Patents by Inventor James R. Pyers

James R. Pyers 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).

  • Apparatus and method for activating computer applications with SMS messaging
    Patent number: 8213971
    Abstract: A method and system for remote activation of computer based applications uses Simple Message Service (SMS) messages to inform a remote computer that an application should be activated. The SMS message may be sent by a cell phone or from a computer. The remote computer receives the SMS message, parses the message to determine the application to be started, and starts the indicated application. If the remote computer is turned off, the SMS message can be received by an SMS receiver within a modem which can be configured to start the computer so the application can be activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Scott A. Papineau, Stephen A. Sprigg, Clifton Scott, James R. Pyers, Mahesh Moorthy, Theodore C. Walker
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING COMPUTER APPLICATIONS WITH SMS MESSAGING
    Publication number: 20100273450
    Abstract: A method and system for remote activation of computer based applications uses Simple Message Service (SMS) messages to inform a remote computer that an application should be activated. The SMS message may be sent by a cell phone or from a computer. The remote computer receives the SMS message, parses the message to determine the application to be started, and starts the indicated application. If the remote computer is turned off, the SMS message can be received by an SMS receiver within a modem which can be configured to start the computer so the application can be activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Scott A. Papineau, Stephen A. Sprigg, Clifton Scott, James R. Pyers, Mahesh Moorthy, Theodore C. Walker