Patents by Inventor Vincent Lavoie

Vincent Lavoie has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20140059455
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for selecting single or multiple data entities, based on selection of representative items in a graphical user interface via a user input gestural trajectory. Embodiments display items representing data entities, some of which may be selected by a user for further processing by crossing or surrounding the items with a pointing device, such as a mouse, or stylus or fingertip via a touchscreen device. Selected items are visually highlighted in the interface, and the data entities they represent are added to a cache table depicted in a separate summary box. The box includes controls for fast and efficient data entity selection and deselection, display of related criteria, as well as data entity approval and disapproval, and editing capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Rolan Abdukalykov, Edward Palmer, Roy Ghorayeb, Mohannad El-Jayousi, Vincent Lavoie, Xuebo Liang, Alain Gauthier
  • Publication number: 20140028728
    Abstract: Scale(s) on one or more axes may be displayed. The scale(s) may present a range of values associated with at least one business object attribute. Visual representation(s) of business object(s) may be displayed. The visual representation(s) may be positioned relative to the scale(s). Detail boxes corresponding to each visually represented business object may be displayed. Each detail box may present information about a corresponding business object. All detail boxes may be displayed. Information presented by the detail box(es) may be an image and/or text. The information presented by the detail box(es) may be interactive. Displaying or not displaying the detail box(es) may be toggled. The visual representation(s) of the business object(s) may be repositioned based on the toggling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Xuebo Liang, Isabelle Thore, Mohannad El-Jayousi, Rolan Abdukalykov, Alain Gauthier, Roy Ghorayeb, Vincent Lavoie
  • Publication number: 20140028730
    Abstract: A reference point on a graphical user interface may be determined. The reference point may be represented by a plurality of coordinates. The graphical user interface may be divided into tile map entities. Information about the tile map entities may be stored into a cache. The stored information may include an origin and dimensions of each tile map entity, and the origin may be represented relative to the reference point. Information needed to position a business object visual representation may be retrieved from the cache. The business object visual representation may be drawn on the graphical user interface based on the retrieved information needed to position the business object visual representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Rolan Abdukalykov, Alain Gauthier, Roy Ghorayeb, Vincent Lavoie, Xuebo Liang, Mohannad El-Jayousi
  • Publication number: 20140033104
    Abstract: Scale(s) on one or more axes may be displayed on a graphical user interface. The scale(s) may present a range of values associated with business object attribute(s). Visual representation(s) associated with business object(s) may be displayed on the graphical user interface. The visual representation(s) may be positioned relative to the scale(s). In response to activation of a grouping mechanism, the visual representation(s) may be moved to a first area in the graphical user interface. The business object(s) associated with the visual representation(s) may include business object attribute value(s) in common with other business objects visually represented in the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Vincent LAVOIE, Edward PALMER, Xuebo LIANG, Roy GHORAYEB, Rolan ABDUKALYKOV, Mohannad EL-JAYOUSI, Alain GAUTHIER
  • Publication number: 20140033109
    Abstract: Scale(s) on one or more axes may be displayed. The scale(s) may present a range of values associated with business object attribute(s). Visual representation(s) of business object(s) may be displayed. The visual representation(s) may be positioned relative to the scale(s). One or more visual properties of the visual representation(s) may be varied based on information associated with the business object(s). The one or more visual properties may be color(s) of the visual representation(s), pattern(s) in the visual representation(s), video(s) in the visual representation(s), text in the visual representation(s), image(s) in the visual representation(s), and/or shape(s) of the visual representation(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Roy Ghorayeb, Xuebo Liang, Alain Gauthier, Mohannad El-Jayousi, Vincent Lavoie, Rolan Abdukalykov
  • Publication number: 20140028702
    Abstract: Calendar application objects that do no not appear on the screen because of space constraints or other reasons may be associated with an edge of the time period displayed on the screen closest to a virtual location of each respective object in the calendar application. A user selectable indicator may then be displayed for one or more of the edges to indicate the presence of additional objects in the calendar application that are not currently displayed on the screen of the device, but would be displayed if the user were to scroll the displayed time period in the direction of the displayed time period edge associated with a respective indicator. The indicator may include additional data about the objects associated with the edge that do not appear within the time period shown on the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Xuebo Liang, Rolan Abdukalykov, Alain Gauthier, Vincent Lavoie, Mohannad El-Jayousi, Roy Ghorayeb
  • Publication number: 20140028729
    Abstract: Calendar content in a linear timeline may dynamically zoomed into and out of according to a change of a distance separating two user selected points on the screen as at least one of the user selected points is moved by the user. As the user zooms into and out of the timeline, a timescale that is displayed as part of the timeline may also be updated. The entries that are shown in the timeline may also be updated so that they correspond to the selected zoomed in time period. Additional detailed information may be displayed when zooming into the timeline whereas less information may be displayed when zooming out of the timeline. The degree of zooming may depend on a change in the separation distance between the points as one of them is moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Rolan Abdukalykov, Vincent Lavoie, Mohannad El-Jayousi, Roy Ghorayeb, Xuebo Liang, Alain Gauthier
  • Patent number: 8286367
    Abstract: A system for continuous (re-)drying of wood pieces. A conveyor arrangement receives and carries the wood pieces in file following a course. A moisture content of each wood piece travelling on the conveyor arrangement is measured during the course. The wood pieces whose measured moisture content are above a target content are diverted towards a drying equipment, in particular by high-frequency, whereas the other wood pieces continue their course on the conveyor arrangement. The drying equipment removes a moisture portion from the diverted wood pieces. The moisture contents of the processed wood pieces are again measured. The pieces whose moisture content dropped below the target content are routed towards the conveyor arrangement whereas the other pieces are routed in the drying equipment for a re-drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Hydro-Quebec
    Inventors: James Kendall, Sylvain Chénard, Vincent Lavoie
  • Publication number: 20100146806
    Abstract: A system for continuous (re-)drying of wood pieces. A conveyor arrangement receives and carries the wood pieces in file following a course. A moisture content of each wood piece travelling on the conveyor arrangement is measured during the course. The wood pieces whose measured moisture content are above a target content are diverted towards a drying equipment, in particular by high-frequency, whereas the other wood pieces continue their course on the conveyor arrangement. The drying equipment removes a moisture portion from the diverted wood pieces. The moisture contents of the processed wood pieces are again measured. The pieces whose moisture content dropped below the target content are routed towards the conveyor arrangement whereas the other pieces are routed in the drying equipment for a re-drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: James Kendall, Sylvain Chenard, Vincent Lavoie