Patents by Inventor Samer Fahmy
Samer Fahmy 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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Publication number: 20230206189Abstract: A method and an electronic device are provided that include receiving at the electronic device a start and an end of an out-of-office period and an out-of-office preference for responding to new invitations to events occurring during the out-of-office period received at the electronic device, receiving at the electronic device a new invitation to an event occurring during the out-of-office period, and automatically transmitting at the electronic device a response to the new invitation based on the out-of-office preference.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Christopher James RUNSTEDLER, Samer FAHMY, Bartholomew Alexander BOECKNER, Kieran Patrick CUNNEY, Jan Anthony KORSMAN, Jared Daniel LEPIC, Grant Ross ELLIOTT, Andrew Joseph KLAMUT, Matthew Donald HODGSON, Minh PHAM, Clifford HUNG, Morgan Trevor MCLAUGHLIN, Adam John VAZ, Jeffrey Tyson ARMSTRONG, Daniel Ian ACKLAND
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Patent number: 11615380Abstract: A method and an electronic device are provided that include receiving at the electronic device a start and an end of an out-of-office period and an out-of-office preference for responding to new invitations to events occurring during the out-of-office period received at the electronic device, receiving at the electronic device a new invitation to an event occurring during the out-of-office period, and automatically transmitting at the electronic device a response to the new invitation based on the out-of-office preference.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Christopher James Runstedler, Samer Fahmy, Bartholomew Alexander Boeckner, Kieran Patrick Cunney, Jan Anthony Korsman, Jared Daniel Lepic, Grant Ross Elliott, Andrew Joseph Klamut, Matthew Donald Hodgson, Minh Pham, Clifford Hung, Morgan Trevor McLaughlin, Adam John Vaz, Jeffrey Tyson Armstrong, Daniel Ian Ackland
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Publication number: 20200265389Abstract: A method and an electronic device are provided that include receiving at the electronic device a start and an end of an out-of-office period and an out-of-office preference for responding to new invitations to events occurring during the out-of-office period received at the electronic device, receiving at the electronic device a new invitation to an event occurring during the out-of-office period, and automatically transmitting at the electronic device a response to the new invitation based on the out-of-office preference.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Christopher James RUNSTEDLER, Samer FAHMY, Bartholomew Alexander BOECKNER, Kieran Patrick CUNNEY, Jan Anthony KORSMAN, Jared Daniel LEPIC, Grant Ross ELLIOTT, Andrew Joseph KLAMUT, Matthew Donald HODGSON, Minh PHAM, Clifford HUNG, Morgan Trevor MCLAUGHLIN, Adam John VAZ, Jeffrey Tyson ARMSTRONG, Daniel Ian ACKLAND
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Patent number: 10643186Abstract: A method and an electronic device are provided that include receiving at the electronic device a start and an end of an out-of-office period and an out-of-office preference for responding to new invitations to events occurring during the out-of-office period received at the electronic device, receiving at the electronic device a new invitation to an event occurring during the out-of-office period, and automatically transmitting at the electronic device a response to the new invitation based on the out-of-office preference.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Christopher James Runstedler, Samer Fahmy, Bartholomew Alexander Boeckner, Kieran Patrick Cunney, Jan Anthony Korsman, Jared Daniel Lepic, Grant Ross Elliott, Andrew Joseph Klamut, Matthew Donald Hodgson, Minh Pham, Clifford Hung, Morgan Trevor McLaughlin, Adam John Vaz, Jeffrey Tyson Armstrong, Daniel Ian Ackland
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Publication number: 20180025327Abstract: A method and an electronic device are provided that include receiving at the electronic device a start and an end of an out-of-office period and an out-of-office preference for responding to new invitations to events occurring during the out-of-office period received at the electronic device, receiving at the electronic device a new invitation to an event occurring during the out-of-office period, and automatically transmitting at the electronic device a response to the new invitation based on the out-of-office preference.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Christopher James RUNSTEDLER, Samer FAHMY, Bartholomew Alexander BOECKNER, Kieran Patrick CUNNEY, Jan Anthony KORSMAN, Jared Daniel LEPIC, Grant Ross ELLIOTT, Andrew Joseph KLAMUT, Matthew Donald HODGSON, Minh PHAM, Clifford HUNG, Morgan Trevor MCLAUGHLIN, Adam John VAZ, Jeffrey Tyson ARMSTRONG, Daniel Ian ACKLAND
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Patent number: 9668092Abstract: A method for visually representing information on a display of a portable electronic device includes receiving location coordinates from at least one other portable electronic device, plotting a visual identifier on a map and displaying the map on the display of the portable electronic device. The position of the visual identifier corresponds to the location coordinates received from the at least one other portable electronic device, which correspond to an actual location of the at least one other portable electronic device. The appearance of the visual identifier is selected to depict the status of the user of the at least one other portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt, Samer Fahmy
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Publication number: 20160094942Abstract: A method for visually representing information on a display of a portable electronic device includes receiving location coordinates from at least one other portable electronic device, plotting a visual identifier on a map and displaying the map on the display of the portable electronic device. The position of the visual identifier corresponds to the location coordinates received from the at least one other portable electronic device, which correspond to an actual location of the at least one other portable electronic device. The appearance of the visual identifier is selected to depict the status of the user of the at least one other portable electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt, Samer Fahmy
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Patent number: 9298353Abstract: According to one aspect, a method of previewing multimedia data, including selecting a first graphical representation in association with a multimedia object, displaying the first graphical representation, receiving an input in relation to the first graphical representation, in response to the input, determining whether to change the first graphical representation, and if so then selecting a second graphical representation from the multimedia object in a randomized manner, and displaying the second graphical representation.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: Christopher James Runstedler, Bartholomew Alexander Boeckner, Samer Fahmy
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Patent number: 9272210Abstract: A method and apparatus for using a contact-list entry of an IM contact-list interface to designate an IM game in progress to facilitate switching between an IM conversation and an IM game.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Christopher R. Wormald, Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Samer Fahmy
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Patent number: 9266024Abstract: A method and apparatus for using a contact-list entry of an IM contact-list interface to designate an IM game in progress to facilitate switching between an IM conversation and an IM game.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Christopher R. Wormald, Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Samer Fahmy
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Patent number: 9021059Abstract: Apparatus and methods to engage in accessing informational content in a data hub server, where the informational content is identified as public or partially public to a group registered in the data hub server with permission to access the informational content made public or partially public in the data hub server by another entity, provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities among mobile electronic devices. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Blackberry LimitedInventors: Christopher Runstedler, Rohit Jain, Samer Fahmy, Michael Hardy
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Patent number: 8738916Abstract: First and second communication devices respectively have first and second personal identification numbers (PINs). The first communication device transmits to the second communication device a first encryption key, and receives from the second communication device the second PIN that has been encrypted by the second communication device using the first encryption key. The first communication device receives from the second communication device a second encryption key, decrypts the encrypted second PIN, and encrypts the first PIN using the second encryption key, and transmits the encrypted first PIN to the second communication device. The first communication device conducts, with the second communication, device a peer-to-peer messaging session by transmitting to the second communication device peer-to-peer messages that contain the second PIN and receiving from the second communication device peer-to-peer messages that contain the first PIN.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Samer Fahmy, David Paul Yach
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Publication number: 20140115474Abstract: According to one aspect, a method of previewing multimedia data, including selecting a first graphical representation in association with a multimedia object, displaying the first graphical representation, receiving an input in relation to the first graphical representation, in response to the input, determining whether to change the first graphical representation, and if so then selecting a second graphical representation from the multimedia object in a randomized manner, and displaying the second graphical representation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Inventors: Christopher James Runstedler, Bartholomew Alexander Boeckner, Samer Fahmy
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Patent number: 8677250Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling a game to be played on an electronic device, comprising: enabling a game application on the electronic device to utilize a contact list for an instant messaging application, during a game in progress with a particular contact in the contact list, preparing game messages to be sent to the particular contact by including game progress data, communicating at least one game message during the game in progress with the particular contact using an instant messaging system used by the instant messaging application; displaying at least one instant message in an instant messaging conversation user interface; and displaying a game in progress user interface associated with the game play, after detecting a selection in the instant messaging conversation user interface to switch to the game in progress.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Christopher R. Wormald, Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Samer Fahmy
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Patent number: 8621351Abstract: According to one aspect, a method of previewing multimedia data, including selecting a first graphical representation in association with a multimedia object, displaying the first graphical representation, receiving an input in relation to the first graphical representation, in response to the input, determining whether to change the first graphical representation, and if so then selecting a second graphical representation from the multimedia object in a randomized manner, and displaying the second graphical representation.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Blackberry LimitedInventors: Christopher James Runstedler, Bartholomew Alexander Boeckner, Samer Fahmy
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Patent number: 8509677Abstract: A method is provided for updating a position of a mobile device coupled to a wireless communication network via one of a plurality of base stations. The method comprising the following steps. A position of the mobile device is determined. The mobile device then waits for a predefined trigger notification before determining an updated position of the mobile device. The predefined trigger notification is generated in response to a motion trigger. A device configured to implement the method as well as a computer readable medium comprising instructions to implement the method are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2007Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Samer Fahmy, Gerhard Klassen, Chris Wormald
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Patent number: 8380990Abstract: First and second communication devices respectively have first and second personal identification numbers (PINs). The first communication device transmits to the second communication device a first encryption key, and receives from the second communication device the second PIN that has been encrypted by the second communication device using the first encryption key. The first communication device receives from the second communication device a second encryption key, decrypts the encrypted second PIN, and encrypts the first PIN using the second encryption key, and transmits the encrypted first PIN to the second communication device. The first communication device conducts, with the second communication, device a peer-to-peer messaging session by transmitting to the second communication device peer-to-peer messages that contain the second PIN and receiving from the second communication device peer-to-peer messages that contain the first PIN.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Research In MotionInventors: Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Samer Fahmy, David Yach
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Publication number: 20130007632Abstract: A method and apparatus for using a contact-list entry of an IM contact-list interface to designate an IM game in progress to facilitate switching between an IM conversation and an IM game.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Christopher R. Wormald, Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Samer Fahmy
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Publication number: 20130007641Abstract: A method and apparatus for using a contact-list entry of an IM contact-list interface to designate an IM game in progress to facilitate switching between an IM conversation and an IM game.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Christopher R. Wormald, Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Samer Fahmy
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Patent number: RE49470Abstract: A method for visually representing information on a display of a portable electronic device includes receiving location coordinates from at least one other portable electronic device, plotting a visual identifier on a map and displaying the map on the display of the portable electronic device. The position of the visual identifier corresponds to the location coordinates received from the at least one other portable electronic device, which correspond to an actual location of the at least one other portable electronic device. The appearance of the visual identifier is selected to depict the status of the user of the at least one other portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Inventors: Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt, Samer Fahmy