Coaching (e.g., Animated Examples, Or Handholding Or Show Me Execution) Patents (Class 715/709)
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Patent number: 9836199Abstract: A user interface device includes: a display unit which displays a two-dimensional or a three-dimensional display object in a display space; a sensor unit which measures 3D coordinates of fingers of a user in the display space; a motion detecting unit which detects motion of the fingers of the user relative to the display object based on the 3D coordinates of the fingers of the user measured by the sensor unit; and a display control unit which changes display content displayed by the display unit, according to a detection result obtained by the motion detecting unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Kouichi Ishino, Yoshiteru Tanaka
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Patent number: 9769053Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for implementing a policy for a router are disclosed. One method includes providing a meta administrator interface configured to facilitate the specification of one or more rules that form a policy definition. The method further includes automatically generating, based on the policy definition, an administrator interface for inputting rule data associated with the policy definition. Even further, the method includes storing the input rule data in one or more data structures associated with a router.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: TEKELEC GLOBAL, INC.Inventors: Jiri Kuthan, Miklós Tirpák
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Patent number: 9749795Abstract: A method and apparatus enables users to view, lease, purchase and try art in their homes all via an application designed to operate on a portable computing device. An exemplary embodiment of a system for interacting with a purchaser of art includes a communications device that is programmed to gather, organize, and share information between a dedicated platform and end users. The architecture of an exemplary embodiment incorporates three components—an indoor positioning system (termed an art beacon), an Application (“app”), and a platform. The indoor positioning system communicates with mobile devices (Applications) via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology or similar communications system. The signal strength and amplitude of each art beacon can be adjusted to cover a wide or narrow field to avoid interference with the signals from other nearby art beacons given the space requirements of each participating business.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: ART B CO, LLCInventors: Victor Ernesto Navarro, Pablo Duarte-Hinterholzer, Andrea Ximena Devoto
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Patent number: 9632756Abstract: A code assistance feature provides a user with a set of suggested program code insertions at a given point in the program code being edited. For example, in response to a user command, the feature identifies syntactically correct possible insertions derived from a search for insertions of a compatible type. The feature identifies members in the set of possible code insertions that can be expanded via a field dereference or subroutine call to provide further possible code insertions for selection by the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2012Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Gordon D. Hutchison, David G. Screen, Joseph R. Winchester
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Patent number: 9626592Abstract: A photographing method that includes: acquiring to-be-photographed first content; after determining a first subject with which a user is concerned in the first content, acquiring an image composition relationship between a second subject in the first content and the first subject, where the second subject is another background subject in the first content except the first subject; matching the image composition relationship between the second subject and the first subject with a preset image composition template to obtain a matching evaluation degree, and providing an image composition adjustment suggestion on the first content for the user according to the matching evaluation degree and the image composition template, where the adjustment suggestion is a tip on how to adjust the image composition relationship in the first content so that the image composition relationship completely matches the preset image composition template.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhen He, Jilin Liu, Tengyue Li, Maosheng Huang
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Patent number: 9626879Abstract: Dynamic industrial vehicle monitoring for modification of vehicle operator behavior comprises identifying a metric that characterizes an event associated with the operation of an industrial vehicle, the metric having at least one behavior modification action and at least one performance parameter to evaluate the event against. Monitoring operation of the industrial vehicle is carried out for the event. Upon detecting an occurrence of the event, event data is recorded that characterizes a response of a vehicle operator to the event. The recorded event data is evaluated against at least one performance parameter associated with the corresponding metric to determine whether the vehicle operator demonstrated appropriate behavior for the event. A vehicle operator score is updated based upon the evaluation and the updated vehicle operator score is communicated.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Crown Equipment CorporationInventors: Lewis H. Manci, Philip W. Swift, Lucas B. Waltz
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Patent number: 9588777Abstract: Knowledge transfer between users of a software application. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: tracking steps performed by a plurality of users of a software application, and the tracking creates tracked steps; identifying a first task as a first series of steps of the tracked steps, and identifying a second task as a second series steps of the tracked steps, the second series of steps distinct from the first series of steps; and providing, on a display device associated with the software application, an indication of the first series of steps of the first task and the second series of steps of the second task, the providing to a later user interacting with the software application.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATIONInventors: Amit Kumar, Brian D. Davis
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Patent number: 9576045Abstract: Users of a social networking system post questions for other users to answer. Questions are automatically tagged based on keywords extracted from text within the posted questions as well as user-selected tags. Answers may be voted on and sorted by social information related to the browsing user. Affinities for tags are recorded based on users' interactions with the question and answer service. Affinities for tags may also be used to target questions to other users and sort answers.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Blake Ross, Venkataramanan Iyer Nandagopal
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Patent number: 9563657Abstract: The disclosure relates to data retrieval in an enterprise system through use of a graphical selection tree. An exemplary device to implement and display such a selection tree includes one or more processors, and also a data selection component and a query engine that are each executable by the one or more processors. The data selection component, when operable, receives, within a graphical user interface (GUI), user input to select a predefined data metric, and displays, within the GUI, a selection tree containing graphical branches associated with a data dimension, wherein each branch corresponding to a data attribute within the data dimension. The query engine generates, for each branch in the selection tree that is selected, a data query to request data of the selected data metric that matches the data attribute corresponding to the selected branch. The query engine also is capable of sending each generated data query to a data storage system.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2009Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Joao Sousa Martins
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Patent number: 9554049Abstract: Disclosed in some examples is a method of guided video capture, the method including identifying a video capture template, the video capture template including a plurality of target video parameters, each of the target video parameters corresponding to one of a plurality of video capture directions; while capturing video, selecting a video capture direction from the plurality of video capture directions based on video parameters of captured video and the plurality of target video parameters using a processor and presenting the selected video capture direction to a user on a display device.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2012Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventor: John Patrick Edgar Tobin
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Patent number: 9449524Abstract: The disclosure provides a computer-based learning system that minimizes the “distance” between applications (for which instructions are provided) and the instructions themselves. That is, the instructional material provided is dynamically integrated with a “state” of one or more applications, which constantly change as a user interacts with the application. Further, the instructional information is visually presented within a common screen, window, or focus region as the application, in a minimally intrusive manner. For example, the instruction window can be an overlay that is designed to “hide from” or to avoid obscuring application content of particular interest to a user. Various techniques can be used to ensure the instructions are provided unobtrusively, including use of transparency settings to make instructions legible, resizing techniques, variable shading, font size/contrast/style adjustments, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Edwin J. Bruce, Tong C. Dougharty, Tassanee K. Supakkul, Janki Y. Vora
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Patent number: 9424235Abstract: Variable formatting for cells in computer spreadsheets, tables, and other documents is provided. For a selected range of cells, cell formats vary with the value in each cell (or an associated value). Formats can include color-scale backgrounds, in-cell elements (e.g., icons and data bars), and other cell formats that can be varied with a value.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2012Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Benjamin C. Chamberlain, Bruce C. Jones, Christopher M. Street, David F. Gainer, Eric B. Vigesaa
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Patent number: 9361389Abstract: A state-based guidance method provides to a user operation guidance and technology guidance for an application. The method walks the user step-by-step through an existing interface and guides the user to provide the appropriate input in the appropriate places in the existing interface. Individualized guidance is dynamically provided based on a user profile in addition to state and context of the application. The method describes the technologies used to perform actions presented in the user interface of the application and indicates where these technologies are used, providing an overview of which technologies are used in the application and in what capacity those technologies are implemented.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2005Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Andrea Lyn Ames, Christian Kotitschke, Mathias Koehnke
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Patent number: 9354773Abstract: A graphic symbol is created having a specified pattern and being associated with at least a first graphical object. Color attribute(s) is/are designated for the graphic symbol. While displaying related graphical object(s), the created graphic symbol and its specified pattern and color attribute(s) are retained within such displayed related graphical object(s), wherein the related graphical object(s) are recognizable as related to the first graphical object by the persistence of the specific graphic symbol pattern and designated colors.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Catherine Christensen, Ricardo L. Gonzalez, David Brooks Hamilton, Daina Edvina Pupons Wickham, Robert Edward Medl
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Patent number: 9310834Abstract: Systems for, and methods of, dual screen smartphones are described herein. The dual screens are hingedly coupled and can be rotated into an open position forming one contiguous screen. A processor is configured to dismiss any action bar or status bar in response to a prompt thereby maximizing media across the entirety of any of the dual screens or contiguous screen formed by their intersection. An overlay command presented by the processor allows a user to minimize, tile, zoom, pan or dismiss the media when it is maximized.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Z124Inventor: Mo Selim
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Patent number: 9268580Abstract: A computer implemented method, a computer program product, and a data processing system provide overlays to an application. An application state of the application is identified. Responsive to identifying the application state, an appropriate overlay corresponding to the application state is identified. Responsive to identifying the appropriate overlay, the appropriate overlay is overlain onto the application. The appropriate overlay is then displayed in real time in a user interface, with the appropriate overlay overlain in the user interface of the application.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mark Carl Hampton, Eric Martinez de Morentin
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Patent number: 9262588Abstract: The disclosure describes improved systems and methods for configuring the layout of a graphical display in a ventilatory system. Specifically, the present methods provide a user interface for configuring one or more layout categories associated with data on the graphical display. Upon selection of a layout category, a clinician is provided with a preview of the layout of the layout category. The preview consists of one or more parameter positions. Each parameter position is associated with a parameter. The clinician is also provided with a listing of possible parameters. The parameter positions in the preview and the possible parameters in the listing are selectable elements. Once a parameter position is selected, a possible parameter can be chosen to replace the parameter associated with the selected parameter position. If this replacement is acceptable to the clinician, the clinician can access an accept button to implement the replacement in the graphical display.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventor: John Skidmore
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Patent number: 9213555Abstract: A window detector may detect that an off-screen portion of a window is not visible within a display that is providing the window, the off-screen portion including at least one window control element. A control identifier may determine at least one supplemental control element corresponding to, and providing analogous functionality of, the at least one window control element. A control view generator may provide the at least one supplemental control element visibly within the display. A supplemental window controller may execute the analogous functionality with respect to the window, based on receipt of user input by way of the at least one supplemental control element.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.Inventors: Ricky Poston, Michael Cooper
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Patent number: 9116600Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automatically personalizing applications includes: receiving, in a computer system, user behavior data for multiple users of at least one application program, the application program having a user interface with multiple input controls displayed on multiple different panes, and the user behavior data reflecting actions performed using the input controls on the panes; identifying, using the computer system, at least one usage pattern in the user behavior data as meeting a usage pattern criterion; storing a personalization record based on identifying the usage pattern, the personalization record specifying the usage pattern as a sequence of activating at least some of the input controls on at least some of the panes; and automatically generating, using the computer system and based on the personalization record, a modified user interface according to the identified usage pattern.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: SAP SEInventor: Michael Gonsalves
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Patent number: 9111066Abstract: A clock tree design tool is described which receives input from a user via a graphical user interface (GUI) through a first window, the input including an indication of an output clock frequency. The tool also detects selection by the user of a soft control and, as a result of detecting selection of the soft control, generates a plurality of clock tree solutions. The tool further causes a graphical form of a highlighted one of the clock tree solutions to be displayed in a second window of the GUI. An algorithm for generating the various clock tree solutions is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Dean Kumar Banerjee, Timothy Paul Toroni, Robert Charles Farrow, Jr., Valerie Way Chang, Brandon Micah Hoppe, Arvind Sridhar, Makram Mounzer Mansour, Khang Duy Nguyen
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Patent number: 9076073Abstract: A photographing method that includes: acquiring to-be-photographed first content; after determining a first subject with which a user is concerned in the first content, acquiring an image composition relationship between a second subject in the first content and the first subject, where the second subject is another background subject in the first content except the first subject; matching the image composition relationship between the second subject and the first subject with a preset image composition template to obtain a matching evaluation degree, and providing an image composition adjustment suggestion on the first content for the user according to the matching evaluation degree and the image composition template, where the adjustment suggestion is a tip on how to adjust the image composition relationship in the first content so that the image composition relationship completely matches the preset image composition template.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhen He, Jilin Liu, Tengyue Li, Maosheng Huang
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Patent number: 9071711Abstract: In an image processing system, a control device (11) of a first host PC (1) controls (i) a storage device (12) of the first host PC (1) to store an icon registered on the first host PC (1), (ii) the icon to be registered on a multifunction peripheral (5), and (iii) the icon to be transmitted to a first client PC (3). In the image processing system, a control device (31) of the first client PC (3) controls a storage device (32) of the first client PC (3) to store the icon received from the first host PC (1), and controls a display device (35) of the first client PC (3) to display the icon.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2012Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshinori Nagata
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Publication number: 20150113398Abstract: The present invention relates to a character input technology, and more particularly, to a character input technology for enabling a user to input the characters without watching a screen and for maximally reducing the occurrence of typing errors during the inputting of the characters.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2012Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: NEOWIZ INTERNET CORPORATIONInventor: Taewoo Kim
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Patent number: 9005035Abstract: A game apparatus includes a CPU, and when a virtual game is started, the CPU generates game image data and displays a corresponding game screen on a monitor. In the game screen, an operating instruction describing operation procedure is displayed and contents of the instruction changes according to a progress of the game. For example, as the game advances, an operating instruction including how to perform a new operation is displayed when a player object learns a new attack, or when a level (experience) of the player object increases or an operation level of the player increases. However, if the virtual game has not been played for a relatively long period of time, the operating instruction is displayed regardless of the progress of the game.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2009Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha TaitoInventors: Satoshi Kira, Toshiharu Izuno, Isao Okamoto
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Patent number: 9009602Abstract: Assisting navigation of a first browser executing on a first data processing system is provided by navigating, responsive to a second browser executing on a second data processing system, to identify information to be displayed using the first browser on the first data processing system. An identifier is request to associate with the identified information and the identifier is dynamically generated responsive to the request for an identifier. The identifier is associated with the identified information to be displayed using the first browser such that the identified information may be retrieved using the identifier.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Richard A. Chapman
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Publication number: 20150095773Abstract: Described herein are a method and system that has the capability to remotely instruct and guide end users of mobile devices to navigate through its various functions and configurations. The system comprises a repository, a control center, and an intelligent client on the mobile device, where the control center and mobile device operate in a client-server relationship and are in communication during a help session. An administrator uses the system to create step by step navigational instructions called story boards and reference device navigational maps which are uploaded to a repository. The control center pulls the relevant story boards and device navigation maps from the repository and uses it to remotely and interactively direct the end user of the mobile device to navigate through its various applications and functions. An intelligent client on the mobile device is used for assistance in this process, which in turn reports the end user progress back to the control center.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2013Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicant: AetherPal, Inc.Inventors: Deepak Gonsalves, Calvin Charles
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Patent number: 8997004Abstract: Techniques for real-time observation assessment are provided. The techniques, which are designed for educators, take advantage of handheld computers, desktop/laptop computers and Internet access in order to reduce the paperwork associated with conventional educational assessments. An array of instructional assessment applications are designed to run on handheld computers. The instructional assessment applications may be based on existing and widely used paper methodologies. A common Web-based platform for assessment application distribution, selection, download, data management and reporting is also provided. Users can then periodically synchronize instructional data (assessments, diagnostic results, notes and/or schedules) to the Web site. At the Web site, browser-based reports and analysis can be viewed, administered and shared via electronic mail.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2014Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Amplify Education, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence Jason Berger, Gregory M. Gunn, John D. Stewart, Kenneth M. Gunn, Elizabeth Lynn, Nicole M. Adams, Anouk Markovits, Aaron Boyd
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Patent number: 8990689Abstract: A user can toggle between GUI input and touch screen input with the GUI hidden using touch gestures correlated to respective hidden GUI elements and, thus, to respective commands for a TV and/or disk player sending AV data thereto. When in the GUI input mode, an animated hand can be presented on the display moving through the touch gesture corresponding to a selected GUI element to train the user on which touch gestures correspond to which GUI elements (and, thus, to respective commands for a TV and/or disk player sending AV data thereto.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Seth Hill, Travis Baurmann
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Patent number: 8984404Abstract: Provided is a method of guiding an image-based task execution. The method allows a user of a computing device to record an association between an image and at least one task, wherein a task is an action related to content present in the image; and upon subsequent recognition of the image, guides a user to perform the at least one task associated with the image, based on previously recorded association.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Suryaprakash Kompalli, Vimal Sharma, Praphul Chandra
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Patent number: 8979538Abstract: Elements of game play, such as usage statistics, scores, levels, challenges, achievements, competition, and the like, are incorporated into a productivity application to assist in motivating users to learn features of the productivity application. A recommendation system is utilized to assist users in determining what features of the application to learn next. Help content that is associated with the productivity application can also be tied to the features that are currently being learned and used by the user such that the linked help content is readily available. Users may compare their scores and compete with other persons that are also participating in the game play learning system.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Jennifer P. Michelstein, Jonas Helin, Mark R. Alexieff
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Patent number: 8984403Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for bringing user attention to guidance information presented on a display device. These methods and systems comprise displaying guidance information in an initial animation mode, receiving a first user input in response to the displayed guidance information, determining whether the first user input satisfies validation criteria for responses to the guidance information, and displaying the guidance information in an altered animation mode when the first user input fails to satisfy the validation criteria.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2007Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Oluf Nissen, Marguerite Letulle
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Patent number: 8972859Abstract: The present invention provides a learning management system that is embedded in an application, operating system, or multiple applications. The learning management system is adapted to identify whether training courses would be desirable for a user, based on usage of one or more applications, installment of one or more applications, or occurrence of one or more key words within an application.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2009Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventor: Ted Saoumi
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Patent number: 8966385Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus for imaging a radiation image inputs an operation instruction from a user and performs display control of a screen that has an input region in which one or more information input regions for having various types of information input thereto are disposed, and a workflow region in which workflow information related to imaging of the radiation image is disposed. Here, when a confirmation instruction indicating confirmation of an operation is input, the radiation imaging apparatus moves the one or more information input regions of the input region toward a prescribed region of the workflow region, and performs display using animation that sequences the movement of the one or more information input regions.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2010Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tsukasa Sako, Koji Takekoshi
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Patent number: 8924884Abstract: Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter are directed to detecting a modification of content presented on a display. The detecting of the modification of the content is in response to user input. Some embodiments are further directed to generating a screen capture of at least the modified content in response to detecting the modification of the content. Some embodiments are further directed to identifying an area of the screen capture in which the modification of content occurred. Some embodiments are further directed to adding a graphical annotation to the screen capture.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2010Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Judith H. Bank, Lisa M. W. Bradley, Lin Sun, Chunhui Yang
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Patent number: 8898571Abstract: A display apparatus includes means for recording numbers and display times of a series of plurality of setting screens displayed in transition, means for assigning the degrees of forgetting of the current screen which is shifted from other setting screens that are displayed in the process of transition from the previous setting screen to the current screen, means for evaluating the total degree of forgetting of the current screen in consideration of all degrees of forgetting in transition from the other setting screens displayed in the process of transition, means for determining forgetting threshold values for the individual screens on the basis of the degree of importance of the application, means for comparing total degree of forgetting with the forgetting threshold values, and means for highlighting a predetermined content of the current screen in the case where the total degree of forgetting is lower than the forgetting threshold values.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tohru Hasegawa, Yuhko Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20140344684Abstract: Provided is a system for generating a unique handwriting style of a user in which a minimum amount of phonemes, for example, only 59 phonemes of Hangul, are received from a user and transformed and combined to implement a syllable, thus simply generating a unique handwriting of a user. According to the system, a phoneme input by a user is displayed on a display screen of a smartphone, or the like, and corresponding phonemes are received based on the displayed input phoneme, thus implementing a handwriting fitting a user handwriting, and when a syllable is formed with a plurality of phonemes, a syllable is implemented by matching a designated connection point to each phoneme, thereby generating a natural handwriting.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2012Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventor: Kyung Ho JANG
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Patent number: 8892219Abstract: The disclosed invention primarily relates to methods for assisting and motivating persons with respect to various exercise and rehabilitation regimens they might undertake, mentally as well as physically. The invention also has potential application to for diagnosis and/or treatment of certain mental and physical disorders, and in other situations where a form of companionship may be provided the user. In addition the invention herein provides an enjoyable means of social interaction with others providing further motivation for physical and mental activity represented.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Motion Games, LLCInventor: Timothy R. Pryor
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Patent number: 8893044Abstract: A method is disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes receiving an indication of a selection of one of a plurality of displayed selectable symbols displayed in a first display area; receiving an indication of at least one further selection of at least one of the plurality of displayed selectable symbols; and providing feedback to the user, subsequent to and in response to the at least one further selected at least one next symbol completing a symbol sequence including at least the first selected symbol, the feedback including display, in a second display area separate from the first display area, of previously undisplayed information including at least one of a message, command, and program and display of the first selected symbol and the at least one further selected symbol, in sequence of selection.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Semantic Compaction Systems, Inc.Inventors: Bruce R. Baker, Robert V. Conti, Rob Dillon, Dave H. Hershberger, Thomas J. McGrath, III
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Publication number: 20140337728Abstract: A method for operating an Oracle Forms application using an alternative GUI (Graphical User Interface), the method comprising: providing a scenario file comprising a previously-intercepted communication between an Oracle Forms client and an Oracle Forms server; obtaining, from the alternative GUI, one or more input parameters associated with at least one user event of a session of the Oracle Forms server; preparing a new communication based on the scenario file and on the one or more input parameters; transmitting the new communication to the Oracle Forms server using a dispatcher component, thereby causing the Oracle Forms server to operate automatically and to output one or more output parameters; and displaying the one or more output parameters in the alternative GUI.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Mia Urman, Yosef Nakash
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Patent number: 8880997Abstract: A method of operating a service registry and repository based on a triplestore comprises: receiving a request to aggregate a service document; shredding elements of the service document to create logical objects within the triplestore; for each logical object, searching for all policy attachments logical objects that have a relationship with the logical object; for each located policy attachment, retrieving details of the policy and building a list of policies and associated logical objects in the repository; and returning an indication of the list of polices and associated logical objects. The list of logical objects and associated polices is used to compile a service document containing details of policies that have relationships with the selected service document logical objects. Objects that have associated polices are rendered with a hypertext policy icon next to the object and selection of the hypertext policy icon opens a new window with the policy details.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Evan G. Jardine-Skinner, James R. Orchard, Philip D. Rowley, Samuel J. Smith
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Patent number: 8869029Abstract: Ergonomic graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for displaying medical record information obtained from various sources within handheld devices are provided. A GUI for display within a touch screen display of a handheld device includes adjacent first and second portions. A list of patient names is displayed within the first portion of the GUI, along with medical facility location information, means for indicating when new clinical data for a patient is available, means for removing patient names from the displayed list, and means for sorting the displayed list of patient names. A plurality of ergonomically designed GUI controls are displayed within the second portion of the GUI. Each of these GUI controls has a width that is between about 15% and 75% of a width of the display, and a height that is between about 15% and 75% of a height of the display.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2008Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Truven Health Analytics Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Ying, William T. Lawson, Mark Farnsworth, Jeffrey Keating
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Patent number: 8856650Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system for automated generation and/or execution of an interactive content object having content related to a video game application. In some implementations, the interactive content object may comprise interactive digital content that may be distributed to and/or executed on one or more computer system gaming platforms and/or other interactive media devices. Interactive content objects may be configured such that they may be included in the video game application and/or executed by the video game application. Interactive content objects may also be configured as standalone products. Interactive content objects may be configured such that they may be remotely patched and/or updated without updating the video game application. In some implementations, the interactive content object may comprise one or more of an instruction manual, a strategy guidebook, a cheat book, a mini-game, episodic content, and/or other applications.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Inventor: Gregory S. Off
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Patent number: 8856651Abstract: In a first embodiment of the present invention, a method for operating a remote user interface (UI) client is provided, the method comprising: establishing a first connection with a UI server; receiving a document over the first connection; closing the first connection; running the document, wherein the document contains first instructions on how to operate a user interface and second instructions on establishing a persistent connection with the UI server; and establishing a second connection with the UI server based on the second instructions.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Russell A. Berkoff, Alan Messer
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Patent number: 8855627Abstract: A system and method may comprise providing to a device user in response to one of a user request for troubleshooting assistance and a mobile telecommunications user device monitoring software conclusion that a problem exists, a diagnostic application specific to the mobile telecommunication user device of the device user; receiving from the device user an indication of a problem with the mobile telecommunication user device experienced by the device user; selecting an application update; providing to the device user the application update updating an application running on the mobile telecommunication user device; and determining whether the problem has been solved. If determining indicates that the problem has not been solved the method may further include deleting the application and further determining whether the problem has been solved, and if so forwarding problem solution data to a knowledge database.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Future Dial, Inc.Inventors: Xinmin Ding, Chen Chen, Steven S. Chan, George C. Huang
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Patent number: 8843851Abstract: In general, in one aspect, the invention relates to a method for providing online support to a user of a client application. The method includes: initiating a wizard including dialogs for completing a task; displaying a dialog to the user; enabling, based on a network connection being available, a help threshold associated with the dialog; determining, by a computer processor, that the help threshold is exceeded after enabling the help threshold; sending, in response to the help threshold being exceeded, an availability request to an external support server; receiving, after sending the availability request, a confirmation of an available support specialist; displaying an indication to the user that support is available; receiving a support request from the user; opening a chat dialog in response to receiving the support request; and initiating, using the chat dialog, a chat session between the user and the available support specialist.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Intuit Inc.Inventors: Matthew B. Gotchy, Jason Alexander Poteet, Anne Quinter Smith, Michael Anthony Panian, Zachery Moneypenny, Alexandr Tolchinsky, Rajasivasubramanian Ramanathan
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Publication number: 20140281968Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for identifying an object. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an image of a first location. The image depicts a layout of objects located at the first location and a visual code for each object. A user interface is generated for the first location using the image and the codes. The user interface depicts the objects and a user interface element for each visual code. Each user interface element is selectable to identify the object associated with the visual code. The user interface is provided for display at a second location. Selection data is received that specifies a selection of a particular user interface element. Command data is sent to a computer located at the first location, which causes the computer to highlight the object associated with the visual code of the selected user interface element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Paul G. Nordstrom, Matthew Amacker
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System and method for maintaining recipe ratios when measuring ingredients for culinary combinations
Patent number: 8829365Abstract: A system and method for assisting a user in assembling a culinary combination according to a recipe. The system comprises a scale and a computing device configured to communicate with the scale. The system displays information regarding ingredients of the recipe and displays a progress of assembling the culinary combination based on the information from the scale. In some embodiments, a bar graph is displayed with a bar proportional to the measured amount of an ingredient of the recipe compared to a target amount for the ingredient. In some embodiments, the system displays a build column of one or more recipe blocks, representing actions or ingredients of the recipe. An active recipe block is displayed with a portion of the recipe block displayed in a different manner in proportion to the measured amount of an ingredient of the recipe compared to a target amount for the ingredient.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Pure Imagination, LLCInventors: Michael Wallace, Philip T. Odom, Brian Richardson, Darin Barri -
Publication number: 20140247342Abstract: Photographer's tour guidance systems are formed about a computer-based processor made responsive to location, position and orientation, time-of-day, manual user inputs, among others to provide photo exposure suggestions based upon. information stored as photo tour definitions. In espouse to user requests and sometimes in combination with present conditions such as time, location, weather, et cetera, a database request is executed against stored photo tour data to produce a result set of photo exposure suggestions in agreement with a tour definition. These photo exposure suggestions may he used both manually and automatically to assist a photographer user in making photo exposures to form as natural series of related photographs. These systems may be directly coupled with a modern electronic DSLR type camera and may operate via user controls and interfaces thereof. in alternative versions, these system have independent control and user interfaces with outputs coupled to a DSLR control.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2013Publication date: September 4, 2014Inventors: Peter Ellenby, Thomas Ellenby
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Patent number: 8808178Abstract: The invention is a medical monitor including an electronic circuit configured to receive a signal from the physiological sensor. A microcomputer configured to process the signal from the physiological sensor generates a value representative of the physiological parameter. The microcomputer is also configured to cause the medical monitor to display an in-service help screen on a display on the medical monitor in response to a detection of a predetermined number of out of range values of the physiological parameter. The microcomputer can also be configured to process a second signal from a second sensor representative of a second parameter and the microcomputer configured to cause the medical monitor to display an in-service help screen on a display on the medical monitor in response to a detection of a predetermined number of out of range values of the second parameter.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2008Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.Inventors: John A. Lane, Suzanne Abate Gunter, Alisa J. Robinson, James M. Robinson, Lari E. Shreffler, Shawn C. St. Pierre
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Patent number: 8812968Abstract: A system, tool or method permitting a prospective purchaser of floor coverings or other surface coverings to engage in the contemporaneous manipulation and evaluation of various combinations of surface patterns, designs, colors, shapes, and the like as well as placement or orientations of the floor covering or surface covering elements prior to actual purchase and installation. For example, simulated tile elements having surface patterns corresponding to the surface patterns of the actual floor covering tile elements are provided in a manner such that each of the simulated tile elements may be rotated or replaced to simulate at least one alternative arrangement or layout.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2002Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventor: Larry Keith Seitz, Jr.