Patents Examined by Mong-Shune Chung
  • Patent number: 11507245
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhancing image content captured by a machine vision camera are disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving an image captured by a machine vision camera that includes a plurality of indicia, determining bounds of a bounding box for each respective indicia, and displaying a plurality of entries corresponding to the respective indicia. The example method further includes receiving a selection of an entry, and determining coordinate limits of the bounding box and a secondary box of the entry. The example method further includes displaying the image such that a center-point of the secondary box is positioned near a center-point of a display region, and scaling the image such that at least one of a vertical pixel count or a horizontal pixel count of the secondary box is within a ratio threshold of a vertical pixel count or a horizontal pixel count of the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Abhilash Gururaja, Christopher M. West
  • Patent number: 11507244
    Abstract: A window adjustment method, a window adjustment device, a mobile terminal and a computer readable storage medium. The window adjustment method comprises: detecting the number of free windows displayed by a mobile terminal (101); if the number of the windows is not less than two, determining a free window to be adjusted among the free windows displayed by the mobile terminal (102); acquiring an adjustment parameter, and adjusting, on the basis of the adjustment parameter, the free window to be adjusted (103), the adjustment parameter comprising a positional parameter and/or a size parameter. The method allows a user to adjust a window according to his/her needs, so as to avoid the window being blocked and affecting the use thereof by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Tongxi Li, Liangjing Fu, Zhiyong Lin, Lei Jing
  • Patent number: 11507243
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an input device of an information handling device, a selection to access interaction data associated with a target, wherein the interaction data corresponds to interactions between the target and at least one entity; receiving, at the information handling device, a designation of an interaction parameter, wherein the designation of the interaction parameter adjusts a defining standard for a direct interaction and an indirect interaction for the interaction data; determining, using a processor and based on the interaction parameter, whether each of the interactions from the interaction data is associated with a direct interaction or an indirect interaction; and performing, based on the determining, at least one action. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: TeleTracking Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Christopher Schuck
  • Patent number: 11500512
    Abstract: A tracking device tracks hand motion of a user. An output device, for example an augmented reality headset or a virtual reality headset, is configured for the output of virtual elements in augmented or virtual reality. A processor recognizes a first gesture when the user turns a palm of a first hand towards his face. The processor then displays a set of virtual elements above the palm of the first hand, the virtual elements being arranged above each other like a card deck, using the output device. In other words, the virtual elements are visualized as cards on the palm of the first hand. In most embodiments, the virtual elements are attached to at least one of the user's hands. The method provides a user interface for hand interaction with virtual elements, for example for viewing a content gallery or data exploration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventors: Anna Reithmeir, Robert Wilde
  • Patent number: 11500453
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that identifies an area of a user's body when the user performs an action of bringing the area of his or her body in contact with a target to be manipulated, and that performs a predetermined process in accordance with the identified area of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ohashi, Kazuyuki Arimatsu
  • Patent number: 11494047
    Abstract: Systems and methods facilitating electronic signatures (E-Signatures) are provided. Multiple E-Signatures can be provided to electronic documents through a simple command, such as a selection of a single graphical element. A user's signatures, initials, or other identifier can be added to the electronic document in the appropriate fields upon receipt of the appropriate command or command set from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Zillow, Inc.
    Inventors: G. Austin Allison, Justin Y. Hu
  • Patent number: 11487412
    Abstract: An information processing system and a method for operating same are provided. The information processing system includes a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus. The first information processing apparatus is configured to display a first synchronous image in a first window, the first window having an operation right. The second information processing apparatus has a synchronous state or an asynchronous state. The second information processing apparatus is configured to: display a second synchronous image; in response to a first request, switch from the synchronous state to the asynchronous state; and in response to a second request, switch from the asynchronous state to the synchronous state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Hasegawa, Yoichi Mizutani, Masato Kajimoto, Masahiro Takahashi, Hiroshi Kyusojin
  • Patent number: 11487398
    Abstract: A computing device may include a display, and a processor coupled to the display and configured to generate a GUI current screen on the display. The GUI current screen may include a first window and a second window docked to the first window, the second window overlapping the first window. The processor may be configured to determine an interaction region in the first window based upon user input in the first window, determine a ratio of overlap between the first window and the second window, and resize the second window based upon the ratio of overlap and so that the second window does not overlap the interaction region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Daowen Wei, Jian Ding, Hengbo Wang, Yanjun Su
  • Patent number: 11481093
    Abstract: A method and system for determining the location in 3D space of an object of interest within the interior region of an enclosed, opaque container. The invention allows a user or operator to construct a three-dimensional representation of the interior region of the container to allow viewing of objects, components and substances within the interior region. The users or operators now have the opportunity to isolate a particular object of interest within the interior region that may be a threat, such as an explosive device or other energetic component. A disrupter device is aimed at the three-dimensional location and thereafter, the disrupter device fires a projectile or substance at the object of interest in order to disable or destroy the object of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Angel Diaz, David Rivera-Marchand, Lonnie Frericks, Andrew Wojtkowski, Anthony Kummerer
  • Patent number: 11481085
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. An electronic device according to one embodiment comprises a display, a processor operatively connected to the display, and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory is configured to store one or more applications and additional information related to the application, and the memory can store instructions for allowing, when executed, the processor to determine one or more categories to which a plurality of applications belong respectively, on the basis of at least some additional information of the plurality of applications installed in the electronic device, to determine an image corresponding to the one or more categories on the basis of at least some information related to icons of applications belonging to the same category from among the one or more categories, and to display, on the screen of the display, folders by category according to the determined image, including icons of the applications belonging to the same category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungmin Lim, Soeun Kwon, Seongmin Je
  • Patent number: 11467658
    Abstract: An application processing system provides an interaction with a virtual character to a user, the application processing system having one or more computer processors and being configured to output an image of a virtual space including the virtual character to a head mounted display mounted on a head of the user. In one aspect, the one or more computer processors execute computer-readable instructions to: specify a first action associated with a motion of the head of the user in the virtual space and performed toward the virtual character, based on one or more detection information items obtained by the head mounted display; and specify, in response to selection of a specific object included in the virtual space, a second action not associated with a motion of the head of the user in the virtual space and performed toward the virtual character, based on the one or more detection information items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Kuwatani, Makoto Chida
  • Patent number: 11449187
    Abstract: A lockscreen display control method can be applied to an electronic device and include: when the electronic device has a bright screen in a lockscreen state, a transparent lockscreen window is drawn by using a lockscreen service, and a lockscreen wallpaper process is launched; an activity instance of the lockscreen wallpaper process is created, and an attribute of the activity instance is set to be always on top; a device orientation of the electronic device is monitored by using the activity instance to acquire an orientation parameter; and according to the orientation parameter, a wallpaper displayed under the lockscreen window is adjusted, and the wallpaper is controlled to dynamically display under the lockscreen window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haoran Wang, Jianjiang Qu
  • Patent number: 11435871
    Abstract: Techniques for generating a workflow model are described. In an example, a device presents a window. A selection of an icon presented in the window is received, where the icon corresponds to a node having a node type. Based on rule, the device determines a location where the icon can be added to a workflow. The rule indicates the location based on the node type and a workflow model. The user device presents, in the window, an indicator of the location, receives a placement of the node at the location, and presents, the icon at the location indicating that the node is added to the workflow. The device updates the workflow model to include, based on the placement, a reference to executable code that corresponds to the node, and to include, based on the location, information about an execution sequence of executable codes referenced in the workflow model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren Jon Luvaas, Vu Nguyen, Christina Lane, Nirmala V. Sistla, Hefeng Cui, Tharif Afzal, Congzhou Wang, Ashwin Ravichandran, Shashank Kumar Sharma, Weiwei Jia, Sharon Brown
  • Patent number: 11435872
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an icon control method and a terminal device. The method includes: receiving a first input that is performed by a user, where the first input is used to trigger a terminal device to enter an icon editing state, a target object is displayed on N pages on a desktop of the terminal device, the target object includes at least one of the following: an application icon or an application folder, where one application folder includes at least two application icons, and one application icon is used to indicate one application; and displaying at least one type of editing control on the desktop in response to the first input, where each type of editing control of the at least one type of editing control is used to edit the target object on the N pages; where in a case that the terminal device is in the icon editing state, the at least one type of editing control is always displayed on the desktop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fujun Ou
  • Patent number: 11435878
    Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to an application programming interface (API) and user interface (UI) that can translate user communication into an interactive message that is displayed on the UI. In at least one embodiment, a mobile application uses a sentence builder to translate data structures into an interactive message (e.g., an editable sentence). A UI can display the interactive message in a first portion (e.g., “upper portion”) of a UI, and display user selectable objects for adding information to the interactive message in a second portion (e.g., “lower portion”). For example, as a customer makes choices for a food order, ingredients as emojis can appear and disappear in sentence form from a UI based on customer preferences and inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: CAVA HOLDING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brett Schulman, Ariana Kamar, Brandon Ehrgood
  • Patent number: 11429256
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments comprises: a housing; a mounting structure connected to the housing; a touchscreen display; an input interface; a processor operatively connected to the touchscreen display and the input interface; a volatile memory operatively connected to the processor; and a nonvolatile memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the nonvolatile memory is configured to store a plurality of application programs, and may store instructions which, when executed, enables the processor to receive, from an external electronic device, data including association information between a user-related event and one or more of the application programs, store the data in the nonvolatile memory, detect the user-related event, and load the one or more application programs into the volatile memory, while a user interface of the application program is not displayed on the touchscreen display. Other embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong-Eup Ham
  • Patent number: 11422668
    Abstract: Media, methods, and systems are disclosed for seamlessly updating a current version of a native application with an updated version of the native application. A data package associated with the updated version is received. Current version window display parameters including a current window display size, a current window display position, and a current window display layer are received. The updated version of the native application is initialized while hidden beneath the current window display layer and continuously adjusted so that any viewable portion of the updated version of the native application remains hidden by the current version. Finally, the current version is terminated, thereby visibly replacing the current version of the native application without interrupting a seamless user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Jan Hannemann
  • Patent number: 11409421
    Abstract: An object processing method includes: receiving a first input of a user, the first input being an input of a first object in a first page by the user, objects in the first page being in an editable state; and in response to the first input, moving the first object to a first folder, the first folder being a folder indicated by a first folder icon. The first file folder iron being any one of: a folder icon in a second page, a folder icon corresponding in a first control to the first input and a folder icon in a first task window corresponding to the first input, the first page and the second page being pages on different screens of a terminal device, the first control being a control displayed in the first page, the first task window being a task window displayed in the first page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zengshun Wu
  • Patent number: 11409403
    Abstract: Disclosed are a control method and a control apparatus of vehicle infotainment, which use a camera monitoring a vehicle's interior, and a display providing a GUI of infotainment apparatuses. A processor obtains a monitoring image through the camera, displays a first GUI on the display in response to a first object motion detected in a first interest region which has been set beforehand in the monitoring image, and display a second GUI on the display in response to a second object motion detected in a second interest region which has been set beforehand in the monitoring image and which is separated from the first interest region. One or more of an autonomous vehicle, a user terminal and a server of the present invention can be associated with artificial intelligence modules, drones (unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)), robots, augmented reality (AR) devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, devices related to 5G service, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Changwoo Cho
  • Patent number: 11402969
    Abstract: The paper discloses a system including a multi-source content acquisition engine configured to provide an instruction to launch an editor window to display a set of selectable content from user-generated content generated by a plurality of remote sources and stored in a content datastore. The system includes a multi-source content selection configured to identify a set of selected content from the set of selectable content. The system includes an integrated content arrangement engine configured to arrange the set of selected content into a multi-sourced journal content sequence. The system includes a layer integration engine configured to apply a layer from the layer datastore to a portion of the multi-sourced journal content sequence. The system includes a multi-source content launch engine configured to provide an instruction to display an integrated multi-sourced journal content sequence including the multi-sourced journal content sequence and the layer in the editor window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: WEVIDEO, INC.
    Inventors: Jostein Svendsen, Bjorn Rustberggaard