Patents Examined by Jung-Mu T Chuang
  • Patent number: 11507259
    Abstract: Graphical element detection using a combined series and delayed parallel execution unified target technique that potentially uses a plurality of graphical element detection techniques, performs default user interface (UI) element detection technique configuration at the application and/or UI type level, or both, is disclosed. The unified target merges multiple techniques of identifying and automating UI elements into a single cohesive approach. A unified target descriptor chains together multiple types of UI descriptors in series, uses them in parallel, or uses at least one technique first for a period of time and then runs at least one other technique in parallel or alternatively if the first technique does not find a match within the time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: UiPath, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Dines
  • Patent number: 11481938
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media directed to adaptable drawing guides. In implementations, a guide mode is identified. Generally, a guide mode indicates a manner in which to use a drawing guide to confine strokes corresponding with input paths. Upon detecting an input path, a stroke is drawn in accordance with the guide mode. For example, when an edge mode is employed, the drawn stroke is confined to align with at least one edge of the drawing guide, when an inside mode is employed, the drawn stroke is confined inside of the set of edges of the drawing guide, and when the outside mode is employed, the drawn stroke is confined outside of the set of edges of the drawing guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: ADOBE INC.
    Inventors: Elissa A. Welsh, Rishabh Vij, Gaurav Gilhotra, Ayush Bansal, Nipun Mitra, Pulkit Mehta, Karan Batra, Rohit Kumar Guglani, Deep Sinha, Will Eisley, Laura Serghiou
  • Patent number: 11334211
    Abstract: The sizes and the positional relationship of a plurality of divided regions provided in a display are changed in a more convenient manner. An information control device includes: an operation detection unit configured to detect touch operation of a user performed on a first display; and a layout setting unit configured to transition display of the first display between a plurality of layouts according to the detected touch operation, the plurality of layouts being different from each other in sizes and a positional relationship of divided regions, the divided regions being obtained by dividing a display screen of the first display into a plurality of divided regions, wherein the layout setting unit displays, on the display screen, a transition process of the plurality of layouts by way of an animation presenting change of the sizes and the positional relationship of the plurality of divided regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: CLARION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Manabu Morita
  • Patent number: 11334239
    Abstract: A terminal device having a dual touch screen capable of controlling a content is disclosed. The terminal device displays at least one content to a display unit. A processor coupled to the terminal is configured to checking content mapped to an area at which a touch event is detected and released from the dual touch screen including a first touch sensor and a second touch sensor and to control the content according to the touch event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soo Yeoun Yoon, Hui Chul Yang, Hyun Jin Kim, Yong Gook Park, Ji Yeon Kwak, Ji Hyeon Kweon, Eun Kyung Yoo, Keum Koo Lee
  • Patent number: 11301270
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter includes techniques for providing access to a cloud-based service from a learning management system (LMS). An example method includes receiving a request from a course instructor at a brokerage engine running as an extension of the LMS. The request is a request to configure a course to be provided by a cloud-based service. The request identifies assignments to be accessed by students through the LMS and provisions cloud computing resources of the cloud-based service to be assigned to the students for completion of the assignments. The method also includes performing the request using the cloud-based service by translating, by the brokerage engine, the request to be compatible with the cloud-based service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Nir Levy, Lee Stott, Justin R. Garrett, Alexander Pshul, Moaid Hathot, Libi Axelrod, Irit Kantor, Itay Yaffe, Amichai Vaknin
  • Patent number: 11301206
    Abstract: A computer system and associated computing device are provided which allow for the collection of user selections during playback of an audio file at a client computing device within a buffer period of a time window, calling a corresponding application responsive to the user selections to generate an output for a user based upon user-specific information, and changing the start and end times of the playback time window based upon user selections collected during the buffer period exceeding a threshold percentage of total user selections collected during the playback time window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: PODUCTIVITY LTD.
    Inventors: Mark Asquith, Kieran McKeefery
  • Patent number: 11294530
    Abstract: Electronic devices described herein are configured to display updated content associated with a first application having a first user interface element disposed in a background area of a display that is obscured by a second user interface element associated with a second application. Responsive to a command from the first application to notify the user of the updated content, the operating system displays at least a portion of a translucent version of the first user interface element with the updated content in the foreground display area, wherein the translucent version of the first user interface element obscures at least a portion of the second user interface element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Matthias Baer
  • Patent number: 11294549
    Abstract: The present systems and methods for customizing sub-applications and dashboards in a digital huddle environment are disclosed. The disclosed system and method may be employed for customizing sub-applications according to predefined options, including text, images and numbers; as well as customizing dashboards according to user requirements for showing goals progress, next meetings notifications, schedule, meetings alerts, and the like, according to the requirements of a particular team working in a digital huddle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Casale, Abigail O'Malley, Kedzie Teller
  • Patent number: 11294556
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that utilize a multi-panel graphical user interface for modifying digital images. For example, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems divide the graphical user interface of a client device into first panel and a second panel. Further, the disclosed systems provide different portions of a digital image for display within the first and second panels. In some implementations, the disclosed systems receive a user interaction with the portion of the digital image displayed within the first panel. Based on the received user interaction, the disclosed systems modify the second portion of the digital image displayed within the second panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventor: Amol Jindal
  • Patent number: 11281362
    Abstract: Graphical element detection using a combined series and delayed parallel execution unified target technique that potentially uses a plurality of graphical element detection techniques, performs default user interface (UI) element detection technique configuration at the application and/or UI type level, or both, is disclosed. The unified target merges multiple techniques of identifying and automating UI elements into a single cohesive approach. A unified target descriptor chains together multiple types of UI descriptors in series, uses them in parallel, or uses at least one technique first for a period of time and then runs at least one other technique in parallel or alternatively if the first technique does not find a match within the time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: UiPath, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Dines
  • Patent number: 11269499
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs control such that an item to be displayed in a display unit is displayed so as to move according to a touch operation, and performs control to not move the position of the item displayed in the display unit even if a touch operation has been started, and, in response to a movement of a touch position having been detected, move the item from the position at which the item was displayed in accordance with a movement amount of the touch position, and after the touch position has been moved, when a position of the touch panel that is in a first direction from a set reference position of the touch panel is tapped, move the item in the first direction by an amount corresponding to a predetermined amount, every time a tap is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Emi Kondo
  • Patent number: 11269496
    Abstract: In a case where a plurality of operation buttons includes a first operation button for executing processing on one piece of page data included in document data, an information processing apparatus displays execution target page data of the first operation button in an identifiable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaki Toyama
  • Patent number: 11269904
    Abstract: A computing system accesses one or more code lists, each including a plurality of items, each item comprising an alphanumerical machine code mapped to a human recognizable concept. The system may receive a query from a user, determine any matching and/or related items in the code lists, and generate an interactive visualization of the matching items. The visualization allows the user to view and detect relationships between items from multiple code lists in a manner that is not possible through review of the lists separately. The user can select nodes in a tree structured visualization to initiate addition of the corresponding alphanumerical machine codes to a custom code list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Holliday, Yichu Lin
  • Patent number: 11245736
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method disclosed herein includes identifying, by a processor, a plurality of participants of a video conference meeting, the plurality of participants comprising a first user of a first user device and a set of scheduled attendees in addition to the first user of the first user device, wherein the first user of the first user device and the set of scheduled attendees were invited to participate in the video conference meeting via a calendar invitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Trent Caston, Jennifer Delphine King, Cayden Joel Meyer, Harold H W Kim, Xudong Yang
  • Patent number: 11243669
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for transmitting response content items to devices are presented. For example, a graphical user interface may be controlled to display an interface. The targeting interface may comprise a selectable input. The selectable input may correspond to a content item. A request for a targeted response to the content item may be received via the interface. The request may comprise a response content item and a selection of the selectable input. A plurality of assignments of the content item to a plurality of users may be determined. The response content item may be transmitted to a plurality of devices. Each device of the plurality of devices may be associated with a user of the plurality of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Eric Theodore Bax, Kimberly Williams, Lisa Giaffo, John Donald, Teppo Veikko Salonen
  • Patent number: 11237796
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for tailoring composite graphical assistant interfaces for interacting with multiple different connected devices. The composite graphical assistant interfaces can be generated in response to a user providing a request for an automated assistant to cause a connected device to perform a particular function. In response to the automated assistant receiving the request, the automated assistant can identify other functions that the connected device is capable of performing. The other functions can then be mapped to various graphical control elements in order to provide a composite graphical assistant interface from which the user can interact with the connected device. Each graphical control element can be arranged according to a status of the connected device, in order to reflect how the connected device is operating simultaneous to the presentation of the composite graphical assistant interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: David Roy Schairer, Triona Butler, Cindy Tran, Mark Spates, IV, Di Lin, Yuzhao Ni, Lisa Williams
  • Patent number: 11231831
    Abstract: An electronic device displays a content region including first content that contains an image; and, while displaying the first content, detects an input at a location that corresponds to the location of the image. In response, the electronic device, in accordance with a determination that the input includes an intensity above a respective threshold and that the image is associated with a link to second content that is different from the first content, displays a preview of the second content while maintaining display of at least a portion of the first content in the content region; and, in accordance with a determination that the input includes an intensity above the respective threshold and that the image is not associated with a link to additional content, displays an enlarged version of the image while maintaining display of at least a portion of the first content in the content region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Beth M. Dakin, Dean R. Jackson, Samuel M. Weinig, Jonathan J. Lee
  • Patent number: 11231785
    Abstract: A display device includes a display, a bezel disposed along a periphery of the display, a touch sensor disposed inward of the bezel and configured to receive, from a user, a first touch input at a touch location of the touch sensor, and a processor configured to control the display to display a user interface at a first location of the display. The processor is further configured to, in response to the first touch input being received while the user interface is displayed at the first location, determine a user location of the user, based on the touch location at which the first touch input is received, and control the display to move the user interface that is displayed, to a second location of the display, the second location corresponding to the user location that is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Nim Cho, Yu Hyeon Jun
  • Patent number: 11232170
    Abstract: Graphical element detection using a combined series and delayed parallel execution unified target technique that potentially uses a plurality of graphical element detection techniques, performs default user interface (UI) element detection technique configuration at the application and/or UI type level, or both, is disclosed. The unified target merges multiple techniques of identifying and automating UI elements into a single cohesive approach. A unified target descriptor chains together multiple types of UI descriptors in series, uses them in parallel, or uses at least one technique first for a period of time and then runs at least one other technique in parallel or alternatively if the first technique does not find a match within the time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: UiPath, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Dines, Ion Miron
  • Patent number: 11231835
    Abstract: An image output device includes an instruction receiver, an image generator, an image controller, a storage that stores application information, and an updater that updates the application information. The image controller selects, with reference to the application information, from among the plurality of shortcuts, at least one first shortcut satisfying a first criterion and a second shortcut not satisfying the first criterion but satisfying a second criterion. The image generator generates and outputs the home menu in which the at least one first shortcut selected is displayed and the second shortcut selected is displayed in a different form than the at least one first shortcut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Yamashita, Takeshi Yamada, Tatsuya Fujimoto