Patents by Inventor Michael Lee Foster

Michael Lee Foster 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).

  • Management of device settings via a plurality of interfaces
    Patent number: 8756524
    Abstract: The present specification relates to a portable electronic device comprising at least one processor; a display connected to the processor and controllable by the processor; and non-volatile storage configured to maintain a plurality of applications and an application programming interface for enabling generation and control of a title bar, wherein the application programming interface includes a private part for managing the state of the title bar and a public part that provides an interface to the applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Yoojin Hong, Donald James Lindsay, Dominik Buszko, Michael Lee Foster
  • MANAGEMENT OF DEVICE SETTINGS VIA A PLURALITY OF INTERFACES
    Publication number: 20110265028
    Abstract: The present specification relates to a portable electronic device comprising at least one processor; a display connected to the processor and controllable by the processor; and non-volatile storage configured to maintain a plurality of applications and an application programming interface for enabling generation and control of a title bar, wherein the application programming interface includes a private part for managing the state of the title bar and a public part that provides an interface to the applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Research in Motion
    Inventors: YOOJIN HONG, Donald James Lindsay, Dominik Buszko, Michael Lee Foster