Patents Examined by William L. Bashore
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Patent number: 10215574Abstract: A transport facilitation system is disclosed that can facilitate pick-ups in connection with a transportation arrangement service. The transport facilitation system can initially receive a pick-up request from a user device of a requesting user and select a driver to service the pick-up request. The transport facilitation system can transmit an invitation to service the pick-up request to a driver device of the driver and receive a confirmation to service the pick-up request from the driver device. Thereafter the transport facilitation system can, detect, from the user device, a sensor pattern corresponding to a hailing action performed by the requesting user using the user device. In response to detecting the sensor pattern, the transport facilitation system can initiate a selected display pattern on a graphical user interface (GUI) of the user device to enable the driver to identify the requesting user.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Le Cun, John David West
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Patent number: 10210256Abstract: Provided is a method and system for indexing documents in a collection of linked documents. A link log, including one or more pairings of source documents and target documents is accessed. A sorted anchor map, containing one or more target document to source document pairings, is generated. The pairings in the sorted anchor map are ordered based on target document identifiers.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Huican Zhu, Jeffrey Dean, Sanjay Ghemawat, Bwolen Po-Jen Yang, Anurag Acharya
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Patent number: 10210253Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus of providing comments and statistical information for each section of a video content and the method thereof, the apparatus and the method thereof being capable of writing and displaying replies for each section of the video content which is edited section by section and providing a user interface which plays each section of the video content respectively, so as to allow a user to access the video content section by section in order to easily grasp the characteristics of the corresponding video and to intuitively search fast and play the wanted parts (or sections) of the video.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: VEAVER, INC.Inventor: Hyun Sun Ju
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Patent number: 10203851Abstract: Provided is a GUI including: an unadded pane region that hierarchically displays folders which are sets of images having no class information added thereto; an image pane region that displays the images displayed in the unadded pane region, the displayed images having no classification added thereto; and a class pane region that displays images having classification added thereto, wherein by externally inputting class information for one image having the class information added thereto, the input class information is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Yohei Minekawa, Yuji Takagi, Minoru Harada, Takehiro Hirai, Ryo Nakagaki
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Patent number: 10203836Abstract: A unique system and method is provided that facilitates pixel-accurate targeting with respect to multi-touch sensitive displays when selecting or viewing content with a cursor. In particular, the system and method can track dual inputs from a primary finger and a secondary finger, for example. The primary finger can control movement of the cursor while the secondary finger can adjust a control-display ratio of the screen. As a result, cursor steering and selection of an assistance mode can be performed at about the same time or concurrently. In addition, the system and method can stabilize a cursor position at a top middle point of a user's finger in order to mitigate clicking errors when making a selection.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Hrvoje Benko, Andrew D. Wilson, Patrick M. Baudisch
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Patent number: 10205999Abstract: Methods and systems for presenting information regarding multiple categories of content are provided. In addition, methods and systems that suggest activities by a user in relation to content and determined affinity for content in relation to user contacts are provided. A user interface application is provided that operates to display status and/or historical information regarding content, suggested activities, and suggested contacts. The user can interact with the interface to access detailed information and to act on suggestions. In addition the user can interact with the interface to share content to other users, including users participating in real time communication sessions.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2015Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventor: David L. Chavez
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Patent number: 10203761Abstract: A glasses type mobile terminal including a camera configured to obtain an image; a display unit including a transparent display; and a controller configured to recognize a user is gazing at their hand, display an execution screen in a first transparent display area corresponding to a palm of the hand, recognize a first gesture corresponding to a virtual connection between the execution screen and a specific finger, associate the execution screen with the specific finger upon recognition of the first gesture, display a first item indicating association of the execution screen with the specific finger in a second transparent display area corresponding to the specific finger, recognize a second gesture of virtually connecting the first item with the displayed execution screen corresponding to the palm of the hand, and display a result of executing the first item to the application in the first transparent display area.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jungtae Seo, Wonsang Yi, Chaemin Lim, Wonsul Jeon, Bomi Noh
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Patent number: 10198411Abstract: Additional document information may be stored through change tracking. In some examples, an application, such as a document processing application, may allow collaborative creation and/or editing of a document. As individual collaborators enter new content or make changes to existing content, the new content and/or changes go through two phases. As an individual collaborator is editing, the change is temporary. The collaborator may decide not to integrate it to the document. The temporary content may become permanent or integrated through a save action (manual or automatic). In some examples, the temporary content may be shared with other collaborators through a scheme to indicate its status as temporary giving the collaborators a true collaboration experience.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Michelle Keslin, Daniel Snyder, Ali Taleghani, Jitesh Sachdeva
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Patent number: 10198164Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying imagery of a geographic area are provided. More particularly, a location selector interface element can be displayed in conjunction with the imagery when a continuous zoom event is detected. In response to the continuous zoom event, the location selector interface element can be displayed in conjunction with, for instance, a zoom interface for zooming the imagery. The location selector interface element can include a plurality of geographic labels. Each geographic label can be associated with a different zoom level of the imagery. Each geographic label can provide a description of a geographic area corresponding to the zoom level associated with the geographic label. A user can interact with the location selector interface element to select a desired zoom level for viewing the imagery. In response to the user interaction, the imagery can be zoomed to the zoom level corresponding to the selected geographic label.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Bailiang Zhou, Patrick Hofmann
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Patent number: 10191619Abstract: Display apparatus and method of an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display, and a processor. The processor fetches a display region for displaying a screen when an application is executed, and fetches and displays a plurality of screens in the fetched display region.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Pil-Joo Yoon, Yong-Joon Jeon
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Patent number: 10185462Abstract: A control unit, method and computer program product cooperate to provide a controllable depth of display of at least a part of a graphical user interface. Moreover, the control unit includes a control circuit that controls a depth display of an icon, which may be a user-selectable icon, as part of the graphical user interface. The control circuit changes the depth of display of the icon when an object is detected as approaching the display. In this way, a user is provided with visual feedback when the user is interacting with the graphical user interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Maiko Nakagawa
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Patent number: 10185460Abstract: Techniques associated with device notifications are described in various implementations. In one example implementation, a method may include receiving, at a mobile computing device, sensor data captured by a non-touchscreen sensor associated with the mobile computing device. The method may also include analyzing the sensor data, using the mobile computing device, to detect a user activation input that corresponds to a request to identify pending notifications on the mobile computing device. The method may also include identifying pending notifications on the mobile computing device that are responsive to the request. The method may also include generating a non-visual notification response that indicates to a user of the mobile computing device, in a non-visual manner, a result of the identification.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: LONGSAND LIMITEDInventor: Matthew Davis
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Patent number: 10185702Abstract: Content providers may specify special formatting instructions to manage formatting of content that is ultimately displayed by electronic devices. The formatting instructions may include formatting that is not apparent from an original format of the content. The formatting instructions from a content provider may override default formatting that is used by a viewing application on the electronic device or a host (intermediary) that formats the content for the electronic device, which would otherwise control a format of the content. The formatting instructions may be based on attributes of the electronic devices, such as display size, display type, etc. By enabling content providers to specify these special formatting instructions, the content providers may retain control of an ultimate look and function of the content when the content is formatted for a particular electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Christopher Allan White
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Patent number: 10187339Abstract: An email client includes a network interface, a hardware processor, a user interface, an identification module, a content email management module and one or both of a grouping module and bypass email handling module. The network interface communicates with at least one service provider email server. The identification module identifies content emails by analyzing email traffic in an email account established on the service provider's email server. Content email senders are classified as content providers. The content email management module obtains content emails. The grouping module groups content emails from each content provider for display as respective single content item. Optionally, a bypass email handling module implants content emails received over said bypass channel into an email account or accounts.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: MAILWISE EMAIL SOLUTIONS LTD.Inventors: Shai Geva, Amitay Svetlit
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Patent number: 10180944Abstract: An information processing device, comprises: a link information obtaining part that obtains link information to a file corresponding to a selected web content in response to detecting a select of at least one of web contents from a first contents screen on which the web contents obtained from a first storage server are laid out; a storage information obtaining part that obtains storage information of a second storage server corresponding to a designated display area in response to detecting a designating operation of the display area of the web content on a second contents screen after the link information is obtained; a file obtaining part that obtains the file corresponding to the selected web content from the first storage server based on the link information; and a file transmitting part that sends the file obtained by the file obtaining part to the second storage server based on the storage information.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2015Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventor: Masayuki Kawamoto
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Patent number: 10175938Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for navigation on the World Wide Web using voice commands. The name of a website may be called out by users several different ways. A user may speak the entire URL, a portion of the URL, or a name of the website which may bear little resemblance to the URL. The present technology uses rules and heuristics embodied in various software engines to determine the best candidate website based on the received voice command, and then navigates to that website.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Andrew S. Zeigler, Michael Han-Young Kim, Rodger William Benson, Raman Kumar Sarin
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Patent number: 10168895Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes detecting a gesture on a touch-sensitive surface of a device, and determining whether the gesture is performed with respect to a predefined region on the touch-sensitive surface. The computer-implemented method further includes, in response to determining that the gesture is performed with respect to the predefined region, controlling an interaction focus on the touch-sensitive surface based on the gesture. A corresponding electronic device and computer program product are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2015Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Yicheng Feng, Jun Liao, Dan Dan Wang, Ming Jun Xu, Wanfei Yan, Wen Bao Yin
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Patent number: 10171865Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a memory, a wireless transmitter, and one or more hardware processors. The wireless transmitter transmits content data to an external electronic device, the content data being encoded and including first data to display video and second data to display an object capable of being operated by a user. The one or more hardware processors are coupled to the memory, decode the second data, and execute, in accordance with a user operation on the object, processing corresponding to the user operation by using the decoded second data if the video and the object are displayed on a screen of the external electronic device by using the content data.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Takashi Minemura
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Patent number: 10169188Abstract: From an element hierarchy of a User Interface (UI), a UI element that is selected for inclusion in the UI at runtime is determined. A category of the UI element is determined. A subset of a set of accessibility compliance rules is associated with the UI element. The subset of accessibility compliance rules corresponds to the category of the UI element. The UI element is analyzed to determine that the UI element fails to satisfy an accessibility compliance rule in the subset of accessibility compliance rules. Responsive to the analyzing, in an accessibility compliance report, a violation information is output describing the UI element and the accessibility compliance rule from the subset of accessibility compliance rules.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rahul R. Belekar, Ankur Gupta, Shunguo Yan
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Patent number: 10162516Abstract: An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily display user's desired images. An imaging apparatus includes a frame rate acquiring unit, a measuring unit and a reproduction control unit. The frame rate acquiring unit acquires the imaging frame rate of a video to be reproduced. The measuring unit measures the operation speed of a user's touch operation on a touch panel while the touch operation is performed. The reproduction control unit controls reproduction of the video which is displayed on the display panel, based on the acquired imaging frame rate and the subsequently measured operation speed.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kato, Hideaki Matsuda, Jun Muraki