Patents by Inventor Peter J. Ford
Peter J. Ford 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: 9516479Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari O. Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen
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Publication number: 20150382161Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari O. Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen
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Patent number: 9119044Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari O. Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen
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Patent number: 8797267Abstract: Embodiments of the claimed invention provide systems and methods whereby the functionality of soft keys on a mobile electronic device may be shifted depending on the orientation of the device. The device detects its orientation and then maps a different function to the appropriate soft keys to ensure that the soft keys retain their functionalities from the end-user's perspective.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2006Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Virgin Mobile USA, L.P.Inventors: Matias Duarte, Peter J. Ford, Gregory Paul Hayes
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Publication number: 20140087774Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari O. Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen
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Patent number: 8670790Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2003Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen
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Publication number: 20080261569Abstract: Systems and methods for integrating and aggregating content for a mobile device are provided. Electronic content gathered from service providers over a network is presented in an intuitive, efficient and effective manner to easily allow a mobile device user seamless access to a variety of electronic content and functionality. An integrated message system for organizing information for registered accounts on a mobile device is also provided. The system includes an aggregated content interface presenting a number of service provider indicators. The system also includes submenus corresponding to each of the service provider indicators of the aggregated content interface. Each of the submenus includes a plurality of tabbed interfaces that replicate the functionality of a service provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2007Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: Helio, LLCInventors: Douglass J. Britt, Matias Duarte, Peter J. Ford, Han Yeol (Hunt) Ahn
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Publication number: 20080185772Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for the graceful removal of push feeds from a mobile electronic device. A server or the mobile electronic device may remove the push feeds automatically, without any instruction from the user, after the expiration of a predetermined amount of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2007Publication date: August 7, 2008Applicant: Helio, LLCInventors: Matias Duarte, Peter J. Ford
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Publication number: 20080062134Abstract: Embodiments of the claimed invention provide systems and methods whereby the functionality of soft keys on a mobile electronic device may be shifted depending on the orientation of the device. The device detects its orientation and then maps a different function to the appropriate soft keys to ensure that the soft keys retain their functionalities from the end-user's perspective.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2006Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: Helio, LLCInventors: Matias Duarte, Peter J. Ford, Gregory Paul Hayes
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Publication number: 20080064388Abstract: Methods and systems are provided by which a mobile device may be configured to display a list of available networks in response to a single action. In particular, some embodiments of the present invention include a softkey that may be programmed to view a menu of available wireless networks.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2006Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: Helio, LLC.Inventors: Matias Duarte, Gregory Paul Hayes, Peter J. Ford
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Publication number: 20080024452Abstract: A method for enabling a user to enter data into an electronic device, the method comprising: determining one or more characters as being likely to be selected next by the user; displaying the one or more characters on a display screen of the electronic device as suggested next characters; and providing the user with means for scrolling through the suggested next characters and a plurality of other symbols and selecting one or more of the suggested next characters, or alternatively one or more of the other symbols, as data to be entered into the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2004Publication date: January 31, 2008Inventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Adam Johnson