Patents by Inventor Alek Tziortzis
Alek Tziortzis 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).
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Patent number: 10178213Abstract: A method and system for delivery and presentation of a message on a communication device. A detection of a connection of a call made by a communication device is detected at the communication device. A further detection that the communication device is operating in a pre-defined mode of operation is performed, a message accessibly stored in memory is accessed, and display or other presentation of the message is initiated on an interface such as a display screen of the communication device. The call connection status is monitored, and the message is presented at least while the call is connected and the device is operating in the pre-defined mode of operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: David Rene Proulx, Matthew Bells, Alek Tziortzis, Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott
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Patent number: 9552127Abstract: Systems and methods receive input from a flexible display. A flexible display displays an image with at least one graphical user interface element and receives input from a user by flexing of the flexible display. At least one flexing sensor characterizes a flexing of the flexible display, and a user input controller receives a characterization of an initial flexing of the flexible display, determines, as an initial determination, that the initial flexing is a bending of the flexible display along a first line that is located within a first threshold distance from a proximate graphical user interface element, and provides, based on the initial determination, a user selection corresponding to the proximate graphical user interface element.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Bashar Jano, Alek Tziortzis
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Patent number: 9372532Abstract: Systems and methods control resizing a presentation of an image on a flexible display. An initial presentation of an image is provided on a flexible display. A first flexing of the flexible display away from an unflexed configuration is determined and a return of the flexible display to the unflexed configuration is determined within a defined time period after determining the first flexing. A second flexing of the flexible display away from the unflexed configuration is determined within the defined time period after determining the first flexing and after determining the return. The first flexing is separate from the second flexing. At least a portion of the initial presentation is resized in a first manner in response to determining the first flexing and in response to determining the second flexing within the defined time period after determining the first flexing.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2013Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Alek Tziortzis, Bashar Jano, Alexander Samson Hirsch
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Publication number: 20140068473Abstract: Systems and methods receive input from a flexible display. A flexible display displays an image with at least one graphical user interface element and receives input from a user by flexing of the flexible display. At least one flexing sensor characterizes a flexing of the flexible display, and a user input controller receives a characterization of an initial flexing of the flexible display, determines, as an initial determination, that the initial flexing is a bending of the flexible display along a first line that is located within a first threshold distance from a proximate graphical user interface element, and provides, based on the initial determination, a user selection corresponding to the proximate graphical user interface element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Bashar JANO, Alek TZIORTZIS
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Patent number: 8587539Abstract: Systems and methods determine likely unintended flexing of a flexible display and exclude the determined unintended flexings from user input processing. Unintended flexings include placing or removing the flexible display into or out of a compact storage configuration, folds that outside the user's visible area, folds that are near edges and boundaries, flexing with a specified degree of bending or orientation, folds that don't intersect with other folds, folds that are near known unintended folds, folds that have a motion or other variation with time, and folds that are not in proximity to a selectable user interface element. Unintended flexings are adaptively identified by determining that a bend that is not in proximity to a selectable user interface element reoccurs at times when icons at different locations are presented on the flexible display.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Alek Tziortzis, Bashar Jano
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Publication number: 20130271365Abstract: Systems and methods control resizing a presentation of an image on a flexible display. An initial presentation of an image is provided on a flexible display. A first flexing of the flexible display away from an unflexed configuration is determined and a return of the flexible display to the unflexed configuration is determined within a defined time period after determining the first flexing. A second flexing of the flexible display away from the unflexed configuration is determined within the defined time period after determining the first flexing and after determining the return. The first flexing is separate from the second flexing. At least a portion of the initial presentation is resized in a first manner in response to determining the first flexing and in response to determining the second flexing within the defined time period after determining the first flexing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Alek TZIORTZIS, Bashar JANO, Alexander Samson HIRSCH
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Patent number: 8462106Abstract: Systems and methods control resizing a presentation of an image on a flexible display. A user flexes a flexible display in a particular manner to control magnification or size reduction of the image presented on the display. The amount of magnification or size reduction of the image presented on a flexible display increases along with the absolute magnitude of flexible display flexing. The flexible display can be double flexed within a defined time to indicate that another action is to be taken, such as fitting the presently displayed document to the width of the flexible display or fitting the entire document to the flexible display. The direction of flexing, such as flexing in a concave or a convex direction, is a flexing characteristic that causes other desired actions.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Alek Tziortzis, Bashar Jano, Alexander Hirsch
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Publication number: 20120188153Abstract: Systems and methods determine likely unintended flexing of a flexible display and exclude the determined unintended flexings from user input processing. Unintended flexings include placing or removing the flexible display into or out of a compact storage configuration, folds that outside the user's visible area, folds that are near edges and boundaries, flexing with a specified degree of bending or orientation, folds that don't intersect with other folds, folds that are near known unintended folds, folds that have a motion or other variation with time, and folds that are not in proximity to a selectable user interface element. Unintended flexings are adaptively identified by determining that a bend that is not in proximity to a selectable user interface element reoccurs at times when icons at different locations are presented on the flexible display.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2011Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: Research In Motion CorporationInventors: Alek TZIORTZIS, Bashar Jano
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Publication number: 20120115422Abstract: Systems and methods control resizing a presentation of an image on a flexible display. A user flexes a flexible display in a particular manner to control magnification or size reduction of the image presented on the display. The amount of magnification or size reduction of the image presented on a flexible display increases along with the absolute magnitude of flexible display flexing. The flexible display can be double flexed within a defined time to indicate that another action is to be taken, such as fitting the presently displayed document to the width of the flexible display or fitting the entire document to the flexible display. The direction of flexing, such as flexing in a concave or a convex direction, is a flexing characteristic that causes other desired actions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Alek TZIORTZIS, Bashar Jano, Alexander Hirsch
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Publication number: 20110270679Abstract: The present disclosure described herein relates to a system and method for distributing messages, such as advertisements, to electronic devices. The method comprises: selecting an advertisement from a set of advertisements based on a state of movement of the device, where the state of movement is at least partly based on movement data of the device; and transmitting the advertisement to the device. After transmitting the advertisement to the device, the advertisement may be generated on the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Inventors: Alek TZIORTZIS, David Rene Proulx, Matthew Bells, Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott
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Publication number: 20110251899Abstract: A method and system for delivery and presentation of a message on a communication device. A detection of a connection of a call made by a communication device is detected at the communication device. A further detection that the communication device is operating in a pre-defined mode of operation is performed, a message accessibly stored in memory is accessed, and display or other presentation of the message is initiated on an interface such as a display screen of the communication device. The call connection status is monitored, and the message is presented at least while the call is connected and the device is operating in the pre-defined mode of operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Inventors: David Rene PROULX, Matthew Bells, Alek Tziortzis, Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott
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Publication number: 20110213666Abstract: A method and system for delivery and display of an advertisement message on a communication device, based on an indicated status at the communication device. The computer implemented method comprises receiving, at the communication device, an advertisement message, determining whether a status indicator mode is active; upon determining that the status indicator mode is active, determining a reconfiguration rule for applying to the advertisement message, reconfiguring the advertisement message, and presenting the reconfigured advertisement message at the communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: September 1, 2011Inventors: Curtis Jyun Sasaki, Matthew Bells, Alek Tziortzis
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Publication number: 20110189980Abstract: A device stores one or more media and metadata related to those media. The media and/or the metadata is sent by the device and an information server receives the media and/or metadata. The information server may store additional metadata related to the media and/or metadata. The information server sends information, e.g., an advertisement, and the wireless portable communication device 100 receives the information/advertisement that is related to the media and/or metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: David René Proulx, Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott, Matthew Bells, Alek Tziortzis
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Patent number: 5638403Abstract: A method of low-splatter peak-to-average reduction for a linear communication system includes the step of sampling (1201) an input signal at a first rate, yielding a plurality of input samples. When at least one (1401, 1403, and 1405) of the plurality of input samples is above a first threshold, a local maximum (1401) is determined (1207) from among the plurality of input samples. At least one value (1407 and 1409) is interpolated (1207) between the local maximum and at least one sample (1405) adjacent to the local maximum. The at least one value and the local maximum are compared (1211) to determine which has the highest magnitude. The value having the highest magnitude (1407) is compared (1213) to a second threshold. When the value having the highest magnitude (1407) is above the second threshold, an attenuating window is centered (1505) at the value having the highest magnitude and applying (1507) the attenuating window to at least some of the plurality of input samples.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 1995Date of Patent: June 10, 1997Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Mark A. Birchler, Steven C. Jasper, Alek Tziortzis