Patents Examined by Yi Wang
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Patent number: 9767532Abstract: A method and system is implemented at an electronic device for displaying output from an application on a fixed orientation display. The electronic device includes a display module and an application. The application sends a request to display output from the application in a second orientation with second dimensions, and receives from the electronic device a notification that a display associated with the electronic device is a fixed orientation display with a first orientation and first dimensions. The application then obtains application data verifying that it is able to scale the output for displaying in an orientation and dimensions different from the requested second orientation and second dimensions, and determines optimal dimensions to display the output from the application based on the first orientation and first dimensions associated with the fixed display. The electronic device then scales output data to match the determined optimal dimensions.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Patrick Brady, Dianne Hackborn, Jason Bayer
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Patent number: 9769095Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for defining, at a first computing device, at least a portion of a display area associated with the first computing device. A specialized communication from a second computing device is received at the first computing device. The specialized communication is rendered at the first computing device in at least the portion of the display area. Use of an application within at least the portion of the display is prevented at least while the specialized communication is accessed.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Corville O. Allen, Faheem Altaf, Robert E. Loredo, Henri F. Meli
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Patent number: 9761041Abstract: A three-dimensional region of interest (ROI) is established with a high degree of accuracy, by a simple method without increasing a burden on the operator, in generating a three-dimensional projected image from medical volume data according to rendering, achieving more efficient interpretation of three-dimensional image and streamlining of diagnostic flow, with the use of the diagnostic image generation apparatus. An energy map is generated on a predetermined tomographic plane, assuming a preset start point as a reference and searching for a path that minimizes the energy, and then the path is set as a boundary of the three-dimensional ROI. The start point may be decided on the basis of the boundary inputted by a user, or the user may set the start point. The user may be allowed to adjust the boundary having been set. The boundary may also be determined on another plane orthogonal to the predetermined tomographic plane.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Ogino, Yoshimi Noguchi, Takuma Shibahara
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Patent number: 9761045Abstract: In one embodiment, a three-dimensional (3-D) model is aligned with a view of a physical environment captured by a camera. An augmented reality view is generated by superposing elements of the 3-D model and the view of the physical environment. At least some of the elements of the 3-D model are initially hidden within the augmented reality view. A virtual window is imposed that penetrates a surface within the augmented reality view. The virtual window clips the view of the physical environment and elements of the 3-D model that intersect the virtual window to reveal initially-hidden elements of the 3-D model located beyond the virtual window. The augmented reality view with the virtual window is displayed on a display device.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Bentley Systems, IncorporatedInventors: Stéphane Côté, Robert Snyder, Renaud Gervais
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Patent number: 9762848Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for automatic adjustment of video orientation are provided. A computer-implemented method may include receiving a video comprising a plurality of image frames, detecting an orientation change in the video, determining a standard orientation for the video, and adjusting the video to the standard orientation by resizing one or more of the image frames and by rotating one or more of the image frames to the standard orientation. The adjusted video in the standard orientation then may be provided to a user.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Maciek S. Nowakowski, Balazs Szabo
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Patent number: 9760541Abstract: The present solution provides a variety of delivery techniques for delivering contextualization services to augment content and advertisement to display within content being viewed on a page on a mobile device. The present solution is directed to using any one or more innovative delivery techniques to prompt the user to augmented content and/or advertisements at the point of a user viewing content on a mobile device, such as while a user is scrolling through textual content of a web page on their mobile device. These innovative delivery techniques provide triggering points on the limited screen of mobile devices to deliver contextualized content and/or advertisement on the display of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Inventors: Jason Richman, Daniel Mason, Timon Chiang, Preethy Vaidyanathan, Kevin Tung, Raymond Chan, Sami Ali Adib, Jim Smith
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Patent number: 9761025Abstract: A method of creating a graphical representation of data points in the form of a heatmap wherein the heatmap represents a plurality of multi-directional flow values between the data points, the method including the steps of: positioning data points on a heatmap for graphical representation, calculating bi-directional flow values between at least a first and second data point, determining the intensity and direction of a predominant flow from the bi-directional flow values, and graphically representing the predominant flow and bi-directional flows between the data points in the heatmap.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: New BIS Safe Luxco S.à r.lInventors: Andrew John Cardno, Peter Stewart Ingham, Bart Andrew Lewin, Ashok Kumar Singh
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Patent number: 9761035Abstract: Methods and systems for dynamic user interfaces are provided. A user interface allows a user to receive information about a computer system's state and to make changes to state, such as with touch screen devices. Dynamic user interfaces provide advanced methods of interfacing with the computer system, receiving information, and changing computer state. Advanced methods include improved gestural controls like interrupting or fast-forwarding an animated transition. Advanced methods of receiving information from the computer system are also provided, such as real-time data updates mid-animation and meaning conveyed through motion of and/or configuration change of UI elements. Defined animation pathways in the system can have different relative velocities as a function of percentage completion regardless of the duration(s) of the animation pathways, allowing for more fluid UIs.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: MINDSTREAM INTERFACE DYNAMICS, INC.Inventor: Jeremy Flores
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Patent number: 9747862Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system is presented by which images of virtual objects displayed in augmented reality systems, virtual reality systems, or immersive display systems for realistic rendering of wide field of view, may be corrected to provide for reduction of registration errors regarding real objects or locations.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: CastAR, Inc.Inventor: Carroll Philip Gossett
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Patent number: 9747723Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes: displaying an event on a first display device associated with a client device, the event comprising at least one video scene; enabling an electronic device to communicate with the client device; receiving a user input requesting augmented reality content associated with the at least one video scene; identifying a relevant portion of the augmented reality content to render on a second display associated with the electronic device, wherein the relevant portion comprises video frames corresponding to the at least one video scene and additional content surrounding the video frames; and rendering the relevant portion on the second display device.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Laurent Gardes, Yann Prat, Olivier Lacour, Didier De Marrez, Laurent Chauvier
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Image data processing method of multi-level shuffles for multi-format pixel and associated apparatus
Patent number: 9633451Abstract: An image data processing method is provided. The image data processing method includes the following steps: receiving image data, wherein the image data is in a first pixel format; shuffling the image data according to a relationship between the first pixel format and a second pixel format to generate shuffled data; and compressing the shuffled data by a compression module which is suitable for compressing image data in the second pixel format so as to generate compressed data.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventor: Hsilin Huang -
Patent number: 9626784Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image display system includes a first generator and a second generator. The first generator generates a first image which includes first text data representing at least a portion of text data and which is displayed by a first display device of stationary type. The second generator generates a second image which includes second text data representing at least a portion of the first text data and which is displayed by a second display device that is worn by a first user.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yoshiyuki Kokojima, Masahiro Baba
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Patent number: 9627006Abstract: Provided are a content information display method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving a content file list; receiving additional information having a same property from among additional information on each of content files included in the content file list; generating a graph representing a degree of the property by comparing the received additional information on each content file with additional information on another content file; and displaying the graph and the content file list.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung-kun Lee, Young-mi Kang, Hye-rin Kim, Ju-il Um, Young-shil Jang
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Patent number: 9595117Abstract: A vessel suppression process is performed on RGB image data. A display of capillary vessels is suppressed by the vessel suppression process. After the vessel suppression process, tone of the RGB image data is reversed. Thereby, a suppressed-and-reversed image is produced. Even after the tone reversal, the capillary vessels do not interfere with observation of a ductal structure in the suppressed-and-reversed image, because the display of the capillary vessels is suppressed. In the suppressed-and-reversed image, the ductal structure is darker than a mucous membrane due to the tone reversal, so that the color of the ductal structure is close to that of an indigo.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Masahiro Kubo
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Patent number: 9571810Abstract: A method for generating a target perspective model referenced for depth map generation includes at least following steps: receiving a first input image; utilizing a region-based analysis unit for analyzing a plurality of regions in the first input image to extract image characteristics of the regions; and determining the target perspective model according to at least the image characteristics. Another method for generating a target perspective model referenced for depth map generation includes: receiving a first input image; determining a first perspective model in response to the first input image; and utilizing a perspective model generation unit for generating the target perspective model by a weighted sum of the first perspective model and at least one second perspective model.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2012Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Yu-Lin Chang, Chao-Chung Cheng, Te-Hao Chang
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Patent number: 9563975Abstract: A makeup support apparatus includes an image capturer that captures an image of a user's face, a display that displays the captured image, and a guide superimposer that superimposes a guide image upon the displayed image. The guide image indicates a region of the user's face in which makeup is to be applied.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Tomofumi Yamanashi
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Patent number: 9524080Abstract: Systems and methods for customizing behavior of a computing system based on details of interactions with the computing system by a user, such as a direction, intensity, or magnitude of a particular input from a user input device.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: D.R. Systems, Inc.Inventor: Evan K. Fram
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Patent number: 9514711Abstract: A method of enhancing a visual image of a display is described. The visual image is displayed on a first display of a display device having a first display pixel density and a first display dimension. The display device detects an enhancer device oriented in an operable position to the display device. The enhancer display device has a second display having a second display pixel density higher than the first display pixel density and a second display dimension less than the first display dimension. A spatial orientation is determined between the first display of the display device with the second display of the enhancer display device. The display device sends the visual image and the spatial orientation to the enhancer display device to display a portion of the visual image that is defined by the spatial orientation on the second display in the second display pixel density.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marzia E. Castellani, Fabrizio Loppini, Ciro Ragusa, Roberto Ragusa
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Patent number: 9514710Abstract: A method of enhancing a visual image of a display is described. The visual image is displayed on a first display of a display device having a first display pixel density and a first display dimension. The display device detects an enhancer device oriented in an operable position to the display device. The enhancer display device has a second display having a second display pixel density higher than the first display pixel density and a second display dimension less than the first display dimension. A spatial orientation is determined between the first display of the display device with the second display of the enhancer display device. The display device sends the visual image and the spatial orientation to the enhancer display device to display a portion of the visual image that is defined by the spatial orientation on the second display in the second display pixel density.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marzia E. Castellani, Fabrizio Loppini, Ciro Ragusa, Roberto Ragusa
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Patent number: 9514718Abstract: An information processing system includes: a terminal device; and an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes: a holding unit that holds a plurality of pieces of workflow information each including information that specifies a process constituting a service; a receiving unit that receives service identification information, device identification information, and an image transmitted from a terminal device; a selecting unit that selects a piece of the workflow information corresponding to the service identification information and the device identification information from the pieces of the workflow information; and an executing unit that executes a service in which the image is processed into an image including a movie in accordance with the workflow information selected by the selecting unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Atsushi Itoh, Jun Murata, Nobuyuki Kishi, Tetsuya Sakayori, Takayuki Kunieda, Takanobu Tanaka, Hiroshi Yamaguchi