Patents by Inventor Jeff BOS

Jeff BOS 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).

  • Method and apparatus for automatic brightness adjustment on a display of a mobile electronic device
    Patent number: 8610659
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for use in a mobile electronic device for adjusting brightness of a display on the mobile electronic device. The method comprises collecting a plurality of light sensor samples using an ambient light sensor of the mobile electronic device; calculating a representative value of the plurality of light sensor samples; comparing the representative value to at least one brightness threshold value; determining if a predetermined application is active on the mobile electronic device; determining whether to adjust the brightness of the display based on the comparison and based on whether predetermined application is active on the device; and adjusting the brightness of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Bergen Fletcher, Conrad Aleksander Kreek, Jeff Bos
  • Method and Apparatus for Automatic Brightness Adjustment on a Display of a Mobile Electronic Device
    Publication number: 20090278828
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for use in a mobile electronic device for adjusting brightness of a display on the mobile electronic device. The method comprises collecting a plurality of light sensor samples using an ambient light sensor of the mobile electronic device; calculating a representative value of the plurality of light sensor samples; comparing the representative value to at least one brightness threshold value; determining if a predetermined application is active on the mobile electronic device; determining whether to adjust the brightness of the display based on the comparison and based on whether predetermined application is active on the device; and adjusting the brightness of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Bergen FLETCHER, Conrad A. KREEK, Jeff BOS