Having Display Patents (Class 455/566)
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Patent number: 9652108Abstract: A method for displaying the progress of an activity performed on a user device is provided. The method includes outputting a progress indicator indicative of the progress made in completing an activity and updating the progress indicator as the activity proceeds. Simultaneously, a first progress rate indicator is also output to the display, the progress rate indicator having a property indicative of the rate at which the activity is being progressed. The property of the progress rate indicator is based on a value determined by receiving a rate value indicative of the activity progress rate and comparing the rate value with a value indicative of the maximum progress rate of the user device for the particular activity. A corresponding apparatus and computer program for carrying out the method are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: ECHOSTAR UK HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventor: Dale Llewelyn Mountain
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Patent number: 9647964Abstract: A method usable by an electronic device displays in display image, content of a plurality of transmitted and received conversation messages. In an aspect, the messages may be displayed for an individual date, sequentially collated by date and time. In response to at least one detected touch on a touch screen, the method may compress at least one of (a) the transmitted or (b) received, conversation messages and displays an image element representing at least one of the compressed conversation messages.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Young-Keun Choi
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Patent number: 9648231Abstract: An image pickup apparatus which is capable of reducing erroneous shooting when a third party other than a photographer has come within the field of view. A first detection unit detects a subject from first image data obtained as a result of shooting by a first image pickup unit. A second detection unit detects a subject from second image data obtained as a result of shooting by a second image pickup unit. When the first detection unit detects, from the first image data, the subject detected by the second detection unit, a shooting process is carried out in which a shooting operation is performed using the first image pickup unit, and image data obtained by the shooting operation is recorded.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazuomi Toguchi
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Patent number: 9647755Abstract: A light augmented system for securely pairing a computing device and a peripheral device may include a light emitting device provided in the peripheral device, and a light receiving device provided in the computing device. A sensing device may be included in one of the computing device or the peripheral device, and a magnet may be included at a specific location in the other of the computing device or the peripheral device. Upon detection by the sensing device of the magnet at the specific location and confirmation that the computing device and the peripheral device are in a secure closed position, a secure pairing operation may be carried out between the peripheral device and the computing device as the light emitting device transmits a pattern of light to the computing device, the pattern of light defining a bit stream of information corresponding to a pairing code known by the peripheral device and the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: Caitlin Johnson
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Patent number: 9638534Abstract: An arrival time notification system includes smart glasses including a recognition unit configured to recognize current time according to the view of a driver driving a vehicle, and a head unit configured to inform of an arrival time at a destination through the time recognized from the smart glasses.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventor: Hyun Min Kim
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Patent number: 9639188Abstract: A touch panel according to the embodiment includes a substrate, a recess part on the substrate, an electrode unit aligned on the substrate to detect an input position and an actuator aligned on the recess part to transfer vibration force. A liquid crystal display according to the embodiment includes a liquid crystal panel for displaying images; and a touch panel aligned at a display side of the liquid crystal panel such that information is input thereto from an outside. The touch panel includes an input unit for inputting the information; and a haptic unit for applying vibration. The input unit includes a first substrate; a sensor unit aligned on the first substrate to detect an input position; and a wiring electrically connected to the sensor unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji Sun Yun, Young Sun You, Yong Jin Lee, Kyoung Hoon Chai
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Patent number: 9639212Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processor includes: a detector; a vector calculator; a determiner. The detector detects an object existing over a plurality of detection ranges set at distances different from one another from a reference surface and acquires representative points of the object based on detected position in the detection ranges. The vector calculator acquires a three-dimensional vector based on the representative points. The determiner determines an input operation by the object based on the three-dimensional vector.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Wataru Watanabe, Ryosuke Nonaka, Masahiro Baba
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Patent number: 9641671Abstract: A notifying device according to the present invention includes a plurality of vibration means (4, 5) that generate vibrations in at least one different direction; attitude detection means (2) that detects an attitude of its own device; and selection means (3) that selects which vibration means from among the plurality of vibration means (4, 5) is to be operated based on the attitude.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Yoshihisa Manzen
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Patent number: 9632314Abstract: A head mounted display (HMD) device and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. The method includes displaying a surround video image included in surround video content, displaying a partial region of the surround video image in the front direction of the HMD device, setting a first thumbnail image corresponding to a first viewing region of a first surround video image, displaying a second viewing region of the first surround video image at a first playing time, and setting a second thumbnail image corresponding to the second viewing region at the first surround video image, wherein the first thumbnail image and the second thumbnail image are each set to correspond to the same first playing time.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Eunhyung Cho
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Patent number: 9635255Abstract: The quality of images captured by a camera for purposes such as video conferencing and self-portraiture can be improved by adjusting aspects of a display element on a similar side of the device and/or the content displayed on the display element. In situations where additional illumination can help improve image quality, a determination can be made as to whether adjusting a brightness or other such value of a display element can provide sufficient illumination. Also, a determination can be made as to whether adding a frame or border to the content being displayed can help to provide the necessary illumination. An added frame can have a size, brightness, color, or other such aspects needed to provide the illumination. In at least some embodiments the size and brightness of the frame will be based at least in part upon the size and brightness of content displayed within the frame.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Leo Benedict Baldwin
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Patent number: 9628608Abstract: A mobile device with a touch panel and a touch-lock operating method thereof are provided. The mobile device preferably includes an RF communication unit for supporting communication services; a touch panel for sensing input touches; a display unit for displaying a screen, where the screen includes at least one of a preset image, text, and map; and a controller for setting a touch-lock in the touch panel according to a preset condition. The controller also controls the display unit to display at least one of a text and image or at least one particular icon corresponding to the information reception event that occurs, based on the RF communication unit, in the touch-lock state. A portion of the display screen can be locked, or only certain predetermined touch functions permitted.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae Yeon Kim, Sung Sik Lee, Il Geun Bok, Hyun Kyung Shin
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Patent number: 9626938Abstract: A display unit has a flexible display section, a detection section for detecting a deflection amount and a deflection direction of the display section, a determination section for determining a visible portion and a non-visible portion of the display section based on the deflection amount and the deflection direction, and a control section for controlling display contents of the display section. The control section either prevents an image display on the non-visible portion or displays one of a fixed image or a pre-set moving image on the non-visible portion. The display unit also includes a displacement sensor located in the same region as the display section.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Hironobu Abe
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Patent number: 9628615Abstract: A method includes receiving a call from communication device associated with a caller. The call is directed to a second communication device associated with a callee. The method includes determining whether a caller profile associated with the caller is available. The method includes searching at least two networks in response to determining that the caller profile is not available. The method includes creating the caller profile based on the search of the at least two networks and populating a caller identification portal with at least one of a plurality identification characteristics included in the caller profile.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Aaron W. Bangor, Jeffrey L. Brandt, Douglas F. Reynolds
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Patent number: 9625996Abstract: An electronic device including a projection module and a control method thereof are disclosed. The electronic device includes: a display module; a camera configured to capture a user gesture; the projection module configured to project a virtual control object on a plane within a predetermined distance from the electronic device; and a controller configured to display on the display module a screen associated with operations running on the electronic device, and upon receiving a predetermined user gesture through the camera, project a virtual control object on the plane through the projection module to control at least one of the operations running on the electronic device at the time when the user gesture is received. Accordingly, a virtual control object for controlling an operation running on the electronic device can be projected on a plane.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Seho Kim
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Patent number: 9621664Abstract: A pattern associated with a mobile device is determined based at least in part on time information and location information associated with the mobile device. A mobile device behavior to be associated with the pattern is determined. The mobile device is configured to exhibit the mobile device behavior automatically during at least a portion of a subsequent repetition of the pattern.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Rowles Holdings, LLCInventor: Noah Tilman Rowles
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Patent number: 9615225Abstract: Techniques are described for forwarding an instant message addressed to an intended instant messaging recipient to the recipient's mobile telephone when the recipient's mobile telephone number is known to the instant message sender. In one example, an instant message is forwarded to the intended recipient's mobile telephone number when the instant message sender's contact information for the intended recipient includes an instant message address (e.g., a screen name or other type of instant message identifier) and a mobile telephone number, without dependence upon the intended recipient's presence on the instant message (IM) system or through actual login or registration with an IM forwarding service. In a more particular example, an address book of the instant message sender includes an entry for the intended recipient where the entry includes an instant message address and a mobile telephone number of the intended recipient.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: Barry Appelman
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Patent number: 9606000Abstract: Presented here are devices and methods to correct ambient light measurements made in the presence of optical elements, such as the curved edge of the cover glass associated with the mobile device. In one embodiment, a film with optical properties is placed within the ambient light sensor to diffuse the high-intensity light beam coming from the optical element. In another embodiment, an aperture associated with the ambient light sensor is disposed to prevent the high-intensity light beam from entering the ambient light sensor. In another embodiment, a processor coupled to the ambient light sensor smooths the peak associated with the high intensity light beam produced by the optical element.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Essential Products, Inc.Inventors: David John Evans, V, Xinrui Jiang, Andrew E. Rubin, Matthew Hershenson, Xiaoyu Miao, Joseph Anthony Tate, Jason Sean Gagne-Keats, Rebecca Schultz Zavin
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Patent number: 9608726Abstract: A display device according to the present disclosure includes: a backlight control unit configured to divide the luminescence surface of the backlight into a plurality of areas, and, based on the image signal, (i) perform luminescence control in each of the plurality of areas and (ii) set off periods starting at different times for the plurality of areas. The backlight control unit performs luminescence control in a visible light communication area which is at least one area among the plurality of areas in a period in which the visible light communication signal is output, based on the visible light communication signal, instead of performing luminescence control based on the image signal, and performs the luminescence control based on the image signal, in the visible light communication area, in a period in which the visible light communication signal is not output.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro Ueki, Toshiyuki Maeda, Takashi Suzuki, Akira Shiokawa, Koji Aoto, Koji Nakanishi, Hideki Aoyama, Mitsuaki Oshima
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Patent number: 9600145Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user's convenience. The present invention includes a touchscreen and a controller, if a 1st touch gesture is received through the touchscreen, outputting a movable button pad including at least one 1st touch button to the touchscreen in response to the received 1st touch gesture, the controller, if a prescribed one of the at least one 1st touch button is selected, enabling a prescribed function corresponding to the prescribed 1st touch button. Accordingly, in controlling a touchscreen having a relatively large size, the present invention can provide a touch screen control environment for enhancing user's convenience.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyunjoo Jeon, Suyoung Lee
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Patent number: 9594476Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method of controlling the same. An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention converts the state of a page displayed on a touchscreen to a standby state through rear input and cancels the standby state upon release of the rear input, thereby providing a page corresponding to a desired time when the rear input is released.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yoon Seok Yang, Ji Yeon Kim, Kyungjin Moon, Songyi Baek
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Patent number: 9582083Abstract: A directional light sensor may be provided having an array of beam steering elements and an array of corresponding light sensors. Each beam steering element may be configured to direct light from a given angle onto a particular light sensor so that the angular distribution of light may be mapped onto a planar grid of light sensors. Each beam steering element may be formed using holographic, refractive, diffusive or other structures for redirecting a beam of light. An electronic device may be provided having a directional light sensor. The directional light sensor in the electronic device may provide ambient light data or user input data to the electronic device. A test system may be provided having a directional light sensor for gathering ambient light data during testing and manufacturing of an electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Ye Yin
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Patent number: 9578149Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a transparent front glass cover including a planar portion that forms a front surface of the electronic device, a planar rear glass cover that forms a rear surface of the electronic device, a metal bezel that surrounds a space formed by the front glass cover and the rear glass cover, and a flexible display device that is embedded in the space and exposed through the front glass cover. The front cover includes a left bent portion and a right bent portion on the left and right of the planar portion at the center of the front cover.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hee-Cheul Moon, Sang-In Baek, Kwon-Ho Son, Min-Sung Lee, Bong-Suk Choi, Gyeong-Tae Kim, Jae-Il Seo, Na-Young Chu, Kyung-Pil Kim
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Patent number: 9578155Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a terminal body having a front surface and a rear surface, a display module disposed on the front surface and configured to display visual information, and a rear input unit disposed on the rear surface and configured to sense an input of a control command, wherein the rear input unit includes a button member externally exposed from the rear surface, a first sensing unit disposed to overlap the button member and configured to sense a push input applied onto the button member, and a second sensing unit disposed to overlap the button member and configured to sense a touch input applied onto the button member.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaichul Kim, Ilgu Cha
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Patent number: 9578621Abstract: One or more location-based clients can be activated on a mobile device for providing location-based services. The location-based clients can be provided with information (e.g., presets, defaults) related to the current location and/or mode of the mobile device. The information can be obtained from one or more network resources. In some implementations, a number of location-based clients can run concurrently on the mobile device and share information.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Scott Forstall, Gregory N. Christie, Robert E. Borchers, Imran A. Chaudhri, Peter Henry Mahowald
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Patent number: 9569085Abstract: A digital device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The method for controlling a digital device comprises the steps of displaying contents and a first interface scrolling the contents in a first shape; displaying a plurality of objects included in the first interface based on a first index order; detecting a first slide touch input moving in a first direction on the first interface; scrolling a plurality of contents based on the first direction; detecting a second slide touch input moving in a second direction on the first interface; displaying the first interface in a second shape; and displaying the plurality of objects included in the first interface based on a second index order.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sihwa Park, Juhwan Lee, Sinae Chun, Doyoung Lee
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Patent number: 9565283Abstract: A method for processing communication identifications includes obtaining communication records corresponding to a plurality of communication identifications of a current user, determining use frequencies of the communication identifications according to the communication records, and determining one of the communication identifications as a frequently-used communication identification according to the use frequencies.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.Inventors: Fei Huang, Xiehao Bao, Kun Niu
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Patent number: 9565654Abstract: A method and an apparatus for interacting with a notification are provided. The method is adapted for an end apparatus to interact with a notification provided by a communication apparatus, in which the end apparatus and the communication apparatus are connected with each other. In the method, the notification provided by the communication apparatus is received and displayed. Next, a selection operation for the notification is received, and whether a content of the notification contains an executable intent is determined. If the intent is contained, the communication apparatus is triggered to execute the intent, and whether a screen activity of the communication apparatus is triggered by the execution of the intent is determined. If the execution of the intent triggers the screen activity, a result of executing the intent is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Pei-Lin Chen, Yi-Wen Liu, Ting-Feng Chou
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Patent number: 9563271Abstract: Tracking eye movement during the completion of a form on a mobile computing device to determine possible errors and suggest changes to the form. To improve data quality, eye-tracking data is used to determine input fields on a form that cause issues for a user; based on the eye tracking data, suggestions are made to change a response or to modify the form.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Yoav Ben-Yair, Gil Fuchs, Itai Gordon, Ilan D. Prager
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Patent number: 9560190Abstract: A mobile phone is disclosed. The mobile phone includes a touch panel, a correspondence execution determination part, and a correspondence selection part. The correspondence execution determination part determines whether or not to correspond with respect to an incoming call from other telephone, in response to an input from the touch panel. The correspondence selection part, when the correspondence execution determination part determines to correspond with respect to the incoming call from the other telephone, in response to the input from the touch panel, selects to at least answer the incoming call or ignore the incoming call.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Hiroki Kobayashi, Ryosuke Kawabata
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Patent number: 9557770Abstract: A mobile terminal disclosed herein includes a main body having front and side surfaces, a window provided on a top of the main body and curved from the front surface toward the side surfaces to define at least a part of the side surfaces, a touch sensor provided on a rear surface of the window and curved along a shape of the window, a frame provided on a rear surface of the display and having a shape corresponding to the display for support, supporting members supporting ends of the window, the touch sensor and the display and partially defining the side surfaces of the terminal, and a rear case covering a rear surface of the main body, wherein the touch sensor and display are formed longer along side surfaces of the window, and the window contacts parts of the supporting members, externally exposed to define the side surfaces of the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seungyong Shin, Inkuk Yeo, Sungkwon Jang, Kyoungtae Kim, Junghoon Hwang
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Patent number: 9559740Abstract: There is disclosed a polio case including a back cover coupled to a rear surface of a mobile terminal, a quick cover connected to a predetermined portion of the back cover, to cover a front surface of the mobile terminal, a touch unit provided in an inner portion of the quick cover, the touch unit formed of a conductive material, wherein a touch sensor provided in the front surface of the mobile terminal contacts with the touch unit, when the quick cover is closed, and capacity of the touch sensor changes. The polio case may provide the display unit with a screen matching a shape of the quick cover.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyunok Lee, Mansoo Sin, Youngsok Lee, Jeunguk Ha, Yunghee Kim, Byungki Kim
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Patent number: 9554353Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for using location information to determine whether to use at least a portion of a dedicated short range communications (DSRC) spectrum. Current location information of a multi-mode device is determined. The multi-mode device is operating outside of the DSRC spectrum. The current location information is used to determine whether the multi-mode device is located outside of geographical region attributed to DSRC transmissions. Upon determining that the multi-mode device is located outside of the geographical region, at least a portion of the DSRC spectrum is used for transmissions by the multi-mode device.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jubin Jose, Ying Wang, Junyi Li, Sundar Subramanian, Xinzhou Wu
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Patent number: 9552339Abstract: A method and apparatus of modifying user content data on a mobile station are disclosed. One example method of displaying customized content data on a mobile station may include receiving the content data at the mobile station, and modifying the content data based on predefined viewing preferences of the user. The modified content may then be displayed on a display interface of the mobile station allowing the user to view the content based on their specified preferences.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Erika Nelson Kessenger, Bruce Pollock
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Patent number: 9540792Abstract: A shovel performing a work by being operated by a driver includes a lower running body, an upper turning body mounted on the lower running body and a control device that controls an operation of a hydraulic actuator in response to an operation applied to an operation lever. A cabin is provided in the upper turning body. An attaching part is provided in the cabin and is capable of attaching a multifunctional portable information terminal having a display and input function, a wireless communication function and a voice recognition function. The attaching part includes a connecting part connected to the multifunctional portable information terminal. The control device performs data communication with the multifunctional portable information terminal through the connecting part, and supplies electric power from an electric accumulation part of the shovel to the multifunctional portable information terminal through the connecting part.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroyuki Tsukamoto
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Patent number: 9542866Abstract: An article for protecting a display screen of an electronic device with a display surface. The article may comprise a substrate configured to cover the screen of the device during us of the device, at least a portion of the substrate being substantially transparent to permit viewing of the display surface through the substrate. The substrate may have a perimeter, an outer surface for facing outwardly from the display surface when the substrate is applied to the display surface, and an inner surface for facing toward the display surface when the substrate is applied to the display surface. The article may comprise at least one marking on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Inventor: Randy G. Cowan
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Patent number: 9536477Abstract: There is provided a display control device including a determination unit configured to determine a type of input information, and a display controller configured to switch modes of a display unit capable of being switched to a mirror surface mode and a display mode in accordance with a result of determination by the determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Etsuko Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Ito, Hitoshi Kubota, Tsuyoshi Nagata, Akira Tange, Masashi Takeda
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Patent number: 9536528Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining hotword suitability. In one aspect, a method includes receiving speech data that encodes a candidate hotword spoken by a user, evaluating the speech data or a transcription of the candidate hotword, using one or more predetermined criteria, generating a hotword suitability score for the candidate hotword based on evaluating the speech data or a transcription of the candidate hotword, using one or more predetermined criteria, and providing a representation of the hotword suitability score for display to the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2012Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Andrew E. Rubin, Johan Schalkwyk, Maria Carolina Parada San Martin
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Patent number: 9531949Abstract: [Structure] A mobile phone 10 includes a camera control circuit 40 to which an image sensor 42, etc. are connected. If and when a camera function is performed, a through image is displayed on a display 30 on which a touch panel 38 is provided. At a time that the through image is being displayed, if and when a touch operation for designating a region after a touch operation is performed onto a setting key 70, an ineffective region 74 is set within a touch range of the touch panel 38. An imaging key 64 and a cancel key 72 are displayed in the effective region within the touch range excepting the ineffective region.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Ken Tanaka
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Patent number: 9525769Abstract: In some implementations, a computer-implemented method of displaying alert information with a mobile communication device includes displaying device status indicators to a user of a mobile device in a status area; receiving information from an application to display an alert in the status area; displaying in the status area a first level of information for the alert and a user-selectable control; and displaying, in response to a selection of the user-selectable control, a second level of information for the alert that provides greater detail than the first level of information.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2013Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: German W. Bauer, Michael A. Cleron
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Patent number: 9523744Abstract: A sensing apparatus and sensing device using the sensing apparatus are capable of identifying a relative position of a body which includes a magnetic module by using sensing data of a sensor unit which may be arranged in a 3 dimensional structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Magnachip Semiconductor, Ltd.Inventor: Eunjoong Kim
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Patent number: 9524137Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a frame body, a fixing device, and a functional main section. The fixing device is connected with the frame body and configured to fix the electronic apparatus to a support body, and the frame body and the fixing device form an annular space when the electronic apparatus is fixed to the support body by the fixing device. The functional main section includes a display device provided within the frame body and having a first display area and a second display area, with the first display area being larger than the second display area.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.Inventor: Xi Wan
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Patent number: 9525761Abstract: A mobile communication device including a substrate, an antenna element and a sensing element is provided. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The antenna element is disposed on the first surface and converts a feeding signal into an electromagnetic wave. The antenna element includes a first portion receiving the feeding signal and a second portion electrically connected to a ground. The sensing element is disposed on the second surface and generates a sensing signal in response to proximity of an object. An orthogonal projection of the sensing element on the first surface and an orthogonal projection of the second portion on the first surface are overlapped with each other and have the same shape.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2015Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Kun-Sheng Chang, Ching-Chi Lin
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Patent number: 9524051Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and a terminal for inputting multiple events. The methods includes: receiving touch signals produced by a touch screen corresponding to a touch action of a user's finger; ascertaining a touch direction of the user's finger to the touch screen according to the touch signals; and triggering different events corresponding to different touch directions of the user's finger. Using the above method, different events will be triggered when the touch direction of the user's fingers is different and thus the problem of one touch action of the user's finger can only trigger one event is solved.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Jie Qiu, Yung-Iun Lin, Ruhai Fu, Chengliang Ye, Chun-kai Chang
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Patent number: 9522330Abstract: A method for providing three-dimensional audio is provided. The method includes receiving a depth map imaging a scene from a depth camera and recognizing a human subject present in the scene. The human subject is modeled with a virtual skeleton comprising a plurality of joints defined with a three-dimensional position. A world space ear position of the human subject is determined based on the virtual skeleton. Furthermore, a target world space ear position of the human subject is determined. The target world space ear position is the world space position where a desired audio effect can be produced via an acoustic transducer array. The method further includes outputting a notification representing a spatial relationship between the world space ear position and the target world space ear position.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Shawn Pile, Jon Vincent, Scott Henson, Jason Flaks, Avi Bar-Zeev, John Tardif
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Patent number: 9521237Abstract: A method and apparatus receive first input through a touch screen and communicate over a first wireless network responsive to the first input. The method and apparatus receive second input through the touch screen and use the second input to control a second device through a second wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Creator Technology B.V.Inventor: Browley Xiao
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Patent number: 9507480Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for an interface optimization application. A user interface layout is matched with a known pattern. Based on the pattern, a template is selected. The template may be modified by a user. Transformations are applied to the layout such that the resulting layout embodies the template and any modifications.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Allan Poon Hui, Douglas Andrew Hungarter
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Patent number: 9501471Abstract: A method for generating a context for translating strings for a graphical user interface. The method includes receiving a string to be translated and associated source code, the string identified by a unique key within the associated source code. The method includes identifying a first logical section of the associated source code corresponding to a unique key of the string. The method includes identifying one or more graphical user interface components within the identified logical section of the associated source code. The method then includes creating a mockup image presenting the one or more graphical user interface components and the string.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Timothy S. Bartley, Gavin G. Bray, Elizabeth M. Hughes, Kalvinder P. Singh
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Patent number: 9503567Abstract: The present invention discloses a display interface converting system and a method thereof, which belongs to the technical field of mobile terminal interface transformation. The system comprises a display interface adjustment module, a storage module and a condition capturing module. The storage module has preconfigured a transformation condition data and has preconfigured the corresponding adjustment strategy. The method includes: transmitting the captured condition data to the display interface adjustment module; comparing the condition data with the preconfigured transformation condition data; obtaining the corresponding adjustment strategy and adjusting the display interface according to the adjustment strategy if the comparison is successful.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Spreadtrum Communications (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lu Xia, Hengzhuang Jin, Haipeng Liu
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Patent number: 9497412Abstract: In one embodiment, a method implemented on a video conference participant device includes: receiving video conference data for a video conference session, performing at least one of the following diagnostic tests: verifying receipt of a presenter image from a presenter video conference device where the presenter video conference device is in use by a participant of the video conference meeting, the participant designated as a presenter for said video conference meeting, verifying receipt of shared desktop content from the presenter video conference device, or verifying receipt of audio data from the presenter video conference device; and transmitting results of said performing to said presenter video conference device.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2015Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventor: Jonathan Rosenberg
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Patent number: 9491272Abstract: A portable terminal is provided. The portable terminal includes a flexible display disposed on a front surface of the portable terminal and extending to a side surface of the portable terminal, the flexible display unit including a main display area on the front surface, and an auxiliary display area on the side surface; a sensor that detects a state of the portable terminal; and a controller that selectively outputs event information on the main display area or the auxiliary display area of the flexible display unit according to the detected state of the portable terminal.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Donghyun Kim