Patents by Inventor Spencer Ling

Spencer Ling 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).

  • System and method for activating an electronic device using two or more sensors
    Patent number: 8912877
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a system and method for activating an electronic device. The activation circuit comprises: a first sensor to monitor for a first condition relating to an environment as affected by a user of the device; a second sensor to monitor for the first condition relating to an environment isolated from effects of the user; and an activation circuit to evaluate signals from the first and second sensors to determine whether to change an activation state of a component on the device. This may involve activating or deactivating the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Spencer Ling, Antonio Chan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING TWO OR MORE SENSORS
    Publication number: 20120212319
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a system and method for activating an electronic device. The activation circuit comprises: a first sensor to monitor for a first condition relating to an environment as affected by a user of the device; a second sensor to monitor for the first condition relating to an environment isolated from effects of the user; and an activation circuit to evaluate signals from the first and second sensors to determine whether to change an activation state of a component on the device. This may involve activating or deactivating the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Spencer Ling, Antonio Chan