Patents Examined by William L. Bashore
  • Patent number: 11686586
    Abstract: A system determines a match between a requesting user of a transport service and a matched driver. Based on the match, the system transmits a trigger signal to a computing device of the requesting user. The trigger signal causes the computing device of the requesting user to generate a selectable feature that, when selected, causes the computing device of the requesting user to prominently display a specified color on a graphical user interface (GUI) generated by a rider application executing on the computing device of the requesting user. Based on the match, the system transmits a second trigger signal to the computing device of the matched driver. The second trigger signal causes the computing device of the matched driver to provide an indication of the specified color in a specified portion of a GUI generated by the driver application executing on the computing device of the matched driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Le Cun, John David West
  • Patent number: 11669222
    Abstract: Template based calendar events with graphic enrichment are provided. In some examples, upon receiving a request to create a calendar event, an event creation prompt may be presented. The prompt may include an event template selection element comprising visual aids, such as icons or emojis, that each represent different event templates for selection. Upon receiving a visual aid selection, information associated with the user requesting the calendar event may be retrieved based on the selected visual aid to infer one or more aspects of the requested event such as title, timing, and location. A suggested event with the inferred aspects may be presented to the user and upon receiving confirmation and/or modification, the suggested or modified event may be added to the user's calendar. Some events may be presented with a visual background such as an image or graphics on the calendar for prompt recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Kumar, Hiroshi Tsukahara, Brian T. Carver, Margaret R. Clinton, Elona Tuomi, Jiang Wan
  • Patent number: 11663641
    Abstract: An intuitive customization system includes a server unit, a display device, an interface unit and a manufacturing station. The server unit is signally connected to an internet. The display device is signally connected to the server unit. The interface unit is displayed on the display device. The interface unit includes a working window frame, a first base image, a first part image and a first pattern menu. The first pattern menu comprises P first patterns. When a user selects one of the P first patterns of the first pattern menu, the first part image displays a first customized pattern, and the first customized pattern represents the one of the P first patterns. A first user design includes the first base image, the first part image and the first customized pattern. The manufacturing station manufactures a finished product according to the first user design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Customized Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shui-Mu Wang
  • Patent number: 11662830
    Abstract: A system for permitting a medical practitioner to interact with medical information, the system including: a sensing unit for detecting a position of a reference object used to interact with the sensing unit; at least one control unit for determining a gesture performed by the medical practitioner, identifying a command relative to the medical information that corresponds to the gesture, and executing the command in order to display the medical information; generating a graphical user interface including a virtual representation of the reference object and at least one virtual icon and/or a virtual representation of the sensing unit, with each of the at least one virtual icon corresponding to one of a respective mode of operation, a respective user notification, and a respective system setting option; and displaying the GUI along with the medical information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NZ Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Nima Ziraknejad, Pranav Saxena, Anshul Porwal
  • Patent number: 11656886
    Abstract: Accessibility for vision impaired users is improved with a novel screen reader system. A user interface control of a first application that switches a language applied to text displayed on the first application is identified to a second application. The second application stores an identifier for the user interface control and a value representative of the language selected by the user interface control to a data structure. The second application then listens for user control events occurring on the first application such as focus, click and selection events. When the second application detects the user interface control switching languages the second application changes the default screen reader language to the language of the visual text of the first application. Thus, the text-to-speech output of the visual text is read with the correct speech inflection and pronunciation of the selected language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Freedom Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Gordon, Sriram M. Ramanathan, Matt Ater, John Palenchar, Prafuldev Raveendran, Vimal P. Sojan
  • Patent number: 11651137
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices can efficiently manage the displaying of text on a screen of a computing device. For example, a client application can provide a data object for a particular style window on the screen. The data object can include a data item, comprising text data, one or more units specifying one or more portions of the text data to be displayed in the style window, and an identifier corresponding to a particular display function to be used in displaying the text data. The display function can be invoked to determine a potential text string to display based on the text data, the one or more units, and one or more rules corresponding to the particular display function. Additional text strings can be generated to obtain a text string that is shorter than or equal to a maximum length for the data item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Eliza C. Block, David A. Schimon, Eric Lance Wilson, Paul W. Salzman, Aurelio Guzman, Christopher Wilson
  • Patent number: 11644937
    Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a display, a memory storing historical messages previously transceived, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: based on reception of a new message, controlling the display to display a notification indicating the reception of the new message, detecting an input corresponding to the notification, and based on the user corresponding to the notification, controlling the display to display the new message and at least one historical message from among the historical messages and selected based on a designated time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changhwan Hwang, Younghak Oh, Sunyoung Yi, Kyuok Choi, Kyoungtaek Kim, Hoshin Lee
  • Patent number: 11644944
    Abstract: The disclosure describes systems and methods related to content that is enhanced with textual content presented using rapid serial visual presentation (“RSVP”). In some embodiments, map content is enhanced with RSVP content. Other disclosed embodiments relate to map content, photo content, video content, search content, and content for other types of applications. Related embodiments provide systems and methods for displaying, creating, and editing such content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SPRITZ HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Francis Abbott Waldman, Maik Steffen Maurer, Oleg Skrypnyuk
  • Patent number: 11640227
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media to provide voice driven dynamic menus. One aspect disclosed is a method including receiving, by an electronic device, video data and audio data, displaying, by the electronic device, a video window, determining, by the electronic device, whether the audio data includes a voice signal, displaying, by the electronic device, a first menu in the video window in response to the audio data including a voice signal, displaying, by the electronic device, a second menu in the video window in response to a voice signal being absent from the audio data, receiving, by the electronic device, input from the displayed menu, and writing, by the electronic device, to an output device based on the received input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventor: Jesse Chand
  • Patent number: 11635892
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for displaying a virtual keyboard, a virtual keyboard and a display device, and relates to a technical field of virtual keyboards. The method includes: obtaining the virtual keyboard, the virtual keyboard including a plurality of virtual key areas and a light effect display area between and/or inside the plurality of virtual key areas; and displaying the plurality of virtual key areas of the virtual keyboard and performing a light effect display in the light effect display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhongyi Wang, Minhu Fan
  • Patent number: 11630552
    Abstract: Uses of an online system include a target user and other users that are connected to the target users. The online system presents a content item received from a target user to the other users. The online system receives comments on the content item from the users and a selection of one of the comments from a user. The online system provides one or more types of actions (e.g., adding the comment to the content item or highlighting the comment) on the comment that the user can take. Upon receiving a selection of adding the comment, the online system modifies the content item to include the comment. Upon receiving a selecting of highlighting the comment, the online system associates a highlighting feature to the comment. The online system provides the modified content item or highlighted comment for display to the plurality of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Maxime Clediere, Jeremy Samuel Friedland
  • Patent number: 11625243
    Abstract: A method for creating and executing a micro-application includes receiving a user selection of a user interface element within a user interface of a primary application. Source code associated with the selected user interface element is parsed to obtain at least one attribute associated with the selected user interface element. Data associated with the selected user interface element is identified based on the source code. A response based on the at least one attribute and the data is generated. A microapp configured to process the response to obtain the data from within the primary application is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Manbinder Pal Singh
  • Patent number: 11620042
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes generally relates to scrolling and selecting items. An electronic device having a display and a touch-sensitive surface displays a user interface with a list of items. The items can be scrolled and selected using different techniques. Some embodiments include a technique for entering an edit mode to select and scroll items on the user interface. Some embodiments include a technique for scrolling to select items on the user interface. Some embodiments include a technique for displaying a scroll progress indicator for scrolling items on the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marcos Alonso, James Magahern, Toby C. Paterson, Patrick L. Coffman
  • Patent number: 11612446
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for controlling a robotically delivered manipulator. One system includes a robotic manipulator having a base and a surgical instrument holder configured to move relative to the base, a surgical instrument removably coupled to the surgical instrument holder, a user interface configured to present information related to least one of the robotic manipulator or the surgical instrument, a gesture detection sensor configured to detect a gesture made by a user representing a desired movement of the robotic manipulator, and a controller configured to actuate the robotic manipulator in a predetermined manner corresponding to the detected gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventor: Arvind Ramadorai
  • Patent number: 11614855
    Abstract: A method for management of a land base includes interfacing a machine or equipment to a computer running a geographical information system (GIS) application such that the computer is configured to monitor the operations performed by the equipment or machine on the land base and store the operations as map points, lines, or polygons on at least one data layer within the GIS application. The method further includes displaying the GIS application to the operator at the point and time of performing the operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: GENESIS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Chad W. Geis, Dallas L. Geis
  • Patent number: 11610059
    Abstract: The current disclosure provides techniques for visualizing text expressions in spreadsheet cells in a more intuitive and user friendly manner by mapping syntactic elements of the text expressions to two-dimensional (2D) configurations of 2D elements, and displaying the 2D configurations in a graphical user interface, wherein the syntactic relationships between syntactic elements in the text expressions are rendered as spatial relationships between the 2D elements in the 2D configuration. In one embodiment, a method for converting a text expression into a 2D configuration comprises selecting a spreadsheet cell based on input received from a user input device, wherein the spreadsheet cell comprises a text expression, parsing the text expression, using a logic subsystem, into at least a first syntactic element, mapping the first syntactic element, using the logic subsystem, to a first two-dimensional (2D) element, and displaying the first 2D element in a graphical user interface via a display subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Interject Data System, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Dean Honsowetz, Eugene Lyubar, Patrick DeBuse
  • Patent number: 11605469
    Abstract: Techniques for granular analysis of a knowledge graph are provided. A profile comprising a plurality of attributes is received, and a knowledge graph is analyzed to identify a plurality of therapies, based on the plurality of attributes. A document that is relevant to a first therapy of the plurality of therapies is identified, and a criterion stated in the document is determined. Further, an aggregate value is determined for the criterion, based on a plurality of participants associated with the document, wherein the first aggregate value represents attributes of the plurality of participants. A weight is generated for the document, based at least in part on the plurality of attributes and the aggregate value. A score is generated for the first therapy, based at least in part on the weight, and an optimal therapy is determined, from the plurality of therapies, based in part on the score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J Stevens, Fernando Jose Suarez Saiz, Adam Clark
  • Patent number: 11599656
    Abstract: A method for authorizing operation permissions of form data is disclosed in the present invention, including a step of selecting form data, where one or more pieces of form data, operation permissions of which need to be authorized are selected; a step of selecting a grantee, where one or more grantees to which operation permissions need to be authorized are selected; and a step of authorizing operation permissions, where the operation permissions of the selected form data are authorized to the selected grantee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: CHENGDU QIANNIUCAO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dazhi Chen
  • Patent number: 11588778
    Abstract: A system and method for providing an enhanced second screen experience is provided includes a content-rich second screen user interface with information relative to an event and event participants as well as social media aspects relative to the event and event participants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: FOX SPORTS PRODUCTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Conley, Brian Rogers
  • Patent number: 11579835
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multimedia data playing methods and terminal devices. One example method includes obtaining, by a terminal device, a first sound effect plug-in, where the first sound effect plug-in corresponds to a first sound effect, and the terminal device includes a first application and a second application that are used to play multimedia data, receiving, by the terminal device, a first instruction used to indicate that a user of the terminal device selects the first sound effect option, wherein where the first sound effect option is an option corresponding to the first sound effect, when first multimedia data is to be played by the first application or the second application, processing, by the terminal device, the first multimedia data by using the first sound effect plug-in according to the first instruction to play the first multimedia data with the first sound effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wenyang Zhang, Hao Liu, Xinggang Gu