Patents by Inventor Roberto Speranza

Roberto Speranza 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).

  • Controlling audio output in a vehicle
    Patent number: 12254240
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to control audio output of a vehicle. In some aspects, a method includes: determining, at a vehicle, a current driving mode of the vehicle; determining, at the vehicle, a plurality of audio output levels based on the current driving mode and one or more preconfigured audio zone profiles; and controlling, by the vehicle, audio equipment of the vehicle to output audio according to the plurality of audio output levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Roberto Speranza, Pierre Pierre Blais
  • CONTROLLING AUDIO OUTPUT IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240231747
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to control audio output of a vehicle. In some aspects, a method is disclosed comprising: determining, at a vehicle, a current driving mode of the vehicle; determining, at the vehicle, a plurality of audio output levels based on the current driving mode and one or more preconfigured audio zone profiles; and controlling, by the vehicle, audio equipment of the vehicle to output audio according to the plurality of audio output levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Roberto SPERANZA, Pierre Pierre BLAIS
  • CONTROLLING AUDIO OUTPUT IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240134593
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to control audio output of a vehicle. In some aspects, a method is disclosed comprising: determining, at a vehicle, a current driving mode of the vehicle; determining, at the vehicle, a plurality of audio output levels based on the current driving mode and one or more preconfigured audio zone profiles; and controlling, by the vehicle, audio equipment of the vehicle to output audio according to the plurality of audio output levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Roberto SPERANZA, Pierre Pierre BLAIS
  • SELECTABLE OBJECT DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20130293483
    Abstract: A method includes displaying a selectable object at a first position on a display of an electronic device, detecting activity near the selectable object, and, in response to detecting the activity, discontinuing displaying the selectable object at the first position and displaying the selectable object at a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Roberto Speranza, Robert Paul Williams