Patents by Inventor Chirag K. Patel

Chirag K. Patel 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).

  • Methods and devices for keypress validation in a slider form factor device
    Patent number: 7642933
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods in a slider form factor device, and slider form factor devices, for ignoring a key depression when there is a change in the position of a first housing relative to a second housing that occurs between the key depression and the release of the key depression. The method may include detecting a key depression of the first housing, detecting a change in the position of the first housing relative to the second housing, and detecting a release of the key depression. The method may further include ignoring the key depression when there is a change in the position of the first housing relative to the second housing that occurs between the key depression and the release of the key depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Chirag K. Patel
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR KEYPRESS VALIDATION IN A SLIDER FORM FACTOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080129554
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods in a slider form factor device, and slider form factor devices, for ignoring a key depression when there is a change in the position of a first housing relative to a second housing that occurs between the key depression and the release of the key depression. The method may include detecting a key depression of the first housing, detecting a change in the position of the first housing relative to the second housing, and detecting a release of the key depression. The method may further include ignoring the key depression when there is a change in the position of the first housing relative to the second housing that occurs between the key depression and the release of the key depression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventor: CHIRAG K. PATEL