Patents Examined by Mong-Shune Chung
  • Patent number: 11216161
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for generating presentations based upon articles are presented. For example, an article may be selected from one or more article databases. Content items may be extracted from the article, wherein the content items comprise one or more videos, one or more images and/or one or more social media posts. Text of the article may be analyzed to generate a plurality of text segments. A presentation, comprising a plurality of slides, may be generated based upon the content items and the plurality of text segments. A graphical user interface of a client device may be controlled to display a presentation editing interface comprising a representation of the presentation. One or more inputs, corresponding to one or more edits to the presentation, may be received via the presentation editing interface. An edited presentation may be generated based upon the one or more inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Arunkumar Balasubramanian, Kapil Raj Thadani, Andrew Jeremy Crews
  • Patent number: 11216174
    Abstract: A system or method for tracking items proximate a user interface device include a user interface device having at least one solid-state touch-sensitive region and a receiver for wirelessly receiving a signal from at least one item to determine proximity of the item relative to the user interface device. The device may also include a display screen for displaying controls and information. The user interface device may be permanently or removably mounted in a vehicle and used to interface with vehicle systems and personal electronic devices. Tracked items or objects may include passive or active data tags and communicate identification information and optionally position information. The device may alert the user to movement of tracked objects, and/or confirm presence of a group of objects. The device may use various wired or wireless devices to control selections and/or a cursor on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: UUSI, LLC
    Inventors: John M. Washeleski, David W. Shank
  • Patent number: 11216154
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device, according to one embodiment, disclosed in the present document, comprises at least one sensor, a display, a speaker, and a processor functionally connected to the at least one sensor and the display, wherein the processor can be configured so as to output, on the display, a plurality of menu icons respectively having a sequence number, detect a stroke input by using the at least one sensor, confirm a movement direction and a movement frequency corresponding to the detected stroke input, designate, from a reference menu icon among the plurality of menu icons, a menu icon according to a result of movements in the movement direction at the movement frequency, and output information of the designated menu icon through the speaker. Additional various embodiments identified through the description are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jieun Kim, Jongkee Lee, Eunbi Kim, Soojung Lee, Jueun Lee, Shinjae Jung
  • Patent number: 11216172
    Abstract: A method can include presenting a feed, the feed including at least a first post, a second post, and a third post; receiving a selection gesture in an area corresponding to the first post; in response to receiving the selection gesture, expanding a size of the first post from an original size to an expanded size; receiving a scrolling gesture; and in response to receiving the scrolling gesture, moving the first post, the second post, and the third post in a same direction as the scrolling gesture while maintaining the expanded size of the first post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Twitter, Inc.
    Inventors: David Hart, Lisa Ding, Jose Hernandez
  • Patent number: 11216145
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of providing a user with a customized user interface is disclosed. One example may include generating a window display area based on at least one predefined user preference, and displaying the window display area in a specified location of the user. The method may also include prompting the user to select at least one particular application that may be associated with the window display area, and prompting the user to customize the window attributes by modifying the window display area. Other operations may include saving the customized window display area in a memory of a computing device once the user has completed the customizing of the window attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC
    Inventors: Farid Khafizov, Margarita Khafizova
  • Patent number: 11216146
    Abstract: A system for mid-fidelity simulation may include a memory configured to store data representing a flight scenario. The system may further include a display device configured to present a graphical user interface to a user, the graphical user interface including representations of a first set of control interfaces, the first set of control interfaces including one or more features that are common between multiple aircraft, the graphical user interface omitting one or more features of the first set of control interfaces that are not common between the multiple aircraft. The system may also include a processor configured to perform a simulation of the flight scenario while receiving user input and displaying user output via the representations of the first set of control interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark Richard Cameron, Nicklas Dahlstrom, Richard James Kennedy, Rosa Maria Rodriguez, Pedro Taboso Ballesteros
  • Patent number: 11216179
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a processing unit that determines an angle between at least a part of an upper limb of a user and one of a vector or a plane. The processing unit further determines whether an operation of the user is a pointing operation or a hover operation on the basis of the angle that is between at least the part of the upper limb of the user and one of the vector or the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ikeda, Eisuke Fujinawa, Kosuke Yoshitomi, Masaki Handa, Junji Otsuka, Kenji Gotoh, Katsuji Miyazawa, Shoji Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11216243
    Abstract: An audio visual device includes a drive circuit and a rotatable body configured to be driven by the drive circuit and configured to change a playback point of a sound signal representative of a series of sounds in accordance with a rotation of the rotatable body. The rotatable body configured to change the playback point of the sound signal is further configured to display an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisashi Nagai, Naoaki Kurita
  • Patent number: 11216175
    Abstract: A system or method for tracking items proximate a user interface device include a user interface device having at least one solid-state touch-sensitive region and a receiver for wirelessly receiving a signal from at least one item to determine proximity of the item relative to the user interface device. The device may also include a display screen for displaying controls and information. The user interface device may be permanently or removably mounted in a vehicle and used to interface with vehicle systems and personal electronic devices. Tracked items or objects may include passive or active data tags and communicate identification information and optionally position information. The device may alert the user to movement of tracked objects, and/or confirm presence of a group of objects. The device may use various wired or wireless devices to control selections and/or a cursor on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: UUSI, LLC
    Inventors: John M. Washeleski, David W. Shank
  • Patent number: 11216147
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include a display, a communication circuit transmitting and receiving data with an external server, a memory storing data received through the communication circuit, and a processor controlling the display, the communication circuit, and the memory. The processor may be configured to receive a first portion of content capable of being displayed through the display, and index information of the content from the external server, to display at least part of the first portion in a first region of the display, to display a user interface for content movement based on the index information, in a second region of the display, to make a request for a second portion of the content corresponding to the user input to the external server when a specified user input occurs in the user interface, and to display at least part of the second portion in the first region of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soyoung Park, Sangil Lee, Younghak Oh
  • Patent number: 11216149
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a touchscreen display and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to present a dynamic user interface on the touchscreen display. The dynamic user interface includes a first input region forming a dial. The first input region is configured to receive user input related to a first viewing direction associated with a 360° video. The at least one processor is also configured to detect the user input. In addition, the at least one processor is configured to transmit the user input to a display device to control presentation of the 360° video on the display device. The dynamic user interface may further include a second input region, where the second input region is configured to receive second user input related to a second viewing direction associated with the 360° video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Arun Rakesh Yoganandan, Yuchang Hu, Chang Long Zhu Jin, Kristen Kator
  • Patent number: 11216074
    Abstract: A method includes collecting reference motion data in a device from a motion sensor worn by a user for a movement having a predetermined classification. The motion sensor is attached to a limb having a joint. A user library entry is generated in the device based on the reference motion data and the predetermined classification. Additional motion data is collected in the device from the motion sensor. User motions in the additional motion data corresponding to the user library entry are classified in the device. Range of motion data associated with the user motions is generated in the device. A report is generated in the device including the user motions and the associated range of motion data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: OnTracMD, LLC
    Inventors: Suman Banerjee, Bozhao Qi
  • Patent number: 11199960
    Abstract: Methods, media, and systems are disclosed for creating and sharing interactive media. A set of media files are received, from which a background image is selected. A representation of the background image is displayed. A placement gesture is received having a release point on the display corresponding to placement of an interactive media icon within the background medium. Icon properties information is received regarding one or more properties of the interactive media icon. Icon placement information. A request to access the interactive media package is received from a second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SLCKET, Inc.
    Inventors: Manzilla Queen, Jeffrey Christopher Daniel
  • Patent number: 11200073
    Abstract: Automatic anchor determination for target graphical element identification in user interface (UI) automation is disclosed. A context-based mechanism assists in discriminating between duplicate target UI element candidates. More specifically, additional anchors may be determined and automatically added for a target UI element that provide context and are visible in an area surrounding the target. During design time, a target UI element may be indicated by a user of a designer application and a corresponding anchor may be determined. When a pair of UI elements is found having the same or similar characteristics and/or relationships to the target-anchor pair, an additional anchor is automatically identified without requesting user input. The additional anchor may be selected from the UI elements within a radius of the target UI element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: UiPath, Inc.
    Inventor: Cosmin Voicu
  • Patent number: 11188194
    Abstract: Techniques for generating smart replies are disclosed herein. A computer system may generate candidate replies to a message from a first device of a first user to a second device of a second user based on content of the message using a first model, and determine synonym replies based on the candidate replies using a hierarchical graph data structure, with the synonym replies including the candidate replies in addition to synonyms of the candidate replies, the hierarchical graph data structure comprising a tree of concepts ranging from root nodes to leaf nodes of synonym replies. The computer system may generate smart replies using a second model based on the synonym replies and corresponding user selection data for each one of the plurality of synonym replies, with the user selection data indicating a number of times the second user has selected the corresponding synonym reply for replying to messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey William Pasternack
  • Patent number: 11175792
    Abstract: Provided herein are exemplary systems, methods and interactive conversational graphical user interfaces, including a networked computing device comprising a processor and a display screen, the computing device configured to dynamically display a specific, structured interactive conversational graphical user interface paired with a prescribed functionality directly related to the interactive conversational graphical user interface's structure. The networked computing device may be a networked server having a processor and communicatively coupled to the computing device, the networked server including a user identification mechanism to identify a user of the networked computing device. The networked server may further include a profile for the user and a sponsorship engine configured to send an advertising icon to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: TruVerse, Inc.
    Inventors: Mahi de Silva, Manoj Malhotra
  • Patent number: 11169651
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for operating a process plant include multiple user interface devices operable to determine the location of the device in the process plant and to display data related to proximate devices. A processor in a mobile user interface device transmits a first request for data and receives the requested data in response to the request. The processor causes a display to display the received data. The processor receives an indication that the mobile user interface device is in proximity to an external device the processors transmits a second request for data according to the received indication. The processor then receives data in response to the second request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark J. Nixon, Ken J. Beoughter, Daniel D. Christensen
  • Patent number: 11126341
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an object manipulating method, a host device and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes the following steps: in response to an operable object is selected, showing a cursor on the operable object; moving the cursor on the operable object in response to a movement of a controller; and moving the operable object according to the movement of the controller in response to a movement triggering event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Wei-Jen Chung
  • Patent number: 11101034
    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: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: TeleTracking Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Christopher Schuck
  • Patent number: 11086491
    Abstract: Methods and systems may be configured to facilitate displaying video on a display. The video may be video from cameras of a surveillance system providing surveillance of one or more predetermined areas. The predetermined area may be mapped and icons may be placed on an electronic map of the predetermined area to represent locations of the cameras in the predetermined area. The icons may be selected and in response to selection of the icons, video from a camera associated with the selected icon may be displayed. When video from multiple cameras is to be displayed concurrently, pop-up windows providing the video may overlap. The methods and systems may include adjusting the location of the pop-up windows providing the video to avoid overlapping video streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Dongyun Liu, Fujuan Ji, Jun Zhao