Patents Represented by Attorney Moffat & Co.
  • Patent number: 8350764
    Abstract: A dual-antenna diversity antenna system that operates within a low frequency band range is disclosed. Two antennas are folded separately onto a single three dimensional dielectric substrate in a meander pattern configuration. Each antenna has an independent feed port and ground pin. The two antennas are configured within a compact mobile terminal to produce high isolation and low correlation at resonating frequencies within the 700 Megahertz frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Qinjiang Rao, Dong Wang
  • Patent number: 8346252
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for best service rescan scheduling on a mobile device operating in an EVDO hybrid mode, the method comprising the steps of: blocking a best service rescan on the mobile device if the mobile device in an EVDO traffic state, the mobile device characterized by blocking means, the blocking means enabled to block a best service rescan on the mobile device if the mobile device in an EVDO traffic state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Wen Zhao, Asif Hossain, Shahid Rasul Chaudry
  • Patent number: 8340590
    Abstract: A test apparatus for conducting a radiated performance test on a wireless device under controlled test conditions, the test apparatus having an anechoic chamber; a test computer; and an interface, the interface adapted to connect the test computer to the wireless device, the test apparatus being adapted to: establish a data connection on the interface between the test computer and the wireless device; initialize and start a timer for a predetermined interval on the wireless device; subject the wireless device to the radiated performance test in the anechoic chamber after the predetermined interval; and analyze test results on the test computer from a test log stored on the wireless device during the radiated performance test, wherein the interface between the test computer and the wireless device is adapted to be removed during the predetermined interval; for conducting a radiated performance test on a wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Wen Zhao, Xin Jin, C. Nicolas Bungnariu, Muhammad Khaledul Islam, Fangyi Luo, Jiansheng Chen
  • Patent number: 8326360
    Abstract: A method and system for the configuration of a mobile station baseband circuit for an acoustic accessory having an identifier, the method comprising the steps of: determining whether the mobile device recognizes the identifier of the acoustic device; and configuring the baseband circuit with a DSP filter response and CODEC acoustic gain parameters for the acoustic device if the mobile device recognizes the identifier of the acoustic device. The system comprising: an identifier for each of the plurality of acoustic devices; a local memory in the mobile station storing a frequency (filter) response and gain parameters for at least one of the plurality of acoustic devices and for mapping them to the identifier; and a digital signal processor to re-shape an acoustic frequency response and adjust an audio gain of a baseband circuit for the mobile station based on the stored frequency response and gain parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Barry Steven Hazell, Kevin John Rush
  • Patent number: 8315189
    Abstract: A method for detecting a target cell by a mobile device, the method comprising storing traversed paths of the mobile device, the stored traversed paths each comprising information to identify cells in a sequence of cells traversed by the mobile device referenced to the target cell, compiling information identifying cells traversed by the device in real time to produce current path information, comparing the current path information to the stored traversed paths and inferring from the comparison a relative proximity of the mobile device to the target cell and adapting a search for the target cell based on the relative proximity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Ozgur Ekici, M. Khaledul Islam
  • Patent number: 8295843
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing data congestion in a cell having signal strength, the method having the steps of: assigning a congestion penalty at a mobile device to a cell; applying the congestion penalty to the signal strength to create a selection value; and performing cell reselection using the selection value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Steven Michael Hanov, Matthias Wandel
  • Patent number: 8290543
    Abstract: A system and methods are provided whereby a user of a mobile device can adaptively switch the mobile device from speakerphone mode to handset mode without needing to look at the mobile device or without the need to activate a button or key sequence. In a preferred embodiment, modules are provided in the mobile device which allow for the detection of a voice conversation, the sampling of the user's voice and the switching between the two modes of operation. If the user's voice volume is above a certain threshold the mobile device operates in handset mode. If the user's voice volume is below a certain threshold the mobile device operates in handset mode. Through the inclusion of the embodiments described herein, a mobile device can allow a user to safely and quickly switch from one mode of operation to the other without a requirement for additional hardware in the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Jeffrey Emery, Nicholas Wilson
  • Patent number: 8270936
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the selection of an emergency number in a mobile station having a geographic indicator, the method comprising the steps of and the apparatus characterized by means for: determining whether a user is attempting to reach an emergency service provider; and if the user is attempting to reach an emergency service provider, connecting to a network if the mobile station is not already connected to a network; looking up an emergency dial string in a look-up table based on the geographic indicator and the network connected to; and sending the emergency dial string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Muhammad Khaledul Islam, Asif Hossain
  • Patent number: 8234356
    Abstract: A system and method for propagating device settings to a data communications client from a host on a mobile device, the system having at least one host application adapted to operate on the mobile device host and further adapted to change device settings on the mobile device; a notification means adapted to notify the data communications client of device settings changes on the mobile device; a mode setting at the data communications client, the mode setting adapted to indicate whether client applications on the data communications client should use device settings from the host; and a client settings application adapted to receive a notification from the notification means and change device settings for the client applications if the mode setting indicates the client applications should use device settings from the host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: John S. Hodgson
  • Patent number: 8213947
    Abstract: A method for creating a radio resource control profile for a radio resource allocation or a state-transition profile having the steps of: receiving a parameter associated with a user equipment (UE); associating the parameter with the radio resource control profile for the radio resource allocation or the state-transition profile; and initiating the radio resource allocation or state transition profile for the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Leonard Trevor Plestid, Jeffrey William Wirtanen, Muhammad Khaledul Islam
  • Patent number: 8203498
    Abstract: A three-fold polarization diversity antenna comprises a slot-loaded patch, and a radiation member that is electromagnetically coupled to the slot-loaded patch. The radiation member extends through a plane of the slot-loaded patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Qinjiang Rao, Geyi Wen, Dong Wang
  • Patent number: 8180861
    Abstract: A system and a method (100, 500) for integrating an uncertified client (104) with a certified host device (102) are provided. The integration system (100) is configured to integrate the uncertified client (104), which has a plurality of client applications (106), with the certified host device (102), and has a client virtual machine (108), host applications (142), and an abstraction layer (138, 156). The client virtual machine (108) is coupled to the uncertified client (104) and is configured to execute the plurality of client applications (106). The host applications (142) are coupled to the certified host device (102) and are configured to control host dependent features on the certified host device (102). The abstraction layer (138, 156) are coupled to the host applications (142) and to the client virtual machine (108), and are configured to translate feature calls from the plurality of client applications (106) to function calls for the host applications (142).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: John Stuart Hodgson, Matthew Bells, Thomas Leonard Trevor Plestid, Edward Snow Willis, II, Sean Elliott Wilson, David Paul Yach
  • Patent number: 8180284
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for sending an event from user equipment operating in a mobile network, the method comprising the steps of: monitoring whether an unrelated opportunistic event has occurred; and sending said event with said unrelated opportunistic event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Leonard Trevor Plestid, Muhammad Khaledul Islam, Jeffrey William Wirtanen
  • Patent number: 8160583
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for best service rescan scheduling on a mobile device operating in an EVDO hybrid mode, the method comprising the steps of: blocking a best service rescan on the mobile device if the mobile device in an EVDO traffic state, the mobile device characterized by blocking means, the blocking means enabled to block a best service rescan on the mobile device if the mobile device in an EVDO traffic state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Zhao Wen, Hossain Asif, Chaudry Rasul Shahid
  • Patent number: 8135892
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transferring data from a first electronic device to a second electronic device, both first and second electronic devices having Universal Serial Bus (USB) client interfaces, the method comprising the steps: connecting the two electronic devices with a USB cable; toggling the voltage on a VBUS line of the USB cable between logic high voltage and no voltage at the first electronic device; detecting toggles of the VBUS line at the second electronic device; and interpreting the toggles detected in the detecting step as data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Vahid Moosavi
  • Patent number: 8133621
    Abstract: A mobile device having: a keyboard; a printed circuit board having at least one contact responsive to the keyboard; and a fuel cell assembly having: a fuel cell located between the keyboard and the printed circuit board, the fuel cell having a membrane and at least one aperture corresponding with the at least one contact; a tank adapted to store a fuel for the fuel cell; and piping connecting the tank with the fuel cell, where the fuel cell ventilates through the keyboard. Alternatively, the fuel cell acts as the printed circuit board and at least one contact for the keyboard is printed onto the fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Chris Wormald, Raymond Reddy, Lyall Kenneth Winger
  • Patent number: 8131264
    Abstract: A mobile device for electronic mailing of data utilizing a data reference, the mobile device having: a communications subsystem for communicating with a wireless gateway; a user interface; a processor interacting with the user interface and the communications subsystem; an electronic mail application adapted to run on the processor; a data application adapted to run on the processor; and memory adapted to be accessed by the electronic mail application and the data application, the memory storing a data reference identifier for data in the data application, the data reference identifier capable of identifying the data on a data server remote from the mobile device, wherein the data application is adapted to interact with the electronic mail application to send data in an electronic mail message, and wherein the data is replaced in the electronic mail message with the data reference identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Melanie Barker, Luis Estable
  • Patent number: 8131292
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for improved timer based registration for a mobile device with a network, the network having a standard slot cycle time for interrupts, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, at the mobile device, a system parameter message from the network, the message having a value indicating a frequency for periodic registration; setting a timer value on a timer at the mobile device, the timer value being greater than the standard slot cycle time; setting a counter to count expiration of the timer; starting the timer; upon expiration of the timer, decrementing the counter; upon the counter reaching zero, waiting for a paging slot to communicate with the network; and sending a registration message to the network on the paging slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Qingzhong Jiao, Wen Zhao
  • Patent number: 8126446
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for provisioning a third party mobile device emulator from desktop provisioning software, the method having the steps of: designating a common file space between the third party mobile device emulator and the desktop provisioning software; writing files to the common file space from one of the third party mobile device emulator and the desktop provisioning software; and reading the files from the other of the third party mobile device emulator and the desktop provisioning software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Research in Motion Limited
    Inventors: Mahmud-Ul Hassan, Nicholas Wilson
  • Patent number: 8122024
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for organizing a geographically tagged media file, the method obtaining geographical information for the media file; identifying a subfolder for the media file; and placing the media file in the identified subfolder. Also, a method and apparatus for utilizing an album of geographically tagged media files within a media application, the method allowing a third party application access to the geographically tagged media files; and upon selection of the third party application within the media application, launching the third party application populated with the album of geographically tagged media files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Piotr Konrad Tysowski