Research in Motion Corporation

Blackberry Corporation

Other

Sean Elliott Wilson

Vahid Moosavi

Christopher Pattenden

David Paul Yach

Scotte Zinn

Kevin Howard Orr

Anthony Fabian Scian

Steven Henry Fyke

Michael Grant Kirkup

Andrew Douglas Bocking

Ronald Scotte Zinn

Scott Douglas Rose

Matthew Bells

Thomas Leonard Trevor Plestid

Edward Snow Willis

John F A Dahms

John S Hodgson

Thomas Leonard Plestid

Gerald Winton Lankford, Jr

Liza Savage

John Stuart Hodgson

Kevin H Orr

A method of enhancing personal contact information display on a mobile device is disclosed herein. The method of enhancing personal contact information display on a mobile device includes integrating a software code with an operating system for the mobile device. The code is configured to interact with a voice message module, the phone module, the internet module, and the personal contact information module of the mobile device operating system. The method of enhancing personal contact information display on a mobile device is useful for viewing contact information and accessing at least one voicemail left by a first-user.

Method of enhancing personal contact information display on a mobile device

A system and method are provided for interfacing between a mobile device and a PC. The mobile device utilizes a connection with the PC for taking advantage of the larger display and input devices such as the keyboard on the PC to improve the user interface (UI). This also enables the user to take advantage of the mobile device's wireless connectivity at the same time, e.g. where the PC does not have the same connectivity.

System and method for interfacing between a mobile device and a personal computer

A public address system is set forth, comprising at least one wireless mobile communication device; a sound system; and a back-end system for selectively receiving a wireless signal from the wireless mobile communication device and transmitting the signal to the sound system for broadcast.

Public address system using wireless mobile communication devices

The present invention relates to a system and method for facilitating short-range wireless communications between a mobile wireless device and an auxiliary device. The wireless device includes a short-range transceiver for communicating with an auxiliary device; a signal module for providing a mode control signal; and, a control module for controllably shifting a short-range transceiver between a power saver mode and a search mode based on the mode control signal received from the signal module. When in the search mode, the short-range transceiver is operable to search for the auxiliary device to communicate therewith. When in a power saver mode, the short-range transceiver is not operable to search for the auxiliary device.

System and method for facilitating short-range wireless communications between a mobile wireless device and an auxiliary system

The described embodiments relate generally to methods, systems and computing devices, including at least a mobile device, for ordering a discovered device list according to a Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) of each device in the discovered device list. Thus, the discovered device list has at the top of the list the device that has the highest RSSI, with the remaining devices in the discovered device list presented in descending order of RSSI.

Method, system and mobile device for prioritizing a discovered device list

A mobile computing device may include an interface device, a near field communication (NFC) device, and a processor coupled with the interface device and the NFC device. The processor may be capable of detecting proximity of an encasement based upon the NFC device, and changing an operational mode of the interface device based upon detecting the proximity of the encasement.

System and method for providing improved detection of user inaction

A portable communication device, such as a cellular telephone, communicates via a wireless communication link with a remote user interface device, such as a hands-free interface. The portable communication device and the remote user interface device each comprises a motion sensor, by which each device can determine motion of the device with respect to the earth. The devices may share, via the wireless communication link, motion messages. The wireless communication link may be terminated as a function of the motion of the devices. After the wireless communication link is terminated, the remote user interface device may automatically enter a low-power mode.

Wireless communication device and remote user interface device with automatic disconnect apparatus and method

A system and a method () for integrating an uncertified client () with a certified host device () are provided. The integration system () is configured to integrate the uncertified client (), which has a plurality of client applications (), with the certified host device (), and has a client virtual machine (), host applications (), and an abstraction layer (). The client virtual machine () is coupled to the uncertified client () and is configured to execute the plurality of client applications (). The host applications () are coupled to the certified host device () and are configured to control host dependent features on the certified host device (). The abstraction layer () are coupled to the host applications () and to the client virtual machine (), and are configured to translate feature calls from the plurality of client applications () to function calls for the host applications ().

System and method for providing a communications client on a host device

A mobile device, through the use of an NFC subsystem, may determine holster-proximity information, i.e., whether the mobile device is near to (including in) a holster or out of, and away from, the holster. The holster-proximity information may be used by the mobile device to enter into a user-inactive mode. Such entry into a user-inactive mode may involve disabling user interface components, such as input devices and output devices. In particular, the holster-proximity information may be used by the mobile device to disable the keyboard, that is, prevent presses on keys in the keyboard from being recorded. Such disabling may be considered of particular importance when the mobile device is going into and coming out of the holster.

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Sean Elliott Wilson