Blackberry Corporation

Research in Motion Corporation

Przemyslaw Abratowski

Joel Paul Steele

Oskar Plaza Olivestedt

David Bukurak

Kem-Laurin Kramer

Laura A Mahan

Jeffrey Charles Bos

Nazih Almalki

Christopher Harris Snow

Steve Robert Grenier

Steven Robert Grenier

Bukurak David

Method and apparatus for transferring a file from a sending wireless device to a receiving wireless device in a short-range wireless system. A file to be sent to the receiving wireless device is selected on the sending wireless device. The sending wireless device has a device list of receiving wireless devices. If the receiving wireless device is absent on the device list, the sending wireless device searches and identifies new devices. A device among the identified new devices is selected as the receiving wireless device. A connection is established between the sending wireless device and the receiving wireless device; and the file is sent to the receiving wireless device.

Method and apparatus for providing files to electronic devices

A communication device having a display and instructions for displaying a short range wireless function. The instructions can cause the display of a Toolkit homepage in response to a Toolkit application being selected in a homepage of the communication device. In response to the short range wireless function being selected in the Toolkit homepage, status of the short range wireless function on the communication device can be displayed. In response to the short range wireless function being turned on, a short range wireless function menu can be displayed. In response to a pairing option being selected from the displayed short range wireless function menu, menu options for pairing a short range wireless device with the communication device can be displayed.

Remote device pairing setup

Display screen with icon

A method and system are provided for calibrating a magnetometer of a mobile device. The method comprises displaying a visual indication of a gestural path on a display of the portable electronic device, monitoring for changes in orientation of the portable electronic device, changing the visual indication in response to the monitored changes in the orientation of the portable electronic device, measuring a magnetic field with the magnetometer, and calibrating the magnetometer in accordance with measurements of the magnetic field acquired at different points along the gestural path.

System and method for calibrating a magnetometer with visual affordance

Display screen or portion thereof with icon

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Grimsby, Canada

Przemyslaw Abratowski