Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090284389 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING IMPROVED ALARM CLOCK FEATURE AND FACILITATED ALARM EDITING MODE - An improved electronic device and method provide an improved clock feature that includes an improved alarm clock function and a BEDTIME mode that is initiated by execution of a BEDTIME mode routine. The alarm clock function enables an alarm to be edited very easily. | 11-19-2009 |
20090286521 | Methods And Apparatus For Producing And Submitting An HTTP Request With A Selected Top-Level Domain From A Mobile Communication Device - A mobile communication device is associated with a home wireless carrier that is identifiable by a home carrier identification stored in its memory. The mobile device also maintains a stored list of a plurality of carrier identifications, where each carrier identification is stored in association with one of a plurality of top-level domains. The mobile device reads the home carrier identification from the memory, and selects one of the plurality of top-level domains that is stored in association with the home carrier identification. During operation, the mobile device reads a specified domain name in response to a user-initiated request made via a Web browser or search application. Then, the mobile device produces a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request with a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) having the selected top-level domain and a second-level domain corresponding to the specified domain name. The HTTP request with the URL is submitted via the wireless communication network. Advantageously, consistency in accessing web sites, information, and/or search results may be achieved regardless of location of the mobile station. | 11-19-2009 |
20090286535 | Methods And Apparatus For Producing And Submitting An HTTP Request With A Selected Country Code Parameter From A Mobile Device - A mobile communication device maintains a stored list of a plurality of carrier identifications, where each carrier identification is stored in association with one of a plurality of country codes. The mobile device is also associated with a home wireless carrier that is identifiable by a home carrier identification stored in its memory. The mobile device reads the home carrier identification from the memory, and selects one of the plurality of country codes that is stored in association with the home carrier identification. During operation, the mobile device reads a specified domain name in response to a user-initiated request made via a Web browser or search application. Then, the mobile device produces a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request with a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) corresponding to a specified domain name and a country code parameter which includes the selected country code. The HTTP request with the URL is submitted via the wireless communication network. Advantageously, consistency in accessing web sites, information, and/or search results may be achieved regardless of location of the mobile station. | 11-19-2009 |
20100262666 | System and Method for Silencing Notifications for A Message Thread - Methods, systems, and computer programming products are provided for silencing message threads. Incoming messages related to the same matter are grouped into one or more message threads. A user can select to silence a message thread. Once a message thread has been silenced, the user will no longer receive notifications of new messages added to the thread. | 10-14-2010 |
20100262924 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINKING ITEMS TO A GROUP - A communication device is configured to manage the sending and receiving of items and associated comments. The communication device may comprise a display screen upon which items and messages are displayed. A microprocessor configured to operate an item management application. The item management application provides an item within a peer-to-peer, serverless network of communication devices with each communication device associated with a member of a group and the group associated with the item and to provide comments, relating to the item, within the network to the communication devices due to the group being associated with the item. | 10-14-2010 |
20110016413 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING CALENDAR DATABASES - A method and mobile computing device for sharing a calendar database stored at a second computing device, are provided. The mobile computing device comprises a processer and, interconnected thereto, a memory and a photo acquisition module. An image of a graphical indicator of the calendar database is acquired at the mobile computing device. The image of the graphical indicator is processed, at the processor, to extract an identifier of the calendar database to access the calendar database and store at least a portion of the calendar database in the memory. | 01-20-2011 |
20110210171 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA USED TO ACTIVATE A DEVICE TO OPERATE WITH A SERVER - Embodiments of the systems, devices, and methods described herein generally facilitate transmission and reception of activation data for use in activating a mobile device to operate with a server. In accordance with one example embodiment, an activation barcode is received from a server by reading an image comprising the activation barcode via a computing device, wherein the image is displayed on a display associated with the computing device, and wherein the activation barcode encodes activation data comprising an activation password. The activation barcode is decoded at the mobile device to obtain the activation password, and an authentication is performed using the activation password after a device activation request is transmitted to the server, wherein the mobile device is activated to operate with the server if the authentication is successful. | 09-01-2011 |
20120079417 | Actionable Media Items - A user equipment (UE) and method are provided for displaying items associated with selected media content and to cycle such that multiple items are displayed over time. A UE is provided that includes at least one component configured to display a plurality of items provided in a filmstrip format and associated with a plurality of content and to cycle the items in the filmstrip format. A method therefore is also contemplated. | 03-29-2012 |
20120256842 | REMOTE USER INPUT - Systems and methods on a handheld electronic device, such as a Smartphone, that receive human interface device input, performs text entry processing functions on that input to determine text display characters to present to a user, presents those text display characters on the handheld electronic device, and sends data reflecting the user's input through a conventional human interface device (HID) interface to a remote device. Text entry processing, such as auto-complete, auto-correct, predictive text entry, that a user configures on one device can be used for text entry on any device with a conventional HID interface. The user's input is reflected on both the handheld electronic device used to enter the input and also on a display of the remote device. | 10-11-2012 |
20130093662 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MODE-SWITCHING FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE - A first device such as a portable computing device can be configured to act as a text-entry device (in a text-entry mode) and a cursor control device (in a cursor control mode) for a second device. The first device can include a touch-sensitive display capable of receiving text inputs and cursor inputs for controlling the display of a second device which is communicatively coupled to the first device. The first device can be configured such that selection of certain items displayed by the second device can cause the first device to switch from a text-entry mode to a cursor control mode. The first device can be configured such that rotation of the device between a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation causes the device to switch between modes. The first device can be configured such that sideways movement of the device causes the device to switch between modes. | 04-18-2013 |
20130093685 | System and Method for Controlling an Electronic Device Having a Touch-Sensitive Non-Display Area - A method and system are provided for controlling a first electronic device connectable to a second electronic device. The first electronic device comprises a touch-sensitive non-display area for detecting one or more touch-sensitive non-display area gestures. Each touch-sensitive non-display area gesture is associated with a respective function of the first electronic device. The method comprises partitioning a touch-sensitive input mechanism of the second electronic device into a non-display portion and a display portion; receiving a gesture using the non-display portion, the gesture corresponding to a touch-sensitive non-display area gesture; and determining an instruction to be performed by the first electronic device based on the gesture. | 04-18-2013 |
20130093686 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATIC SWITCHING TO A TEXT-ENTRY MODE FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE - A first device such as a portable or handheld electronic computing device can be configured to act as a text-entry device and a cursor control device for a second device. The first device can include a touch-sensitive display capable of receiving text inputs and cursor inputs for controlling the display of a second device which is communicatively coupled to the first device. The first device can be configured such that selection of certain items such as a text-entry field displayed by the second device can cause the first device to switch or change from a text-entry mode to a cursor control mode. | 04-18-2013 |
20130151989 | PRESENTING CONTEXT INFORMATION IN A COMPUTING DEVICE - An electronic computing device can be configured to act as a text-entry device and a cursor control device for a second device. The first device can include a touch-sensitive display capable of receiving text inputs and cursor inputs for controlling operations performed on the second device which is communicatively coupled to the first device. The first device can be configured such that selection of a field displayed by the second device can cause information such as text from a focus field to be displayed by the first device. The second device can be configured to send information pertaining to the focus field to the first device. The information can include a warning that the maximum length of input for the focus field has been, or is about to be, exceeded. | 06-13-2013 |
20130219323 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SHARING PREVIOUSLY-ASSOCIATED APPLICATION DATA FROM A SECURE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Systems and methods for sharing previously-associated application data from a secure device can include a first device (e.g., a tablet computer) and a second device (e.g., a smartphone which can be a more secure device than the tablet computer) coupled to one another. The tablet computer can send a request to the smartphone for previously-associated input data associated with an application currently running on the tablet computer, an input field of the application, and an input entered in the input field of the application. The smartphone can transmit the previously-associated to the tablet computer. The previously-associated input data can include a browser history, frequently-visited websites, stored user credential data, auto-fill text data, or other previously-associated input data. As the previously-associated input data is stored on the smartphone (e.g., the more secure device), the likelihood of unauthorized access to the previously-associated input data can be reduced. | 08-22-2013 |
20130222627 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SHARING A CAMERA FEATURE - Methods and electronic devices for sharing a camera feature are described. In one aspect, the present disclosure describes a method. The method is performed by a first electronic device which has a camera. The method includes: establishing wireless communications between the first electronic device and a second electronic device using a short range communication module of the first electronic device; and entering a camera-feature-sharing mode in which a camera-related feature of the second electronic device is accessible to the first electronic device using the short range communication module and in which a camera-related feature of the first electronic device is accessible to the second electronic device using the short range communication module. | 08-29-2013 |
20130318449 | PRESENTING CONTEXT INFORMATION IN A COMPUTING DEVICE - An electronic computing device can be configured to act as a text-entry device and a cursor control device for a second device. The first device can include a touch-sensitive display capable of receiving text inputs and cursor inputs for controlling operations performed on the second device which is communicatively coupled to the first device. The first device can be configured such that selection of a field displayed by the second device can cause information such as text from a focus field to be displayed by the first device. The second device can be configured to send information pertaining to the focus field to the first device. The information can include a warning that the maximum length of input for the focus field has been, or is about to be, exceeded. | 11-28-2013 |
20140365902 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MODE-SWITCHING FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE - A first device such as a portable computing device can be configured to act as a text-entry device (in a text-entry mode) and a cursor control device (in a cursor control mode) for a second device. The first device can include a touch-sensitive display capable of receiving text inputs and cursor inputs for controlling the display of a second device which is communicatively coupled to the first device. The first device can be configured such that selection of certain items displayed by the second device can cause the first device to switch from a text-entry mode to a cursor control mode. The first device can be configured such that rotation of the device between a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation causes the device to switch between modes. The first device can be configured such that sideways movement of the device causes the device to switch between modes. | 12-11-2014 |