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).

  • Patent number: 9872160
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Trevor Daniel Shipley, Jason W. Rincker, Benjamin P. Blinn
  • Publication number: 20170026813
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Trevor Daniel Shipley, Jason W. Rincker, Benjamin P. Blinn
  • Patent number: 9485800
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Trevor Daniel Shipley, Jason W. Rincker, Benjamin P. Blinn
  • Patent number: 9323441
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Christa Lynne Minks-Brown, Jason W. Rincker, Jessica Sue Meurer
  • Publication number: 20150146012
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
    Inventors: Trevor Daniel Shipley, Benjamin P. Blinn, Jason W. Rincker
  • Publication number: 20150127839
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Trevor Daniel Shipley, Jason W. Rincker, Benjamin P. Blinn
  • Patent number: 8448072
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Harry Hong-Lun Lai, Allison Anna DiMartino, Jason W. Rincker, Christine D. Schumaker
  • Patent number: 8306504
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Jason W. Rincker, Harry H. Lai, Christine Schumaker, Allison A. DiMartino