Patents by Inventor Michael Williams SUMAN
Michael Williams SUMAN 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: 9672000Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating an audio notification file for a computing device are provided. A first audio file associated with a first mental state is selected as a first section of the audio notification file. The audio notification file enabled for storage in a memory. The audio notification file is further enabled for processing by a processing unit to control a speaker. A final state of the audio notification file is determined, the final state designated as a final section of the audio notification file, the final state associated with a second mental state. At least one intermediate section of the audio notification file is generated, between the first section and the second section, by morphing the first audio file to the final state by processing the first audio file using a digital signal processor.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Bradley Shayne Ferringo, Gregory Jason Fields, Susan Tammy teWinkel, John Patrick Grenn, Joseph Leonard Dvorak, Michael Williams Suman
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Publication number: 20160196107Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating an audio notification file for a computing device are provided. A first audio file associated with a first mental state is selected as a first section of the audio notification file. The audio notification file enabled for storage in a memory. The audio notification file is further enabled for processing by a processing unit to control a speaker. A final state of the audio notification file is determined, the final state designated as a final section of the audio notification file, the final state associated with a second mental state. At least one intermediate section of the audio notification file is generated, between the first section and the second section, by morphing the first audio file to the final state by processing the first audio file using a digital signal processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: July 7, 2016Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Bradley Shayne FERRINGO, Gregory Jason FIELDS, Susan Tammy teWinkel, John Patrick Grenn, Joseph Leonard DVORAK, Michael Williams SUMAN
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Patent number: 9257019Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating an audio notification file for a computing device are provided. A first audio file associated with a first mental state is selected as a first section of the audio notification file. The audio notification file enabled for storage in a memory. The audio notification file is further enabled for processing by a processing unit to control a speaker. A final state of the audio notification file is determined, the final state designated as a final section of the audio notification file, the final state associated with a second mental state. At least one intermediate section of the audio notification file is generated, between the first section and the second section, by morphing the first audio file to the final state by processing the first audio file using a digital signal processor.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Bradley Shayne Ferringo, Gregory Jason Fields, Susan Tammy teWinkel, John Patrick Grenn, Joseph Leonard Dvorak, Michael Williams Suman
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Publication number: 20130336503Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating an audio notification file for a computing device are provided. A first audio file associated with a first mental state is selected as a first section of the audio notification file. The audio notification file enabled for storage in a memory. The audio notification file is further enabled for processing by a processing unit to control a speaker. A final state of the audio notification file is determined, the final state designated as a final section of the audio notification file, the final state associated with a second mental state. At least one intermediate section of the audio notification file is generated, between the first section and the second section, by morphing the first audio file to the final state by processing the first audio file using a digital signal processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Bradley Shayne FERRINGO, Gregory Jason FIELDS, Susan Tammy teWinkel, John Patrick GRENN, Joseph Leonard DVORAK, Michael Williams SUMAN
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Patent number: 8564421Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating an audio notification file for a computing device are provided. A first audio file associated with a first mental state is selected as a first section of the audio notification file. The audio notification file enabled for storage in a memory. The audio notification file is further enabled for processing by a processing unit to control a speaker. A final state of the audio notification file is determined, the final state designated as a final section of the audio notification file, the final state associated with a second mental state. At least one intermediate section of the audio notification file is generated, between the first section and the second section, by morphing the first audio file to the final state by processing the first audio file using a digital signal processor.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Bradley Shayne Ferringo, Gregory Jason Fields, Susan Tammy teWinkel, John Patrick Grenn, Joseph Leonard Dvorak, Michael Williams Suman
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Publication number: 20130172014Abstract: A wireless communication system (20) may include a server (30) storing new contacts, each having a characteristic associated therewith, and a mobile wireless communications device (21). The mobile wireless communications device may include a memory (27) storing device contacts (45a-45e), one or more of the device contacts having a characteristic associated therewith, a location determining device (25) determining a device location, a display, and a processor (22) coupled to the memory, the location determining device, and the display. The processor may determine a new contact from the server and based upon the associated characteristics of the new contact and a device contact, and also based upon the device location, and display on the display personal information manager (PIM) data associated with the new contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Bhavuk Kaul, Michael Williams Suman
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Publication number: 20120119110Abstract: An apparatus, and an associated method, for a portable electronic device, such as a wireless device, to determine luminescence of an object of interest. Ultraviolet A (UVA), or other appropriate, light energy is cause to be generated at a flicker rate. Images of the object of interest are recorded both when the UVA light energy is incident on the object of interest and in the absence of incidence of the UVA light energy on the object of interest. The images are compared, and a determination is made of the luminescence of the object of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2010Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Alexander S. Hirsch, Michael Joseph DeLuca, Michael Williams Suman
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Publication number: 20120066201Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to methods and systems for generating a search on an electronic device. The method includes receiving a multimedia object, determining metadata corresponding to the multimedia object and generating a search query corresponding to the metadata. The system includes an input interface configured to select a multimedia object, a metadata determining module configured to determine metadata associated with the multimedia object and a query generating module configured to generate a search query corresponding to the metadata. The electronic device may include a portable device where the search query is generated upon detection of the movement of the portable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Michael Williams Suman, Bhavuk Kaul
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Publication number: 20110267180Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating an audio notification file for a computing device are provided. A first audio file associated with a first mental state is selected as a first section of the audio notification file. The audio notification file enabled for storage in a memory. The audio notification file is further enabled for processing by a processing unit to control a speaker. A final state of the audio notification file is determined, the final state designated as a final section of the audio notification file, the final state associated with a second mental state. At least one intermediate section of the audio notification file is generated, between the first section and the second section, by morphing the first audio file to the final state by processing the first audio file using a digital signal processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Bradley Shayne FERRINGO, Gregory Jason FIELDS, Susan Tammy teWINKEL, John Patrick GRENN, Joseph Leonard DVORAK, Michael Williams SUMAN