Patents by Inventor Jason W. Rincker
Jason W. Rincker 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).
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Patent number: 9872160Abstract: A wireless communication device maintains a communication contact. The wireless communication device receives media session quality data for the communication contact. The wireless communication device receives a request for a media session with the communication contact and responsively identifies estimated media session quality with the communication contact based on the media session quality data for the communication contact. The wireless communication device displays a session activation icon for the media session request that visually indicates the estimated media session quality for the media session with the communication contact. The wireless communication device receives a user selection of the session activation icon and responsively establishes the media session with the communication contact.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Trevor Daniel Shipley, Jason W. Rincker, Benjamin P. Blinn
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Publication number: 20170026813Abstract: A wireless communication device maintains a communication contact. The wireless communication device receives media session quality data for the communication contact. The wireless communication device receives a request for a media session with the communication contact and responsively identifies estimated media session quality with the communication contact based on the media session quality data for the communication contact. The wireless communication device displays a session activation icon for the media session request that visually indicates the estimated media session quality for the media session with the communication contact. The wireless communication device receives a user selection of the session activation icon and responsively establishes the media session with the communication contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Trevor Daniel Shipley, Jason W. Rincker, Benjamin P. Blinn
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Patent number: 9485800Abstract: Wireless communication systems may transfer communication status to a session icon that is displayed on a wireless communication device such as a smart phone, a tablet, a personal computer, a game console, a hand-held or wearable console, or other software processing device that has a wireless transceiver. A session quality server system obtains communication status data for a set of communication contacts. The session quality server system transfers the communication status data of the contact set over to the wireless communication device. Before a media session such as a voice call is established with a communication contact, the wireless communication device displays a session icon for that communication contact. The communication status of that contact is visually indicated in the session icon.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Trevor Daniel Shipley, Jason W. Rincker, Benjamin P. Blinn
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Patent number: 9323441Abstract: A wireless communication device receives data indicating commercial icons that are related to commercial industries and displays an original group of the commercial icons that are individually related to different ones of the commercial industries. The wireless communication device receives a first user input to scroll the display toward a first set of the commercial icons related to a first one of the commercial industries, and in response, display the first set of the commercial icons related to the first one of the commercial industries while displaying a portion of the original group of the commercial icons that are not related to the first one of the commercial industries. A second user input is received to scroll the display toward a second set of the commercial icons related to a second one of the commercial industries based on the displayed portion of the original group of the commercial icons.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Christa Lynne Minks-Brown, Jason W. Rincker, Jessica Sue Meurer
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Publication number: 20150146012Abstract: A wireless communication device displays video presentation quality for an identified video. The wireless communication device processes its device configuration data and wireless network performance data to estimate presentation quality of the identified video. The wireless communication device displays a video presentation activator that graphically indicates the estimated presentation quality for the identified video. If the video presentation activator is activated by a user, then the wireless communication device initiates a download and display of the identified video.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.Inventors: Trevor Daniel Shipley, Benjamin P. Blinn, Jason W. Rincker
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Publication number: 20150127839Abstract: Wireless communication systems may transfer communication status to a session icon that is displayed on a wireless communication device such as a smart phone, a tablet, a personal computer, a game console, a hand-held or wearable console, or other software processing device that has a wireless transceiver. A session quality server system obtains communication status data for a set of communication contacts. The session quality server system transfers the communication status data of the contact set over to the wireless communication device. Before a media session such as a voice call is established with a communication contact, the wireless communication device displays a session icon for that communication contact. The communication status of that contact is visually indicated in the session icon.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Trevor Daniel Shipley, Jason W. Rincker, Benjamin P. Blinn
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Patent number: 8448072Abstract: A wireless communication device comprises a wireless communication interface, a user interface, and a processing system. The wireless communication interface is configured to detect a wireless signal that indicates status update information for a social networking application. The processing system is configured to monitor the social networking application for an attempt to transfer the status update information for delivery to a social networking system, and if the social networking application attempts the transfer, to delay the transfer and direct the user interface to prompt a user to edit the status update information. The user interface is configured to receive edit instructions from the user. The processing system is configured to process the edit instructions to edit the status update information and to direct the wireless communication interface to wirelessly transfer the edited status update information for delivery to the social networking system.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2010Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Harry Hong-Lun Lai, Allison Anna DiMartino, Jason W. Rincker, Christine D. Schumaker
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Patent number: 8306504Abstract: Methods are disclosed for determining, based on a pass code inputted by a user, whether the user can access a particular feature of a mobile device. Features may include access to the device itself, products, services, applications, or the like. The mobile device requests access to the feature, and is sent display information for a plurality of icons, which indicates where each icon is to be displayed. An ordered selection of icons is received to determine whether the ordered selection matches a predetermined ordered selection. If they match, the user is allowed to access the feature of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2009Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Jason W. Rincker, Harry H. Lai, Christine Schumaker, Allison A. DiMartino