Patents by Inventor Bashar Jano
Bashar Jano 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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Patent number: 11431661Abstract: A single content region in a chat history display is used to display entries representative of a plurality of messages corresponding to all chat histories for all of chat threads currently engaged in by a given mobile terminal. Additionally, a buddy list display supports management of chat buddies, a detail view display allows otherwise truncated messages to be displayed, and a text message editor display supports the composition of text messages. Each chat user may designate public display identifiers for purposes of identification to other chat users. Additionally, each user may designate private display identifiers for each of his/her buddies, which private display identifiers may be used to replace the public display identifiers for that user's buddies when displayed on the user's mobile terminal. In this manner, the use of speech and text based group chatting and similar services in wireless communication environments is more readily enabled.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Chris Michael Griffin, Bashar Jano, Jin Woo Lee, Mihaela Kamenova Mihaylova, Christopher Jamieson Wilson
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Publication number: 20180109475Abstract: A single content region in a chat history display is used to display entries representative of a plurality of messages corresponding to all chat histories for all of chat threads currently engaged in by a given mobile terminal. Additionally, a buddy list display supports management of chat buddies, a detail view display allows otherwise truncated messages to be displayed, and a text message editor display supports the composition of text messages. Each chat user may designate public display identifiers for purposes of identification to other chat users. Additionally, each user may designate private display identifiers for each of his/her buddies, which private display identifiers may be used to replace the public display identifiers for that user's buddies when displayed on the user's mobile terminal. In this manner, the use of speech and text based group chatting and similar services in wireless communication environments is more readily enabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Chris Michael Griffin, Bashar JANO, Jin Woo LEE, Mihaela Kamenova MIHAYLOVA, Christopher Jamieson WILSON
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Patent number: 9900271Abstract: A single content region in a chat history display is used to display entries representative of a plurality of messages corresponding to all chat histories for all of chat threads currently engaged in by a given mobile terminal. Additionally, a buddy list display supports management of chat buddies, a detail view display allows otherwise truncated messages to be displayed, and a text message editor display supports the composition of text messages. Each chat user may designate public display identifiers for purposes of identification to other chat users. Additionally, each user may designate private display identifiers for each of his/her buddies, which private display identifiers may be used to replace the public display identifiers for that user's buddies when displayed on the user's mobile terminal. In this manner, the use of speech and text based group chatting and similar services in wireless communication environments is more readily enabled.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Chris Michael Griffin, Bashar Jano, Jin Woo Lee, Mihaela Kamenova Mihaylova, Christopher Robert Dale Wilson
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Patent number: 9552127Abstract: Systems and methods receive input from a flexible display. A flexible display displays an image with at least one graphical user interface element and receives input from a user by flexing of the flexible display. At least one flexing sensor characterizes a flexing of the flexible display, and a user input controller receives a characterization of an initial flexing of the flexible display, determines, as an initial determination, that the initial flexing is a bending of the flexible display along a first line that is located within a first threshold distance from a proximate graphical user interface element, and provides, based on the initial determination, a user selection corresponding to the proximate graphical user interface element.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Bashar Jano, Alek Tziortzis
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Patent number: 9372532Abstract: Systems and methods control resizing a presentation of an image on a flexible display. An initial presentation of an image is provided on a flexible display. A first flexing of the flexible display away from an unflexed configuration is determined and a return of the flexible display to the unflexed configuration is determined within a defined time period after determining the first flexing. A second flexing of the flexible display away from the unflexed configuration is determined within the defined time period after determining the first flexing and after determining the return. The first flexing is separate from the second flexing. At least a portion of the initial presentation is resized in a first manner in response to determining the first flexing and in response to determining the second flexing within the defined time period after determining the first flexing.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2013Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Alek Tziortzis, Bashar Jano, Alexander Samson Hirsch
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Patent number: 9117384Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are described for displaying visual information on a deformable display device, and for compensating for distortion of images of the visual information that results from the deformation of the display device and the viewing orientation of a viewer of the display device, or for improving or enhancing the displayed visual information in response to the deformation of the display device and the viewing position of the viewer.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: W Garland Phillips, Bashar Jano
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Publication number: 20140331150Abstract: A single content region in a chat history display is used to display entries representative of a plurality of messages corresponding to all chat histories for all of chat threads currently engaged in by a given mobile terminal. Additionally, a buddy list display supports management of chat buddies, a detail view display allows otherwise truncated messages to be displayed, and a text message editor display supports the composition of text messages. Each chat user may designate public display identifiers for purposes of identification to other chat users. Additionally, each user may designate private display identifiers for each of his/her buddies, which private display identifiers may be used to replace the public display identifiers for that user's buddies when displayed on the user's mobile terminal. In this manner, the use of speech and text based group chatting and similar services in wireless communication environments is more readily enabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Christopher Michael GRIFFIN, Bashar JANO, Jin Woo LEE, Mihaela Kamenova MIHAYLOVA, Christopher Robert Dale WILSON
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Patent number: 8788603Abstract: A single content region in a chat history display is used to display entries representative of a plurality of messages corresponding to all chat histories for all of chat threads currently engaged in by a given mobile terminal. Additionally, a buddy list display supports management of chat buddies, a detail view display allows otherwise truncated messages to be displayed, and a text message editor display supports the composition of text messages. Each chat user may designate public display identifiers for purposes of identification to other chat users. Additionally, each user may designate private display identifiers for each of his/her buddies, which private display identifiers may be used to replace the public display identifiers for that user's buddies when displayed on the user's mobile terminal. In this manner, the use of speech and text based group chatting and similar services in wireless communication environments is more readily enabled.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Chris Michael Griffin, Bashar Jano, Jin Woo Lee, Mihaela Kamenova Mihaylova, Christopher Robert Dale Wilson
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Publication number: 20140068473Abstract: Systems and methods receive input from a flexible display. A flexible display displays an image with at least one graphical user interface element and receives input from a user by flexing of the flexible display. At least one flexing sensor characterizes a flexing of the flexible display, and a user input controller receives a characterization of an initial flexing of the flexible display, determines, as an initial determination, that the initial flexing is a bending of the flexible display along a first line that is located within a first threshold distance from a proximate graphical user interface element, and provides, based on the initial determination, a user selection corresponding to the proximate graphical user interface element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Bashar JANO, Alek TZIORTZIS
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Patent number: 8638917Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for coordinating call status are provided. When a call directed to both a first communication device and a second communication device was answered at the first communication device, the second communication device is notified that the call was answered, such that the second communication device records a status of the call as answered.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Bashar Jano
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Patent number: 8587539Abstract: Systems and methods determine likely unintended flexing of a flexible display and exclude the determined unintended flexings from user input processing. Unintended flexings include placing or removing the flexible display into or out of a compact storage configuration, folds that outside the user's visible area, folds that are near edges and boundaries, flexing with a specified degree of bending or orientation, folds that don't intersect with other folds, folds that are near known unintended folds, folds that have a motion or other variation with time, and folds that are not in proximity to a selectable user interface element. Unintended flexings are adaptively identified by determining that a bend that is not in proximity to a selectable user interface element reoccurs at times when icons at different locations are presented on the flexible display.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Alek Tziortzis, Bashar Jano
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Publication number: 20130271365Abstract: Systems and methods control resizing a presentation of an image on a flexible display. An initial presentation of an image is provided on a flexible display. A first flexing of the flexible display away from an unflexed configuration is determined and a return of the flexible display to the unflexed configuration is determined within a defined time period after determining the first flexing. A second flexing of the flexible display away from the unflexed configuration is determined within the defined time period after determining the first flexing and after determining the return. The first flexing is separate from the second flexing. At least a portion of the initial presentation is resized in a first manner in response to determining the first flexing and in response to determining the second flexing within the defined time period after determining the first flexing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Alek TZIORTZIS, Bashar JANO, Alexander Samson HIRSCH
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Publication number: 20130163738Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for coordinating call status are provided. When a call directed to both a first communication device and a second communication device was answered at the first communication device, the second communication device is notified that the call was answered, such that the second communication device records a status of the call as answered.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventor: Bashar JANO
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Patent number: 8462106Abstract: Systems and methods control resizing a presentation of an image on a flexible display. A user flexes a flexible display in a particular manner to control magnification or size reduction of the image presented on the display. The amount of magnification or size reduction of the image presented on a flexible display increases along with the absolute magnitude of flexible display flexing. The flexible display can be double flexed within a defined time to indicate that another action is to be taken, such as fitting the presently displayed document to the width of the flexible display or fitting the entire document to the flexible display. The direction of flexing, such as flexing in a concave or a convex direction, is a flexing characteristic that causes other desired actions.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Alek Tziortzis, Bashar Jano, Alexander Hirsch
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Patent number: 8437802Abstract: Methods and devices for allowing a wireless communication device (1301) initially unauthorized for communication with a network to obtain persistent soft network subscription credential information (1303) from a wireless communication device (1401) initially authorized for communication with the network are disclosed. In performing the persistent transfer of the soft network subscription credential information (1303), one of a token management module (1312), a session initiation protocol communication module (1408), or a electronic rights manager (1406) may be used to ensure that only one communication device is capable of communicating with a network at any one time.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: James J. Morikuni, Bashar Jano
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Publication number: 20130082924Abstract: Detection of a deployment position for an electronic device's first moveable component having a first user interface, wherein the first moveable component is selectively deployable between at least a non-deployed position and a fully-deployed position and wherein the first user interface is at least partially hidden from view when in the non-deployed position, prompts configuring that first user interface based, at least in part, on an ergonomic circumstance of deployment of the first moveable component. This ergonomic circumstance can comprise, for example, a request, need, or situation to maintain or increase the user's comfort or to maintain or reduce the user's fatigue while using the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Surender Kumar, Bashar Jano, Jason Tyler Griffin, Susan L. Lukasik
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Publication number: 20130082840Abstract: A portable electronic device detects a trigger event and responds by automatically moving a component that comprises a part of the portable electronic device. Examples of trigger events include but are not limited to receiving a communication (such as a wireless communication), receiving an input from a user interface, the occurrence of a time-based event, and so forth. The movement can comprise articulation-based movement (including but not limited to pivoting, rotating, sliding, bending, telescoping, elongating, realigning, or separating, to note but a few examples in these regards). These teachings will accommodate determining a present suitability of so moving the component, and not moving the component when such movement is not suitable at a time of determining the suitability. Such a determination can precede the movement and/or can occur during the course of the movement as desired.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Surender Kumar, Bashar Jano, Jason Tyler Griffin, Susan L. Lukasik
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Publication number: 20130082919Abstract: Detection of a physical interaction between a first device that is logically coupled to a second device, wherein the physical interaction comprises one of a plurality of physical interactions that involve movement of one of the first device and the second device, results in automatically performing a function that corresponds to the physical interaction. The detected physical interaction can comprise one or more of a physical reorientation of the first device, a pivoting movement between the first device and the second device, a sliding movement between the first device and the second device, and a momentary change in physical proximity of the first device with respect to the second device. This activity can also include determining whether the physical interaction occurs within a predetermined period of time, and when the physical interaction does not occur within the predetermined period of time, prohibiting the automatic performing of the function.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Bashar Jano, Jason Tyler Griffin, Surender Kumar, Susan L. Lukasik
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Publication number: 20130082918Abstract: Detection of a change in physical configuration of a discrete device with respect to an electronic device leads to responsively changing application functionality of the electronic device as a function, at least in part, of information provided by the discrete device. By one approach the detected change can pertain to movement of the discrete device with respect to the electronic device or orientation of a coupling of the discrete device to the electronic device. This information can comprise at least a unique identification code. In such a case these teachings will accommodate using the unique identification code to access a corresponding profile for the discrete device where the profile specifies at least one application to be presently made available using the discrete device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Bashar Jano, Jason Tyler Griffin, Surender Kumar, Susan L. Lukasik
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Publication number: 20130085705Abstract: An electronic device detects a change in its physical configuration and automatically performs an application function in response to such detection. By one approach this can comprise detecting a change in configuration as regards a native component of the electronic device (such as, for example, whether the component is configured in a deployed position or a non-deployed position). The nature of the performed application function can vary with the application setting. As one example, this activity can comprise moving at least a portion of the application's user interface to the aforementioned component. As another example, this activity can comprise accessing preferences information (by, for example, accessing stored information that maps particular application functions to corresponding physical configurations of the electronic device).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Bashar Jano, Jason Tyler Griffin, Surender Kumar, Susan L. Lukasik