Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100105437 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING CONFERENCE CALL PARTICIPANT INDENTIFIER IMAGES ON A DISPLAY OF A MOBILE DEVICE - The described embodiments relate generally to methods and systems for displaying on a handheld electronic device a plurality of participant images corresponding to a plurality of conference call participants. The device includes a display, a communications module configured for sending and receiving communication signals; and a display interface operatively coupled to the display and to the communications module, wherein the display interface is configured to respond to user input. The method comprises: establishing a conference call having a plurality of participants; displaying a participant screen on the display; for each participant, determining a participant identifier image; and displaying on the participant screen a dynamic carousel comprising a plurality of participant identifier images. The mobile device may include an image database comprising at least one stored image, and wherein at least one participant identifier image is selected from the at least one stored image. | 04-29-2010 |
20100131521 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MEMORY IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and apparatus for managing a memory at an electronic device is provided. A first number of new media files that can be stored in the memory in a current format is determined. It is determined if a memory management condition is met. If the memory management condition is met, the current format is setting to a second format such that the memory can store a second number of new media files, if acquired, a given new media file in the second format occupying less of the memory than if the given new media file is in the current format, such that the second number is greater than the first number. | 05-27-2010 |
20100162168 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING MEMORY AND PROCESSING RESOURCES FOR THE CONTROL OF A DISPLAY SCREEN TO FIX DISPLAYED POSITIONS OF SELECTED ITEMS ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN - A computer implemented method and system of fixing the display position of selected items on the display screen of a hand-held computing device is disclosed. The method includes displaying at least a portion of a list having at least one non-fixed item on said display screen; selecting a subset of items from said list to be positionally fixed; storing a displayed position of each item in said subset; associating each item in said subset with a pinned icon; and displaying each positionally fixed item and its associated pinned icon at its stored display position, wherein each pinned icon is positioned proximate to said item to which it is associated. | 06-24-2010 |
20100164879 | Portable electronic device and method of controlling same - A method of controlling a touch-sensitive display includes displaying a keyboard on the touch-sensitive display. A key of the keyboard is associated with at least two characters. Confirmation of selection is detected and a plurality of touch locations on the touch-sensitive display are detected. At least one of the plurality of touch locations is associated with the key. A direction is determined based on at least two of the plurality of touch locations and a first character of the at least two characters is selected based on the direction and confirmation of selection. | 07-01-2010 |
20100214237 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - Information including a first part of a list is displayed on a touch-sensitive display ( | 08-26-2010 |
20100223542 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PINNED BOOKMARKS - A method, apparatus and system for producing pinned bookmarks is provided. Hardware components of a computing device are enabled to process a browser application for retrieving browser data from a remote computing device and control a display device to display at least a first representation of the browser data. Positional data indicative of a selection of a portion of the first representation of the browser data displayed at the display device is received. The positional data is stored in the memory device in association with at least one identifier of the browser data and at least a subset of the portion. Independent of the status of the browser application, the data stored in the memory device can be retrieved and the display device can be controlled to provide a pinned bookmark representation of the at least one identifier and at least a segment of the at least the subset, such that the at least a subset can be identified and selected, and that upon selection of the at least a subset, the browser data can be requested and received via the at least one identifier, and the display device can be controlled, using the positional data, to provide a second representation of the browser data, the second representation including the portion. | 09-02-2010 |
20110109561 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method includes rendering an interface area for inputting a first plurality of characters associated with a plurality of locations on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device, detecting, by the touch-sensitive display, a first gesture in a first direction on the touch-sensitive display, associating a second set of characters with the plurality of locations in response to detecting the gesture. | 05-12-2011 |
20120032890 | METHOD AND HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FIRST INPUT COMPONENT AND SECOND TOUCH SENSITIVE INPUT COMPONENT - A handheld electronic device includes a housing having a surface; a first input component having input members disposed external to the surface; a second touch sensitive input component disposed about the input members, the touch sensitive input component being separate and distinct from the input members and the first input component and being structured to provide one of: a contact point with respect to the surface responsive to actuation of a first number of the input members, and a number of responses responsive to actuation of a second number of the input members. A processor cooperates with the first input component and the touch sensitive input component to determine if a plurality of the input members are actuated contemporaneously and to output a representation of a single one of the input members based upon one of: the contact point, and the number of responses. | 02-09-2012 |
20120164849 | SELF-ORIENTING ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector and electronic device for connecting to a complementary electrical connector are provided. The electrical connector comprises a main body containing one or more electrically conducting mediums. The electrical connector also comprises an end piece rotatably connected to the main body at one end of the main body. The end piece has a connecting side for engaging the complementary electrical connector. The end piece is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The connecting side comprises one or more electrical contacts for engaging complementary electrical contacts on the complementary electrical connector. Each electrical contact of the electrical connector is electrically connected to one of the electrically conducting mediums of the main body. The connecting side also comprises a magnet disposed on the connecting side of the end piece for engaging a complementary magnet on the complementary electrical connector. | 06-28-2012 |
20120203844 | MANAGING MULTIPLE USER PRESENTATIONS OVER WIRELESS LINKS - A presentation including a plurality of presentation files associated with a plurality of users is managed as follows. A wireless link is established between each user wireless device in a plurality of user wireless devices. A set of presentation files is received from each user wireless device. The set of presentation files is associated with a presentation. A set of presentation related data is received from at least one of the user wireless devices. The set of presentation related data at least identifies a plurality of presenters associated with the set of presentation files. A presentation priority associated with each of the presenters is identified. One of the presenters is selected based on the presentation priority that has been identified. Control of the presentation associated with the set of presentation files is allocated to a user wireless device that is associated with the presenter that has been selected. | 08-09-2012 |
20120319937 | PRESSURE DETECTING USER INPUT DEVICE - A pressure sensitive device and operating method thereof that detects a location and magnitude of an applied pressure. The device has a base and a deformable surface that enclose a deformable material that has an electrical impedance. Impedance measurements are made at multiple points along the base and the deformable surface. A contour of the deformable surface, caused by the applied pressure, is estimated. The position of the pressure relative to the center of the device is estimated based on contour and is interpreted as a user input specifying a direction. The amount of applied pressure is also estimated based on contour and is interpreted as a user input specifying a magnitude. The user input specifying location direction and magnitude is provided to processing for any application, such as controlling a user interface. | 12-20-2012 |
20130002564 | METHOD AND HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FIRST INPUT COMPONENT AND SECOND TOUCH SENSITIVE INPUT COMPONENT - A handheld electronic device includes a housing having a surface; a first input component having input members disposed external to the surface; a second touch sensitive input component disposed about the input members, the touch sensitive input component being separate and distinct from the input members and the first input component and being structured to provide one of: a contact point with respect to the surface responsive to actuation of a first number of the input members, and a number of responses responsive to actuation of a second number of the input members. A processor cooperates with the first input component and the touch sensitive input component to determine if a plurality of the input members are actuated contemporaneously and to output a representation of a single one of the input members based upon one of: the contact point, and the number of responses. | 01-03-2013 |
20130093796 | COMPENSATED METHOD OF DISPLAYING BASED ON A VISUAL ADJUSTMENT FACTOR - A method and a device for displaying images on a display based on a visual adjustment factor related to a user's prescription eyewear are provided. The display includes a front display plane and a back display plane and for each of a plurality of image elements of an image, a respective version of the image element is displayed on each of the front display plane and the back display plane based on the visual adjustment factor such that the respective versions of the image element differ in at least one of line weight and transparency. | 04-18-2013 |
20130137280 | SELF-ORIENTING ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector and electronic device for connecting to a complementary electrical connector are provided. The electrical connector comprises a main body containing one or more electrically conducting mediums. The electrical connector also comprises an end piece rotatably connected to the main body at one end of the main body. The end piece has a connecting side for engaging the complementary electrical connector. The end piece is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The connecting side comprises one or more electrical contacts for engaging complementary electrical contacts on the complementary electrical connector. Each electrical contact of the electrical connector is electrically connected to one of the electrically conducting mediums of the main body. The connecting side also comprises a magnet disposed on the connecting side of the end piece for engaging a complementary magnet on the complementary electrical connector. | 05-30-2013 |