Patent number: 9933861
    Abstract: A result is generated, using a data processing or computational system, in response to a user-provided or user-indicated input expression. The result is displayed, or caused to be displayed, on a display device. The result is analyzed, and, based on the analysis of the result, one or more further data processing or computational actions that the user will perform on the result are predicted. A user interface mechanism is generated to facilitate performing the predicted one or more further data processing or computational actions or to facilitate viewing one or more further results generated in response to one or more of the predicted further data processing or computational actions. The user interface mechanism is displayed or caused to be displayed on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Wolfram Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Wolfram, Kumar Mayank, Taliesin S. Beynon
  • Patent number: 9933917
    Abstract: A system may include an interface, a memory, and one or more processors. The system receives data in a hierarchical nature from a memory and displays data associated with a parent. The system receives an instruction to display data associated with a child and receives the data associated with the child from the memory. The system replaces the data associated with the parent with the data associated with the child. The system also displays the data associated with a child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventor: Ryan P. Debraal
  • Patent number: 9916072
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present disclosure includes a touchscreen configured to display a window of an application and a controller, when the window is shifted into a specific region of the touchscreen, reducing and transforming the window into an icon and controlling the touchscreen to display the icon within the specific region. Accordingly, after a window of an application has been displayed on a screen, when the window is shifted into a specific region within the screen, the screen is displayed in a manner of being reduced and transformed into an icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yoomee Song, Juhyun Jung, Hojae Jung
  • Patent number: 9892200
    Abstract: A user at a geographical location may submit a search query and receive results responsive to the search query. The search results provided to the user may be based on the user's geographical location. The search results may also be based on one or more attributes of the user or an alter ego. The alter ego may be an individual user or another type of entity, such as a group or a business. A user at a geographical location submitting an alter-ego search query may see the results that would be presented to the alter ego if the alter ego were at the geographical location. Each user's interests may be selected through an interest-selection interface, automatically generated as the user interacts with search results, dynamically generated as a user follows or likes search results, or otherwise determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler James Hale, Brian William Payne, Gregory Tariff, Veronica Souza, Christopher Norman, Michael Ari Katz
  • Patent number: 9870539
    Abstract: A rich media notice board enables users to communicate with others in their own and related communities who use the rich media notice board or other rich media notice boards, such as those in related communities, as well as with others who use conventional interfaces via the Internet. The users of the rich media notice board can post notices including text, images, audio, and video to the rich media notice board. The notices may also include usage metaphors that may allow users to relate to the notices. A user interface of the rich media notice board may employ the usage metaphors to provide an interface that may be used by users who may not read or write with sufficient proficiency to otherwise use a computer. The users may access the rich media notice boards from computers, mobile phones, and kiosk systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Mandayam Thondanur Raghunath, Deepak Achuthan Menon, Rahul Suresh Kulkarni, Balaji Gopalan, Anshu Surana, Suhas Abhimanyu Phand
  • Patent number: 9853921
    Abstract: Messages for customers and/or third parties may be generated and/or stored by a service provider. The messages may include user information associated with a resource or an account of a user. In some aspects, a message containing at least a portion of the user information may be provided to the user. The message may be configured to enable the user to associate information with the message. The service provider may receive an indication of the association between the information and the message. Based at least in part on the received indication, the service provider may perform an action corresponding to the action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Avinash Chandra Saxena, Joseph Sirosh
  • Patent number: 9841885
    Abstract: A user interface apparatus includes a first display unit that is configured to display a plurality of first items, a wheel input unit that is positioned proximate a first side of the first display unit, a button input unit that is positioned within a circumference of the wheel input unit, and a second display unit that is positioned within the circumference of the wheel input unit. The wheel input unit is rotatable and is configured to, based upon being rotated, output a scroll command to scroll the plurality of first items. The button input unit is configured to, based upon being pressed, output a selection command to select a first item from the plurality of first items. The second display unit is configured to display the selected first item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeonghwa Yang, Youjin Lee, Wookjun Chung
  • Patent number: 9841866
    Abstract: A virtual environment may be provided to facilitate education and knowledge gathering by users. The users may include children, youth, and/or other users. The users may be enabled to form connections between themselves and/or experts, and to communicate between themselves and/or with experts. Users may be provided with a different interface than experts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Rocket21 Enterprises, LLC.
    Inventors: Jodell Seagrave, Steve Snyder, Allen Goldblatt, Marshall Raskind, Bob Day, Lisa Litsey, Mark W. Grayson
  • Patent number: 9836204
    Abstract: A system for scrolling comprises an interface and a processor. The interface is for: receiving a scrolling command; receiving a trigger to start precise scrolling; providing an indication to display a precise scrolling control; receiving a precise scrolling gesture; and providing an indication to display an output. The processor is for determining the output based at least in part on the scrolling command and the precise scrolling gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: VisualOn, Inc.
    Inventors: Jiafa Huang, Chin-Yee Lin
  • Patent number: 9729701
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a small computing device with an improved interface. The interface comprises a display screen which extends the majority of length of the face of the housing, and a plurality of multi-function buttons extending on either side of the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Kannuu Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Kevin W. Dinn
  • Patent number: 9710122
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for an error support application. Error reports are received and correlated with aggregated known errors. Support is initiated as a function of whether the error is caused by a provided infrastructure service or developer functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Suvenderan Pillay, Mahendra Manshi Chheda, Suraj Kumar Subrun, Daine Mimico Neale Mamacos, Cornelle Christiaan Pretorius Janse Van Rensburg
  • Patent number: 9514444
    Abstract: Realtime communications between communicants in a virtual area are administered. Assemblies of copresent communicants in the virtual area are detected. For each of respective ones of the detected assemblies, a respective meeting object linked to information relating to communicant interactions in the assembly is generated. Respective meeting summary data is determined based on the information linked to selected ones of the meeting objects. The determined meeting summary data is transmitted to a network node for display. A visualization of summaries of respective assemblies of copresent communicants in the virtual area is presented on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sococo, Inc.
    Inventors: Josh Moyers, David Van Wie
  • Patent number: 9488489
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer-readable storage mediums encoded with computer programs executed by one or more processors for providing personalized mapping with photo-tours are disclosed. A mapping system provides a map of a geographic region that includes a plurality of selectable image locations within the region, with standardized images of the respective image location that accord with predefined parameters provided by the mapping system. An image location selection from the map is received and it is determined whether the selected image location is associated with one or more photo-tours of non-standardized images that do not according with the predefined parameters. A selection of a particular one of the photo-tours is received, and the set of non-standardized images corresponding to a selected photo-tour for the image location is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Chase Hensel, Ze Hong Zhao, Wei Liu, Guiheng Zhou, Shuangfeng Li, Liyong Chen, Ming Bai, Jian Qiao, Yi Huang, Lu Han
  • Patent number: 9471198
    Abstract: The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for presenting list information. One method includes providing a series of controls for presentation representing a complete set of the elements, including first and last elements that are accessible without paging or scrolling to another screen. User input is received representing a traversal of the controls, including an uninterrupted selection of the controls. During the traversal and depending on a current position of the user input in relation to the controls, a position marker is displayed and continuously updated that identifies at least one element associated with a control at the current position. User input is received during the traversal indicating a selection of a particular control based on a termination of user input. The selection is based on a position relative to the series of controls. At least one particular element associated with the selected particular control is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Andreas Kunz
  • Patent number: 9448686
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a touchscreen configured to display a keypad including keys for inputting and sending a chat content to at least one chat counterpart; a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate the chat content with the at least one chat counterpart; and a controller configured to receive a touch action on a specific key of the keypad, determine if the touch action corresponds to a preset touch manner that is different than a single short touch action on the specific key, send or input the chat content if the touch action is the single short touch action on the specific key, and provide an editing function of the chat content rather than sending or inputting the chat content if the touch action corresponds to the preset touch manner that is different than the single short touch action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Juhyun Jung, Jumin Chi, Boram Kim
  • Patent number: 9451306
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for selecting content formats based on predicted user interest. One example method includes receiving a request to present additional content to a user in association with the user viewing a video content item during a session, identifying one or more candidate content formats, predicting a likelihood that the user will abandon the session for each candidate content format, selecting a format based at least in part on the predicting, determining when to present the additional content to the user, and presenting the additional content in accordance with the selected format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Ramesh R. Sarukkai, Kevin O. Thompson, Jacob E. Huston, Philippe Farhi