Patents by Inventor Bogdan James Tobola

Bogdan James Tobola 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).

  • Method for changing device modes of an electronic device connected to a docking station and an electronic device configured for same
    Patent number: 9116663
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a docking station for docking one or multiple portable electronic devices, such as a tablet and a mobile telephone or smartphone. The present disclosure provides a method for changing device modes of an electronic device connected to a docking station, as well as an electronic device and a docking station configured for same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Philip James Prociw, William Ryan David Parton, Bogdan James Tobola, David Gerard Rich
  • INPUT DEVICE FOR USE WITH A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140035817
    Abstract: An input device includes a body releasably attachable to a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display, the body comprising a plurality of selectable elements, a plurality of contacts for contacting the touch-sensitive display when the input device is attached to the portable electronic device. The body also includes a controller operatively coupled to the selectable elements and to the contacts for receiving a selection of one of the selectable elements, identifying one or more of the contacts based on receipt of selection of the one of the selectable elements, and providing an output utilizing the one or more of the contacts that are identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Philip James PROCIW, William Ryan David PARTON, Bogdan James TOBOLA
  • METHOD FOR CHANGING DEVICE MODES OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONNECTED TO A DOCKING STATION AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR SAME
    Publication number: 20130162515
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a docking station for docking one or multiple portable electronic devices, such as a tablet and a mobile telephone or smartphone. The present disclosure provides a method for changing device modes of an electronic device connected to a docking station, as well as an electronic device and a docking station configured for same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Philip James Prociw, William Ryan David Parton, Bogdan James Tobola, David Gerard Rich