Patents by Inventor Johan Thoresson

Johan Thoresson 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: 7801567
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing alerts in a mobile device, and more particularly a method for providing a shortcut for displaying and hiding alerts by providing an event list that is shown automatically or accessible by a shortcut button. The invention also relates to a corresponding mobile device. Thus, the invention provides a method for providing alerts in a mobile device having a display and a keypad. The method comprises the steps of: detecting an event; adding an event presentation (5) associated with the event on an event list (4); and showing the event list or a symbol (8) on the display. The event list is shown automatically for critical alerts and is accessible with one key stroke for less critical alerts. The user can choose to hide the list, also with a single key stroke, or act on an event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Johan Thoresson, Claes Källqvist
  • Publication number: 20090286479
    Abstract: A wireless device (e.g., a mobile telephone) and method of paring wireless devices by positioning a first wireless device within an operable distance from a second wireless device facing each other for a predetermined time period. The wireless devices have detectors and electromagnetic sources. Electromagnetic radiation in a predefined pattern is detected the detector of the first wireless device, wherein the electromagnetic radiation was transmitted from the second electromagnetic radiation source. The detected is processed to establish a wireless communication link (e.g., GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, MBMS, WiFi, WiMax, DVB-H, ISDB-T, Bluetooth, infrared, etc.) between the first wireless device and the second wireless device. Upon establishing the communication link information (e.g., files, multimedia, images, etc.) rendered on one device may be transferred through the communication to the other device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Johan Thoresson, Ola Thorn
  • Publication number: 20090006319
    Abstract: In one general aspect, the application discloses a data visualization method that includes accessing data tables and receiving an axis binding definition for a particular visualization that relates values in a first of the tables to sets of fields in a second of the tables. A marking indication can then be received that selects one of the values in the first of the tables, and a set of fields in the second table is accessed based on the marking indication and the axis binding definition. This accessed set of fields is presented in the particular visualization for which the axis binding definition was received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Tobias Lehtipalo, Johan Thoresson, Tommy Fortes, Daniel Vulcan, Mattias Wallerstedt
  • Publication number: 20090006318
    Abstract: In one general aspect, the application discloses a data visualization method in which at least two retrieved data tables are associated based on a selection of at least one common field. A visualization is displayed for data from a first of the tables and input for query devices is received to filter data for a second of the tables. The displayed visualization for the first table can then be updated in response to the received query device input for the second table based on the created association.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Tobias Lehtipalo, Johan Thoresson, Tommy Fortes, Daniel Vulcan
  • Publication number: 20080222567
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (3) with a display, in which several items are high-lighted in a pattern (6) at the same time. The pattern of highlights may by moved in parallel by means of a navigation device (3), decreasing the number of steps to move in a matrix. Then one of the items may be selected by means of one or a few dedicated keys (7) or softkeys (8a, 8b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventor: Johan Thoresson
  • Publication number: 20080088639
    Abstract: A method for generating a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display of an electronic device such as a mobile phone, includes the steps of analyzing a bitmap, comprising a layout of fields of different colors, to determine the color and location of the fields. Each field represents the intended presence of a GUI object, such as an icon or a text field. The type of GUI object intended is determined in an interpretation file, which links color to GUI object type. The actual content to present in the field of a determined type, is then determined by accessing a table linking content description to field location, and the determined content is subsequently presented at the determined location on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventor: Johan Thoresson
  • Publication number: 20080057910
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing alerts in a mobile device, and more particularly a method for providing a shortcut for displaying and hiding alerts by providing an event list that is shown automatically or accessible by a shortcut button. The invention also relates to a corresponding mobile device. Thus, the invention provides a method for providing alerts in a mobile device having a display and a keypad. The method comprises the steps of: detecting an event; adding an event presentation (5) associated with the event on an event list (4); and showing the event list or a symbol (8) on the display. The event list is shown automatically for critical alerts and is accessible with one key stroke for less critical alerts. The user can choose to hide the list, also with a single key stroke, or act on an event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Johan Thoresson, Claes Kallqvist
  • Publication number: 20080034316
    Abstract: An electronic equipment is provided that includes a display and a display control for presenting a window and an image within the window to the display. The window includes at least one scrollbar for altering at least one of a horizontal position or a vertical position of the window relative to the image within in the window. In addition, the electronic equipment includes a user input, operatively coupled to the display control, for engaging the at least one scrollbar in order to effect a zoom function with respect to the image displayed in the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventor: Johan Thoresson
  • Publication number: 20070142042
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a possibility of communicating emotional information between a first and a second portable equipment. A first portable equipment for communication in a wireless communication system comprises an input portion adapted to receive information input by a user, an editing portion adapted to edit settings of a second portable equipment in response to a user input and to generate corresponding setting information, and a transmitting portion adapted to transmit setting information generated by the editing portion to the second portable equipment in said wireless communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventor: Johan Thoresson
  • Publication number: 20070049341
    Abstract: Wireless communication terminals include a memory, a wireless communication module configured to communicate with other communication terminals over a wireless interface, and a controller that is configured to store a digital information signal in the memory and to receive a distribution command from a user of the wireless communication terminal. The controller is further configured, responsive to receiving the distribution command, to send a share notification signal through the wireless communication module to a remotely located other communication terminal, and, responsive to receiving an access request from the other communication terminal, to send the digital information signal to the other communication terminal. Method embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventor: Johan Thoresson
  • Publication number: 20050272503
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device may include a video display, a user interface, a wireless transmitter, and a controller. The video display may be configured to provide video information to a user of the mobile electronic device, the user interface may be configured to accept user input at the mobile electronic device, and the controller may be coupled to the video display, to the user interface, and to the wireless transmitter. The controller may be configured to run a video game responsive to user input accepted at the user interface, to generate personal gaming video information for the video game for display on the video display of the mobile gaming device, and to generate public gaming video information for the video game for transmission from the wireless transmitter and display on a public display. Moreover, the personal gaming video information and the public gaming video information may be different. Related gaming devices and methods are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventor: Johan Thoresson