Patents by Inventor Michael Ian BARKWAY

Michael Ian BARKWAY 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).

  • Enhanced display of interactive elements in a browser
    Patent number: 10152228
    Abstract: A method, system and electronic device are provided for processing touch inputs on a touchscreen display. A starting touch input is detected on a document displayed at an initial scale on the touchscreen. If the starting touch input is within a disambiguation region for a number of interactive elements in the document, while contact is maintained on the display a further view of the document at an enlarged scale is displayed showing the area of the touch input. When an ending touch input is detected, one interactive element may be selected according to the location of the ending touch input, and an interaction function, such as requesting a resource hyperlinked by the selected interactive element, is automatically initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Michael Ian Barkway
  • ENHANCED DISPLAY OF INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS IN A BROWSER
    Publication number: 20170160926
    Abstract: A method, system and electronic device are provided for processing touch inputs on a touchscreen display. A starting touch input is detected on a document displayed at an initial scale on the touchscreen. If the starting touch input is within a disambiguation region for a number of interactive elements in the document, while contact is maintained on the display a further view of the document at an enlarged scale is displayed showing the area of the touch input. When an ending touch input is detected, one interactive element may be selected according to the location of the ending touch input, and an interaction function, such as requesting a resource hyperlinked by the selected interactive element, is automatically initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Michael Ian BARKWAY
  • Enhanced display of interactive elements in a browser
    Patent number: 9575653
    Abstract: A method, system and electronic device are provided for processing touch inputs on a touchscreen display. A starting touch input is detected on a document displayed at an initial scale on the touchscreen. If the starting touch input is within a disambiguation region for a number of interactive elements in the document, while contact is maintained on the display a further view of the document at an enlarged scale is displayed showing the area of the touch input. When an ending touch input is detected, one interactive element may be selected according to the location of the ending touch input, and an interaction function, such as requesting a resource hyperlinked by the selected interactive element, is automatically initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Michael Ian Barkway
  • ENHANCED DISPLAY OF INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS IN A BROWSER
    Publication number: 20140198055
    Abstract: A method, system and electronic device are provided for processing touch inputs on a touchscreen display. A starting touch input is detected on a document displayed at an initial scale on the touchscreen. If the starting touch input is within a disambiguation region for a number of interactive elements in the document, while contact is maintained on the display a further view of the document at an enlarged scale is displayed showing the area of the touch input. When an ending touch input is detected, one interactive element may be selected according to the location of the ending touch input, and an interaction function, such as requesting a resource hyperlinked by the selected interactive element, is automatically initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Michael Ian BARKWAY