Patents Examined by Xuyang Xia
  • Patent number: 10156970
    Abstract: Systems and methods for virtual opening of packages such as boxes and packs of cards are provided herein. Exemplary systems may execute methods via one or more processors, which are programmed to generate a visual representation of a package, receive input from the user, the input indicating opening of the package, and provide feedback to the user corresponding to the opening of the package that at least partially mimics a physical opening of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Hothead Games Inc.
    Inventors: Art We, Trevor Lim, Gregan Dunn
  • Patent number: 10101900
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including: a display unit configured to display a screen including an operation target to be subjected to a contact operation; a first detection unit configured to detect an object on the display unit; a second detection unit configured to detect an operation unavailable region among display regions of the screen based on a detection result obtained by the first detection unit, the operation unavailable region being a region in which an operation using the operation target is unable to be performed; and a change processing unit configured to change a configuration of the screen based on priority that is set for each operation target and to allow the operation target to be displayed in an operation available region, the operation available region being a region other than the operation unavailable region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke Onishi
  • Patent number: 10092273
    Abstract: A medical system includes an operation panel provided with an LCD touch panel and an ultrasound observation apparatus connected via a cable. When a comment receiving section of the operation panel receives comment information from a comment transmitting section of the ultrasound observation apparatus, an LCD image processing section changes a comment on the LCD touch panel according to the comment information, an operation control section sends out information about the change to an apparatus control section, and the ultrasound observation apparatus changes a comment display of a predetermined portion on a diagnosis monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takehiro Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 10078705
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for providing an electronic search and guidance application that uses non-address destination designations. In one embodiment, a user enters a particular building identifier via a mobile device. A particular geographic location corresponding to the particular building identifier is determined. A user interface is generated that includes a map having an indicium showing the particular geographic location that corresponds to the particular building identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Inventor: Katharine Gillian Lee
  • Patent number: 10078417
    Abstract: A screen magnification software feature that listens to internal messages within an operating system and automatically detects an input control coming into focus and sets a primary magnified view port on that input control. As an end user interacts with the input control the software further listens for operating system messaging indicating a change in an output region responsive to the interaction with the input control. Upon detecting this output region change, a secondary magnified view port is displays simultaneously with the primary magnified view port on a graphic user interface, the focus staying within the primary magnified view port. The end user has magnified views of both the control she is interacting with (e.g., a virtual calculator keypad of buttons) in the primary view port and the output region (e.g., a text box showing the calculated result) in the secondary view port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Freedom Scientific, Inc.
    Inventor: Jost Eckhardt
  • Patent number: 10075406
    Abstract: The present application is directed to a system and method for creating on-line comments of a point of interest. The system and method creates a moment having a piece of digital content showing the point of interest, wherein the moment has a time stamp and a location stamp; and shares the moment with a predetermined group of members. The sharing of the moment is limited to members that meet the time stamp and the location stamp, and the system and method refuse accepting comments from members that do not meet the time stamp and location stamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: TU ORBIT INC.
    Inventor: Henry Parra
  • Patent number: 10073587
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus that includes at least a first element and a sensor and an information prompt method for the electronic apparatus are described. The method includes judging whether a predetermined posture of the electronic apparatus changes or not by a sensor to obtain a first judgment result; generating a first prompt information for prompting a first position where the first element is disposed, when the first judgment result indicates that the predetermined posture of the electronic apparatus has changed; outputting the first prompt information, to enable a user to determine the first position according to the first prompt information, and to operate the first element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignees: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD
    Inventor: Qian Zhao
  • Patent number: 10042530
    Abstract: A system and method of social interaction includes receiving interaction information for an interaction created by a first user of an electronic content work, the interaction information comprising an identification number of a portion of the electronic content work associated with the interaction. The system and method includes storing the received interaction information. The system and method also includes receiving a request from a second user requesting interaction information for a requested portion of the electronic content work. the system and method also includes sending the received interaction information in response to determining that the identification number associated with the received interaction information matches the identification in the request for interaction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Inkling Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles M MacInnis, Robert Cromwell, Joshua John Forman, Kenneth Lorenz Knowles, Peter S Cho, Chatree Campiranon, Aaron Haney, Kevin Ballard, Scott William Kyle, Anne K Halsall, Jonathan Wight
  • Patent number: 10042526
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for displaying a thumbnail image. A plurality of thumbnail images that corresponds to a plurality of files stored in a storage unit is displayed. The plurality of files comprises at least one of a video file or an image file. A thumbnail image is selected from the plurality of thumbnail images. A selected effect is applied to the selected thumbnail image to generate a modified thumbnail image. The modified thumbnail image to which the selected effect has been applied is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seung Won Han
  • Patent number: 10033681
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a notification email within the framework of standard email messaging protocols employs custom headers providing a short, informative notification of the subject of the email.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: EXCALIBUR IP, LLC
    Inventor: Ala′ Ibrahim
  • Patent number: 10028008
    Abstract: A persistent media player is disclosed. A method for providing the persistent media player includes displaying, by an electronic device, a first portion of a scrollable document in a user interface (UI) of an application executed on the electronic device. The first portion includes a media player that is to present a first media item. The method further includes receiving an input to scroll to a second portion of the scrollable document. The method also includes displaying the second portion of the scrollable document, where the first portion is no longer visible and where the media player continues to be visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Gavin James
  • Patent number: 10019140
    Abstract: Approaches are described for managing a display of content on a computing device. Content (e.g., images, application data, etc.) is displayed on an interface of the device. An activation movement performed by a user (e.g., a double-tap) can cause the device to enable a content view control mode (such as a zoom control mode) that can be used to adjust a portion of the content being displayed on the interface. The activation movement can also be used to set an area of interest and display a graphical element indicating that the content view control mode is activated. In response to a motion being detected (e.g., a forward tilt or backward of the device), the device can adjust a portion of the content being displayed on the interface, such as displaying a “zoomed-in” portion or a “zoomed-out” portion of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Paul Bell, Peter Cheng, Stephen Michael Polansky, Amber Nalu, Alexander Li Honda, Yi Ding, David Wayne Stafford, Kenneth Mark Karakotsios
  • Patent number: 10013226
    Abstract: Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface on a second screen. More particularly, the method includes a change in the display mode of a multiple screen device from a first screen to a second screen while the device is closed. The change in the display mode may be made in response to a request from an application. The application may be executed and have the user interface window associated with the application moved to a second screen. The change to the second screen can be requested based on input into the application or automatically generated based on the type of application. In response to the request from the application, the device can render the user interface in the second screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Z124
    Inventors: Sanjiv Sirpal, Mohammed Selim
  • Patent number: 9996971
    Abstract: A method for presenting radiographic images of a subject obtains, from the same radiographic image capture, at least a first image and a second image, wherein the at least first and second images differ in presentation. The method associates the at least first and second images as companion images according to one or more entered instructions. There is displayed at least a first executable data link that relates to a first storage location of the first image and a second executable data link that relates to a second storage location of the second image. In response to an operator selection of either of or both of the first and second executable data links, the method displays either the corresponding first or second image, or both companion images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Lalena, Kevin C. Odorczyk, Xiaohui Wang, Karl F. Hoeflein
  • Patent number: 9990431
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a rich web page based at least in part on target data for third party content file. The system includes a targeting module and a graphic user interface module (“GUI module”). The targeting module determines the third party content file for the user generated content file based at least in part on social data describing a user activity. The targeting module retrieves the target data for the third party content file. The GUI module is communicatively coupled to the targeting module for receiving the retrieved target data from the targeting module. The GUI module generates a rich web page for the third party content file based at least in part on the retrieved target data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Thomas Darby, Fredrik Lundh, Matthew Wiseman
  • Patent number: 9971401
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs for interfacing a user with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) are provided. One method includes operations for identifying a point of gaze (POG) of a user, and for detecting initiation of an action by the user to move a position of a selector for selecting objects presented on a graphical user interface (GUI). In addition, the method includes an operation for determining the distance between the current position of the selector and the POG. The displacement speed of the selector is adjusted based on the distance between the current position of the selector and the POG, where the displacement speed is reduced as the distance between the current position of the selector and the POG becomes smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Roger Stafford
  • Patent number: 9948537
    Abstract: Modifying an activity stream to display recent events of a resource includes checking-in a user to a resource to provide context about the resource, specifying a time duration for which the user is checked-in to the resource, and modifying, based on the time duration, an activity stream of the user to display recent events of the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mustansir Banatwala, David A. Brooks, Joseph A. Russo
  • Patent number: 9948538
    Abstract: Modifying an activity stream to display recent events of a resource includes checking-in a user to a resource to provide context about the resource, specifying a time duration for which the user is checked-in to the resource, and modifying, based on the time duration, an activity stream of the user to display recent events of the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mustansir Banatwala, David A. Brooks, Joseph A. Russo
  • Patent number: 9933926
    Abstract: A system for efficiently displaying medical data to a user. For one or more of the image series, the system displays a thumbnail image representing the image series in a secondary segment of a display. In response to a selection of one of the displayed thumbnail images the system displays in the secondary segment a positioning grid with multiple sections, each section representing a section of a separate primary segment of the display that does not overlap the secondary segment. In response to a selection of one of the sections in the positioning grid the system updates the display to cause an image in the image series corresponding to the selected thumbnail image to be displayed in the section of the primary segment of the display represented by the selected section of the positioning grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL (BARBADOS) INC.
    Inventors: Norman Young, Jasper Yeh, Thanh Duc Huynh, Jonathan Resnick, Steven Richard Wranovsky, Wesley Bryan Hodges
  • Patent number: 9935847
    Abstract: A particular method includes generating, at a server configured to access inventory data associated with one or more managed devices, a graphical user interface (GUI) that is operable to define grouping criteria for one or more dynamic groups of managed devices. The method also includes receiving, at the server via the GUI, first grouping criteria and data identifying an action to be performed with respect to managed devices that satisfy the first grouping criteria. The first grouping criteria is based on at least second grouping criteria and a logical operator. The method further includes determining, at the server based on the inventory data, a group of managed devices that satisfy the first grouping criteria. The method includes initiating, by the server, transmission of a push notification regarding the action to each managed device in the group of managed devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: JAMF Software, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Zachary Halmstad, Matthew John Anderson, Bryan Christopher Hengels, Ryan Brent Yohnk