Patents by Inventor Piotr Tysowski
Piotr Tysowski 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: 8775702Abstract: The disclosure provides a system and a method of processing keystrokes entered on an electronic device. The method comprises: monitoring for activation of two or more keys on the keyboard; evaluating whether the activation of those keys occurs within a set window of time; evaluating locations of those keys. After these evaluations, if the keystroke conflict is determined to not have been produced, then characters for those keys are generated in order of their activations. If the keystroke conflict is determined to have been produced, then the method arbitrates between those keys to select a key utilizing a dictionary to automatically determine the key to be selected. In the dictionary, its entries are related to each of those keys combined with any previously entered keystrokes. The method then processes the selected key to generate on a display one character, which is associated with the selected key.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Piotr Tysowski
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Patent number: 8750793Abstract: A near-field communication (NFC) system may include a plurality of geographically distributed NFC tags, and a tag geo-position database configured to store respective geographic positions of the NFC tags. The NFC system may further include a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices. Each of the mobile wireless communications devices may be configured to communicate with a given NFC tag when in proximity thereto, determine a current geographic position of the mobile wireless communications device, and communicate the determined current geographic position of the mobile wireless communications device to update the tag geo-position database.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Piotr Tysowski
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Patent number: 8542808Abstract: A method and computing device for encoding an image according to a preset encoding parameter for the image. The encoding producing an encoded image having a file size. If it is determined that the file size exceeds a maximum file size and the encoding parameter does not meet a threshold, the encoding parameter is modified. The encoding, determining and modifying are repeated until the file size does not exceed a maximum file size or the encoding parameter meets the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Piotr Tysowski, Earl Wikkerink, Stuart Pollock
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Patent number: 8365146Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system, method and device for modifying a parameter for an application operating on an electronic device. The method comprises the steps of: (a) upon activation of the device, determining a state of initial configuration for the device; (b) if the state indicates that the device requires configuration, providing a GUI interface allowing for changes to be made to the parameter; and (c) if a change is made to the parameter through the interface, updating a storage location with the change. In the method, the device may have communication capabilities with a network; and time zone information relating to the location of the device may be provided from the network or from the device; and the time zone information may be used to update an aspect relating to the parameter.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Piotr Tysowski, Matthew Lee, Darrell May
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Publication number: 20130013826Abstract: The disclosure provides a system and a method of processing keystrokes entered on an electronic device. The method comprises: monitoring for activation of two or more keys on the keyboard; evaluating whether the activation of those keys occurs within a set window of time; evaluating locations of those keys. After these evaluations, if the keystroke conflict is determined to not have been produced, then characters for those keys are generated in order of their activations. If the keystroke conflict is determined to have been produced, then the method arbitrates between those keys to select a key utilizing a dictionary to automatically determine the key to be selected. In the dictionary, its entries are related to each of those keys combined with any previously entered keystrokes. The method then processes the selected key to generate on a display one character, which is associated with the selected key.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: Research in Motion LimitedInventor: Piotr TYSOWSKI
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Patent number: 8296485Abstract: The disclosure provides a system and a method of processing keystrokes entered on an electronic device. The method comprises: monitoring for activation of two or more keys on the keyboard; evaluating whether the activation of those keys occurs within a set window of time; evaluating locations of those keys. After these evaluations, if the keystroke conflict is determined to not have been produced then characters for those keys are generated in order of their activations. If the keystroke conflict is determined to have been produced, then the method arbitrates between those keys to select a key utilizing a dictionary to automatically determine the key to be selected. In the dictionary, its entries are related to each of those keys combined with any previously entered keystrokes. The method then processes the selected key to generate on a display one character, which is associated with the selected key.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventor: Piotr Tysowski
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Publication number: 20120094597Abstract: A near-field communication (NFC) system may include a plurality of geographically distributed NFC tags, and a tag geo-position database configured to store respective geographic positions of the NFC tags. The NFC system may further include a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices. Each of the mobile wireless communications devices may be configured to communicate with a given NFC tag when in proximity thereto, determine a current geographic position of the mobile wireless communications device, and communicate the determined current geographic position of the mobile wireless communications device to update the tag geo-position database.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: Research In Motion LimitedInventor: Piotr TYSOWSKI
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Publication number: 20120094596Abstract: A near-field communication (NFC) system may include an NFC tag comprising a memory configured to store geo-position data corresponding to a geographic position of the NFC tag, and a first NFC sensor coupled to the memory and configured to initiate a transaction based upon NFC communications. The NFC system may further include a mobile wireless communications device comprising a second NFC sensor and a controller coupled thereto. The controller may be configured to establish NFC communications with the first NFC sensor when in proximity thereto and retrieve the geo-position data therefrom, authenticate a geographic position of the NFC tag based upon the retrieved geo-position data, and perform the transaction with the NFC tag if the geographic position of the NFC tag is authenticated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: Research In Motion LimitedInventor: Piotr TYSOWSKI
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Publication number: 20110260892Abstract: The disclosure provides a system and a method of processing keystrokes entered on an electronic device. The method comprises: monitoring for activation of two or more keys on the keyboard; evaluating whether the activation of those keys occurs within a set window of time; evaluating locations of those keys. After these evaluations, if the keystroke conflict is determined to not have been produced then characters for those keys are generated in order of their activations. If the keystroke conflict is determined to have been produced, then the method arbitrates between those keys to select a key utilising a dictionary to automatically determine the key to be selected. In the dictionary, its entries are related to each of those keys combined with any previously entered keystrokes. The method then processes the selected key to generate on a display one character, which is associated with the selected key.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: Research in Motion LimitedInventor: Piotr TYSOWSKI
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Publication number: 20110206278Abstract: A method and computing device for encoding an image according to a preset encoding parameter for the image. The encoding producing an encoded image having a file size. If it is determined that the file size exceeds a maximum file size and the encoding parameter does not meet a threshold, the encoding parameter is modified. The encoding, determining and modifying are repeated until the file size does not exceed a maximum file size or the encoding parameter meets the threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Piotr Tysowski, Earl Wikkerink, Stuart Pollock
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Patent number: 7991929Abstract: The disclosure provides a system and a method of processing keystrokes entered on an electronic device. The method comprises: monitoring for activation of two or more keys on the keyboard; evaluating whether the activation of those keys occurs within a set window of time; evaluating locations of those keys. After these evaluations, if the keystroke conflict is determined to not have been produced, then characters for those keys are generated in order of their activations. If the keystroke conflict is determined to have been produced, then the method arbitrates between those keys to select a key utilizing a dictionary to automatically determine the key to be selected. In the dictionary, its entries are related to each of those keys combined with any previously entered keystrokes. The method then processes the selected key to generate on a display one character, which is associated with the selected key.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2009Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventor: Piotr Tysowski
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Patent number: 7949113Abstract: A method of associating an image with a contact record on a mobile device. The contact record is displayed in a user interface and the user selects an image file for association with the contact record. The selected image is rendered and overlaid with a cropping shape. The image is cropped in accordance with a position of the cropping shape to produce a sub-image, which is then encoding in accordance with a predefined image format to produce a sub-image file, and stored in association with the contact record.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2006Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Piotr Tysowski, Earl Wikkerink, Stuart Pollock
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Publication number: 20100287533Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system, method and device for modifying a parameter for an application operating on an electronic device. The method comprises the steps of: (a) upon activation of the device, determining a state of initial configuration for the device; (b) if the state indicates that the device requires configuration, providing a GUI interface allowing for changes to be made to the parameter; and (c) if a change is made to the parameter through the interface, updating a storage location with the change. In the method, the device may have communication capabilities with a network; and time zone information relating to the location of the device may be provided from the network or from the device; and the time zone information may be used to update an aspect relating to the parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Piotr Tysowski, Matthew Lee, Darrell May
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Patent number: 7797679Abstract: The invention relates to a system, method and device for modifying a parameter for an application operating on an electronic device. The method comprises the steps of: (a) upon activation of the device, determining a state of initial configuration for the device; (b) if the state indicates that the device requires configuration, providing a GUI interface allowing for changes to be made to the parameter; and (c) if a change is made to the parameter through the interface, updating a storage location with the change. In the method, the device may have communication capabilities with a network; and time zone information relating to the location of the device may be provided from the network or from the device; and the time zone information may be used to update an aspect relating to the parameter.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Research in Motion LimitedInventors: Piotr Tysowski, Matthew Lee, Darrell May
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Publication number: 20090281979Abstract: The disclosure provides a system and a method of processing keystrokes entered on an electronic device. The method comprises: monitoring for activation of two or more keys on the keyboard; evaluating whether the activation of those keys occurs within a set window of time; evaluating locations of those keys. After these evaluations, if the keystroke conflict is determined to not have been produced, then characters for those keys are generated in order of their activations. If the keystroke conflict is determined to have been produced, then the method arbitrates between those keys to select a key utilizing a dictionary to automatically determine the key to be selected. In the dictionary, its entries are related to each of those keys combined with any previously entered keystrokes. The method then processes the selected key to generate on a display one character, which is associated with the selected key.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Inventor: Piotr TYSOWSKI
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Patent number: 7594050Abstract: The invention provides a system and a method of processing keystrokes being entered in an electronic device. The method comprises: monitoring for activation of two or more keys on the device; determining whether a keystroke conflict occurs from the activation of the keys; and if a conflict has occurred, then executing further steps. The further steps include: identifying a selected key from the activated keys; generating a character associated with the selected key; and ignoring activation of any keys other than the selected key. The system comprises an electronic device with a display, a keypad and modules which perform the steps of the method as noted.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2005Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Research in Motion LimitedInventor: Piotr Tysowski
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Publication number: 20080126957Abstract: The invention relates to a system, method and device for modifying a parameter for an application operating on an electronic device. The method comprises the steps of: (a) upon activation of the device, determining a state of initial configuration for the device; (b) if the state indicates that the device requires configuration, providing a GUI interface allowing for changes to be made to the parameter; and (c) if a change is made to the parameter through the interface, updating a storage location with the change. In the method, the device may have communication capabilities with a network; and time zone information relating to the location of the device may be provided from the network or from the device; and the time zone information may be used to update an aspect relating to the parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Piotr Tysowski, Matthew Lee, Darrell May
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Publication number: 20080014906Abstract: A method of associating an image with a contact record on a mobile device. The contact record is displayed in a user interface and the user selects an image file for association with the contact record. The selected image is rendered and overlaid with a cropping shape. The image is cropped in accordance with a position of the cropping shape to produce a sub-image, which is then encoding in accordance with a predefined image format to produce a sub-image file, and stored in association with the contact record.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2006Publication date: January 17, 2008Applicant: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Piotr Tysowski, Earl Wikkerink, Stuart Pollock
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Publication number: 20070185962Abstract: A method and apparatus for changing settable email parameters in a system supporting email using a wireless device, the system including a wireless electronic device and a wireless network. Provided is a way of changing email settings on the wireless device, and storing those changes on both the device and, as needed or desired, on the wireless network. The wireless network and wireless device are adapted to wirelessly communicate with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2007Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventors: ANDREW BOCKING, Anthony Burns, David Yach, Phil Nguyen, Piotr Tysowski
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Publication number: 20070130380Abstract: The invention provides a system and a method of processing keystrokes being entered in an electronic device is provided. The method comprises: monitoring for activation of two or more keys on the device; determining whether a keystroke conflict occurs from the activation of the keys; and if a conflict has occurred, then executing further steps. The further steps include: identifying a selected key from the activated keys; generating a character associated with the selected key; and ignoring activation of any keys other than the selected key. The system comprises an electronic device with a display, a keypad and modules which perform the steps of the method as noted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2005Publication date: June 7, 2007Inventor: Piotr Tysowski