Patents by Inventor Arthur Carol Boka

Arthur Carol Boka 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).

  • TOUCH TRACKING OPTICAL INPUT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130127711
    Abstract: A trackpad has a cover abutting a housing. The cover includes a body that is transparent to infrared light and visible light. A first ink, deposited in a first area on a surface of the cover body, is transmissive to the infrared light and substantially opaque to visible light. A second ink is deposited in at least one second area on the surface of the cover body and is transmissive to visible light. A first emitter, within the housing, produces infrared light that is transmitted through the cover. A second emitter, within the housing, produces visible light that is transmitted through each second area of the cover. An optical sensor is provided within the housing for receiving infrared light that is reflected by an external object back through the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Paul Masser, Albert Murray Pegg, Timothy Herbert Kyowski, Li Huang, Benjamin William Boomhour, Firmansyah Kuncoko Sulem, Arthur Carol Boka
  • PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME
    Publication number: 20120013541
    Abstract: A method includes displaying information on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device, detecting invocation of a controller, and displaying a controller in an area of the touch-sensitive display to control an indicator within the information. The controller may advantageously be displayed without covering the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Arthur Carol Boka, John Jong-Suk Lee, Alen Mujkic, Michael George Langlois