Patents by Inventor Jeffrey BOS

Jeffrey 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).

  • Patent number: 9154662
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing a memory at an electronic device is provided. A first number of new media files that can be stored in the memory in a current format is determined. It is determined if a memory management condition is met. If the memory management condition is met, the current format is setting to a second format such that the memory can store a second number of new media files, if acquired, a given new media file in the second format occupying less of the memory than if the given new media file is in the current format, such that the second number is greater than the first number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: John Jong-Suk Lee, Alen Mujkic, Jeffrey Bos
  • Patent number: 8830176
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing to carry a wireless transceiver, a display, a keyboard, and a processor cooperating with the wireless transceiver to perform at least one wireless communication function. The processor also cooperates with the display and the keyboard to permit selection of a keyboard mode from among a plurality of different keyboard modes, at least one of the keyboard modes having multiple different letters selectable from a given key. The processor generates a respective different cursor on the display based upon the selected keyboard mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bos, Leonid Vymenets
  • Publication number: 20100220061
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing to carry a wireless transceiver, a display, a keyboard, and a processor cooperating with the wireless transceiver to perform at least one wireless communication function. The processor also cooperates with the display and the keyboard to permit selection of a keyboard mode from among a plurality of different keyboard modes, at least one of the keyboard modes having multiple different letters selectable from a given key. The processor generates a respective different cursor on the display based upon the selected keyboard mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bos, Leonid Vymenets
  • Publication number: 20100131521
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing a memory at an electronic device is provided. A first number of new media files that can be stored in the memory in a current format is determined. It is determined if a memory management condition is met. If the memory management condition is met, the current format is setting to a second format such that the memory can store a second number of new media files, if acquired, a given new media file in the second format occupying less of the memory than if the given new media file is in the current format, such that the second number is greater than the first number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: John Jong-Suk LEE, Alen Mujkic, Jeffrey Bos
  • Publication number: 20090204464
    Abstract: A portable electronic device method of determining time periods for a meeting includes receiving an indication of at least two invitees for the meeting, obtaining calendar data for the invitees, determining free time periods for the invitees based on the calendar data, and creating a list of the free time periods for the invitees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Alen MUJKIC, Jeffrey BOS, Kem-Laurin KRAMER
  • Publication number: 20090204904
    Abstract: A method of determining time periods for a meeting includes receiving an indication of at least two invitees for the meeting, obtaining calendar data for the invitees, determining common free time periods for the invitees based on the calendar data, and time-based collecting of calendar event records and the common free time periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Alen MUJKIC, Jeffrey BOS, Kem-Laurin KRAMER