Patents Assigned to Research In Motion Limited
  • PROXIMITY AND INTEREST DETERMINATION BY A WIRELESS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140213186
    Abstract: A first wireless device determines whether the first wireless device is in a specified proximity to a second wireless device based on a signal wirelessly transmitted by the second wireless device. Based on information transmitted by the second wireless device, it is determined whether the first wireless device shares a common interest with the second wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: William Anthony Gage, Biswaroop Mukherjee, Robert Novak
  • MOBILE DEVICE FOR CREATING, MANAGING AND SHARING LOCATION INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20140213304
    Abstract: A method performed by a mobile device entails determining a current location of the mobile device, storing the current location as a breadcrumb (recorded) location of the mobile device, and performing an action with respect to the breadcrumb location when the mobile device has moved away from the breadcrumb location. The action may entail sharing the breadcrumb location with another device. Reverse geocoded address information may be provided for the breadcrumb locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Jason Christopher Beckett, Raymond Lee Canton, Siamak Sartipi
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20140213306
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to facilitate device-to-device communication with a remote device registered with a communication network are described. One example method may include obtaining an identity information of the second device from an address book, submitting the identity information of the second device to a communication network, estimating device-to-device (D2D) proximity of the second device, generating an indication of the proximity of the second device relative to the first device, and initiating a device-to-device communication session with the second device when the indication is that the second device is proximate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Yufei Wu BLANKENSHIP, David Stuart FURBECK
  • DYNAMIC STYLUS PALETTE
    Publication number: 20140210797
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for changing a property of a stylus input to host electronic device. In response to a trigger event, a stylus palette is displayed on the screen of device in proximity to a stylus location. The location and orientation of the stylus palette may also depend on a user's palm position or the orientation of the device. This enables a property of the stylus to be selected in response to stylus interaction with the stylus palette. Very little stylus movement is required to make the selection due to the proximity of the palette. The trigger event may be, for example, a press of a button of the stylus, detection of a stylus position within a range of heights above the screen of the host electronic device, or detection of a stylus motion gesture such as a shake, tap, or twist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Conrad A. KREEK, Gerhard Dietrich KLASSEN
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-TOUCH INPUT
    Publication number: 20140215336
    Abstract: Methods and device for simultaneous multi-touch input on a touchscreen display are described. In one aspect, the present application describes a method implemented by a processor of an electronic device. The electronic device has a touchscreen display. The method includes detecting a first touch gesture on a first portion of the touchscreen display associated with a first control element and, during the first touch gesture, detecting a second touch gesture on a second portion of the touchscreen display associated with a second control element different from the first control element; and while detecting the first touch gesture and detecting the second touch gesture, simultaneously, causing a first event in the first portion of the touchscreen display in response to the first touch gesture, and causing a second event in the second portion of the touchscreen display in response to the second touch gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Dan Zacharias GÄRDENFORS, Lars Oskar ALEXANDERSSON
  • MOBILE EQUIPMENT CUSTOMIZATION USING A SINGLE MANUFACTURING CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20140213233
    Abstract: Personalization of a mobile device, including receiving at the mobile device a unique code; selecting, from a plurality of personalization policies stored on the mobile device a personalization policy that corresponds to the unique code; and storing the selected personalization policy in a persistent protected storage element of the mobile device. Customizing a mobile device, including determining at the mobile device a unique code; selecting, from a plurality of customized data sets stored on the mobile device a data set that corresponds to the unique code; and activating the selected data set on the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicants: QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED, RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Owen PARRY, Robert David TURNER, Timothy Ryan Salter, Nicole Melissa DEBICKES, David Brandon SOSBY, Melanie Arlene Barker, Martin John Bowyer, Douglas Eugene ROSS, Richard Enrique Lopez, Paul Munguia, Cora Lynne Collins, James Arthur BRUCK
  • Apparatus and Method Pertaining to Predicted-Text Entry
    Publication number: 20140215396
    Abstract: A method includes displaying, via a touch-sensitive display, a plurality of predicted entries as a function, at least in part, of at least some characters entered via a non-virtual alphanumeric keyboard. A first touch is detected with the touch-sensitive display. The first touch is used to identify a first one of the predicted entries. The first one of the predicted entries is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Wilfried Richard Alexander DANZINGER, Gerry Pieter MOERKERKEN
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUSPENDING SCREEN SHARING DURING CONFIDENTIAL DATA ENTRY
    Publication number: 20140215356
    Abstract: A method, transmitting device, and computer-readable storage medium are provided for sharing image data between a source device and at least one receiving device. In one implementation, a method is provided for periodically sending image data of a shared screen to the at least one receiving device using a sharing connection. The method also receives a request associated with activating a user interface component involving confidential information, suspends updating of the image data responsive to the received request, and periodically sends suspended image data to the at least one receiving device while updating is suspended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Ryan Conrad BRANDER, Yuri POELUEV
  • Enhancing Short Message Service Addressing and Routing
    Publication number: 20140206403
    Abstract: A method for sending a short message service (SMS) message is provided. The method comprises receiving, by a destination home network database entity from a sending network entity, a first message containing an indication of support for a plurality of SMS message delivery protocols, wherein the SMS message is transmitted to a target entity address contained in the first message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Research In Motion Limited
  • COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE HAVING BATTERY MONITORING CAPABILITIES AND PERFORMING PRE-SCHEDULED EVENTS
    Publication number: 20140203944
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for monitoring a battery to determine whether sufficient battery power remains to perform an event at a pre-scheduled time. A communications device includes a processor that receives instructions to perform the event at the pre-scheduled time, determines a first amount of time until the event is performed, detects an idle mode of the communications device, the idle mode consuming a minimum amount of power, calculates a second amount of time until the battery is depleted, the second amount of time being calculated while the communications device operates in the idle mode, determines whether the second amount of time is less than the first amount of time, activates a first alert if the second amount of time is less than the first amount of time while remaining in the idle mode, and performs an action prior to the pre-scheduled time while remaining in the idle mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Joseph LOMBARDI, Jasmin MULAOSMANOVIC, Mark David MESAROS, Michael Andrew GOLDSMITH
  • Cell Identity Design for LTE-Advanced
    Publication number: 20140204809
    Abstract: A method for generating a synchronization signal is provided. The method comprises using a number other than 63 as an NZC value in a Zadoff-Chu sequence used in generating a primary synchronization signal for a wireless communication system, which may be a 3GPP LTE system or a 3GPP LTE-A system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Joon Beom Kim, Hua Xu, Zhijun Cai
  • Electronic Device Case
    Publication number: 20140202899
    Abstract: A case configured to protect at least a portion of an electronic device. The case can comprise a first portion and a second portion that connect to one another via a hinge. The first portion can be configured to cover a first portion of a back side of the electronic device when fully installed on the electronic device. The second portion can be configured to cover a remaining portion of the back side of the electronic device when also fully installed on the electronic device. The second portion and the first portion can pivot with respect to one another via the hinge. Accordingly, by one approach, the second portion can be pivoted away from the electronic device while the first portion remains installed on the electronic device. In such a case, and by one approach, the second portion can serve as a stand for the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian James MURCHISON, Mircea OPREA, Felipe Oliveira SIMOES, Donald Glenn THOMPSON, Anders FAHRENDORFF
  • COMMUNICATING DATA USING A LOCAL WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORK NODE
    Publication number: 20140204771
    Abstract: A local wireless access network node receives a request to offload at least a portion of data traffic for a user equipment from a macro wireless access network node to the local wireless access network node, where the user equipment is to maintain a wireless connection to the macro wireless access network node after the offload. The local wireless access network node sends a response to indicate whether the local wireless access node has accepted or denied the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Shiwei Gao, Yufei Wu Blankenship, Zhijun Cai, Yi Song
  • RESPONDING TO INCOMING CALLS
    Publication number: 20140205076
    Abstract: A method and device for responding to an incoming call. A first device detects an incoming call from a caller. In response to detecting the incoming call, an indication of the incoming call is sent to a second device different from the first device. The indication identifies the caller. A message indicating a response to the caller is received from the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Surender KUMAR, Susan L. LUKASIK
  • EVENT-TRIGGERED HANDS-FREE MULTITASKING FOR MEDIA PLAYBACK
    Publication number: 20140207468
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for hands-free operation of a device based on a context of an event. An example system configured to practice the method can detect an event during playback of media content to a user, and optionally output a first audible indication of the event. Based on the event, the system can activate a speech recognition application using a custom speech recognition grammar for recognizing a set of speech commands associated with the event. Then the system can optionally output a second audible indication of readiness to process speech in association with the event. The system can monitor, for a predetermined duration of time after the second audible indication, audio input received via the microphone to recognize a command via the speech recognition application, and execute the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Grant Henry Robert Bartnik
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING VOICE TAGS THROUGH USER OPERATION
    Publication number: 20140207466
    Abstract: A method for automatically identifying voice tags on an electronic device. After failure to initiate a communication using a voice input command, the user may then subsequently contact the recipient using an application program of the electronic device. The original audio of the voice input command may be identified as a potential voice tag for the now-identified recipient. The method includes: receiving, through a voice interface program, a voice input command, the voice input command including a command element and a content element; ending the voice interface program without performing the voice input command; receiving, through an application program, a user input which identifies data for executing an application program command; performing the application program command; and identifying audio of the content element as a voice tag associated with the data identified by the user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Mohammed Nawaf SMADI
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A VPN CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20140207943
    Abstract: A method and computing device configured to send and receive traffic over a virtual private network (VPN) connection, the computing device having a processor; and a communications subsystem, where the method determines that a first trigger had been met; monitors whether data traffic exists over the VPN connection for a first time period; and if no data traffic exists over the VPN connection for the first time period, disconnects the VPN connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Chi Chiu TSE, Ania HALLIOP, Chun Hei LAI
  • Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Predicted Stylus Movements
    Publication number: 20140204126
    Abstract: An apparatus and method pertaining to the display of a stylus path that includes both a validated portion and a predicted portion. Upon determining an error between subsequent stylus movement and that predicted portion, these teachings provide for morphing a display of the predicted portion to accord with the subsequent stylus movement over time rather than abruptly switching the display to an immediately fully-corrected representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter MANKOWSKI, Jacek S. IDZIK, Cornel MERCEA, Weimin Michael RANG, Yaran NAN
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPORTING THAT A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DATA CONTEXTS IS REACHED
    Publication number: 20140204736
    Abstract: If a wireless device does not know how many data contexts can be supported, then the wireless device might attempt to establish more data contexts than are supported. Such attempt would normally be rejected. However, the signalling involved in the attempt to establish another data context and the rejection of that attempt is considered wasteful. Embodiments of the present disclosure allow such waste to be reduced or avoided by signalling to the wireless device when the maximum number of data contexts is reached or when it is about to be reached. Such signalling can occur before any attempt to establish more data contexts than are supported. Thus, wasteful signaling involved with attempting to establish more data contexts can be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Jan Hendrick Lucas BAKKER, Bhabani PANDA, Maiyuran WIJAYANATHAN
  • ACCESS PANELS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140198432
    Abstract: Access Panels for electronic devices are disclosed herein. An example electronic device disclosed herein includes a housing having an opening to access a card holder and an access panel coupled to the housing to cover the opening. The access panel slides and rotates relative to the housing when the access panel moves between an open position to allow access to the opening and a closed position to cover the opening. A first biasing element has a first end attached to the access panel and a second end attached to the housing and biases the access panel laterally relative to the housing. A second biasing element is coupled to the access panel to cause the access panel to rotate in a first rotational direction relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Li Huang, Timothy Herbert Kyowski, James Infanti