Patents by Inventor Jeffery John Paul Dippel

Jeffery John Paul Dippel 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 and method of controlling same
    Patent number: 9383918
    Abstract: A method includes detecting a touch at a plurality of touch locations on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device, identifying when the touch is a first gesture type based on touch attributes including a first touch location of the plurality of touch locations, and at least one of speed of the touch, time between detecting the touch at consecutive ones of the touch locations, distance between the consecutive ones of the touch locations, and direction of the touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignees: BlackBerry Limited, 2236008 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery John Paul Dippel, Benjamin Biron, Patrick-Andre Savard, Mihal Lazaridis, Donald James Lindsay, Danny Thomas Dodge
  • Electronic device and method of detecting touches on a touch-sensitive display
    Patent number: 9367120
    Abstract: A method includes applying a first plurality of pulses to scanning electrodes during a first scan to detect touches on a touch-sensitive display, receiving an indication to scan in a reduced power condition, and when in the reduced power condition, applying a second plurality of pulses to scanning electrodes during a second scan to detect touches on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the second plurality of pulses comprises fewer pulses than the first plurality of pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Amit Pal Singh, James Alexander Robinson, John Edward Dolson, Jeffery John Paul Dippel, Michael Lorne Purdy
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTING TOUCHES ON A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20150035785
    Abstract: A method includes, during a touch-detecting scan of a touch sensitive display, applying a first plurality of pulses to a first drive electrode coupled to a controller by a first conductor, and applylng a second plurality of pulses to a second drive electrode coupled to the controller by a second conductor that is longer than the first conductor. The second plurality is greater in quantity than the first plurality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: Amit Pal SINGH, Premal Vinodchandra PAREKH, Jeffery John Paul DIPPEL
  • Communications device and method for having integrated NFC antenna and touch screen display
    Patent number: 8718553
    Abstract: A communications device includes a housing and a wireless transceiver and processor carried by the housing and operative with each other. A Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit is carried by the housing and coupled to the processor. A touch screen display is connected to the processor. An NFC antenna is integrated with the touch screen display and coupled to the NFC circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Premal Parekh, Amit Pal Singh, Jeffery John Paul Dippel
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTING TOUCHES ON A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20130293484
    Abstract: A method includes applying a first plurality of pulses to scanning electrodes during a first scan to detect touches on a touch-sensitive display, receiving an indication to scan in a reduced power condition, and when in the reduced power condition, applying a second plurality of pulses to scanning electrodes during a second scan to detect touches on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the second plurality of pulses comprises fewer pulses than the first plurality of pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Amit Pal SINGH, James Alexander ROBINSON, John Edward DOLSON, Jeffery John Paul DIPPEL, Michael Lorne PURDY
  • COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HAVING INTEGRATED NFC ANTENNA AND TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20130196596
    Abstract: A communications device includes a housing and a wireless transceiver and processor carried by the housing and operative with each other. A Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit is carried by the housing and coupled to the processor. A touch screen display is connected to the processor. An NFC antenna is integrated with the touch screen display and coupled to the NFC circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Premal PAREKH, Amit Pal Singh, Jeffery John Paul Dippel