Cursor Patents (Class 715/856)
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Patent number: 11347463Abstract: A system and method of operating a correlative display system for a plurality of display systems on an aircraft includes receiving, by a processor, an identification of a feature from a user interface associated with a first display system of the plurality of display systems. The processor determines a location of the identified feature relative to data displayed on each other display system of the plurality of display systems, wherein the identified feature is not previously displayed on at least one of the other display systems of the plurality of display systems. The processor generates instructions to highlight the identified feature on each other display system of the plurality of display systems at the determine location relative to data displayed on each other display system.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Thea Feyereisen, Rakshit Ramakrishna, Pramod Kumar Malviya, Bryan Weaver, Brock Graham, Gang He, Emmanuel Letsu-Dake, Rui Wang, Subash Samuthirapandian
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Patent number: 11340710Abstract: A system for interacting with a screen without touching it, comprising a source of radiating energy directed into a predefined area, at least one directionally sensitive sensor that detects the radiation when it's reflected off of an object within the predefined area, and a processor that calculates position and motion information of the object and generates therefrom image information, which it sends to a screen where it is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: ARCHITECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Stephen H. Lewis
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Patent number: 11315529Abstract: A technology enables interactive control of simultaneously displayed multiple images with high dynamic ranges, which software automation processes are programmed to reduce the complexity in managing and viewing the post window/level adjustment of the multiple images. An image control engine provides several synchronous functional capabilities, which comprises an input module, a blending factor synchronization module, a window/level synchronization module, a display module, and an image storage. For window/level adjustment of the images in blended views, the blending factor synchronization module automatically links the activation of a window/level control of one image with a transparency blending factor that affects both images.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL AGInventors: Michael Waschbuesch, Peter Munro
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Patent number: 11307718Abstract: A computer-implemented method is described that includes providing a watch defining a body and a watch face on a surface of the body, the body having one or more sensors arranged to sense user inputs in an area adjacent to the body. The method further comprises sensing a motion of an object in the area adjacent to, but not touching, the body using the one or more sensors and changing a display of a pointing element on a graphical user interface on the watch in coordination with the sensed motion.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: James B. Miller, Richard C. Gossweiler, III
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Patent number: 11226686Abstract: An aspect provides a method, including: capturing, using a gesture input component of an information handling device, a user gesture input; processing, using a processor, the captured user gesture input to extract one or more features; comparing, using a processor, the one or more extracted features of the user gesture input to a predetermined gesture input; determining, using a processor, that a confidence level calculated based on the comparing exceeds a lower similarity threshold but does not exceed a higher similarity threshold; and performing an action selected from the group consisting of communicating with the user, and adjusting the gesture input component. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2014Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Xin Feng, Robert James Kapinos, Jon Wayne Heim, Paul Hilburger, James Anthony Hunt
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Patent number: 11221729Abstract: A method for restoring a pointer position within an application in response to a user switching between applications. The method includes one or more computer processors identifying a set of applications executing on a computing device of a user. The method further includes determining a series of pointer positions within a graphical user interface (GUI) of a first application of the set of executing applications in response to the user interfacing with the first application. The method further includes determining that the user pauses interfacing with a second application and resumes accessing the first application. The method further includes determining a pointer position from among the series of pointer positions respectively associated with the GUI of the first application. The method further includes responding to determining that the user resumes accessing the first application by positioning the pointer within the GUI of the first application at the determined pointer position.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Frederic Bauchot, Joel Viale, Zsolt Szalai
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Patent number: 11221649Abstract: Methods and devices for selecting a card from an application stack, wherein the card represents a corresponding application that a user would like to make active or bring focus to. The selecting includes one or more of a dragging and a tapping action, with these actions being triggers for transitioning the device to an optional drag state or tapped state, respectively. Transitioning through this state executes the activating of a corresponding application or other action on the device to facilitate window/application/desktop management. The selecting further allows a user to specify which a touch screen (or portion hereof) on which a particular application should be launched.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Z124Inventors: Sanjiv Sirpal, Alexander de Paz, Eduardo Diego Torres Milano, Ron Cassar
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Patent number: 11222039Abstract: A system for visual modification of data. The system comprising, an interface layer for displaying data and for receiving one or more visual inputs for modifying data; a data layer for storing data; and an analysis engine layer for connecting the interface layer and the data layer, wherein the analysis engine layer is configured to receive the one or more visual inputs from the graphical interface for modifying the graphical representation; modify the underlying data based on the visual inputs; modify a derived data based on the modified underlying data; and transfer the modified derived data to the interface layer for display.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Workday, Inc.Inventors: Darren Lee, Huned Botee, Ilan Cohen, Mythili Gopalakrishnan, Peter Long, Tim Berston, Adam Smith
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Patent number: 11209900Abstract: An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a line-of-sight-information acquisition unit, an input-information acquisition unit, and a position presentation unit. The line-of-sight-information acquisition unit acquires first line-of-sight information that indicates a gaze position of a first user with respect to a specified object. The input-information acquisition unit acquires specified input information regarding an input performed by at least one of the first user or a second user. The position presentation unit controls, on the basis of the specified input information, an information providing device to perform a position presentation control for presenting, to the second user, the gaze position of the first user in an invisible state.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2018Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Mari Saito, Kenji Sugihara
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Patent number: 11194398Abstract: Technologies for adaptively rendering content on a computing device are disclosed. Such technologies include analyzing 3D images to detect a gesture performed by a user and modifying a rendering, pre-fetching, or pre-navigation operation of the computing device based on the detected gesture. Such user gestures may be static or dynamic and may cause the computing device to retrieve additional content, zoom content, halt or reduce rendering of content, and/or perform other operations and functions related to the rendering of content.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2015Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Bryan G. Bernhart
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Patent number: 11194882Abstract: Techniques are described for determining a priority order for generating, serving, or rendering components of content such as a web page. Behavioral data may be collected from user devices, the behavioral data describing user interactions with components of the content during previous presentations of the content on the user devices. Based on the behavioral data, a score may be determined for one or more of the components, the score based on component dwell times, component presentation frequency, or other information. A priority order for the components may be based on the determined scores, and the components may be generated, served, or rendered in the priority order.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Jon Arron McClintock, Jesper Mikael Johansson
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Patent number: 11189226Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device. The display device includes a gain provider for gradually decreasing a gain value from a first time when a first period elapses from a time at which an enable signal is generated, and a plurality of pixels for receiving data voltages determined by the gain value and the input grayscale values. The gain provider determines a length of the first period according to a first load value based on the input grayscale values at the time at which the enable signal is generated.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Inventors: Ki Hyun Pyun, Hee Sook Park
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Patent number: 11182059Abstract: A user interface system includes: an input device that receives an input of a user in a vehicle; a display that displays information in the vehicle; and a processor that determines whether to support a personal indication and a personal input for the user when receiving a request to enter personal information of the user, and supports to enter the personal information using the input device and the display as a result of the determination.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventor: Tae Hyun Sung
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Patent number: 11153513Abstract: A device comprises a first camera, wherein the first camera includes one or more photosensors configured to detect visible light passing, in a first direction, through a first surface. The device further includes a light source configured to emit infrared (IR) light, in a second direction opposite the first direction, through the first surface. The device also includes a second camera configured to detect reflections of the IR light.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATEDInventors: Boyan Ivanov Bonev, Marek Mienko
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Patent number: 11132161Abstract: A mobile device and methods for controlling windows displayed thereby are disclosed. Specifically, the windows displayed by the mobile device are conditioned upon the orientation of the device. A feature is also disclosed in which a window from a first application on a first display portion is automatically displayed on a second display portion when the device is rotated. Modal windows can be displayed with the feature in which the modal windows can either be dismissed upon execution of the feature, or can remain being displayed.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Z124Inventor: Alexander de Paz
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Patent number: 11120768Abstract: A method and system for handling frame dropping during playback of a PPT file. The method comprises operating the DXGI screen capturing module to acquire a prepositioned frame in a graphics card cache (S100); acquiring screen data according to the prepositioned frame (S200); monitoring the screen data and timing a duration in which the screen data does not change (S300); and modifying the screen data when the duration exceeds a preset threshold (S400); performing screen capture by the DXGI screen capturing module when the screen data changes (S500). During the whole process, when the duration in which the screen data does not change exceeds the preset threshold, the screen data is actively modified, so that the frame dropping that occurs when there is no change in the screen data may be avoided, thereby enabling effective handling of the frame dropping during playback of the PPT file.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: GUANGZHOU SHIRUI ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.Inventor: Shitong Chen
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Patent number: 11062683Abstract: A digital signage including a display panel configured to display content; a controller configured to: display first content in a first area of the display panel, obtain display panel control data for preventing an afterimage, based on received afterimage-related data, and move the display panel a predetermined amount and display the first content in a second area of the display panel based on the display panel control data.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Chala Park, Youngran Kim, Jaesun Yun, Seunghun Lee, Soungjoo Hong
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Patent number: 11042390Abstract: A method for replaying operations on a widget in a graphical user interface (GUI) includes acquiring, from an operation record, operation information related to the widget and a first unique identification (UID) of the widget. A widget having a second UID is determined, wherein the second UID is generated based on a call stack for creating the widget in the GUI. The second UID is the same as the first UID. It may be determined whether the widget on the GUI is operable. An operation is executed on the widget according to the operation information related to the widget.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Xue Mei D Deng, Jung Hong Zhao, Ang Yi, Lu L L Huang, Hui Huang, Ya Juan Tong
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Patent number: 11042391Abstract: A method for replaying operations on a widget in a graphical user interface (GUI) includes acquiring, from an operation record, operation information related to the widget and a first unique identification (UID) of the widget. A widget having a second UID is determined, wherein the second UID is generated based on a call stack for creating the widget in the GUI. The second UID is the same as the first UID. It may be determined whether the widget on the GUI is operable. An operation is executed on the widget according to the operation information related to the widget.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Xue Mei D Deng, Jun Hong Zhao, Ang Yi, Lu LL Huang, Hui Huang, Ya Juan Tong
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Patent number: 11030944Abstract: An apparatus includes a display, a memory, a light sensor array and a light source array. The light source array emits light to display an image on the display. A controller is configured to receive a sensor output from each light sensor in the light sensor array. An ambient-light illuminance difference between a first illuminance of a first ambient light externally directed onto a first region of the displayed image of the display and a second illuminance of a second ambient light externally directed respectively onto a second region of the displayed image of the display is computed. Light source controls of light sources of the light source array are varied to change a luminous emittance of the light source array within the at least one second region of the displayed image so as to reduce a luminance difference between the first region and the second region of the displayed image.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Austin Walters, Jeremy Goodsitt
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Patent number: 11016629Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit displaying an image on a display surface; a detection unit detecting a position on the display surface pointed by a pointing unit; and a control unit causing the display unit to display an image based on the position detected by the detection unit. The control unit causes the display unit to display a first image and a second image having a different setting of a first attribute and a second attribute from the first image. The control unit decides a setting of the first attribute and the second attribute used for the image based on the position detected by the detection unit, according to an operation on the first image or the second image.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshitaka Nakashin
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Patent number: 11004170Abstract: Systems and methods for converting FLASH content to HTML content is described herein. A transcoder module can receive a FLASH-based content item including instructions to cause a computing device to generate or access a display list comprising display objects. The transcoder module can traverse the display list to identify a class type for each display object. The transcoder module can generate a set of HTML-based instructions based on the class type for each display object. The transcoder module can insert the generated set of HTML-based instructions into an instruction list. The transcoder module can store the instruction list in a data structure. An policy generator module can generate an execution policy. The execution policy can specify an application of a client device to execute the sets of HTML-based instructions in the instructions list based on a trigger condition.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Eugenio Jorge Marchiori, Richard Geoffrey Earnshaw
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Patent number: 10999587Abstract: Various embodiments relate to systems and methods for simultaneously switching input image streams to output devices, while providing optional image processing functions on the image streams. Certain embodiments may enable multiple users/viewers to collaboratively control such systems and methods. Additionally, some embodiments may enable control by a set of computer input devices (e.g., keyboard and mouse) to switch between multiple computer systems, possibly by following the movement of a computer input device cursor, between virtual displays, as the cursor is controlled by the set of computer input devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Inventor: Jack Wade
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Patent number: 10990189Abstract: Systems and methods for processing gesture-based user interactions within an interactive display area are provided. The display of one or more virtual objects and user interactions with the one or more virtual objects may be further provided. Multiple interactive areas may be created by partitioning an area proximate a display into multiple volumetric spaces or zones. The zones may be associated with respective user interaction capabilities. A representation of a user on the display may change as the ability of the user to interact with one or more virtual object changes.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Bell, Tipatat Chennavasin, Charles H. Clanton, Michael Hulme, Eyal Ophir, Matthew Vieta
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Patent number: 10963983Abstract: Techniques for providing enhanced graphics in a user interface by efficiently using enhanced graphics resources. A computing device displays the enhanced graphics in an upper view of the user interface and the enhanced graphics resources identify a visual region in which the enhanced graphics are positioned. The computing device accesses the enhanced graphics resources to identify and store a hit test region based on the visual region. The hit test region is stored separately from the enhanced graphics resources for hit testing. When a hit is received in the user interface, the computing device determines whether the upper view or lower view will respond to the hit based on the hit test region that is stored separately from the enhanced graphics resources.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: ADOBE INC.Inventors: John Fitzgerald, Jesper Storm Bache
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Patent number: 10949396Abstract: A method of providing user access history for a collaborative document includes receiving, by a server, a request for the collaborative document from a user device of a user of a plurality of users that have permission to access the collaborative document, providing, by the server, the collaborative document to the user device for presentation to the user in a user interface on the user device, receiving, from the user device, a request for the user access history for the collaborative document presented in the user interface on the user device, creating, by the server, the user access history for the collaborative document based on accesses of the collaborative document by one or more of the plurality of users, and providing, by the server, the user access history for the collaborative document to the user device for display in the user interface presenting the collaborative document.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Allen Yang, Clayton Williams, James Zoll, Andrea Dulko, Matthew Pearson-Beck, Blake Robert VanLandingham, Chi Ho Chun, Tianlei Tang
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Patent number: 10881373Abstract: In one embodiment, An X-ray CT apparatus includes: a rotating body and processing circuitry configured to extract an anatomical landmark from a medical image of an object acquired by a first scan, identify a shape of an anatomical site of the object based on the anatomical landmark, and set scanning conditions of a second scan based on the shape of the anatomical site, the second scan including a tilt scan in which a scan is performed under a condition where the rotating body is tilted, the scanning conditions including at least a tilt angle of the tilt scan.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoyuki Netabayashi, Hirotaka Ujiie, Kazuki Gatayama, Atsushi Fukano
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Patent number: 10871892Abstract: An input device is disclosed. An input device comprises a display unit, an input unit, a load detection unit and a control unit. The display unit is configured to display an object of a folder with a hierarchical structure. The load detection unit is configured to detect a pressing load with respect to the input unit corresponding to the location of the object of the folder that is displayed on the display unit. The control unit opens and closes folders based on a change in the pressing load.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Megumi Kuwabara, Junichi Ujii
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Patent number: 10871875Abstract: An IHS (Information Handling Systems) supports pointing devices such as a mouse. To use a pointing device, a user must identify the displayed location of the cursor. Depending on factors such as the resolution and size of a display, a user may have difficulty in immediately locating a cursor. Embodiments support various cursor activation modes that allow a user to quickly locate the cursor. A cursor activation mode is initiated by an entry condition and is associated with a modified cursor appearance. Upon detecting an entry condition, the cursor appearance is modified. Upon detecting the exit condition, the appearance of the cursor is restored. The appearance of the cursor may be modified by changing the size and/or color of the cursor. The cursor may be positioned at a default screen location or a screen location corresponding to a direction of the user's gaze.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Karthikeyan Krishnakumar, Vivek Viswanathan Iyer
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Patent number: 10802544Abstract: A flexible display device is provided. The flexible display device includes: a display; a sensor configured to detect at least one rolling characteristic in response to the display being rolled; and a controller configured to perform a first function of the flexible display device based on the detected at least one rolling characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji-yeon Kwak, Kyung-a Kang, Hyun-jin Kim, Nipun Kumar, Chang-soo Lee
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Patent number: 10788947Abstract: Navigation between input elements of a graphical user interface (GUI) using a pointing device to control an interaction with the GUI. The method includes: activating a mode of operation between discrete input elements in the GUI; snapping the cursor to a first input element, wherein the movement of the cursor is then restricted to the first input element and input to the input element is receivable via user interaction with the pointing device; detecting a movement of the pointing device representing an intended movement from the first input element to another input element, including obtaining an angle of the movement; selecting a most likely intended input element as the target of the movement by evaluating positions of other input elements in a current user display of the GUI and comparing the angle of the movement with the positions of the other input elements.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Samuel Stephen Walker, Zoe Gathercole, Joseph Alexander Cass, Alvaro Antonio Bejar, Alexander John Naylor
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Patent number: 10768729Abstract: A multiuser, multi-interface computing system includes a computer system, and a continuous substrate including a first surface and a second surface. The substrate includes at least two touch sensitive regions, each touch sensitive region including a continuous touch sensitive surface that covers at least a portion of at least one display and an individual interface for selecting applications. The touch sensitive surface is configured to serve as the primary input to the computer system. The continuous substrate is transparent within the touch sensitive regions. The multiuser, multi-interface computing system is configured so that the at least two users can use the touch sensitive regions simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: T1V, INC.Inventors: Michael R. Feldman, James E. Morris
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Patent number: 10769697Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for locally searching a search string in network content. A user accesses network content through a client device and enters a search string through the client device. Once the local search is performed on the network content by a client application or a search application through a network, the result would be encoded and displayed for the user to view. Furthermore, the content may be modified based at least in part on stored search data corresponding to prior searches.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2015Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Sachin B. Singh, Martin C. Eitreim
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Patent number: 10761674Abstract: A method for providing flight data onboard an aircraft is provided. The method obtains avionics data, by a processor communicatively coupled to a display device onboard the aircraft; presents a graphical user interface (GUI), by the display device, wherein the GUI comprises at least a speed tape graphical element and an altitude tape graphical element; receives user input manipulations via a user interface communicatively coupled to the processor; executes the user input manipulations for the altitude tape graphical element or the speed tape graphical element, to generate a revised altitude tape graphical element or a revised speed tape graphical element; generates a revised GUI comprising the revised altitude tape graphical element or the revised speed tape graphical element; and presents the revised GUI, via the display device.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sripathi Ramachandra, Mark Pearson, PraveenKumar Ayyathurai
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Patent number: 10739985Abstract: First, a plurality of selection objects having at least one part thereof displayed on a display area of a display device are moved relative to the display area, based on an output signal outputted from an input device. Then, when an end-located selection object among the moved plurality of selection objects reaches a predetermined position of the display area, an object that is different from the plurality of selection objects is displayed on the display area. The object moves relative to the display area based on an output signal outputted from the input device.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yasushi Matsubara
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Patent number: 10739939Abstract: A method, computer program product, and/or computer system controls icon movement behavior on a graphical user interface. A file hosting icon and a data file icon are displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI). The file hosting icon represents a file hosting service, and the data file icon, which is capable of being moved towards the file hosting icon on the GUI to initiate storage by the file hosting service, represents data. The behavior of movement of the data file icon is adjusted according to a position of the data file icon relative to a position of the file hosting icon on the GUI, and based on predefined features of the data relative to predefined features of the file hosting service.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2015Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Minkyong Kim, James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover, Maja Vukovic
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Patent number: 10726634Abstract: The techniques described herein convert platform-specific scene files produced by multiple different design platforms into platform-agnostic scene files configured in an intermediate format. The intermediate format comprises a human-readable format that provides written descriptions of content in a three-dimensional scene template. The platform-agnostic scene files can be provided to any one of multiple different consumption platforms so the data in the intermediate format can be interpreted and a three-dimensional scene template can be rebuilt. Once rebuilt, the three-dimensional scene template provides a starting point for a user to create a three-dimensional scene for an experience (e.g., the user can continue to add content to create and customize a scene for a particular purpose).Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Harold Anthony Martinez Molina, Michael Lee Smith, Andrew John Howe, Vidya Srinivasan, Justin Chung-Ting Lam
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Patent number: 10691166Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a display, a first touch sensitive area, a second touch sensitive area, and a processor. The display is coupled with the housing and has a viewable area for presenting visual information. The processor is disposed within the housing and is coupled with the display, and the touch sensitive areas. Both touch sensitive areas are disposed outside of the viewable area of the display, and both touch sensitive areas are supporting sliding gesture detection.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Nicolas Dangy Caye
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Patent number: 10642041Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a processor configured to implement an execution screen area which is larger than a size of a display of the electronic device and comprises at least one object, and a display module configured to display, on a display of the electronic device, a display area which is at least a part of the implemented execution screen area. The processor determines a location of the at least one object based on a direction to which the electronic device faces and an attribute of the at least one object.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Woo Jung Han, Seung Hwan Hong, So Ra Kim, Seo Young Yoon
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Patent number: 10620814Abstract: Techniques relating to scrolling, object selection, and object moving are discussed. Strokes are inputted by a user, for instance using a touch sensitive surface. Strokes are directed to a scrollable surface with objects therein. Strokes that end before meeting a condition select the objects, and strokes then end after meeting the condition move the objects or representations thereof. The condition may be a distance. Selection may only occur when strokes meet a threshold condition such as having a particular direction (e.g., perpendicular to a direction for scrolling the surface) or moving a minimal distance. Strokes in a scrolling direction (e.g., horizontal) may scroll the surface in that direction and strokes in another direction (e.g., vertical) may both select and move the objects. Objects selected may slide on rails before moving.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Alan Stephenson, Brian Wheeler, Joyce Wu, Pamela De la Torre Baltierra, Reed Townsend, Uros Batricevic
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Patent number: 10564712Abstract: There is provided an information processing device to set a condition indicating a relation of a plurality of users and control an operation according to a manipulation performed by each user on the basis of the condition, the information processing device including: an acquiring unit configured to acquire a detection result of information related to a manipulator for each of a plurality of manipulators placed in a predetermined region; and a generating unit configured to generate attribute information for controlling an operation based on a manipulation performed by each of the plurality of manipulators on a basis of the detection result.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuo Ikeda, Yu Hayashi, Maya Kamachi, Tomohiro Ishii
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Patent number: 10553001Abstract: In an example embodiment, a system and method to provide a master page overlay is provided. The example method may comprise receiving a transformation of a master page where the transformation is associated with a page layout, applying the transformation to the master page, and outputting the page layout, where the page layout incorporates graphical elements from the transformed master page. The system and method may further include providing an interface to receive instructions from a user to display a master page overlay, display the master page overlay, and receive the transformation of the master page associated with the page layout.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Adobe Inc.Inventors: Shawn C. Sheridan, Michael A. Ninness
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Patent number: 10515516Abstract: A peer-to-peer competition wagering exchange network method and system is disclosed which in one exemplary embodiment can include receiving schedule data associated with a competition or game-based event, receiving a selection from a first user to participate in the competition or event, receiving a selection from the first user for a competitor associated with the competition, and receiving a wagered, placed, or contributed monetary amount or token of value with respect to the selected competitor from the first user. The method can further include receiving a point spread or line with respect to the competition from the first user, and generating a challenge, contest, or campaign based on the received selected competitor, received wagered amount, and received point or spread by the first user.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2018Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: POSTITPLAYIT, INC.Inventors: Andrew Eckman, Charles Reinert
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Patent number: 10496186Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program related to the information processing apparatus, which are capable of suppressing an uncomfortable feeling of the user for a position at which processing related to the user operation is performed, the information processing apparatus including: an input unit configured to obtain line-of-sight information related to a line of sight of a user and a detection result of a user operation; and a position deciding unit configured to decide an operation position at which a process related to the user operation is performed, on the basis of the line-of-sight information obtained at a second point of time specified on the basis of a first point of time prior to a detection start of the user operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ryouhei Yasuda, Takuro Noda
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Patent number: 10474259Abstract: A method of controlling a device is provided. The method includes receiving a touch input and a hovering input, determining an operation corresponding to input pattern information generated according to the received touch input and the received hovering input, from among operations of an application running on the device, and performing the determined operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventor: Kang-min Lee
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Patent number: 10466817Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device comprising a processor configured to implement a user interface for allowing a user to interact with the electronic device, a display and a touch panel in communication with the processor, wherein the display and the touch panel provide a touch-sensitive display configured to allow a user to interact with the electronic device using the user interface by touching the touch panel, and a bezel rotatably mounted on a housing of the electronic device wherein the bezel comprises a pointing element configured to activate the touch panel at a plurality of different locations of the touch panel and wherein the plurality of different locations of the touch panel define a plurality of different positions of the bezel relative to the housing allowing the user to interact with the electronic device by using the bezel.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2015Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Nicolas Dangy Caye
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Patent number: 10459613Abstract: An object display device is disclosed. An object display device includes a display unit, a detection unit and a control unit. The display unit is configured to display an object. The detection unit is configured to detect a location and a load of a pressing to the display unit. The control unit can control a movement of the object based on conditions of first and second pressings.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Takashi Yamada, Tomotake Aono
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Patent number: 10460003Abstract: In a client-server system where a client system presents a browser for user interaction, a browser user interface includes functionality for handling dynamic interface elements received by the browser in connection with received pages, presented as part of the browser user interface and modified in response to selected user input without requiring further interaction with a server. In addition to, or in place of, dynamic interface elements such as slide sheets, the browser user interface might also include a rotation display area, tool displays that can overlay a page, opaquely or semi-transparently, menu structures, and an ability for the user to modify a page layout without requiring server interaction.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2008Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: OATH INC.Inventors: Jack Chu, Chris Mancini, Lawrence Morrisroe
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Patent number: 10416847Abstract: Example embodiments of a system and method for asynchronous data item loading for a dropdown list of a user interface are described. In an example embodiment, a user input directed to a dropdown list control to cause presentation of at least one of the data items of the dropdown list is received. In response to the user input, a determination is made as to whether the data items are available for presentation. If not, the user input is queued in an event queue, the data items are requested from another computing system via a communication network, and a busy indicator is presented on the user interface in conjunction with the dropdown list control to indicate that the data items are not available for presentation. In response to receiving the data items, the busy indicator is removed, and the user input queued in the event queue is processed.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Jamila Schon, Arley Triana Morin
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Patent number: 10416833Abstract: A medical image displaying apparatus includes: a user interface configured to receive a user input with respect to an object that is movable; a display configured to display the object on a medical image in response to the user input; and a controller configured to move the object and change a velocity of the object based on a property of the object.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun-ki Lee, Jun-sung Park