Patents Issued in March 17, 2020
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Patent number: 10592039Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device is provided for: displaying, on a display, a plurality of active applications; detecting, on a touch interface, a first-orientation gesture on at least one of the active applications; in response to the detection of the first-orientation gesture on the at least one of the active applications, performing a first operation including moving multiple of the active applications; detecting, on the touch interface, a second-orientation gesture on one or more of the active applications; in response to the detection of the second-orientation gesture on the one or more of the active applications, performing a second operation; detecting, on the touch interface, a particular gesture on a particular one of the active applications; after the detection of the particular gesture on the particular one of the active applications, performing different operations, that are different from the first and second operations, based on a duration of the particular gesture.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLCInventor: Michael S Smith
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Patent number: 10592040Abstract: Disclosed is a touch panel LCD device for reducing power consumption, frequency noise, or audible noise by applying an LFD signal only to touch electrodes adjacent to touch electrodes for sensing touch and by grounding other touch electrodes and a method of driving the same. The touch panel liquid crystal display device includes touch electrodes arranged on a panel in a matrix form and multiplexers configured to drive the touch electrodes. Each of the multiplexers includes a output channels, a first switching block configured to output a touch sensing signal to a first output channel of the output channels, a second switching block configured to output a load free driving (LFD) signal to second output channels adjacent to the first channel among the output channels, and a third switching block configured to output a ground signal or a floating signal to third output channels among the plurality of output channels.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin-Soo Chung, Tae-Kyoung Sung
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Patent number: 10592041Abstract: An electronic device displays selectable user interface elements, detects a touch input on a first user interface element, and in response to detecting a first portion of the touch input, which reaches a first intensity threshold, changes an appearance of the first selectable user interface element to indicate that the input has been detected. The device then detects a second portion of the touch input, including an increase in intensity of the touch input followed by a decrease in intensity, and in response to detecting the second portion of the touch input: displays or forgoes displaying a representation of content corresponding to the first user interface element, including a plurality of selectable controls for interacting with the content, depending on whether the intensity of the touch input increases above the second intensity threshold during the second portion of the touch input.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Julian Missig, Avi E. Cieplinski, Matthew I. Brown, May-Li Khoe, Nicholas Zambetti, Bianca C. Costanzo, David J. Hart, B. Michael Victor
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Patent number: 10592042Abstract: A holster is provided to receive a radio (mobile communications device). The radio is operatively equipped with a front-facing touchscreen. The holster is equipped with an optical reflector. The optical reflector is adapted to change the direction of light rays passing through it in order to reflect only a portion of the front-facing touchscreen to a top window located within the holster. The top window and the touchscreen are substantially perpendicular to each other. The holster is equipped with at least one capacitive touch extension element that couples the top window to a point on the touchscreen to control an interface element on the touchscreen.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Wai Mun Lee, Wooi Ping Teoh, Chun Wen Ooi
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Patent number: 10592043Abstract: Disclosed are a touch panel and a method for manufacturing the same. A touch panel can include a substrate, a transparent electrode base on the substrate, a first transparent electrode on the transparent electrode base and extending in a first direction, and a second transparent electrode on the transparent electrode base and extending in a second direction. A method of manufacturing a touch panel can include preparing a substrate and a transparent electrode base, forming a transparent electrode over the transparent electrode base, and forming an electrode material over the transparent electrode base.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung Soo Kim, Keun Sik Lee
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Patent number: 10592044Abstract: A display apparatus capable of reducing the lowering of detection sensitivity is provided. A display apparatus provided with a pixel array having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form includes: detection electrodes which are in parallel with each other, which are arranged so as to extend in a first direction, and which are connected so as to forma magnetic-field detection coil; and a detection electrode having one end which is arranged inside the magnetic-field detection coil and which is connected to the magnetic-field detection coil, and the other end which is electrically insulated from the magnetic-field detection coil. At the time of each of the magnetic field detection and the electric field detection, an external object is detected based on a change in a signal in the detection electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Yuji Suzuki, Hiroshi Mizuhashi
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Patent number: 10592045Abstract: A touch display unit, a touch display panel and a method for driving the same are disclosed. The touch display unit includes: a first electrode and a second electrode; a touch electrode, which is disposed in a same layer as one of the first electrode and the second electrode and insulated from each other; and a signal line, which is configured to transmit a signal to the touch electrode. In the above touch display unit, a touch signal can be transmitted to the touch electrode through a dedicated signal line, therefore, the synchronous transmission of the display signal and the touch signal is realized.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yan Li, Xiaobo Xie, Lingyun Shi, Wei Sun
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Patent number: 10592046Abstract: A method is provided for capacitive detection, implementing a plurality of electrodes capable of allowing the detection of objects in their proximity by capacitive coupling, and including a step of simultaneous polarization of at least a part of the electrodes with different excitation potentials, the excitation potentials being generated with respect to a reference potential such that the scalar product over a predetermined duration of at least two of these excitation potentials is zero or very much less than the scalar product of one and/or the other of these excitation potentials with itself over the predetermined duration. A device and an appliance implementing the method are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: QuickStep Technologies LLCInventors: Didier Roziere, Eric Legros
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Patent number: 10592047Abstract: The present disclosure provides an accidental-touch prevention method and apparatus for a mobile terminal. The method includes: receiving by the touch screen IC layer a touch instruction from a user, and reporting a touch point on a touch track corresponding to the touch instruction to the driver layer; determining by the driver layer whether a start point of the touch track falls within a pre-set accidental-touch prevention area; when the start point of the touch track falls within the pre-set accidental-touch prevention area, acquiring by the driver layer a distance on the touch track between a touch point after the start point and the start point, and performing accidental-touch prevention processing based on the distance.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: NUBIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin Li, Bing Zhu
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Patent number: 10592048Abstract: A method for aligning an image on a mobile device disposed within a head-mounted display (HMD) housing includes: detecting a request to align an image on a touchscreen of a mobile device; detecting, on the touchscreen, a first detected location corresponding to a first touchscreen input event; determining a first displacement of the first detected location with respect to a first target location of the first touchscreen input event; and transposing the image on the touchscreen based on the first displacement. A virtual reality system includes: a mobile device having a touchscreen configured to display an image; and a HMD housing having a first contact configured to generate a first input event at a first location on the touchscreen when the mobile device is disposed within the HMD housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Chun Yat Frank Li, Hayes S. Raffle, Eric Allan MacIntosh
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Patent number: 10592049Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for using a touch sensing system capable of sensing location of a finger or object above a touch surface to inform a touch response system in an electronic device of a predicted future user input event or motion data in advance of an actual touch event. Current user input is sensed via the touch sensing system and data reflecting hover information is created. A model of user interaction with a touch surface is applied to the data representative of the user input to create data reflecting a prediction of a future user input event. In an embodiment, prior to occurrence of the predicted user input event, a predicted location and a predicted time at which the predicted future user input event will occur are provided to a touch response system.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Clifton Forlines, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, Daniel Wigdor, Karan Singh, Haijun Xia
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Patent number: 10592050Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for using a touch sensing system capable of sensing location of a finger or object above a touch surface to inform a touch response system in an electronic device of a predicted future user input event or motion data in advance of an actual touch event. Current user input is sensed via the touch sensing system and data reflecting hover information is created. A model of user interaction with a touch surface is applied to the data representative of the user input to create data reflecting a prediction of a future user input event. In an embodiment, prior to occurrence of the predicted user input event, a predicted location and a predicted time at which the predicted future user input event will occur are provided to a touch response system.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Clifton Forlines, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, Daniel Wigdor, Karan Singh, Haijun Xia
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Patent number: 10592051Abstract: Embodiments systems and methods for touch input correction for a multi-form factor Information Handling System (IHS) are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an IHS may include a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: identify a posture of a first display relative to a second display; and process a stylus input using at least one parallax value calculated, at least in part, based upon the posture.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Yagiz Can Yildiz, Rex W. Bryan
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Patent number: 10592052Abstract: A touch sensor includes: a plurality of first sensor electrode columns disposed in a sensing area, the plurality of first sensor electrode columns each including one or more first sensor electrodes; a plurality of second sensor electrode columns alternately disposed with the first sensor electrode columns in the sensing area, the plurality of second sensor electrode columns each including a plurality of second sensor electrodes having a length defined by a longitudinal axis and a width extending in a direction across the length; a plurality of lines connected to the first sensor electrode columns and the second sensor electrode columns; and a pad unit including a plurality of pads connected to the lines, wherein at least some of the second sensor electrodes have a width that varies along the longitudinal axis of its respective second electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gwang Bum Ko, Hyun Jae Na, Hyoung Wook Jang, Ye Ri Jeong, Jeong Yun Han
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Patent number: 10592053Abstract: An opaque cover is provided for a capacitive sensor. The cover includes a transparent substrate, and at least one white coating layer including white pigments disposed over at least one portion of the transparent substrate. The cover also includes a non-conductive mirror structure disposed over the at least one white coating layer. The non-conductive mirror structure includes a number of first dielectric layers having a first refractive index interleaved with second dielectric layers having a second refractive index. The first and second dielectric layers have dielectric constants below a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Naoto Matsuyuki, Douglas J. Weber
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Patent number: 10592054Abstract: An electronic apparatus may include a base layer and a sensing unit disposed on the base layer to sense a touch event. The sensing unit may include touch sensor unit configured to sense a position of the touch event and pressure sensor unit configured to sense a magnitude of the touch event. The touch sensor unit may include a touch sensing pattern including a first transparent electrode layer, a first metal layer, and a first resin layer. The pressure sensor unit may include a pressure sensing pattern including a second transparent electrode layer, a second metal layer, and a second resin layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATIONInventors: Jongho Hong, Minwoo Kim, Wonsang Park, Hyeyong Chu, Dae-Hyeong Kim, Jaemin Kim, Jun Kyul Song
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Patent number: 10592055Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus including: a touch panel including a first electrode and a second electrode; a driver configured to apply a driving signal to the first electrode; a touch sensor configured to receive a signal transferred depending on the driving signal from the second electrode, and to convert and output the signal as a sensing signal; and a touch controller configured to detect the sensing signal. The touch panel further includes a third electrode and a fourth electrode which transfer noise signals having different magnitudes to the touch sensor, and the touch sensor outputs the sensing signal by using a difference in the noise signals and the signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong-Hoon Lee, Byung Sun Kim, Jeong Kyoo Kim, Sun Haeng Cho, Yong Won Jo, Jae Hyung Cho
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Patent number: 10592056Abstract: A touch sensor includes a base layer, first touch sensor columns, second touch sensor columns, and sensing lines. The base layer includes a sensing region and a non-sensing region. The first touch sensor columns extend in a first direction. The first touch sensor columns include first touch electrodes. The first touch electrodes include sub-touch electrodes in the sensing region. The second touch sensor columns include second touch electrodes in the sensing region. The second touch sensor columns are alternately arranged with the first touch sensor columns. The sensing lines are in the non-sensing region. The sensing lines include: first sensing lines electrically connected to the sub-touch electrodes, and second sensing lines electrically connected to the second touch electrodes. The sub-touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes have different widths.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Soo Jung Lee, Hyoung Wook Jang, Gwang Bum Ko, Jeong Yun Han
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Patent number: 10592057Abstract: An input device sensor includes proximity receiver electrodes on a first single layer, force receiver electrodes on a second single layer, and transmitter electrodes configured to transmit a transmitter signal. Each transmitter electrode includes proximity transmitter segments linearly arranged on the first single layer and separated by the proximity receiver electrodes. The transmitter electrodes further each include force transmitter segments linearly arranged on the second single layer and separated by the force receiver electrodes, the force transmitter segments connecting adjacent proximity transmitter segments in the proximity transmitter segments. The input device sensor further includes a first ground shield on the first single layer, the first ground shield shielding the force receiver electrodes from the proximity transmitter segments. The input device sensor further includes a ground plane, and a compressible layer interposed between the second single layer and the ground plane.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Synaptics IncorporatedInventors: Yeh-Cheng Tan, Yu-Hsin Chen
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Patent number: 10592058Abstract: A touch panel driving device, for sequentially performing scanning for selecting a pair of adjacent transmission signal lines and a pair of adjacent reception signal lines on a touch panel, includes a reception circuit configured to receive reception signals whose waveforms are changed by a capacitance change caused by an operation from the pair of reception signal lines of the touch panel and generate a detection value for monitoring a touch panel operation. The reception circuit generates the detection value by comparing levels of the reception signals from the reception signal lines while sequentially switching capacitance values of a measurement capacitance unit connected to one of the reception signal lines. The measurement capacitance unit includes capacitance units each forming a certain capacitance value by parallel connection or series connection of capacitors as a capacitance unit forming one capacitance value used for switching the capacitance value of the measurement capacitance unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: FUTABA CORPORATIONInventors: Terukazu Sugimoto, Takashi Muguruma, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Katsumi Takayama, Cheng-Che Ho, Fumikazu Omoto
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Patent number: 10592059Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a touch sensor has a display function and a touch sensor function. The display device includes: a panel unit that comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, and a display function layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first electrode on the first substrate; a second electrode on the second substrate; a third electrode on the second substrate; and a capacitor for the touch sensor function. The capacitor is formed between either of the first electrode and the second electrode and the third electrode, or between both the first electrode and the second electrode and the third electrode. The frame portion outside the display area comprises, on the first substrate side thereof, a peripheral circuit, and the second electrode is provided in a position more distant upward from the peripheral circuit than the first electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Makoto Hayashi, Naosuke Furutani
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Patent number: 10592060Abstract: A gaming system and processor module are therefore adapted to support simultaneous execution of two or more operating system instances. Program code is provided for play of the game uses two or more cooperating component processes partitioned such that at least one of the component processes executes using a first operating system instance, and at least one other cooperating component process executes using a further operating system instance. Each operating system instance may execute in its own virtual machine.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventors: Zoran Tomicic, Drazen Lenger
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Patent number: 10592061Abstract: Methods and devices for selectively presenting a virtual keyboard are provided. More particularly, a change in the operating mode of a multiple screen device from a multiple screen operating mode to a single screen operating mode, or from a single screen operating mode to a multiple screen operating mode, can be determined. Moreover, a change in the operating mode can effect a change in a presentation of a virtual keyboard. More particularly, a presentation of a virtual keyboard can be retained, where the number of screens of the device in view of the user is changed, provided an application with a keyboard focus remains in view of the user after the change in operating mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Z124Inventors: Sanjiv Sirpal, Martin Gimpl
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Patent number: 10592062Abstract: The present invention is a control device that controls an operation of at least one electric device and includes a user interface unit configured to receive an operation command for the at least one electric device, the user interface unit having a notification window associated with the at least one electric device in a home screen; and a control unit configured to, when an event associated with the at least one electric device has occurred, perform control such that notification information associated with the event is displayed in the notification window, and when the notification information is selected, perform control such that the home screen is switched to at least one of a service screen and a control screen.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji Hyun Jeon, Young Sun Shin, Hye Jung Chang, Bo Kyu Won, Chang Ho Ha, Sun Young Seo, So Young Yun, Ji Yoon Yoon, Eun Kyung Hong
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Patent number: 10592063Abstract: A method for controlling actions for browser extensions includes registering, at a browser process module, a list of one or more rules from a browser extension, where the rules define one or more conditions and one or more corresponding actions to take when the conditions are satisfied. A renderer process module that is in communication with the browser process module applies the conditions to content of web pages rendered in the browser application. The renderer process module determines whether any of the conditions are satisfied by the content of the web pages rendered in the browser application using the renderer process module. The browser process module or the renderer process module performs the actions defined in the rules in response to at least one of the conditions defined in the rules being satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventor: Jeffrey Yasskin
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Patent number: 10592064Abstract: Approaches enable three-dimensional (3D) display and interaction with interfaces (such as a webpage, an application, etc.) when the device is operating in a 3D view mode. For example, interface elements can be highlighted, emphasized, animated, or otherwise altered in appearance, and/or arrangement in the renderings of those interfaces based at least in part on an orientation of the device or a position of a user using the device. Further, the 3D view mode can provide for an animated 3D departure and appearance of elements as the device navigates from a current page to a new page. Further still, approaches provide for the ability to specify 3D attributes (such as the appearance, action, etc.) of the interface elements. In this way, a developer of such interfaces can use information (e.g., tags, CSS, JavaScript, etc.) to specify a 3D appearance change to be applied to at least one interface element when the 3D view mode is activated.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Charley Ames, Dennis Pilarinos, Peter Frank Hill, Sasha Mikhael Perez, Timothy Thomas Gray
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Patent number: 10592065Abstract: The invention notably relates to a computer-implemented method for navigating through the hierarchical structure of a three-dimensional modeled assembly of parts. The method comprises the steps of displaying a three-dimensional modeled assembly of parts, exploding, upon user interaction, the three-dimensional modeled assembly into parts, each part of the assembly corresponding to a first hierarchical level, and displaying each part in one cell of a first two-dimensional table.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: DASSAULT SYSTEMESInventor: Pinghan Chen
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Patent number: 10592066Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for designing an augmented-reality effect may include associating, by a computing device, a first visual object with a first rendering order specified by a user. A second visual object may be associated with a second rendering order specified by the user. The first and second visual objects may be defined in a three-dimensional space. Information associated with the first visual object, the first rendering order, the second visual object, and the second rendering order may be stored in one or more files. The one or more files may be configured to cause the first visual object and the second visual object to be rendered sequentially in an order determined based on the first rendering order and the second rendering order. The first visual object and the second visual object may be rendered to generate a scene in the three-dimensional space.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Guilherme Schneider, Stef Marc Smet, Siarhei Hanchar
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Patent number: 10592067Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to distributed interactive medical visualization systems with primary/secondary interaction features and related methods. In an embodiment, a distributed interactive medical visualization system is included. The system can include a first video processing circuit and a first central processing circuit in communication with the first video processing circuit. The system can also include a first communications circuit. The system can also include a primary user interface generated by the first video processing circuit. The primary user interface can include a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of a subject's anatomy from a first perspective, the first perspective configured to be controlled by a primary user. The primary user interface can include a command interface object, wherein engagement can cause a secondary user interface to begin mirroring the perspective of the primary user on the three-dimensional model of the subject's anatomy.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Matthew Merdan, David M. Flynn, Gregory Ernest Ostenson, Benjamin Bidne, Robbie Halvorson, Eric A. Ware
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Patent number: 10592068Abstract: A customer of a computing resource service provider may use an interface to access a graphical composer and generate one or more graphical representations of applications that may be provided to a variety of users of the customer's one or more resources. Once the customer has created a graphical representation of an application, a domain specific language model based at least on the graphical representation of the application may be created such that one or more simulations may be performed to determine whether the requested application includes any errors or conflicts. If the one or more simulations result in the application including no errors or conflicts, the domain specific language model may be compiled in an executable programming language to create the application. The application may then be provided to users who may utilize devices capable of understanding the executable programming language to install the application.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Khaled Salah Sedky, Ajith Harshana Ranabahu
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Patent number: 10592069Abstract: A method of making an article of footwear is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a customer with a pre-selected set of graphics, allowing a customer to choose a set of input graphics, and generating a set of morphed graphics based on a set of input graphics. The user can select a morphed graphic and apply it to an article. The method may further include the step of limiting the number of times a customized graphic may be selected and applied to an article.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: David J. Dirsa, Clifford B. Gerber, Petre Gheorghian, E. Scott Morris
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Patent number: 10592070Abstract: A computing device comprising a computer program executed on a processor of the computing device, including: a rendering module configured to read stored instructions to display a graphical user interface, the stored instructions including code for a plurality of focusable GUI elements, each focusable GUI element having an associated identifier, a focus map module configured to store a precomputed focus map including a focus map entry for each focusable GUI element indicating, for that focusable GUI element, for a plurality of predetermined navigation directions, a target identifier of a target focusable GUI element for that navigation direction, a user input module configured to receive a user input of a predetermined navigation direction, a focus module configured to query the precomputed focus map with an identifier of a currently focused GUI element and the predetermined navigation direction to retrieve and move focus to the target focusable GUI element.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Gersh Payzer, MinJie Tong, Christopher Ian Pick
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Patent number: 10592071Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and a content output method of the same. Synchronized content is output to a large format display (LFD) and a small format display (SFD). Content synchronized in correspondence with a user's proximity and/or touch is output to the LFD and the SFD.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Su Park, Andrew Chang, Seo Gyun Kim
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Patent number: 10592072Abstract: A device provides user interfaces for a messaging application. The device receives a first message and displays a representation of the first message, where the first message is scheduled to be deleted upon satisfaction of expiration criteria. The device displays an affordance for keeping the first message. In accordance with a determination that the affordance was selected prior to the satisfaction of the expiration criteria, the device keeps the first message. In accordance with a determination that the expiration criteria has been satisfied without detecting selection of the affordance, the device ceases to display the representation of the first message on the display.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lawrence Y. Yang, Roberto Garcia, Imran Chaudhri, Justin Wood, Craig M. Federighi, Stephen O. Lemay, Eugene Bistolas
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Patent number: 10592073Abstract: An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface. The out-space user interface may be used to display one or more status panes for providing status information about a document being edited in the in-space user interface. Application features for affecting changes to a given document's status may be exposed in the out-space interface in proximity to associated status information. An out-space communication user interface (UI) component may be temporarily displayed in the document in-space user interface to communicate document status information that is presently available in the out-space user interface. A message bar may be displayed in the in-space user interface for communicating information from the out-space user interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Marina Dukhon, Paula Guntaur, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Amy E. Alberts
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Patent number: 10592074Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an artificial intelligence-powered smart gallery are provided. The smart gallery can be a software application that includes an ensemble of visual content-related features for end users. These features can include, but are not limited to, a set of user interactions to be performed on visual media or other content items, recommendations on and for a user's content items, analytical evaluations of a user's content items, as well as intelligent selection and optimization functions to enhance the performance of at least one of the user's content items. The presently disclosed systems can be integrated directly with an image management service or photo gallery that is part of a mobile operating system or other non-mobile software applications residing on a computing device.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Adhark, Inc.Inventors: Jehan Hamedi, Zachary McDonald Halloran
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Patent number: 10592075Abstract: A method for delivering media content in full motion video to users via a network in a collaborative media production process is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: DAX PFT, LLCInventor: Joshua C. Kline
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Patent number: 10592076Abstract: For improving a future UI design, a set of data is analyzed. A data in a first subset of the set includes (i) a description of a UI layout including a description of a UI element in a first area of a touch-sensitive device, the first area having a below a level of sensitivity, the data, and (ii) a second area of the touch-sensitive device having a second sensitivity at least equal to the level of sensitivity. A characteristic of the UI element is extracted. A threshold number of data in the first subset include some UI element with the characteristic. For a first area in each data in the subset, the characteristic is determined to cause a sensitivity to reduce to below the level of sensitivity. Accordingly, an instruction causes a UI design tool to move a UI element in the future UI design to a second area.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Al Chakra, Gary Denner, Jonathan Dunne, Liam Harpur
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Patent number: 10592077Abstract: An artificial intelligence-based system and method for automatically generating and adjusting tags associated with one or more UI/UX related components or features is provided. Analysis may be performed on the data collected by the one or more tags so that design change recommendations can be dynamically recommended and/or implemented. When design changes are implemented, the system may automatically reconfigure or adjust all relevant tags. The AI-based system may be a standalone platform or may be incorporated into existing UI/UX programs.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLCInventors: Joseph Goldstein, Kevin Park, Wenjie Liu
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Patent number: 10592078Abstract: In a method for supplying a graphical user interface in a vehicle, at least one object for representing a first subset of total information is graphically displayed on a display area in at least one first display mode. An operating intention of a user is detected. In addition, a relative position of the user with respect to the display area is ascertained. When the operating intention of the user has been detected, the object is transferred into a second display mode, in which the object is displayed perspectively or three-dimensionally pivoted about an axis at a pivoting angle in the direction of the relative position. In addition, a device is adapted for providing a graphical user interface.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AGInventors: Holger Wild, Mark Peter Czelnik
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Patent number: 10592079Abstract: A system includes a three dimensional display device configured to project computer generated controls and a target image in a three dimensional target volume; and an actuator configured to be worn by an operator. The system further includes one or more sensors configured to sense a movement of the actuator, wherein the controls are configured to be manipulated corresponding with the movement of the actuator within the target volume to alter an appearance of the target image.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: F. POSZAT HU, LLCInventors: Paul Anderson, Saquib Ibrahim
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Patent number: 10592080Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling assisted presentation of application windows. In some embodiments, these techniques and apparatuses enable sizing and positioning of application windows to provide an optimized layout of application windows.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Miron Vranjes, Nils Anders Sundelin, Christopher Doan, Oliver R. Jones, Matthew I. Worley, Jesse Clay Satterfield
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Patent number: 10592081Abstract: A multi-language input method is provided. The method includes sensing a touch input for a letter entry, sensing a touch gesture consecutive to the touch input, and displaying a letter corresponding to the touch input and a symbol corresponding to the touch gesture.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2014Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Gyoung Ryoul Lee
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Patent number: 10592082Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for developing user applications that include workflows, and in particular, for developing the user applications and workflows in parallel. A first user interface is provided on a display screen that enables a graphical user interface (GUI) of a user application to be configured. Controls are enabled to be selected for inclusion in the GUI of the user application. Workflow logic is enabled to be associated with a control included in the GUI. A second user interface is provided on the display screen concurrent with the first user interface. The second user interface enables the workflow logic to be generated. Steps are enabled to be selected for inclusion in the workflow logic. Each step is configured to operate on data entered via the GUI and/or data of another step of the workflow logic.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Jonjo Twist, Prashant Kumar, Stephen C. Siciliano, Himanshu Agrawal
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Patent number: 10592083Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for hover activation based on movement by an input device pointer. A first panel in a user interface is rendered for display, the first panel comprising a plurality of elements. A second panel in the user interface is rendered for display according to the input device pointer hovering over an element among the plurality of elements in the first panel. A triangular region is identified according to a distance traversed by the input device pointer. The user interface is modified according to a delay and a current position of the input device pointer, wherein the current position is determined from the distance traversed by the input device pointer.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jason E. Dishlip, Miles Hunter, Drew M. Stamps
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Patent number: 10592084Abstract: A building management system (BMS) network interface device including an external communication device configured to provide communication between the BMS network interface and a number of user devices, over a first network. The device further includes a BMS network communication interface for communicating with one or more BMS devices over a second network. The device includes a processing circuit, which includes a number of tools configured to be accessed via a user interface, and further configured to communicate with one or more BMS devices on the second network. The tools include a tailored view tool and a device checkout tool. The tailored view is configured to allow a user to modify the information displayed on the user interface. The device checkout tool is configured to allow a user to select one or more devices on the second network and to modify one or more attributes of the selected devices using the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Michael J. Zummo, Gregory T. Reichl
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Patent number: 10592085Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment determines whether an object which is a target of processing corresponding to user operation is displayed in a display area. If the object of the target is displayed in the display area, the apparatus executes the processing on the object in accordance with the user operation, but if the object of the target is not displayed in the display area, the apparatus suspends execution of the processing.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Akihiro Hamana
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Patent number: 10592086Abstract: Example implementations may involve using a prompt to prevent inadvertent control or playback of audio content. When a mobile device receives input data indicating a command to play back audio content on a first playback device, the mobile device determines whether the mobile device is in proximity to the first playback device. If the mobile device determines that the mobile device within a given proximity to the first playback device, the mobile device transmits, via the network interface, one or more commands to instruct the first playback device to play back the audio content. However, if the mobile device determines that the mobile device outside the proximity, the mobile device displays a prompt indicating that the mobile device is the outside the given proximity to the first playback device and a selectable control that, when selected, transmits the one or more commands to play back the audio content.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventor: Paul Andrew Bates
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Patent number: 10592087Abstract: Fluid design keyframes are markers used to illustrate and control design changes across the potentially infinite number of screen, device, and window sizes available in digital space. Currently, designers struggle to anticipate how their designs will function across these various sizes, which then causes them to inadequately build for all potential digital presentation possibilities. Through using fluid design keyframes, designers can present their designs with greater precision across these size variations. This invention will provide designers with a space to move through all the sizes in which a design might exist, as well as allowing them to see where aspects of their designs change as presentation sizes change and to exert control over those changes. Thusly, fluid design keyframes create a new and novel way for designers to interact with and present their work.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: TYPETURA LLCInventor: Scott Kellum
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Patent number: 10592088Abstract: A wearable device receives user configuration data that provides user-specific information for stored use cases and generates a personalized use case database based on the stored use cases and the user-specific information. The wearable device obtains location, sensor, time, and peripheral state data and detects a meaningful change in a most recent data instance of the location, sensor, time, or peripheral state data over an earlier data instance of the location, sensor, time, and peripheral state data. The wearable device determines if the most recent data instance corresponds to a particular use case in the personalized use case database; presents on a display a new home-screen experience, including multiple application user interfaces for the particular use case, when the most recent data instance corresponds to the particular use case; and changes a hardware state to enable use of the multiple application user interfaces in the new home-screen experience.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Quentin N. Robinson, Ai Mitsufuji, Layton R. Diament