Autoscroll Patents (Class 715/785)
  • Patent number: 11947529
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to data science and data analysis, computer software and systems, and data-driven control systems and algorithms based on graph-based data arrangements, and, more specifically, to a computing platform configured to receive and analyze datasets to implement a data model with which to identify relevant data catalog data derived from graph-based data arrangements, whereby a processor may be configured to cause implementation of subsets of programmatic executable instructions based on relevant data catalog data, at least one example of which generates a concept interface portion adapted to an associated concept, among other things. In some examples, a method may include identifying attributes associated with data values linked to a conceptual entity, determining criteria data of a targeted application, selecting programmatic executable instructions based on the criteria data, and extracting data from a graph data arrangement as a function of the attributes, among other things.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: data.world, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Gasper, Juan Sequeda, Lydia Guarino, Sharon Brener, Jessica Lin
  • Patent number: 11880548
    Abstract: An arrangement section arranges a plurality of display elements including a first display element and a second display element. A reception section receives an operation for selecting a display element. A display processing section displays the selected display element in such a predetermined manner as to indicate that the display element is selected. When the reception section receives an operation for selecting the second display element while the first display element is in the selected state, the display processing section performs presentation display indicating that a state in which the first display element is selected is to be changed to a state in which the second display element is selected, and then displays the second display element in a predetermined manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Suki
  • Patent number: 11861046
    Abstract: A system may include a cryptographic accelerator to generate a first check value based on a payload received in a message, and provide the first check value to a first comparator and to a second comparator. The system may include the first comparator to receive the first check value from the cryptographic accelerator, determine whether the first check value matches a second check value, the second check value being a check value received in the message, and provide a first output indicating whether the first check value matches the second check value. The system may include the second comparator to receive the first check value from the cryptographic accelerator, determine whether the first check value matches the second check value, and provide a second output indicating whether the first check value matches the second check value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Viola Rieger, Manuela Meier, Andreas Graefe
  • Patent number: 11789693
    Abstract: An audio stream is subjected to speech-to-text processing in order to obtain a textual representation of the audio stream. Hierarchical topic extraction is performed on the textual representation to obtain a multi-level hierarchical topic representation of the textual representation. A user interface actuator is generated, which allows a user to search through the audio stream. Different levels of the multi-level hierarchical topic representation are displayed to the user, based upon the speed of actuation of the user interface actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tom Neckermann, Romain Gabriel Paul Rey, Alexander James Wilson
  • Patent number: 11781879
    Abstract: A method for depicting location attributes in a map environment. The method includes receiving a request for parameters about a first type of location. The method includes determining a first set of directional arrows, where each directional arrow is associated with a location and has a first set of properties based on the parameters about the first type of location. The method further includes determining a selection of a first directional arrow, which is associated with a first location, from the first set of directional arrows. Modifications to the first set of directional arrows are made based on the selection of the first directional arrow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Airbnb, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis Sujai Arokiaraj, Senthil Venkatesan
  • Patent number: 11782592
    Abstract: A method for managing operations on data presented on a display is presented. The method includes detecting data presented on the display of the electronic device; determining reading parameters associated with the data; performing a plurality of operations based on the reading parameters, wherein the reading parameters comprises at least one of a complete screen reading time taken by a user to completely read the data presented on the display of the electronic device, a partial screen reading time taken by the user to read at least one portion of the data, a scroll distance per one scrolling action on the display, or a data reading time which is a time taken to completely read the data presented on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Arshiyan Alam, Abhinav Pachauri, Pankaj Gupta, Nitin Barthwal, Ravindra Jain
  • Patent number: 11755186
    Abstract: A screen capturing method includes: in a case that M interfaces are displayed on a screen of a terminal device, receiving a first input of a user on K interfaces in the M interfaces; in response to the first input, performing screen capturing operations on N interfaces that are corresponding to a parameter of the first input, to obtain N first images; and synthesizing the N first images to obtain a target screenshot, where the N interfaces are interfaces in the M interfaces, and M, N, and K are positive integers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weihao Yan
  • Patent number: 11656742
    Abstract: A selection interface and method for a user in a virtual reality environment to select a software application for launch or a virtual reality system setting for activation by directly touching and interacting with an application or setting icon displayed to the user that appears closer to the user than a selection interface displayed when the user is using a physical controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: VR-EDU, INC.
    Inventor: Ethan Fieldman
  • Patent number: 11551444
    Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for providing an enhanced indication of an object that is located via a visual feed in accordance with a user context are disclosed. For instance, in one example, a processing system including at least one processor may detect a user context from a visual feed, locate an object via the visual feed in accordance with the user context, and provide an enhanced indication of the object via an augmented reality display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: David Crawford Gibbon, Eric Zavesky, Bernard S. Renger, Behzad Shahraray, Lee Begeja
  • Patent number: 11531448
    Abstract: A selection interface and method for a user in a virtual reality environment to select a software application for launch or a virtual reality system setting for activation by directly touching and interacting with an application or setting icon displayed to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: VR-EDU, INC.
    Inventor: Ethan Fieldman
  • Patent number: 11467658
    Abstract: An application processing system provides an interaction with a virtual character to a user, the application processing system having one or more computer processors and being configured to output an image of a virtual space including the virtual character to a head mounted display mounted on a head of the user. In one aspect, the one or more computer processors execute computer-readable instructions to: specify a first action associated with a motion of the head of the user in the virtual space and performed toward the virtual character, based on one or more detection information items obtained by the head mounted display; and specify, in response to selection of a specific object included in the virtual space, a second action not associated with a motion of the head of the user in the virtual space and performed toward the virtual character, based on the one or more detection information items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Kuwatani, Makoto Chida
  • Patent number: 11429782
    Abstract: Embodiments are described for a comprehensive and real-time document sharing, editing, analyzing, coding, and processing platform using online databases. The system includes a data storage and retrieval process as well as a graphical user interface (GUI) component that displays small graphical representations of documents or file elements, referred to as “thumbnail” images to provide a quick recognizable reference to a document, as well as a link to the document or file itself. A real-time collaboration component allows various disparate users to access the same document and simultaneously make notes and changes as well as see other notes and changes made by other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Inventor: Gregory J Casas
  • Patent number: 11113328
    Abstract: Implementations relate to relate to interface elements for directed display of content data items. In some implementations, a method includes causing a subset of content elements to be presented in a display view of a graphical user interface on a device, the set of content elements corresponding to a collection of content data items. Search topics are identified based on one or more content characteristics associated with content elements that are within a threshold distance of the subset of content elements in the display view. Topic elements are displayed in the interface, corresponding to the search topics. In response to a selection of a particular topic element based on user input, the collection of content data items is searched to identify resulting content data items that have content characteristics corresponding to the selected search topic. The display view is updated to present resulting content elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Anorga, Indrajit Khare, Madhur Khandelwal
  • Patent number: 11086877
    Abstract: Provided are a method, a system, and a non-transitory computer-readable record medium for searching for a non-text using a text in chat content. The method including retrieving a chat message that includes text input as a keyword from chat content on a messenger, extracting non-text content from a chat section specified based on the retrieved chat message, and providing the extracted non-text content as a search result corresponding to the keyword.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: LINE PLUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hey Young Yun, Donghyun Kim, Jong Youn Ahn, Hyukjae Jang
  • Patent number: 10983590
    Abstract: An application processing system provides an interaction with a virtual character to a user, the application processing system having one or more computer processors and being configured to output an image of a virtual space including the virtual character to a head mounted display mounted on a head of the user. In one aspect, the one or more computer processors execute computer-readable instructions to: specify a first action associated with a motion of the head of the user in the virtual space and performed toward the virtual character, based on one or more detection information items obtained by the head mounted display; and specify, in response to selection of a specific object included in the virtual space, a second action not associated with a motion of the head of the user in the virtual space and performed toward the virtual character, based on the one or more detection information items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Kuwatani, Makoto Chida
  • Patent number: 10957234
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for managing notifications on a mobile electronic communication device having a front screen display surface and a plurality of edge screen display surfaces when the mobile electronic communication device is located on a flat surface. By way of example, a technique entails determining whether the mobile electronic communication device is positioned face down, displaying the notification on the front screen display surface when the mobile electronic communication device is not face down, and otherwise, if the user lies in a particular edge direction relative to the mobile electronic communication device, displaying the notification on at least one of the plurality of the edge screen display surfaces visible to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Amit Kumar Agrawal, Zhengping Ji, Olivier David Rene Meirhaeghe
  • Patent number: 10867320
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure include methods and systems that allows for improved user navigation within a group of content items. For example, a content navigation system can identify a content item within a group of content items to provide to a user in response to a user interaction. In some embodiments, the content navigation system can identify a content item to provide to the user based on one or more factors, such as a characteristic of a user interaction and a relevance of a content item. In addition, the content navigation system can strategically provide advertisement content items to a user by adjusting one or more factors with respect to advertisement content items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventor: Mark A. Richardson
  • Patent number: 10712843
    Abstract: A display control method includes displaying at least a portion of a page, in which one or more content regions including contents are arranged, on a screen image; recognizing a scrolling operation with respect to the page; and scrolling the page based on the scrolling operation and applying an animation with respect to content included in a content region exposed on the screen image as the page is scrolled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: NAVER Corporation
    Inventors: Sun Lee, Hong Youp Chu, Won Suk Lim, Jung Sik Kim, Jae Yeon Lee, Woo Sik Byun, Chae Yun Cho
  • Patent number: 10691335
    Abstract: An electronic device and method are provided for processing an input using view layers. The electronic device includes a memory, a display, and a processor. The memory stores a first predetermined condition and a second predetermined condition both of which are used for determining whether an input for one or more displayed view objects is valid. The processor displays the view objects using a first view layer and a second view layer at least partially overlapping with the first view layer, and obtains a user input regarding the displayed view object. If a movement of the user input satisfies the first predetermined condition, the processor processes the user input by using the first view layer. If the movement of the user input satisfies the second predetermined condition, the processor processes the user input by using the second view layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sungjun Lee, Seungjin Kim, Heesoo Son, Jaemin Lee, Minjung Kim
  • Patent number: 10318411
    Abstract: A method and system for dynamically testing a web page. A change to the web page is received and in response, the web page is accordingly changed. A delta vector of a change in position of a user interface control in a web browser window is determined. The change in position occurred between a first time before the change to the web page was received and a second time after the change was applied to the web page to change the web page. A user interface control weight value is determined for the user interface control having undergone the change in position. A disruptiveness factor value is determined based on the determined delta vector and the corresponding user interface control weight. A test pattern to be applied to the changed web page is selected depending on the determined disruptiveness factor. The web page is tested in accordance with the test pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthias Falkenberg, Timo Kussmaul, Klaus Rindtorff, Thomas Steinheber
  • Patent number: 10235133
    Abstract: A user device configures an informational message associated with a first user-interface element of a plurality of user-interface elements on a screen displayed by the user device to be read aloud by a screen reader upon display of the screen. Furthermore, the user device configures the first user-interface element to be read aloud by the screen reader in response to a user input to transition the screen reader from the informational message to the first user-interface element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Cynthia Huynh, Brett Alden Lavalla, Georgiy Kassabli, Matthew Charles King
  • Patent number: 10110961
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that enhances the viewer experience by providing supplemental content related to a media asset during a fast-access playback operation. For example, in response to a user input during a fast-forward or rewind operation, the media guidance application may generate for display supplemental content related to the progression point of the media asset at which the user input was received while the fast-forward or rewind operation continues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul T. Stathacopoulos
  • Patent number: 9986297
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for improving channel browsing experience for users by presenting an automatically appearing and automatically scrolling program guide are described. The methods and apparatus are well suited for use with remote control devices with limited numbers of input buttons, e.g., under five buttons, but can be used with remote controls with more buttons. The program guide can be used to allow access to a grid guide to users of hospital remotes or other remotes with limited input keys, e.g., an up down arrow and/or a power button. The method in some embodiments uses time spent on a channel in combination with user selection of an input key to determine an action to be taken, e.g., enter or display the program grid guide and/or select a channel and/or corresponding program being displayed in the grid guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Glen Hardin, Niem Dang, Greg Von Der Ahe, Peter Agnvall
  • Patent number: 9747256
    Abstract: Presenting text and figures on a display screen by formatting, by a computer, text in a document into a single display line, scrolling the single display line on a first portion of the display screen, wherein the display screen remains active, and displaying, on a second portion of the display screen, figures in the document referenced by the scrolled text in the single display line on the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rajesh Kalyanaraman, Senthil K. Venkatesan
  • Patent number: 9645725
    Abstract: An automatic scrolling mechanism converts an information repository into media that can actively present and “push” information to the users/viewers while retaining existing “pull” and interactivity functions. Automatic scrolling can be controlled by placing a cursor on control icons, such as boxes, lines, and arrow clusters. While the cursor is on an icon, automatic scrolling brings into view content that extends beyond the field of view. The scrolled content is moved into the field of view of the display window in a predetermined direction designated by the icon. Sub-windows are also designed to be independently and automatically scrolled or floated with respect the main window. Links created in an information repository may be automatically activated to retrieve the linked information, and to automatically present and scroll the information. As the content is automatically scrolled, the repository is pushed and the user is allured to further navigate through the repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Inventor: Catherine G. Lin-Hendel
  • Patent number: 9645699
    Abstract: An electronic device with a display bounded by a plurality of edges: displays a first portion of a first window on the display while not displaying a remaining portion of the first window on the display, wherein: the remaining portion of the first window extends in a virtual sense beyond at least one edge of the display; detects a first input that positions a cursor at a location on the display, the location being: over the displayed first portion of the first window, and within a predefined distance of an edge of the display; in response to detecting the first input that positions the cursor at the location on the display, activates a window adjustment mode; while the window adjustment mode is active, detects a second input; and, in response to detecting the second input, adjusts the first window in accordance with the second input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Brian Fleizach
  • Patent number: 9619133
    Abstract: A high-speed scroll contents display system includes: a web document providing apparatus, as a user terminal is connected, a web document created in a web description language to the connected user terminal; and the user terminal for receiving the web document from the web document providing apparatus, displaying the web document as a web page screen on a mobile browser, and performing, if movement of a touched state on the web page screen is sensed, a contents scroll in correspondence to a sensed moving direction, repeating an operation of performing a high-speed scroll on contents while reducing a speed according to an ease function in a flicking direction of a sensed flick, stopping movement of the screen for a predetermined time period, and moving again the screen reducing the speed according to the ease function when the predetermined time period is elapsed, until an end of the flick is sensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SK PLANET CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Seok Lim, Eun Bok Lee
  • Patent number: 9606966
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for presenting text and figures on a display screen. Formatting, by a computer, text in a document into a single display line, scrolling the single display line on a first portion of the display screen, wherein the display screen remains active, and displaying, on a second portion of the display screen, figures in the document referenced by the scrolled text in the single display line on the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rajesh Kalyanaraman, Senthil K. Venkatesan
  • Patent number: 9529524
    Abstract: Methods and graphical user interfaces for editing on a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display are disclosed. While displaying an application interface of an application, the device detects a multitouch edit initiation gesture on the touch screen display. In response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture, the device displays a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in an area of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture. The device also displays a start point object and an end point object to select content displayed by the application in the application interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Marcel van Os, Bas Ording, Stephen O. Lemay, Wayne C. Westerman, B Michael Victor
  • Patent number: 9513791
    Abstract: A method of operation of an electronic device system includes: detecting a drag performed on a touch screen, the drag having a starting point and an ending point; detecting a stretchable cursor extendable based on the drag, the stretchable cursor having a cursor length, a cursor direction, a starting portion, and an ending portion at the ending point and larger than the starting portion at the starting point; displaying the stretchable cursor on the touch screen; and performing a process routine based on the cursor length and the cursor direction, the process routine continued after the stretchable cursor is pasted with the drag performed on the touch screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: George Arriola, Michael P. Bauerly, Brian W. Johnson, Reiko Miyazaki, Tatsushi Nashida, Ken Miyashita
  • Patent number: 9448717
    Abstract: An exemplary display area includes a scroll image display region for displaying a scroll target image. When at least either one of a result of a determination as to whether or not a touch position on the display area by a user has continuously been detected for a predetermined time on a first region which is located in a first direction (scrolling direction) with respect to a reference position or a result of a determination as to whether or not the touch position has shifted in a direction different from the first direction, is positive, the scroll target image is scrolled and displayed in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Torigoe, Eriko Kimura
  • Patent number: 9423951
    Abstract: This document describes content-based snap points and techniques that use these snap points. In some embodiments, multiple content-based snap points are used to stop at points in content that are convenient, prevent overshooting of important parts in the content, and/or aid user's in manipulating and consuming the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rebecca Deutsch, Bonny P. Lau, Holger Kuehnle, Nicholas R. Waggoner, Ross N. Luengen, Michael A. Nelte
  • Patent number: 9405852
    Abstract: An automatic scrolling mechanism converts an information repository into media that can actively present and “push” information to the users/viewers while retaining existing “pull” and interactivity functions. Automatic scrolling can be controlled by placing a cursor on control icons, such as boxes, lines, and arrow clusters. While the cursor is on an icon, automatic scrolling brings into view content that extends beyond the field of view. The scrolled content is moved into the field of view of the display window in a predetermined direction designated by the icon. Sub-windows are also designed to be independently and automatically scrolled or floated with respect the main window. Links created in an information repository may be automatically activated to retrieve the linked information, and to automatically present and scroll the information. As the content is automatically scrolled, the repository is pushed and the user is allured to further navigate through the repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Inventor: Catherine G. Lin-Hendel
  • Patent number: 9367226
    Abstract: Techniques for self adjusting kiosk display information are provided. Presentation information is centered within a display of the kiosk. A center location for the presentation information is custom recalibrated within the display based on direction of a user. The layout, content, and presentation within the display of the kiosk is user-driven and customizable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Vincent J. Hrabosky
  • Patent number: 9053205
    Abstract: An automatic scrolling mechanism converts an information repository into media that can actively present and “push” information to the users/viewers while retaining existing “pull” and interactivity functions. Automatic scrolling can be controlled by placing a cursor on control icons, such as boxes, lines, and arrow clusters. While the cursor is on an icon, automatic scrolling brings into view content that extends beyond the field of view. The scrolled content is moved into the field of view of the display window in a predetermined direction designated by the icon. Sub-windows are also designed to be independently and automatically scrolled or floated with respect the main window. Links created in an information repository may be automatically activated to retrieve the linked information, and to automatically present and scroll the information. As the content is automatically scrolled, the repository is pushed and the user is allured to further navigate through the repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Inventor: Catherine G. Lin-Hendel
  • Patent number: 9035887
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for navigating an electronic document. In one implementation, a method includes executing a command associated with a region selected by a tap gesture. In another implementation, a method includes displaying a slider on a slide bar including an expanded part corresponding to a section of the electronic document. The expanded part is disproportionately larger than other parts of the slide bar corresponding to other sections of the electronic document. Methods and apparatuses are provided for activating an element of an electronic document. In one implementation, a method includes activating the element selected by a touch gesture. Methods and apparatuses are provided for controlling a perceived brightness of an electronic document. In one implementation, a method includes displaying a partially opaque graphical object in front of the electronic document. The perceived brightness of the electronic document being based on an opacity of the graphical object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Lexcycle, Inc
    Inventors: Marc Prud'Hommeaux, Augustus A. White
  • Publication number: 20150135133
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: scrolling content rendered in a display device at a first positive speed; receiving, at an optical sensor, image information of a user of an information handling device; determining, using a processor, a focal point of user gaze with respect to the content rendered in the display device, the focal point being derived from the image information; associating the focal point with a target of the display device; adjusting the first positive speed for scrolling of the rendered content to a non-negative second speed based on the associating. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Carlos Munoz-Bustamante
  • Patent number: 9021385
    Abstract: Based on an output signal outputted from an input device, a plurality of selection objects having at least a part thereof displayed on a display area of a display device are moved relative to the display area. Among the moved plurality of selection objects, when an end-located selection object reaches a predetermined position of the display area, at least one of the plurality of selection objects displayed on the display area are transformed and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Hal Laboratory
    Inventors: Shohei Mizutani, Tomohiro Fujii, Eiichi Shirakawa, Yumi Todo
  • Patent number: 9021386
    Abstract: A computer system displays: a view window including an initial portion of a document, a scroll icon at an initial scroll icon location on the display, and a marker icon that is distinct from the scroll icon. The computer system detects a scrolling input and in response moves the scroll icon to a target scroll icon location on the display wherein the target scroll icon location corresponds to a target portion of the document. In some embodiments, the computer system scrolls the document towards the target portion of the document and concurrently moves the marker icon towards a target marker icon location on the display that is proximate to the target scroll icon location, where the scrolling speed of the document is determined based on the distance between the marker icon and the scroll icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen, Lars Eilstrup Rasmussen, Reuben Yu Pong Kan
  • Patent number: 9013574
    Abstract: A machine vision system program editing environment including synchronized selection and/or identification of related features in a plurality of different user interface windows is provided. In particular, one of the windows is an editing window where a part program representation is displayed for editing by a user. In one embodiment, a user may select data or another feature of interest in a window that is not the editing window (e.g., a results window, or graphical workpiece inspection feature display window) and the associated part program instruction representation is automatically highlighted and/or selected in the editing window. Conversely, a part program instruction representation may be selected by a user in the editing window and the associated results or feature in another window is automatically highlighted and/or selected. User interface navigation, rapid program quality assessment, and overall part program creation and editing efficiency are significantly enhanced in such an editing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Saylor, Ryan Northrup, Akira Takada, Kozo Ariga
  • Publication number: 20150100916
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for autoscroll regions. A device establishes a trigger line near an edge of a selectable region of content that is adjacent to a non-selectable region of content. The device detects user input within the selectable region and detects movement of the user input that intersects the trigger line. In response to detecting the user input intersecting the trigger line, the device scrolls a scrollable region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Poornima Hanumara, Benjamin Edward Rampson
  • Patent number: 8952982
    Abstract: To provide an image display device for displaying, when displaying a plurality of display targets while scrolling, the respective display targets in a manner that takes into consideration the sizes and scroll directions of the respective display targets. An image display device places a plurality of display targets on a virtual plane, instructs the size of a display area defined on a part of the virtual plane, displays an image showing a picture inside the display area, and moves at least either one of the display targets and display area along a predetermined direction set on the virtual plane, relative to the virtual plane, in which the respective display targets are placed so as to be included in an area which is a band area extending in the predetermined direction on the virtual plane, having a width corresponding to the instructed size of the display area, and partially overlapping the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Munetaka Tsuda
  • Patent number: 8949735
    Abstract: A system for determining scroll direction intent may include one or more processors and a memory. The one or more processors may receive first and second ordered pairs of coordinates of a scroll event. The one or more processors may construct a square that has a first vertex at the first ordered pair of coordinates and an opposite vertex at a third ordered pair of coordinates for which each coordinate has an absolute value that is equal to a maximum absolute coordinate value of the second ordered pair of coordinates, where the signs of the coordinates of the third ordered pair are equivalent to the signs of the corresponding coordinates of the second ordered pair. The one or more processors may determine an intended scroll direction of the scroll event based at least partially on the constructed square and the first and second ordered pair of coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Vinod K. Ramachandran, Grace Kloba, Srikanth Rajagopalan
  • Patent number: 8933887
    Abstract: A device information display apparatus may include a device information reception unit that acquires device information of a device through a field bus, the device being connected to the field bus, a display unit that displays the device information, which has been acquired by the device information reception unit, on a screen, a display switch unit that switches the devices of which the display unit displays the device information, switching of the devices being performed according to a predetermined order, and a manipulation unit that receives a manipulation instructing the switching of the devices by the display switch unit, the manipulation unit outputting an instruction signal. The display switch unit may receive the instruction signal and switches the devices in one of a forward direction and a reverse direction of the predetermined order based on a direction of the manipulation, which has been received by the manipulation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mako Umemoto, Kazuhiro Hashizumi
  • Patent number: 8935629
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling users to rapidly flip through displayed pages of content in an intuitive manner are provided. Graphical animations for transitioning from one page to another can be executed so that portions of three or more pages can be simultaneously viewed. This enables a user to make snap judgments as to whether she wishes to explore any one of those pages in more detail as she rapidly flips through the pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Flipboard Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Ying, Marcos Weskamp, Mike McCue, Didier Hilhorst, Michael Johnston
  • Patent number: 8930835
    Abstract: A system and method for providing the dynamic display of content and related advertisements are provided. The advertisements are displayed based on predetermined customer types. A network resource, such as Web page, can include a plurality of dynamic content modules. Depending on the available display area and additional display criteria, each dynamic content module displays a subset content and related advertisements. Each dynamic content module corresponds to an integration of multiple layers of content, such as text, graphics and image rendering information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi Ming Kan, Ares Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8910074
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for performing an auto scroll. The system for performing the auto scroll may include an auto scroll determination unit to determine whether to perform the auto scroll on a page, an auto scroll performing unit to perform the auto scroll on the page so that a main text of the page may be obtained with focus, and a page providing unit to output the auto scrolled page. According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, even though a user does not manually scroll to data of the page to be viewed, the data of the page may automatically be scrolled so that the data may be obtained with focus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: NHN Corporation
    Inventors: Jung Woo Park, Woong Sub Kim, Kee Duk Park, Se Kwon
  • Patent number: 8893036
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for a Region Scroller. The Region Scroller renders a view of at least a portion of a set of headers, where each header is associated with a respective, expandable-collapsible (E-C) display region The Region Scroller identifies a newly-selected header based on an extent of directional input and modifies the view to include concurrent presentation of (i) the newly-selected header and (ii) an E-C display region in an expanded state, where the E-C display region is associated with the newly-selected header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: Daniel A. Wabyick
  • Patent number: 8887037
    Abstract: A scroll-free user interface comprises a display area; an interface panel included within the display area; and a data panel. The data panel includes a portion of a set of data items. The size and number of data items in the portion of the set of items is based on the size of the data panel. A user interface comprises a display area; an interface panel included within the display area; a first user interface control; and a layered user interface element. Web pages are analyzed to identify associated electronic documents. A retrieved web page is analyzed to identify at least one dynamic element. The dynamic element is analyzed to determine a network location of at least one associated electronic document. The dynamic element may be analyzed by applying a pattern matching or by executing the dynamic element to identify the network location of at least one associated electronic document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Inventor: Douglas Cook
  • Patent number: 8856677
    Abstract: An electronic text viewing apparatus includes a viewing application unit that outputs viewing data for displaying a text in a viewable manner, a display unit that displays the viewing data and a fast reading button for receiving a fast reading request for the viewing data, a viewing data requesting unit that issues a request for acquirement of the viewing data to the viewing application unit, and acquires the viewing data to be viewed, a setting data storage unit that stores setting data for the acquired viewing data, and a fast reading viewer control unit that, when the fast reading button is pressed, converts the viewing data into fast reading viewer data by performing display format conversion, display speed control and scroll control of the viewing data, and displays the fast reading viewer data and a return button for converting the fast reading viewer data to the viewing data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro Kurose