Patents by Inventor Deepankar Banshilal Jain

Deepankar Banshilal Jain 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 having touch-sensitive display with variable repeat rate
    Patent number: 11249636
    Abstract: A method of controlling a repeat rate of a button displayed on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device is described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of operating a touch-sensitive display, comprising: displaying on the touch-sensitive display a user interface screen including a user interface element, the user interface element being activatable by first control input to perform a single instance of an action; when a variable repeat control mode is activated: in response to receipt of a second control input, repeating the action associated with the user interface element at a rate dependent on the second control input; and when the variable repeat control mode is not activated: disabling ability of the second control input to cause the repeating of the action and enabling the first control input to cause a single instance of the action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brent Kenney, Deepankar Banshilal Jain
  • PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY WITH VARIABLE REPEAT RATE
    Publication number: 20160196028
    Abstract: A method of controlling a repeat rate of a button displayed on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device is described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of operating a touch-sensitive display, comprising: displaying on the touch-sensitive display a user interface screen including a user interface element, the user interface element being activatable by first control input to perform a single instance of an action; when a variable repeat control mode is activated: in response to receipt of a second control input, repeating the action associated with the user interface element at a rate dependent on the second control input; and when the variable repeat control mode is not activated: disabling ability of the second control input to cause the repeating of the action and enabling the first control input to cause a single instance of the action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brent Kenney, Deepankar Banshilal Jain
  • Portable electronic device having touch-sensitive display with variable repeat rate
    Patent number: 9285988
    Abstract: A method of controlling the repeat rate of a button displayed on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device is described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of controlling touch input on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device, the method comprising: displaying a user interface screen having at least one button on the touch-sensitive display; activating a variable repeat control mode in response to activation input; and repeating an action associated with the button at a rate in dependence on predetermined control input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brent Kenney, Deepankar Banshilal Jain
  • Method and apparatus for a touch-sensitive display
    Patent number: 8378798
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for displaying a view of an application on a touch-sensitive display include detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive display. When the touch is at a first force, first feedback is provided and a first function is performed. When the touch is at a second force, second feedback is provided and a second function is performed. The first function and the second function are different. The first force and the second force are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Bells, Jordanna Kwok, Colin Ho, Kuo-Feng Tong, Deepankar Banshilal Jain, Douglas Clayton Rider, Ian Paul Barta
  • PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY WITH VARIABLE REPEAT RATE
    Publication number: 20110258542
    Abstract: A method of controlling the repeat rate of a button displayed on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device is described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of controlling touch input on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device, the method comprising: displaying a user interface screen having at least one button on the touch-sensitive display; activating a variable repeat control mode in response to activation input; and repeating an action associated with the button at a rate in dependence on predetermined control input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brent KENNEY, Deepankar Banshilal JAIN
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20110018695
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for displaying a view of an application on a touch-sensitive display include detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive display. When the touch is at a first force, first feedback is provided and a first function is performed. When the touch is at a second force, second feedback is provided and a second function is performed. The first function and the second function are different. The first force and the second force are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Matthew BELLS, Jordanna KWOK, Colin HO, Kuo-Feng TONG, Deepankar Banshilal JAIN, Douglas Clayton RIDER, Ian Paul BARTA