Patents by Inventor Joseph Eytan Benedek
Joseph Eytan Benedek 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).
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Patent number: 10871851Abstract: A method includes displaying a user interface having selectable features on the touch-sensitive display, determining that the electronic device is in a one-handed mode, determining that at least one of the selectable features of the user interface is displayed in an inaccessible portion of the touch-sensitive display, displaying, in an accessible portion of the touch sensitive display, an additional selectable feature associated with the at least one of the selectable features displayed in the inaccessible portion, and in response to receiving a selection of the additional selectable feature, performing a function associated with the at least one of the selectable features.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Joseph Eytan Benedek
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Patent number: 10649538Abstract: A method includes displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. A gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display information associated with a second application. At least part of the information associated with the second application is displayed without opening the second application.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Donald James Lindsay, Alistair Robert Hamilton, Robert Simon Lessing, Jason Tyler Griffin, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Todd Andrew Wood
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Publication number: 20190155398Abstract: A method includes displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. A gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display information associated with a second application. At least part of the information associated with the second application is displayed without opening the second application.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Mihal LAZARIDIS, Daniel Tobias RYDENHAG, Donald James LINDSAY, Alistair Robert HAMILTON, Robert Simon LESSING, Jason Tyler GRIFFIN, Joseph Eytan BENEDEK, Todd Andrew WOOD
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Publication number: 20190064990Abstract: A method includes displaying a user interface having selectable features on the touch-sensitive display, determining that the electronic device is in a one-handed mode, determining that at least one of the selectable features of the user interface is displayed in an inaccessible portion of the touch-sensitive display, displaying, in an accessible portion of the touch sensitive display, an additional selectable feature associated with the at least one of the selectable features displayed in the inaccessible portion, and in response to receiving a selection of the additional selectable feature, performing a function associated with the at least one of the selectable features.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Neil Patrick ADAMS, Joseph Eytan BENEDEK
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Patent number: 10191556Abstract: A method includes displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. A gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display information associated with a second application. At least part of the information associated with the second application is displayed without opening the second application.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Donald James Lindsay, Alistair Robert Hamilton, Robert Simon Lessing, Jason Tyler Griffin, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Todd Andrew Wood
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Patent number: 9811568Abstract: A method performed by a mobile communications device, including: populating a central database on the device with a title for each of a plurality of software modules installed on the device and associating each title with its software module; populating the central database with at least one keyword associated with each of the plurality of software modules and associating each keyword with its software module; receiving at the device a search query; displaying at the device a search result identifying at least one of the software modules installed on the device having either a title or one or more associated keywords matching the search query; and in response to receiving at the device a selection of a software module identified in the search result, activating the selected software module.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Karthigesu Niranjan
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Patent number: 9747003Abstract: An electronic device, such as a mobile communication device, and a method are provided for multiple-stage interface control of the device. The device is provided with a homescreen display, which includes a plurality of panels. The panels include at least one panel that is a fullscreen view of a first application executing on the device. This first application can be a messaging application, and the fullscreen view can be a unified inbox view for a plurality of different message types. The panels also include at least one launch panel having a number of graphical user interface elements, such as icons, representing access points to a corresponding application on the device.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2012Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignees: BlackBerry Limited, 2236008 Ontario Inc.Inventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Donald James Lindsay, Todd Andrew Wood, Jason Tyler Griffin, Alistair Robert Hamilton, Robert Daniel Payne, Andrew Douglas Bocking, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Danny Thomas Dodge
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Publication number: 20170192667Abstract: A method includes displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. A gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display information associated with a second application. At least part of the information associated with the second application is displayed without opening the second application.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2016Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Mihal LAZARIDIS, Daniel Tobias RYDENHAG, Donald James LINDSAY, Alistair Robert HAMILTON, Robert Simon LESSING, Jason Tyler GRIFFIN, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Todd Andrew WOOD
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Patent number: 9684378Abstract: A method includes displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. A gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display information associated with a second application. At least part of the information associated with the second application is displayed without opening the second application.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Donald James Lindsay, Alistair Robert Hamilton, Robert Simon Lessing, Jason Tyler Griffin, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Todd Andrew Wood
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Patent number: 9665178Abstract: An electronic device, such as a mobile communication device, and a method are provided for selective access to certain homescreen panels displayable by the device. The device is provided with a homescreen display, which includes a plurality of panels. The panels include at least one panel that is a fullscreen view of a first application executing on the device. This first application can be a messaging application, and the fullscreen view can be a unified inbox view for a plurality of different message types. The panels also include at least one launch panel having a number of graphical user interface elements, such as icons, representing access points to a corresponding application on the device. When navigating from one of the launch panels to the fullscreen view, an intermediate lock interface for receiving an unlocking input is displayed. The unlocking input is received before the fullscreen view is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2012Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: David Bukurak, Thomas Carl Sanchez, Mihal Lazaridis, Donald James Lindsay, Todd Andrew Wood, Jason Tyler Griffin, Alistair Robert Hamilton, Robert Daniel Payne, Andrew Douglas Bocking, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Danny Thomas Dodge
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Publication number: 20170031921Abstract: A method performed by a mobile communications device, including: populating a central database on the device with a title for each of a plurality of software modules installed on the device and associating each title with its software module; populating the central database with at least one keyword associated with each of the plurality of software modules and associating each keyword with its software module; receiving at the device a search query; displaying at the device a search result identifying at least one of the software modules installed on the device having either a title or one or more associated keywords matching the search query; and in response to receiving at the device a selection of a software module identified in the search result, activating the selected software module.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Mihal LAZARIDIS, Joseph Eytan BENEDEK, Karthigesu NIRANJAN
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Patent number: 9477311Abstract: A method includes displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. A gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display information associated with a second application. At least part of the information associated with the second application is displayed without opening the second application.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Donald James Lindsay, Alistair Robert Hamilton, Robert Simon Lessing, Jason Tyler Griffin, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Todd Andrew Wood
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Patent number: 9465440Abstract: A method includes displaying, on a display of an electronic device, an information element associated with an application and detecting a first gesture. In response to detecting the first gesture, at least a first part of a first image is displayed, including information associated with the application, while reducing display of the information element.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Robert Simon Lessing, Michael George Langlois, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Mihal Lazaridis, Nils Roger Andersson Reimer, Donald James Lindsay
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Patent number: 9423878Abstract: A method includes displaying, on a display of an electronic device, an information element associated with an application and detecting a first gesture. In response to detecting the first gesture, at least a first part of a first image is displayed, including information associated with the application, while reducing display of the information element.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2012Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Robert Simon Lessing, Michael George Langlois, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Mihal Lazaridis, Nils Roger Andersson Reimer, Donald James Lindsay
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Patent number: 9411863Abstract: A method performed by a mobile communications device, including: populating a central database on the device with a title for each of a plurality of software modules installed on the device and associating each title with its software module; populating the central database with at least one keyword associated with each of the plurality of software modules and associating each keyword with its software module; receiving at the device a search query; displaying at the device a search result identifying at least one of the software modules installed on the device having either a title or one or more associated keywords matching the search query; and in response to receiving at the device a selection of a software module identified in the search result, activating the selected software module.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Karthigesu Niranjan
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Patent number: 9299057Abstract: An example method includes displaying information associated with a first message of a first type on a display of an electronic device, detecting initiation of a search associated with the first message, identifying, by the electronic device, a search request determined from an element of the first message, searching, by the electronic device, for a second message of the first type and a third message of a second type, wherein the second message and the third message correspond to the search request, and displaying information associated with the second message and information associated with the third message.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Joseph Eytan Benedek, Mihal Lazaridis
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Publication number: 20150379095Abstract: A method performed by a mobile communications device, including: populating a central database on the device with a title for each of a plurality of software modules installed on the device and associating each title with its software module; populating the central database with at least one keyword associated with each of the plurality of software modules and associating each keyword with its software module; receiving at the device a search query; displaying at the device a search result identifying at least one of the software modules installed on the device having either a title or one or more associated keywords matching the search query; and in response to receiving at the device a selection of a software module identified in the search result, activating the selected software module.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: Mihal LAZARIDIS, Joseph Eytan BENEDEK, Karthigesu NIRANJAN
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Patent number: 9141701Abstract: A method performed by a mobile communications device, including: populating a central database on the device with a title for each of a plurality of software modules installed on the device and associating each title with its software module; populating the central database with at least one keyword associated with each of the plurality of software modules and associating each keyword with its software module; receiving at the device a search query; displaying at the device a search result identifying at least one of the software modules installed on the device having either a title or one or more associated keywords matching the search query; and in response to receiving at the device a selection of a software module identified in the search result, activating the selected software module.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Karthigesu Niranjan
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Publication number: 20140040769Abstract: An electronic device, such as a mobile communication device, and a method are provided for multiple-stage interface control of the device. The device is provided with a homescreen display, which includes a plurality of panels. The panels include at least one panel that is a fullscreen view of a first application executing on the device. This first application can be a messaging application, and the fullscreen view can be a unified inbox view for a plurality of different message types. The panels also include at least one launch panel having a number of graphical user interface elements, such as icons, representing access points to a corresponding application on the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Inventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Donald James Lindsay, Todd Andrew Wood, Jason Tyler Griffin, Alistair Robert Hamilton, Robert Daniel Payne, Andrew Douglas Bocking, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Danny Thomas Dodge
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Publication number: 20140040768Abstract: An electronic device, such as a mobile communication device, and a method are provided for multiple-stage interface control of the device. The device is provided with a homescreen display, which includes a plurality of panels. The panels include at least one panel that is a fullscreen view of a first application executing on the device. This first application can be a messaging application, and the fullscreen view can be a unified inbox view for a plurality of different message types. The panels also include at least one launch panel having a number of graphical user interface elements, such as icons, representing access points to a corresponding application on the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicants: QNX Software Systems Limited, Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Donald James Lindsay, Todd Andrew Wood, Jason Tyler Griffin, Alistair Robert Hamilton, Robert Daniel Payne, Andrew Douglas Bocking, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Danny Thomas Dodge