Patents by Inventor Simon Martin THORSANDER
Simon Martin THORSANDER 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: 10936153Abstract: A method comprising detecting, by an electronic device, a first input associated with a first selectable item of one or more selectable items displayed on a display, invoking, based on the first input, a menu for display adjacent an edge of the display, wherein the menu comprises one or more selectable icons and each icon represents a function, wherein when the first input is a continuous gesture extending to an icon displayed in the menu, performing the function associated with the icon.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Simon Martin Thorsander, Per Åke Daniel Johansson, Nils Roger Andersson Reimer, Robert Simon Lessing, Jonas Ove Arbsjö, Charles Anton Nilsson Boman, Ahmed ElSaeed Mohamed Gad Eldessouki, Andreas Pal Drén
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Patent number: 10698567Abstract: A computer-implemented method of operating an electronic device having a display and means for receiving user input, the method comprises: displaying on the display a menu adjacent an edge of the display, the menu containing one or more icons, each icon representing a function and being selectable by the user; and in response to detection of a user input in relation to an icon, causing the device to display a description of the function of the icon, wherein the description is displayed to project from the menu.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Simon Martin Thorsander, Per Åke Daniel Johansson, Nils Roger Andersson Reimer, Jonas Ove Arbsjö, Charles Anton Nilsson Boman, Ahmed ElSaeed Mohamed Gad Eldessouki, Andreas Pal Drén, Robert Simon Lessing
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Patent number: 10331313Abstract: A method includes, detecting a first touch input representing a selection of multiple rows of text displayed on a touch-sensitive display of the electronic device, determining whether a complete row of text has been selected from a start point or to an end point of the selected text, and, displaying a paragraph selection handle proximal to said row, the paragraph selection handle being responsive to a second touch input to place the electronic device in a paragraph selection mode for the selection of text.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Simon Martin Thorsander
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Patent number: 10025487Abstract: A method includes, detecting a location of a text selection icon on a display of an electronic device, and, detecting touch input representing a selection of text displayed on the display using the text selection icon, wherein: if the detected location of the text selection icon is maintained within a zone adjacent an edge of the display, the displayed text is selected on a row by row basis, and, if the detected location of the text selection icon moves outside said zone, the displayed text is selected on a letter by letter basis.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Simon Martin Thorsander
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Publication number: 20170364218Abstract: A method comprising detecting, by an electronic device, a first input associated with a first selectable item of one or more selectable items displayed on a display, invoking, based on the first input, a menu for display adjacent an edge of the display, wherein the menu comprises one or more selectable icons and each icon represents a function, wherein when the first input is a continuous gesture extending to an icon displayed in the menu, performing the function associated with the icon.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Simon Martin THORSANDER, Per Åke Daniel JOHANSSON, Nils Roger ANDERSSON REIMER, Robert Simon LESSING, Jonas Ove ARBSJÖ, Charles Anton Nilsson BOMAN, Ahmed ElSaeed Mohamed Gad ELDESSOUKI, Andreas Pal DRÉN
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Patent number: 9753611Abstract: A method includes detecting, by an electronic device, a first input associated with a first selectable item of one or more selectable items displayed on a display. Based on the first input, a menu for display is invoked adjacent an edge of the display. The menu includes one or more selectable icons and each icon represents a function. When the first input is a continuous gesture extending to an icon displayed in the menu, the function associated with the icon is performed.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Simon Martin Thorsander, Per Åke Daniel Johansson, Nils Roger Andersson Reimer, Robert Simon Lessing, Jonas Arbsjö, Charles Anton Nilsson Boman, Ahmed ElSaeed Mohamed Gad Eldessouki, Andreas Pal Drén
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Patent number: 9491260Abstract: A control circuit co-displays a share-content selection opportunity (such as, but not limited to, a user-selectable icon button) when also displaying shareable content. Upon detecting selection of this share-content selection opportunity, the control circuit displays a plurality of different selectable content-sharing services. By one approach these different selectable content-sharing services are displayed in a window that partially, but not fully, overlies the shareable content. These teachings also provide for displaying a preselected service window for a given one of the plurality of different selectable content-sharing services. The preselected service can be selected, for example, on the basis of having been a most-recently selected one of the different selectable content-sharing services (either in general or in conjunction with the particular application as corresponds to the shareable content).Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2012Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Simon Martin Thorsander, Robert Simon Lessing, Per Ake Daniel Johansson
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Patent number: 9442651Abstract: A method includes, displaying a content selection icon on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device, detecting touch input at a touch location on the display operable to select a content selection function associated with the content selection icon, and, modifying the displayed content selection icon to display a touch portion at a location on the display corresponding to said detected touch location and a content selection portion operatively coupled to, but spatially separated from, the touch portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Simon Martin Thorsander, Margaret Elizabeth Kuo, Nils Roger Andersson Reimer
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Publication number: 20160179348Abstract: A method includes, detecting a first touch input representing a selection of multiple rows of text displayed on a touch-sensitive display of the electronic device, determining whether a complete row of text has been selected from a start point or to an end point of the selected text, and, displaying a paragraph selection handle proximal to said row, the paragraph selection handle being responsive to a second touch input to place the electronic device in a paragraph selection mode for the selection of text.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Simon Martin THORSANDER
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Patent number: 9354805Abstract: A method includes, displaying a content selection icon on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device, detecting touch input at a touch location on the display operable to select a content selection function associated with the content selection icon, and, modifying the displayed content selection icon to display a touch portion at a location on the display corresponding to said detected touch location and a content selection portion operatively coupled to, but spatially separated from, the touch portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Simon Martin Thorsander, Margaret Elizabeth Kuo, Nils Roger Andersson Reimer
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Publication number: 20160103570Abstract: A computer-implemented method of operating an electronic device having a display and means for receiving user input, the method comprises: displaying on the display a menu adjacent an edge of the display, the menu containing one or more icons, each icon representing a function and being selectable by the user; and in response to detection of a user input in relation to an icon, causing the device to display a description of the function of the icon, wherein the description is displayed to project from the menu.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Simon Martin THORSANDER, Per Åke Daniel JOHANSSON, Nils Roger ANDERSSON REIMER, Jonas Ove ARBSJÖ, Charles Anton Nilsson BOMAN, Ahmed ElSaeed Mohamed Gad ELDESSOUKI, Andreas Pal DRÉN, Robert Simon LESSING
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Patent number: 9256351Abstract: An electronic device comprising a display and means for receiving user input, a method of operation thereof and computer software, the method comprising, while receiving a first user input, displaying a menu in a first configuration, the menu in a first configuration having one or more menu elements; and on receiving a second user input continuous from the first user input, displaying the menu in a second configuration, wherein at least one element of the menu in a first configuration is represented in the menu in a second configuration.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Nils Roger Andersson Reimer, Simon Martin Thorsander, Robert Simon Lessing
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Patent number: 9223483Abstract: A computer-implemented method of operating an electronic device having a display and means for receiving user input, the method comprises: displaying on the display a menu adjacent an edge of the display, the menu containing one or more icons, each icon representing a function and being selectable by the user; and in response to detection of a user input in relation to an icon, causing the device to display a description of the function of the icon, wherein the description is displayed to project from the menu.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Simon Martin Thorsander, Per Åke Daniel Johansson, Nils Roger Andersson Reimer, Robert Simon Lessing, Jonas Ove Arbsjö, Charles Anton Nilsson Boman, Ahmed ElSaeed Mohamed Gad Eldessouki, Andreas Pal Drén
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Patent number: 9081498Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising, at an electronic device having a display and means for receiving user input, said method comprises: displaying on the display, while maintaining at least a portion of the graphical user interface on the display, a menu containing one or more functions selectable by the user; and further comprising, altering at least a portion of the graphical user interface on the display so as to reduce the obscuration of the graphical user interface by the menu.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Simon Martin Thorsander, Per Åke Daniel Johansson, Nils Roger Andersson Reimer, Robert Simon Lessing, Jonas Ove Arbsjö, Charles Anton Nilsson Boman, Ahmed ElSaeed Mohamed Gad Eldessouki, Andreas Pal Drén
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Publication number: 20140062923Abstract: A method includes, displaying a content selection icon on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device, detecting touch input at a touch location on the display operable to select a content selection function associated with the content selection icon, and, modifying the displayed content selection icon to display a touch portion at a location on the display corresponding to said detected touch location and a content selection portion operatively coupled to, but spatially separated from, the touch portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Simon Martin THORSANDER, Margaret Elizabeth KUO, Nils Roger ANDERSSON REIMER
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Publication number: 20140047390Abstract: A method comprising detecting, by an electronic device, a first input associated with a first selectable item of one or more selectable items displayed on a display, invoking, based on the first input, a menu for display adjacent an edge of the display, wherein the menu comprises one or more selectable icons and each icon represents a function, wherein when the first input is a continuous gesture extending to an icon displayed in the menu, performing the function associated with the icon.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Blackberry LimitedInventors: Simon Martin Thorsander, Per Åke Daniel JOHANSSON, Nils Roger ANDERSSON REIMER, Robert Simon LESSING, Jonas ARBSJÖ, Charles Anton Nilsson BOMAN, Ahmed ElSaeed Mohamed Gad ELDESSOUKI, Andreas Pal DRÉN
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Publication number: 20140026099Abstract: An electronic device comprising a display and means for receiving user input, a method of operation thereof and computer software, the method comprising, while receiving a first user input, displaying a menu in a first configuration, the menu in a first configuration having one or more menu elements; and on receiving a second user input continuous from the first user input, displaying the menu in a second configuration, wherein at least one element of the menu in a first configuration is represented in the menu in a second configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Inventors: Nils Roger ANDERSSON REIMER, Simon Martin THORSANDER, Robert Simon LESSING
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Publication number: 20130342452Abstract: A method includes displaying information including a plurality of characters on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device, detecting an indicator control mode input, in response to detecting the indicator control mode input, displaying an indicator controller associated with a position indicator, the indicator controller having a first area associated with a first direction and a second area associated with a second direction, when a tap is detected at a location associated with the first area, moving the position indicator, by a single character of the plurality of characters, in the first direction, and when a tap is detected at a location associated with the second area, moving the position indicator, by a single character of the plurality of characters, in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Margaret Elizabeth KUO, Simon Martin Thorsander, Jerome PASQUERO
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Publication number: 20130298074Abstract: A control circuit co-displays a share-content selection opportunity (such as, but not limited to, a user-selectable icon button) when also displaying shareable content. Upon detecting selection of this share-content selection opportunity, the control circuit displays a plurality of different selectable content-sharing services. By one approach these different selectable content-sharing services are displayed in a window that partially, but not fully, overlies the shareable content. These teachings also provide for displaying a preselected service window for a given one of the plurality of different selectable content-sharing services. The preselected service can be selected, for example, on the basis of having been a most-recently selected one of the different selectable content-sharing services (either in general or in conjunction with the particular application as corresponds to the shareable content).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2012Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicants: RESEARCH IN MOTION TAT AB, RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Simon Martin THORSANDER, Robert Simon LESSING, Per Ake Daniel JOHANSSON
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Patent number: D706795Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Nils Roger Andersson Reimer, Simon Martin Thorsander, Per Ake Daniel Johansson, Robert Simon Lessing, Jonas Ove Arbsjö, Charles Anton Nilsson Boman