Patents Examined by Tuyetlien T Tran
  • Patent number: 9927951
    Abstract: A set of locational information items are provided, each of which includes a set of coordinate values. These locational information items can be represented on a map including various levels of detail. A mapping application is provided which is intended to display these locational information items on various levels of detail of the map. The locational information items are clustered on certain levels of detail of the map. To cluster the locational information items, a level of detail for each LOD can be specified; a Delaunay Triangulation can be created over the set of the locational information items provided; a list of the edges associated with the Delaunay Triangulation can be generated and sorted by length; a cluster tree can be built; and the locational information items are displayed in clusters at each LOD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Juergen Gatter, Dimitar Vangelovski, Uwe Reimitz, Ralf Rath, Ulrich Roegelein, Martina Gozlinski, Sangeeta Bhandari, Wolfgang Mueller, Siegfried Peisl
  • Patent number: 9919598
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image display apparatus mounted in a vehicle, which includes a communication unit for transmitting/receiving data to/from an external mobile terminal, and a controller for generating Internet access information including Internet access environment information about the image display apparatus and controlling the communication unit to transmit the generated Internet access information to the mobile terminal, wherein the Internet access information includes at least one of Internet access state information representing whether the image display apparatus is connected to the Internet, and roaming state information representing whether a roaming service is used for Internet access of the image display apparatus. According to a mobile terminal, image display apparatus mounted in a vehicle and data processing method using the same, Internet access information can be efficiently transmitted between the mobile terminal and the image display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jungwoo Kim, Mingoo Kim, Kyunggeun Kim, Jihwan Park
  • Patent number: 9916080
    Abstract: A method includes: displaying a first view of a first application; detecting a first portion of a first input; if the first portion of the first input meets application-switching criteria, concurrently displaying portions of the first application view and a second application view; while concurrently displaying the portions of the application views, detecting a second portion of the first input; if the second portion of the first input meets first-view display criteria (liftoff of contact detected in a first region), ceasing to display the portion of the second application view and displaying the first application view; and if the second portion of the first input meets multi-view display criteria (liftoff of contact detected in a second region), maintaining concurrent display of a portion of the first application view and a portion of the second application view on the display after detecting the liftoff of the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Marcos Alonso Ruiz, Jonathan R. Dascola, Christopher P. Foss, Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Imran A. Chaudhri
  • Patent number: 9904686
    Abstract: A method and terminal for creating a new folder on a touch screen device are provided. One method includes: creating a new folder at any vacant position on a current interface after a touch screen device detects that an object on the current interface is selected and dragged to a specific area and released, and saving the object in the new folder. Another method includes: creating a new folder at any vacant position on a current interface after the touch screen device detects that at least two objects on the current interface are successively selected and within a preset time range, dragged in succession to a specific area and released; and saving the at least two objects in the new folder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventor: Huihong Zhou
  • Patent number: 9891811
    Abstract: A method includes: displaying a first view of a first application; detecting a first portion of a first input; if the first portion of the first input meets application-switching criteria, concurrently displaying portions of the first application view and a second application view; while concurrently displaying the portions of the application views, detecting a second portion of the first input; if the second portion of the first input meets first-view display criteria (liftoff of contact detected in a first region), ceasing to display the portion of the second application view and displaying the first application view; and if the second portion of the first input meets multi-view display criteria (liftoff of contact detected in a second region), maintaining concurrent display of a portion of the first application view and a portion of the second application view on the display after detecting the liftoff of the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Craig M. Federighi, Marcos Alonso Ruiz, Andrew B. Cato, Jonathan R. Dascola, Christopher P. Foss, Olivier D. R. Gutknecht, Joseph A. Hagedorn, Michael T. Jurewitz, Chanaka G. Karunamuni
  • Patent number: 9892119
    Abstract: A display system includes a display device and an information terminal able to communicate with the display device, the information terminal including a storage unit storing selected content data, a generation unit generating playback control information based on a number of the selected content data, the playback control information being used for controlling playback of the selected content data and including information indicating a storage location of the selected content data, and a transmission unit transmitting the playback control information to the display device, the display device including a display control unit controlling the playback of the selected content data based on the playback control information by referring to the information indicating the storage location of the selected content data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu Ogawara
  • Patent number: 9881257
    Abstract: Various kinds of business and other information are tracked in real time. A coherent information visualization, for example as a time line, automatically, simultaneously presents relevant information to a user across multiple dimensions. Tools are provided that allow the user to establish and manipulate multi-dimensional linkages to develop insights into information gathered from multiple domains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Tickr, Inc.
    Inventor: Tyler Peppel
  • Patent number: 9851869
    Abstract: A context sensitive slider content area provides a slide out mechanism that is automatically actuated when additional information is needed during a chat session between an agent and a visitor, e.g. where a pre-chat and/or exit form is to be completed. The context sensitive slide out content area also provides problem resolution information to the visitor to help in solving problems, e.g. the top five problems; and also provides a self-service step-by-step wizard. A history section is provided with which the visitor can track back all previous steps carried out within the smart client. A history bar provides an iconic representation of all previous activities. A technique is also disclosed for executing various actions, such as form filling or requests for additional services, in a chat session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: 24/7 CUSTOMER, INC.
    Inventors: Pallipuram V. Kannan, Mohit Jain
  • Patent number: 9851872
    Abstract: A context sensitive slider content area provides a slide out mechanism that is automatically actuated when additional information is needed during a chat session between an agent and a visitor, e.g. where a pre-chat and/or exit form is to be completed. The context sensitive slide out content area also provides problem resolution information to the visitor to help in solving problems, e.g. the top five problems; and also provides a self-service step-by-step wizard. A history section is provided with which the visitor can track back all previous steps carried out within the smart client. A history bar provides an iconic representation of all previous activities. A technique is also disclosed for executing various actions, such as form filling or requests for additional services, in a chat session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: 24/7 CUSTOMER, INC.
    Inventors: Pallipuram V. Kannan, Mohit Jain
  • Patent number: 9843351
    Abstract: A system for establishing a link from a wireless communication device (WCD) to at least one target device that is a member of a particular user group. The process of both locating the target device and establishing a link may incorporate the orientation and/or movement of the WCD into the procedure in lieu of the extensive use of traditional menu interfaces. For example, a WCD may recognize a combination of orientation and/or movement changes as a pattern for triggering activities, such as scanning for other devices. Various movement patterns may also be employed to establish a wireless link and for further interaction between users/devices in a user group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Juha Henrik Arrasvuori, Petri Matti Olavi Piippo
  • Patent number: 9823828
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to user interfaces for manipulating user interface objects. A device, including a display and a rotatable input mechanism, is described in relation to manipulating user interface objects. In some examples, the manipulation of the object is a scroll, zoom, or rotate of the object. In other examples, objects are selected in accordance with simulated magnetic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Zambetti, Imran Chaudhri, Jonathan R. Dascola, Alan C. Dye, Christopher Patrick Foss, Aurelio Guzman, Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Duncan Robert Kerr, Christopher Wilson, Eric Lance Wilson, Lawrence Y. Yang, Gary Ian Butcher, Nathan De Vries, Jonathan P. Ive
  • Patent number: 9785327
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for controlling a perceived brightness of an electronic document. In one implementation, the electronic document may be displayed on a touch screen of a terminal. A graphical object may be displayed in front of the electronic document. The terminal may detect a gesture on the touch screen and control the perceived brightness of the electronic document by adjusting an opacity of the graphical object based on the gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Lexcycle, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Prud'Hommeaux, Augustus A White
  • Patent number: 9785334
    Abstract: A method for editing a frame-based page, an electronic apparatus and a recording medium using the same are provided. In the method, an item-based page including items respectively representing applications is displayed on a touch screen. A touch operation performed on an item is detected by using the touch screen. The item is dragged according to the touch operation. Whether the item is dragged to an action area of the item-based page is determined. The item is turned into a new frame displaying a content of the application represented by the item after the item is determined to be dragged to the action area of the item-based page. The frame displays a content of the application represented by the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Chia Shieh, Yen-Shun Wu, Ting-An Yang, Ju-Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 9772755
    Abstract: A remote control service on a mobile device interrogates a program on another computing device to obtain metadata describing the structure of information being displayed on the computing device. The remote control service then calculates a different data structure that is used to display a subset of the data on the display screen of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: John R. Sanders, Kevin H. Kahl, Feng Yu, Jing Han Shiau, Joshua S. Bolduc, Patrick S. Boyd, Kha Lam, David M. Gray, Roopesh Kumar Rajamani
  • Patent number: 9766785
    Abstract: Described embodiments provide a method and user equipment for selectively transferring image data from user equipment to a coupled external device. The method may include determining whether user equipment is coupled to an external device, receiving selection inputs from a user for selecting at least one of applications installed in the user equipment when the user equipment is determined as being coupled to the external device, and selectively transferring image data produced in the user equipment based on the selected application. The method may further include controlling the coupled external device to display the transferred image data on a display unit of the coupled external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: KT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung-Wook Lee, You-Jin Kang, Seung-Woo Lee, Jae-Uk Cha
  • Patent number: 9727348
    Abstract: Objects shown on a display interface can be collected for a running application. Identifications (IDs) representing the objects can also be collected. A determination can be made concerning whether there are object identifications of objects with help contents associated. A transparent layer can be displayed on the display interface. All the objects associated with help contents of the layer can be visually indicated in the transparent layer. The visual indicators can indicate that help is available for a corresponding object. When no help is available, no visual indicator is shown in the transparent layer proximate to corresponding object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sean Y H Chen, Jeffrey C H Liu, Joey H Y Tseng
  • Patent number: 9716764
    Abstract: Among other disclosures, a method may include collecting historical communication data, personal data and usage statistics relating to a portion of a plurality of communications, a sender of one or more of the communications or one or more recipients of the communications. The method may include depositing the collected data into a repository. The method may include presenting the usage statistics in response to user behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Brezina, Adam Smith
  • Patent number: 9715395
    Abstract: A help interface is generated to present static help content and customized help content for an application. Help content data is accessed to define the static help content and a control command to support incorporation of the customized help content. The control command is implemented to determine a configuration of the application, and a user context is determined based on a user characteristic and the application configuration. The customized help content is then resolved based on the control command and the user context. In some cases, a help system may include a help viewer module or program in communication with a computer-readable memory storing the help content data. The help viewer may then render the help interface based on the static help content and customized help content resolved from the control command, the application configuration, and other aspects of the user context in which it is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Arif Kureshy, Gary F. Syck, Muhammad Adnan Alam
  • Patent number: 9710453
    Abstract: A computing device outputs a keyboard for display, receives an indication of a first gesture to select a first sequence of one or more keys, determines a set of candidate strings based in part on the first sequence of keys, and outputs for display at least one of the set of candidate strings. The computing device receives an indication of a second gesture to select a second sequence of one or more keys, and determines that characters associated with the second sequence of keys are included in a first candidate word based at least in part on the set of candidate strings, or are included in a second candidate word not based on the first sequence of keys. The computing device modifies the set of candidate strings based at least in part on the determination and outputs for display at least one of the modified candidate strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Ouyang, Shumin Zhai, Xiaojun Bi
  • Patent number: 9710595
    Abstract: Methods and systems for displaying graphical representations of server system cabling in the data center may include, but are not limited to operations for: generating a pattern view of a cabling scheme; generating a routing view of a cabling scheme; receiving a request to display a pattern view of a cabling scheme; transmitting data representing the pattern view of the cabling scheme; receiving a request to display a routing view of the cabling scheme; and transmitting data representing the routing view of the cabling scheme. The display of various graphical representations of the cabling scheme may facilitate various service operations associated with the cabling. Such service operations may include installation, maintenance, trouble shooting and optimization for a cabled server cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vincent C. Conzola, Todd Eischeid, Timothy Meserth, Mark E. Molander