公开(公告)号：US09014729B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-21

申请号：US13224898

申请日：2011-09-02

申请人： Scott Arnold ,  Leonid Vymenets ,  Henry Yao-Tsu Chen

发明人： Scott Arnold ,  Leonid Vymenets ,  Henry Yao-Tsu Chen

IPC分类号： H04W4/00 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M1/2745

CPC分类号： H04W4/14 ,  H04L51/046 ,  H04M1/2745 ,  H04M1/274508 ,  H04M1/72552

摘要： A system and method are provided wherein SMS-only contacts are integrated into an IM environment. An IM contact list interface distinguishes between SMS and IM chats (and contacts), such that limitations and potential differential costs associated with the respective mediums can be identified. The system is also configured to route SMS messages into the IM contact list interface for later filtering and/or selection by the user. By providing SMS-specific categories with the IM contact list interface SMS integration operations such as routing of SMS messages can be controlled to avoid degrading the user's experience.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种系统和方法，其中将仅SMS联系人集成到IM环境中。 IM联系人列表界面区分SMS和IM聊天（和联系人），从而可以识别与相应媒体相关联的限制和潜在差异成本。 该系统还被配置为将SMS消息路由到IM联系人列表接口中，以供用户稍后过滤和/或选择。 通过向IM联系人列表界面提供SMS特定的类别，可以控制诸如SMS消息的路由的SMS集成操作，以避免降低用户体验。

公开(公告)号：US20140019877A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-16

申请号：US13546896

申请日：2012-07-11

申请人： Jennifer Anne PRETTI ,  Henry Yao-Tsu CHEN

发明人： Jennifer Anne PRETTI ,  Henry Yao-Tsu CHEN

IPC分类号： G06F3/0484

CPC分类号： G06F3/0484 ,  G06Q50/01 ,  H04L51/32

摘要： A method comprises determining that a personal message for an IM profile has been updated frequently according to at least one metric; providing an option to post subsequent personal messages in a blog; and after determining that the option has been selected, providing a user interface for entering and posting the subsequent personal messages in the blog. Another method comprises providing an option to follow a blog for a contact, the blog including a plurality of personal message updates for an IM profile of the contact; and after determining that the option has been selected, generating a social feed for the blog. Another method comprises determining that a predetermined number of contacts have selected to follow a blog associated with IM personal message updates for a mobile device; and providing an option to at least one of the mobile device and the contacts to participate in an IM group.

摘要翻译： 一种方法包括：根据至少一个度量来确定用于IM简档的个人消息已被频繁更新; 提供在博客中发布后续个人消息的选项; 并且在确定选择该选项之后，提供用于在博客中输入和发布后续个人消息的用户界面。 另一种方法包括提供跟随博客的联系人的选项，该博客包括针对该联系人的IM简档的多个个人消息更新; 并且在确定选择该选项之后，生成该博客的社交馈送。 另一种方法包括确定已经选择了预定数量的联系人以跟随与移动设备的IM个人消息更新相关联的博客; 以及向移动设备和联系人中的至少一个提供参与IM组的选项。

公开(公告)号：US20130212184A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-15

申请号：US13370461

申请日：2012-02-10

申请人： Henry Yao-Tsu Chen

发明人： Henry Yao-Tsu Chen

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q50/01

摘要： A control circuit monitors treatment of incoming social content and then uses this treatment information to determine an identifying image to present for given social content sources. The monitored treatment can comprise, for example, whether the recipient opens incoming social content from various social content sources over some relevant period of time. By one approach, when the recipient user is tending to ignore social content from a given social content source, these teachings can provide for automatically selecting and displaying an image of a non-face portion of that social content source (such as an image of the backside of a person's head) to thereby convey a sense that the recipient's relationship with this particular person has been neglected.

摘要翻译： 控制电路监视进入的社交内容的处理，然后使用该处理信息来确定针对给定社交内容源呈现的识别图像。 受监控的治疗可以包括例如接受者是否在某些相关时间段内从各种社会内容来源打开传入的社交内容。 通过一种方法，当接收者用户倾向于忽略来自给定社交内容源的社交内容时，这些教导可以提供自动选择和显示该社交内容源的非面部部分的图像（例如， 一个人的头部的背面），从而传达一种感觉，即接收者与这个人的关系被忽略。

公开(公告)号：US20130169669A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-04

申请号：US13341038

申请日：2011-12-30

申请人： Henry Yao-Tsu Chen ,  Chun Yin Bryan Leung

发明人： Henry Yao-Tsu Chen ,  Chun Yin Bryan Leung

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G09G5/00 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G09G5/34 ,  G09G2340/14

摘要： Methods and apparatus for use in presenting a position indication for a selected item of a list having a plurality of items. At least some of the items in the list are displayed, and a selected item of the list is highlighted. A position indication is also displayed, along or within the selected item, at a lengthwise position that is proportional to a relative position of the selected item within the list. Various examples and alternatives are provided for an even further advantageous user interface.

摘要翻译： 用于呈现具有多个项目的列表的所选项目的位置指示的方法和装置。 显示列表中的至少一些项目，并且突出显示列表中的选定项目。 在与所选项目在列表内的所选项目的相对位置成比例的纵向位置处也显示位置指示。 为进一步有利的用户界面提供了各种示例和替代方案。

公开(公告)号：US20130134923A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-30

申请号：US13304442

申请日：2011-11-25

申请人： Michael Gregory Smith ,  Michael Joseph DeLuca ,  James Abraham Keane ,  Ryan Alexander Geris ,  Scott Leonard Dill ,  Henry Yao-Tsu Chen ,  Eric Thomas Eaton ,  Jeffrey Charles Bos ,  Dusan Veselic

发明人： Michael Gregory Smith ,  Michael Joseph DeLuca ,  James Abraham Keane ,  Ryan Alexander Geris ,  Scott Leonard Dill ,  Henry Yao-Tsu Chen ,  Eric Thomas Eaton ,  Jeffrey Charles Bos ,  Dusan Veselic

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/1698 ,  G06F1/1684 ,  G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/266 ,  H02J7/0054 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J7/025 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/80

摘要： An apparatus, and an associated method, for providing charging energy to a portable power supply, sourced at the portable power supply of another portable electronic device. The portable electronic devices are arranged in a charging configuration in which the portable electronic device from which energy is to be sourced is coupled to the portable electronic device to which the charging energy is to be applied. A controller controls the charging operations to ensure that energy of a host portable power supply is not depleted beyond a minimum level, and the application of the charging energy is terminated when a recipient portable power supply is charged to a desired level or the host portable power supply is depleted to the minimum level.

摘要翻译： 一种用于向便携式电源提供充电能量的设备和相关方法，所述便携式电源源自另一便携式电子设备的便携式电源。 便携式电子设备被布置成充电结构，其中来自其的能量的便携式电子设备被耦合到要施加充电能量的便携式电子设备。 控制器控制充电操作，以确保主机便携式电源的能量不会耗尽超过最低水平，并且当接收便携式电源被充电至期望的水平或主机便携式电源时，充电能量的应用终止 供应耗尽到最低水平。

公开(公告)号：US20130125019A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-16

申请号：US13295404

申请日：2011-11-14

申请人： Leonid Vymenets ,  Henry Yao-Tsu Chen ,  Francis Thomas Riddle

发明人： Leonid Vymenets ,  Henry Yao-Tsu Chen ,  Francis Thomas Riddle

IPC分类号： G06F3/048 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06Q10/107 ,  G06F17/21

摘要： A system and a method are provided for displaying message history while composing a message. The method includes displaying a message composition application comprising a first recipient field, a message history display area, and a message composition field; detecting an input into the first recipient field for specifying a recipient; and upon detecting that the recipient has been specified: displaying a second recipient field; navigating application focus from the first recipient field to the second recipient field; and displaying a message history associated with the recipient in the message history display area.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种在撰写消息时显示消息历史的系统和方法。 该方法包括显示包括第一接收者字段，消息历史显示区域和消息合成字段的消息合成应用程序; 检测到所述第一收件人字段中的用于指定接收者的输入; 并且在检测到所述接收者已被指定时：显示第二接收者字段; 将应用程序焦点从第一个收件人字段导航到第二个收件人字段; 以及在所述消息历史显示区域中显示与所述接收者相关联的消息历史。

公开(公告)号：US20120317204A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-13

申请号：US13157537

申请日：2011-06-10

申请人： Mihal Lazaridis ,  Henry Yao-Tsu Chen ,  David Bukurak ,  Theban Ganeshalingam ,  Munish Taneja

发明人： Mihal Lazaridis ,  Henry Yao-Tsu Chen ,  David Bukurak ,  Theban Ganeshalingam ,  Munish Taneja

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04W4/206 ,  H04L63/0846 ,  H04W4/21 ,  H04W4/80

摘要： A method and system are provided which enable an alternative identifier to be used instead of a normally used identifier such as a personal identification number (PIN) in a peer-to-peer (P2P)-based system. The alternative identifier can be used to avoid divulging the normally used identifier and can be cancelled or de-activated at a later time or can be converted to the normally used identifier at a later point.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种使得能够使用替代标识符而不是诸如基于对等（P2P）的系统中的个人识别号码（PIN）的常用标识符的方法和系统。 替代标识符可以用于避免泄露通常使用的标识符，并且可以在稍后的时间被取消或去激活，或者可以稍后将其转换成正常使用的标识符。

公开(公告)号：US09176647B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-03

申请号：US13546896

申请日：2012-07-11

申请人： Jennifer Anne Pretti ,  Henry Yao-Tsu Chen

发明人： Jennifer Anne Pretti ,  Henry Yao-Tsu Chen

IPC分类号： G06F3/0484 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  H04L12/58

CPC分类号： G06F3/0484 ,  G06Q50/01 ,  H04L51/32

摘要： A method comprises determining that a personal message for an IM profile has been updated frequently according to at least one metric; providing an option to post subsequent personal messages in a blog; and after determining that the option has been selected, providing a user interface for entering and posting the subsequent personal messages in the blog. Another method comprises providing an option to follow a blog for a contact, the blog including a plurality of personal message updates for an IM profile of the contact; and after determining that the option has been selected, generating a social feed for the blog. Another method comprises determining that a predetermined number of contacts have selected to follow a blog associated with IM personal message updates for a mobile device; and providing an option to at least one of the mobile device and the contacts to participate in an IM group.

摘要翻译： 一种方法包括：根据至少一个度量来确定用于IM简档的个人消息已被频繁更新; 提供在博客中发布后续个人消息的选项; 并且在确定选择该选项之后，提供用于在博客中输入和发布后续个人消息的用户界面。 另一种方法包括提供跟随博客的联系人的选项，该博客包括针对该联系人的IM简档的多个个人消息更新; 并且在确定选择该选项之后，生成该博客的社交馈送。 另一种方法包括确定已经选择了预定数量的联系人以跟随与移动设备的IM个人消息更新相关联的博客; 以及向移动设备和联系人中的至少一个提供参与IM组的选项。

公开(公告)号：US20120309461A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-06

申请号：US13149238

申请日：2011-05-31

申请人： Leonid Vymenets ,  Francis Thomas Riddle ,  Henry Yao-Tsu Chen

发明人： Leonid Vymenets ,  Francis Thomas Riddle ,  Henry Yao-Tsu Chen

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04W4/12

CPC分类号： H04W4/12 ,  H04M1/72552

摘要： Methods and apparatus for use in providing presentations for the composition of messages having size limitations are described. A communication device receives, via its user interface, one or more character inputs in a message composition field for a new message being composed. While a character count of the message is less than a warning count value, the device refrains from presenting the number of allowed characters remaining for entry in the message. On the other hand, while the character count is greater than or equal to the warning count value, the device causes the number of allowed characters remaining for entry in the message to be presented. The message may be transmitted via a wireless network via a short message service (SMS). In one example, the number of remaining characters is provided in an alert bar, which is presented by being set in motion from an initial hidden position behind the message composition field to a final revealed position, with intermediate positions therebetween.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于提供具有尺寸限制的消息的组合的演示的方法和装置。 通信装置经由其用户界面接收正在组成的新消息的消息合成字段中的一个或多个字符输入。 虽然消息的字符数小于警告计数值，但是设备不会在消息中显示剩余的允许字符数。 另一方面，当字符数大于或等于警告计数值时，设备使得在消息中输入剩余的允许字符的数量被呈现。 消息可以经由无线网络经由短消息服务（SMS）发送。 在一个示例中，剩余字符的数量被提供在警报栏中，其通过从消息组合字段后面的初始隐藏位置移动到最终显示位置而呈现，其间具有中间位置。

公开(公告)号：US20120165035A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-28

申请号：US12975594

申请日：2010-12-22

申请人： Henry Yao-Tsu Chen ,  Theban Ganeshalingam

发明人： Henry Yao-Tsu Chen ,  Theban Ganeshalingam

IPC分类号： H04W24/00 ,  H04W4/02

CPC分类号： H04L51/20 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L51/38 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/21

摘要： Facilitating ad-hoc congregation using an application on a wireless mobile device is provided. Geographic locations defined as meet-ups are shared with members of group. When a wireless mobile device of one of the members of the group enters the geographic location of the meet-up, the wireless mobile device sends a meet-up notification message via a wireless network to other members of the group to identify it's presence at the pre-defined location. Group members can then decide to proceed to the meet-up location based upon the received notification messages.

摘要翻译： 提供使用无线移动设备上的应用程序促进特设会众。 定义为聚会的地理位置与群组成员共享。 当组中某个成员的无线移动设备进入会议的地理位置时，无线移动设备经由无线网络向该组的其他成员发送会议通知消息，以识别其在该场所的存在 预定义的位置。 然后，组成员可以基于收到的通知消息决定进入会议位置。