Patents by Inventor Wen-Guang Tian

Wen-Guang Tian 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).

  • Systems and methods for managing navigation among applications
    Patent number: 10042681
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for managing navigation among applications installed on an electronic device. According to certain aspects, an electronic device receives (1502) a selection of a graphical item displayed by a source application and an instruction to copy the graphical item. The electronic device stores (1514) an identification of the source application in a data record and navigates (1522) to a destination application. Further, the electronic device receives (1538) a command to paste the graphical item within the destination application and return to the source application, examines (1560) the data record to identify the source application, and automatically navigates (1570) to the source application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Rui Lai, Wen-Guang Tian, Xin-Yi Xiao
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING NAVIGATION AMONG APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20150370620
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for managing navigation among applications installed on an electronic device. According to certain aspects, an electronic device receives (1502) a selection of a graphical item displayed by a source application and an instruction to copy the graphical item. The electronic device stores (1514) an identification of the source application in a data record and navigates (1522) to a destination application. Further, the electronic device receives (1538) a command to paste the graphical item within the destination application and return to the source application, examines (1560) the data record to identify the source application, and automatically navigates (1570) to the source application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Rui Lai, Wen-Guang Tian, Xin-Yi Xiao