Patents Examined by Tadesse Hailu
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Patent number: 12197721Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to prediction and assistive techniques using a multi-region graphical keyboard interface. In particular, the system can present, on a display of a computing device, a graphical keyboard having a plurality of key regions. The plurality of key regions can include a first key region having a first set of keys and a second key region having a second set of keys. Additionally, the system can receive a first input selecting a first selected region from the plurality of key regions. Moreover, the system can determine, based at least in part on the first input, a first suggestion and a second suggestion. Furthermore, in response to the first input, the system can present, on the display of the computing device, an updated graphical keyboard having the plurality of key regions and a suggestion region. The suggestion region includes the first suggestion and the second suggestion.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventor: Zebedee Pedersen
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Patent number: 12189932Abstract: A computer-implemented method for interacting with at least one data item obtained from at least one source utilizes computer processes responsive to a user selection of the at least one data item and include causing configuring of each of the data items into a distinct information object by extracting, from each data item, extracted data including a picture, a heading, and a link to the data item, and causing storing of data corresponding to each of the information objects in a database system. The processes further include displaying a representation of each of at least two of the information objects in the database system, the representation being in a uniform format, wherein the format includes a card, and, within the card, in uniform locations thereof, the picture, the heading, a set of indicators, and a set of graphically accessible functions.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Cogmedia LLCInventor: Paul Erich Keel
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Patent number: 12190016Abstract: A virtual image generation system for use by an end user comprises memory, a display subsystem, an object selection device configured for receiving input from the end user and persistently selecting at least one object in response to the end user input, and a control subsystem configured for rendering a plurality of image frames of a three-dimensional scene, conveying the image frames to the display subsystem, generating audio data originating from the at least one selected object, and for storing the audio data within the memory.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventor: Ziqiang Huang
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Patent number: 12190213Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating tailored user encouragement prompts are described. The apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the at least a processor. The memory includes instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive user data associated with a user, compile user interaction data, determine at least one user specific propensity based on the plurality of user data, determine at least one user prompt based on the at least one user specific propensity, and output the at least one user prompt to the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Inventor: Linda Lee Richter
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Patent number: 12182212Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus, an electronic device and a storage medium for web search. The method includes: acquiring a steady-state visual evoked potential in EEG information, where the steady-state visual evoked potential is generated when a user gazes at a key on a query inputting keyboard in a visual spelling page; sending the steady-state visual evoked potential to a server, such that the server, based on the steady-state visual evoked potential, determines a character string inputted by the user, and a landing page corresponding to the character string; and in response to receiving the landing page sent by the server, displaying the landing page.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Tsinghua UniversityInventors: Yiqun Liu, Xuesong Chen, Xiaohui Xie, Ziyi Ye, Shuqi Zhu, Weihang Su, Xiaorong Gao, Yike Sun, Min Zhang, Shaoping Ma
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Patent number: 12182593Abstract: A system and method for generating a persistent addressable computing resource, the method comprising steps of generating data to render a first user interface on a display. Providing an address for the computing resource, wherein the computing resource includes the data to render the first user interface. Providing data for a second user interface, wherein the first and second users interfaces are different and the first and second user interfaces are configured to communicate with each other within a communication session and across a network and further wherein the second user interface includes functionality to provide digital content within the first user interface. Change the digital content provided within the first user interface, wherein the digital content remains available within the computing resource via the address after the communication session between the first and second user interfaces has ceased.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: GRYPP CORP LIMITEDInventors: Pete Jones, Adam Lancey, Jemal Patel
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Patent number: 12182381Abstract: A screen display method and apparatus of a mobile terminal is provided for changing a screen represented by an index to another screen represented by a newly selected index. A screen display method of a mobile terminal includes displaying a page represented by an index, the page including an index region having a plurality of indices and a content region displaying content corresponding to the index highlighted in the index region, selecting a new index in the index region according to a selection input, and changing the page represented by the highlighted index for a new page represented by the new index, the new page appearing in a direction from a position of the new index to a position of the highlighted index.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae Yeon Kim, Jae Myoung Lee
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Patent number: 12169595Abstract: There is described a method performed by a computing device having first and second touch-sensitive user interfaces. According to this method, when a user input is applied to one of the first and second user interfaces, the computing device detects the user input and determines a force applied by the user input and a type of the user input. The computing device then determines whether to perform a function such as whether to display a virtual trackpad or a virtual keyboard, based on the force, the type of the user input, and a determination whether the user input is applied to a selected one of the first and second user interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2021Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Da-Yuan Huang, Wenshu Luo, Che Yan, Wei Li
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Patent number: 12164745Abstract: A multifunction device displays a plurality of selectable user interface objects on the display. In response to detecting the first input, the device moves a first object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects across the display to a location on the display that is proximate to a second object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects. In response to detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria while the first object is proximate to the second object, the device creates a folder that contains the first object and the second object.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Imran Chaudhri, Marcel Van Os
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Patent number: 12166932Abstract: An image forming device includes a central processing unit (CPU).Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuo Fukushima, Yuji Onozawa, Takafumi Haruta, Yohei Makino
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Patent number: 12166738Abstract: Media, methods, and systems are disclosed for contextual discovery and design of application workflow. An event message associated with a user interface control and with an instance of an event is displayed in a communication channel of a group-based communications system. In response to detecting an actuation, by a user, of the user interface control associated with the event message, a workflow creation interface is displayed to configure a new workflow triggered by an instance of an event associated with the event message. Inputs are received from the user, such that the inputs are associated with one or more user-created workflow operations. In response to detecting a triggering event corresponding to the new workflow, the new workflow is executed to carry out the user-created workflow operations.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.Inventors: Michael Brevoort, Angela Kirchhof, Elizabeth Ireland Powers, Kyle Turman
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Patent number: 12153943Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise a display and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to control the display to display a plurality of contents related to an application in a first area of the display, and a plurality of objects for performing a plurality of functions related to the application in a second area of the display, select a first content from among the plurality of contents based on a first input on the display, identify at least one function corresponding to the first content among the plurality of functions, based on identifying a second input to the first content on the display, and control the display to display at least one object corresponding to the at least one function among the plurality of objects in the second area, to be visually distinguished.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinkyo Chung, Yunsung Choi, Yookyung Ham
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Patent number: 12153789Abstract: Video-based interaction and video processing methods, an apparatus, a device, and a storage medium are provided. The video-based interaction method includes: in response to a target video being played back to a target image frame, displaying a mask comprising an interactive control on a video playback interface corresponding to the target image frame, the position of the display area of the interactive control on the mask having a correspondence with the display area of a target element on the target image frame, and the display image on the interactive control having a correspondence with the target element. When a trigger operation for the interactive control is received, a target page is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignees: BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BEIJING YOUZHUJU NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.Inventors: Ye Yuan, Pengfei Ji, Yuchen Wang, Zhaoyiding Mai, Jiayi Shi, Ting Nie, Jingyu Zhang
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Patent number: 12153942Abstract: An input value setting assistance device includes: an acquisition unit that displays a first screen including a plurality of input fields, and acquires an image of the first screen and a coordinate value regarding each of the input fields included is the first screen; and an assistance unit that displays a second screen including the image acquired by the acquisition unit regarding the first screen and setting fields for setting values for each of the input fields of the first screen and, when one of the setting fields is selected, displays a prescribed mark based on the coordinate value acquired by the acquisition unit for the input field related to the setting field. Thereby, the setting work of each of the input values prepared in advance for each of the input fields included is the screen can be effectively assisted.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Haruto Tanno, Hiroyuki Kirinuki, Toshiyuki Kurabayashi, Yu Yoshimura, Yu Adachi
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Patent number: 12149774Abstract: A method for interacting with a graphical user interface (GUI) of a television operating in a step mode in which movement of a cursor among menu items displayed on the GUI is performed stepwise in accordance with a manipulation of a direction key of the remote controller, the method including receiving, by the television, from a remote controller a signal corresponding to spatial movement of the remote controller detected by the remote controller that instructs the television to switch from (i) the step mode to (ii) a position mode of the GUI in which the movement of the cursor among the menu items is performed in accordance with the spatial movement of the remote controller and switching from the step mode of the GUI to the position mode of the GUI based on the signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin-yeol Park, Young-hwa Yun
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Patent number: 12142374Abstract: A computer implemented method for increasing mobile application user engagement in a remote computing environment is provided. The method includes presenting a first popup window to a user including a first plurality of action buttons, a first of the first plurality of action buttons causing a change to a first attribute category to a first instantiation, and a second of the first plurality of action buttons causing a change to a second attribute category to a second instantiation, the first attribute category and the second attribute category comprising a type of attribute category of a second popup window; and subsequent to the presenting the first popup window to the user, presenting the second popup window to the user including a first instantiation if the first of the first plurality of action buttons was selected, and a second instantiation if the second of the first plurality of action buttons was selected.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Click Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Katie Nicole Rodammer, Caroline Pena
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Patent number: 12135865Abstract: Embodiments are provided for enabling a user to control multiple media playback systems with a single mobile device. The mobile device may connect with a first or second media playback system based on receiving a first or second household identifier (HHID), respectively. If the mobile device receives both the first and second HHIDs, the mobile device may connect with either the first or second media playback system based on a priority of the two systems. If neither the first nor second HHIDs are received by the mobile device, a user may be prompted to add a third media playback system if the mobile device receives a third HHID. The user interface of the mobile device may receive an input to connect the mobile device to the third media playback system, and a connection may be established between the mobile device and the third media playback system.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2023Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Paul Bates, Joni Rafalski Hoadley, Lee Keyser-Allen
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Patent number: 12135976Abstract: A screen display method and an electronic device. The method includes: displaying interfaces of at least two applications, including a first interface of a first application and a second interface of a second application, where the first interface is an interface displayed in full screen mode, and the second interface is a floating window displayed in the first interface; receiving a first operation performed on the first interface; and automatically displaying the second interface in a minimized state in the first interface in response to the first operation, where the second interface in the minimized state is any one of a floating ball, an icon of the second application, a contact avatar, and a video pop-up window.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Yanan Zhang, Zhihao Zhang
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Patent number: 12131009Abstract: A mobile device communicates content to an external presentation device, such as a display device, for display or other presentation at the external presentation device. The mobile device identifies a user handedness of a user of the mobile device. One or more configuration settings for a user interface of the external presentation device are determined based on the user handedness of the user. These configuration settings are, for example, settings for any of various user interface elements displayed by the external presentation device such as icons, buttons, menus, widgets, and so forth. The configuration settings are communicated to the external presentation device, allowing the external presentation device to be configured for or adapted to the user handedness of the user.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Amit Kumar Agrawal, Jyothsna Bandameedipalli
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Patent number: 12131171Abstract: Systems are disclosed including, for example, one or more processors configured to execute the instructions and perform operations including receiving data from one or more data sources; generating, by one or more processors, a plurality of tiers of views for the received data, the plurality of tiers of views including a minimized view, an active view, and a small view; and rendering, by the one or more processors, a representation of the received data, the representation including an active view of a first set of data in the received data and a small view of a second set of data in the received data.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2024Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Degrees of Interest, Inc.Inventors: Gabriel E. Reina, Thomas R. Hershberger