Menu Or Selectable Iconic Array (e.g., Palette) Patents (Class 715/810)
  • Patent number: 11546443
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system configured to provide a connected focus time experience that spans multiple different devices. The connected focus time experience is enabled via an account the user leverages to log into the multiple different devices. For instance, when the user has configured a focus mode for a focus session on a first device (e.g., a laptop device) into which the user is logged via the account, the account can be then used to identify a second device (e.g., a smartphone device) into which the user is also logged via the account. Consequently, an instruction can be provided to configure the focus mode for the focus session on the second device. The focus mode prevents notifications from being output during the focus session, so user distractions and interruptions can be avoided or limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Liang Chen, Mikalai Andreyanau
  • Patent number: 11535154
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a vehicular vision system includes disposing a camera at a vehicle, disposing a processor at the vehicle, and disposing a video display screen in the vehicle so as to be viewable by the vehicle driver. The video display screen is operable to display video images derived from image data captured by the imager of the camera. Image data is captured by the imager of the camera and provided to the processor. The video display screen displays video images derived from image data captured by the imager of the camera. The processor generates a graphic overlay for display with the video images at the video display screen. Responsive to processing captured image data, the vehicular vision system is calibrated by adapting an orientation and position of the image data relative to the generated graphic overlay to a corrected orientation and position relative to the generated graphic overlay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Benjamin May
  • Patent number: 11537260
    Abstract: In one aspect, a headset may include at least one processor, a display accessible to the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to identify user input regarding a particular object and, based on the user input, present an icon on the display. The icon may indicate whether the particular object is a real-world object or virtual object. Subsequent to presentation of the icon, the instructions may then be executable to execute a command related to selection of the particular object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Song Wang, Zhenyu Yang, Jian Li, Mengnan Wang
  • Patent number: 11531748
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of automatically determining an interactive GUI element in a graphic user interface (GUI) to be interacted. The method includes: detecting, by the processor, one or more candidate interactive GUI elements in the GUI based on a plurality of algorithms; determining, by the processor, a likelihood indicator for each of the one or more candidate interactive GUI elements, a likelihood indicator indicating the likelihood that a candidate interactive GUI element associated with the likelihood indicator is an interactive GUI element to be interacted; and determining, by the processor, an interactive GUI element to be interacted from the one or more candidate interactive GUI elements based on the likelihood indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING JINGDONG SHANGKE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., JD.COM AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhenxin Zhan, Junyuan Zeng, Jimmy Su
  • Patent number: 11532127
    Abstract: The present application discloses a virtual object driving method, an apparatus, an electronic device and a readable storage medium, which relate to technical fields of artificial intelligence and deep learning. A specific implementing solution is as follows: obtaining a target image of a real object acquired by a camera when the real object makes a limb movement; inputting the target image into a coordinate acquisition model to obtain coordinates of a plurality of key points on a limb of the real object; determining a posture of the limb of the real object according to coordinates of each key point; driving, according to the posture of the real object, a virtual object displayed on a screen to present the limb movement of the real object. The method greatly reduces operation complexity and cost consumption when driving a virtual image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qingyue Meng, Chen Zhao
  • Patent number: 11531466
    Abstract: An equipment-management device associated with at least one of multiple pieces of equipment in a building under management, the equipment-management device including a display-information generator, a touchscreen, and an action-control-information generator. The display-information generator generates display information on a management screen wherein icons are arranged, each of the icons including an outer frame and a first area set at one end along the major axis within the outer frame. The touchscreen displays the display information and receives an input of information relating to an operation performed on the management screen. Upon detecting that a slide operation performed on one of the icons of the management screen from the first area through a first slide-operation detecting line set inside the outer frame excluding the first area, the action-control-information generator generates action-control information that switches the power supply of the corresponding equipment on or off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoya Sugiyama, Koichiro Sakurai, Hidemitsu Kawai
  • Patent number: 11524228
    Abstract: Techniques are described for an intuitive and efficient GUI. In an example, a UI elements are presented on a GUI. Each one of the UI elements can corresponds to a set of computer applications or a set of computer files having attributes and each one of the UI elements can be selected to launch, as applicable, a computer application, a computer file, or a page about the computer application or computer file. A request to sort the UI elements can be received and can indicate at least one of the attributes as a sort factor. The UI elements are sorted accordingly and presented in an updated arrangement on the GUI. An attribute used in the sorting is presented within or in proximity to the UI elements, whereas another attribute not used in the sorting is not presented in the updated arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yuji Tsuchikawa, Ryan D. Sutton
  • Patent number: 11528420
    Abstract: [Problem] To achieve presenting surprising information to the user. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including a control unit that controls display of visual information performed by a display unit included in a mobile terminal, in which the control unit controls to display, based on a recognized context, one or more images highly related to the context among images captured by a user in past, onto a part of a display area of the display unit. Further provided is an information processing method including controlling, by a processor, display of visual information performed by a display unit included in a mobile terminal, in which the controlling further includes controlling to display, based on a recognized context, one or more images highly related to the context among images captured by a user in past, onto a part of a display area of the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Risa Takahashi, Takashi Hasegawa, Masahiko Naito, Takayuki Ochi, Ryo Yabe, Mizuho Oda, Kenji Tokutake, Chikako Tateishi
  • Patent number: 11520858
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device organizes and selectively grants access to its authorization with a primary content provider to applications downloaded on the electronic device for viewing content from secondary content providers. In some embodiments, an electronic device prompts a user to download applications associated with a primary content provider in response to the user authorizing the electronic device with the primary content provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer L. C. Folse, Jonathan Lochhead, Florian Gruenke, William M. Bachman
  • Patent number: 11522822
    Abstract: A server maintains a gallery of ephemeral messages respectively comprising visual media content, such as user-provided photographic content or user-provided video content. Each ephemeral message is posted to the gallery by a user for viewing by recipients via recipient devices. In response to a gallery view request from any of the recipient devices, the ephemeral messages in the gallery are displayed on the requesting device in automated sequence, each message being displayed for a respective display duration before display of the next message in the gallery. The gallery has a global gallery availability parameter, and each message has a gallery participation timer. The gallery is made unavailable for viewing upon expiry of the gallery availability parameter or upon expiry of the gallery participation timer of a last posted message in the gallery, whichever occurs first.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Allen, Donald Giovannini, Chiayi Lin, Robert Murphy, Evan Spiegel
  • Patent number: 11516223
    Abstract: Technologies are described for authenticating a sender identity of an online message. For example, an online message having a purported sender identity can be obtained. Various features can then be extracted from the message, including stylometric features, origin location features, attached file features for any files attached to the message, and embedded URL features. The extracted features can then be compared to a sender profile for a known sender identity matching the purported sender identity, or to one or more sender profiles for recognized suspicious senders if the purported sender identity does not match a known sender identity. The sender profile for a given sender identity can include features extracted from one or more messages previously sent by the sender identity. A global risk score for the message indicating a likelihood that the purported sender identity is inauthentic can be determined based at least in part upon the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: UVic Industry Partnerships Inc.
    Inventors: Issa Traore, Marcelo Luiz Brocardo
  • Patent number: 11514508
    Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for facilitating display of virtual content are presented. A session that displays two-dimensional (2D) content of one or more items available for sale is presented on a first device of a user. A second device of the user is detected, the second device being able to display three-dimensional (3D) content of the one or more items available for sale. 3D content of the one or more items available for sale is retrieved. Display of the 3D content on the second device is caused, the 3D content selectable by the user to perform interactions with the 3D content. An indication of the user performed interactions is received and processed. A result that depicts the user performed interactions as being processed is displayed on the first device of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: John Tapley, Skot Leach, David Beach
  • Patent number: 11514306
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include compiling a neural network, and the compiling may include organizing an interconnected set of nodes in a series of layers, and for each node in each layer, assigning an associated activation of a plurality of activations. Each activation may output a respective tensor of a plurality of tensors. The compiling may also include allocating memory for the activations by determining a respective memory size for each activation, and based on the respective memory size for each activation, assigning a memory block in the neural network to the activation. The method may also include, after the allocating the memory for the activations, accessing the memory blocks to perform the plurality of activations and thereby execute the neural network. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Nadav Rotem, Abdulkadir Utku Diril, Mikhail Smelyanskiy, Jong Soo Park, Saleem Abdulrasool
  • Patent number: 11513619
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems and, more particularly, to systems that incorporate digital downloading jukebox features and improved user interfaces. For instance, a smart search may be provided, e.g., where search results vary based on the popularity of songs within the venue, in dependence on songs being promoted, etc. As another example, a tile-based approach to organizing groupings of songs is provided. Groupings may involve self-populating collections of songs that combine centrally-promoted songs, songs in a given genre that are popular across an audiovisual distribution network, and songs that are locally popular and match up with the given genre (e.g., because of shared attributes such as same or similar genre, artist, etc.). Different tile visual presentations also are contemplated, as are different physical jukebox designs. In certain example embodiments, a sealed core unit with the “brains” of the jukebox is insertable into a docking station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TOUCHTUNES MUSIC COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Francois Beaumier, Karim Dhambri, Daniel Susla, Matthew Labunka, Ian Moulton, Samer Alameer, Michael Tooker
  • Patent number: 11507551
    Abstract: Various methods and systems for performing analytics based on hierarchical categorization of content are provided. Analytics can be performed using an index building workflow and a classification workflow. In the index building workflow, documents are received and analyzed to extract features from the documents. Hierarchical category paths can be identified for the features. The documents are indexed to support searching the documents for the hierarchical category paths. In the classification workflow, a query, that includes or references content, may be received and analyzed to extract features from the content. The features are executed against a search engine that returns search result documents associated with hierarchical category paths. The hierarchical category paths from the search result documents may be used to generate a topic model of the content associated with the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Wei-Tuh Chang, Kenneth Edward Feuerman, Shantanu Kumar, Ankit Bal
  • Patent number: 11501088
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for generating natural language text customized to linguistic preferences of a user. Customizing the generation of natural language text to the linguistic preference of a user can significantly improve the overall user experience. Some embodiments relate to techniques for learning the linguistic preferences of a user, and for assisting NLG systems to generate natural text that reflects more closely the linguistic preferences of the user. A linguistic preference learner can present different natural language options to a user, and can ask the user to select the option that or appears to reflect more closely the user's personal linguistic preferences. The Linguistic preference learner may determine, based on the user selection, information relating to what linguistic characteristics the user appears to prefer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: YSEOP SA
    Inventors: Dominique Mariko, Hanna Abi-Akl, Hugues Sézille de Mazancourt
  • Patent number: 11500890
    Abstract: The present invention provides a search capability to allow a user to easily locate a preference control, file, folder, control, or other system resource or data item associated with a search result. In one embodiment, a user enters a search term (or a portion thereof) in a search field associated with one or more resource types that may be searched. The user may be presented with a pop-up menu containing a list of likely matches. The user selects the desired preference control from the pop-up menu, and the corresponding preference pane, or other container, containing the selected data item, control, or other resource is displayed. In one aspect, as the user enters the search term (or portion thereof), certain icons are highlighted. Specifically, those icons that represent containers containing matching data items (such as preference panes having controls that match the search term) are highlighted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Maxym I. Runov, Bas Ording, Steve Ko, Gregory N. Christie, Kevin Tiene
  • Patent number: 11501256
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for extrapolating information display visualizations are disclosed. The systems and methods may involve maintaining a board with a plurality of items, each item defined by a row of cells, and wherein each cell is configured to contain data and is associated with a column heading; linking at least a first column to at least a second column so that a change in data in a cell of the at least first column causes a change in data of a cell in the at least second column; receiving a first selection of a particular item from the board, wherein the particular item includes a plurality of cells with data in each cell, and wherein data in a first cell of the plurality of cells is linked to data in a second cell of the plurality of cells; upon receipt of the first selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: MONDAY.COM LTD.
    Inventors: Dotan Egozi, Guy Asinovsky, Oron Morad, Dor Yehuda
  • Patent number: 11503243
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that includes a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of holding at least an image captured by the image capturing apparatus and capable of communicating with the mounted device in accordance with a predetermined standard is provided. The apparatus outputs to a device, if the device having a function of executing image analysis processing for image data captured by the image capturing apparatus is mounted in the mounting part, a command complying with the predetermined standard and configured to cause the device to execute the image analysis processing. The apparatus outputs at least two commands associated with each other and configured to cause the device to execute the image analysis processing, wherein each of the at least two commands includes data representing that the at least two commands are associated with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryo Maeda
  • Patent number: 11500453
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that identifies an area of a user's body when the user performs an action of bringing the area of his or her body in contact with a target to be manipulated, and that performs a predetermined process in accordance with the identified area of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ohashi, Kazuyuki Arimatsu
  • Patent number: 11500907
    Abstract: A system and method of predicting a user's most meaningful multimedia content includes enabling a sensing device on a user device in response to a user requesting a multimedia operation, performing the multimedia operation for a multimedia content, in response to the multimedia operation, identifying behavioral and interaction cues of the user with the sensing device substantially when the multimedia operation is being performed, updating a recommendation from a set of multimedia content including the multimedia content represented by the behavioral and interaction cues identified, and presenting the updated recommendation to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: E-Cheng Chang, Yuning Huang
  • Patent number: 11501869
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for predicting a resistance index associated with a tumor and surrounding tissue, comprising receiving one or more digital images of a pathology specimen, receiving additional information about a patient and/or a disease associated with the pathology specimen, determining at least one target region of the one or more digital images for analysis and removing a non-relevant region of the one or more digital images, applying a machine learning system to the one or more digital images to determine a resistance index for the target region of the one or more digital images, the machine learning system having been trained using a plurality of training images to predict the resistance index for the target region using a plurality of images of pathology specimens, and outputting the resistance index corresponding to the target region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: PAIGE.AI, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo Grady, Christopher Kanan, Jorge S. Reis-Filho
  • Patent number: 11497160
    Abstract: A display device for a working machine, includes: a plurality of candidate boxes in which candidate setting information to be set to the working machine is represented, the candidate boxes being displayed on a screen; and a contents display portion in which a setting item relating to the working machine is displayed. The display device includes a display control portion to move a display box to a position corresponding to the contents display portion in performing the setting to the working machine, the display box being one of the plurality of candidate boxes in which candidate setting information corresponding to the setting is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Wataya, Tsuyoshi Gono
  • Patent number: 11494743
    Abstract: Disclosed is an event notification and time awareness system having a caregiver computing device and a user notification device, each coupled to a computer server. The user notification device displays event information pertaining to the user, who may have cognitive impairment, including diminished comprehension of time, resulting in difficulty remembering appointments, or basic events related to routine daily living. The computer server is programmed to send event information to the user notification device, including appointments, daily routine activities, or other special messages, in response to data input to the caretaker computing device by a caretaker that may be located remotely from the user. The user notification device includes a grayed-out screen to partially obscure past events while leaving current and future events unobscured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventor: Mike Howell
  • Patent number: 11496806
    Abstract: A method for operating a user terminal providing a video slide service includes uploading a UGC video to a server; receiving, from the server, scene metadata information for each reproduction section corresponding to the UGC video; generating a video slide file based on the scene metadata information for each reproduction section; displaying an item corresponding to the video slide file; and displaying a page screen composed of representative image information and subtitle information, for each reproduction section of the UGC video in response to a user selection on the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: NAVER Corporation
    Inventors: Byung Gyou Choi, Sung Hyun Lee, Sang Yoon Lee, Jun Oh Kim
  • Patent number: 11487515
    Abstract: A system and method to assist in repetitively performing a task within an application/system is provided. Tracking information, in terms of how a user interacts with the application/system is stored. The tracking information includes a series of navigation actions the user takes to perform a task, and includes a sequence of user interface layouts presented in the course of performing the task. Based on the stored tracking information, a task-centric user interface layout is determined, and this is presented to the user in response to the user performing one of the navigation actions within the sequence of interface layouts. This saves the user from having to execute the series of navigation actions each time the user is to perform the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SHOPIFY INC.
    Inventor: Aaron Sadhankar
  • Patent number: 11487377
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, disclosed is an electronic device comprising at least one sensor, a display comprising a touch panel, at least one pressure sensor disposed in the upper or lower layer of the touch panel such that pressure applied to at least a part of a region of the display can be sensed, and at least one processor, the at least one processor configured to: sense whether the electronic device is in a submerged state by using the at least one sensor or the display, receive a user input with respect to the at least a part of a region of the display while the electronic device is sensed to be in the submerged state, acquire the pressure and the position of the user input by using the at least one pressure sensor, and process the user input on the basis of the acquired pressure and the acquired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junghoon Park, Hyunseok Kim, Dongyup Lee, Yongseung Yi, Hoyeong Lim, Seunggoo Kang, Dongil Son
  • Patent number: 11482317
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for predicting a resistance index associated with a tumor and surrounding tissue, comprising receiving one or more digital images of a pathology specimen, receiving additional information about a patient and/or a disease associated with the pathology specimen, determining at least one target region of the one or more digital images for analysis and removing a non-relevant region of the one or more digital images, applying a machine learning system to the one or more digital images to determine a resistance index for the target region of the one or more digital images, the machine learning system having been trained using a plurality of training images to predict the resistance index for the target region using a plurality of images of pathology specimens, and outputting the resistance index corresponding to the target region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: PAIGE.AI, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo Grady, Christopher Kanan, Jorge S. Reis-Filho
  • Patent number: 11481744
    Abstract: Example techniques relate to discovery and media control at a point-of-sale display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Lang, Deborah DuBois
  • Patent number: 11481988
    Abstract: An avatar editing environment is disclosed that allows users to create custom avatars for use in online games and other applications. Starting with a blank face the user can add, rescale and position different elements (e.g., eyes, nose, mouth) on the blank face. The user can also change the shape of the avatar's face, the avatar's skin color and the color of all the elements. In some implementations, touch input and gestures can be used to manually edit the avatar. Various controls can be used to create the avatar, such as controls for resizing, rotating, positioning, etc. The user can choose between manual and automatic avatar creation. The avatar editing environment can be part of a framework that is available to applications. One or more elements of the avatar can be animated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marcel Van Os, Thomas Goossens, Laurent Baumann, Michael Dale Lampell, Alexandre Carlhian
  • Patent number: 11475331
    Abstract: A source of bias identification (SoBI) tool is provided that identifies sources of bias in a dataset. A bias detection operation is performed on results of a computer model, based on an input dataset, to generate groupings of values for a protected attribute corresponding to a detected bias in the operation of the computer model. The SoBI tool generates a plurality of sub-groups for each grouping of values. Each sub-group comprises an individual value, or a sub-range, for the protected attribute. The SoBI tool analyzes each of the sub-groups in the plurality of sub-groups, based on at least one source of bias identification criterion, to identify one or more sources of bias in the input dataset. The SoBI tool outputs a bias notification to an authorized computing device specifying the one or more sources of bias in the input dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Manish Anand Bhide, Pranay Kumar Lohia, Diptikalyan Saha, Madhavi Katari
  • Patent number: 11474647
    Abstract: A control system including a touch-sensitive surface and an actuator fixed to the touch-sensitive surface, the actuator having a control element rotatable relative to the touch-sensitive surface between at least two selection positions. The actuator has a first sensor element rotationally fixed to the control element and coupled to the touch-sensitive surface in all selection positions, and a second sensor element. The control element is translationally movable relative to the touch-sensitive surface between a selected position and a release position. The second sensor element is rotationally fixed to the element and uncoupled from the touch-sensitive surface in the selected position and coupled to the touch-sensitive surface in the release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste Lefort, Ahamed El Sayed
  • Patent number: 11477317
    Abstract: A computer-implemented user notification method includes displaying, in a status area near a perimeter of a graphical interface, a notification of a recent alert event for a mobile device, receiving a user selection in the status area, and in response to the receipt of the user selection, displaying, in a central zone of the graphical interface, detail regarding a plurality of recent messaging events for the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Erick Tseng, Dianne K. Hackborn, Daniel Fridgren, Per Claes Olof Grimberg, Joseph M. Onorato, German W. Bauer, Jeffrey D. Yaksick, Christopher J. DeSalvo
  • Patent number: 11475149
    Abstract: A method for managing data includes obtaining a workload generation request, wherein the workload generation request specifies a security compliant rule, in response to the workload generation request: selecting a first set of resource devices using a resource allocation master list, initiating a security compliance test on the first set of resource devices to obtain a security compliance result, making a first determination, based on the security compliance result, that the first set of resource devices meet a security compliance criterion, and in response to the first determination: storing a virtual certificate in a security compliance database based on the security compliance result, and allocating the first set of resource devices to a workload based on the workload generation request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Rizwan Ali, Ravikanth Chaganti, Dharmesh M. Patel
  • Patent number: 11468228
    Abstract: Content frames can be provided for productivity applications through a content frame platform. The platform can detect a sequence of similar documents (“a document run”) and provide functionality to easily create the next document in the sequence through a content frame. The platform can receive a trigger for a content frame for a new document; and, in response, determine whether the new document belongs to a document run. In response to determining the new document belongs to a document run, the platform can determine at least two documents in the document run to be used to create the content frame and identify common content between the at least two documents in the document run. The content frame, which can include at least an outline for the new document and sections of updatable content for the new document, can be generated using the common content and provided for display and/or editing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Niyathi Nidhi Chakrapani, Mark James Encarnacion, Silviu-Petru Cucerzan, James Stephen Woffinden-Luey, Ryen William White, Bernhard S. J. Kohlmeier
  • Patent number: 11467725
    Abstract: An operation target switching apparatus includes: a display part that displays an operation target that a user can select and operate; an operation input part that receives an input of a touch operation on an operation part not dedicated to an instruction for switching selection of the operation target; and a hardware processor that switches the selection of the operation target, in accordance with a mode of the touch operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Jo Shikama
  • Patent number: 11455411
    Abstract: Content visibility on a computing device is controlled based at least in part on the current location of the computing device. When the current location is a safe location for making user-selectable content visible on a display screen of the computing device and the computing device is unlocked, the computing device operates in a full content visibility mode. In the full content visibility mode all user-selectable content on the computing device is accessible to a user of the computing device. When the current location is not a safe location for making user-selectable content visible on the display screen, the computing device operates in a reduced content visibility mode. In the reduced content visibility mode content visibility on the display screen is reduced, such as by limiting which applications (e.g., application icons or widgets) are displayed or otherwise accessible to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Rachid M. Alameh, Jarrett K. Simerson, John J. Gorsica, IV, Zhengping Ji
  • Patent number: 11449511
    Abstract: The presently disclosed systems and methods receive a search request for information provided in a first field of a first index of a non-relational database cluster and a second field of a second index of the non-relational database cluster. A first database query is performed on the first index based on the first field, and the first database query results may be stored in volatile memory. A second database query is performed on the second index based on the second field, and the second database query results may be stored in the volatile memory. A joined dataset of the first database query results and the second database query results having a joined field corresponding to the first field and the second field is then be generated. The joined dataset is displayed in a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: John Stephen Townsend, Nicholas Paul Metzger, Paul Barrera
  • Patent number: 11445336
    Abstract: An exemplary land mobile radio dispatch console and method are provided. In one embodiment, the console has the capability to process and handle Requests To Talk (RTT) and emergencies. In another embodiment, the console has the capability to provide a history. In another embodiment, the console provides the capability for operators to configure and save patches of predefined groups for later use. In another embodiment, the console includes a telephone interconnect interface component, and combinations of features mentioned above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: E.F. Johnson Company
    Inventors: Arindam Roy, Jonathan Nathan Yanez, Gary Matthew Witulski
  • Patent number: 11444899
    Abstract: Generation of filtering rules for incoming messages can be activated by a user through a gesture-based input. When the user activates filtering rule generation, the message management service can cause a user device to display a prompt requesting additional data to be used to generate the filtering rule. The gesture can be a swipe and hold gesture, where the swipe is associated with an action (archiving, deleting, deferring, or adding the message to a list), and the swipe and hold action can activate filtering rule generation associated with the action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Cue, George Milton Underwood, IV, Tim Van Damme
  • Patent number: 11442616
    Abstract: A user can select content on an interface screen and provide an associated directional placement instruction to launch a new application window that displays the selected content or information associated with the selected content. The directional placement instruction may indicate an area of the screen where the user prefers to display the new application window. Responsive to the initiation of the directional placement instruction, a conversion module converts the selected content into a placeable representation of the new application. Responsive to receipt of the directional placement instruction, a window management system presents the new application window in the user interface in a location based on the directional placement instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Miron Vranjes, Matthew Isaac Worley, Nils Anders Sundelin, Chaitanya Sareen, Robert James Jarrett, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Alice Steinglass, Richie Fang
  • Patent number: 11439366
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a display controller configured to cause a display to display an image including a first pointer having a predetermined shape superimposed thereon and move a position of the first pointer within the image in accordance with an input position that is input from an input device; a region-of-interest setting circuit configured to set a region corresponding to the position of the first pointer within the image as a region of interest when a confirmation operation for confirming the input position is input to the input device; and a distance determining circuit configured to determine a distance between a first representative position of the first pointer and a second representative position of the region of interest within the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro Sabata
  • Patent number: 11435890
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that provide a lean-back, interactive experience that enables a user to browse and understand content items (e.g., news articles or reactions) that provide different perspectives around a topic (e.g., a news story). In particular, the systems and methods can provide context around a topic by assembling a wide-range of interesting content around a topic and seamlessly allowing users to scan through articles by surfacing unique information contained in them. The systems and methods of the present disclosure can read, understand, and organizes thousands of documents around a topic, hence allowing easy consumption of news.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Ziad Sultan, Vidhya Ramesh Bhat
  • Patent number: 11423613
    Abstract: A representation of a surface in a three-dimensional space is obtained. A first input representing a starting point and a second input representing a next point are obtained. A representation of a surface-aware spline comprising vertices is generated, with the representation of the surface-aware spline including a starting vertex corresponding to the starting point and a next vertex corresponding to the next point. First and second projection points corresponding to projections of a first vertex and a second vertex onto the surface are determined. New points corresponding to equal distance points for the first and second vertices aligned with the first and second projection points are determined, and a rigid transformation is determined from the new points. The representation of the surface-aware spline is adjusted based on a transformation of the new points using the rigid transformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: UNITY TECHNOLOGIES SF
    Inventors: Olivier Gourmel, Paolo Selva
  • Patent number: 11422380
    Abstract: Eyewear providing an interactive augmented reality experience by displaying virtual 3D content in a 3D frame on a display forming a field of view (FOV). The user can manipulate the displayed 3D frame using control components, such as touchpad of the eyewear device and the mobile device including control components. The 3D frame is displayed around the 3D content to avoid FOV clipping of the 3D content by the display which distracts from the virtual experience and draws attention to the device's limitations. The 3D frame is illustrated as a window positioned in a central portion of a virtual scene displayed on display. The 3D frame can be manipulated with reference to the virtual scene by the user using the control inputs, such as by rotating the 3D frame about a non-visual vertical axis within the virtual scene to create a seamless transition. Upon advancing the 3D frame to the next/previous frame having different 3D content, an event, such as playing animation, can be triggered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Goodrich, Andrew McPhee, Daniel Moreno
  • Patent number: 11422628
    Abstract: A method creates haptic stimulations on a user of an artificial reality system. The system includes a head-mounted display (HMD) and a wearable device. The HMD includes a display and speakers. The wearable device includes a plurality of transducers that can each generate waves to provide haptic feedback to a user. The system displays media content on the display and, in accordance with the displayed media content, determines a virtual object location in the displayed media content corresponding to a physical object location. The system provides, to the user, audio directed to the virtual object location. The system activates one or more transducers to provide haptic feedback at a target location on the user, distinct from the physical object location, to produce haptic feedback whose perceptual interpretation is at the physical object location based on a combination of the displayed media, the provided audio, and the haptic feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignees: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Sean Jason Keller, Tristan Thomas Trutna, Hrvoje Benko, Raymond King, Andrew Arthur Stanley, Massimiliano Di Luca, Yon Visell, Yitian Shao, Bharat Dandu
  • Patent number: 11425071
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating, in response to a single input operating system command that is invoked independent of a native application, a message that includes an image of a particular environment instance of the native application that was displayed when the single input operating system command and a uniform resource identifier of the particular environment instance of the native application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Ibrahim Badr, Paige Alexis Dunn-Rankin
  • Patent number: 11416269
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for serving user settings interface components is disclosed. The method includes processing a device configuration library to obtain executable codes for serving a plurality of pre-generated and device-specific user interface components. The method also includes carrying out a selection of a reduced subset of compatible user interface components and available settings, from the plurality of user interface components, as a function of a model identifier for a sensor device and a firmware version installed at the sensor device. The method also includes generating a customized package containing the reduced subset of the compatible user interface components and relevant settings that is served for provisioning at the sensor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Morlang, Cody Yarbrough
  • Patent number: 11416128
    Abstract: A collective virtual emotional experience, e.g., laughing in reaction to stand-up comedy, results is accomplished by providing stand-up comedy content through a first remote device, e.g., a smart phone, to a first content consumer; collecting, through the smart phone, the first content consumer's reaction to a segment of the stand-up comedy content; providing the same stand-up comedy content through a second remote device, e.g., a smart phone, to a second content consumer who is remote relative to the first content consumer; and, when providing the segment to the second content consumer, apprising the second content consumer of the first content consumer's reaction to the segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventor: Jeffrey Harmon
  • Patent number: 11417420
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for managing health-related data captures an image from a display of an exercise machine using a camera, has the images processed to extract the text data from the captured images, and analyzes the text data to identify information relating to extrinsic physical activity performed by a person at the exercise machine. The results are stored in memory and a profile specific to the person is updated. The profile comprises a log of past exercise activity that allows the person to track his or her activity and progress and overall health. The profile can be accessed by the person through a portal such as using a smart phone or a computer program or web browser. The results can be combined with other data to arrive at a health score which can be published through the portal while personal data remains masked from public inspection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: DACADOO AG
    Inventors: Peter Ohnemus, Andre Naef