Tactile Based Interaction Patents (Class 715/702)
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Patent number: 10976805Abstract: Controlling the provision of a warning to a user in a virtual environment of a virtual reality (VR) system are presented as embodiments of a method, system, and computer program product. One example comprises identifying one or more elements within a user's virtual environment. Each element is associated with a descriptor that describes an expected user behavior associated with the element. Based on the descriptor of each of the one or more identified elements, the method then comprises controlling the provision of a warning to the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Richard Pilot
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Patent number: 10963089Abstract: A tactile sensation providing apparatus includes a touch sensor, a tactile sensation provider that provides a tactile sensation on a touch surface of the touch sensor, a proximity sensor that detects the approach of an object to the touch sensor, and a controller that starts driving of the tactile sensation provider in accordance with detection by the proximity sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Kazuhiro Murakami
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Patent number: 10956003Abstract: Methods and system pertaining to displaying vehicle data parameters (VDP) are described. A vehicle service tool (VST) with a display can receive vehicle data messages or signals from a vehicle to receive the VDP. Some of the VDP can be associated with a PID. The VST can display VDP thresholds and indicators when a received VDP has breached a VDP threshold. The VST can determine being changed from a landscape orientation to a portrait orientation or vice versa and responsively change the presentation of VDP graphs displayed by the display. The display can receive various inputs such as a drag-and-drop or pinch-and-expand input to alternatively change the presentation of the VDP graphs being displayed. Changing a VDP presentation of graphs can include resizing or repositioning one or more VDP graph windows including a VDP graph.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Snap-on IncorporatedInventors: Joshua Covington, April Reynald
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Patent number: 10949015Abstract: A display control apparatus comprising: a touch detection unit that detects an touch operation on a display surface of a display unit; an image switching unit that performs a first image switching operation when the touch position is moved in a first direction within a first area, and performs a second image switching operation when the touch position is moved in the first direction within a second area; and a control unit that controls to perform the first image switching operation when the touch position is moved in the first direction after the touch is detected in the second area and, when the touch position is moved to the first area, an angle of a moving direction is greater than a predetermined angle with respect to the first direction, and moving speed is faster than a predetermined speed.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ryo Takahashi
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Patent number: 10936123Abstract: In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a touch screen system is provided that includes a housing, a display screen, one or more capacitive sensors, and one or more force sensors. The display screen is mounted on the housing. The one or more capacitive sensors are coupled to the display screen, and are configured to generate capacitive sensing data pertaining to possible inputs from a user of the touch screen system. The one or more force sensors are configured to generate force sensing data pertaining to the possible inputs for use in confirming the possible inputs from the capacitive sensing data.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Michael J. Smith
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Patent number: 10931837Abstract: Provided is an image processing device including a display unit that displays a function setting screen, a recognition unit that recognizes a trail of an operation of a user on the function setting screen displayed on the display unit, a determining unit that determines a function selected by the user based on a position of the trail of the operation recognized by the recognition unit, an identification unit that identifies an operation condition designated by the user with respect to the function determined by the determining unit based on the trail of the operation recognized by the recognition unit, and a setting unit that performs setting for executing image processing of the function determined by the determining unit using the operation condition identified by the identification unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventor: Takao Maekawa
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Patent number: 10928906Abstract: A data entry device for entering predetermined characters by the finger of a user and converting the characters into a sequence of electronic signals representing the entered characters, that comprises a touch sensitive zone (2) on an outer surface, a processor (58) coupled to the touch sensitive zone (2) for sensing the zone (2) is touched, the processor (58) is programmed to recognize predetermined elementary finger movements and combinations thereof and to associate each of them with a character, wherein a closed boundary (10) is defined on the surface of the device above a portion of the touch sensitive zone (2) that has at least one haptic property differing from the haptic properties of the surrounding area, whereby the finger can definitely sense when the boundary (10) is touched, and the boundary (10) has an interior area constituting a data entry field (11) that has a centre region (16) which has at least one haptic property differing from the haptic properties of the portion beyond the centre regionType: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Inventor: Geza Balint
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Patent number: 10921896Abstract: An augmented reality (AR) device can access a library of applications or user interfaces (UIs) designed to control a set of devices. The AR device can determine which UI to present based on detection of a device to be controlled near the AR device. For example, a user wearing an AR device may look at a thermostat placed on a wall and a UI to control the thermostat may be presented to the user. The determination that the user is looking at the thermostat may be made by correlating the gaze tracking information of the user-facing camera with the location of the thermostat in an image captured by a world-facing camera. Determination of the location of the thermostat in the image can be performed using image recognition technology. The UI can be selected based on a database record pairing the UI with the thermostat.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Javier San Agustin Lopez, Martin Henrik Tall, Rasmus Dahl, Jonas Priesum
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Patent number: 10908864Abstract: A method is performed at a computing system with a first housing that includes a primary display and a second housing at least partially containing (i) a physical keyboard and a touch-sensitive secondary display (“TSSD”) that is distinct from the primary display. The method includes: displaying, on the primary display, a first user interface for an application and displaying, on the TSSD, a first set of affordances corresponding to a first portion of the application. The method further includes: detecting a swipe gesture on the TSSD. If the swipe gesture was performed in a first direction, the method includes: displaying a second set of affordances corresponding to the first portion on the TSSD. If the swipe gesture was performed in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the method includes: displaying a third set of affordances corresponding to a second portion of the application on the TSSD.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Duncan R. Kerr, John B. Morrell, Lawrence Y. Yang, Eric Lance Wilson, Adam S. Meyer
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Patent number: 10846387Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for managing access based on activities of entities. A computing device can collect data that comprises an image. The computing device can identify an entity that is located in a range of a sensor. The computing device can determine an identity that is associated with the entity and an activity associated with the entity. The computing device can obtain a trust indicator associated with the entity. The computing device can determine, based on the trust indicator, if the activity should be allowed. If the computing device determines that the activity should be allowed, the computing device can initiate allowing of the activity. If the computing device determines that the activity should not be allowed, the computing device can initiate blocking of the activity.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Samuel N. Zellner
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Patent number: 10845959Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for displaying, by the one or more processors, at least one graphical representation associated with an electronic document on a touchscreen display; and receiving, by the one or more processors, user input to the at least one graphical representation, the user input indicating a touchscreen gesture to the touchscreen display, and in response: determining a type of the touchscreen gesture; determining a degree of the touchscreen gesture; identifying one or more actions based on the type and the degree, each action of the one or more actions being executable to progress through a workflow; and displaying one or more action elements on the touchscreen display, each action element representing an action of the one or more actions.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: VMWARE, INC.Inventors: Andrew Eye, Adam Cianfichi
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Patent number: 10831342Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of information processing technologies, and disclose a method used by a mobile terminal to return to a home screen, a mobile terminal and a storage medium. The method includes: determining whether the screen touching gesture is a gesture for displaying a virtual home screen button; displaying the virtual home screen button when the screen touching gesture on the current page is the gesture for displaying the virtual home screen button, and detecting whether the virtual home screen button is tapped; and returning from the current page to a home screen if the virtual home screen button is tapped. After it is detected that a screen touching gesture on a current page is a gesture for displaying a virtual home screen button, the virtual home screen button is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Cancai Yuan, Junwei Liu, Jintao Qiu
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Patent number: 10831357Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at a device with one or more processors, non-transitory memory, a display, and an input device. The method includes displaying, on the display, a playback status indicator regarding playback of a media item. The method includes displaying, on the display, an image associated with the media item. The method includes detecting an input interacting with the image. In response to a first portion of the input, the method includes adjusting the appearance of the image on the display in accordance with the first portion of the input. In response to a second portion of the input, the method includes changing playback of media items on the device in accordance with the input in accordance with the second portion of the input.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Alan C. Dye, Christopher P. Foss, Cyrus Daniel Irani, David Chance Graham, Drew Domm, Eric Lance Wilson, Jeffrey L. Robbin, Matthew Joseph Cielak, Monika Ewa Gromek, Ofer Morag, Prashant J. Desai, Stephen Olivier Lemay, Taylor Gerard Carrigan, William Martin Bachman
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Patent number: 10809907Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touch screen; and a controller configured to display a video screen on the touch screen; in response to a touch and drag on the touch screen with a first finger and without an additional touch pressure applied with the first finger at an end of the touch and drag, display another video screen on the touch screen; in response to the touch and drag on the touch screen with the first finger and with the additional touch pressure applied with the first finger at the end of the touch and drag, control a playback speed of a video on the video screen to correspond to a strength of the additional touch pressure applied with the first finger; and in response to the touch and drag on the touch screen with the first finger and with the additional touch pressure applied with a second finger at the end of the touch and drag with the first finger, control the playback speed of the video on the video screen to corresponType: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jie Seol, Soyeon Yim
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Patent number: 10788428Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring the distance to a target object and acquiring scale and point-to-point distance information for that target object in an environment using a remotely operated flying platform, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The system uses on-board sensors and processing techniques to provide discrete or continuous measurements of the distances between points on a target object or the scale of the target object. The addition of on-board three-dimensional measurement capabilities to UAVs (or other flying platforms) allows the collection of distance data. Having this capability enables these systems to acquire distances between points on a single object, such as determining the true scale factors of items in images captured by the UAV, in the course of performing metrology-related tasks.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: James J. Troy, Gary E. Georgeson, Scott W. Lea
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Patent number: 10777729Abstract: An electronic device and control method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a first layer disposed on a surface of the electronic device and configured to be touched or gripped by a user and to generate a signal corresponding to a touch or grip area of the user, a second layer disposed on the first layer and configured to have a surface of the second layer deformed, and a processor configured to detect a user's touch or grip based on the generated signal, and control the second layer to deform a surface of the second layer to have a protrusion pattern on the touch or grip area of the second layer based on the generated signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomasz Robert Gdala, Bartosz Pawel Skorupski, Maciej Wladyslaw Jagiełło
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Patent number: 10778617Abstract: A method for executing a function of an electronic device is provided. The method includes identifying data of a first application, determining at least one second application in response to a user event and identifying an attribute of each of the at least one second application, and processing the data of the first application based on the attributes of the each of the at least one second application to execute a function related to at least one second application.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jongmin Kim, Busic Koag, Sanghyun Ahn, Hoyong Choi, Jongwu Baek, Yonghoon Choi, Sangduk Hwangbo, Minho Kim, Yeunwook Lim
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Patent number: 10768882Abstract: A method for content displaying of a component includes displaying, on a terminal screen, a first display interface of a component; acquiring a first display instruction; acquiring a second display interface of the component according to the first display instruction; and displaying, on the terminal screen, the second display interface of the component, where the second display interface includes the first display interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.Inventors: Jianxin Ding, Liping Hu
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Patent number: 10768670Abstract: A control method is provided. The control method is applied to an electronic device. The control method includes the following steps: detecting a virtual screen signal; allocating a virtual screen image buffer module for temporarily storing virtual screen image information according to the virtual screen signal; integrating the virtual screen image information and second screen image information into an integrated image data stream by a direct mode; outputting a first screen image data stream to a first screen of an electronic device, so that the first screen displays a first image according to the first screen image data stream; and outputting the integrated image data stream to a second screen of the electronic device, so that the second screen displays a second image according to the integrated image data stream.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Che-Min Lin, Chin-Wen Lin
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Patent number: 10768752Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for interacting with an electronic and/or computer device comprising a control surface, at least one peripheral surface and a plurality of capacitive electrodes positioned at least along the control surface and arranged to detect control objects in a vicinity of said control surface and said at least one peripheral surface, which method comprising steps for (i) detecting (40, 41, 42, 43) a sequence of actions comprising a plurality of elementary actions performed at least partially sequentially, by at least one control object, at least partially in contact with or opposite said at least one peripheral surface and (ii) triggering (44), based on said sequence of actions, of at least one function in said device. The invention also relates to an interface and device implementing this method.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: QuickStep Technologies LLCInventors: Clément Bonnery, Gilles Lebastard
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Patent number: 10768793Abstract: A user interface and a method for changing from a first screen view to a second screen view of a user interface. The method includes detecting an input in an approximation region of an input unit, displaying a message at an edge of the first screen view relating to the possibility of changing over to the second screen view, recognizing a predefined gesture of a user, and changing from the first screen view to the second screen view.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AGInventors: Holger Wild, Mark Peter Czelnik
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Patent number: 10754532Abstract: A method for operating a function in a touch device capable of simultaneously changing an option and executing the function based on an input touch event during execution of a function using a function button provided in a certain mode which is executed in a touch device supporting touch based input and an apparatus thereof is provided. The method includes executing a second function associated with option setting according to a touch event input to a function button; and executing a first function allocated to the function button according to an option value set by the second function when the input touch event is released.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jinhong Jeong
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Patent number: 10747422Abstract: There is provided a computerized method for establishing a communication session with at least one contact based on a cross display gesture, comprising: displaying an array of contacts at a first location on a display of an interactive user interface on a screen of a client terminal; displaying an array of applications at a second location on the display of the interactive user interface, the first and second locations being located on opposite sides of the screen separated by an interactive region of the interactive user interface; identifying a cross display gesture manually performed by the user, the cross display gesture connecting a certain contact of the array of contacts with a certain application of the array of applications while crossing some of the interactive region; and establishing a communication session between the user and the certain contact activated by the certain application.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Drupe Mobile Ltd.Inventors: Barak Witkowski, Assaf Ziv
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Patent number: 10713005Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for managing dialogs. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request to perform a task from a user device; obtaining a dialog corresponding to the task; providing multiple protocol buffers to the user device; receiving a voice input and one or more annotated protocol buffers from the user device, the one or more annotated protocol buffers identifying corresponding non-verbal responses to content in the protocol buffers; and using the received protocol buffers to update a state of the dialog and to interpret the voice input.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Shir Judith Yehoshua, David Kliger Elson, David P. Whipp
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Patent number: 10712824Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to content-based tactile outputs. In some embodiments, user interfaces associated with content-based tactile outputs are described. In some embodiments, user interfaces associated with end-of-content tactile outputs are described. In some embodiments, user interfaces associated with moving a user interface in response to different types of input are described. In some embodiments, user interfaces associated with adjustable item-based tactile outputs are described. In some embodiments, user interfaces associated with input velocity-based tactile outputs are described.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Camille Moussette, David H. Bloom, Gary Ian Butcher, Dylan Ross Edwards, Jules K. Fennis, Brian T. Gleeson, Miao He
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Patent number: 10712905Abstract: A control portion, when a page transition condition is met while a contact position on a touch screen by a contact body operating an icon is in a target area, makes the touch screen perform processing for displaying another page and moving the icon being operated to the other page. The control portion classifies any of the icons which is not in the target area into a first group and any of the icons of which at least a part is in the target area into a second group, and changes the page transition condition depending on whether an icon in the first group is being operated or an icon C in the second group is being operated.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Kosuke Taki
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Patent number: 10705702Abstract: Provided is an information processing device for enabling a plurality of content to be efficiently used on the same screen, the information processing device including: a manipulation detection unit configured to detect a manipulation by a user; and a control unit configured to control display on a screen according to the detection of the manipulation detection unit. The control unit performs control to cause, when the manipulation detection unit detects a manipulation for bringing at least two pieces of content displayed on the screen into contact with each other under control by the control unit, the at least two pieces of content to be displayed in alignment.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Tomohiro Tsuji, Kazuma Igari, Katsuhiro Suzuki, Fumitaka Ozaki, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Allison Marlene Chaney, Julia Anne Framel
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Patent number: 10705730Abstract: Display of supplemental content on a smartwatch wearable mobile device. A method establishes, on supplemental physical display plane(s) of a smartwatch wearable mobile device, virtual display plane(s). The smartwatch includes a primary physical display plane and the supplemental physical display plane(s). The supplemental physical display plane(s) at least partially surround the primary physical display plane. The method displays primary content on the primary physical display plane and supplemental content on the virtual display plane(s). The method also receives touch sensor input from a touch sensor of the smartwatch and maps the touch sensor input to interface element(s) of the supplemental content on the virtual display plane(s). The method selects the interface element(s) based on the mapping the touch sensor input to the interface element.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Mukundan Sundararajan
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Patent number: 10698601Abstract: A second touch zoom solution allows maintaining selection control, and movement of a selection point, during zoom operations not possible through traditional pinch-zoom. A first finger touch to a touch screen establishes a hot spot, selection, or one-finger gesture. Before the first finger is lifted from the touch screen, a second finger is placed on the screen and serves as a zoom control. Dragging the second finger away from the first zooms in; toward the first zooms out. Dragging the first finger does not affect the zoom, even if the motion changes the difference between the two fingers. When the second finger is lifted, the zoom level stays where it is. When the first finger is lifted, the zoom returns to the zoom level before the gesture began.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: PTC Inc.Inventor: Michael S. Morton
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Patent number: 10692399Abstract: A braille tactile sensation presenting device includes a tactile sensation presenting unit, a camera, a finger location specifying section, a braille conversion section, and a control section. The tactile sensation presenting unit applies ultrasonic stimulation to a finger of a user and causes the user to feel a tactile sensation. The camera shoots the user. The finger location specifying section specifies, from an image shot by the camera, a position of the finger of the user being held out in the air. The braille conversion section converts given character string into braille. The control section performs control of automatic scrolling on the braille converted by the braille conversion section and control of causing the tactile sensation presenting unit to output, to the position of the finger of the user specified by the finger location specifying section, ultrasonic stimulation representing each character of the braille to be automatically scrolled.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Masato Shiose
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Patent number: 10671243Abstract: An apparatus and method for screen operation are provided. The apparatus includes an electronic device. The electronic device includes a display on which one or more objects are displayed, and a processor for controlling a display state of the display. The processor adjusts, based on a location indicated by a received input event, a display location of the one or more objects displayed on the display.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wan Sang Ryu, Young Soo Park, Gang Youl Yu, Yong Sang Yun
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Patent number: 10664084Abstract: Systems and methods for increased security in authentication code entry for touch-sensitive screen enabled devices are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method for enhanced security in entering data to a data entry device comprising at least one computer processor and a touch-sensitive screen may include (1) the touch-sensitive screen displaying a touch instruction, the instruction indicating a touch location where a user touch is to be made on the touch-sensitive screen; (2) the touch-sensitive screen sensing a first touch; and (3) the at least one computer processor determining that the first touch is within a predetermined threshold of the touch location indicated by the touch instruction.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: VeriFone, Inc.Inventors: Imran A. Hajimusa, Glen Robson
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Patent number: 10664052Abstract: The embodiments herein provide a method for operating an electronic device. The method includes detecting a gesture performed in the electronic device. Further, the method includes identifying an item which is indicated by the gesture. Further, the method includes identifying at least one quantitative parameter associated with the item. Further, the method includes determining a degree based on the at least one quantitative parameter. Further, the method includes generating a feedback with the degree in response to the gesture.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Achintya Dixit, Prakhar Avasthi
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Patent number: 10657779Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a haptic output from an audio signal having a continuous stream of sampled digital audio data are provided. A haptic processing system receives the digital audio data, analyses the digital audio data for processing and extracts haptic signals for generating a haptic effect through an actuator. The method includes passing the digital audio signal on through dynamic processor(s), adjusting the dynamic range of the digital audio signal, extracting the signal envelope of the audio data, synthesising low-frequency signals from the extracted signal envelope, and enhancing the low-frequency content using a resonator. The haptic output is generated by mixing the digital audio signal with outputs from the different modules of the haptic processing system. An analytics module monitors, controls and adjusts the processing of the digital audio signal at the noise gate module, the compressor module and the envelope module to enhance the haptic output.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Lofelt GmbHInventors: Maximilian Weber, Daniel Büttner, Sebastian Roos, James Mazur
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Patent number: 10656820Abstract: The described technology is directed towards scrollable user interface containers, and allows mixing snap items and smooth items in the same container. Snap point ranges that correspond to container snap items are specified, such as by pixel values or per container item to be rendered. When because of a scroll operation a snap item of the container overlaps a boundary of a viewing port (e.g., if rendered), the scroll position is adjusted based upon a snap point range limit to snap the snap item for rendering based upon the viewing port boundary.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: HOME BOX OFFICE, INC.Inventor: Brendan Joseph Clark
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Patent number: 10656824Abstract: An information processing apparatus has a display unit operable to display an object, a contact detection unit operable to detect a plurality of contact points on the display unit, and a control unit operable to control the object displayed on the display unit so as to be movable with use of the contact detection unit. When the control unit detects contact with a display range of the object displayed on the display unit with use of the contact detection unit, detects contact with an active range of a display screen other than the display range of the object, and further detects a movement instruction to the object, then the control unit controls the object so as to be movable within the active range. Thus, use of a contact detection unit capable of a plurality of contact points permits a user's intuitive operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuki Isono
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Patent number: 10658083Abstract: The present disclosure describes various aspects of remote presence interfaces (RPIs) for use on portable electronic devices (PEDs) to interface with remote telepresence devices. An RPI may allow a user to interact with a telepresence device, view a live video feed, provide navigational instructions, and/or otherwise interact with the telepresence device. The RPI may allow a user to manually, semi-autonomously, or autonomously control the movement of the telepresence device. One or more panels associated with a video feed, patient data, calendars, date, time, telemetry data, PED data, telepresence device data, healthcare facility information, healthcare practitioner information, menu tabs, settings controls, and/or other features may be utilized via the RPI.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Charles S. Jordan, Andy Young, Mei Sheng Ng, Yair Lurie, Fuji Lai, Timothy C. Wright, Cody Herzog, Blair Whitney, Bill Rizzi, James Ballantyne, Yulun Wang, Cheuk Wah Wong, Justin Kearns, Orjeta Taka, Ramchandra Karandikar
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Patent number: 10649537Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for displaying a mapping application user interface. The mapping application user interface may include at least a first display area and a second display area. A method may be provided for displaying the mapping application user interface that includes displaying on the first display area, a map of a geographic location; displaying on the second display area a plurality of categories for filtering of the plurality of geographic objects with the plurality of categories being grouped according to context information; and changing the display of the plurality of geographic objects on the first display area, in response to detection of a first input gesture on the second display area, wherein, for example, the second display area is proximate to a user's thumb for facilitating performing of the first input gesture using one-handed interaction.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Jerome Beaurepaire, Sven Krome
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Patent number: 10642480Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes a touchscreen and a controller controlling the touchscreen to output a running screen of a 1st application including a prescribed information, the controller receiving a handwriting input through the touchscreen, the controller controlling the touchscreen to output a running screen of a 2nd application mapped to the received 1st handwriting input to a prescribed region on the outputted running screen of the 1st application, wherein the running screen of the 2nd application includes at least one portion of the prescribed information. Accordingly, a control of running an application and a control of sending a message are facilitated based on a handwriting input.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Daebum Kim, Eunmin Youk
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Patent number: 10642381Abstract: A vehicular control unit includes a touch sensor on which a predetermined area is set, a tactile sensation presentation unit, a pressing detector, and a controller that enables operation of a vehicle mounted apparatus in response to an input to the touch sensor when pressing is equal to or higher than a first pressure. The controller is configured to: when the operation of the vehicle mounted apparatus is enabled, within a first time period, cause the tactile sensation presentation unit to present a tactile sensation corresponding to enablement of the operation of the vehicle mounted apparatus; in the case of a first slide in a direction going out of the predetermined area, cause the tactile sensation presentation unit to present a tactile sensation corresponding to the first slide; and in the case of a second slide in a direction going into the predetermined area, cause the tactile sensation presentation unit to present a tactile sensation corresponding to the second slide.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Kazuhiro Murakami
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Patent number: 10635191Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display, a sensor, and a controller. The display has a screen. The sensor is configured to detect an inclination. The controller is configured to display a first object on the screen and display a second object associated with the first object on the screen in accordance with the inclination detected by the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Seiji Suzuki, Yasushi Okumura
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Patent number: 10635264Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a first control unit laying out displaying a first operation screen for selecting a use target program from among at least one program upon an operation of a first display element, and a second control unit selecting an operation screen related to a first program related to the at least one second display element upon an operation of a second display element, wherein the first control unit selects, in a case where a specific program is installed or started up and the first display element is operated, an operation screen related to the specific program instead of the first operation screen, wherein the second control unit selects, in a case where the specific program is installed or started up and the second display element corresponding to the first program before the specific program is installed or started up is operated, another operation screen.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Ryoji Araki
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Patent number: 10635134Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods that enable users to customize operation of a touch-sensitive secondary display. An example method includes: displaying, on primary display, a first UI for a first application; while secondary display is operating in an adaptive display mode: (i) displaying, on a respective portion of the touch-sensitive secondary display, application-specific user interface elements selected based on current state of the first UI; and (ii) receiving a request to operate the secondary display in a persistent mode; in response to receiving the request, operating the touch-sensitive secondary display in the persistent display mode; and after changing focus to a second UI for a second application: displaying, on the primary display, the second UI; and maintaining display, on the respective portion of the secondary display, of UI elements associated with the persistent display mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Raymond S. Sepulveda, Chun Kin Minor Wong, Patrick L. Coffman
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Patent number: 10628031Abstract: Provided are a control instruction identification method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes: detecting a first touch event executed on a touch screen, where the first touch event is used for indicating a touch position and a pressing pressure value when a touch operation is performed on the touch screen; converting the first touch event into a direction input event according to a predetermined policy; and identifying a control instruction according to the direction input event. The control instruction corresponds to the first touch event and is to be executed on the touch screen.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: ZTE CORPORATIONInventor: Haowen Wang
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Patent number: 10620821Abstract: A page sliding method is provided. The method includes: detecting, by a computing terminal, a sliding touch control operation on a display interface. The sliding touch control operation involves multiple touch points on the display interface. The method also includes obtaining, by the computing terminal, the number of the multiple touch points and a sliding speed of at least one of the multiple touch points; and determining a sliding speed of the sliding touch control operation according to the number of the multiple touch points and the sliding speed of the at least one of the multiple touch points. The method also includes: sliding, by the computing terminal, the page on the display interface according to the sliding speed of the sliding touch control operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventor: Renfang Liu
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Patent number: 10613808Abstract: A method is performed at a computing system with a first housing that includes a primary display and a second housing at least partially containing (i) a physical keyboard and a touch-sensitive secondary display (“TSSD”) that is distinct from the primary display. The method includes: displaying, on the primary display, a first user interface for an application and displaying, on the TSSD, a first set of affordances corresponding to a first portion of the application. The method further includes: detecting a swipe gesture on the TSSD. If the swipe gesture was performed in a first direction, the method includes: displaying a second set of affordances corresponding to the first portion on the TSSD. If the swipe gesture was performed in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the method includes: displaying a third set of affordances corresponding to a second portion of the application on the TSSD.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Duncan R. Kerr, John B. Morrell, Lawrence Y. Yang, Eric Lance Wilson, Adam S. Meyer
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Patent number: 10604179Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a system and method for providing stability control to a machine includes generating a yaw signal at a gyroscope disposed on the machine and receiving the yaw signal at a controller in communication with the gyroscope. The controller is also in communication with a user input that generates control signals for driving at least one plant of the machine. The controller is configured to alter the control signals provided to the at least one plant from the user input based at least in part on the yaw signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Brian Spranger
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Patent number: 10606539Abstract: The computing system includes a primary display, memory, and a housing at least partially containing a physical in put mechanism and a touch screen adjacent to the physical input mechanism: displays, on the primary display, a first user interface, the first user interface comprising one or more user interface elements; and identifies an active user interface element among the one or more user interface elements that is in focus on the primary display. In accordance with a determination that the active user interface element that is in focus on the primary display is associated with an application executed by the computing system, the computing system displays a second user interface on the touch screen, including: (A) a first set of corresponding to the application; and (B) at least one system-level affordance corresponding a system-level functionality.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Duncan R. Kerr, John B. Morrell, Lawrence Y. Yang, Eric Lance Wilson, Adam S. Meyer
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Patent number: 10602302Abstract: A method or apparatus provides binaural sound that originates to a person at a location inside a field of view (FOV) provided to the person by an electronic device. The electronic device determines when the location of the binaural sound moves outside the FOV and assists the person in determining the location of the binaural sound. A display of the electronic device displays a visual indication that shows a direction to the location of the binaural sound outside the FOV.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Inventor: Philip Scott Lyren
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Patent number: 10572647Abstract: A touchscreen unlocking method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes receiving an unlocking instruction triggered by a user by sliding a control on a touchscreen; reading a corresponding user-defined screen locking configuration file according to the unlocking instruction; and performing an unlocking operation on the touchscreen according to the corresponding user-defined screen locking configuration file. In the present disclosure, when a user triggers unlocking, an unlocking operation is performed on a touchscreen according to a user-defined screen locking configuration file; and an unlocking control on the touchscreen can be self-defined and randomly set by the user, and different effects such as animation, sound, and vibration may be displayed in different states, thereby greatly improving unlocking convenience and fun, and meeting the requirement that the user hopes to self-define an unlocking manner according to the preference of the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Jing Zhang, Neng Liu