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).
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Patent number: 10614439Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 10, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Geoffrey Wendell MacGillivray, Vahid Moosavi, David Ryan Walker
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Patent number: 10223743Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: David Ryan Walker, Vahid Moosavi
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Patent number: 10209883Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 12, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Steven Henry Fyke, Kevin Howard Orr, Vahid Moosavi
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Publication number: 20180157949Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: CENTER IDInventors: Dietmar Wennemer, Max Rahm, Marc Meunier, Vahid Moosavi, Todd R. Paleczny
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Publication number: 20180144115Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: CENTER IDInventors: Dietmar Wennemer, Max Rahm, Marc Meunier, Vahid Moosavi, Todd R. Paleczny
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Publication number: 20180144163Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: CENTER IDInventors: Dietmar Wennemer, Max Rahm, Marc Meunier, Vahid Moosavi, Todd R. Paleczny
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Patent number: 9961182Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: David Ryan Walker, Vahid Moosavi
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Publication number: 20180075431Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Geoffrey Wendell MacGillivray, Vahid Moosavi, David Ryan Walker
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Patent number: 9818096Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 4, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Geoffrey Wendell MacGillivray, Vahid Moosavi, David Ryan Walker
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Patent number: 9747594Abstract: Methods and apparatus to obtain transaction confirmation are described.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Geoffrey Wendell MacGillivray, Vahid Moosavi, David Ryan Walker
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Publication number: 20160349988Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Steven Henry FYKE, Kevin Howard ORR, Vahid MOOSAVI
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Patent number: 9417702Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 18, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Steven Fyke, Kevin Orr, Vahid Moosavi
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Patent number: 9276643Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Juan Martin Garcia, Vahid Moosavi, Ge Zhong
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Publication number: 20160055471Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: Geoffrey Wendell MacGillivray, Vahid Moosavi, David Ryan Walker
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Patent number: 9232329Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 14, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: Vahid Moosavi, Sean Wilson, Scott Douglas Rose
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Patent number: 9212916Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Vahid Moosavi, Mamdouh Kamal Yanni
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Patent number: 9135429Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Vahid Moosavi, Gabriel Deen Khan, Scott Douglas Rose
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Patent number: 9020428Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Marc Élis Meunier, Vahid Moosavi, Kevin Howard Orr
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Publication number: 20150091496Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2013Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: Marc Élis Meunier, Vahid Moosavi, Scott Douglas Rose, Lyall Kenneth Winger, Ahmed Abdelsamie
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Publication number: 20150091508Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: Marc Élis Meunier, Vahid Moosavi, Scott Douglas Rose, Lyall Kenneth Winger, Ahmed Abdelsamie, Gerald Robert Dwyer