Patents by Inventor Alon SHENFIELD

Alon SHENFIELD 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).

  • Portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and navigation device and method
    Patent number: 9170672
    Abstract: A method includes detecting a touch at a location on a touch-sensitive display, receiving an input by a navigation device, and performing a function associated with at least one of the touch and the input in response to elapsing of a time period between detecting the touch and receiving the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Alon Shenfield
  • Portable electronic device including touch-sensitive display and method of determining when to turn off the touch sensitive dispay
    Patent number: 9075475
    Abstract: A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes detecting a touch on a touch-sensitive display, adjusting a first threshold based on detected conditions during the touch, comparing a value related to the touch on the touch-sensitive display to the first threshold, and when the value related to touch meets the first threshold, turning off the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: David James Mak-Fan, Lawrence Edward Kuhl, Alon Shenfield, Thomas James Crugnale, Darcy Phipps
  • PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140368457
    Abstract: A method includes detecting a touch at a location on a touch-sensitive display, receiving an input by a navigation device, and performing a function associated with at least one of the touch and the input in response to elapsing of a time period between detecting the touch and receiving the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Alon SHENFIELD
  • Portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and navigation device and method
    Patent number: 8854316
    Abstract: A method includes detecting a touch at a location on a touch-sensitive display, receiving an input by a navigation device, and performing a function associated with at least one of the touch and the input in response to elapsing of a time period between detecting the touch and receiving the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Alon Shenfield
  • PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DETERMINING WHEN TO TURN OFF THE TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPAY
    Publication number: 20140204044
    Abstract: A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes detecting a touch on a touch-sensitive display, adjusting a first threshold based on detected conditions during the touch, comparing a value related to the touch on the touch-sensitive display to the first threshold, and when the value related to touch meets the first threshold, turning off the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: David James MAK-FAN, Lawrence Edward Kuhl, Alon Shenfield, Thomas James Crugnale, Darcy Phipps
  • Portable electronic device including touch-sensitive display and method of determining when to turn off the touch sensitive display
    Patent number: 8717311
    Abstract: A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes detecting a touch on a touch-sensitive display, adjusting a first threshold based on detected conditions during the touch, comparing a value related to the touch on the touch-sensitive display to the first threshold, and when the value related to touch meets the first threshold, turning off the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Alon Shenfield, Thomas James Crugnale, David James Mak-Fan, Lawrence Edward Kuhl, Darcy Phipps
  • PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120013543
    Abstract: A method includes detecting a touch at a location on a touch-sensitive display, receiving an input by a navigation device, and performing a function associated with at least one of the touch and the input in response to elapsing of a time period between detecting the touch and receiving the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Alon SHENFIELD
  • PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETERMINING A LOCATION OF A TOUCH
    Publication number: 20120013542
    Abstract: A method includes determining when a touch of a plurality of touches overlapping in time on a touch-sensitive display, is discontinued, utilizing first touch data prior to the determining to identify a location of the touch, and when the first touch data is not established to be accurate, obtaining second touch data prior to the first touch data to identify the location of the touch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Alon SHENFIELD
  • TACTILE FEEDBACK FOR TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20110248931
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display, an actuator configured to impart a force on the touch-sensitive display to provide tactile feedback, and a controller configured to detect a touch based on input from the touch-sensitive display and to initiate the tactile feedback by the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Alon SHENFIELD, Kuo-Feng TONG, Christopher James GRANT, Arnett Ryan WEBER
  • PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME
    Publication number: 20100321321
    Abstract: A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes detecting a touch on a touch-sensitive display, adjusting a first threshold based on detected conditions during the touch, comparing a value related to the touch on the touch-sensitive display to the first threshold, and when the value related to touch meets the first threshold, turning off the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Alon SHENFIELD, Thomas James CRUGNALE, David James MAK-FAN, Lawrence Edward KUHL, Darcy PHIPPS