Patents Assigned to Research In Motion Limited
  • AUTOCORRECT FOR PHONE NUMBERS
    Publication number: 20140226805
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for automatic correction of numeric input, such as telephone numbers. The communications device configured to perform automatic correction can receive a numeric input string indicating a numerical address with which to initiate a communication, and compare the numeric input string to a database of known valid numerical addresses. Then, upon determining that the numeric input string has no match within the database of known valid numerical addresses, the communications device can identify a known valid numerical address that is within a threshold similarity to the numeric input string, and correct the numeric input string. The communications device can initiate communication using the corrected numeric input string. Also set forth herein are a system and method for automatic completion of partially entered numerical addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Haobin LI
  • WEARABLE DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH DETACHED PROJECTOR
    Publication number: 20140225915
    Abstract: A display system. A display device has viewports emitting expanded views of an image, an image receiving area receives the image, and optical conduits with exit pupil expanders expand the image through the viewports. A separate tracking projector has an image projector that projects an image along an axis, a marker search illuminator that projects light into a space including the axis, and an image capture component that captures target images that including at least three reflective marker images associated with the image receiving area. An image processor determines, based the marker images, a distance and an orientation of the image receiving area. A projection controller adjusts image data based upon the distance and the orientation to cause projected images to arrive squarely at the image receiving area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Research In Motion Limited
  • AUGMENTING LOCATION DATA AT A MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140218241
    Abstract: Mobile devices are able to determine their location based radio transmitters that are visible at the device to provide geographic location services. A knowledge of the location of the transmitters is required for the mobile device to determine a location estimate, however this can be difficult in network environments where the transmitters are temporary and their locations are not identified in location databases. Locations of temporary transmitters can be provided to mobile devices in order to augment the available location data used in determining the mobile device location. 3rd parties can provide temporal location data on transmitters that are set up for short period of time, as well as better control the distribution of the location data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Bruce Allen BERNHARDT, Jingwei XU, I-Ming TSAI
  • PERSISTENT NETWORK NEGOTIATION FOR PEER TO PEER DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140223019
    Abstract: A device may communicate with a peer-to-peer (P2P) network prior to associating with that network. The communications prior to association may include information about whether the P2P network is persistent or non-persistent. The information may include a persistent group intent field that identifies whether a device would prefer to join a persistent P2P network and allows a P2P network to advertise whether it is persistent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro, James Randolph Winter Lepp, David Philip Hole
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FREQUENCY OFFSET ESTIMATION FOR SIGNALS CONTAINING MULTI-USER SYMBOLS
    Publication number: 20140219397
    Abstract: Systems and methods for frequency offset estimation are provided. A channel impulse response and multi-user signal parameter are jointly estimated. Based on the multi-user signal parameter, a determination is made as to whether the signal contains a single-user signal or a multi-user signal. Then, frequency offset estimation is performed based on this determination. For example, noiseless sample estimates are generated depending on whether the signal is a single-user signal or a multi-user signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: DAYONG CHEN, YI WEN LIU
  • MIXED RANK DOWNLINK COMPOUND MULTI-USER INTERFERENCE ALIGNMENT SCHEME
    Publication number: 20140219373
    Abstract: A method, system and device are provided to enable one or more users to receive mixed-rank data from two transmitters by using an indexed list of linearly independent, predetermined vectors Vref={vref1, . . . , vrefM} and channel knowledge H1, H2 from first and second transmitters to compute equivalent channel matrix information Hieq based on the assigned or determined rank of the receiver. With this information, each transmitter selects Li receivers and constructs a transmitted signal by applying a selected precoding matrix to the mixed rank data, thereby eliminating interference to the rest of the receivers in the network so that a receiver can receive transmitted signals from both transmitters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Amin Mobasher, Yongkang Jia, Alireza Bayesteh
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING PERSISTENT DIRECTIONAL GESTURES FOR LOCALIZATION INPUT
    Publication number: 20140223365
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for entering characters into an electronic device. As part of a device configuration process, languages and associated character sets are stored in the electronic device. Responsive to user input as part of a device operation process, the electronic device presents a menu of language character sets for selection, with the language character sets assigned to particular positions within the menu. In response to the selected language character set, the electronic device presents a menu of language variant characters for selection, with the language variant characters assigned to particular positions within the menu. In response to selection of a language variant character, the electronic device displays the character within the display window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Mathias Lewin
  • HYBRID KEYBOARD FOR MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140218297
    Abstract: A mobile device has a user interface comprising a plurality of keys arranged in a plurality of groups. A processor is operatively coupled to the user input device to receive user input from the user input device and to identify which group of keys has received the user input. A display is operatively coupled to the processor for displaying characters corresponding to the keys of the group in response to the user input. The keys may have capacitive touch sensors with haptic feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Melecio Leano MORTEL
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INAUDIBLY IDENTIFYING AN AUDIO ACCESSORY USING SPECTRAL SHAPING
    Publication number: 20140219463
    Abstract: A method for identifying an accessory coupled to an electronic device. The method includes applying at least one detection pulse to the audio accessory, each detection pulse being spectrally shaped to be generally inaudible to a human user, receiving at least one response signal corresponding to each detection pulse that is indicative of the impedance of the accessory, and based on the impedance, identifying the accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Jens Kristian Poulsen, Yong Zhang
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING VIBRATION OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140218183
    Abstract: According to one aspect, an electronic device that includes a vibrating element adapted to vibrate the electronic device, at least one sensor operable to detect the presence of an audible higher-order harmonic above a fundamental frequency when the vibrating element is active. The device also includes a processor operable to adjust the vibrating element to reduce the audible higher-order harmonic when the audible higher-order harmonic is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Andre John Van Schyndel, Per Magnus Fredrik Hansson
  • PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20140217853
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ionic ring comprising a number of piezoelectric elements, a piezoelectric device including the ionic ring, and a piezoelectric generator including the ionic ring and host devices incorporating the piezoelectric generator. The piezoelectric generator can be used to generate energy on a portable electronic device in response to mechanical deformation. The generated energy can be used instead of a battery of the portable electronic device or can be used to charge the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Peter Mankowski
  • MANAGING APPLICATION ACCESS TO CERTIFICATES AND KEYS
    Publication number: 20140215634
    Abstract: Plural modes of operation, each associated with a class attribute, may be established on a mobile device. The present application discloses a method of handling an application launch request, a computing device for carrying out the method and a computer readable medium for adapting a processor to carry out the method. The method includes receiving a launch request identifying an application that is to be launched, acquiring an identity for the application, acquiring a class for the application, labeling the application with the identity and the class and launching the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Alan Pak-Lun HO, Michael J. MUELLER, Eugene CHIN
  • STYLUS BASED OBJECT MODIFICATION ON A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20140210730
    Abstract: A stylus is used to modify the appearance of objects rendered on a touch-sensitive display. One of a plurality of objects on the display is selected by making contacting the object with the stylus. The stylus tilt and stylus contact pressure are determined. The appearance of the selected object is modified in response to the stylus tilt of the stylus and the stylus contact pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter MANKOWSKI, Cornel MERCEA, Krzysztof ZAWADA
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENHANCING SECURITY OF A WIRELESS DEVICE THROUGH USAGE PATTERN DETECTION
    Publication number: 20140215550
    Abstract: A method of identifying a user of a device having a security policy and including a touch sensitive input device. The method includes receiving data corresponding to use of the touch sensitive input device by the user and determining from the received data at least one feature. Based on the at least one feature and a signature associated with an identifiable user, the method determines a likelihood that the user is the identifiable user and modifies, based on the likelihood, the security policy on the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Neil Patrick ADAMS, Marek KRZEMINSKI
  • Apparatus and Method Pertaining to Predicted-Text Derivatives
    Publication number: 20140215397
    Abstract: A method includes displaying, via the touch-sensitive display, a plurality of predicted entries as a function, at least in part, of entries being entered via a keyboard. A first touch is detected with a touch-sensitive display. The first touch is used to identify a first one of the predicted entries. The first one of the predicted entries is used to identify at least one derivative of the first one of the predicted entries. The at least one derivative is displayed via the touch-sensitive display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Michael Keith BILINSKY, Kevin LASENBY
  • HANDOVER MECHANISM IN CELLULAR NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20140211762
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for a handover procedure in heterogeneous networks are provided. In particular, an intermediate handover (IHO) is introduced. Certain aspects of the disclosure involve, a method, performed at a serving base station of a wireless communications network, where the serving base station serves a user equipment (UE). The method includes receiving a downlink (DL) signal quality indicator from the UE; and determining, from the signal quality indicator, whether a condition for an intermediate handover (IHO) state is satisfied. If the condition for the intermediate handover state is satisfied, the serving base station can initiate the intermediate handover state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Chandra Sekhar Bontu, Yi Song, Zhijun Cai, Shalini Suresh Periyalwar
  • METHODS FOR MONITORING AND ADJUSTING PERFORMANCE OF A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140215253
    Abstract: Methods are provided for monitoring and adjusting performance of a mobile computing device having a windowing system. The windowing system is advantageously employed for both purposes. It generates performance data related to an application executed by a processor of the device and provides the performance data to a DFVS module of the device, which in turn determines the operating point of the device based on that data. As a consequence, the DFVS refrains from scaling-down the operating frequency of the processor in certain cases wherein idleness of the processor might provoke such a scale-down by a DVFS module that was informed only of application-agnostic performance data. The avoidance of inappropriate scale-downs may, for instance, improve the perceived smoothness of a progression of images presented on a display unit of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicants: QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED, RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Gerhard Dietrich KLASSEN, Etienne BELANGER
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DETECTING TOUCHES
    Publication number: 20140210731
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display. The touch-sensitive includes a first set of drive electrodes and a first set of sense electrodes configured to detect touches on a first area of the touch-sensitive display, and a second set of drive electrodes and a second set of sense electrodes configured to detect touches on a second area of the touch-sensitive display. At least one controller is operably coupled to the first set of drive electrodes, the first set of sense electrodes, the second set of drive electrodes, and the second set of sense electrodes, and is configured to drive electrodes of the first set of drive electrodes while driving electrodes of the second set of drive electrodes. The first area is different from the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Premal Vinodchandra PAREKH, Amit Pal Singh
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A TRUST FRAMEWORK USING A SECONDARY NETWORK
    Publication number: 20140215206
    Abstract: A system for providing security services to a mobile device where the mobile device is in communication with a public network through a first network path that is subject to interference by a third party. The system includes a security server and a private network. The security server is operative to communicate with the mobile device through the private network. The security server is also operative to communicate with the public network through a second network path that is less susceptible to the interference by the third party than is the first network path. The security server communicates with the public network through the second network path to provide security services to the mobile device that are delivered over the private network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicants: CERTICOM CORP., RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Sean Alexander Courtney, Matthew John Campagna, George Ross Staikos, Alexander Truskovsky
  • REDUCE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT EFFECT USING MULTIPLE CAMERAS
    Publication number: 20140211041
    Abstract: Methods and devices for automatically white balancing an image are described. In one embodiment, a method includes: capturing a first image using a first camera associated with an electronic device and capturing a second image using a second camera associated with the electronic device, the first image and the second image being temporally related; determining one or more white balance correction values for the first image by analyzing the first image and the second image, the white balance correction value representing the effect of lighting conditions on the first image and the second image; and correcting one or more images captured by the first camera based on the white balance correction value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Laura MCCRACKIN, Sung Ho HONG