IP Library Granted Patent US 9,007,396
Granted Patent B2
US 9,007,396 · App. 13/122,748 · Granted Apr 14, 2015

Methods and systems for analyzing parts of an electronic file

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Patent No.
US 9,007,396
App. No.
13/122,748
Granted
Apr 14, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Devices, computer readable medium, and methods for selecting an object displayed on a screen and providing information about that object.

Claims (43)

1. A method for tagging a part of a dynamically displayed image, the method comprising the following steps in the order named:

providing information for displaying the dynamically displayed image on a screen;

receiving information about a partial circling related to pointing a pointing device to the part of the dynamically displayed image;

generating a portion of a border partially around the part of the dynamically displayed image, the portion of the border corresponding to a movement of the pointing device around the part of the dynamically displayed image;

generating a predefined enclosure, electronically linked to the portion of the border, which is configured to accept text input from a user; and

storing border information and predefined enclosure information together with the part of the dynamically displayed image such that the part of the dynamically displayed image may be analyzed independently of the dynamically displayed image.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating plural borders and predefined enclosures in response to selections of plural parts of the dynamically displayed image.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predefined enclosure information does not include pixels corresponding to the selected part of the dynamically displayed image.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving step comprises:

receiving a position of at least one pixel of the part of the dynamically displayed image that was pointed by the pointing device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving step comprises:

receiving information about a complete circling of the part of the dynamically displayed image.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating a border comprises:

generating the border completely around the part of the dynamically displayed image.

7. A device for tagging a part of a dynamically displayed image, the device comprising:

an output configured to first provide information for displaying the dynamically displayed image on a screen;

an input configured to then receive information about a partial circling related to pointing a pointing device to the part of the dynamically displayed image;

a processor connected to the input and the output and configured to,

generate a portion of a border partially around the part of the dynamically displayed image, the portion of the border corresponding to a movement of the pointing device around the part of the dynamically displayed image, and then

generate a predefined enclosure, electronically linked to the portion of the border, which is configured to accept text input from a user; and

a memory connected to the processor and configured to thereafter store border information and predefined enclosure information together with the part of the dynamically displayed image such that the part of the dynamically displayed image may be analyzed independently of the dynamically displayed image.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate plural borders and predefined enclosures in response to selections of plural parts of the dynamically displayed image.

9. The device of claim 7 , wherein the predefined enclosure information does not include pixels corresponding to the selected part of the dynamically displayed image.

10. The device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive a position of at least one pixel of the part of the dynamically displayed image that was pointed by the pointing device.

11. The device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive information about a complete circling of the part of the dynamically displayed image.

12. The device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate the border completely around the part of the dynamically displayed image.

13. The device of claim 7 , wherein the input receives information from the pointing device and the output sends information to the screen.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing computer executable instructions for tagging a part of a dynamically displayed image, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the following steps in the order named:

providing information for displaying the dynamically displayed image on a screen;

receiving information about a partial circling related to pointing a pointing device to the part of the dynamically displayed image;

generating a portion of a border partially around the part of the dynamically displayed image, the portion of the border corresponding to a movement of the pointing device around the part of the dynamically displayed image;

generating a predefined enclosure, electronically linked to the portion of the border, which is configured to accept text input from a user; and

storing border information and predefined enclosure information together with the part of the dynamically displayed image such that the part of the dynamically displayed image may be analyzed independently of the dynamically displayed image.

15. The medium of claim 14 , further comprising:

generating plural borders and predefined enclosures in response to selections of plural parts of the dynamically displayed image.

16. The medium of claim 14 , wherein the predefined enclosure information does not include pixels corresponding to the selected part of the dynamically displayed image.

17. The medium of claim 14 , wherein the receiving step comprises:

receiving a position of at least one pixel of the part of the dynamically displayed image that was pointed by the pointing device.

18. The medium of claim 14 , wherein the receiving step comprises:

receiving information about a complete circling of the part of the dynamically displayed image.

19. The medium of claim 14 , wherein the generating a border comprises:

generating the border completely around the part of the dynamically displayed image.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF PATENTS Recorded Nov 7, 2019
From: IDHL HOLDINGS, INC.
To: CEVA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 050966/0756 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2017
From: MULTIPLIER CAPITAL, LP
To: HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 043339/0214 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2017
From: HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC.
To: IDHL HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 042747/0445 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 1, 2016
From: HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC.
To: MULTIPLIER CAPITAL, LP
Reel/Frame 037963/0405 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2011
From: GRITTON, CHARLES; SIMPKINS, DANIEL; MORGAN, TOM
To: HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 026282/0085 →