Interface Customization Or Adaption (e.g., Client Server) Patents (Class 715/744)
  • Patent number: 9124917
    Abstract: A remote controller apparatus for controlling a broadcast receiving apparatus is provided, in which the remote controller apparatus includes a storage unit, a user interface unit which sequentially receives at least one control instruction relating to controlling the broadcast receiving apparatus, an interface unit which transmits the at least one control instruction received via the user interface unit to the broadcast receiving apparatus, and which receives status information relating to the broadcast receiving apparatus based on the at least one control instruction, and a control unit causes the status information to be stored by the storage unit, and if the instruction relating to setting macro functionality is received via the user interface unit, generates a macro instruction relating to controlling the broadcast receiving apparatus based on the status information and causes the generated macro instruction to be stored by the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Young-joon Ahn
  • Patent number: 9104775
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for presenting a web page which presents a preview of a web page when loading the web page. The preview may be a smaller version of the web page, which is fitted to be completely contained in one screen. The preview may include a smaller version of each module on the web page, and may be expanded to a web page in full size when the loading is finished. If a user expresses interests in one module, that module may be loaded and displayed first.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventor: David P. Kujda
  • Patent number: 9098942
    Abstract: Various arrangements for identifying and selected a data value of a dataset presented on a graph are described. The graph may be presented, wherein the graph illustrates a plurality of datasets and a legend that identifies each of the plurality of datasets. A selection of the dataset may be received via the legend of the graph. An input of a point on the graph may be received. A value of a data point from the dataset that corresponds to the input of the point on the graph may be presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brandon Yoshimoto, Hugh Zhang, Melinda Yian Tang, Prashant Singh
  • Patent number: 9092637
    Abstract: Consent management between a client and a network server. In response to a request for consent, a central server determines if requested user information is included in a user profile associated with a user and if the user has granted consent to share the requested user information. A user interface is provided to the user via a browser of the client to collect the requested user information that is not included in the user profile and the consent to share the requested user information from the user. After receiving the user information provided by the user via the user interface, the service provided by the network server is allowed access to the received user information, and the central server updates the user profile. Other aspects of the invention are directed to computer-readable media for use with profile and consent accrual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ashvin Joseph Mathew, Puhazholi Vetrivel, Nayana Ramdas Mutha, Joseph Nicholas Coco, Melissa W. Dunn
  • Patent number: 9092108
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for setting a user interface according to user preferences, more particularly, an apparatus and method for setting the user interface according to the user preferences, in which the user interface can be set up by reflecting the user preferences, and the set user interface is synchronized in order to be used in other devices. The apparatus includes a user-interface-configuration unit that is notified of an update and rearrangement of a predetermined user interface element by a user, a user-information-management unit that manages security information of the user that reconfigures the user interface element, and a user-interface-tree-management unit that reconfigures a predetermined user-interface tree based on the reconfigured user-interface element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung-ho Son, Dong-Shin Jung, Jae-shin Lee
  • Patent number: 9093259
    Abstract: Collaborative musical performance and/or composition may be facilitated in virtual spaces. A song selection and/or a first instrument selection associated with a first avatar may be received. A representation may be provided in the virtual space of the first avatar playing a first track of the song using the first instrument, which may correspond to a component of the song associated with the first instrument. A second avatar may be prompted to select a second instrument responsive to the second avatar being positioned within an interaction region associated with the first avatar. A representation may be provided in the virtual space of the first avatar playing a first track of the first song using the first instrument and the second avatar playing a second track of the first song using the second instrument. The second track may correspond to a component of the first song associated with the second instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Quinn, Matt Lisuch
  • Patent number: 9092628
    Abstract: Secure computer architectures, systems, and applications are provided herein. An exemplary computing system may include a trusted environment having a trusted processor and memory that provides a trusted computing environment that performs computing functions that could expose the computing device to a security risk, and a legacy environment having a secondary processor and memory for providing a legacy computing environment that manages computing functions exposed to unsecure environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Inventor: Mordecai Barkan
  • Patent number: 9084084
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for refreshing a display of a telephone. A telephone apparatus includes a telephone having a display panel and function by which a user can access a plurality of communication services provided over a communication network. The function may represent a given set of conditions associated with a user, such as static and variable conditions. The function is typically associated with one or more commonly used communication services that would be used by a user under a given set of conditions. A method for automatically refreshing a screen on a display panel of a telephone based on a function change includes displaying on a telephone display a first screen based on a function, the display representing a commonly used communication service associated with the function, and selecting a function based on information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: TP Lab Inc.
    Inventor: Shin Cheung Simon Chiu
  • Patent number: 9081589
    Abstract: Persistent plug-ins are described in a web browser. The browser displays various plug-in instances on a current page, where a plug-in instance is made up of a plug-in player running within the current page and playing content viewable by the user. When a page is changed, a command is issued to close the current page with all of its plug-in instances. If there is a persistence indicator associated with a plug-in instance, the current content state is preserved in memory. If the user desires to return to the original web page or any other page that references the persistent plug-in instance, the plug-in player searches the memory for the current content state and plays the content to return the display of the plug-in instance at the same content state as when the user last left the plug-in instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Gary Grossman, Todd Rein
  • Patent number: 9081432
    Abstract: An MFP (Multi-Functional Peripheral) includes a display device with a touch panel for displaying a variety of information. A plurality of screens including a base screen and a pop-up screen overlapping one another are displayed on the touch panel. The MFP accepts operation on any one of the screens and identifies the user who performs the accepted operation. If the identified user does not have operation authority over the pop-up screen, the MFP does not specify the pop-up screen as a screen serving as a target of the operation but specifies the base screen as a screen serving as a target of the operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jun Kunioka, Taketoshi Yamahata, Takao Kurohata, Shoko Haba, Ryosuke Nishimura
  • Patent number: 9075878
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a data acquisition unit that acquires content item data indicating a content item, an identification information generation unit that generates identification information of the content item on the basis of the content item data acquired by the data acquisition unit according to a predefined rule, and a browsing history extraction unit that extracts a browsing history of a user regarding the content item in correlation with the identification information of the content item generated by the identification information generation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Hayashi, Shinobu Ozeki, Akira Tateishi, Masaru Kijima, Motoki Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 9071441
    Abstract: A method implemented by a wearable wireless communication device (“WWCD”) includes detecting a connection between the WWCD and an accessory device. The WWCD accesses a memory location in the accessory device, the memory location being designated for storing brand data indicating a brand identity associated with the accessory device. The WWCD determines a brand status of the accessory device based on data, if any, accessed from the memory location in the accessory device. The WWCD also determines one or more interactions permitted between the WWCD and the accessory device based at least in part on the brand status of the accessory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Ross, David J. Mooring
  • Patent number: 9069452
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for morphing a first control object in a user-interface into a second control object. According to some implementations, the first control object is provided for display on a graphical user interface presented on a display of a device. The first control object can be configured to control a parameter of a presentation of media content in response to a first input. An interaction input is received indicating a user interaction with the first control object. In response to the interaction input, the first control object can be morphed into a second control object, replacing the first control object. A second input can be received, the second input indicating an intention of the user to change a value of the second control object. And, the value of the second control object can be adjusted according to the second input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Flint
  • Patent number: 9065885
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting slow page load is provided. An example system comprises a page request detector, a session state information detector, a throughput calculator, a response builder, and a communications module. The page request detector may be configured to receive a request for a web page. The session state information detector may be configured to determine that the request does not include session state information. The throughput calculator may be configured to calculate a throughput value associated with the network connection between the client system and the server. The response builder may be configured to build an updated data packet by including, in the data packet, the throughput value and an instruction to store the throughput value on the client as session state information. The communications module may be configured to communicate the updated data packet to the client system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: J. Thomas Monk, IV, Hemal Doshi
  • Patent number: 9063784
    Abstract: A system is provided for using a temporary object handle. The system includes a resource manager: receiving an open temporary handle request from an application for a resource object, where a temporary handle can by asynchronously invalidated by the resource manager at any time; and creating a handle control block at the resource manager for the object, including an indication that the handle is a temporary handle. The system then includes the resource manager: responsive to receiving a request from an application to use a handle, which has been invalidated by the resource manager, sending a response to the application that the handle is invalidated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Cullen, Andrew Hickson, Gary Longerstaey, Stuart Reece
  • Patent number: 9052927
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; an input unit configured to enter an application indicator edit mode for editing application indicators providing information on corresponding applications; a display configured to display a first display region including a plurality of settable application indicators and a second display region including a guide screen indicating at least one of a display location and a display size of the settable application indicators on the guide screen when entering the edit mode; and a controller configured to receive a selection signal indicating a selection of a specific application indicator among the plurality of settable application indicators included in the first display region, and to determine whether the specific application indicator can be set on the guide screen included in the second display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Songyi Baek, Jina Chang, Hyolin Kim, Hannah Na, Yongwon Cho, Hanseop Kim, Meejeong Kim, Changhee Han
  • Patent number: 9053435
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards generating application models based on discovery based machine learning. A mobile application may be uploaded to a computer that may be part of a testing platform. A reference mobile computer may be selected and the mobile application maybe installed onto the reference mobile computer. Also, the testing platform may generate an initial application model based on the mobile application. The current active window of the mobile application may be determined and the application model may be updated accordingly. Screenshots may be generated that correspond to each current active window of the mobile application. Also, each user-interface control in the active window may be activated. The results of activating each control may be observed and added to the model. If the activation causes navigation, another active window may be determined. The application model may be used for testing other mobile computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Xamarin Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Krukow, Jonas Maturana Larsen, David Siegel, Nathaniel Dourif Friedman, Jason Adam Smith, Vinicius Scopel Depizzol
  • Patent number: 9047784
    Abstract: Method, system, and computer program product for performing an operation for automatic electronic book augmentation. The operation presents an electronic book via a display screen of an electronic device, and identifies user preferences. The operation then determines a current reading position of a user within the electronic book. The operation then identifies, based on the user's current reading position, a context within the electronic book. The operation then identifies, based on the context and the user preferences, sensory effects to enhance the user's experience. The operation then outputs the sensory effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sean T. Brownlow, Nathan G. Faiman, Michael T. Kalmbach, John E. Petri, Kevin Wendzel
  • Patent number: 9043441
    Abstract: A server computer can generate and provide network content that is displayed on computing devices, such as mobile phones or tablets, which include displays with limited viewing area. When a computing device with a display, which has a limited viewing area, is detected, a mobile version of the content, such as a webpage, is automatically generated at the time the request is received. The mobile version is generated by identifying known features in the content and modifying the known features so they are compatible with the display, which has limited viewing area, without removing information and content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Luciano Ming-Luay Cheng
  • Patent number: 9041734
    Abstract: Image information displayed on an electronic device can be modified based at least in part upon a relative position of a user with respect to a device. Mapping, topological or other types of positional data can be used to render image content from a perspective that is consistent with a viewing angle for the current relative position of the user. As that viewing angle changes, as a result of movement of the user and/or the device, the content can be re-rendered or otherwise updated to display the image content from a perspective that reflects the change in viewing angle. Simulations of effects such as parallax and occlusions can be used with the change in perspective to provide a consistent user experience that provides a sense of three-dimensional content even when that content is rendered on a two-dimensional display. Lighting, shading and/or other effects can be used to enhance the experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Howard D. Look, Leo B. Baldwin, Kenneth M. Karakotsios, Dennis Hodge, Isaac S. Noble, Volodymyr V. Ivanchenko, Jeffrey P. Bezos
  • Publication number: 20150143251
    Abstract: A mapping API provides a digital map via a user interface of a computing device. When invoked by a software application, the mapping API is configured to receive an identifier of a user operating the software application, provide a first interactive digital map including a representation of a certain geographic area for display by the software application, where the first interactive digital map is personalizable via the software application, receive personalization content from the user via the software application, and cause a second digital map including a representation of the geographic area, when provided to the same user, to be modified in view of the personalization content, where the first digital map and the second digital map are created independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Zhou Bailiang, Kenneth Richard Hoetmer, Patrick Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20150143252
    Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided. For example, a processing apparatus may be configured to determine whether to initiate a data session with a user equipment (UE) based on information provided by the UE, determine whether one or more input signals provided by the UE during the data session are associated with an interactive segment of the interactive experience, and select a next segment of the interactive experience based on the one or more input signals associated with the interactive segment of the interactive experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Studio 9 Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Skip Longfellow, Brian Keith Hendriks, Warren Keith Hendriks
  • Patent number: 9037979
    Abstract: A service providing method providing at least one of service provided from a plurality of contents provider to clients includes receiving metadata related to at least one of service provided from the contents provider; converting the received metadata into the metadata of XML format; and providing the metadata of the XML format to the clients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Taejin Park, Yongki Lee, Sucheol Ha, Hojin Song
  • Patent number: 9037974
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for creating and editing dynamic graphics via a World Wide Web (“Web”) interface. A Web service is provided for generating dynamic graphics in response to requests received from client computers. In response to requests from client computers, the Web service generates requested dynamic graphics and returns the generated dynamic graphics to the client computers in response to the requests. Parameters may be provided to the Web service indicating a list of text items, a layout type, a visual style, a color, and other aspects of a dynamic graphic. A user interface is also provided for creating and editing a dynamic graphic within a Web browser application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence Waldman, Thomas Charles Underhill, Scott Harrison Douglas, Robert Emmett Kolba, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9037757
    Abstract: A user may operate many devices, each of which may provide a set of actions, such as installing firmware or software or viewing the contents of the device. However, in order to perform these actions, the user may have to interact with each device using a different user interface, resulting in an inconsistent user experience. Instead, a device action service may allow a user to identify his or her devices, may identify the actions available for each device (e.g., by interacting with a device source of each device, such as a manufacturer); and upon the request of the user, may present a list of the user's devices and the actions available for each device. The actions may comprise hyperlinks to various portions of the website of the device source (e.g., a driver page and a service registration page), or controls invoking the requested action upon the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Graeme Andrew Kyle Roche, Allison O'Mahony, Rachel Karin Popkin, Francisco Jose Garcia-Ascanio
  • Patent number: 9032328
    Abstract: A method for customizing a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes identifying an event associated with the GUI and a user; matching the event to a trigger of a GUI pattern; identifying, within the GUI pattern, an expected interaction between the GUI and the user in response to the event; and modifying the GUI to improve user access to a graphical element involved in the expected interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle G. Kilat, Christoper W. Andrew, Joseph W. Lasee
  • Publication number: 20150128064
    Abstract: A method and related system are provided. The method includes processing one or more inputs by a computing device that are received from one or more input sources to determine a command that corresponds to the one or more inputs and exposing the command to one or more controls that are implemented as software that is executed on the computing device and that have subscribed to the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Michael Fleming
  • Patent number: 9024733
    Abstract: A universal remote control device (10) is programmed by determining layout properties of an existing remote control device (12) that must be replaced by the universal remote control device (10). Information identifying at least part of said layout properties is input into a selection system (14, 18). A command set for the universal remote control device (10) is selected dependent on said information. The universal remote control device (10) is programmed to implement the selected command set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Johan Agnes Emiel Wouters
  • Patent number: 9026905
    Abstract: In one embodiment, receiving, at a first computing device from a second computing device, a request for a view of a user interface of a native application executing on the second computing device, wherein the view includes one or more first user interface components; determining, by the first computing device, a user agent type of the second computing device; selecting, by the first computing device, one or more second user-interface components to be included in the view based on the user agent type of the second computing device; generating, by the first computing device, code implementing a structured document that represents the view, wherein the structured document comprises the one or more first user-interface components and the one or more second user-interface components; and transmitting, from the first computing device to the second computing device, the code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Erick Tseng, Philip Fung, Yariv Sadan
  • Patent number: 9026920
    Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein include systems and methods that provide a workflow-based session manager or workflow engine for a content delivery system, such as for delivering video-on-demand, streaming audio, streaming video, etc. Such techniques increase velocity and flexibility of deploying new features and services in a video delivery system. Techniques include a session management model provides a service-oriented and workflow-based approach. As a service-oriented approach, each functional session management step can be represented as a business service. As a workflow-based solution, a sequence of steps to be performed can be defined as data, rather than being hard-coded inside an application. Defined as data, steps (nodes, tasks) can then be created and changed using a graphical editor. New services can be added by defining actions for the new service, and adding a node to a given session management workflow sequence. Techniques include a workflow engine that initiates session management in realtime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Beaumaris Netwoks Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Erickson, Jr., Donald Adrian Dewar, Jr., Richard Conrad Clemson, Andrew James Rampulla, Changgeng Li
  • Publication number: 20150121244
    Abstract: Building a realized topology with a binding document includes generating a binding document based on user input, assigning values to the binding document, and building a realized topology based on the binding document such that a user interface to the realized topology is tied to the binding document and is independent of a cloud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Joel Walls, Tapan Sharma, Mark Perreira, Bryan P. Murray
  • Patent number: 9021070
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a method of and apparatus for simplifying the process of access to a network for a roaming computer user, divides the responsibility of servicing a given user wanting to access the network between multiple parties and minimizes the possibility of improper dissemination of email header data as well as improper use of network resources (including server systems) by non-clients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: MyMail, Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Drennan Selgas, Michael Brian Massing, John Everett Gmuender
  • Publication number: 20150113427
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for creating a desktop widget are provided that pertain to the terminal device field. The method includes acquiring a desktop widget framework of a desktop widget, where the desktop widget framework is used to hold at least two desktop widget units, and the desktop widget framework includes at least two desktop widget configuration areas; controlling, according to a first movement operation performed on a first desktop widget unit, the first desktop widget unit to move along a movement track of the first movement operation, where the first movement operation is used to move the first desktop widget unit; and positioning the first desktop widget unit in a first specified desktop widget configuration area when the first movement operation ends. The present invention achieves a purpose of implementing multiple Widgets in one desktop widget framework, which improves personalization of terminal device configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Shoucheng Wang, Yujing Bai
  • Publication number: 20150113426
    Abstract: To cause a person involved to intuitively understand how much a crisis influences himself/herself when the crisis beaks out, and to promote to take proper actions. A crisis information delivery device includes a diagram generation means for generating a diagram in which a crisis, a user, and relevant objects for the user are arranged in a predetermined drawing region while the directions from the user at actual positions are kept when the crisis breaks out, and crisis impacts as the degrees of hazard at the actual positions of the user and the relevant objects for the user are indicated in the distances from the crisis in the drawing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Ryosuke Okubo
  • Patent number: 9015598
    Abstract: An edition control system includes a screen manager managing UI part information indicating a UI part displayable on a UI screen; a user information manager managing screen configuration information of the UI screen for each of users; an edition controller, when receiving a display request, generating screen information of the UI screen based on the UI part information and the screen configuration information corresponding to the user of the display request; a Web application controller generating Web screen information of a Web screen; and a Web browser displaying the Web screen based on the Web screen information. Further, upon acquiring the edition information from the Web application controller, the edition controller sets the screen configuration information of the UI screen based on the edition information in the user information manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeo Negoro
  • Patent number: 9015617
    Abstract: Disclosed are method and apparatus for displaying supplementary information on a graphical user interface. A request for supplementary information is received. The supplementary information is retrieved and displayed in a reserved display field in a graphical user interface. The reserved display field may be configured by a user to adapt to specific applications, but remains stationary throughout the user session. The reserved display field does not obstruct any other display fields in the graphical user interface. A request for supplementary information may be generated by using a mouse to first position a cursor over an active display element. A request for supplementary information associated with the active display element may be generated by clicking the mouse, or by holding the cursor stationary for a time interval greater than a threshold dwell time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: James Patrick Stapleton, James Anthony Gewecke, Justin Nicholas Marcucci, Lee Allan Culver, David Jason Krantz
  • Publication number: 20150106733
    Abstract: A terminal device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor executes a process including: receiving a screen image from a server device connected via a network; storing the screen image received; displaying the screen image stored in a storage; first computing a switching end time based on an amount of one screenful of screen image data that is determined from a screen size of a display and an available band for communications with the server device; second computing a switching start time based on a switching time of the screen image obtained from the screen size and a switching speed of the screen image, and the switching end time; and reading the screen image from the storage and displaying the screen image on the display at the switching speed after the switching start time has elapsed from reception of a user's switching operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Kazuki Matsui
  • Publication number: 20150106731
    Abstract: In particular embodiments, a client computing device of a user provides for presentation a user interface that includes one or more components. The client computing device may receive an indication of a message to the user. The client computing device may automatically modify the user interface to accommodate presentation of an interactive element associated with the message. The client computing device may modify the user interface at least in part by automatically modifying one or more of the components. The client computing device may automatically provide for presentation the user interface as modified and the interactive element associated with the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Matas, Brandon Marshall Walkin
  • Publication number: 20150106732
    Abstract: A server (101) delivers through a broadband network (104), content (110) to a display terminal (102) of a client. The client includes the display terminal (102) that displays the content (110) delivered from the server (101) and an input terminal (103) that outputs to the server (101), input information for controlling delivery of the content (110). The input terminal (103) is connected directly through a mobile network between the input terminal (103) and the server (101) and not through the display terminal (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: G-cluster Global Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kandori, Takao Nandori, Kazuyuki Iijima, Taro Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 9009599
    Abstract: The examples provided teach techniques and devices used to route a request received from a mobile station via a URL link that is independent from the user interface platform used on the mobile device. This request is received at a web server which routes the request to an application server based on the URL link. The application identifies the user interface platform used by the mobile station and determines whether the application is supported by that user interface platform. If the application is not supported by the user interface platform, the application server reroutes the request to another application server having the application that is supported by the user interface platform and the application at the other server carries out the request and sends the response to the mobile station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Madan Mohan Narla, Siva Babu Shake
  • Patent number: 9009321
    Abstract: Methods and systems for assigning reputation to communications entities include collecting communications data from distributed agents, aggregating the communications data, analyzing the communications data and identifying relationships between communications entities based upon the communications data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitri Alperovitch, Tomo Foote-Lennox, Jeremy Gould, Paula Greve, Alejandro Manuel Hernandez, Paul Judge, Sven Krasser, Tim Lange, Phyllis Adele Schneck, Martin Stecher, Yuchun Tang, Aarjav Jyotindra Neeta Trivedi, Lamar Lorenzo Willis, Weilai Yang, Jonathan Alexander Zdziarski
  • Patent number: 9008619
    Abstract: A mobile terminal that may be able to access a wireless communication network and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal includes: a wireless communication unit configured to access a wireless communication network; a detection unit configured to detect a connectable wireless communication network through the wireless communication unit; and a controller outputting icons each corresponding to one or more wireless communication networks detected by the detection unit to a locked screen displayed in a locked state in which inputting of a control command with respect to an application is limited, releasing the locked state when selecting of any one of the output icons is detected, and controlling the wireless communication unit to access a wireless communication network corresponding to the selected icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sanghyuck Lee, Eunju Lee, Byeongwook Kim
  • Publication number: 20150100890
    Abstract: A method including receiving an input associated with a user via an electronic device corresponding to the user, determining, using one or more processors operatively coupled to the electronic device, one or more personas associated with the user, the one or more personas including a first persona and a second persona, and providing, in response to the input, a first set of applications or data, or a second set of applications or data, based on a determination that the electronic device is in a mode associated with the first persona or the second persona, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mario Kosmiskas, Manikandan Sankaranarasimhan, Naman Rajeshbhal Patel, Santosh Gogl, Craig Petzel
  • Patent number: 9003296
    Abstract: A method of creating a browser renderable toolbar or helper application, and a network architecture therefore. The browser renderable toolbar obviates the need for separately-installed software while still permitting a user to take advantage of the functionality provided by a traditional toolbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Vinodh Kumar Chandra Murthy, Chris Kalaboukis
  • Patent number: 9003315
    Abstract: Various aspects and embodiments are directed to a graphical user interface that organizes interface elements into views of computer content for presentation to a user. Different views of are used to provide an interface that is responsive to configurations of the device and responsive to activity being performed by the user. Aspects include permitting the user to transition the device from one configuration to another during its use, for example from easel to laptop modes. Further the elements that comprise the graphical user interface are configured to present a summarized view of available actions and content, in order to simplify user interaction. The different views present different organizations of the interface elements and in some example display only certain ones of the modes of content in order to reduce the number of options a user must navigate to accomplish an objective. According to another aspect, methods and systems for streamlining user interaction with computer content are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Litl LLC
    Inventors: Yves Behar, Joshua Morenstein, Christopher Hibmacronan, Naoya Edahiro, Matthew David Day, Robert Sanford Havoc Pennington, Noah Bruce Guyot, Daniel Kuo, Jenea Boshart Hayes, Aaron Tang, Donald Francis Fischer, Christian Marc Schmidt, Lisa Strausfeld, David Livingstone Fore, John Chuang, Chris Bambacus, Bart Haney, Logan Ray, Serge Beaulieu
  • Patent number: 9003331
    Abstract: A computer based method is provided. The computer based method comprises a first electronic device launching an application and, in response to launching the application, the first electronic device receiving a first message from a second electronic device. The first message comprises a first link. The computer based method further comprises the first electronic device configuring a graphical user interface of the application to couple a dynamic selector of the graphical user interface to the first link and presenting a first screen of the graphical user interface, the first screen comprising the dynamic selector and a plurality of static selectors, wherein selecting the dynamic selector activates the first link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Keith Anderson, Christopher J. Bierbaum, Kevin Zhu
  • Patent number: 9003312
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for updating a web-based user interface. The method comprises generating a user interface for a host application, accessing the user interface in a web browser, and modifying the user interface within the web browser during run-time of the application. The apparatus comprises a user interface, a user interface updater, a web browser, and a host application. The web browser provides a way to display, access, and modify the user interface for communicating with the host application. The user interface updater generates the user interface and modifies the user interface in response to command information received from the web browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Synactive, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Ewe, Peter Guang Yun Cheng
  • Patent number: 9003300
    Abstract: A system, method and program product for providing a voice response unit (VRU) proxy. A system is provided that includes: a graphical user interface (GUI) for dynamically displaying information from a VRU and for receiving data from a user; a system for initiating a call with the VRU; and a VRU interface system for transmitting data from the user to the VRU, and for using speech recognition to capture broadcasts from the VRU for display within the GUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Travis M. Grigsby, Frank L. Jania, Steven M. Miller
  • Patent number: 9003297
    Abstract: A software-based method and system to provide a secure user interface on multiple and diverse electronic computing devices with a customized and secure dashboard feature. The systems and methods simultaneously integrate internally generated software utilities of an enterprise with externally accessed software operating in a ‘cloud computing’ environment. The systems and methods can be used in management and operations that use computer based software, data management, creative processes and communication systems. The systems and methods reduce the requirement for additional programming to integrate or interchange equivalent and independently developed software for use within an enterprise. The systems and methods permit social network communications between members of an enterprise and an external community.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Mworks Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas Pierce
  • Publication number: 20150095793
    Abstract: A map server includes a user list obtaining module configured to obtain a user list in a 3×3 grid; a distance queue generating module configured to obtain distances between users and a current user in the user list, and generate two distance queues corresponding to preset distance ranges according to the distances, the distance queue including users in the user list whose distances from the current user are in a corresponding distance range; a visual field list generating module configured to select users from the distance queue into a visual field list according to a weight corresponding to the distance queue. The present invention also provides a visual field controlling method and system, and a computer storage medium, classifies users in the 3×3 grid into distance queues using distance ranges, and selects users into the visual field list according to the weight, thereby reducing pressure of the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Mingfu Cai, Xiaocheng Ding