Patents by Inventor Drew Bamford

Drew Bamford 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).

  • Publication number: 20090265657
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for operating a graphic menu bar and a recording medium using the same, suitable for a portable electronic device having a touch screen, are provided. First, a graphic menu bar is provided, which includes M graphic items arranged in sequence, where M is a positive integer. Next, the touch screen is divided into N display blocks along a coordinate axis direction for displaying N connected graphic items in graphic menu bar, where N is a positive integer smaller than M. When the touch screen detects a touch signal in display blocks and the touch signal is moved toward the coordinate axis direction for a first displacement, the graphic menu bar displayed on the touch screen is moved toward a direction opposite to the coordinate axis direction for a second displacement, and the second displacement is equal to the product of the first displacement and M/N.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Drew Bamford, Micah Shotel
  • Publication number: 20090259968
    Abstract: A method for switching wallpaper in screen lock state, a mobile electronic device thereof, and a storage medium thereof are provided. In the present method, an input signal is received by a touch screen when a mobile electronic device enters a screen lock state. Then, whether the input signal is located in a specific area of the touch screen is determined. A moving track of the input signal is detected if the input signal is located in the specific area. Finally, wallpaper of the screen lock state is switched according to the moving track. As a result, a user can switch wallpaper arbitrarily even if the mobile electronic device is in the screen lock state, so as to increase convenience of switching wallpaper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chin-Ying Hsieh, Sih-Jie Gu, Drew Bamford
  • Publication number: 20090244099
    Abstract: Switch methods and systems for input interfaces for use in an electronic device are provided. First, a direction of the electronic device is detected. Then, a first input interface is determined among a plurality of input interfaces according to the direction of the electronic device, and the first input interface is displayed in a display unit of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Jason VALALIK, Micah Shotel, Drew Bamford, Yu-Chuan Chen, Chung-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20080276200
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for disposing a menu layout and related device. The method includes: displaying a menu on a display screen to divide the display screen to at least a first area and a second area; receiving an input signal for indicating a control item of the menu; and displaying at least a sub-item corresponding to the control item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Drew Bamford, Foo Hoang, Mario Garcia
  • Publication number: 20080276164
    Abstract: A method for processing data feeds within a entity management application of a mobile device includes configuring a data feed for an entity in the entity management application of the mobile device, retrieving contents of the data feed for the entity, formatting the contents of the data feed to thereby generate formatted contents for displaying on the mobile device, and displaying the formatted contents within the entity management application. A related mobile device includes a processor and a display, where the processor is for configuring a data feed for an entity in the entity management application of the mobile device, for retrieving contents of the data feed for the entity, and for formatting the contents of the data feed to thereby generate formatted contents for displaying on the mobile device, and the display is for displaying the formatted contents within the entity management application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventor: Drew Bamford
  • Publication number: 20080273109
    Abstract: A portable device having geographical location technology includes: a camera, for capturing an image; a wireless access circuit for accessing a geographical database to generate information according to the geographical location technology of the portable device; a display screen, for displaying at least the image and the generated information, the display screen comprising: a location bar, comprising at least one location point, each location point corresponding to at least one point of interest in a displayed image; and a processing circuit, coupled to the camera, the wireless access circuit, and the display screen, for controlling operations of the camera, the wireless access circuit, and the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventor: Drew Bamford
  • Publication number: 20080270556
    Abstract: A method of displaying messages received from or sent to communication devices includes displaying a list of all communication devices from which at least one stored message has been received or to which at least one stored message has been sent, selecting a communication device from the list of communication devices, displaying a list of stored messages received from and sent to the selected communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Drew Bamford, Martijn Van Tilburg, Rob Girling
  • Publication number: 20080270931
    Abstract: A method of navigating between different tabs in a user interface of a portable digital information device includes displaying a first set of tabs sequentially arranged along a linear direction on a display of the portable digital information device, the first set of tabs containing tabs that are a subset of tabs contained in a master set of tabs. A user then touches a touch-sensitive area of the portable digital information device and drags a finger across the touch-sensitive area in a direction parallel to the linear direction in which the first set of tabs are sequentially arranged. This dragging motion causes the position of the tabs displayed along the linear direction of the display to move in a direction opposite to the direction along which the user drags the finger across the touch-sensitive area for displaying a second set of tabs containing tabs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventor: Drew Bamford
  • Publication number: 20080270613
    Abstract: To add a contact to a mobile device, the mobile device displays a login screen for a first online service, logs into the first online service based on a username and password, retrieves a contact list from the first online service which has a first contact identifier, utilizes the first contact identifier as a search term for finding a second contact identifier on a second online service, and adds the contact including the first contact identifier and the second contact identifier to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Drew Bamford, Martijn Van Tilburg, Rob Girling
  • Publication number: 20060107295
    Abstract: A portable media device for use in cooperation with passenger entertainment systems installed in vehicles, such as automobiles and aircraft, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The portable media device is configured to communicate with one or more content sources, which provide viewing content and which may be proximate to, and/or remote from, the portable media device. Preferably being configured to wirelessly communicate with the content sources, the portable media device can select content from any available content source and can download and present the selected content in any conventional manner. The selected content can be streamed to the portable media device for contemporaneous presentation and/or stored by the portable media device for viewing at any time, including after disembarking the vehicle once travel is completed. As desired, the portable media device likewise can be configured to transmit appropriate upload content to the content sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Paul Margis, James Haak, Christopher Lundquist, Steven Sizelove, Henry Osias, Karen Pascarella, John Johnson, Drew Bamford, Sebastian Johannes Petry, Stefan Pannenbecker, Scott Bright, Ross Collins, Brian Piquette, Mark Taylor, Christoph Mack, Rand Lee, Gregory Singleton, Skooks Pong
  • Publication number: 20050181878
    Abstract: A method and system facilitating selection of participants in multiplayer online electronic games. The method provides an efficient procedure for players to host and join new instances of multiplayer online electronic games, as well as providing a scheme that enables players to join multiplayer online electronic games that are already in progress. The method is implemented through a gaming utility that runs on each player's electronic device (e.g. PC) and interacts behind the scenes with an online messaging service. Player hosts are enabled to select players from a list of contacts provided by the online messaging service who they want to invite to join a chat session. A selected multiplayer online electronic game is selectively launched on all of the player's computers through a single command issued by the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Damon Danieli, John Selbie, Matthew Stipes, John Pennock, Drew Bamford
  • Publication number: 20020046341
    Abstract: Method and system for issuing and using anonymous and pseudonymous prepaid payment cards through the existing credit card and debit card infrastructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Alex Kazaks, Sterling Garretson, Drew Bamford, Chris Prosise
  • Patent number: D594468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Drew Bamford, Foo Hoang, Mario Garcia
  • Patent number: D596643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Drew Bamford