Patents Assigned to IN&MOTION
  • Publication number: 20120032640
    Abstract: A holster for a handheld electronic device. The holster has integrated therein one or more piezoelectric elements that provide an output voltage to the handheld electronic device upon insertion of device in the holster. The output voltage can be used to charge the battery of the device, to power, at least in part, the device, or both. The output voltage is generated by harvesting vibration energy at the piezoelectric elements upon the holster being subjected to acceleration caused by a user carrying the holster when walking, running, or during any other suitable activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: RESEACH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Lyall Kenneth WINGER, Raymond Michael DIKUN, Martin George Albert GUTHRIE, Rene Pierre MARCHAND, David Gerard RICH
  • Publication number: 20120033398
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device may include a portable housing and a shielding container within the portable housing. The shielding container may include a shielding frame and a shielding lid carried thereby. A printed circuit board may be within the shielding container. The shielding frame may include a planar base with at least one opening therein, a pair of opposing side walls integrally formed with the base and extending upwardly therefrom, and a pair of opposing end walls integrally formed with the base and extending upwardly therefrom. Also, the shielding frame may include at least one intermediate partition wall integrally formed with the base and extending upwardly therefrom to define a plurality of container compartments. The partition wall may also extend only partway between the opposing side walls to define at least one partition end gap therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Chao CHEN, Douglas FREGIN, Jana Lynn PAPKE
  • Publication number: 20120036430
    Abstract: A method of inputting an electronic address into a text field on a communications device is disclosed, as well as a device and controller for implementing the method. The method includes: receiving, through a user input interface of the device, an input corresponding to a predetermined delimiter; selecting a non-text symbol character from a set of non-text symbol characters in dependence on a number of times the input corresponding to the predetermined delimiter has been repetitively input without any intervening inputs; and adding the selected non-text symbol character to the text field of the communications device when an input other than that corresponding to the predetermined delimiter is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: William Daniel WILLEY
  • Publication number: 20120036230
    Abstract: A method and system for communicating serialized data provides a mechanism for ordering the data in response to a priority. In an embodiment, a server sending the data uses the priority to order the data in a message send queue for sending the data to a requesting device. The server may comprise a gateway and the second device a wireless device communicating with the gateway. The wireless device may send a priority indication in association with a request for the data to facilitate the ordering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: David TAPUSKA, Michael KNOWLES
  • Publication number: 20120033626
    Abstract: A user equipment implements a method of processing indication messages, such as SCRI (signaling connection release indication) messages. For at least one RRC (radio resource control) state, if the current RRC state of the UE is a result of a previously sent indication, the UE inhibits itself from sending a further indication message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Johanna Lisa Dwyer, Paul Marcus Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20120035916
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software that is operable to disambiguate text input. In addition to identifying and outputting representations of language objects that are stored in the memory and that correspond with a text input, the device is able to employ contextual data in certain circumstances to prioritize output and to learn new contextual data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Vadim Fux
  • Publication number: 20120034867
    Abstract: A communication system may include a plurality of near-field communication (NFC) sensors each associated with a respective location, and a mobile wireless communications device(s) switchable among a plurality of different power consumption modes. The mobile wireless communications device(s) may include a portable housing, an NFC circuit carried by the housing and configured to establish NFC communications with at least one of the NFC sensors when in proximity therewith, and a plurality of different wireless communications circuits carried by the housing. The mobile wireless communications device(s) may further include a controller carried by the housing and coupled to the NFC circuit and the different wireless communications circuits which may be configured to switch to a given power consumption mode based upon the at least one NFC sensor. In particular, some of the different power consumption modes may be associated with selectively powering respective ones of the wireless communications circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Jason Tyler Griffin, Scott Douglas Rose, Karim Gillani
  • Publication number: 20120036211
    Abstract: In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for integrating a plurality of electronic mail (email) accounts. A plurality of email services may be used to send and receive electronic messages over a wide area network, one of the email services being a preferred email service and another of the email services being a secondary email service. An email integration service may be used that is coupled to the wide area network and that is independent of the plurality of email services. The email integration service may be operable to receive account information regarding the preferred email service and the secondary email service and use the account information to configure a means for forwarding electronic messages from the preferred email service to the secondary email service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher D. Smith, David P. Kruis, Robert J. Snow, Snezana Visnjic-Obucina, Albert Lee, Arsel Manuel, Diana G. Vitorino
  • Publication number: 20120032889
    Abstract: A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard, thumbwheel, display and associated software is optimized for use of the device with the thumbs. The associated software has a plurality of features to optimize efficient use of the limited keyboard space and encourage the use of the device by thumb-based data entry through the thumbwheel and/or through a combination of minimal number of keystrokes. Software features include international character scrolling, and auto-capitalization. The keys on the device keyboard are optimally shaped and configured for thumb-based input. In addition, the thumbwheel is inclined between the front and a side edge of the device so as to be reachable by either the thumb or index finger of the user's hand at the side edge of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Jason T. Griffin, John A. Holmes, Mihal Lazaridis, Herb A. Little, Harry R. Major, Craig Dunk, Michael Brown, Jérôme Lang
  • Patent number: 8112797
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating the establishment of a virtual private network between a network and a remote computer, the system having: a mobile device connectable to the remote computer and storing a user profile, virtual private network information, and password information; virtual private network software being located on one of the mobile device and the remote computer; an access point communicating with the network; and communication means for communications between the access point and one of the mobile device and the remote computer, wherein the user profile, virtual private network information, and password information is passed to the virtual private network software upon connection of the mobile device to the remote computer, the virtual private network software using the user profile, virtual private network information, and password information to establish a virtual private network through the communications means and the access point to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion
    Inventors: Risvan Coskun, Areef Reza, Luis Estable
  • Patent number: 8111144
    Abstract: A mobile device, through the use of an NFC subsystem, may determine holster-proximity information, i.e., whether the mobile device is near to (including in) a holster or out of, and away from, the holster. The holster-proximity information may be used by the mobile device to enter into a user-inactive mode. Such entry into a user-inactive mode may involve disabling user interface components, such as input devices and output devices. In particular, the holster-proximity information may be used by the mobile device to disable the keyboard, that is, prevent presses on keys in the keyboard from being recorded. Such disabling may be considered of particular importance when the mobile device is going into and coming out of the holster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Michael Kirkup, Sean Wilson, Christopher Pattenden, Vahid Moosavi
  • Patent number: 8111586
    Abstract: An improved electronic device and method provide an improved clock feature that includes a time zone management function which enables multiple times from multiple time zones to be managed by the user. Responsive to a detection that the electronic device has been moved from one time zone to another, a dialog is initiated wherein the user is queried whether a current time on the electronic device should be changed and whether multiple times should be output on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott, David Paul Yach
  • Patent number: 8111210
    Abstract: A system for operating a color flat panel display (FPD) is provided that includes a color FPD, a light source, and a display processing device. The color FPD has an adjustable color depth and is configured to reflect ambient light. The light source transmits light through the bottom surface of the color FPD. The display processing device is coupled to the color FPD and decreases the color depth of the color FPD when the light source is activated and increases the color depth of the color FPD when the light source is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Robert J. Lowles, James A. Robinson
  • Patent number: 8112071
    Abstract: A mobile communications device for connecting to a conference call hosted by an audio conference service. After receiving a meeting invitation and storing information relating thereto, the mobile communications device dials a first sequence contained in a first link to connect to the audio conference service and, subsequent to dialing the first sequence, dials a second sequence contained in a second link associated with the first link to connect to the conference call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Manohar A. Joglekar
  • Patent number: 8111039
    Abstract: Multiple function current-sharing charging systems and methods are provided. Where first and second rechargeable power supplies are connected to a charging system, a first charging current is provided to the first rechargeable power supply and a second charging current is provided to the second rechargeable power supply. Upon detection of a predetermined charge level of one of the rechargeable power supplies, a third charging current is provided to the first rechargeable power supply and a fourth charging current is provided to the second rechargeable power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Ryan M. Bayne, Felipe O. Simoes, Colin N. Todd
  • Patent number: 8111040
    Abstract: In accordance with the teachings described herein, a method and apparatus for handling a charging state in a mobile electronic device is provided. A universal serial bus (USB) interface may be used for connecting the mobile device to a USB host. A processing device may be used to control operation of the mobile device and receive an enumeration acknowledgement signal from the USB host via the USB interface and generate an enable signal upon receiving the enumeration acknowledgement signal. The method and apparatus may further include a rechargeable battery, a battery charger, a timing circuit, and a battery charger enabling circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Martin G. A. Guthrie, Dusan Veselic, Alexei Skarine, Michael F. Habicher
  • Patent number: 8111621
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for configuring a telecommunication system comprising at least one sending entity and one receiving entity between which the same link transmits several transport channels with different qualities of service. The sending entity matches the rate between the different coded transport channels with separate qualities of service, and the different coded transport channels are then multiplexed. The matching rate specific to each coded transport channel is determined from at least one first parameter representative of the expected Eb/I ratio and a second parameter representative of the capacity of the physical channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Vincent Antoine Victor Belaiche
  • Patent number: 8111175
    Abstract: A system and method of selecting a character for display in a communication device having a display and a reduced-key keyboard is provided. One of the plurality of keys on the reduced-key keyboard is selected and a default letter associated with the selected key is displayed. A backspace key is selected to display a cursor in the position of the character on the display. The key associated with the default character is selected again and an alternate character associated with the selected key is displayed in place of the default letter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Jason T. Griffin
  • Patent number: 8112794
    Abstract: A security token access device, a user device such as a computing device or communications device, and a method for managing multiple connections between multiple user devices and the access device. The access device maintains connection information, including security information, for each user device securely paired with the access device. Each time a new user device is paired with the access device, the access device transmits a notification to the user devices already paired to the user device. A user may provide instructions to the access device to terminate a pairing with one of the user devices by overwriting at least a portion of the connection information associated with the designated user device. A user device may further request a listing of all user devices currently paired with the access device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Herbert A. Little, Neil P. Adams
  • Patent number: D653658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Anders Fahrendorff, Ian James Murchison