Patents by Inventor Michael George Langlois

Michael George Langlois 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).

  • Publication number: 20230353501
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to manage resource access. In some aspect, a user interface is outputted on an electronic device. The user interface includes information for resource access and a user interface object for controlling a resource access permission. A user input associated with the user interface object is received. In response to receiving the user input, the resource access permission is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Adam Richard Schieman, Katherine Evelyn Kalles, Daniel Jonas Major, Michael George Langlois
  • Patent number: 11743203
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to manage resource access. In some aspect, a user interface is outputted on an electronic device. The user interface includes information for resource access and a user interface object for controlling a resource access permission. A user input associated with the user interface object is received. In response to receiving the user input, the resource access permission is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Adam Richard Schieman, Katherine Evelyn Kalles, Daniel Jonas Major, Michael George Langlois
  • Patent number: 11228886
    Abstract: A method, device, and a vehicle information system are provided for persisting application context from the mobile device to the vehicle information system. An operating context is determined for at least one application executing on the mobile device. A user interface view for display by the vehicle information system is generated and provided to the vehicle information system. The user interface view comprises at least one application user interface element associated with the at least one application, and the application user interface element comprises an application entry point defined by the operating context for the at least one application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited and 2236008 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Michael George Langlois, Benjamin Allan Johnson
  • Patent number: 10952087
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to detect resource access. In some aspect, a monitoring period for monitoring resource access on an electronic device is determined. A number of accesses to a resource on the electronic device made by an application during the monitoring period is determined. Information associated with at least one access to the resource is outputted on the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Adam Richard Schieman, Maxim Zezin, Dale Ducharme, Michael George Langlois, Eugene Chin, Sue Hsiu Ying Ludwig, Jason Scott Loustel
  • Publication number: 20200401288
    Abstract: A method of controlling a portable electronic device that has a touch-sensitive display includes displaying information on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display, scrolling through the information in a first scrolling mode when the gesture is associated with a first area of the touch-sensitive display, and scrolling through the information in a second scrolling mode when the gesture is associated with a second area of the touch-sensitive display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: John Jong-Suk LEE, Jason Tyler GRIFFIN, Michael George LANGLOIS, Alen MUJKIC, David William BUKURAK
  • Patent number: 10795562
    Abstract: A method of controlling a portable electronic device that has a touch-sensitive display includes displaying information on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display, scrolling through the information in a first scrolling mode when the gesture is associated with a first area of the touch-sensitive display, and scrolling through the information in a second scrolling mode when the gesture is associated with a second area of the touch-sensitive display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: John Jong-Suk Lee, Jason Tyler Griffin, Michael George Langlois, Alen Mujkic, David William Bukurak
  • Patent number: 10764860
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to monitor resource access. In some aspect, an electronic device determines that an application attempts to access a resource on the electronic device. The electronic device determines whether the application is operating in a foreground of an operating system (OS) on the electronic device or in a background of the OS on the electronic device. If the application is operating in the foreground, the application is permitted to access the resource. If the application is operating in the background, a notification is generated to indicate that a background application attempts to access a resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Adam Richard Schieman, Maxim Zezin, Dale Ducharme, Michael George Langlois, Eugene Chin, Sue Hsiu Ying Ludwig, Jason Scott Loustel
  • Publication number: 20190297478
    Abstract: A method, device, and a vehicle information system are provided for persisting application context from the mobile device to the vehicle information system. An operating context is determined for at least one application executing on the mobile device. A user interface view for display by the vehicle information system is generated and provided to the vehicle information system. The user interface view comprises at least one application user interface element associated with the at least one application, and the application user interface element comprises an application entry point defined by the operating context for the at least one application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicants: BlackBerry Limited, 2236008 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Michael George LANGLOIS, Benjamin Allan JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 10402040
    Abstract: A method, device, and vehicle information system are provided for persisting application context from the vehicle information system to the mobile device. The mobile device provides access to at least one application executing on the mobile device to the vehicle information system. On termination of that access, an operating context is determined for each of the mobile device applications where possible. In some cases, where application context is persisted from one system or device to the other, the current data is presented in accordance with a transport modality associated with the other device or system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignees: BlackBerry Limited, 2336008 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Michael George Langlois, Benjamin Allan Johnson
  • Patent number: 10251034
    Abstract: A method, device, and a vehicle information system are provided for persisting application context from the mobile device to the vehicle information system. An operating context is determined for at least one application executing on the mobile device. A user interface view for display by the vehicle information system is generated and provided to the vehicle information system. The user interface view comprises at least one application user interface element associated with the at least one application, and the application user interface element comprises an application entry point defined by the operating context for the at least one application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignees: BlackBerry Limited, 2236008 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Michael George Langlois, Benjamin Allan Johnson
  • Patent number: 10146326
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes a keypad having a plurality of keys and a selection member; a display component; and a processor cooperating with the keypad and the display component to provide a display at the display component. The display includes a first representation of a plurality of the keys, and at least one of: (a) a second representation of an activated one of the input members, (b) a third representation including a plurality of diacritics disposed about an activated one of the input members, and (c) a fourth representation including a plurality of diacritics disposed about an activated one of the input members, and a direction of selection between the activated one of the input members and one of the diacritics. The processor cooperates with the selection member to adjust the direction of selection, and select one of the diacritics for display by the display component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jason Tyler Griffin, Michael George Langlois, John Jong-Suk Lee, Alen Mujkic, Andrew Douglas Bocking, Parul Nanda Gilani
  • Patent number: 10120550
    Abstract: A shutter and shutter operator are displayed adjacent to a boundary of an information display region on a display of a portable electronic device. The information display region displays first information. In a first state, the shutter operator indicates a first direction of movement of the shutter away from the boundary for the display of second information. In response to an input, the second information is displayed, and the shutter operator changes to indicate another direction of movement of the shutter towards the boundary for hiding the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Margaret Elizabeth Kuo, Thomas Jan Stovicek, Yoojin Hong, Michael George Langlois, Henry Yao-Tsu Chen
  • Publication number: 20170235469
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to manage resource access. In some aspect, a user interface is outputted on an electronic device. The user interface includes information for resource access and a user interface object for controlling a resource access permission. A user input associated with the user interface object is received. In response to receiving the user input, the resource access permission is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Adam Richard SCHIEMAN, Katherine Evelyn KALLES, Daniel Jonas MAJOR, Michael George LANGLOIS
  • Publication number: 20170115828
    Abstract: A method, device, and vehicle information system are provided for persisting application context from the vehicle information system to the mobile device. The mobile device provides access to at least one application executing on the mobile device to the vehicle information system. On termination of that access, an operating context is determined for each of the mobile device applications where possible. In some cases, where application context is persisted from one system or device to the other, the current data is presented in accordance with a transport modality associated with the other device or system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Michael George LANGLOIS, Benjamin Allan JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20170118611
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to monitor resource access. In some aspect, an electronic device determines that an application attempts to access a resource on the electronic device. The electronic device determines whether the application is operating in a foreground of an operating system (OS) on the electronic device or in a background of the OS on the electronic device. If the application is operating in the foreground, the application is permitted to access the resource. If the application is operating in the background, a notification is generated to indicate that a background application attempts to access a resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Adam Richard SCHIEMAN, Maxim ZEZIN, Dale DUCHARME, Michael George LANGLOIS, Eugene CHIN, Sue Hsiu Ying LUDWIG, Jason Scott LOUSTEL
  • Publication number: 20170118610
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to detect resource access. In some aspect, a monitoring period for monitoring resource access on an electronic device is determined. A number of accesses to a resource on the electronic device made by an application during the monitoring period is determined. Information associated with at least one access to the resource is outputted on the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Adam Richard SCHIEMAN, Maxim ZEZIN, Dale DUCHARME, Michael George LANGLOIS, Eugene CHIN, Sue Hsiu Ying LUDWIG, Jason Scott LOUSTEL
  • Patent number: 9553967
    Abstract: A method, device, and vehicle information system are provided for persisting application context from the vehicle information system to the mobile device. The mobile device provides access to at least one application executing on the mobile device to the vehicle information system. On termination of that access, an operating context is determined for each of the mobile device applications where possible. In some cases, where application context is persisted from one system or device to the other, the current data is presented in accordance with a transport modality associated with the other device or system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignees: BlackBerry Limited, 2236008 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Michael George Langlois, Benjamin Allan Johnson
  • Patent number: 9471145
    Abstract: A method includes displaying, on a display of an electronic device, first information and detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display an inbox associated with a plurality of applications. In response to detecting the gesture, when a message is received for a first application that is not one of the plurality of applications, a plurality of visual notification icons is displayed and at least part of the inbox is gradually displayed while reducing display of the first information along with movement of the gesture, wherein a first visual notification icon of the plurality of visual notification icons is associated with the first application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Michael George Langlois, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Margaret Elizabeth Kuo, Daniel Johansson
  • Patent number: 9465440
    Abstract: A method includes displaying, on a display of an electronic device, an information element associated with an application and detecting a first gesture. In response to detecting the first gesture, at least a first part of a first image is displayed, including information associated with the application, while reducing display of the information element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Robert Simon Lessing, Michael George Langlois, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Mihal Lazaridis, Nils Roger Andersson Reimer, Donald James Lindsay
  • Patent number: 9442648
    Abstract: A method includes displaying information on a touch-sensitive display, detecting a touch at location associated with the information, rendering an indicator and a cursor at a position within the information, detecting a moving touch associated with the indicator, and moving the cursor along the information as the indicator is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jordanna Kwok, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Qian Amanda Yang, Michael George Langlois, Raymond Lee Canton