Patents Examined by Thanh T. Vu
  • Patent number: 11372944
    Abstract: Online tutorials for websites or software platforms can become out of date quickly once a website or platform has a minor update. Embodiments of the present invention fix this problem by automatically mapping website elements from the original tutorial to elements of the updated website by calculating and determining similar non-exact matches to those elements as the website changes. This gives designers of websites flexibility to perform maintenance and updates to their websites without regularly reprogramming their tutorials ensuring a higher accuracy of educational material for the end-user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: LOU Web Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Lawson, Rachel Pardue
  • Patent number: 11354377
    Abstract: This application relates to apparatus and methods for automatically providing item reviews. In some examples, a website provides a widget on a website allowing a customer to request an item review for an item. In response to the customer requesting the item review, a computing device determine whether suitable reviews for the item are available. If suitable reviews are available, the reviews are provided to the customer requesting the item review. If suitable reviews are not available, the computing device determines a set of customers to request item reviews for the item from, and provides item review requests to the determined set of customers. The computing device receives responses to the item review requests received from the set of customers, and provides an item review based on the received item review requests. In some examples, the website provides the item review to the customer requesting the item review.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Chittaranjan Tripathy, Siddharth Pratap Singh, Ioannis Pavlidis
  • Patent number: 11347372
    Abstract: A user terminal device and a controlling method thereof are provided. The user terminal device includes a display configured to be divided into a first area and a second area which is larger than the first area with reference to a folding line, a detector configured to detect a user interaction, and a controller configured to, in response to a folding of the display with reference to the folding line being detected through the detector, control the display to display a predetermined UI on an exposure area which is exposed part of the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-goo Kang, Yun-kyung Kim, Yong-yeon Lee, Ji-yeon Kwak, Hae-yoon Park
  • Patent number: 11343250
    Abstract: Application-manager software authenticates a user of a client device over a channel. The authentication operation is performed using a directory service. The application-manager software presents a plurality of applications in a GUI displayed by the client device. The plurality of applications depends on the authentication, the client device, and the channel. And the plurality of applications includes a thin application and a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application. The application-manager software receives a selection as to an application from the user. If the selection is for the SaaS application, the application-manager software provisions the SaaS application. The provision includes automatically logging the user onto an account with a provider of the SaaS application using a single sign-on and connecting the user to the account so that the user can interact with the SaaS application. If the selection is for the thin application, the application manager software launches the thin application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: William Pugh, Michael Eakes, Ojvind Bernander, Pradyumna Gundavaram
  • Patent number: 11334236
    Abstract: A device maintenance apparatus which performs a maintenance of a device, includes: a storage configured to store device definition information in which a parameter of the device is defined; an acquirer configured to acquire device information from a maintenance target device which is a device of maintenance target; and a display processor configured to display, on a display, a first button using the device definition information stored in the storage and the device information acquired by the acquirer, the first button being a button for transitioning to a screen on which details of the parameter is displayed for each parameter of the maintenance target device, at least a name of the parameter and a value of the parameter being attached to the first button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Morihiro Fujisaki, Ryuta Motooka, Yoshio Uomori
  • Patent number: 11334217
    Abstract: A method for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to receive a user command on a touch screen, and a multimedia apparatus using the same. The method for providing a GUI includes determining whether an enlargement command for a GUI item is received, and enlarging the GUI item. Therefore, it is possible to enable a user to operate the GUI item more correctly, and to provide the superior visual effect when the GUI item is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chan-ho Park, Kyoung-nyo Hwangbo, Mi-kyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11328352
    Abstract: In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for provisioning an electronic device with an account are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for providing usage information of an account are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for providing visual feedback on a representation of an account are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing the tracking of a category are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing a transfer of items are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing an authentication credential connected with an account are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for activating a physical account object are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing balance transfers are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marcel Van Os, Michael Artemiw, Alan C. Dye, Jarad M. Fisher, Richard W. Heard, Christine Franco, Pedro Mari, Mischa McLachlan, Aaron Melim, Ashish C. Nagre, Glen W. Steele, Akila Suresh
  • Patent number: 11321417
    Abstract: A method of browser-based target data extraction includes: storing a browser application and a browser extension, the browser extension containing a predefined network identifier of a server; at a controller of the client computing device interconnected with the memory, executing the browser application to retrieve a web page containing target data; at the controller, responsive to retrieving the web page, executing the browser extension simultaneously with the browser application for: capturing a portion of the web page containing the target data; responsive to capturing the portion, automatically generating an overlay interface including the target data; controlling a display of the client computing device to present the overlay with the web page; receiving an operator command at the overlay via an input assembly of the client computing device; and when the operator command is a confirmation command, transmitting the target data to the server using the predefined network identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: AMADEUS S.A.S.
    Inventor: Nicolas Guillon
  • Patent number: 11314377
    Abstract: A user terminal device and a controlling method thereof are provided. The user terminal device includes a display configured to be divided into a first area and a second area which is larger than the first area with reference to a folding line, a detector configured to detect a user interaction, and a controller configured to, in response to a folding of the display with reference to the folding line being detected through the detector, control the display to display a predetermined UI on an exposure area which is exposed part of the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-goo Kang, Yun-kyung Kim, Yong-yeon Lee, Ji-yeon Kwak, Hae-yoon Park
  • Patent number: 11301123
    Abstract: Example techniques relate to lock screen media controls. While a mobile device is in the locked state, an example implementation involves selecting one or more playback devices from among the multiple playback devices connected to a local area network, displaying a lock screen control for the one or more selected playback devices, the lock screen control including: a playback status control displaying metadata of a particular audio track playing back on the one or more selected playback devices and one or more transport controls to control playback by the one or more selected playback devices. The example implementation also involves receiving input data representing a command to adjust playback volume on one or more selected playback devices and sending, via a wireless network interface of the mobile device, instructions to cause the one or more selected playback devices to adjust playback volume according to the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Andrew Bates
  • Patent number: 11287949
    Abstract: A method and device for displaying icon are disclosed. The method includes: receiving an instruction for displaying icon by a mobile terminal, and determining, for each first icon to be displayed, a target duration corresponding to each first icon according to a first time of receiving the instruction for displaying icon and a second time stored for each first icon, wherein the second time is the time when a first application program corresponding to each first icon is used for the last time; determining, according to the target duration corresponding to each first icon and a pre-stored corresponding relation between a duration and an identifier, a first target identifier corresponding to each first icon; and displaying, on a desktop, each first icon carrying a corresponding first target identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: Gree Electric Appliances (Wuhan) Co., Ltd, Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai
    Inventor: Hong Pan
  • Patent number: 11287942
    Abstract: An electronic device with a display and a fingerprint sensor displays a fingerprint enrollment interface and detects, on the fingerprint sensor, a plurality of finger gestures performed with a finger. The device collects fingerprint information from the plurality of finger gestures performed with the finger. After collecting the fingerprint information, the device determines whether the collected fingerprint information is sufficient to enroll a fingerprint of the finger. When the collected fingerprint information for the finger is sufficient to enroll the fingerprint of the finger, the device enrolls the fingerprint of the finger with the device. When the collected fingerprint information for the finger is not sufficient to enroll the fingerprint of the finger, the device displays a message in the fingerprint enrollment interface prompting a user to perform one or more additional finger gestures on the fingerprint sensor with the finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Byron Han, Matthew E. Shepherd, Imran Chaudhri, Gregory N. Christie, Patrick L. Coffman, Craig M. Federighi, Matthew H. Gamble, Brittany D. Paine, Brendan J. Langoulant, Craig A. Marciniak, Donald W. Pitschel, Daniel O. Schimpf, Andrew R. Whalley, Christopher R. Whitney, Jonathan R. Dascola, Lawrence Y. Yang
  • Patent number: 11281356
    Abstract: A method for electronic device which is in communication with a graphical user interface and one or more file systems is disclosed. The method includes: displaying, on the graphical user interface, a visual representation for each one of a plurality of folders of the one or more file systems while suppressing displaying of a visual representation of files stored in the folders; receiving, via the graphical user interface, a user command defining the selection of a first folder; displaying, on the graphical user interface, a visual representation for each one of one or more files stored in the first folder while suppressing displaying of a visual representation of folders stored in the first folder; and receiving, via the graphical user interface, a user command defining the selection of a first file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: BeesWall GmbH
    Inventors: Mathieu Guillaume, Nicolas Cardiles
  • Patent number: 11281313
    Abstract: A mobile device includes a sensing unit configured to determine whether the stylus pen is separated from the mobile device; a communication unit configured to receive a control signal including a first control signal and a second control signal from the stylus pen separated from the mobile device; and a controller configured to operate in a first control mode for performing an operation of an application being executed on the mobile device. The controller performs a first operation of the application in response to the first control signal, and performs a second operation of the application in response to the second control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guoliang Zhang, Rui Zhang, Juexiao Bian
  • Patent number: 11281848
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a renderable design is disclosed having a host system in communication with a user device. The host system generates instructions that cause the user device to display screens of an application in a browser, the application screens being configured to accept input from a user. Upon receiving a text string input by the user, the host system evaluates each layout stored in a database to generate and return at least one possible layout representing a design configuration for the text string input by the user and sends the possible layout to the user device. Upon receiving confirmation of a selection of at least one layout, the host system generates a renderable design of the selected layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: CustomInk, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan J. Pittman, Miranda Shennan Wang, Jazzmyn Adriana Howington, Jason James Campos
  • Patent number: 11281701
    Abstract: A system and method for geolocation-based pictographs are provided. In example embodiments, a current geolocation of a user device is determined. A pictograph is identified based on the current geolocation of the user device. The identified pictograph is presented on a user interface of the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Sheldon Chang, Timothy Michael Sehn
  • Patent number: 11269581
    Abstract: A system and method allows for a virtual object to be privately shared, exchanged, and/or viewed. The virtual object is associated with a real world location and may be viewed through a user device as part of a virtual reality and/or augmented reality world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Charles Todasco
  • Patent number: 11269484
    Abstract: A user terminal device and a controlling method thereof are provided. The user terminal device includes a display configured to be divided into a first area and a second area which is larger than the first area with reference to a folding line, a detector configured to detect a user interaction, and a controller configured to, in response to a folding of the display with reference to the folding line being detected through the detector, control the display to display a predetermined UI on an exposure area which is exposed part of the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-goo Kang, Yun-kyung Kim, Yong-yeon Lee, Ji-yeon Kwak, Hae-yoon Park
  • Patent number: 11249642
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a display section having a display screen, an input section having a touch input region on the display screen, and a control section for displaying a plurality of keys. The display screen is provided as a software keyboard where a touch operation on a specific key causes an input of the specific key. In the specific display region on the display screen that can display operation keys on the software keyboard, the control section selects these keys from a previously prepared set of input candidate key groups. In response to a specific operation on the specific display region, the control section allows the plurality of keys to be displayed on the specific display region. In response to touch on a desired key in the specific display region, the control section determines that an input of the key has been performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kondo, Takashi Hasegawa, Tatsuhiko Nishimura, Daisuke Matsui, Masatoshi Inagawa, Tetsuro Inukai
  • Patent number: 11243998
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a neural network may be trained to associated context information with multimedia items. In some embodiments, context predictions for multimedia items may be obtained via a neural network. A first multimedia item and a first task related to a first context prediction for the first multimedia item may be presented on a user interface. A user response to the first task may be obtained via the user interface. Based on the user response to the first task, prediction feedback related to the first context prediction or the first multimedia item may be provided to the neural network to cause the neural network to be updated based on the prediction feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: CLARIFAI, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew D. Zeiler, Adam L. Berenzweig