On Screen Video Or Audio System Interface Patents (Class 715/716)
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Patent number: 10771274Abstract: Example techniques involve control of a media playback system involving multiple zones. A control application may include different control interfaces for respective zones of the multiple zones. A control interface for a given zone may include transport controls to control playback in the zone, volume controls to control zone volume level, and an indication of media playing back in the zone. A user may utilize swipe inputs to switch between the control interfaces in order to control different zones.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Robert Reimann, Abhishek Kumar, Paul Bates
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Patent number: 10751618Abstract: User saved-data storage means S19 stores user saved-data which is generated as a result of a game play performed by a user. Digest saved-data storage means S48 stores a plurality of pieces of digest saved-data which are previously generated so as to be associated with predetermined scenes, respectively, in a game. Game start means S14 starts the game process without using the user saved-data and the plurality of pieces of digest saved-data. Game resuming means S12, S13 starts the game process by using the user saved-data. Digest game start means S4 starts the game process by using any of the plurality of pieces of digest saved-data. Saving means S19 generates the user saved-data, only in the game process started by the game start means or the game resuming means.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shigeru Miyamoto
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Patent number: 10755115Abstract: An approach is provided for generating synthetic image data for machine learning. The approach, for instance, involves determining, by a processor, a set of parameters for indicating an action by one or more objects. The action is a dynamic movement of the one or more objects through a geographic space over a period of time. The approach also involves processing the set of parameters to generate synthetic image data. The synthetic image data includes a computer-generated image sequence of the one or more objects performing the action in the geographic space over the period of time. The approach further involves automatically labeling the synthetic image data with at least one label representing the action, the set of parameters, or a combination thereof. The approach further involves providing the labeled synthetic image data for training or evaluating a machine learning model to detect the action.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Avi Avidan, Evgeny Luk-Zilberman
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Patent number: 10748578Abstract: A digital content package includes first content comprising a video feature such as a motion picture or the like, and a user-selectable application configured to operate as follows. When activated using an icon off of a menu screen, the application records an identifier for scenes (discrete portions) of the first content that are selected by a user to generate a playlist. The user may select the scenes by indicating a start and end of each scene. The application saves the playlist locally, then uploads to a server. Via a user account at the server, a user may publish the playlist to a user-created distribution list, webpage, or other electronic publication, and modify the playlist by deleting or reordering scenes.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Kim Lau, Jacob Frautschi, Massimiliano Gasparri, Randy Lee, Patrick Harman
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Patent number: 10743105Abstract: Methods and devices for panning audio may include receiving audio data from an application open on at least one display device of a plurality of display devices in communication with a computer device. The methods and devices may include selecting a set of speakers from a plurality of speakers of the plurality of display devices to receive the audio data in response to speaker location information and application location information with a current location for the application. The methods and devices may include receiving updated application location information with a new location for the application and selecting a new set of speakers from the plurality of speakers to receive the audio data in response to the new location for the application. The methods and devices may include transitioning the audio data from the set of speakers to the new set of speakers.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Arthi Gokarn, Kishore Arvind Kotteri, Firoz Dalal
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Patent number: 10732993Abstract: An interactive library system comprised of a Processing Engine phase, a Presentation Engine phase, a Content Management phase, and a Content Editing/Reading pages phase, which work together in real time. The system, by providing a set of structures within an overarching database, provides the flexibility to build any data set (library) within an overarching data schema. The system proactively presents information to a user in e time as the system constantly scans to finds library matches to user text, saving the user from having to actively search and confirm information and greatly enhancing data handling capability. Further, each user has the flexibility to create a library most relevant to a user's particular position and needs, and select information for retrieval most useful to them.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Inventor: Micah Mossman
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Patent number: 10728354Abstract: Systems and methods for driving workflow and dynamic configuration of streaming media in an electronic slide-based presentation may be provided. Software may be provided to create audio/video presentations using a slideshow. A user may record a live audio/video narration of the slideshow. The audio/video narration (e.g. a live stream) may be recorded simultaneously while a user is advancing the slideshow. Markers may be dynamically inserted in real-time as the live stream is recording, for slicing, such that the recording may be split into slices in response to advancing the next slide. Such slices may be mapped to corresponding slides of the slideshow. Re-recordings may be generated such that they can be dynamically stitched as part of the stream. Once the narration is completed, a final audio/video stream recording may be compiled and uploaded to a cloud-based server, where presentation is generated incorporating the slideshow and audio/video recording.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: OpenExchange, Inc.Inventors: Michael E. Kolowich, Alexander J. Kieft, Andriy Rohalya
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Patent number: 10719744Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores visual data captured by one or more sensors. The processor detects one or more first objects in the visual data based on a machine learning model and one or more first reference templates. The processor further determines, based on an object ontology, that the visual data is expected to contain a second object, wherein the object ontology indicates that the second object is related to the one or more first objects. The processor further detects the second object in the visual data based on the machine learning model and a second reference template. The processor further determines, based on an inference rule, that the visual data is expected to contain a third object. The processor further detects the third object in the visual data based on the machine learning model and a third reference template.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Ned M. Smith, Katalin Klara Bartfai-Walcott, Eve M. Schooler, Shao-Wen Yang
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Patent number: 10713703Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can improve diversity in media item recommendations. For example, the computing device can generate a satisfaction score representing an estimate of the amount satisfaction a user will experience when a candidate media item selected by the user is presented (e.g., played) by the system. The system can determine the difference in satisfaction scores for similar media items over time to determine the amount of satisfaction gained with a subsequent selection and presentation of similar candidate media items. The system can rank candidate media items based the satisfaction gain calculated for each candidate media item and select suggested media items to present to the user based on the candidate media items having the highest satisfaction gain. In some implementations, the computing device can generate satisfaction scores based on an adventurousness score calculated for the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Tao Wang, Jayasimha R. Katukuri, Venkat Kranthi Chalasani, Venkatakrishnan S. Sundaranatha, Chandrasekar Venkataraman
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Patent number: 10714121Abstract: A device, system, and method whereby a speech-driven system can distinguish speech obtained from users of the system from other speech spoken by background persons, as well as from background speech from public address systems. In one aspect, the present system and method prepares, in advance of field-use, a voice-data file which is created in a training environment. The training environment exhibits both desired user speech and unwanted background speech, including unwanted speech from persons other than a user and also speech from a PA system. The speech recognition system is trained or otherwise programmed to identify wanted user speech which may be spoken concurrently with the background sounds. In an embodiment, during the pre-field-use phase the training or programming may be accomplished by having persons who are training listeners audit the pre-recorded sounds to identify the desired user speech. A processor-based learning system is trained to duplicate the assessments made by the human listeners.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: VOCOLLECT, INC.Inventor: David D. Hardek
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Patent number: 10701431Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein facilitate virtual reality (VR) video playback using handheld controller gestures. More specifically, jog and shuttle gestures are associated with controller rotations that can be tracked once a triggering event is detected (e.g., pressing and holding a controller play button). A corresponding jog or shuttle command can be initialized when the VR controller rotates more than a defined angular threshold in an associated rotational direction (e.g., yaw, pitch, roll). For example, the jog gesture can be associated with changes in controller yaw, and the shuttle gesture can be associated with changes in controller pitch. Subsequent controller rotations can be mapped to playback adjustments for a VR video, such as a frame adjustment for a jog gesture and a playback speed adjustment for the shuttle gesture. Corresponding visualizations of available gestures and progress bars can be generated or otherwise triggered to facilitate efficient VR video playback control.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Adobe Inc.Inventors: Stephen Joseph DiVerdi, Seth John Walker, Brian David Williams
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Patent number: 10692050Abstract: A system and method are provided for automatically estimating a repair cost for a vehicle. A method includes: receiving, at a server computing device over an electronic network, one or more images of a damaged vehicle from a client computing device; performing image processing operations on each of the one or more images to detect external damage to a first set of parts of the vehicle; inferring internal damage to a second set of parts of the vehicle based on the detected external damage; and, calculating an estimated repair cost for the vehicle based on the detected external damage and inferred internal damage based on accessing a parts database that includes repair and labor costs for each part in the first and second sets of parts.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: American International Group, Inc.Inventors: Vikas Taliwal, Siddhartha Dalal, Kaigang Li, Gaurav Sharma
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Patent number: 10694020Abstract: An information displaying method and a terminal are provided. The method includes: obtaining audio data to be played in a chronological order; determining, based on attribute information at any moment of a sound represented by the audio data, a shape of a graph corresponding to the any moment, where the graph corresponding to the any moment including a closed curve with a bump, and a maximum distance in distances from points on the bump to a center of the graph is positively correlated to a value indicated by the attribute information at the any moment; and displaying the graph corresponding to the any moment. The bump in the graph changes with the value indicated by the attribute information of the sound, and such graph is presented to a user, to enhance perception of the user on the attribute information of the audio data and improve user experience.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Simon Ekstrand, Hang Li, Zhiming Fan, Xueyan Huang, Zewen Li, Sha Qian, Shouyu Wang
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Patent number: 10691401Abstract: Example techniques involve identification of device groups. In an example implementation, a mobile device displays, via a control application, a synchrony group control including controls to select playback devices for a synchrony group. The mobile device receives input data representing a command to create a new synchrony group, the input data including input data representing selection of two or more playback devices for a new synchrony group. In response, the mobile device forms the synchrony group by receiving input data indicating a particular group identification for the new synchrony group, determining that the particular group identification is unique among other synchrony groups, and sending data representing instructions to the playback devices to form the new synchrony group with the particular group identification. In response to forming the new synchrony group, the mobile device updates an interface for the media playback system to indicate the new synchrony group.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventor: Arthur L. Coburn, IV
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Patent number: 10684704Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and one or more sensors to detect signals from a stylus associated with the device displays a user interface in a viewing mode, the user interface including a content region and a first control region. While displaying the user interface in the viewing mode, the device detects an input by a first contact on the touch-sensitive display; and, in response to detecting the input: when the first contact is a stylus contact in the content region, the device displays, in the content region, a mark drawn in accordance with movement of the first contact in the input. If the first contact is a non-stylus contact in the content region, the device performs a navigation operation in the content region in accordance with movement of the first contact without displaying the mark that corresponds to the first contact in the content region.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Conrad R. Carlen, Linda Y. Fong, Alexandre R. Moha, Jason C. Beaver, Toby C. Paterson
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Patent number: 10681484Abstract: In some implementation, a method includes: receiving at least one user interface command to modify a phantom center image of audio output from the audio system in the automobile, wherein the user interface command comprises a user profile command or a preset command attributed to a user of the automobile, wherein the user profile command or the preset command is obtained from an identification file attributed to the user, wherein the phantom center image of the audio output comprises a designated position of sound produced by a set of speakers in the audio system other than physical locations of the set of speakers in the audio system; and adjusting a perceived location of the phantom center image of the audio output from the audio system based upon the at least one user interface command to modify the phantom center image of the audio output.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Scott Dublin, Charles Terence Henry Oswald, Eduardo T. Salvador, Jeffery Robert Vautin
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Patent number: 10674957Abstract: A system for providing a connected dental device is disclosed. In particular, the system may include integrating a network chip or transceiver into a dental device, such as a toothbrush, so as to enable the dental device to communicate with a user device and one or more accessory devices. Once the user device and one or more accessory devices are paired with the user device, the system may track information associated with the dental device and the user using the dental device. Based on the tracked information, the system may determine an action to be performed by the user using the dental device. Using the dental device, the system may transmit a notification to the user device to alert the user of the action that needs to be performed. The system may also transmit notifications providing status information for the dental device and the one or more accessory devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Krishnapraveen Suri, Perla Hizon
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Patent number: 10681271Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are provided, each of which: obtains a first image in a first projection, and a second image in a second projection; obtains area specification information specifying an area in the second image; and associates location information to be used for superimposing the second image on the first image with the area specification information, or generates location information based on the area specification information.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Suitoh, Takahiro Asai, Keiichi Kawaguchi, Kazuhiro Yoshida
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Patent number: 10671338Abstract: Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for saving media content to a context for later playback are provided. An example media-playback device for identifying and playing media content for a user traveling in a vehicle includes a context detecting device, a context-driven playback engine, and a media playback engine. Contexts are established by parameters that can be detected by a media-playback device. Contexts are situations that are defined by one or more locations, times, events, activities, people, and devices. Media content is saved to the contexts for later playback. The contexts are detected by the context detecting device, the associated media content is identified by the context-driven playback engine, and the media content is automatically played through the media playback engine, without additional input required by the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Spotify ABInventors: Ari Liusaari, Felice Mancino, Chris Linnett
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Patent number: 10665267Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for performing a computer-implemented processing of slide presentation videos to automatically generate index locations corresponding to particular slides within a slide presentation video. In embodiments, a slide presentation video is uploaded to a video processing system. The video processing system performs an image analysis to identify each slide within the slide presentation and determine a time window for each occurrence of each slide. An audio analysis is performed to adjust the time window to the start of a sentence that precedes the introduction of the slide. A user interface includes one or more selectable links associated with each slide that link to a corresponding location within the slide presentation video. Similarly, a processed slide presentation video includes selectable links to index to the corresponding slide of the presentation.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu
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Patent number: 10658008Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives, during or after reproduction of a video, a predetermined operation with respect to the video, an associating unit that associates the received operation with a reproduction location where the received operation has been generated in the video, and a setting unit that sets in response to the received operation an importance degree of the reproduction location associated with the received operation.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventor: Mai Suzuki
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Patent number: 10656806Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for implementing an interactive application, which incorporates voice-driven and motion-driven interactions with media content in a display device. An application instance can be initialized for interacting with media content output to a display device, such as an head mounted display (HMD). Then, a determination whether a received user interaction is interpretable into an interactive command defined by an operating system (OS) is performed. If the OS can interpret the user interaction, the interactive command can be executed with actions generated by the OS. Alternatively, an emulation of the interactive command may be executed, when the user interaction cannot be interpreted by the OS. Subsequently, the media content is presented within a user interface based on the interactive command. For example, user interaction can be the head movement of a user that is interpreted into a command that controls presentation of web content in the HMD.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: AUGMENTALIS INC.Inventors: Manoj Jhawar, Andy Simmons
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Patent number: 10652470Abstract: Media user interfaces are described, including user interfaces for capturing media (e.g., capturing a photo, recording a video), displaying media (e.g., displaying a photo, playing a video), editing media (e.g., modifying a photo, modifying a video), accessing media controls or settings (e.g., accessing controls or settings to capture photos or videos to capture videos), and automatically adjusting media (e.g., automatically modifying a photo, automatically modifying a video).Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Behkish J. Manzari, Martha E. Hankey, Grant Paul, William A. Sorrentino, III, Andre Souza Dos Santos
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Patent number: 10652616Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of providing image data based on cloud streaming. In particular, the method uses memory space of a terminal, prestores image data in the terminal, captures an execution screen regarding execution of a specific application, extracts video content from the prestored image data based on the captured execution screen and information regarding the execution screen, simultaneously encodes individual items of the extracted video content, and provides the encoded video content to a screen. Thus, according to the present invention, usage of the cloud streaming server and the network may be reduced by an amount commensurate with the resources utilization of the terminal. Network load may also be reduced when a live video or a VOD video is not being watched, and the rich GUI experience may be guaranteed in a standby state.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2015Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: SK PLANET CO., LTD.Inventor: Hongseo Yun
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Patent number: 10642883Abstract: To provide synergy between spatial and qualitative information in a single display, a client computing device displays a schematic representation of geographic entities that includes qualitative information about each geographic entity. The geographic entities may be portions of a geographic area which are organized spatially in the schematic. While each geographic entity may have a different size or geometry, the geographic entities are displayed within same sized geographic information cards. The geographic information cards are also traversable by a user through panning from one geographic information card to the next or zooming in and out of different views of the geographic information cards.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Zhou Bailiang, Guangqiang Zhang
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Patent number: 10642892Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for video search. The method includes obtaining a video to be labeled, predicting feature tags respectively for video frames in the video using a classification model, combining at least a first video frame and a second video frame adjacent in time into a video segment when the first video frame and the second video frame have a same predicted feature tag, and labeling the video segment with the same predicted feature tag as a segment feature tag. In an embodiment, the method includes determining a search tag in response to a search request, searching one or more candidate videos that have been labeled with feature tags according to the search tag, and presenting an output video when the output video includes a matching feature tag to the search tag.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Ying Xiao, Zhenyu Yang
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Patent number: 10638226Abstract: A digital audio system, which may be an integrated audio system of a vehicle, includes a microphone, a loudspeaker, and a processor. The processor is operable to modify digital audio signals based on tuning parameters to compensate for acoustic characteristics of the environment. The processor is further operable to detect that modification of digital audio signals based on the tuning parameters cannot fully compensate for the acoustic characteristics of the environment. The detection is based on an audio signal corresponding to audio captured from the environment and/or on the values of the tuning parameters. Upon detecting that modification of digital audio signals based on the tuning parameters cannot fully compensate for the acoustic characteristics of the environment, an indication is provided that the audio system should be calibrated to adjust the tuning parameters to the environment. Related methods and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignees: BlackBerry Limited, 2236008 Ontario Inc.Inventors: Shreyas Anand Paranjpe, Robert Joseph Soja, II, Leonard Charles Layton
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Patent number: 10628003Abstract: A process for making a call with a mobile device while video recording on the mobile device is disclosed. The process, when implemented as a mobile app, provides a semi-transparent built-in ‘phone’ icon or ‘dial pad’ on a video/image recording screen so with a couple of taps a phone call can be made while on the recording screen, before video recording or during. In this way, the process allows a person to make a phone call directly from the video recording screen of the mobile device without closing or minimizing the video recording screen, thereby ensuring that the person does not miss anything in or any moment of the recording video while providing an efficient and directly accessible way to call for help without wasting any time.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Inventor: Parker Charles Ware
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Patent number: 10623803Abstract: A method includes the step of A method includes receiving an essence from a source device. The essence comprises one or more elements of media content used in a live-production broadcast environment. The essence is used by a broadcast director to apply artistic intent for distribution to viewers of a broadcast. The method includes creating an essence catalog. The essence catalog uses unique identifiers generated by the source device to associate an essence metadata and an essence content with a source device, a captured event, a date for future recall ability. The method includes implementing an essence store, wherein the essence store describes how an essence is stored in a data store. The method includes storing the essence in the essence store. The method includes implementing an essence recall that describes how an essence is to be searched for and recalled for use by a director of the broadcast. The method includes implementing an essence search based on the essence recall.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Inventors: Patrick Laporte, Kelvin R Franklin
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Patent number: 10620718Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes comprises identifying a pointer device associated with a pointer position identifier and a pointer direction identifier. The computer-implemented method further includes identifying a target device associated with a target position indicator and determining whether, within a tolerance margin, the pointer devices points at the target device. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael R. Billau, John K. Gerken, III, Jeremy A. Greenberger, Ciaran E. Hannigan
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Patent number: 10616529Abstract: An information processing system including a video device for displaying a video and a wireless terminal for communicating with the video device and communicating with other apparatuses via a network, wherein the video device transmits video information captured by a camera and sound information collected by a microphone when reception from the wireless terminal of information pertaining to a video to be displayed is detected, and outputs the received sound information using a speaker. The wireless terminal transmits information pertaining to the video to be displayed to the video device, the other apparatuses receive the captured video information and collected sound information via the network, and transmit information pertaining to the video to be displayed and information pertaining to the sound to be outputted.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.Inventor: Takashi Matsubara
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Patent number: 10609442Abstract: A method and system for annotating playable media files is provided. A virtual clip is associated with first and second locations in the playable media file. The first and second locations together define a clip of the playable media file occurring between the first and second locations. The clip is displayed on a computing device of a user and a first user input associated with the virtual clip is received. The first user input is determined to conform to a predetermined format defining taxonomy tags. One or more taxonomy tags are identified from the user input and the virtual clip is associated, in an account of the user, with each of the one or more taxonomy tags identified from the user input.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: ART RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.Inventors: David Hirschfeld, Mark Phelps, Theodore V. Haig, Barry Fernando
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Patent number: 10596459Abstract: Provided is an example system in which an operation device includes a vibrator configured to vibrate at a specified frequency. When the vibrator vibrates at a first frequency, an upper portion of the operation device vibrates strongly. When the vibrator vibrates at a second frequency, a lower portion of the operation device vibrates strongly. When a cursor is located at an upper portion in a list, the vibrator is vibrated at the first frequency, whereby the upper portion of the operation device is caused to vibrate strongly. When the cursor is located at a lower portion in the list, the vibrator is vibrated at the second frequency, whereby the lower portion of the operation device is caused to vibrate strongly.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tatsuya Kurihara
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Patent number: 10599394Abstract: An electronic device provides, to a display, data to present a first video information user interface that includes descriptive information about a first video. The electronic device provides, to an audio system, sound information to provide a first sound output which corresponds to the first video. In response to receiving an input that corresponds to a request to playback the first video, data is provided to the display to replace presentation of the first video information user interface with playback of the first video. In response receiving an input that corresponds to a request to display a second video information user interface about the first video, data is provided to the display to replace the playback of the first video with the second video information user interface about the first video, and sound information is provided to the audio system to provide a second sound output.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Matthew I. Brown, Avi E. Cieplinski
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Patent number: 10599991Abstract: A parameter-based multi-model blending method and system are described. The method includes selecting a parameter of interest among parameters estimated by each of a set of individual models, running the set of individual models with a range of inputs to obtain a range of estimates of the parameters from each of the set of individual models, and identifying, for each of the set of individual models, critical parameters among the parameters estimated, the critical parameters exhibiting a specified correlation with an error in estimation of the parameter of interest. For each subspace of combinations of the critical parameters, obtaining a parameter-based blended model is based on blending the set of individual models in accordance with the subspace of the critical parameters, the subspace defining a sub-range for each of the critical parameters.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2015Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Hendrik F. Hamann, Youngdeok Hwang, Levente Klein, Jonathan Lenchner, Siyuan Lu, Fernando J. Marianno, Gerald J. Tesauro, Theodore G. van Kessel
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Patent number: 10582254Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a request for recording a real-time media presentation of a live event accessible by way of a direct broadcast satellite service, wherein the request is associated with equipment of a subscriber of the direct broadcast satellite service. A source of the real-time media presentation is identified and monitored to determine whether the live event has ended. A termination is facilitated of the recording of the real-time media presentation of the live event by the equipment of the subscriber responsive to the determined end of the real-time media presentation of the live event. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Mark Shurgot, Adam Mara, Forrest Donald Miller, II
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Patent number: 10579675Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for providing video recommendations. For each video in a set of videos, a set of images included in the video are obtained. For each respective image in the set of images for a video, a set of one or more keywords that describe visual content depicted by the respective image is generated. Based at least on the sets of one or more keywords for at least some of the images, a set of keywords that describe the video is generated. The videos are assigned to groups based on the set of keywords generated for each video. A request is received for a video recommendation based on a first video. Data identifying a second video are provided as the video recommendation based on the second video being assigned to a same group as the first video.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions LimitedInventors: Cyrille Bataller, Luis Mendez
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Patent number: 10558354Abstract: An electronic device including a touch screen display, a processor, and a memory configured to store content including a starting point and an ending point, and instructions. When the instructions are executed, the processor to reproduces the stored content, displays a looping graphic user interface (GUI) indicating the starting point, the ending point, and a point of playback on the touch screen display. The starting point and the ending point are adjacent to each other and the point of playback is displayed on a path forming a loop between the starting point and the ending point.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Gi Yong Lee, Min Kyu Park, Ji Won Jeon
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Patent number: 10547915Abstract: The present invention provides a major innovative development in low latency live streaming at scale which includes a Viewer to transmit a series of requests for Media Segments ahead-of-time the Media Segment data is expected to exist and a Server capable of delivering Media Segment data, as it is being generated, to one or more Viewers. Specifically, the invention incorporates a method of embedding Playlist Data into Media Segment data to enhance ultra-low latency playback, while providing an immediate transferring of essential Playlist Data to the Viewer.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Look At Me, Inc.Inventor: Jonathan James Valliere
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Patent number: 10545654Abstract: The present disclosure relates to selecting individual tracks within a time-based media for playback. In certain embodiments, an adjustable playhead spans the tracks that a user desires to include in the preview. In one such implementation, the user may adjust the position of handles on the playhead such that the playhead spans the desired tracks. Playback using the playhead may play a preview of those tracks spanned by the playhead.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventor: Kenneth C. Meehan
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Patent number: 10545653Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a method includes displaying a representation of a first automatically-generated playlist, the representation of the first automatically-generated playlist including representations of a first set of media items selected for inclusion in the first automatically-generated playlist based on first playlist generation criteria for the first automatically-generated playlist. While displaying the first automatically-generated playlist, detecting user interaction with the representations of the first set of media items, and then detecting that a first update criterion for the first automatically-generated playlist has been met. In response, the method includes updating the first set of media items based on the first playlist generation criteria and the user interaction with the representations of the first set of media items—by adding or removing one or more removed media items from the first set of media items, and/or maintaining media items in the first set of media items.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: January 28, 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 Gromeck, Ofer Morag, Prashant J. Desai, Stephen Olivier Lemay, Taylor Gerard Carrigan, William Martin Bachman
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Patent number: 10545627Abstract: The disclosed techniques immediately download, to a head-mounted display device or to a device connected to a head-mounted display device, data used to render each of multiple three-dimensional scenes that are part of an experience. An experience includes related and/or linked content that can be accessed and/or displayed for a particular purpose. In various examples, the experience can initially be accessed using a computing device (e.g., a laptop, a smartphone, etc.). The immediate download can be implemented in response to a user switching consumption of the experience from a display of the computing device to a display of the head-mounted display device so three-dimensional scenes can be consumed in a three-dimensional immersive environment (e.g., a three-dimensional coordinate space displayed via the head-mounted display device). Data for individual ones of the three-dimensional scenes is instantiated (e.g.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Harold Anthony Martinez Molina, Michael Lee Smith, Andrew John Howe, Vidya Srinivasan, Aniket Handa
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Patent number: 10547663Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide a system and method for performing a web conferencing presentation pre-staging. In a web conference with multiple participants and various presenters, each presenter is able to view a live presentation that is currently being presented to the participants, as well as view her own presentation in a pre-staged presentation mode. The test presentation mode allows a presenter to see how the presentation will appear to others, and provides an opportunity to test features such as audio, animation, time delay, lighting, and other important factors. When the current live presentation ends, the presentation that is in test presentation mode is switched to live presentation mode for viewing by the participants of the web conference.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Shelbee D. Eigenbrode, Dana L. Price, Aaron J. Quirk
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Patent number: 10528671Abstract: A system and method for processing and actionizing structured and unstructured experience data is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a system may include a natural language processing (NLP) engine configured to transform a data set into a plurality of concepts within a plurality of distinct contexts, and a data mining engine configured to process the relationships of the concepts and to identify associations and correlations in the data set. In some embodiments, the method may include the steps of receiving a data set, scanning the data set with an NLP engine to identify a plurality of concepts within a plurality of distinct contexts, and identifying patterns in the relationships between the plurality of concepts. In some embodiments, the data set may include voice data from a voice based assistant or a voice based survey.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: NarrativeDx Inc.Inventors: Kyle Robertson, Taylor Turpen
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Patent number: 10528709Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can notify a media application when a screen recording may be in progress. For example, the computing device can be configured to send media content provided by the media application for presentation on the display of the computing device to a second destination (e.g., a file, a remote playback device, a remote recording device, etc.) that may result in a recording of the display screen of the computing device. To allow the media application an opportunity to protect the media content from unauthorized recording, the computing device can notify the media application that the media content being sent to the second destination may be recorded. In response to receiving the notification, the media application can modify the presentation of the media content to prevent or downgrade any recording that may be performed.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Gennadiy Shekhtman, Vikrant Kasarabada, Mohammad A Shah, John Samuel Bushell, Gregory R Chapman
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Patent number: 10523894Abstract: Systems and methods for improving automatic selection of keeper images from a commonly captured set of images are described. A combination of image type identification and image quality metrics may be used to identify one or more images in the set as keeper images. Image type identification may be used to categorize the captured images into, for example, three or more categories. The categories may include portrait, action, or “other.” Depending on the category identified, the images may be analyzed differently to identify keeper images. For portrait images, an operation may be used to identify the best set of faces. For action images, the set may be divided into sections such that keeper images selected from each section tell the story of the action. For the “other” category, the images may be analyzed such that those having higher quality metrics for an identified region of interest are selected.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brett Keating, Vincent Wong, Todd Sachs, Claus Molgaard, Michael Rousson, Elliott Harris, Justin Titi, Karl Hsu, Jeff Brasket, Marco Zuliani
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Patent number: 10515399Abstract: The present disclosure provides computer-implemented systems and processes for augmenting user ratings of items, such as a rating of a song playing on a user device, by analyzing contextual information, such as user and/or device activity data associated with the device. The contextual information may be used to determine an associated intensity of the rating or feedback. The determined intensity levels can be used to weigh the associated rating events and improve the quality of item recommendations that are based on such ratings. Contextual information may indicate whether the user transitioned from another application to rate an item, device status information, and so on. In one embodiment, contextual information can be used to assess how intensely the user feels about a music item and to provide improved music recommendations, such as songs to provide in a playlist or radio station, based on the intensity.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2014Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Brandon Scott Durham, Toby Ray Latin-Stoermer, Darren Levi Malek, Christopher Lon McGilliard
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Patent number: 10509554Abstract: A method for outputting a target content and a terminal may include acquiring the target content and displaying a target content logo; determining corresponding output modes based on the target content, and displaying a preset area corresponding to each of the output modes. When it is detected that the target content logo is dragged to at least one of the preset areas, the method may include outputting the target content in the output mode corresponding to the preset area. Output modes may be displayed that support the target content selected by a user. The method can enable the user to rapidly select or switch the output mode, and facilitate user operations.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: JRD Communication Inc.Inventors: Wen Qian, Yu Zheng
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Patent number: 10503693Abstract: The present invention is directed to a distributed data migration and storage system and method configured for fully parallel writing and retrieval of data objects to (and from) the Web Object Scaler (WOS) object storage system with highly efficient accessibility and using a simplified set of filing commands. The data objects migrate between data generating entities and the WOS object storage through an intermediate Burst Buffer tier (supported by the Infinite Memory Engine) without the utilization of a serial process substantially simultaneously through parallel channels. The metadata for each object is captured with appropriate pointers for efficient finding of the object in the WOS storage system. The WOS nodes return the stored objects' ID (OIDs) corresponding to the objects storage address which are used for the object access.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: DataDirect Networks, Inc.Inventors: Rajkumar Joshi, Michael Piszczek, David F. Fellinger
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Patent number: 10503463Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems that interact with users to provide access to media appropriate to and/or customized for a particular user using the entertainment system, the location at which the entertainment system is being accessed, and/or a predefined event. For example, in certain exemplary embodiments, an entertainment system in a location is configured to provide jukebox-related and entertainment system mediated services that are accessible from within and from the outside of the location, and provide (1) attract or flight media operations, (2) browsing services, and/or (3) search screens appropriate to and/or customized for a particular user using the entertainment system, the location at which the entertainment system is being accessed, and/or a predefined event. Such screens may be provided with a three-dimensional look-and-feel in certain exemplary embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: TouchTune Music CorporationInventors: Francois Beaumier, Remi Desmarais, Sabastien Hebert, Loic Gratton, Mounir Khenfir, Ed Rivera, Michael Tooker, Christian Pompidor