Patents Assigned to Research In Motion
  • MOBILE EQUIPMENT CUSTOMIZATION USING A SINGLE MANUFACTURING CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20140213233
    Abstract: Personalization of a mobile device, including receiving at the mobile device a unique code; selecting, from a plurality of personalization policies stored on the mobile device a personalization policy that corresponds to the unique code; and storing the selected personalization policy in a persistent protected storage element of the mobile device. Customizing a mobile device, including determining at the mobile device a unique code; selecting, from a plurality of customized data sets stored on the mobile device a data set that corresponds to the unique code; and activating the selected data set on the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicants: QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED, RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Owen PARRY, Robert David TURNER, Timothy Ryan Salter, Nicole Melissa DEBICKES, David Brandon SOSBY, Melanie Arlene Barker, Martin John Bowyer, Douglas Eugene ROSS, Richard Enrique Lopez, Paul Munguia, Cora Lynne Collins, James Arthur BRUCK
  • 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
  • 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
  • PROXIMITY AND INTEREST DETERMINATION BY A WIRELESS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140213186
    Abstract: A first wireless device determines whether the first wireless device is in a specified proximity to a second wireless device based on a signal wirelessly transmitted by the second wireless device. Based on information transmitted by the second wireless device, it is determined whether the first wireless device shares a common interest with the second wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: William Anthony Gage, Biswaroop Mukherjee, Robert Novak
  • MOBILE DEVICE FOR CREATING, MANAGING AND SHARING LOCATION INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20140213304
    Abstract: A method performed by a mobile device entails determining a current location of the mobile device, storing the current location as a breadcrumb (recorded) location of the mobile device, and performing an action with respect to the breadcrumb location when the mobile device has moved away from the breadcrumb location. The action may entail sharing the breadcrumb location with another device. Reverse geocoded address information may be provided for the breadcrumb locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Jason Christopher Beckett, Raymond Lee Canton, Siamak Sartipi
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20140213306
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to facilitate device-to-device communication with a remote device registered with a communication network are described. One example method may include obtaining an identity information of the second device from an address book, submitting the identity information of the second device to a communication network, estimating device-to-device (D2D) proximity of the second device, generating an indication of the proximity of the second device relative to the first device, and initiating a device-to-device communication session with the second device when the indication is that the second device is proximate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Yufei Wu BLANKENSHIP, David Stuart FURBECK
  • Apparatus and Method Pertaining to Predicted-Text Entry
    Publication number: 20140215396
    Abstract: A method includes displaying, via a touch-sensitive display, a plurality of predicted entries as a function, at least in part, of at least some characters entered via a non-virtual alphanumeric keyboard. A first touch is detected with the 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 selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Wilfried Richard Alexander DANZINGER, Gerry Pieter MOERKERKEN
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING VOICE TAGS THROUGH USER OPERATION
    Publication number: 20140207466
    Abstract: A method for automatically identifying voice tags on an electronic device. After failure to initiate a communication using a voice input command, the user may then subsequently contact the recipient using an application program of the electronic device. The original audio of the voice input command may be identified as a potential voice tag for the now-identified recipient. The method includes: receiving, through a voice interface program, a voice input command, the voice input command including a command element and a content element; ending the voice interface program without performing the voice input command; receiving, through an application program, a user input which identifies data for executing an application program command; performing the application program command; and identifying audio of the content element as a voice tag associated with the data identified by the user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Mohammed Nawaf SMADI
  • RESPONDING TO INCOMING CALLS
    Publication number: 20140205076
    Abstract: A method and device for responding to an incoming call. A first device detects an incoming call from a caller. In response to detecting the incoming call, an indication of the incoming call is sent to a second device different from the first device. The indication identifies the caller. A message indicating a response to the caller is received from the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Surender KUMAR, Susan L. LUKASIK
  • Enhancing Short Message Service Addressing and Routing
    Publication number: 20140206403
    Abstract: A method for sending a short message service (SMS) message is provided. The method comprises receiving, by a destination home network database entity from a sending network entity, a first message containing an indication of support for a plurality of SMS message delivery protocols, wherein the SMS message is transmitted to a target entity address contained in the first message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Research In Motion Limited
  • COMMUNICATING DATA USING A LOCAL WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORK NODE
    Publication number: 20140204771
    Abstract: A local wireless access network node receives a request to offload at least a portion of data traffic for a user equipment from a macro wireless access network node to the local wireless access network node, where the user equipment is to maintain a wireless connection to the macro wireless access network node after the offload. The local wireless access network node sends a response to indicate whether the local wireless access node has accepted or denied the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Shiwei Gao, Yufei Wu Blankenship, Zhijun Cai, Yi Song
  • Cell Identity Design for LTE-Advanced
    Publication number: 20140204809
    Abstract: A method for generating a synchronization signal is provided. The method comprises using a number other than 63 as an NZC value in a Zadoff-Chu sequence used in generating a primary synchronization signal for a wireless communication system, which may be a 3GPP LTE system or a 3GPP LTE-A system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Joon Beom Kim, Hua Xu, Zhijun Cai
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPORTING THAT A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DATA CONTEXTS IS REACHED
    Publication number: 20140204736
    Abstract: If a wireless device does not know how many data contexts can be supported, then the wireless device might attempt to establish more data contexts than are supported. Such attempt would normally be rejected. However, the signalling involved in the attempt to establish another data context and the rejection of that attempt is considered wasteful. Embodiments of the present disclosure allow such waste to be reduced or avoided by signalling to the wireless device when the maximum number of data contexts is reached or when it is about to be reached. Such signalling can occur before any attempt to establish more data contexts than are supported. Thus, wasteful signaling involved with attempting to establish more data contexts can be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Jan Hendrick Lucas BAKKER, Bhabani PANDA, Maiyuran WIJAYANATHAN
  • COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE HAVING BATTERY MONITORING CAPABILITIES AND PERFORMING PRE-SCHEDULED EVENTS
    Publication number: 20140203944
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for monitoring a battery to determine whether sufficient battery power remains to perform an event at a pre-scheduled time. A communications device includes a processor that receives instructions to perform the event at the pre-scheduled time, determines a first amount of time until the event is performed, detects an idle mode of the communications device, the idle mode consuming a minimum amount of power, calculates a second amount of time until the battery is depleted, the second amount of time being calculated while the communications device operates in the idle mode, determines whether the second amount of time is less than the first amount of time, activates a first alert if the second amount of time is less than the first amount of time while remaining in the idle mode, and performs an action prior to the pre-scheduled time while remaining in the idle mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Joseph LOMBARDI, Jasmin MULAOSMANOVIC, Mark David MESAROS, Michael Andrew GOLDSMITH
  • Electronic Device Case
    Publication number: 20140202899
    Abstract: A case configured to protect at least a portion of an electronic device. The case can comprise a first portion and a second portion that connect to one another via a hinge. The first portion can be configured to cover a first portion of a back side of the electronic device when fully installed on the electronic device. The second portion can be configured to cover a remaining portion of the back side of the electronic device when also fully installed on the electronic device. The second portion and the first portion can pivot with respect to one another via the hinge. Accordingly, by one approach, the second portion can be pivoted away from the electronic device while the first portion remains installed on the electronic device. In such a case, and by one approach, the second portion can serve as a stand for the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian James MURCHISON, Mircea OPREA, Felipe Oliveira SIMOES, Donald Glenn THOMPSON, Anders FAHRENDORFF
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A VPN CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20140207943
    Abstract: A method and computing device configured to send and receive traffic over a virtual private network (VPN) connection, the computing device having a processor; and a communications subsystem, where the method determines that a first trigger had been met; monitors whether data traffic exists over the VPN connection for a first time period; and if no data traffic exists over the VPN connection for the first time period, disconnects the VPN connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Chi Chiu TSE, Ania HALLIOP, Chun Hei LAI
  • Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Predicted Stylus Movements
    Publication number: 20140204126
    Abstract: An apparatus and method pertaining to the display of a stylus path that includes both a validated portion and a predicted portion. Upon determining an error between subsequent stylus movement and that predicted portion, these teachings provide for morphing a display of the predicted portion to accord with the subsequent stylus movement over time rather than abruptly switching the display to an immediately fully-corrected representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter MANKOWSKI, Jacek S. IDZIK, Cornel MERCEA, Weimin Michael RANG, Yaran NAN