Patents by Inventor Vahid Moosavi

Vahid Moosavi 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).

  • Patent number: 10614439
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to obtain transaction confirmation are described. One example method includes emulating a payment method using a close-proximity communication device of a mobile device, establishing a close-proximity communication link using the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device, transferring payment information from the mobile device using the close-proximity communication device, switching the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device to an information receiving communication mode, and receiving a transaction confirmation at the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device. Other implementations are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Geoffrey Wendell MacGillivray, Vahid Moosavi, David Ryan Walker
  • Patent number: 10223743
    Abstract: A communication system may include a transaction terminal configured to perform a transaction based upon receiving account information, a first NFC device(s), and a mobile wireless communication device. The mobile device may include a second NFC device configured to communicate with the first NFC device(s) upon being swiped therewith, a memory configured to store account information associated with different accounts and store respective account swipe patterns for the different accounts, where each account swipe pattern comprising at least one of a set time or a set number of swipes, and a controller. The controller may be configured to detect a swipe pattern, determine whether the detected swipe pattern corresponds to one of the plurality of stored account swipe patterns, determine a respective account based upon the determined corresponding stored account swipe pattern, and communicate the associated account information for the determined respective account to the transaction terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: David Ryan Walker, Vahid Moosavi
  • Patent number: 10209883
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device having a microprocessor housed within a body including a display area and a contact-sensitive area is disclosed. The contact-sensitive area detects contact engagement therewith and produces instruction data based thereupon. A microprocessor-run software program receives instruction data from the contact-sensitive area. The contact-sensitive area has a home zone area and a plurality of activity launch zone areas. The software program is programmed to process the instruction data and determine sweeping contact motion detected on the contact-sensitive area originating at the home zone area and terminating at one of the plurality of activity launch zone areas. The program responsively launches an operator-instructed activity corresponding to the activity launch zone area at which the sweeping contact motion terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Steven Henry Fyke, Kevin Howard Orr, Vahid Moosavi
  • Publication number: 20180157949
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a smart card to emulate chip cards and/or magnetic stripe cards. A smart card may attach to a device that programs the smart card to emulate the chip cards and/or the magnetic stripe cards. The base device may carry information regarding each card to be emulated, and may display a representation of such cards to be emulated on a touch display of the base device. A user may select a card to be emulated by interacting with the touch display. The smart card may include a contact area, a plurality of chips, and a switch to transmit signals between the contact area and a selected chip representing the card to be emulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: CENTER ID
    Inventors: Dietmar Wennemer, Max Rahm, Marc Meunier, Vahid Moosavi, Todd R. Paleczny
  • Publication number: 20180144115
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a smart card to emulate chip cards and/or magnetic stripe cards. A smart card may attach to a device that programs the smart card to emulate the chip cards and/or the magnetic stripe cards. The base device may carry information regarding each card to be emulated, and may display a representation of such cards to be emulated on a touch display of the base device. A user may select a card to be emulated by interacting with the touch display. When the smart card is removed from the base device, a timer on the smart card and a timer on the base device are executed for the same period of time. Upon expiration of the smart card timer, the smart card is disabled. Upon expiration of the base device timer, the display of the base device indicates that the smart card is disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: CENTER ID
    Inventors: Dietmar Wennemer, Max Rahm, Marc Meunier, Vahid Moosavi, Todd R. Paleczny
  • Publication number: 20180144163
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a smart card to emulate chip cards and/or magnetic stripe cards. A smart card may attach to a device that programs the smart card to emulate the chip cards and/or the magnetic stripe cards. The base device may carry information regarding each card to be emulated, and may display a representation of such cards to be emulated on a touch display of the base device. A user may select a card to be emulated by interacting with the touch display. The smart card may include an antenna and a contact area, and two contacts of the contact area may provide an electrical path from the base device to the antenna of the smart card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: CENTER ID
    Inventors: Dietmar Wennemer, Max Rahm, Marc Meunier, Vahid Moosavi, Todd R. Paleczny
  • Patent number: 9961182
    Abstract: A communications system may include a plurality of electronic devices each configured to wirelessly communicate via an NFC format and another wireless communications format(s). A first electronic device may have an NFC transfer parameter associated therewith, and may be configured to establish an NFC link with a second electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices when in proximity therewith, designate data to be transferred to the second electronic device, and determine whether the designated data complies with the NFC transfer parameter. Based on a determination that the designated data complies with the NFC transfer parameter, the first electronic device may be configured to transfer at least some of the designated data via the NFC link, and otherwise transfer at least some of the designated data to the second electronic device over a separate wireless communications link using the at least one other wireless communications format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: David Ryan Walker, Vahid Moosavi
  • Publication number: 20180075431
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to obtain transaction confirmation are described. One example method includes emulating a payment method using a close-proximity communication device of a mobile device, establishing a close-proximity communication link using the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device, transferring payment information from the mobile device using the close-proximity communication device, switching the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device to an information receiving communication mode, and receiving a transaction confirmation at the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device. Other implementations are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Geoffrey Wendell MacGillivray, Vahid Moosavi, David Ryan Walker
  • Patent number: 9818096
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to obtain transaction confirmation are described. One example method includes emulating a payment method using a close-proximity communication device of a mobile device, establishing a close-proximity communication link using the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device, transferring payment information from the mobile device using the close-proximity communication device, switching the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device to an information receiving communication mode, and receiving a transaction confirmation at the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device. Other implementations are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Geoffrey Wendell MacGillivray, Vahid Moosavi, David Ryan Walker
  • Patent number: 9747594
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to obtain transaction confirmation are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Geoffrey Wendell MacGillivray, Vahid Moosavi, David Ryan Walker
  • Publication number: 20160349988
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device having a microprocessor housed within a body including a display area and a contact-sensitive area is disclosed. The contact-sensitive area detects contact engagement therewith and produces instruction data based thereupon. A microprocessor-run software program receives instruction data from the contact-sensitive area. The contact-sensitive area has a home zone area and a plurality of activity launch zone areas. The software program is programmed to process the instruction data and determine sweeping contact motion detected on the contact-sensitive area originating at the home zone area and terminating at one of the plurality of activity launch zone areas. The program responsively launches an operator-instructed activity corresponding to the activity launch zone area at which the sweeping contact motion terminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Steven Henry FYKE, Kevin Howard ORR, Vahid MOOSAVI
  • Patent number: 9417702
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device having a microprocessor housed within a body including a display area and a contact-sensitive area is disclosed. The contact-sensitive area detects contact engagement therewith and produces instruction data based thereupon. A microprocessor-run software program receives instruction data from the contact-sensitive area. The contact-sensitive area has a home zone area and a plurality of activity launch zone areas. The software program is programmed to process the instruction data and determine sweeping contact motion detected on the contact-sensitive area originating at the home zone area and terminating at one of the plurality of activity launch zone areas. The program responsively launches an operator-instructed activity corresponding to the activity launch zone area at which the sweeping contact motion terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Steven Fyke, Kevin Orr, Vahid Moosavi
  • Patent number: 9276643
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a near field communication (NFC) transceiver and a controller coupled with the NFC transceiver. The controller may be configured to receive tag data from at least one NFC tag when in close proximity thereto via the NFC transceiver, verify the tag data, and when the tag data is successfully verified, perform at least one device unlock operation. The controller may be further configured to determine whether the tag data should be changed based on a predetermined schedule, and if it is determined that the tag data should be changed, communicate with the at least one NFC tag to change the tag data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Juan Martin Garcia, Vahid Moosavi, Ge Zhong
  • Publication number: 20160055471
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to obtain transaction confirmation are described. One example method includes emulating a payment method using a close-proximity communication device of a mobile device, establishing a close-proximity communication link using the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device, transferring payment information from the mobile device using the close-proximity communication device, switching the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device to an information receiving communication mode, and receiving a transaction confirmation at the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device. Other implementations are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: Geoffrey Wendell MacGillivray, Vahid Moosavi, David Ryan Walker
  • Patent number: 9232329
    Abstract: A public address system is set forth, comprising at least one wireless mobile communication device; a sound system; and a back-end system for selectively receiving a wireless signal from the wireless mobile communication device and transmitting the signal to the sound system for broadcast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: Vahid Moosavi, Sean Wilson, Scott Douglas Rose
  • Patent number: 9212916
    Abstract: Systems (100), methods (400), devices (110, 120, 1006, 952), and computer programming products for improved navigation inside buildings and in other locations, using both passive and active NFC-capable devices, in conjunction with inertial and/or magnetic devices (8242, 8134, 8135).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Vahid Moosavi, Mamdouh Kamal Yanni
  • Patent number: 9135429
    Abstract: A mobile device for authenticating a device accessory is disclosed. The mobile device receives a unique identifier from a device accessory, sends the received unique identifier to a server via a communication network, and receives information from the server relating to the unique identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Vahid Moosavi, Gabriel Deen Khan, Scott Douglas Rose
  • Patent number: 9020428
    Abstract: NFC-capable systems and devices, and related methods, for controlling operation of an NFC-capable mobile device are disclosed. Through NFC communication, the NFC-capable mobile device detects a load associated with a surface proximate the NFC-capable mobile device. Based at least partly on a determined sustained intensity of the load, the NFC-capable mobile device triggers operation of a camera of the NFC-capable mobile device to capture an image of the surface proximate the NFC-capable mobile device. Based at least partly on a determined correspondence of the captured image with stored image data, the NFC-capable mobile device executes a device control command, such as to control some aspect of the NFC-capable mobile device based on the detected surface, which may be part of a holster for holstering the NFC-capable mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Marc Élis Meunier, Vahid Moosavi, Kevin Howard Orr
  • Publication number: 20150091496
    Abstract: A first device is wirelessly charged by a second device. Bi-directional communication is performed between the first device and the second device during the wireless charging, where the bi-directional communication includes messaging from the second device to the first device, the messaging including information other than information relating to wireless charging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: Marc Élis Meunier, Vahid Moosavi, Scott Douglas Rose, Lyall Kenneth Winger, Ahmed Abdelsamie
  • Publication number: 20150091508
    Abstract: A charger that is part of a system including an electronic appliance wirelessly charges a first device. During the wireless charging, the charger sends, to the first device, a first message. In response to the first message, the electronic appliance receives a second message requesting a specified action by the electronic appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: Marc Élis Meunier, Vahid Moosavi, Scott Douglas Rose, Lyall Kenneth Winger, Ahmed Abdelsamie, Gerald Robert Dwyer