Thumbnail Or Scaled Image Patents (Class 715/838)
  • Patent number: 8887101
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for moving a cursor applied in a display apparatus, wherein the movement of the cursor and the selection of the target are achieved by pressing the Arabic numeral buttons on a remote controller by the user, so that a simple and direct operation is provided. The method according to the invention includes: in response to the first control command, displaying a plurality of first sub-regions on the display apparatus; in response to a second control command, selecting one of the first sub-regions; and moving the cursor to the selected first sub-region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventor: Hung Chi Huang
  • Patent number: 8881061
    Abstract: A multifunction device displays a plurality of selectable user interface objects on the display. In response to detecting the first input, the device moves a first object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects across the display to a location on the display that is proximate to a second object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects. In response to detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria while the first object is proximate to the second object, the device creates a folder that contains the first object and the second object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Imran Chaudhri, Marcel van Os
  • Patent number: 8878793
    Abstract: Provided is an input apparatus capable of handling operation mistakes (erroneous operations) unintentionally performed by a user. An input apparatus 10 has a display unit 32 configured to display objects of folders arranged in a hierarchical structure, an input unit 34 configured to receive a pressing input to the display unit 32, a load detection unit 40 configured to detect a pressure load on the input unit 34, and a control unit 20, if the load detection unit 40 continuously detects a pressure load not satisfying a predetermined load standard for a predetermined period after satisfying the predetermined load standard while the display unit 32 is displaying objects of open folders, configured to control to close a lowest folder among the open folders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Yasushi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20140325450
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for executing an application at a terminal such as a portable phone. The method for executing an application comprises capturing a screen being executed on an application, registering the captured screen together with user input information and displaying the captured screen as thumbnail images on a certain page of the application. And, the method for executing an application includes, when the displayed thumbnail images are selected, displaying the screen corresponding to the captured screen by using the registered user input information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: INFOBANK CORP.
    Inventor: Jun ho JANG
  • Publication number: 20140325451
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an icon change method and apparatus, which belong to the field of computer technologies. The icon change method comprises: detecting a user's operation of clicking a preset button, and acquiring a picture; generating a thumbnail of the picture; and changing an icon of the preset button with the thumbnail, The present invention improves the users service experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Fei Wang, Yanjie Wen, Zhanwei Wang
  • Patent number: 8875056
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display mode controller for controlling a transition to a whole screen display mode for displaying an image in an entire screen of a display section, a multiple content display mode for displaying, on the screen, multiple thumbnail images related to contents, or a panel display mode for displaying, on the screen, a panel on which information related to the contents is displayed, an arrangement determination section for arranging multiple thumbnail images displayed in the multiple content display mode by category to which the contents belong, an arrangement change section for changing an arrangement of multiple thumbnail images by a user, and a boundary line display section for displaying, between two thumbnail images, a boundary line indicating a difference of the category before the arrangement of the thumbnail images is changed by the user, and for not displaying the boundary line after changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Onogi, Koichi Tashiro, Naoya Okamoto
  • Patent number: 8866844
    Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, a process display unit displays on the display a plurality of candidate image processes to be performed on the image data. The plurality of candidate image processes includes a sepia image process. A process receiving unit receives an instruction indicating the sepia image process selected from among the plurality of candidate image processes. A process storing unit stores the selected sepia image process. An image display unit displays a display image corresponding to the image data on the display. An image designating unit designates a display image. The image display unit displays a processed display image that represents a result of the selected sepia image process performed on the image data corresponding to the designated display image before performing the selected sepia image process on the image data corresponding to the designated display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahiko Watari, Tatsuya Sato
  • Publication number: 20140310655
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to display a Geographic Information System (GIS) map, derive a data based on a user action associated with the map; associate a thumbnail image to the data; and display the thumbnail image representative of the map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Oliver William Sims
  • Patent number: 8863032
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes, among other things, systems, methods and program products for presenting object properties by receiving selection of a component of a model presented in a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computer aided design tool, the GUI including an interactive display element having an arrangement of property fields related to the selected component, determining property values associated with the property fields based on the selected component, and providing the determined property values in corresponding property fields of the interactive display element for presentation in the GUI in conjunction with the model, such that responsive to receiving selection of a different component of the model, the property fields are updated with property values corresponding to the different component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Christopher Nicol, Jeff Maisano, Josh Dagg
  • Publication number: 20140304657
    Abstract: Computer program products, methods, systems, etc. for generating an animated preview of a number of images are disclosed. A selection of a group of images is received. A set of digital images from the group of images are identified as being representative of the group. At least some portion of the identified set of representative digital images from the group is then used to create an animated image. The animated image serves as a preview of the group of images, such that, when a user browses the images and sees the preview associated with a corresponding folder or directory, the user is able to quickly and easily associate the images in the group with a particular event and identify contents of the folder or directory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: SANJEEV KUMAR BISWAS
  • Publication number: 20140304658
    Abstract: Method of and system for presenting image information to a user of a client device: Receiving, from the user via a user interface of the client device, a search query. Sending the search query to a server. Receiving, from the server, search results in respect of the search query, the search results including a plurality of images. Displaying, via the user interface, a search engine results page (SERP) including the plurality of the images in a thumbnail array. Receiving, a user interface, an indication of a selection by the user of one of the plurality of the images in the thumbnail array. Changing a display of the plurality of the images in a thumbnail array via the user interface to include a display of an expanded version of the one of the plurality of images in the thumbnail array having been selected by the user, without leaving the SERP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: YANDEX EUROPE AG
    Inventors: Anastasia Petrovna LARKINA, Liya Sergeevna KAREPOVA, Sergey Alexandrovich BEREZHNOY, Roman Antonovich VORONEZHSKIY
  • Publication number: 20140304633
    Abstract: A system provides for a clipboard manager for showing thumbnails in a clipboard while editing a document via a clipboard manager. The clipboard manager allows a user to select data from a second document. Upon selection, the clipboard manager generates a thumbnail that distinctly represents the data and stores the thumbnail and data in a clipboard. The thumbnail contains a miniaturized view of the data. The clipboard manager further allows the user to identify a paste location in the document that is to be edited. The clipboard manager displays the thumbnail in the clipboard in response to the user selecting a paste command. The user can employ the clipboard manager to insert the data at the paste location by selecting the thumbnail from the clipboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Anmol Dhawan, Sachin Soni
  • Patent number: 8850359
    Abstract: An image processing method executed by an image processor comprising a displaying unit, a storage unit, and a control unit, wherein the storage unit includes an image data storage unit that stores image data displayed in thumbnail form and a keyword associated with the image data, and the method includes a keyword obtaining step of obtaining the keyword corresponding to the image data stored in the image data storage unit; and a thumbnail image with keyword displaying step of displaying the keyword obtained at the keyword obtaining step on the displaying unit, with the keyword being overlapped with the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: PFU Limited
    Inventors: Satoshi Kubo, Satoshi Ishida, Yasunori Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 8847990
    Abstract: A display control apparatus that allows a user to easily find a desired image on a multi-display screen in a short time. Attribute information of images stored in a storage medium is read out. The images stored in the storage medium is classified into a plurality of groups on the basis of the read attribute information and arranged for each group on a multi-display screen which is controlled to be displayed on a display device. Display processing is controlled so that, when the multi-display screen is displayed, an image having the highest priority of the display processing in a first group having the highest priority of the display processing of the groups is displayed first, and then display processing of an image having the highest priority of the display processing in a second group of the groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tatsuya Higeta
  • Patent number: 8850360
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for skipping through electronic content displayed on an electronic device having a touchscreen display coupled to a processing engine. According to one embodiment, a multi-touch gesture is received from a user. Based on the user's multi-touch gesture, electronic content associated with digital media immediately advances to a subsequent section or immediately reverses back to a previous section of the digital media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dustin C Rosing, Glenn A Wong, Sam Hoang, Matthew Wolfe
  • Patent number: 8850323
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a communication unit to connect to a different device on a network, the different device storing contents; an output unit to connect to a display apparatus; a control unit; an operation input unit; and a reproduction unit. The control unit searches for contents stored in the different device on the network, generates a list of thumbnail images indicating the searched contents, estimates an error rate when each of the contents is received and reproduced, and outputs the list to the display apparatus, the control unit changing a state of each of the thumbnail images in the list according to the estimated error rate. The operation input unit receives reproduction instruction operation with respect to the content indicated by each of the thumbnail images. The reproduction unit receives the content, which is subjected to the reproduction instruction operation, from the different device, and reproduce the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Okada, Masahiko Enari, Noboru Murabayashi
  • Publication number: 20140289263
    Abstract: According to example configurations, a digital asset manager receives a digital asset. The digital asset manager generates multiple sets of thumbnail data based on the digital asset. Each of the multiple sets of thumbnail data can be encoded to support display of a different thumbnail resolution of the digital asset. The digital asset manager initiates storage of the multiple sets of thumbnail data in a unit of storage of a repository. The unit of storage can be pre-allocated for storing the multiple sets of thumbnail data associated with the digital asset. Accordingly, in lieu of storing data for each thumbnail in a different file as in conventional methods, configurations herein can include storing thumbnail data in the same unit of storage or file. Thus, multiple sets of thumbnail data for a corresponding digital asset can be stored in a single file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventor: Tapani Juha Otala
  • Publication number: 20140289680
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus 1 includes: an image selection unit, a thumbnail generation unit, an association unit, and an execution unit. The image selection unit selects a group consisting of a plurality of images as targets for predetermined processing. The thumbnail generation unit generates a thumbnail that can identify the group consisting of a plurality of images that is selected by the image selection unit. The association unit associates predetermined information indicating the group consisting of a plurality of images selected by the image selection unit with the thumbnail generated by the thumbnail generation unit. The execution unit, in response to an operation on the thumbnail associated by the association unit, executes predetermined processing by automatically selecting a group consisting of a plurality of images indicated with predetermined information that is associated with the thumbnail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuto YAMAMOTO, Shohei SAKAMOTO, Kanako NAKANO, Jun MURAKI
  • Publication number: 20140282264
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for displaying a thumbnail image. A plurality of thumbnail images that corresponds to a plurality of files stored in a storage unit is displayed. The plurality of files comprises at least one of a video file or an image file. A thumbnail image is selected from the plurality of thumbnail images. A selected effect is applied to the selected thumbnail image to generate a modified thumbnail image. The modified thumbnail image to which the selected effect has been applied is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seung Won Han
  • Publication number: 20140282263
    Abstract: Various aspects and embodiments are directed to a streamlined computer device and a graphical user interface that organizes interface elements into views of computer content for presentation to a user. Various views of digital media content permits users to easily and efficiently access various digital media content. Different views are used to provide an interface that is responsive to configurations of the device and responsive to activity being performed by the user. Aspects include permitting the user to maintain and manage digital media content libraries. According to some embodiments, the libraries comprise user digital media content and references digital media content. Functionality provided to a user can be tailored to the type of content displayed, accessed and/or managed. According to various aspects, methods and systems are provided for accessing and managing digital media libraries on a streamlined computing device with a plurality selectable I/O profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: LITL, LLC
    Inventors: Robert S. Pennington, Matthew D. Day, Noah B. Guyot, Daniel Kuo, Jenea B. Hayes, Aaron Tang, David L. Fore, John H. Chuang, Chris Bambacus, Eben Eliason, Chris Moody, Yves Behar, Joshua Morenstein, Christopher Hibmacronan, Naoya Edahiro
  • Publication number: 20140282261
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for providing an interactive user interface for enabling users to interact with reports and other documents associated with an entity on various client devices and to effectively manage business activities from their client device. The business application user interface may enable a user to access work documents on a client device over a network, and to interact with the documents on the client device. The user interface may display reduced thumbnail versions of available reports, select and view them based on one or more roles. The user interface may adapt how a report is displayed in a full size based on the type of device on which the user views the report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer Ranz, Brian Meier, Robert Wagner, Robert Bernhardt, John Nannenga, Yury Mikheev
  • Publication number: 20140282260
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for augmenting an interactive session with images. In one aspect, a method includes generating a first linear arrangement of images captured during an interactive session. The images of the first linear arrangement of images can be arranged in order based on a sequence in which the images were captured. The first linear arrangement of images is provided for display. Selection data specifying a selection of an image of the first linear arrangement of images are received. In response to receiving the selection data, a branch point is created at the selected image. The branch point can define a branch from the selected image to a second linear arrangement of images. Additional images captured during the interactive session are received. The second linear arrangement of images is generated that includes the additional images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Matthew Amacker, Malay Haldar
  • Publication number: 20140282262
    Abstract: Systems and methods that improve navigation within video content in an adaptive streaming environment are provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Gregotski, Gary Hughes
  • Patent number: 8839152
    Abstract: A first display control unit configured to display in a first display region a list of thumbnail images of image data on a display device. A direction receiving unit configured to acquire a selection by a user for the image data. A second display control unit configured to display a list of one or more thumbnail images of image data that have been selected by the user in a second display region, which is displayed simultaneously with but in a different region from the first display region on the display device where the thumbnail images to be displayed by the first display control unit are displayed. Herein, the first display control unit acquires the selection by the user from the direction receiving unit and displays, on the display device, the one or more thumbnail images of the image data that have been selected by the user and thumbnail images of the image data that have not been selected by the user, in different display modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromasa Ohkubo, Takayuki Shinohara, Hidehiko Morisada, Takashi Umeda, Takahiro Moriyama
  • Patent number: 8839128
    Abstract: A gallery software application enables a user to browse, view, and interact with various content items, such as still images and videos. The gallery includes a graphical user interface that displays multiple images in the foreground and one image in the background. The foreground images represent content items. The background image is generated based on one of the foreground images. As the foreground images are scrolled, the background image changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Cooliris, Inc.
    Inventors: Venkat Krishnaraj, Austin W. Shoemaker, Aditya Rathnam, Soujanya Bhumkar
  • Patent number: 8839127
    Abstract: Object transitions can include providing a graphical transition of an object item that retains an aspect ratio associated with the object item while transitioning the object item into an instance of an executing object associated with the object item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John O. Louch, Imran A. Chaudhri, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
  • Patent number: 8839300
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to present a graphic user interface (GUI) for customizing an electronic programming guide (EPG), the GUI including a plurality of scrollable media channels, each media channel accompanied by an image, a description of the media channel, an option to select the media channel for inclusion in the EPG, a first button to customize the EPG according to one or more media channels selected, and a second button to request additional information about a media channel highlighted in the GUI. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventor: Scott White
  • Patent number: 8839148
    Abstract: A method and apparatus managing processing resources in a portable electronic device are provided. An area of the display device is controlled to provide a banner region comprising device state data, the area of the display device enabled to receive focus using an input device. While focus is in the banner region, first input data is receiving, and the display device is responsively controlled to provide in the banner region an indication of the first application, replacing the device state data. Further input data is received while the indication of the first application is provided in the banner region. In response and, in response, at least one of the following occurs: the first application is brought to the foreground by controlling the display device to provide a representation of the first application; and the first application is closed such that resources used by the processing unit are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Orlin Vesselinov Stoev, Michael William Brown
  • Publication number: 20140258919
    Abstract: A method for implementing a view mode switch of a graphical user interface (GUI) is disclosed. The method is performed at an electronic device with a touch screen display. In this method, a single-finger double-tap gesture on a first sub-view object among a plurality of sub-view objects is detected, upon detection of the single-finger double-tap gesture on the first sub-view object, the GUI performs a thumbnail-to-complete or complete-to-thumbnail view mode switch; an information content, which is associated with a sub-view object to be presented and adapted to the switched view mode of the GUI is acquired; and the sub-view object with the acquired information content is presented in the GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Yu Peng, Tianzhe Dong, Xiao He, Yongsheng Zhao, Heng Wang, Yelu Liu, Zhiming Zhao, Rui Guo, Ziguang Gao
  • Publication number: 20140250394
    Abstract: Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for providing a table of contents for a document viewer application. A document viewer application is provided that can display a document that has multiple pages of content. Upon receiving a selection from the user to access a table of contents for the document, a table of contents is displayed that contains a representation of at least some of the pages of content in a manner that is overlaid on top of a current position in the document. A navigation feature allows a user to navigate through the table of contents while retaining the current position in the document. A preview size adjustment feature allows the user to adjust a size of the representation of the pages of content for the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Han, Nathan Dunlap
  • Patent number: 8826131
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a content-list creating unit for selecting, on the basis of a predetermined subject, contents out of recorded program contents, information contents concerning receivable program contents, contents acquired from an outside, and contents stored in the information processing apparatus in advance to thereby create a content list; a content-list selecting unit for selecting out of plural content lists created by the content-list creating unit, on the basis of at least one of contents of the content lists and a situation during user operation, plural content lists to be displayed; and a display control unit for causing a predetermined display unit to display the plural content lists selected by the content-list selecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Taro Suito, Yoshiaki Arishima, Yukihiro Isono, Takashi Karimoto, Rui Sugiuchi, Ryo Takaoka, Takashi Murayama, Kazuhiro Yanase, Yasuaki Yorikane, Nobuyuki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Narahara
  • Publication number: 20140245187
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes providing a plurality of thumbnails for display on a display device, receiving an indication that a user selected a particular thumbnail, and providing one or more instructions to change from media content that the user is currently watching to media content associated with the particular thumbnail. Each of the plurality of thumbnails includes a visual indication representing media content previously viewed by the user. The plurality of thumbnails are operable to change from media content that the user is currently watching to media content corresponding to the particular thumbnail selected by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Erick Tseng, Colin Cameron Campbell, Gregory John Moeck
  • Patent number: 8819590
    Abstract: In an image display apparatus, an image classification unit generates one or more of image groups by classifying image data to which attribution information is added based on the attribute information. A display control unit displays, on a display device, a list of a plurality of thumbnail images of the image data included in each of the image groups generated by the image classification unit, in a manner in which the plurality of thumbnail images are piled up for every image group. Herein, the display control unit acquires the predetermined number of sheets of image data from the selected image group to display, on the display device, the image data as a background image in which the image data are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromasa Ohkubo, Akitsugu Komiyama, Takayuki Shinohara, Hidehiko Morisada, Takashi Umeda, Takahiro Moriyama
  • Patent number: 8819585
    Abstract: Tabs or other display elements that do not comply with traditional “window” requirements can be individually presented to a user when the window containing such tabs or other display elements is hidden or obscured. The user can be enabled to perform tab-specific actions, such as closing a particular tab, or viewing a specific tab without interacting with the containing window. Executing processes utilizing such tabs can register them and provide order and display information. Subsequent tab-specific actions can be received and directed to such executing processes. Additional requests, such as for thumbnails and bitmaps, can be directed to such executing processes in order to implement the tab presentation mechanisms and to provide for the tab-specific actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Gregory Alexander Lett, Tony Edward Schreiner, Helen Elizabeth Drislane
  • Patent number: 8812989
    Abstract: A system and machine-implemented method for displaying thumbnails includes receiving thumbnail data corresponding to plural thumbnails. The plural thumbnails are displayed within a display area. A viewing component is displayed within the display area. The viewing component moves within the display area. Differentiated display of at least one of the thumbnails relative to the remaining plural thumbnails is provided, based on the movement of the viewing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Aurimas Liutikas
  • Patent number: 8812988
    Abstract: Dynamic icons associated with remote content provide one or more pieces of information to a user by changing the appearance of the icon based on changes to data of a data source associated with the icon. For example, when the icon represents data available from a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed, the icon may be represented as an image extracted from the RSS feed, which may change when the RSS feed is updated or includes new content. In some embodiments, the icon may by dynamically updated based on user information and/or device information, such as an icon for a weather forecast that is based at least in part on a location of a device and thus directs the icon to show imagery and/or information based at least in part on the respective location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Kam, Charles Goran, Eric London, Brian Ehrhart, Larry Jordan, Katherine Caricaburu
  • Patent number: 8806376
    Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile communication device and a method of controlling the same in which an image of a web page is stored as a thumbnail image when the web page is added to a list of favorites. When the list of favorites is requested from the mobile communication device, a plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to a plurality of web pages added to the list of favorites are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jung Young Park
  • Publication number: 20140223379
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a storage configured to store a content, a display configured to display a thumbnail image of the content, and a controller configured to sequentially change the thumbnail image at a predetermined time interval by using a plurality of images extracted from the content. Therefore, the display apparatus displays a thumbnail, and thus provides a user with a convenient operation of the apparatus so that the user is able to intuitionally understand the details of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: So-young SHIN, Ji-bum MOON, Hyeon-ji LEE
  • Patent number: 8799811
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and a system for browsing medical thumbnail objects to be displayed on a window on a monitor before loading the medical objects. It is possible to load only those images which indeed are relevant for a user and thus to save transmission time. A display pattern for displaying the thumbnail objects is user-selectable and includes a number of objects to be displayed and advantageously the arrangement or pattern remains constant, even in case a window size has been modified. Using a fixed but user-selectable layout pattern supports selection of relevant images during browsing. The window size is also user-selectable. After having determined the display pattern and the window size the size of the thumbnail objects is calculated automatically according to the determined display pattern and the determined window size. The thumbnail objects are displayed in the calculated object size, which favorably simplifies browsing of complex medical images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christoph Braun, Martin Kessner, Petra Rummel
  • Patent number: 8799820
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides for systems, devices, and methods facilitating dynamic scaling of messaging content. Messaging content can include visual content other than the actual textual content of a message body for a messaging environment. In an aspect dynamic scaling of messaging content can allow message content such as pictures, images, emoticons, movies, maps, and the like to be presented to a user in a manner that facilities efficient comprehension of the message content. The tokens can be dynamically scaled as the messaging environment changes to maintain high levels of comprehension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Kristin Marie Pascal, Andrew Klonsky, Matthew Bailey
  • Patent number: 8799781
    Abstract: A thumbnail display screen is displayed. The thumbnail display screen contains a first thumbnail array and a second thumbnail array, in which the images of two groups of frames extracted from a moving image file according to different rules are aligned in the order of appearance in the moving image. The first thumbnail array can be shifted forward or backward via an input apparatus, and the second thumbnail array is shifted in conjunction with a shift of the first thumbnail array. When one of the frames on the thumbnail display screen is selected, the moving image is played from the selected frame or the nearest scene switching point from the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yuichi Nishimori, Michihiro Okada
  • Publication number: 20140215404
    Abstract: New devices, systems and methods are hereby provided that enable a user to open a communication channel by selecting an image on a monitor. A device that includes a monitor and a graphical position user input mechanism is configured to display one or more images on the monitor, to receive a graphical position user input selecting one of the images, and to open a communication channel directed to a contact information element associated with the selected image. For example, this may include placing a phone call to a selected recipient, or opening an email, instant messaging, or text message composition panel addressed to a selected recipient, by touching, clicking on, or otherwise selecting an image of the recipient, or an image that is associated with the recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Randy Yuan Kong, Chunhui Zhang, Qiong Yang
  • Patent number: 8788948
    Abstract: To provide a technique for facilitating the management of an attachment file attached to an electronic mail. A client apparatus acquires attachment position information in a text of the electronic mail and stores it associated with an identifier of the electronic mail, in receiving the electronic mail with attachment file. Upon receiving an instruction for displaying the electronic mail from the user, the client apparatus arranges a graphic representing the attachment file of the electronic mail on a child screen that displays the reduced screen of a parent screen that displays the electronic mail based on the corresponding attachment position information, and displays the child screen together with the parent screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Tsuruta
  • Patent number: 8788968
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for transitioning an interface to a related image are provided. A method for transitioning an interface to a related image may include receiving information describing a homography between a first image and a second image, and adjusting the interface to present the second image at one or more transition intervals in a transition period until the second image is fully displayed and the first image is no longer visible. The interface may be adjusted by determining, based on the homography, a region of the second image to overlay onto a corresponding area of the first image, blending the determined region with the corresponding area to reduce visible seams occurring between the first image and the second image, and updating the interface by gradually decreasing visual intensity of the first image while gradually and proportionally increasing visual intensity of the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Filip, Daniel Cotting
  • Patent number: 8782562
    Abstract: A navigation system which provides: a navigation front end which provides tiles that are easily identifiable and content-driven vs. context-driven; a navigation system that includes an expanded view/tile paradigm; and a navigation system that allows users to interact with the native operating system environment of the information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Deborah C. Russell, Jonathan Cho, Mark Ligameri
  • Patent number: 8782559
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a search unit for searching for a second content linked to a first content and a display control unit for controlling display of a search history of content search performed in accordance with one of a first image and a first character, each indicating the first content, one of a second image and a second character, each indicating the second content and link information linking the first content to the second content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuo Ikeda, Kazuto Mugura
  • Patent number: 8782563
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus may control display of a GUI image including indexes that allow a user to select the entirety or part of an image content piece. The information processing apparatus may include a controller configured to control display of a first GUI image including an index of each of at least one image content piece, and to control a display of a second GUI image including face thumbnail images, which serve as indexes that allow the user to select the entirety or part of an image content piece corresponding to an index selected from the first GUI image by the user, the face thumbnail images corresponding to faces detected from the entirety or part of the image content piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kaname Ogawa, Keiji Kanota, Makoto Yamada, Hiroshi Jinno
  • Patent number: 8782513
    Abstract: An electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface stores a document having primary content, supplementary content, and user-generated content. The device displays a representation of the document in a segmented user interface on the display. Primary content of the document is displayed in a first segment of the segmented user interface and supplementary content of the document is concurrently displayed in a second segment of the segmented user interface distinct from the first segment. The device receives a request to view user-generated content of the document. In response to the request, the device maintains display of the previously displayed primary content, ceases to display at least a portion of the previously displayed supplementary content, and displays user-generated content of the document in a third segment of the segmented user interface distinct from the first segment and the second segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. Migos, Jay Christopher Capela
  • Publication number: 20140195963
    Abstract: A method and related system are disclosed for generating a rotatable thumbnail representation of a 3D model of an object stored in a CAD file. Method steps include translating content of the CAD file into a neutral graphics format, converting the translated file content into a succession of views of the object, each successive view presenting a different perspective of the object as it rotates about a common axis, converting the successive views to a sequence of thumbnail-sized images, associating the sequence with a single thumbnail representation of the CAD file, and configuring the thumbnail representation to enable a user to preview the CAD file on a graphical user interface by displaying the thumbnail-sized images according to the sequence to simulate rotation of the object about the common axis. The resulting 3D thumbnail is universally viewable, for example, in a browser, without opening application software used to create the 3D model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: GEHRY TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventor: GEHRY TECHNOLOGIES
  • Patent number: 8773408
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display control apparatus for displaying an image from among a plurality of images arrayed in a predetermined order in an enlarged scale, including, a storage section, a detection section, a display control section, and a decoding section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsuhiro Kitagawa