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).

  • Patent number: 10225389
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
  • Patent number: 9122370
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
  • Patent number: 8478348
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemelä
  • Publication number: 20120124512
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
  • Patent number: 8127254
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
  • Patent number: 7941754
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
  • Patent number: 7830396
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela, Christopher Michael Heathcote
  • Publication number: 20100184484
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemelä
  • Publication number: 20090044153
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
  • Publication number: 20090033617
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
  • Publication number: 20090006609
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
  • Publication number: 20090006328
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
  • Publication number: 20090002388
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela, Christopher Michael Heathcote
  • Publication number: 20090006991
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
  • Publication number: 20090007016
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela