Patents by Inventor Peter Y.F. Lau

Peter Y.F. Lau 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).

  • User interface for a communication device
    Patent number: 8839129
    Abstract: A user interface for a communication device allows a user to set up and manage conference communications. The user interface has an active communication area and a held communication area. Communication icons representing communications at the communication device are shown in either the active or held areas of the user interface. By detecting where a user has positioned one or more communication icons within the user interface, the communication device handles the communications to place communications in conference, place communications on hold, swap held and active communications, or disconnect communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Y. F. Lau
  • USER INTERFACE FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100162153
    Abstract: A user interface for a communication device allows a user to set up and manage conference communications. The user interface has an active communication area and a held communication area. Communication icons representing communications at the communication device are shown in either the active or held areas of the user interface. By detecting where a user has positioned one or more communication icons within the user interface, the communication device handles the communications to place communications in conference, place communications on hold, swap held and active communications, or disconnect communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: T-MOBILE USA, INC.
    Inventor: Peter Y.F. Lau