Blackberry Corporation

Sushil K Verma

Vahid Moosavi

Scott Douglas Rose

Ahmed Abdelsamie

John Ivan Scharkov

Marc Élis Meunier

Marc Elis Meunier

Antoine Boucher

Marc ÉLis Meunier

A wireless communications system may include a first electronic device comprising a first media content playback device, a first wireless transceiver, and a first controller coupled with the first media content playback device and the first wireless transceiver. The system may further include a second electronic device comprising a second media content playback device, a second wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with the first wireless transceiver, and a second controller coupled with the second media content playback device and the second wireless transceiver. The first controller may be configured to generate a playback pointer associated with playback of given media content, and wirelessly communicate the playback pointer to the second controller. The second controller may be configured to play back the given media content based upon the playback pointer, and without receiving the given media content from the first electronic device.

Wireless communications system providing media content transfer features and related methods

Various embodiments are described herein for a peripheral device and a method of identifying the peripheral device via power cycling. In one embodiment, the method comprises obtaining characteristic information about the peripheral device, encoding the characteristic information in a power signal at the peripheral device and sending the power signal to an electronic device that is operably connected with the peripheral device. The electronic device can then take action such as adjusting its settings or applications based on the characteristic information of the peripheral device.

Method and apparatus for providing characteristics information of a peripheral device to an electronic device by encoding the characteristic information into a power signal

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Richmond Hill, Canada

Sushil K Verma