Patents by Inventor Mauricio P. CALDEIRA DE ANDRADA

Mauricio P. CALDEIRA DE ANDRADA 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).

  • Gesture based context-sensitive functionality
    Patent number: 8977961
    Abstract: Gesture based, context sensitive help and search functionalities are provided for application programs on a mobile device. In response to detecting movement at a mobile device in the form of a gesture, it is determined whether the movement corresponds to a predetermined gesture for invoking a help or search functionality. When the movement corresponds to a predetermined gesture, a current context of mobile device is identified and help content associated with the identified current context is retrieved for the help functionality, or a search query associated with the context is invoked and search results are obtained for a search functionality, for presentation to the user of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Samir S. Vaidya, Mauricio P. Caldeira De Andrada
  • GESTURE BASED CONTEXT-SENSITIVE FUNTIONALITY
    Publication number: 20140108927
    Abstract: Gesture based, context sensitive help and search functionalities are provided for application programs on a mobile device. In response to detecting movement at a mobile device in the form of a gesture, it is determined whether the movement corresponds to a predetermined gesture for invoking a help or search functionality. When the movement corresponds to a predetermined gesture, a current context of mobile device is identified and help content associated with the identified current context is retrieved for the help functionality, or a search query associated with the context is invoked and search results are obtained for a search functionality, for presentation to the user of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS
    Inventors: Samir S. VAIDYA, Mauricio P. CALDEIRA DE ANDRADA