Patents by Inventor Jose de Souza Lima

Jose de Souza Lima 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).

  • System and method for providing application-based user interface features on a computing device
    Patent number: 9361132
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a mobile computing device is disclosed. Each of a plurality of applications that are stored or installed in the mobile computing device is associated with a corresponding design scheme. A user interface feature is displayed on the display of the mobile computing device. The user interface feature is present independent of the operation of the plurality of applications. A change in the state of an application is detected and the appearance of the user interface feature is affected based on the design scheme associated with the application that is changed in state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jose de Souza Lima, Le Chen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING APPLICATION-BASED USER INTERFACE FEATURES ON A COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120200586
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a mobile computing device is disclosed. Each of a plurality of applications that are stored or installed in the mobile computing device is associated with a corresponding design scheme. A user interface feature is displayed on the display of the mobile computing device. The user interface feature is present independent of the operation of the plurality of applications. A change in the state of an application is detected and the appearance of the user interface feature is affected based on the design scheme associated with the application that is changed in state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Jose de Souza Lima, Le Chen