Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080200208 | Radio Accessory for a Mobile Device - A system for enhancing functionality of a mobile device comprising: the mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes: a radio subsystem; a processor adapted to interact with the radio subsystem; a user interface; a short range communications system; and a battery adapted to power the mobile device; and an accessory adapted to communicate with the mobile device, the accessory including: at least one processor; a radio subsystem communicating with the processor; and a short range communications system adapted to communicate with the short range communications system of the mobile device, wherein the radio subsystem of the mobile device differs from the radio subsystem of the accessory. | 08-21-2008 |
20080248830 | IMPLEMENTING A WEB SERVER ON A MOBILE STATION - A system and method are provided for implementing a web server on a mobile station. A first mobile station may include a database of information. A network address for the first mobile station may be transmitted to a second mobile station to enable the second mobile station to communicate with the first mobile station directly over a wireless network. The second mobile station may then be provided access to the database of information by communicating directly over the wireless network with the first mobile station, wherein the first mobile station operates as the wireless server for the second mobile station. | 10-09-2008 |
20080254751 | MEDIA TRANSFER AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A media transfer and control system that includes a handheld device and an audio/visual system. The media transfer and control system provides for: (i) the transfer of media files between the handheld device and the audio/visual system, (ii) the transmission of control commands from the handheld device to the audio/visual system for controlling the function and operation of the audio/visual system through a user interface provided on the handheld device, and (iii) the unsolicited transfer of media descriptive data between the handheld device and the audio/visual system to create a synchronized global view on the handheld electronic device and/or the audio/visual system of all of the media content currently stored on and/or available through both the handheld device and the audio/visual system. | 10-16-2008 |
20080254785 | MEDIA TRANSFER AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A media transfer and control system that includes a handheld electronic device and and audio/visual system. The media transfer and control system provides for: (i) the transfer of media files between the handheld electronic device and the audio/visual system, (ii) the transmission of control commands from the handheld electronic device to the audio/visual system for controlling the function and operation of the audio/visual system through a user interface provided on the handheld electronic device, and (iii) the unsolicited transfer of media descriptive data between the handheld electronic device and the audio/visual system to create a synchronized global view on the handheld electronic device and/or the audio/visual system of all of the media content currently stored on and/or available through both the handheld electronic device and the audio/visual system. | 10-16-2008 |
20080261632 | System and Method for Pushing Information from a Host System to a Mobile Data Communication Device in a Wireless Data Network - A scheme for redirecting data to a mobile communication device from a messaging server. One embodiment comprises one or more of the following: setting a redirection flag configured for a user associated with the mobile communication device to enable continuous redirection of data items received at the messaging server to the mobile communication device until the redirection flag is reset to indicate cessation of redirection of the data items; upon automatically detecting that a data item is received at the messaging server, redirecting the data item to a store-and-forward server associated with a wireless packet data network with which the mobile communication device is registered; and upon determining that a valid IP address is associated with the mobile communication device, transmitting the data item from the store-and-forward server to the mobile communication device over the wireless packet data network. | 10-23-2008 |
20080261633 | System and Method for Pushing Information from a Host System to a Mobile Data Communication Device - A scheme for redirecting data items from a messaging system to a user's mobile communication device. One embodiment of a method comprises: configuring a plurality of redirection trigger events for a user, wherein upon occurrence of a redirection trigger event, a redirection flag configured for the user is set so as to enable uninterrupted redirection of data items to the user's mobile data communication device from the messaging system until the redirection flag is reset to indicate cessation of redirection of the data items; automatically detecting receipt of a new data item at the messaging system for the user, the new data item arriving subsequent to the setting of the redirection flag configured for the user; and processing at least a portion of the new data item for transmission thereof to the user's mobile communication device over a wireless network. | 10-23-2008 |
20080263224 | System and Method for Pushing Encrypted Information Between a Host System and a Mobile Data Communication Device - A redirector scheme operable to redirect messages from a plurality of messaging hosts disposed in a wide-area data network, wherein each messaging host is operable to receive messages for a set of users. In one embodiment, a redirector system comprises, inter alia: a plurality of receive agents and a corresponding plurality of send agents, wherein each pair of receive and send agents interacts together as a redirector agent with respect to a corresponding messaging host; means for automatically detecting arrival of a data item at the redirector agent from the corresponding messaging host for a particular user served by the corresponding messaging host; and means for processing at least a portion of an instance of the data item for transmission to a mobile data communication device associated with the particular user. | 10-23-2008 |
20080279133 | WIRELESS ROUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wireless router employing a technique to couple a plurality of host services or host systems and a plurality of wireless networks. A method to route data items between a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of host systems through a common wireless router. A point-to-point communication connection is preferably established between a first host system and a common wireless router, a mobile network message at a mobile device is generated, the mobile network is transmitted via a wireless network to the common wireless router which in turn routes a data item component of the mobile network message to the appropriate host service. | 11-13-2008 |
20080288604 | Notification System and Method for a Mobile Data Communication Device - A message notification scheme operable at a mobile data communication device, comprising one or more of the following: receiving data items redirected from a computer system; determining if the data items include characterization information based on a characterization scheme; and if so, extracting the characterization information and comparing the characterization information to a plurality of stored notification schemes at the mobile data communication device to provide an appropriate alert associated with a select notification scheme. | 11-20-2008 |
20080288605 | Notification System and Method for a Mobile Data Communication Device - A scheme for replicating data items from a computer system to a mobile data communication device. In one embodiment, a method comprises one or more of the following: automatically detecting arrival of the data items at the computer system; characterizing the data items based on a characterization scheme; and redirecting the characterized data items from the computer system to the mobile data communication device, wherein the characterization scheme is adapted to correspond with a user-selectable notification scheme operable at the mobile data communication device. | 11-20-2008 |
20080318637 | REDUCED KEYBOARD CHARACTER SELECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of selecting a character for display in a communication device having a display and a reduced-key keyboard is provided. One of the plurality of keys on the reduced-key keyboard is selected and a default letter associated with the selected key is displayed. A backspace key is selected to display a cursor in the position of the character on the display. The key associated with the default character is selected again and an alternate character associated with the selected key is displayed in place of the default letter. | 12-25-2008 |
20090009478 | CONTROLLING USER INPUT DEVICES BASED UPON DETECTED ATTITUDE OF A HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A wireless handheld electronic device configured to send and receive text messages. A microprocessor for receiving, processing and outputting data is located within the handheld device. A display screen in data-communication with the microprocessor presents information for user observation based upon data output from the microprocessor. A sensor is provided within the handheld device that detects the attitude of the device as held by the user. The sensor communicates data that is indicative of the detected attitude of the device to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is further enable to disable a user input device when the detected attitude of the device matches a predetermined attitude criteria. | 01-08-2009 |
20090013387 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DELIVERY OF INTERNET CONTENT - Disclosed are a system and method for managing delivery of pushed web content to communication devices. In an embodiment, the method comprises: uniquely identifying a communication device to which the pushed web content is to be delivered; establishing a pushed web content service linking the pushed web content to the communication device; receiving a pushed web content service request; and permitting delivery of content to the communication device via the pushed web content service based on verification of the identity of a trusted pushed web content provider. The method may further comprise uniquely identifying the pushed web content provider with an assignable unique pushed web content identification. | 01-08-2009 |
20090037413 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ADDRESS LISTS - A method of generating a list of prospective contacts for a communication comprising: receiving an indication of a user selected communication format selected from a plurality of different communications formats; generating a list of prospective contacts, the list of prospective contacts generated based on an analysis of said user's past communications; and providing said user with said list containing at least one prospective contact. | 02-05-2009 |
20090049554 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DOCKING APPLICATIONS FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system and method is provided for managing one or more docking applications running on a wireless device. The method displays to a user at least one docking application while the wireless device is coupled to another device. The method comprising the steps of: executing a docking application control module when the wireless device is first coupled with the other device; retrieving user preferences associated with the docking application control module; executing, based on the retrieved user preferences, at least one docking application for use on the wireless device while the wireless device remains coupled to the other device; and terminating the docking application when the wireless device ceases to be coupled to the other device. | 02-19-2009 |
20090067368 | Method and Apparatus for Selecting a Radio Access Technology for Communication - A method and apparatus for communicating data between a mobile communication device and a communications node via an appropriate radio access technology. In one embodiment, the method comprises identifying at least one characteristic associated with data pending for communication, identifying a set of radio access technologies available for communication and at least one characteristic of each, evaluating the characteristics of the pending data relative to the characteristics of the available radio access technologies, selecting from the set of available radio access technologies a radio access technology relative to the pending data and effectuating communication of at least a portion of the pending data via a communication link employing the selected radio access technology. | 03-12-2009 |
20090082043 | COLOR DIFFERENTIATING A PORTION OF A TEXT MESSAGE SHOWN IN A LISTING ON A HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A handheld wireless communication device includes features to send and receive text messages. The handheld wireless communication device is further equipped with a microprocessor configured to run software programs on the device such as text message management program. The text message management program displays a listing of a plurality of received text messages on a display screen and color differentiates at least a portion of the display-listed plurality of received text messages based upon a characteristic common to each received text message. The characteristic common to each display-listed received text message may be a host name that is included in an identification code for the respective text message's sender. | 03-26-2009 |
20090106380 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION PROCESSOR SERVICES FROM A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method for pushing information from a host system to a mobile data communication device upon sensing a triggering event is disclosed. A redirector program operating at the host system enables a user to continuously redirect user-selected data items from the host system to the user's mobile data communication device upon detecting that one or more user-defined triggering events has occurred. The redirector program operates in connection with event generating applications and repackaging systems at the host system to configure and detect particular user-defined events, and then to repackage the user-selected data items in an electronic wrapper prior to pushing the data items to the mobile device. The system includes information processing components for identifying one or more information processors in the vicinity of the mobile device and then routing an attachment or information from the host system, the device or an external information source to a selected information processor. | 04-23-2009 |
20090115872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGES CAPTURED USING CAMERA-EQUIPPED MOBILE DEVICES - A system and method for processing images on a camera-equipped mobile device. Upon direction from the user that a picture is to be taken with the camera of the mobile device, an image is initially captured and temporarily stored at a first resolution (e.g. a maximum resolution). This may be, for example, the highest resolution setting that might be specified by a user of the camera. The user is then queried for a specific second resolution at which the image is to be subsequently stored, for example, in a non-volatile memory on the mobile device. | 05-07-2009 |
20090128501 | TACTILE TOUCH SCREEN FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a base, a touch screen display, a pair of switches and operational components. The touch screen display is connected to the base, movable relative thereto and includes a display device and a touch-sensitive input surface overlying the display device. A pair of switches disposed between the base and the touch screen display and configured such that one of the switches is actuated in response to application of a force anywhere on the touch-sensitive input surface of the touch screen display and both of the switches are actuated in response to application of more than one force on the touch-sensitive input surface of the touch screen display. The operational components include a controller connected to the touch-sensitive input surface and a processor connected to the controller and the display. | 05-21-2009 |
20090135765 | WIRELESS ROUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wireless router employing a technique to couple a plurality a host services or host systems and a plurality of wireless networks. A method to route data items between a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of host systems through a common wireless router. A point-to-point communication connection is preferably established between a first host system and a common wireless router, a mobile network message at a mobile device is generated, the mobile network message is transmitted via a wireless network to the common wireless router which in turn routes a data item component of the mobile network message to the appropriate host service. | 05-28-2009 |
20090137225 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO SERVICES OF AN ACCOUNT FOR AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The present disclosure described herein relates to a device and method for managing access to a service of an account associated with an electronic device is provided. The method monitors a status of the account. If the account is inactive, then a notification is provided on the device indicating same with an option to reactivate the account. Upon reactivation of the account, access to the service is provided. In the device five modules are provided to: evaluate a status flag associated with the account; generate a notification on a display when the account is inactive; control access to the service related to the account depending on the status flag; generate and send an outbound message from the device to request reactivation of the account when requested; and monitor for receipt of a signal indicating approval of reactivation of the account and to update the status flag. | 05-28-2009 |
20090203360 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA EXCHANGE WHEN A CALL IS ESTABLISHED ON A NON-CLASS A CELLULAR ENDPOINT - A telecommunication system and method that allow a data exchange to be initiated while a user is engaged in a voice communication using a non-class A endpoint (e.g., cellular telephone, personal digital assistant, etc.) with another party. One example method maintains a first voice communication leg to the wireless device and a second voice communication leg to the second device, inputs a request for the data exchange during the voice communication, disconnects the first voice communication leg, parks the second voice communication leg and waits for data to be transmitted to or from the wireless device. Once it is determined that the data exchange is complete, the method establishes a third voice communication leg to the wireless device, unparks the second voice communication leg and connects the second and third voice communication legs. | 08-13-2009 |
20090213088 | EXPEDITED COMMUNICATION KEY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of performing expedited communication functions on a mobile device includes monitoring the duration-of key press on a keyboard of the mobile device and determining if the monitored duration of the key press is greater than a threshold duration. If the monitored duration of the key press is determined to be less than a threshold duration, then a primary key function associated with the pressed key is activated. If the monitored duration of the key press is determined to be greater than a threshold duration, then an expedited communication function associated with the pressed key is activated. | 08-27-2009 |
20090217201 | HYBRID CALENDAR - A computer implemented method of presenting booked time slots and free time slots in a calendar application user interface is provided. The method comprises the steps of presenting a compact view showing only booked time slots; and expanding a time block selected from the compact view in response to input to present a detailed view of the time block in the context of the compact view. The detailed view is defined to show booked time slots and free time slots of the time block. The method may also comprise collapsing the time block to remove the detailed view from the compact view. A handheld device and a computer program product are also provided. | 08-27-2009 |
20090276626 | PORTABLE SMART CARD READER HAVING SECURE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY - A reader device includes a housing for receiving a smart card, a processor in electronic communication with an integrated circuit chip of the smart card when the smart card is received in the housing, a wireless communications device in electronic communication with the processor for enabling the reader device to transmit first encrypted information wirelessly and to receive second encrypted information wirelessly, and a memory in electronic communication with the processor that includes one or more routines executable by the processor. The one or more routines include a cryptographic module adapted to encrypt first information to create the first encrypted information and decrypt the second encrypted information to obtain second information. In addition, a communication system that includes the reader device and a computing device, wherein the reader device and computing device are able to wirelessly exchange information in a secure manner. | 11-05-2009 |
20090280784 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STREAMING DATA TO A MOBILE DEVICE - Various embodiments for a system and method for providing streaming data to a device are provided herein. In one example, a method comprises receiving a request for streaming data from a mobile device, receiving settings with regards to the delivery of the streaming data to the mobile device, retrieving the streaming data from a source of the streaming data, reformatting the streaming data for the mobile device according to the settings and sending the reformatted streaming data to the mobile device in accordance with the settings. | 11-12-2009 |
20090325540 | ADVANCED VOICE AND DATA OPERATIONS IN A DUAL-MODE MOBILE DATA COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events. | 12-31-2009 |
20100004032 | INITIATING A CALL FROM A MOBILE DEVICE TO A NUMBER THAT IS NOT HYPERLINKED - A method and mobile device for initiating telephone calls through a wireless communication network are provided. Number strings are identified in text displayed on a visual display of the mobile device. Number strings may be hyperlinked when the strings meet predetermined criteria. The mobile device monitors for a predetermined user input and upon detecting the predetermined user input causes a list of user selectable functions to be displayed on the visual display. The list of user selectable functions includes a telephone call function for initiating a telephone call to a selected number string. A telephone call to the selected number string can be initiated through the wireless communications network when the telephone call function is selected. | 01-07-2010 |
20100005002 | Bookmark Beacon System And Method - A bookmark beacon system comprises a computer network, a wireless network configured to enable a wireless device to access the computer network, and a bookmark beacon that transmits a bookmark data packet to the wireless device. The bookmark data packet includes a resource address that enables the wireless device to retrieve information stored on the computer network. | 01-07-2010 |
20100020697 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE HEALTH OF WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A method and system for monitoring the health of a wireless telecommunication network. Network health is monitored without placing an administrative burden on the carrier network itself, instead, this burden is placed on components that lie outside the carrier network and pass communications through it. The data service provider infrastructure sends a request to a mobile device, asking that it return data regarding its location. The carrier networks handling the request insert location information into the packet that is sent to the mobile device, but this information is not sent to the data service provider infrastructure itself. The mobile device harvests this location information from the packets it receives and inserts it in a response packet that finds its way back to the data service provider infrastructure. The data service provider infrastructure is able to collate this location data and to analyze it, determining the carrier network's health. | 01-28-2010 |
20100073300 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A KEYBOARD OPTIMIZED FOR USE WITH THE THUMBS - A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard optimized for use with the thumbs is disclosed. In order to operate within the limited space available on a hand-held electronic device, the present invention optimizes the placement and shape of the keys, preferably using keys that are oval or oblong in shape, and that are placed at angles designed to facilitate thumb-typing. The angles at which keys on either side of the keyboard are placed is complimentary. | 03-25-2010 |
20100085840 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING IMPROVED BEDTIME MODE OF OPERATION - An improved electronic device and method provide an improved clock feature that includes a BEDTIME mode that is initiated by execution of a BEDTIME mode routine. The BEDTIME mode comprises a number of features that are conducive to sleep by performing operations that minimize distractions to a user, and all such operations are initiated by execution of the BEDTIME mode routine. | 04-08-2010 |
20100085841 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING ACTIVATION OF AN IMPROVED BEDTIME MODE OF OPERATION - An improved electronic device and method provide an improved clock feature that includes a BEDTIME mode that is initiated by execution of a BEDTIME mode routine. The BEDTIME mode comprises a number of features that are conducive to sleep by performing operations that minimize distractions to a user, and all such operations are initiated by execution of the BEDTIME mode routine. The BEDTIME mode can be triggered in a variety of fashions, such as by setting an alarm or by docking the device with a predetermined other device such as a docking station. | 04-08-2010 |
20100085842 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING IMPROVED PROCESSING OF A PREDETERMINED CLOCK EVENT DURING OPERATION OF AN IMPROVED BEDTIME MODE - An improved electronic device and method provide an improved clock feature that includes a BEDTIME mode that is initiated by execution of a BEDTIME mode routine. The BEDTIME mode comprises a number of features that are conducive to sleep by performing operations that minimize distractions to a user, and all such operations are initiated by execution of the BEDTIME mode routine. The BEDTIME mode can be terminated, such as when an alarm time has been reached, thereby enabling any alarms that had been suspended, and therefore enabling the alarm clock function to output an alarm. | 04-08-2010 |
20100087228 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method of controlling a portable electronic device that has a touch screen display includes providing a graphical user interface including an area defined by a boundary, detecting a touch event at a touch location within the area defined by the boundary on the touch screen display, determining if the touch location has moved to a new location outside of the area defined by the boundary; and performing an action in response to detecting the touch event at the touch location within the area defined by the boundary and determining that the touch location has moved from the area defined by the boundary to the new location outside of the area defined by the boundary. | 04-08-2010 |
20100088639 | METHOD AND HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WHICH ARRANGES ICONS DYNAMICALLY - A method and handheld electronic device having a graphical user interface which arranges icons dynamically are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for providing an icon menu with dynamic icon arrangement within a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on a display screen of a handheld electronic device, the method comprising: (i) determining a screen orientation of the GUI in accordance with a device orientation; (ii) rendering a first user interface screen in a portrait screen orientation comprising a reduced icon menu having a plurality of icons and a secondary input area adjacent to the reduced icon menu when the screen orientation is a portrait screen orientation; (iii) rendering a second user interface screen in a landscape screen orientation comprising a first expanded icon menu having a plurality of icons when the screen orientation is a landscape screen orientation, wherein the first expanded icon menu has more icons than the reduced icon menu; and (iv) displaying the rendered first or second user interface screen on the display screen. | 04-08-2010 |
20100088653 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method of controlling a portable electronic device that has a touch screen display includes rendering a graphical user interface including a plurality of selectable features, detecting a first touch event at a first location on the touch screen display, detecting a second touch event at a second location on the touch screen display during the first touch event, and selecting ones of the plurality of selectable features located in an area having boundaries defined by the first location and the second location to define a group of selected features. | 04-08-2010 |
20100093406 | REDUCED KEYBOARD CHARACTER SELECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of selecting a character for display in a communication device having a display and a reduced-key keyboard is provided. One of the plurality of keys on the reduced-key keyboard is selected and a default letter associated with the selected key is displayed. A backspace key is selected to display a cursor in the position of the character on the display. The key associated with the default character is selected again and an alternate character associated with the selected key is displayed in place of the default letter. | 04-15-2010 |
20100134417 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A handheld electronic device includes an input apparatus, an output apparatus, and a processor apparatus. The input apparatus includes a reduced keyboard and roller ball input. The roller ball input includes a movable portion that is substantially continuously rotatable with respect to a housing of the device and is rotatable about more than one axis providing input. The processor apparatus includes a disambiguation routine that can output various proposed interpretations of inputs from the reduced keyboard. The roller ball input advantageously provides various inputs to the handheld electronic device without requiring significant user attention, which enables a user to direct greater amount of attention to the output from the disambiguation routine and other aspects of the device. The roller ball input can be configured to additionally be translatable to provide an input, and additionally and/or alternatively the roller ball input can provide a tactile or other feedback to a user. | 06-03-2010 |
20100137031 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method of controlling a portable electronic device that has a touch screen display includes providing a graphical user interface on a touch screen display, detecting a touch event at a first location on the touch screen display, providing a navigation indicator in the graphical user interface in response to detecting the touch event at the first location, and in response to detecting movement of the touch event from the first location to a second location while touch contact is maintained on the touch screen display, changing the position of the navigation indicator in the graphical user interface by a distance that is greater than a distance of movement of the touch event on the touch screen display, a direction of change of position of the navigation indicator is based on a direction of movement of the touch event on the touch screen display. | 06-03-2010 |
20100138754 | MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION WARNING INDICATION - An apparatus and method for receiving and sending messages from a communication device is disclosed. Message recipient information is compared to stored information for potential recipients to determine whether a characteristic of the expression of the message on a device display should be changed such that the user perceives an unavoidable visual indication relating to the result of the comparison. | 06-03-2010 |
20100144379 | Advanced User Interface Operations in a Dual-Mode Wireless Device - A system and method are provided for mobile stations for enhancing the ease of use of a mobile station. Through the system and method, a user may more easily view the phone number of a caller identification card. The user may be alerted when the user tries to send messages while out of GPRS coverage, or the mobile station may recognize extension numbers in address book user interface applications to assist with a dialing operation. | 06-10-2010 |
20100164872 | DUAL-MODE MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A dual-mode mobile communication device is provided including a device housing having a front surface, a rear surface and a plurality of side surfaces coupling the front surface to the rear surface. The dual-mode device includes a transceiver for sending and receiving voice and data communications is integrated into the device housing, a display, mounted within the front surface of the device housing, for displaying information to a user of the device regarding voice and data communications, a QWERTY keyboard mounted below the display and within the front surface of the device housing, for generating data communications, and a microphone and a speaker for generating voice communications, wherein the microphone is mounted below the display within the front surface of the device housing and the speaker is mounted above the display within the front surface of the device housing. | 07-01-2010 |
20100174756 | System And Method For Pushing Information To A Mobile Device - A system for pushing information to a mobile device includes a information source, a wireless network, and a proxy content server. The information source stores information. The wireless network sends and receives transmissions to and from the mobile device. The proxy content server is coupled to information source and the wireless network and receives information from the information source. In addition, the proxy content server stores information received from the information source to one of a plurality of channels based on pre-defined information categories, and automatically transmits information from a selected channel over the wireless network to the mobile device. | 07-08-2010 |
20100210301 | AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION OF SPEED MEASUREMENT IN MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON AVAILABLE MOTION - A system and method for speed measurement of a mobile device, using an speed sensor such as a satellite navigation system or an accelerometer, does not need such speed sensor to be continually activated. The system and method make use of a monitor for monitoring at least one motion indicium for indicating that the speed of the mobile device is above an initial threshold, including but not limited to: monitoring the Doppler shift measurements of a timing signal; monitoring the timing advance of a cellular radio signal; monitoring the number of base stations visible to the mobile device; monitoring the frequency of base station handover, however determined; monitoring the level crossings and/or the autocorrelation of an RSSI signal; and/or triangulation of the position of the mobile device. When the monitor determines that the mobile device may be travelling in excess of a threshold speed, a speed sensor is activated to confirm the indication. If the speed sensor determines that the mobile device is travelling at a speed below a second threshold, the speed sensor is deactivated. | 08-19-2010 |
20100223569 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NOTIFICATION ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for providing a notification on a portable electronic device includes: providing an application for managing events that is associated with an icon and executable by a processor and rendering a visually modified icon corresponding to said icon for display on a display screen of the portable electronic device in response to occurrence of a new event. The visually modified icon includes a counter for indicating a number of new events and when the number of new events is zero, the processor of the portable electronic device fails to render the visually modified icon for display on the display screen. | 09-02-2010 |
20100227633 | METHOD FOR CREATING A PEER-TO-PEER IMMEDIATE MESSAGING SOLUTION WITHOUT USING AN INSTANT MESSAGING SERVER - A messaging method in a system including a wireless network, a routing server, and a plurality of mobile stations. A first mobile station has first communications applications and a first PIN and a second mobile station has second communications applications and a second PIN. The method includes sending an invitation including the first PIN from the first mobile station to the second mobile station using one of the first communications applications, and sending an acceptance including the second PIN from the second mobile station to the first mobile station using one of the second communications applications. The method further includes creating first messages including the second PIN and sending them to the second mobile station through the wireless network, and creating second messages including the first PIN and sending them to the first mobile station through the wireless network. The routing server routes the messages based on the PINs. | 09-09-2010 |
20110009134 | METHOD FOR CREATING A PEER-TO-PEER IMMEDIATE MESSAGING SOLUTION WITHOUT USING AN INSTANT MESSENGING SERVER - A messaging method in a system including a wireless network, a routing server, and a plurality of mobile stations. A first mobile station has first communications applications and a first PIN and a second mobile station has second communications applications and a second PIN. The method includes sending an invitation including the first PIN from the first mobile station to the second mobile station using one of the first communications applications, and sending an acceptance including the second PIN from the second mobile station to the first mobile station using one of the second communications applications. The method further includes creating first messages including the second PIN and sending them to the second mobile station through the wireless network, and creating second messages including the first PIN and sending them to the first mobile station through the wireless network. The routing server routes the messages based on the PINS. | 01-13-2011 |
20110012850 | SELECTION OF A SELECTION ITEM ON A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY - A focused selection item is displayed on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. An actuation of a physical key is detected. At least one function associated with the focused selection item is performed in response to the actuation. | 01-20-2011 |
20110045854 | COLOR DIFFERENTIATING A PORTION OF A TEXT MESSAGE SHOWN IN A LISTING ON A HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A handheld wireless communication device includes features to send and receive text messages. The handheld wireless communication device is further equipped with a microprocessor configured to run software programs on the device such as text message management program. The text message management program displays a listing of a plurality of received text messages on a display screen and color differentiates at least a portion of the display-listed plurality of received text messages based upon a characteristic common to each received text message. The characteristic common to each display-listed received text message may be a host name that is included in an identification code for the respective text message's sender. | 02-24-2011 |
20110077050 | INFORMATION SYSTEM WITH DETACHABLE INFORMATION MODULE - A unitary handheld portable module includes a keypad for entering data and a display for displaying data. A base module is configured to be coupled with and communicate through a telephone line and includes a keypad for dialing a telephone number and a display for displaying information. The portable and base modules are configured to have a mounted configuration in which the portable module is removably mounted on the base module and covers the base module's display, and the modules communicate with each other for the portable module's display to display information relating to operation of the base module. | 03-31-2011 |
20110083110 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROL - A method includes displaying one or more selection options on a touch-sensitive display and detecting a hovering touch associated with a first option of the one or more selection options. Information associated with the first option is previewed in a first format in an information field in response to detecting the hovering touch. A selection of one of the one or more selection options is detected, and a function associated with the selected option is performed. | 04-07-2011 |
20110106889 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING MESSAGING ADDRESSES FOR AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE COMPOSED ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for predicting messaging addresses for an electronic message composed on an electronic device is provided. In accordance with one embodiment, the method comprises: receiving a request to compose an electronic message; automatically filtering the contacts based on filter criteria comprising a type of the electronic message to generate a first list of contacts; displaying a message composition user interface screen on a display screen of the electronic device, the message composition user interface screen including one or more address fields for inputting message recipients; displaying the first list of contacts, the message recipients being selectable from the first list of contacts; and selecting a messaging address in accordance with selection of a contact from the first list of contacts and populating an active address field in the message composition user interface screen with the selected contact. | 05-05-2011 |
20110111696 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING, SHARING AND DISPLAYING ELECTRONIC CONTENT - The present disclosure provides a device, system and method to present electronic content on a first mobile electronic device in communication and configured to receive electronic content from a second electronic device. | 05-12-2011 |
20110111697 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING, SHARING AND DISPLAYING ELECTRONIC CONTENT - The present disclosure provides a device, system and method to present electronic content on a first mobile electronic device in communication and configured to receive electronic content from a second electronic device. | 05-12-2011 |
20110113087 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING, SHARING AND DISPLAYING ELECTRONIC CONTENT - The present disclosure provides a device, system and method to present electronic content on a first mobile electronic device in communication and configured to receive electronic content from a second electronic device. | 05-12-2011 |
20110113369 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING, SHARING AND DISPLAYING ELECTRONIC CONTENT - The present disclosure provides a device, system and method to present electronic content on a first mobile electronic device in communication and configured to receive electronic content from a second electronic device. | 05-12-2011 |
20110113370 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING, SHARING AND DISPLAYING ELECTRONIC CONTENT - The present disclosure provides a device, system and method to present electronic content on a first mobile electronic device in communication and configured to receive electronic content from a second electronic device. | 05-12-2011 |
20110117864 | MEDIA TRANSFER AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A media transfer and control system that includes a handheld device and an audio/visual system. The media transfer and control system provides for: (i) the transfer of media files between the handheld device and the audio/visual system, (ii) the transmission of control commands from the handheld device to the audio/visual system for controlling the function and operation of the audio/visual system through a user interface provided on the handheld device, and (iii) the unsolicited transfer of media descriptive data between the handheld device and the audio/visual system to create a synchronized global view on the handheld electronic device and/or the audio/visual system of all of the media content currently stored on and/or available through both the handheld device and the audio/visual system. | 05-19-2011 |
20110122793 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING COMMUNICATION RESOURCES TO COMMUNICATE DATA IN A RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Apparatus and method for allocating communication resources in a data radio communication system, such as an MAIO (Mobile Allocation Index Offset) communication system, e.g., a communication system that provides for Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE) data services. A multi-carrier radio resource control logic element includes an analyzer that analyzes communication resource requirements to carry out a communication service. A resource allocator allocates communication resources to be used by which to communicate the data. The communication resources are allocated across a plurality of radio carriers such that resources are allocated, during a particular time period, upon a single radio carrier of the plurality of radio carriers. | 05-26-2011 |
20110149864 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EXCHANGING IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FOR MOBILE STATIONS - A system is provided for allowing mobile stations to exchange identification information using a predetermined communication path for the purpose of obtaining identification information to use in establishing a different communication path for communicating. | 06-23-2011 |
20110179018 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STORING AND ACCESSING RETAIL CONTACTS - A method and device for storing and accessing retail contacts. The retail contact data includes retail contact information detailing a plurality of retail contacts, keywords, and a plurality of associations linking each retail contacts to at least one of the keywords. User input of a keyword results in display of the associated retail contacts. Selection of a retail contact from the display may result in initiation of a session such as a voice call or website access. | 07-21-2011 |
20110202597 | System and Method for Pushing Information from a Host System to a Mobile Data Communication Device - A scheme for indicating via a network server a state of a message which has been redirected from a message server associated with the network server to a mobile communications device that is associated with a desktop system, wherein the desktop system is connected over a local area network to the network server and the message server. In one embodiment, the scheme comprises receiving at least one of a plurality of action signals from the mobile communications device, the plurality of action signals indicating that at least an action has been effectuated at the mobile communications device for a message redirected to the mobile communications device; and as a consequence of receiving the at least one of a plurality of action signals from the mobile communications device, causing a graphical change to a message status icon at the message server to indicate that the message has been acted upon at the mobile communications device. | 08-18-2011 |
20110215999 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard, thumbwheel, display and associated software is optimized for use of the device with the thumbs. The associated software has a plurality of features to optimize efficient use of the limited keyboard space and encourage the use of the device by thumb-based data entry through the thumbwheel and/or through a combination of minimal number of keystrokes. Software features include international character scrolling, and auto-capitalization. The keys on the device keyboard are optimally shaped and configured for thumb-based input. In addition, the thumbwheel is inclined between the front and a side edge of the device so as to be reachable by either the thumb or index finger of the user's hand at the side edge of the device. | 09-08-2011 |
20110225491 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard, thumbwheel, display and associated software is optimized for use of the device with the thumbs. The associated software has a plurality of features to optimize efficient use of the limited keyboard space and encourage the use of the device by thumb-based data entry through the thumbwheel and/or through a combination of minimal number of keystrokes. Software features include international character scrolling, and auto-capitalization. The keys on the device keyboard are optimally shaped and configured for thumb-based input. In addition, the thumbwheel is inclined between the front and a side edge of the device so as to be reachable by either the thumb or index finger of the user's hand at the side edge of the device. | 09-15-2011 |
20110225630 | WIRELESS ROUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wireless router employing a technique to couple a plurality a host services or host systems and a plurality of wireless networks. A method to route data items between a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of host systems through a common wireless router. A point-to-point communication connection is preferably established between a first host system and a common wireless router, a mobile network message at a mobile device is generated, the mobile network message is transmitted via a wireless network to the common wireless router which in turn routes a data item component of the mobile network message to the appropriate host service. | 09-15-2011 |
20110237195 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE DETACHABLE COMMUNICATION MODULES - A wireless communication device has a docking cavity, a short-range transceiver, and a long-range transceiver for long-range wireless communication with a wireless network. A wireless communication module includes a speaker and a microphone, and a short-range transceiver for short-range wireless communication with the device's short-range transceiver. The module is configured to operate in first and second modes. In the first mode, the module is separated from the communication device. In the second mode, the module is mounted in the cavity. In both modes, communication between a user and the network is conducted through the module's microphone and speaker, both short-range transceivers and the long-range transceiver. | 09-29-2011 |
20110269509 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING CONTACT NAMES WITH CONTACT METHODS - A method for selecting a communication option for communications from a mobile device which operates in a wireless communication network, the mobile device having access to stored address book information that includes contact names, the method including: storing for at least some of the contact names an indication of a last communication option used for communicating therewith; displaying a list of user selectable contact names on a display of the mobile device; after receiving user input selecting of one of the contact names from the list, causing a list of user selectable communication options for communicating with the selected contact name to be generated on the display; and automatically positioning a selection symbol on the display to highlight the selectable communication option that corresponds to a last communication option that was used for communicating with the selected contact name. | 11-03-2011 |
20110307829 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING, SHARING AND DISPLAYING ELECTRONIC CONTENT - The present disclosure provides a device, system and method to present electronic content on a first mobile electronic device in communication and configured to receive electronic content from a second electronic device. | 12-15-2011 |
20120003968 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PLACING A CALL ON A SELECTED COMMUNICATION LINE - Devices and methods for placing a call from a mobile device on one of a plurality of communication lines accessible at the mobile device are disclosed herein. | 01-05-2012 |
20120008560 | WIRELESS ROUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wireless router employing a technique to couple a plurality a host services or host systems and a plurality of wireless networks. A method to route data items between a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of host systems through a common wireless router. A point-to-point communication connection is preferably established between a first host system and a common wireless router, a mobile network message at a mobile device is generated, the mobile network message is transmitted via a wireless network to the common wireless router which in turn routes a data item component of the mobile network message to the appropriate host service. | 01-12-2012 |
20120021777 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A method and portable electronic device for hands-free operation in a motor vehicle are described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method comprising: detecting when a portable electronic device is within a threshold distance of a motor vehicle; and inhibiting the portable electronic device from transmitting communications when the portable electronic device is within the threshold distance of a motor vehicle. | 01-26-2012 |
20120028621 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDIRECTING COMMUNICATIONS FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system for automatically triggering call redirecting in response to a mobile device detecting its connection to a host such as a personal computer, is provided. In one embodiment, the mobile device detects connection by sensing application of a charging voltage via a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection, and signaling the mobile device processor of the event. In response, the mobile device processor automatically decides to which alternative endpoint communications should be forwarded, and either instructs its transmitter to transmit a forwarding command to a network operations centre or instructs the host to transmit the command through the Internet. The network operations centre switch is operable to receive a call redirecting command respecting the mobile device from either the mobile device or the host to which the mobile device is connected, and adjusting its settings to effect call redirecting for subsequent communications for the mobile device. | 02-02-2012 |
20120032889 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard, thumbwheel, display and associated software is optimized for use of the device with the thumbs. The associated software has a plurality of features to optimize efficient use of the limited keyboard space and encourage the use of the device by thumb-based data entry through the thumbwheel and/or through a combination of minimal number of keystrokes. Software features include international character scrolling, and auto-capitalization. The keys on the device keyboard are optimally shaped and configured for thumb-based input. In addition, the thumbwheel is inclined between the front and a side edge of the device so as to be reachable by either the thumb or index finger of the user's hand at the side edge of the device. | 02-09-2012 |
20120047215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION PROCESSOR SERVICES FROM A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system is for pushing information from a host system to a mobile data communication device upon sensing a triggering event. A redirector program operating at the host system enables a user to continuously redirect user-selected data items from the host system to the user's mobile data communication device upon detecting that one or more user-defined triggering events has occurred. The redirector program operates in connection with event generating applications and repackaging systems at the host system to configure and detect particular user-defined events, and to repackage the user-selected data items in an electronic wrapper prior to pushing the data items to the mobile device. | 02-23-2012 |
20120058787 | Advanced User Interface Operations in a Dual-Mode Wireless Device - A system and method are provided for mobile stations for enhancing the ease of use of a mobile station. Through the system and method, a user may more easily view the phone number of a caller identification card. The user may be alerted when the user tries to send messages while out of GPRS coverage, or the mobile station may recognize extension numbers in address book user interface applications to assist with a dialling operation. | 03-08-2012 |
20120062386 | CONTROLLING USER INPUT DEVICES BASED UPON DETECTED ATTITUDE OF A HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A wireless handheld electronic device configured to send and receive text messages. A microprocessor for receiving, processing and outputting data is located within the handheld device. A display screen in data-communication with the microprocessor presents information for user observation based upon data output from the microprocessor. A sensor is provided within the handheld device that detects the attitude of the device as held by the user. The sensor communicates data that is indicative of the detected attitude of the device to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is further enable to disable a user input device when the detected attitude of the device matches a predetermined attitude criteria. | 03-15-2012 |
20120062466 | REDUCED QWERTY KEYBOARD SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES BETTER ACCURACY AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A handheld electronic device and an associated method are provided. The handheld electronic device includes a keyboard assembly, a display positioned adjacent the keyboard assembly, a processor structured to receive inputs from the keyboard assembly and to output to the display as a function of the inputs, the processor further structured to run a disambiguation routine. The keyboard assembly includes a printed circuit board, a primary conductor portion, a secondary conductor portion, and a keyboard assembly. The printed circuit board has a plurality of electrical contacts. The conductor assembly has a plurality of primary conductors and a plurality of secondary conductors, each the primary conductor and secondary conductor structured to correspond to, and engage and close, at least one of the plurality of electrical contacts. The keyboard assembly has a plurality of keys each having one or more indicia thereon. | 03-15-2012 |
20120072512 | System and Method for Pushing Information from a Host System to a Mobile Data Communication Device - An embodiment of a mobile computer includes a component configured for generating a command, responsive to a user's input, to a host system to commence redirection of user data items from the host system to the mobile computer. Also included is a component for detecting an event trigger at the mobile computer as well as a redirector component, responsive to detecting the event trigger at the mobile computer, for pushing at least a portion of a user data item received from the host system to another device from the mobile computer. | 03-22-2012 |
20120076053 | Call Forwarding Methods And Apparatus For Mobile Communication Devices Which Operate In WWANS And WLANS - A mobile device operates in a WLAN for VoIP communications, which includes registering with registrar server functionality of a SIP proxy server with a SIP identity which is further communicated to a location server. In response to an incoming voice call from a caller via a telephone network, the mobile device receives an INVITE request which is issued from a gateway and forwarded from the SIP proxy server. The mobile device sends a response to the SIP proxy server which is communicated to the caller via the gateway. When switching from the WLAN to the cellular network, the mobile device sends via the WLAN to the location server a message for forwarding voice calls directed to the SIP identity to the telephone number. The mobile device also sends via the cellular network a message for canceling the forwarding of voice calls directed to telephone number to the SIP identity. | 03-29-2012 |
20120088481 | INFORMATION SYSTEM WITH DETACHABLE INFORMATION MODULE - A unitary handheld portable module includes a keypad for entering data and a display for displaying data. A base module is configured to be coupled with and communicate through a telephone line and includes a keypad for dialing a telephone number and a display for displaying information. The portable and base modules are configured to have a mounted configuration in which the portable module is removably mounted on the base module and covers the base module's display, and the modules communicate with each other for the portable module's display to display information relating to operation of the base module. | 04-12-2012 |
20120098766 | Portable Electronic Device and Method of Controlling Same - A method includes detecting a touch at a plurality of touch locations on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device, identifying when the touch is a first gesture type based on touch attributes including a first touch location of the plurality of touch locations, and at least one of speed of the touch, time between detecting the touch at consecutive ones of the touch locations, distance between the consecutive ones of the touch locations, and direction of the touch. | 04-26-2012 |
20120105327 | REDUCED KEYBOARD CHARACTER SELECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of selecting a letter for display in a communication device having a display and a reduced-key keyboard is provided. One of the plurality of keys on the reduced-key keyboard is selected and a default letter associated with the selected key is displayed. A backspace key is selected to display a cursor in the position of the default letter on the display. The key associated with the default letter is selected again and an alternate letter associated with the selected key is displayed in place of the default letter. | 05-03-2012 |
20120105345 | Portable Electronic Device and Method of Controlling Same - A method is provided for an electronic device with a processor and a touch-sensitive display, the touch-sensitive display including a display area and a non-display area. The method includes providing a boundary based on the display area and the non-display area. | 05-03-2012 |
20120115434 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVICE ACTIVATION IN MOBILE NETWORK BILLING - Embodiments described herein provide a user with the ability to select from a list of available services that can be used on a mobile device. The services include device-based services and device-network based services. The activation, usage tracking and deactivation of a selected service can be conducted at a central location. Some of the services can be provided by different carrier network providers and in different geographical areas. The service selection can be performed from the mobile device, thus providing the user with maximum flexibility as to when and where the user requests the service. | 05-10-2012 |
20120115542 | Mobile Communication Device with Subscriber Identity Module - In one embodiment, a method of directing calls on a mobile communication device comprises receiving a call signal at the mobile communication device from a short-range enabled communication device operably connected with the mobile communication device, accessing subscriber identity module data of the short-range enabled communication device, preparing an outgoing call signal using the accessed subscriber identity module data of the short-range enabled communication device, establishing a communication session between the short-range enabled communication device and a network, and transmitting the outgoing call signal to the network. | 05-10-2012 |
20120127098 | Portable Electronic Device and Method of Controlling Same - A method includes displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display, detecting a touch on a touch-sensitive display and determining touch attributes, determining when the touch is a first gesture type based on the touch attributes, and when the touch is determined to be the first gesture type, forwarding information related to the touch to a second application, otherwise forwarding the information related to the touch to the first application. | 05-24-2012 |
20120131224 | System and Method for Pushing Information from a Host System to a Mobile Data Communication Device - An embodiment of a communication system includes an Internet-based network server having a redirector component executing thereon, wherein the network server is connected to a host computer system via a wide area network connection. The redirector component is configured for commencing redirection of user data items from the host computer system to a mobile computer via a wireless network. The mobile computer is configured for receiving user data items redirected from the host computer system for a user, wherein the mobile computer includes another redirector component that is adapted to push at least a portion of a user data item received from the host computer system to another device based on a trigger flag set at the mobile computer. | 05-24-2012 |
20120131501 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - An electronic device is provided including a display, a processor and a memory. The processor is coupled to the display and the memory to carry out a method of facilitating user interface navigation in the electronic device. In a first view shown on the display, a first application interface provides a visual representation of a first application. In response to receiving a navigational command to access a second application visually represented by a second application interface, a transitional view is displayed including a transition between the first application interface and the second application interface. The displayed transition can be dependent on a property of the received navigational command. The first and second application interfaces can be displayed to appear in a non-overlapping arrangement on a planar surface, and can have sheet-like properties or behaviors. | 05-24-2012 |
20120154303 | METHOD FOR CONSERVING POWER ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR THE SAME - The present disclosure describes a method for conserving power on a portable electronic device and a portable electronic device configured for the same. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for conserving power comprising: switching a portable electronic device to a low power mode in response to a trigger condition; and switching the portable electronic device from the low power mode to a full power mode on the portable electronic device in response to detection of a designated wake-up gesture on a touch-sensitive overlay of the portable electronic device. | 06-21-2012 |
20120172070 | INITIATING A CALL FROM A MOBILE DEVICE TO A NUMBER THAT IS NOT HYPERLINKED - The present disclosure describes a method and communication device for initiating voice calls. Number strings are identified in displayed text. Number strings are displayed in different formats depending on whether the number strings meet predetermined criteria. A list of user selectable functions is displayed when predetermined user input is detected. The list of user selectable functions includes a voice call function for initiating a voice call to a selected number string. A voice call to the selected number string can be initiated when the voice call function is selected. | 07-05-2012 |
20120195293 | METHOD, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS, FOR COMMUNICATING DATA AT REDUCED TRANSMISSION LATENCY IN RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING SLOTTED INTERFACE - A method, and associated apparatus, facilitates the communication of data of a radio block by a sending station to a receiving station, within a single time frame. Communication resources are allocated within a single time frame across a plurality of radio carriers. And, the data corresponding to a radio block is scheduled for communication, and is communicated, within the single time frame. Reduced levels of latency relative to conventional operations is provided. | 08-02-2012 |
20120201125 | WIRELESS ROUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wireless router employing a technique to couple a plurality of host services or host systems and a plurality of wireless networks. A method to route data items between a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of host systems through a common wireless router. A point-to-point communication connection is preferably established between a first host system and a common wireless router, a mobile network message at a mobile device is generated, the mobile network is transmitted via a wireless network to the common wireless router which in turn routes a data item component of the mobile network message to the appropriate host service. | 08-09-2012 |
20120218192 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO INPUT - A method includes displaying, in a window or field, first information associated with a first source running on a portable electronic device and detecting an input to display second information associated with a second source. After the detecting, second information associated with the second source and the first information in the window or field is displayed. | 08-30-2012 |
20120225699 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE DETACHABLE COMMUNICATION MODULES - A wireless communication device has a docking cavity, a short-range transceiver, and a long-range transceiver for long-range wireless communication with a wireless network. A wireless communication module includes a speaker and a microphone, and a short-range transceiver for short-range wireless communication with the device's short-range transceiver. The module is configured to operate in first and second modes. In the first mode, the module is separated from the communication device. In the second mode, the module is mounted in the cavity. In both modes, communication between a user and the network is conducted through the module's microphone and speaker, both short-range transceivers and the long-range transceiver. | 09-06-2012 |
20120231847 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - According to embodiments described in the specification, a method and apparatus for controlling a display of a mobile electronic device is provided. The method comprises: maintaining status data and application data in a memory of the mobile electronic device; controlling the display to provide a first interface comprising a representation of the application data; receiving input data representative of a peek command; and, controlling the display to provide a second interface comprising a representation of a portion of the application data, and a representation of the status data. | 09-13-2012 |
20120235930 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A GESTURE - A method includes displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. A gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display information associated with a second application. At least part of the information associated with the second application is displayed without opening the second application. | 09-20-2012 |
20120236037 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A GESTURE - A method includes displaying, on a display of an electronic device, an information element associated with an application and detecting a first gesture. In response to detecting the first gesture, at least a first part of a first image is displayed, including information associated with the application, while reducing display of the information element. | 09-20-2012 |
20120236796 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EXCHANGING IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FOR MOBILE STATIONS - A system is provided for allowing mobile stations to exchange identification information using a predetermined communication path for the purpose of obtaining identification information to use in establishing a different communication path for communicating. | 09-20-2012 |
20120257871 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR PRESENTING CONTENT - An apparatus, and an associated method, provides for an asymmetric-mode playout of content at a display or other playout element connected to a wireless device. When the content is played out in an asymmetric mode, the content provided for playout at the external device is nonidentical to the content played out at an integral display element of the wireless device. | 10-11-2012 |
20120264410 | ADVANCED VOICE AND DATA OPERATIONS IN A DUAL-MODE MOBILE DATA COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events. | 10-18-2012 |
20120275441 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING COMMUNICATION RESOURCES TO COMMUNICATE DATA IN A RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Apparatus and method for allocating communication resources in a data radio communication system, such as an MAIO (Mobile Allocation Index Offset) communication system, e.g., a communication system that provides for Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE) data services. A multi-carrier radio resource control logic element includes an analyzer that analyzes communication resource requirements to carry out a communication service. A resource allocator allocates communication resources to be used by which to communicate the data. The communication resources are allocated across a plurality of radio carriers such that resources are allocated, during a particular time period, upon a single radio carrier of the plurality of radio carriers. | 11-01-2012 |
20120284620 | METHOD AND HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WHICH ARRANGES ICONS DYNAMICALLY - A graphical user interface for a media player application is described. A method is provided comprising: determining a screen orientation of the GUI in accordance with a device orientation; rendering a first user interface screen in a portrait screen orientation comprising an album list when the screen orientation is a portrait screen orientation; rendering a second user interface screen in a landscape screen orientation comprising an array of album art images arranged in rows and columns when the screen orientation is a landscape screen orientation; and displaying the rendered first or second user interface screen on the display. | 11-08-2012 |
20120287073 | SELECTION OF A SELECTION ITEM ON A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY - A focused selection item is displayed on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. An actuation of a physical key is detected. At least one function associated with the focused selection item is performed in response to the actuation. | 11-15-2012 |
20120287830 | MEDIA TRANSFER AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A media transfer and control system that includes a handheld device and an audio/visual system. The media transfer and control system provides for: (i) the transfer of media files between the handheld device and the audio/visual system, (ii) the transmission of control commands from the handheld device to the audio/visual system for controlling the function and operation of the audio/visual system through a user interface provided on the handheld device, and (iii) the unsolicited transfer of media descriptive data between the handheld device and the audio/visual system to create a synchronized global view on the handheld electronic device and/or the audio/visual system of all of the media content currently stored on and/or available through both the handheld device and the audio/visual system. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290673 | IMPLEMENTING A WEB SERVER ON A MOBILE STATION - A system and method are provided for implementing a web server on a mobile station. A first mobile station may include a database of information. A network address for the first mobile station may be transmitted to a second mobile station to enable the second mobile station to communicate with the first mobile station directly over a wireless network. The second mobile station may then be provided access to the database of information by communicating directly over the wireless network with the first mobile station, wherein the first mobile station operates as the wireless server for the second mobile station. | 11-15-2012 |
20120309459 | EXPEDITED COMMUNICATION KEY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of performing expedited communication functions on a mobile device includes monitoring the duration-of key press on a keyboard of the mobile device and determining if the monitored duration of the key press is greater than a threshold duration. If the monitored duration of the key press is determined to be less than a threshold duration, then a primary key function associated with the pressed key is activated. If the monitored duration of the key press is determined to be greater than a threshold duration, then an expedited communication function associated with the pressed key is activated. | 12-06-2012 |
20120315897 | Mobile Communication Device with Subscriber Identity Module - In one embodiment, a method of directing calls on a mobile communication device comprises receiving a call at the mobile communication device; determining that the received call is directed to subscriber identity information associated with a short-range enabled communication device; selecting on which of the mobile communication device and the short-range enabled device to answer the call; and directing the call to the selected device. | 12-13-2012 |
20120315898 | Mobile Communication Device with Subscriber Identity Module - In one embodiment, a method of directing calls on a mobile communication device comprises receiving a call signal at the mobile communication device from a short-range enabled communication device operably connected with the mobile communication device, accessing subscriber identity module data of the short-range enabled communication device, preparing an outgoing call signal using the accessed subscriber identity module data of the short-range enabled communication device, establishing a communication session between the short-range enabled communication device and a network, and transmitting the outgoing call signal to the network. | 12-13-2012 |
20120317204 | System and Method for Conducting Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Communications - A method and system are provided which enable an alternative identifier to be used instead of a normally used identifier such as a personal identification number (PIN) in a peer-to-peer (P2P)-based system. The alternative identifier can be used to avoid divulging the normally used identifier and can be cancelled or de-activated at a later time or can be converted to the normally used identifier at a later point. | 12-13-2012 |
20120324031 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION PROCESSOR SERVICES FROM A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system is for pushing information from a host system to a mobile data communication device upon sensing a triggering event. A redirector program operating at the host system enables a user to continuously redirect user-selected data items from the host system to the user's mobile data communication device upon detecting that one or more user-defined triggering events has occurred. The redirector program operates in connection with event generating applications and repackaging systems at the host system to configure and detect particular user-defined events, and to repackage the user-selected data items in an electronic wrapper prior to pushing the data items to the mobile device. | 12-20-2012 |
20120331424 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO INPUT - A method includes displaying, in a window or field, first information associated with a first source running on a portable electronic device and detecting an input to display second information associated with a second source. After the detecting, second information associated with the second source and the first information in the window or field is displayed. | 12-27-2012 |
20130002421 | Electronic Device and Method Providing Activation of an Improved Bedtime Mode of Operation - An improved electronic device and method provide an improved clock feature that includes a BEDTIME mode that is initiated by execution of a BEDTIME mode routine. The BEDTIME mode comprises a number of features that are conducive to sleep by performing operations that minimize distractions to a user, and all such operations are initiated by execution of the BEDTIME mode routine. The BEDTIME mode can be triggered in a variety of fashions, such as by setting an alarm or by docking the device with a predetermined other device such as a docking station. | 01-03-2013 |
20130005317 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDIRECTING COMMUNICATIONS FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system for automatically triggering call redirecting in response to a mobile device detecting its connection to a host such as a personal computer, is provided. In one embodiment, the mobile device detects connection by sensing application of a charging voltage via a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection, and signaling the mobile device processor of the event. In response, the mobile device processor automatically decides to which alternative endpoint communications should be forwarded, and either instructs its transmitter to transmit a forwarding command to a network operations centre or instructs the host to transmit the command through the Internet. The network operations centre switch is operable to receive a call redirecting command respecting the mobile device from either the mobile device or the host to which the mobile device is connected, and adjusting its settings to effect call redirecting for subsequent communications for the mobile device. | 01-03-2013 |
20130006774 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PUSHING INFORMATION TO A MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method for pushing information to a mobile device are disclosed herein. A triggering event is detected, and information relevant to the detected trigger event is determined. The information is located in one of a plurality of memory location channels, wherein the information is stored in the one of the plurality of memory location channels based on a category of the information matching a pre-defined category of the one of the plurality of memory location channels. When the information relevant to the detected triggering event comprises content information, a meta tag is inserted to the content information. The meta tag relates to display of specific one or more advertisements with the content information. The content information that includes the meta tag is transmitted to the mobile device. | 01-03-2013 |
20130009901 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method of controlling a portable electronic device that has a touch screen display includes providing a graphical user interface on a touch screen display, detecting a touch event at a first location on the touch screen display, providing a navigation indicator in the graphical user interface in response to detecting the touch event at the first location, and in response to detecting movement of the touch event from the first location to a second location while touch contact is maintained on the touch screen display, changing the position of the navigation indicator in the graphical user interface by a distance that is greater than a distance of movement of the touch event on the touch screen display, a direction of change of position of the navigation indicator is based on a direction of movement of the touch event on the touch screen display. | 01-10-2013 |
20130009997 | PINCH-TO-ZOOM VIDEO APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - Full-motion video displayed on a portable communications device such as a tablet personal computer, can be processed “on the fly” to provide a “zoom-in” and “zoom-out” functionality. Image elements are added to video image frames as they are read out from memory and prior to being display on the picture elements (pixels) of a display device in order to make objects depicted in an image file as being larger than how it appears in the original image file. Similarly, image elements are subtracted or deleted from video image frames as they are read from memory and prior to their being displayed in order to make objects depicted in the image frames as being smaller. Video from any source can be zoomed in and zoomed out. | 01-10-2013 |
20130012196 | ADVANCED USER INTERFACE OPERATIONS IN A DUAL-MODE WIRELESS DEVICE - A system and method are provided for mobile stations for enhancing the ease of use of a mobile station. Through the system and method, a user may more easily view the phone number of a caller identification card. The user may be alerted when the user tries to send messages while out of GPRS coverage, or the mobile station may recognize extension numbers in address book user interface applications to assist with a dialing operation. | 01-10-2013 |
20130012269 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - According to embodiments described in the specification, a method and apparatus for controlling a display of a mobile electronic device is provided. The method comprises: maintaining status data and application data in a memory of the mobile electronic device; controlling the display to provide a first interface comprising a representation of the application data; receiving input data representative of a peek command; and, controlling the display to provide a second interface comprising a representation of a portion of the application data, and a representation of the status data. | 01-10-2013 |
20130017780 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM UTILIZING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) TO PROVIDE ENHANCED TELECONFERENCE FEATURES AND RELATED METHODSAANM Rose; Scott DouglasAACI WaterlooAACO CAAAGP Rose; Scott Douglas Waterloo CAAANM Griffin; Jason TylerAACI KitchenerAACO CAAAGP Griffin; Jason Tyler Kitchener CAAANM Lazaridis; MihalAACI WaterlooAACO CAAAGP Lazaridis; Mihal Waterloo CA - A communication system may include a plurality of conferencing endpoints at different locations and capable of being coupled to a telecommunication network, a respective near field communication (NFC) device associated with each conferencing endpoint, and a plurality of electronic devices. Each electronic device may be configured to register at one of the conferencing endpoints for a teleconference between the plurality of conferencing endpoints based upon communication with a respective NFC device associated with the one of the conferencing endpoints. At least one of the electronic devices may be further configured to provide a notification based upon a security level associated with another electronic device being registered for the teleconference. | 01-17-2013 |
20130027311 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A handheld electronic device includes an input apparatus, an output apparatus, and a processor apparatus. The input apparatus includes a reduced keyboard and roller ball input. The roller ball input includes a movable portion that is substantially continuously rotatable with respect to a housing of the device and is rotatable about more than one axis providing input. The processor apparatus includes a disambiguation routine that can output various proposed interpretations of inputs from the reduced keyboard. The roller ball input advantageously provides various inputs to the handheld electronic device without requiring significant user attention, which enables a user to direct greater amount of attention to the output from the disambiguation routine and other aspects of the device. The roller ball input can be configured to additionally be translatable to provide an input, and additionally and/or alternatively the roller ball input can provide a tactile or other feedback to a user. | 01-31-2013 |
20130033430 | REDUCED QWERTY KEYBOARD SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES BETTER ACCURACY AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An electronic device having a keyboard, display, and a processor is presented. The keyboard includes a plurality keys with at least a subset of the plurality of keys having a plurality of indicia, each key in the subset having a primary and secondary conductor. The primary conductor can be associated with a first set of indicia. The first set of indicia can include one or more indicia. The secondary conductor can be associated with a second set of indicia. The second set of indicia can include the one or more indicia that are not in the first set. The processor can be communicatively coupled to the keyboard and the display. The processor receives an input based on the secondary conductor associated with the given key, and outputs data to the display to display a list of characters corresponding to the plurality of indicia of the given key. | 02-07-2013 |
20130051281 | CALL FORWARDING METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES WHICH OPERATE IN WWANS AND WLANS - A mobile device has a telephone number for calling the mobile device in a cellular network, and a SIP identity for calling the mobile device in the WLAN. The mobile device operates in the WLAN to receive voice call services, where voice calls directed to the telephone number are call forwarded to the SIP identity. Subsequently, the mobile device operates in the cellular network to receive the voice call services. The mobile device sends, via the cellular network, a message for cancelling the call forwarding of voice calls. The mobile device also sends, via a data communication service of the cellular network, a message for call forwarding voice calls directed to the SIP identity of the mobile device to the telephone number of the mobile device operating in the cellular network. | 02-28-2013 |
20130053001 | Voicemail User Interface Methods And Apparatus For Mobile Communication Devices - A mobile device stores a first command set for voicemail functions of a first voicemail system and a second command set for voicemail functions of a second voicemail system. The mobile device receives a voicemail notification message associated with a voicemail message received at one of the first or the second voicemail systems. The mobile device detects an end-user selection of a visual object which is visually indicative of a voicemail function. In response to the end-user selection, the mobile device selects, from one of the first and the second command sets corresponding to the first or the second voicemail system at which the voicemail message was received, a command code corresponding to the voicemail function. The mobile device sends the selected command code to the first or the second voicemail system for invoking the voicemail function at the first or the second voicemail system. | 02-28-2013 |
20130097527 | Method for Predicting Messaging Addresses for an Electronic Message Composed on an Electronic Device - A method for predicting messaging addresses for an electronic message composed on an electronic device is provided. In accordance with one embodiment, the method comprises: receiving a request to compose an electronic message; automatically filtering the contacts based on filter criteria comprising a type of the electronic message to generate a first list of contacts; displaying a message composition user interface screen on a display screen of the electronic device, the message composition user interface screen including one or more address fields for inputting message recipients; displaying the first list of contacts, the message recipients being selectable from the first list of contacts; and selecting a messaging address in accordance with selection of a contact from the first list of contacts and populating an active address field in the message composition user interface screen with the selected contact. | 04-18-2013 |
20130109418 | METHOD FOR CREATING A PEER-TO-PEER IMMEDIATE MESSAGING SOLUTION WITHOUT USING AN INSTANT MESSAGING SERVER | 05-02-2013 |
20130113903 | IMAGE MAGNIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A magnifying method is provided in which a mobile communication device is configured to: decrease an active resolution of an imaging module of the mobile communication device while imaging an item; process the decreased active resolution being output by the imaging module to produce a magnified image of the portion of the item; increase a scaling factor of the magnified image to further magnify the magnified image; and output frames for displaying a magnified version of the portion of the item. | 05-09-2013 |
20130117689 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A GESTURE - A method includes displaying, on a display of an electronic device, an information element associated with an application and detecting a first gesture. In response to detecting the first gesture, at least a first part of a first image is displayed, including information associated with the application, while reducing display of the information element. | 05-09-2013 |
20130117718 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A GESTURE - A method includes displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. A gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display information associated with a second application. At least part of the information associated with the second application is displayed without opening the second application. | 05-09-2013 |
20130130742 | AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION OF SPEED MEASUREMENT IN MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON AVAILABLE MOTION INDICIA - A system and method for speed measurement of a mobile device, using a speed sensor such as a satellite navigation system or an accelerometer, does not need such speed sensor to be continually activated. The system and method make use of a monitor for monitoring at least one motion indicium for indicating that the speed of the mobile device is above an initial threshold, including but not limited to: monitoring the Doppler shift measurements of a timing signal; monitoring the timing advance of a cellular radio signal; monitoring the number of base stations visible to the mobile device; monitoring the frequency of base station handover, however determined; monitoring the level crossings and/or the autocorrelation of an RSSI signal; and/or triangulation of the position of the mobile device. When the monitor determines that the mobile device may be travelling in excess of a threshold speed, a speed sensor is activated to confirm the indication. If the speed sensor determines that the mobile device is travelling at a speed below a second threshold, the speed sensor is deactivated. | 05-23-2013 |
20130162542 | CONTROLLING INPUT DEVICES BASED UPON DETECTED ATTITUDE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including a processor, input device, an informing device and a sensor is presented. The sensor can be adapted to detect the attitude of the device, wherein the sensor can be adapted to communicate data indicative of the attitude of the device to the processor. The processor can be configured to execute instructions to: compare the attitude with a predetermined attitude criteria, and disable the further processing of data received from the input device in the event that the attitude is not less than the predetermined attitude criteria for at least a predetermined period of time. The informing device can be adapted to output a notification when further processing of data from the input device is disabled, the notification indicating the further processing of data from input device is being disabled. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163980 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR AFFIXING EXTERNAL CAMERA LENS TO DEVICE HAVING CAMERA FUNCTIONALITY - An assembly for a device having camera functionality, such as a portable wireless device, provides for affixation of an external camera lens to the device. A magnetic coupler is positioned at the device. The magnetic coupler exerts magnetic forces that affix the external camera lens in position. Removal forces in excess of the magnetic forces are applied to remove the external lens out of the affixation at the device. | 06-27-2013 |
20130165184 | ADVANCED VOICE AND DATA OPERATIONS IN A MOBILE DATA COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events. | 06-27-2013 |
20130187868 | VIRTUAL KEYBOARD DISPLAY HAVING A TICKER PROXIMATE TO THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD - A method comprising receiving an input of a character from a virtual keyboard rendered on a display, and displaying the input character left of a cursor located within a ticker rendered on the display proximate to the virtual keyboard, wherein the cursor has a set position located towards a centre of the ticker. | 07-25-2013 |
20130201110 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A KEYBOARD OPTIMIZED FOR USE WITH THE THUMBS - A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard optimized for use with the thumbs is disclosed. In order to operate within the limited space available on a hand-held electronic device, the present invention optimizes the placement and shape of the keys, preferably using keys that are oval or oblong in shape, and that are placed at angles designed to facilitate thumb-typing, The angles at which keys on either side of the keyboard are placed is complimentary. | 08-08-2013 |
20130212528 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED DATABASE KEYWORD SEARCHING - A method performed by a mobile communications device, including: populating a central database on the device with a title for each of a plurality of software modules installed on the device and associating each title with its software module; populating the central database with at least one keyword associated with each of the plurality of software modules and associating each keyword with its software module; receiving at the device a search query; displaying at the device a search result identifying at least one of the software modules installed on the device having either a title or one or more associated keywords matching the search query; and in response to receiving at the device a selection of a software module identified in the search result, activating the selected software module. | 08-15-2013 |
20130221855 | CONTROLLING BACKLIGHT OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of controlling a backlight for illuminating an electronic device, includes: receiving, at a processor of the electronic device, a first input indicating a first user-specified light level of the backlight, the first user-specified light level of the backlight being in association with a first ambient light level, receiving, at the processor, a second input indicating a second user-specified light level of the backlight, the second user-specified light level of the backlight being in association with a second ambient light level, determining a current ambient light level, and controlling the backlight as a function of the current ambient light level, the first user-specified light level of the backlight and the second user-specified light level of the backlight. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222231 | HANDHELD DEVICE WITH NOTIFICATION MESSAGE VIEWING - Displaying information related to a message on a display screen of a handheld electronic device. In response to a movement of the handheld electronic device from an initial position to a first orientation, displaying on the display screen a first notice related to the message. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222236 | HANDHELD DEVICE WITH NOTIFICATION MESSAGE VIEWING - Displaying information related to a message on a display screen of a handheld electronic device. In response to a movement of the handheld electronic device from an initial position to a first orientation, displaying on the display screen a first notice related to the message. | 08-29-2013 |
20130233925 | PORTABLE SMART CARD READER HAVING SECURE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY - A reader device includes a housing for receiving a smart card, a processor in electronic communication with an integrated circuit chip of the smart card when the smart card is received in the housing, a wireless communications device in electronic communication with the processor for enabling the reader device to transmit first encrypted information wirelessly and to receive second encrypted information wirelessly, and a memory in electronic communication with the processor that includes one or more routines executable by the processor. The one or more routines include a cryptographic module adapted to encrypt first information to create the first encrypted information and decrypt the second encrypted information to obtain second information. In addition, a communication system that includes the reader device and a computing device, wherein the reader device and computing device are able to wirelessly exchange information in a secure manner. | 09-12-2013 |
20130238651 | MESSAGE SEARCH METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An example method includes displaying information associated with a first message of a first type on a display of an electronic device, detecting initiation of a search associated with the first message, identifying, by the electronic device, a search request determined from an element of the first message, searching, by the electronic device, for a second message of the first type and a third message of a second type, wherein the second message and the third message correspond to the search request, and displaying information associated with the second message and information associated with the third message. | 09-12-2013 |
20130241861 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method of controlling a portable electronic device that has a touch screen display includes providing a graphical user interface on a touch screen display, detecting a touch event at a first location on the touch screen display, providing a navigation indicator in the graphical user interface in response to detecting the touch event at the first location, and in response to detecting movement of the touch event from the first location to a second location while touch contact is maintained on the touch screen display, changing the position of the navigation indicator in the graphical user interface by a distance that is greater than a distance of movement of the touch event on the touch screen display, a direction of change of position of the navigation indicator is based on a direction of movement of the touch event on the touch screen display. | 09-19-2013 |
20130271381 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY FORMATTING MONETARY EXPRESSIONS - An electronic device is provided, having a processor configured to automatically format monetary expressions. | 10-17-2013 |
20130281153 | INFORMATION SYSTEM WITH DETACHABLE INFORMATION MODULE - A unitary handheld portable module includes a keypad for entering data and a display for displaying data. A base module is configured to be coupled with and communicate through a telephone line and includes a keypad for dialing a telephone number and a display for displaying information. The portable and base modules are configured to have a mounted configuration in which the portable module is removably mounted on the base module and covers the base module's display, and the modules communicate with each other for the portable module's display to display information relating to operation of the base module. | 10-24-2013 |
20130285918 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard, thumbwheel, display and associated software is optimized for use of the device with the thumbs. The associated software has a plurality of features to optimize efficient use of the limited keyboard space and encourage the use of the device by thumb-based data entry through the thumbwheel and/or through a combination of minimal number of keystrokes. Software features include international character scrolling, and auto-capitalization. The keys on the device keyboard are optimally shaped and configured for thumb-based input. In addition, the thumbwheel is inclined between the front and a side edge of the device so as to be reachable by either the thumb or index finger of the user's hand at the side edge of the device. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286900 | Unified message system and method - A unified messaging system, method and user interface is provided for a handheld mobile communication device. The method may include the following steps: (a) receiving a notification signal at the wireless device via the wireless data channel indicating that the unified messaging system received and stored a voice mail message intended for a user of the wireless device; (b) transmitting a command signal from the wireless device to the unified messaging system via the wireless data channel, the command signal including a message retrieval command; (c) receiving via the wireless voice channel a voice call initiated by a voice mail system component of the unified messaging system in response to the message retrieval command transmitted from the wireless device; and (d) receiving the voice mail message from the unified messaging system via the wireless voice channel. | 10-31-2013 |
20130337775 | WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORK HAVING AUTHENTICATION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A wireless personal area network (WPAN) system includes a plurality of WPAN devices using encrypted wireless communication therebetween when in an enabled state and not wirelessly communicating when in a disabled state. At least one of the WPAN devices includes a WPAN identity reader for reading at least one identifying parameter of a user, for confirming that the user is an authorized user based upon reading the at least one identifying parameter, and for wirelessly communicating with at least one other WPAN device to switch the at least one other WPAN device from the disabled state to the enabled state based upon confirming the user is an authorized user. | 12-19-2013 |
20140003597 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CALL NOTIFICATIONS TO ACTIVE COMMUNICATION DEVICES | 01-02-2014 |
20140040756 | SELECTIVE INBOX ACCESS IN HOMESCREEN MODE ON A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device, such as a mobile communication device, and a method are provided for selective access to certain homescreen panels displayable by the device. The device is provided with a homescreen display, which includes a plurality of panels. The panels include at least one panel that is a fullscreen view of a first application executing on the device. This first application can be a messaging application, and the fullscreen view can be a unified inbox view for a plurality of different message types. The panels also include at least one launch panel having a number of graphical user interface elements, such as icons, representing access points to a corresponding application on the device. When navigating from one of the launch panels to the fullscreen view, an intermediate lock interface for receiving an unlocking input is displayed. The unlocking input is received before the fullscreen view is displayed. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040768 | MULTIPE-STAGE INTERFACE CONTROL OF A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device, such as a mobile communication device, and a method are provided for multiple-stage interface control of the device. The device is provided with a homescreen display, which includes a plurality of panels. The panels include at least one panel that is a fullscreen view of a first application executing on the device. This first application can be a messaging application, and the fullscreen view can be a unified inbox view for a plurality of different message types. The panels also include at least one launch panel having a number of graphical user interface elements, such as icons, representing access points to a corresponding application on the device. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040769 | MULTIPLE-STAGE INTERFACE CONTROL OF A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device, such as a mobile communication device, and a method are provided for multiple-stage interface control of the device. The device is provided with a homescreen display, which includes a plurality of panels. The panels include at least one panel that is a fullscreen view of a first application executing on the device. This first application can be a messaging application, and the fullscreen view can be a unified inbox view for a plurality of different message types. The panels also include at least one launch panel having a number of graphical user interface elements, such as icons, representing access points to a corresponding application on the device. | 02-06-2014 |
20140050516 | COMBINATION PEN REFILL CARTRIDGE AND ACTIVE STYLUS - A dual mode apparatus for writing on paper, inputting information to a host electronic device, and/or controlling applications on a host electronic device. The apparatus is preferably constructed and arranged as a combination pen and active stylus that includes a pen refill cartridge and an active stylus module. The pen refill cartridge comprises a body configured for storing ink and a ball-point assembly for dispensing the ink on a writing surface or physical media. The active stylus module is configured to transmit signals to the ball-point assembly of the pen refill cartridge. The ball-point assembly may include an antenna, optical transducer or ultrasonic transducer. In one expedient, the signals may be radio signals characterizing a force applied to the ball-point assembly, the level of a battery or the level of ink in the pen refill cartridge. | 02-20-2014 |
20140052828 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STREAMING DATA TO A MOBILE DEVICE - Various embodiments for a system and method for providing streaming data to a device are provided herein. In one example, a method comprises receiving a request for streaming data from a mobile device, receiving settings with regards to the delivery of the streaming data to the mobile device, retrieving the streaming data from a source of the streaming data, reformatting the streaming data for the mobile device according to the settings and sending the reformatted streaming data to the mobile device in accordance with the settings. | 02-20-2014 |
20140073253 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING, SHARING AND DISPLAYING ELECTRONIC CONTENT - The present disclosure provides a device, system and method to present electronic content on a first mobile electronic device in communication and configured to receive electronic content from a second electronic device. | 03-13-2014 |
20140133299 | METHOD, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS, FOR COMMUNICATING DATA AT REDUCED TRANSMISSION LATENCY IN RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING SLOTTED INTERFACE - Method and associated apparatus for communicating data at reduced transmission latency in a radio communication system having a slotted interface are described. An example network device includes an assignor to receive an indication of an amount of data to be communicated by a first communication station, and assign communication resources to convey all of the indicated data amount, the assigned communication resources comprising a plurality of time slots within one time frame and one radio carrier and a data scheduler to receive an indication of assigned communication resources, and to schedule communication of the data block in conformity with the assigned communication resources and in response to a communication station minimum tuning latency period, wherein the schedule of the communication of the data block provides for completion of the communication of the data block and acknowledgement of successful delivery of the data block within the one time frame. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137197 | DATA INTEGRITY FOR PROXIMITY-BASED COMMUNICATION - Methods, systems, and computer programs for trusted communication among mobile devices are described. In some aspects, an authentication value is generated at a first mobile device based on a message and a shared secret value stored on the first mobile device. In response to detecting proximity of a second mobile device, the message and the authentication value are wirelessly transmitted from the first mobile device to the second mobile device. In some implementations, the message and the authentication value can be wirelessly transmitted by a proximity-activated wireless interface, such as, for example, a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface. | 05-15-2014 |
20140141750 | DATA INTEGRITY FOR PROXIMITY-BASED COMMUNICATION - Methods, systems, and computer programs for trusted communication among mobile devices are described. In some aspects, information is wirelessly transmitted from a first mobile device to a second mobile device. The information permits the second mobile device to detect proximity of the first mobile device. In some implementations, the information can be wirelessly transmitted by a proximity-activated wireless interface, such as, for example, a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface. In response to the information, the first mobile device receives a message and a first authentication value wirelessly transmitted from the second mobile device to the first mobile device. A second authentication value is generated at the first mobile device based on the message and the shared secret value. Integrity of the message is verified based on comparing the first authentication value and the second authentication value. | 05-22-2014 |
20140206337 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FILE CATALOGS ON A WIRELESS HANDHELD DEVICE - There is disclosed a method and system for managing file metadata stored in one or more catalogs on a wireless handheld device. In an embodiment, the method comprises: connecting to one or more file libraries stored remotely from the device; downloading to the device one or more catalogs storing file metadata for one or more file libraries stored remotely from the device; and remotely updating on the device the one or more catalogs such that the file metadata in one or more file libraries stored remotely from the device are substantially up-to-date on the device. | 07-24-2014 |
20140206365 | Mobile Communication Device with Subscriber Identity Module - In one embodiment, a method of directing calls on a mobile communication device comprises receiving a call signal at the mobile communication device from a short-range enabled communication device operably connected with the mobile communication device, accessing subscriber identity module data of the short-range enabled communication device, preparing an outgoing call signal using the accessed subscriber identity module data of the short-range enabled communication device, establishing a communication session between the short-range enabled communication device and a network, and transmitting the outgoing call signal to the network. | 07-24-2014 |
20140213309 | Method for Creating a Peer-to-Peer Immediate Messaging Solution Without Using an Instant Messaging Server - A messaging method in a system including a wireless network, a routing server, and a plurality of mobile stations. A first mobile station has first communications applications and a first PIN and a second mobile station has second communications applications and a second PIN. The method includes sending an invitation including the first PIN from the first mobile station to the second mobile station using one of the first communications applications, and sending an acceptance including the second PIN from the second mobile station to the first mobile station using one of the second communications applications. The method further includes creating first messages including the second PIN and sending them to the second mobile station through the wireless network, and creating second messages including the first
| 07-31-2014 |
20140218620 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURING A REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE - There is disclosed one or more methods, devices, systems and components therefor to remotely control a media system. A second electronic device may be configured, with remote control codes for at least one component of the media system, by a first electronic device connected to the media system. The first electronic device is connected to the media system via a media interface and is configured to determine the remote control codes from an identification of at least one component of the system. The media interface may be a high definition media interface (HDMI) to identify the connected components. The first and second electronic devices are configured to communicate the codes to configure the second electronic device. The automatic code communication may be responsive to a Bluetooth connection. The first electronic device and second electronic device may each comprise a tablet or a smartphone. | 08-07-2014 |
20140220899 | Mobile Communication Device with Subscriber Identity Module - In one embodiment, a method of directing calls on a mobile communication device comprises receiving a call at the mobile communication device; determining that the received call is directed to subscriber identity information associated with a short-range enabled communication device; selecting on which of the mobile communication device and the short-range enabled device to answer the call; and directing the call to the selected device. | 08-07-2014 |
20140223505 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA - Devices and methods are provided for managing media content across multiple communication systems and related devices. In various embodiments, a client node detects a first media content stream being presented. The client node then generates and provides a content stream identification request message to the control system. In response, the control system provides content identification data associated with the first content stream to the client node, which processes it to generate and provide a content request message to a control server node. | 08-07-2014 |
20140256333 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EXCHANGING IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FOR MOBILE STATIONS - A system is provided for allowing mobile stations to exchange identification information using a predetermined communication path for the purpose of obtaining identification information to use in establishing a different communication path for communicating. | 09-11-2014 |
20140349706 | Mobile Communication Device with Subscriber Identity Module - In one embodiment, a method of directing calls on a mobile communication device comprises receiving a call signal at the mobile communication device from a short-range enabled communication device operably connected with the mobile communication device, accessing subscriber identity module data of the short-range enabled communication device, preparing an outgoing call signal using the accessed subscriber identity module data of the short-range enabled communication device, establishing a communication session between the short-range enabled communication device and a network, and transmitting the outgoing call signal to the network. | 11-27-2014 |