Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120039513 | LEVERAGING SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR MEDIA SHARING - Social media account UIs are disclosed to allow users to easily manage all social media accounts. Photos are automatically shared based on image recognition with social networking contacts appearing in the photos. Movies are automatically created from related social media clips, and videos can be generated by a user and uploaded to the user's social media accounts with a single click. | 02-16-2012 |
20120042035 | SIMPLIFIED ACTIVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WIRELESS WIDE AREA NETWORK (WWAN) ACCOUNT - A computer establishes a wireless wide area network (WWAN) account simply by entering his telephone number in a user interface (UI) which is sent to an Internet server and correlated with the user's telephone account. A utility notes when a usage limitation for a period is approaching and in response disables wireless updates and automatically executes the updates when a landline connection is sensed. | 02-16-2012 |
20120072752 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING POWER MANAGEMENT ENHANCEMENTS - A method and apparatus for providing power management enhancements. In an embodiment, the method comprises receiving an indication that the computing device is in a non-user-interactable state and powering down non-essential device components such that the computing device is configured to enter a low power state. In another embodiment, the method comprises selecting a duration for a battery life of the computing device and selecting a power profile for the computing device to ensure that the computing device operates for at least as long as the selected duration. In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a computing device comprising means for providing battery power and means for altering a power profile of the computing device. | 03-22-2012 |
20120081286 | ALERTING USER TO SHORTCUTS ON COMPUTER - Keypad keys having functions when they are pressed simultaneously with a meta key are backlit or bear indicia indicating the functions. A user interface (UI) can be presented indicating the functions of the keys. A row of special purpose keys user-programmable can be provided with each key invoking a respective application of service. | 04-05-2012 |
20120117271 | Synchronization of Data in a Distributed Computing Environment - A method for data synchronization across multiple target destinations in a computer network includes acquiring information about the target destinations, wherein: the target destinations comprises at least one of a network account in the computer network, or a target device coupled to the computer network or associated with the network account; and the acquired information includes identification information associated with the target destinations. The method may also include receiving, at a user device, data from a data source; filtering the received data based on information included in the received data and in the identification information; identifying, based on the filtering, a selected target destination for receiving the filtered data; and transmitting the filtered data to the identified selected target destination. | 05-10-2012 |
20120136565 | Filtering social networking information to provide customized mapping - User-specific information such as the social networking cloud of relevant metadata is used to find real-time information and provide visual feedback to users regarding the presence of other users at particular locations. In one example, the information is displayed on localized map images, with visual indicators such as dots indicating the presence of other users having desired characteristics. | 05-31-2012 |
20120158935 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING SOCIAL NETWORKS - Systems and methods consistent with the disclosure relate to managing social networks. According to one exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented method for managing social networks of a user is disclosed. The method accesses an online social network site of the user, and receives, from the online social network site, networking content related to the user and a plurality of contacts of the user. The method identifies the plurality of contacts based on the networking content, and determines relationships between the user and the respective contacts based on the networking content. The method also creates a social networking map according to the relationships. | 06-21-2012 |
20150242004 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICE HAVING A LOGO DISPLAYED THEREON FOR USE IN A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a housing and a processor disposed within the housing. The electronic device also includes a touch-sensitive input device lacking output functionality. The touch-sensitive input device, which is located on a surface of the housing, is operatively associated with the processor for triggering a function of the electronic device and being located on a surface of the housing. A visible logo is disposed on the touch-sensitive input device. | 08-27-2015 |
20150242039 | COMPENSATION OF DISTORTED DIGITAL INK STROKES CAUSED BY MOTION OF THE MOBILE DEVICE RECEIVING THE DIGITAL INK STROKES - A method for adapting a user interface to motion of the user interface includes receiving ink information generated by a user input such as a stylus. In some cases the input surface on which the user input is received may be a touch-screen display. The ink information is organized into corresponding ink strokes. Additionally, motion of the user interface is detected. One or more of the ink strokes that were organized from ink information generated at least in part while the motion was being detected is identified. The one or more identified ink strokes are adjusted to compensate for distortions thereto caused by the detected motion. | 08-27-2015 |