Patents by Inventor Zi Xuan Zhou

Zi Xuan Zhou 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).

  • Controlling electronic equipment navigation among multiple open applications
    Patent number: 10838581
    Abstract: Electronic equipment is controlled with a touching-type signal input device. An inputted navigator-calling request that specifies a user request to navigate among a set of previously-opened application views of different applications is received. A request mode of the inputted navigator-calling request is compared with a predefined request mode associated with navigation among the set of previously-opened application views of the different applications. It is determined whether the request mode of the inputted navigator-calling request matches with the predefined request mode. An open-views navigator is displayed in response to determining there is a match. The open-views navigator has a set of open-views tabs distributed on at least part of a closed structure that each allow selective navigation to a previously-opened application view of one of the different applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jian Wen Chi, Fang Liang Dong, Chang Huang, Zi Xuan Zhou
  • CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WITH A TOUCHING-TYPE SIGNAL INPUT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160253053
    Abstract: Electronic equipment is controlled with a touching-type signal input device. An inputted navigator-calling request that specifies a user request to navigate among a set of previously-opened application views of different applications is received. A request mode of the inputted navigator-calling request is compared with a predefined request mode associated with navigation among the set of previously-opened application views of the different applications. It is determined whether the request mode of the inputted navigator-calling request matches with the predefined request mode. An open-views navigator is displayed in response to determining there is a match. The open-views navigator has a set of open-views tabs distributed on at least part of a closed structure that each allow selective navigation to a previously-opened application view of one of the different applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Jian Wen Chi, Fang Liang Dong, Chang Huang, Zi Xuan Zhou
  • Controlling electronic equipment with a touching-type signal input device
    Patent number: 9348507
    Abstract: Electronic equipment is controlled with a touching-type signal input device. An inputted navigator-calling request is received. A request mode of the inputted navigator-calling request is compared with a predefined request mode. It is determined whether the request mode of the inputted navigator-calling request matches with the predefined request mode. A navigator is displayed in response to determining there is a match. The navigator has a set of tabs distributed on at least part of a closed structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jian Wen Chi, Fang Liang Dong, Chang Huang, Zi Xuan Zhou
  • CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WITH A TOUCHING-TYPE SIGNAL INPUT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120110495
    Abstract: Electronic equipment is controlled with a touching-type signal input device. An inputted navigator-calling request is received. A request mode of the inputted navigator-calling request is compared with a predefined request mode. It is determined whether the request mode of the inputted navigator-calling request matches with the predefined request mode. A navigator is displayed in response to determining there is a match. The navigator has a set of tabs distributed on at least part of a closed structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jian Wen Chi, Fang Liang Dong, Chang Huang, Zi Xuan Zhou