Patents by Inventor Raymond Lee CANTON
Raymond Lee CANTON 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: 9813372Abstract: A method performed by a first mobile device is provided. The method comprises: detecting an activity update to an account associated with the first mobile device; communicating the activity update to at least one account contact; receiving a response to the communicated update from the at least one account contact; displaying in a display of the first mobile device: an activity update view having the response appended to the activity update; and a messaging view of a messaging session between the account and the at least one account contact, the messaging view displaying the activity update in association with the response.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2013Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Raymond Lee Canton
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Patent number: 9479582Abstract: The present technology provides a method, system and computer program product for managing the synchronization of a mobile electronic device, wherein management and adjustment of the synchronization process can be provided at least in part on a session by session basis. The synchronization process may be configurable via a user interface. Aspects of the user interface, such as prompts or degree of user configurability, may be adjusted depending on one or more factors, such as link effective speed or expected synchronization time.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: Ashish Kaila, Raymond Lee Canton, Roy Robert George Wilson
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Patent number: 9442648Abstract: A method includes displaying information on a touch-sensitive display, detecting a touch at location associated with the information, rendering an indicator and a cursor at a position within the information, detecting a moving touch associated with the indicator, and moving the cursor along the information as the indicator is moved.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2009Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Jordanna Kwok, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Qian Amanda Yang, Michael George Langlois, Raymond Lee Canton
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Patent number: 9288666Abstract: Methods and devices for restoring digital goods previously acquired and associated with an application are described. In one aspect, the method includes: receiving, at an application delivery server, a request for the application to be delivered to a communication device; and in response to receiving the request: retrieving the application associated with the request; sending the application associated with the request to the communication device; and restoring the digital goods previously acquired and associated with the application to the communication device.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2011Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Paul Mark Joseph Dumais, Kimberly Chaila Horne, Raymond Lee Canton, Stephen Reeves
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Patent number: 9258676Abstract: A method performed by a mobile device entails determining a current location of the mobile device, storing the current location as a breadcrumb (recorded) location of the mobile device, and performing an action with respect to the breadcrumb location when the mobile device has moved away from the breadcrumb location. The action may entail sharing the breadcrumb location with another device. Reverse geocoded address information may be provided for the breadcrumb locations.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Jason Christopher Beckett, Raymond Lee Canton, Siamak Sartipi
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Patent number: 9154939Abstract: A system and a method are provided managing services associated with a mobile device. It includes detecting a new identity module card is in the mobile device; receiving a username ID and a password on the mobile device; and upon verifying that the username ID and the password are identical to a previous username ID and a previous password associated with the mobile device, the mobile device enabling access to the services. In another aspect, after detecting a new identity module card, and if an input is received to associate a new username ID and a new password with the mobile device, then the services are erased from the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Nikolay Tzankov Markov, David Bukurak, Raymond Lee Canton, Avinash Chidambaram, Alan Panezic
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Publication number: 20150065104Abstract: A method, mobile communication device, and computer-readable storage medium are provided for displaying a message associated with a received first request for establishing a connection to a conference call; receiving, on the mobile communication device, a delay option selection; displaying, based on the received delay option selection, a plurality of delay-time options, each of the plurality of delay-time options providing a delay time for establishing a connection to the conference call; and receiving a selection of one of the plurality of delay-time options associated with a time for establishing a connection to the conference call.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: Thaddeus Clark WHITE, Raymond Lee CANTON, Monica ZACZYNSKI, Remi Wesley OGUNDOKUN
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Publication number: 20150063173Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for connecting an electronic device to a conference call. The method includes determining, at a conference server, whether the electronic device is VoIP-enabled. The method further includes, responsive to determining that the electronic device is VoIP-enabled, sending data to the electronic device for establishing connection to the conference call over VoIP communications; otherwise, sending data to the electronic device for establishing connection to the conference call over one of a public land mobile network (PLMN) or a public switched telephone network (PSTN).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Thaddeus Clark White, Raymond Lee Canton, Monica Zaczynski, Remi Wesley Ogundokun
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Publication number: 20150026269Abstract: A method performed by a first mobile device is provided. The method comprises: detecting an activity update to an account associated with the first mobile device; communicating the activity update to at least one account contact; receiving a response to the communicated update from the at least one account contact; displaying in a display of the first mobile device: an activity update view having the response appended to the activity update; and a messaging view of a messaging session between the account and the at least one account contact, the messaging view displaying the activity update in association with the response.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2013Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventor: Raymond Lee CANTON
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Patent number: 8893296Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a wireless transceiver and a controller coupled to the wireless transceiver. The controller may be configured to determine if an email address is associated with the mobile wireless communications device. The controller may further be configured to wirelessly send a validation request to a validation server based upon the email address, and wait for a validation email to be wirelessly received from the validation server based upon the validation request if the email address is associated with the wireless communications device, and if the validation email is wirelessly received, then validate access an application based upon the validation email.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Paul Mark Joseph Dumais, Raymond Lee Canton, Kimberly Chaila Horne
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Publication number: 20140213304Abstract: A method performed by a mobile device entails determining a current location of the mobile device, storing the current location as a breadcrumb (recorded) location of the mobile device, and performing an action with respect to the breadcrumb location when the mobile device has moved away from the breadcrumb location. The action may entail sharing the breadcrumb location with another device. Reverse geocoded address information may be provided for the breadcrumb locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Jason Christopher Beckett, Raymond Lee Canton, Siamak Sartipi
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Publication number: 20140149550Abstract: The present technology provides a method, system and computer program product for managing the synchronization of a mobile electronic device, wherein management and adjustment of the synchronization process can be provided at least in part on a session by session basis. The synchronization process may be configurable via a user interface. Aspects of the user interface, such as prompts or degree of user configurability, may be adjusted depending on one or more factors, such as link effective speed or expected synchronization time.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Ashish Kaila, Raymond Lee Canton, Roy Robert George Wilson
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Publication number: 20140090034Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for allowing a user of a mobile device to securely access a storage device of a home network of the user. The method and apparatus advantageously allow for the user to share data stored on the home network with other users, or to give full or restricted access to other computing devices. The apparatus consists of a network element residing on the home network of the user, which enables communications between the network storage and the mobile device when the mobile device is in a remote location.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Steven Henry FYKE, Jerome PASQUERO, Lauren Avril PALMER, Raymond Lee CANTON
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Patent number: 8645574Abstract: The present technology provides a method, system and computer program product for managing the synchronization of a mobile electronic device, wherein management and adjustment of the synchronization process can be provided at least in part on a session by session basis. The synchronization process may be configurable via a user interface. Aspects of the user interface, such as prompts or degree of user configurability, may be adjusted depending on one or more factors, such as link effective speed or expected synchronization time.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Ashish Kaila, Raymond Lee Canton, Roy Robert George Wilson
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Publication number: 20140026062Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for collecting data associated with applications are provided. In response to receiving an indication that an icon associated with a given application stored at a memory of a device has been selected, the device comprising a processor, the memory, a communication interface and a display, an input option is provided at the display to receive input data associated with the given application without launching the given application. Data associated with the input data is transmitted to a remote computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Ryan Brock PROUDFOOT, Raymond Lee CANTON, Daniel Tobias RYDENHAG
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Publication number: 20130171978Abstract: Methods and devices for restoring digital goods previously acquired and associated with an application are described. In one aspect, the method includes: receiving, at an application delivery server, a request for the application to be delivered to a communication device; and in response to receiving the request: retrieving the application associated with the request; sending the application associated with the request to the communication device; and restoring the digital goods previously acquired and associated with the application to the communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: Rearch In Motion LimitedInventors: Paul Mark Joseph Dumais, Kimberly Chaila Horne, Raymond Lee Canton, Stephen Reeves
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Publication number: 20130091585Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a wireless transceiver and a controller coupled to the wireless transceiver. The controller may be configured to determine if an email address is associated with the mobile wireless communications device. The controller may further be configured to wirelessly send a validation request to a validation server based upon the email address, and wait for a validation email to be wirelessly received from the validation server based upon the validation request if the email address is associated with the wireless communications device, and if the validation email is wirelessly received, then validate access an application based upon the validation email.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: Research in Motion LimitedInventors: Paul Mark Joseph Dumais, Raymond Lee Canton, Kimberly Chaila Horne
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Publication number: 20120309353Abstract: A system and a method are provided managing services associated with a mobile device. It includes detecting a new identity module card is in the mobile device; receiving a username ID and a password on the mobile device; and upon verifying that the username ID and the password are identical to a previous username ID and a previous password associated with the mobile device, the mobile device enabling access to the services. In another aspect, after detecting a new identity module card, and if an input is received to associate a new username ID and a new password with the mobile device, then the services are erased from the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Nikolay Tzankov Markov, David Bukurak, Raymond Lee Canton, Avinash Chidambaram, Alan Panezic
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Publication number: 20120036450Abstract: A system, method and apparatus are described herein for communicatively coupling a communication device to a computing device. In one implementation, identification information of the communication device is transferred to the computing device. For example, the identification information can include wallpaper from the communication device that is loaded onto the computing device and displayed to identify the computing device. The method can include running a synchronization application on the computing device in response to a request for synchronization, retrieving a wallpaper file associated with a communication device, when the communication device is communicatively coupled to the computing device, and displaying the wallpaper file on a display associated with the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventor: Raymond Lee Canton
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Publication number: 20120030378Abstract: The present technology provides a method, system and computer program product for managing the synchronization of a mobile electronic device, wherein management and adjustment of the synchronization process can be provided at least in part on a session by session basis. The synchronization process may be configurable via a user interface. Aspects of the user interface, such as prompts or degree of user configurability, may be adjusted depending on one or more factors, such as link effective speed or expected synchronization time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Ashish KAILA, Raymond Lee CANTON, Roy Robert George WILSON