Patents by Inventor Daniel BROMS

Daniel BROMS 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 granting access to and enabling passcode protection for a file
    Patent number: 9443072
    Abstract: Methods and electronic devices configured to grant access to a file, and of enabling passcode protection for a file. The methods may include displaying file icons corresponding to the files. Upon receiving a selection of one of the displayed files, a request for the passcode is presented to the user if the selected application is protected. If the application is not protected, the file is accessed without receiving the passcode. The file icons may be displayed in a manner indicating that certain ones of the files require a passcode for access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Hans Daniel Broms, Johan Gulliksson
  • Methods and Devices for Granting Access To and Enabling Passcode Protection for a File
    Publication number: 20150278502
    Abstract: Methods and electronic devices configured to grant access to a file, and of enabling passcode protection for a file. The methods may include displaying file icons corresponding to the files. Upon receiving a selection of one of the displayed files, a request for the passcode is presented to the user if the selected application is protected. If the application is not protected, the file is accessed without receiving the passcode. The file icons may be displayed in a manner indicating that certain ones of the files require a passcode for access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hans Daniel Broms, Johan Gulliksson
  • Contact list
    Patent number: 8331899
    Abstract: A device is provided that may receive names and associated phone numbers in a contact list, and receive information to link the caller names in the contact list to an emergency contact. The device may also receive a call from a caller linked to the emergency contact and not display emergency related information. The device may also transfer the contact list to another device, wherein the emergency contact linking information remains in the transferred contact list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Hans Daniel Broms
  • METHOD OF CONTROLLING A DISPLAYING OF A GRAPHICAL OBJECT ON A DISPLAY OF A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090303254
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile electronic device comprising a display for displaying an image and an input unit comprising plural keys. The mobile electronic device is equipped with a control unit for controlling the displaying of the image. The present invention further provides a method of controlling a displaying of a graphical object on display of a mobile electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventor: Daniel BROMS
  • CONTACT LIST
    Publication number: 20080080687
    Abstract: A device is provided that may receive names and associated phone numbers in a contact list, and receive information to link the caller names in the contact list to an emergency contact. The device may also receive a call from a caller linked to the emergency contact and not display emergency related information. The device may also transfer the contact list to another device, wherein the emergency contact linking information remains in the transferred contact list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventor: Hans Daniel BROMS