Using Button Array Patents (Class 715/840)
  • Patent number: 11921694
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods that provide users with efficient and effective user experiences when browsing, selecting, or inspecting content items. More specifically, systems and methods described herein provide users the ability to easily and effectively select multiple content items via a single touch gesture (e.g., swipe gesture). Additionally, systems and methods disclosed herein can allow users to select various content items in a selection interface, preview a content item, and return to the selection interface with the previous selections remaining intact. Still further, systems and methods described herein allow users to transition between a content graphical user interface and a selection interface based on touch gestures with content items. Embodiments of the present invention further provide improved navigability by collapsing views of content items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephan Jätzold, Daniel Wagner
  • Patent number: 11890549
    Abstract: Techniques for managing notifications are described. In an example, a computing device presents content in an application window based on an execution of an application. Notification data is received by a computing device. Based on a context associated with the computing device, such as whether the application window is the foreground and whether the notification data is associated with the application or such as the operational mode of the computing device, a determination is made whether to present a corresponding notification in-context within the application window or in a pop-up window. Otherwise, the notification is added to a notification list and can be summarized in a notification summary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Ruth Juenger, Ryan David Sutton, Makoto Oshita, Zentaro Kaji
  • Patent number: 11847935
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to dynamically generating simulated attack messages configured for annotation by users as part of cybersecurity training. A computing platform may generate a simulated attack message including a plurality of elements and send the simulated attack message to an enterprise user device. Subsequently, the computing platform may receive, from the enterprise user device, user selections annotating selected elements of the plurality of elements of the simulated attack message. The computing platform may thereafter identify one or more training areas for the user based on the user selections received from the enterprise user device, generate a customized training module specific to the identified one or more training areas, and send the customized training module to the enterprise user device. Sending the customized training module to the enterprise user device may cause the enterprise user device to display the customized training module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Proofpoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason R. Brubaker, Benjamin C. Blanchard
  • Patent number: 11822779
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and system for recording media data such as audio data in one or more communication modes based on gestures on a graphical user interface (GUI) of an electronic device is provided. A gesture based media recording application (GBMRA) provided on the electronic device defines multiple interface regions on the GUI. The GBMRA detects a gesture on an interface region and performs a first action associated with recording of the media data in a communication mode. The GBMRA detects another gesture on the same interface region or another interface region and performs a second action. The first action and the second action include at least one of triggering recording of the media data, switching from one communication mode to another for recording the media data, canceling recording of the media data, generating and displaying multiple options for performing an operation associated with the recorded media data, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Multimodal Media LLC.
    Inventor: Kieraj Singh Mumick
  • Patent number: 11714527
    Abstract: Using a set of menu to key process mappings, historical menu usage data for an application is aggregated into aggregated key process usage data. A set of key process association rules, each comprising a consequent key process given a particular antecedent key process, is generated. From the set of key process association rules and a set of ranked menus by frequency of usage within each key process, a set of model menu recommendations is generated. According to an application usage history, a menu frequency ratio, and a confidence value of a modelled next menu, the set of menu recommendations is scored. A scored menu recommendation having a rank below a threshold rank is pruned from a set of menu items of the application ranked according to their scores. The pruned set of scored menu recommendations is presented for selection instead of the set of menu items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Long Fan, Yang Yang, Ye Fan, Juan Wu, Qi Mao, Jing James Xu
  • Patent number: 11703992
    Abstract: A method of identifying a flange specification based on an augmented reality interface includes steps of: providing a first interface, through which an operator picks real-time images of a flange at different viewing angles, and creating a virtual flange surface according to the real-time images; providing a second interface, through which the operator picks three circumferential points corresponding to the flange, and creating a virtual flange model having a virtual outer diameter; providing a third interface, through which the operator adjusts a virtual pitch circle diameter of the virtual flange model; providing a fourth interface, through which the operator adjusts a virtual thickness of the virtual flange model; providing a fifth interface, through which the operator inputs a count of bolts; and searching a database according to the virtual outer diameter, the virtual pitch circle diameter and the virtual thickness of the virtual flange model to obtain searched results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chih-Hsing Chu, Mu-Hsuan Lee, Yen-Ru Chen, Shau-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 11567653
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and system for recording media data such as audio data in one or more communication modes based on gestures on a graphical user interface (GUI) of an electronic device is provided. A gesture based media recording application (GBMRA) provided on the electronic device defines multiple interface regions on the GUI. The GBMRA detects a gesture on an interface region and performs a first action associated with recording of the media data in a communication mode. The GBMRA detects another gesture on the same interface region or another interface region and performs a second action. The first action and the second action include at least one of triggering recording of the media data, switching from one communication mode to another for recording the media data, canceling recording of the media data, generating and displaying multiple options for performing an operation associated with the recorded media data, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Multimodal Media LLC
    Inventor: Kieraj Singh Mumick
  • Patent number: 11550898
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for an internet isolation system implemented using a browser application. The host computer system may be configured to receive a request to communicate with a first network destination. The host computer system may determine whether the first network destination is trusted or untrusted. The host computer system may instantiate a browser application. The browser application may be configured to, on a condition that the first network destination is determined to be trusted, enable communication with the first network destination via a first browser process executed in a workspace of the host computer system. The browser application may be configured to, on a condition that the first network destination is determined to be untrusted, implement an isolated computing environment using an internal isolation firewall and enable communication with the first destination via a second browser process executed in the isolated computing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: L3 Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Coleman, Peter Martz, Kenneth Moritz
  • Patent number: 11543938
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device receives an input corresponding to a request for information about a user-specified topic. In response, the electronic device displays information about media that is relevant to the user-specified topic, including concurrently displaying: a representation of respective media that is available for viewing on a first set of applications, the electronic device having a second set of applications downloaded on it, and a respective selectable user interface element associated with the respective media. In some embodiments, if the second set of applications includes at least one application in the first set of applications, the respective selectable user interface element is selectable to initiate a process for launching a respective application of the first set of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Graham R. Clarke
  • Patent number: 11496586
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for registering a user and/or a client device with a server computer. In one embodiment, a registration method does not use any stored passwords or tokens. In certain embodiments, a method can include (a) generating a plurality of mathematical formulas, at least some of the plurality of mathematical formulas comprising variables; (b) generating a user ID file name comprising a decryption key, the decryption key associated with the plurality of mathematical formulas; (c) generating a plurality of icons; (d) assigning uniquely each mathematical formula from the plurality of mathematical formulas to each of the icons of the plurality of icons; and (e) receiving an ordered selection of icons, the ordered selection of icons selected by the user from said plurality of icons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventor: Paul Swengler
  • Patent number: 11294562
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and system for recording media data such as audio data in one or more communication modes based on gestures on a graphical user interface (GUI) of an electronic device is provided. A gesture based media recording application (GBMRA) provided on the electronic device defines multiple interface regions on the GUI. The GBMRA detects a gesture on an interface region and performs a first action associated with recording of the media data in a communication mode. The GBMRA detects another gesture on the same interface region or another interface region and performs a second action. The first action and the second action include at least one of triggering recording of the media data, switching from one communication mode to another for recording the media data, canceling recording of the media data, generating and displaying multiple options for performing an operation associated with the recorded media data, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: MULTIMODAL MEDIA LLC
    Inventor: Kieraj Singh Mumick
  • Patent number: 11287953
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for an interactive one-click smart identifier that can be used to replace a traditional drop-down menu, combo box, or the like. Each click can change the identifier without a need to interact with a menu. In one example, the method may include storing a sequential order for a plurality of identifiers, displaying a currently selected identifier from among the plurality of identifiers at a predetermined position on a user interface and hiding remaining identifiers from among the plurality of identifiers from being displayed on the user interface, detecting a click on a predefined graphical element of the user interface, and in response to detection of the click, deleting the currently selected identifier from the user interface and replacing it with a hidden identifier from among the remaining identifiers not displayed on the user interface based on the sequential order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Patrick Simon
  • Patent number: 11256795
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product structured for generation and validation of secure authentication codes. In some embodiments, the system is structured for fetching screen coordinates for a user device, generating a keypad layout, and numbering the keypad layout to produce an authentication keypad. The system is also structured for generating an authentication string, generating a final authentication code hash from the authentication string and a pattern of the authentication string as input into the authentication keypad, and transmitting the authentication keypad and authentication string to a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Vijay Kumar Yarabolu
  • Patent number: 11169789
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for providing a rich text box to customizable live applications in a cloud collaboration platform. The rich text box component may extend styles and functions performed within a document editor in the cloud collaboration platform to customizable live applications. This extension ensures a consistent user experience where the behavior of text-editing in live application mirrors that of the standardized document editor. Additional functionality, such as mentions and auto-completions, may be performed by the rich text boxes embedded in a live application without adding to the code base of the live application, complicating design decisions, and/or circumventing the security requirements of a live application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Julie Tung, Rajeev Nayak, Kevin Gibbs, Bret Taylor, Yang Su, Nate Botwick, Pedram Razavi, Scott Goodfriend, Nikrad Mahdi, Andy Chung, Drew Hamlin, Patrick Linehan, Sophia Westwood, Lindsey Simon, Shrey Banga, Diana Berlin
  • Patent number: 11169988
    Abstract: This document describes techniques and devices for a radar recognition-aided search. Through use of a radar-based recognition system, gestures made by, and physiological information about, persons can be determined. In the case of physiological information, the techniques can use this information to refine a search. For example, if a person requests a search for a coffee shop, the techniques may refine the search to coffee shops in the direction that the person is walking. In the case of a gesture, the techniques may refine or base a search solely on the gesture. Thus, a search for information about a store, car, or tree can be made responsive to a gesture pointing at the store, car, or tree with or without explicit entry of a search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ivan Poupyrev, Gaetano Roberto Aiello
  • Patent number: 11151995
    Abstract: A system includes a first electronic device configured to receive a first user input through the touchscreen display and/or the microphone, to receive a sequence of touch and/or voice-based user inputs through the touchscreen display and/or the microphone, to store the sequence of the touch and/or voice-based user inputs in the at least one memory, to receive a second user input including at least one invoke word associated with the sequence through the touchscreen display and/or the microphone, and to store the at least one invoke word in the at least one memory such that the sequence and the at least one invoke word are mapped to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Jun Jaygarl, Jae Gun No, Min Sung Kim, Jin Woong Kim, Jae Young Yang, Kwang Bin Lee, Jae Yung Yeo, Da Som Lee
  • Patent number: 11150784
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to perform operations, including receiving a request for a graphical user interface (GUI). The operations also include, in response to the request, generating a representation of the GUI to include navigational components and a fixed panel component, where the navigational components are positioned at predetermined locations within the GUI. A particular navigational component is configured to, in response to selection thereof, cause display of a corresponding plurality of child components arranged according to a corresponding predetermined hierarchy. The fixed panel component is positioned at a further predetermined location within the GUI and configured to, in response to a repositioning of the particular navigational component from its corresponding predetermined location to the fixed panel component, display the corresponding plurality of child components as a hierarchical list based on the corresponding predetermined hierarchy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy Azmoon, Aaron Wade, Rita Maria Castillo
  • Patent number: 10963007
    Abstract: Methods and systems for presenting a user interface that includes a virtual keyboard are provided. More particularly, a virtual keyboard can be presented using one or more touch screens included in a multiple display device. The content of the virtual keyboard can be controlled in response to user input. Configurable portions of the virtual keyboard include selectable rows of virtual keys. In addition, whether selectable rows of virtual keys and/or a suggestion bar is displayed together with the standard character and control keys of the virtual keyboard can be determined in response to context or user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Z124
    Inventors: Alexander de Paz, Martin Gimpl, Rodney W. Schrock
  • Patent number: 10956367
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for executing a plurality of applications. Based on receiving a first user input, a first window comprising a plurality of number keys is displayed. Based on a second user input selecting one of the plurality of number keys in the first window, the first window and a second window are displayed together on the display. Based on an application being selected from a list of applications in the second window, the selected application is mapped to the selected number key. After the selected application is mapped, a third user input is received corresponding to the selected number key. In response to receiving the third user input, a first function is performed associated with the selected application. The first function is different from a function associated with another application mapped to another number key of the plurality of number keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Inventor: Sehwan Park
  • Patent number: 10922885
    Abstract: An interface deploying method and apparatus are provided in a 3D immersive environment. The method includes: arranging an interface element displaying layer and a real scene displaying layer in turn from near to far in a direction of a user's sight line; using a camera device to collect real scenes of a real environment where the user is located, and displaying them to the user by the real scene displaying layer; and setting interface elements to a translucent state, and displaying the interface elements via the interface element displaying layer. In the above manner, the user may observe the changes of the real environment in real time while experiencing the 3D immersive environment, thereby experiencing the 3D immersive environment without affecting realistic basic behaviors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Beijing Pico Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xue Feng
  • Patent number: 10891024
    Abstract: Operations to existing interfaces are mapped to categories. Options associated with each operation are mapped. A front-end hierarchical interface is generated from the mappings. An initial window is rendered for operation selection from the categories. A second window is generated based on user operation selection for user option selections. Once user option selections are made, and API is processed to cause an existing interface to generate a third window that places the user within the existing interface with a context/state defined by the user through the initial window and the second window with the operation and options selections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Rodolfo Nacu, Jr., Mary Pauline Rodrigo Cabungcag, Chario Bardoquillo Maxilom
  • Patent number: 10884609
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and system for recording media data such as audio data in one or more communication modes based on gestures on a graphical user interface (GUI) of an electronic device is provided. A gesture based media recording application (GBMRA) provided on the electronic device defines multiple interface regions on the GUI. The GBMRA detects a gesture on an interface region and performs a first action associated with recording of the media data in a communication mode. The GBMRA detects another gesture on the same interface region or another interface region and performs a second action. The first action and the second action include at least one of triggering recording of the media data, switching from one communication mode to another for recording the media data, canceling recording of the media data, generating and displaying multiple options for performing an operation associated with the recorded media data, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: AAWAAZ INC.
    Inventor: Kieraj Singh Mumick
  • Patent number: 10795542
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that serves as a display that displays a list of processes executed by applications includes a list display controller and an operation screen display controller. The list display controller causes, for each of the processes, an operator to be displayed in the list, the operator being provided for displaying an operation screen for performing operation of a function that is specific to corresponding one of the applications. The operation screen display controller causes the operation screen provided for the operator to be displayed when the operator is operated in the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideo Fujii
  • Patent number: 10739972
    Abstract: An electronic device: displays a plurality of representations of electronic communications associated with a first grouping and a filter affordance that corresponds to a set of filter criteria; and detects a selection input selecting the filter affordance. In response to detecting the selection input, and in accordance with a determination that the selection input corresponds to a first input type, the electronic device: ceases to display a first set of representations of electronic communications from the first grouping that do not match the set of one or more filter criteria; displays a second set of representations of electronic communications from the first grouping that match the set of one or more filter criteria; and displays an indication of the set of filter criteria that have been applied to the electronic communications associated with the first grouping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tiffany Jon, Stephen Olivier Lemay, Patrick Lee Coffman
  • Patent number: 10725611
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a particular time, a user request for a graphical user interface comprising a plurality of interactive graphical elements that are associated with a user account of a user, each interactive graphical element identifies a type of an application and is selectable by the user to provide access to a corresponding application. The method further includes determining, for each of the plurality of interactive graphical elements, a relevance of a respective interactive graphical element to the user at the particular time based on one or more operations previously performed by the user with respect to the respective interactive graphical element close to the particular time within the user account, and causing a presentation of the plurality of interactive graphical elements for the user account using an ordering of the interactive graphical elements that is based on the relevance of each of the plurality of interactive graphical elements to the user at the particular time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Martin Brandt Freund, Yuanying Xie
  • Patent number: 10678847
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method and a device for searching a target in an image. The search method includes: locating a target in an image to be searched (S101); classifying the target and extracting a local feature of the target to generate a local feature code of the local feature (S102); searching an image database for suspected images of the same classification as the target through a tree classification index structure, comparing pre-stored local feature codes of the suspected images with the local feature code of the target, and outputting a suspected image with a similarity larger than a first threshold (S103).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jietian Guo
  • Patent number: 10628008
    Abstract: An information terminal controlling operations of applications according to a user's operation received via a touch panel includes a display control unit configured to display a first functional icon assigned with a first operation that is activated when the user touches the first functional icon for a predetermined period of time or less, wherein the display control unit displays a second functional icon at a position adjacent to the first functional icon when the user touches the first functional icon for more than the predetermined period of time, and wherein the second functional icon assigned with another operation, which is different from the first operation, that is activated when the user touches the second functional icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Keiichi Takikawa
  • Patent number: 10613749
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a display section; and control unit functioning as a display control section, gesture receiving section, and setting candidate receiving section. When the gesture receiving section receives a selection gesture performed on a shortcut button, the display control section causes the display section to: (i) display, in the setting screen, a pop-up image showing a setting item and the setting candidate associated with the selected shortcut button; (ii) scroll-display the setting item list displayed on scrolling display area until the setting item associated with the selected shortcut button is displayed in the setting screen; and (iii) move the pop-up image to where the setting item which is in the setting item list and associated with the selected shortcut button is displayed, and display, as the information representing the setting candidate currently set in the setting item list, the setting candidate associated with the shortcut button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Takanori Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 10579227
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed which detect unresponsive interactions with display pages. Specifically, a client computing device may retrieve display pages from a remote computing system for local display. A local interaction monitoring component may monitor local interactions with the display page, and identify those interactions with the display pages that did not produce a change in the display page as unresponsive interactions. Unresponsive interactions are monitored to determine whether a cluster of unresponsive interactions is formed around an interactive element and the size of the active area of the interactive element is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Bura, Catalin Dumitru, Alexandru Tronciu
  • Patent number: 10545945
    Abstract: Approximate Membership Query (AMQ) Filters are used in conjunction with graph queries to a relational graph to provide change monitoring that span views associated with the queries. Each node from the relational graph spanned by a graph query and the index structure for the view are added as members to an AMQ filter. When a change is made to the relational graph, the changed nodes are queried against the AMQ filter. When a changed node is noted as a candidate member of the AMQ filter, the graph query may be rerun to update the view associated with the query. Otherwise, the graph query is not rerun, thus saving computing resources and improving the systems hosting and querying the relational graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Dahle Heen, Dag Steinnes Eidesen, Amund Kronen Johansen, Dag Brattli, Jan-Ove Almli Karlberg, Tor Kreutzer, Åge Kvalnes, Steffen Viken Valvåg
  • Patent number: 10534754
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a search function are provided in a touch-sensitive device that supports a search for contents in a list view by using a dedicated keypad displayed in the list view. In the method, the apparatus displays the dedicated keyboard for a content search in the list view, and performs the content search in the list view in response to an interaction inputted on the dedicated keyboard. The apparatus then displays at least one execution item associated with at least one found content, and executes the content associated with a selected one among the at least one execution item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Sehwan Park
  • Patent number: 10514816
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and system distinct from an item that provides user assistance for the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10296192
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a data enrichment service that automatically profiles data sets and provides visualizations of the profiles using a visual-interactive model within a client application (such as a web browser or mobile app). The visual profiling can be refined through end user interaction with the visualization objects and guide exploratory data visualization and discovery. Additionally, data sampling of heterogeneous data streams can be performed during ingestion to extract statistical attributes from multi-columnar data (e.g., standard deviation, median, mode, correlation coefficient, histogram, etc.). Data sampling can continue in real-time as data sources are updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Sasha Stojanovic, Luis E. Rivas, Kevin L. Markey, Christopher F. Bidwell
  • Patent number: 10290100
    Abstract: This invention discloses a method to control highlighting of certain part of image on a display, wherein the image processing unit forwards the physical coordinates acquired by the host computer's coordinate acquisition unit to the coordinate transmission unit, and draws a regular shape centered on the acquired physical coordinates, and then displays the area within the regular shape at the normal brightness, and the rest outside the area at the corresponding proportion of low brightness. According to the method of the present invention, the attention of the doctor is focused on the specific or targeted area, the interferences caused by the surrounding images and the brightness are shielded, and the images in the specific pattern area is easier to identify. Thus, it will help doctors to improve the efficiency and accuracy of medical diagnosis for a lesion and make medical consultation and education more convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Nanjing Jusha Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 10228829
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for providing an interface configured to provide a consumer with a number of promotions. In providing such functionality, the system can be configured to, for example, monitor and detect a consumer's selection of a preferred promotion. Upon determining the selection of a preferred promotion, a interactive feedback overlay may be configured to provide an indication acknowledging the consumer's selection of the preferred promotion. In some embodiments, the system may be configured to receive an indication corresponding to a user's desire to remove a particular promotion from a promotional interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Arash Shiva, Marius Gabriel Ciocirlan, Fabio Sisinni
  • Patent number: 10200738
    Abstract: A remote controller and an image display apparatus having the same are disclosed. The remote controller includes a key input unit for receiving a specific key input, a touch screen for receiving a touch input, a wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from an image display apparatus, and a controller for controlling the touch screen to display usage mode information in response to a user input to the key input unit. The controller is configured to, in response to a first touch input for selecting at least one of at least one usage mode indicated by the usage mode information displayed on the touch screen, enter the selected usage mode, and control the touch screen to display a user interface corresponding to the selected usage mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ilho Seo, Kwangsoo Choi, Sukhyun Hong
  • Patent number: 10180785
    Abstract: A system may include global controls, each associated with a different one of a plurality of user interface screens of a vehicle; contextual controls, each associated with a command function available from a selected one of the plurality of user interface screens; and a vehicle processor configured to display a current one of the plurality of user interface screens, and update command functions associated with the contextual controls responsive to user input to the global controls. A method may include, responsive to receiving an indication of a user input press of a global control, updating command functions associated with contextual controls in accordance with command function available from a user interface screen associated with the global control; and upon receiving a user input release of the global control within a predetermined threshold period of time, navigating to the user interface screen associated with the global control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Livio, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Dickow, Joel J. Fischer
  • Patent number: 10178434
    Abstract: A user interface (UI) for an Internet enabled TV lists content genre such as photos, music, and video, and for each genre a sub-list of content is provided regardless of the source of the content, i.e., regardless of whether the content in the particular genre is stored locally or is sourced from the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seth Hill, Tracy Ho Barnes
  • Patent number: 10165220
    Abstract: A recording apparatus comprises a recording unit configured to record a moving image to a recording medium; a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus; an input unit configured to accept a predetermined instruction; and a control unit configured to perform control such that, in a case where the predetermined instruction is accepted by the input unit during recording of a moving image by the recording unit, a moving image portion for which recording ended is automatically transferred to the external apparatus in accordance with ending of recording of a predetermined unit of the moving image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Manabu Taniguchi, Keiichi Inoue
  • Patent number: 10156029
    Abstract: A fabric-based item may include a housing that is covered in fabric. Areas of the fabric may overlap input circuitry such as button switches, touch sensors, force sensors, proximity sensors, and other sensing circuitry and may overlap other components such as light-emitting components and haptic output devices. The fabric-based item may include control circuitry that gathers user input from the input circuitry and wireless communications circuitry that the control circuitry uses to transmit remote control commands and other wireless signals in response information from the input circuitry. The fabric-based item may have a weight that is located in the housing to orient the housing in a desired direction when the housing rests on a surface. A movable weight may tilt the housing in response to proximity sensor signals or other input. Portions of the fabric may overlap light-emitting components and optical fiber configured to emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Podhajny, Daniel D. Sunshine, Kathryn P. Crews
  • Patent number: 10146431
    Abstract: A touch panel device is provided which, even in cases in which a plurality of GUI parts are arranged in a limited space, enables operation of a GUI part in which, unlike a physical button, it is hard to distinguish the boundary by touch, without operational error, using a finger with a very large contact area in comparison to a touch pen. A touch panel device includes a rectangular screen having a detection region which detects contact, and a control section for generating a control signal in response to the contact detected by the detection region. The detection region has a shape that is inclined with respect to a side edge of the rectangular screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
    Inventors: Koichi Abe, Shogo Tsubouchi
  • Patent number: 10101903
    Abstract: An example information search method includes: obtaining a plurality of paths on a screen of a mobile terminal generated by sliding two or more fingers on the screen, in which one finger corresponds to one path; determining whether the plurality of paths is consistent; if the determining result is positive, generating a search interface calling signal; and displaying a search interface based on the search interface calling signal. Thus, the techniques of the present disclosure enhance information search efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Wen Zhou
  • Patent number: 10061495
    Abstract: A method for displaying a relational diagram on a screen where at least one view of the relational diagram is larger than an available viewing area provided by the screen. The method comprises steps of detecting a predetermined action performed on a first element of the relational diagram, determining one or more relevant elements associated with the first element, and modifying a view of the relational diagram to display the first element and the one or more relevant elements on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Sreenivasulu Valmeti
  • Patent number: 10042551
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling therefor. The mobile terminal includes a touch screen configured to display information on a screen of a circle form and a controller configured to control two or more touch keys to which at least one or more characters different from each other are respectively assigned to be arranged along with a border of the screen and when a first touch input is received on at least one or more keys among the touch keys, the controller configured to control an operation relevant to the at least one or more characters assigned to the at least one or more keys. A user can easily input a character and watch a currently used screen at a glance at the same time in a manner of displaying each of the touch keys of a keypad along with the border of the touch screen of the circle form in a size capable of being easily touched by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyukjae Jang, Boram Kim, Dongsu Han, Gukchan Lim, Yoonwoo Lee, Sungho Woo, Hongjo Shim, Seonghyok Kim
  • Patent number: 10025497
    Abstract: A tap associated with an active area on a user interface of a touchscreen device is received at a first time. The active area is associated with an origination time. It is determined that a period of time between the origination time and the first time is within a specified period of time. In response to the determining, an action associated with the active area is not performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Caroline Church, Mark P. Frost, Dominic J. Storey, John F. Wesley, Lakshman S. B. Yatawara
  • Patent number: 9947016
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for stimulating user engagement with advertising content. Presentation of an interface in a display for viewing by a user is facilitated. The interface includes a content window occupying a substantially fixed location in the interface. Presentation of a sequence of units of content in the content window, some of which are advertisements is facilitated. Various techniques are described to encourage user engagement and interaction with the content window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher T. Szeto
  • Patent number: 9894193
    Abstract: A method of controlling an electronic device by voice of user includes establishing a central control tree for the electronic device. User voice is obtained and deciphered and is recognized if content of voice is in accordance with textual commands stored in device. Device may also speak to user offering options that user may vocally select an confirm. Execution of operations to the electronic device is controlled according to the central control tree based upon the recognized voice content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xue-Qin Zhang
  • Patent number: 9894344
    Abstract: An example device includes first and second cameras and a touchscreen user interface configured to concurrently display first and second buttons and a real time image captured by the selected one of the cameras. The first button is operable for selecting between the first and second cameras, and the second button is operable for taking a picture using the selected one of the cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Imaizumi, Takako Masaki, Masato Kuwahara, Kazunori Koshiishi, Yui Ehara
  • Patent number: 9832847
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a backlight is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing and door. A transparent liquid crystal display and associated backlight is positioned between front and rear glass panels of said door. A door sensor is positioned to detect if the door is open or shut, and a controller connected to the backlight and door sensor measures the amount of time that has passed between door openings and drives the backlight at various levels based upon the elapsed time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dunn, Rick De Laet
  • Patent number: 9817965
    Abstract: A method for securing operation of a computing device operated with a stylus includes recognizing a pre-defined gesture performed by a stylus on a touch screen, the pre-defined gesture defined as a user command to lock an item displayed on the touch screen, determining a location of the gesture, determining identity of the stylus, locking an item displayed at the location determined, and recording identity of the stylus. A method for operating a computing device with a stylus includes receiving a command with a stylus to add restricted annotations to a document, receiving identity of the stylus, linking an annotation to the identity, restricting display of the annotation on the document to a computing device receiving input from the stylus; and displaying the document absent the at least one annotation on a computing device on which input from the stylus is not received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Leonard Engelhardt, Guy Paradis, Tomer Kahan