Patents by Inventor Phillip John Lindberg
Phillip John Lindberg 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: 10225389Abstract: A method includes providing at least one entity icon on a screen of a device, providing at least one visual indicator corresponding to a communication channel associated with the at least one entity, where the visual indicator that corresponds to an active communication channel is different from the visual indicator that corresponds to an inactive communication channel, opening a entity application by selecting an entity icon, moving the entity icon and releasing the entity icon, and opening a communication link with the selected entity by selecting the visual indicator corresponding to an active communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
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Patent number: 9122370Abstract: A method for unlocking a touch screen device includes providing a touch screen device in an idle mode. An area or region displayed on a screen of the device in the idle mode is contacted or activated to reveal at least one application icon associated with an active/unlocked state of the device. The region is moved, expanded or dragged to an edge of the device to change a state of the device to an active/unlocked mode and activate the revealed application.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
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Patent number: 8478348Abstract: It is presented a method including presenting an alert on a display; detecting a user input associated with said alert, said user input having a momentum; and deferring said alert to be presented again at a new alert time, said new alert time being calculated as a time in the future using said user input momentum. A corresponding device, computer program product and user interface are also presented.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2007Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemelä
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Publication number: 20120124512Abstract: A method for unlocking a touch screen device includes providing a touch screen device in an idle mode. An area or region displayed on a screen of the device in the idle mode is contacted or activated to reveal at least one application icon associated with an active/unlocked state of the device. The region is moved, expanded or dragged to an edge of the device to change a state of the device to an active/unlocked mode and activate the revealed application.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2012Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
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Patent number: 8127254Abstract: A method for unlocking a touch screen device includes providing a touch screen device in an idle mode. An area or region displayed on a screen of the device in the idle mode is contacted or activated to reveal at least one application icon associated with an active/unlocked state of the device. The region is moved, expanded or dragged to an edge of the device to change a state of the device to an active/unlocked mode and activate the revealed application.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
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Patent number: 7941754Abstract: A method includes providing an expandable element associated with a message transmit key of a device. An outer border of the expandable element moves or expands to reflect a number of recipients of a message to be sent from the device. The message transmit key of the device is contacted to cause the initiation of the message transmitted to each of the recipients, and a size of an inner region within the outer border is expanded to reflect a state of the message transmission to each of the recipients, wherein the size of the inner regions expands to fill an area within the outer border in order to send the message to each recipient.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
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Patent number: 7830396Abstract: A user interface includes at least one application element on a display of a device and at least indicative element associated with the at least one application element. The at least one indicative element is configured to vary at least one attribute in relation to a parameter of the at least one application element in order to reflect a degree of activity associated with an application linked to the at least one application element.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela, Christopher Michael Heathcote
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Publication number: 20100184484Abstract: It is presented a method including presenting an alert on a display; detecting a user input associated with said alert, said user input having a momentum; and deferring said alert to be presented again at a new alert time, said new alert time being calculated as a time in the future using said user input momentum. A corresponding device, computer program product and user interface are also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2007Publication date: July 22, 2010Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemelä
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Publication number: 20090044153Abstract: It is presented a portable apparatus including a first element including a display; a second element, the first and second elements being rotatable in relation to each other around a longitudinal axis and a controller. The controller is configured to, when detecting a rotational user input including a rotational movement between the first element and the second element around the longitudinal axis, scroll content of the display such that the content is displayed at a position being fixed, within an interval of acceptance, in relation to the second element. Corresponding method, computer program product, user interface and system are also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2007Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
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Publication number: 20090033617Abstract: It is presented a method comprising: generating at least one haptic user interface component using an array of haptic elements; detecting user input applied to at least one haptic element associated with one of said at least one haptic user interface component; and executing software code associated with activation of said one of said at least one user interface component. A corresponding apparatus, computer program product and user interface are also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2007Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
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Publication number: 20090006609Abstract: A method includes providing an expandable element associated with a message transmit key of a device. An outer border of the expandable element moves or expands to reflect a number of recipients of a message to be sent from the device. The message transmit key of the device is contacted to cause the initiation of the message transmitted to each of the recipients, and a size of an inner region within the outer border is expanded to reflect a state of the message transmission to each of the recipients, wherein the size of the inner regions expands to fill an area within the outer border in order to send the message to each recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2007Publication date: January 1, 2009Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
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Publication number: 20090006328Abstract: A method includes selecting a plurality of entities to be merged and aggregated, merging the selected entities and identifying at least one common feature between the selected entities, and providing a view of objects linked to the commonalities identified, wherein the objects can be selected and activated to provide more details on the selected commonality.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2007Publication date: January 1, 2009Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
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Publication number: 20090002388Abstract: A user interface includes at least one application element on a display of a device and at least indicative element associated with the at least one application element. The at least one indicative element is configured to vary at least one attribute in relation to a parameter of the at least one application element in order to reflect a degree of activity associated with an application linked to the at least one application element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2007Publication date: January 1, 2009Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela, Christopher Michael Heathcote
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Publication number: 20090006991Abstract: A method for unlocking a touch screen device includes providing a touch screen device in an idle mode. An area or region displayed on a screen of the device in the idle mode is contacted or activated to reveal at least one application icon associated with an active/unlocked state of the device. The region is moved, expanded or dragged to an edge of the device to change a state of the device to an active/unlocked mode and activate the revealed application.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2007Publication date: January 1, 2009Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
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Publication number: 20090007016Abstract: A method includes providing at least one entity icon on a screen of a device, providing at least one visual indicator corresponding to a communication channel associated with the at least one entity, where the visual indicator that corresponds to an active communication channel is different from the visual indicator that corresponds to an inactive communication channel, opening a entity application by selecting an entity icon, moving the entity icon and releasing the entity icon, and opening a communication link with the selected entity by selecting the visual indicator corresponding to an active communication channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2007Publication date: January 1, 2009Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela