Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100106795 | VARIABLE SIZE MESSAGE INDICATOR IN COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device having a display interface coupled to a controller configured to determine a status of messages received, to present a list of message indicators on the display interface, and to indicate the status of each message by presenting a corresponding message indicator with a textual character having a size that is based on the status of the corresponding message. The message status may be, among other characteristics, the priority or age of the message as determined by the controller. | 04-29-2010 |
20100160004 | Wireless Communication Device Responsive to Orientation and Movement - A wireless communication device responsive to orientation and movement comprising a housing, a cellular transceiver capable of communicating with a cellular communication network, a WLAN transceiver capable of communicating with a remote device via an ad hoc network, a sensor and a processor. The sensor detects a substantially vertical orientation of the wireless communication device. The sensor also detects a movement of the wireless communication device subsequent to detecting the substantially vertical orientation of the wireless communication device. The processor performs a function of the wireless communication device in coordination with the remove device via the WLAN transceiver. The processor performs this function in response to detecting the substantially vertical orientation and the movement of the wireless communication device. | 06-24-2010 |
20100169959 | System and Method for Providing Secure Access to Password-Protected Resources - A method of a wireless communication device for accessing secure resources of a resource provider or the device itself. A password associated with the wireless communication device is identified. A password identifier is assigned to the password and a non-password identifier is assigned to a non-password different from the password. The password identifier has a non-sequential association with the non-password identifier. The password identifier, the password, the non-password identifier, and the non-password are provided at a user interface of the wireless communication device. Access to a secure resource is granted in response to determining that the password identifier has been detected at the user interface. | 07-01-2010 |
20100295772 | Electronic Device with Sensing Assembly and Method for Detecting Gestures of Geometric Shapes - A method for detecting a gesture in a geometric shape and controlling an electronic device includes providing a sensing assembly including at least one photoreceiver and a plurality of phototransmitters, wherein each phototransmitter emits infrared light away from the electronic device about a corresponding central transmission axis, wherein each central transmission axis is oriented in a different direction with respect to the others; and controlling the emission of infrared light by each of the phototransmitters during each of a plurality of time periods during movement of an external object in a geometric shape relative to the electronic device. For each of the plurality of phototransmitters and for each of the plurality of sequential time periods, a corresponding measured signal is generated which is indicative of a respective amount of infrared light which originated from that phototransmitter during that time period and was reflected by the external object prior to being received by the photoreceiver. The measured signals are evaluated over time to identify the geometric shape; and the electronic device is controlled in response to the identification of the geometric shape. | 11-25-2010 |
20100297946 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES - Methods and systems for conducting communication between mobile devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of achieving communications between first and second mobile devices that are in proximity with one another includes transmitting a first signal from the first mobile device and receiving a first reflected signal at that mobile device, the first reflected signal being the first signal reflected by an object in proximity to that mobile device. The method also includes transmitting a second signal from the first mobile device for receipt by the second mobile device upon being reflected by the object, and receiving a confirmation signal from the second mobile device in response to the second signal. The method further includes achieving a paired relationship of the first mobile device relative to the second mobile device, whereby because of the paired relationship the first and second mobile devices are capable of additional communications therebetween. | 11-25-2010 |
20110050564 | Dynamic Picture Frame in Electronic Handset - A portable electronic device configured to operate in a image presentation mode that presents a sequence of images on a display component. A controller is configured to determine a context of the portable electronic device and to vary a presentation time period of images in a subset of images in the sequence relative to the presentation time period of images not in the subset, wherein the images in the subset are associated with the context of the portable electronic device. | 03-03-2011 |
20110053506 | Methods and Devices for Controlling Particular User Interface Functions of a Mobile Communication Device in a Vehicle - Disclosed are methods and devices for controlling particular user interface functions of a mobile communication device when the device is used by a driver of a moving vehicle. A disclosed method includes determining if the mobile communication device is within a predetermined proximity to the driver's seat. The method further includes determining if the mobile communication device is moving at a predetermined speed or acceleration. When those conditions are met, the method includes substantially disabling particular user interface functions of the mobile communication device. Particular user interface functions that may be disabled or inhibited may include, for example, at least one of a display function, a keypad function or a touchscreen function. In this way, a driver may not be able to utilize one or more particular user interface functions while driving. | 03-03-2011 |
20110148917 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A BACKGROUND SETTING TOGETHER WITH ICONS AND/OR APPLICATION WINDOWS ON A DISPLAY SCREEN THEREOF - An electronic device is operable to display images on a display screen of the device's display. The images include at least one icon and at least one image to be used as a background setting for the display screen. The electronic device includes the display, at least one storage device, and a processing unit. The storage device(s) digitally stores the images and operating instructions for displaying the images. The processing device is operable in accordance with the operating instructions to: retrieve the images from the storage device, determine at least one portion of the background setting that is of higher importance than a remainder of the background setting to produce at least one high importance portion of the background setting, and instruct the display to display the background setting and the icons on the display screen such that the high importance portion(s) of the background setting is viewable. | 06-23-2011 |
20120235785 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD WITH INTELLIGENT AUTHENTICATION - A wireless communication device ( | 09-20-2012 |
20130151659 | METHOD TO USE LOCATION TO PRESENT DESIRABLE AND CONDITIONAL MEDIA CONTENT - A method to present desirable consumable media content for a mobile communication device during the occurrence of a likely future out of data network coverage condition. A future period of non-availability is determined, for a first data network that is associated with the mobile communication device, by analyzing likely occurrence of an out of data network coverage condition. Prior to the occurrence of the out of data network coverage condition: the method will calculate the amount and type of downloadable consumable media content that the mobile communication device will present for use during occurrence of the out of data network coverage condition. The method downloads the consumable media content for consumption or presentation via the mobile communication device. | 06-13-2013 |
20130285921 | Systems and Methods for a Rollable Illumination Device - Systems and methods are provided for managing an illumination of a flexible display ( | 10-31-2013 |
20140053065 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING WEBSITE DISPLAYS - To ensure address a problem in displaying websites in resizable display regions, an example system monitors an active browser display region to determine if the display region satisfies a predetermined size condition, such as one or more of its dimensions being less than a predetermined threshold. If the display region satisfies the size condition, the example system automatically reloads the display region with an alternative version of its website, for example a mobile version of the website, enabling the user to more effectively read or navigate the displayed website. | 02-20-2014 |
20140136318 | Systems and Methods for Advertising to a Group of Users - Systems and methods are provided for targeting advertisements to a group of proximate electronic devices. According to certain aspects, an electronic device determines ( | 05-15-2014 |