Patents by Inventor Alexander Michael TOMM

Alexander Michael TOMM 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 of rejecting a low power state based on a cover detection by a mobile wireless communication device
    Patent number: 9204393
    Abstract: Apparatus, system and method for rejecting entry to a power saving mode based on a cover detection by an NFC enabled mobile device when an NFC field has been detected, such as from a second NFC enabled device. The apparatus, system and method may include detecting a magnetic field indicating proximity of the mobile device to a cover, determining when a predetermined delay has elapsed, checking the state of a flag that is set when an NFC field is detected, and preventing putting the mobile device into a low power state based on the cover indication if the flag is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Adam Louis Parco, Alexander Michael Tomm
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REJECTING A LOW POWER STATE BASED ON A COVER DETECTION BY A MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140120990
    Abstract: Apparatus, system and method for rejecting entry to a power saving mode based on a cover detection by an NFC enabled mobile device when an NFC field has been detected, such as from a second NFC enabled device. The apparatus, system and method may include detecting a magnetic field indicating proximity of the mobile device to a cover, determining when a predetermined delay has elapsed, checking the state of a flag that is set when an NFC field is detected, and preventing putting the mobile device into a low power state based on the cover indication if the flag is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Adam Louis PARCO, Alexander Michael TOMM