Patents by Inventor Matthew STAIKOS

Matthew STAIKOS 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).

  • Handling of touch events in a browser environment
    Patent number: 8438473
    Abstract: Properties defining modes for handling user events such as cursor events and touch events on a computing device such as a touchscreen device are provided. One property determines, for an entire webpage or for elements thereof, whether received cursor events should be processed in accordance with default handling routines configured in the browser environment, or passed for handling by an event handler defined for the element. Another property determines, for the entire webpage or elements thereof, whether received touch events should be processed in accordance with default handling routines, passed for handling by an event handler, or converted to cursor events or mouse events for handling by an event handler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Genevieve Elizabeth Mak, Eli Joshua Fidler, Michael Thomas Winkler, Matthew Staikos, Joseph Charles Mason
  • DEFINITION AND HANDLING OF USER INPUT EVENTS IN A WEB BROWSER
    Publication number: 20120169593
    Abstract: Properties defining modes for handling user events such as cursor events and touch events on a computing device such as a touchscreen device are provided. One property determines, for an entire webpage or for elements thereof, whether received cursor events should be processed in accordance with default handling routines configured in the browser environment, or passed for handling by an event handler defined for the element. Another property determines, for the entire webpage or elements thereof, whether received touch events should be processed in accordance with default handling routines, passed for handling by an event handler, or converted to cursor events or mouse events for handling by an event handler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Genevieve Elizabeth MAK, Eli Joshua FIDLER, Michael Thomas WINKLER, Matthew STAIKOS, Joseph Charles MASON