Patents by Inventor Kang Chih Chu

Kang Chih Chu 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 of providing information access on a portable device
    Patent number: 8666361
    Abstract: A portable device and method of providing information stored in a memory is provided. A portable device may be capable of storing In Case of Emergency (ICE) information comprising a number of ICE entries and which may be placed in a locked condition, the portable device comprising: a man-machine interface; a display; and, a processor coupled to the display and to the man-machine interface, wherein the processor is adapted to cause the display, in response to detection of one or more predetermined gestures on the man-machine interface, to display at least one ICE entry; and wherein the display displays the at least one ICE entry even if the portable device is in the locked condition, and if the at least one ICE entry is displayed while the portable device is in the locked condition, other information stored on the portable device remains protected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Kang Chih Chu, Gregory Jason Fields
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING INFORMATION ACCESS ON A PORTABLE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140024330
    Abstract: A portable device and method of providing information stored in a memory is provided. A portable device may be capable of storing In Case of Emergency (ICE) information comprising a number of ICE entries and which may be placed in a locked condition, the portable device comprising: a man-machine interface; a display; and, a processor coupled to the display and to the man-machine interface, wherein the processor is adapted to cause the display, in response to detection of one or more predetermined gestures on the man-machine interface, to display at least one ICE entry; and wherein the display displays the at least one ICE entry even if the portable device is in the locked condition, and if the at least one ICE entry is displayed while the portable device is in the locked condition, other information stored on the portable device remains protected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Kang Chih Chu, Gregory Jason Fields