Patents by Inventor Russell Raymond Andrade

Russell Raymond Andrade 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).

  • Camera with automatic fluorescent lighting mode
    Patent number: 8199218
    Abstract: A novel method and apparatus for controlling operation of a photosensor array in a portable electronic device to reduce flicker resulting from fluorescent light having a periodic intensity. The method comprises selecting a time zone in which the device is to be operated, correlating the time zone with a corresponding frequency of the fluorescent light, and signaling the photosensor array to operate in accordance with a mode optimized to reduce flicker based on the selected time zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Lee, Tom Nagy, David Noel Vanden Heuvel, Russell Raymond Andrade
  • CAMERA WITH AUTOMATIC FLUORESCENT LIGHTING MODE
    Publication number: 20110169981
    Abstract: A novel method and apparatus for controlling operation of a photosensor array in a portable electronic device to reduce flicker resulting from fluorescent light having a periodic intensity. The method comprises selecting a time zone in which the device is to be operated, correlating the time zone with a corresponding frequency of the fluorescent light, and signaling the photosensor array to operate in accordance with a mode optimized to reduce flicker based on the selected time zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Matthew LEE, Tom NAGY, David Noel VANDEN HEUVEL, Russell Raymond ANDRADE
  • Camera with automatic fluorescent lighting mode
    Patent number: 7936379
    Abstract: A novel method and apparatus for controlling operation of a photosensor array in a portable electronic device to reduce flicker resulting from fluorescent light having a periodic intensity. The method comprises selecting a time zone in which the device is to be operated, correlating the time zone with a corresponding frequency of the fluorescent light, and signaling the photosensor array to operate in accordance with a mode optimized to reduce flicker based on the selected time zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Lee, Tom Nagy, David Noel Vanden Heuvel, Russell Raymond Andrade