On-screen Navigation Control Patents (Class 715/851)
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Patent number: 11628362Abstract: A terminal apparatus, which may include a display unit that displays a game content positioned in a virtual space, a storage unit that stores information related to a predetermined position in the virtual space, a retrieving unit that retrieves instructions for moving including a moving direction given by a player, a calculating unit that calculates a route from a position of the game content in the virtual space to the predetermined position, a determining unit that determines whether or not the calculated route satisfies a predetermined condition related to the moving direction, and a display control unit that controls display of the game content such that the game content moves to the predetermined position along the route when it is determined that the route satisfies the predetermined condition.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: GREE, Inc.Inventors: Koji Kakizawa, Shota Shimoda
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Patent number: 11483415Abstract: A user device includes a display screen and one or more processors. The display screen is configured to display content to a user. The one or more processors are configured to pre-load a user application by running at least part of a program code of the user application in a background, including enabling the program code of the user application to pre-render a visual display of the user application in the background, and, in response to the user accessing the user application, to transfer the pre-rendered visual display to a foreground, thereby displaying the visual display to the user on the display screen.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: TENSERA NETWORKS LTD.Inventors: Daniel Yellin, Roee Peled, David Ben Eli, Shimon Moshavi, Ehud Weinstein, Navot Goren, Eilon Regev, Amit Wix
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Patent number: 11281354Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for digital navigation menus of swipeable cards with dynamic content. Example methods may include determining a first request from a mobile device for digital content to be presented at a plurality of cards in a digital navigation menu. The plurality of cards may include floating user interface elements that can be swiped in succession. Example methods may include determining a first card of the plurality of cards, and determining a second card of the plurality of cards, the second card having third content on a first side and fourth content on a second side. The third content may include an image-based representation of a first text-based link. Example methods may include sending first data associated with the first card and second data associated with the second card to the mobile device, and causing the first card to be presented at a display.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Jeff Gelfuso, Anna Maria Godfrey, Mintoo Kakati, Timothy Whalin
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Patent number: 11042283Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure include a content navigation system that allows a user to search, browse, and otherwise experience a collection of digital content items. For example, the content navigation system can provide a graphical user interface including a scroll element. One or more embodiments of the scroll element can include various navigational functions that provide a user-friendly interface for browsing and experiencing a collection of digital content items. Furthermore, the content navigation system can provide methods and systems for a user to easily configure the way in which the digital content items are organized within the user interface, thereby customizing the user's browsing experience.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: DROPBOX, INC.Inventors: Ramesh Balakrishnan, Yi Wei, Joshua Puckett, Brian Smith, Andrew Scheff, Rajeev Nayak
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Patent number: 11039196Abstract: A method for displaying a screen shot, and a display device are provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yansong Fu, Hu Song, Shanjuan Bao, Youping Fu, Yuqian Li
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Patent number: 11029173Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can provide a map application providing a representation of a physical structure of venues (e.g., shopping centers, airports) identified by the application. In addition, the application can provide an inside view that includes the physical layout and geometry of the venue's structure as well as the location, structure and layout of points of interest (e.g., stores, security check points, restrooms) within the venue. The views become more detailed as the user zooms into the venue to reveal points of interest and to give the user a feel for traversing the venue.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ryan D. Shelby, Ryan W. Apuy, Vincent P. Arroyo, Sunny Chan, Jae Woo Chang, Megan M. Frost, Brett L. Lareau, Sean P. O'Brien, Tadayasu Sasada, Sebastian A. Araya
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Patent number: 10956026Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for filtering at least one element. The present invention may include receiving a user gesture. The present invention may also include determining a requested action based on the received user gesture. The present invention may then include filtering at least one element associated with a webpage based on the determined requested action. The present invention may further include rendering a modified webpage based on the filtered at least one element.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Shuai Cao, Run Hua Chi, Zhen Hong Ding, Xu Jun Ge, Nan Song, Yi Chen Zhang, Chao Zheng
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Patent number: 10929592Abstract: A design layout recommendation system is disclosed that evaluates layouts of design elements generated based on aspect ratios and relative areas. In an embodiment, the system enumerates possible arrangements of the design elements into columns or rows based on a layout preference. The system can then construct layouts of the design elements for each enumerated arrangement of the design elements based on relative areas of the design elements. The layouts of the design elements are in column-oriented reading order or row-oriented reading order based on the layout preference. The system can then recommend at least one layout of the design elements based on selection criteria.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Adobe Inc.Inventor: Paul John Asente
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Patent number: 10911818Abstract: An electronic device and a method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first surface that faces in a first direction and a second surface that faces in a second direction which is an opposite direction of the first direction, a touchscreen display disposed between the first surface and the second surface and exposed through the first surface, a pressure sensor disposed between the first surface and the second surface and configured to detect a pressure by an external object on the touchscreen display, an image sensor disposed to be exposed through the second surface, a wireless communication circuit disposed inside the housing, at least one processor electrically connected with the touchscreen display, the pressure sensor, the image sensor, and the wireless communication circuit, and a memory electrically connected with the at least one processor.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo-Kun Choi, Doo-Suk Kang, Yong-Joon Jeon, Geon-Soo Kim
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Patent number: 10885123Abstract: Interactive, electronic guides for an object may include one or more 3D models, and one or more associated tasks, such as how to assemble, operate, or repair an aspect of the object. A user electronic device may scan an encoded tag on the object, and transmit the scan data to an electronic guide distribution server. The server may receive an electronic guide generated by an electronic guide generator having a 3D model repository and a task repository, the guide associated with the encoded tag. Guide managers may add or modify 3D models and/or tasks to broaden the available guides, and tag producers may generate encoded tags using new and/or modified 3D models and tasks and apply tags to objects.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: THE PARARI GROUP, LLCInventors: James T. Crawford, Andrew Tietz
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Patent number: 10776562Abstract: An information processing method, a terminal, and a computer storage medium are provided. The method includes: rendering a target object in a first state on a terminal user interface; and detecting a first operation triggered in a browsing page containing the target object. The method also includes selecting a resource item displacement strategy matching a movement direction of the browsing page according to the first operation. At least two resource items of target object are obtained, each resource item being placed on one layer among multiple layers of the target object. The method also includes generating a dynamic rendering style according to the resource item displacement strategy; and switching to render the target object in a second state according to the dynamic rendering style. The second state presents a dynamic display effect that the target object follows the first operation on the terminal user interface in a multi-layer unsynchronized manner.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Lieqiang Li, Xubo Zhang
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Patent number: 10628628Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for arranging a plurality of objects or content into a plurality of regions to obtain a content-aware layout are provided. The method includes receiving region data which specifies properties for a plurality of regions and receiving object data which specifies properties for a plurality of objects. The method further includes processing the object and region data to produce an arrangement of the plurality of objects into the plurality of regions. The step of processing for at least one of the regions includes the steps of: generating a plurality of candidate object layouts, scoring the plurality of candidate object layouts, and selecting a layout from the candidate object layouts for the region based on the scores.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Collage.com, Inc.Inventor: Kevin R. Borders
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Patent number: 10474480Abstract: Methods and an electronic device are provided for displaying one or more items. An aspect ratio of each of the items is determined. A full screen is divided into regions. Each of the regions has an aspect ratio that is the same as that of a respective one of the items. The items are simultaneously displayed in the regions.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Suk-Jae Lee, Yong-Chae Jung, A-Reum Kim, Jung-Won Lee, Chong-Yoon Chung
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Patent number: 10310511Abstract: An automatic operation control system of a mobile object includes an environment map storage unit configured to store environment map information and an electronic control unit configured to include an impassable region determining unit. The environment map information includes position information indicating a plurality of positions in a space and a state quantity variability of each of the plurality of positions, the state quantity variability is correlated with the corresponding position information, and the state quantity variability indicates a variation tendency of a state quantity of the corresponding position with respect to time. The impassable region determining unit is configured to determine an impassable region which is unsuitable for movement of the mobile object on the basis of the state quantity variability of the environment map information.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiromitsu Urano, Taisuke Sugaiwa, Kunihito Sato, Kentaro Ichikawa, Kohei Otsuka, Bunyo Okumura, Maiko Hirano
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Patent number: 10168886Abstract: A method for providing a User Interface (UI) based on a touch pressure and an electronic device using the same are provided. The UI providing method of the electronic device detects a touch pressure of a single touch input through a touch screen of the electronic device, and controls the electronic device based on the touch pressure. Since various UIs can be provided based on the touch pressure applied by the user in the touch screen, user convenience and entertainment can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology InstituteInventors: Kun Nyun Kim, Kwang Bum Park, Won Hyo Kim, Kang Ryeol Lee, Kyeung Hak Seo
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Patent number: 9483167Abstract: A graphical user interface displays a first portion of a data file. Further, a switch indicator is displayed. In addition, a first input that has a first proximity within a range of predetermined first proximities with respect to the switch indicator is received at a processor operably connected to the graphical user interface. In addition, a second portion of the data file based on the first input is displayed at the graphical user interface. Further, a second input that has a second proximity within a range of predetermined second proximities with respect to the switch indicator is received at the processor. The range of predetermined second proximities is distinct from the range of first predetermined proximities. In addition, the graphical user interface displays a subset of the second portion of the data file based on the second input.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventor: Remon Tijssen
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Patent number: 9405435Abstract: Three-dimensional interactive icons and other mechanisms, methods, and systems for easing user selection of information, such as may be presented on screens or other interfaces of devices, such as tablet, telephone and other hand-held devices, and personal computers (PCs).Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2012Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Hendricks Investment Holdings, LLCInventor: John S. Hendricks
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Patent number: 9367748Abstract: An autonomous lock-on target tracking system and method with imaging means for a real space. The imaging means captures and aligns first and second images. A frame-differencing operation produces a resultant image including blobs corresponding to elements in the real space. One of the blobs is analyzed, classified, and tracked as a target.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2015Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Inventors: Fereydoun Maali, Dilip Swaminathan, Marvin Wade Barnes, Travis A. Woodrow
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Patent number: 9275479Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for creating collages that visually resemble a particular shape or group of shapes are provided. The method is a computer-implemented method of creating a shape collage and includes receiving a shape specification signal which specifies at least one desired shape. Each desired shape has at least one shape boundary and an area. The method also includes receiving image data which represents a plurality of images and processing the signal and the data to obtain a shape collage of the images which at least partially covers and conforms to the area of the at least one desired shape. The step of processing includes the steps of evaluating whether each image is to be treated as being either within or without the area and removing or hiding any image that is evaluated as being outside the area.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: COLLAGE.COM, LLCInventors: Kevin R. Borders, Joseph M. Golden
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Patent number: 9213904Abstract: An autonomous lock-on target tracking system and method with geospatial-aware PTZ cameras includes a camera imaging a terrain space. The camera acquires images, and first and second images are aligned. A frame-differencing operation produces a resultant image including blobs corresponding to elements in the terrain space. One of the blobs is classified as an object and tracked as a target. The target is tracked by determining the distance between a centroid of the target and a center of a field of view of the camera, and instructing the camera to move through the distance. The distance is continually updated as the camera and the target move. Disclosed are also methods for deploying the georeferencing enabled version of such PTZ camera on stationary and mobile land, sea and air platforms.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Inventors: Fereydoun Maali, Dilip Swaminathan, Marvin Wade Barnes, Travis A. Woodrow
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Patent number: 9032042Abstract: Aggregated data associated with a geographic area may be obtained. The aggregated data may be dynamically distilled to obtain a presentation set of data based on a dynamically changing geographic location associated with the geographic area. A transmission of a stream of personalized audio data that is based on the presentation set of data may be initiated, via a device processor, to a receiving device associated with a user that is associated with the dynamically changing geographic location.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kenn Cartier, Eyal Ofek, Elad Gerson, Avi Bar-Zeev
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Patent number: 9026947Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided that includes a camera module for capturing an image; a position-location module for obtaining first information regarding a current location of the mobile terminal; a display unit for displaying the captured image and a viewpoint indicator on the captured image, the viewpoint indicator displayed at a point corresponding to the obtained first information and indicating a direction; a user input unit for receiving an input of a shift command signal for shifting the display of the viewpoint indicator; and a controller for controlling the display unit to shift the display of the viewpoint indicator to a point corresponding to the shift command signal and to display second information regarding at least one entity oriented about the mobile terminal along the indicated direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2011Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Choonsik Lee, Donghyun Lee
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Patent number: 9021351Abstract: Apparatus, method and program product set output characteristics of at least one device of a multifunction image processing system by displaying an initial output image for setting the output image on the display screen; displaying an output setting menu 230 related to a position on the output image according to an operator's indication input made at the position; updating the output image according to operator's setting operations on the setting menu; and displaying the updated output image as the final output image upon completing the setting. The setting menu is displayed in response to the operator's indication input made at the position on the output image and the setting operation input to the position by the operator.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nao Takekawa, Kazuto Yamafuji
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Patent number: 9009594Abstract: Content gestures are described. In implementations, one or more controls are output to control output of content and for display in a user interface by a computing device. An input is recognized, by the computing device, which was detected using a camera as a gesture to interact with a particular one of the controls to control the output of the content.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2010Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Mark D. Schwesinger, John Elsbree, Michael C. Miller, Guillaume Simonnet, Spencer I. A. N. Hurd, Niels van Dongen, Evan J. Lerer
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Patent number: 8994729Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a simulation unit which performs a simulation of operation of an object and a display unit which generates based on a result of the simulation an image in which a virtual object is operating and displays the image. The apparatus further comprises a calculating unit which calculates a position and orientation of a predetermined part of an observer who observes the virtual object being displayed, and a generating unit which generates a parameter for use in the simulation based on the position and orientation of the predetermined part of the observer and the position and orientation of the virtual object. This structure makes it possible to set parameters of simulation in a virtual-reality or mixed-reality space through manipulation performed by the observer.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2010Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Naohito Nakamura
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Patent number: 8990730Abstract: At step ST2, an assign key changing item is selected from menu items. At step ST3, an assign key to which a function is assigned is selected. At step ST4, a function to be assigned is selected. The selected function is assigned to the selected assign key. At step ST5, a setting result indication screen appears. When one of two paired functions is assigned, a message which prompts a user to assign the other function. After the message has appeared for a predetermined time, the latest assigned states appear. At step ST6, the latest assign key information is stored to a non-volatile memory. To quit an assigning process, a menu button 8 is pressed and the menu is closed (at step ST8).Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Hisashi Ohashi
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Patent number: 8984434Abstract: Disclosed are implementations of methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable storage media for rendering information. In some implementations, user interface data including content capable of being displayed on a page is received. A dynamic window including one or more link linked with respective identifiable portions of the content on the page can be generated. The page of content and the dynamic window can be displayed in a user interface on a display of a computing device. The user interface can have a first state in which a first view of the page of content is displayed and a second state in which a second view of the page is displayed, where the second view is different from the first view. The dynamic window is capable of remaining displayed independent of a change of the user interface from the first state to the second state.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Nadia Naderi, Patrick Beyries
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Patent number: 8972897Abstract: A method, system and program product for assisting a presentation owner in creating and presenting information to audience users in a virtual 3D cyclorama-like environment. A presentation object tool provides behavior in the cyclorama object to assist the presentation owner in resolving graphic objects into the cyclorama and in placing information onto the graphic objects. The presenter object tool also provides behavior in the graphic objects to allow the presentation owner to expand a graphic object into a larger viewing size, to increment and decrement the placement of graphic objects within the cyclorama's presentation space, and to place an expanded graphic object into a home viewing position for presentation to audience users.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: David B. McNeill
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Publication number: 20150058791Abstract: The present invention provides a three-dimensional user interface for a computer system that allows a user to combine and store a group of windows as a task. The image of each task can be positioned within a three-dimensional environment such that the user may utilize spatial memory in order remember where a particular task is located.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: George G. Robertson, Mary P. Czerwinski, Kenneth P. Hinckley, Kirsten C. Risden, Daniel C. Robbins, Maarten R. van Dantzich
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Patent number: 8966403Abstract: Disclosed is a method which, in one embodiment, enables a user to navigate the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). The method initially involves uploading a delimited HTS file, and using it to create a wizard which optionally allows the user to navigate a series of options menus, or alternatively, the entire menu hierarchy can be displayed on the same screen. The selections made at every menu is saved for future reference. The method also optionally enables the documentation of Export Control Classification Numbers, which are recorded along with applicable control information for the product.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2007Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Textron Innovations, Inc.Inventors: Scott Curtis McKelvey, Dan Robert Underwood, Guohua Jiang
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Patent number: 8957855Abstract: A stereoscopic cursor method comprising: generating a virtual plane based on a variable cursor scene depth of a stereoscopic cursor for a stereoscopic user interface, the stereoscopic user interface comprising plural stereoscopic buttons, wherein the virtual plane is positioned between a viewer and the plural stereoscopic buttons; and causing the stereoscopic cursor to move along the virtual plane responsive to viewer input, the movement occurring smoothly and gradually adjacent to the plural stereoscopic buttons and varying in depth as the stereoscopic cursor progresses along the virtual plane from one of the plural stereoscopic buttons to another, the generating and causing performed by a processor in a computing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Cyberlink Corp.Inventors: Hsin-Wei Lee, Yi-Chiun Hong
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Patent number: 8930830Abstract: A computer-implemented system to receive user input at a first functional module, to issue an instruction from the first functional module to change a value of a first context item in response to the user input, to receive the instruction at a context services provider, and to issue, via the context data services provider, a notification of the changed value of the first context item. The notification is received at a second functional module based on an association of the second functional module with the first context item, and first functionality of the second functional module is generated based on the notification of the changed value of the first context item.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Business Objects Software LimitedInventors: Ivan Solaja, Qiang Han
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Patent number: 8913057Abstract: There is provided an information processing device includes a virtual space recognition unit for analyzing 3D space structure of a real space to recognize a virtual space, a storage unit for storing an object to be arranged in the virtual space, a display unit for displaying the object arranged in the virtual space, on a display device, a detection unit for detecting device information of the display device, and an execution unit for executing predetermined processing toward the object based on the device information.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2011Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Ishige, Kazuhiro Suzuki, Akira Miyashita
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Patent number: 8907943Abstract: A three-dimensional (“3D”) display environment for mobile device is disclosed that uses orientation data from one or more onboard sensors to automatically determine and display a perspective projection of the 3D display environment based on the orientation data without the user physically interacting with (e.g., touching) the display.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2010Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Patrick Piemonte
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Patent number: 8898321Abstract: Enabling a user interface (UI) for management of a host device from a client device. A connection is established between the host device and the client device via a web portal. The host device and the client device are without a host management software installed thereon. A content window is displayed on the client device in response to the established connection with the host device. A client status display area is displayed on the client device indicating at least a connection status with the host device. A corresponding host status display area is displayed on the host device indicating a connection status with the client device. The displayed client status display area specifically identifies the client device and defines client parameters for receiving messages during management of the host device. The displayed host status display area specifically identifies the host device and defines host parameters for receiving messages during interaction with the client device.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2008Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Noah Benjamin Edelstein, Carl Carter-Schwendler, Todd Ryun Manion, Ryan Yonghee Kim, Jeson Patel
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Patent number: 8893049Abstract: Useful work or services can be automated or otherwise facilitated or solutions to real world events developed by emulation of a real-world environment (which can contain objects representing virtual objects) with a virtual environment and generating a prioritized sequence of locations and associated tasks in accordance with resources related to the event in a virtual universe. Performance of the prioritized tasks at the prioritized locations is facilitated in the virtual universe by locally generating teleportation invitations corresponding to locations in the ordered sequence of locations.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2009Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Clifford A. Pickover, Robert Wisniewski
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Patent number: 8893055Abstract: Provided is a mobile terminal including a plurality of user identification modules and an operating method thereof. The mobile terminal includes a touch screen, and a controller configured to simultaneously unlock the mobile terminal and at least one of the plurality of user identification modules in response to a touch made on the touch screen.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Byungkee Chae, Eunjin Kim, Junhee Kim, Kyungjin Moon
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Patent number: 8881170Abstract: A system for sharing a physical display screen among multiple applications on a mobile platform includes an Internet-connected client device and software executing on the client device from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a first function assigning dominancy to one of the multiple running applications, a second function mitigating application background transparency among the multiple running applications, a third function establishing a messaging mechanism and protocol between the multiple running applications, and a fourth function enabling the dominant application to intercept digital input directed toward individual ones of the multiple running applications and to dispatch the input to the appropriate application.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, IncInventors: David Beilis, Adrian Lee-Kwen
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Patent number: 8878779Abstract: Disclosed are methods, circuits, apparatus, systems and computer executable code for providing a multimode touchless human machine interface (TLHMI). The TLHMI may include one or more touchless sensors to sense a position or a movement of a subject portion within a sensing zone of the one or more sensors. Tracking logic may receive an output of the one or more sensors and may track a position or movement of a portion of a computing platform user within the sensing zone. A user input generator may convert an output of the tracking logic into signals indicative of a user input and may provide the user input signals to a functionally associated computing platform.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Extreme Reality Ltd.Inventors: Dor Givon, Ilya Kottel
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Publication number: 20140325456Abstract: A user control is provided for use with a multidimensional dataset that allows a user to graphically set the bounds for one or more of the dimensions of data selected from the dataset. The graphical user control includes a wireframe cube representing the extent of data in the dataset and a selector box within the data cube. A user can indicate a selected perspective and orientation of the data by selecting a portion of an edge of the selector box, and a visual indication of the selected perspective and orientation is provided. The user further can select a desired portion of the data by changing a size and/or a position of the selector box within the data cube. The graphical user control further includes a visual indicator representing the fourth dimension of the dataset and one or more navigation buttons.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Marvin W. Roe, Geary J. Layne
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Patent number: 8869069Abstract: A computer-implemented method for selecting one or more functions for display is provided. The selection may be performed via an implementation guide that is a hierarchy comprising nodes. A node may represent one function. The method may comprise retrieving a first list of switches in response to selection of a function, extracting one or more switches from the first list such that the extracted switches include function switches and/or conflict switches, determining whether each of the extracted switch is an active conflict switch and, if yes, adding the active conflict switch to a second list of switches. After removing all switches from the first list or having added all of them to the second list, the method processes the second list to determine which functions can be executed on the processor without conflicts and presenting a function GUI element representing a function determined to be executable without conflicts.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Andreas Kemmler, Torsten Kamenz
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Patent number: 8863023Abstract: A system and method displays a compass control with a map or other image. The compass control displays locations that may be displayed on the map, as well as locations that are outside of the map area being displayed, to allow the user to view such locations and interact with them.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2008Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventor: Ty Lettau
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Patent number: 8850361Abstract: A system for enabling touch and feel over the internet provides a three-dimensional representation of a good being sold, that three-dimensional representation being viewable from a number of different directions. In one embodiment, the good being sold is in a package and the package is displayed from the number of different directions. Another embodiment has the good being a book, and the inside and outside covers of the book are displayed and specified pages of the book can be displayed. The user can read from either the label or the covers just like as if the were actually handling the good.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2006Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Inventor: Scott C Harris
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Patent number: 8843821Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to develop a patent document by generating a user manipulable claim data structure for a claim relationship between at least a descendant and a parent claims; and utilizing an interactive graphical user interface so that when a user selects a claim, a graphical representation of the claim relationship is diagrammed, wherein the interactive graphical user interface allows moving a claim using drag and drop selection and automatically renumbering the claims to show new claim relationship; and wherein the interactive graphical user interface shows one or more elements recited in each claim in respective one or more text boxes for editing and for drag and drop movement of the one or more text boxes to indicate claim element arrangement and relationship to another element in the claim.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2010Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Inventor: Bao Q. Tran
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Patent number: 8832599Abstract: Navigational data may be collected from experienced users and paths may be extracted from the navigational data. One or more points of interest may be identified in the navigational data and the points of interests may be merged into an interest region. The navigational data may be reviewed for interest paths between the interest regions. The collection of possible interest paths may be reviewed interest paths in view of statistical procedures and criteria to determine if the interest path is a preferred interest path. If the preferred interest path does not satisfy the predefined constraints, additional interest paths may be reviewed by substituting an additional interest path for the interest path and repeating the review the interest path analysis. If the preferred interest path satisfies predefined criteria, a walkthrough of the virtual world may be generated based on the preferred interest path.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventor: Soumyajit Deb
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Publication number: 20140237430Abstract: The present disclosure shows creating a first layer and a second layer, in computer memory and substantially overlapping at least a segment of line from said first layer with at least a segment of another line from said second layer. A first non-dimensional attribute is different from said second non-dimensional attribute of the two lines. A user length field enabling a client with said interactive file to override at least one of said length numeric values, where said area operator may automatically recalculate area based on said length field override is shown. Also, providing a visual marker that is moveable on said computer monitor around said aerial imagery region, which may be moved, to more precisely identify the location of the building roof structure is shown.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2013Publication date: August 21, 2014Inventors: Chris T. Thornberry, Mark F. Garringer
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Patent number: 8799823Abstract: A display device includes a display unit, a first display control unit, a title string storing unit, a concatenated string creating unit, a determining unit, a navigation string creating unit, and a second display control unit. The display unit includes a first portion and a second portion. The first display control unit is configured to display one of a plurality of screen images on the first portion. The plurality of screen images includes a base screen image. The first display control unit changes a screen image to display from one to another of the plurality of screen images along a screen navigation path starting from the base screen image. The title string storing unit is configured to store a plurality of title strings. Each title string indicating one of the plurality of screen images.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2010Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tsuyoshi Kawashima, Daisuke Kasamatsu
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Patent number: 8799784Abstract: Information may be displayed on a mobile terminal by receiving information of a first Internet page, displaying the information on a first screen of a display, designating a first area of the first Internet page displayed on the first screen, and displaying the designated first area of the first Internet page on a second screen of the display.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sunjung Lee, Joowoo Lee, Kyunghye Seo
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Patent number: 8793619Abstract: A user control is provided for use with a multidimensional dataset that allows a user to graphically set the bounds for one or more of the dimensions of data selected from the dataset. The graphical user control includes a wireframe cube representing the extent of data in the dataset and a selector box within the data cube. A user can indicate a selected perspective and orientation of the data by selecting a portion of an edge of the selector box, and a visual indication of the selected perspective and orientation is provided. The user further can select a desired portion of the data by changing a size and/or a position of the selector box within the data cube. The graphical user control further includes a visual indicator representing the fourth dimension of the dataset which allows the user to identify and select a further subset of the data defined by the selector box.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2009Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Marvin W. Roe, Geary J. Layne
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Patent number: 8788975Abstract: A system and method is provided that identifies one geographic entity based on another geographic entity. In one aspect, a user may select one of plurality of relationships that associates one geographic region with one or more other geographic regions. When the user selects one of the geographic regions, the related geographic region(s) are highlighted based on the selected relationship.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2009Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: Vijayakrishna Griddaluru