Patents Examined by Steven B Theriault
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Patent number: 11204787Abstract: Systems and processes for application integration with a digital assistant are provided. In accordance with one example, a method includes receiving an audio input including a natural-language user input and identifying an intent object of a set of intent objects. The intent object may be derived from the natural-language user input. The method further includes identifying a software application associated with the intent object of the set of intent objects, providing the intent object to the software application to cause the software application to perform a task associated with the intent object, receiving a result response indicating whether the task was successfully performed, and providing an output indicating whether the task was performed.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2018Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Carey E. Radebaugh, Brandon J. Newendorp, Corey J. Peterson, Rohit Dasari, Trungtin Tran, Vineet Khosla
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Patent number: 11194460Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that can include displaying a floor plan on a graphical user interface, receiving a first user input identifying a respective location of each of a plurality of zones of the secured area via the floor plan displayed on the graphical user interface, receiving a second user input identifying a respective evacuation route to an emergency exit from each the plurality of zones via the floor plan displayed on the graphical user interface, identifying a respective distance factor from each of the plurality of zones to the emergency exit via the respective evacuation route, identifying a respective relative distance from each of the plurality of zones to a selected one of the plurality of zones, and multiplying the respective distance factor by the respective relative distance for each of the plurality of zones to identify a respective alarm sequence factor.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Narendra Chandrakant Salve, Kamalraja Ganesan, Srivatsa Haridas, Easwara Karthik
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Patent number: 11176315Abstract: A system including an authoring assistance system to: i) receive a node element selected within a content creation user interface (UI) associated with a user device, ii) receive one or more suggested annotation from a content enrichment system based on the selected node element, iii) integrate a UI tagging pane within the content creation UI, the UI tagging pane including: a) one or more annotation control element to textually depict each of the one or more suggested annotation, each annotation control element defining: a first portion configured to enter the associated annotation into an annotation entry box and a second portion configured to reject the associated annotation, and b) an add control element configured to accept all annotations entered in the annotation entry box, and iv) transmit at least one of each annotation accepted or each annotation rejected via the UI tagging pane to a data store system.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: ELSEVIER INC.Inventors: Hans-Frederick Brown, Jamie Hall, Yekta Gurel, Nicolas Goller, Iris Amaris Mack, Engin Erdogan, Craig Lee Moon, Susanne Marcy Cohen, Ghazal Badiozamani
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Patent number: 11163617Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processing operations configured to tailor notifications of productivity feature suggestions based on predictive relevance to a context associate with user access to an electronic document. Machine learning modeling executes a contextual evaluation of user access to predictively determine relevance of a suggestion that relates to: 1) a confidence in the quality of the suggestion; and 2) a timing prediction as to the urgency for surfacing the suggestion to the user so that the suggestion is most applicable. Example notifications are proactive interruptions that aim to aid processing efficiency in task execution as well as an improve user interface experience when users work with an application/service and/or an application platform that comprises a suite of applications/services. A manner in which the notification is presented may vary based on the confidence in the relevance of the suggestion and timing relevance for interrupting a user's workflow.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Patricia Hendricks Balik, Anav Silverman, Alyssa Rachel Mayo, Shikha Devesh Desai, Gwenyth Alanna Vabalis Hardiman, Penelope Ann Collisson, Yu Been Lee, Susan Michele Hendrich
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Patent number: 11154981Abstract: A robot system that includes a remote control station and a robot that has a camera, a monitor and a microphone. The robot includes a user interface that allows a user to link the remote control station to access the robot. By way of example, the user interface may include a list of remote control stations that can be selected by a user at the robot site to link the robot to the selected control station. The user interface can display a connectivity prompt that allows a user at the robot site to grant access to the robot. The connectivity prompt is generated in response to a request for access by a remote control station. The robot may include a laser pointer and a button that allows a user at the robot site to turn the laser pointer on and off.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2010Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: TELADOC HEALTH, INC.Inventors: Kevin Hanrahan, Marco Pinter, Daniel Steven Sanchez, Blair Whitney, David Bjorn Roe, Charles S. Jordan, Yulun Wang
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Patent number: 11157130Abstract: A copied image portion, such as an extracted image object, may be rendered together with (e.g., within) a cursor control element. Simply by resizing the cursor control element, the copied, rendered image portion may also be resized accordingly. For example, as the cursor control element is enlarged or reduced, the copied, rendered image portion within the cursor control element is also enlarged or reduced. In this way, a user may easily preview and designate a desired size of the copied, rendered image portion, and then simply place the cursor control element at a desired destination location (in the same or different image) to complete the desired pasting operation, and with a desired size of the pasted image portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: ADOBE INC.Inventors: Nishant Kumar, Nitesh Yadav
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Patent number: 11150790Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for application interface management are provided. One of the methods may include: obtaining interface layout parameters from an interface layout server. The interface layout parameters may include layout parameters of one or more functional areas and layout parameters of one or more functional icons. The method may also include generating an application interface according to the obtained layout parameters of functional areas and obtained layout parameters of functional icons; in response to a change operation by a user on the application interface, changing an interface layout of the application interface; and storing layout parameters of one or more functional areas and layout parameters of one or more functional icons corresponding to the changed application interface, to the interface layout server. Each functional area may include one or more functional icons.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Bin Li
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Patent number: 11144201Abstract: Provided are a video picture adjustment method and apparatus, a computer device and a storage medium. The method includes the following steps: a first height-width ratio of a picture of a reference video is compared with a preset height-width ratio to obtain a first comparison result, where a human-eye comfort parameter corresponding to the preset height-width ratio meets a preset condition; and a picture size of the reference video is adjusted according to a picture size of the recorded video and the first comparison result, where the reference video and the recorded video are two views displayed on a display screen in a split-screen manner.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: BEIJING MICROLIVE VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventor: Hao Cui
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Patent number: 11144337Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for implementing an interface for rapid ground truth binning. A set of documents are received wherein each document has at least one entity in a set of entities. A user interface is provided for each received document allowing a user to view passages and select options related to confirming or denying an equivalence between the entity in the received document and an output document entity bin including the entity. Responsive to the user utilizing the user interface and confirming the equivalence, combining the received document with the output document entity bin with reference to the entity.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christopher F. Ackermann, Charles E. Beller, Michael Drzewucki
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Patent number: 11138023Abstract: A method and apparatus for modelling and generating a composite user interface comprising a plurality of user interface elements provided by at least one source application. Modelling the composite user interface comprises modelling at least part of a user interface provided by the or each source application, and modelling relationships between the at least part of the user interface provided the or each source application and the composite user interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Inventors: Edwin Wilhehmus Petrus Cornelus Van der Sanden, Matthew Stephens
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Patent number: 11126399Abstract: A method for displaying sound volume, a device for displaying sound volume, terminal equipment and a storage medium are provided. The method for displaying sound volume includes acquiring a volume adjusting instruction on a video displaying interface and switching a playing progress bar on the video displaying interface to a volume line and displaying on the volume line a process of changing a length of the volume line in accordance with the volume adjusting instruction.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: BEIJING MICROLIVE VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventor: Yu Song
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Patent number: 11113022Abstract: A method for controlling a plurality of media rendering devices in a data network with a controller device in communication with the network is disclosed. A network enabled subwoofer is added to the data network such that the subwoofer is visible on the network to a controller. The controller user interface displays a subwoofer graphical object and a group graphical object representing a group of one or more rendering devices. A user selects the group graphical object via the controller user interface, and the subwoofer is joined with the selected group. An audio channel associated with the group is assigned to the subwoofer. The controller user interface hides the subwoofer graphical object.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: D&M Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Martin Richard Wachter, Ryouichi Yamanouchi, Samuel Baxter, Nicholas Murrells, Brendon Stead
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Patent number: 11093102Abstract: In some embodiments, a technique for providing location-based functionality comprises providing functionality, wherein the functionality uses information provided by a location-aware device.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Inventor: James A. Roskind
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Patent number: 11048695Abstract: A system includes reception of a first query of a transaction table from a first client system, generation of a first result set based on the first query, transmission of the first result set to the first client system, reception of a first subset of the first result set from the first client system, the first subset of the first result set associated with a first user, determination of whether to present a first stored comment to the first user based on the first subset of the first result set, a first context associated with the first stored comment, and data security information associated with the first user, and, if it is determined to present the first stored comment to the first user, transmission of the first stored comment to the first client system.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Houman Ghaemi, Bill (Peng Hong) Chen, Steve Norton, Seyedhassan Mousavijavardi, Derrick Wan
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Patent number: 11029826Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for creating digital flash cards that include links to content from one or more digital content sources, referred to herein as a flash card mode. The mode allows a user to create a digital flash card by selecting a portion of a digital content source and performing a create command. The created flash card includes at least two virtual sides and a first side of the flash card identifies the location of the selected portion of digital content. The location may be identified, for example, by a canonical fragment identifier (CFI). Text can then be entered for a second side of the flash card. Flash cards can be shared with other users, and because the flash cards only identify locations of content within digital content sources, the mode is well-suited to handle sources including digital rights management (DRM) protection, for example.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLCInventors: Michael Wilson, Dale J. Brewer
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Patent number: 11021949Abstract: System and methods for monitoring well site drilling operations using event detection and visualization are provided. Well site data related to a drilling operation is obtained from one or more data sources. Values of one or more wellsite parameters are monitored over a current time period during the drilling operation, based on the obtained well site data. Upon detecting at least one event of interest occurring during the current time period, based on the monitored values, an interactive timeline visualization of the detected event of interest is provided for display to a user relative to a duration of the drilling operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Michael J. Davila, Dorinne D. Hammons, Ron Vutpakdi
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Patent number: 10993703Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus generates an ultrasound image based on a reception signal obtained by an ultrasound probe to display the ultrasound image in a display, the reception signal being of ultrasound transmitted from the ultrasound probe toward an inside of a subject and reflected at the inside of the subject. The apparatus includes: an image display controller that causes the display to display at least one operable image indicating a target of a contact operation in a touch panel provided so as to overlaid on a screen of the display; and a processor that carries out predetermined processing corresponding to the operable image as the target of the contact operation in response to the contact operation in the touch panel. The processor skips the predetermined processing corresponding to a predetermined operable image among the operable image if a predetermined operation limit condition is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Takashi Kimoto
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Patent number: 10990259Abstract: Techniques for optimizing window move actions for a remoted application are provided, where the remoted application has an application window running within a remote desktop of a server system, and where the application window is made accessible to a user of a client system in the form of a client-side application window displayed in a client desktop of the client system. In one embodiment, the client system can receive from the server system a notification that the application window has begun moving in the remote desktop, and can determine that the user is currently entering one or more input commands for moving the client-side application window in the client desktop. The client system can further send a command to the server system for stopping the movement of the application window in the remote desktop, such that the application window is fixed in a stationary position.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Adam Gregory Gross, Michael Dunn, Christopher Rude, Joshua Kwan
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Patent number: 10963159Abstract: One embodiment provides a method including: detecting, using a processor, user input to a surface, the user input being associated with a virtual interface; identifying, within the user input, a palm input pattern; and adjusting the virtual interface based on at least one aspect of the identified palm pattern. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2016Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Jeffrey E. Skinner, Jonathan Jen-Wei Yu, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Patent number: 10956458Abstract: A method, a computer system, and a computer program product are disclosed for consolidating text conversations from text collaboration channels. An algorithm is executed to: identify a set of parameters from a first, a second, and a third set of textual data, associated with a first, a second, and a third collaboration channel, respectively; compare the parameters of the sets of data to identify a parameter that is a same parameter from the first set of textual data and the second set of textual data; and determine a frequency at which the first and second set of data comprise the identified parameter. In response to a determination that the frequency exceeds a threshold, the algorithm may further generate and display another set of data that includes the first and second set of data on a user interface.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Slade Baumann, Jacob Gregor, Ryan Rossiter, James Carey