Patents by Inventor Andrew Douglas Bocking
Andrew Douglas Bocking has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240073662Abstract: In a handheld communication device capable of a plurality of wireless communication modes, a method of communication begins by receiving, at the handheld communication device, a notification of an available one of the wireless communication modes. Then, in a data communication window of the communication device, a user-indication of an active one of the available wireless communication modes is provided in accordance with the received communication mode indication. The data communication window is configured to facilitate data communication via the plurality of wireless communication modes, and facilitates the data communication via the active wireless communication mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Malikie Innovations LimitedInventors: Robert John Edwards, Andrew Douglas Bocking
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Patent number: 11907499Abstract: A method of composing an email message at an electronic device and an electronic device operable to carry out the method are provided. The method includes receiving an email command from a user input of the electronic device through a calendar user interface, the email command relating to at least one of a plurality of intended attendees of a calendared meeting, and providing an email composition interface in response to receiving the email command. The email composition interface includes a user-editable portion of an address field. The user-editable portion of the address field is automatically populated with email address information for the at least one of the plurality of intended attendees.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Malikie Innovations LimitedInventors: Darrell Reginald May, Atif Khan, Andrew Douglas Bocking
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Patent number: 11778440Abstract: In a handheld communication device capable of a plurality of wireless communication modes, a method of communication begins by receiving, at the handheld communication device, a notification of an available one of the wireless communication modes. Then, in a data communication window of the communication device, a user-indication of an active one of the available wireless communication modes is provided in accordance with the received communication mode indication. The data communication window is configured to facilitate data communication via the plurality of wireless communication modes, and facilitates the data communication via the active wireless communication mode.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Malikie Innovations LimitedInventors: Robert John Edwards, Andrew Douglas Bocking
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Patent number: 11778088Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call log that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner, meaning that for each phone number having a call stored in the memory of the device, only the most recent in time call is listed on the call log. An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method also provide a call history for any phone call from the improved call log that is selected by the user. The call history includes a listing of all of the calls stored by the device that are associated with the selected call log call.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Andrew Douglas Bocking, Raymond Paul Vander Veen
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Publication number: 20230289055Abstract: A method includes displaying information associated with an application on an electronic device, providing a visual notification of a received communication, and detecting a gesture. In response to detecting the gesture, a first part of an inbox is displayed while reducing display of the information, including at least partially displaying information associated with the received communication. Based on a characteristic of the gesture, providing the visual notification is discontinued.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Andrew Douglas BOCKING, Donald James LINDSAY, Daniel Tobias RYDENHAG
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Patent number: 11698723Abstract: A method disclosed herein includes displaying information associated with a first application in a display area of an electronic device, detecting a change in direction of a continuous gesture across at least a portion of the display area between a first direction and a second direction different than the first direction, the continuous gesture associated with a request to display information of a second application, the first application being different than the second application, in response to detecting the change in direction of the continuous gesture, reducing display of the first application to a first portion of the display area and presenting a preview of information associated with the second application in a second portion of the display area in which the first application was presented prior to detection of the continuous gesture, based on a first characteristic of the continuous gesture, discontinuing providing the first information and display the second application in the display area, and baseType: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Andrew Douglas Bocking, Donald James Lindsay, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag
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Publication number: 20220334712Abstract: A method disclosed herein includes displaying information associated with a first application in a display area of an electronic device, detecting a change in direction of a continuous gesture across at least a portion of the display area between a first direction and a second direction different than the first direction, the continuous gesture associated with a request to display information of a second application, the first application being different than the second application, in response to detecting the change in direction of the continuous gesture, reducing display of the first application to a first portion of the display area and presenting a preview of information associated with the second application in a second portion of the display area in which the first application was presented prior to detection of the continuous gesture, based on a first characteristic of the continuous gesture, discontinuing providing the first information and display the second application in the display area, and baseType: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Andrew Douglas BOCKING, Donald James LINDSAY, Daniel Tobias RYDENHAG
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Publication number: 20220295249Abstract: In a handheld communication device capable of a plurality of wireless communication modes, a method of communication begins by receiving, at the handheld communication device, a notification of an available one of the wireless communication modes. Then, in a data communication window of the communication device, a user-indication of an active one of the available wireless communication modes is provided in accordance with the received communication mode indication. The data communication window is configured to facilitate data communication via the plurality of wireless communication modes, and facilitates the data communication via the active wireless communication mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Robert John EDWARDS, Andrew Douglas BOCKING
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Patent number: 11379115Abstract: A method disclosed herein includes displaying information associated with a first application in a display area of an electronic device, detecting a change in direction of a continuous gesture across at least a portion of the display area between a first direction and a second direction different than the first direction, the continuous gesture associated with a request to display information of a second application, the first application being different than the second application, in response to detecting the change in direction of the continuous gesture, reducing display of the first application to a first portion of the display area and presenting a preview of information associated with the second application in a second portion of the display area in which the first application was presented prior to detection of the continuous gesture, based on a first characteristic of the continuous gesture, discontinuing providing the first information and display the second application in the display area, and baseType: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Andrew Douglas Bocking, Donald James Lindsay, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag
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Patent number: 11363436Abstract: In a handheld communication device capable of a plurality of wireless communication modes, a method of communication begins by receiving, at the handheld communication device, a notification of an available one of the wireless communication modes. Then, in a data communication window of the communication device, a user-indication of an active one of the available wireless communication modes is provided in accordance with the received communication mode indication. The data communication window is configured to facilitate data communication via the plurality of wireless communication modes, and facilitates the data communication via the active wireless communication mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Robert John Edwards, Andrew Douglas Bocking
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Publication number: 20220043542Abstract: A method of composing an email message at an electronic device and an electronic device operable to carry out the method are provided. The method includes receiving an email command from a user input of the electronic device through a calendar user interface, the email command relating to at least one of a plurality of intended attendees of a calendared meeting, and providing an email composition interface in response to receiving the email command. The email composition interface includes a user-editable portion of an address field. The user-editable portion of the address field is automatically populated with email address information for the at least one of the plurality of intended attendees.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Darrell Reginald MAY, Atif KHAN, Andrew Douglas BOCKING
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Patent number: 11157141Abstract: A method of composing an email message at an electronic device and an electronic device operable to carry out the method are provided. The method includes receiving an email command from a user input of the electronic device through a calendar user interface, the email command relating to at least one of a plurality of intended attendees of a calendared meeting, and providing an email composition interface in response to receiving the email command. The email composition interface includes a user-editable portion of an address field. The user-editable portion of the address field is automatically populated with email address information for the at least one of the plurality of intended attendees.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Darrell Reginald May, Atif Khan, Andrew Douglas Bocking
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Patent number: 11023678Abstract: A user interface and method for composing a message to be sent over a wireless network environment using a handheld device is disclosed. According to the method, upon receipt of a user request to compose a message, a screen is displayed with a recipient field for a recipient address, an associated label to indicate that the recipient field is for a recipient address, and a message body field for holding message content. The method further includes, upon each keystroke entry of text to the recipient field, looking up entries from an address book which match the text, and displaying a selection menu representing addresses from at least a portion of the entries as well as cached entries previously looked up from a global address book.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Theodore Van Belle, Scotte Zinn, Andrew Douglas Bocking, Michael Thomas Hardy
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Publication number: 20210124484Abstract: A method disclosed herein includes displaying information associated with a first application in a display area of an electronic device, detecting a change in direction of a continuous gesture across at least a portion of the display area between a first direction and a second direction different than the first direction, the continuous gesture associated with a request to display information of a second application, the first application being different than the second application, in response to detecting the change in direction of the continuous gesture, reducing display of the first application to a first portion of the display area and presenting a preview of information associated with the second application in a second portion of the display area in which the first application was presented prior to detection of the continuous gesture, based on a first characteristic of the continuous gesture, discontinuing providing the first information and display the second application in the display area, and baseType: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2021Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Andrew Douglas BOCKING, Donald James LINDSAY, Daniel Tobias RYDENHAG
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Publication number: 20210120120Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call log that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner, meaning that for each phone number having a call stored in the memory of the device, only the most recent in time call is listed on the call log. An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method also provide a call history for any phone call from the improved call log that is selected by the user. The call history includes a listing of all of the calls stored by the device that are associated with the selected call log call.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Andrew Douglas Bocking, Raymond Paul Vander Veen
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Patent number: 10884618Abstract: A method disclosed herein includes displaying information associated with a first application in a display area of an electronic device, detecting a change in direction of a continuous gesture across at least a portion of the display area between a first direction and a second direction different than the first direction, the continuous gesture associated with a request to display information of a second application, the first application being different than the second application, in response to detecting the change in direction of the continuous gesture, reducing display of the first application to a first portion of the display area and presenting a preview of information associated with the second application in a second portion of the display area in which the first application was presented prior to detection of the continuous gesture, based on a first characteristic of the continuous gesture, discontinuing providing the first information and display the second application in the display area, and baseType: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Andrew Douglas Bocking, Donald James Lindsay, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag
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Patent number: 10880426Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call log that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner, meaning that for each phone number having a call stored in the memory of the device, only the most recent in time call is listed on the call log. An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method also provide a call history for any phone call from the improved call log that is selected by the user. The call history includes a listing of all of the calls stored by the device that are associated with the selected call log call.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Andrew Douglas Bocking, Raymond Paul Vander Veen
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Publication number: 20200314653Abstract: In a handheld communication device capable of a plurality of wireless communication modes, a method of communication begins by receiving, at the handheld communication device, a notification of an available one of the wireless communication modes. Then, in a data communication window of the communication device, a user-indication of an active one of the available wireless communication modes is provided in accordance with the received communication mode indication. The data communication window is configured to facilitate data communication via the plurality of wireless communication modes, and facilitates the data communication via the active wireless communication mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Robert John EDWARDS, Andrew Douglas BOCKING
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Patent number: 10728840Abstract: In a handheld communication device capable of a plurality of wireless communication modes, a method of communication begins by receiving, at the handheld communication device, a notification of an available one of the wireless communication modes. Then, in a data communication window of the communication device, a user-indication of an active one of the available wireless communication modes is provided in accordance with the received communication mode indication. The data communication window is configured to facilitate data communication via the plurality of wireless communication modes, and facilitates the data communication via the active wireless communication mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Robert John Edwards, Andrew Douglas Bocking
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Patent number: 10715671Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for call notifications to active communication devices are provided. At an apparatus comprising a processor and a communication interface, a call for a first device is received via the communication interface. When is determined that a second device is active, a notification of the call is transmitted to the second device.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Brian Alexander Oliver, Andrew Douglas Bocking