PSEUDO-INTERACTIVE INPUT PROCESSING IN WIRELESS ENVIRONMENTS

• US 20110117895A1
• Filed: 01/25/2011
• Published: 05/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Robertson, Ian M., Tapuska, David F.
• Granted Patent: US 8,250,233 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0018 based on latency requirement
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/10 Flow control; Congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/29 using a combination of thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/14 using intermediate storage
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

An electronic communication device includes a buffer and a controller. The buffer stores characters as they are being input by a user. The controller transmits the stored characters over a network when the number of characters stored exceeds a threshold. The controller also dynamically adjusts the threshold time period.

Claims

1. An electronic communication device comprising:

a buffer configured to store characters as they are being input by a user; and

a controller configured to transmit the stored characters over a network when the number of characters stored exceeds a threshold, and to dynamically adjust the threshold.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to dynamically adjust the threshold based on packet size and packet overhead of the network.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to dynamically adjust the threshold based on latency and bandwidth of the network.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to dynamically adjust the threshold based on the user'"'"'s typing speed in inputting the characters.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to dynamically adjust the threshold based on processing resources available on the device.

6. A method comprising:

storing characters as the characters are being input by a user;

transmitting the stored characters over a network when the number of characters stored exceeds a threshold; and

dynamically adjusting the threshold.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the dynamically adjusting step includes dynamically adjusting the threshold based on packet size and packet overhead of the network.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the dynamically adjusting step includes dynamically adjusting the threshold based on latency and bandwidth of the network.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein the dynamically adjusting step includes dynamically adjusting the threshold based on the user'"'"'s typing speed of inputting the characters.

10. The method of claim 6 wherein the dynamically adjusting step includes dynamically adjusting the threshold based on processing resources available on the device.

11. An electronic communication device comprising:

a buffer configured to store user input characters for an electronic message; and

a controller configured to transmit the stored user input characters over a wireless network prior to input completion of the electronic message when a pause in the input of characters exceeds a dynamically adjustable threshold time period.

12. The device of claim 11 wherein the controller is configured to dynamically adjust the threshold based on at least one of a transmission packet size and a transmission packet overhead.

13. The device of claim 11 wherein the controller is configured to dynamically adjust the threshold based on at least one of a latency and a bandwidth of the network.

14. The device of claim 11 wherein the controller is configured to dynamically adjust the threshold based on processing resources available on the device.

15. A method comprising:

storing characters for an electronic message as the characters are being input to a wireless communication device by a user;

transmitting the stored characters over a wireless network before the electronic message has been completely input when a pause in the input of characters exceeds a threshold; and

dynamically adjusting the threshold.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the dynamically adjusting step includes dynamically adjusting the threshold based on packet size and packet overhead of the network.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the dynamically adjusting step includes dynamically adjusting the threshold based on latency and bandwidth of the network.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein the dynamically adjusting step includes dynamically adjusting the threshold based on processing resources available on the device.