Patents by Inventor Tee Hoh Quah

Tee Hoh Quah 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 DEVICE FOR SELECTIVELY ACTIVATING A FUNCTION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20080136784
    Abstract: A method of activating a user function in an electronic device, the method comprising displaying an icon of the user function on a display of the device in response to detecting manual contact at a user's finger contact surface area at a corresponding tablet region of a touch sensitive tablet. Next there is performed activating the user function in response to actuation of a user input key of the device which corresponds with user's finger contact surface area on the touch sensitive tablet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: KIM KOON NEOH, TEE HOH QUAH
  • Selecting common features of accessories coupled to a communications device
    Patent number: 7171239
    Abstract: A communications device (100) and method (200) for automatically selecting features of accessories (120,140) operatively coupled to the communications device (100). In use the method (100) includes detecting operative coupling (220) of accessories (120,140) to the communications device (100) and then determining (240) a common feature supported by the accessories (120,140). Thereafter, the method (200) provides for selecting (250) one of the accessories (120,140) to provide the common feature the selecting (250) being determined by a sequence of the operative coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Cheah Heng Tan, Samuel Chia, Fook Teng Fam, Thean Hai Ooi, Tee Hoh Quah, Kelvin Teh, Clement Pakiam Tobias Xavier
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 6445574
    Abstract: An electronic device such as a mobile telephone and including a main body (10) having a display panel (16); a cover (12) pivotally attached to the main body. The cover is moveable between a first position where the cover (12) overlies the display panel (16), and a second position to allow access to the display panel (16) by a user. An aperture (28) is created in the cover (12) in which is located a second display panel (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Benson Saw, Chin Chuan Lim, Seong Jin Lim, Tee Hoh Quah
  • Battery terminal coupling assembly
    Patent number: 5863218
    Abstract: A battery coupling assembly (1) for a portable device comprising a housing (2) with associated battery terminal engagement connectors (3, 4) for electrically engaging terminals of a supplying battery. The connectors allow electrical power to be supplied to the device and continuously electrically engage terminals of a replacement battery during removal and replacement of the supplying battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Ou Jeng Quat, Tee Hoh Quah
  • Resilient snap fitment member
    Patent number: 5732450
    Abstract: A resilient snap fitment member comprising a first spacing member extending from a surface of a mount. A lateral member extends from the first spacing member and is spaced from the mount. A second spacing member extends from the lateral member in the direction away from the surface and a cantilevered abutment member extends from the second spacing member co-acting with the mount to capture a mountable member such as a printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Tee Hoh Quah, Seong Jin Lim, Mohamad Fauzi Yahaya