Patents by Inventor Simon THORSANDER

Simon 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).

  • Method and apparatus for text selection
    Patent number: 9292192
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Simon Thorsander
  • Method and apapratus for text selection
    Patent number: 9195386
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Simon Thorsander
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEXT SELECTION
    Publication number: 20130285928
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Simon THORSANDER
  • METHOD AND APAPRATUS FOR TEXT SELECTION
    Publication number: 20130285935
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: RSEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Simon THORSANDER