The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2012
Barket Virani, Thornhill, CA;
Naresh Parmar, Woodbridge, CA;
Theban Ganeshalingam, Mississauga, CA;
Aaron Stuart, Waterloo, CA;
Barket Virani, Thornhill, CA;
Naresh Parmar, Woodbridge, CA;
Theban Ganeshalingam, Mississauga, CA;
Aaron Stuart, Waterloo, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A system and method are provided for operating a first electronic device for sharing items with a second electronic device. The method comprises determining that the second electronic device requires a software capability to process a first item to be shared by the first electronic device; providing information to the second device for obtaining the software capability; and sending the first item to the second device after the software capability has been acquired by the second electronic device.