Patents by Inventor Zainul Mohammed Charbiwala

Zainul Mohammed Charbiwala 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).

  • Single-hand, full-screen interaction on a mobile device
    Patent number: 10379639
    Abstract: Methods and arrangements for determining a pointer position for a mobile device display screen. A contemplated method includes: detecting a position of a physical object relative to the mobile device display; using the detected position to determine at least a perpendicular distance of the physical object relative to the mobile device display; calculating a position for a pointer with respect to the mobile device display, wherein the position of the pointer is determined using the perpendicular distance; and displaying the pointer on the mobile device display at the calculated position. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zainul Mohammed Charbiwala, Mohit Jain, Ashok Pon Kumar Sree Prakash
  • SINGLE-HAND, FULL-SCREEN INTERACTION ON A MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170031463
    Abstract: Methods and arrangements for determining a pointer position for a mobile device display screen. A contemplated method includes: detecting a position of a physical object relative to the mobile device display; using the detected position to determine at least a perpendicular distance of the physical object relative to the mobile device display; calculating a position for a pointer with respect to the mobile device display, wherein the position of the pointer is determined using the perpendicular distance; and displaying the pointer on the mobile device display at the calculated position. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Zainul Mohammed Charbiwala, Mohit Jain, Ashok Pon Kumar Sree Prakash