Patents by Inventor Gabriel J. White

Gabriel J. White has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20100042941
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing a subset of user contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device identifies a subset of contacts selected at least in part by a user of the telecommunications device. The subset of contacts includes a portion of the user's contacts accessible by the telecommunications device. The software application executed by the processor of the telecommunications device then causes display of a graphical identifier associated with each contact of the subset of contacts in an arrangement on a display of the telecommunications device about an axis positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device. Aspects of systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for further arranging the graphical identifiers are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Jasdeep Singh Chugh, Alejandro J. Amano-Palacios, Joseph L. Ungari, Jared Benson, Christian Robertson, Shilpa R. Shah, Gabriel J. White
  • Publication number: 20100036968
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing at least one subset of user contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device identifies a first subset of contacts selected at least in part by a user of the telecommunications device and a second subset of contacts. Each of the first and second subsets of contacts includes a portion of the user's contacts accessible by the telecommunications device. The software application executed by the processor of the telecommunications device then causes display of a graphical identifier associated with each contact of the first subset of contacts in a first arrangement on a display of the telecommunications device about a first axis positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Jasdeep Singh Chugh, Jared T. Benson, Christian Robertson, Shilpa R. Shah, Gabriel J. White
  • Publication number: 20100037144
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing a subset of user contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device identifies a subset of contacts selected at least in part by a user of the telecommunications device. The subset of contacts includes a portion of the user's contacts accessible by the telecommunications device. The software application executed by the processor of the telecommunications device then causes display of a first portion of graphical identifiers associated with a first portion of the subset of contacts along a first path on a display of the telecommunications device about an axis positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Jasdeep Singh Chugh, Jared T. Benson, Christian Robertson, Shilpa R. Shah, Gabriel J. White, Charles Goran, Valerie Lynn Goulart, Feridoon Malekzadeh, Alejandro J. Amano-Palacios
  • Patent number: 7581181
    Abstract: A method for contextual assistance application management is disclosed. The method comprises launching a help application, determining, by the help application, that a predefined event has occurred with a target application and presenting, in response to the occurrence of the predefined event, a help feature on a user interface. Then, determining that the help feature has been presented a predetermined number of times; and as a result disabling the help feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Gabriel J. White
  • Publication number: 20080168351
    Abstract: A method for contextual assistance application management is disclosed. The method comprises launching a help application, determining, by the help application, that a predefined event has occurred with a target application and presenting, in response to the occurrence of the predefined event, a help feature on a user interface. Then, determining that the help feature has been presented a predetermined number of times; and as a result disabling the help feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventor: GABRIEL J. WHITE